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Volume  63,  Number  One     *     August  28,  1992 


Washington  College     *     Chestertown,  Maryland 


Diverse  Freshman  Class 


Kevin  Coveney,  Vice 
President  for  Admissions 
and  Enrollment  Manage- 
ment, has  announced  that 
this  year's  freshman  class 
will  be  one  of  the  biggest, 
brightest  and  most  ethni- 
cally diverse  in  the  College's 
210-year  history. 

Coveney  says  that  by 
early  July,  310  new  stu- 
dents (280  freshmen  and 
30  transfer  students)  had 
committed  to  enroll.  Al- 
though final  enrollment  fig- 
ures will  not  be  available 
until  September  1,  the  1992 
fall  entering  class  will  be 
considerably  larger  than 
last  year's  of  213  students 
and  on  par  with  the  record 
enrollment  figure  of  299 
new  students  in  1988. 

Of  this  year's  new  stu- 
dents, 28  are  African- 
American —  more  than  dou- 
bling the  school's  total  Af- 
rican-American population 
and  bringing  minority  en- 


rollment more  in  line  with 
nation's  leading  private 
liberal  arts  and  sciences  in- 
stitutions. Among  these 
students  are  two  young  men 
from  the  Washington,  D.C. 
area  who  earned  scholar- 
ships through  Carl  Rowan's 
Project  Excellence. 

"I  am  delighted  that  our 
substantial  efforts  to  as- 
semble a  more  diverse  stu- 
dent body  have  paid  off," 
commented  Charles  H. 
Trout,  the  college's  24th 
president.  "This  dramatic 
change  will  unquestionably 
make  us  a  more  academically 
and  socially  vibrant  insti- 
tution. It  is  a  change  that  is 
long  overdue." 

Coveney  attributed  the 
success  in  minority  re- 
cruitment in  large  part  to 
Assistant  Admissions  Di- 
rector Kathy  Waye,  who 
worked  to  draw  students 
from  Maryland's  Eastern 
Shore,   Baltimore   and   the 


New  light  at  x-walk 


Washington,  D.C.  suburbs 
and  to  student  members  of 
the  Dale  Adams  Heritage 
Exchange  who  telephoned 
and  hosted  potential  stu- 
dents "and  affirmed  for 
them  it's  okay  to  be  an  Af- 
rican-American student  at 
Washington  College." 

While  the  numbers  are 
good  news  for  college  ad- 
ministrators struggling  to 
stretch  education  dollars, 
the  scholastic  makeup  of  this 
entering  class  is  even  more 
impressive.  Coveney  says 
the  number  of  "high-ability 
freshmen"  has  more  than 
doubled.  Twenty  Hodson 
Trust  scholars  have  SAT 
scores  that  average  well 
above  1200,  with  a  3.9  GPA. 
The  new  class  includes  62 
National  Honor  Society 
members,  12  valedictori- 
ans, two  salutatorians,nine 
Maryland  Distinguished 
Scholars,  a  Presidential 
Scholar  and  two  National 
Merit  finalists. 


1.  Tarin  Towers 


Wubbels  Arrives  at  WC 


by  Amanda  Burt 

As  thel992-93  aca- 
demic year  opens,  Gene  G. 
Wubbels  will  mark  his  first 
semester  as  the  new  per- 
manent Dean  and  Provost  of 
the  College.  He  was  se- 
lected on  March  16th  of  this 
year  to  replace  Acting  Dean 
John  Taylor,  who  assumed 
the  role  temporarily  after 
former  Dean  Elizabeth  Baer 
resigned. 

Wubbels  is  an 

acclomplished  scientist  who 
began  teaching  chemistry  in 
1968  at  Iowa's  Grinnell 
College,  where  he  became 
the  chair  of  the  department 
and  was  named  the  John  and 
Nellie  Dack  Professor  of 
Chemistry. 

A  founding  member  of 
the  Council  of  Undergradu- 
ate Research,  Wubbels  has 
published  numerous  articles 
as  well  as  proposals  for 
research  grants.  In  1989, 
he  was  the  recipient  of  the 
Chemical  Manufacturers' 
Association's  Catalyst 
Award  for  chemistry 
teaching. 

Committed  to  strength- 
ening undergraduate  scien- 


tific education  throughout 
the  United  States,  Wubbels 
served  as  the  Program  Di- 
rector for  the  National 
Science  Foundation's  Edu- 
cation Division  in  Washing- 
ton, D.C.  from  1990  to  1992 
before  coming  to  Washing- 
ton College  this  summer. 


Wubbels  noted  that  in  his 
search  for  an  academic  dean 
position,  Washington  College 
was  particularly  attractive 
to  him  because  he  saw  the 
potential  to  do  some  good. 
"I  was  very  impressed  by 
the  leadership  that  Presi- 
dent Trout  offered.  I  think 
that  he  is  a  startlingly  im- 


pressive leader  for  this 
place,"  he  stated. 

In  addition  to  finding  an 
"engaging,  optimistic  and 
energetic"  faculty  and 
staff,  Wubbels  said  that  the 
college  has  made  some  aus- 
picious improvements  on 
campus  with  the  new  build- 
ings and  re-modelings  that 
he  feels  will  be  powerfully 
attractive  to  prospective 
students.  "The  new  Daly 
Hall  and  the  renovations  for 
William  Smith  will  create  a 
space  for  students  and  fac- 
ulty to  informally  get  to- 
gether, and  it  will  make  the 
college  a  better  place,"  he 
said. 

Washington  College  has 
already  felt  the  academic 
impact  of  Wubbels,  as  he 
brought  an  NSF-RUI  re- 
search grant  with  him  that 
focuses  on  organic  photo- 
chemistry. The  grant, 
awarded  at  Grinnell  College, 
was  stalled  during  his  term 
as  Program  Director  for  NSF 
but  reactivated  once  he  came 
to  Washington  College. 

During  the  summer,  he 

See  "Wubbles," 
page   12 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  infamous  crosswalk 
on  Washington  Avenue  at 
Washington  College  received 
its  traffic  signal  yesterday. 
Hawking  Electric  Com- 
pany of  College  Park  in- 
stalled the  light;  electrical 
work  was  finished  this  week. 
The  State  Highway  Ad- 
ministration has  changed  the 
road  signs  from  "Yield  to 
Pedestrians"  to  "Signal 
Ahead." 

Installed  was  a  red- 
yellow-green  traffic  signal, 
along  with  corresponding 
"Walk/Don't  Walk"  signals 
for  pedestrians. 

There  is  now  a  push  but- 
ton for  pedestrians,  and  the 
light's  timing  will  be  coor- 
dinated with  the  Greenwood 
Avenue  stoplight. 

In  addition,  the  light  will 
operate  only  at  peak  hours 
—  not  at  night,  weekends  or 
breaks.  The  remainder  of 
the  time,  the  light  will  flash 
yellow,  as  it  did  previously. 
SHA  Administrator  Hal 
Kassoff  announced  the 
state's  intentions  in  an  April 
3  letter  to  Chestertown 
Mayor  Elmer  Horsey. 

Headded  theSH  A  did  not 
turn  the  signal  on  until  an 
orientation  took  place  with 
the  RA's. 

Chief  Wayne  M.  Bradley 
of  the  Chestertown  Police 


Department  expressed 
reserved  optimism 
about  the  light. 

"I  hope  it  works," 
he  said.  "I  think  it's 
going  to  be  helpful,  but 
we'll  have  to  see. 

"I  don't  think 
there's  going  to  be  a 
problem  with  the  cars 
stopping  when  the  light's 
red,  but  are  the  kids 
going  to  stop  or  are  they 
going  to  run  through  in 
front  of  a  car  trying  to 
get  to  class  on  time,"  he 
asked. 

Bradley  stressed  the 
fault  is  on  neither  side. 
"Cars  aren't  going  to 
stop  for  a  pedestrian 
who  runs  out  on  a  green 
light.  It's  the  same 
everywhere,  cars  stop 
on  red,  and  speed  up  on 
yellow  and  green." 

He  also  said  the  de- 
partment will  be  tick- 
eting pedestrians  and 
motorists  at  the  cross- 
walk. 

"Not  all  the  drivers 
are  at  fault,  and  not  all 
the  pedestrians  are  at 
fault.  But  there's  just  a 
few  of  each  that  make  a 
problem.  There's  a  few 
everywhere  that  just 
want  to  defy  something. 
...  I  just  hope  it  works." 
See  "Crosswalk," 
page   12 


JNSIDEl_ 

Resident  Socialist  Scolt 
Koon  on  the  elections,  pg.  3 


Bricks  &  Mortar:  Summer 
Renovations,  pg.  9 


Mike  Sapp,  pg.  2 


Lanee  Hired  as  Women's 
B-ballCoach,  pg.15 


August  28,  1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Tell  Me,  Tell  Me,  Tell  Me  ELM 

For  those  of  you  who  missed  it  last  year,  that's  a  quote  from 
James  Joyce.  And  it's  one  of  our  mottoes  of  sorts. 

And  to  answer  another  burning  question  (that's  my  job),  no, 
we  are  not  going  to  change  the  name  of  Washington  College's 
weekly  newspaper. 

Rumor  has  it  that  Louis  Goldstein,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Visitorsand  Governors,  Maryland  State  Comptroller  and  graduate 
of  the  Class  of  '34,  was  the  first  Editor-in-Chief  of  the  ELM. 

I  was  talking  to  a  woman  (I'll  call  her  Ms.  W.)  who  graduated 
this  May,  and  that  was  her  first  question.  She  was  relieved  to 
hear  that  this  was,  in  fact,  not  true.  She  told  me  that  during  her 
four  years  at  WC,the  ELM  was  something  that  was  always  there. 
It  did  have  changes  over  the  years,  some  for  the  better,  some  for 
the  worse,  but  it  was  in  the  Dining  Hall  every  Friday  at 
lunchtime,  rain  or  shine. 

Ms.  W's  stay  at  WC  included  four  new  buildings  (Larrabee 
Arts  Center,  Casey  Academic  Center,  Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness 
Center,  and  the  new  Security  Office),  the  addition  of  the  Cater 
Walk  as  it  is  today,  and  the  loss  of  the  tree  that  this  newspaper 
took  its  name  from. 

She  was  happy  to  hear  that,  while  editors  come  and  go,  the 
name  remains  the  same. 

And  what  did  I  tell  Ms.  W.  when  she  asked  why/  had  decided, 
before  talking  to  her,  to  keep  the  old  title? 

"Ms  W.,"  I  said,  "newspapers  are  made  from  dead  trees." 

New  Business  in  Town 

This  summer,  Chestertown  mourned  the  loss  of  three  of  its 
favorite  businesses.  The  Newsstand,  the  Alley  Cat  Caft§,  and  the 
Sly  Horse  have  all  gone  by  the  wayside.  The  Newsstand  simply 
wasn't  making  enough  money  in  its  last  location  on  South  Cannon 
Street  to  make  the  venture  worthwhile.  The  Alley  Cat  was  also 
hit  hard  by  the  recession,  and  the  Downtown  Chestertown 
Antique  Center  now  lies  in  its  place.  It's  a  nice  store.  And  so  was 
the  Sly  Horse,  which  sold  everything  from  brightly  colored  silk 
dresses  to  candles  and  birthday  cards.  Mrs.  Joan  Horsey, 
President  of  the  Downtown  Chestertown  Association  and  wife  of 
Mayor  Elmer  Horsey,  opted  to  close  her  store.  The  Yardstick  will 
be  moving  from  High  Street  to  the  Cross  Street  location. 

New  businesses  also  sprung  up  all  over  town.  Eastern  Shore 
Cameras  moved  to  Washington  Square  Plaza  (where  Superfresh 
is),  and  in  its  place  is  a  shiny  new  24-hour  convenience  store. 
Royal  Farms  is  in  walking  distance,  they  sell  sodas,  snacks  and 
cigarettes,  and  they're  open  all  night.  Smiley's  does  still  have 
gas,  pizza  and  cheerful  cashiers,  and  a  lot  of  nostalgia  for  those 
of  us  with  cars. 

A  new  bookstore  at  Washington  Square  Plaza,  Family  Book 
Nook,  boasts  a  large  used-book  section  for  half  off  the  cover 
price.  They'll  also  buy  back  used  books. 

AnotherTime  II,  High  Street  Extended,  sellsnot  only  antiques 
but  furniture,  rugs,  pots  and  pans,  and  signs  and  posters  They'll 
also  buy  back  your  used  furniture  at  the  end  of  the  year  when 

you're  moving  out,  so  you  don't  have  to  throw  it  in  the  dumpster 
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And,mmmm,  there's  a  new  ice  cream  place  in  town  The  Reel 
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Street,  sells  ice  cream  so  good  it  melts  in  your  mouth  (ha  )  They 
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on  Cross  Street,  serves  healthy  and  yummy  food.  And  the  Classy 
Closet,  next  to  the  Imperial,  has  really  cool  used  clothes  and 
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To  the  Editor: 

I  have  never  met  Rich- 
ard DeProspo  and  have  no 
idea  of  his  age  or  relative 
academic  brilliance,  but  if 
he  weren't  identified  as  a 
faculty  member  I  would  have 
guessed  from  his  remarks 
on  the  Sophie  Kerr  Award 
[ELM,  May  1  1992]  that  he 
was  either  an  insecure 
sophomore  or  an  embittered 
contender.  Maybe  as  an 
"adult"  he  is  actually  both! 

I  graduated  from  WC  in 
1969  and  returned  to  take 
I  an  MA  in  '77.  Since,  I  have 
earned  an  M.Ed,  from 
Harvard  and  survived  20 
years  as  an  educator,  in- 
cluding giving  a  good  many 
hours  of  adolescent  and 
post-adolescent  counseling. 

If  the  Sophie  Kerr  com- 
petition "poisons  all  rela- 
tionships between  students 
and  faculty,"  I  have  never, 
in  all  my  years  of  associa- 
tion with  WC,  seen  evidence 
of  it.  To  the  contrary,  I 
have  returned  for  any  num- 
ber of  visits  and  have  been 
welcomed  to  the  traditional 
"Mayor's  Party"  on  half  a 
dozen  occasions  as  recently 
as  two  years  ago,  when  I 
saw  them  as  before:  no  signs 
of  poison  between  the  stu- 
dents and  their  chair  of  other 
English    faculty.    Really, 


Professor  DeProspo  sounds 
not  only  ill-informed  (see 
below)  but  light-headed. 

Many  people  first  ob- 
jected to  the  seemingly  too- 
grand  largess  of  Ms.  Kerr's. 
The  college  challenged  the 
will,  as  I  recall,  not  once 
but  twice,  and  the  courts 
ascertained  that  Ms.  Kerr 
knew  exactly  how  she 
wanted  her  money  disposed 
of. 

If  Professor  DeProspo  has 
refused  to  do  his  duty  as  an 
English  Department  mem- 
ber and  participate  in  the 
Sophie  deliberations,  it  isn't 
surprising  he  came  up  with 
an  entirely  off-the-wall 
proposal  to  ignore  the 
wishes  of  the  woman  who 
made  this  significant  gift  to 
WC  and  its  students!  He  must 
be  a  trial,  spouting  off  about 
things  he  hasn't  bothered  to 
learn.  What  an  example  to 
the  students! 

If  WC  is  turning  out 
graduates  who  at  21-22 
years  of  age  cannot  with- 
stand the  pressures  of 
competing  for  a  $20,000 
prize,  God  help  America. 
The  job  market  is  a  compe- 
tition for  hopefully  much 
higher  stakes,  and  if  our 
grads  can't  participate 
without  having  their  "rela- 
tionships  poisoned"   and 


their  psyches  forever 
warped,  then  DeProspo  and 
all  who  agree  with  his  "stu- 
dents as  wimps"  philoso- 
phy had  better  leave  off 
teaching  and  start  building 
barricades,  because  such  a 
non-competitive  population 
as  they  are  nurturing  will 
beoverrun  by  stronger  men 
and  women  of  greater  force 
and  clarity! 

Sincerely, 

Margaret   Nuttle   Melcher 

'69 

Evergreen,  CO 

P.S.  Can  anyone  seriously 
envision  English  Department 
Chairman  Lamond  threat- 
ening "serious  reprisals" 
against  DeProspo  or  anyone 
else  with  whom  he  might 
differ  intellectually?  Give 
me  a  break!  How  ludicrous! 
DeProspo  must  believe  we 
"students"  are  not  only 
wimps  but  idiots!  Interest- 
ing that  Lamond  has  tenure 
and  is  chairman  and  a 
Lindback  winner  because  he 
has  20  years  as  one  of  WC's 
truly  outstanding  teachers ! 
Maybe  DeProspo  would  be 
happierelsewhere  whereftis 
competition  is  less  excel- 
lent. 
— MNM 


Washington  College  ELM 


August  28, 1992 


Scott  Koon:       [CAMPUS VOICES 


R  ©  s  ii  d  @  m  ft 


Scott  Ross  Koon's  column, 
covering  local,  national  and 
global  issues,  will  appear 
every  week  in  the  ELM. 

Like  many  Americans, 
the  first  time  I  saw  Bill 
Clinton  in  a  television  in- 
terview as  a  Presidential 
candidate  he  was  busy 
skirting  the  question  of 
whether  he  had  ever  been 
unfaithful  to  his  wife.  At 
the  time  I  saw  no  hope  of  him 
winning  the  nomination.  He 
looked  like  a  real  loser,  a 
candidate  who  was  a  talented 
politician  who  also  had  too 
much  personal  baggage  to 
hope  of  boarding  Air  Force 
One.  As  the  campaign  con- 
tinued, however,  1  slowly 
realized  that  I  had  underes- 
timated Clinton.  I  also  re- 
alized that  the  overriding 
issue  of  this  campaign  is  not 
what's  right  about  Bill 
Clinton,  but  what's  wrong 
with  George  Bush. 

Over  the  course  of  the 
past  twelve  years  two  Re- 
publican Presidents  have 
failed  to  eliminate  the  deficit 
as  promised.  Moreover, 
their  regressive  tax  policies 
and  their  complete  lack  of  a 
rationalindustrial  policy  lay 
at  the  core  of  the  current 
economic  crisis.  While 
Reagan  still  boasts  of  cre- 
ating millions  of  jobs,  the 
truth  of  the  matter  is  that 
most  of  those  jobs  were  low 
paying  jobs  in  the  service 
sector,  or  jobs  at  foreign 
owned  factories  which  wind 
up  exporting  the  financial 
fruit  of  America's  skilled 
work  force  to  Japan.  Fun- 
damentally Americans  don't 
care  who  Clinton  sleeps  with 
as  long  as  he  provides  some 
hope  for  a  brighter  future 
for  America's  children. 

At  the  Republican  con- 


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vention  America  saw  Bush's 
handlers  crass  attempt  to 
use  the  patriotism  of  the 
American  people  to  ensure 
the  victory  of  their  candi- 
date. Bush  claimed  that  the 
end  of  the  Cold  War  was  a 
Republican  victory-not  an 
American  one.  Despite 
claims  to  the  contrary,  I 
really  don't  think  that  many 
Americans  actually  lost  any 
sleep  over  the  possibility  of 
nuclearwar.  Bush'sforeign 
policy  failures  fa  rout  weigh 
his  successes.  Saddam 
Hussein  is  still  in  power. 
The  Khmer  Rouge  has  re- 
turned to  Phnom  Penh. 
Fightingcontinues in  Bosnia. 
Bush  has  long  ignored  the 
threat  of  famine  in  Sudan, 
and  millions  will  die  because 
of  his  lack  of  concern  for 
African  lives.  Bush  mur- 
dered uncounted  poor 
Panamanians  in  his  ruthless 
attempt  to  arrest  just  one 
man.  Once  upon  a  time 
America  was  the  promised 
land  to  all  the  "huddled 
masses  yearning  to  be 
free."  Now  George  Bush 
has  changed  that  tradition 
in  refusing  to  allow  hungry 
and  oppressed  Haitians  to 
come  to  America.  Bush 
cared  more  about  the 
overthrow  of  a  ruthless 
monarch  half  a  world  away 
than  the  overthrow  or  a 
democratically  elected 
priest  just  a  dinghy's  row 
away  from  American 
shores. 

George  Bush's  handlers 
would  have  us  believe  that 
he  supports  family  values. 
The  Republican  embodiment 
of  these  values  is  a  middle 
class  white  family  in  which 
the  mother  stays  home  and 
cares   for   the   children-a 

See  "Koon,"  pg.  12 


What  is  the  best  piece  of  advice  that  you  can  give  a  freshman? 


Remember  when  choosing 
classes  as  a  freshman  that  you 
don't  know  what  you'll  be  do- 
ing asa  junior  ora  senior.  Keep 
your  options  open! 
Rachael  Sara  Fink,  PA 


At  the  risk  of  sounding  like  a 
parent,  have  as  much  fun  and 
explore  as  much  as  you  can  but 
remember  the  main  reason 
you're  here  —  a  college  educa- 
tion. 
Stephanie  Tennyson,  PA 


Don't  get  so  involved  in  extra- 
curricular activities  that  you 
lose  sight  of  your  priorities. 
Be  well  rounded,  but  don't  bite 
off  more  than  you  can  chew. 
Also:  READ!  READ!  READ! 
Keith  Eric  Daniels,  PA 


I  think  a  freshman  should  not      Don't  be  afraid  to  get  involved. I  think  the  most  positive  advice 


try  and  become  Mr.  or  Miss 
Perfect  in  several  activities. 
Pick  a  couple  of  clubs  or  ex- 
tracurricular activities  and 
try  to  excel  in  those.  Do  not 
overestimate  yourself  by  do- 
ing too  many  activities,  relax. 
You  have  four  years  to  expe- 
rience life  to  the  fullest.  En- 
joy! 
Michael  Frey,  RA 


Andy  McKim,  RA 


I  could  give  a  first  year  student 
is  to  open  themselves  to  new 
concepts  and  ideas.  With  an 
open  mind  and  willingness  to 
flexibility,  one  can  truly 
overcome  all  obstacles. 
Monique  Ware,  RA 


Open  Forum:  Welcome  to  Chestertown 


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you're  over  the  thrill  of 
being  out  of  the  jurisdiction 
of  your  curfew,  or  in  the 


Matt 
Shields 


So  this  is  Chestertown  and  case  of  my  first  college 
you're  thinking,  what's  roommate:  once  you're  done 
there   to   do   here?      Once     crying   because  you   miss 


your  parents,1  you'll  find 
out  there  is  plenty  to  do 
here.2  The  brochures  sent 
to  you  over  the  past  couple 
of  months  truly  capture  the 
warmth  and  excitement  that 
is  Washington  College.3 
Whether  you're  watching 
geese  flying  silhouetted 
against  a  vibrant  Chester 
River  sunset  or  sitting  in 
the  Literary  House  with  your 
buddies  discussing  the 
fourth  dimension  in  terms 
of  Non-Euclidean  geometry, 
you'll  be  reaping  the  ben- 


efits of  a  smaller  school.1 

College  means  it's  time 
to  take  on  some  responsi- 
bilities. It  is  certainly  not  a 
place  where  one  goes  to  try 
to  emulate  the  Animal  House 
antics  of  the  late  actor  John 
Belushi.s  Besides,  I  doubt 
any  of  you  incoming  fresh- 
man are  old  enough  to  con- 
sume alcohol  legally.  De- 
spite the  noble  efforts  of 
our  la  wmakers,  some  people 
do  end  up  getting  trashed, 
some  stay  trashed,  others... 
well  maybe  you  can  become 


a  positive  example  for  oth- 
ers and  find  something  bet- 
ter to  occupy  your  time.6 
And  for  those  of  you  who 
refuse  obey  the  law  of  the 
land  remember:  alcohol  is 
not  always  the  catalyst  for 
a  good  time.  I  know  of  what 
I  speak  because  when  I  went 
off  to  go  to  college  the 
drinking  age  in  Colorado  was 
18  and  even  to  this  day  I 
regret  some  of  the  serious 
time  I  lost  at  my  studies  due 
See  "Shields/' 
pg.  13 


August  28,  1992 


Resident  Assistants 


Washington  College  ELM 


Faces  of  the  1992-93  Resident 
Assistants 


Bridgcttc  Winchester  John  Phoebus  Monique  Ware 

Kent  1st  Flooor  South  Kent  1st  Floor  North  East  Hall 


Mike  Ginns 
Dorchester  House 


Chris  Vaughn 
Cecil  House 


Andy  McKim  Nancy  Whiteman  Lionel  Dyson 

Kent  2nd  Floor  North  Kent  2nd  Floor  South  Middle  Hall 


Susan  Czechowski  Brenda  Stanley 

Queen  Anne  1st  Floor  Queen  Anne  2nd  Floor 


Deborah  Harner 
Reid  1st  Floor 


Kristen  Kujawsk 
Reid  2nd  Floor 


Eleanor  Shriver 
Reid  3rd  Floor 


Tyler  McCarthy 
Somerset  1st  Floor 


William  Griffin 
Somerset  2nd  Floor 


Washington  College  ELM 


Resident  Assistants 


August  28,  1992 


Faces  of  the  1992-93  Resident 
Assistants 


Charles  Linehan 
Cardinal  F 


ennifer  Ruppert 


Monita  Airen 

Minta  Martin  3rd  Floor  Caroline  1st  Floor 


Ryan  Mahoney 
Caroline  2nd  Floor 


Michael  Frey 
Caroline  3rd  Flooor 


Salwa  Amer 
Wicomico  1st  Floor 


Chris  Kleberg 
Wicomico  2nd  Floor 


TimStoltzfus 
Worcester  2nd  Floor 


Michelle  Crosier 
West  Hall 


Ashley  Holladay 
Talbot  House 


Whitney  Myrus 
Somerset  4th  Floor 


Chris  Freisheim 
Somerset  3rd  Floor 


Christy  Harris 

Minta  Martin  4th  Floor 


August  28,  1992 


Peer  Advisors 


Washington  College  ELM 


Faces  of  the  1992-93  Peer  Advisors 


Lisa  Br> 


James  Baker 


Stacy  She 


Jennifer  Reddish 


Rachael  Fink 


Marcella  duffy 


Curtina  Arnold 


Maria  Jerardi 


Dawn  Israel 


Jennifer  Hozik 


Stephanie  Tennyson  Renee  Rhodes 


William  Ball 


Harrison  Gallaghe 


Renee  Kuhnel 


Washington  College  ELM 


Peer  Advisors 


August  28, 1992 


Faces  of  the   1992-93  Peer  Advisors 


Megan  Ward 


Andrew  Evans 


Tina  Dayhoff 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Rebecca  Bryant 


ridgette  Avant 


Melissa  Sirick 


Abigail  Clifford 


Anne  McDermaid 


Keith  Daniels 


Susan  Wackerbath 


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August  28,  1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Boyer  to  Speak  at  Convocation 


Washington  College  of- 
ficially opens  the  1992-93 
academic  year  with  Fall 
Convocation  on  Thursday, 
September  third.  The  Con- 
vocation, during  which  two 
educators  will  receive 
honorary  degrees  and  stu- 
dents will  be  recognized  for 
their  past  academic 
achievements,  begins  at 
7:30  p.m.  in  Tawes  Theatre 
of  the  Gibson  Performing 
Arts  Center.  The  public  is 
cordially  invited  to  attend. 

Honored  guests  will  be 
Ernest  L.  Boycr,  President 
of  the  Carnegie  Foundation 
for  the  Advancement  of 
Teaching  and  Senior  Fellow 
of  the  Woodrow  Wilson 
School  at  Princeton  Univer- 


sity, and  James  G.  Nelson, 
retired  Executive  Vice 
President  of  the  Aspen  In- 
stitute. 

Boyer  will  give  the  key- 
note address,  and  he  will 
receive  the  honorary  Doc- 
tor of  Humane  Letters. 
Nelson  will  receive  the 
honorary  Doctor  of  Letters. 

With  a  long  and  distin- 
guished career  in  education, 
Boyer  is  recognized  as  one 
of  the  nation's  leading  edu- 
cators. Since  assuming  the 
presidency  of  the  Carnegie 
Foundation  in  1979,  he  has 
helped  shape  the  national 
education  debate  —  giving 
priority  to  the  empower- 
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in  all  coursework,  a  core 
curriculum,  community 
service  for  students  and  the 
arts. 

He  came  to  The  Carnegie 
Foundation  after  serving  as 
US  Commissioner  of  Educa- 
tion during  the  Carter  Ad- 
ministration. Prior  to  that, 
he  served  for  seven  years 
as  Chancellor  of  the  State 
University  of  New  York  — 
the  world's  largest  higher 
learning  institution. 

Just  this  summer,  he 
was  appointed  chairman  of 
the  Lincoln  Center  Institute 
for  the  Arts  in  Education 
and  was  charged  with 
overseeing  the  Center's 
initiative  for  bringing  arts 
education  programs  to  more 
than  100,000  elementary 
and  secondary  school  chil- 
dren each  year. 

Boyer  is  a  member  of 
the  Council  on  Foreign  Rela- 
tions, and  he  is  a  trustee  of 
The  Aspen  Institute, 
Haverford  College,  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania 
Medical  Center  and  the  Mu- 
seum of  the  American  In- 
dian. Holder  of  more  than 
100  honorary  degrees,  re- 
cipient of  the  Distinguished 
Service  Medal,  Teachers 
College,  Columbia  Univer- 
sity and  awardee  of  the 
President's  Medal,  Tel- 
Aviv  University,  Ernest 
Boyer  has  influenced  the 
field  of  national  education 
like  no  other. 

James  G.  Nelson's  in- 
fluence has  been  felt  most 


keenly  on  the  Eastern  Shore. 
He  served  for  25  years  as 
Director  of  Wye  Institute,  a 
private  non-profit  founda- 
tion concerned  with  issues 
of  regional  economic  and 
community  development. 
Situated  on  an  idyllic  spot 
nearQueenstownontheWye 
River,  Wye  Institute,  once 
an  educational  summercamp 
for  high  school  students, 
became  a  retreat  for 
policymakers  and  execu- 
tives. 

When  Aspen  Institute  for 
Humanistic  Studies  moved 
to  Wye  in  1982,  Nelson  was 
instrumental  in  smoothing 
the  transition.  He  is  con- 
sidered a  visionary  who 
nurtured  initiatives  that 
enhanced  the  quality  of  the 
environment,  education  and 
other  intellectual  and  cul- 
tural organizations  on  the 
Eastern  Shore. 

Nelson  served  on  vari- 
ous state  commissions  and 
advisory  councils,  including 
the  Governor's  Commission 
on  Environmental  Education 
and  the  State  Department  of 
Education  Advisory  Coun- 
cils on  Title  III  and  Title  IV 
programs. 

Heis  the  author  of  more 
than  20  books  about  the 
cultural  history  of  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  region  and 
is  a  consultant  and  frequent 
speaker  on  rural  develop- 
ment issues.  He  served  on 
Washington  College's  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors 
for  10  years. 


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Summer 

Man  Dies  on  Campus 

A  63-year-old 

Emmitsburg  man  attending 
a  conference  at  Washington 
College  died  of  an  apparent 
heart  attack  Saturday,  June 
13.  Lionel  Trefor  Walker 
died  in  the  emergency  room 
at  Kent  &  Queen  Anne's 
Hospital,  a  hospital 
spokesperson  said.  Walker, 
who  was  attending  the 
Central  AtlanticConference 
for  the  United  Church  of 
Christ,  had  gone  for  a  walk 
at  6  a.m.,  Chestertown  Po- 
lice Chief  Wayne  M.  Bradley 
said.  According  to  police 
reports,  Tom  McFall  found 
Walker  not  breathing  about 
an  hour  an  half  later  near 
the  college's  tennis  courts. 
College  security  responded 
and  the  Chestertown  Police 
and  Kent-Queen  Anne's 
Rescue  Squad  were  notified 
by  Kent  Central.  Members 
of  the  Department  of  Natu- 
ral Resources,  attending  a 
separate  conference,  as- 
sisted with  cardiopulmonary 
resuscitation,  said  Jerry 
Roderick,  directorof  college 
security.  He  said  Walker 
was  wearing  a  medical 
bracelet  indicating  a  history 
of  heart  trouble.  The  res- 
cue squad  transported 
Walker  to  the  hospital. 


WC/KCHS  Partnership 

Washington  College  and  the 
Kent  County  Board  of  Educa- 
tion have  established  a  mu- 
tually beneficial  educational 
partnership.  A  surplus 
Heidelburg  Press  from  Kent 
County  High  School's  voca- 
tional department  has  found 
a  new  home  at  the  college's 
O'Neill  Literary  House 
pressroom,  where  students 
willuseit  toprintbooks.  The 
40-year-old  press  has  not 
been  used  in  the  high  school 
for  several  years  because  it 
is  obsolete  by  commercial 
standards.  However,  it  is 
still  a  valuable  tool  for 
teaching  the  history  and  art 
of  printing,  Mike  Kaylor, 
Literary  House  Press  Direc- 
tor, said.  In  return,  Wash- 
ington College  donated  six 
surplus  Apple  He  computers 
to  the  school  system.  In  ex- 
change, the  college  will  offer 
printing  demonstrations  and 
workshops  to  interested  high 
school  students.  The  com- 
puters, used  in  the  college's 
physics  and  chemistry  de- 
partments until  the  end  of 
this  past  semester,  will  be 
put  in  county  classrooms  for 
student  use. 


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August   28,  1992 


Ireager  Resigns;  WC-ALL  Continues 


rAnflie  Smidga 


aff  Writer 

The  Continuing  Education 
lartment  will  pilot  a  new 
ult  program  this  Sep- 
nber  as  planned,  despite 
e  resignation  of  one  of  the 
heme's  cofounders. 

Mary  Creager,  who 
adcd  Continuing  Ed.  for  a 
iar  and  a  half  while 
orking  on  an  MA  at  the 
liege,  left  the  post  for  a 
11-time  teaching  job  at 
ilena  Middle  School  last 
ay.  Creagerintroduced  the 
:ademy  of  Lifelong  Learn- 
g  (WC-ALL)  to  the  college 
id  community  last  Sep- 
mber,  after  attending 
minars  on  a  nation-wide 
itwork  of  adult  academic 
stitutions  in  March  1991. 

"I  think  the  best  way  to 
jscribe  it  is,  it's  a  club  for 
,e  intellectually  thirsty," 
id  the  46-year-old 
reager,  who  met  with 
immunity  members  last 
ptember  to  tap  local  in- 
rest.Asoneof  nearly  200 
ich  adult  institutes  around 
e  country,  WC-ALL  will 
fer  non-credit,  non-de- 
ee  academic  courses 
ught  by  locals  who  offer 
eir  expertise  and  teach- 
g  experience,  Creager 
d. 

The  project,  which  is 
:heduled  to  offer  classes 
the  Casey  Academic  Cen- 
r  starting  September  15, 
the  first  of  its  kind  on  the 
astern  Shore,  though  it 
lares  the  region  with  one 
f  the  country's  largest  in- 
ependent   ALL  programs, 


based  at  the  University  of 
Delaware  in  Wilmington. 

Though  most  of  the  ap- 
proximately 40  current 
members  come  from 
Chestertown,  Maureen 
Jacoby,  head  of  the  steer- 
ing committee,  said  she 
hopes  the  program  will  at- 
tract residents  of  sur- 
rounding Cecil  and  Talbot 
counties  as  well. 

Each  class,  limited  to 
about  15  students,  will  meet 
once  a  week  on  campus, 
where  members  of  WC-ALL 
can  freely  use  the  Miller 
Library.  In  keeping  with 
Washington  College's  phi- 
losophy, the  six-week  and 
four-week  long  lecture 
courses  must  retain  an  aca- 
demic focus,  which  means 
"no  macrame!"  Creager 
said. 

"One  of  the  important 
things  for  us  is  to  reflect 
academics  at  Washington 
College,"  agreed  Jacoby,  a 
3-year  retiree  and  Heron 
Point  resident  who  took  over 
the  program  after  Creager's 
departure.  WC-ALL  recruits 
teachers  from  its  own 
membership,  which  explains 
the  diversity  and  sometimes 
unpredictable  nature  of  the 
offerings,  she  said. 

This  fall's  courses  in- 
clude psychology,  health, 
ethics,  music,  and  history, 
and  are  open  to  WC-ALL 
membersonly.Memberspay 
semester  or  yearly  dues  of 
$60  and  $100  respectively, 
and  can  attend  up  to  three 
classes  concurrently. 

Sally  Bruel,  a  70-year- 
old  Heron  Point  resident  who 


joined  WC  ALL  last  Febru- 
ary while  it  was  still  in  the 
planning  stage,  suggested 
that  the  nurturing  of  a  new 
adult  program  might  have 
stemmed  partly  from  the 
1991  opening  of  the  Heron 
Point  retirement  commu- 
nity. 

"The  retirement  com- 
munity was  just  about  bur- 
geoning," she  said,  "and  it 
was  clear  that  there  was  a 
vast  academic  potential  to 
be  tapped." 

Washington  College  has 
proffered  a  $2,400  budget 
for  WC  ALL's  next  fiscal 
year,  said  Lyell  Ritchie, 
steering  committee  member 
in  charge  of  finance,  who 
said  heanticipated  financial 
self-sufficiency  for  the 
program  in  about  two  years. 

Kent  County 

IssuesBonds 
toWC 

The  Kent  County  Com- 
missioners recently  agreed 
to  issue  economic  develop- 
ment bonds  to  help  Wash- 
ington College  finance  its 
underground  tank  removal 
project.  Senior  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Management  and 
Finance  Gene  A.  Hessey  told 
the  commissioners  the  bond 
issuance  would  not  cost  the 
county  or  place  any  obliga- 
tion on  it.  The  issuance  will 
not  exceed  $700,000. 
Hessey  estimated  removing 
the  18  tanks  and  remediating 
the  soil  from  the  four  leaking 
tanks  would  co at  $625,000. 


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Summer  Improvements 


By  Chris  Mihavetz 


Staff  Writer 

Once  again,  plans  for  the 
summer  renovation  of  the 
old  WC  Coffee  House  and 
Snack  Bar,  both  in  the 
basement  of  Hodson  Hall, 
have  been  put  on  hold.  Reid 
Raudenbush,  Director  of  the 
Physical  Plant  at  Washing- 
ton College,  cited  a  lack  of 
funding  for  the  postpone- 
ment of  the  renovations. 
"State  moneys  and  grants 
are  not  available  for  the 
renovation  of  Hodson  as 
opposed  to  buildings  such  as 
the  proposed  academic 
building,"  he  said. 

Raudenbush  said  the 
Hodson  renovations  were  to 
take  place  in  several  phases. 
Phase  one  was  completed 
last  year  when  the  old  book- 
store in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  was  gutted  and  re- 
furbished to  provide  a  study 
area  for  students. 

However,  aside  from 
minor  cosmetic  changes  to 
the  snack  bar,  which  has 
been  renamed  the  'WC  Deli/ 
the  other  Hodson  basement 
facilities  have  remained 
essentially  the  same. 

"Simply  put,  we  don't 
have  the  funds  for  the  other 
phases  of  renovation,  we 
have  to  wait  until  the  col- 
lege comes  up  with  some 
money,  or  a  generous 
benefactor  donates  the 
funds,"  Raudenbush  said. 
"I  do  know  that  completing 


the  renovations  is  high  on 
President  Trout's  list,  as 
he  was  very  unhappy  with 
the  condition  of  the  Coffee 
House." 

Despite  delays  in  some 
projects,  there  were  some 
unseen  renovations  around 
the  WC  Campus  this  sum- 
mer. Old  oil  tanks,  14  alto- 
gether, were  removed  from 
the  ground  around  many  of 
the  dormitories  and  other 
campus  buildings. 

The  tanks  held  oil  used 
by  hot-water  heaters 
around  campus.  Someof  the 
older  tanks  had  already  be- 
gun to  leak  oil  into  the  soil 
around  them  and  were,  in 
Raudenbush's  words,  "en- 
vironmental timebombs  that 
we  had  to  eliminate."  The 
contaminated  soil  was  also 
removed. 

In  place  of  the  old  hot 
water  system  that  used  in- 
dividual oil-fueled  water 
heaters,  water  is  now  being 
heated  in  each  building  by 
steam  generated  in  the 
campus  boilers.  To  aug- 
ment the  original  main 
boilers,  a  new  smaller  boiler 
was  added  to  provide  steam 
for  water  heating  in  the 
spring,  summer  and  fall. 

During  the  winter  the 
small  boiler  is  switched  off 
and  the  main  boilers  pro- 
vide steam  for  both  water 

See  "Renovations," 
Pg-  13 


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Week  at  a  Glance 

Calandar  of  Events 
August  28  -  September  3 


Friday  28  -  Sunday  30 

Actors  Community  Theatre  presents  /  Am  a  Camera 
Norman  James  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 
For  information  call  778-1100  t 

Friday  28 

Singer:  Paul  Strowe 

Martha  Washington  Square,  9:30  p.m.  t 

Saturday  29 

Registration,  new  students 

Benjamin  A.  Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness  Center,  3:00  p.m. 

Band:   The  Movies 

Martha  Washington  Square,  9:30  p.m.  t 

Sunday  30  -  Monday  31 

Film  Series:    White  Man  Can't  Jump 
Norman  James  Theater,  7:30  p.m. 

Sunday  30 

Returning  students  arrive  on  campus 

All  College  Picnic  with  Mariachi  De  Las  Americas 
Turner's  Creek  Park,  2:30  p.m. 

Monday  31 

Undergraduate  classes  begin 

First  day  to  drop  /  add  classes. 

Wednesday  2 

Septemberfest 
Band:  Psycho  Johnny 
Kent  Quad,  5:00-8:00  p.m. 

Lecture:   William  Hardie 
Sophie  Kerr  Room,  8:00  p.m.  t 


Thursday  3  -  October  2 

Art  Exhibit:   Leonardo  Da  Vinci:    The  Intentions 
Tawes  Lobby,  Gibson  Performimg  Arts  Center 


Thursday  3 

Field  Hockey  vs.  Salisbury 
Scrimmage,  4:30  p.m. 

Psychic  Readings  by  Fahrusha 

Martha  Washington  Square,  11:00  a.m.-3:00  p.m.  t 

Opening  Convocation 
Tawes  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  t 


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Student  Profile 
Jen  Del  Nero 


Jen  Del  Nero's  resume  of  awards  and  activities  de 
campus  leadership.  A  senior  English  major  who  press 
participates  in  the  education  program,  Jen  is  the  I 
female  Student  Government  Association  president  si 
1982. 

Since  Jen  arrived  as  a  freshman,  she  has  been  activi 
campus  life.  Her  freshman  year  she  worked  for  TheE 
in  fall  as  a  reporter  and  in  spring  as  Arts  and  Entert; 
ment  editor.  She  first  became  involved  in  the 
S.  G.  A.  as  a  dorm  senator  her  sophomore  year  j 
continued  as  secretary  her  junior  year.  Spring  seme 
her  sophomore  year  she  became  a  resident  assistan 
Reid  Hall  and  last  year  headed  first  floor  in  Queen  Am 
Dormitory. 

Service  oriented,  Jen  has  worked  two  years  with 
Easter   Seals   Camp,   a   program   for   the   disabled, 
Chestertown,  MD  and  Santa  Cruz,  CA,  successively, 
first  year  was  as  a  counselor  and  her  second  year  wa 
head  counselor. 

Jen's  latest  project,  Target  Tutoring,  with  Maria  Jen 
and  Stephany  Slaughter,  began  this  past  year.  The  p 
gram,  which  took  a  semester  to  plan  and  another 
implement,  helped  Garnett  Elementary  School  stude 
who  needed  extra  attention. 

Despite  her  busy  schedule,  school  work  has  remains 
priority.  Jen  has  received  the  Hauge  Scholarship, 
future  teachers;  the  George  Washington  Scholar  awa 
for  academic  achievement;  and  the  Sophie  Kerr  schol 
ship,  for  prospective  English  majors.  She  received 
Handbook  of  Chemistry  and  Physics  Award  her  freshn 
year  and  the  Visitor's  and  Governor's  Medal  her  jun 
year. 

)en  plans  to  attend  graduate  school  and  hopes  to  tel 
English  at  the  public  secondary  school  level  and  then  en 
special  education.  She  would  later  like  to  enter  pul 
school  administration. 

In  her  free  time,  Jen  is  a  closet  chocoholic  who  enj( 
riding  around  Chestertown  on  her  bike.  An  avid  travel 
she  has  driven  cross-country  several  times  and  1 
ventured  abroad  to  Germany. 

Her  advice  to  incoming  students:  "Don't  wait  to  I 
involved,  try  something  new.  Waiting  just  wastes  yc 
potential  for  success  and  to  develop  your  strengths." 


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August   28,  1992 


Fahrusha  Will  Amaze  All 


Fahrusha  the  psychic 
will  forsee  your  fortune  and 
sense  your  personal  char- 
acteristics for  a  dollar  in 
Martha  Washington  Square 
from  11:00  a.m.  to  3:00 
p.m.  on  Thursday. 

A  direct  descendent  of 
Merlin,  Fahrusha  has  trav- 
eled the  globe  in  search  of 
the  Earth's  natural  energy 
sources. 

From  high  atop  Mauna 
Kea  to  Ngorongoro  Crater 
to  Stonehenge  and  Egypt  and 
Mexico's  pyramids, 

Fahrusha  has  meditated  on 
the  basic  unity  of  life. 
Her  tools  include  Tarot 
cards,  palmistry,  crystal 
ball,  I  Ching,  tea  leaves, 
coffee  grinds,  rune  stones, 
and  handwriting  analysis. 
Quit  worrying  about  your 
future  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. Do  something  about  it. 
See  Fahrusha. 

If  that  does  not  work, 
try  the  Career  Center  gu- 
rus. They  work  magic  with 
their  information  packets. 


Paul  Strowe 
Sings 


New  York  Singer  and 
comedian  Paul  Strowe  will 
perform  in  Martha  Wash- 
ington Square  at  9:30  p.m. 
tonight. 

Strowe's  music  reper- 
toire spans  three  decades 
and  includes  covers  of  the 
Moody  Blues,  Lynrd 
Skynyrd,  EricClapton, Billy 
Joel,  The  Eagles,  The 
Beatles  and  James  Taylor. 

Get  ready  and  practice 
the  "Doo  Wa  Ditty"  song. 

Strowe's  acoustic  rock 
sound  and  wit  will  have  your 
clapping  and  laughing  all 
night  long. 

Forget  Gone 
With  the  Wind 

The  Movies  will  play 
this  Saturday  in  Marth 
Washington  Square  at  9:30 
p.m. 

Hailing  from  Delaware, 
these  four  guys  rock  audi- 
ences with  their  '50s  and 
'60s  sound. 

Frequent  performers  at 
Andy's,  they  are  known  for 
their  covers  of  such  classics 
as  "Mustard  Sally"  and 
"Some  Kind  of  Wonderful." 

Don't  missThe  Movies, 
a  band  known  as  "the  most 
fun  around." 


Fahrusha  The  Magnificent 


WANTED: 

Reporters 

Photographers 

Ad-sellers 


Come  to  a  meeting  in 
the  basement  of  Reid 
Hall  for  all  interested 
students  8:00  p.m. 
September  8  or  call 
778-8585 


San  Quentin 
Drama 
Workshop  to 
perform 


The  San  Quentin  Drama 
Workshop  will  perform  The 
Shepherd's  Song,  ,  a  drama 
of  hope  and  courage  for  the 
crack  and  AIDS  generation, 
at  Tawes  Theater,  Sep- 
tember 11  at  8:00  p.m. 

Playwright  Rich 

Cluchey,  portrayed  by  Nick 
Nolte  in  the  film  Weeds, 
heads  a  diverse  cast  of 
Black,  Latino  and  White  ac- 
tors. 

These  teenage  prosti- 
tutes, drugdealcrs  and  small 
time  street  punks  have  more 
in  common  than  first  meets 
theeye:  they  all  have  tested 
H.l.V.  positive.  None  suffer 
yet  from  full-blown  AIDS  . 

The  Shepherd's  Song, 
which  stresses  a  drug  free 
lifestyle,  becomes theonly 
way  to  stop  the 
asyptomatic,  soon- to-be- 
released  H.l.V.  carriers 
from  actively  spreading 
A.I.D.S. 

The  Shepherd,  an 
A.I.D.S.  victim  and  a  re- 
covering heroin  addict, 
dedicates  his  life  to  teach- 
ing young  people  how  to  live 
with  H.l.V. 


I  Am  a 

Camera 


Actors  Community 
Theater  will  present/  Am  A 
Camera  by  John  Van 
Dresden  this  friday  and 
Saturday  in  Norman  James 
Theatre  at  8:00  p.m. 

Adapted  from  stories  by 
Christopher  Isherwood,  the 
play,  on  which  the  musical 
and  the  movie,  Caberet  , 
also  is  based,  depicts  the 
rise  of  German  Nazism  in 
the  early  1930s. 

The  play  features  Tom 
O'Handley,  a  Washington 
College  Development  Office 
employee,  as  Christopher, 
and  Gina  Braden,  an  alum- 
nae, as  Sally.  John 
MacDanolds,  also  a  Wash- 
ington College  graduate, 
directs  the  play. 

If  you  cannot  attend  the 
evening  shows,  do  not 
worry.  The  company  will 
perform  a  sunday  matinee 
in  Norman  James  Theatre 
at  3:00  p.m. 

For  additional  informa- 
tion, call  778-1100. 


William 
Hardie  to 
lecture  on 
eminent 
painter 

This  Wednesday,  Scot- 
tish art  critic  and  dealer 
William  Hardie  will  present 
a  lecture  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  at  8:00  p.m.  on  En- 
glish painter,  David  Hack- 
ney, an  eminent  Los  Ange- 
les artist  who  now  has  an 
exhibition  in  Glasgow. 

Hardie  is  an  acknowl- 
edged authority  on  Scottish 
painting.  Born  in  1941,  he 
was  educated  at  Ipswich 
School,  Glasgow  Academy 
and  Glasgow  University, 
where  he  studied  modern 
languages. 

He  has  worked  as  Visit- 
ing Lecturer  in  the  History 
of  Art  in  the  French  depart- 
ment of  Dundee  University 
as  well  as  served  as  Re- 
search Assistant  to  the  Fine 
Arts  Departmentof  Glasgow 
University,  Keeper  of  Art 
and  then  Deputy  Director  of 
the  Dundee  Art  Gallery  and 
Museum. 

He  joined  Christie's  in 
Scotland  and  set  up  the 
Scottish  Pictures  Depart- 
ment, which  played  a  major 
role  in  the  transformation 
of  the  international  market 
for  Scottish  art. 

He  also  formed  William 
Hardie  Limited  in  Glasgow 
in  1984,  a  consultant  or- 
ganization, specializing  in 
Scottishpaintings.  Itopened 
the  Washington  Gallery  in 
1986  and  the  William  Hardie 
Gallery  in  Glasgow's  West 
Regent  Street  in  1990. 

William  Hardie  has  pio- 
neered the  renewed  inter- 
est in  such  Scottish  artists 
asOrchardson,  the  Glasgow 
School,  George  Dutch 
Davidson,  the  Scottish 
Colourists,  Stanley 

Cursiter,  William  McCance 
and  Donald  Bain,  while  the 
younger  contemporary 
Scottish  artists  have  been 
selectively  presented  at  his 
gallery. 

Author  of  numerous  ar- 
ticles and  catalogues,  and 
translator  of  the  Larousse 
Dictionary  of  Modern  Art, 
William  Hardie  lives  with 
his  wife  and  two  teenage 
children  in  New  Lanark. 

His  earlier  book  Scottish 
Painting  1837-1939  was 
widely  regarded  as  a  clas- 
sic of  modern  art  history  on 
its  publication  in  1976. 


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"Koon,"  from  pg.  3 

lifestyle  which  is  becom- 
ing increasingly  atypical 
due  to  the  economic  reali- 
ties brought  about  by  Re- 
publican policies.  George 
Bush  vehemently  opposes 
abortion,  and  has  for 
twelve  years.  Yet  most 
American  families  support 
abortion  as  an  inherent 
natural  right  necessary  to 
ensure  that  women  have 
economic,  political  and 
personal  freedom,  for 
without  reproductive 
freedom  noothcrfrccdoms 
are  possible  for  any 
woman.  George  Bush 
claims  that  he  is  "pro- 
family",  yet  he  is  utterly 
out  of  touch  with  main- 
stream America  on  the 
abortion  issue.  After 
twelve  years  of  Republican 
appointments  to  the  Su- 
preme Court  that  body  is 
neither  supreme  nor  a 
court,  but  rather  an  ac- 
tivist group  of  political 
appointees  dedicated  to 
their  President  and  their 
anti-choice  agenda. 

George  Bush  claims  to 
be  the  candidate  of  change, 
yet  the  only  change  most 
Americans  can  sec  is  that 


more  people  are  jobless  and 
more  children  are  raised  in 
poverty.  Bush  has  created 
a  great  demand  for  change- 
you  can  go  to  any  city  in  the 
country  and  a  hundred  people 
will  ask  you  for  change  in- 
side of  half  an  hour.  Bush 
and  his  party  have  lost  touch 
with  the  American  people 
primarily  because  they  have 
become  so  indebted  to  the 
far  right.  The  Republicans 
still  dream  of  being  the 
majority  party,  but  their 
alienation  of  mainstream 
America  has  produced  the 
opposite  effect.  Today  the 
Republican  party  has  become 
the  party  of  the  old,  the  few 
and  the  rich,  which  is  why 
increasing  numbers  of 
Americans  believe  that 
G.O.P.  stands  for 
Gerontocratic  Oligarchic 
Plutocrats. 

"Wubbels,"  from 
page   1 

worked  with  five  WC  stu- 
dents and  said  that  while 
they  experienced  some 
problems  that  were  an  in- 
evitable result  of  the  lab 
being  moved,  the  research 
went  well,  and  the  results 
were  interesting. 


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Wubbels  spent  most  of 
the  summer  talking  to  people 
and" getting  acquainted  with 
the  college  in  an  effort  to 
determine  its  strength  and 
weaknesses.  While  he  hesi- 
tated to  speak  about  weak- 
nesses, he  preferred  instead 
to  focus  on  maintaining  and 
expanding  the  college's 
strengths. 

"Washington  College  has 
a  peculiar  strength  in  English 
and  Creative  Writing,  and 
one  ought  to  begin  to  try  to 
strengthen  the  college  by 
playing  off  that  strength," 
he  commented.  "One  way 
I'd  like  to  do  that  is  to  urge 
this  community  to  perceive 
writing  as  more  far- 
reaching  than  just  literary 
writing." 

He  stressed  his  belief 
that  writing  is  essential  to 
becoming  a  scientist  or 
mathematician  aswellasan 
effective  tool  for  finding 
one's  own  thoughts.  Wubbels 
said  that  he  would  like  to 
devise  a  course  or  set  of 
courses  for  incoming 
freshmen  that  has  writing 
as  its  focus.  Ideally,  the 
program  would  involve  the 
entire  faculty  and  would  be 
tied  to  the  academic  advis- 
ing of  freshmen. 

Faculty  and  student  re- 
search outside  the  class- 
room is  another  activity  that 
Wubbels  feels  is  necessary 
to  the  structure  of  the  col- 
lege. "What  we're  teaching 
must  be  grounded  in  the 
world.  Research  is  one  way 
to  connect  what  we're  doing 
in  the  classroom  with  the 
real  world,"  he  stated. 

Although  he  does  not 
believe  that  faculty  mem- 


bers must  publish  or  perish, 
he  noted  that  a  mind  alive 
always  shows  some  kind  of 
product.  While  mental  fer- 
tility should  make  faculty 
want  to  publish,  he  admit- 
ted that  publishing  is  not  the 
only  product  of  a  creative 
mind.  "What  ought  to  be 
published  are  those  pieces 
that  stem  from  an  authentic 
desire  to  publish  some- 
thing," he  said. 

Wubbels  stated  that  the 
best  intellectual  interests 
always  pertain  to  the  stu- 
dents, but  that  those  inter- 
ests which  are  irrrelevant 
in  the  classroom  are  the 
wrong  kinds.  "As  a  dean, 
my  primary  concern  is  to 
monitor  the  intellectual 
temperature  of  the  college, 
and  it  is  my  responsibility 
to  help  the  college  as  a 
whole,  and  the  faculty  in 
part,  to  achieve  intense  in- 
volvement intellectually." 


"Crosswalk,"  from 
page   1 

Washington  College 
President  Charles  H.  Trout 
was  cautious  — yet  hopeful. 
"1  don't  really  know  ex- 
actly how  the  thing  is  going 
to  work.  ...  I  have  high 
hopes  that  it's  going  to  re- 
duce dangers  at  that 
crossing." 

Trout  also  expressed 
concerns  about  cooperation 
between  motorists  and  pe- 
destrians. 

Jerry  Roderick,  college 
security  director,  also  was 
cautious  in  predicting  the 
stoplight's  effect. 


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"At  this  point,  it  is  hard 
to  determine  what  effect 
the  light  will  have  on  the 
travel  patterns  of  the  stu- 
dents, but  it  will  definitely 
determine  the  right-of- 
way,"  he  said. 

According  to  Roderick, 
there  have  been  two  acci- 
dent-related injuries  at  the 
crosswalk  in  the  last  two 
years.  "We've  averaged 
about  one  a  year." 

He  is  hopeful  the  inju- 
ries will  stop  with  the  red 
light. 

"The  biggest  question 
here  is,  are  we  going  to 
have  full  cooperation  be- 
tween the  students  and1  the 
motorists.  ...  It's  very  dif- 
ficult for  any  of  us  to  be  at 
a  two-lane  highway  and  have 
to  stop  when  there's  no 
traffic,"  Roderick  said. 

"But  it's  a  traffic  con- 
trol device,  placed  there  to 
ensure  compliance  with  the 
right-of-way,  and  there'll 
be  no  question  who  had  the 
right-of-way,  should  en- 
forcement be  necessary.' 


What  do  you 
think?  Next 
week  in 

Campus 
Voices:  Stu- 
dents' reac- 
tion to  the 
C  ro  s  s  w  a  1  k 
Stoplight 

"Renovations,"  fror 
Pg-  9 

and  space  heating.  To  hold 
fuel  for  the  campus  boilers, 
two  state  of  the  art  oil 
storage  tanks  were  placed 
in  the  ground  beside  the 
boiler  building,  replacing  the 
outdated  tanks  that  were 
removed.  The  new  tanks 
have  a  double-hull  con- 
struction with  an  alarm  that 
is  activated  when  the  inner 
hull  is  breached. 

"That  way,  we  can  de- 
tect when  oil  is  leaking  into 
the  void  between  the  two 
hulls  and  do  something  about 
it  before  it  seeps  into  the 
soil,"  Raudenbush  said. 

The  old  oil  fueled  water 
heaters  were  left  in  the 
buildingsand  smaller  tanks, 
much  like  the  ones  in  oil- 
heated  homes,  were  in- 
stalled. "If  there's  a  prob- 
lem in  the  boiler  system, 
the  affected  buildings  will 
be  abJe  to  switch  to  the  oil 
heaters  as  a  backup." 


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■Shields,"  from 
Pg-  3 

0  alcohol  induced  revelry.7 
Please,  let's  not  have  any 
■egrets.8 

Speaking  of  regrets, 
here  is  a  growing  miscon- 
:eption  that  college  aged 
students  are  engaging  in 
sexual  activities.  I'd  like  to 
put  that  ugly  rumor  to  rest 
right  now.9  I  mean,  come 
>n,  like  really.  Seriously, 
now  many  students  would 
do  that,  I  mean  besides  the 
married  ones?  The  Wash- 
ngton  College  Health  Ser- 
vices even  went  so  far  as  to 
provide  free  condom  pack- 
ets: "Three  For  Free",  they 
call  it,  how  charming.10 
Bounds  like  another  total 
waste  of  our  tuition  money, 
but  I  suppose  if  it  prevents 
one  unwanted  pregnancy  it 
would  be  worth  it.11  I  still 
refuse  to  believe  this  kind 
of  behavior  would  occur  at 
the  tenth  oldest  college  in 
the  United  States. 

I  think  you  all  can  see 
where  this  article  is  going: 
Sex,  Drugs  (alcohol  is  a  drug 
—  bad),  and,  you  guessed  it 
Rock  and  Roll!  Washington 
College  has  in  the  past  pro- 
vided one  rockin'  environ- 
ment!1 2  With  the  CD  jukebox 
in  the  snack  bar13  and  the 
raging  big  name  concerts  in 
the  CoffeeHouse  your  ears 
will  be  bleeding!1 4  But  don't 
bang  your  head  too  hard, 
you  might  bruise  your  brain! 
You  will  need  your  brain.1  s 

Most  of  your  quality 
time  at  WC  will  be  spent  in 
class.1'  I  haven't  taken  ev- 
ery single  class  offered  here 
so  I  don't  feel  I  can  recom- 
mend any  one  professor  in 
particular,  or  any  one  class 
for  that  matter,  but  I  can 
tell  you  that  whatever 
course  of  study  you  pursue 
I'm  sure  you'll  be  in  good 
hands.17  Just  remember  that 
your  professors  are  your 
friends  at  WC.'8 

And  by  the  way,  my 
name  is  Matt  but  people  call 
me  Elvis  and  I  want  to  be 
your  friend  too.1  *  If  you  ever 
see  me  zipping  across  cam- 
pus on  my  mountain  bike 
just  wave.20  We're  all  one 
big  happy  family  at  good  old 
Washington  College.21 

I  He  was  a  weenie,  considered  the 
■Righteous  Brothers  a  hard  rock 
'and,  and  no  he  doesn't  go  here  ... 
'  m  a  transfer  student. 

Bullshit. 

Propaganda. 

Here's  the  shit:  The  benefits  of  a 

taller  school.  1  went  to  the  Uni- 
versity of  Colorado  right  out  of 
"'gh  school.  Where  ever  I  went  or 
what  ever  I  did  at  the  "big  school" 

1  was  always  227-46-2392.  Not  a 
ftamebutanumber!  Big  deal,  you're 
linking.  You  ever  read  Revela- 
tions?  This  is  serious!    The  gov- 


ernment has  developed  these  things 
called  GPS  receivers.  (GPS  stands 
for  Global  Positioning  System.) 
What  these  tricky  little  devices  do 
is  feed  information  to  a  constella- 
tion of  21  in-service  satellites  to 
give  the  exact  whereabouts  of  any 
given  person  alive  anywhere  on 
theplanet.  GPSreceivers  are  small 
too!  The  Government  is  having 
dentists  put  them  inside  caps  and 
fillings.  If  you've  never  had  a 
cavity  in  your  life  and  then  all  of 
the  sudden  you  need  a  tooth  filled 
you'll  know  what  I'm  talking  about. 
You're  being  watched,  but  you're 
still  a  name  at  Washington  College. 


'  I  am  not  implying  anything  sordid 
here,  no  hyper-sexual  activity,  no 
alternative  lifestyles  (Unless 
that's  what  you're  into.  Which  I'm 
not.  Not  that  I  have  any  thing  against 
such  activities,  I'm  just  not  sug- 
gesting that  you  dabble  in  such 
activities  with  this  passage.)  not 
drug  use  or  abuse  (A  definite  no- 
no.  The  Government  is  putting 
experimental  additives  in  the  drug 
supply  but  that's  another  topic.)  I 
am  not  implying  anything  other  than 
maybe  there  is  life  at  college  be- 
yond the  drinking  aspect. 
7  Yeah,  right. 
■  Do  I  have  any  regrets?     I'm  still 


5  I'm  serious  about  this.  Nothing 
worse  than  watching  some  1 8  year 
old  "can't  grow  a  mustache"  simp 
puking  through  his  nose  along  the 
Cater  Walk  in  the  middle  of  the 
night.  Actually,  the  High-octane- 
testosterone-I'm-one-tough- 
mother-fucker-I-played-high- 
sehool-football-Did-you-say- 
some thing, -asshole?  attitude  many 
young  drinkers  acquire  after  a 
couple  cans  of  Suds  'N'  Soda  spe- 
cial is  just  as  bad  as  a  kid  coughing 
up  acidic  stomach  juices. 


Harold  T.  Stock)  had  to  reattach 
the  poor  soul's  suspensory  liga- 
ment after  damage  caused  by  a 
condom.  Ouch! 

"Pregnancy?  Hell,  I'm  more  wor- 
ried about  the  AIDS. 
"Every  year  they  promise  U2  and 
we  end  up  with  some  weak  tccn- 
aged  cover  band  that  doesn't  even 
know  "Freebird". 
lJIf  you  are  ever  in  there  and  hear 
"Warm  It  Up  Kris"  ten  times  in 
succession  you'll  know  who  did  it. 
1  love  those  guys,  they're  totally 
crossed  out. 

"  This  I'm  guessing  at.  I've  only 
hung  out  in  the  CoffeeHouse  just 
long  enough  to  get  an  ear  ache. 
15  Some  of  you  may  use  it  wisely. 
Some  may  use  it  to  remember  to 
pass  out  face  down.  Either  way 
you'll  need  it. 

"Seriously!  And  I'm  not  kissing 
administrative  ass  here  .  .  .  I'm 
getting  paid. 

17  Beware  moody  or  emotionally 
unstable  professorsandbefore  you 
declare  your  major,  if  a  Sociology 
professor  asks  you  what  major 
you're  considering,  you'd  better 
say  Sociology.  The  same  holds  for 
any  professor  (I'm  not  attacking 
the  Sociology  department  here.). 
Believe  me,  this  will  save  your  ass 
a  whole  letter  grade. 
"  Don't  trust  them.  They  have 
access  to  your  files.  We  all  know 
who  they  really  work  for. 
19  Call  me  Master,  and  no,  I  don't 
really  want  to  be  your  friend. 
i0  Piss  off.  You  suck.  Don't  bug  me. 
11  If  you  consider  the  separatist 
tendencies  of  the  frats,  sororities 
and  cliques  to  be  a  family  and  happy 
with  one  another  I'm  not  lying. 


McKim 
Receives 

Scholarship 

Washington  College  se- 
nior Andrew  McKim  has  been 
selected  as  a  1992  Balti- 
more Sun/Indepcndcnt  Col- 
lege Fund  of  Maryland  (ICFM) 
scholar.  The  Baltimore  Sun 
and  the  Independent  College 
Fund  of  Maryland  created 
the  scholarship  program  to 
draw  attention  to  the  sig- 
nificant conlibution  students 
attending  Maryland's  inde- 
pendent colleges  make 
through  personal  service  to 
their  communities. 

The  award  carries  a 
$2,000  scholarship  and  is 
one  of  nine  presented  to 
students  attending  private 
colleges  throughout  the 
state. 

McKim,  an  international 
studies  major,  was  selected 
for  his  academic  record  and 
demonstration  of  his  com- 
mitmentto  community  ser- 
vice. As  vice  chair  of 
"Hands  Out,"  a  student 
volunteer  organization,  he 
was  instrumental  in  engag- 
ing the  school's  environ- 
mental club  with  the  com- 
munity group,  Ken  l  Conser- 
vation, Inc.,  and  he  estab- 
lished a  local  chapter  of  Save 
OurStreams.  Healso  worked 
with  disabled  children  at 
Camp  Fairlee. 


breathing  and  I  didn't  catch  any- 
thing I  couldn't  burn  off  with  a 
match:  no  regrets. 
"Some  claim  that  sexual  activity  is 
synonymouswithACTI-  If  you  hear 
someone  saying  such  rubbish  set 
that  person  straight  by  saying, 
"Wrong!  They're  really  very  nice 
girls."    Really. 

10  Condoms  aren't  safe  for  the  male 
anatomy.  I  recently  read  about 
this  guy  who  needed  an  expensive 
and,  I'm  sure,  quite  painful  opera- 
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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Washington  Soc 
Looks  To  Rebuil 
This  the  Year? 


cer 
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By  Tim  Reardon 


Co-Sports  Editor 


Shoremen  soccer  team  looks 
to  rebound  and  have  a  suc- 
cessful fall  season.  This  is 
After  a  somewhat  dis-     Coach  Todd  Helbling's  sec- 
appointing  1991  season,  the     ond  year  as  head  coach  and 


Chris  "The  Dutch  Boy"  Kleberg,  better  known  as 

Flea,  takes  on   a  defender  with  skillful  precision. 

As  the  '92  co-captain    with  Charlie  "Love"  Linehan, 

they  hope  for  a  180  degree  turn  around  for  this 

year's  soccer  campaign. 


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after  going  1-13-1  lastyear 
he  hopes  for  a  complete 
turnaround.  With  barely 
enough  players  to  field  one 
full  team  last  season.  Coach 
Hclbling  began  a  huge  re- 
cruiting campaign  at  the  end 
of  the  Shoremen's  1991 
campaign. 

Even  though  the  team's 
season  was  fairly  unsuc- 
cessful, it  may  have  actu- 
ally helped  in  the  recruiting 
procedures  as  many  young 
and  upcoming  players  will 
be  given  a  chance  to  start 
and  play  alongside  other 
talented  returning  players 
to  help  this  rebuilding  pro- 
cess. When  practice  started 
on  Monday  of  this  week  45 
players  and  six  goalies 
showed  up  to  try  out.  Now 
Coach  Hclbling  isfaced  with 
making  decisions  for  a  first 
team  which  he  did  not  have 
to  do  last  year  and  which 
the  W.C.  soccer  program  has 
not  had  to  do  in  quite  a  few 
years.  With  this  many 
players,  Helbling  should  be 
able  to  field  a  very  strong 
squad  and  has  a  good  chance 
of  creating  a  highly  pow- 
ered offense,  something  the 
team  has  traditionally 
lacked. 

i  heir  first  scrimmage 
is  on  Sunday  followed  by  the 
season  opener  at  Lebanon 
Valley  on  Saturday,  Sep- 
tember 5th.  Their  first 
home  game  is  against 
Lancaster  Bible  on  Thurs- 
day, September  10th  at 
4:00  PM.  The  team  hopes 
that  everyone  will  come  out 
and  watch  this  revitalized 
program  swing  into  action. 


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Exciting  Outlook 

for  Field  Hockey 

in   '92 


By  Renee  Guckert 


Staff  Writer 

Despite  intense  heat  and 
humidity,    the   1992   field 


to  six  hours  the  team  has 
practiced  each  day. 

Senior  Kris  Phalen  re- 
marked that,  "the  skills  of 
each  of  the  players  are  more 


hockey  team  met  for  the 
first  time  on  Monday  to 
sweat  it  out  and  begin  pre- 
season practice.  A  squad  of 
twenty-two  emerged  and 
has  already  proven  to  be  a 
group  with  enormous  po- 
tential. Communication  and 
hard  work  have  been  ex- 
tremely evident  in  the  four 


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advanced  than  I've  seen  in 
past  seasons.  Now,  all  we 
need  to  do  is  put  them  to- 
gether with  the  elements 
that  make  a  unified  team  and 
I  think  we  could  go  all  the 
way." 

Coach  DianeGuinan  feels 
that  the  eleven  returning 
players  "who  had  a  tre- 
mendous impact  on  last 
years  success"  will  be  an 
essential  element  to  the 
1992  season  and  crucial  to 
every  aspect  of  their  game. 
"It's  certainly  much  too 
early  to  make  any  predic- 
tions about  the  outcome  of 
our  season,"  says  Guinan, 
"but  the  new  players  seem 
to  be  connecting  well  with 
the  experienced  ones,  even 
after  just  a  few  days." 

TheShorewomen  takeon 
Salisbury  State  in  a  scrim- 
mage at  home  on  Thursday, 
September  3  and  their  sea- 
son opens  Saturday  the  fifth 
at  Dickinson  College.  Their 
first  home  game  is  Wednes- 
day the  ninth  versus  Wesley. 
So  get  out  there  and  support 
this  year's  field  hockey 
machine  as  they  bring  quite 
a  bit  of  excitement  to  the 
Kib  Jr. 


ports  Information 
)irector  Goes  to  "The 
how" 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


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August   28,   1992 


Chris  Vaughn 


Sports  Editor 

Remember  those  in- 
dible  photo  shots  we  had 

tered  throughout  the 
jrts  section  last  year? 
d  remember  the  sweet 
jition  of  the  box  scores 

the  back  page?  Well, 
ise  were  all  made  pos- 
le  with  the  helping  hand 

Gary  Brown,  W.C.'s 
jrts  Information  Director 
dstatistician  extra- 
linaire. 

You  may  know  him  as 

■guy  with  that  little  of- 
=  at  the  entrance  of  the 
Dome.  You  know,  the 
(always  at  the  computer 


typing  athletic  brochures 
and  paraphernalia.  Well,  the 
office  may  have  been  small 
but  the  role  Gary  Brown 
played,  the  sports  informa- 
tion he  disseminated,  and 
the  impact  he  had  was  quite 
the  contrary.  It  is  because 
of  the  fine  work  which  he 
routinely  produced  that  he 
has  recently  received  a  new 
position  as  a  publications 
editor  for  the  NCAA  News  in 
the  Midwestern  state  of 
Kansas. 

Geoff  Miller,  the  Ath- 
letics Director,  however, 
stated  not  to  worry,  that 
the  interviewing  process 
has  begun  and  that  they  hope 
to  find  a  worthy  replace- 


mentinthenear future.  John 
Conkling,  an  intern  from 
Washington  &  Lee,  has  filled 
in  well  for  Mr.  Brown  this 
past  summer. 

Gary  will  be  greatly 
missed  ashewasofterrific 
help  for  the  Athletics  De- 
partment and  especially  for 
the  "BLEACHER  CREA- 
TURES" (That  would  be 
SPIDERMAN  &  THE 
VAUGHNSTER,  the  guys  re- 
sponsible for  this  sports 
section  last  semester).  We 
wish  him  all  the  best  from 
The  Elm  sports  guys  and 
will  miss  the  action  photos 
he  willingly  supplied  us  with 
week  after  week.  Good  Luck 
Gary! 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the 
Week 


And  we're  back.  That's  right  sport*  fans,  guess  who.  WRONC!  IN 
YER  FACE.  THE  New  and  Improved  BLEACHER  CREATURES  have 
returned  and  we'd  like  to  extend  a  warm  welcome  to  all  the  early 
arriving  athletes! 

Typically,  this  is  the  most  important  section  in  the  entire  ELM!- 
cven  more  so  than  the  obituaries.  Traditionally,  the  students  of  W.C. 
immediately  turn  to  it,  seeking  the  new  stud  or  studettc  of  the  week, 
which  by  the  way  is  chosen  by  yours  truly.  The  Vaughnster,  and  my 
new  partner  in  crime,  Tim  "The  Bird  Man"  Ueardon  (welcome  aboard), 
after  a  long,  laborious  and  rather  selective  process. 

So  if  it's  fame,  fortune,  and  glory  that  you  seek,  we  advise  you 
learn  the  game  of  caps,  a  pastime  here  at  W.C.  But  in  the  mean  time, 
this  is  where  you're  gonna  get  it-  the  Ultimate  Sports  Achtevement- 
NEWT'sP.O.W.!  ItmakesTheHeisman  look  like  some  five  &  dime,  two 
bit,  cheap  imitation! 


* 


ashington  College  Initiates  Women's 
asketball  Program:  Lanee  Is  Hired  As  Coach 


Taking  the  first  step  to 
ablishing  women's  bas- 
ball  as  an  intercollegiate 
sity  sport  here,  Wash- 
ton  College  has  hired  a 
ung  woman  from  the 
dwest  to  serve  as  the 
men's  basketball  coach. 
Lanee  Cole,  formerly  an 
istant  coach  at  Central 
ssouri  State  University, 
is  the  College's  athletic 
ff  this  month,  Geoff 
Her,  Director  of  Athlet- 
the  Chestertown 
ool,  announced.  She  will 
ch  the  women's  basket- 
I  team  in  club  status 
ing  this  academic  year, 
anticipation  of  varsity 
[us  within  theCentennial 
nference  next  year.  In 
92-1993,  Washington 
'lege  changes  its  sports 
liation  from  the  Middle 
antic  Conference  to  the 
wIy  formed  Centennial 
nference. 

Cole  also  will  take  over 

leadership    of    the 

men's  softball  program. 

The   Minnesota   native 

;an  her  coaching  career 

Lakeland  High  School  in 

ssouri,   where  she  was 

ft  head  coach  of  girls'  bas- 

iballand  volleyball.  Prior 

I"er  two-year  position  at 

I^ral  Missouri,  she  di- 

jted  the  Reed  Spring  High 

•ool  girls' basketball  and 

Ueyball      teams     and 

iched  track  on  the  junior 

"school level.  Incollege, 

le  played  basketball  for 


two  years  at  Iowa  Lakes 
Community  College,  where 
the  nationally-ranked  team 
compiled  a  46-7  record  and 
won  two  conference  cham- 
pionships during  her  time 
there. 

She  earned  her 
bachelor's  degree  in  physi- 
cal education  from  Tarkio 
College  in  1987.  At  this 
Missouri  school,  she  ex- 
celled in  basketball  and 
softball  and  earned  post- 
season honors.  During  her 
junior  and  senior  years 
there  she  was  selected 
Sportswoman  of  the  Year, 
and  in  her  senior  year  was 
named  Woman  of  the  Year. 


Cole  received  her  master's 
degree  in  physical  educa- 
tion from  Central  Missouri 
last  year. 

"We  are  genuinely  ex- 
cited about  Lanee  Cole 
coming  on  board  as  the 
newest  member  of  our 
team,"  says  Miller.  "Her 
background  demonstrates  a 
commitment  to  the  student- 
athlete  concept  we  promote 
here  at  Washington  College. 
We  are  particularly  im- 
pressed with  her  ability  to 
coach,  recruit  and  commu- 
nicate. We  believe  these 
skills  will  serve  her  well  as 
she  gets  our  women's  bas- 
ketball   program   off   the 


ground  and  provides  new 
direction  for  our  softball 
program.  We  are  confident 
that  she  will  be  an  excellent 
role  model  for  our  female 
student  athletes." 

Cole  is  looking  forward 
to  the  challenges  ahead.  "I 
have  high  expectations  and 


goals  set  for  myself,  and  I 
am  anxious  to  get  to  know 
the  students  and  the  staff  at 
Washington  College,"  she 
says.  "I'm  excited  to  begin 
working  towards  the  im- 
provement of  both  the 
women's  basketball  and 
softball  programs  here." 


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Volume  63,  Number  Two  •   September  4, 1992 


Washington  College  *  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Saturday's  Blaze  Destroys  One  Building,  Guts  Another 


Fire  fighters  from  one  of  34  companies  battle  Saturday's  blaze 


Scott  Koon  &  J.  Tarin  Towers 

Last  Saturday,  a  five-alarm 
fire  engulfed  the  McCrory's 
discount  store  and  the  former 
Newsstand  building  and 
caused  smoke  damage  to  the 
many  Downtown  Chestertown 
businesses  and  homes. 

Deputy  Chief  State  Fire 
Marshall  Thomassta  ted  that  the 
fire  started  due  to  a  fault  in  the 
electrical  wiring  between  the 
apartment  and  the  storage  area 
on  the  second  floor  of 
McCrory's. 

Lucille  Anderson  and  her 
daughter,  Barbara,  lost  their 
home,  which  was  above  the 
store.  They  did,  however,  re- 
trieve their  three  cats  due  to  the 
efforts  of  a  local  fireman. 

The  first  alarm  went  out  at 
2:06  p.m.,  and  the  fire  had  been 
burning  for  approximately 
forty-five  minutes,  said  Tho- 
mas. 

Thomas  added  that  dam- 
ageshavebeen  esti  mated  at$1.2 
million.  McCrory's  has  been 
leveled  and  the  former  News- 
stand gutted. 

President  Charles  H.  Trout 
expressed  concern  at  the  loss  of 
the  chain.  "It  brought  a  lot  of 
people  into  the  Downtown  area 
besides  rich  tourist-types,"  he 
said.  Trout  said  that  the  chain 
has  recently  declared  bank- 
ruptcy and  closed  half  itsstorcs. " 
"I'm  just  afraid  they'll  take  the 


Local  Democratic  Campaign 
Headquarters  Open  on  Cross  St. 


Justin  M.  Cann 


Staff  Writer 

On  Tuesday  the  1  st,  the  new 
Clinton,  Gore,  McMillen,  and 
Mikulski  campaign  headquar- 
ters for  the  area  opened  on  Cross 
Street 

Tom  McMillen,  the  Demo- 
cratic representative  from  the 
Fourth  District,  cut  the  ribbon 
in  the  early  evening.  McMillen 
is  now  running  in  the  First 
District  against  the  incumbent 
representative,  Wayne  T. 
Gilchrest,  because  of 
Maryland's  recent  redistricting. 
At  7:30  that  night,  the  two  rep- 
resentativesdebatedat  the  Kent 
County  High  School  in  Worton. 

When  asked  how  the  redis- 


tricting had  effected  him  politi- 
cally,  McMillen  answered,  "I've 
made  a  lot  of  new  friends." 

The  Women's  Democratic 
Club  of  Kent  County  has  con- 
tributed much  time  and  effort 
to  the  campaigns  of  Mikulski, 
McMillen,  Clinton  and  Gore. 
They  are  planning  an  "Old 
Fashioned  Rally  &  Social"  on 
Tuesday,  September  8th  in  the 
Hynson  Lounge  at  7:30  p.m. 
The  rally  is  free  and  open  to  the 
public,  There  will  be  a  cash  bar, 
and  complementary  hors 
d'oeuvres  will  be  served. 

The  special  guests  will  in- 
clude Clayton  Mitchell,  the 
Speaker  of  the  House  of  Del- 
egates; Winfield  Kelly, 
Maryland's  Secretary  of  State; 


Louis  Goldstein,  WC  class  of 
1935,  Comptroller  of  the  Trea- 
sury and  Chairman  for  WC's 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors; Ron  Guns  of  the  House  of 
Delegates,  and  other  state  and 
local  officials. 

Tipper  Gore,  the  wife  of 
Vice-Presidential  candidate,  Al 
Gore,  hasbeen  invited  to  attend. 

Charmayne  Dierker  of  the 
Executive  Board  of  the 
Women's  Democratic  Club  of 
Kent  County  said,  "We're  really 
pushing  hard  to  get  as  many 
new  voters  registered  as  pos- 
sible." The  headquarters  needs 
volunteers,  and  anyone  who 
wants  to  help  should  go  to 
headquarters  or  contact  Jan 
Grahame  at  648-5476. 


insurance  money  and  run,  and 
that  the  place  won' t  be  rebuilt," 
he  said. 

The  lot  uptown  of 
McCrory's  is  occupied  by  Pride 
&  Joy,  a  children's  clothing 
store.  According  to  the  Kent 
County  News,damages  will  not 
be  known  until  Tuck  Davidson 
completes  removal  of  debris. 
Davidson  began  clearing  the 
McCrory's  lot  on  Sunday. 

Bob  Ramsey,  owner  of  the 
Finishing  Touch,  told  the  ELM 
that  the  art  supply  store  and 
gallery  are  in  good  shape  and 
have  been  open  for  business. 
All  artwork  that  was  in  theshop 
for  framing  was  removed  before 
the  building  was  evacuated. 
There  was  some  smoke  dam- 
age, and  the  shop  will  have  to 
close  for  a  few  days  to  recover. 

Upstairs  from  the  Finishing 
Touch  is  a  restoration  studio 
run  by  Ken  Milton.  Since  a  hole 
had  to  be  cut  in  the  roof  to  re- 
lease heat,  there  was  a  lot  of 
smoke  damage,  but  the  works 
in  the  studio  were  kept  in  a  firc- 
retardant  room,  said  Ramsey. 
The  works  will  have  to  be  re- 
cleaned. 

During  the  fire,  curious 
residents  and  visitors  would  try 
to  make  it  past  the  cordon  set 
up  by  fire  fighters  and  police, 
only  to  be  firmly  ordered  back. 
South  Front  Street,  High  Street 
and  Spring  Street  were  blocked 
off  to  allow  firefighters  to  work 


and  to  run  the  hoses  to  the 
Chester  River. 

Cannon  Street  wasblocked 
off,  and  the  train  tracks  which 
run  parallel  to  it  saw  unusually 
heavy  foot  traffic  as  stranded 
Chestertonians  abandoned 
their  cars  and  walked  home. 

An  engine  from  Dover  was 
parked  next  to  Hynson- 
Ringgold,  and  another  was 
parked  by  the  water.  Kevin 
Fountain  of  the  Dover  Fire  De- 
partment told  the  ELM  that  they 
were  participating  in  a  parade 
in  Smyrna  when  they  re- 
sponded to  the  fifth  alarm. 

He  also  said  that  they  had 
an  important  role  to  play,  as 
their  department  had  five  inch 
hoses  capable  of  moving  more 
water  at  lower  pressure  than 
the  other  equipment  available 
at  the  scene. 

Over  18  million  gallons  of 
water  were  drained  from  the 
town  reservoir,  according  lo  the 
Kent  News,  which  drained  it 
from  the  normal  level  of  11.5 
feet  to  an  eight-foot  low.  After 
Dover  arrived,  water  was 
pumped  from  the  river  at  a 
faster  rate.  Although 

smoke  damage,  temporary  loss 
of  power  and  phone  and  closed 
streets  affected  the  entire 
downtown  area,  that  was  noth- 
ing compared  to  the  October, 
1910  fire  which  destroyed  20 

See  "Fire,"  pg.  9 


INSIDE: 


Telephones  to  be  Installed 
in  Dorm  Rooms,  pg.  9 


New  Cuts  in  Student 
Counseling  Services,  pg.5 


Horoscope  By  Krystal 
Brite,  pg.  7 


Wolff  on  Buffy,  pg.  9 


September  4, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Editorial 

I  worked  at  the  Kent  County  News  this  summer,  as  a  (barely)  paid 
intern.  I  swept  not  a  single  floor  and  made  not  a  single  cup  of  coffee  for 
the  boss. 

However,  I  wasn't  exactly  covering  murder  trials  or  drug  busts,  either 
(both  of  which  occured  in  plural  here  this  summer).  No,  the  folks  with 
degrees,  training,  and  experience  did  that.  Go  figure. 

My  first  article  for  the  Schnooze,  as  those  who  know  so  lovingly  call  it, 
was  to  interview  an  opera  singer  who  vacations  in  Georgetown,  at  the 
north  end  of  Kent  County.  Big  stuff?  No. 

Other  assignments  would  includeinterviews  with  a  bagpiper,  a  world 
traveler,  and  a  lady  who  makes  dolls  at  home.  Nice  people?  Yes,  every 
one.  Exciting?  Not  really. 

I  covered  various  and  sundry  meetings  and  celebrations,  took  lots  of 
pictures  of  kids  doing  various  things  for  the  community,  covered  the  ill- 
fated  Perot  campaign,  and  proofread  so  many  stories  every  week  1 
thought  my  eyes  would  bleed.  Really. 

My  big  story  would  occur  one  night  when  1  was  hanging  out  at 
Moonpilc's  house  (he  worked  for  the  Computing  Center  this  summer). 
One  Friday  I  worked  until  five  or  so,  and  walked  across  the  street  to 
Moonpile's  house  on  the  corner  of  Cannon  &  Queen  Streets.  Scott,  Joey 
and  Kristin  lived  there,  too.  Everything  was  normal,  we  were  listening 
to  Ch£ck  Your  Head,  as  I  recall,  and  the  weather  was  the  usual:  hot,  humid, 
and  still. 

Then  it  started  to  rain. 

No  big  deal,  in  fact  it  was  a  relief  from  the  mid-summer  drought  that 
was  affecting  everyone  from  crabbers  to  soybean  farmers,  all  folks  in 
weather-dependent  trades. 
Then  it  started  to  thunder. 

Great!  I  love  thunderstorms!  But  this  was  somehow  different  —  with 
the  earliest  thunderclap  in  earshot  came  the  earliest  fire  siren  in  earshot. 
Hmmm. 

So  1  said,  hey,  I'll  just  hit  the  road  before  it  starts  to  rain  so  hard  I  can't 
see  my  way  home  (10  miles  to  Church  Hill,  where  I  lived  for  the  summer). 
Famous  last  words. 

1  got  out  the  door,  across  the  street  and  barely  into  the  parking  lot.  A 
wise  man  once  said,  "Once  you're  wet,  you're  wet."  Sol  could  run  to  my 
car  and  wait  until  the  rain  stopped,  possibly  losing  my  contacts  along  the 
way,  or  run  back  to  Moonie's  house,  possibly  losing  my  contacts  along 
the  way. 

1  opted  for  the  pile.  Warm,  dry,  and  larger  than  my  car.  1  turned  around 
in  the  middle  of  Queen  Street  in  time  to  see  lightning  strike  —  twice  — 
the  utility  pole  just  on  the  other  side  of  the  crossroads.!  might  add  I  was 
a  maximum  of  25  feet  away. 

That,  1  thought  then,  was  the  most  impressive,  fearsome  thing  I  had 
ever  seen.  It  was  a  total  act  of  God,  one  could  say,  for  simultaneously,  a 
large  and  rotten  pecan  tree  behind  the  house  fell  into  the  road,  crushing 
a  car  (still  available  to  tourists  as  a  monument  to  the  storm)  and  all  but 
covering  Moonie's  van. 

"Shit,"  I  said,  when  I  got  back  inside,  "My  car  windows  are  still  down." 
"Shit?"  said  Moonpile.  "My  caris  buried  undera  treeand  live  wires  are 
dancing  all  over  it!" 

That's  when  I  grabbed  my  camera,  not  quite  waterlogged,  and  snapped 
actual  photos  of  actual  destruction. 
That  was  my  big  news. 

Until  Saturday. 

There  is  only  one  thing  that  has  put  more  fear  and  awe  into  my  heart 
than  witnessing  natural  destruction  from  less  than  30  feet  away.  That 
would  have  tobe  wit  nessing  manual  destruction  from  the  same  d  istance. 

However  indirectly,  that  fire  was  caused  by  men.  Faulty  wiring,  no 
matter  how  accidental,  is  not  an  act  of  God  or  a  fluke  of  nature.  It  is  a 
consequence  to  an  action  set  forth  by  human  hands. 

And  these  actions,  whether  in  the  form  of  buildings,  books,  or  babies, 
are  so  easily  undone  it  is  incredible,  in  theoriginal  senseof  the  word.  We 
cannot  comprehend,  ashumans,  that  what  wedo  is  so  ephemeral  that  our 
life's  work  could  be  blown  away  by  a  bad  wire. 

I  refuse  to  acknowledge  any  rumors  that  the  fire  was  intentional. 

But  I  refuse  to  deny  that  in  some  small  part  of  me,  watching  the  fire  still 
blazing  at  11:45  Saturday  night,  that  I  wasn't  terrified,  scared  for  my  life, 
and  for  everyone's. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


To  the  Editor: 

This  school  year,  students 
returned  to  find  a  new  traffic 
control  device  installed  at  the 
crosswalk.  The  new  traffic  light 
seems  to  have  created  some 
confusion  amongst  a  few  pe- 
destrians and  motorists.  Some 
pedestrians  are  ignoring  the 
signal  to  wait  until  the  light  is 
red  before  crossing.  Some  mo- 
torists are  yielding  the  right-of- 
way  to  pedestrians  when  the 
light  is  green.  These  actions 
have,  from  time  to  time,  created 
very  uncertain  outcomes.  For- 
tunately, for  all  involved,  good 
luck  has  been  on  their  side. 

The  proper  use  of  the  light 


is  quite  simple.  Pedestrians  ap- 
proaching the  crosswalk  on  ei- 
ther side  must  stop  and  push 
the  button  to  activate  the  light. 
Once  the  pedestrian  signal 
alerts  you  that  it  is  okay  to  cross, 
you  then  proceed  across  the 
road,  Of  course,  it  should  be 
noted  that  it  is  in  your  best  in- 
terest to  look  both  ways  before 
entering  the  roadway.  Most 
drivers  in  their  driving  career 
have  been  known  to  run  an  oc- 
casional red  light. 

Motorists,  on  the  other 
hand,  have  the  very  simple  task 
of  obeying  a  traffic  light.  Red 
means  stop  and  green  means 
proceed.  Yellow,  quite  obvi- 


ously, means  slow  to  stop.  In 
most  areas,  yellow  is  inter- 
preted as  full  throttle  until  the 
intersection  iscleared.  Obey  the 
signals,  and  you  will  do  just 
fine. 

Remember,  this  light  was 
installed  for  your  safety.  Co- 
operation is  the  key  to  its  suc- 
cess. Failure  to  comply  with  the 
signal  could  result  in  your  in- 
jury, or  perhaps,  even  an  en- 
counter with  the  legal  system. 
We  hope  you  will  find  this  lat- 
est change  in  the  crosswalk  a 
real  improvement. 

Jerry  Roderick 
Director  of  Security 


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at  8  p.m.  No  experience  needed. 
We'll  teach  if  you'll  learn. 
Anyone  applying  for  the  ELM 
work-study  job  is  expected  to 
attend. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


September  4, 1992 


Scott  Koon: 
Resident  Socialist 


Scott  Ross  Koon's  column,  cover- 
ing local,  national,  and  global  is- 
sues, will  appear  every  week  in  the 
ELM. 

For  over  a  week,  Ameri- 
can, British  and  French  planes 
have  been  flying  into  southern 
Iraq  to  prevent  Iraqi  planes  from 
bombing  Shiite  revolutionaries. 
The  Saudi  Air  Force  has  also 
been  involved  in  the  mission, 
which  has  been  dubbed  "Op- 
eration Desert  Watch"  by 
whatever  Pentagon  public  re- 
lations officer  whose  job  it  is  to 
devise  glamorous  names  for 
military  adventures.  During 
Operation  Desert  Storm 
American  psychological  war- 
riorsurged  Iraqi  Shiites  to  rebel 
against  Baghdad.  They  did  so, 
and  thisdiversion  proved  to  be 
yet  another  asset  in  the  overall 
plan  to  ensure  that  the  Iraqi 
military  remained  off-balance 
and  confused.  After  the  war 
America  and  the  rest  of  the  coa- 
lition left  the  Iraqi  Shiites  at  the 
mercy  of  Saddam's  army  and 
air  force.  It  is  ironic  that  no 
moves  were  made  to  protect 
the  Shiites  months  ago  when 
the  coalition  opted  to  protect 
Iraqi  Kurds.  Now,  after  the 
deaths  of  innumerablecivilians, 
Washington  has  finally  decided 
to  slow  the  slaughter. 

Bu  t  why  did  it  take  so  long? 
Evidently  Washington  desires 
to  ensure  that  the  conflict  in 
southern  Iraq  continues  with- 
out absolute  victory  for  either 
side,  at  least  until  someone  in 
the  Iraqi  military  stages  a  suc- 
cessful coup  against  Saddam 
Hussein.  Presumably  the  next 
leader  in  Baghdad  will  be  al- 
lowed to  slay  whomever  he 
wants,  whenever  he  wants,  just 
so  long  as  he  is  friendly  to  the 
U.S.  and  remains  inimical  to 


Iran.  I  make  this  assumption 
based  on  the  fact  that  the  U.S. 
continues  to  allow  Turkey  to 
attack  its  Kurdish  rebels  in  their 
Iraqi  camps  with  impunity.  It 
isanodd  contradiction  that  U.S. 
policy  allows  Turkey  to  bomb 
the  same  civilians  the  U.S.  does 
notallow  Iraq  to  bomb.  Itseems 
that  it  is  important  to  the  ad- 
ministration who  is  doing  the 
killing,  not  who  is  actually  dy- 
ing. 

This  week  the  New  York 
Times  reported  that  Turkey  is 
receiving  intelligence  on  the 
location  of  the  Kurdish  Work- 
ers Party  installations  from  in- 
telligence units  which  make 
excursions  into  Iraqi  territory. 
When  Turkey  sends  spies  into 
Iraq  to  get  information  on 
guerilla  encampments,  Wash- 
ington does  not  protest.  When 
Turkish  planes  "accidentally" 
bomb  civilians,  Washington 
doesnotprotest.  Butwhenlraq 
kills  civilians,  it  is  somehow  less 
acceptable.  It  seems  that  there 
is  a  new  world  order,  but  its 
chief  component  with  respect 
to  American  policy  is  that  there 
is  no  coherent  American  policy 
in  the  Middle  East. 

This  is  nothing  new,  of 
course,  but  it  is  disheartening, 
especially  with  the  new  hope  of 
peace  in  the  Middle  East 
brought  about  by  the  election 
of  the  new  Labour  government 
in  Israel.  Before  Desert  Storm, 
Bush  kept  hinting  at  how 
pleased  he  would  be  if  someone 
would  overthrow  Saddam 
Hussein.  During  the  war  the 
Administration  led  the  Kurds 
and  the  Shiites  to  believe  that 
they  would  benefit  from 
American  support  after  the  war 
if  they  revolted  during  the  war. 
Now,  after  America  has  aban- 
See  "Koon/'  pg.  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


What  do  you  think  of  the  new  lights  at  the  crosswalk 


Well,  if  you've  got  to  wait 
around  anyway,  you  might  as 
well  make  the  most  of  it  and 
improve  your  social  skills  by 
getting  to  know  people.     It 
would  be  the  best  thing  since 
Playfair. 
Jen  Del  Nero 
Senior 
Catonsville,  MD 


It's  a  given  that  the  new  light  is 

bothersome,  but  I've  heard 

fewer  break  screechings  this 

year  than  last,  so  I  guess  it's 

helpful. 

Sherry  Menton 

Junior 

Ft.  Washington,  MD 


I  appreciate  the  need  for  a  safe 
crosswalk  and  to  have  a  light 
for  the  Chesterto wn  motorists, 
but  as  long  we're  going  to  wait 
the  required  amount  of  time, 
why  not  set  up  a  newspaper 
stand  and  a  convenience  store? 
Jess  Aspiazu 
Senior 
Silver  Spring,  MD 


I  think  theold  system  was  more 

efficient  for  everyone,  but  the 

new  system  is  safer. 

Keith  Morgan 

Sophomore 

Auburn,  ME 


I  feel  substantially  safer,  but  it's 

so  slow. 

Ciaran  CKecffe 

Junior 

England 


Safety  comes  first,  but  the  light 

definitely  takes  too  long.  Idon't 

like  it. 

Eric  Pikus 

Freshman 

Milford,  DE 


Open  Forum:   A  Question  of  Diversity 


Zylia  N.L.  Knowlin  is  the 
Vice-President  of  the  Dale  Adams 
Heritage  Exchange,  a  student  or- 
ganization named  for.the first  black 
woman  to  graduate  from  Wash- 
ingtonCollege.  Their  goals  include 
wising  issues  of  culture  and  pro- 
moting understanding  between 
^udents  of  all  races.  Here, 
Knowlin  responds  to  the  "hype" 
about  the  diversity  of  the  class  of 
1996. 

Unfortunately,  thecampus 
sees  this  burst  of  a  minority 
population  as  a  great  benefit, 
when  in  truth,  it  is  something 


that  has  been  long  awaited  to 
be  justified.  The  administra- 
tion adds  twenty -eight  African 
Americans,  a  handful  of  Asians, 


Zylia 
Knowlin 


and  more  students  from  places 
other  than  Maryland,  to  the  ac- 
ceptance list,  and  that  makes 
the  campus  diverse.  Consider- 
ing that  the  freshmen  class,  in- 


cluding transfers,  totals  over 
300,  percentage  wise  we  are  not 
that  much  better  off  than  the 
years  that  have  passed. 

Please,  do  not  confuse  my 
criticism  as  a  'slap  in  the  face'  to 
the  administration,  "For  a  na- 
tion that  isafraid  to  let  its  people 
judge  the  truth  and  falsehood 
in  an  open  market  is  a  nation 
thatis  afraid  of  its  people"  (John 
F.  Kennedy).  However,  I  feel 
that  as  educated  individuals, 
we  should  see  more  than  an 
increase  in  the  numbers  of 
people  of  color  on  the  Wash- 
ington College  campus.  Rather, 


we  should  further  realize  the 
desperate  need  for  deeper  im- 
plications of  true  campus  di- 
versity. 

Consider,  for  example,  the 
absence  of  African  American 
sororities  and  fraternities,  the 
neglect  of  cultural  dishes  in  the 
dining  hall,  the  far-from-di- 
verse curriculum,  and  most  im- 
portantly, the  need  for  cultural 
diversity  within  the  faculty  and 
thestaff  of  thecollege.  Ithinkit 
isa  shame  that,at  the  very  least, 
the  professor  for  the  African 
American  Experience  class  is 
not  black.  If  the  administration 


could  not  get  a  black  professor, 
who  in  my  opinion  would  be 
more  culturally  qualified  to 
teach  the  itemsdiscussed  in  that 
particular  class,  where  could 
they  possibly  get  any  other 
professors  for  the  classes,  be- 
sides direct  minority-based 
courses,  which  there  are  none 
of  anyway.  Hopefully,  by  the 
examples  that  I  have  given,  we 
all  realize  that  it  is  just  not 
enough  to  be  content  with  what 
we  see,  because  if  we  just  take  a 
closer  look,  we  will  see  there  is 
still  so  much  to  do. . . 


September  4, 1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Incumbents  Debate  at  KCHS 


Tustin  Cann 


Staff  Writer 

Representatives  Tom 
McMillen  and  Wayne  T. 
Gilchrest,  both  running  for  re- 
election to  the  House  of  Repre- 
sentatives in  Maryland's  First 
District,  debated  at  the  Kent 
County  High  School,  on  Tues- 
day, September  1st.  Due  to  re- 
cent redistricting,  McMillen, 
from  Anne  Arundel  County,  is 
runningagainst  Gilchrest,  from 
Kent  County.  The  First  District 
now  consists  of  the  Eastern 


ily,  and  Health  Care.  They  were 
given  two  minutes  each  for  ev- 
ery question.  After  both  candi- 
dates had  spoken  on  the  two 
questions  in  each  subject,  they 
were  allowed  a  one  minute  re- 
buttal. Afterthe  predetermined 
questions  were  answered,  the 
candidates  took  written  ques- 
tions from  the  floor.  Attheend, 
they  had  three  minutes  to  de- 
liver their  closing  remarks. 

Representative  McMillen 
started  off  the  debate  answer- 
ing questions  about  the 
economy.   Several  times  dur- 


dime  to  raise  standards."  He 
voiced  his  support  for  the  idea 
that  "you  have  got  to  pass  your 
schoolwork  to  be  in  extra-cur- 
ricular activities." 

Representative  Gilchrest 
declared  that  "government 
should  stay  out  of  business," 
and  suggested  a,  "$5,000  first- 
time  homebuyer's  tax  credit." 
Gilchrest  also  called  for  a  "sci- 
entific assessment  of  what  is  or 
is  not  a  wetland."  He  added 
that  "in  the  Bay  region,a  healthy 
environment  means  a  healthy 
economy." 


Shore  and  Anne  Arundel 
County. 

The  Debate  was  sponsored 
by  the  Kent  County  League  of 
Women  Voters  and  the  Kent 
County  Chamberof  Commerce. 
Susanne  Hayman,  State's  At- 
torney of  Kent  County,  moder- 
ated the  debate. 

The  candidates  were  pre- 
sented in  ad  vance  wi  th  the  same 
questions.  There  were  two 
questions  from  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing catagories:  Economy, 
Environment,  Education,  Fam- 


ing the  debate  he  stressed  that 
the  "future  of  America  will  be 
in  high  skill,  high  wage  jobs." 

While  answering  a  ques- 
tion about  the  environment  he 
stated  that  "we  have  to  get  rid 
of  every  possible  incinerator  in 
the  stateof  Maryland,"  and  "we 
have  to  do  everything  we  can  to 
preserve  open  space." 
McMillen  also  said  "good  busi- 
ness can  mean  good  environ- 
ment." 

On  education,  McMillen 
noted  that  "it  does  not  cost  a 


When  asked  to  define  fam- 
ily values,  Gichrest  responded, 
"I'll  give  you  five  words:  hu- 
mility, commitment,  compas- 
sion, faith,  love." 

As  the  candidates  stressed 
similar  views  on  the  environ- 
ment, they  also  made  their  pro- 
choice  positions  clear.  Gilchrest 
said,  "I  am  in  support  of  the 
Freedom  of  Choice  Act  because 
itcodifiesRoev.Wade."  About 
the  same  act,  McMillen  said, 
"I'm  more  than  just  a  supporter, 
I  am  a  co-sponsor." 


Summer  Dormitory  Renovations 


Chris  Mihavetz 
Staff  Writer 

The  condition  of  the 
Caroline  House  and  Queen 
Anne  House  dormitories  has 
been  a  concern  for  years. 
Raudenbush  said  that,  as  with 
the  Hodson  renovations,  any 
renovation  of  Caroline  and 
Queen  Anne  will  take  place  in 
phases. 

However,  unlike  the  reno- 
vations to  Hodson  Hall,  the  re- 
straining factor  is  not  funding 
but  the  constraints  of  time  and 
manpower.  The  repairs  can 
only  be  made  when  students 


are  not  occupying  the  dorms, 
and  they  are  made  by  the 
Maintenance  Department, 
which  has  limited  personnel. 

This  summer,  maintenance 
was  able  to  repaint  the  halls, 
doors  and  door  frames  in  both 
dorms  and  replace  the  ceilings 
and  lighting  fixtures  in  the 
shower  rooms  of  Queen  Anne. 
Eventually,  all  of  the  surfaces 
and  fixtures  will  be  upgraded 
to  resemble  the  recently  reno- 
vated Kent  house. 

More  renovations  took 
placeontheothersideof  Wash- 
ington Avenue,  on  the  Quad. 


Library  Moves  Toward 
Computerization 


Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

Miller  Library  has  initiated 
major  changes  in  its  computer 
research  system  in  an  effort  to 
streamline  the  network  for  the 
Washington  College  commu- 
nity. 

Sincel991,  both  staff  and 
student  employees  have  been 
busy  transforming  the  library 
system  into  a  fully  computer- 
ized one,  a  process  which  will 
not  be  completed  for  several 
more  years. 

Students,  staff  and  faculty 
are  now  required  to  have  bar- 
coded  identification  cards  in 
order  to  circulate  books  in  and 
out  of  the  library.  Librarian 
William  Tubbs  said  the  new 
system  will  be  more  reliable 
because  it  is  "all  electronic"  and 
faster  for  students  because  they 
will  not  have  to  sign  library 
cards. 

Tubbs  also  said  that  the 
computers  automatically  show 
the  status  of  a  book,  indicating 
whether  or  not  it  is  on  loan. 

If  a  book  is  on  order  and 
not  available,  the  computer  will 
note  how  many  copies  of  the 
text  are  on  order  and  when  it  is 
expected  to  arrive.  Terminals 
will  immediately  record  re- 
ceived orders  so  that  a  book  can 
be  checked  out  before  it  is  even 
shelved. 

The  periodical  system  has 
been  upgraded  so  that  the  dates 
of  the  latest  received  and  future 
issues  of  periodicals  appear  on 
the  screen  when  referenced. 
Tubbs  said  that  it  will  be  at  least 
another  year  before  records  of 
past  issues  are  logged  in  the 
computers. 

"We  have  done  a  lot  more 


since  the  end  of  last  year,  so 
while  the  system  is  more  com- 
plicated, it  is  potentially  more 
gratifying  for  the  [Washington 
College]  community,"  he  said. 
Tubbs  stressed  that  the  li- 
brary staff  is  committed  to 
helping  students  benefit  from 
the  system. 

Students  and  any  member 
of  the  faculty  and  staff  will  have 
theoppportunity  to  familiarize 
themselves  with  the  new  sys- 
tem during  a  series  of  work- 
shops headed  by  Reference  Li- 
brarian Ruth  Shoge. 

The  workshops  will  run 
every  Monday ,  Wednesday  and 
Friday  for  five  days  beginning 
September  ninth  and  endingon 
Septemberl8th.  There  will  be 
six  sessions  on  those  days  that 
start  every  hour  on  the  half 
hour.  The  three  morning  ses- 
sions will  be  from  9:30  a.m.  to 
11:30  a.m.,  and  the  afternoon 
workshops  start  at  1 :30  p.m.  and 
conclude  at  3:30  p.m. 

"We  want  to  teach  every- 
one how  to  use  the  system  . 
either  in  the  library  or  anyplace 
else  in  the  net  work,"  Shoge  said. 
She  added  that  the  system  is 
available  to  any  Macintosh 
computer  that  can  enter  the 
campus  network,  and  it  is  on- 
line 24  hours  a  day. 

Members  of  the  Washing- 
ton College  community  who  are 
not  part  of  the  network  should 
contact  Tim  Kirk  at  the  Com- 
puting Center.  The  library 
currently  has  eight  working 
terminals. 

Shoge  said  there  will  more 
workshops  focusing  on  general 
research  and  periodical  articles 
sometime  after  the  conclusion 
of  next  week's  sessions. 


The  less-than-  water-tight 
moves  of  Cecil,  Dorchester  and 
Talbot  houses  were  repaired. 
Water  leakage  during  heavy 
rains  had  become  a  serious 
problem  in  the  dorms,  and  some 
water  damage  was  beginning 
toshow.  Thissummer,theaged 
rooves  were  completely 
stripped,  new  roof  drains  were 
installed,  and  the  leaks  fixed. 

The  roof  surfaces  were  then 
coated  with  waterproofing  tar. 
After  the  rooves  had  been  ad- 
equately repaired,  Maintenance 
repaired  the  water  damage  suf- 
fered by  the  dorms. 


Another  Time  II 

Fine  Furniture,  Collectibles  &  Antiques 

•housewares,  lamps  &  decor- 

10  percent  discount  with  College  ID 

819  High  Street  Extended 

Chestertown 

778-6525 


778-3181 

Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sales 


RUO    »nd    DRV   CLEANERS     CORP, 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  4, 1992 


Taylor  Donates  Books  to  Kerr  Collection 


More  than  1 ,500  books  and 
albums,  including  some  from 
fiction  writer  Sophie  Kerr's 
collection,  have  been  donated 
to  Washington  College. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Taylor  of 
New  York  City  made  the  do- 
nation from  her  collection 
as  well  as  from  those  of  her  late 
husband  and  Kerr  herself. 

Taylor,  85,  was  a  distin- 
guished newspaper  woman 
with  the  Associated  Press  in 
New  York  and  the  Courier- 
journal  in  Louisville,  KY. 

She  also  wrote  fiction  with 
the  encouragement  of  longtime 
friend  Sophie  Kerr,  an  Eastern 
Shore  native  who  lived  most  of 
her  life  in  New  York  City. 

Co-executor  of  Kerr's  es- 
tate, along  with  New  York  at- 
torney Ferdinand  J.  Wolf,  Tay- 
lor inherited  Kerr's  personal 
property  and  her  literary  rights. 

Taylor's  late  husband, 


Davidson  Taylor,  was  a  broad- 
casting executive  and  the  first 
dean  of  Columbia  University's 
School  of  the  Arts. 

The  college  already  owns  a 
large  collection  from  Sophie 
Kerr's  library.  The  most  recent 
gift  consists  of  the  last  of  her 
books  and  a  collection  of  her 
personal  memorabilia. 

"There  are  leatherette- 
bound  editions  of  the  books  she 
wrote,  many  books  from  her 
personal  library  and  five  of  her 
plays,"  said  William  Tubbs, 
Librarian. 

"Also  of  note  is  Sophie 
Kerr's  scrapbook  with  notes  in 
her  hand  and  letters  written  to 
her." 

Among  the  books  donated 
from  the  Taylor  library  are  a  set 
written  under  the  Federal 
Writers  Project  in  the  1930s,  a 
good  collection  of  early  editions 
of  20th  century  American  au- 


thors and  several  museum 
catalogs  on  20th  century  art. 

Of  particular  historic  value 
is  a  two-volume  set  on  ento- 
mology, published  in  1749,  in 
which  the  illustrations  are 
hand-colored,  Tubbs  said. 

The  Taylor  gift  also  in- 
cluded more  than  300  record- 
ings, musical  scores,  antique 
children's  books  and  part  of 
Sophie  Kerr's  collection  of 
cookbooks  and  cat  books. 

Taylor  also  provided  the 
college  with  itemson  indefinite 
loan,  including  her  husband's 
radio  broadcast  of  the  Allied 
landings  on  the  western  coast 
of  France  during  World  War  II. 

At  the  time,  he  was  chief  of 
radio  for  William  S.  Paley's 
psychological  warfare  division 
ofGen.Dwight  D.  Eisenhower's 
Allied  command  in  Europe. 


A  week-long  workshop  on  college  admissions  for  new  secondary  school  guidance  counselors  and 
college  admissions  officers  was  held  recently  at  the  Dana  Hall  School  in  VJellesley.  Workshop 
coordinator  Helen  Burke  Montague,  right,  of  Dana  Hall,  welcomes  Debbie  Smethurst  and  Brooke 
Frank  of  Washington  College,  Chestertown,  MD,  to  the  conference.  Smethurst  and  Frank  have 
recently  joined  WC's  Admissions  Office. 


Counseling 
Cuts 

Tanya  Allen 


Staff  Writer 

This  year  the  College 
Counseling  Service  is  limiting 
the  number  of  sessions  per 
student.  According  to  the  new 
policy,  students  are  eligible  to 
receive  up  to  15  sessions  per 
year. 

Ifmoresessionsare  needed, 
students  will  have  to  make 
other  arrangements  off-cam- 
pus. In  comparison  to  other 
colleges  it  is  actually  a  good 
deal,  as  some  colleges  limit  stu- 
dents tol  5  sessions  during  their 
entire  four  years  of  college. 

Washington  College's  new 
limitations  are  necessary  be- 
cause the  Counseling  Center 
consists  of  only  3  part-time 
therapists,  who  have  a  total  of 
25  hours  a  week  available  for 
the  entire  campus.  The  Center 
simply  doesn't  have  enough 
time  or  therapists  to  see  stu- 
dents who  need  on-going 
therapy. 

TheCenterwillrefer  people 
who  have  medical  insurance  to 
private  practices.  Studentswho 
have  financial  problems  or  do 
not  want  their  parents  to  know 
they  are  in  therapy  will  find 
services  available  on  a  sliding 
scale  at  such  places  as  the 
Family  Service  in  Maryland,  the 
Kent  County  Mental  Health 
Clinic,  and  an  in-town  group 
called  Four  Seasons. 

According  to  Bonnie  Fisher, 
the  Counseling  Center's  policy 
is  a  flexible  back-up  policy,  one 
which  they  hope  they  won't 
have  to  use.  In  any  case,  the 
Center  will  try  to  accommodate 
students  as  best  they  can,  and 
will  always  try  to  see  a  student 
within  a  day  or  two  after  they 
make  an  appointment.  Their 
first  priority  is  to  students  in 
crisissituarions.  Appointments 
should  be  made  through  Health 
Services,  and  in  an  emergency, 
students  should  contact  Secu- 
rity, who  will  call  a  therapist, 
no  questions  asked. 

Inarelated  matter,  the  SG  A 
will  be  forming  a  task  force  to 
improve  Health  Services  and 
theCounselingCenter.  Anyone 
interested  in  being  a  part  of  the 
task  force  should  contact  Tanya 
Allen  or  Jen  Del  Nero. 


Chaffin 
Returns 

Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

After  a  leave  of  two  years, 
Jeff  Chaffin,  Assistant  Librarian 
and  Director  of  Readers'  Ser- 
vices, has  returned  to  Wash- 
ington College  to  resume  his 
position.  He  spent  the  last  two 
years  in  Rome,  Italy  directing 
the  Rome  Center  Library  for 
Loyola  University  of  Chicago. 

Chaffin  said  that  the  uni- 
versity campus  in  Rome  is  used 
for  those  students  who  spend 
their  junior  year  abroad.  He 
was  responsible  for  re-evalu- 
ating the  library  in  an  effort  to 
improve  the  campus. 

"The  object  was  to  cater  to 
an  education  inside  the  class- 
room and  outside  the  classroom 
—  the  outside  classroom  being 
Europe,"  he  stated.  "Fortu- 
nately, I  was  given  the  money 
and  freedom  to  do  whatever  it 
took  to  get  the  students  in  there 
[the  library!." 

In  an  effort  to  achieve  a 
healthy  balance  between  stud- 
ies and  the  cultural  attractions 
throughout  Europe,  Chaffin 
and  the  200  University  students 
traveled  to  different  locations 
around  Europe  by  train  on  the 
weekends,  collecting  informa- 
tion about  popular  events. 
When  Germany  reunified, 
Chaffin  went  to  Berlin  to  join  in 
the  celebration.  He  also  visited 
Euro-Disney. 

When  his  term  expired  at 
thelibrary,Chaffinmadea  two- 
and-one-hal  f  month  trip  around 
the  world  as  he  made  his  way 
back  to  Chestertown.  Hevisited 
Egypt,  Kenya,  India, 
Kathmandu,  Hong  Kong,  Japan 
and  Hawaii.  To  unwind  from 
his  traveling  he  spent  two 
weeks  in  a  Massachusetts 
Trappist  monestary. 

While  Chaffin  said  that  his 
return  to  Chestertown  was  an- 
ticlimactic,  he  is  happy  to  be 
home  and  wants  to  share  his 
experiences  with  the  Washing- 
ton College  community. 

"WC  has  always  been 
home/'hestated.  "Even  though 
we're  in  a  small  environment, 
we  do  have  access  to  the  world." 


The  Postmaster  has  an- 
nounced a  new  postal  address 
for  Washington  College.  All 
mail  should  be  addressed  in 
the  following  manner. 

Your  Name 
Washington  College 
300  Washington  Avenue 
Chestertown,  MD21620-1 1 97 


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337  1/2  High  St. 
Music  Starts  At 
Approx.  9pm 

FRI 4  SAND  CREEK  Acoustic  Folk  Blues  Duo 
SAT  5  THE  ANGIE  MILLER  BAND  We  love 

Angie:  Jazz/Rock  with  Dynamite  Back  up 
THURS  10  DEAR  JOHN  Acoustic  Folk 
778-6779 


IRONSTONE  CAFE 

Lunch  and  Dinner  Tuesday  -  Saturday 
Closed  Sunday  &  Monday 


238  CANNON  ST. 
CHeSTEBTOWN   MO  21620 


September  4, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 


September  4-12 


Friday  4,  Sunday  6-Monday  7 
Film  Series:  The  Player 
Norman  James  Theatre, 
7:30  p.m. 

Friday  4 

Dance:  Oldies  from  the  Oldies 
Sponsored  by  Alumni  Association 
Miller  Library  Terrace, 
9:00  p.m. -Midnight 

Saturday  5 

Comedian/Singer, 

David  Andrews 

Sponsored  by  Student  Activities 

Martha  Washington  Square, 

8:00  p.m. -11:00  p.m. 

Monday  7 
Labor  Day 
No  Classes 

Tuesday  8 

Graduate  classes  begin 

Tuesday  8-Friday  11 

Sign-up  for  Rec  Sports, 
Casey  Swim  Center 

Wednesday  9 

Inter-fraternity  Council  Dinner 
Hynson  Lounge, 
6:00  p.m. 

Writers'  Union  Meeting 
O'Neill  Literary  House, 
7:00  p.m.  t 

Thursday  10 

Caricatures  by  Ben 
Martha  Washington  Square, 
ll:00p.m.-l  2:00  p.m. 
Rain  location:  CAC 
$1.00 

First  College  Community  Chorus 

Rehearsal 
Norman  James  Theatre, 
7:00  p.m. 
For  information  call:  (  778)  7837  + 

Hands-Out  Meeting 
Hands-Out  Room, 
Minta  Martin  Basement, 
730  p.m. 


Friday  11 

Last  day  to  drop  /add  classes 

Trip  to  see  Baltimore  Orioles  vs. 

Milwaukee  Brewers 
Camden  Yards,  game  time:  7:35  p.m. 
Free  transportation 
Depart  5:00  p.m.,  CAC 
Purchase  tickets  at  Student  Activities 


Saturday  12 

Kent  &  Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Flea 

Market 
Campus  Avenue, 
9:00  a.m.-l  :00  p.m. 
Rain  Date:  September  13 
For  information:  778-2800  x-781 1  + 

W.  C.  Miniature  Golf  Tournament 

Campus  Lawn, 

1:00-5:00  p.m. 

Rain  location:  BAJLFC  t 


Dance:  Zeta  Tau  Alpha's 
"First  Party  Back' 
9:00  p.m.-l  :00  a.m. 


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Shop  *n'  Golf  on  Campus 

Don't  miss  perhaps  one  of  the  most  exciting  weekends  at  WC 
yet.  Saturday,Septemberl2wi]lfeaturetwoexcitingevents:  the 
Kent  County  and  Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Chapter  Flea  Marketand 
the  Miniature  Golf  Tournament. 

The  Flea  Market,  which  will  be  located  on  the  campus  lawn 
from  9:00  a.m.  from  1 .00  p.m.,  will  have  tables  selling  everything 
that  a  college  student  needs  to  decorate  a  dorm  room  as  well  asan 
off-campus  apartment. 

Rain  date  is  September  13, 1992. 

Be  sure  to  get  there  early  to  get  first  pick  among  the  wares. 

As  soon  as  the  flea  market  ends,  the  campus  lawn  will 
transform  into  a  miniature  golf  course. 

Sponsored  by  the  Student  Activities  Office,  students  will 
have  the  chance  to  show-off  their  golf  abilities  and  even  win 
trophies. 

In  case  of  rain,  the  course  will  be  moved  to  the  BAJLFC. 

Be  part  of  the  action  this  weekend.  Shop  'til  you  drop,  then 
play  some  golf. 


Student  Profile: 
Lisa-Marie  Castro 


Lisa-Marie  Castro,  a  twenty-year-old  junior  and  native  of 
Tnnidad  and  Brooklyn,  is  majoring  in  biology  with  a  minor  in 
psychology. 

Paying  for  college  on  her  own,  Lisa  has  worked  at  least  thirty 
hours  a  week  at  two  different  jobs  as  well  as  taken  a  full  load  or 
more  of  classes,  including  two  science  labs,  each  semester 
Despite  long  days  in  required  science  labs  and  at  work,  Lisa  has 
maintained  her  determination  to  attend  medical  school  to  become 
a  pediatrician. 

Lisa  graduated  from  Polytechnic  High  School  with  a  concen- 
tration  in  science. 

Her  awards  include  the  Frederick  Douglass  Scholarship,  the 
William  Clayton  Scholarshipand  the  Maryland  StateScholarship. 

Lisa  has  recently  received  an  internship  at  St.  Benedict's 
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She  will  work  with  severely  mentally  handicapped  children. 

A'ongwithherdesiretobecomeadoctorsincetheageoffive 
Lisa  enjoys  dance  and  ballet. 

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Month'sMartin  Luther  King  celebration. 

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Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


September  4, 1992 


Attention  All  Writers: 

Writers'  Union  Meeting  September  9 


All  new  and  returning  stu- 
dents are  encouraged  to  attend 
the  first  Writer's  Union  meet- 
ing, Wednesday  at  7:00  p.m.  in 
the  Eugene  O'Neill  Literary 
House  living  room. 

Professors  Day  and 
Wagner  of  the  English  Depart- 
ment will  discuss  general  in- 
formation and  special  events 
concemingthe O'Neill  Literary 
House. 

All  those  who  wish  to  be- 


gin their  own  publication 
should  attend. 

Guidelines  concering 
funding  for  special  student 
events  and  publications  will  be 
reviewed. 

For  those  interested  in  the 
Literary  House  Press,  Michael 
Kaylor  will  discuss  his  Fall 
Printing  Workshop. 

Former  elected  leaders  of 
the  Writer's  Union  Junta  —  the 
people  who  get  things  done  — 


will  be  present  to  answer  ques- 
tions. 

Elections  for  this  year's 
Junta  will  be  held. 

If  you  would  like  to  lead  or 
simply  becomeamember,don't 
miss  the  year's  first  Writer's 
Union  meeting. 

Be  sure  to  bring  plenty  of 
ideas  and  suggestons  for  this 
year'sevents  which  will  include 
an  open  reading  September  18. 


Review:  O'Rourke's  "Whores 


ii 


Rachaej  Fink 


St  a  ff  Writer 

Parliament  of  Whores:  A  Lone 
Humorist  Attempts  to  Explain  the 
Entire  US  Government 
by  P.  J.  O'Rourke 
published  by  The   Atlantic 
Monthly  Press 

Known  chiefly  as  a  colum- 
nist for  Rolling  Stone  magazine, 
journalist  P.  J.  O'Rourke 
brought  us  his  unique  sense  of 
political  humor  literature  sev- 
eral years  ago  with  Modern 
Manners,  then  Holidays  in  Hell 
and  Republican  Party  Reptile. 

Now  fans  of  his  wit,  satire 
and  humor  have  another  book 
to  exalt.  Parliament  of  Whores, 
published  in  the  middleof  1 991 , 
isfull  of  O'Rourke's  typical  style 
of  political  censure  and  prom- 
ises which  pokes  fun  at  every- 
one in  D.C.  from  the  two  ruling 
parties  to  special  interest 
groups,  and  a  few  who  just  wish 
they  were. 

A  conservative  Republican 
(as  if  there  was  any  other  kind), 
O'Rourke  spares  no  one  in- 


volved in  the  game  of  govern- 
ing, including  himself  and  fel- 
low journalists. 

O'Rourke  begins  by  ex- 
plaining "Why  God  Is  a  Re- 
publican and  Santa  Claus  Is  a 
Democrat,"  on  the  last  page  of 
the  preface. 

"God  is  a  ...  middle-aged 
male,  patriarchal  rather  than 
paternal ...  It  is  very  hard  to  get 
into  God's  heavenly  country 
club  ...  Santa  Claus  is  another 
matter. 

He's  cute ...  nonthrcatening 
...  And  he  loves  animals." 

This,  he  says,  is  the  only 
thing  that  he  is  quite  certain 
about  in  connection  to  the  gov- 
ernment. 

Just  a  quick  glimpse  at  the 
section  and  chapter  titles  is 
enough  to  cause  a  few  snickers. 

For  example,  he  titles  the 
section  on  Congress,  the  Presi- 
dent and  the  Supreme  Court 
"The  Three  Branches  of  Gov- 
ernment: Money,  Television 
and  Bullshit." 

The  Chapter  on  the  Su- 
preme Court  is  titled  "Doing 
the  Most  Important  Kind  of 


Nothing." 

The  Chapter  on  the  Federal 
Budget,  "Would  You  Kill  Your 
Mother  to  Pave  1-95?"  and  the 
Savings-and-Loan  Crisis,  "Set- 
ting the  Chickens  to  Watch  the 
Henhouse." 

O'Rourke  even  proposes 
his  own  budget  plan  to  solve 
the  deficit  problem. 

He  cuts  out  "the  whole 
energy  budget  (leaving  only 
the  Nuclear  Regulatory  Com- 
mission, because  it  upsets  tree 
huggors)"  and  recreational  re- 
sources (people  who  can  afford 
Winnebagoscanafford  national 
park  entrance  fees)." 

He  even  cuts  some  of  the 
National  Defense  budget.  "I 
had  friends  at  Kent  State,  so 
screw  the  National  Guard." 

Parliament  of  Whores  is 
sometimes  offensive,  some- 
times unrealisticand  sometimes 
right  on  the  mark. 

However,  its  a  funny  and 
easy  read. 

Even  for  the  politically  il- 
literate, P.  J.  O'Rourke  brings 
the  U.  S.  government  down  to 
its  laughable,  lowly  position. 


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Jamison's  Arsenal 


George  Jamison 


Staff  Writer 

I  sprinted  to  buy 
Morrissey's  Your  Arsenal  CD. 

I  loved  it. 

However,  thoseof  you  who 
know  me  know  that  Morrissey 
is  my  favorite  artist  of  all  time. 

I've  loved  his  music  when 
he  was  the  lead  singer/ 
songwriter  for  The  Smiths. 

I  stood  by  him  during  his 
messy  break-up  with  them.  I 
praised  the  unpopular  begin- 
ning of  his  solo  career. 

And  why  not? 

His  music  contains  every- 
thing for  which  a  young, 
melancoly  fed-up- with-life-like 
individual  is  looking. 

He  sings  about  depression, 
loneliness,  lack  of  love,  prob- 
lems with  love,  hate  of  love, 
disgust  of  "popular"  music, 
jealousy,  expectations,  shot- 
do  wndreams,drugs,  marriage, 
the  press,  suicide  and  the  royal 


family. 

That  is  why  Your  Arsenal 
is  the  epitome  of  Morrissey's 
work.  In  fact,  it  is  one  of  his 
better  releases. 

It  took  me  three  listening  to 
full  grasp  the  incredible  power 
that  he  displays. 

When  I  did  it  was  well 
worth  the  wait. 

Having  hear  the  first  re- 
lease, "We  Hate  it  When  Our 
Friends  Become  Successful,"  on 
the  radio,  it  was  a  wonderful 
addition  to  a  great  summer. 

Yet  knowing  that  I  missed 
out  on  the  rest  of  the  disk  is  a 
disappointment. 

There  is  a  song  here  for 
everyone,  even  those  of  you 
who  do  not  like  Morrissey.  It 
would  just  take  time  for  you  to 
reflect  and  find  it. 

While  I  amat  it,  Morrissey's 
other  CD's,  Kill  Uncle,  Viva 
Hate,  and  Bona  Drag  are  also 
worth  the  money.  Also  check 
out  The  Smiths,  too.  Later. 


Send  all  meeting  and  event 
announcements  to  Jennifer  Reddish, 
A&3£  editor  through  Campus  Mail 


First  Chorus  Rehearsal 


The  College  Community 
Chorus,  under  the  direction  of 
Kathy  Mills,  will  have  its  first 
practice  this  Thursday  at 
Norman  James  Theatre  in  Wil- 
liam Smith  Hall  at  7  p.m. 

The  group,  which  includes 
students,  faculty,  staff  and 
community,  meets  every 
Thursday  from  7p.m.  to  9  p.m. 
at  Norman  James  Theatre  in 
William  Smith  Hall. 

The  fall  practices  will 
culmunate  into  a  Christmas 
concert  on  December  12  at 
Norman  James  Theatre. 


It  will  feature  classical 
pieces  by  Bach  and  Monteverdi 
as  well  as  traditional  carols  and 
folk  songs. 

The  show's  theme  will  be 
Peace  on  Earth. 

In  the  past,  they  have  per- 
formed concerts  with  themes 
such  as  Women  Composers, 
which  celebrated  Washington 
College's  co-education  centen- 
nial and  A  Night  at  the  Opera, 
which  featured  choruses  from 
various  operas. 

Foradditonal  information, 
please  call  (778)  7874. 


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September  4, 1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Out  with  the  Old,  In  with  the  New 

FACULTY  ADDITIONS  AND  REPLACEMENTS: 

Department 
English 
English 
Education 

New 
Meoghan  Byrne 
Mark  Cronin 
Joan  Ellenhorn 

Replaces 
N/A  (New  Position) 
N/A 

Rachel  Scholtz 
(on  leave) 

English 
Psychology 
English 
Philosophy 

Beth  A.  McCoy 
Kevin  McKillopJr. 
Robert  Schreur 
Peter  W.  Wakefield 

N/A 

Andrew  Aprill 

N/A 

Robert  Anderson 

(sabattical) 
Spanish 

Andres  Villagra 

George  Shivers 
(on  leave) 

STAFF  ADDITIONS  AND  REPLACEMENTS: 

Position 

New 

Replaces 

Director  of  Graduate 

Program 

Thomas  Cousineau 

J.  David  Newell 

Special  Events 
Coordinator 

Jessica  Davies 

Marshall  Williams 

Coordinator  of 

Technical  Services 

Jannette  Hartley 

temporary 

Director  of 

Financial  Aid 

Jean  Narcum 

Ellyn  Taylor  Levin 

Director  of 

Planning  and 

SpecialProjects 

Reid  Raudenbush 

Clint  Baer 

Assistant  Director  of 

Admissions 

Deborah  Smethurst 

Steve  Johnson 

Central 

Services  Clerk 

James  Somers 

Tamara  Allspach 

Buildings  &  Grounds  Works 
to  Keep  Trees  Healthy 


J.  Tarin  Towers 

Editor-in-Chief 

Five  trees  were  cut  down 
over  the  summer  and  removed 
from  the  Washington  College 
campus. 

One  elm,  behind  William 
Smith  Hall,  was  infected  with 
Dutch  elm  disease  and  was 
dying  rapidly. 

The  tree  was  removed  to 
prevent  the  disease  from 
spreading. 

Three  sugar  maples  were 
removed  from  the  property  ad- 
joining Campus  Avenue.  The 
area  haspoordrainageand  was 
too  wet  for  the  trees. 

An  additional  maple, 
which  was  dying  of  an  unspe- 


cific  cause,  possibly  old  age,  was 
removed  from  in  front  of  Minta 
Martin  dormitory. 

Reid  Raudenbush,  director 
of  the  college's  physical  plant, 
said  the  rash  of  tree  removal  is 
not  an  indication  of  unhealthy 
plant  life. 

The  area  along  Campus 
Avenue  will  be  replanted  with 
trees,likered  maples,  thatadapt 
to  wetter  conditions. 

Andtheremainingelmson 
campus  have  been  treated  by 
Elms  Ltd.  of  Raleigh,  N.C. 

A  new  pressure-injected 
plant  serum,  used  to  prevent 
Dutch  elm  disease,  is  the  latest 
tactic  being  used  nationwide  to 
preserve  elm  trees. 

Other  trees  that  have  been 


removed  include  about  a  dozen 
loblolly  pines,  which  were  part 
of  the  landscaping  project  com- 
pleted this  spring. 

They  did  not  adapt  well  to 
transplanting,  Raudenbush 
said. 

"We  will  continue  to  re- 
plant with  the  largest  replace- 
ment-caliber trees  that  we  can 
afford,"  he  said. 

The  college  plans  to  con- 
tinue its  reforestation  project, 
keeping  the  trees  on  campus  as 
healthy  as  possible. 

When  the  campus  was  in- 
spected by  Elms  Ltd.,  its  trees, 
including  the  remaining  elms, 
seemed  to  be  strong  and 
healthy,  Raudenbush  said. 


Davies  Replaces 
Williams  as  Special 
Events  Coordinator 


Jessica  Davies,  a  native  of 
San  Antonio,  Texas,  has  been 
appointed  Special  Events  Co- 
ordinator at  Washington  Col- 
lege. DaviessucceedsMarshall 
Williams,  who  stepped  down 
from  the  post  to  pursue  a  doc- 
torate in  dramaturgy  at  Yale 
University. 

In  announcing  the  ap- 
pointment. President  Charles 
H.  Trout  said,  "We  aredelighted 
to  have  Jessica  Davies  join  the 
Washington  College  commu- 
nity. She  brings  a  substantial 
knowledge  of  the  arts  and  a 
keen  sense  of  organization  to 
the  position." 

A  graduate  of  Trinity  Uni- 
versity in  San  Antonio,  Texas, 
Davies  previously  has  worked 


with  several  performing  arts 
groups  including  the  San  Anto- 
nio Shakespeare  Festival,  the 
San  Antonio  Performing  Arts 
and  a  joint  venture  with  the 
Holland  Festival  of  Early  Mu- 
sicin  Utrecht,  The  Netherlands. 

Her  experience  also  in- 
cludes fundraising,  volunteer 
management,  performing,  and 
"DJ-ing"  at  a  classical  radio  sta- 
tion. 

As  a  Special  Events  Coor- 
dinatorat  the  college,  herduties 
will  include  publishing  the 
monthly  calendars,  overseeing 
all  special  events  on  campus 
and  working  closely  with  com- 
munity groups  who  use  the 
campus  facilities. 


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Telephone  Update 


.Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  Department  of  Tech- 
nical Services  and  the  Com- 
puting Center  Staff  have  been 
busy  instituting  one  of  the  most 
far-reaching  changes  to  student 
life  in  recent  history,  one  that 
has  the  potential  to  affect  every 
student  living  on  campus:  the 
new  phone  system. 

Each  dorm  room  will  have 
phone  hook-up  capabilities, 
and  all  students  will  be  able  to 
plug  in  a  phone  that  will  serve 
as  an  extension.  For  a  $25  fee, 
all  students  will  also  have  long- 
distance service. 

In  the  past,  many  dorms 
had  only  enough  capabilities  to 
operate  phones  for  the  R  A  staff 
and  a  fewothers;other  students 
who  wanted  a  private  line  had 
io  spend  about  $150  for  a  C&P 
hook-up.  Students  who  de- 
pended on  hall  phones  often 


had  difficulties  in  findinga  free 
phone  or  receiving  messages 
taken  by  dorm  mates. 

All  campus  offices  and 
dorm  rooms  will  have  a  four- 
digit  extension  assigned  to 
them.  From  on  campus,  simply 
pickupthephoneanddial  those 
four  digits;  from  off  campus, 
dial  778  plus  the  extension 
number.  There  is  no  need  to 
use  778-2800  to  reach  parties 
whose  extension  is  known.This 
means  that  the  bulk  of  calls  can 
bypass  the  switchboard. 

According  to  Earl  Savage, 
Director  of  Techical  Services, 
the  phones  were  placed  in 
dorms  so  that  students  could 
easily  reach  Security  (ext.  7810). 
It  also  serves  the  needs  of  pro- 
fessors who  need  to  reach  stu- 
dents. 

Telephones  hookups 
should  all  be  active  within  the 
next  week,  according  to  Com- 
puting Center  personnel. 


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"Fire,"  from  pg.  1 

business-homes  and  six  houses 
on  High  and  Cross  Streets,  ac- 
cording to  the  Kent  County 
News. 

This  year,  due  to  the  tre- 
mendous efforts  of  34  fire 
companies,  the  destruction  was 
limited  to  two  buildings.  Fire 
departments  from  as  far  away 
as  North  East,  MD;  Dover,  DE; 
and  Cape  St.  Claire  in  Anne 
Arundel  County,  MD  re- 
sponded to  the  blaze. 

One  year  ago  this  week, 
September  2,  the  Eliason  Build- 
ing at  110  Cross  Street  was 
gutted,  again  due  to  a  supposed 
electrical  fire.  The  building 
housed  the  studio  for  Actors' 
Community  Theatre,  as  well  at 
T-Line  Enterprises  and  Blue 
Heron  Kitchen. 

According  to  Vince 
Raimond,  producer  of  ACT, 
both  fires  occurred  the  after- 
noon of  the  Fireman's  Picnic. 

Although  the  fire  was  "un- 
der control"  by  6:18  p.m.  Sat- 
urday, the  blaze  was  not  out 
until  early  Sunday. 


Buffy:  A  Woman  of 
the  Nineties 


Lelia  Hynson  Dies 


Philanthropist  Lelia 
Hodson  Hynson,  a  long-time 
resident  of  Scarsdale,  NY  (from 
1925  to  1992),  died  in  her  home 
on  July  15.  She  was  93. 

As  Hynson  was  a  strong 
supporter  of  the  arts  and  edu- 
cation and  a  lifelong  civic 
leader,  the  Lelia  Hynson  Pa- 
vilion in  Washington  College's 
Wilmer  Park  is  named  for  her. 

Daughter  of  Sara  Payne  and 
Colonel  Clarence  Hodson, 
founder  of  the  Beneficial  Cor- 
poration of  Wilmington,  DE, 
Hynson  was  born  October  12, 
1948,  in  Baltimore,  MD.  She 
spent  her  early  years  on  the 
Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland. 

Hynson  graduated  from 
the  Baldwin  School,  Bryn 
Mawr,  PA  in  1918.  In  Novem- 
ber of  1 920,  she  married  Lauren 
Rogers  of  Laurel,  MS.  He  died 
in  July  of  1921.  In  October 
of  1924,  she  married  Rogers' 
Princeton  classmate  and  friend, 
James  N.  Hynson,  who  died  in 
September  twenty  years  later. 

Hynson  was  a  founding 
member  of  the  Scarsdale  Unit 
of  the  Junior  League  of  New 
York.  She  served  on  the  board 
of  the  Westchester  Council  of 
Community  Services,  the 
Scarsdale  Public  Library,  the 
Scarsdale  Foundation  and  was 
a  member  of  the  Scarsdale 
Auxiliary  of  White  Plains  Hos- 
pital Medical  Center. 

She  was  a  trustee  of  the 
Lauren  Rogers  Museum  of  Art 
(Eastman  Memorial  Founda- 


tion) from  its  inception  in  1922 
until  1979,  at  which  time  she 
was  elected  trustee  emerita. 

Hynson  served  as  a  mem- 
ber from  1953  to  1974  on  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors of  Washington  College. 
She  became  emerita  in  1 974  and 
received  anhonorary  doctorate 
from  the  college  in  1975. 

A  member  of  the  National 
Society  of  Colonial  Dames  of 
the  State  of  New  York  from  1938 
on,  she  served  on  the  Board  of 
Managers  and  was  elected  to 
the  National  Roll  of  Honor  for 
Service. 

Also  a  sports  enthusiast, 
Hynson  was  a  member  of  the 
Fox  Meadow  Tennis  Club  of 
Scarsdale,  NY,  the  American 
Yacht  Club,  Rye,  NY  and  the 
Colony  Club  of  New  York. 

Hynson  belonged  to  All 
Hallows  Episcopal  Church, 
Snow  Hill,  NY. 

She  is  survived  by  three 
daughters,  including  Anne 
Hynson  of  Scarsdale,  NY,  Sally 
Hopkins  of  BaltimoreandMary 
Thuroczy  of  Hampton,  NJ,  as 
well  aseight  grandchildren  and 
12  great-grandchildren. 

Memorial  services  in  Lau- 
rel and  Scarsdale  will  be  an- 
nounced at  a  later  date.  In  lieu 
of  flowers,  the  family  requests 
donations  to  her  memory  be 
sent  to  Washington  College  or 
to  the  Lelia  Hynson  Memorial 
Fund,  Lauren  Rogers  Museum, 
Fifth  Avenue,  Laurel,  MS. 


Dr.  Beverly  Wolff,  visiting 
assistant  professor  of  English,  film 
buff  and  amateur  film  critic,  taught 
last  year's  Introduction  to  Film 
class.  She  is  interested  in  starting 
an  informal  film  discussion  group 
for  Monday  evenings. 

Luke  Perry's  character, 
Pike  is  my  idea  of  a  truly  90's 
man.  He  plays  the  guitar;  he 
has  a  job,  he's  well-spoken,  he 
cleans  up  to  go  to  a  dance  — 
and  he  really  shouldn't  drink. 
But  most  of  all,  he  recognizes  a 


Dr.  Beverly 
Wolff 


woman  of  value  when  she 
shows  her  stuff. 

Even  as  a  Valley  Girl,  Buffy 
is  not  afraid  to  confront  Pike 
and  his  buddy,  but  when  the 


"Koon,"  from  pg.  3 

doned  its  one-time  partisan  al- 
lies, how  can  it  maintain  any 
amount  of  credibility  in  the  re- 
gion? How  do  Iraqi  generals 
know  that  they  will  receiveany 
more  assistance  than  the  others 
the  administration  has  encour- 
aged to  rebel  against  Hussein? 
Clearly,  they  cannot  be  sure  of 
this,  which  is  precisely  why 
none  of  them  will  dare  to  move 
against  Hussein. 

Bush  has  reiterated  that  he 
does  not  support  the  partition 
of  Iraq.  If  he  were  to  support 
Kurdish  autonomy  then  that 
would  anger  Turkey.  If  he  were 
to  support  Shiite  autonomy, 
then  that  would  strengthen  Iran 
andangerour  Araballies.  Once 
again,  Bush  seems  stuck  be- 
tween a  rock  and  a  hard  place 
and  no  trace  of  the  "vision 
thing"  isevident  in  thedecision 


going  gets  tough,  we  don't  see 
Buff/s  soft  side.  She  is  who  she 
is:  she  can  rescue  Pike  with 
tact,  leave  him  to  sleep  in  her 
living  room  while  she  tends  to 
her  own  wounds,  and  still  as- 
sure him  that  she  really  doesn't 
like  to  lead  when  they  dance. 
To  his  credit,  Pike  says  he 
doesn't  like  to  lead  either  — 
and  they  maneuver  just  fine  on 
the  dance  floor. 

For  her  part,  Kristy 
Swanson  plays  Buffy's  double 
role  with  a  charm  that  manages 
to  keep  both  her  fluffy  brain 
and  her  kick-boxing  feet  from 
being  too  obnoxious.  My  fa- 
vorite lines  in  the  film  are  be- 
tween Pike  and  Buffy.  He  tells 
her,appreciatively,  "You're  not 
like  other  girls."  She  replies, 
"Yes,  I  am."  Each  female  has 
the  capacity  to  be  the  "chosen 
one."  It  takes  a  real  male  to 
recognize  that;  vampires  never 
do. 


to  block  Iraqi  aircraft.  The 
American  government  seems 
more  concerned  with  what 
Kuwait  wants  than  what  the 
American  people  want. 

American  policy  should  be 
an  active  and  vital  force  in  the 
region,  working  through 
affirmation  rather  than  a  te- 
dious and  wasteful  succession 
of  contradictory  "thou  shalt 
nots."  American  policy  is 
guided  by  either  fear  of  Iran  or 
fear  of  Iraq  or  both.  What  is 
needed  is  policy  determined  not 
by  fear,  but  by  our  national  in- 
terest. Forfortyyears,  paranoia 
has  been  the  overriding  deter- 
minant of  American  foreign* 
policy.  It  is  now  time  for  a  new 
generation  of  Americanpatriots 
to  take  up  the  reigns  of  power 
and  move  decisively  for  peace 
and  disarmament  not  only  in 
the  Middle  East  but  the  entire 
world. 


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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Head  Coach  of  Crew 
Goes  To  World 
Championships 

Melissa  Harmeyer 


Staff  Writer 

Mike  Davenport,  the  Head 
Coach  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Crew  Team  traveled  to 
Montreal,  Quebec  this  summer 
as  a  team  leader  for  the  United 
States  World  Championship 
Team. 

The  World  Championship's 
is  an  event  that  occurs  every 
year  in  a  different  area  of  the 
country.  Since  1992  was  an 
Olympic  year,  only  the  light- 
weights and  the  juniors  {18 
years  and  under)  attended  the 
Championships,  while  the 
others  were  sent  off  to 
Barcelona,  Spain  for  the  Olym- 
pics. 

Davenport's  job  as  a  team 
leader  dealt  with  the  manage- 
ment of  the  United  States  team. 
He  overlooked  each  team, 
making  sure  they  were  at  the 
right  place  at  the  right  time  and 
also  checked  up  on  the  coaches. 

Both  leaders  and  rowers  had 
to  go  through  a  selection  pro- 
cess before  they  were  chosen  to 
be  a  part  of  the  United  States 
World  Team.  The  team  leaders 
went  before  a  board  after  being 
chosen.   The  top  four  leaders 


were  sent  to  the  Olympics  while 
the  next  four  in  line  went  to  the 
World  Championships.  The 
rowers  had  a  year  long  try  out 
that  included  being  tested  at 
selection  camps. 

The  United  States  team 
consisted  of  75  rowers  from 
various  States.  There  were  two 
rowers  from  Maryland,  neither 
of  which  were  from  the  Eastern 
Shore.  The  rowers  that  were 
chosen  were  among  the  very 
best  in  the  U.S.  In  fact,  the  U.S. 
came  out  with  four  medals, 
which  seemed  a  little  disap- 
pointing to  some.  The  U.S. 
rowers  did  get  a  thrill  from 
beating  the  Germans  in  the 
Men's  Varsity  8,  which  also  won 
them  a  gold.  Davenport  stated, 
"Beating  the  Germans  was  the 
best  part  of  the  trip,  we  were 
tired  of  hearing  the  German 
anthem." 

We  hope  to  see  some  Wash- 
ington College  men  and  women 
compete  in  the  World  Cham- 
pionships. Anyone  can  still 
learn  to  row,  just  see  Mike 
Davenport.  His  coaching  abil- 
ity has  reached  world  champi- 
onship level  and  Washington 
College  is  very  proud  to  have 
him  represent  us. 


Rec  Sports  Underway 


Rec  Sports  hits  the  '92  in- 
tramural season  running! 
Quite  a  few  things  are  taking 
place  all  of  next  week  so  The 
Bleacher  Creatures  advise  you 
jump  on  it  right  away. 

Registration  for  Flag  Foot- 
ball, Aerobic  Dance,  and  Soccer 
for  women  canall  be  taken  care 
of  at  Dennis  Berry's  office  in 
the  swim  center.  If  you're  in- 
terested in  enteringyourdorm, 
hall,  or  whatever,  get  your  R.  A. 
to  assist  you. 

There  is  also  a  Club  Sports 
Association  Meetingon  the9th 
of  September  at  8  p.m.  It  will 


be  dealing  with  funding, 
scheduling,  and  any  new  ath- 
letic interest  (We  guess).  And 
don't  ask  us  where  it  is.  Ask 
Dennis-  he  failed  to  inform  us 
on  this  one.  This  is  a  good  way 
to  bring  new  sports  to  the  cam- 
pus as  any  creative  and  insight- 
ful ideas  are  welcome.  Hey,  so 
if  it's  professional  ice  curling 
that  floats  your  boat,  this  is  the 
way  to  bring  it  to  campus. 

Plus,  from  what  we  hear, 
Dennis  has  enough  money  to 
do  anything  you  want!  So  get 
in  touch  with himor  Matt  Boyle, 
his  assistant,  early  next  week. 


Attention 

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Women's  Volleyball: 
What's  in  Store  for  92? 


Tyler  "Fish"  McCarthy 


Staff  Writer 

The  expectations  are  high 
for  the  Shorewomen's  Volley- 
ball program  this  year  as  last 
season  the  team  had  a  winning 
record  of  22-18  and  only  hope 
to  do  better  in  '92.  The  loss  of 
some  very  valuable  seniors 
from  the  '91  squad  may  be  their 
toughest  obstacle  to  overcome 
but,  the  women  have  high 
hopes  that  the  7newly  acquired 
freshmen  this  year  will  quickly 
fill  their  shoes.  These  gradu- 
ated seniors  include  three  time 
A1I-MAC  Laura  McClellan  and 
fellow  teammate  Theresa 
Sganga,  an  All-Cheseapeake 
player. 

Coach  Fall  expects  thisyear 
to  be  very  interesting.  Like  all 
fall  sports,  the  Shorewomen 


were  back  a  week  early  run- 
ning double  and  sometimes 
triple  practice  sessions.  Coach 
Fall  has  a  good  grasp  on  who 
will  be  starting  in  the  rotation 
and  who  will  have  the  biggest 
impact  on  the  upcomingseason. 
She  had  two  adjectives  to  de- 
scribe this  years  team,  "Young 
and  Talented."  Coach  Fall  be- 
lieves that  the  key  to  how  well 
this  year's  team  does  depends 
upon  how  quickly  the  team 
matures. 

The  Shorewomen  will  be 
lead  by  the  three  captains  Julie 
Dill,  Mirian  Desser,and  Beverly 
Diaz.  Coach  Fall  says  that  these 
women  have  the  stability  to  lead 
the  way  for  freshmen  Jennifer 
Dixon,  Michelle  Chin,  Co  urtney 
Myers,  Amanda  Barnes,  Nikki 
Goenaga,  and  Mariah  Geissler. 

Coach  Fall  also  has  her 


hopes  set  for  the  future.  They 
had  a  very  successful  year  for 
recruiting  and  hope  that  they 
will  have  another  good  recruit- 
ing year  for  the  1993  season. 

When  asked  about  the  atti- 
tude of  the  team  for  the  upcom- 
ing 1992  season  Laura  Heidel 
answered,  "We  not  only  have  a 
lot  of  talent  but  also  a  lot  of 
committed  and  spirited  play- 
ers." Beverly  Diaz  also  added, 
"We  may  be  a  young  team  but 
all  of  our  opponents  are  in  for  a 
tough  hall." 

The  women  will  be  playing 
their  first  match  next  Wednes- 
day, September  9th  against 
Notre  Dame  followed  by  a 
tournament  at  Gettysburg  the 
weekend  of  the  11th  through 
the  13th.  We  look  forward  to 
your  support  in  the  1992 
Women's  Volleyball  season! 


This  year's  volleyball  unit  will  miss  the  patented  Sganga  hammerings  such  as  this  one.  They  will  be 
looking  for  the  potpourri  of  incoming  freshmen  to  fill  the  void. 

Mangan  Named  Assistant 
Lacrosse  Coach  at  Washington 


Terry  Mangan,  a  1988 
graduate  of  Roanoke  Col- 
lege, has  been  named  an  as- 
sistant lacrosse  coach  at 
Washington  College. 
Mangan  is  replacing  Jim 
Townsend,  who  left  this 
summer  after  two  years  of 
service,  to  become  the  Head 
Coach  at  Rensselaer  Poly- 
technic Institute  in  Troy, 
New  York. 


The  Lake  Ronkonkoma, 
New  York  native  joins  the 
Shoremen  coaching  ranks  after 
serving  two  seasons  as  the  head 
coach  at  Archbishop  Spalding, 
a  school  near  Annapolis, 
Maryland.  Mangan's  leader- 
ship helped  in  turning  around 
a  Spalding  program  that  was 
on  the  decline  and  last  season 
they  finished  with  a  respect- 
able 7-6  record.  After  graduat- 


ing from  college,  Mangan  re- 
turned to  his  old  high  school , 
Sachem,  and  served  as  an  assis- 
tant coach  for  two  years. 

Whileat  Roanoke,  Mangan 
played  on  four  teams  thai 
qualified  for  the  NCAA  Divi- 
sion Three  Championship 
Tournament.  In  his  senior  year, 
Mangan  played  goalie  for  a 
squad  that  advanced  to  the 
National  Semi-Finals. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


11 


September  4, 1992 


Soccer  Turned  a  Few 
Heads  Last  Weekend 


Jason  Ronstadt 

Staff  Writer 

With  the  insurgence  of 
twenty  new  players  to  the  now 
twenty-five  man  roster  of  the 
Washington  College  soccer 
team,  it  has  been  relatively  easy 
for  player  and  spectator  alike  to 
forget  the  past  and  look  ahead 
to  a  bright  new  future.  It  is  this 
enthusiasm  which  both  excites 
and  frightens  coach  Todd 
Hclbling,  who  hopes  that  ex- 
pectations won't  skyrocket  too 
high  and  too  quickly  for  such  a 
young  Shoremen  squad.  ' 

Said  Coach  Helbling,  "Our 
team  is  deep  in  talent,  but  it  still 
may  take  a  while  for  the 
younger  guys  to  learn  our  sys- 
tem and  adjust  to  the  level  of 
competition."  Along  with  the 
help  of  the  new  assistant  coach, 
Jack  Schaefer,  hailing  from 
Bethany  College  in  West  Vir- 
ginia, Todd  hopes  this  task  will 
be  conveyed  with  greater  ease. 
Jack  has  proven  to  be  not  only  a 
good  coach  but  also  a  good 
enthusiast  for  the  team. 

But  while  coach  Helbling 
intelligently  plans  to  tackle  one 
game  at  a  time  it  remains  hard 
for  the  rest  of  the  W.C.  commu- 
nity to  contain  it's  optimism, 
especially  after  the  results  of 
last  weekend's  marathon 
scrimmages,  which  pitted  the 
Shoremen  against  Catonsville 
Community  College,  Goldey 
Beacon  College,  and  Chesa- 
peake College. 

Washington  emerged  vic- 
torious in  two  out  of  the  three 
scrimmages,  besting  Chesa- 
peake 3-0,  and  Goldey  Beacon 
1-0.  Even  the  2-1  loss  to 
Catonsville  proved  to bea  hard 
fought  battle  which  could  have 
gone  in  either  teams  favor.  All 
tolled,  the  Sho'men  scored  only 
one  less  goal  in  the  three  games 
this  past  weekend  than  in  all  of 
last  season.  And  while  the  three 
meetings  were  only  classified 
as  scrimmages,  the  results  have 
many  a  Shoremen  soccer  fan 
feeling  good  about  the  team's 
chances  in  the  ensuing  season 
opener  at  Lebanon  Valley  to- 
morrow. 

But  don't  miss  the  home 
opener  next  Thursday  as  the 
fighting  Sho'men,  the  team  that 
may  producequitea  few  Newt's 
Players  of  the  Week  (if  The 
Vaughnster  and  The  Bird  Man 
see  some  cash  and  free  brew 
coming  their  way),  take  on 
Lancaster  Bible  at  4  p.m.  sharp 
at  Kibler  Stadium.  Good  seats 
are  still  available  at  the  box  of- 
fice. 


It's  just  one  game  at  a 

time  this  season.   We 

have  promising  talent 

hut  lack  the 

experience  at  this 

point  in  the  season. 


Head  Coach  Todd  Helbling 


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NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Jay  Devlin 

Hey,  Mutha  Scratchas,  over  here!!  INYERFACE!!  The 
first  week  is  through  and  we  hate  to  admit  it  but  shame  has 
already  stricken  the  caps  court.  Now,  we  all  know  that  caps 
isn't  really  a  sport.  Shaaah.  . .  As  If. .  .  Caps  not  a  sport. 
Come  on  guys,  this  is  Washington  College,  where  men  have 
played  caps  on  the  varsity  level  for  years  or,  as  "The  Bird 
Man"  puts  it,  "Where  the  men  are  men  and  the  sheep  are 
nervous!"  Ex-squeeze  me?  Baking  Powder? 

Actually,  no  sports  heroes  have  emerged  this  week 
because  no  competitive  action  took  place.  But,  we  have  a 
tradition  to  carry  on  and  this  damn  space  to  fill  every  week 
so  we  had  to  pick  someone.  And  what  better  way  to  spend 
the  space  but  on  a  fine  caps  player  who  goes  by  the  name  of 
Jay  "I'm  goin  to  Sizzler"  Devlin.  That's  right  ladies  and 
gents,  Jay,  with  the  help  of  John  Shanahan,  toasted  two 
chumps  who  cal  1  themselves  players  7-2, 7-2.  (That  would  be 
best  outof  three,  of  course.)  So  Congrats  Jay- spend  your  $18 
wisely  and  watch  out  for  wooden  nickels. 


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Starts  off 

on  The 

Right 

Foot 

See  Article,  pg.  11 


WC  •  ELM 


Sports 


Field  Hockey 

Continues  to  Prepare 

for  Season  Opener 


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Volleyball 
Set  to  Spike 

the 
Competition 

See  Article,  pg.  10 


Greg  Miller  literally  steals  one  away  from  an  opponent.  Greg,  a  returning  sophomore,  who  won  the  starting  goalie  position  his  freshman 
year,  has  continually  showed  he  fearless  attacking  style  out  of  the  cage.  Aided  by  a  new  offensive  strike  he  hopefully  will  be  tested  much  less 

than  last  year. 


Jay  Devlin:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


Spring 


Results 


Men's  Lacrosse 
10-4 

Women's  Lacrosse 
3-8 

Baseball 
12-16 

Softball 
1-14 

Men's  Tennis 
20-3 

Women's  Tennis 
13-6 

Men's  Rowing 
13 

Women's  Rowing 
11 


Lax  Hires 

New 
Assistant 

See  Article,  pg.  10 


Coach 
Davenport 

Rows 
Through 

the 
Summer 

See  Article,  pg.  10 


Open  All  Night  —  We  Never  Close! 


NOTHING 

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Volume  63,  Number  Three*   September  11, 1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Groundbreaking  for  New  Academic 
Building  Slated  for  Summer  1993 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Architects  from  the 
firm  of  Tai  Soo  Kim  Part- 
ners of  Hartford,  Conn., 
visited  ca  mpus  Wednesday 
to  present  their  current 
plans  to  the  faculty  for  the 
Daly  Academic  Building 
and  the  renovations  of 
William  Smith  Hall. 

Whit  Inglehartand  Tai 
Soo  Kim  discussed  current 
developments  in  the  plan- 
ning of  Daly,  while  Peter 
Doo  displayed  elevations 
of  the  plans  for  Smith. 

The  Daly  Building  will 
have  four  levels,  all  of 
which  are  handicapped- 
accessible. 

Thebasement  level  will 
house  the  Computing  Cen- 
ter, including  the  lab,  ad- 


ministrative offices,  the  main- 
frame housing  and  the  techni- 
cal repair  office.  A  faculty 
workspace  will  be  added  to  the 
Computing  Center  in  Daly; 
there  is  not  an  adequate 
equivalent  in  Ferguson  (the 
Computing  Center's  Current 
location). 

Central  Services  will  possi- 
bly be  split  into  two  levels  upon 
relocation  to  Daly.  Bulk  mail- 
ing functions  and  other  heavy- 
duty  operations  are  slotted  for 
thebasement,  while  the  day-to- 
day mailings  and  xeroxing  will 
occupy  the  first  floor. 

Other  offices  moving  to  the 
first  floor  include  the  Faculty 
Lounge  (currently  inSmith)  and 
Student  Affairs  (currently  in  the 
Casey  Academic  Center).  Two 
classrooms  and  five  faculty  of- 
fices with  secretarial  space  are 
also  slated  for  first-floor  space. 

Student  Affairs'  current 


space  will  be  occupied  by  some 
Foreign  Language  offices. 

The  second  and  third  floors 
will  be  similar  in  layout,  each 
housing  six  classrooms  and  10- 
11  offices.  On  the  second  floor, 
a  student  lounge  is  planned, 
and  a  similar  space  will  be  oc- 
cupied by  a  student/faculty 
workroom  on  the  third  floor. 

Appearance-wise,  the 
building  is  brick,  with  two 
stairways  jutting  out  from  the 
front  facade  and  surrounded 
by  glass  cylinders  with  lanterns 
at  the  top.  The  main  floor  cen- 
ters around  a  courtyard-type 
lobby,  which  is  continued  to 
the  ceiling  of  the  structure  by 
anopen-airatriumencircledby 
balconies  on  the  second  and 
third  floors. 

There  will  be  large  bay 
windows  on  the  rear  facade  to 

see  "Architects,"  pg.  5 


Three  WC  Freshmen 
Injured  in  Car  Accident 


Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

Freshmen  Ian  McVeigh, 
Mark  Murphy  and  Erin 
Downes  were  injured  last  Sat- 
urday when  the  Nissan  Path- 
finder they  were  traveling  in 
hydroplaned  and  then  flipped 
on  a  stretch  of  route  64  near 
Richmond,  VA.  Also  present 
in  the  car  was  Murphy's  girl- 
friend, a  student  at  Williamand 
Mary  College  in  Williamsburg. 

According  to  McVeigh,  he 
and  Downes  drove  to 
Williamsburg  Friday  night  with 
Murphy  to  visit  his  girlfriend. 
On  Saturday,  the  four  drove  to 
Charlottesville  to  meet  several 
students  at  the  University  of 
Virginia  and  watch  the  football 
game  against  the  University  of 
Maryland. 

After  the  game,  they  left  to 
return  Murphy's  girlfriend  to 
William  and  Mary  before 
coming  back  to  Chestertown. 
The  accident  occured  between 
6:00  and  6:30  p.m.  while  they 
were  en  route  to  Williamsburg 
during  heavy  downpours.  Al- 
cohol or  drugs  were  not  a  factor 
in  the  accident. 

McVeigh  said  that  he  and 
Downes  were  both  asleep  in 


the  backseat  when  the  Path- 
finder that  Murphy  wasdriving 
hit  a  large  puddle  of  water  and 
began  to  hydroplane.  As  the 
vehicle  slid  into  the  guardrail, 
McVeigh  awoke  and  braced 
himself  while  it  flipped  four 
times,  landing  upside  down. 
Downes  was  thrown  ten  feet  in 
front  of  the  Pathfinder. 

Several  witnessesin  nearby 
vehicles  stopped  to  help  the 
students,  including  one  doctor 
who  tended  to  Downes. 
McVeigh  said  that  he  was 
pulled  out  of  the  car  along  with 
Murphy  and  his  girlfriend  be- 
fore the  paramedics  arrived  on 
the  scene.  He  added  that  the 
passengers,  all  of  whom  were 
conscious,  were  told  to  lie  down 
so  that  they  could  be  covered 
with  blankets  and  umbrellas. 

McVeigh  and  Murphy's 
girlfriend  were  transported  to 
Henrico  Doctors'  Hospital.  He 
was  treated  for  a  contusion  of 
the  thigh,  and  the  unidentified 
William  and  Mary  student 
suffered  a  broken  wrist  and 
received  some  stitches  in  her 
knees  and  elbows.  They  were 
both  released  early  the  next 
morning. 

Do  wnesand  Murphy,  who 
arc  roommates,  were  taken  to 


the  Medical  College  of  Virginia 
at  Virginia  Commonwealth 
University  from  the  accident 
site.  Downes  was  treated  for 
gashes  in  hislegs, back  and  face. 
He  was  also  released  early 
Sunday  morning. 

Murphy  sustained  three 
fractures  in  his  vertebrae  and 
had  stitches  in  his  ear  and  face. 
McVeigh  added  that  Murphy 
will  be  required  to  wear  both  a 
neck  and  back  brace  until  his 
injuries  heal. 

"I  thought  we  were  dead," 
McVeigh  said.  "It's  unreal  that 
I  cameout  of  an  accident  of  that 
caliber  with  a  couple  of 
scratches  and  a  hurt  leg." 

Both  McVeighand  Downes 
returned  to  Maryland  together, 
while  Murphy,  who  was  not 
released  by  Wednesday,  re- 
mained at  the  hospital. 
McVeigh  was  able  to  attend 
classes  this  week  and  hopes  to 
continue  playing  for  the  base- 
ball team  as  soon  as  his  leg  heals. 

He  said  that  Downes,  who 
has  been  recuperating  at  home, 
is  expected  to  attend  classes 
today  or  next  Monday. 
McVeigh  added  that  he  did  not 
know  when  and  if  Murphy  will 
return  this  semester. 


Boyer,  Nelson  Join 
WC  Class  of  1992 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Ernest  Boyer,  in  his  key- 
note address  to  those  assembled 
at  Fall  Convocation  last  Thurs- 
day, called  for  "diversity  and 
cultural  cohesion  at  the  same 
time." 


cycle;  the  use  of  symbols 
(language)  in  communica- 
tion;artandculture;a  sense 
of  time  and  the  use  of 
memory;  the  formation  of 
groups  and  institutions; 
humanity's  integration 
with  the  rest  of  nature;  the 
need  and  desire  to  work 


Constance  Pope,  recipient  of  three  awards  at  Fall  Convocation 


Boyer  delivered  his  speech 
after  receiving  the  Honorary 
Doctor  of  Humane  Letters  de- 
gree, the  highest  honor  Wash- 
ington College  can  bestow  on 
any  person.  Hequipped  that  he 
was  the  latest  addition  to  the 
Class  of  '92  -  "the  Fall  Class, 
that  is." 

"Conformity,"  said  Boyer, 
"denies  us  the  sacrednessof  the 
individuality  that  makes  us 
truly  humane."  He  insisted, 
however,  that  instead  of  em- 
phasizing the  differences,  we 
should  concentrate  on  those 
things  which  all  humans  have 
in  common. 

Naming  eight  key  charac- 
teristics which  all  people  share 
formed  the  basis  of  his  speech. 
Boyer  included  the  basic  life 


(consisting  of  production 
andconservation);and  the 
belief  that  all  people  are 
searching  for  a  larger  pur- 
pose. 

"With  all  the  divisions 
and  separations  in  our 
world  today,"  said  Boyer, 
"this  is  the  glue  that  holds 
us  all  together.  It  is  here 
that  the  spirit  of  commu- 
nity can  be  formed. 

Boyer,  a  lifelong  edu- 
cator, advocates  the  study 
oflanguagcaspartofacore 
curriculum.  Along  with 
components  of  language 
such  as  composition,  ex- 
pository writing  and  oral 
discourse,  he  stresses  a 
See  "Convocation," 

Pg-4 


Koon  on  Social  Security,  see 
Pg.  3 


Inside 


Car  Theft,  see  pg.  4 


Summer  Conferences,  see  pg.  4 


Shepherd's  Song,  see  pg.  7 


September  11, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Fresh  Victims 

I've  been  lucky,  I  guess.  I'm  one  of  three  out  of  every  four  women  who  hasn't 
been  raped.  So  far  (knock  on  wood),  I've  been  on  the  positive  side  of  the  statistics. 
If  you  didn't  do  the  math,  let  me  spell  it  out:  One  out  of  every  four  women  israped 
sometime  during  her  life.  Twenty-five  percent.  Look  around  you  at  the  lunch 
table,  folks.  Count  off  like  in  gym  class:  one,  two  three,  four... 

Who's  the  one?  Which  one  of  you,  or  your  classmates,  or  your  hallmates,  has 
already  been  raped,  or  is  going  to  be  raped? 

Forgive  me  for  not  citing  my  source.  I've  read  it  in  every  women's  magazine 
that's  thought  to  address  the  issue.  Of  course,  some  measure  it  higher.  So  many 
rapesaren't  reported  that  they  cannot  become  statistics,  so  they  raise  the  count  to 
fully  a  third.  Or  more. 

Nice,  clean,  safe  Washington  College  is  not  immune.  There's  a  nifty  law 
which  applies  to  all  college  security  departments,  requiring  them  to  issue  a  report 
annually.  This  report  must  contain,  among  other  things,  statistics  of  on-campus 
instances  of  all  violent  crimes  reported  to  them. 

For  those  of  you  who  haven't  read  the  Student  Handbook  yet,  let  me  sum  up 
these  statistics:  no  murders,  no  robberies,  no  car  thefts,  no  rape,  two  aggravated 
assaults  and  12  burglaries. 

Let  me  remind  you  that  these  are  the  crimes  REPORTED  to  Security. 

Let  me  also  remind  you  that  very  few  instances  of  rape  are  stranger  rapes. 
Not  to  say  that's  a  zero,  cither.  For  those  underclassmen  not  present  in  the  spring 
of  1991,  let  it  be  known  thai  a  stranger  rape  did  occur  that  year,  on  campus. 

1  don't  want  to  turn  the  woman  in  question  into  a  statistic,  or  worse  yet,  an 
example.  I'm  just  saying  it  happens,  watch  your  back,  and  don't  take  your 
personal  safely  lor  granted. 

Especially  with  guys  you  know.  Most  rapes  are  what  is  called  acquaintance 
rape,  or  date  rape.  Something  everyone  hears  about,  and  no  one,  seemingly,  pays 
any  attention  to. 

Let  me  give  you  another  statistic.  In  the  January  1992  issue  of  the  journal  of 
American  College  Health,  it  was  reported  that  of  women  in  the  college  age  group, 
one  out  of  four  of  them  HAD  BEEN  RAPED  by  SOMEONE  SHE  KNEW 

Date  rape  is  something  not  reported  to  authorities,  most  often;  and  it's  that 
same  something  that  may  just  pull  that  first  statistic  up  to  33  1/3. 

The  court  process  aside,  in  a  campus  with  blinders  on  regarding  the  quantity 
of  sexual  assault  each  year,  perhaps  each  weekend,  it  can  be  difficult  to  get  the 
nerve  to  report  a  crime  of  this  intensity.  But  it  needs  to  happen  so  that  the  problem 
can  be  addressed  as  a  physical,  not  imagined  one. 

WHY?  Why  don't  smart  women  report  what  they  know  isa  violation  of  every 
right  they  have?  Because  of  what  will  be  said  to  them? 

"She  asked  for  it /she  meant  yes /she  was  dressed  for  it/she  wanted  it — "are 
these  reasons  you  would  give  for  why  a  woman  was  hit  by  a  car?  Then  why  would 
Iheybevalidexcuses  for  something  1  consider  no  less  brutal  and  nomoreher  fault? 

Don't  forget  one  of  the  favorites:  "she  was  drunk/1  was  drunk" 

Let  me  tell  you  about  another  nifty  law,  specific  to  Maryland  and  some  other 
states:  If  a  woman  is  drunk,  say,  to  the  point  of  not  driving,  she  is  incapable  of 
consent,  and  therefore  it  is  rape.  In  other  words,  guys,  if  you  don't  have  her 
Rational,  Conscious  permission,  forget  it.  This  even  stretches  to  heavy  prescrip- 
tion drugs. 

According  to  a  1988  Ms.  Magazine  survey,  75  percent  of  men  and  55  percent 
of  women  who  were  involved  in  a  date-rape  situation  were  using  alcohol  or  other 
drugs  prior  to  the  crime. 

True,  there  are  things  both  parties  can  do  to  protect  themselves.  A  really  easy 
rule  to  remember  is,  if  you  can't  trust  'em  by  day,  then  don't  trust  'em  bynight.  This 
goes  both  ways.  Think  about  it. 

As  someone  whohas  been  in  a  room  where  she  is  theminority  (meaning  I  was 
the  one  women  out  of  4  who  hadn  '(  been  raped),  let  me  pass  on  a  few  things: 

•  Don't  assume  he's  a  nice  guy. 

•  Although  gossip  isn't  gospel,  if  you've  heard  a  guy  is  bad  news,  he  probably  is. 

•  Never,  ever  get  drunk  "with  the  guys"  in  their  room,  alone.  There  is  no  strength 
in  numbers  if  you're  outnumbered.  This  can  include  one-on-one. 

•  Never  underestimate  the  power  of  testosterone  over  rationality.  It  happens  to 
the  best  of  them,  but  some  just  don't  know  when  to  stop. 

•  Guys:  rape  is  wrong  Imagine  having  someone  else's  dick  shoved  in  your  mouth 
(or  worse)  while  you  were  just  chillin' with  friends  and  drinking.  Guys  are  not  only 
not  immune  to  rape,  they  are  more  responsible,  i.e.,  it  is  mostly  men  doing  the 
raping.  Therefore  it  is  HIS  reposnsibility  to  make  sure  that  her  consent  is  not  only 
legal,  but  genuine. 

•  Bea  ware  and  respect  yourself.  You  become  moreof  a  target  the  drunker  you  are 
and  the  lower  your  self  esteem. 

•  Finally:  when  sex  is  shared,  by  mutual  consent,  it  is  a  matter  of  trust  above  all. 
Make  sure  BEFOREHAND  that  you're  both  cool  with  things.  You  can't  change 
your  mind  the  next  morning  about  what  you  did  the  night  before,  but  you  can 
prevent  it  before  the  fact. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


To  the  Editor: 

I  have  to  be  honest.  After 
reading  Ms.  Knowlin's  article 
on  racial  diversity  at  WC,  I  felt 
like  giving  myself  the  prover- 
bial kick  in  the  rear.  Recallinga 
similar  conversation  she  and  I 
had  had  two  days  earlier,  I  re- 
membered that  I  had  been 
guilty  of  thinking  in  the  same 
categorically,  statistically  ori- 
ented mind-set.  I  too  had  to- 
taled the  number  of  "new  multi- 
racial/ethnic" students  at  the 
college  with  glee,  as  if  this  were 
the  answer  to  complete  diver- 
sification. But  honestly,  were 
mere  percentages  ever  the 
catalyst  in  changing  opinions 
and  creating  an  evolution  in 
thinking? 

What  I  do  know  is  that  it 
only  takes  one  person  tomakea 
difference  —  to  have  the  confi- 
denceand  faith  in  himor  herself 
to  say  "This  is  me,  who  I  am 
and  how  I  live."  If  you  are  such 
an  individual,  be  you  black, 
white,  Asian,  Hispanic,  Jew  or 
Gentile,  please  don't  forget  to 
share  your  story  with  those 
whom  you  are  among.  For  if 
yourbackground  is  swallowed 
up,  we  may  as  well  forget  the 
rest  of  history. 

Jessica  Aspiazu 
Senior 


To  the  Editor: 

I  would  like  to  thank  Dr. 
Beverly  Wolff  for  her  article, 
"Buffy:  A  Woman  of  the  Nine- 
ties" [Sept.  4, 1992].  Now  I  know 
I  was  not  alone  when  I  left  the 
darkened  theater  this  summer 
thinking  "Buffy,  The  Vampire 
Slayer"  was  a  feminist  movie. 
Finally,  a  vampire  movie  where 
all  the  females  are  not  victims. 
In  fact,  the  first  to  bear  the 
vampire's  scar  is  male! 

Thecharacter  Buffy  proves 
to  be  quite  a  modem  woman. 
Slowly,  as  her  physical  skills 
are  mastered,  we  see  her  emerge 
with  new  confidence.  To  the 
movie's  credit,  Buffy  isallowed 
to  be  both  morally  and  physi- 
cally strong,  and  yet,  still  ca- 
pable of  retaining  her  sexual 
identity.  One  of  rny  favorite 
scenes  involves  Buffy  and  a 
gang'of  bikers.  She  runs  out  of 
a  high  school  basketball  game 
chasing  a  student  vampire.  A 
row  of  bikers  and  their  motor- 
cycles are  outside.  One  male 
shouts,  "Hey,  how  about  get- 
ting some  real  power  between 
those  legs."  Buffy  answers, 
"Thank  you.  I  think  I  will," 
meanwhile  knocking  him  off 
his  bike,  and  drives  off  in  hot 
pursuit  of  her  criminal. 

I  agree  with  Dr.  Wolff  in 
her  praise  of  Luke  Perry's 
character  Pike.  He  is  indeed  a 
unique  male.  When  she  saves 


him  from  a  nasty  bunch  of 
vampires,  he  jo Iqngly  says,  "I'm 
here  sa vingyourbutt,"  but  then 
is  man  enough  to  admit  her 
victory.  He  knows  that  she 
alone  is  the  "chosen"  one,  he 
chooses  to  help  in  a  secondary, 
supportive  role  much  as  Robin 
does  for  Batman.  Buffy's 
friends  are  not  so  sympathetic 
about  her  newfound  strength. 
When  she  flips  a  friend  and 
throws  him  against  a  locker  for 
slapping  her  butt,  they  are 
horrified.  Still  the lossof  friends 
is  a  burden  Buffy  chooses  to 
accept.  She  will  not  defer  her 
responsibili  ties  simply  because 
she  is  not  as  popular  as  before. 
"Buffy,  The  Vampire 
Slayer"  was  a  true  summer 
movie  gem.  I  recommend  it 
enthusiastically.  I  hope  in  the 
futureHollywood  will  continue 
to  produce  movies  with  hero- 
ines I'm  proud  to  root  for.  They 
are  too  few  and  far  between. 
Here's  one  cheer  for  Buffy. 
Hooray! 

Rebecca  Bryant 
Avid  Movie  Watcher 


In  thearticle,  "Women's  Volley- 
ball: What's  in  Store  for  '92," 
that  appeared  in  last  week's 
ELM,  Miriamjecelin's  name  was 
misspelled.  The  ELM  regrets 
any  confusion  that  arose  as  a 
result  of  this  error. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


September  11, 1992 


Scott  Koon: 
Resident  Socialist 


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At  the  Republican  National 
Convention,  George  Bush  and 
his  party  made  it  clear  that  they 
want  "family  values"  to  be  one 
of  the  chief  issues  in  this  Presi- 
dential election  year.  When 
people  speak  of  families  today, 
they  usually  concern  them- 
selves with  only  two  genera- 
tions: people  of  child  rearing 
age,  and  their  children.  The 
tendency  is  to  ignore  the  role 
that  people  of  retirement  age 
play  in  the  family. 

Conservatives  love  to 
blather  about  how  welfare  is  a 
dis-incentive  to  both  marriage 
and  work:  they  use  compelling 
economic  arguments  to  "prove" 
this  while  simultaneously  ex- 
pressing the  belief  that  poverty 
exists  in  a  vacuum.  They  con- 
tend that  poverty  is  primarily 
due  to  behavioral  factors  such 
as  drug  use  and  paternal  irre- 
sponsibility rather  than  eco- 
nomic factors  such  as  unem- 
ployment and  regressive,  anti- 
family  taxation  policy. 

While  conservatives  stead- 
fastly refuse  to  cut  Social  Secu- 
rity spending,  they  also  refuse 
to  offer  any  explanation  as  to 
why  the  real  wages  of  young 
heads  of  households  have  de- 
clined so  dramatically  over  the 
course  of  the  past  thirty  years. 

It  was  a  Democratic  Con- 
gress which  passed  the  Social 
Security  Act  and  it  was  a 
Democratic  president  who 
signed  it  into  a  law.  While  vir- 
tually every  other  entitlement 
program  is  vilified  by  conser- 
vatives, Social  Security  is  im- 
mune from  their  wrath. 

This  is  because  older  voters 
play  a  pivotal  role  in  the  con- 
servative coalition.  Because 
older  people  vote  and  younger 
people  tend  not  to  vote,  the  in- 
terests of  older  people  are  rep- 
resented and  the  interests  of 
younger  people  are  not.  The 
most  significant  redistribution 


of  wealth  in  America  today  is 
not  from  rich  to  poor  but  rather 
from  young  to  old.  The  real 
after  tax  earnings  of  house- 
holders aged  15-24  declined 
14%  from  1967  to  1988,  while 
the  real  after  tax  earnings  of 
those  aged  sixty  five  and  older 
rose  35%  during  the  same  pe- 
riod. 

In  my  view,  this  is  prima- 
rily due  to  a  46%  increase  in 
SocialSecurityTaxesandal9% 
increase  in  average  Social  Se- 
curity benefits.  Table  A  shows 
the  relationship  between  the 
real  incomes  of  1 5-24  year  olds, 
the  real  incomes  of  those  sixty- 
five  and  older  and  the  average 
annual  Social  Security  benefit. 

Social  Security  taxes  are 
especially  regressive  because 
they  are  levied  at  a  flat  rate 
regardlessof  income,and  there 
is  a  limit  to  the  amount  of 
earnings  to  which  the  tax  can 
be  applied.  This  effectively 
shelters  the  income  of  wealthy 
wage  earners,  and  of  course, 
any  income  from  interest  and 
investments  are  exempt  form 
the  tax. 

Social  Security  tax  rates  are 
also  higher  for  those  who  are 
self  employed,  and  thisactsasa 
disincentive  to  small 
businesspeople  who  pay  their 
own  wages.  Social  Security 
taxes  are  also  a  strong  inhibitor 
of  growth  in  the  workforce  for 
two  additional  reasons. 

First,  the  rate  is  applied  not 
only  to  the  wages  earned  by  the 
employee  but  to  the  employer 
as  well.  This  increases  the  cost 
of  labor  and  therefore  prevents 
employers  from  hiring  addi- 
tional workers. 

Second,  Social  Security 
taxes  have  the  effect  of  any  other 
tax  on  wages  in  that  they  reduce 
after  tax  income  and  therefore 

See  "Koon,"  pg.  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


Given  the  dormitory  crunch,  do  you  think  the  school  has 
done  enough  to  alleviate  problems  of  personal  space? 


Absolutely  not.  I  think  it  is 
ridiculous  that  people  are  liv- 
ing in  the  lounges.  It  doesn't 
give  anyone  privacy.  They 
should  just  set  up  cots  in  the 
bathrooms. 
Sonja  Wilson 
Sophomore 


What  personal  space?     I've 
never  had  personal  space. 
George  Jamison 
Junior 


I  think  the  school  hasdcalt  with 
the  problems  of  personal  space 
as  well  as  it  could.  However, 
better  planning  in  the  future 
could  avoid  these  problems 
Dennis  Kelt  eh  er 
Senior 


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o 


...Would  have  to  say  my  only 
problem  is  that  my  room  is  a 
furnace  with  only  one  air-con- 
ditioner that  doesn'  t  even  work. 
Faulty  air-conditioners  produce 
unneeded  stress.  I  only  spend 
25%  of  my  time  in  my  room  for 
this  reason. 
Christian  Thornton 
Freshman 


The  Student  Affairs  Office 
worked  diligently  to  find  me 
campus  housing  only  a  few 
days  before  the  start  of  the  se- 
mester. I  don't  feel  crunched  in 
the  least. 
Cyndy  Brenton 
Senior 


I  believe  that  there  exist  better 
ways  to  solve  overcrowding 
than  placing  students  in 
lounges.  Perhaps  sophomores 
with  singles  can  be  paired  with 
incoming  students.  This  may 
not  please  everyone,  but  it's 
either  this  or  get  prepared  for 
the  Master  Plan  II. 
Chris  Goldenberg 
Senior 


Open  Forum:    Open  Closets,  Open  Minds 


Gehrett  Ellis,  a  senior  Hu- 
manities major,  is  co-president  and 
co-founder  of  the  Gay  and  Lesbian 
Alliance.  GALA  holds  bi-weekly 
discussions  concerning  gender 
related  issues.  Meetings  are  opened 
to  all  members  of  the  college  com- 
munity, and  confidentiality  is 
guaranteed. 

"Judge  not." 

— Andre  Gide 

You  could  say  that  I  am 
definitely  one  of  thelucky  ones. 


Last  year  when  I  came  out  of 
the  closet,  I  was  fortunate 


Gehrett 
W.  Ellis 


enough  to  be  accepted  by  my 
family  and  friends.   I  was  not 


disowned,  nor  did  I  have  to  cry 
my  self  to  sleep  every  nigh  t  over 
ha  vinglost  my  best  friend.  Most 
importantly,  I  was  not  one  of 
the  nation's  many  gay  teenag- 
ers whose  life  ended  in  a  sui- 
cidal manner.  I  spent  the  sum- 
mer before  my  junior  year 
learning  more  about  myself  as 
a  gay  man  and  becoming  more 
comfortable  with  being  "out." 
Then,  in  the  fall,  I  returned  to 
Washington  College. 

Not  to  say  tha  t  helpingstart 


our  college's  own  Gay  and  Les- 
bian Alliance  was  a  mistake, 
but  there  were  many  times  last 
yearthatlhad doubts.  Because 
I  was  "out,"  I  was  subjected  to 
many  harsh  and  homophobic 
remarks  by  my  dorm  mates. 
People  would  answer  the  phone 
saying  "homo  central,"  and 
graffiti  was  plastered  all  over 
areas  of  the  building.  Because  I 
wasnotraisedbya  homophobic 
or  racist  mother,  I  was  never 
taught  to  prejudge  the  lives  or 


appearances  of  others.  There- 
fore, I  did  not  understand  why 
people  had  to  be  so  blatant 
about  their  hatred.  At  least,  I 
thought,  they  could  keep  it  to 
themselves.  Asof late,because 
of  the  waveof  homophobia  that 
is  sweeping  this  country,  1  have 
been  feeling  very  bitter  and 
angry  towards  the  people  who 
are  supposed  to  be  my  fellow 
Americans.  Many  times,  I  have 

See  "Ellis,"  pg.  9 


September  11,1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Brief  Beep 


On  Thursday,  August  sixth,  Dr.  Richard  C.  DeProspo 
married  ErinMurphy,a  1990 graduate ofWashington College, 
at  the  Newberry  Library  in  Chicago.  Their  wedding  was  the 
first  ever  to  be  held  at  the  library,  the  site  of  "Harriet  Beecher 
Stowe's  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin  and  American  Culture,"  an  eight- 
week  summer  conference  in  which  DeProspo  participated. 
Present  at  the  wedding  were  DcProspo's  two  children  from  a 
previousman-iage,  Amy  and  Rebecca.and  Calvin  Forbes,  former 
member  of  Washington  College's  English  department. 

Due  to  theresignationof  Susan  Czechowski,  the  editorship 
of  Washington  College's  yearbook,  the  Pegasus,  is  available 
immediately.  Anybody  interested  should  submitan  application 
to  Richard  C.  DeProspo,  Chair  of  the  Board  of  Publications. 

Congratulations  to  Tanya  Angell  Allen,  a  junior  Wash- 
ington College  student  who  received  the  second  prizeof  $100  in 
thcannual  LyricCol  lege  Poetry  Contest.  Allen'spoem,  "Mother 
in  Storms,"  was  selected  from  among  900  students  throughout 
North  America. 

The  United  Way  of  Kent  County  is  kicking  off  its  1992-93 
Campaign  on  Saturday,  September  26,  with  a  Super  Stars  day  of 
games,  races,  food  and  fun  at  Worton  Park.  Studentsare  invited 
to  form  teams  of  two  to  four  members  to  compete  in  the  day's 
Olympics-style  events,  ranging  from  foot  races  and  swimming 
(at  the  Casey  Swim  Center)  to  volleyball,  archery  and  frisbee 
golf.  Competition  begins  at  8:00  a.m.,  and  teams  must  partici- 
pate in  at  leasteightof  the  18athleticevents.  Registeryour  team 
with  Kent  County  Parks  and  Recreation  by  calling  778-1948. 

There  will  be  a  referendum  on  November  3  to  vote  for 
Question  Six,  a  law  protecting  a  woman's  right  to  reproductive 
freedom  which  would  replace  the  current  restrictive  law,  effec- 
tive should  Roe  v.  Wade  be  overturned.  To  obtain  a  copy  of  the 
complete  bill,  send  a  self-addressed  stamped  envelope  to  the 
League  of  Women  Voters  of  Maryland,  200  Duke  of  Gloucester 


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Washington  College 
hosted  over  4,000  peopleduring 
this  year's  SummerConference 
Program,  which  was  designed 
to  promote  the  college  to  pro- 
spective students  and  to  pro- 
vide meeting  space  for  adult 
professional  programs.  The 
conferences  were  held  from 
May  22  to  August  14. 

During  the  ten  weeks, 
twenty-seven  different  pro- 
grams were  offered  to  people 
of  all  age  groups.  The  pro- 
grams ranged  from  leadership 
workshops  to  sports  camps. 
The  Summer  Conference  Pro- 
gram not  only  enriched  the 
people  whoattended,  but  italso 
provided  jobs  for  high  school 
and  college  students  and  cur- 
rent college  employees. 

The  program  generated 
gross  revenue  of  over  $400,000 
for  Washington  College. 

During  the  summer,  the 
college  was  home  to  diverse 
groups,  including  Maryland 
Girls  State,  a  conference  in 
which  approximately  300  high 
school  seniors  were  invited  to 
leam  first  hand  about  govern- 
ment. This  year  Girls  State  cel- 
ebrated its  15th  summer  at 
Washington  College. 

The  annual  Pyrotechnic 
Conference  was  also  held  at  the 


college.  Itexplored  the  chemis- 
try of  explosives  and  was  di- 
rected by  Dr.  John  Conkling. 
The  conference  was  attended 
by  men  and  women  from  vari- 
ous corporations  and  govern- 
ment agencies. 

The  conferences  ended 
with  a  series  of  sports  camps 
sponsored  by  the  Washington 
College  Athletic  Department. 
The  camps  gave  swimming, 
tennis,  lacrosse  and  soccer  les- 
sons. 

The  Baltimore  Bicycling 
Clubattractedthelargest  group 
of  the  summer  with  592  guests. 
Paul  D.  Kno  wles  and  Mary 
Brown,directorsof  the  Summer 
Conference  Program,  said  they 
hope  to  expand  the  programs 
offeredbydevelopingnewones 
based  on  the  Gifted  and  Tal- 
ented Summer  Centers'  Write 
Program.  It  was  discontinued 
due  to  the  budget  cuts  in  the 
Maryland  State  Department  of 
Education. 

Additional  plans  to  create 
a  new  writing  program  are  be- 
ing pursued  by  Professor  Rob- 
ert Day,  and  the  college  is  con- 
templating long  term  contrac- 
tual agreements  with  several 
other  programs. 

Any  Washington  College 
student  who  has  attended  one 
of  the  Summer  Conferences 
should  contact  Mary  Brown  at 
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Jennifer  Waldych 

Staff  Writer 

While  Washington  College 
freshman  Dina  Sansing  was 
visiting  her  home  in  Northwest 
Washington  D.C.  last  weekend, 
her  car  was  stolen.  The  1991 
Cappuccino  Honda  Accord  was 
parked  outside  the  Sansing 
home  when  it  was  stolen  be- 
tween 12:30  AM  and  6:00AM 
Saturday,  September  5th. 

Dina  and  her  mother,  As- 
sociate Dean  Lucille  Sansing, 
were  both  asleep  when  the  theft 
occurred. 

Police  said  that  although 
92%  of  automobilesstolen  from 
Northwest  D.C.  are  found 
within  a  week,  they  are  usually 
stripped.  Items  in  the  car  when 
it  was  stolen  included  Wash- 
ington College  identification 
and  keys,  school  books,  CD's, 
and  clothes.  Dean  Sansing  was 
reportedly  calm  about  the  theft 
of  her  daughter's  car  until  she 
learned  that  her  rollerblades 
were  in  the  trunk. 

"Convocation/*  from 
pagel 

study  of  the  ethics  of  communi- 
cation. "It'snot  justthecontent, 
but  the  integrity  of  whatis  said," 
said  Boyer. 

Also  receiving  an  Honor- 
ary Doctor  of  Letters  was  James 
G.  Nelson,  who  directed  Wye 
Institute  for  25  years  and  served 
on  WC's  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  for  10  years. 

Several  students  received 
annual  awards  for  academic 
excellence:  Megan  Ward,  the 
Fox  Freshman  Scholarship 
Medal;  to  both  Michelle  Cro- 
sier and  Renee  Rhodes,  the 
Alumni  Medal  (for  the  sopho- 
more year);  and  to  Constance 
Pope,  the  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors Medal  (for  the  junioryear). 

Inaddition,  the  Visitorsand 
Governors  Scholarship  Award 
is  given  to  the  rising  junior  and 
senior  who  have  achieved  the 
highest  cumulative  grade-poi  nt 
average.  Crosier,  Rhodes  and 
Pope  were  all  presented  with 
this  award.  Pope,  along  with 
Jen  Del  Nero,  also  received  the 
Middendorf  Scholarship, 
which  is  presented  annually  to 
a  rising  senior  on  the  basis  of 
academic  excellence  and  lead- 
ership. 

The  Interfratemity-Soror- 
ity  Loving  Cups,  given  to  the 
Greek  organizations  with  the 
highest  average  GPA  for  the 
group,  went  to  Alpha  Chi 
Omega  and  Kappa  Alpha  Or- 
der. 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  11, 1992 


"Architects,"  from  Pg.  1 

continue  the  open-air  feel.  The 
basement  level  features  a 
sunken  terrace  on  one  side,  and 
the  walls  in  that  area  contain 
lots  of  windows  to  allow  natu- 
ral illumination  of  the  Comput- 
ing Center. 

Dr.  Steven  Cades,  faculty 
representative  to  the  Board  of 
Buildings  and  Grounds,  was 
concerned  by  thedetailing,  that 
it  appears  "too  modem  on  such 
a  classical  academic  structure." 

Associate  Dean  Lucille 
Sansing  said  that  despite  all  the 
glasswork,  Daly  is  "very  tradi- 
tional. It's  integrated  with  Bill 
Smith,  but  if  s  not  a  twin  —  it 
has  its  own  integrity." 

Two  of  the  main  concerns 
when  planning  the  renovations 
of  Smith  Hall  are  handicapped 
access  and  fireproofing,  both  of 
whichare  currently  below  state 
standards. 

The  renovations  will  retain 
the  existing  wooden  stairs  and 
provide  fire  doors  at  each  end 
of  the  hall  way.  Some  class- 
rooms and  offices  will  open  up 
into  these  fire-doored  stair- 
wells. "This  has  been  approved 
by  the  State  Fire  Marshall,  con- 
sidering that  there  is  no  change 
of  occupancy,  and  that  this  is  a 
historic  building  and  it  is  fully 
sprinklered,"  said  Doo. 

While  the  external  appear- 
ance of  Smith  will  remain  un- 
changed, one  physical  restruc- 
turing will  occur  in  the  base- 
ment. The  current  ramp/cor- 


Stock 
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Returns 


This  year's  Stock  Market 
Came  begins  October  2nd  and 
ends  December  11th.  Players, 
who  may  be  individuals  or 
groups  of  two  or  more  persons, 
use  $100,000  in  computer 
money  to  trade  NASDAQ 
stocks  and  stocks  listed  on  the 
New  York  and  American  Stock 
Exchanges. 

Stocks  bought  and  sold 
during  the  ten  week  period  are 
subject  to  normal  brokerage 
fees.  Computer  printouts 
showing  the  current  value  of 
each  team's  portfolio  are  pro- 
vided weekly.  Instructions  and 
game  materials  are  also  pro- 
vided. 

There  is  a  $15  registration 
fee  per  team.  Prizes  will  be 
awarded  to  the  teams  who  place 
in  the  top  three  at  Washington 
College.  Anyone  who  is  inter- 
ested in  playing  should  call 
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ridor  will  be  flattened  out;  the  rently,  plans  entail  removing 

"basement  feel"  will  be  replaced  the  balcony  seating  while  im- 

partly  by  turning  the  rear  en-  proving  the  projection  booth, 

trance  area  into  a  lounge  that  The  balcony  would  be  short- 


Architect's  model  of  the  Daly  Academic  Building,  still  in  the 
planning  stages 


opens  up  onto  a  courtyard. 

The  basement  will  house 
three  classrooms  and  five  fac- 
ulty offices,  as  well  as  three 
Audio-Visual  rooms. 

On  the  main  floor,  there  will 
be  two  classrooms  and  seven 
faculty  offices;  the  second  floor 
is  allotted  two  classrooms  and 
six  offices,  as  well  as  a  student/ 
faculty  workroom. 

Topping  it  off  on  the  third 
floor  is  the  math  workshop  and 
writing  lab,  as  well  as  a  com- 
puter classroom  and  four  fac- 
ulty offices. 

Some  of  the  more  major 
changes  to  Smith  may  be  in 
Norman  James  Theatre.  Cur- 


ened  by  about  half  its  current 
length,  and  the  Audio-Visual 
booth  would  run  the  length  of 
the  mezzanine. 

This  is  contingent  on 
whether  the  balcony  is  original 
to  the  building.  Since  it  does 
block  off  part  of  the  bay  win- 
dows on  either  side,  Doo  feels  it 
was  probably  a  later  addition 
and  can  be  parted  with. 

Before  renovations  begin, 
it  must  be  determined  what  the 
most  frequent  use  of  Norman 
James  will  be.  It  is  currently 
assumed  that  the  main  func- 
tion will  be  that  of  a  140-seat 
lecture  hall  (seating  capacity  in 
the  main  auditorium  will  not 


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change)  and  audio-visual 
classroom. 

The  current  usage  includes 
music  recitals  and  drama  pro- 
ductions, as  well  as  rehearsal 
space  for  both.  Acoustically, 
said  Doo,  there  is  a  big  differ- 
ence between  lecture  and  mu- 
sical space.  "Music/theatrical 
purposes  require  a  reverb  rate 
of  two  beats  per  second,"  said 
Doo,  "while  video/lecture  use 
only  needs  one. 

"We  could  compromise 
witha  level  in-between,  but  that 
would  be  less  than  ideal,"  he 
said. 

It  should  be  stressed,  said 
Cades,  that  all  the  plans  for  al- 
location of  space  are  tentative. 
Certain  departments  are  cur- 
rently depicted  in  certain 
spaces,  but  it  is  difficult  to  say 
now  what  will  appear  in  the 
final  plans  for  allocation  of  of- 
fice space.  Allusions  to  room 
draw  were  made,  however, 
when    determining    which 


member  would  be  assigned  to 
which  specific  office. 

Some  considerations  in  the 
development  of  the  two  new 
academic  spaces  were  provided 
by  inadequacies  in  current 
campus  structures. 

The  seminar  rooms  in 
Casey,  forexample.arefar  from 
soundproof.  Tai  Soo  Kim  as- 
sured faculty  that  the  walls  in 
Daly  would  go  all  the  way  to 
the  ceiling,  and  would  be  made 
of  staggered-stud  wallboard. 

The  faculty  offices  in  Daly 
are  approximately  130  square 
feet,  whichisslightlylarger  than 
the  bigger  offices  in  Ferguson. 

Director  of  Planning  and 
Physical  Plant  Reid 
Raudenbush  expressed  hope 
that  ground  breaking  for  Daly 
would  occur  in  spring  or  sum- 
mer of  1993. 

Ferguson,  after  both 
projects  are  completed,  will 
stand  empty  and  be  used  either 
for  storage  or  bulldozing. 


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September  11, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 


September  1 1-  20 


Friday  11,  Sunday  13-Monday  14 

Film  Series:  Mediterraneo 
Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.. 

Friday  11 

Last  day  to  drop  /  add  classes 

Trip  to  see  Baltimore  Orioles  vs. 

Milwaukee  Brewers 
Camden  Yards,  game  time:  7:35  p.m. 
Free  transportation 
Depart  5:00  p.m.,  CAC 
Purchase  tickets  at  Student  Activities 

The  Shepherd's  Song 
Tawes  Theatre, 
8:00  p.m.  + 

Saturday  12 

Kent  &  Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Flea 

Market 
Campus  Avenue 
9:00  a.m.-l:00  p.m.  . 
Rain  Date:  September  13 
For  information:  call  (778)-7811 

W.  C.  Miniature  Golf  Tournament, 
Campus  Lawn, 
1:00  p.m.-  5:00  p.m. 
Rain  location:  BAJLFC 

Dance:  Zeta  Tau  Alpha's 
"First  Party  Back," 
CoffeeHouse, 
9:00  p.m.-l:00  a.m. 
$2.00t 

Wednesday  14 

S.G.A.  Petitions  due 

For  Freshman  Class  Officers  & 

Dorm  Senators 
Student  Affairs  Office 


Wednesday  16 

Lecture:  Ecological  Economics: 
A  Biological  Perspective 

By  Wolfgang  Sterrer,  Ph.D. 

Sponsored  by  McLain  Program  in 
Environmental  Science 

Dunning  Hall 

7:30  p.m. 

Thursday  17 

Rehearsal:  College  Community  Chorus 
Gibson,  Room  10 
7:00  p.m. 

Second  Annual  Goodfellow  Lecture:  The 
Dawning  Light  of  a  New  Era: 
Women's  Quest  for  Learning  in  the 
Gilded  Age 

By  Mart  Jo  Buhle,  Assoc.  Prof,  of  History 
and  American  Civilization,  Brown 
University 

Sponsored  by  History  Department 

Norman  James  Theatre, 

8:00  p.m.  t 

Friday  18 

Referendum  Task  Force  Meeting 
Kent  County  Public  Library, 
7:30  p.m.  + 

Open  Poetry  Reading 
O'Neill  Literary  House, 
9:00  p.m.  + 

Senior  Bash  Back 

Band:  Derry  Berry  &  Alagia 

Martha  Washington  Square, 

9:00  p.m. 

Rain  location:  CoffeeHouse, 


Tuesday  15 

Goldstein  Program  Lecture: 

Election  '92: 
Can  We  Govern  Ourselves, 
Douglass  Cater 
Hynson  Lounge, 
730  p.m. 

Lecture:  Elena  Figurina, 

Russian  painter 
Sponsored  by  the  Arts 

Exhibition  Committee 

&  Lecture  Committee 
Sophie  Kerr  Room, 
8:00  p.m.  + 

Meeting:  Writer's  Union  Junta 
O'Neill  Literary  House, 
8:00  p.m. 

tsee  related  article 

Art  Exhibit:  Leonardo  Da  Vinci:  The  Inventions  in  Tawes  Theatre  will  be  open  through  October  2 

Renaissance  Festival,  Annapolis  Maryland  10:30-7:00  p.m.  through  October  18 


Saturday  19 
Club  Fair 
Cater  Walk, 
3:00  p.m.-5:00  p.m. 

Velcro  Wall 
Campus  Lawn, 
8:00  p.m.-ll :00  p.m. 
Rain  Location:  BAJLFC 

Saturday  19  -  Sunday  20 

Othello 

UMBC  Shakespeare  on  Wheels, 

Sponsored  by  Sophie  Kerr  Committee, 

Lecture  Series, 

and  Actors  Community  Theatre 
Campus  Mall, 
8:00  p.m. 
Rain  location:  Tawes  Theatre  t 


Return  of 
the  Bub 

Zeta  Tau  Alpha  will  hold 
the  "First  Party  Back"  tonight 
in  the  CoffeeHouse.  The  Bub 
will  return  as  DJ,featuringgreat 
dance  tunes  from  9:00  p.m.  to 
1:00  a.m. 

Admission  is  $2.00.  Com- 
memorative t-shirts  are  avail- 
able for$10  in  MintaMartinl02. 

The  alcohol  policy  is  the 
same  as  last  year:  beer  will  be 
available  from  the  W.C.  Deli. 
Alcohol  is  not  allowed  to  be 
brought  to  the  dance. 


Open 
Reading 

The'first  poetry  reading 
of  theyear  will  be  held  Friday, 
September  18  at  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House. 

Everyone  is  invited  to  at- 
tend and  to  read.  Whether  it 
be  one's  own  work  or  the 
writings  of  another,  the 
reading  will  give  people  a 
chance  to  get  back  into  the 
Washington  College  literary 
scene. 

Refreshments  will  be 
served.  -_ 


Student  Profile: 
Maria  Jerardi 


Maria  Jerardi  seems  to  personify  the  word  "busy".  A  native 
of  Columbia,  Maryland,  she  graduated  from  Wild  Lake  High 
School.  Despite  her  arduous  schedule  as  a  Chemistry  and 
International  Studies  major,  Maria  still  finds  time  for  commu- 
nity and  campus  service. 

Her  freshman  year  she  displayed  great  initiative,  beginning 
and  chairing  the  successful  charity  organization  Hand's  Out. 
This  past  year  she,  with  Jen  Del  Nero  and  Stephany  Slaughter, 

began  TargetTutoringwhichhelpedGarnettElementary  School 
Students. 

Along  with  community  service,  she  also  served  in  student 
government  and  sports.  Maria  served  as  Minta  Martin's  dorm 
senator  her  freshman  year  for  Minta  Martin  and  as  sophomore 
class  president,  the  next.  A  dedicated  sportswoman,  she  has 
just  begun  her  third  field  hockey  season  and  coxed  crew  last 
spring. 

A  member  a  the  Junior  Fellows,  she  travelled  to  Bangladesh 
this  past  summer  where  she  had  an  internship  at  the  American 
Embassy.  She  will  venture  to  Cameroon  in  Januaryl993. 

In  her  free  time,  Maria  enjoys  roller-blading,  bike  riding 
and  piano  playing.  Her  freshman  year  she  performed  in  the 
Early  Music  Vocal  Consort  and  presently  has  started  her  third 
performing  year  with  the  Norn  de  Plum  Quartet.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  sorority  and  the  International 
Relations  Club. 

Maria's  honors  include  the  Maryland  Distinguished  Schol- 
arship, the  George  Washington  Scholarship  and  the  Johns 
Hopkin'sCrcdit  Union  Scholarship.  She  is  also  the  recipient  of 
the  Fox  Freshman  Medal  and  the  Hand%ook_of  Chemistry  and 
Physics  Award,  She  has  been  on  Dean's  List  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Omicron  Delta  Kappa  Honor  Society. 


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Arts  &  Entertainment 


September  11, 1992 


The  Shepherd's  Song  Plays  Tonight 


The  recent  death  of  Ryan 
White  and  announcement  of 
Magic  Johnson  have  shown 
America  that  the  threat  of  Ac- 
quired Immune  Deficiency 
Syndrome,  A.I.D.S.,  is  real. 
However,  many  people,  espe- 
cially the  younger  generation, 
have  chosen  to  ignore  the  risk 


A.I.D.S.  and  other  issues  dis- 
cussed in  the  play  will  occur 
after  the  performance  in  an  in- 
formal question  and  answer 
session. 

The  Shepherd's  Song,  a 
gripping  drama,  faces 
America's  taboos:  A.I.D.S., 
crack  cocaine  and  teen  preg- 


ingly  perfect  performances 
stem  from  research  through 
extensive  reading,  volunteer 
work,  and  prison  visiting.  The 
finished  work  has  caused  quite 
a  stir  across  the  United  States. 
Maryland  public  schools  have 
banned  the  play  due  to  its  raw 
languageandgraphicdialogue. 


of  contracting  H.I.V.,  the  virus 
that  causes  A.I.D.S.  Miscon- 
ceptions concerning  "safe  sex" 
have  sustained  many  people's 
promiscuous  life  style. 

The  San  Quentin  Drama 
Workshop's  production  of  The 
Shqjherd's  Song  which  will  ap- 
pear this  Friday,  September  11 
in  Tawes  Theatre  at  8:00  p.m. 
will  address  the  A.I.D.S.  ques- 
tion in  a  strikingly  frank  man- 
ner. 

Further    discussion    of 


nancy.  The  audience  witnesses 
a  small  group  of  H.l.V.  positive 
inmates,  in  different  stages  of 
denial  who  recount  their  life  on 
thestreets.  The  sessions  are  led 
by  the  man  known  as  the 
Shepherd,  a  recovered  cocaine 
addict  and  H.l.V.  victim,  who 
teaches  his  patients  how  to  live 
and  stay  well  despite  the  dis- 
ease. 

The  actors  who  portray 
these  characters  give  chillingly 
real  performances.  Their  seem- 


"The  whole  thing  is  about 
intervention,  catching  people  at 
an  early  enough  age,"  says 
Cluchey  who  founded  the  San 
Quentin  Workshop. 

The  workshop,  formed 
thirty  years  ago,  is  known  to 
most  people  through  the 
film  Weeds. 

Cluchey,  a  current  resi- 
dent of  Silver  Spring,  MD, 
began  his  theatrical  career 
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years  of  a  life-sentence  without 
the  possibility  of  parole  after 
almost  receiving  the  death 
penalty  for  a  flesh  would  he 
inflicted  on  a  courier  he  held 
captive  during  the  escape  of  a 
failed  armed  robbery.  He  was 
released  by  Governor  Pat 
Brown  and  after  ten  years  on 
parole  he  was  pardoned  by 
Governor  Jerry  Brown. 

Cluchey's  credits  with  the 
San  Quentin  Workshop  include 
performance  and  direction  on 
Broadway  after  warming  it  up 
at  the  Arena  Stage.  He  friend 
and  mentor  Samuel  Beckett 
trained  Cluchey  to  become  a 
world-renowned  interpreter  of 
hisworks.  Heisalsotherecipi- 
ent  of  an  Obie  for  David 
Mamct's  Edmond  and  is  the  first 
American  winner  of  the  Italian 
theater  critics'  PremioCritica.  He 
also  has  two  Los  Angeles 
Dramalogue  Critic's  awards  in 
writing,  directing  and  acting. 

Perhaps  Cluchey  describes 
The  Shepherd's  Song  the  best.  As 
an  attempt  to  "show  worlds  we 
need  to  change  ...  In  terms  of 
the  relationship  of  A.I.D.S., 
crack  and  pregnancy,  there  is 
not  better  vehicle  than  this,  with 
characters  who  speak  a  lan- 
guage thatprovidesabridge.  It 
is  incumbent  for  the  audience 
to  take  that  message  and  do 
something  with  it,  not  just  sit 
on  their  butts  and  be  gratified." 


Russian 
Impressionist 
To  Speak 

OnTuesday,  September  15, 
1992  at  8:00  p.m.  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room,  the  Washington 
College  Lecture  Committee  will 
present  a  lecture  by  Elena 
Figurina.  She  will  show  slides 
of  her  work  as  well  as  discuss 
current  Russian  visual  arts 
movements. 

She  also  will  tour  the 
Constance  Stuart  Larrabee  Art 
Center  to  see  and  to  talk  with 
students  on  September  16. 

Often  compared  to  thegrcat 
impressionists,  one  critic  said 
her  work  represented  "an  im- 
mediate naive  innocence ...  Al- 
though on  a  formal  level, 
Figurina's  work  may  seem  re- 
lated to  that  of  Matisse, 
Guaguin,  Chagall  or  the  Ger- 
man Expressionists,  the  artists 
remainsdistinctly  individual  in 
her  representations  of  the 
world. ...  The  dissonant  colors 
employed  by  the  artist  intensi- 
fies the  strangeness  of  the  be- 
ings themselves,  andof  the  alien 
worlds  they  inhabit." 

A  resident  of  St.  Petersburg, 
Russia,  she  will  visit  the  United 
States  for  only  one  month.  Af- 
ter her  visit  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, she  will  attend  the  open- 
ings of  her  one-person  show, 
entitled  International  Images, 
outside  Pittsburgh,  PA  and  in 
California,  respectively. 


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Renaissance  Festival:  Mari  Jo  Buhle:  "A  Woman's 
a  Blast  From  the  Past  Quest  for  Learning 


Want  to  get  off  campus?  In- 
terested in  going  to  England 
—  but  lack  the  grades  or 
money  to  participate  in  the 
Oxford  Junior  Year  Abroad 
program?  Wanttogctoutof 
the  1990s?  Then  spend  a  day 
at  the  Maryland  Renaissance 
Festival. 

The  festival groundsare 
set  up  like  an  English  village 
of  1535,  with  stands  of  over 
130  craftspeople  and  mer- 
chants selling  jewelry, 
clothing,  3  foot-tall  candles, 
crystals,  swords,  pottery, 
trees,  unicoms,dragons,  wax 
hands,  and  so  on.  You  can 
embarrass  a  friend  by  hiring 
a  "mud  man"  to  grovel  nois- 
ily and  dirtily  at  their  feet. 

You  can  find  fried 
cheese,  mead,  turkey  legs, 
steak-on-a-stick,  men  in 
tights,  com,  peasant  bread, 
pickles,  apple  dumplings, 
imported  ales,  and  lots  of 
other  sorts  of  food  —  many 
of  which  are  unavailable  in 
the  W.C.  Dining  Hall,  even 
on  Wednesday  nights. 

You  can  get  a  massage, 
have  your  fortune  told,  lock 
annoying  peers  in  the  vil- 
lage stocks,  learn  how  to 
juggle,  play  games  that  test 
your  aim  and  strength,  plus 
sell  cute  friends  to  a  flirta- 
tious pretzel-man  —  or  talk 


to  one  of  the  many  other  actor/ 
vendors  also  roaming  the  festi- 
val grounds.  You  can  hear 
madrigals,  a  recorder  troupe, 
minstrels,  bagpipe  players, 
harpers,  and  pipe  organists; 
plussee  fire-eaters,  horse  tricks, 
comedy,  magic,  and  A  Mid- 
summer Night's  Dream. 

For  more  entertainment, 
the  continuing  story  of  Henry 
VIII  and  Anne  Boleynis  played 
out  all  day  by  a  troupe  of  actors 
known  as  "The  Village  En- 
semble." 

The  festival  runs  every 
weekend  through  October  18, 
from  10:30  AM  to  7:00  PM,  and 
is  an  even  t  that  really  shouldn't 
be  missed.  Parking  is  free.  To 
get  there  take  Route  50  West 
past  Annapolis  to  Route  450, 
Crownsville  exit;  take  a  right 
on  Crownsville  Road  and  fol- 
low it  for  one-and-a-half  miles 
to  the  Fair,  which  will  be  on  the 
left. 

If  you  have  any  Renais- 
sance-period clothing,  wear  it. 
If  you  don't  have  any  Renais- 
sance-period clothing,  you  may 
at  least  want  to  wear  a  silly  hat, 
because  you  will  feel  slightly 
out-of-placeat  the  festival  if  you 
don't  look  at  least  a  little  eccen- 
tric. You  can  also  rent  costumes 
inside  the  gate.  Stay  on  the 
lookout  for  a  sign-up  sheet  for  a 
future  culture-van  trip. 


Mari  Jo  Buhle,  a  distin- 
guished women's  historian  and 
Associate  Professor  of  History 
and  American  Civilization  at 
Brown  University  and  a 
MacArthurFellow,  will  lecture 
inNormanJamesTheatreat8:00 
p.m. 

The  lecture,  The  Dawning 
Light  of  a  New  Era:  Women's 
Quest  for  Learning  in  the  Gilded 
Age,  is  sponsored  by  the  Guy  F. 
Goodfellow  Memorial  Lecture 
Series. 

Buhle  received  one  of  31 
so-called  "geniusgrants"  given 
annually  by  John  D.  and 
Catherine  T.  MacArthur  Foun- 
dation. The  $290,000  grant,  to 
be  awarded  over  five  years, 
recognizes  her  con  tribu  tions  as 


a  pioneer  in  the  field  of  Ameri- 
can Women's  history  and  her 
work  with  graduate  students 
committed  to  the  relatively  new 
field  of  women's  history. 

Her  own  research  interests, 
which  the  MacArthur  Fellow- 
ship will  permit  her  to  pursue, 
is  women's  cultural  and  intel- 
lectual history.  She  is  best 
known  for  her  early  book. 
Women  and  American  Social- 
ism, 1870-1920,  an  award-win- 
ning treatise  on  women  in  the 
labor  movement  that  is  con- 
sidered a  major  contribution  to 
the  literature  of  the  field.  She 
recently  completed  her  section 
of  a  textbook  on  post-revolu- 
tionary U.S.  history,  which  she 
and  three  other  historians  are 


writing  for  Prentice-Hall,  and 
she  is  finishing  the  final  chap- 
ters of  a  book  on  the  relation- 
ship between  psychoanalysis 
and  feminism. 

Buhle  started  teaching 
women's  history  at  Brown  in 
1972,  while  writing  her  disser 
tation  for  the  University  ol 
Wisconsin  in  U.S.  history.  Af 
ter  a  brief  stint  at  Sarah 
Lawrence,  she  returned  to 
Brown  where  her  warmth  and 
enthusiastic  teaching  made  ha 
undergraduate  course 
women's  history  one  of  the  mosl 
popular  in  the  school.  Buhle 
has  directed  more  doctoral 
dissertations  than  anyone  els 
in  the  field  of  American 
women's  history. 


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labor  force  from  1.6%  in  the 
's  to  a  projected  .9%  in  the 
1990's. 

Social  Security  taxes  are 
also  a  disincentive  to  savings. 
Americans  save  forfew  reasons: 
chief  among  these  are  the  pur- 
chase of  a  house  or  a  car,  educa- 
tion and  retirement.  Since 
Americans  are  guaranteed  that 
they  will  receive  some  income 
upon  retirement,  this  reduces 
the  amount  that  they  need  to 
save  for  that  expense.  This  ex- 
plains why  Americans  save  so 
much  less  now  than  they  did 
before  the  implementation  of 
social  Security. 

One  fear  that  is  commonly 
'xpressed  by  young  workers  is 
:hat  Social  Security  trust  funds 
will  become  insolvent  by  the 
iime  that  they  retire.  This  is 
nlikely,  as  both  the  executive 
md  legislative  branches  have 
>roven  willing  to  raise  taxes  to 
ensure  that  this  does  not  occur. 
In  1967,  the  SSA  projected 
he  need  to  raise  the  rate  of 
'Ocial  Security  OADSI  contri- 
'Utions  by  15%  by  1988.  In  by 
1988  the  rate  of  taxation  was 
creased  by  35%.  Given  the 
act  that  the  ratio  of  wage  eam- 
rs  to  retirees  is  going  to  de- 
fease sharply  over  the  course 
f  the  next  thirty  years,  ever- 
iscending  tax  increases  are  in- 
evitable. 

The  most  odious  effect  of 
*>cialSecurityisthatitdisrupts 
he  traditional  family  like  no 
Hher  government  program, 
traditionally,  one  of  the  prime 
easons  to  have  children  is  to 
lave  someone  to  rely  on  upon 
Caching  old  age.  Social  Secu- 


fostering  the  erroneous  as- 
sumption that  the  aged  are  fi- 
nancially independent  in  our 
enlightened  welfare  state. 

This  is,  of  course,  not  the 
case:  the  real  beneficiaries  of 
Social  Security  are  the  self  in- 
terested politicians  and  the  tens 
of  thousands  of  government 
employees  who  inefficiently 
preside  over  a  program  which 
over  the  years  has  become  an 
obscenely  fetid  vessel  of  vile 
pus  spewing  its  foul  ichor  upon 
the  fair  face  of  our  great  democ- 
racy. 


"Ellis,"  from  pg.  3 

considered  staging  "kiss  ins" 
in  front  of  the  Casey  Academic 
Center  or  covering  bulletin 
boards  on  campus  depicting 
same  sex  couples  engaged  in 
stages  of  undress  and 
lovemaking.  Then,  I  begin  to 
think,  is  this  the  approach  I  want 
to  take  towards  a  group  of 
young  people  who  are  both  ig- 
norant and  unaware  of  what  it 
is  to  be  gay  or  lesbian? 

I  recall  when  services  at 
Saint  Patrick's  Cathedral  were 
interrupted  by  members  of 
ACT-UP  who  then  proceeded 
to  smash  communion  wafers 
and  make  pleas  for  those  people 
who  were  suffering  from  the 
AIDS  virus.  Are  these  methods 
helpful  in  what  I  want  to  ac- 
complish on  this  campus?  No. 

What  is  the  message  that  I 
want  to  convey  to  you,  the 
students  of  Washington  Col- 
lege? First  of  all,  being  gay  is 
not  purely  in  a  sexual  way.  For 
decades,  people  have  only  con- 
sidered gays  and  lesbians  to  be 
those  of  us  who  engage  in  de- 
viant sexual  activities  with 
members  of  the  same  sex.  While 
this  is  a  part  of  what  it  is  to  be 
homosexual,  a  large  part  of  my 
definition  hasbeen  lost  because 
of  bigotry  directed  towards 
homosexuals.  That  partis  love. 

Heterosexuals  engage  in 
relations  with  those  they  love, 
or  at  least  some  of  them  do. 
Why  do  people  solely  consider 
the  sexual  aspect  of  gay  and 
lesbian  relationships?  Like 
those  heterosexual  members  of 
our  community,  we  too  are  ca 
pable  of  love.  One  of  my  pri 
mary  goals  this  year  is  to  make 
those  of  you  who  only  view 


gays  and  lesbians  as  sexual  de- 
viants reconsider  your  defini- 
tion. We  all  live  in  a  world  that 
strives,  or  at  least  claims  to 
strive,  toward  a  unify  of  man- 
kind, and  a  world  peace.  Is  that 
possible  when  such  negative 
attitudes  are  directed  to  people 
who  live  differently  than  you 
do? 

Second,  because  of  the 
prejudice  that  has  been  directed 
to  the  gay  and  lesbian  commu- 
nity, we  have  lost  a  part  of  our 
history.  People  have  failed  to 
realize  that  an  important  part 
of  the  world's  history  was  made 
possible  by  those  who  are  gay 
orlesbian.  Andre  Gide,  Eleanor 
Roosevelt,  Bessie  Smith,  and 
John  Maynard  Keynes  are  only 
a  few' of  those  on  a  long  list  of 
people  who  made  significant 
contributions  to  our  rich  and 
exciting  past.  Why  should  it  be 
omitted  from  history  texts  that 
they  too  were  homosexual? 
Might  doing  this  be  a  helpful 
step  in  presenting  to  society  the 
positive  aspects  of  homosexu- 
ality? We  should  make  known 
the  efforts  of  those  figures  who 
gave  us  portions  of  our  culture 
and  history,  those  who  helped 
direct  the  world  toward  growth 
and  progress 

This  year,  however,  what  I 
place  far  above  the  previous 
two  objectives  for  both  GALA 
and  myself  is  AIDS  prevention 
and  awareness.  Why?  The 
spread  of  AIDS  is  not  just  a 
disease  that  effects  homosexu- 
als, but  it  also  effects  hetero- 
sexuals. It  is  a  disease  that  we 


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Itisacommon  thread  that  unites 
every  single  one  of  us.  This 
past  week,  I  was  told  that  a 
close  friend  of  mine,  who  is  not 
even  19,  has  tested  HIV  positive. 
AIDS  is  a  horrifying  and  mys- 
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combat  this  deadly  disease.  If 
we  don't,  who  can  say  what 
will  become  of  us. 

My  aim  is  not  to  bore  you 
or  sound  redundant,  but  I  ask 
you  to  at  least  be  aware  and 
tolerant  of  the  gay  and  lesbian 
community  on  campus.  When 
you  enter  into  what  has  been 
affectionately  coined  the  "real 
world"  after  you  leave  Wash- 
ington College,  I  don't  expect 
you  to  fully  understand  homo- 
sexuality, only  to  be  aware  that 
it  is  not  a  disease  or  something 
you  "become."  Homosexual- 
ity is  loving,  caring,  and  re- 
specting a  member  of  the  same 
sex.  It  requires  the  same 
stipulations  and  efforts  of  what 
one  may  call  "straight"  rela- 
tionships. It  is  that  simple. 

All  I  ask  is  that  you  think 
about  it.  Ask  questions,  don't 
make  judgements.  Above  all, 
be  aware. 


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Field  Hockey  Falls  to  Dickinson, 
Gears  up  For  Fairleigh  Dickinson 


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Staff  Writer 

The  women's  field  hockey 
travelled  to  Dickinson  College 
last  Saturday  for  their  first  real 
competition  of  the  1992  season. 
Washington's  squad  domi- 
nated the  first  half  despite  the 
treacherous  field  conditions, 
due  to  the  heavy  rains.  The 
Lady  Red  Devils  came  back  in 
the  second  half,  outshoo ting  the 
Shore  women  12-5  and  scoring 
the  lone  goal  of  the  game  with 
only  three  minutes  left  to  play. 


to  seal   the  1-0  victory  for 
Dickinson. 

Freshman  halfback,  Jen 
Hanifee  revealed,  "I  think  we 
did  fairly  well  for  our  first  game 
and  our  communication  on  the 
field  wasgood.  I  think  the  main 
thing  we  needed  to  work  on 
was  moving  to  the  ball  much 
quicker."  The  WAC  exhibited 
a  lot  more  finesse  and  control 
than  the  Lady  Red  Devils  but 
lacked  that  extra  joltof  aggres- 
sion which  ultimately  put 
Dickinson  on  top.  Junior  Rence 
Guckert  commented,  "our  skills 


were  there  and  our  thought 
process  was  there,  but  by  the 
time  we  got  off  a  pass, 
Dickinson  was  either  right  on 
top  of  us  or  the  thickness  of  the 
field  had  slowed  down  the  ball 
too  much." 

Despite  numerous  pre- 
season injuries  and  a  cancelled 
scrimmage  against  Salisbury 
State  due  to  severe  thunder- 
storms, W.C.'s  field  hockey 
team  continues  to  prepare  for 
anexcitingseason.  Lookinnext 
week's  issue  for  coverage  of  the 
game  against  Wesley  College, 


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now  been  stricken  from  the  rule 
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play  the  ball  more  freely,  while 
helping  the  referees  to  cutdown 
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The  Washington  College 
soccer  team  launched  its  1992 
campaign  with  a  stunning  vic- 
tory over  Lebanon  Valley  Col- 
lege on  Saturday. 

The  Shoremen  meant 
business  as  they  travelled  to 
Pennsylvania  and  spent  little 
time  getting  to  the  point  of  the 
matter.  Senior  captain  Chris 
Kleberg  paved  the  way,  tallying 
his  first  goal  of  the  year  that 
tied  him  with  the  leading  goal 
scorers  of  1991.  Seasoned 
veteran  Chris  Graham  followed 
with  his  first  of  two  goals  on  the 
day,  proving  that  with  time 
comes  experience  (and  no  one 
knows  experience  better  than 
Graham).  Lebanon  struggled 
to  fend  off  the  ever-growing 
Sho'men  momentum,  but  great 
defensive  efforts  by  freshman 


standoutsTad  George  and  Chip 
Helm  held  LVC  to  a  lone  goal. 
Junior  sensation  Rory  Dillon 
Conway  blasted  his  first  ever 
Shoremen  tally  to  seal  their  op- 
ponents fate.  And  when  the 
dust  had  cleared,  Washington 
College  stood  atop  a  4-1  vic- 
tory, looking  anxiously  toward 
Thursday's  home  game  against 
Lancaster  Bible. 

When  asked  what  factors 
led  to  their  tremendous  success, 
Conway  stated,  "Enthusiasm 
and  a  great  work  ethic  com- 
bined with  confident  leadership 
inspired  us."  Kleberg  added, 
"We've  got  The  Juice  and  we'll 
continue  to  have  The  Juice 
throughout  the  season." 

Come  out  and  experience 
The  Juice  with  the  Shoremen 
soccer  team  as  they  travel  to 
Dickinson  on  Saturday,  and 
return  to  Kibler  Field  to  take  on 
Salisbury  State  September  19th. 


Netters  Begin 
First  Full 
Season  Undei 
Gray 


Lizzy  O'Hara 


Staff  Writer 

The  tennis  program 
Washington  College  we 
through  a  turbulent  time  ch 
ing  its  1991-1992  season,  b 
TimGray  is  looking  beyond  tl 
obstacle  and  eager  to  begin  ll 
'92 -'93  season  with  an  immert 
amount  of  enthusiasm.  Bo 
the  men's  and  the  women 
team  did  quite  well  last  ye 
and  hope  to  continue  doing; 
since  there  will  be  few  change 
This  year  will  be  a  rebuili 
ing  one  for  the  women's  tea; 
as  their  numbers  1,  3, 5,  and 
players  have  either  gradual* 
or  transferred.  However,  Gra 
is  confident  that  this  will  be 
good  chance-  for  him  to  sta 
with  a  new  team  and  a  clea 
slate  as  far  as  his  coachin 
techniques  are  concerned. 

Gray  explains  that  "it  w; 
difficult  for  me  to  do  much* 
cruiting  because  of  the  timir 
of  when  I  came  to  Washingto 
College,  but  this  year  will  giv 
me  a  chance  to  work  with  fh 
new  players  and  prepare  (o 
others  in  the  fall  of  1993."  Th 
schedule  the  team  will  be  f  acir 
seems  to  be  much  more  con 
petitive  this  year  than  last,  bi 
he  is  really  looking  forward  t 
the  performance  of  their  nun 
ber  one  player  this  season,  Pai 
Hendrickson. 

Themen'steamended  thei 
season  on  a  positive  note  b 
participating  in  the  NCAJ 
tournament  for  the  seventh  yea 
in  a  row.  They  entered  the  toui 
nament  seeded  eleventh  am 
finished  ninth  whilebeating  fh 
fifth  and  sixth  seeded  team 
alongtheway.  Attheendofth 
tournament,  Trevor  Hurd  an 
Alberto  Diaz  were  picked  ■• 
First  Team  All-American's 
Unlike  the  women's  team,  th 
men  only  lost  their  number  fiv 
player  and  "exhibition"  spf 
cialist  Jeff  Rexford  to  gradua 
tion.  Gray  looks  forward  I 
having  two  freshmen,  Eri 
Pikus  and  Sam  Berger,  join  th 
Shoremen  this  year  and  me" 
tioned  the  hope  of  anothe 
player  transferring  here  fror 
South  Africa  in  the  Spring  o 
'93.  The  schedule  for  the  md 
looks  good  according  to  Gra; 
and  he  is  "very  eager  to  beg-1 
this  year." 

The  first  important  tout 
naments  for  both  the  team 
begin  soon.  The  women  begi' 
the  first  weekend  in  Octobers 
Mary  Washington  for  the  Role1 
tournament  and  the  men  begi' 
at  the  end  of  September  3 
Washington  and  Lee  in  th- 
Rolexas  well. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


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September  11, 1992 


[Volleyball  Gets  Tested  by 
Anne  Arundel 


;yler  McCarthy 


M  Writer 

On  Wednesday  of  last 
veek  women's  volleyball  re- 
named busy  with  pre-season 
iction  in  a  scrimmage  against 
\nne  Arundel  Community 


Courtney  Myers.  It  was  an  im- 
portant scrimmage  for  these 
Shorewomen  starters  because 
it  not  only  gave  them  the  chance 
to  learn  how  to  function  as  a 
team  but  it  also  gave  them  a 
chance  to  prove  what  they  could 
do  individually. 


These  two  girls  play  very  well 
together  and  the  team  has  high 
hopes  that  they  two  will  con- 
tinue to  improve. 

On  the  defensive  side 
powerhouse  Beverly  Diaz  and 
counterpart  Julie  Dill  consis- 
tently came  through  when 


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Miriam  Jecelin  goes  up  with  defensive  stopper  Beverly  Diaz, 


College.  Winning2outof their 
games,  they  continually  ex- 
)erimented  and  readjusted  the 
roung  line-up  looking  for  a 
"hemistry  which  might  work 
once  the  regular  season  begins. 
On  this  day  the  starters  for 
the  Washington  College 
Shorewomen  were  Beverly 
Diaz,  Julie  Dill,  Miriam  Jecelin, 
Jen  Dixon,  Michelle  Chin,  and 


At  the  beginning  of  the 
match  W.C.  came  out  playing 
timidly  and  lacked  aggression 
on  the  offensive  side.  How- 
ever, as  the  match  rolled  on  the 
Shorewomen  pulled  it  together 
and  began  to  play  as  a  whole. 
Up  front  the  team's  strengths 
were  junior  Katina  Duklewski 
and  freshman  Michelle  Chin, 
the  two  high  flying  setters. 


called  upon.  Diaz  and  Dill  also 
worked  as  inspirations  for  the 
rest  of  the  women  and  had  the 
squad  working  likea  well  oiled 
machine  as  play  continued. 

"We  definitely  solidified 
once  we  were  past  the  initial 
jitters,"  stated  Diaz. 

The  Shorewomen  opened 
up  the  season  at  Notre  Dame 
Wednesday,  September  9. 


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Scores 


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Washington  4 

Leb.  Valley  1 

Field  Hockey 

Washington  0 

Dickinson  1 

Washington  3 

Wesley  0 

Women's  V-Ball 

Washington  2 

Anne  Arundel  3 


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Volume  63,  Number  Four  •   September  18, 1992 


Washington  College   •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Task  Force  Survey  Brings  Hard-Hitting 
Results  to  College,  Nation 


.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Dr.  Edward  J.  H.  Weissman 
of  the  Political  Science  Depart- 
ment last  week  delivered  "Pre- 
dicting Homophobia  II"  to  the 
American  Political  Science  As- 
sociation. 

The  105-page  paper  was 
based  on  the  survey  put  to- 
gether by  the  Task  Force  on  the 
Status  of  Lesbians  and  Gay  Men 
at  Washington  College  and  ad- 
ministered last  February  by 
political  science  students. 

The  anonymous  question- 
naire "contained  fairly  standard 
demographic,  social,  political, 
policy  and  attitudinal  ques- 
tions," according  to  the  report's 
introduction. 

Two  of  the  main  goals  in 
administering  the  survey  were 
to  find  out  what  portion  of  the 
campus  is  homosexual,  and 
what  portion  is  homophobic, 
or  opposed  to  gay  and  lesbian 


lifestyles. 

Below  are  some  of  the  re- 


Dr.  Ed  Weissman 

suits  of  the  survey;  all  figures 
are  from  Weissmam's  report. 


•Outofa  sample  of  88  men 
and  women  attending  classes 
last  February,  8.7  percent  of  the 
men  and  9.7  percent  of  the 
women  had  engaged  in  a  sexual 
act  with  a  member  of  the  same 
sex. 

•  75  percent  of  the  sample 
had  engaged  in  unsafe  sex 
(vaginal  or  anal  intercourse 
without  the  use  of  a  condom). 

•  The  mean  number  of 
sexual  partners  for  WC  students 
is  6.3.  The  minimum  reported 
was  zero  and  the  maximum  was 
38.  Seven  students  refused  to 
answer  this  question. 

•  When  only  those  students 
who  are  sexually  active  were 
averaged,  85.7  percent  had  en- 
gaged in  unsafe  sex. 

•  Among  sexually  active 
students,  women  average  5.2 
sexual  partners,  while  men  list 
8.2. 

•  Less  than  21  percent  of 
WC  students  have  been  tested 
for  HIV. 


•  A  "feeling  thermometer" 
was  used  to  determine  the  ap- 
proval rating  for  seventeen 
different  groups  on  campus. 
Gays  and  lesbians  were  ranked 
fourteenth,  followed  by  people 
with  AIDS  contracted  from  ho- 
mosexual acts,  Born  Again 
Christians,  and  politicians. 
(People  with  AIDS,  cause  un- 
specified, were  rated  fifth  out 
of  17). 

From  thesedata,  the  sample 
was  divided  into  four  groups 
by  averaging  their  opinions 
about  gays  and  lesbians  as 
compared  to  African  Ameri- 
cans. The  score  of  each  person 
wascomparedtothemean,and 
then  placed  into  one  of  the  four 
groups. 

Egalitarians  gave  high 
marks  to  both  groups  (gay/les- 
bian and  African  American); 
bigots  gave  both  groups  low 

See  "Weissman," 
Pg-7 


Oil  Spills  on 

Washington 

Avenue 


Sam  Johnston 


Staff  Writer 

The  Chestertown  Volun- 
teer Fire  Department  was  on 
hand  with  a  fire  truck  and  one 
department  cruiserin  response 
to  an  oil  spill  that  occurred  on 
Washington  Avenue  just  out- 
side of  Reid  Hall  around  8:00 
p.m.  Monday. 

Traffic  was  backed  up  for 
about  45  minutes  while  a  crew 
worked  to  contain  and  clean  up 
the  spill. 

Richard  White,Chicf  of  the 
Chestertown  Volunteer  Fire 
Department,  admitted  they 
were  "not  sure  how"  the  oil  got 
on  the  road,  but  that  his  staff 
was  prepared  for  the  situation 
with  a  special  absorbent  de- 
signed to  soak  up  the  hydro- 
carbons in  the  fuel. 

The  absorbent  was  applied 
with  shovels  and  rakes,  and  the 
pavement  was  spotless  by  the 
time  the  crew  departed. 


English  Faculty  Preview 
Departmental  Evaluation 


Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

As  part  of  a  larger  effort  to 
evaluate  Washington  College's 
academics  relative  to  other  in- 
stitutions, the  English,  Modern 
Languages,  Business  Manage- 
ment and  Art  departments  are 
scheduled  for  external  reviews 
during  the  1992-93  year. 

With  over  80  current  ma- 
jors, Engl  ish  is  considered  to  be 
one  of  the  college's  flagship 
departments,  offering  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Prize  and  numer- 
ousotherliterary  endowments. 

Contrary  to  a  publication 
suchas  Rugg's  Recommendations 
on  the  Colleges,  which  makes  no 
mention  of  the  strength  of  the 
English  department,  an  external 
review  will  provide  the  English 
department  with  a  more  thor- 
ough, objective  evaluation  of 
its  program.  The  1992  edition 
of  Rugg's  lists  only  American 
Studies,  Biology,  History,  Pre- 
Medical/Pre-Dental  and  Psy- 
chology as  areas  of  study  that 


excel  here.  The         ELM 

spoke  with  several  members  of 
the  English  department  about 
the  potential  benefits  of  an  ex- 
ternal evaluation  and  discov- 
ered that  the  majority  believes 
the  survey  will  be  an  effective 
means  for  curricular  improve- 
ment. 

Professor  Bennett  J. 
Lamond,  Chair  of  the  depart- 
ment, said  he  hopes  the  review 
will  be  scheduled  for  this  se- 
mester. The  department  began 
its  preparations  for  the  review 
last  year  in  a  self-study  de- 
signed to  pinpoint  issues  for 
team  consideration. 

Lamond  said  the  team  will 
consist  of  three  colleagues, 
chosen  by  the  English  depart- 
ment, from  institutions  similar 
to  Washington  College.  The 
team  will  attend  classes  to  ob- 
serve teaching  and  student 
performance  and  talk  with  En- 
glish majors  as  part  of  its  study. 

In  addition  to  evaluating 
the  nature  of  the  major'scourse 
work  and  Senior  Obligation,  the 


team  will  review  the  Creative 
Writing  Program,  as  well  as  the 
Forms  of  Literature  and  Com- 
position course  which  is  re- 
quired of  all  Washington  Col- 
lege freshmen. 

Another  concern  is  whether 
the  English  courses  offered  in 
the  department  accurately  re- 
flect current  changes  in  the 
study  of  English  Literature. 

"My  main  concern  in  the 
department  is  the  multiplicity 
of  roles  we  all  have  beyond 
what  we're  hired  to  do. 
[Sometimes  I  wonder]  if  we're 
spreading  ourselves  thin," 
Lamond  stated. 

Headded  that  the natureof 
various  part-time  contracts  in 
the  department  will  be  re- 
viewed and  expansion  to  a 
larger  full-time  staff  is  possible. 
"We  need  to  determine  how  to 
fairly  incorporate  the  part-time, 
faculty  into  the  department  so 
that  their  talents  are  not 
wasted,"  he  said. 

See  "Evaluation/'  pg.  12 


Inside 


History  Chair  Responds  to 
Knowlin,  pg.  2 


WC,  AIDS,  and  You  pg.  6 


Othello  Rolls  On  To  Campus, 
pg.  10 


Matt  &  Dude  on  Mtv,  pg.  4 


Becky  Bryant  Challenges 
Homophobia,  pg.  5 


Spilich  Publishes 
Alzheimer's  Anthology,  pg. 
13 


September  18, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


35  years  of  Apathy 

In  the  middle  of  the  night  on  Wednesday,  while  attempting 
to  write  my  editorial,  I  wondered  what  issues  had  confronted  past 
ELM  staffs. 

Idugup  the  September  20, 19571ssueoftheELM  (35  yearsago 
this  week).  The  editor  was  one  Toni  Stallone. 

"Weof  THE  ELM  sincerely  hope  this  will  be  a  most  successful 
year  for  all  of  you.  We  remind  you  of  the  satisfaction  and  sense  of 
belonging  that  comes  with  participation  in  extra-curricular  ac- 
tivities and  affairs,"  read  the  Editorial  that  week.  "But  we  also 
hope  no  one  will  go  overboard  on  these  and  neglect  the  prime 
reason  for  going  on  to  college  —  to  learn!!!" 

Below  the  editorial  was  a  truism  that  has  followed  us  35  years 
into  the  future:  "Every  year  Washington  College  sees  a  new  crop 
of  freshman  [sic],  but  somehow  they  always  seem  the  same." 

They  (joan  and  misti)  proceeded  to  list  several  types,  includ- 
ing Billy  Bookworm,  Sylvia  Snob,  Alfred  Athlete  and  Charlie 
Checkbook.  My  favorite  is  Herman  Hotshot:  "Herman  wants  to 
show  the  college  crowd  that  he  has  T?een  around/  To  prove  it  he 
staggers  into  the  Bird,  perches  at  the  bar,  and  orders  a  daiquiri." 

One  more  interesting  bit  from  the  Ed  page: 

"Good  news  from  SG  A  Social  Chairman  Charvie  [sic]  Lyons: 
'Our  campus  is  to  be  plagued  no  more  by  the  attitude  of  apathy 
on  the  part  of  the  general  student  body  which  has  caused  serious 
debate.  A  good  yardstick  to  measure  student  interest  in  campus 
affairs  is  the  amount  of  constructive  criticism  offered  by  the 
students  themselves. This  year  we' re  really  on  the  ball  asevidenced 
by  the  suggestion  found  in  the  SGA  box  in  the  Snack  Bar  on  the 
very  first  day  students  hit  the  campus.  A  very  polite  letter,  it  goes 
like  this: 

Would  the  college  be  so  kind  as  to  establish  a  fund,  or  to 
borrow  from  some  existing  fund,  in  order  to  relieve  tension  and 
improve  general  college  morale,  a  small  some  to  purchase  a  can 
of  general  purpose  3-in-l  oil  to  fix  the  damn  leaky  hingeson  all  the 
doors  in  Bill  Smith.' 

The  suggestion  box  has  since  been  removed  from  its  post  in 
the  Snack  Bar." 

Apathy  on  this  campus?  Naw! 

Then  I  checked  out  the  issue  of  September  22, 1972  -  20  years 
ago,  and  the  year  most  juniors  were  bom. 

The  editor,  Kevin  O'Keefe,  was  remarking  on  SGA  President 
John  Dimsdale's  complaint  that  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gov- 
ernors did  not  take  seriously  his  motion  to  include  students  and 
faculty  as  full  participants  in  the  Board. 

'The  Board,  by  its  very  nature,  is  constituted  primarily  of  the 
social  and  managerial  elite  with  a  healthy  sprinklin  [sic]  of 
educators-  For  a  school  with  Washington's  financial  needs,  it  is 
imperative  to  have  'well  placed'  people  on  its  board;  however,  this 
should  not  be  to  the  exclusion  of  theotherelementsof  the  campus 
and  society.  The  Board,  in  short,  appears  stuffy  and 
unapproachable  to  the  student  body.  Board  members  have  no 
personality,  instead  they  are  a  faceless  part  of  an  institution..." 

Mr.  O'Keefe,  unless  there  are  two,  now  serves  on  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  of  Washington  College.  He,  like  many 
other  members  of  the  Board,  does  have  both  a  face  and  a  per- 
sonality. 

There  are  no  students  or  faculty  as  full  members;  faculty 
representatives  serve  on  committees,  and  the  SGA  President  and 
myself  are  expected  to  attend  full  meetings,  but  not  with  a  voice 
on  motions. 

I  don't  know  who  said  "the  more  things  change,  the  more 
they  stay  the  same,"  but  it  might  as  well  have  been  an  ELM  Editor. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

History  Chair  Responds  to  Knowlin 


To  the  Editor: 

In  a  recent  column  in  the 
ELM,  Zylia  Knowlin  expresses 
dissatisfaction  at  the  degree  of 
cultural  diversity  attheCollege. 
In  some  areas  she  may  have  a 
legitimate  point,  but  I  can't 
agree  with  her  view  that  it  is  a 
"shame"  that  an  African- 
American  is  not  teaching  the 
African-American  history 
course. 

Historians  are  trained  to 
understand  cultures  often  dif- 
ferent from  their  own  and  to 
transcend  their  own  immediate 
life  experience.  Some  do  and 
some  don't.  The  point  is  that 


the  success  of  a  historian  de- 
pends on  how  good  a  scholar  or 
teacher  the  individual  is  and 
not  on  what  color  the  person 
happens  to  be. 

If  we  argue  that  only  an 
African-American  can  be  a 
successful  teacher  in  an  Afri- 
can-American course,  we  come 
close  to  saying  that  no  Ameri- 
cancouldteachRussian  history, 
German  history,  or  Latin 
American  history  and  vice- 
versa.  Could  someone  teach 
medieval  history  without  liv- 
ing in  the  Middle  Ages?  Can  a 
woman  teach  Shakespeare? 

Many  African-Americans 


understandably  urge  whites  to 
learn  something  about  the  black 
experience  in  America.  Is  it  now 
the  contention  that  whitescan't 
really  do  this  anyway,  and  it's 
no  use  trying? 

I  know  that  Professor  Carol 
Wilson  is  sensitive  to  the  prob- 
lems and  aspirations  of  Afri- 
can- Americansand  thatshewill 
bring  this  quality  to  her  teach- 
ing in  the  African- American 
experience  course.  I  hope  Zylia 
Knowlin  (I  understand  thatshe 
is  in  the  course)  will  agree. 

Bob  Fallaw,  Chair 
Department  of  History 


Maxcy  Applauds  Fraternity  System  Socialist? 


On  Wednesday  evening 
(September  9),  the  Washington 
College  Interfraternity  Council 
held  a  dinner  for  representa- 
tives of  the  three  college  fra- 
ternities (Theta  Chi,  Kappa  Al- 
pha Order,  and  Phi  Delta  Theta), 
to  which  they  invited  members 
of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  the  College's  ad- 
ministration, their  faculty  ad- 
visors, alumni  and  the  presi- 


dent of  Panhellenie.  I  publicly 
wish  to  congratulate  Jeff  Lim, 
IFC  president,  and  Jeff  Grafton, 
secretary,  and  all  those  involved 
in  organizing  this  very  suc- 
cessful effort.  It  spoke  well  for 
the  strength  of  the  Greek  system 
and  the  unity  of  the  three  social 
fraternities  on  our  campus. 

Edward  E.  Maxcy 
Associate  Dean  of  Students 


To  the  Editor: 

I  was  quite  surprised  to 
read  the  last  ELM,  in  which 
Resident  "Socialist"  Scott  Koon 
ripped  into  one  of  this  nation's 
most  vile  socialist  programs 
(Social  Security).  I  could  ap- 
plaud him,  but  I  also  wonder 
what  his  fellow  socialists 
thought  of  his  criticism  of  their 
ideals. 

Dan  Kretzer  '93 
History  Major 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


September  18, 1992 


Over  the  course  of  the  next 
month  or  so  we  can  expect  to 
see  the  candidates  from  the  two 
major  political  parties  attempt- 
ing to  lay  the  blame  for  the  re- 
cession on  the  other  candidate's 
party,  while  each  will  also  si- 
multaneously attempt  to  take 
credit  for  the  few  bright  spots 
which  exist  in  the  national 
economy. 

This  is  nothing  new  in 
American  political  life;  when 
the  outlook  is  bleak  politicians 
attempt  to  paint  themselves  as 
ou  tsiders  in  an  attempt  to  make 
it  appear  as  if  the  failings  of  the 
capitalistsystemarethefaultof 
their  opponents. 

Liberals  accuse  conserva- 
tives of  sockingit  to  the  poor  by 
opposing  higher  minimum 
wages  and  government  health 
care  programs  while  conserva- 
tives blame  liberals  for  welfare 
policies  which  they  see  as  a 
disincentive  to  seek  work. 

In  reality,  of  course,  it  is 
not  really  the  fault  of  either 
major  political  party — it  is  the 
fault  of  the  capitalist  system  it- 
self. 

This  month's  issue  of  the 
liberal  magazine  Mother  Jones 
seeks  to  blame  the  current  eco- 
nomic crisis  on  President  Bush. 
Among  other  things.  Mother 
Jones  pointed  out  that  during 
the  past  four  years  the  national 
debt  rose  by  57%,  the  Federal 
deficit  rose  by  157%,  Ameri- 
cans unemployed  6  months  or 
longer  rose  by  133%  and  the 
number  of  children  living  in 
poverty  rose  by  500,000. 

These  statistics  are  alarm- 
ing -  yet  to  blame  George  Bush 
for  the  failings  of  the  capitalist 


system  is  unforgivably  myopic 
Capital  accumulation  inevita- 
bly leads  to  cuts  in  the  produc- 
tive sector  of  the  economy,  and 
this  inevitably  leads  to  a  decline 
in  consumption  as  laid-of  f  and 
fired  workers  tighten  theirbelts. 

Capitalaccumulation  leads 
to  simultaneous  higher  pro- 
ductivity and  job  loss,  which  is 
a  formula  for  disaster  in  an 
economy  which  is  primarily 
fueled  by  personal  consump 
tion. 

The  la  test  government  data 
available  indicate  that  the  gross 
domestic  product  has  risen  for 
the  past  five  quarters,  while 
unemployment  has  remained 
high. 

Moreover,  unemployment 
figures  tend  to  deflate  the  total 
number  of  jobless  people,  as 
discouraged  workers  are  not 
included  in  the  unemployment 
statistics.  When  these  workers 
are  included,  the  jobless  rate 
soars  to  about  12%. 

I,  like  most  red-blooded 
Americans,  do  not  personally 
understand  all  the  nuances  of 
the  American  economy,  but  I 
do  know  that  increases  in  total 
output  accompanied  by  a  high 
rate  of  joblessness  is  one  of  the 
inevitable  products  of  the  ever 
increasingcapitalistdynamicof 
accumulation  asformulatedby 
Marx.  Marx  wrote  that: 
"If  the  means  of  production,  as 
they  increase  in  extent  and  ef- 
fective power,  become  to  a  less 
extent  means  of  employment 
of  laborers,  this  state  of  things 
is  again  modified  by  the  fact 
that  in  proportion  as  the  pro- 

see  "Koon,"  pg.  h 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


What  were  your  reactions  to  the  play,  "The  Shepherd's 
Song?"  (See  AIDS  article,  page  6) 


Itmademethinkaboutsomeof 
my  friends  at  home.    I  know 
people  on  the  Eastern  Shore 
with  AIDS.  It's  really  scary. 
Heather  Lynch  '93 
Berlin,  MD 


It  was  very  powerful  and  very 

good. 

Professor  Bennett  Lamond 

Worton,  MD 


It  was  a  real  eye-opener.  I  hear 
about  that  stuff  on  the  news, 
but  the  play  brought  it  a  little 
closer  to  home. 
Paul  Briggs  '95 
Chestertown,  MD 


Even  though  I  can't  personally 
relate  to  the  AIDS  problem, 
because  the  characters  were  so 
real,  I  felt  a  visceral  connection 
to  them  and  hence  the  problem. 
Alexandra  Baez  '94 
Great  Falls,  VA 


I  think  they  showed  it  was 
possible  to  start  somewhere. 
They  [the  characters]  all  made 
a  beginning. 
Maggie  Duncan 
Chestertown,  MD 


I  thought  it  was  a  good  tool  for 
teaching...  very  dynamic.  I've 
been  to  two  prisons  with  a  the- 
ater group  doing  the  same  sort 
of  sharing  experiences  as  an 
outreach  program. 
Elisa  Hale  '95 
Windsor,  CT 


Open  Forum:  The  Daly  Historical  Eyesore 


Sherry  Ann  Menton  is  a  jun- 
ior double  majoringin  English  and 
History.  She  is  editor  of  Other 
Worlds,  WC's  genre  fiction 
magazine  and  of  Open  Minds,  a 
Wmpus  issues-oriented  pamphlet. 


WhenI  first  approached  the 
ELM  about  getting  space  in  the 
Open  Forum  to  discuss  the  plan 
for  the  new  Daly  Academic 
Building,  I  was  informed  that 
several  people  had  complained 
to  them  about  the  location  of 
the  building. 

Paradoxically,  the  location 
of  the  Daly  Building  is  just  fine 
^ith  me.  Placed  behind  Bill 


Smith  and  in  line  with  Larrabee 
and  Gibson,  the  new  building 
will  be  convenient  to  Bill  Smith 
and  the  mailroom,  and  will 
create  an  academic  quad  along 
the  yet-unnamed  mall  that  ex- 


Sherry 
Menton 


tends   south   from   Martha 
Washington  Square. 

My  problem  with  the  plan 
for  the  Daly  Building  is  in  the 
design  of  its  facade.  The  model 


depicted  in  last  week's  ELM 
shows  a  building  Georgian  in 
style,  even  more  traditionally 
so  than  the  CAC,  actually.  The 
accompanying  article  describes 
detailing  designed  to  give  the 
building  an  open-air  feel,  with 
bay  windows  in  the  computer 
center  and  a  two-level  atrium 
above  the  first  floor  central 
courtyard.  To  carry  out  this 
open-air  feel,  the  staircases  on 
either  side  of  the  front  entrance 
to  the  building  are  to  be  "sur- 
rounded by  glass  cylinders  with 
lanterns  at  the  top,"  with  said 
glass  cylinders  jutting 
anachronistically  out  from  the 
front  facade. 


These  glass  stairwells  are 
completely  inappropriate  for  a 
variety  of  reasons.  On  the 
practical  side,  the  glass  panes 
provide  a  tempting,  three  story 
tall  bull's-eye  to  weekend  ca- 
rousers.  If  the  administration 
thinks  it  has  problems  with 
people  destroying  the  projec- 
tion screen  in  the  CAC  Forum 
room,  just  wait  until  this 
building  goes  up  and  the  win- 
dows start  getting  broken. 

Another  technical  problem 
with  these  glass-enclosed 
staircases  is  the  propensity  that 
glass  has  for  magnifying  heat. 
My  high  school  had  a  glass 
staircase,  and  I  know  firsthand 


that  it  will  invariably  be  at  least 
90degrees  inside  that  stairwell. 
While  this  might  be  attractive 
in  the  wintertime  to  residents 
of  dormitories  that  don't  have 
thermostats  in  every  room,  it 
will  be  vexing  to  the  students 
and  faculty  who  have  to  use 
this  building  every  day,  and 
will  be  less  than  attractive  to 
prospechvestudents  who  enter 
the  sauna/stairwell  while 
touring  the  campus'  pride  and 

joy- 
While   the  above-men- 
tioned difficulties  would  be 
annoying,  what  truly  horrifies 

See  "Menton,"  pg. 
5 


September  18, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Mtv:  The  Taste  of  a  New  Generation 


On  September  9,  ElvisMatt  Shields 
and  Doug  "Dude"  Smith  watched 
the  Mtv  Video  Awards.  What  fol- 
lows is  a  n  actual  transcript  of 
their  actual  conversation. 
DS:  I  don't  want  to  watch 
Melrose  Place.  I'mtoo  bummed 
out  about  that  whole  earring 
scene  between  Dylan  and 
Brenda.  The  way  the  commer- 
cials have  been  hyping  it  out  all 
week  I  thought  she  was  going 
to  kill  him. 

MS:  Blaming  it  on  his  mother, 
what  a  creep.  I  can't  believe 
people  say  he  looks  like  me. 
DS:  Yeah,  Brenda  deserves 
better  and  you  look  more  like 
Brandon  anyway.  Hey,  what's 
on  MTV? 

MS:  What?  You  don't  wanna 
watch  Melrose  Place? 
DS:  The  hell  with  that.  .  .  . 
Change  the  channel  will  you? 
MS:  You're  right,  those  cats  on 
Melrose  ain't  cool  rockers  like 
the  kids  on  the  Heights. 
DS:  (singing)  "How  do  you  talk 
to  an  angel?" 

MS:  OH,  NO!    A  Pepsi  com- 
mercial! Plug  your  ears. 
DS:  CHANGE  THE  CHAN- 
NEL!! 

Shields  leaps  to  his  feet. 
MS:  Save  seat! 

He  fiddles  with  the  cable  box 
(television  engages  in  playful  TV- 
likeaction)  stopping  on  theaudiof 
video  nipple,  channel  33,  MTV. 
What  they  don't  know  is  just  how 
big  the  worm  they  just  bit  is. 
MS:  It's  the  MTV  Video  Music 
Awards! 

DS:Heywow!  It'sDanaCarvey 
doing  George  Bush.  That's  not 
old,  worn-out  or  tired! 
MS:  Wantmetogetyouabeer? 
DS:  Sure . . .  Hurry  up . . .  you're 
missing  the  Sacred  Cowes,  and 
Bruce  is  wearing  bell-bottoms 
with  pot  leaves  all  over  'em. 
MS:  Bruce  sure  has  lost  a  lot  of 
weight.  Wait,  that'snot  Fatman 
onthedrums.  That'ssomedirty 
hippy. 

DS:  Think  he  went  solo? 
MS:  Dude,putyourglasseson. 
That's  some  Sacred  Cowes 
cover  band. 

DS:  Oh,  wait,  thaf  s  the  Black 
Crowes.  E-A-B  chord  progres- 
sion; when  was  the  last  time 
you  heard  one  of  those? 
The  next  half  hour  saw  Bobby 
Brown  Humpin'  with  dancers 
that  were  nowhere  nearly  as 
bonkers  as  Hammer's  dancers; 
U2  performed  live  via  Zoo  TV 
with  Garth  (Who's  this  Garth 
guy?);  Def  Leppard  got  rocked 
and  ended  the  night's  broadcast 
for  millions  of  sleepy  junior 
boppcrs  (TV  camcrasdiscreetly 
avoided  showing  one-armed- 
wonder  Rick  "I'm  not  telling 
him  he's  out  of  the  band.  You 
tell  him"  Allen'sstump);Weall 
^melled  Nirvana  as  Kurt  "Mr. 


Courtney  Love"  Cobain  took 
the  stage  sportinga  stylin'  Bruce 
"76  Olympics"  Jenner  haircut, 
oh,  and  that  stupid  bass  player 
thought  he  was  Pete  "I  used  to 
club  people  in  the  head  with 
my  guitar,  but  now  I'm  sensi- 
tive because  I'm  gay" 
Townshend  and  clubbed  him- 
self in  the  head  with  his  guitar. 
Upon  accepting  awards  later  in 
theshowNirvana'sChris"Ijust 


the  kiddies.  I  saw  Alien  3  over' 
the  summer.  I've  seen  all  three 
movies  actually,  and  the  only 
time  the  Alien  didn't  kill  who- 
ever was  within  a  hundred 
yards  was  when  it  had  already 
put  its  eggs  into  it.  These  kids 
really  don't  haveaclue,  do  they? 
MS:  Poorkids... they  probably 
fell  for  the  whole  Smurf  thing, 
too.  Why  else  would  you  have 
blue  people,  anyway? 


clubbed  myself  in  the  head  on 
national  TV,  and  boy  do  I  feel 
like  a  dope"  Novoselic's  fore- 
head sported  a  nasty  welt  that 
looked  extremely  sensitive  .  . . 
no  comment  as  to  the  welt's 
sexual  preference;  Elton  John 
provided  ample  time  to  grab 
more  beer  and  use  the  bath- 
room. We  now  rejoin  our  un- 
suspecting viewers  already  in 
progress. 

DS:  Pearl  Jam?  They're  like  a 
bad  band  coming  from  an  even 
worseband.  Thatoverdosewas 
the  best  thing  to  happen  to  all 
parties  involved:  the  dead  guy 
looks  like  a  cool  rocker  now, 
the  band  inherited  credibility 
and  the  new  singer  doesn't  have 
to  work  at  Burger  King  any- 
more. 

MS:  He  kept  the  hat  though  . . 
.  More  like  "Hurl  Jam."  Wait, 
this  song's  about  one  of  those 
homicidal-demon-possessed 
elementary  school  kids  with  an 
"I'm  the  NRA"  sticker  on  his 
New  Kidslunchbox.  Yeah,  like 
Pink  Floyd  and  Metallica 
haven't  already  covered  that 
ground. 

DS:  (singing)  "Hold  my  breath 
as  I  wish  for  death.  .  .  "  But 
these  guys  have  nothing  lyri- 
cally on  Metallica.  "PleaseGod 
kill  me!" 

MS:  Not  another  Pepsi  com- 
mercial. 

DS:  OK,  look  ...  the  commer- 
cial is  so  obvious.  These  kids 
are  pursued  into  a  dark  alley  by 
the  critter  from  the  Alien  mov- 
ies. It's  about  to  bite  into  their 
tiny  little  heads  and  suck  out  all 
theirbodily  fluids,  right?  But  at 
the  last  minute,  the  lads  offer 
the  thing  a  Pepsi.  The  creature 
scampersof  f  into  thenight,  with 
a  gut  full  of  Pepsi,  and  here's 
the  kicker:  it  doesn't  even  touch 


DS:  No,  and  get  this:  you  know 
that  other  Pepsi  commercial? 
The  one  with  the  pizza  dudes 
who  get  picked  up  by  a  flying 
saucer  because  they  happen  to 
announce  the  brand  of  soft 
drink  they're  carrying  in  the 
car? 

MS:  Of  course,  thaf  s  just  the 
GPS  receivers  in  their  fillings 
transmitting  along  low-fre- 
quency radio  waves.  Anybody 
with  a  short-wave  could  pick 
up  on  that  conversation.  Use 
code  words  or  something  .  .  . 
pig  Latin.  Christ!  Why  didn't 
they  just  tell  'em  where  they 
were? 

DS:  So  these  pizza  dudes  get 
picked  up  by  the  aliens,  who 
analyze  their  Pepsis  and  send 
them  on  their  way,  minusa  few 
tissue  samples  and  plus  some 
free  creative  dentistry.  And 
they're  so  obvious  ...  no  other 
soft-drink  company  uses  extra- 
terrestrial imagery  in  their  ad- 
vertising. I  mean,  ever  since  I 
started  having  those  dreams 
about  Pepsico  trying  to  kill  me, 
I've  been  watching  my  every 
move.  Don't  think  I  haven't; 
if  slike  they  control  everything. 
Did  you  ever  notice  that  The 
Phone  Company  and  The  Pepsi 
Corporation  have  the  same  ini- 
tials? 

MS:  Good  thing  we've  taken 
the  necessary  precautions.  I 
can't  believe  that  they  would 
allow  supermarkets  to  sell  GPS 
blocking  devices.  I  guess  no- 
body realizes  yet.  Good  thing 
we  stocked  up. 

The  phone  rings.  MS  and  DS  look 
at  each  other. 

DS:  I  think  I  need  more  alumi- 
num foil.  My  thoughts  seem  to 
be  escaping. 

MS:  Better  take  a  layer  of  the 
tin.  Wedon'twanttorunoutof 


the  good  stuff.     Just  wrap  it 
tighter.  Check  it  out!   If  s  the 
Red  Hot  Chili  Peppers! 
DS:  Anthony  "Fishboy"  Kiedis 
sucks. 

MS:    Didn't  they  sell  Pepsi  at 
Lollapalooza? 

DS:  Sure,  they're  trying  to  co- 
opt  all  the  little  punk  rockers. 
MS:  Yeah,  I  see  it  all  ever  so 
clearly  now.  An  army  of  steel- 
toed  brats  force-feeding  us 
Pizza  Hut  and  Taco  Bell,  and  all 
of  them  d  rinking  the  choice  of  a 
neo -generation.  Tell  me  more 
about  these  dreams  of  yours. 
DS:  Wait  until  Heather's  out  of 
the  house[Heather  Evans:  their 
roommate].  I'm  not  too  sure 
about  her. 

MS:  WhataboutthatDietPepsi 
commercial  where  Cindy  "Yes, 
these  are  real"  Crawford  goes 
into  a  trailer  home  with  a  can  of 
Diet  Pepsi  and  comes  out  after 
undergoing  some  sort  of  a 
transformation. 
DS:  And  the  old  ladies  in  the 
commercial  look  at  Mrs.  Gere 
knowing  the  physical  changes 
that  occurred  to  her  upon  con- 
sumption of  the  laced  liquid 
and  remarked  to  one  another 
that  they  too  will  drink  Pepsi  to 
experience  the  same  metamor- 
phosis themselves.  Itall  makes 
perfect  sense. 

MS:  That  Cindy  Crawford's 
not  shy  about  it  either.  She's 
got  her  GPS  receiver  mounted 
right  on  her  face! 
DS:  I  think  that's  a  mole. 
MS  and  DS  sit  silently  through 
Michael  "The  grey  hermaphrodite" 
Jackson's,  I'm  sure  that  was  live 
footage,  appearance;  then  came 
Canada's  Bryan  "Chris  Jackson's 
fault"  Adams  doing  something  that 


was  instantly  forgettable.  And 
now  back  to  a  colorful  living  room 
at  tranquil  505  High  Street: 
MS:  Oh,  look  it's  Barkley  vs. 
Godzilla,  how  cute.  Of  course, 
Barkley  wins,  cuz  it's  gotta  be 
the  shoes.  How  come  Godzilla 
didn't  breathe  fire  on  Berkley's 
head  or  something?  Its'notlike 
there  was  a  ref  anywhere. 
DS:  And  they  wander  off  into 
the  atomic  sunset,  probably  to 
drink  Pepsis.  You  know, 
Godzilla  would  be  the  perfect 
"spokesman"  . . .  blackmailing 
whole  nations  into  drinking  a 
particular  beverage  out  of  fear 
for  their  lives.  Choice  of  a  gen- 
eration, my  ass. 
MS:  More  like  the  choice  of  a 
planet  living  on  its  belly  be- 
cause a  100-story  lizard  with 
Gene  Simmons  breath  (pre-re- 
moval  of  makeup)  has  been 
given  a  corporate-sponsored 
license  to  destroy.  It  makes  rrfe 
sick. 

DS:  Speaking  of  being  sick, 
look!  Ifs  Guns  N' Roses  doing 
their  hit  "November  Rain." 
Kinda  sounds  like  Elton  John 
trying  to  rip-off  "Stairway  To 
Heaven." 

MS:  That  is  Elton  John,  dude. 
Doesn't  he  have  the  AIDS? 
DS:  Oh,  get  a  clue.  How  would 
Elton  John  get  the  AIDS?  He's 
not  a  needle  user.  And  wasn't 
it  these  Guns  N"  Roses  guys 
who  you  beat  up.  Matt? 
MS:  Well,  I  took  out  the  body 
guard  while  Adam  Brown 
kicked  the  shit  out  of  Slash.  I 
told  you  about  all  that,  right?  ; 
Me  and  Adam  were  in  this  slimy 
little  bar  in  New  York  when  G 
N'  R  strutted  in  after  their 
See  "MTV,"  pg.  5 


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Features 


September  18, 1992 


On  Being  "Straight"  in  a  "Gay"  Organization 


I  was  recently  in  the  ELM 
office  with  a  friend  when  he 
received  a  Broadcast  message 
from  "LOU".  The  conversa- 
tion started  with  the  question, 
"Are  you  a  girl?".  My  friend 
responded,  "I'm  a  gay  male." 
The  conversation  ended  un- 
pleasantly wi  th  a  response  from 
"LOU"  to  the  effect  that  gays 
are  the  ones  who  are  insecure 
about  their  sexuality.  I'm  tired 
of  them  trying  to  force  their 
sexuality  on  others,  he  said, 
"Fuck  off." 

All  the  while,  I  was  watch- 
ing the  conversation  unfold 
with  interest.  After  Lou's  last 
response  I  wanted  to  answer 
back.  Unfortunately,  because  I 
am  computer  illiterate  I  typed 
too  slowly,  messed  up  the  mes- 
sage, and  by  the  time  I  was 


ready  to  send  it,  "LOU"  had  left 
Broadcast. 

I'm  a  heterosexual  female 
who  is  very  secure  about  her 
own  sexuality.  And  yet,  I'm 
treasurer  of  GALA,  Washing- 


Rebecca 
Bryant 


ton  College's  Gay  and  Lesbian 
Alliance.  Is  this  confusing  to 
many  people?  Yes.  I'm  sure 
many  of  you  are  thinking,  "Why 
is  she  a  member  of  a  gay  stu- 
dent group  if  she's  not  gay?" 
One  would  not  join  the  WC 
Swim  Team  if  one  couldn't  or 


didn't  like  to  swim.  I'd  like  to 
explain  why  I  feel  it  is  impor- 
tant for  the  heterosexual  com- 
munity to  support  the  homo- 
sexual community  on  campus. 

Last  summer  one  of  my 
very  best  friends  "came  out." 
He  admitted  to  me  that  he  was 
gay.  In  all  honesty,  I  was  not 
surprised.  I  had  already  sus- 
pected that  he  might  be  gay, 
but  1  did  not  want  to  confront 
him.  Ifeltitwouldbebetterfor 
him  to  tell  me  when  he  was 
comfortable.  Since  his  revela- 
tion, our  friendship  has  not 
changed  much,  yet  I've  noticed 
achange  in  my  friend.  He  seems 
happier,  more  relaxed,  and  at 
peace  with  himself. 

Even  though  I  have  a  ho- 
mosexual friend,  I  have  not  had 
to  wonder  about  my  own  sexu- 


ality. He  does  not  spend  his 
time  trying  to  convert  me  or 
others  for  that  matter.  Yet,  this 
is  a  common  misconception  of 
heterosexuals.  "LOU"  ex- 
pressed the  fear  of  a  gay  trying 
to  force  homosexuality  on  him. 
This  simply  isn't  the  case  and  is 
certainly  not  the  aim  of  GALA. 
GALA  tries  to  raise  awareness 
of  homosexual  issues  and  tries 
to  educate  people.  It  is  not  a 
radical  group  of  homosexuals 
trying  to  take  over  the  world  by 
brainwashing  "straights." 

Since  I  joined  GALA,  my 
own  awareness  of  gays  has 
heightened,  and  I  feel  I  am  a 
better  friend  because  of  this.  I 
am  aware  of  negative  portray- 
als of  gays  in  the  media.  When 
I  hear  of  violence  against  gays, 
I  am  hurt.  These  are  my  friends 


From  "MTV,"  pg.  4 
Meadowlands     show    and 
started  doing  cover  tunes  on 
stage. 

DS:  So  why  did  you  kick  their 
asses?  Was  it  because  Slash  is  a 
dwarf? 

MS:  Yeah,he'sadwarfallright, 
but  that  had  nothing  to  do  with 
us  kicking  his  ass.  I  like 
dwarves,  I  really  do.  But  that 
dwarf  was  wearing  red,  white 
and  blue  cut  off  jeans  over  fish- 
net stockings.  Ithinkyouknow 
what  I'm  talking  about. 


DS:  Red,  white  and  blue,  that 
can  only  mean  one  thing  . . . 
MS:  Yup,  Pepsi  colors. 
DS:  Christ!  I  mean,  I  knew  about 
the  ads  for  Black  Death  vodka, 
butthaf  sOK,youknow?  Thaf  s 
respectable,  honest  work.  But 
glamorizing  this.  .  .  JUNK!  to, 
to  kids  is  just  sick.  Slash  is  a 
public  figure,  a  role  model  to 
children  the  world  over.  You 
think  he'd  set  a  better  example 
or  something.  Ifs  that  whole 
rock-star  mentality,  you  know? 
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MS:   Once  they  got  a  GPS  re- 
ceiver in  your  ass,  it's  all  over. 
There's  little  anyone  can  do  to 
help. 

DS:  Maybe  we  could  send  him 
some  foil. 

MS:  And  the  Warner  Commu- 
nications people  won't  confis- 
cate it  immediately? "Get  with 
the  pogrom,  dude. 
DS:  Check  out  those  video 
bombshells  faking  that  they're 
playing  orchestral  accompani- 
ment to  Axl  "I  stuff  my  lycra 
tights"  Rose.  I  was  in  high- 
school  band  for  four  years  and 
there  weren't  any  ciucks  ime 
that . . .  They  all  tended  to  look 
like  that  big-boned  lass  in  Wil- 
son Phillips. 

MS:  Don't  you  get  it?  GN'R 
has  revived  the  Robert  Palmer 
girls  for  the  '90s!  What  a  great 
idea...  now  if  we  could  just  re- 
place everybody  else  in  the 

band 

The  awards  were  fraught  with 
disappointment,  but  nothing 
angered  these  young  critics 
more  than  the  pirating  of  the 
music  of  the  Beastie  Boys  for 


being  beaten.  GALA  tries  to 
overcome  homophobic  fears  in 
people's  minds.  Homosexuals 
are  simply  human  beings  who 
deserve  the  same  respect  and 
rights  as  every  other  human 
being. 

To  join  GALA,  you  do  not 
have  to  be  gay  or  have  a  gay 
friend,  relative,  etc.  You  just 
have  to  recognize  that  gaysand 
lesbians  are  discriminated 
against  daily  and  need  the 
support  of  a  group  of  friends 
just  as  any  other  minority  in 
our  community  needs  support. 
If  I  do  not  have  to  explain  to 
you  the  importance  and  legiti- 
mate need  for  the  NAACP  in 
our  country,  then  I  should  not 
have  to  explain  any  further  the 
very  real  need  for  organizations 
such  as  GALA. 


the  show's  commercials,  with- 
out even  nominating  the  band 
once.  Like  the  Beastie  Boys 
would  have  anything  todo  with 
a  bunch  of  lame-ass  Pepsi 
swilling  TV  execs  with  $2000 
suits  and  haircuts  their  mother 
gave  them.  Kriss  Kross  —  can 
you  believe  this  one?  —  got 
dissed  for  best  rap  video,  and 
in  a  bizarre  twist  of  fate,  Eric 
Clapton  stole  thebest  rock  video 
from  the  shoo-in,  Weird  Al 
Yankovic.  Then  again,  Weird 
Al  didn't  throw  his  two-year 
old  son  from  the  top  story  of  a 
real  tall  building  and  then  try  to 
play  it  off  by  writing  a  really 
bad  song  about  it.  Matt  sug- 
gested that  someone  should 
watch  him  when  he's  alone  to 
make  sure  that  he  doesn't  burst 
out  into  spontaneous  fits  of 
laughter  whenever  he  sees  pic- 
tures of  his  departed  son,  or 
picks  up  his  royalty  checks. 
DS:  There  oughta  be  a  law  for 
people  like  that  Clapton  fella. 
MS:  There  is,  but  in  our  topsy- 
turvy society,  it  doesn't  apply 
to  truly  evil  people  like  that. 
They  can  just  walk  the  streets, 


free  to  do  anything  to  anyone 
they  want  to,  and  then  write  a 
really  sappy  song  about  it. 
DS:  Ifheshowsupatour house, 
we  should  pretend  we'je  not 
here. 

MS:  Like  he  won't  have  X-ray 
glasses  equipped  with  ultra- 
violetandinfra-redscopes.  You 
might  as  well  try  to  hide  from 
God. 

DS:  I  wonder  what  kind  of 
soda  he  drinks. . . . 
So  we  leave  now,  with  our 
humble  narrators  sitting  in  front 
of  a  glowing  video  screen  as  the 
credits  roll  and  the  music  fades. 
They  are  each  left  with  a  hollow 
feeling  for  having  wasted  three 
and  a  half  hours  watching  this 
presentation.  Theysitinsilence 
for  several  minutes,  neither  of 
them  wanting  to  get  up  to 

change  the  channel,  then 

MS:  Hey,  Doug? 

DS:  Yeah? 

MS:  Did  you  ever  realize  that 

"Pepsi  Cola"  backwords  spells 

"Aloe  Is  Pep?" 

DS:  This  could  be  worse  than  I 

thought! 


"Menton,"  from 
Pg.  3 

me  about  these  glass  staircases 
is  the  glaring  anachronism  they 
present.  Significant  portions  of 
thiscampusare  designated  his- 
toric sites  and  are  protected  by 
Chestertown  law.  In  the  past, 
the  Washington  College  ad- 
ministration has  gone  to  con- 
siderable trouble  to  safeguard 
the  historic  content  of  this  cam- 
pus. The  opening  of  the  stu- 
dent loungein  Hod  son  Hall  was 
delayed  and  much  money  ex- 
pended in  order  to  properly 
restore  the  college  seal  found 
underneath  thebookstore  floor. 


The  CAC,  whatever  we 
think  of  its  functionality,  is  not 
appallingly  out  of  place  archi- 
tecturally. 

These  glass  stairwells  will 
directly  face  the  back  of  Bill 
Smith  Hall,  on  which  the  ad- 
ministration plans  to  spend 
several  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars conducting  a  renovation 
that  will  be  in  keeping  with  both 
safety  codes  and  the  building's 
historic  status.  To  have  these 
"glass  cylinders"  directly  op- 
posite the  lovely  (and  soon  to 
be  restored  to  their  former 
loveliness)  stained  glass  of 
Norman  James  Theater  invites 
a  comparison  that  would  not 


reflect  favorably  on  the  build 
jng  Mr.  Daly  has  endowec 
Washington  College  to  build. 
It  would  be  very  easy  tc 
brick  these  staircases  over 
adding  windows  in  the  stair 
wells  to  provide  an  open-air 
historically  acceptable  feel  U 
the  building.  Inlightofthecan 
and  sensitivity  for  the  heritag 
of  the  Washington  Colleg 
campus  that  the  administranoi 
has  demonstrated  in  the  past, 
find  it  remarkable,  and  lamer 
table,  that  it  has  not  alread 
demanded  the  removal  of  th 
"glass  cylinders"  from  the  pla 
of  the  Daly  Building. 


September  18, 1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


AIDS:  Wake  Up  Now,  or  Wake  Up  Dead 


Jennifer  Reddish 


Arts  &  Entertainment  Editor 

Do  you  have  Acquired  Im- 
mune Deficiency  Syndrome 
(AIDS),  herpes,  chlamydia, 
syphiIis,or genital  warts?  Most 
people's  knee-jerk  reaction  to 
that  question,of  course,  is  "No." 
When  was  the  last  time  you 
awoke  with  no  memory  of  the 
previous  night,  next  to  a  total 
stranger? 

According  to  statistics 
complied  by  Time  Out,  The 
Truth  about  H.I.V.,  AIDS  and 
You,  75  percent  of  AIDS  cases 
world  wideare  the  result  of  het- 
erosexual contact,  and  AIDS  is 
the  sixth  leadingcause  of  death 
among  young  people  between 
the  ages  15-24. 

Washington  College,  de- 
spite its  remote  location,  is  not 
isolated  from  AIDS.  On  Friday, 
September  1 1  ,The  San  Quentin 
Drama  Workshop,  two  mem- 
bers of  which  have  died  of 
AIDS,  presented  "The 
Shepherd's  Song,"  which  ex- 
amined theconnection  between 
crack  and  AIDS.  The  play's 
characters  came  from  the 
streets,  where  they  contracted 
the  syndrome  from  shared 
needles,  prostitution  and  crack 
addiction. 

Though  directed  towards 
inmates,  many  of  whom  have 
little  education,  the  play's  mes- 
sage remained  clear:  everyone, 
women,  heterosexuals,  homo- 
sexuals, even  unborn  children 
are  vulnerable  to  HIV  infection. 


As  of  1991,  fifty-three  living 
cases  of  AIDS  were  reported. 
The  Center  for  Disease  Control 
estimates  6.5  HIV  carriers  exist 
for  every  full-blown  AIDS  case. 
However,  the  Whitman 
Walker  Clinic  finds  these  num- 
bers modest,  gauging  approxi- 
mately 10  to  15  HIV  carriers  to 
each  AIDS  victim. 

According  to  these  num- 
bers, as  many  as  530-795  East- 
em  Shore  residents  have  be- 
comeHIV  carriers.  Collegeand 
resort  towns,  such  as 
Chestertown  and  Ocean  City, 
have  higher  concentrations  of 
HIV  infected  people  due  to  in- 
creased sexual  activity. 

Despite  the  risk,  many  col- 
lege students  remain  promis- 
cuous which  has  spread  sexu- 
ally transmitted  diseases  at  a 
rate  fifty  percent  higher  than 
HIV.  The  transmission  stems 
from  the  hazardous  mix  of  al- 
cohol,recreationaldruguseand 
sex. 

According  to  Gary  Filmore, 
AIDS  Educator  at  the  Whitman 
Walker  Clinic,  "Being  stoned 
or  drunk  lowers  one's  commit- 
ment to  safer  sex.  Everyone's 
unbelievably  attractive  when 
inebriated,  and  one  does  not 
think  of  asking  questions  about 
a  partner's  sexual  history  or 
about  using  a  condom. 

As  a  student  security  guard 
at  Brown  University,  it  was  not 
unusual  to  find  a  younglady  or 
man  naked  in  the  woods  by  the 
school  due  togangordate  rapes 
brought  about  by  drinking." 


preservation.  Women  should 
remain  in  large  groups  while 
drinking  —  even  the  nicest  of 
men  can  become  aggressive 
while  inebriated.  Drinking 
should  be  done  responsibly, 
avoiding  excessive  inebriation. 

If  AIDS  infection  is  sus- 
pected, drinking,  smoking,  and 
drug  use,  which  weaken  the 
immune  system,  should  be 
curbed  or  stopped.  Frank  dis- 
cussion concerning  a  partner's 
sexual  history  is  imperative. 

Unprotected  anal  sex,  for 


Toan  AIDS  victim,  thedust 
in  the  air  becomes  potentially 
lethal.  This  list  has  become 
outdated,  for  many  AIDS-re- 
lated  complexesin  females  were 
not  known  when  the  roster  was 
created. 

For  vaginal  and  anal  sex  as 
well  as  oral  sex  on  a  man,  reli- 
able condoms  should  be  used. 
Lifestyles  condoms,  available 
at  Health  Services  through  the 
three-for-free  program,  have 
one  of  the  worst  performance 
rates  on  the  market. 


Statistics  support  this  no-  Students  can  prevent  com- 

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women  and  men,  is  particu- 
larly dangerous,  due  to  the 
large,  absorbing  cells  in  the  rec- 
tum. The  penetration  recipient 
during  sexual  activity  is  most 
atriskdue  to  the  tissue  tear  that 
normally  occurs.  Semen  and 
other  bodily  fluids  easily  enter 
these  newly-formed  abrasions. 

AIDS  transmission  occurs 
though  body  fluids  via  intimate 
contact.  The  HIV  virus,  which 
usually  takes  three  to  six 
months  for  an  infected  indi- 
vidual to  develop  antibodies 
(and  be  detectable),  eradicates 
the  body's  defense  against  dis- 
ease. 

A  carrier  of  HIV  does  not 
have  AIDS,  nor  does  the  indi- 
vidual necessarily  develop  the 
syndrome.  Twenty  different 
diseases  indicative  of  the  ill- 
ness have  been  identified  by 
the  Center  for  Disease  Control. 
Therefore  one  does  not  die  of 
AIDS,  but  of  the  diseases  it  al- 
lows one  to  receive. 


Dental  dams  (cut  open 
co  ndoms  or  non-micro  wav able 
plastic  wrap)  should  be  used 
when  having  oral-anal  sex  or 
oral  sex  on  a  woman. 

Testing  for  the  HIV  anti- 
body is  important,  especially  if 
one  is  promiscuous.  An  in- 
fected person  may  carry  the 
virus  for  eight  to  ten  years 
without  any  symptoms. 

The  "AIDS"  test  itself  is  a 
misnomer,  because  the  blood 
exam  does  not  diagnose  the 
syndrome,  but  only  detects  the 
antibodies  one  creates  if  the  vi- 
rus is  present. 

If  the  initial  test  is  positive, 
a  confirmatory  test  is  run  to 
make  sure  that  no  other  medi- 
cal condition  you  might  have 
may  have  caused  the  disease. 

Free,  Anonymous  HIV  an- 
tibody testing  isavailableat  the 
Kent  County  Health  Depart- 
ment, Monday  through  Friday, 
preferably  before  3:00  p.m.  The 
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Confidential  (different 
from  anonymous)  testing  re- 
veals test  results  to  those  who 
need  to  know,  including  insur- 
ance agencies.  Legislation  may 
make  personal  AIDS  informa- 
tion more  accessible  to  fami- 
lies, employers  and  the  general 
public. 

To  make  an  appointment, 
simply  call  778-1350  and  ask 
for  Ms.  Moore.  Anonymous 
testing  is  conducted.  Results 
are  available  eight  to  ten  days 
later.  If  you  have  the  disease, 
social  and  support  services 
along  with  mental  and  health 
counseling  will  be  available. 

During  this  time,  avoid  al- 
cohol, smoking  and  drugs,  for 
they  weaken  the  immune  sys- 
tem. 

AIDS  is  no  longer  a  calling 
card  to  immediate  death.  A 
positive  HIV  analysis  means 
you  must  take  care  not  to  infect 
others  with  the  disease.  Con- 
tinue a  healthy  lifestyle  in- 
cluding a  well-balanced  diet 
free  of  tobacco,  alcohol  and 
controlled  substances. 

One  should  make  sure  not 
to  exposed  himself  to  the  virus 
again;  re-infection  simply  ren- 
ders the  immune  system 
weaker,  causing  AIDS  to  sur- 
face earlier. 

Simple  preventive  tech- 
niques can  prolong  the  enjoy- 
ment one  has  of  life.  Sexual 
relations  should  represent  an 
enjoyable  part  of  one's  life,  not 
a  nightmare.  Rhetoric  about; 
God's  punishment  against  gay 
men  should  cease.  The  spread 
of  the  infection  in  the  homo- 
sexual community  has  slowed, 
with  heterosexual  females  be- 
come the  fastest-growing 
group.  Worldwide,  75  percent 
of  AIDS  results  from  hetero- 
sexual contact. 

As  for  the  Washington 
College  campus,Octobermarks 
AIDS  Awareness  Month,  spon- 
sored on  campus  by  the  Gay 
And  Lesbian  Association  in 
conjunction  with  Washington 
College  Health  Servicesand  the 
Student  Activities  Office.  Itwill 
feature  pamphlets,  testing  in- 
formation and  lectures. 

Students,  need  to  wake 
from  their  sexual  dreamland. 
Hiding  from  the  real  world 
ended  with  prep-school 
graduation.  As  of  right  now, 
one  out  of  every  250  American 
adults  will  have  HIV  By  the 
year  2000,  approximately  40 
million  people  will  carry  the 
virus  around  the  globe. 

The  time  to  prevent  com- 
munication of  sexual  diseases 
is  now,  before  one  becomes  a 
carrier  and  infects  others. 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  18, 1992 


Literary  House  Press  Expands 


Sam  Johnston 


Staff  Writer 

The  O'Neill  Literary  House 
printing  press  workshop  un- 
derwent a  radical  expansion 
with  the  formation  of  the  Liter- 
ary House  Press  publishing 
company  last  Spring  and  the 
addition  of  a  new  mechanical 
press  last  June. 

The  purpose  of  this  new 
publishing  company,  said  T. 
Michael  Kaylor,  Director  of  the 
Literary  House  Press,  is  "find- 
ing and  publishing  things  that 


items  of  interest  to  the  immedi- 
ate Washington  College  com- 
munity. Kaylor  said,  "first  we 
are  printer  to  the  college.  After 
that  we  intend  on  publishing 
booksof  regional  Bay  interest." 
Although  prior  publica- 
tions were  printed  by  hand  on 
the  Pressroom's  platen  presses, 
the  gift  of  a  Heidelberg  press 
from  the  Kent  County  School 
System  will  allow  for  a  higher 
volume  of  work  to  be  produced 
without  compromising  the 
standard  of  excellence  for  which 
the  pressroom  is  known. 


licitation  and  editing  to  selec- 
tion of  paper  and  distribution. 

A  number  of  students  got 
hands-on  experience  over  the 
summer,  when,  working  under 
a  six-week  deadline,  they 
learned  to  operate  the  new 
press,  print  1,000  copies  of  the 
book,  and  bind  them  by  hand. 

"The  learning  curve  was 
great  on  that  one,"  Kaylor 
laughed. 

Taking  the  Boat  Downriver 
wasprinted  in  exchange  for  the 
type  used.  The  type  now  re- 
sides in  the  pressroom  along 


should  be  done." 

Printed  this  summer,  the 
first  book  for  general  distribu- 
tion was  Taking  the  Boat 
Downriver.  A  collection  of  oral 
history,  poetry  and  articles  in- 
spired by  the  life  of  Stanley 
Vansant,  a  local  Chesapeake 
Bay  woodcarver,  the  book  was 
written  by  Tom  McHugh,  Rob- 
ert Day  and  Kathy  Wagner, 
with  illustrations  by  Jack 
Schroeder. 

Before  that  publication,  the 
majorityoftheworkspublished 
by  the  Literary  House  Press 
were  student  chapbooks  or 


The  Literary  House  Press 
Board  of  Directors  consists  of 
Director  Robert  Day,  Executive 
Editor  Richard  Harwood,  Se- 
nior Editor  and  Designer  Wil- 
liam C.  Bowie,  Manager  Editor 
Maureen  Jacoby  and  Produc- 
tion and  Design  Editor  Mike 
Kaylor. 

Currently,  the  Board  is  at 
work  onpublishinga  statement 
of  intent  to  further  define  the 
mission  of  the  Press. 

The  Board  also  hopes  to  use 
this  opportunity  to  educate 
students  in  all  aspects  of  the 
publishing  process,  from  so- 


with  the  working  antique 
presses. 

"The  purpose  of  this  print 
shop,"  Kaylor  added,  "is  basi- 
cally preservation,  restoration, 
and  conservation  of  these 
printingartifacts."  Withoutthe 
college's  use  of  these  materials, 
the  majority  would  have  been 
discarded. 

Students  interested  in 
working  on  the  Literary  House 
Press  should  go  to  the  Press 
Workshops  on  Monday  eve- 
ningsfrom7:00-9:00p.m.  Those 
unable  to  attend  should  contact 
Mike  Kaylor  at  ext.  7896. 


Students  for  Vote  America 


Washington  College  will 
lake  part  in  a  nationwide  effort 
sponsored  by  the  Vote  America 
Foundation  to  increase  voter 
participation  by  college-age 
people. 

The  Vote  America  Founda- 
tionisa  non-profit,  nonpartisan 
Organization  working  with 
student  groups  at  high  schools 
and  colleges  across  the  nation 
to  improve  voter  awareness  and 


participation. 

"Washington  College  Stu- 
dents for  Vote  America,"  in 
conjunction  with  local  election 
officials,  will  hold  a  "Vote 
About  It"  Voter  Registration 
Week,  the  week  of  September 
28  to  October  2,  to  register  stu- 
dents to  vote. 

During  that  week  tables 
with  registration  sheets  and 
voting  information  will  be  set 
up  in  the  cafeteria.  The  organi- 


zation will  then  hold  a  Voter 
Turnout  Week  to  remind  and 
encourage  students  to  vote  on 
Election  Day  or  by  absentee 
ballot. 

The  group  will  also  pro- 
vide voting  information  for  all 
50  states  for  WC's  out-of-state 
students.  Anyone  interested  in 
helping  should  contact  Stacy 
Sherman,  (Queen  Anne  102) 
Doug  Peterson,  (Talbot  206  )  or 
Tanya  Allen  (Reid  Apt,). 


"Weissman,"  from 
Pg.  1 

marks.  Homophobics  re- 
sponded negatively  only  to 
gays/lesbians,  and  racists  were 
negative  only  about  African 
Americans. 

Egalitarians  and  bigots 
were  a  tie:  32  percent  of  the 
campus  is  one  or  the  other.  The 
remaining  portion  is  27  percent 
homophobic  and  9  percent  rac- 
ist. 

Women  tend  to  be  more 
open  than  men  at  WC:  While  45 
percent  of  women  are  egalitar- 
ian, only  20  percent  of  men  are. 

Bigots  are  about  even:  30 
percent  of  women  and  33.3  per- 
cent of  men.  Twenty  percent  of 
women  are  homophobic,  com- 
pared to  33.3  percent  of  men; 
only  5  percent  of  women  are 
racist,  compared  to  12.5  per- 


involving  AIDS,"  he  said. 

One  of  Weissman's  favor- 
ite statistics  was  the  one  show- 
ing the  gender  differences  in 
egalitarians,  bigots,  etc. 
"There's  a  real  gender  gap  on 
thiscampus...  women  and  men 
are  really  significantly  differ- 
ent." 

Although  Weissman 
stressed  that  the  results  of  the 
survey  go  beyond  student  life, 
he  advocates  serious  reforms  in 
the  way  that  gay  and  lesbian 
students  are  treated.  Counsel- 
ing, preferrably  by  gay 
caregivers,  is  a  must  for  those 
students  coping  with  "coming 
out,"  he  said. 

"Aid  isa  must.  Other  things 
must  end  or  be  cut  back  to  free 
up  funds  for  programs  which 
deal  with  the  very  life  of  mem- 
bers of  this  community. 

"This  college  is  in  absolute 


This  college  has  confused  trivia 
with  a  liberal  arts  education 


cent  of  men. 

•  As  for  opinions  on  homo- 
sexual issues,  62.5  percent  of 
those  surveyed  disagree  with 
US  military  policy  of  banning 
gay  men  from  thearmed  forces. 

•  Supportof  gay  rights:  54.5 
percentagree  that  sexual  orien- 
tation should  be  included  as  a 
factor  in  human  rights  laws. 

Weissman  told  the 
ELM  that  the  Task  Force  has 
already  begun  to  affect  the 
campus.  Lesbians  and  gay  men 
have  "greater  visibility,  greater 
comfort ...  [the  College's]  poli- 
cies of  nondiscrimination  ...  will 
come  to  have  some  real  mean- 
ing ...  [and  we  are]  beginning  to 
confront  the  issues  of  prejudice 
and  bigotry,  as  well  as  issues 


denial  of  everything  impor- 
tant," said  Weissman.  "This 
college hasconfused  trivia  with 
a  liberal  arts  education."  4 

He  stressed  thesignificance 
inherent  in  the  finding  that  85 
percent  of  the  students  engage 
in  unsafe  sex.  "Unless  the  col- 
lege seriously  undertakes  pro- 
grams of  AIDS  education  and 
issues  of  sexuality,  the  over- 
whelming probability  is  that 
one-third  of  the  students,  or 
more,  will  be  dead  before  their 
tenth  college  reunion." 

Weissman  announced  at 
last  Monday's  faculty  meeting 
that  the  official  report  of  the 
task  force  should  be  finished  by 
the  end  of  the  month,  as  the 
force'sacti  vities  wind  toa  close. 


|(  Robert  R.  Ramsey 

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Arts  &  Entertainment 


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Week  at 

a 

Glance 

September 

18-  24 

Friday  18,  Sunday  20-Monday  21 

Film  Series:  Where  Angels  Fear  to  Tread 

Monday  21 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

Last  Day  to  change  to  Pass  /  Fail 

Friday  18 

Film  Discussion  Group 

Meeting:  Pro-Choice  Referendum  Task 

Movie:  Rear  Window 

Force 

O'Neill  Literary  House,  9:00  p.m. 

Kent  County  Public  Library,  7:30  p.m. 

Tuesday  22 

Sale:  Poster  Show 

Class:  Jazz 

Casey  Academic  Center  Gallery 

Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC,  4:30-6:00  p.m. 

9:00  a.m.-4:00  p.m. 

Sponsored  by  the  Washington  College 

Meeting:  Visual  Artists'  Union 

Bookstore 

New  Members  Welcome 
CSL  Art  Center,  7:00  p.m. 

Open  Reading 

O'Neill  Literary  House,  9:00  p.m. 

National  Reading:  Writer's  Harvest 
for  the  Homeless 

Dance:  Senior  Bash  Back 

Miller  Library  Terrace,  7:00  p.m. 

Band:  Derryberry  and  Alagia 

For  information  call:  (778)  7895  t 

Martha  Washington  Square 

9:00  p.m.-l  :00  a.m. 

Wednesday  23 

Rain  location:  CoffeeHouse 

Internship  Coordinator: 

Bureau  of  Near  Eastern  and  South  Asia 

Affairs 

Saturday  19  -  Sunday  20 

CAC  Commons  Room 

Othello 

3:00  p.m.-4:00 

UMBC's  Shakespeare  on  Wheels 

Campus  Mall,  8:00  p.m. 

Meeting:  Junior  Year  Abroad  Interest 

Rain  location:  Tawes  Theatre 

Hynson  Lounge,  3:30  p.m. 

Sponsored  by  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  Lecture 

Series  and  Actors  Community  Theatre  + 

Class:  Ballroom  Dance 

Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC,  6:00-7:00  p.m. 

Saturday  19 
Club  Fair 
Cater  Walk,  3:00  p.m.-5:00  p.m.  + 

Tour:  Chestertown  Candle  Tour 
6:00p.m.-10:00  p.m. 
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3499  + 

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International  House, 
10:00  p.m. 
$3.00  + 

Sunday  20 

Comedy:  Def  Comedy  Jam 

Wicomico  Youth  &  Civic  Center, 

8:00  p.m.,  $19.50 

For  tickets  and  information  call: 

(410)548-4911 


Comedy:  Snicker's  Comedy  Club 
Maryellen  Hooper 
Student  Union,  8:30  p.m. 
$1.00  + 

Thursday  24 

Class:  Ballet  Class 

Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC,  430-6:00  p.m. 


Seniors  Throw  Themselves  a  Party 


The  "Senior  Bash  Back", 
sponsored  by  the  senior  class, 
will  occur  this  Saturday,  Sep- 
tember 19  in  Martha  Washing- 
ton Square  at  9:00  p.m.  In  the 
event  of  rain,  the  dance  will  be 
moved  to  the  CoffeeHouse. 

Remember  to  bring  your 
student  I.D.  Admission  is$2.00 
for  the  general  public  and  free 
for  seniors. 

k  The  dance  features 
Derryberry  and  Alagia.  The 
band  formed  their  acoustic  rock 


+  see  related  article 

Leonardo  da  Vinci:  The  Inventions  exhibit  will  be  open  to  the  public  in  the  Tawes  Lobby,  Gibson 
Performing  Arts  Center  until  October  2. 

Renaissance  Festival  in  Annapolis,  Maryland  will  run  until  October  19. 


duo  as  undergraduates  at 
Georgetown  University  and 
have  performed,  recorded  and 
toured  around  the  eastern 
United  States  since  1987. 

They  recorded  their  most 
recent  album,  Ruabaga  Stew  , 
withGrammywinnerproducer 
and  guitarist  John  Jennings. 
Nominated  for  eight  Wammies 
(Washington  Area  Music 
Awards),  they  received  the 
Wammie  for  Best  Acoustic  Art- 
ist /  Group. 


Student  Profile: 
Ciaran  O'Keeffe 


Ciaran  O'Keeffe  is  a  double-major  in  Music  and  Psychology. 
Ciaran  is  perhaps  one  of  the  most  charismatic  students  on  cam- 
pus. 

An  English  citizen,  Ciaran  graduated  from  John  Hampden 
Grammar  School  in  1989.  He  took  a  year  sabbatical  from  school,  J 
beginning  his  own  volunteer  business  in  paranormal  investiga- 
tions. (He  has  business  cards  to  prove  it). 

He  also  traveled  abroad  in  the  United  States,  where  he  began 
applying  to  various  colleges  and  universities.  His  search  ended 
when  Washington  College  wrote  to  him. 

Ciaran,  a  third:year  student,  has  scholarships  and  second 
second-semester  junior  status.  He  received  college  credit  for  his 
advance  level  exam  music  scores.  President  of  two  clubs,  Rugby 
and  the  International  Relations  Qub,  Ciaran  editsN.O.D.,  a  comic 
book.  (Theacronym'sofficial  meaning  is  Never  Omit  Decadence, 
but  Necrophiliacs  on  Drugs  also  has  been  mentioned). 

Ciaran  is  a  member  of  the  Dale  Adam  Heritage  Society  and 
hopes  to  begin  the  Debate  Society  soon. 

However,  Ciaran's  first  love  is  music.  He  performs  with  the 
Jazz  Ensemble  and  the  Early  Music  Vocal  Consort.  As  of  last 
week,  Ciaran  has  become  the  musical  director  at  The  Emmanuel 
Episcopal  Church. 

In  his  spare  time,  Ciaran  is  a  researcher-member  of  a  psychic 
researcher  society,  a  steadfast  horror  film  fan  and  an  infamous 
pool  hussler.  He  also  enjoys  music  writing  and  piano  playing. 

Ciaran's  outlook  on  life  is  simple:  "Life  is  like  a  grapefruit. 
It's  yellow  and  dimply  on  the  outside  and  soft  and  squishy  on  the 
inside  and  you  have  half  of  one  for  breakfast." 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


September  18,1992 


Churchill  Rocks 
Their  Stage 

ohn  Fahey  and  Cliff 
Eberhardt  will  appear  at  7:300 

.,  Saturday,  October  10  in 
he  Churchill  Theatre.  Tickets 
nay  be  mail-ordered  until  Oc- 
ober  1  or  purchased  at  the  box 
Iffice,  (410)  758-1331.  Tickets 
:ost  $17.50. 

Cliff  Eberhardt  will  open 
:or  John  Fahey.  Chosen  by 
illboard  Magazine  as  one  of 
:he  '90s  brightest  new  talents, 
Iberhardt  has  a  husky  voiced, 
folk  rocker  style  .  His  acoustic 
guitar  music,  along  with  a  "pop 
»mbo,"  will  feature  songs  from 
his  1990  number  one  folk-rock 
ilbum  The  Long  Road. 

Described  as  a  "legendary 
ruitar  master,"  John  Fahey  has 
jraced  the  folk  rock  scene  since 
helate  1960s.  His  latest  album, 
3od  Time  and  Causality,  has 
jeen  likened  to  a  "fine  wine, 
hese  tunes  carry  the  richness 
ind  fullbodied  feel  only  time 
:an  provide." 

His  repertoire  includes 
iriginals  such  as  "Revelation," 
'The  Red  Pony,"  and  "Re- 
luiem." 


Politics  on  the  Bay 


The  McClain  Program  in 
Environment  Science  presents 
The  Policies  and  the  Politics  of  the 
Chesapeake  Bay,  a  lecture  by  the 
Honorable  Gerald  L.  Baliles, 
Governor  of  the  common- 
wealth of  Virginia,  1986-1990 
in  Dunning  Lecture  Hall  at  7:30 
p.m. 

The  McClain  Program  lec- 
ture series  explore  timely  en- 
vironmental issues,  especially 
now  when  many  states  have 
become  concerned  with  eco- 
nomic growth  for  which  natu- 
ral resources  are  imperative.  For 
many  states,  such  as  Virginia 
and  Maryland,  the  Chesapeake 
Bay  represents  a  prime  resource 
for  trade  with  other  states  and 
nations.  The  rampant  decline 
of  the  Chesapeake  Bay  in  the 
past  few  years  has  arrested  the 
attention  of  many  scientists, 
environmentalists  and  politi- 
cians alike. 

Governor  Baliles  possesses 
the  knowledge  and  the  experi- 
ence to  examine  the  political 


dynamics  of  the  Chesapeake 
Bay.  The  first  Virginia  gover- 
nor to  establish  a  cabinet-let 
post  for  economic  develop- 
ment, he  direct  the  expansion 
of  world  trade  promotion  inti- 
macies. He  also  led  an  historic 
state  wide  program  to  modern- 
ize Virginia's  infrastructure  and 
a  vigorous  program  of  educa- 
tion reform  aimed  especially  at 
preparation  for  work  in  an  in- 
ternational marketplace. 

As  Virginia's  chief  advo- 
cate for  economic  development 
and  improved  tradingrelation- 
ships,  Governor  Bali  les  led  eight 
trade  and  business  develop- 
ment missions  overseas,  in- 
cluding trips  to  fourteen  differ- 
ent nations. 

As  a  result  of  his  efforts  in 
economic  development  and  in- 
ternational trade,  exports  of 
Virginia  products  increased  to 
such  an  extent  that  within  two 
years  exported  products  ac- 
counted for  over  25  percent  of 
the  state's  economic  growth. 


Share  Our  Strength:  Reading  for  the  Homeless 


According  to  the  1990  Food 
Research  and  Action  Center 
Community  Childhood  Hun- 
;er  Identification  Project,  one 
n  every  eight  American  chil- 
Iren  under  age  12  suffers  from 
lunger.  One  in  four  children  in 
that  age  group — a  total  of  11.5 
million  children — is  at  risk  of 
lunger. 

The  1991  U.S.  Conference 
Df  Mayors  Task  Force  on  Hun- 
;er  and  Homelessness  Report 
;tated  that  the  demand  for 
mergency  food  relief  increased 
>y  an  average  of  26  percent  in 
!8  major  U.S.  cities.  The  num- 
ber of  families  with  children 
■^questing  emergency  food  aid 
increased  by  26  percent 
>ver  the  past  year  and  a  little 
'ver  two  out  of  every  three 
wople  requesting  emergency 
°od  assistance  in  the  survey 
'ties  were  members  of  fami- 
•es,  namely  children  and  their 
>arents. 

Despite  the  grim  statistics, 
'elief  foundations  still  work 
vith  hope  for  a  better  future. 
Washington  College  will  do  its 
>art  to  combat  hunger  Tues- 
day, September  22  at  7:00  p.m. 
In  the  Miller  Library  Terrace  as 
'  takes  part  in  The  National 

}ing:  Writers'  Harvest  for  the 
tonteless.  Fictionist  Frederick 
,usche,  who  visited  Washing- 
°n  College  this  past  spring  , 
)rganized  the  national  reading 
^"d  will  read  at  Colgate  Uni- 
'ersity. 

Colleges  and  universities 
ICross  the  United  States  will 
l0|d  simultaneous  readings  to 


help  raise  funds  in  the  fight 
against  hunger,  homelessness, 
and  illiteracy.  Themoneyraised 
will  benefit  Share  Our  Strength 
(S.O.S.),  the  country's  largest 
private  fund-raising  organiza- 
tion. The  audience  is  encour- 
aged, though  not  required,  to 
donate  $5.00. 

Washington  College's 
reading  will  feature  Richard 
Ben  Cramer  and  Robert  Day. 
Cramer,  who  lived  in  Cam- 
bridge, MD  has  recently  pub- 
lished his  new  novel  What  it 
Takes.  Robert  Day,  Washing- 
ton College  English  Professor 
and  author  of  The  Last  Cattle 


Drive  as  well  as  numerous 
newspaper  and  magazine  ar- 
ticles, also  will  read. 

Other  readers  include  fic- 
tionist Scott  Turow,  author  of 
Presumed  Innocent  and 
Gwendolyn  Brooks,  winner  of 
the  Pulitzer  Prize  will  read  at 
Chicago's  Sullivan  Room.  Poet 
Carolyn  Forche,  who  visited 
Washington  College  last  fall 
will  read  at  George  Mason  Uni- 
versity.  Lynn  Doyle,  who 
taught  at  Washington  College 
last  year  will  appear  with 
Sophie  Kerr  winner  Peter 
Turchi  will  appear  at  Michigan 
State  University. 


Hooper  to  Whoop  it 
up  Wednesday  Night 


Wednesday,  September  23 
marks  the  grand  opening  of  the 
Snicker's  Comedy  Club  in  the 
CoffeeHouse.  Donations  of 
$1.00  will  be  greatly  appreci- 
ated, though  not  required. 

This  year's  comedians  will 
include  Danny  Sheehan,  Billy 


Booslcr.  She  also  has  appeared 
in  such  comedy  groups  as  The 
Flamethrower  Comedy  Bashers 
with  John  Bizarre,  the  Long  Is- 
land Laughter  Company  with  Bob 
Nelson  and  the  New  York 
Laughing  Stock  Exchange  with 
Robb  Bartlett. 


Maryellen  Hooper,  Comedienne 


Garan,  Big  Daddy  Graham, 
Melvin  George  as  well  as  the 
Snicker's  Comedy  Club's  first 
performer,  comedienne 
Maryellen  Hooper. 

Hooper's  television  and 
film  credits  include  The  Unholy 
with  Ben  Cross  and  Ned  Beatty 
and  Broadway  Baby  with  Elaine 


Featured  as  the  cover  story 
in  the  February  11, 1990  Phila- 
delphia Inquirer  Sunday 
Magazine,  Hooper  took  second 
placeinThe  Tropica  na's  Laugh- 
Off  in  Atlantic  City,  NJ  in  No- 
vember, 1989  and  was  a  finalist 
in  the  Delaware  Valley's  Com- 
edy Competition  that  year. 


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Othello  on  Wheels 


Sherry  Menton 


Staff  Writer 

The  University  of  Mary- 
land, Baltimore  Campus' 
Shakespeare  on  Wheels  has  sur- 
passed itself  with  this  year's 
production  of  Othello,  which  it 
will  bring  to  the  campus  mall 
on  the  weekend  of  September 
19th  and  20th  at  8  p.m.  (Rain 
site  is  Tawes  Theatre). 

TheShakespcareon  Wheels 
program  was  crea  ted  by  UMBC 
8  years  ago  to  bring 
Shakespeare's  plays  into 
neighborhoods  across  Mary- 
land and  in  adjacent  states 
through  its  modern-day,  stage- 
on -a-fl  at  bed- truck  imitation  of 
the  medieval  pageant  wagons 
which  travelled  from  faire  to 
faircseekingnew  audiences  for 
their  performances. 

Staged  ina  traditional  style, 
this  year's  Othello  features  ac- 
tors garbed  in  the  gowns  and 
tunicsof  Renaissance  Italy.  The 
use  of  new-found  formulism 
marks  a  change  for  the  group, 
which  in  the  past  has  presented 
a  Japanese  kihuki  interpreta- 
tion of  MacBeth,  a  sort  of  latter- 
day  hippie  As  You  Like  It,  and  a 
somewhat  less  successful  rock 
opera  adaptation  of  The  Tem- 
pest. 

James  Brown-Orleans  per- 
forms the  title  role  in  accented 
English,  bringing  to  life  more 
realistically  than  Olivier's 
blackface  rendition  the  Moor's 


descent  from  keen  intelligence 
and  emotional  stability  into 
passionate  jealosy  and  murder. 

The  "honest"  Iago  is  played 
by  John  C.  Hansen,  whose  por- 
trayal of  this  villain 
extraordinaire  delights  and 
disgustssimultaneously.  lago's 
ownjoyinhismischief-making, 
and  the  gullibility  of  the  other 
characters,  makes  the  audi- 
ence... well,  if  not  like  him,  at 
least  appreciate  the  cunning 
involved  in  lago's  developing 
plot  as  he  learns  more  about  the 
weaknessesof  others.  However 
entertaining,  this  Iago  is  not  the 
lurking,  brooding,  unreason- 
ablytvil  character,  second  only 
to  Richard  III  in  dastardliness. 

Bonnie  Webster  as  the  na- 
ive Desdemona  and  Alan 
Aymie  as  the  hapless  Cassio 
both  deliver  performances  that 
make  theirseventeenth-century 
speech  seem  modern  and  thor- 
oughly understandable. 

Indeed,  the  clarity  of  the 
language,  given  life  by  the  en- 
tire cast,  is  one  of  the  most 
remarkable  things  about 
Othello.  This  is  not  surprising, 
since  Shakespeare  on  Wheels' 
aim  is  to  bring  Shakespeare  to 
the  masses  rather  than  the  city- 
bred,  theater-going  elite. 

This  rendition  of  one  of 
Shakespeare's  greatest  trag- 
edies will  make  the  most  un- 
willing student  of  Shakespeare 
appreciate  the  poetry  and  the 
drama  of  Othello. 


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September  18, 1992 


Kevin  McKillop  Understands 

His  Enemy 


Tanya  L.  Cunic 
5tatt  writer 

Do  you  think  you  have 
enemies,  or  do  you  perceive 
yourself  in  a  enematic  relation- 
ship with  someone?  If  you  an- 
swered yes  to  thisquestion,  Dr. 
Kevin  McKillop,  the  new  social 
psychologist  in  the  Psychology 
Department,  may  help  you  un- 
derstand this  unpleasant,  but 
common  experience  in  life. 

A  graduate  of  Flagler  Col- 
lege and  University  of  Florida, 
Dr.  McKillop  is  currently  re- 
searching enemy  images  and 
the  incidents  which  may  have 
prompted  these  relationships. 
Among  college  students, 
the  predominant  cause  is  usu- 
ally related  to  romance.  How- 
ever, McKillop  states  that  ac- 
cording to  his  findings,  most  of 
these  relationships  don't  cross 
gender  boundaries.  Females 
and  males  usually  perceive 
members  of  the  same  sex  as 
enemies. 

McKillop,  who  came  here 
from  Iowa  State  University, 
believes  the  results  of  his  en- 
emy perception  research  may 
provide  clues  to  abetter  under- 
standing of  self  concept  devel- 


opment and  how  it  forms  and 
changes.  The  enemy  relation- 
ship has  been  present  through- 


enemies  serve  as  a  negative 
contrast  to  individuals,  thus 
making  it  easier  to  define  the 


out  history,  and  therefore  may  self.  Yet  individuals  with  low 
play  some  role  in  defining  the  self-esteem  may  compare 
self.McKillop  theorizes  that     themselves  with  their  enemies. 


In  addition  to  his  research. 
Dr.  McKillopcurrrently  teaches 
Developmental  Psychology 
and  Statistics.  Eventually,  he 
would  like  to  teach  courses  that 
would  include  the  study  of 
prejudice  and  discrimination. 

He  has  also  expressed  an 
interest  in  creating  courses  that 
would  study  persuasion  and 
attitude  change.  All  of  these 
interests  are  a  reflection  of  Dr. 
McKillop's  reason  for  becom- 
ing a  social  psychologist. 

He  believes  that  psychol- 
ogy is  a  young  science,  too 
young  to  be  confident  that  its 
theories  are  positively  affect- 
ingpeople.  Therefore,  he  wants 
to  participate  and  develop  re- 
search that  discovers  "what 
works  before  we  try  it  out." 

The  combination  of  re- 
searcher and  teacher  is  one  of 
the  reasons  why  McKillo.p  is 
"happy  to  be  here."  Heencour- 
ages  students  to  get  involved  in 
experimentation,  so  eventually 
the  students  will  perceive  re- 
search as  an  oppurtunity,  not  a 
chore.  He  wants  experiments 
for  students  to  become  as  easy 
as  "looking  up  a  word  in  the 
dictionary." 


The  Writers'  Union  junta  for 

the  1992-93  school  year  is  as 

follows: 

Freshmen,  Samantha  Johnston, 

Ryan  Walker 

Sophomores,  Becky  Bryant, 

Andrea  Nolan 

Juniors,  Ervin  Meeks,  Jennifer 

Reddish      L 

Seniors,  Tanya  Cunic,  Justin 

Cann 


The  ELM  received  the  following 
letter  just  before deadlinelast  week: 
Dear  Editor: 

I  am  a  prisoner  on  death 
row  at  the  Arizona  State  Prison 
and  was  wondering  if  you 
would  do  me  a  favor.  1  have 
been  here  for  almost  sixteen 
years  and  have  no  family  or 
friends  on  theoutside  that  I  can 
write.  I  was  wondering  if  you 
could  print  my  letter  for  me  so 
that  I  could  receive  some  cor- 
respondence. I  realize  you  are 
not  a  pen  pal  club  or  anything 
like  that,  but  I  would  appreci- 
ate it  if  you  would  help  me. 

I  am  a  Caucasian  male,  age 
46,  and  I  would  like  to  corre- 
spond with  either  male  or  fe- 
male college  students.  I  want  to 
forma  friendlyrelationshipand 
more  or  less  exchange  past  or 
present  experiences  and  ideas. 
I  will  answer  all  letters  and  ex- 
change photos.  Prison  rules 
require  a  complete  name  and 
return  address  on  the  outside 
of  the  envelope. 
Thank  you, 
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"Koon,"  from  pg.  3 

ductivity  of  labor  increases, 
capital  increases  its  supply  of 
labor  more  quickly  than  its  de- 
mand for  laborers  ....  The 
condemnation  of  one  part  of 
the  working  class  to  enforced 
idleness  by  the  over-work  of 
the  other  part,  and  the  converse, 
becomes  a  means  of  enriching 
the  individual  capitalists,  and 
accelerates  at  the  same  time  the 
production  of  the  industrial 
reserve  army  on  a  scale  corre- 
sponding with  the  advance  of 
social  accumulation."  (Capital, 
401) 

Every  piece  of  evidence  avail- 
able confirms  that  thisisindeed 
^vhat  is  taking  place. 

In  1981  American  busi- 
nesses spent  128.68  billion  on 
low  plant  and  equipment;  ex- 
penditure on  new  plant  and 
equipment  is  projected  to  be 
182.81  billion  in  the  manufac- 
turing sector  this  year. 

This  is  the  reason  why  un- 
employment and  productivity 
have  both  slowly  risen.  Yet  if 
Marx's  theory  is  to  hold  true, 
'hen  the  capitalists  must  be 


showing  some  benefit  from  this 
dynamic  and  the  workers  must 
be  receiving  no  benefit. 

Theevidence  bears  thisout; 
since  1986,  annual  corporate 
profits  have  risen  from  227.6 
billion  to  336.9  billion,  whereas 
per  capita  disposable  income 
has  risen  by  only  $1844  (in  1987 
dollars).  Overthepasttenyears, 
the  consumer  price  index  has 
also  risen  by  40%,  creating  the 
greatest  concentration  of  wealth 
in  our  nation's  history. 

For  years,  Marxists  have 
wondered  why  capitalism  has 
proven  to  be  so  durable,  and 
many  have  posited  that  it  has 
survived  by  expanding  into  the 
third  world  and  exploiting  the 
workers  and  resources  there. 

Over  the  past  two  decades, 
jobs  in  the  manufacturing  sec- 
tor haveslowly  declined.  In  the 
1980s  the  service  sector  ap- 
peared to  be  a  safety  valve.  But 
there  is  a  limit  to  how  far  the 
third  world  can  be  exploited, 
and  there  isa  limit  to  how  many 
fast  food  restaurants  a  nation 
can  have. 

Both  limits  are  drawing 
near,  which  is  the  real  reason 


for  the  current  (dare  I  say  it?) 
depression.  The  GDP  can  grow 
forever  and  yet  mean  nothing  if 
personal  income  does  not  grow 
at  a  rate  sufficient  to  provide  a 
market  for  these  goods. 

There  is  no  way  to  address 
this  problem  from  within  the 
capitalist  system. 

Neither  liberalism  nor 
conservatism  hold  the  answer 
to  America's  problems.  Ulti- 
mately, the  insatiable  greed  of 
American  capitalism  will  prove 
to  be  its  own  undoing.  More 
and  more  Americans  will  find 
themselves  laid  off,  more  and 
more  Americans  will  find 
themselves  impoverished, 
more  Americans  will  be  hungry 
and  more  Americans  will  be 
fed  up  and  unwilling  to  accept 
the  same  old  "blame  the  Japa- 
nese" arguments  offered  up  by 
their  elected  representatives. 

When  that  day  comes, 
change  will  not  mean  a  new, 
improved,  kinder,  gent  ler  white 
bourgeois  male  in  the  White 
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September  18, 1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Evaluation,"  from 
Pg-  1 

Lamond  noted  that  while 
he  does  not  foresee  any  major 
curricular  changes  as  a  result  of 
the  survey,  he  hopes  that  there 
will  be  refinements  in  the  de- 
partment. 

Dr.  Thomas  J.  Cousincau, 
Professor  of  English  and  Direc- 
tor of  the  Graduate  Program,  is 
also  optimistic  about  the  pros- 
pect of  an  external  evaluation. 
He  said  he  looks  forward  to  the 
process  with  an  expectant  atti- 
tude. 

Cousincau  believes  the  En- 
glish department  has  the 
unique  opportunity  to  receive 
frank  opinions  about  its 
strengths  and  weaknesses.  He 
said  that  because  the  college  is 
isolated,  faculty  cannot  as  eas- 
ily discuss  undergraduate 
studies  with  colleaguesat  other 
institutions  of  higher  learning. 

"Oneof  the  primary  values 
of  an  external  evaluation  is  that 
the  reviewers  can  advise  the 
administration  and  give  sup- 
port to  requests  by  the  English 
department  for  additional 
staffing,"  he  added. 

While  Cousineau  said  the 
size  of  larger  colleges  allows 
for  more  experimental  pro- 
grams than  a  smaller  school 
such  as  Washington  College, 
he  noted  that  new  faculty  would 
augment  the  diversity  of  the 
department. 

The  fact  that  proficiency  of 
a  foreign  language  is  not  re- 
quired is  another  topic  of  con- 
cern for  Cousineau.    He  said 


thatspeaking  foreign  languages 
is  a  way  of  escaping  provin- 
cialism at  a  time  when 
multiculturalism  has  become 
such  an  important  objective. 


our  own  problems,"  he  stated. 
JDay  said  he  expects  to  learn 
both  what  other  good  schools 
are  doing  and  how  to  run  a 
better  Creative  Writing  Pro- 


Assistant  Professor  of  English, 
agreed  that  experienced  col- 
leagues from  different  institu- 
tions will  give  the  department 
different  and  valuable  perspec- 


There's  a  reluctance  even  to  entertain  the 
possibility  of  any  substantial  curricular 
change  ...  As  proof,  I  predict  that  a  member 
of  the  English  department  will  find 
somebody  else,  a  student,  or  more  likely  a 
former  student,  who  can  be  put  up  to  writing 
in  to  the  ELM  to  denounce  me  personally 
and  invite  me  to  either  love  Washington 
College  or  leave  it. 


Cousineau  isalsodisturbed 
by  the  number  of  English  ma- 
jors that  graduate  from  the 
college  who  do  not  have  an 
adequate  background  in  clas- 
sical and  Biblical  literature. 

'It  is  absolutely  essential 
that  students  become  ac- 
quainted with  the  literature  of 
classical  antiquity.  It's  unfor- 
tunate that  it's  not  required  and 
isn't  even  offered.  1  find  that  a 
glaring  defect  in  our  program," 
he  stated. 

Professor  Robert  Day,  Di- 
rector of  the  Creative  Writing 
Program,  believes  the  external 
review  is  a  necessary  process. 
"It  is  an  opportunity  for  us  to 
get  some  help  solving  some  of 


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gram.  He  noted  that  the  ad- 
vanced course  in  creative  writ- 
ing could  be  changed  from  a 
general  workshop  to  specific 
workshops  focusing  on  fiction 
one  year  and  poetry  the  next. 

The  structure  of  the  Senior 
Comprehensive  Exam  is  an- 
other issue  for  the  review  team 
to  consider,  Day  said. 

Because  the  college  is 
privileged  by  the  Sophie  Kerr 
endowment  and  possesses  ex- 
traordinary resources  in  En- 
glish and  American  literature, 
Day  said  that  the  review  team 
shouldmeasurethedepartment 
by  high  standards. 

"The  college  has  also 
earned  the  gift  of  fine, 
hardworking  English  majors, 
which  is  advantageous  to  our 
program,"  he  said. 

Dr.  Audrey  Fessler  is  a 
more  recent  member  of  the  En- 
glish department,  as  the  1992- 
93  academic  year  is  only  her 
second  one.  She  feels  the  de- 
partment is  interested  in  a 
healthy,  rigorous  review. 

"The  review  process  will 
be  healthy.  I  think  it  can  be 
done  so  as  to  encourage  us  to 
develop  without  setting  us  at 
strife  amongst  ourselves,"  she 
stated. 

Fessler  said  that  any 
changes  will  depend  on  how 
insightful  and  thorough  the  re- 
view is.  She  added  that  the 
department  should  be  selective 
and  inviteevaluators  withopen 
minds  and  sound  ideas  who 
can  step  beyond  their  indi- 
vidual patterns. 

During  the  review  process, 
Fessler  hopes  todetermine  how 
frequently  certain  courses  are 
taught.  Knowing  whether  or 
not  the  department  repeats 
courses  too  often  could  affect 
what  is  taught  when  so  that 
students  feel  they  have  a  vari- 
ety of  choices,  she  said. 

Dr.  Beverly  Wolff,  Visiting 


tives  on  the  structure  and  con- 
tent of  the  curriculum. 

"[They]  will  give  us  ways 
in  which  we  can  re-evaluate 
ourselves,  individually  and  as 
a  functioning  component  of  the 
college,"  she  said. 

Because  she  teaches  Forms 
of  Literature  and  Composition 
to  first-year  students,  Wolff 
stated  that  she  is  particularly 
interested  in  changes  that  may 
occur  in  writing  skills  and  com- 
mon background  courses. 

She  also  said  she  is  curious 
to  learn  how  her  position  and 
contributions  are  assessed  by 
the  review  team. 

"Some  visitors  may  bring 
experience  with  alternative 
programs  to  shed  light  on  our 
weaknesses  and  strengths;  they 
will  evaluate  us  —  but  we'll 
also  get  to  pick  their  brains," 
she  stated. 

Robert  Schreur  was  hired 
this  year  to  teach  Forms  of  Lit- 
erature and  Composition.  Even 
though  he  is  a  new  English  pro- 
fessor, he  said  he  was  initially 
impressed  by  the  department's 
vitality. 

"The  department  has  a 
strong,  clear  sense  of  what  it 
wants  to  accomplish,"  hestated. 
Schreur  added  that  while  he 
has  been  at  schools  where  the 
departments  were  defensive 
and  anxious,  Washington 
College's  English  program  is 
confident  and  vibrant. 

He  feels  his  role  in  the  ex- 
ternal review  is  more  a  reflec- 
tion of  the  department's  ability 
to  hire  able  new  recruits  than 
an  assessment  of  his  individual 
contribution. 

Dr.  Richard  C.  DeProspo, 
member  of  the  English  depart- 
ment and  Chair  of  American 
Studies,  is  not  optimistic  about 
the  prospect  of  an  external  re- 
view. He  said  hedoes not  want 
to  give  legitimacy  to  a  process 
which  will  have  no  outcome. 


In  his  experience  at  Wash- 
ington  College,  DeProspo  said 
there  was  only  one  fundamen- 
tal academic  reform,  which  took 
place  during  the  late  50s  and 
early  60s  under  the  leadership 
of  President  Daniel  Z.  Gibson. 

At  that  time,  DeProspo  said 
the  college  was  proudly  ant 
intellectual,  deplorably  pro- 
vincial, a  sports  school  and 
white  racist  men's  academy, 
"Gibson  had  the  vision  of  turn- 
ing the  college  into  the  Amhersl 
of  the  Eastern  Shore,"  he  stated. 

DeProspo  said  Gibson  was 
committed  to  hiring  professoi 
that  could  have  gone  to  more 
credible  institutions.  'There 
was  a  real  attempt  to  raise  stan- 
dards, but  since  then,  there  has 
been  no  significant  academic 
reform,  absolutely  none,"  he 
noted. 

Since  the  college's  aca- 
demic revolution,  DeProspo 
said  the  attitude  toward  litera- 
ture which  still  predominates 
today  is  that  it  is  something  to 
be  appreciated  "over  high  tea 
and  sherry." 

He  added  that  the  English 
program  continues  to  be  ruled 
in  essence  by  Nick  Newlin, 
former  Chair  of  the  depar  tmenl 
who  played  an  active  role  in  the 
college's  academic  reform 
Newlin  instituted  the  Forms 
Literature  and  Composition  re 
quirement  in  the  late  1950s. 

"Every  effort  has  beer 
made  to  reassure  the  depart- 
ment that  the  administration 
will  not  invite  people  to  do 
hatchetjobon  the  department,' 
he  stated.  "This  review  will 
result  in  no  significant  change 
whatsoever  in  thecuirjcqluirrj 
DeProspo  said  thatTvhlli 
he  does  not  intend  to  speal 
candidly  with  the  review  tean 
should  he  be  interviewed,  hi 
has  no  problem  speaking  can 
didly  to  the  ELM.  "I  trust  stu 
dents  a  lot  more  than  I  truS 
anybody  else,"  he  noted. 

He  said  that  whenever  hi 
has  attempted  to  seek  reforn 
through  official  channels,heh3i 
been  punished  and  personal') 
attacked. 

"There's  a  reluctance  evef 
to  entertain  the  possibility 
any  substantial  curricula 
change,"  DeProspo  said.  "A* 
proof,  1  predict  that  a  membc 
of  the  English  department  w 
find  somebody  else,  a  student 
ormore  likely  a  formerstudenl 
who  can  be  put  up  to  writing'' 
to  the  ELM  to  denounce  rrt 
personally  and  invite  me  to  ei 
ther  love  Washington  Colleg* 
or  leave  it." 


Rugg's  Recommendations  on 
the  Colleges,  Ninth  Edition,  bj 
Frederick  E.  Rugg,  ispublished 
by  Rugg's  Recommend ationfc 
Sarasota,  Florida. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


13^ 

September  18, 1992 


William  Hardie,  Art  Critic,  Speaks  to  ELM 


Jennifer  Gray  Reddish 

S&E  fcditor 


On  September  2,  1992, 
William  Hardie  lectured  on  the 
works  of  David  Hockney  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room. 

Hardie' s  resume  lists  an 
impressive  career  in  the  art 
world.  He  read  Modern  Lan- 
guages at  Glasgow  University 
where  he  later  worked  as  an 
Assistant  to  the  Fine  Arts  De- 
partment. In  1984  he  founded 
William  Hardie  Limited,  which 
specializes  in  art  consulting. 

He  opened  the  Washington 
Gallery  in  1986  and  the  William 
Hardie  Gallery  in  Glasgow's 
West  Regent  Street  in  1990.  His 
book,  Larousse  Dictionary  of 
Modern  Art,  explores  the  mod- 
■fcrrairt  world  with  breadth  and 
with  clarity. 

With  these  credentials, 
Hardie  gave  an  engaging  lec- 
ture that  held  the  interest  of 
even  the  most  novice  art 
conisseurs. 

His  style  intertwined  personal 
anecdotes  about  the  author  and 
his  art  along  with  technical  de- 
tail, making  Hackney's  art  more 
attainable  to  the  audience. 

The    highlight    of    the 


evening  was  slides  of 
Hackney's  work.  Even  though 
slides  cannot  accurately  repro- 
duce a  painting,  Hockney's 
passion  and  talent  survived  the 
transition  from  canvas  to  film. 
With  each  slide  a  rush  of  ex- 
citement came  from  the  audi- 
ence, as  the  artist's  use  of  re- 
verse perspective  involved  the 
audience  from  the  first  glance. 

To  fully  understand  the 
innovative  technique  of 
Hockney's  work,  one  must  un- 
derstand reverse  perspective. 
In  Hardie's  words,  reverse  per- 
spective "simply  means  that 
large  things  are  rendered  small 
and  small  things  rendered 
large." 

For  example,  a  reverse 
perspective  painting  would 
showa  roadsmallthatbecomes 
larger  as  it  progresses  away 
from  the  reader,  rather  than  the 
traditional  technqiue  of  paint- 
ing "reality,"  in  which  the  road 
seems  larger  and  closer  to  the 
reader  and  then  diminishes  as 
it  moves  further  away  in  the 
picture. 

Some  of  Hockney's  work 
seems  to  poke  fun  at  the  "old- 
school"  useof  perspective.  One 
painting  has  wooden  slats  used 


to  show  the  illusion  of  the  depth 
in  the  work.  Another  painting 
shows  the  problems  of  tradi- 
tional perspective,  as  it  displays 
a  man  on  a  mountain  lighting 
his  pipe  from  the  match  of  a 
woman  leaning  from  the  win- 
dow of  a  building  that  is  "near" 
the  viewer. 

Either  the  man  in  the 
painting  has  arms  a  hundred 
miles  long,  or  Hockney  has 
detected  an  almost  comic  mis- 
take made  in  traditional  per- 
spective technique. 

As  Hardie  said  about 
Hockney's  use  of  reverse  per- 
spective, "do  the  subjects  seem 
any  less  real  drawn  in  this 
manner  than  in  the  traditional 
way?  No." 

Hockney  paintings  cut 
close  to  humanemotion.  He  was 
a  student  of  the  Cubism  school, 
and  paintings  done  in  this  style 
show  all  the  perspectives  and 
give  the  audience  a  sense  of 
walking  around  the  subject, 
experiencing  it  entirely. 

In  essence,  Hockney  tries 
to  invade  the  audience's  per- 
sonal space,  drawninghim  into 
his  life  and  his  message  by  en- 
compassing the  viewer  into  the 
world  of  the  picture. 


Each  phase  of  Hockney's 
work  reflects  a  personal  insight. 
The  son  of  a  liberal  working 
class  family,  his  father  cam- 
paigned against  war  and  his 
mother  was  a  religious  veg- 
etarian. Hockney  never  feared 
stating  his  views. 

His  phase  of  paintings 
known  as  the  "Love  Paintings" 
and  the  "Shower  Paintings" 
proclaim  his  homosexuality  as 
well  as  his  artistic  talent. 

Other  paintings  suchas  The 
Bigger  Splash  also  display  his 
spontaneous  style  and  tech- 
nique. Another  of  the  Walt 
Whitman  inspired  "Swimming 
Pool"  paintings,  Portrait  of  the 
Artist  features  two  people,  a 
signature  of  Hockney's. 

Perhaps  the  most  fascinat- 
ing aspect  of  this  portrait  was 
the  pool  itself.  Hockney  cap- 
tures the  complex  patterns  of 
light  as  it  bounces  from  the 
pool's  bottom  on  canvas. 

Greatly  affected  by  the 
works  of  Picasso,  Hockney  saw 
his  first  Picasso  exhibit  in  1960 
but  did  not  begin  to  use  the  his 
discoveries  until  after  the 
artist's  death  in  1970.  Many  of 
his  paintings  since  that  time 


have  the  classic  "two-eyed- 
Picasso-esque"  look. 

His  later  works  include 
many  photographs  placed  to- 
gether to  create  one  piece  called 
a  "joiner".  He  has  also  created 
large  paintings  whose  oriental 
scroll-like  borders  make  the 
viewer's  eye  travel  around  the 
paintings,  creating  a  definite 
sense  of  time. 

Hockney  is  currently  de- 
signing sets  for  the  Opera 
House  at  Covent  Garden  for  its 
production  of  Stauss's  Del 
Franco  Ohne  Schatten  which 
will  appear  in  November. 

His  newest  paintings  will 
be  featured  in  a  one-person- 
show  next  year  at  William 
Hardie's  Washington  Gallery 
in  Glasgow.  This  exhibit  will 
be  Hardie's  first  after  a  long 
hiatus  from  the  art  show  circuit. 

Hardie  summarized  the 
effect  of  Hockney's  work  by 
describing  the  artist  personally. 
"He  is  a  very  nice  man  who  is 
alert  and  intellectually  stimu- 
lating. He  has  strong  opinions 
about  everything  and  is  not 
afraid  to  express  them.  Over- 
all, David  Hockney  is  simply  a 
pleasure  with  whom  to  be." 


Spilich  Publishes  Alzheimer's  Research 


Tanya  L.  Cunic 
Stiff  Writer 


Go  to  the  Psychology  De- 
partment Lounge  sometime.  It 
is  located  on  the  second  floor  in 
Dunning.  There  will  be  a  long 
line  of  psychology  majors 
waiting  to  meet  with  Dr.  George 
Spilich. 

He  gives  new  meaning  to 
the  word  busy.  Spilich  cur- 
rently conducts  research  on 
smoking  and  memory  loss, 
teaches  a  full  course  load,  ad- 
vises seniors  on  a  number  of 
timely  issues  (graduate  school, 
theses)  —  and  by  the  way,  his 
*ew  book  hit  the  stands  on 
September  eighth. 

Neurodevelopment,  Aging 
and  Cognition,  published  by 
Birkhauser,  is  the  result  of  a 
conference  that  was  held  in 
Jugoslavia 


Alzheimer's  disease.  The  pur- 
pose of  this  conference  was  to 
bring  the  world's  top  research- 
ers in  one  place  to  discuss  this 
growing  dementia. 

It  gave  researchers  from 
variouspsychological  fields  the 
oppurtunity  to  present  papers 
and  informally  discuss  the 
possiblities  of  integrating  ex- 
perimental procedures  in  order 
to  understand  this  progressive 
disease  better. 

These  papers  were  con- 
verted into  essays  which  are 
listed  in  the  categories  of 
"neurodevelopment,  neuro- 
science,  cognitive  science,  and 
clinical  applications."  The  re- 
sult is  a  comprehensive  text  in 
which  any  person  can  receive  a 
broad  understanding  of 
Alzheimer's  disease. 

Although  four  editors  are 


credited  on  the  book  cover,  Dr. 
Spilich,  with  the  help  of  his  re- 
search assistant  Dianna  Holden, 
were  the  only  editors  of  the  text. 

Two  of  the  listed  editors 
were  unable  to  participate  in 
the  process  due  to  the  war  that 
broke  out  in  Yugoslavia,  and 
the  other  declined  the  position. 

Dr.  Spilich  refined  the  series 
of  essays  for  over  one  year  be- 
fore it  was  ready  for  publica- 
tion. Although  the  process  was 
timely,and  according  to  Spilich 
sometimes  "a  pain,"  it  was  well 
worth  the  effort. 

He  believes 

Neurodevelopment,  Aging  and 
Cognition  will  not  only  add  to  a 
better  understanding  of  "the 
needs  of  the  elderly  cohort," 
but  will  ultimately  aid  in  fusing 
the  broad  areas  of  psychologi- 
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14 


September  18, 1992 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Field  Hockey  Recovers  From 
Season  Opener 


Rene£  Guckert 


Staff  Writer 

After  a  disappointing  loss 
to  Dickinson  College,  the  WC 
field  hockey  team  thundered 
back  to  beat  both  Wesley  and 
FDU  Madison  at  the  WAC  last 
week.  Thewinningsteakbegan 
with  a  3-0  shut-out  against 
Wesley.  Just  five  minutes  into 


sisted  by  Mayr,  put  a  clean  shot 
into  the  goal  on  yet  another 
penalty  comer  with  19:36  re- 
maining in  the  half.  The  last  of 
the  three  goals  was  driven 
down  the  throat  of  the  Wesley 
goaltender  by  Liz  Olivere  and 
assisted  by  Marie  Mohler. 

"I  think  everything  just  re- 
ally seemed  to  click  for  us 
against  Wesley,"  commented 


_• 
- 

Renee  Guckert  stabs  one  past  the  keeper 


the  game,  Marie  'The  Breather" 
Mohler  fired  a  shot  into  the  goal, 
assisted  by  Heather  "The 
Woman"  Mayr  on  a  penalty 
corner. 

Following  Mohler's  lead, 
Eleanor  Shriver,  once  again  as- 


sophomore  Amy  Barrell.  'The 
communication  was  good  and 
everyone  really  hustled 
throughout  the  entire  game." 

The  Shorewomen  out-shot 
the  frustrated  Wesley  team  35- 
3,  and  despite  severe  heat  were 


able  to  dominate  the  majority 
of  the  contest.  Senior  Amy 
McGeary  stood  out  on  defen- 
sive plays  and  recoveries  as  well 
as  attempting  two  out  of  the 
three  penalty  strokes  awarded 
to  Washington  during  the 
course  of  the  game. 

Then,  lastSaturday,  the  WC 
Shorewomen  trampled  a  tough 
FDU-Madison  team  with  an- 
other shut-out  on  their  home 
turf.  Junior  Renee  Guckert 
scored  the  lone  goal,  unassisted, 
with  20:1 2  remaining  in  the  first 
half.  With  fierce  desire  and 
unlimited  effort  from  both  the 
forward  line  and  the  defense, 
the  WAC  hockey  team  was 
again  unstoppable. 

Jen  Hanifee  and  Heather 
Mayr  led  the  defense,  keeping 
Farleigh  Dickinson  out  of  scor- 
ing range  and  helping  to  keep 
the  ball  in  WC's  offensive  end. 
Goalie  Brigid  DeVries,  sliding 
and  diving  about  the  goal, 
chalked  up  eight  saves,  giving 
her  a  total  of  eighteen  for  the 
season  .  Attack  wings  Amy 
Barrell  and  Marie  Mohler  con- 
tinuously raced  down  the  side- 
lines, keeping  the  ball  in  play 
and  away  from  a  fierce  FDU 
squad. 

Stated  DeVries,  "I  am  re- 
ally very  excited  for  the  rest  of 
our  season.  With  the  enthusi- 
asm of  the  freshmen  and  the 
determination  of  the  upper- 
classmen,  we  should  be  able  to 
go  far  —  hopefully,  all  the  way 
to  the  MAC  finals."  The 
Shorewomen's  next  home  game 
is  Saturday,  September  26 
against  MAC         rival, 

Elizabethto  wn  College,  but  look 
for  the  results  of  yesterday's 
contest  versus  Catholic  Uni- 
versity in  next  week's  issue. 


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Soccer  Drops 
Three  in  a  Row 


Tason  Rons  t  ad  t 


Staff  Writer 

Since  the  successful  outing 
against  Lebanon  Valley  in  the 
season  opener,  things  have  run 
awry  for  the  Shoremen  soccer 
team.  Playing  hard  with  tal- 
ented yet  inexperienced  per- 
sonnel has  forced  the  team  to 
drop  their  last  three  contests 
which  were  games,  according 
to    Assistant    Coach    Jack 


lineup,  an  obvious  indication 
that  coaches  Helbling  and 
Schaefer  are  still  feeling  out  a 
group  which  is  almost  com- 
pletely new  to  them. 

Yet  all  is  not  amiss  out  on 
Kibler  Field.  Junior  forwards 
Rory  Conway  and  Chris  Gra- 
ham have  provided  a  potent 
offensive  spark  at  the  helm  of 
the  Shoremen  attack  combin- 
ing for  four  goalsand  one  assist 
to  date.    Senior  mid-fielders 


Rory  "Let's  Griff"  Conway  rises  to  the  occasion 


Schaefer,  that  were  lost  due  to 
"a  lack  of  hunger  and  experi- 
ence." Said  Coach  Schaefer, 
"We  have  a  lot  of  great  young 
talent  and  every  so  often  we  see 
sparksofpotential.  Butitisstill 
too  early  —  the  team  needs 
more  time  to  gel." 

The  three  losses  include  a 
2-3  fall  against  Lancaster  Bible, 
a  hard  fought  1-3  battle  to  a 
talented  Dickinson  squad,  and 
the  latest  1-3  loss  to  Salisbury 
State.  In  each  of  these  three 
games  the  Shoremen  took  the 
field  with  a  different  starting 


Charlie  "Can  I  borrow  some 
Money"  Linehan  and  Chris 
"Flea"  Kleberg  have  provided 
a  strong  example  for  tW 
younger  players  to  emulate 
And  goaltender  Greg  Miller,  i" 
only  his  second  season,  has  been 
tougher  than  ever  in  the  net  fo> 
the  Shoremen. 

The  team  continued  ils 
busy  schedule  this  week,  trai 
eling  to  Saint  Mary's  College 
on  Sept.l  7th  (to  be  covered  ne>' 
week),  followed  by  anothei 
away  match-up  versus  CathO' 
lie  University  this  Sunday,  Sep- 
tember 20th. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


15^ 

September  18, 1992 


Crew  Poised  for  f92 


Melissa  Harmeyer 

Staff  Writer 

Although  the  fall  has  a  less 
serious  racing  circuit  than  the 


ing  on  the  women's  varsity  po- 
sition. Mike  Davenport  is  the 
men's  varsity  head  coach  and 
will  receive  help  from  former 
WACrower  Will  Brandenburg. 


Crew  strokes  hard  out  on  the  Chester 


spring,  the  Men's  and  Women's 
Noviceand  Varsity  Crew  teams 
are  looking  forward  to  a  very 
exciting  autumn  season.  Both 
womens  teams  have  new 
coaches  this  season.  BethSpeer 
will  be  taking  on  the  novice 
side  of  things  while  last  year's 
mens  novice  coach  will  be  tak- 


Another  former  WAC  rower, 
Matt  Conaty  has  returned  to 
coach  the  men's  novice  unit. 

The  women's  varsity  has  the 
largest,  most  experienced  squad 
they  have  had  in  several  years. 
Along  with  several  new  fresh- 
man recruits,  the  men's  varsity 
has  a  couple  of  returning  row- 


ers as  well.  While  the  Fall  is 
dedicated  to  training  and 
teaching  skills,  the  spring  is  the 
true  racing  season. 

Yet,  the  W.C.  rowers  are 
competing  in  several  regattas 
throughout  the  Fall  of '92.  The 
Varsity  begins  the  season  on 
October  10th  at  the  Head  of  the 
Patapsco  in  Baltimore,  Mary 
land.  Over  Fall  Break,  the 
Womens  Varsity  8  and  Ray 
Hemdon's  Mens  Lightweight 
Single  are  competing  in  the 
Head  of  the  Charles  in  Boston, 
a  great  honor  since  this  is  the 
world's  largest  regatta.  Then 
on  October  24th  the  Varsity 
teams  head  to  Philadelphia  to 
race  in  the  Head  of  the 
Schuylkill.  Head  of  the 
Occoquan  is  on  Halloween  and 
the  Frostbi  te  Regatta  on  the  21  st 
of  November  will  end  the  Fall 
season. 

Overall,  Washington  College 
Rowing  looks  experienced  as 
they  are  seen  as  "the  team  to 
beat."  Coach  Davenport  hopes 
to  see  good  results  this  year! 


Sho  'women  Upset  In  First 
Two  Confrontations 


Tyler  McCarthy 


Staff  Writer 

The  women's  volleyball 
leam  fell  to  0-1  after  their  match 
against  Notre  Dame  this  past 
Wednesday.  Simply  put, 'The 
other  team  had  a  lot  more  ex- 
perience playing  as  a  squad," 
said  Miriam  Jecelin. 

The  Shore  women  set  ou  t  to 
■ome  home  with  a  victory  but 
ihe  young  squad  proved  they 
still  need  more  time  to  develop 
Js  a  cohesive  unit.  Again,  the 
six  starters  were  Beverly  Diaz, 
'u'ie  Dill,  Miriam  Jecelin,  Jen 
Dixon,  Michelle  Chin,  and 
Courtney  Myers. 

As  expected,  the  defensive 
?ants,  Beverly  Diaz  and  Julie 
D'll,  had  a  strong  performance 
Jnd  tried  their  best  to  bring  the 
squad  together.  But,  try  as  they 
■tight,  with  the  lack  of  court 
experience  as  well  as  poor 
:°mmunication,  the  downfall 
if  the  rotation  was  soon  real- 
zed.  "We  started  off  very  well 

everyone  was  talking  but 
"e  still  lacked  the  know-how 
leeded  to  win  the  match,"  said 
ecelin.  Despite  the  loss,  the 
^ad  remained  positive  as  they 
^ected  on  their  play. 

The  Shore  women  then  took 
'  r°ad  trip  up  to  Gettysbu  rg  for 
"°Cetrysburg  Invitational  this 
>ast  weekend  where  they  came 
'P  Against  Western  Maryland, 


Seton  Hall,  and  Albright  Col- 
lege. Losing  all  three  matches, 
they  disappointingly  returned 
home  with  a  record  of  0-4. 

The  biggest  setback  of  the 
three-game  series  came  when 
WC's  defensive  wonder  and 
team  captain  Beverly  Diaz  in- 
jured herself.  Diaz  went  up  for 
ablockinthefirstmatchagainst 
Western  Maryland  as  a  player 
from  Western  Maryland's  f ron  t 
line  inadvertently  fell  under  the 
net  causing  Diaz  to  land  im- 
properly, taking  her  out  of  the 
action  for  the  rest  of  the  week- 
end. 

The  team's  morale  sagged 
as  Diaz,  their  inspirational 
leader,  was  helped  off  the  floor. 
Teammate  Katina  Duklewski 


was  eager  to  fill  her  shoes,  bu  t  i  t 
was  not  enough  as  they  eventu- 
ally dropped  the  match. 

"Overall  this  was  a  good 
learning  experience  and  our 
hopes  are  still  high  as  we  push 
on  through  the  rest  of  the  sea- 
son," said  Jecelin. 

The  Shorewomen  played 
Tuesday,  September  1 5,  against 
Widener  and  then  on  Thurs- 
day, September  17,  against 
Catholic  University  and  wind 
the  week  down  with  Dickinson 
on  Saturday,  September  19  (all 
to  be  covered  next  week).  The 
Shorewomen  will  have  the 
home  court  advantage  versus 
Dickinson  at  the  Cain  Dome  so 
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Washington 
Lancaster  Bible 

Washington 
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Tad  George  eyes  down  an  offender  as  he  gracefully  moves  in  for  the  defensive  slide!  take -away.  Tad  has  been  a  mainstay  in  W.C.  's  backfield 
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Volume  63,  Number  Five  •  September  25,  1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


College  Explores  Plans 
for  Larger  Enrollment 


Jason  Ronstadt 

Staff  Writer 

During  the  September  11 
Board  of  Visitorsand  Go  venors 
meeting  at  Wye  Woods  and  the 
first  faculty  meetingof  theyear. 
President  Charles  H.  Trout,  in 
conjunction  with  the  Academic 
Affairs  Committee,  announced 
that  the  college  was  exploring 
an  increase  in  the  size  of  the 
student  body. 

Washington  College  pres- 
ently has  923  students,  and  the 
board  overwhelmingly  agreed 
that  expanding  the  student 
population  to  1200  over  the 
course  of  five  to  eight  years 
would  help  strengthen  both  the 
curricular  and  co-curricular 
activity  at  the  school. 

While  larger  enrollment 
would  increase  the  applicant 
pool  by  a  dramatic  margin, 
whether  or  not  the  college's 
budget  can  keep  pace  with  a 
growth  rate  that  would  increase 
the  student  population  by 
nearly  one-third  remains  an 


unanswered  question. 

"The  larger  enrollment  will 
create  more  revenues  which 
would  facilitate  the  building  of 
a  new  academic  center  and 
dorms,"  President  Trout  said. 
"It  would  also  allow  for  the 
hiring  of  new  faculty.  We  are 
looking  to  produce  a  critical 
mass  that  would  support  more 
curricular  and  co-curricular 
activity  throughout  the  school." 

Some  Washington  College 
students  fear  that  although 
larger  enrollment  means  more 
revenue,  the  cost  of  tuition  will 
increase  in  order  to  fund  current 
projects  such  as  the  new  Daly 
Academic  Building. 

One  sophomore  who  asked 
not  to  be  identified  described 
the  possible  plans  for  expansion 
as  ridiculous.  "Students  come 
here  because  they  are  looking 
for  a  small  college.  The  dorms 
are  cramped  as  it  is,  and  we 
don't  want  any  more  'fuggly' 
buildings  in  our  backyards." 

Kevin  Coveney,  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Admissions  and  En- 


rollment Management,  ad- 
dressed the  issue  of  a  possible 
tuition  increase.  "Students  at 
this  school  already  pay  a  good 
amount,"  he  said.  "What  I'd 
prefer  to  see  is  a  gradual  in- 
crease in  enrollment  and  see 
how  the  school  is  doing 
at,say,l,050.  We're  at  the  point 
now  where  even  if  we  did  in- 
crease tuition,  we'd  probobly 
end  up  raising  financial  aid." 

Coveney  cited  the  SAT 
College  Plans  and  Preference 
Study  as  evidence  that  in- 
creased enrollment  would 
benefit  the  college.  "When 
students  taking  the  SAT  were 
asked  what  size  of  school  they 
would  like  to  attend,  only  6.7% 
said  they  would  prefer  a  school 
with  under  1,000  enrolled. 

"But  once  the  enrollment 
was  increased  to  between  1,000 
and  5,000,  the  percentage  of 
interested  students  rose  to 
29.6%.  Such  an  increase  in  the 
applicant  pool  would  result  in 
more  applicants  who  do  not 
need  financial  aid." 


Chief  Bradley  is  a 
"Good  Neighbor" 


Martha  Kimura 


Staff  Writer 

On  Saturday,  September 
19,  the  Old  Chestertown 
Neighborhood  Association 
presented  the  first  annual  Good 
Neighbor  Award,  designed  to 
promote  a  more  community- 
oriented  atmosphere. 

The  award,  given  in  recog- 
nition for  service  to  the  com- 
munity, was  presented  to  the 
Chief  of  Police,  Wayne  Bradley. 

Bradley  has  been  the  Chief 
of  Police  for  over  one  year, 
during  which  time  he  has  be- 
come an  integral  part  of  the 
community.  He  has  been  an 
active  member  in  the  drug  task 
'°rce  and  has  participated  in 
the  Drug  Awareness  program. 

He  has  also  instituted  foot 

and  bike  patrols.    Bradley  is 

currently  addressing  the  park- 

Ing  problem  in  Chestertown. 

Betty   Ann  Connolley, 


President  Connolley  presents 

"good  neighbor"   Chief  Bradley 

with  award 

President  of  the  Old 
Chestertown  Neighborhood 
Association,  presented  the 
award.  She  said  that  Chief 
Bradley  "genuinely  caresabout 
people  and  problems." 


Initiative 
Begins  in 
Force 

Patrick  Geissel 

Staff  Writer 

In  an  effort  to  make 
Chestertown  safer  for  its  citi- 
zens, the  Police  Department  of 
Chestertown,  in  conjunction 
with  the  Kent  County  Sheriff's 
Office  and  the  Maryland  State 
Police,  has  initiated  the 
Chestertown  Community  Po- 
licing Initiative. 

Officers  will  be  conducting 
foot  patrols  in  areas  that  have 
been  identified  as  trouble  spots, 
including  portions  of  High 
Street.  Dogs  will  be  used  in 
certain  patrols  to  detect  illegal 
drugs. 

The  Washington  College 
campus  is  not  targeted  as  a 
problem  area. 

Chestertown  police  say 
they  hope  to  have  the  coopera- 

See  "Police/'  pg.  9 


Assault  Victims 
Offered  On  Campus 
Counseling 


Martha  Kimura 


Staff  Writer 

In  response  to  the  alarming 
number  of  assault  victims  on 
campus,  Washington  College 
has  allowed  For  All  Seasons,  a 
voluntary  non-profit  agency,  to 
counsel  at  the  college's  Health 
Services  every  Thursday. 

The  agency  provides  con- 
fidential counseling  for  both 
male  and  female  assault  vic- 
tims. 

For  All  Seasons  provides 
therapy,  educationand  support 
on  both  an  individual  and 
group  basis  in  counties  that  are 
unable  to  give  financial  support 
to  such  programs. 

In  addition  to  the  counsel- 
ingservicesavailable  for  assault 
victims,  For  All  Seasons  also 
provides  an  Anger/Violence 
group,  designed  to  help  victims 
of  violence  outside  the  family 


unit;  a  batterers  group  for  men 
convicted  of  domestic  violence; 
private  counseling;  and  a 
speaker's  bureau  to  provide 
information  on  rape,  sexual 
assault,  and  violcnceand  anger 
control. 

For  All  Seasons  directs  its 
Crisis  Center  from  Easton, 
Maryland  and  has  offices  on 
400  High  Street  in  Chestertown. 
TheCrisis  Center  opera  tcsa  24- 
hour  hotline  in  case  of  rape. 

The  Center  also  offers  free 
counseling  for  both  the  victim 
and  his  or  her  family  and 
friends.  The  counselors  will 
provide  support  in  the  event 
that  the  victim  chooses  to  press 
charges. 

Educational  programs  are 
available  upon  request. 

For  more  information  con- 
tactTami  Laursen  at  1-800-310- 
7273.  The  Crisis  Center  can  be 
reached  at  (41 OJ820-5600. 


Inside 


Vote  America,  See 
Pg.  5 


New  Dorm  Senators 
Elected,  See  pg.  8 


Daigle  in  Japan,  See 
Pg- 4 


This  Week's  Film 
Barton  Fink,  See  pg. 
7 


Business 

Management  Under 
Review,  pg.  5 


September  25, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Bigger  Campus,  Bigger  Pockets 

Okay,  so  it's  not  final.  The  college  has  not  passed  any  resolutions  to 
increase  the  size  of  the  student  body.  They  present  themselves,  via  our 
President,  as  "exploring  the  possibilities."  Let's  just  say  they  are  avidly 
exploring  them. 

Simply  put,  more  students  means  more  revenue.  Revenue  comes  from 
several  sources:  student  tuition,  sub-businesses  (the  bookstore,  snack  bar, 
catering  and  summer  conferences,  for  example),  endowment  fund  interest 
Income,  investment  of  liquid  funds,  and  donations  from  private  citizens  and 
corporations.  The  state  of  Maryland  does  put  a  penny  or  two  into  the  till,  but 
Governor  William  Donald  Schaefer  is  suggesting  cutting  our  pennies  by  25 
percent. 

Expenses  are  probably  too  numerous  to  list,  but  one  expense  which  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  has  become  extremely  concerned  with  of 
late  is  that  of  financial  aid. 

Between  65  and  70  percent  of  WC  students  receive  some  sort  of  financial 
aid,  from  Federal  Pell  Grants  to  Maryland  State  aid  to  College  scholarships 
based  on  both  need  and  merit. 

When  you  check  all  this  in  theledger,  it  means  that  almost  three-quarters 
of  the  students  are  not  paying  the  $17,000+  per  year  to  attend  school  and  live 
here. 

Other  factors  which  mean  red  ink  are  students  who  live  off-campus, 
don't  eat  on  the  19-meal  plan,  and  attend  abroad  programs. 

So  the  problems  (aside  from  the  recession)  which  affect  the  (lack  of) 
college  income  all  lead  to  students.  Let's  examine  these  one  at  a  time. 

•  Financial  Aid:  During  the  September  11  meeting  of  the  Board,  the 
figure  S5.2  million  was^i  traffic-stopper.  This.is  the  financial  aid  budget  for 
the  year.  Please  compare  this  with  another  popular  figure,  the  S5.6  million 
required  to  build  the  Daly  Academic  Building. 

What's  the  heart  attack?  $22  million  of  this  was  spent  on  our  wonder- 
fully diverse  and  scientific- minded  freshman  class.  That  means  42  percent  of 
the  total  budget;  78  percent  of  the  class  of '96  receives  some  form  of  aid,  and 
not  all  of  that  is  given  out  by  the  college. 

Men  in  tics  shook  their  heads  in  disbelief.  "We  bought  them,  didn't  we?" 
said  one  guy,  and  the  audience  didn't  knpw  whether  to  laugh  or  cry. 

Kevin  Coveney  told  them  that  "we  got  what  we  paid  for"  by  detailing 
just  what  a  lovely  crop  of  frosh  the  new  students  are.  More  valedictorians, 
higher  SAT's,  just  generally  better  stats  than  the  previous  year,  including 
sheer  number. 

Not,  however,  including  Aid  received.  The  debated  turned  to  one  that 
questioned  the  ultimate  merit  in  giving  out  lots  of  merit  scholarships.  Need- 
based  is  the  way  to  go,  they  said,  so  we  can  avoid  a  rich  smart  kid  getting  out 
of  paying  his  or  her  way  if  Mommy  &  Daddy  can  afford  it. 

SGA  President  Jen  Del  Nero  and  I,  the  only  students  in  attendance,  took 
our  tums  at  shaking  in  disbelief.  'They  bought  me,  how  about  you,"  we  said 
almost  simultaneously. 

•  Study  Abroad:  Dean  Wubbels  wants  to  revamp  and  revitalize  the  Junior 
Year  Abroad  program  so  that  more  of  us  can  have  an  opportunity  to  go.  And 
if  Dean  Maxcy  had  his  way,  we'd  all  go  abroad,  at  least  for  a  semester. 

But  another  clever  Board  member  had  another  clever  idea:  "Why  don't 
we  send  our  Financial  Aid  students  abroad  and  make  the  full-tuition  ones 
stay?" 

Har,  Har,  Har.  Because  if  those  of  us  who  can  barely  afford  to  go  here, 
go  abroad,  you  take  away  those  well-earned  scholarships  you  were  so  loath 
to  give  us  in  the  first  place  (so  our  senior  year  is  even  more  destitute  for  us, 
but  real  nice  for  you:  we  have  to  return  to  full  tuition. 

•  MoreFull  Board  PlanStudents:  Niceawards.  And  seriously,  folks,  nice  food 
(1  challenge  any  of  you  to  eat  at  Goucher,Frostburg  State,  or  Loyola  and  then 
come  back  here  and  complain).  But  cut  it  out  with  the  funky  bands  and  tents 
and  guys  on  stilts  and  one-day  deco  rations.  Save  yourselves  money.  Youonly 
shock  us  with  your  kitsch  so  that  our  stomachs  hold  even  less  of  your  hard - 
prepared  feasts. 

•  More  students  on  campus:  WHOA.  Stop.  Wait.  There  are  14  dorms  on 
campus,  and  923  students.  This  is  65.9  students  per  dorm.  Some  of  us  wonder 
if  there's  that  many  students  actually  living  in  some  dorms.  Assume  that  5.6 
percent  of  students  (or  164)  live  off-campus  (because  5  out  of  28  dorm 
senators  represent  the  oc  sector).  This  means  that  54.2  students  ARE  AS- 
SICNEDTO  EACH  DORM  (in  theoretical  figures,  of  course).  How  can  they 
possibly  ask  for  more? 

This  returns  me  to  my  original  point:  how  good  an  idea  is  it  togetbigger? 
If  we  need  more  housing  now,  how  can  we  build  fast  enough  for  an  increase? 
If  there  aren't  enough  public  Macs  and  parking  places  and  singles  for  seniors 
and  professors  of  all  persuasions  now,  will  the  discrepancy  get  sharper  with 
numbers  or  will  the  college  act  on  these  very  real  complaints? 

'If  you  build  it,  they  will  come  was  theoutlook  when  the  new  SuperFresh 
—  I  mean  Lifetime  Fitness  Center  —  was  built. 

I  counter  "If  they  come,  will  you  build  it?" 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

GRAA  President 

Condemns 

Discrimination 


To  the  Editor: 

I  couldn't  agree  more  with 
Rebacca  Bryant's  article  in  the 
September  18th  publication  of 
THE  ELM,  titled  On  Being 
"Straight"  in  a  "Gay"  Organiza- 
tion — no  one  should  be  judged 
on  the  basis  of  sexual  prefer- 
ence. Though  not  an  officer,  I 
am  a  member  and  strong 
supportor  of  the  GALA  organi- 
zation, finding  their  goals  of 
respect  and  equality  synony- 
mous with  my  organization, 
The  Gender  Relations  Aware- 
ness Alliance. 

I  am  amazed  at  the  Igno- 
rance revealed  in  the  hate-mail 
and  comments  reported  by 
those  affiliated  with  GALA. 
Assuming  that  a  liberal  arts 
education  encourages  mature 
inquiry  into  areas  of  contro- 
versy, I  find  the  ridicule  and 
abuse  outrageous.  If  commu- 
nication is  truly  an  area  the 
human  race  takes  pride  in 
mastering,  I  have  certainly  seen 
no  evidence  of  it  here. 

One  of  my  dearest  friends 
made  the  choice  to  become  a 
lesbian  two  years  ago;  I  have 
known  this  beautifull  and  in- 
telligent woman  nearly  five- 


years  now,  and  our  friendship 
has  grown  only  stronger.  We 
see  each  other  through  the  eyes 
of  equality,  one  human  to  an- 
other. The  pessimism  of  this 
campus  angers  me  because,  like 
all  homo-orbisexuals,  her  value 
as  a  human  beinbg  has  not  been 
altered  by  her  decision. 

As  a.  woman,  I  face  both 
suble  and  blatant  discrimina- 
tion, which  only  strengthens  my 
comprehension  and  support  of 
a  group  like  GALA.  No  more 
than  you  have  to  burn  bras  or 
beat  a  drum  to  join  my  organi- 
zation do  you  have  to  be  gay  to 
join  this  one:  we  are  both  work- 
ing for  the  recognition  of  our 
common  humanity. 

Lynn  Clifford,  President 
Gender  Relations 


Brite  &  Blinkie 
Abusing  their 
Powers 


To  the  Editor: 

We  are  mortified  by  the 
cruelty  with  which  Krystal  Brite 
and  Twinkie  Blinkie  treat  out 
lives  and  futures.  As  steadfast 
believers  in  the  science  of  As- 
trology and  after  consultation 
with  our  own  personal  psychic 
interpreters,  we  can  only  as- 
sume that  these  two  are  callous, 
miserable  wretches  who  lead 
shallow  lives  and  only  amuse 
themselves  by  intentionally 
forecastingdoomin  our  futures 
They  are  an  insult  to  your  oth- 
erwise credible  and  honesl 
newspaper.  These  two  hooli* 
gans  are  abusing  your  publica- 
tion with  their  tomfoolery.  Take 
a  stand.  Out  with  those  villans! 
Out! 

Gratefully, 
Nathan  Harned 
Erin  Page 


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Features 


September  25, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


What  the  bourgeoisie, 
therefore,  produces,  above  all, 
is  its  own  grave-diggers.  Its 
fall  and  the  victory  of  the  pro- 
letariat are  equally  inevitable. 
-Karl  Marx, 
The  Communist  Manifesto 

Last  week's  column  dealt 
with  the  reasons  for  the  insta- 
bility of  capitalism  ona  national 
scale.  With  last  week's  crisis  in 
the  European  Monetary  Sys- 
tem, I  thought  that  it  would  be 
appropriate  this  week  to  ad- 
dress the  question  of  the  capi- 
talist crisis  on  an  international 
scale. 

Since  thedeath  of  Marx  one 
of  the  most  critical  questions 
confronting  Marxists  has  been 
"Why  has  capitalism  endured 
so  long?"  The  answer  offered 
by  most  Marxists  is  that  impe- 
rialism has  served  to  prop  it  up. 
Yet  when  the  leading  empires 
fell  apart  in  the  decades  fol- 
lowing World  War  II,  a  new 
explanation  was  needed.  And 
so  the  idea  of  nco-imperialism 
was  developed. 

This  imperialism  takes  the 
form  of  economic  exploitation 
of  the  third  world  by  the  first 
world  —  exploitation  which  is 
made  possible  not  by  gunboats 
but  by  unfair  trading  practices 
and  usury  on  a  grand  scale. 

Today,  another  trend  in 
capitalism  has  become  appar- 
ent. During  the  heyday  of  the 
European  powersempires  were 
not  based  on  geographical  lo- 
cation but  rather  upon  histori- 
cal precedent.  The  Portuguese 
controlled  Angola  because  they 
conquered  it  before  any  other 


European  power,  and  the  Bel- 
gians controlled  the  Congo  for 
the  same  reason. 

With  the  collapse  of  the 
Soviet  Union  and  the  increasing 
crisis  of  capitalism,  the  days  of 
far-flungempiresareover.  The 
economic  empires  of  today  are 
to  be  based  upon  proximity  so 
that  they  might  exploit  re- 
sources and  populations  more 
efficiently. 

These  economicblocs  serve 
to  prolong  the  capi  talist  system 
in  another  way  as  well;  they 
ameliorate  inter-capitalist  ri- 
valry. TheEuropeanEconomic 
Community  and  the  North 
American  Free  Trade  Zone  will 
ensure  economic  dependency 
and  eliminate  the  primary 
causes  of  national  territorial 
aggrandizemen  t . 

The  "Greater  East- Asia  Co- 
prosperity  Sphere"  was  a  goal 
which  Japan  could  not  realize 
through  war.  Yet,  it  appears 
that  it  shall  be  successful  in 
doing  so  through  economic 
imperialism. 

Today,  we  live  in  a  world 
of  "International  Capitalism" 
where  national  boundaries  are 
becoming  less  inhibitory  of  free 
flow  of  capital,  labor,  and 
goods.  This  improves  the  effi- 
ciency of  capitalism  many  fold. 
As  the  return  on  investments 
from  high  growth  areas  such  as 
Mexico  and  China  are  realized 
by  first  world  investors,  the 
interests  of  individual  capital- 
ist states  will  be  served  well  by 
such  a  system. 

Obviously,  capitalism  has 

See  "Koon"  pg.  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude    


Do  you  have  a  cigarette,  and  if  so,  what  kind? 


No.  I  don't  smoke.  Not  at  all 
Kerri  Haskins 
Freshman 
New  Hope  PA 


No,  but  sometimes  I  smoke  Yeah...  Camel  Lights, 

clove  cigarettes  at  parties.  Eric  Fuchs 

Chris  Rummell  Freshman 

Senior  Sarasota,  FL. 
Dover,  DE 


Yeah,  I  do  but  I  bummed  it  off 

of  somebody  else.  It'sa  menthol 

so  you  probably  wouldn't  it 

anyway. 

Belinda  McLeod 

Senior 

Greenwich,  CT 


No...  well  I  smoke,  but  only  at 
parties.  Whatever  I  can  mooch. 
Matt  Langan 
Junior 
Vienna,  VA 


No,  I  don't...  I'm  sorry.  There's 
some  on  the  windowsill  in  the 
stairwell  [in  Reidj,  though. 
Susan  Batten 
Senior 
Charlottesville,  VA 


Open  Forum:  On  Murphy  Brown  and  Moderation 


Open  Forum  is  a  weekly  op/ed 
column  available  to  all  members  of 
the  Washington  College  commu- 
nity. Queries  may  be  made  as  to 
suitability  to  the  Editor-in-Chief 
(ext.  8585)  or  Features  Editor  (ext. 
8766).  Submission  deadline  is 
Wednesday at6p.m.for  that  week's 
paper.  Articles  are  not  to  exceed 
1000  words. 

Eve  Zartman  is  a  sophomore 
planning  on  majoring  in  Interna- 
tional Studies.  She  is  a  dorm 
senator  for  Reid  Hall  and  vice- 
president  of  the  sophomore  class. 

"If  s  just  Dan  Quayle"  was 
what  Frank  Fontain  said  on 
Monday  night's  Murphy  Brown 


season  premier  when  con- 
fronted with  the  Dan  Quayle 
speech  about  family  values.  1 
want  the  Washington  College 
community  and  all  those  read- 


Eve  C. 

Zartman 


ing  this  article  to  know  that  a 
growing  number  of  Republi- 
cans feel  the  same  way  as  Frank 
Fontain.  It  is  just  Dan  Quale's 


position  and  not  that  of  all  Re- 
publicans. There  are  people 
who  use  single  parenthood  as 
an  example  of  the  plummeting 
moral  values  in  our  society. 
And  there  are  the  others  who 
simply  see  it  as  the  way  of  the 
times  and  do  their  best  to  sup- 
port those  who  choose  or  have 
tolive  that  lifestyle.  As  Murphy 
Brown  said,  and  I  believe  any 
single  parent  would  agree,  it  is 
not  easy  being  a  single  parent, 
and  it  is  not  an  easy  decision  to 
make. 

Yet,  this  article  is  not  really 
about  single  parenthood.  It  is 
to  let  people  know  that  the  Re- 
publican image  that  is  coming 


from  the  far  right  is  far  from 
representing  the  majority  of  the 
Republican  party.  After  having 
been  born  a  political  brat, 
worked  on  the  Hill  and  the  Re- 
publican National  Committee, 
and  ha  vingjustcome  back  from 
the  convention  in  Houston,  1 
can  tell  you  that  what  the 
American  people  saw  on  their 
Democrat-biased  news  cover- 
age is  not  the  entire  truth. 

The  speeches  that  were 
shown  on  prime  time  were  not 
the  speeches  of  the  more  liberal 
women  or  of  the  minorities  who 
believe  that  the  Republican 
party  addressed  minority  is- 
sues. The  mediadidnotinclude 


coverage  of  the  woman  who 
spokeofhow  the  AIDS  problem 
is  being  treated  by  the 
administration's  policies.  These 
are  people  high  up  in  the  party 
who  are  supported  despite  the 
fact  they  do  not  agree  with  ev- 
erything the  platform  states. 

There  are  many  conserva- 
tive Democratsas  well  as  many 
liberal  Republicans  who  agree 
on  many  issues.  For  example,  I 
consider  myself  a  social  liberal 
and  a  fiscal  conservative,  yet 
the  majority  of  my  opinionsare 
expressed  by  the  Republican 

See  "Zartman" 


September  25, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Back  in  the  Spotlight  Again:  DaigleTakes  Kyoto 


Jason  Truax 


Features  Editor 

Dale  Daigle's  involvement 
in  Asian  Theater  goes  back 
seven  years  and  all  the  way  to 


tional  group  of  actors  to  study 
at  the  Kyoto  Performance  Insti- 
tute, a  school  open  only  by  spe- 
cial invitation.  The  group  ex- 
plored the  mixing  of  many  dif- 
ferent theatrical  styles  includ- 


? 


Interested  mainly  in  the 
training  techniques  of  actors 
and  not  performing,  Daigle 
noted  that  Asian  actors,  espe- 
cially the  Japanese,  are  rigor- 
ously trained.  They  train  five 
to  six  hours  a  day  starting  at  an 
early  age.  "The  Japanese  re- 
main a  focused  people  who 
strive  to  be  as  good  as  they  can 
be.  Their  commitment  and 
dedication  produces  a  virtuos- 
ity you  don't  see  here." 

Although  most  of  his  time 
was  spent  training,  the  learn- 
ingdidnotendwiththeclasses. 
Daigle  attended  the  theater 
three  to  four  times  a  week,  and 
saw  traditional  and  contempo- 
rary performances  by  visiting 
Asian  artists.  He  mostly  stud- 
ied traditional  theater,  explain- 
ing that  contemporary  forms 
are  an  evolution  of  traditional 
theater.  When  asked  about  his 
favorite  style  of  Japanese  the- 
ater Daigle  responded,  "each 
form  has  its  own  appeal.  I  en- 
joy different  things  about  each 
type." 

Contrary  to  what  people 


Dale  Daigle,  the  Sensai  of  WC  drama 


Hawaii.  He  taught  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Hawaii,  which  does 
an  exchange  with  Asian  Sensai  s 
(masters  of  an  art). 

This  past  summer  Daigle, 
assistant  professor  of  Drama  at 
WC,  studied  Japanese  theater 
for  two  months  at  the  Kyoto 
Performance  Institute,  Japan. 
Daigle's  trip  was  made  possible 
by  a  visual  artist  grant  from  the 
Japan  Foundation,  aTraditional 
Theater  Training  scholarship, 
and  funding  from  WC's  faculty 
enhancement  fund. 

Daigle  joined  an  interna- 


may  think,  language  was  not  a 
barrier.  English  was  the  com- 
monlanguageof  the  group.  The 
Japanese  language  was  used  as 
a  social  necessity.  Daigle 
learned  to  speak  short  simple 
sentences  to  communicate;  it 
was  not  as  difficult  as  he  antici- 
pated. 

Because  of  his  hands-on 
practical  experience,  Daigle  be- 
lieves that  he  is  capable  of  mak- 
ing various  types  of  theater 
work  for  his  classes  at  WC 
Daigle  said  he  did  not  look 
solely  for  differences  between 
various  styles  of  theater,  he 
looked  for  universals,  cross 
cultural  traits,  which buildlinks 
between  performing  and 
teaching  techniques. 

Students  in  any  of  Daigle's 
classes,  especially  his  Tradi- 
tional Japanese  Theater  class, 
will  notice  the  incorporation  of 
the  techniques  Daigle  learned 
while  in  Japan.  Daigle  is  teach- 
ing Japanese  Theater  this  se- 
mester for  the  second  time  since 
he  arrived  in  the  fall  of  '89 


ing  Kabuki,  a  type  of  dance 
which  is  incorporated  into  the- 
atrical performances.  Daigle's 
group  was  treated  to  an  un- 
usual rarity:  they  were  permit- 
ted to  study  under  the  Japanese 
"national  treasure,  Knsomme 
Fujimora. 

While  at  the  institute, 
Daigle  and  the  other  students 
were  given  the  opportunity  to 
perform  as  well.  Daigle  por- 
trayed Urahima  in  the  play  of 
the  same  name.  He  also  per- 
formed with  two  Italian  actors 
in  a  Commedia  dell'arte. 


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Gender  and 
Germany 

Tanya  L.  Cunic 

Staff  Writer 

What  is  your  ideal  of  being 
a  successful  male?  Do  you  con- 
sider yourself  a  feminist?  What 
shapes  your  ideal  of  what  a 
man's  role  should  be?  Do  you 
have  any  female  mentors? 

These  are  just  some  of  the 
questions  that  Bridgette  Win- 
chester and  Tina  McCuen  were 
asking  this  summer  in  Ger- 
many. McCuen  and  Winches- 
ter traveled  to  Germany  in  or- 
der to  study  the  issues  and  the 
implications  regarding  gender 
in  this  ever  changing  political 
climate. 

The  travel  and  research  was 
made  possible  by  the  Society  of 
Junior  Fellows,an  organization 
of  which  both  students  are  a 
part.  This  organization  con- 
sists of  members  that  have  a 
GPA  of  3.2  or  above,  display 
leadership  and  initiative  in  ex- 
tra-curricular activities  and 
community  programs.  Mem- 
bers may  then  apply  for  re- 
search and  internship  grants. 
Both  Winchester  and  McCuen 
received  themaximumamount 
of  research  funding  which  was 
"very  generous"  and  acknowl- 
edged their  projects  would  not 
have  been  possible  if  it  were 
not  for  the  Society  of  Junior 
Fellow  Grants. 

Although  both  were  inter- 
ested in  the  issue  of  gender,  the 
focus,  thus  the  results,  were 
radically  different.  Winchester 
lived  in  Berlin  and  interviewed 
women  that  were  students  at 
Freie  Universitat.  The  nine 
women  she  interviewed  ranged 
in  age  from  20  to  40  and  had  the 
same  educational  background . 
She  spoke  with  these  women 
for  approximately  an  hour  and 
a  half  each.  Although  she  had 
memorized  her  list  of  questions, 
often  the  interview  would  stray. 
Winchester  said  that  this  was 
often  the  most  interesting  part 
of  the  research. 

Winchester  said  that  al- 
though all  the  interviews  were 
fascinating,  one  interview  with 
a  47-year  old  women  named 
Inga  completely  astounded  her. 
According  to  Bridgette,  Inga's 
father  was  a  Russian  POW,  and 
when  he  returned,  food  was  so 
scarce  that  he  went  out  every- 
day in  search  of  acorns  in  order 
to  make  acom  soup.  Inga  and 
other  female  members  of  the 
community  also  actively  helped 
in  the  rebuilding  of  Berlin  after 
World  War  II. 

Although  this  is  one  of  the 
many  life  reflections  that  were 

See  "Germany," 
Pg.  9 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  25, 1992 


Business  Management 
Scheduled  for  Review 


pina  Sansing 

Staff  Writer 

Washington  College's 
Business  Management  Depart- 
ment isoneof  the  areasof  study 
scheduled  for  an  external 
evaluation  of  its  curriculum. 
The  Egnlish,  Modern  Lan- 
guages and  Art  departments  are 
also  scheduled  for  review  this 
year. 

The  external  survey  of 
Business  Management  was 
originally  scheduled  to  occur 
in  either  October  or  November. 
The  evaluation  had  to  be  post- 
poned when  one  member  of 
the  review  team  cancelled. 

While  finding  a  replace- 
ment for  the  team  has  delayed 
the  evaluation,  other  members 
include  a  faculty  member  from 
Gettysburg  College  and  a  re- 
tired faculty  member  from  In- 
diana State  University. 

The  quality  of  the 
department's  program  will  be 
scrutinized,  and  Professor 
Terence  Scout,  Chair  of  Busi- 


ness Management,  said  the  re- 
view should  "make  a  good  pro- 
gram better." 

Topics  of  concern  for  the 
evaluation  include  the  appro- 
priateness of  courses  to  the 
Business  major  and  course  con- 
tent. While  individual  faculty 
members  will  not  be  evaluated, 
the  team  will  review  the  faculty 
as  a  whole. 

Scout  said  that  faculty 
members  of  the  Business  Man- 
agement department  welcome 
the  review  team  and  have  not 
expressed  any  resistance  to  the 
external  survey. 

While  this  type  of  evalua- 
tion has  not  been  done  before. 
President  Trout  said  he  would 
like  to  have  an  external  review 
of  all  departments  completed 
before  the  next  Middle  States 
Accreditation,  which  may  oc- 
cur in  the  spring  of  1994. 

Middle  States  reviews  the 
entire  college  every  ten  years, 
and  Trout  hopes  to  continue 
the  external  evaluations  on  a 
rotating  basis  every  five  years. 


Photography 
Contest  for 
College 
Students 


Photographer's  Forum 
magazine  and  Nikon  Inc.  have 
announced  the  13th  Annual 
College  Photography  contest. 
Winning  students  will  receive 
over  $5,000  in  cash,  a  Nikon 
N6006  AF  SLR  and  a  35-70mm 
f/3.3-4.5  AF  zoom  lens  as  well 
asan  exhibition  at  Nikon  House 
in  New  York  City  during  1993. 

Winning  photos  will  be 
published  in  the  May  1 993  issue 
of  Photographers  Forum  maga- 
zine, and  all  finalists  will  be 
published  in  the  Best  of  College 
Photography  Annual  1993. 

Enter  as  many  black  & 
white  prints,  color  prints  or 
slides  as  you  wish  (subject 
matter  open).  Entries  will  also 
be  automatically  considered  for 
future  issues  of  Photographer's 
Forum  magazine.  Entry  forms 
are  available  at  the  ELM  office 
in  the  basement  of  Reid  Hall. 


WC  for  Vote  America 


Tanya  Allen 


Staff  Writer 

As  part  of  a  nationwide  ef- 
fort to  promote  voter  aware- 
ness among  undergraduates, 
Washington  College  for  Vote 
America  will  give  students  the 
opportunity  to  participate  in 
this  year's  election. 

In  1988,  only  36%  of 
America's  18  to  24  year  olds 
voted  in  the  Presidential  elec- 
tion, and  to  prevent  this  from 
happening  again  thisyear,  Vote 
America  is  working  with  stu- 
dents at  colleges  across  the  the 
nation  so  that  student  volun- 
teers can  make  it  possible  for 
everyone  to  register  and  have 
transportation  to  the  voting 


Vote  America  will  also 
provide  information  on  absen- 
tee ballots  for  out-of-state  stu- 
dents. 

Working  with  the  Women's 
League  for  Women  Voters, 
Washington  College  for  Vote 
America  will  set  up  tables  in 
the  cafeteria  to  register  students 
all  next  week,  with  the  help  of 
the  men's  crew  team  and  other 
student  volunteers. 

The  last  day  to  register  is 
October  2.  In  November,  the 
committee  plans  to  provide 
culture  vans  so  that  students 
will  be  able  to  get  to  the  elec- 
tions. 

In  addition,  the  committee 
and  will  launch  an  advertising 
campaign  to  encourage  every- 
one to  vote. 


Wanted: 

Editor  for  Pegasus,  WC's  Yearbook. 

Apply  in  Writing  to  Richard  Striner, 

Chair,  Board  of  Publications. 


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September  25, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

September  25  -  October  2 


Friday  25,  Sunday  27-Monday  28 

Film  Series:  Barton  Fink 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  t 


Friday  25 

Freshman  Officer  Election  Petitions  Due 
Student  Affairs 

Saturday  26 

Greek  Games  Party 
Band:  Gullian's  Fun  Deck 
CoffeeHouse,  9:00  p.m.  -  1:00  a.m. 
Admission:  $2.00  Greek  /  $3.00  non- 
Greek 
$1.00  off  with  purchase  of  $8.00  t-shirt  + 


Sunday  27  -  Tuesday  29 
Rosh  Hashana 

Sunday  27 

Greek  Games 
Campus  Lawn 
1:00  p..m.  -4:00  p.m. 

Monday  28 

Meeting:  Women's  League  of 

Washington  College 
Minta  Martin  Lounge,  12:30  p.m. 

Life/Work  Planning 

Career  Center  Library 

Spanish  House,  2:30  p.m.  -  4:30  p.m. 

For  information  call  ext.  7888 

Film:  Martha  Graham:  An  American 

Original  in  Performance 
Sponsored  by  Washington  College  Dance 

Club 
Casey  Forum,  6:30  p.m. 

Tuesday  29 
Jazz  Class 

Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC, 
4:30 -6:00  p.m. 

Open  Forum  with  President  Trout 
CAC  Commons  Room,  7:30  p.m.  t 

William  James  Forum: 

The  Illusion  of  Free  Choice  in  Our  Market 

Driven  Society 
Speaker:  Robert  Sorensen 
Hynson  Lounge,  8:00  p.m. 

S.G.A.  Meeting 
CAC  Forum,  9:00  p.m. 


+  see  related  article 

Leonardo  Da  Vinci:  The  Inventions  exhibit  will  beopen  to  the  public  in  the  Tawes  Lobby,  Gibson 
Performing  Arts  Center  until  October  2. 

Renaissance  Festival  in  Annapolis,  Maryland  will  run  until  October  19. 

Art  Exhibit:  Sue  Tessem,  The  Imperial  Hotel. 

Ancient  Japan  Exhibit  with  256  objects,  at  the  Arthur  Sackler  Gallery  runs  though  November  1 


Wednesday  30 

Bach's  Lunch 

Miller  Library  Terrace,  12:30  p.m. 

Internship  Coordinator: 
Ms.  Mary  Baldwin, 
Organization  of  American  States 
CAC  Commons  Room 
3:00  p.m. -4:00  p.m. 

Ballroom  Dance  Class 
Dance  Studio,  BAJFLC, 
6:00  -  7:00  p.m. 

Snickers  Comedy  Club 
Featuring  Judith  Sloan  at  7:30  p.m. 
&  Disappear  Fear  at  8:15  p.m. 
CoffeeHouse,  $1.00+ 

Thursday  October  1 

Lecture:  Dating  in  the  Age  of  AIDS 
Speaker:  Barbara  Hema, 
AIDS  coordinator  for  Harford,  Cecil 
and  Kent  Counties 

Ballet  Class 

Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC 

4:30 -6:00  p.m. 

McLain  Lecture  Series 
Speaker:  Ms.  Elizabeth  Buckner 
Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

Freshman  Election  Speeches 
CoffeeHouse,  7:30  p.m. 

Washington  College  Community 

Chorus  Rehearsal 
Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m 

Friday  2  -  Saturday  3 

Theatrical  Reading:  Angels  in  America 


Angels  in  America 


Angels  in  America  will  hit 
the  stage  for  a  theatrical  reading, 
Friday,  October  2  -  3  in  Tawes 
Theatre  at  8:00  p.m.  Written  by 
Tony  Kusher,  the  playbills  itself 
as  a  fictional  account  of  Roy 
Cohn  and  has  made  qui  te  a  bang 
in  the  London  theatre  scene. 

WC's  own  Melanie  Green, 
Ed  Shroeder,  Steve  Brown,  Cleo 
Patterson,  Richard  McKee,  and 
Josh  Buchman  make  up  thecast. 

Pinpointing  Angels'  theme 
is  almost  impossible.  It  swarms 
through  the  muddled 
schitzophrenic  problems  of 
American  life.  Each  character  is 
faced  with  difficult  problems 
and  choices  with  AIDS, 
homosexulaity,  religion,  poli- 
tics and  equal  employment. 


They  are  people  whose 
lives  have  given  them  tough 
choicesat  a  time  when  they  have 
begun  to  question  where  they 
are,  how  they  got  there,  and 
most  important,  what  the  hell 
they  should  do  now. 

Directed  by  Dale  Daigle,  the 
play  is  not  "for  the  faint  of 
heart."  Parental  discression  is 
advised.  The  play's  premier  in 
London  has  made  rights  to 
production  unavailable. 
Though  the  actors  will  not  be 
off-script,  the  content,  not  the 
sets  or  costumes,  makes  Angels 
a  worthwhile  play. 

As  Heathersaid,  "It's  going 
to  be  great  and  fun.  Everyone 
should  come." 


Student  Profile: 
Monita  Airen 


Monita  Airen  represents  the  AOrc  Sorority  with  intelligence 
and  style.  A  native  of  Long  Island,  New  York,  Monita  is  a  senior 
Biology  major. 

A  leader  in  her  sorority  since  her  sophomore  year,  Monita  has 
held  the  positions  of  leadership  and  scholarship  her  first  and 
second  year,  respectively.  She  is  now  president  of  AOtc  as  well  as 
the  resident  assistant  of  the  sorority's  home,  third  floor  Minta 
Martin. 

Monita  has  maintained  Dean's  List  status  each  semester  and 
was  inducted  into  Omicron  Delta  Kappa  last  year.  She  is  presently 
coordinating  the  inactive  Society  of  the  Sciences  and  has  recently 
been  nominated  to  the  Student  Affairs  Committee. 

Presently  applying  to  over  26  medical  schools,  Monita  hopes 
to  become  a  surgeon.  Despite  her  busy  schedule,Monita  still  finds 
time  to  spend  with  her  friends  and  family  and  have  fun. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


September  25, 1992 


Illusions  of  Free  Choice 


The  William  James  Forum's 
first  lecture  will  be  Tuesday,  in 
Hynson  Lounge  at  8:00  p.m. 
The  guest  speaker,  Robert  C. 
Sorensen's  talk  will  concern  Il- 
lusions of  Free  Choice  in  Our 
Market-Driven  Society. 

Sorensen  has  his  Ph.D.  in 
sociology  with  an  emphasis  on 
social  psychology  and  collective 
behavior  from  the  University 
of  Chicago. 

In  the  late  1950s,  Sorenson 
established  the  Audience  Re- 
search section  of  Radio  Free 
Europe,  which  "bootlegged" 
culture  and  information  to  five 
East  European  countries  under 
Soviet  domination. 

He  is  in  high  demand  as  an 
expert  witness  due  to  his  con- 


sumer behavior  research.  He 
has  testified  in  over  30  cases  in 
United  States  District  Courts 
and  in  the  International  Trade 
Commission. 

Sorenson  is  president  of 
Sorenson  Marketing  /  Man- 
agement Corporation,  estab- 
lished in  1968,  designed  to 
proved  analysis  and  informa- 
tion to  meet  specialized  needs 
of  institutional,  corporate  and 
law  firm  clinets. 

Currently,  Sorensen  isa  full 
professorof  marketingat  Rider 
College,  Graduate  and  Under- 
graduate School  of  Business 
Administration  as  well  as  asso- 
ciate editor  of  Zygon:  Jounal  of 
Religion  and  Science. 


Walker  Reviews 
Barton  Fink 


Ryan  Walker 


Staff  Writer 

Barton  Fink  is  a  less  than 
riotous  but  solidly  amusing 
comedy,  most  valuable  as  a 
presentation  to  the  imagina- 
tions of  those  who  don't  mind 
when  a  movie  gets  "creative"  or 
"artistic." 

The  central  character  is  a 
young  writer  who  has  tasted 
critical  acclaim  but  is  yet  naive 
in  his  profession  and  in  his  life. 
He  leaveshis  home  sta  te  of  New 
York  for  California  using  his 
reputation  as  a  promising  and 
artistic  play  playwright  to  get  a 
job  with  an  established  "B"  film 
maker,  the  classic  embodiment 
of  corporate  Hollywood. 

The  Aim's  radical  changes 
of  direction  lend  the  impression 
'hat  at  certain  junctures  the 
story  writers,  Coen  and  Coen, 
became  bored  and  impatient 


with  the  plot  and  sacrf  iced  con- 
sistency to  introduce  develop- 
ments entertaining  in  more  ac- 
cessibleways.  Withthisitviews 
like  a  draft  the  story  writers 
decided  not  to  revise.  Whether 
these  shifts  are  calculated  and/ 
or  effective  is  up  to  the  viewer 
to  decide,  bu  1 1 he  spectacle  may 
detract  from  the  character- 
driven  approach  thatbegins  the 
story. 

Artistic  gobbelty-gook 
aside,  this  is  at  least  an  aes- 
thetically pleasing  picture  (see 
urinal  shot),  sometime  comedic, 
with  dialogue  that  is  often 
thoughtful,  subtle,  and  expres- 
sive, and  a  plot  that  in  its  liberty 
provokes  thought  and  appeals 
to  the  imagination.  Meanwhile, 
there's  enough  open-ended 
symbolism  to  satisfy  any  art/ 
lit/philosophy  major.  Or  art- 
minded  business  majors. 


Publications 

Interested  in  starting  your 
own  publication?  The  Publi- 
cations Seminar  for  fundingand 
publishing  student-run  maga- 
zines and  newsletters  will  be 
held  Tuesday,  September  29  at 
7  p.m. 

Literary  House  Press  man- 
ager Mike  Kaylor  will  describe 
various  publishing  methods. 
The  Writer's  Union  Junta  then 
will  meet  with  potential  editors 
and  publishers  to  discuss 
funding. 

Students  interested  in  pro- 
ducingindependent  magazines 
are  strongly  encouraged  to  at- 
tend. 


It's  All 
Greek 
Weekend 
to  Them 

Help  kick-off  Greek  Week- 
end on  Saturday,  September  26 
from  9  a.m.  -  1  a.m.  in  the 
CoffeeHouse.  Gullian's  Fun 
Deck  will  rock  the  house  with 
their  acoustic  guitar  sound. 
Admission  is  $2  for  Greeks  and 
$3  for  non-Greeks.  $l-off  with 
the  purchase  of  a  Greek  Games 
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All  Washington  College  students  are  members  of  the  Student  Government  Association,  and  they 
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is  determined  by  the  amount  of  students  living  in  each  dorm;  off-campus  students  are  given  five 
representatives.  Issues  which  students  wish  to  bring  to  the  attention  of  the  SGA  should  be  directed 
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From  "Zartman,1 
Pg.  3 

party.  That  is  why  I  align  my- 
self with  them.  I  do  not  agree 
with  everything  the  Republi- 
can party  has  in  its  platform, 
but  who  in  your  life  do  you 
agree  with  about  everything? 
"Don't  ever  judge  a  book 
by  its  cover"  is  a  motto  we  have 
all  heard  at  least  once  from  our 
English  or  Philosophy  profes- 
sors. You  can  only  discuss  the 
issues  once  you've  taken  thai 
book  and  have  read  it,  torn  it 
apart,  analyzed  it  and  formed 
your  own  opinions.  Do  the 
same  with  the  upcoming  elec- 
tion. Do  not  let  your  first  op- 
portunity to  use  your  constitu- 
tional right  to  vote  in  a  presi- 
dential election  go  by.  And  my 
own  personal  plea  to  all  the 
Democratic  party  members 
who  see  Republicans  as  the  "evil 
other"  as  well  as  all  to  those 
who  haven't  made  up  their 
minds  as  to  which  politics1 
party  they  affiliate  themselves 
with:  do  not  give  up  on  the 
Republicans  simply  because  $ 
one  man's  opinion. 

You  would  be  surprised  by 
how  many  moderate  Republi- 
cans are  comi  ng  ou  t  of  the  close' 
and  starting  to  voice  their  opi"' 
ions. 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  25, 1992 


From  "Germany," 

pg-4 

relayed  to  Winchester,  all  were 
intriguing.  They  dealt  with 
"marriages,  divorces,  illegiti- 
mate children,  abortions,  con- 
fronting sexual  identity,  failed 
careers,  successful  careers  and 
making  ends  meet."  However, 
when  she  asked  these  German 
women  if  they  were  feminists 
,or  if  they  had  any  female  men- 
tors, many  of  them  replied  in 
the  negative. 

Life  reflections  and  role 
shaping  were  also  the  topics  of 
iTinaMcCuen'sinterviews.  She 
chose  to  interview  men  between 
|  the  ages  of  20  and  80  from  dif- 
ferent areas  of  Germany.  She 
wasprimarily  interested  in  how 
the  rapidly  changing  political 
climate  changed  the  socializa- 
tion of  men  and  their  roles. 

One  of  the  men  she  inter- 
viewed was  over  eighty  who 
spoke  of  serving  under  the 
Third  Reich.  Two  other  men 
she  interviewed  were  homeless 
and  felt  that  their  roles  in  soci- 
ety were  partially  determined 
because  their  fathers  were  killed 
World  War  II.  Both  of  these 
men  felt  they  couldn't  fit  into 
any  role  in  society  because  they 
had  no  example  except  for  the 
one  society  put  forth.  Ulti- 
mately, these  men  attributed 
their  hopelessness  to  leaving 
their  wives  because  their  fami- 
lies would  survive  better  with- 
t  them  being  present. 

McCuen  found  that  inter- 
viewing men  was  a  difficult 
process  because  she  was  often 
perceived  as  a  young,  inexperi- 
enced American  female.  In  fact, 
she  stated  that  during  several 
of  the  interviews,  the  men 
would  not  address  her  in  their 
reply,  rather  they  would  turn 
to  another  male  in  the  room 
and  direct  their  answer  to  him. 
Some  of  these  men  would  go  so 
far  as  to  make  jokes  about 
McCuen  and  how  she  reminded 
them  of  an  ex-girlfriend. 

Aside  fromdoingresearch, 
McCuen  also  took  classes  at 
jKonstanz  Universitat.  These 
classes  were  conducted  three 
[hours  a  day,  seven  days  a  week 
through  July  and  August.  Al- 
though she  only  had  five  days 
off,  the  classes  she  took  in 
perman  Civilization  and  Ger- 
man Literature  and  Culture 
werevaluableinunderstanding 
|tne  men  she  was  interviewing. 

McCuen  is  planning  on  us- 
PnS  *e  information  from  her 
interviews  as  the  starting  point 
lfor  her  thesis.  Shedoesn'tview 
gender  as  a  female  problem 
[anymore,  because  females 
nave  chiseled  a  place  for 
themselves,  whilemen  have  lost 
r  eir  place  because  society 
r°n't  allow  them  to  chisel  a 
pw  place." 

Winchester  eventually 
pould  like  to  transcribe  the  in- 
terviews she  conducted  and 


assemble  them  into  an  anthol- 
ogy- 

Upon  reflection  of  their 
trips,  McCuen  says  that  going 
to  Germany  was  "the  best  ex- 
perience of  my  entire  life,  being 
away  from  home  and  college  I 
saw  myself  differently." 

Winchester  states  that  she 
learned  about  methods  of  in- 
terviewing and  realized  "I 
could  not  put  women  into 
methodologicalboxes — every 
one  was  powerful  in  their  own 
ordinary  way." 


From  "Police,"  pg. 
1 

tion  of  the  entire  community  in 
their  campaign. 

"I  encourage  off-campus 
students  to  take  this  opportu- 
nity to  meet  the  officers  while 
they  are  patrolling  their  neigh- 
borhoods," said  Jerry  Roderick, 
Director  of  Security  at  Wash- 
ington College. 


From  "Koon,"  pg. 
3 

proven  to  be  far  more  resilient 
than  most  Marxists  previously 
believed.  Does  this  discredit 
Marx's  thesis  that  capitalism 
"produces  its  own  grave-dig- 
gers?" Not  at  all.  What  is 
needed  is  a  careful  re-evalua- 
tion of  historical  experience. 

So  far,  capitalism  haslasted 
for  only  two  hundred  years  or 
so.  Feudalism  lasted  far  longer 
than  that  before  the  aristocracy 
was  overcome  by  the  bour- 
geoisie. With  this  in  mind,  so- 
cialists should  remember  that 
there  is  no  such  thing  as  a  quick 
and  easy  end  to  any  historical 
era. 

This  is  not  to  say  that  capi- 
talism is  the  end  of  historical 
development.  The  current  re- 
adjustment of  political  and  eco- 
nomic relationships  in  the 


world  make  a  number  of  con- 
tradictions clear.  Capitalism 
was  developed  within  the  con- 
fines of  the  nation-state  struc- 
ture, and  yet  it  appears  to  try  to 
overcome  it.  This  makes  our 
revolutionary  task  easier  in 
some  ways,as  nationalism  must 
be  overcome  to  achieve  truly 
internationalist  socialism.  As 
Luxemburg  noted  ". .  .  for  the 
bourgeois  classes,  the  stand- 
point of  national  freedom  is 
fully  subordinated  to  that  of 
class  rule." 

What  is  happening  in  Eu- 
rope today  is  exactly  this  phe- 
nomenon —  the  subordination 
of  national  freedom  to  class  rule. 
Although  this  is  intended  to 
stabilize  the  capitalist  system, 
the  project  to  unify  Europe  has 
undergone  severe  difficulties 
from  its  inception. 

The  Danes  have  made  it 
clear  that  they  do  not  wish  to 


participate.  The  French  ap- 
proved the  EC  union  treaty  by 
a  margin  of  less  than  one  per- 
cent. And  the  events  of  last 
week  demonstrated  that  there 
are  structural  difficulties  in  the 
EMS. 

If  the  trading  blocs  are  to 
function  effectively,  they  must 
servea  stabilizing  function.  It  is 
most  likely  that  they  will  suc- 
ceed in  doing  so  for  a  time.  But 
ultimately  they  will  be  obsolete 
and  meaningless.  Ultimately 
they  will  serve  to  delay  the 
down  fall  of  capitalism.  And 
due  to  the  elimination  of  na- 
tional boundaries,  they  will 
ensure  that  this  downfall  will 
be  more  sudden  when  it  does 
occur.  Ultimately,  it  will  serve 
to  eliminate  the  international 
class  system  which  Engels  de- 
scribed as  being  "established 
by  violence  and  robbery,  by 
deception  and  fraud. . ." 


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September  25,  1992 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Field  Hockey  Stunned 
by  Catholic  in  O.T. 


Renel  Guckert 


After  a  two-game  winning 
streak,  The  Washington  College 
field  hockey  team  sustained  a 
frustrating  loss  last  Thursday 
to  Catholic  University,bringing 
their  current  record  to  2-2. 


nine  minutes  left  to  play  in  the 
game.  Catholic's  )enn  Keegan 
shot  and  scored  their  first  goal. 
Battling  an  extremely  physical 
Catholic  defense,  the 
Shorewomen  were  unable  to 
beat  Catholic  to  the  ball  to  ac- 
quire a  winning  goal  in  the  sec- 
ond half.    The  game  quickly 


Defensively,goalie and  last 
week's  Newt's  Player  of  the 
Week  Brigid  DeVries  acquired 
another  ten  saves  in  the  game 
bringing  her  season  total  to 
twenty-eight.  Eleanor  Shriver 
commented  that,  "Defensively 
we  knew  that  it  was  crucial  to 
mark  each  player  tight  inside 


Marie  Mohler,  tied  for  the  team 's  leading  scoring  position,  fires  another  one  past  the  keeper 


Washington's  only  goal  of  the 
game  wasscored  just  under  five 
minutes  into  the  first  half  by 
center  forward,  Renee  Guckert 
and  assisted  by  right  wing  Jill 
Schultz. 

At  half  time,  the  score  re- 
mained 1-0  in  favor  of  the 
Shorewomen,  but  with  twenty- 


L/all. 
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The  shape  of 


moved  into  sudden  death 
overtime  where  the  Catholic 
squad  ultimately  emerged  vic- 
torious 2-1. 

A  team  member  revealed, 
"As  much  as  we  wanted  to  win 
that  game.  Catholic  pushed 
harder,  were  more  aggressive, 
and  simply  beat  us  to  the  ball. 
We  dominated  the  entire  first 
half  and  the  majority  of  the  sec- 
ond, but  we  just  couldn't  seem 
to  push  our  offense  close 
enough  to  the  goal  for  another 
score." 


the  twenty-five  yard  line,  but 
when  the  pressure  was  on,  it 
just  seemed  easier  said  than 
done.  I  am  confident,  however, 
that  marking  is  something  the 
team  will  improve  on  in  our 
next  game  against  Albright." 

The  Shorewomen's  next 
home  game  is  tomorrow  after- 
noon at  1 :00  versus  MAC  rival 
Elizabethtown.  That  game  and 
Wednesday's  game  versus 
Albright  College,  will  be  cov- 
ered in  next  week's  edition.  BE 
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Volleyball  Takes 
It  to  the  Red 
Devils 

Tyler  McCarthy 


Staff  Writer 

It  has  been  quite  a  week  for 
the  Washington  College 
Sho'women  and  through  de- 
sire and  hardship  a  slash  in  the 
win  column  has  finally  ap- 
peared. 

The  week  started  off  with 
two  matches  versus  Widener 
and  Goucher  respectively.  The 


again  by  freshman  Jen  Dixon 
who  has  totalled  45  kills 
throughout  the  season  followed 
by]ulieDill's30.  MichelleChin 
has56 assists  and  Diaz  returned 
with  24  assists. 

But  Saturday  was  the  day 
that  the  brew  came  to  a  boil 
They  met  up  with  Dickinson 
slamming  them  down  and 
posting  a  15-12,  15-8  win, 
bringing  there  overall  record  to 


236  CANNON  ST. 
CHESTEHTOWN.  MO  21020 


Julie  "All  Kills "  Dill  shows  text  book  technique  on  this  one 


Sho'women  posted  a  tough 
line-up  but  still  succumbed  to  a 
10-15, 6-15  loss  to  Widener  and 
an  11-15,  9-15  loss  to  Goucher. 
Defensive  star  Beverly  Diaz  was 
still  out  with  an  ankle  problem 
as  Katina  Duklewski  filled  in. 

Freshman  Jen  Dixon  had 
1 1  kills  to  lead  the  Sho'women 
while  senior  Julie  Dill  closely 
followed.  Freshman  Michelle 
Chin  was  also  on  the  scene  with 
20  assists. 

As  the  week  continued,  the 
fire  grew  in  the  eyes  of  the 
Sho'women,  but  still  they  had 
trouble  posting  a  win  against 
Catholic. 

The  squad  lost  8-15,  8-15 
but  things  were  definitely  look- 
ing up.  The  team  was  led  once 


The  six  starters  wC 
Beverly  Diaz,  Julie  D'j 
Courtney  Myers,  Miche' 
Chin,  Jen  Dixon,  and  Amatf 
Barnes  who  filled  in  for  Mui) 
Jecelin.  They  played  Iike 
seasoned  and  experienced  tf 
eran  team  with  the  solidity tl* 
have  been  looking  for  all  sea^ 
The  whole  day  was  bump/* 
spike  as  the  Washington  C 
lege  Sho'women  showed  w 
they  were  ready  to  play  ba' 

The  Sho'women  rema"1 
busy  meeting  up 
Gettysburg  this  past  Wedn£ 
day  (covered  next  week)  $ 
will  be  facing  Salisbury  S,J 
away  this  weekend. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


SOCCER  UNABLE  TO 
SNAP  STREAK 


Dave  Taibl 


Writer  at  Large 

Washington  College  suf- 
fered yet  another  loss  as  they 
travelled  to  the  campus  of 
Catholic  University  this  Sun- 
day. The  Shoremen  bore  the 
burden  of  a  four-game  losing 
streak  into  the  game,  and  left 
empty-handed,  the  victims  of  a 
1-0  decision. 

Coach  Helbling's  squad 
onceagain  felt  the  loss  of  junior 
forward  Chris  Graham's  pres- 


able  to  capitalize  on  their  op- 
portunities. 

The  Shoremen  defense 
performed  admirably,  as  they 
have  in  each  game  this  season. 
Freshman  goalie  Bill  Reigel  re- 
corded 9  saves  on  the  day4  frus- 
trating a  veteran  C.U.  attack. 
Thedefense  was  able  to  contain 
them  as  well,  but  Catholic  was 
relentless,  findingthe  goal  four 
times  asaresultof  mental  errors 
madeby  the  wearied  Shoremen 
backs.  When  the  final  buzzer 
sounded,  Catholic  University 


game.  According  to  team  co- 
captain  Charlie  Linehan,  these 
methods  are  not  of  chief  con- 
cern, "This  is  still  a  young 
group,"  he  stressed.  "As  soon 
as  we  are  able  to  get  the  expe- 
rience we  need  asa  team,  things 
will  begin  to  come  together." 

As  this  issue  went  to  press, 
the  Shoremen  were  gearing  up 
for  their  next  contest  versus 
Wesley  College.  The  mood  of 
the  practices  were  competitive 
and  optimistic,  far  from  the 
"sinking  ship"  attitude  ex- 


--*>*.   * 


Chris  "Cracker"  Graham,  formefNewt's  POW,  crosses  one  upfront  the  left  side 


Wee  on  the  turf.  The  former 
Newt's  Player  of  the  Week  has 
Wssed  the  past  three  games 
^thabackinjury,  forcing  more 
'"experienced  players  to  fill  his 
sl">es  on  an  already  youthful 
starting  team.  Freshman  Brian 
Rush  rose  to  the  occasion  with 
*veral  scoring  attempts.  The 
^aford,  Delaware  nativealong 
j*1*  teammate  Rory  Conway 
ePt  the  pressure  upon  the 
*-atholic  defense,  but  were  un- 


found  themselves  owners  of  a 
lopsided  win,  but  in  truth,  a 
hard-fought  victory. 

This  disappointment,  the 
fifth  of  its  kind  in  the  past  weeks, 
has  aroused  questions  from 
the  student  body  as  to  Coach 
Helbling's  methods. 

The  Shoremen  squad  has 
seen  several  different  lineups 
in  the  last  four  starts,  and  has 
lacked  the  communication 
needed  to  dominate  the  pace  of 


pressed  by  last  year's  squad. 
The  players  continued  to  work 
together  to  bring  up  the  confi- 
dence in  their  skills  and  level  of 
play.  "The  Juice  is  loose!" 
cheered  seniorco-captain  Chris 
Kleberg,  looking  towards 
Wednesday's  match.  A  five 
game  streak  is  a  tough  one  to 
break,  but  this  team  is  far  from 
lying  down  and  watching  the 
season  pass  them  by. 


September  25, 1992 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Me 


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Well,  here  we  go,  time  to  open  up  another  can  of  WHOOP 
ASS!  1NYERFACE!   Redskins  fans- we  have  to  hand  it  to  you, 
you  cheer  for  one  of  the  luckiest  teams  in  the  NFL.  The  real  team  of 
the  weekend  -  the  TENNESSEE  VOLUNTEERS  -  rain  and  all! 

But  now,  down  to  the  important  stuff  -  THE  ONE,  THE 
ONLY,  US!  Psyche  -  NEWT's  POW  FOOL!  This  week  the 
ringer  is  volleyball  studette  fen  Dixon.  Against  Dickinson  she 
displayed  her  versatility  with  a  welt  rounded  performance  --  9  kills, 
1  ace,  and  9  digs.  She  proved  that  she  can  handle  both  ends  of  the 
court,  offensively  and  defensively.  Nice  job  Jen! 


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Volleyball 

W.C.  Invitational 

October  2-3 


Beverly  Diaz,  a  Gaithersburg,  Maryland  protoge,  skies  for  the  defensive  block.  After  recovering  from  a  foot  injury  sustained  last  week,  she 
returned  for  the  Dickinson  bout  to  aid  in  the  3-1  victory  by  tallying  6  kills,  4  aces,  and  15  assists. 


Jen  Dixon:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


Volleyball 

Downs 
Dickinson 


See  Article,  pg.10 


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Volume  63,  Number  Six  •  October  2, 1992 


Washington  College  •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Trout  holds  Open  Forum    Taxi  Service  Off 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Last  Monday,  WC  Presi- 
dent Charles  H.  Trout  held  an 
Open  Forum  for  the  student 
body.  The  Open  Forum,  Trout 
said,  was  initiated  by  former 
president  Douglass  Cater  as  a 
way  of  letting  students  know 
what  was  on  the  president's 
mind,  and  vice  versa. 

Trout  began  by  discussing 
the  merits  of  the  class  of  1996. 
"We  worked  very  hard  to  get 
this  class,"  he  said.  The  size  of 
the  class,  while  adversely  af- 
fecting living  conditions  in 
dorms,  is  a  large  improvement 
over  last  year's  freshman  class, 
which  he  said  was  under  the 
enrollment  goal  for  that  year. 

The  study  abroad  program 
was  addressed  next.  Both 
President  Troutand  Dean  Gene 
Wubbels  want  to  enlarge  the 
program.  "I  really  would  love 
to  see  this  college  become  more 
engaged  in  the  study  abroad 
program,"  Trout  said. 

Dean  Wubbels  apparently 
is  interested  in  instituting  a 
"Washington  College  experi- 
ence" abroad,  possibly  London- 
based,  and  grounded  in  the 
humanitiesand  social  sciences. 


President  Charles  Trout 


Trout  added  that  study 
abroad  is  "not  so  good  for 
natural  science  majors,  since  the 
curriculum  is  so  vertically  pre- 
scribed ...  there  are  opportuni- 
ties abroad  for  students  major- 
ing in  science,  but  for  right  now 
we  will  address  humanitiesand 
social  sciences." 

Alcohol  use  and  abuse  was 


Troufs  next  concern.  He  said 
that  the  weekly  Security  reports 
were  "disturbing."  From  talk- 
ing to  some  freshmen  and  par- 
ents of  freshmen,  he  said,  "I 
have  gotten  a  sense  of  dismay 
and  horror  at  the  amount  of 

See  "Trout/'  pg.  5 


Visiting  Student  Assaulted  in 
Minta  Martin 


Jennifer  Waldych 


Staff  Writer 

A  male  high  school  stu- 
dent visiting  a  friend  in  Minta 
Martin  Hall  wasattacked  in  the 
middle  of  the  night  on  Satur- 
day, September  19  in  that  dor- 
mitory. 

The  WC  student  and  her 
visiting  friend  had  attended  a 
party  that  evening.  He  came 
back  to  her  room  early  to  go  to 
sleep,  with  the  understanding 
that  she  would  knock  to  be  let 
in  when  she  came  back  later. 
He  arrived  at  Minta  Martin  at  1 
arn. The  main  entry  doors  were 
not  locked. 

At  1:55  a.m.  a  resident  of 
Minta  Martin  found  him  in  the 
'hird  floor  bathroom  with 
bruises,  minor  lacerations,  and 
swelling  on  his  face. 

He  told  her  that  there  had 
been  a  knock  at  the  door.  He 
opened  the  door,  got  punched 
lr>  the  face  and  was  further  as- 


saulted. He  says  that  the  perpe- 
trators were  three  white  males, 
but  he  could  not  identify  any- 
thing about  them. 

The  surface  slashes  to  his 
face  are  suspected  to  have  been 
done  with  a  women's  dispos- 
able razor,  because  one  was 
missing  from  a  shower  basket 
stored  in  the  bathroom.  How- 
ever, there  is  no  evidence  to 
substantiate  this. 

At  this  point,  two  friends 
went  to  get  the  girl  he  was  stay- 
ing with,  leaving  him  with 
others  on  the  hall.  When  the 
three  returned,  Security  had 
been  called  over  to  break  up 
another  fight  in  the  building  as 
well  as  to  investigate  this  re- 
port. The  doors  were  still  open. 

Thevictimofthisattackdid 
not  need  to  seek  medical  atten- 
tion for  any  injuries  that  oc- 
curred. He  returned  home  the 
next  day  and  is  currently  doing 
fine. 


Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of 
Washington  College  Security, 
maintains  that  the  doors  of 
Minta  Martin  were  reported  to 
have  been  locked  at  10:50  that 
evening,  and  were  secured 
again  at  1 :50.  Security  was  hav- 
ing problems  with  the  doors 
not  latching  correctly  and  also 
with  finding  them  propped 
open.  He  says  that  while  the 
victim  declines  to  report  any- 
thing, there  is  an  investigation 
underway. 

Security  is  now  in  the  pro- 
cess of  interviewing  numerous 
people  for  information  pertain- 
ing to  the  night  in  question. 
Roderick  feels  that  this  was 
definitely  a  targeted  attack,  and 
students  should  not  become 
alarmed  that  they,  too,  are  in 
danger  of  such  an  occurrence. 
In  order  to  prevent  any  future 
trouble,  please  report  any 
problems  with  faulty  doors  to 
Security  immediately. 


and  Running 


].  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  Sophomore  Class  last 
weekend  began  operations  of  a 
free  taxi/escort  service  open  to 
all  WC  students. 

According  to  Sophomore 
Class  President  Max  Walton, 
any  student  can  get  a  free  ride 
from  campus  to  downtown,  and 
vice-versa,  on  weekend  nights. 

From  10  p.m.  -  2  a.m.  on 
Friday  and  Saturday  nights, 
students  can  call  778-7807  (ext. 
7807)  and  speak  to  a  dispatcher 
located  in  theStudcnt  Activities 
Office  in  Hodson  Hall.  . 

If  taxi  service  is  needed,  the 
dispatcher  will  call  the 
Chestertown  Cab  Company, 
who  will  pick  up  and  drop  off 
the  student  free  of  charge  with 
valid  student  ID. 

"This  is  basically  a  ride- 
home  program,"  said  Walton. 
Students  can  get  rides  to  and 
from  friends'  residences;  the 


main  idea  is  one  of  safety. 
Hopefully  the  risks  involved  in 
walkingaloneordrivingdrunk 
will  be  avoided,  he  said. 

Walton  credits  SGA  Vice- 
President  Christy  Albright  with 
the  idea  of  bringing  cabs  to 
campus.  He  said  that  Albright 
had  heard  of  other  schools 
providinga  similar  service,  and 
the  sophomore  class  decided  to 
institute  a  free  taxi  service  at 
WC. 

So  far,  said  Walton,  the  taxi 
has  been  under-advertised  and 
under-utilised.  The  service  is 
onaone-monthtrialperiod.  "If 
there's  no  interest,  we'll  have  to 
scrap  it,"  he  said.  "If  after  one 
month,  peopleare  using  it,  we'll 
keep  it  and  and  go  on  from 
there. 

Students  who  need  on- 
campusescorts  can  call  Security 
or  the  dispatcher,  and  a  Secu- 
rity Officer  will  accompany  the 
student  across  campus. 


Inside 


Expanded  Letter  Section 
This  Week,  pg.  2  &  7 


Chester  River  Bridge  to 
Close,  pg.  5 


Four  New  Members  In  Hall 
Of  Fame,  pg.  5 


AIDS  Awareness  Month,  pg.  9 


Joan  Ellenhorn,  Educator, 
Pg.  11 


Sue  Tessem's  "Imperial"  Art 
Exhibit,  pg.  10 


October  2, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  Question  of  Anonymity 

"The  Anonymous  Speaker  has  no  True  Voice"  were  the 
words  atop  last  week's  ELM  flag. 

Neither  Hippolyte  de  Villemessant,  nor  Aristotle,  Bob 
Woodward  nor  Ferris  Bueller,  nor  any  other  of  our  heroes  said 
these  words.  I  made  them  up  at  the  eleventh  hour,  because  1 
needed  the  means  to  addrcssa  pertinent  issue,  while  1  had  neither 
the  space  nor  the  time  to  explore  it  further  in  the  paper. 

That  week,  an  unidentified  person  took  it  upon  himself  or 
herself  to  send,  via  student  mail,  certain  cartoons  and  articles  to 
the  ELM,  to  GALA  and  its  co-President  Gehrett  Ellis,  and  to  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange  Vice-President  Zylia  N.L.  Knowlin. 
What  these  two  students  have  in  common  is  the  Open  Forum 
column  in  the  ELM,  and  what  they  further  share  is  a  willingness 
to  address  certain  issues  which  make  some  persons  or  groups 
uncomfortable. 

Gehrett  was  sent  a  cartoon  making  fun  of  people  who  treat 
homophobia  as  a  serious  issue.  The  last  name  of  the  cartoonist 

waswhited  out;  the  comic  strip  was  "Chooglin',"  by  Steve - 

7yliawa<;spnta  reprint  of  anarticlefrom U.S.  Newsand  World 
Report  on  "Afroccntrism."  It  explained  the  dangers  of  exploring 
African-American  heritage  and  history. 

These  two  items  and  a  third  cartoon  buffooning  "political 
correctness"  were  sent  to  the  ELM. 

They  were  addressed  by  hand-feeding  the  Xeroxes  through  a 
laser  printer,  and  such  messages  as  "can't  you  see  the  dangers  of 
GALA  and  PC?"  were  similarly  mechanically  produced,  so  that 
no  handwriting  could  be  identified. 
What  are  they  afraid  of? 

Perhaps  these  are  issues  that  deserve  to  be  addressed.  After 
all,  the  First  Amendment  exists  not  only  for  "Liberals,"  but  for 
everyone;  however,  the  right  to  freedom  of  speech  and  of  the 
press  is  robbed  of  its  power  if  the  speaker  will  not  put  his  or  her 
name  with  the  opinion. 

Several  people  have  approached  me  and  my  staff,  asking  if 
we  are  a  "left-wing  newspaper"  or  a  forum  for  homosexual 
issues. 

As  was  stated  before,  the  Open  Forum  and  Letters  columns 

are  open  to  all  members  of  the  Washington  College  Community. 

If  the  "Left"  is  the  side  which  chooses  to  speak  freely,  then  let 

them.  I  cannot  generate  letters  which  no  one  has  written,  or  more 

importantly,  signed. 

These  same  people  who  see  our  paper  as  slanted  were  asked 
why  they  didn't  write  a  letter  themselves  if  they  were  concerned. 
They  all  said  they  didn't  want  their  names  in  the  paper. 
Oh,  please. 

You  and  I  learned  how  to  speak  at  around  age  one,  and  to 
write  our  names  at  around  age  five.  And  we  learned  in  elemen- 
tary school  that  we  have  the  right  to  do  both. 

As  for  the  anonymous  letter  in  this  week's  paper.  Read  it.  This 
is  not  a  political  letter,  or  a  name-calling  letter,  or  a  letter  denounc- 
ing the  left,  right,  or  middle.  It's  about  a  real  person  and  her  real 
pain,  and  her  name  has  been  protected  by  the  first  amendment, 
too. 

Privacy  and  free  speech  both  have  limits.  I  have  the  tough  job 
of  deciding  what  those  limits  are  within  the  ELM. 

I  will  remind  you  that  1  can  only  print  letters  which  I  receive. 
I  haven't  been  holding  anything  back. 

However,  1  will  only  print  letters  which  are  signed,  unless 
exposing  your  identity  would  hurt  you  (as  it  would  "Alice"). 

In  the  case  of  the  anonymous  clip  artist,  your  anonymity  is 
what  is  hurting  you. 

Write  back  when  you  have  something  to  say  and  a  voice  with 
which  to  say  it. 


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To  the  Editor, 

Last  Saturday,  September 
26,  the  Washington  College 
Rugby  Club  was  supposed  to 
have  a  match  against  Colombia 
Men's  Club  in  Columbia,  Md. 
The  Thursday  before  the  match, 
Dennis  Berry  informed  our 
president  that  we  are  not  al- 
lowed to  play  men's  clubs.  At 
that  time  he  produced  a  letter, 
that  our  presidents,  past  and 
present,  have  yet  to  receive  a 
copy  of,  that  stated  at  the  bot- 
tom in  small  print  that  the 
Washington  College  Rugby 
team  was  not  allowed  to  play 
men's  clubs.  Mr.  Berry  then 
informed  ourpresident  [Ciaran 
O'Keeffe]  that  we  could  go 
ahead  and  play,  but  our  fund- 
ing from  REC  sports  would  be 
revoked.  This  is,  in  my  opinion, 
very  wrong.  If  we  were  not  al- 
lowed to  play  men's  clubs 
someone  should  have  informed 
us  earlier  than  two  days  before 
the  scheduled  match.  We  have 
in  the  past  played  men's  clubs 
without  any  problems,  and 
were  ignorant  to  the  fact  that 
we  were  no  longer  allowed  to. 
It  seems  to  me  that  if  the 
school  refuses  to  let  us  decide 
who  we  can  play  then  they 
should  set  up  a  schedule  for  us. 
To  try  and  schedule  games  so 
late  in  the  season  is  difficult, 
since  most  teams  have  already 
games  through  November. 


The  injustice  does  not  stop 
with  scheduling  problems.  The 
field  that  we  were  promised  on 
campus  fell  through  due  to  lack 
of  funds.  To  begin  with,  the 
field  was  in  terrible  condition 
and  we  would  be  unable  to  play 
home  games  there;  however, 
we  have  used  it  for  practices. 
The  question  now  becomes, 
where  did  the  money  go? 
Maybe  for  the  second  year's 
women's  basketball  clubs  new 
coach?  A  coach  is  a  luxury  that 
Rugby  Club  cannot  afford.  We 
might  be  able  to  pay  for  a  new 
coach  if  we  did  not  have  to  pay 
for  a  field  off-campus  and  five 
miles  away.  It  is  this  expendi- 
ture that  kept  us  from  playing 
Columbia  Men's  club  or  any 
other  men's  club.  We  could  not 
survive  as  a  team  without  the 
money  from  REC  sports  to  pay 
for  the  field. 

I  could  understand  the 
treatment  we  are  receiving  from 
the  administration  if  the  Rugby 
Club  had  committed  some  mis- 
chievous act  at  one  time  or  an- 
other; however,  we  have  not.  In 
the  three  years  the  Rugby  Club 
has  been  in  existence,  there  has 
not  been  any  complaints  about 
the  team  or  its  membersduring 
any  event  it  has  sponsored.  We 
have  complied  with  the  school 
regulations  in  every  way,  from 
giving  up  control  of  our  money 
and  bank  account  to  REC  sports 


to  not  playing  men's  clubs.  In 
return  we  have  received  little 
to  nothing  in  return.  The  club 
members  provide  their  own 
transportation  to  away  and 
home  games,  and  they  pay  for 
their  own  uniforms. 

I  am  not  asking  for  any- 
thing more  than  a  little  respect 
and  fair  treatment.  I  do  not  think 
it  is  right  that  the  school  is  hold- 
ing our  club  hostage.  I  am  sorry 
that  the  Rugby  Club  is  not  3 
drawing  card  for  the  school, 
this  may  be  changing  due  t 
large  number  of  freshmen  who 
joined  our  club  this  semester, 
but  there  is  a  small  minority  on 
campus  who  enjoy  the  game. 

T.H.  Leighty 


CORRECTION 

In  last  week'sarticle,  "Gen- 
der and  Germany,"  Tina 
McCuen  was  quoted  as  saying 
that  females  "have  chiseled  a 
place  for  themselves,  while  men 
have  lost  their  place  because 
society  won't  allow  them  W 
chisel  a  new  place."  The  quote 
should havecontinued:  "Along 
with  feminism,  therolesof  men 
in  Germany  due  to  rapid  p°" 
litical  and  social  change  need  to 
be  considered." 

More  Letters,  pg.  7 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  2, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Kbon 


The  tendency  of  early 
twentieth  century  socialist 
writers  to  overlook  women's 
issues  has  prompted  some  to 
characterize  Marxism  as 
"feminist"  or  "anti -feminist." 
While  this  general  situation  has 
since  been  reversed  by  Radical 
Socialist  Feminism,  the  former 
tendency  of  Marxists  to  dwell 
on  economic  issues  at  the  ex- 
pense of  feminism  and  other 
humanist  causes  hascaused  one 
bourgeois  feminist  to  write  that 
Tradi  tionally  Marxism  has  not 
been  happy  with  a  view  on 
politics  which  focuses  on  gen- 
der relations  and  on  reproduc- 
tion.'" 

This  criticism  is  invalid  to- 
day. While  it  is  true  that  the 
state  ideologues  of  the  former 
Union  of  Soviet  Socialist  Re- 
publics only  paid  lip  service  to 
the  importance  of  the  elimina- 
tion of  sexism,  socialism  is 
fundamentally  a  feminist  phi- 
losophy. 

Socialist  recognize  that 
sexism  is  the  most  fundamen- 
tal form  of  oppression  because 
it  is  the  precursor  and  progeni- 
tor of  all  other  forms  of  class 
oppression.  It  wasEngelswho 
first  arrived  at  this  conclusion: 
The  first  class  antagonism 
which  appears  in  history  coin- 
cides with  the  development  of 
the  antagonism  between  man 
and  woman  in  individual 
marriages,  and  the  first  class 
oppression  with  that  of  the 
female  sex  by  the  male.2 
Contrary  to  the  charges  of 
bourgeois  feminists,  socialism 
does  not  relegate  women's  is- 
sues to  the  background  but 
rather  pushes  them  to  the 
forefront  of  a  revolutionary 
agenda  which  is  all  liberating. 


Those  who  do  not  see  that 
socialism  provides  the  only  real 
opportunity  for  theelimination 
of  a  tyranic  phallocentric"  soci- 
ety, do  not  understand  how 
essential  oppression  of  women 
is  to  capitalism.  Pat  Buchanan, 
the  official  nonhumanistic 
ideologue  of  the  Republican 
Party,  recognized  this  when  he 
said  "The  truth  is  that  women's 
income,  on  average,  will  al  ways 
be  a  fraction  of  men's,  so  long 
as  America  remains  free."3  Free 
for  Buchanan  means  free  from 
socialism,  so  this  telling  com- 
ment reveals  how  capitalist 
ideologues  implicitly  recognize 
that  the  inequality  of  women  is 
integral  to  capitalism. 

Radical  Socialist  Feminism 
recognizes  that  the  only  hope 
for  the  real  liberation  of  women 
lies  in  the  destruction  of  the 
seizure  of  surplus  value 
through  the  wagelabor  system: 
"We  would  aim  to  eliminate 
the  dependance  of  women  and 
children  on  the  laborof  men,  as 
well  as  other  types  of  labor  ex- 
ploitation."'1 The  only  solution 
to  the  insufferable  inequities  of 
the  capitalist  system  is  one 
which  eliminates  the  exploita- 
tion of  all  working  women  and 
men. 

Yet  bourgeois  feminism 
fails  to  recognize  this.  The 
constituency  of  groups  like 
N.O.W.  is  the  well-paid,  well- 
educated  professional  woman. 
The  liberal  feminist  movement 
operates  within  the  confines  of 
the  capitalist  system.  They 
propose  not  the  liberation  of  all 
women,  but  rather  the  libera- 
tion of  the  "right"  class  of 
women.  ".  . .  N.O.W.  concen- 

See  "Koon,"  pg. 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


What  do 


think  the  question  should  he  this 


1 )  Should  weha  ve  a  rugby  club? 
Ciaran  O'Keefe 
Bucks,  England 
Junior 


2)  Why  do  you  think  Dak- 
Adams  was  snubbed  for  the 
Club  Fair  award? 
Bridgette  Avant 
Gaithersburg,  MD 
Sophomore 


i)  Do  you  think  there  should  be 
more  coat-hooks  on  campus? 
Justin  "Moonpile"  Cann 
Annapolis,  MD 
Senior 


4)  Why  do  you  think  the  ad- 
ministration is  so  anti-Greek 
organizational? 
Jen  Gilday 
Easton,  MD 
Senior 


5)  What  could  faculty  do  to 
make  life  for  students  more 
enjoyable  on  campus? 
Jeanine  Bilderback 
Washington  Township,  NJ 
Junior 

My  Responses: 


6)  Why  is  Health  Services 
charging  for  medicine  now? 
Katina  Duklewski 
New  Oxford,  PA 
Junior 


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Open  Forum:  Not  Just  Another  "Ism" 


Andrea  Nolan,  a  sophomore, 
\is  president  of  Terra  Firma,  WC's 
environmental  organization.  She 
is  planning  on  majoring  in  En- 
glish with  a  concentration  in  cre- 
ative writing.  Sheisalsoamcmber 
°f  the  Writer's  Union  junta. 

Environmentalism.  The 
word  itself  turns  many  people 
off.  Just  another  one  of  those 
annoying  politically  correct 
isms,"  right?  Wrong.  Thecur- 
rent  movement  to  save  and  re- 
store the  environment  goes  far 
beyond  being  simply  a  trendy 
movement.  It  is  a  movement 
'hat  has  been  around  for  centu- 
^s.and  it  isa  movement  whose 


foci 


us  is  universally  important 


to  everyone.  While  other  po- 
litical concerns  depend  upon 
people's  personal  investment 
in  certain  areas,  environmen- 
talism stands  as  a  movement 


Andrea 
J.  Nolan 


focused  around  something  that 
concerns  everyone,  our  home. 
In  this  world  of  concrete 
and  steel  we  often  forget  about 
mankind's  integral  connection 
with  the  Earth.    When  a  river 


becomes  polluted  more  than 
just  a  few  fish  are  affected.  The 
effects  of  this  dying  river  are 
felt  world-wide.  The  indig- 
enous people  of  Nor  th  America, 
as  well  as  those  throughout  the 
world,  recognize  the  delicate 
rhythms  of  the  earth.  They  call 
the  Earth  'mother,1  which  is 
probably  the  most  accurate  de- 
scription of  our  world.  It  is 
from  our  planet  that  we  are  fed, 
from  which  we  receive  oxygen, 
from  which  all  life  is  spawned 
and  nurtured. 

In  today's  modem  society, 
the  average  human  works  in  an 
office  building,  drives  to  and 
from  work,  and  buys  all  their 


food  via  the  supermarket.  It  is 
no  wonder  that  people  loose 
touch  with  mankind's  inter- 
connection with  the  earth. 
People  tend  to  view  the  envi- 
ronment as  the  place  were  you 
take  the  kids  for  a  wholesome 
family  vacation.  They  view 
environmentalism  as  a  move- 
ment to  save  the  scenery.  They 
forget  that  the  civilization  that 
they  live  in  is  forged  out  of  the 
environment,  is  dependent  on 
the  welfare  of  the  environment, 
and  effects  the  environment  in 
everything  they  do. 

Nearly  everyone  was 
taught  of  the  food-chain  in  el- 
ementary school.  It  isa  simple 


concep+and  is  dependent  upon 
common  sense.  Why  is  it  then 
that  as  people  age  they  forget 
about  the  food  chain?  Every 
day  a  species  is  going  extinct. 
The  majority  of  these  species 
are  insects  or  plants  in  the 
rainforests.  People  are  quick  to 
blow  off  these  losses  as  some- 
thing distant  and  unimportant 
in  their  lives.  How  could  one 
be  so  blind?  That  insect  ful- 
filled some  purpose  with  its  life, 
whether  i  t  was  the  food  for  some 
other  animal,  a  natural  pesti- 
cide, oranatural  fertilizer.  Itis 
part  of  that  elementary  school 

See  "Nolan,"  pg.  12 


SGA  Report  for 
September  29,  1992 


Eve  Zartman 


SGA  Reporter 

The  SGA  had  the  exciting 
task  of  club  funding  approvals 
this  week,  which  made  for  a 
marathon  meeting  of  close  to 
two  hours —  so  know  that  your 
dorm  senatorsarehard  at  work. 
The  meeting  was  called  to 
orderby  President  Jen  Del  Nero 
and  the  business  at  hand  was 
takencareof.  Businessincluded 
the  swearing-in  of  all  class  of- 
ficers, with  special  introduc- 
tions of  the  newly  elected 
freshman  class  officers. 

Tanya  Allen  presented  a 
report  about  a  task  force  delv- 
ing into  the  problems  at  the 
Health  Services.  Anyone  in- 
terested in  helping  Allen  should 
contact  her  through  student 
mail. 

The  next  reports  were  from 
class  officers.  The  sophomore 
class  is  working  on  the  Blood 
Drive  run  for  the  spring  as  well 
as  attempting  to  circulate  cab 
service  information. 

The  free  cab  service  oper- 
ates from  the  campus  to 
downtown  and  back  again  be- 
tween the  hours  of  10  p.m.  to  2 
a.m.  on  Fridays  and  Saturdays. 
In  order  to  receive  a  free  ride, 
call  778-7807  and  have  a  valid 
WC  Identification  Card  ready. 
The  service  is  sponsored  as 
part  of  an  effort  to  stop  DWI 
citations  and  protect  students 
who  are  walking  home  alone 
and  putting  themselves  at  risk. 
The  junior  class  had  no  of- 


ficers present,  so  it  moved  right 
on  to  the  senior  classes'  party 
plans,  the  success  of  the  last 
senior  band/party  at  the 
CoffecHouseandtheupcoming 
ones  —  to  be  announced  later 
and  open  to  all  students  (not 
only  seniors). 

The  meeting  moved  on  to  a 
report  from  the  Academic 
Board, 

which  held  its  first  meeting  this 
week  and  asked  the  student 
body  for  complaints  as  well  as 
suggestions  concerning  aca- 
demics at  the  college.  Anyone 
with  suggestions  should  con- 
tact Christy  Albright. 

Another  role  of  business 
was  the  request  for  help  and 
ideas  concerning  the 
CoffeeHouse.  There  was  dis- 
cussion of  the  possibility  of 
turning  it  into  the  student  cen- 
ter that  it  once  was.  Students 
interested  in  the  future  of  the 
CoffeeHouse  should  call  Jen  Del 
Nero. 

The  rest  of  the  meeting 
consisted  of  passing  almost  ev- 
ery one  of  John  Phoebus' 
recomendations  on  how  much 
funding  each  WC  club  should 
be  allocated.  Parliamentary 
procedure  required  each  club 
to  be  read  and  passed 
seperately,  so  the  process  took 
quite  a  while. 

Please  get  involved  and 
talk  to  your  dorm  senators  — 
the  SGA  is  here  to  facilitate  the 
students  needs,  so  take  full  ad- 
vantage of  it. 


Funding  Policy  for 
Rec  Sports  Changes 


John  K.  Phoebus 


SGA  Treasurer 

Due  to  the  extremely  large 
number  of  club  funding  re- 
quests this  semester,  the  SGA 
has  issued  a  new  budget  policy 
regarding  club  sports.  Club 
sports  will  be  eligible  for  SGA 
funding  according  to  the 
amount  of  dues  collected  by  a 
club  sport.  The  more  funds  a 
club  raises,  the  greater  the  SGA 
allocation  will  be. 

Clubsports  will  fall  within 
one  of  three  brackets,  based  on 
the  amount  of  dues  they  raise. 
Clubs  which  bring  in  under 
$200  will  receive  SGA  funding 
of  20%  of  this  total.  Clubs 
raising  between  $200  and  $500 
will  receive  an  allocation  of  25% 
of  that  total.  The  clubs  receiv- 
ing the  most  SGA  funding  will 
bethosewhichcanbringinover 
$500  in  dues,  and  they  will  re- 


Fall  '92  SGA  Club 
Funding  Allocations 


Amnesty  International 

Anthropology 

Big  Brothers  Big  Sisters 

Business  Writers  Union 

Campus  Christian  Fellowship 

Dale  Adams  Heritage.Exchange 

Film  Discussion  Group 

French  Club 

GALA 

Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance 

Gender  Studies  Reading  Group 

German  Club 

Hands  Out 

Hillel 

Historical  Society 

Interfraternity  Council 

International  House 

International  Relations  Club 

Investment  Club 

Middle  East  Club 

Newman  Club 

Omicron  Delta  Kappa 

Otherworlds/Open  Minds 

Phi  Sigma  Tau 

Pi  Sigma  Alpha 

Printshop  Club 

Psi  Chi 

Psychology  Club 

Sane /Freeze 

Sigma  Delta  Pi 

Spanish  Club 

Target  Tutoring 

Terra  Firma 

Wac  Happenings 

Wm.  James  Forum 

Writer's  Theatre 

TOTALS 

Club  Sports  Funding: 


500.00 

500.00 

500.00 

500.00 

150.00 

300.00 

75.00 

400.00 

500.00 

235.00 

300.00 

350.00 

350.00 

400.00 

500.00 

300.00 

450.00 

750.00 

350.00 

625.00 

200.00 

550.00 

500.00 

200.00 

125.00 

350.00 

275.00 

300.00 

225.00 

200.00 

375.00 

300.00 

365.00 

500.00 

1,000.00 

50.00 

13.S50.00 

Pending  Allocations: 


Equestrian  Club 
Golf  Club 
Outdoor  Skills 
Rugby  Qub 
Women's  Soccer 
Wrestling 


College  Republicans 
Margret  Horsley  Society 
Visual  Artists  Union 


ceive  40%  of  the  amount  col- 
lected with  a  maximum  alloca- 
tion of  $300. 

Clubs  will  be  eligible  for 
SGA  funding  after  dues  have 
been  collected  for  the  semester. 
To  assist  new  club  sports,  the 
SGA  will  fund  any  new,  first- 
semester  club  sport  an  addi- 
tional $50  to  cover  organiza- 
tional expenses. 

Thisfundingisnotas  grea  t 
asit  has  been  in  the  past,  but  the 
SGA  cannot  afford  to  continue 
to  support  club  sports  at  levels 
of  past  years.  We  are  very  in- 
terested in  the  success  of  club 
sports  and  do  not  intend  for 
thispolicy  change  todiscourage 
the  club  sports  program.  Be- 
cause the  club  sports  program 
was  initially  an  administrative 
effort,  we  will  assist  the  club 
sports  in  lobbying  to  increase 
Athletic  Departmentfunding  of 
the  program. 


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ABOUT    IT 

TALK 

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From  'Trout,"  pg.  1 

have  gotten  a  sense  of  dismay 
and  horror  at  the  amount  of 
drinking  that  goes  on  in  some 
dormitories." 

He  added  that  this  echoed 
his  own  first-year  experience 
when  he  began  his  under- 
graduate studies  after  growing 
up  in  a  rural  environment. 

Trout  said  that  the  college 
has  made  "considerable 
progress  in  responsible  drink- 
ing, responsible  alcohol  use, 
and  responsible  parties. ...  The 
amount  of  non-alcoholic-based 
social  events  has  increased  ex- 
ponentially ..."  over  the  past 
year. 

"I  hope  we  are  not  going  to 
slide  back  ...  I  just  don't  think 
you  are  achievingyour  purpose 
if  you're  hung  over  three  days  a 
week,"  he  said. 

Additionally,  "drinking 
leads  to  other  behaviors  which 
are  not  great,"  he  said,  "such  as 
assault  and  acquaintance  rape. 
...  I  don't  mean  to  overempha- 
size this,  but  I  am  concerned," 
Trout  said. 

Trout  is  also  concerned 
about  AIDS.  "The  AIDS  educa- 
tion programming  planned  for 
this  semester  is  really  very 
good,"  he  said. 

He  then  commented  on  the 
statistics  reported  by  Dr.  Ed 
Weissman  and  printed  in  the 
ELM  (Issue  Three].  Trout  said 
that,  especially  regarding  the 
fact  that  a  large  portion  of  the 
campus  engages  in  unprotected 
sex  with  multiple  partners,  that 
the  numbers  were  "really  kind 
of  scary." 

The  Honor  Code  was  ad- 
dressed next.  "It  takes  a  long 
time  to  develop  an  ethos  in 
which  an  Honor  Code  is  part  of 
business  as  usual."  He  related 
that  some  collegesha  ve,  as  their 
final  examination  period,  self- 
scheduled  exams.  Students  take 
exams  when  and  where  they 
are  prepared  for  them,  with  the 
understanding  that  they  have 
no  outside  help  in  writing  the 
blue  books. 

"I  hope  some  day  that  we 
will  see  [them]  at  this  college," 
Trout  said. 

Trout  feels  that  the  college 
is  moving  towards  an  atmo- 
sphere of  tolerance,  "whetherit 
be  religious,  racial,  cultural,  or 
political  tolerance." 

He  said  that  in  the  current 
political  clime  that  the  latter  sort 
of  tolerance  is  especially  im- 
portant. He  stressed  that  stu- 
dents should  "exchange  notions 
about  where  this  country 
should  go  and  listen  to  the  other 
point  of  view  with  respect." 

Trout  spent  the  next  sev- 
eral minutes  discussing  Daly 
Hall,  the  future  academic  facil- 

See  "Trout/'  pg.  6 


Washington  College  ELM 


October  2, 1992 


Brief  Beef  m 


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ur  New  Members  this  Saturday 


Register  and  Vote 

Today  is  the  last  day  to  register  and  vote.  To  register,  or  if  you 
have  any  questions  about  the  voting  processand  absentee  ballots, 
visit  the  Vote  America  table  in  the  cafeteria  at  lunch  and  dinner,  or 
cain(800)222-VOTE. 

Volunteer  Fair  to  Open  Next  Weekend 

On  Saturday,  October  10,  Kent  County  will  hold  a  Volunteer 
Opportunities  Fair.  The  fair  has  been  organized  to  recognize 
outstanding  volunteer  contributions  from  both  groups  and  in- 
dividuals, to  provide  information  for  those  who  seek  to  serve  the 
community  and  to  compilea  list  of  names  and  addresses  of  people 
who  wish  to  volunteer  for  future  projects  in  Kent  County. 

The  fair  is  coordinated  by  the  County's  Community  Service 
Program. 

The  Hands  Out  Program  and  the  Target  Tutoring  Programs 
will  be  represented  at  the  fair.  There  will  also  be  workshops  and 
registration  for  training  sessions,  and  the  Chestertown  Volunteer 
Fire  Company's  Aerial  Ladder  Display  will  be  on  view. 

The  Kent  County  Volunteer  Opportunities  Fair  will  be  held 
from  10:00  a.m.  to  2:00  p.m.  at  the  Chestertown  Middle  School. 
Thercis  no  admission  charge,  and  refreshments  will  be  served. 
■Martha  Kimura,  Staff  Writer 

Club  Fair  Winner 


The  winner  of  the  best  table  display  award  was  the  Interna- 
tional Relations  Club.  Their  display  included  posters,  maps, 
music,  and  "UN  Twister."  The  Fall  1992  SGA  Club  Fair  was  held 
Septemberl8. 

Greek  Games 


The  Greek  Games  held  last  Sunday  boasted  the  same  top 
winners  as  last  year:  Alpha  Chi  Omega  sorority  and  Theta  Chi 
fraternity.  Other  winners  included  Best  Banner,  Zeta  Tau  Alpha; 
Greek  Goddess,  Nora  Garcia;  and  Greek  God,  Rory  Conway. 

Health  Services  Task  Force  Forming 

A  Task  Force  initiated  by  the  SGA  to  evaluate  the  efficiency 
of  the  college  Health  Service  program  is  currently  forming.  If  you 
have  any  questions,  wish  to  join  the  task  force  committee,  or  help 
in  any  way,  you  can  contact  Tanya  Allen  through  student  mail. 

Freshman  Officers  Elected 

Congratulations  to  this  year's  batch  of  Freshman  Class  Offic- 
ers. The  leaders  of  the  class  of  1992  include  Melissa  Omohundro, 
President;  Andre  Taylor,  Vice-President;  Debbie- Ann  Robinson, 
Secretary;  and  Geoff  Bley,  Treasurer. 


Repairs  to  Close  Chester  River  Bridge 

The  State  Highway  Administration  will  begin  work  to  repair 
the  drawbridge  on  MD  213  which  crosses  the  Chester  River  in 
Chestertown  on  October  5.  The  bridge  will  close  to  vehicle  traffic 
from  10  p.m.  until  6  a.m.  Monday,  October  12  through  Saturday, 
October  17  and  Monday,  November  16  through  Saturday,  No- 
vember 21 .  It  also  will  close  to  marine  traffic  from  7  a.m.,  October 
5  to  6  p.m.,  October  9;  from  10  p.m.  October  12  to  6  a.m.,  October 
17;  and  from  10  p.m.,  November  16  to  6  a.m.,  November  21. 
Variable  message  signs  will  alert  motorists  of  the  closures  and 
detour.  The  detour  is  MD  Route  544  to  MD  Route  290  and  MD 
Route  291.  Covington  Machine  and  Welding  of  Annapolis  will 
^ke  repairs  as  part  of  an  area-wide  bridge  repair  contract. 
Reprinted  by  permission  of  the  Kent  County  News. 


Jennifer  Gray  Reddish 


A&E  Editor 

Washington  College's  Hall 
of  Fame  is  making  room  for 
four  new  faces  this  weekend. 
Inductee  Joesph  M.  Wilson, 
class  of  1 979,  works  as  a  lawyer 
in  Springfield,  Virginia,  but  is 
remembered  by  WC  as  a  great 
leader  and  athlete,  the  third 
highest  basketball  scorer  of  all- 
time  with  1,401  points.  MVP 
three  years  in  a  row,  Wilson 
was  the  first  Washington  Col- 
lege student  awarded  a  Na- 
tional Collegiate  Athletic  As- 
sociation (NCAA)  post-gradu- 
ate scholarship. 

Other  honors  included 
post-season  selection  to  the  All- 
Mid-Atlantic  Conference  first 
team  in  1976-77  and  All-State 
honorable  mention  that  year. 
Inhis  senior  year,  he  again  made 
the  first  team  AI1-MAC  as  well 
as  the  NCAA  Division  III  All- 
American  squad  and  the  first 
team  All-State. 

Along  with  Wilson,  former 
lacrosse  mid-fielder  Robert  V. 
Shriver,  class  of  1973,  will  be 
honored  as  well.  Shriver  was' 
an  All- American  and  All-South 
Mid  Atlantic  All  Conference 
performer  in  1972  and  1973.  In 
his  senior  year,  he  was  selected 
to  play  in  the  annual  United 
States  Inter-Scholastic  Lacrosse 
Association  (USILA)  North/ 
South  game.  He  was  an  alter- 


nate for  the  USA  Team  in  1974 
and  1978.  Playing  for  the 
Chesapeake  Lacrosse  Club  in 
1974,  he  was  named  "Rookieof 
the  Year"  and  Club  Lacrosse 
All- American. 

Shriver  now  coaches  la- 
crosse at  Boy's  Latin  Prepara- 
tory School  in  Baltimore,  MD, 
where  he  was  selected  as  the 
Maryland  Scholastic 

Association's  "Coach  of  the 
Year"  in  1984  and  1985. 

Fellowinducteeand  former 
administrative  officer  with  the 
National  Institutes  of  Health- 
Public  Health  Service,  John  E. 
Fitzgerald  of  Silver  Spring,  MD 
was  a  dual  sportsman  in  bas- 
ketball and  baseball  his  fresh- 
man and  sophomore  years. 
Hailed  by  Tom  "Coach"  Kibler 
as  one  the  best  first  basemen  to 
every  attend  the  college, 
Fitzgerald  was  noted  for  his  su- 
perior hitting  and  fielding 
abilities. 

With  the  school's 
discontinuation  of  baseball 
during  the  depression  years  of 
1931  and  1932  and  the  death  of 
hisfather,  Fitzgerald  was  forced 
to  leave  Washington  College. 
He  graduated  from  George 
Washington  University  in  1936 
and  played  professional  base- 
ball for  one  year  with  a  farm 
team  belonging  to  the  Wash- 
ington Senators. 

The  fourth  and  posthu- 


mous inductee.  Homer  Smoot, 
graduated  in  1895.  A  profes- 
sional baseball  player  of  13 
years,  he  is  considered  one  of 
the  Maryland's  Eastern  Shore's 
best  hitters,  ranked  alongside 
Jimmie  Foxx,  Frank 
"Homerun"  Baker  and  William 
Beck  "Swish"  Nicholson.  He 
played  with  the  St.  Louis  Car- 
dinalsfroml901-1908andspent 
one  season  in  Cincinnati  before 
serving  five  years  in  the  Ameri- 
can Association  at  Toledo, 
Louisville,  and  Kansas  City.  In 
1925,  he  managed  the  Eastern 
Shore  League's  Salisbury  Indi- 
ans. 

Preceding  the  induction 
ceremony,  a  bronze  statue  hon- 
oring William  Beck  "Swish" 
Nicholson,  a  1936  Washington 
College  graduate  and  profes- 
sional baseball  player  with  the 
Chicago  Cubs  and  Philadelphia 
Phillies,  will  be  unveiled  next 
to  the  Chestertown  Town  Hall 
at  120  N.  Cross  Street  at  4:00 
p.m. 

Afterwards,  a  cash  bar  re- 
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6:30  p.m.  at  the  BAJLFC.  The 
reception  will  then  move  to 
Hynson  Loungeat6:30p.m.  for 
dinner  and  induction  cer- 
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are  $20.00  and  may  be  pur- 
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Washington  College  ELM 


"Trout,"  from  pg.  5 

ity  to  be  built  behind  William 
Smith  Hall. 

He  discussed  one  of  the 
primary  motivations  behind 
building  a  new  structure,  as 
opposed  to  renovating 
Ferguson  Hall  in  addition  to 
the  scheduled  renovations  to 
Smith. 

"Ferguson  Hall  serves  as  a 
place  apart,"  he  said.  "(It)  does 
not  allow  for  the  mixing  of 
students  and  faculty  which  is 
supposed  tobeone  of  our  great 
strengths." 

Trout  stressed  the  amount 
of  space  in  Daly  reserved  for 
faculty/student  lounges,  which 
will  be  equipped  with  comput- 
ers and  additional  work  space 
for  professors  and  students. 

"If  we  succeed  in  raising 
the  remainder  of  the  funds  for 
thisbuilding,  we  will  have  [cre- 
ated) the  first  structure  for  the 
social  sciences,  other  than  art 
and  music  and  drama,  since 
1916." 

He  discussed  at  length  the 
plans  for  Daly  [see  ELM  Issue 
Threel,  and  added  that  a 
"sculpture  garden  with  a  low 
wall"  is  being  considered  for 
the  green  outside  of  the 
ConstanceStuartLarrabccArts 
Center. 


When  asked  if  he  could  say 
when  the  entire  $5.2  million 
dollar  project  of  erecting  Daly 
Hall  and  renovating  William 
Smith  Hall  will  be  completed. 
Trout  said  "I  pray."  He  said 
that  if  all  goes  well,  "it  is  con- 
ceivable to  break  ground  this 
coming  summer." 

SG  A  President  Jen  Del  Nero 
asked  President  Trout  to  con- 
sider the  placement  of  handi- 
capped-access entrances  in 
buildings  on  campus.  Cur- 
rently, she  said,  handicapped 
persons  enter  at  the  rear  of 
buildings,  and  that  seems  to 
reflect  the  treatment  those  per- 
sons receive  in  everyday  life. 

PresidentTrout  responded 
that  both  in  Daly  and  Smith, 
handicapped  access  entry  ways 
arc  conveniently  situated  near 
roads  for  easy  drop-off  capa- 
bilities. Elevators  will  be  lo- 
cated near  these  entrances. 

Troutalsodiscussed  future 
plans  to  build  a  ramp  from  the 
Cater  Walk  to  Miller  Library. 
No  concrete  plans  have  been 
completed  for  construction  of 
such  a  ramp. 

In  addressing  the  size  of 
enrollment  of  the  college.  Trout 
emphasized  the  improvement 
in  atmosphere  that  would  be 
gained  along  with  more  stu- 
dents. 


"As  we  plan  for  the  future 
...  these  plans  should  assume 
that  the  ideal  size  of  thecollege, 
by  the  year  2,000,  is  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  1,200  students." 

Such  a  change,  he  said, 
would  not  occur  until  around 
1995. 

To  accommoda  te  the  larger 
numbers  of  students,  the  col- 
lege would  "cycle  in"  dorms 
around  1995-6.  "I'm  certainly 
not  opposed  to  a  certain  num- 
ber of  students  living  off  cam- 
pus," Trout  said,  "but  we  are 
primarily  a  residential  school. 

Trout  feels  that  a  "new  vi- 
tality" will  be  gained,  because 
to  maintain  the  student-faculty 
ratio,  more  professors  will  be 
employed,  increasing  the  op- 
portunities for  more  fields  of 
study. 

With  18-22  new  faculty, 
Trou  t  said,  some  possible  areas 
of  study  could  include  new 
languages  such  as  Russian, 
Classics,  Chinese,  Japanese,  or 
Italian;  sciences  such  as  geol- 
ogy and  oceanography;  and  a 
broader  study  of  the  "Pacific 
Rim,"  including  language,  his- 
tory, politics  and  philosophy. 

However,  he  said,  many  of 
thestaff  departments  would  not 
have  to  enlarge  with  an  increase 
of  300  students.  For  example, 
Trout  said,   "you  would  not 


need  anybody  in  the  Registrar's 
Office  —  I  imagine  with  auto- 
mation and  computers  being 
what  they  are  today,  you  could 
even  shrink  that  office." 

Trout  added  that  the  col- 
lege will  not  make  concrete 
plans  for  a  larger  student  body 
until  the  resources  are  avail- 
able. "I  don't  think  if  s  prudent 
to  begin  to  enlarge  the  size  of 
the  college  until  the  present 
demographic  trough  subsides, 
as  it  will  in  1995,  and  it  will 
subside  very  rapidly."  He  re- 
ferred to  the  recent  trend  of 
lower  numbers  of  college  stu- 
dents being  attributable  to  low 
birth  years  in  America. 

Tanya  Allen,  a  junior  En- 
glish major,  asked  President 
Trout  if  he  would  address  the 
improvement  of  the  Health 
Care  Services  on  campus. 

Trout  said  these  needs 
would  have  to  be  considered 
"whether  we  increase  the  size 
of  the  college  or  not."  He  men- 
tioned that  it  is  a  difficult  mat- 
ter to  decide  how  much  of  the 
cost  of  campus  health  care 
should  be  picked  up  by  the  op- 
erating budget,  and  how  much 
should  be  paid  for  by  the  stu- 
dents. 

David  George,  a  sopho- 
more active  in  the  Campus  In- 


volvement and  Activities  pro- 
gram, asked  President  Trout  to 
carefully  consider  trying  not  to 
diversify  the  campus  too  much 
in  too  short  a  period  of  time. 

Trout  is  excited  at  the 
proposition  of  the  college's 
joining  the  Centennial  Confer- 
ence athletic  division  in  the 
1993-4.  He  added  that  more 
students  allows  for  the  possi- 
bility of  more  sports  teams,  in- 
cluding women's  soccer. 

More  students,  he  said, 
would  also  enrich  the  music 
program.  "It  pains  me  that  we 
are  not  a  singing  school,"  he 
said. 

Tanya  Allen  also  brought 
up  the  question  of  "PR."  She 
asked  if  measures  are  being 
taken  to  make  Washington 
College  known  in  areasoutside 
of  the  Maryland  region. 

"Name  recognition  for 
Washington  College  is  a  prob- 
lem and  will  remain  a  problem 
for  years  to  come,"  said  Trout. 
He  said  that  it  is  being  ad- 
dressed by  such  things  as  a 
"handsome  new  viewbook" 
just  produced  by  the  Admis- 
sions Office. 

Trout  wrapped  up  the  dis- 
cussions by  stating  what  a 
wonderful  job  he  thinks  Dean 
Wubbels  isdoing  for  the  school. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


Letters 


October  2, 1992 


Lynch  on  Apathy.  Ethics  &  Angels  in  America  Rugby  Founder  Tired  of  Run-Around 


To  the  Editor: 

First  and  foremost  in  a 
journalist's  mind  should  be  the 
question  of  accuracy  when  re- 
cording information.  In  last 
week's  issue  of  The  Elm  ,  an 
article  concerning  the  play  An- 
gels In  America  appeared  on  the 
Arts  and  Entertainment  page. 
Thearticlecontainednumerous 
errors  and  omissions. 

To  begin  with,  the 
playwright's  name  was  spelled 
incorrectly — his  name  is  Tony 
Kushner.  Two  cast  members 
were  omitted  from  the  list: 
Lionel  Dyson,  who  plays  Belize 
and  Mr.  Lies,  and  Polly 
Sommerfeld,  who  portrays 
Rabbi  Isidor  Chemelwitz, 
Hannah  Pitt,  Prior  #2,  Harry, 
and  Ethel  Rosenberg.  The* 
content  of  the  play  was  also 
misrepresented:  there  is  noth- 
ing whatsoever  in  the  play 
which  deals  with  the  issue  of 
equal  employment,  the  play 
doescontain  a  fictionalized  Roy 
Cohn  —  but  his  life  is  not  the 
single  focusof  the  play,  and  not 
all  of  the  characters  are  forced 
lo  deal  with  the  issue  of  AIDS. 
It  is  not  primarily  a  play  about 
AIDS,  but  AIDS  is  dealt  with  in 
the  play. 

Also  omitted  from  the  ar- 
ticle was  the  fact  that  Dale 
Daigle,  Director,  designed  the 
set  and  the  lights.  EveZartman 
i  our  well-dressed  stage  man- 
ager, which  was  never  men- 


tioned in  the  article.  I  am  briefly 
and  rather  monosyllabically 
quoted,  entirely  out  of  context. 
My  name  is  not  only  Heather,  it 
is,  in  fact,  Heather  Lynch.  I  am 
the  Assistant  Director,and  I  also 
read  the  stage  directions  (not  a 
professional  actress).  It  is  dis- 
heartening to  read  an  article 
concerning  something  I  am 
personally  involved  in,  only  to 
discover  that  the  press  has 
stripped  it  (and  myself,  devoid 
of  a  surname,  a  blessing  in  dis- 
guise), and  made  almost  a 
mockery  of  it  in  an  attempt  to 
define  it  in  some  way.  When 
one  form  of  expression  slaugh- 
ters another,  there  issomething 
wrong  somewhere.  Maybe  it 
was  Reagan's  fault.  Maybe  it 
was  my  fault.  Who  knows? 

Angels  In  America  is  a  play 
with  a  strong  social  conscious- 
ness. It  is  an  important  play, 
and  one  that  deserves  recogni- 
tion as  such.  Perhaps  if  some  of 
our  student  body  can  take  time 
between  trips  to  the  keg  to  see 
it,  it  can  change  someone's 
perceptions  of  contemporary 
society  a  little.  Apathy  is  perva- 
sive at  WC,  as  demonstrated  by 
thedisinterestofthefacultyand 
community  (with  some  excep- 
tions) in  student  (and  faculty) 
drama  productions.  President 
Trout's  inability  to  attend  dra- 
matic productions,  the  recent 
history  of  the  College's  official 
newspaper  (under  Laura  Hop- 


per: plagiarisms  practice  ELM, 
"bla,  bla,  bla?"  —  need  I  say 
any  more?),  specifically  the  ut- 
ter lack  of  journalistic  ethics  in 
last  week's  A&E  article. 

And  by  the  way  President 
Trout,  thanks  for  the  form  letter 
concerning  my  contribution  to 
last  semester's  production  of 
Pippin,  since  it  took  all  of  fifteen 
minutes  of  my  time  to  buy 
chocolate  puddingforthatplay. 
It  is  a  shame  that  you  missed 
the  other,  and  in  my  opinion, 
more  important  plays  last  year 
—  Bennett  Lamond  and  Tim 
Maloney  in  Dale's  Waiting  For 
Godot  were  magnificent,  and 
since  Beckett  studies  at  Wash- 
ington College  can  be  consid- 
ered one  of  our  most  important 
contributions  to  the  world  of 
academia,  it  wascriminal  of  you 
to  have  ignored  it  (and  A  Dream 
Play,  Burn  This,  Cyrano  de 
Bergerac,  Antigone,  and  Sea- 
scape With  Sharks  and  Dancer). 
Perhaps  your  attendance  at 
drama  productions  (or  art 
shows,  on-campus  lectures, 
athletic  events,  or  music  de- 
partment productions)  isn't 
part  of  your  job  description. 
Perhaps  the  only  way  to  elicit 
your  presence  is  to  provideyou 
with  pockets  from  which  to 
pick. 

Heather  Lynch  '93 
English  major 


To  the  Editor 

This  is  the  last  straw.  First, 
when  I  started  this  club.  The 
Athletic  Department,  and  Geoff 
Miller  in  particular,  managed 
to  put  roadblock  after  roadblock 
in  our  way.  We  eventually  had 
to  go  over  his  head  in  order  just 
to  raise  money  for  ourselves.  I 
should  have  known  that  the 
A.D.,  and  G.M.  in  particular, 
would  never  give  us  any  help 
whenMillerbluntlystated"We 
don't  want  Rugby  at  Washing- 
ton College."  However,  we 
pressed  on,  hoping  that  if  we 
could  move  ourselves  we 
would  eventually  get  some 
support,  if  not  respect.  Prom- 
ised that  after  two  yearsof  club 
status  our  situation  would  be 
reviewed,  I  naively  believed  the 
word  of  Miller.  How  foolish  I 
was. 

After  two  solid  yearsas  the 
biggest,  best  organized,  and 
most  active  club  on  campus, 
Mr.  Miller  has  proven  in  spades 
to  be  not  only  a  liar,  but  a  fraud 
as  well.  Not  only  were  promises 
broken,  but  believe  it  or  not, 
there  is  an  active  desire  to  snuff 
out  the  Rugby  Club.  Why  is 
this?  What  else  do  we' have  to 
do  to  be  taken  seriously  here  at 
WAC?Get  half  our  team  busted 
for  DU1?  Illegally  recruit  play- 
ers? Give  out  "Scholastic" 
scholarships  to  players?  Engage 
inbench-dearingbrawls?Geez, 
compared  to  the  varsify  teams, 


The  author  of  the  following  letter 
has  asked  to  remain  anonymous. 
Due  to  the  sensitive  nature  of  its 
content,  I  have  chosen  run  the  letter 
without  a  name.  — Ed. 

To  the  Editor: 

Some  of  them  want  to  abuse  you, 
some  of  them  want  to  be  abused 
—Annie  Lennox 

A  few  weeks  ago,  I  slit  my 
wrists  with  a  disposable  bic 
razor.  No  —  I  don't  say  that  for 
shock  value.  Onthecontrary,it 
was  stupid,  lame  thing  to  do  — 
I  got  some  laundry  detergent 
on  the  cuts  a  little  while  later, 
very  painful. 

Why  am  I  writing  the  edi- 
loraboutthat?  Well,  last  week's 
£LM  spoke  about  the  support 
group,  For  All  Seasons.  An 
explanatory  piece,  but  not  per- 
sonal. No  one  wants  to  write 
about  abuse  with  a  personal 
touch.  Who  wants  to  reveal  their 
Personal  hell? 

After  six  years  of  mental 
abuse  and  three  separate  sexual 
faults,  I  thought  I  was  going 
jo  make  a  permanent  trip  to  la- 
'aland.  However,  Ihavestarted 
'o  feci  somewhat  better  —  this 
week  marks  my  third  with  For 
pll  Seasons.  Their  counselors 
lare]  private,  personal  —  de- 
ending.  There's  no  hedging 
the  questions  with  these  guys. 


If  you  think  you're  ugly  — 
dammit,  they  want  to  know 
why.  A  veritable  expose-your- 
past-to-me-for-your-own-good- 
organization. 

There's  a  myth  to  counsel- 
ing—  if  you're  abused  and  you 
talk  about  [it]  —  you'll  feel  in- 
stantlybetter.  ERRRRR.  Wrong 
answer.  That  works  just  about 
as  well  as  instant  coffee.  When 
you're  telling  someone  —  es- 
pecially an  unbiased  stranger 
—  how  this  person  and  that 
person  said  you  were  nothing 
but  a  liar  and  a  never-amount- 
to-nothing,  worthless  human 
being  —  you  don't  let  yourself 
feelmuch.  If  sasifyou're  telling 
the  story  of  another  person's 
life  —  but  later,  it  all  comes 
back  for  a  visit,  just  like  an  old 
friend.  Mow  are  you  doing?  Still 
feeling  mighty  small,  are  you  not? 
Good. 

For  that  price,  you  might 
ask  if  counseling  is  worth  the 
trouble.  Problems, 

Schmoblems,  we've  all  got 
problems.  Manypeopleonthis 
campus  handle  their  troubles 
well — others  drink  themselves 
to  oblivion,  snort  some  coke, 
smoke  some  grass,  fuck  a  few 
strangers  an<l  inhale  cigarettes 
like  air.  Others  bow  to  the 
miracle  of  antidepressants  and 
uppers.  Medicinal maintainers. 


Know  what  happens  when 
you  stop  taking  the  drugs?  Be- 
sides withdrawal,yougodown, 
way  down.  As  for  the  rest,  wak- 
ing up  half-drunk  in  a  foreign 
place  next  to  a  stranger  never 
solved  much  either  (except 
underpopulation  with  the  all 
the  pregnancies  that  occur  due 
to  unprotected  sex  during 
binge-drinking.) 

Oh,  yeah.  Abused  people 
tend  to  let  others  manipulate 
them  as  well.  Battered  women 
tend  to  have  failed  romantic 
relationships  —  their  partners 
most  likely  mirroring  their 
originalabuser.  Rapeand  incest 
victims  often  times  have  more 
than  one  attacker  throughout 
their  lifetimes  —  as  one  coun- 
selor explained  to  me,  "these 
women  have  a  vulnerable  air 
that  alerts  victimizers  to  them 

To  a  rapist  or  a  molester  — 
that  means  "I  know  she  won't 
tell."  They're  usually  right. 

Sound  familiar?  It  does  to 
me  and  it  will  to  a  lot  of  other 
people  too.  Even  on  this  cam- 
pus of  prep-school  graduates 
and  million-dollar  families. 
Don'tbesurprised.  Until  I  went 
to  For  All  Seasons,  my  roman- 
tic involvement,  my  social  life, 
my  job  —  writing,  the  only  tal- 
ent and  pastime  I  truly  enjoy — 


were  all  sliding  down  hill,  a 
little  at  a  time,  very  fast. 

My  conversations  became 
a  string  of  cruel  sarcasms.  The 
morethebetter.  My  sister  stated 
the  obvious,  "You're  such  an 
angry  person."  Well,  you  bet- 
ter believe  it.  It  sure  felt  better 
than  playing  use-me-as-a- 
doormat. 

But  anger  only  gets  you  so 
far  —  an  illusion  of  control. 
Simply  put:  If  you  get  away 
from  the  people  who  have 
fucked  with  your  body  and 
your  mind,  don't  let  them  con- 
tinue their  domination  in  ab- 
sentia. 

First,  to  them,  say — go  fuck 
yourself.  Then  get  on  with  your 
life. 

For  that,  you'll  need  some 
help,believeme.  Thatdoesnot 
mean  you're  a  weak  person. 
It's  better  than  allowing  invis- 
ible ghosts  and  controlled  sub- 
stances take  over  your  life. 

Get  help  now,  before  you 
graduate,  start  families.  Your 
marriage,  your  family,  your 
children's  futures  —  they  de- 
pend on  your  mental  health. 
Get  it  together  now  —  waiting 
will  just  make  the  past  more 
binding,  more  muddled. 

"Alice" 

Washington  College  Student 


we're  angels.  All  that  we've 
done  is  manage  4  seasons,  in- 
stitute a  highly  successful 
President's  Cup  tournament 
two  years  in  a  row  (inciden- 
tally, Pres.  Trout  hasn't  ever 
bothered  to  show  up  at  his  own 
tournament),  and  generally 
manage  ourselves  in  a  manner 
much  more  mature  than  your 
average  campus  jock. 

What  do  we  get  in  return? 
SHIT  UPON!  Last  year  Mr. 
Miller  offered  us  room  on 
campus  to  practice  —  did  I 
mention  that  we  have  to  drive  5 
miles  and  pay  $500  just  to  have 
a  field?  —  in  the  form  of  the 
space  between  the  two  practice 
fields,  but  only  when  no  other 
teams  were  out  there.  This  was 
about  15  minutes  a  day.  We 
respectfully  declined,undcr  the 
false  assumption  that  this  year 
we  would  be  moved  onto 
campus,  as  Mr.  Miller  prom- 
ised. 

What  happened?  Well,  first 
they  decided  to  build  a  club 
sports  field  behind  the  Field 
Hockey  Field.  This  sounded 
OK,  even  though  the  field 
would  be  crowded  with  Club 
Lacrosse,  Club  Soccer,  Club 
Girls  Soccer,  etc.  etc.  Then  we 
got  a  look  at  this  field.  The  field 
was  so  uneven  that  if  you  stood 
at  one  end  zone,  you  couldn't 
even  see  the  other  end  zone. 
Afterall  of  the  tires  were  pulled 
out  of  this  miserable  joke  of  a 
field,  it  was  time  to  plant  the 
turf.  Well,  don't  you  know  that 
Mr.  Miller  decided  that  there 
wasn't  enough  money  to  finish 
our  field.  We  should  have 
known  that  he  was  lying. 

Anyway,  then  this  year 
they  decided  that  our  situation 
wouldn't  be  changed  at  all.  We 
still  pay  $500  for  the  privilege 
of  driving  5  miles  to  our  rental 
field,  and  we  still  have  no  use  of 
any  locker  room,  trainingroom 
or  training  facility.  We  still  have 
no  coach,  no  thanks  to 
Mr.  Miller.  However,  it  is  im- 
portant to  realize  the  method 
behind  his  lying.  Mr.  Miller 
knows  that  the  longer  we're  left 
to  dangle,  thegreater  the  chance 
that  our  club  will  just  peter  out. 
And  that  is  exactly  what  is 
happening.  When  we  heard  that 
Girls  B-Ball  was  being  moved 
on  campus,  given  a  coach  and 
access  to  Athletic  Department 
facilities,  we  knew  what  was 
happening. 

However,  the  tast  straw 
was  still  to  come.  Just  to  squeeze 
us  more,  the  Athletic  Depart- 
ment banned  us  from  playing 
Men's  clubs,  one  of  the  staples 
of  our  schedule.  Since  we  get 
no  help  in  scheduling  our 
matches,  and  because  we  are 
not  yet  in  our  regional  Rugby 
Union,  we  have  to  scrape  to- 
gether the  best  schedule  pos- 

See  "Engel,"  pg  12 


October  2, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 


October  2  -  9 


Friday  2,  Sunday  4-Monday  5 
Film  Series:  Antonia  &  }ane 
Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  + 

Friday  2  -  Saturday  3 

Not  for  the  Faint  of  Heart  Dramatic 

Reading: 
Angels  in  America 
Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 

Saturday  3 

Alumni  vs.  Atumni  Soccer  Game 
Kibler  Field,  11:00  a.m.  + 

Alumni  Crew  Races 

Truslow  Boat  House,  11:00  am.  t 

Alumni  vs.  Sho'men  Field  Hockey  Game 
Kibler  Field,  1:00  p.m.  t 

Alumni  Baseball  Game, 
Baseball  Field,  1 :00  p.m.  t 

Statue  unveiling:  William  Beck  "Swish" 

Nicholson 
120  N.  Cross  St.,  Chestertown,  4:00  p.m.  t 

Athletic  Hall  of  Fame 

Reception  and  Dinner, 
Reception,  BAJLFC,  5:00  p.m. 
Dinner  &  Ceremony, 

Hynson  Lounge,  6:30  p.m. 
$20.00  admission 
For  information:  778-7812  + 

Janes  United  Methodist  Church 

Jazz  Festival 
Wilmer  Park,  12:00  p.m. 
$5.00  admission  t 

Poetry  Reading:  Bad  Poetry  by  Awful  Poets 
O'Neill  Literary  House,  8:00  p.m. 

Phi-Delt/Theta  Chi  Concert 
Band:  Zambesi  Express 
CoffeeHouse,  9:00  p.m.-l:00  a.m. 
$300  admission 

Sunday  4 

Gender  Studies  Reading  Group 

Organizational  Meeting 
O'Neill  Literary  House,  1:00  p.m.  t 


Monday  5 

Film:  The  Allison  Gcrtz  Story 
CAC,  7:30  p.m.  + 

Film  Club  Meeting 

Fried  Green  Tomatoes 

O'Neill  Literary  House,  9:30  p.m. 


Tuesday  6 

William  James  Forum 
Agenda  for  the  Year  2000: 

Issues  and  Priorities 
Guest  Speaker:  Gibson  Winter 
Hynson  Lounge,  7:30  p.m.  t 

Jazz  Class 

Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC, 

4:30-6:00  p.m. 

SGA  Meeting 
CAC,  9:00  p.m. 

Wednesday  7 
Yom  Kippur 

Internship  Coordinator: 
James  F.  Lawrence,  Executive  Dir., 
Bureau  of  Refugee  Programs 
CAC  Commons,  3:00  p.m. 

Performance  Class 

Norman  James  Theatre,  4:00  p.m. 

Ballroom  Dance  Class 
Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC, 
6:00-7:00  p.m. 

Snickers  Comedy  Club 
Danny  Sheehan 
CoffeeHouse,  8:30  p.m. 
$1.00  admission  t 

Thursday  8 
Ballet  Class 
Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC 
4:30-6:00  p.m. 

Lecture:  Discrimination 
Guest  Speaker:  Barbara  Spicer 
Sophie  Kerr  Room,  7:00  p.m. 
Sponsored  by  The  Gender  Relations 
Awareness  Alliance  + 

College  Community  Chorus  Rehearsal 
Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

GALA  Meeting 

CAC  Commons,  7:00  p.m.  t 

Friday  9 

Concert  Series:  Concerto  Soloists  of 

Philadelphia 
Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 

Coming  Out  Poetry  Reading 
O'Neill  Litterary  House,  8:00  p.m. 


Student  Profile:  Andy  McKim 


t  see  related  article 

Last  chance  to  see  Leonardo  Da  Vinci:  The  Inventions  which  will  close  today,  October  2. 

Renaissance  Festival  in  Annapolis,  Maryland  will  run  until  October  19. 

Art  Exhibit:  Sue  Tessem,  The  Imperial  Hotel,  through  October  19. 


BOTSWANA   1 

Going  abroad  is  nothing  new  to  Andrew  McKim,  a  senior 
International  Studies  major  and  French  minor.  Andy  has  moved 
back  and  forth  from  Africa  and  his  home  town  of  Towson,  MD 
since  he  was  born.  Since  his  father's  service  in  the  Peace  Corps,  his 
family  has  lived  in  Tanzania  (where  he  learned  some  Swahili  and 
experienced  food  shortages  first  hand)  and  has  traveled  all  over 
the  Eastern,  Southern  and  Northern  parts  of  Africa.  His  sopho- 
more year  of  college,  he  wen  t  abroad  a  semester  to  Botswana.  As 
he  stated,  "It's  a  long  way  from  Towson  suburbia  to  Botswana." 

After  finishing  high  school  in  the  United  States,  Andy  chose 
Washington  College  for  its  "easy  going,  small-school  atmosphere" 
and  its  International  Studies  program.  Since  his  arrival,  Andy  has 
stayed  active  in  the  college  community.  During  his  freshman  year 
he  worked  extensively  with  the  newly  formed  International 
House  and  its  lecture  series.  The  next  year  he  lived  in  the  I-House, 
running  the  lecture  series  wi  th  Professor  Shivers  and  R.  J.  Eldridge. 

Last  year  Andy  served  as  an  SGA  dorm  senator  for  East  Hall 
and  participated  in  the  Model  Organization  of  African  Unity. 
Andy  has  participated  with  the  swim  team  since  his  freshman 
year  (known  as  the  Swim  Club  until  Fall  1990),  specializing  in  the 
the  breaststroke  and  free-style  100  and  200  yard  races.  He  also  is 
a  fourth-year  member  of  the  French  Club  and  International 
Relations  Club. 

Presently,  Andy  is  a  resident  assistant  on  Kent  second-floor 
north  hall  and  is  vice-president  of  Hands  Out,  a  student  volunteer 
organization.  He  also  works  as  a  supervisor  at  the  Swim  Center. 
As  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Junior  Fellows,  an  organization  that 
provides  grants  for  independent  research  for  junior  and  senior 
members  who  have  a  cumulative  GPA  of  3.2  or  higher,  Andy 
interned  with  the  Agency  of  International  Development  in 
Washington,  D.C.  this  past  summer. 

Andy'sacademic  successes  in  high  school  and  in  college  have 
earned  him  the  George  Washington  Scholar  Scholarship  for  high 
school  achievement  as  well  as  the  Sir  Oliver  Wright  Scholarship 
and  the  Sun  Paper's  Scholarship  for  outstanding  senior  Interna- 
tional Studies  majors.  He  is  a  Dean's  List  student  and  has  a 
cumulative  GPA  of  3.63. 

His  summer  internship  mirrored  his  future  career  plans  to 
work  in  African  developmental  issues.  Next  year,  he  plans  to 
enter  graduate  school  for  International  Studies,  Development  or 
African  Studies  or  join  the  peace  corps. 

In  his  spare  time,  Andy  confesses  to  being  lecture  series 
addict.  An  avid  outdoorsman,  he  often  goes  camping.  Heenjoys 
travelling  and  experiencing  different  countries,  which  he  does 
not  get  to  do  as  often  as  he  would  like  and  towards  which  most  of 
his  savings  are  directed. 

Andy's  interest  in  African  affairs  has  increased  his  study  of 
environmental  and  developmental  economics.  With  his  French 
minor,  he  has  developed  a  great  appreciation  of  French  West 
African  literature  and  poetry. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


October  2, 1992 


AIDS  Awareness  Month 


Still  think  AIDS  can't  hap- 
pen to  you?  AIDS  Awareness 
month  hopes  to  inject  a  little 
reality  into  the  Washington 
College  community,  if  the  sta- 
tistics have  not  already. 

The  October  campaign  is 
sponsored  by  a  campus  organi- 
zation coalition,  including  the 
Gay  and  Lesbian  Association, 
the  Student  Activities  Office, 
the  AIDS  Education  Group,  the 
Gender  Relations  Awareness 
Alliance  and  Health  Services. 
Their  main  objective  is  to  make 
students  aware  that  AIDS  can 
happen  to  them  and  that  only 
they  can  protect  themselves 
from  HIV  transmission,  the  vi- 
rus that  causes  the  syndrome. 

As  GALA  President 
Gehrett  Ellis  stated,  "I  hope 
people  realize  AIDS  is  not  just  a 
'  disease.  It's  affecting  all 
walks  of  life.  Even  if  they  go  to 
just  one  event,  every  bit  of  in- 
formation helps.  The  problem 
is  not  going  away  anytime 
soon." 

Some  of  the  events  on  the 
AIDS  Awareness  calender  in- 
clude Angels  in  America,  which 
features  a  male  character  who 
suffers  the  physical,  emotional 
and  social  effects  of  the  fatal 
ilness.  Directed  by  Dale  Da igle 
and  student  directed  by  senior 
Heather  Lynch,  the  dramatic 
reading  is  part  of  the  Not  for  the 
Faint  of  Heart  series  and  will  be 
in  Tawes  Theatre  at  8:00  p.m., 
Friday  and  Saturday,  October 
2nd  and  3rd. 

GALA'S  Wednesday,  Oc- 
tober 8  discussion  will  focus  on 
the  Baltimore  Sun  Magazine's 
article  chronicling  the  life  of  an 
AIDS  victim  from  hisdiagnosis 
until  his  death  and  is  written 
from  the  perspective  of  his 


nurse.  All  are  welcome  to  at- 
tend the  7:00  p.m.  meeting  in 
the  CAC  Commons. 

GALA  then  will  host  The 
Coming  Out  Poetry  Reading,  at 
the  O'Neill  Literary  House, 
Friday,  October  9  at  8  p.m.  An 
open  reading,  bring  your  fa- 
vorite writings  about  and  by 
gay  men  and  lesbians. 

That  same  weekend,  the 
AIDS  Quilt  will  be  displayed  in 
Washington,  D.C.  October  9- 
11.  Thousandsof  different  tiles, 
representing  the  many  lives 
affected  by  AIDS,  will  create 
the  quilt  in  the  hopes  to  raise 
awareness  and  support  in  the 
fight  against  the  syndrome. 

A  culture  van  field  trip  is 
planned  to  see  thequilt  Sunday, 
October  11.  For  those  inter- 
esting in  going,  sign-up  sheets 
will  be  posted  in  Health  Ser- 
vices, the  Miller  Library  and 
Student  Affairs. 

The  final  event  of  AIDS 
awareness  month  will  be  a  lec- 
ture by  Dr.  Sylvia  Silver,  an 
assistant  professor  at  George 
Washington  University.  Silver 
describes  in  plain  English  how 
HIV  functions  biologically  to 
break  down  the  immune  sys- 
tem. Her  talk  features  a  slide 
presentation  as  well  as  up-to- 
date  information  concerning 
the  search  for  a  cure  as  well  as 
new  statistics  concerning  the 
disease's  future.  Dr.  Silver  will 
speak  Wednesday,  October  28 
at  7  p.m.  in  Dunning  Lecture 
Hall. 

As  GRAA  President  Lynn 
Clifford  said,  "Dr.  Silver's  talk 
will  help  raise  the  level  of  un- 
derstanding of  AIDS ...  Every- 
one should  come,  whether  or 
not  they  think  they  are  at  risk." 


Workplace  Discrimination 


Discrimination  seems 
prevalent  in  many  lines  of  work 
these  days.  Even  at  the  once 
prestigious  law  firm  of 
Goldsborough,  Cowdrey  and 
Famch  in  Easton,  MD.  A  court 
investigation  revealed  that 
George  Goldsborough  disci- 
plined his  young  female  work- 
study  secretary  by  spanking 
her.  However,  the  young  sec- 
retary waited  several  years  be- 
fore reporting  the  incidentsdue 
to  the  embarrassing  nature  of 
the  abuse.  Though  many 
people  were  aware  of  the 
lawyer's  improprieties  and  the 
firm's  nickname  "Spanky  and 
Our  Gang,"  no  action  was  taken 
to  stop  him  until  the  past  sum- 
mer. 

This  incident  raises  ques- 
tion concerning  the  definition 
of  on-the-job  discrimination 
and  harassment.  Though  there 
seems  to  be  no  question  of  dis- 
crimination in  this  case,  there 
remains  a  gray  area  concerning 
many  issues  of  discrimination. 
One  such  gray  area  is  equal  pay 
for  women. 

There  does  not  seem  to  be 
much  equal  when  comparing 
the  differences  in  the  earning 
power  of  men  and  women  in 
the  United  States.  A  story  by 
Marilyn  Gardner  told  of  a  pre- 
cedent setting  court  case  in 
Everett,  Massachusetts.  The 
school  cafeteria  workers,  all 
women,  received  almost  50 
percent  less  pay  than  their  all- 
male  custodian  counterparts, 
despite  heavy  manual  laborand 
excellent  work  records.  The 
women  sued  the  city  and  the 
court  ruled  in  their  favor,  enti- 
tling them  to  equal  wages  and 
back  pay. 

Seemingly  a  case  scenario 


from  the  1960s,  the  complaint 
was  made  in  1989  and  the  case 
decided  this  past  year.  As  of 
now,  women  still  make  only  71 
cents  to  each  dollaramanearns, 
even  though  women  played  a 
substantial  role  in  the  work 
place  since  World  War  II. 

The  idea  that  men  should 
be  paid  more  is  an  outdated 
ideal.  According  to  the  Bureau 
of  Labor  Statistics,  women 
comprise  nearly  6  million  single 
working  mothers  in  the  United 
States.  Of  these,  two  million  of 
them  earned  $20,000  or  less. 

Issues  of  discrimination 
will  be  the  first  topic  of  the  Gen- 
der Relations  Awareness  Alli- 
ance lecture  series.  Formerly 
the  Women's  Issues  Discussion 
Group,  the  alliance  boasts  a 
mailing  list  of  over  70  people 
and  a  strong  interest  in  explor- 
ing issues  of  miscommunica- 
tion  between  the  sexes. 

Their  guest  speaker,  Bar- 
bara Spicer, isa  la wyer  with  the 
prestigious  firm  of  Smith, 
Somerville&Casein  Baltimore, 
MD.  Her  talk  will  be  held  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room,  October  8  at 
7  p.m.  and  will  offer  guidelines 
relevant  to  men  and  women 
entering  the  work  force.  Also, 
the  more  subtle,  but  still  restric- 
tive, aspects  of  discrimination 
and  the  legal  options  available 
to  employees  will  be  discussed 
as  well  as  the  biased  laws  still  in 
effect. 


Gender  Studies 


The  organizational  meeting 
of  the  Gender  Studies  Reading 
Group  will  be  Sunday,  October 
4  at  1:00  p.m.  in  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House.  Thegroupwill 
discuss  and  plan  the  reading 
agenda  for  the  semester. 

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or  are  interested,  but  unable  to 
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October  2, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


George  Jamison  Reviews  Professor  Tessem's  Art 


George  Jamison 


Staff  Writer 

I  am  not  an  Art  major,  have 
not  taken  an  art  course,  and  am 
not  even  in  tunc  with  the 
"popular"  artists.  When  I  was 
first  assigned  this  article  I  was 
overcome  with  some  paranoia 
and  some  doubts. 

Who  am  I  to  say  what  is 
goodandwhatisnot?  How  can 
I  be  a  critic  of  art  when  I  do  not 
know  the  subject?  How  would 
I  feel  if  some  no-talent  English 
major  told  the  rest  of  the  world 
what  he  thought  about  my 
creations?  Why  me? 

After  the  paranoia  sub- 
sided, 1  thought  about  it.  Why 
couldn't  I  critique  another 
artist's  work?  I'm  a  fairly  in- 
telligent human  with  a  basic 
knowledge  of  art.  Hell,  I've 
even  dabbled  in  drawing  and 
painting  once.  So  why 
shouldn't  1  write  this  article? 

I  did  find  discover  some 
background  information  about 
the  artist.  Dr.  Susan  Tessem 
wasbomin  Edmonton,  Alberta, 
Canada,  during  the  middle- 
forties.  Shewaseducatedatthe 
University  of  South  Florida,  the 
University  of  Michigan,  and  the 
University  of  Maryland.  Her 
teaching  positions  have  taken 


her  to  the  University  of  South 
Florida,  the  University  of 
Michigan,  the  University  of 
Delaware,  the  University  of 
Maryland,  the  summer  work- 
shops of  Monchique,  Portugal, 
and,  finally,  Washington  Col- 
lege. 

Her  exhibits  have  taken 
place  in  many  places  along  the 
Eastern  Shore  of  the  United 
States.  Her  collections  have 
been  purchased  by  the 
Westinghouse  Corporation,  in 
Washington  D.C.,  the 
Honeywell  Corporation,  in 
Philadelphia,  the  University  of 
Delaware  in  New  Ark,  the  Em- 
bassy of  Iran,  in  Washington, 
D.C.,  and  by  many  private  col- 
lectors in  Germany,  England, 
and  the  Netherlands. 

Dr.  Tessem's  art  exhibit  at 
the  Imperial  Hotel,  showing 
from  now  until  October  19,  is  a 
must-see.  Her  artistry  is  as- 
tounding. Her  pictures  seem 
simple  at  first  glance,  but  tran- 
scend the  deceiving  easy  sub- 
ject matter  into  the  complex 
world  of  art  as  you  examine 
them.  The  beauty  of  her  paint- 
ings stems  from  their  simplic- 
ity. 

All  of  her  current  paintings 
on  display  contain  some  sort  of 
natural  scene.    The  paintings 


contain  a  mist  that  covers  por-     nature  that  become  a  motif  in 
tions  of  the  scenery.    Through     her  paintings. 


Sue  Tessem  at  work  in  the  studio 

this  mist  comes  a  very  clear  As  one  looks  at  her  paint- 

portrayal  of  certain  aspects  of     ings,  they  are  transported  to  a 


very  familiar  scene  that  they 
have  in  their  memories.  These 
paintings  contain  a  certain  ele- 
ment of  familiarity  that  an  indi- 
vidual experiences  only  after 
years  of  visiting  a  very  special 
place.  This  familiarity,  at  first, 
scares  away  the  viewer.  But 
after  a  while,  the  viewer  wants 
to  take  that  painting  home  with 
him/her  in  order  to  relive  the 
memories. 

As  I  said,  Dr.  Tessem's  art 
show  is  a  must  see.  But  along 
with  her  paintings,  she  also  has 
an  incredible  knack  forpottery. 
The  art  gallery  that  inhabits  the 
little  space  below  the  Imperial 
Hotel  contains  a  few  examples 
of  this  eye-catching  work. 

Take  my  word,  if  you 
would  like  to  escape  this  very 
small  town,  just  take  a  walk 
down  High  Street  and  enterinto 
the  art  gallery  below  the  Im- 
perial Hotel.  It  contains  many 
art  pieces  fromlocal  artists,  such 
as  Washington  College's  own 
Kathy  Wagner  of  the  English 
Department  and  Mrs.  Catherine 
Trout,  our  illustrious 
president's  wife. 

To  quote  one  of  the  patrons 
of  the  Art  Gallery:  "It's  a  little 
bit  of  Soho  right  here  in 
Chestertown".  Imagine  that  for 
a  pleasant  surprise. 


Scott  and  Dennis  Review 
Jane  81  Antonia 


Scott  Graham  & 
Dennis  Kelleher 


AV  Guys 

The  Plot: 

This  weekend  the  movie 
being  shown  in  Norman  James 
Theatre  is  the  British  film, 
Antonia  and  jane.  The  main 
characters  are  two  females  who 
have  been  friends  since  the 
dawn  of  time  and  have  a  re- 
union once  a  year.  We  watch 
the  movie  through  the  eyes  of 
the  shrink  that  both  women  go 
to  see  to  help  them  with  their 
personal  problems  (yes,  that's 
right,  the  same  shrink!). 

The  women  are  struggling 
to  deal  with  their  problems  of 


love,  sex,  careers,  and  each 
other.  Antonia  is  a  beautiful 
blonde  who  stole  Jane's  first 
and  only  love  when  they  were 
in  college.  Jane  believes  that 
Antonia  has  a  great  career,  al- 
ways stands  up  for  herself,  and 
has  the  perfect  marriage. 

At  the  same  time,  Jane  her- 
self feels  like  she's  always  let- 
ting people  walk  on  her  and  is 
struggling  with  her  life.  Antonia 
thinks  Jane  is  a  bouncy  young 
person  who  is  always  changing 
and  looking  for  the  new  expe- 
riences in  life. 
Scott: 

The  movie  is  about  suffer- 
ing through  the  insecurities  of 
two  women  as  they  tell  their 


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problem  to  the  shrink  (a  lovely 
older  lady  in  a  hot  pink  chair). 
To  the  point,  the  movie  is  bor- 
ing. The  two  women  have  some 
pretty  screwed  up  lives.  One  is 
in  love  with  an  escaped  con- 
vict, the  other  is  involved  in 
sexual  games  with  her  son's 
house  master. 

Antonia  and  Jane  need  help 
and  in  the  end  they  find  help  in 
each  other  (aww,  isn't  that 
sweet).  If  you're  looking  for 
something  to  do  this  weekend 
try  masturbation.  This  movie  is 
not  worth  the  admission  price 
(free). 
Dennis: 

Although  I  have  to  agree 
with  Scott  that  the  movie  was 
fboring,  there  were  some  re- 
deeming qualities  to  it.  The 
difference  between  the  self-im- 
age of  the  characters  holds  for 
the  other  were  somewhat  in- 
teresting. In  addition,  some 
of  the  scenes  were  fairly  amus- 
ing, particularly  the  sex  scenes 
with  Antonia  and  her  anony- 
mous lover.  Overall,  however, 
the  movie  was  not  especially 
interesting. 

The  score  for  this  film  (out  of 
11)  is:  Scott:!  /Dennis:  3 


Rachael  Speaks  Freely 
about  Censorship 


Rachael  Fink 


Staff  Writer 

Remember  the  old  saying 
about  opinions  and  noses? 
Well,  it's  true,  we've  all  got  a 
nose  and  more  opinions  than 
we  know  what  todo  with.  And 
that's  not  surprising,  seeing  as 
there  are  a  very  limited  number 
of  things  that  one  can  do  with 
any  given  opinion.  You  can 
keep  it  to  yourself  (in  my 
opinion,  that  sounds  like  the 
best  thing  to  do),  you  can  make 
it  known  (depending  on  your 
medium,  not  a  bad  idea,  in  my 
opinion),  or  you  can  shove  it 
down  your  neighbor's  throat 
(and  my  opinion  here  is  to  not 
agree  with  your  opinion  as  to 
what  to  do  with  opinions). 

This  last  option  is  the  cause 
of  most  of  the  problems  con- 
cerning the  media,  art  and  en- 
tertainment these  days.  We 
havea  long  history  of  imposing 
our  opinions  on  others  and  of 
removing  theoppositeopinion. 
It's  called  censorship,  and 
whether  you're  talking  about 
pulling  down  a  poster  that  of- 
fends you  here  on  campus  or 
requiring  record  labels  to  post 


warnings  about  explicit  lyrics, 
we're  talking  about  the  same 
mentality  —  that  what  "they" 
say  isn't  what  "we"  want 
"them"  to  hear.  At  the  same 
time,  "they"  don't  want  what 
"we"  say  to  be  heard.  And  the 
winner  is  .  .  .  The  Ruling  Ma- 
jority(whoeverthatis).  Butthe 
funny  thing  about  The  Ruling 
Majority  is  that  you  never  quite 
know  when  the  sides  will  flip.1 
Whaf  s  being  censored  to- 
day maybe  accepted  tomorrow 
and  then  some  other  book  gets 
pulled  from  the  elementary 
schools.  Thepointisthatifyou 
want  to  have  the  right  to  express 
yourself  tomorrow,  respect  my 
right  to  express  myself  today.2 

1  O-Kay,  fine,  so  the  conserva- 
tive right  has  been  in  power  for 
more  years  than  we  would  like 
to  remember  and  the  Moral 
Majori  ty  has  no  sense  of  humor, 
our  time  will  come,  really,  it 
will. 

2  If  you  don't  like  what  I'm 
saying  —  don't  listen,  if  you 
don't  like  the  music  —  change 
thestation,ifyoudon'tcallthat 
art  —  don't  go  to  the  museum. 
And  don't  worry,  I'll  do  the 
same  to  you  and  yours. 


11 

Washington  College  ELM 

Arts  &  Entertainment 

Jazz  Festival 

Want  to  jazz  up  your  week- 
end? Then  check  out  the  Third 
Annual  Janes  United  Method- 
ist Church  Annual  Jazz  Festi- 
val Saturday. 

Scheduled  to  play  are  local 
legends  Randolph  "Jazz" 
Johnson's  band  and  Kent 
County  High  School  saxo- 
phonist, Ashley  Harding.  Some 
New  York  musicians  are  plan- 
ning to  jam  as  well. 

There's  no  need  to  bring 
blankets  or  lunches.  Lots  of 
seats  will  be  available  along 
with  plenty  of  food  for  sale.  All 
music  will  be  performed  in  the 
Lelia  Hynson  Pavilion. 

Don't  forget  a  little 
spending  money  for  the  $5.00 
admission  and  arts  and  crafts 
exhibits.  The  festival  begins  at 
noon,  October3  in  Wilmer  Park. 


Alumni  Games 

In  yer  face  Washington 
College  sports  fans.  Former 
Washington  College  Sho'men 
plan  to  decide  who  has  the 
competitive  edge.  If  you  cannot 
attend  the  induction  ceremony 
and  dinner  in  the  Hynson 
Lounge  (see  College  Hall  of  Fame 
to  Add  Fourt)be  sure  not  to  miss 
the  afternoon  action  of  the 
Alumni  Games,  Saturday  Oc- 
tober 3. 

The  games  begin  at  1 1  a.m. 
with  the  Alumni  vs.  Alumni 
soccer matchinKibler Field.  At 
the  same  time,  the  Alumni  Crew 
Races  will  launch  from  the 
Truslow  Boat  House.  The 
Alumni  vs.  Sho'men  Field 
Hockey  teams  will  face  off  at  1 
p.m.  on  the  athletic  field  as  the 
Alumni  Baseball  game  gets 
started. 


Ethics  of  the  Future 


In  the  past  few  years,  po- 
litical candidates  and  the  me- 
dia have  pointed  toward  a 
downward  trend  in  the  moral 
values  and  in  the  ethics  of  the 
human  race  the  past  few  years. 
There  has  not  been  much  hope 
predicted  for  the  future. 

What  exactly  will  the  fu- 
ture hold?  This  question  is  the 
topic  of  the  William  James  Fo- 
rum this  week  entitled.  Agenda 
for  the  Year  2000:  Issues  and  Pri- 
orities. Reverend  Dr.  Gibson 
Winter,  resident  of  the 
Chestertown  community  of 
Heron  Point  and  Adjunct  Pro- 
fessor of  Social  EthicsatTemple 
University  in  Philadelphia,  will 
speak. 

He  has  a  unique  perspec- 
tive of  morality  for  the  future. 
A  nativeof  New  Albion,  NY,  he 
received  his  B  A  and  BD  degrees 
from  Harvard  University  and 
the  Episcopal  Theological 
School  in  Cambridge,  respec- 
tively. After  ordination,  ser- 
vice in  the  Naval  Reserve,  and 
church  appointments  in  Con- 
necticut and  Massachusetts,  he 
returned  to  Harvard  forhisM  A 
and  PhD  degrees. 

Since  1956,  Winter  has 
taught  social  ethics  ina  number 
°f  theological  schools,  includ- 
'ng  University  of  Chicago  and 
Princeton  University.  He  has 
been  a  professor  in  the  religion 
department  of  Temple  Univer- 
sity since  1987. 

He  is  the  author  of  numer- 
ous books,  including  Love  and 
Conflict:  New  Patterns  in  Family 
Life,  The  Suburban  Captivity  of 
'"e  Churches,  The  New  Creation 
"s Metropolis,  and  Being  Free.  His 


most  recent  book,  Community 
and  SpiritualTransformation,  was 
published  in  1989. 

The  lecture  will  be  held  in 
Hynson  Lounge  at  7:30  p.m.  on 
Tuesday,  October  6. 


Ellenhorn  Coordinates  Education  Experience 


Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

While  Rachel  Scholz  is  on 
leave  during  the  1992-93  aca- 
demic year,  Dr.  Joan  Ellenhorn 
will  temporarily  replace  her  as 
Coordinator  of  Field  Experi- 
ences for  the  Education  De- 
partment. 

As  part  of  her  responsibil- 
ity in  the  department,  Ellenhorn 
arranges  for  early  education 
field  students  who  are  consid- 
ering professional  teaching  to 
observe  and  tutor  in  area 
classrooms. 

She  also  supervises  both 
senior  and  graduate  students 
who  are  teacher  interns  in  local 
schools.  "I  see  myself  acting  as 
a  coach  and  mentor  if  needed," 
she  noted. 

Ellenhorn  said  the  depart- 
ment has  seen  an  increase  in  the 
number  of  students  interested 
in  Education.  This  year  there 
are  three  teacher  interns  each  in 
Math,  English,  Social  Studies 
and  Science,  in  addition  to  one 
German  and  one  Art  teacher. 

She  commented  that  the 
Education  program  here  is  rig- 
orous and  intense.:  "It's  an  un- 
usual process  at  Washington 
College,"  she  stated.  "I'm  very 


impressed  with  the  way  the  '  do." 

Education  Block  is  designed  Students  who  are  teacher 


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Joan  Ellenhorn  of  the  Education  Department 


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From  "Engel,"  pg.  7 

sible.  By  refusing  to  let  us  play 
men's  clubs,  Mr.  Miller  has  ef- 
fectively killed  our  season  this 
year. 

Well,  Mr.  Miller,  after  two 
years  of  your  lying,  dishonesty, 
and  distasteful  actions,  I  have  a 
few  words  for  you.  First  of  all, 
you  can  take  your  broken 
promises  and  your  lies  and  you 
can  shove  them  up  your  ass. 


Who  do  you  think  you  are?  You 
are  here  to  serve  the  students, 
all  of  the  students,  not  just  var- 
sity players.  You  obviously  dis- 
agree, but  that  is  not  a  surprise 
to  me.  You  obviously  care  only 
about  Geoff  Miller  and  your 
own  ass,  as  opposed  to  us  poor 
schmucks  who  have  to  pay 
$18,000  a  year  to  put  up  with 
assholes  like  yourself. 

Therefore,  1  must  respect- 
fully resign  from  Washington 


College  Rugby.  I  cannot  con- 
tinue playing  for  a  school  that 
doesn't  want  us,  and  more  im- 
portantly, for  an  athletic  de- 
partment who  doesn't  deserve 
us.  As  for  Mr.  Miller,  an  old 
Rugby  saying  to  you  —  Pogue 
Mahone! 

Seth  Engel 

Founder,  Washington  College 
Rugby  Football  Club 


From  "Nolan,"  pg.  3 

part  of  that  elementary  school 
chain.  Scientists  have  barely 
touched  the  surface  of  the  wide 
array  of  medical  purposes  that 
the  vast  amounts  of  different 
plants  present.  When  a  plant 
goes  extinct  they  never  will  dis- 
cover its  attributes. 

When  people  campaign  to 
save  some  animal,  do  not  blow 
them  off  as  "bleeding-hearts." 
Recognize  the  right  that  animal 
has  to  its  life  and  the  role  that 
that  animal  may  play  in  keep- 
ing the  environment  in  balance. 
Another  common  preju- 
dice against  environmentalism 
is  that  it  is  the  enemy  of  the 
economy,  of  industry,  of 
progress.  That  simply  does  not 
have  to  be  true.  Currently,  laws 
are  far  too  lenient  for  compa- 


nies to  have  any  real  incentive 
tocjiange,  thus  thecurrent  laws 
are  viewed  as  a  annoyance. 
People  are  frightened  that 
stronger  environmental  laws 
would  cause  job  layoffs  or  the 
shut  down  of  companies.  How 
could  that  be  if  a  new  environ- 
mental  industry  is  created?  Oil 
is  going  to  run  out,  and  a  new 
technology  willbe  needed.  That 
new  technology  needs  to  be 
created  today.  However,  un- 
der thecurrent  system,  theonly 
future  for  scientists  is  in  de- 
fense technologies.  It  is  no 
wonder  that  Japan  is  not  only 
the  furthest  along  in  basic  tech- 
nology, but  is  number  one  in 
environmental  technology  — 
they  do  not  have  fifty-two  per- 
cent of  their  budget  tied  up  in 
defense  spending. 

The  Earth  simply  can  not 


survive  if  we  do  not  change. 
We  really  have  no  choice  in  the 
matter.  Either  we  make  the 
steps  now  to  change  our  ways 
and  to  help  the  Earth  heal  from 
old  wounds,  or  we  wait  until 
there  is  a  major  crisis  that  no- 
body can  deny.  However,  by 
then  it  may  be  too  late.  Not 
everyone  has  to  become  an  ac- 
tivist, crusading  to  save  the 
planet,  but  everyone  has  the 
obligation  as  a  citizen  of  this 
planet  to  at  least  change  some 
personal  habits  to  benefit  the 
Earth.  We  cannot  continue  fill- 
ing up  landfills,  creating  waste 
that  will  never  be  destroyed, 
and  killing  species  that  might 
be  part  of  a  solution.  If  the 
word  environmentalism  both- 
ers you,  you  can  always  use  the 
label  of  common  sense. 


Math  Department 
Gets  Mixed  Review 


Sam  Johnston 


Staff  Writer 

In  light  of  the  emphasis  given 
to  the  departments  currently  un- 
der evaluation  by  the  external  re- 
view process,  the  ELM  spoke  with 
the  chairs  of  the  three  departments 
which  have  undergone  theprocess: 
Psychology,  Economics  and 
Mathematics  and  Computer  Sci- 
ence. Thepsychology  and  econom- 
ics results  will  appear  in  upcom- 
ing issues  of  the  ELM. 

The  Math  Department  was 
recently  reviewed  by  an  inde- 
pendent panel  of  observers  in 
order  to  receive  objective  feed- 
back on  how  to  strengthen  the 
curriculum. 

The  review  panel  consisted 
of  colleagues  from  three  other 
institutions,  and  included 
Stuart  Herschfield  from 
Hamilton  College,  Martha 
Siegel  from  Towson  State,  and 
Tom  Tucker  from  Colgate  Col- 
lege. As  a  team,  they  offered  a 
number  of  ideas  for  possible 
implementation  by  the  depart- 
ment, mostly  concerning  the 
orientation  of  the  curriculum 
toward  majors. 

Courses  for  the  major, 
which  consume  a  tremendous 


amount  of  departmental  en- 
ergy, were  recommended  to  be 
de-emphasized  in  favor  of  more 
service  courses.  While  several 
classes  were  suggested  for  the 
curriculum,  onecourse  for  Math 
majors  was  also  listed  as  a  pos- 
sible new  addition. 

Professor  Al  Briggs  of  the 
Math  Department  said  he 
agreed  withcertain  suggestions 
made  by  the  committee  but 
added  that  they  were  unclear 
on  just  how  to  put  the  ideas  to 
use.  "Theunderlyingquestion," 
he  said,  "is  just  how  do  you  do 
all  that?" 

Other  ideas  such  as  updat- 
ing the  Math  section  of  the 
ColIegeCatalogand  expanding 
theTeacher's  Education  section 
to  include  classes  in  Computer 
Science  and  Math  will  most 
likely  be  employed,  although 
the  latter  will  have  to  receive 
State  approval. 

The  panel  was  not  without 
its  own  faults.  They  suggested 
that  the  placement  exam  cur- 
rently used  by  the  department 
be  replaced  with  the  MAA 
placement  exam.  The  team  ap- 
parently failed  to  notice  that 
the  MAA  exam  is  the  one  cur- 
rently used  by  the  college. 


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about  classroom  management 
oncea  week.  Theyalsoobserve 
instruction  in  their  designated 
schools  once  weekly,  and  by 
the  third  week  of  October,  they 
will  begin  daily  teaching. 

Ellenhorn  said  the  interns 
are  assigned  to  a  cooperating 
teacher  who  has  expressed  in- 
terest in  acting  as  as  site  super- 
visor. The  interns  are  asked  to 
do  a  considerable  amount  of 
planning  with  the  cooperating 
teachers  so  that  they  learn  ev- 
ery aspect  of  organizing  course 
content  and  are  able  to  relate 
the  subject  to  students. 

Teacher  interns  are  also  re- 
quired to  engage  in 
microteaching,  a  process  in 
which  they  teach  course  con- 
tent to  other  fellow  interns  and 
learn  to  develop  special  in- 
struction strategiesin  their  own 
discipline. 

Both  Ellenhorn  and  Dr. 
Sean  O'Connor,  Chair  of  the 
Department  of  Education,  will 
sit  in  the  classrooms  and  ob- 
serve the  interns  as  they  teach 
in  an  effort  to  monitor  their 


progress  and  offer  feedback. 

Whether  or  not  teacher  in- 
terns want  to  instruct  elemen- 
tary, high  school  or  college  stu- 
dents, Ellenhorn  believes  that 
teaching  experience  on  every 
level  offers  a  better  perspective 
on  how  the  learning  process 
works  over  time. 

As  a  teacher  for  over  thirty 
years,  Ellenhorn  has  taught  at 
all  levels,  beginning  with  el- 
ementary school.  She  said  that 
the  teacher's  challenge  with 
every  age  group  is  to  encour- 
age students  to  want  to  learn. 

Ellenhorn  added  that  the 
teacher  must  also  make  the 
material  clear  and  interesting 
while  ensuring  that  the  students 
understand  what  they  are 
learning. 

"If  you  can  be  enthusiastic 
abut  what  you're  teaching, 
thafs  half  the  battle,"  she  said. 

In  her  experience  as  a 
teacher,EIlenhomhasobserved 
that  there  is  a  certain  tradition 
that  seeks  women  as  elemen- 
tary school  instructors  only, 
while  men  are  given  more  op- 
portunities to  teach  at  the  sec- 
ondary and  college  levels. 

Shesaidthatalthoughmore 


women  have  been  integrated 
into  high  school  and  college 
level  teaching  in  recent  years, 
there  is  still  more  room  for  im- 
provement. 

"Those  who  love  their  sub- 
ject, want  to  teach  it  and  have 
the  ability  to  communicate  the 
subject  will  be  successful," 
Ellenhorn  stated. 

She  also  noted  that  with 
respect  to  social  studies,schools 
have  become  much  more  in- 
clusive of  contributions  to  so- 
ciety made  by  men  and  women 
from  many  cultures. 

Although  Ellenhorn  has 
beenatWashingtonCollegefor 
only  a  month,  she  said  she  ap- 
preciates her  time  here.  "In  the 
month  I've  been  with  the  fac- 
ulty, I've  been  very  much  wel- 
comed and  I'm  enjoying  my 
job." 

In  addition  to  coordinating 
field  experience  for  students, 
Ellenhorn  teaches  the  Class- 
room Management  Seminar  for 
teacher  interns  as  well  as  a 
course  on  the  nature  and  nur- 
ture of  intelligence  for  the 
Washington  College  Academy 
of  Lifelong  Learning(WC-ALL). 


Washington  College  ELM 


Koon  Continued 


13 


October  2, 1992 


From  "Koon,"  pg.  3 


trates  on  the  more  superficial 
symptoms  of  sexism  —  legal 
inequities,  employment  dis- 
crimination and  the  like."5 
These  issues  affect  all  women, 
but  clearly  bourgeois  women 
direct  the  agenda  of  these  orga- 
nizations.  These  issues  are  tri- 
fling when  compared  with  the 
larger  issue  of  the  central  ob- 
stacles to  women's  liberation 
—  sexism  and  the  exploitation 
of  women  through  wage  labor. 
It  took  many  years  for  the 
capitalist  class  to  co-opt  the 
mainstream  feminist  move- 
ment. In  the  twenties,  when 
feminism  and  socialism  were 
synonymous  with  one  another, 
the  capitalist  propaganda  ma- 
chine sought  to  weaken  the  in- 
fluence of  the  feminist  move- 
ment by  portraying  it  as  being 
and  instrument  of  the  Soviet 
Union:  "Moscowdirects  female 
communists  here  to  obtain 
membership  in  women's  clubs 
and  organizations  throughout 
thecountry,  working  within  the 
ranks  of  their  fellow  club  mem- 
bers for  theeventual  overthrow 
of  Society,  and  of  the  United 
States  Government. . . .  "6  Even 
the  title  of  the  journal  where 
this  was  published  in  1923  sug- 
gests a  strong  link  between 
feminism  and  socialism.  The 
publication  was  called  the 
Woman  Patriot  and  was  sub- 
titled "Dedicated  to  the  Defence 
of  the  Family  and  the  State 
AGAINST  Feminism  and  So- 
cialism" (capitaliztion  present 
in  the  original). 

Since  World  War  II,  the 
American  ruling  class  has  bet- 
ter learned  how  to  subvert  the 
socialism  inherent  in  feminism. 
They  have  done  so  by  incorpo- 
rating aspects  of  feminism  into 
the  popular  culture  while  si- 
mul  taneously  acting  to  limit  the 
gains  of  the  women's  move- 
ment. Theirprimarystratagem 
is  to  co-opt  individual  women 
into  active  roles  at  the  mana- 
gerial and  professional  level. 

Limited  economic  gains 
and  the  opportunity  for  profes- 
sional success  without  societal 
reforms  to  eradicate  sexism 
constitutes  the  agenda  of  bour- 
geois feminism.  The  phenom- 
enon of  tokenism  has  been 
evident  for  some  time  as  a 
method  of  ensuring  that  sex- 
■sm  and  racism  maintain  their 
economic  utility  for  the  capi- 
talist class.  Tokenism  extends 
to  the  highest  levels  of  the  pa- 
triarchal capitalist  hierarchy — 
even  up  to  the  Supreme  Court. 
°y  offering  upward  class  mo- 
bility to  individual  women, 
capitalism  staves  off  the  more 
^re  threat  of  the  collective  lib- 
eration of  womankind. 

Another  way  that  capital- 


ism deals  with  the  threat  of 
feminism  is  through  careful 
control  of  the  media.  Advertis- 
ing dollars  constitute  an  effec- 
tive means  of  control  for  both 
print  and  broadcast  media.  In 
her  1991  book  The  Beauty  Myth 
Naomi  Wolf  noted  that  a 
women's  magazine  ".  .  .  must 
pay  for  its  often  serious, 
prowoman  content  with  beauty 
backlash  trappings;  it  must  do 
so  to  reassure  its  advertisers, 
who  are  threatened  by  the  pos- 
sible effectson  women's'  minds 
of  too  much  excellence  in 
women's  journalism"  (71). 

Recently,  Ms.  magazine 
eliminated  paid  advertise- 
ments. While  this  is  laudable, 
Ms.  essentially  preaches  to  the 
converted.  The  prime  print 
media  which  serves  to  brain- 
wash and  indoctrinate  Ameri- 
can women  are  fashion  maga- 
zines, particularly  those  whose 
target  market  consists  of  young 
women  in  the  16-25  age  range. 

These  magazines  often  in- 
clude articles  on  women's'  is- 
sues which  might  be  character- 
ized as  belonging  to  the  Cos- 
mopolitan school  of  feminism. 
Also,  these  magazines  often 
includearticles  which  deal  with 
white-collar  workplace  issues, 
which  recalls  the  earlier  refer- 
ence to  the  co-option  of  women 
by  the  former  all  male  profes- 
sional caste.  Such  magazines 
also  incorporate  articles  and 
photographs  which  serve  to 
undermine  women's  self  image 
and  create  .new  stereotypes  of 
what  constitutes  a  man  today. 
.  I  occasionally  peruse  these 
magazines  to  observe  these 
phenomena  firsthand.  It  is  in- 
teresting to  analyze  these  ar- 
ticles in  this  context,  but  for 
reasons  of  brevity,  I  will  con- 
fine myself  to  observations  of 
the  titles  of  articles  in  recent 
issues  of  Glamour  magazine. 

Many  of  these  articles  pro- 
mote the  insecurity  of  women 
about  their  physical  appear- 
ance. Such  articles  include  "The 
new  message  of  a  good  body," 


"Is  your  skin  care  aging  your 
face,"  "Feel-Good  Makeup," 
and  "for  a  firm,  flat  stomach." 
Notethattheoppositeofagood 
body  is  a  bad  body,  or  even  an 
evil  body.  Note  also,  the  poten- 
tial for  raptureoffered  by  "Feel- 
Good  Makeup,"  the  positively 
disastrous  effects  of  the  aging 
process,  and  the  possibility  of 
acceleration  thereof  through 
improperly  managed  "skin 
care."  (I  personally  don't  take 
care  of  my  skin  at  all.  I  just 
bathe,  and  my  skin  looks  after 
its  own  affairs  quite  nicely, 
thank  you.) 

Clamour  asserts  to  its  read- 
ers that  the  inner  workings  of  a 
person's  psyche  can  be  deter- 
mined entirely  through  the 
simple  observation  of  physical 
phenomena  as  implied  by 
"What  your  walking  style  says 
about  you."  Achieving  the 
standard  created  by  Wolf's 
Beauty  Myth  is  not  a  part  time 
job  but  a  quest  of  epic  propor- 
tions. Aren't  we  all  lucky  that 
this  quest  hasyielded  such  great 
benefit  to  society?  Note  also 
that,  in  the  attempt  to  prolong 
adolescence  through  the  elimi- 
nation of  pubic  hair,  electrical 
cauterization  of  hair  follicles  is 
presented  as  a  viable  option, 
whereas  the  laissez-faire  ap- 
proach is  not.         : 

Clamour  is  written  at  about 
the  sixth  grade  level;  it  is  not 
intended  to  pro  vide  intellectual 
stimulation.  That  would  be  too 
dangerous.  Instead  it  offers  up 
articles  such  as  "Safer  Sun  — 
you  can  outsmart  the  sun."  Of 
course,  it  is  no  epic  task  to  out- 
smart the  sun.  It  is,  after  all, 
essentially  a  huge,  naturany 
occurring  fusion  reactor,  utterly 
devoid  of  any  intelligence. 

As  any  number  of  skin  can- 
cer patients  will  stoutly  con- 
firm, the  sun  can  be  danger- 
ous. Indeed,  the  whole  world 
is  dangerous  to  the  Glamour 
girl  as  observed  in  the  article 
"STALKED!  Why  no  woman 
is  safe."  Such  articles  serve  to 
sensationalize  the  very  real 


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strongly  affirming  the  "natural 
right"  of  men  to  assert  their 
power  over  women  atany  time, 
in  any  way. 

Of  course.  Glamour  also  at- 
tempts to  help  its  readers  un- 
derstand men,  that  most  per- 
plexing opposite  specie.  Glam- 
our tells  us  all  about  "Zipper 
Control:  A  lesson  men  are 
struggling  to  learn."  I  person- 
ally don't  quite  get  the  point  of 
this  one.  A  zipper  is  a  rather 
easy  thing  to  control,  you  just 
pull  it  up  and  pull  it  down. 
Perhaps  Glamour  is  implying 
that  if  you  are  "STALKED!",  it 
is  probably  because  a  man 
hasn't  learned  the  lessons  of 
"Zipper  Control",  or  perhaps  it 
is  because  he  misinterpreted 
"What  your  walking  style  says 
about  you."  On  this  topic. 
Glamour's  editorial  position 
may  be  "Why  Resist?  (Six  rea- 
sons to  love  a  dress)." 

Men  are  essentially  animal 
scum  who  are  not  to  be  trusted. 
You  can  find  out  why  this  is  the 
case  by  reading  "Why  men  lie 
and  why  we  believe  them.  (Of 
course,  we  lie  too,  but  when  it 
comes  to  love  men  comer  the 
market  on  untruths)."  Un- 
doubtedly Glamour  hired  the 
Oracle  of  Delphi  to  write  that 
one.  Glamour  is  all-knowing, 
all-seeing.  Why,  Glamour  can 
even  inform  you  on  "What  men 
don't  know  about  their  own 
sexuality."  I'll  admit,  I  bit  on 
that  one.  I  read  it,  anxious  for 
the  truth,  but  I  wound  up  wast- 
ing ten  minutes  on  pop  psy- 
chology/physiology. I  was  so 


disgusted  that  I  didn't  even 
bother  with  "MAN  OF  MAN 
(how  real  men  relate  to  women 
now)." 

All. of  this  reflects  a  con- 
certed effort  by  the  ruling  class 
to  use  the  traditional  hierarchi- 
cal system  of  sexist  oppression 
to  keep  both  men  and  women 
confused,  antagonized,  de- 
luded and  ignorant.  Eventu- 
ally the  decline  of  the  capitalist 
economy  will  increase  women's 
consciousness  theirstatusasan 
oppressed  class.  This  will  give 
rise  to  what  Engels  termed: 
...  a  generation  of  men  who 
never  in  all  their  lives  have  had 
occasion  to  purchase  a  woman's 
surrender  either  wi  th  money  or 
any  other  means  of  social 
power;  and  a  race  of  women 
who  have  never  been  obliged 
to  surrender  to  any  man  out  of 
consideration  other  than  that 
of  real  love,  or  to  refrain  from 
giving  themselves  to  their  lov- 
ers for  fear  of  the  economic  con- 
sequences. Once  such  people 
appear,  they  will  not  give  a  rap 
about  what  we  today  think  they 
should  do.7 


1  From  Feminism  and  Political  Theory. 

Tusscheret.ai.  1986,  Sage,  London.  73. 

5  From  "The  Origin  of  Family,  Private 

Property  and  the  State."  Quoted  in 

Bolshevik  Feminist.     Barbara  Evans 

Clements,  Indiana  University  Press, 

Bloomington,  1979. 

'  Term  borrowed  from  Mary  Daly. 

^QuotedinThe  "Natural  Inferiority"  of 

Women.    Tama  Starr,  1991,  Poseidon 

Press,  NY- 191. 

4  The  Dialectic  of  Sex.     Shulamlth 

Firestone,  1970,  William  and  Morrow, 

NY.  271 

s  ibid.,  36. 

*  Quoted  in  Women  Together.  Judith 


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October  2, 1992 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Volleyball  Falls  to  Gettysburg, 
Stuns  A  Few  At  Gull  Classic 


Tyler  McCarthy 

Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College 
Sho'women  still  continue  with 
their  problems  but  are  slowly 
evening  out  their  win-loss 
record. 

The  week  was  a  tough  one 
as  the  Sho'women  started  up 


Salisbury  State  tournament.  On 
night  one,  Friday,  the  unit 
walked  all  over  their  first  for- 
midable opponent,  Scranton. 

On  night  two,  Saturday,  the 
Sho'women  continued  their 
route  of  the  competition  and 
repeated  their  victorious  per- 
formance a  few  times  as  they 
met  up  with  Catonsville  and 


Once  again,  Diaz  stated, 
"In  this  one  we  came  together 
as  a  team  and  really  started  to 
communicate  within  the  squad 
which  we  proved  in  ouroverall 
performance." 

The  improved  Washington 
College  Sho' women's  record  of 
4-9  gave  them  a  boost  heading 
into  last  Tuesday's  match-up 


Soccer  Goes  The 
Distance  Versus  UMES 


Jason  Ronstadt 


Staff  Writer 

Since  their  uplifting  season 
opener  at  Lebanon  Valley,  the 
Shoremen  have  continued  their 


lege.  The  two  teams  played  a 
fast  paced,  evenly  matched 
game.  Sophomore  Goaltender 
Greg  Miller,  who  has  turned 
away  55  shots  on  goal  to  date, 
was  brilliant  in  net  for  the 


against  Gettysburg  on  their 
home  turf,  losing  to  the  Bullets 
in  three  straight  games.  "We 
just  didn't  communicate 
enough.  We  lacked  desire," 
said  Beverly  Diaz,a  sophomore 
starter. 

Looking  onward  and  put- 
ting the  Gettysburg  match  be- 
hind them,  the  young  squad 
shortly  bounced  back  in  the 


Allerttown,  winning  both  con- 
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With  these  wins  came  en- 
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sus Catholic  University.  It  was 
a  valiant  effort  and  a  heroic  at- 
temptasitwascarriedintoextra 
point  play  of  the  final  match. 
But  WC  was  eventually  edged 
out  3  games  to  2  with  the  score 
of  the  last  game  being  17-15. 


against  Swarthmore  College 
(covered  in  next  week's  issue) 
and  hopefully  will  carry  them 
into  this  weekend  where  they 
will  host  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Invitational.  Teams 
present  will  include  Scranton, 
Wilmington,  Gallaudet, 
Salisbury  State,and  Ha  verford. 
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PET  SEMETARY II 

Monday-Thursday  7:30  Friday  &  Saturday  7  &  9 


Shoremen.  But  neither  he  nor 
any  of  the  other  Shoreman  de- 
fenders could  hold  back  the 
relentless  Wesley  attack  from 
capitalizing  on  rebounded 
shots  and  what  can  only  be  de- 
scribed as  junk  goals.  The  final 
tal  ly  was  3-0  in  favor  of  Wesley 
a  score  which  in  no  way  i 
fleeted  the  evenly  played  match 
that  took  place  out  on  Kibler 
Field. 

This  past  Wednesday  the 
Shoremen  moved  one  step 
closer  to  that  elusive  victory  by 
tying  the  University  of  Mary- 
land at  Eastern  Shore  1-1  in  a 
game  that  remained  dead- 
locked even  at  the  end  of  the 
overtime  period.  Junior  for- 
ward Rory  "she's  just  another 
goal"  Conway  added  another 
notch  on  his  belt  by  intercepting 
the  opposing  goal  tenders  punt 
and  singlehandedly  scoring  his 
third  goal  of  the  season.  This 
tie  for  Washington  brings  their 
current  record  to  1-6-1  but  the 
team  is  not  getting  down  on 
themselves,  they  know  their 
squad  is  talented  enough  to  pull 
out  of  this  slump.  W.C.  faces 
Swarthmore  tomorrow  at  1:30 
on  the  Kibster.  See  ya  there! 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


15 


October  2, 1992 


Field  Hockey  Continues 
With  Even  Tempo 


Renee  Guckert 

S^ff  Writer 

The  Washington  College 
field  hockey  lost  their  first  MAC 
game  last  week  to  Albright 
College,  3-1 .  Washington'sonly 
goal  occurred  in  the  first  six 
minutes  of  the  game  when 
Eleanor  Shriver  took  a  direct 
shot  on  off  a  penalty  corner, 
and  Renee  Guckert  redirected 
the  shot  past  Albright's  goalie 
for  the  score.    But  Albright's 


Cecilton  resident,  changed  the 
damaged  van  tire  with  preci- 
sion and  skill  (yet  not  in  record 
time,for  those  of  you  who  know 
what  that  means!) 

Despite  the  events  of  that 
day,  WC  field  hockey  fired  up 
to  take  on  another  MAC  con- 
tender and  win.  Determined 
not  to  let  another  victory  pass 
them  by,  Washington  College 
stomped  Elizabethtown  last 
Saturday  with  a  2-0  shutout. 
The  score  remained  0-0  at  the 


score.  With  fierce  aggression, 
halfbacks  Peggy  Bowman,  Ali- 
cia Carberry,  and  Shannon 
Metcalf  were  unstoppable  on 
free  hits  and  on  snatching  the 
ball  from  the  clutches  of  a 
baffled  Elizabethtown  team. 
Brigid  DeVries  once  again  was 
stellar  in  the  goal,  recording  an 
amazing  twenty-one  saves  and 
her  third  shutout  of  the  season. 
"Beating  Elizabethtown 
came  on  our  fourth  try  (in  four 
years),"  stated  senior  Eleanor 


.  ;,    <.'..J-S  V-'-i 


Amy  "Big  Mac  Attack"  McCleary,  an  offensive  force  throughout  her  four  years  here,  takes  a  crack  from 
the  penalty  mark. 


Joanna  Whiles  came  back  to  tie 
up  the  contest  1-1  approxi- 
mately eight  minutes  later. 

By  the  end  of  the  first  half, 
Albright  had  scored  again  when 
an  unmarked  attackman  fired 
another  shotpastthe  Shoremen 
defense,  making  the  score  2-1. 
Although  Washington's  squad 
worked  hard  individually,  they 
found  it  difficult  to  come  to- 
gether as  a  team  against  an  ag- 
gressive Albright  squad,  losing 
a  disappointing  3-1.  Assistant 
roach  Lacy  Frazer  remarked 
,hat  "I  think  we  played  well 
against  Albright,  bu  t  two  major 
components  kept  us  from  win- 
ing that  game:  defensive 
"^king  and  conceding  the  ball 
10  the  other  team." 

The  "perfect  end  to  the 
Wect  day"  (NOT)  occurred 
°n  the  team's  ride  home  from 
"■'bright  College.  Approxi- 
mately twenty-five  minutes 
*tside  of  Chestertown,  one  of 
^e  team  vans  hit  something 
alongtheroad.causingsecfions 
0  'he  right  rear  tire  to  be  torn 
W.  The  WC  squad  gathered  in 
r°nt  of  a  dark  corn  field  and 
l0°ked  on  as  Bill  Bailey,  a 


half,  but  with  twenty-nine  min- 
utes remaining  in  the  second 
half,  Rene£  Guckert  scored  the 
first  goal  of  the  game  in  the 
midst  of  a  crowded  offensive 
circle.  Later,MarieMohlerona 
fast  break  down  the  right  side 
of  the  field,  made  a  picture- 
perfect  cross  to  Guckert  who 
slammed  the  ball  past  an  un- 
suspecting Elizabethtown 
goalie,  bringing  the  final  score 
to  2-0. 

Even  though  the  ball  ap- 
peared to  spend  fairly  equal 
amounts  of  time  in  both  offen- 
sive ends,  the  WC  defense 
maintained  position  and  stuck 
to  their  opponents  tight,  deny- 
ing them  the  opportunity  to 


Shriver.  "Iknowlcanspeakfor 
the  seniors  when  I  say,  thank 
you  to  the  rest  of  the  team  be- 
cause it  is  this  type  of  win  that 
will  be  remembered  long  after 
we  are  gone." 

The  MAC  standings  as  of 
September  26  were  as  follows: 
in  first,  Haverford  College  with 
two  wins,  Widener  University 
with  two  wins,  one  loss,  and 
tied  for  third,  Albright  and 
Washington  College  each  with 
one  win  and  one  loss.  The 
Shoremen  take  a  break  from 
MACcompetition  tomorrow  to 
takeon  the  Washington  College 
Alumni.  Come  out  and  see  the 
battle  of  the  old  versus  the  new 
at  1:00! 


NEWT'S 


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Renee  Guckert 


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mind.  Ladies  &  gentlemen,  for  the  Bleacher  Creatures,  would 
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And  without  further  adieu,  the  Newt's  POW  is. . .  Nope,  not 
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against  E-town  this  past  week,  she  has  only  gotten  better  as  the 

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At  center,  Chris  "Little  Dutch  Boy"  Kleberg,  goes  for  broke,  turning  one  away  from  a  flabergasted  opponent.  Mr.  Kleberg,  a  native  Texican, 

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Washington  1 

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Washington 

Albright 


Washington  2 

Elizabethtown     0 

Volleyball 
Washington       3-1 
SSU  Gull  Classic 


On  Deck 


Men's  Soccer 
Alumni  Game 
Tomorrow 
11:00  a.m. 

Swarthmore 
Tomorrow 
1:30  p.m. 

Field  Hockey 
Swarthmore 
Thu.,  Oct.  1 
4:30  p.m. 

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Volume  64,  Number  Seven  •   October  9, 1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Former  Senator 
Eugene  McCarthy  To 
Speak  On  Citizenship 


WC  Alum  Immortalized  on  Cross  St. 


Eugene  J.  McCarthy, 
former  United  States  Senator, 
will  speak  at  WC  on  Tuesday, 
October  13th.  The  address, 
titled  "The  Unalienable  Duties 
of  Citizenship:  Participation, 
The  Burden  of  Finance,  and 
Military  Service,"  begins  at7:30 
p.m.  in  the  Hynson  Lounge. 

In  addition,  McCarthy, 
now  an  active  creative  writer, 
will  have  lunch  with  Writers' 
Union  members  at  noon  on 
Tuesday.  Interested  members 
should  contact  Robert  Day. 

Senator  McCarthy,  a  liberal 
Democrat  from  Minnesota  with 
the  insight  and  veracity  of  a 
poet,  ran  his  grass-roots  Presi- 
dential Campaign  in  1968 
largely  with  assistance  of 
young,  idealistic  college  stu- 
dents as  volunteers.  Even  in 
defeat  (he  conceded  to  Huberf 
Humphrey  at  the  Democratic 
Convention),  McCarthy  helped 


move  the  United  States  towards 
peace  in  Vietnam,  engaged  a 
new  generation  in  politics,  and 
ushered  in  a  large  era  of  politi- 
cal reform. 

Lyndon  Johnson's  decision 
not  to  seek  re-election  in  1968  is 
attributed  in  large  part  to 
McCarthy's  strong  showing  as 
an  anti-war  candidate,  first  in 
the  New  Hampshire  Demo- 
cratic primary  and  then  in  oth- 
ers. 

McCarthy's  political  career 
began  in  1948  with  his  election 
to  theHouseof  Representatives. 
Here  he  compiled  a  liberal,  pro- 
labor  voting  record  and  was 
named  to  the  Ways  and  Means 
Committee  in  1953. 

McCarthy  entered  the  Sen- 
ate after  winning  an  upset  vic- 
tory over  a  Republican  incum- 

See  "McCarthy," 
Pg-9 


Bill  Nicholson  stands  next  to  his  newly-unveiled  statue,  along  with 

John  Phillips  of  Phillips  Casting  Company  and  Mrs.  Robert  Downes, 

one  of  the  patrons.  Not  pictured  is  Ken  Herlihy,  the  sculptor. 


A  new  statue  was  unveiled 
Saturday  at  1 20  N.  Cross  Street 
in  Chestertown.  Williafn  Beck 
"Swish"  Nicholson,  a  1936 
graduate  of  Washingon  Col- 
lege, now  has  his  likeness  im- 
mortalized in  the  posture  that 
most  people  remember  him  for: 


playing  baseball. 

Nicholson  was  born  in 
Chestertown  and  graduated 
from  Chestertown  High  School 
in  1931.  During  his  years  at 
WC,  he  excelled  at  both  base- 
ball and  football.  Hewassigned 
to  the  Philadelphia  Athletics  in 


1935  and  went  to  Philly  after 
graduating  from  WC. 

From  there,  Nicholson  en- 
joyed a  1 7-year  career  in  league 
baseball.  Over  the  next  several 
years,  he  played  at 
Williamsport,  Portsmouth,  and 
Chattanooga  before  he  was 
signed  to  the  Chicago  Cubs  in 
1944.  He  played  with  the  Cubs 
until1948,wasthird-placeMVP 
in  1943,  and  lost  MVP  by  one 
vote  the  following  year.  He 
batted  in  the  All-Star  Game  four 
different  years  and  finished  his 
career  back  with  the  Philadel- 
phia Athletics. 

The  unveiling  of 
Nicholson's  statue  was  at 
tended  by  about  400  people, 
according  to  the  Kent  County 
News.  Those  in  attendance  in- 
cluded Maryland  Governor 
William  Donald  Schaefer, 
Chestertown  Mayor  Elmer 
Horsey,  WC  baseball  coach  for 
25  years  Edward  L.  Athey,  and 
the  man  himself.  Bill  Nicholson, 
H.  Hurtt  Deringer,  Editor  & 
Publisher  of  Kent  County  News, 
was  master  of  ceremonies. 


Pegasus  Editorship  Vacant 

Bookless  Year  May  Be  in  Store 


J.Tarin  Towers 

Editor-in-Chief 

At  the  October  5  Faculty 
Meeting,  Dr.  Richard  Striner, 
Chair  of  the  Board  of  Publica- 
tions, announced  that  the  sala- 
ried Editorship  of  the  Pegasus, 
WC'syearbook,  was  still  vacant 
after  Sue  Czechowski's  resig- 
nation at  the  end  of  August. 

Czechowski,  an  RA  in 
Queen  Anne's  House,  was  co- 
editor  of  last  year's  book  along 
with  Heather  Scholz.  She  re- 
igned because  her  work  load 
was  too  heavy. 

Striner  said  tW  he  had 
spoken  with  Meredith  Davies- 
Hadaway,  Director  of  College 
Relations  and  Faculty  Advisor 
for  the  Pegasus,  about  the  pos- 
sibility of  her  office  takingover 
the  Pegasus  as  a  last  resort.  He 
said  that  there  was  a  precedent 
"about  five  years  ago"  for  an 
administrative  yearbook. 

President  Charles  H.  Trout 
was  opposed  to  the  idea.  He 
said  he  preferred  no  yearbook 


at  all  to  an  ad  ministration- pro- 
duced book. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Board 
of  Publications  the  next  morn- 
ing, Hadaway  said  she  knew  of 
no  precedent  for  an  adminis- 
tration-produced book,  but  that 
in  1983  there  was  no  Pegasus. 

Publications  board  mem- 
ber Richard  DeProspo  said  that 
in  1 977,  the  yearbook  editor  had 
a  "breakdown"  and  the  job  was 
finished  by  the  Director  of  Col- 
lege Relations. 

Trout  Wednesday  further 
explained  his  feelings  on  the 
situation  to  the  ELM.  "I  hope 
that  we  have  one,"  he  said.  "I 
think  it  would  bea  shame  not  to 
have  one.  1  think  this  class 
wants  to  be  remembered.  I 
think  we'd  be  poorer  as  an  in- 
stitution with  this  kind  of  gap 
in  our  historical  record." 

However,  Trout  expressed 
reservations  about  having  a 
non-student-produced  year- 
book. "At  the  same  time, 
comma,  I  do  not  think  that  it  is 
the  institution's  responsibility 


to  bail  out  the  Class  of  '93." 

"Onecould  say,  'what  kind 
of  lesson  are  we  teaching  if 
you're  saying  we  are  going  to 
come  to  their  rescue.' ...  I  don't 
think  thaf  sour  responsibility," 
he  said. 

"My  overwhelming  in- 
stinct is  that  it's  absolute  crazi- 
ness  to  do  this  [to  have  an  ad- 
ministrative yearbook].  ...  I 
guess  it  tells  us  something,  that 
students  don' t  think  a  yearbook 
is  important,"  he  said. 

Trout  shook  his  head.  "I 
hope  very  much  to  see  a  year- 
book." 

Hadaway  told  the  ELM 
Tuesday  that  she  had  not  of- 
fered to  produce  the  book  in  its 
entirety,  but  that  she  had  of- 
fered the  support  and  expertise 
of  herself  and  her  staff. 

Striner  reports  that  the 
board  has  received  one  appli- 
cation for  the  position.  Any 
other  interested  applicants 
should  contact  Striner  in  writ- 
ing as  soon  as  possible. 


Kent  County  to  Sponsor 
Volunteer  Opportunities  Fair 
Tomorrow,  Page  5. 


Inside 


Deficit  Discussed  at  October 
Faculty  Meeting,  Page  5. 


Matt  Shields  Reviews  Night 
on  Earth,  Page  4. 


Economics  Department 
Reflects  on  Review,  Page  8. 


There  will  be  no 

ELM  next  week 

due  to  Fall  Break 


October  9, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Editorial  by 
Towers  and  Burt 


TOWERS  shakes  her  head  in  disgust.  "I  didn't  say  that!  How 
could  anybody  confuse  a  'slick  swift  fuck'  with  a  'stick  shift 
truck'?" 

BURT  enters,  raising  one  eyebrow.  "What's  up,  Big  Guy?" 
TT:    "You  actually  wrote   this?    I  thought  you  took  Professor 
Richard  Harwood's  American  Studies  411,  The  American  Jour- 
nalist!" 

AB:  "All  right.  What's  the  problem?  Who  did  I  misquote  this 
time?" 

TT:  "Me!  You  may  have  thought  it  was  great  fun  to  split 
Lamond's  infinitive,  or  to  dangle  Cousineau's  participle,  but  this 
time  you've  gone  too  far!" 

AB:  "But ...  Tarin ...  These  weren't  just  anonymous  speakers  with 
no  true  voices,  these  were  real  people  that  I  quoted!  I  wrote  it 
down!  Besides,  1  was  right  in  saying  that  these  women  like  the 
power,  control  and  endurance  that  comes  with  a  big  ...  truck." 
TT:  "Look.  1  was  talking  about  the  preponderance  of  females  at 
WC  with  four-wheel-drive  vehicles,  and  you  make  me  sound  like 
I'msayingthegirlsherearesluts!  I'm  ruined!"  [TOWERS  wrings 
her  hands  in  despair] 

AB:  "I  havoa  Bronco,  too.  And  so  does  my  roommate.  And  we're 
not  sluts  —  we  went  to  the  Skip  Barber  Advanced  Driving 
School!"|BURT  proudly  reveals  her  graduation  certificate  with  Skip 
Barber's  genuine  signature.] 

TT:  "1  know,  you  red-headed  numbskull!  That's  why  I  wanted 
you  to  interview  me!  We  have  to  make  the  news  around  here 
somehow,  and  an  article  about  The  WC  Neo- Woman  of  the  '90s' 
is  just  not  pertinent  if  we  call  the  'neo-women'  'neo-sluts'!" 
[They  pause  to  consider  the  amount  of exclamation  points  in  the  previous 
sentences.] 

AB:  "Coming  from  you,  this  is  something  1  would  both  expect 
and  laugh  at." 

TT:  "This  is  no  laughing  matter!  Just  the  other  day  at  the  Faculty 
meeting,  I  was  publicly  accused  of  leaving  the  'humanities'  out  of 
Trout's  Daly  plan.  He  did  that  on  his  own,  but  I  have  to  answer 
for  it!" 

AB:  "It's  their  word  over  yours.  You're  just  a  rinky-dink 
journalist  who  can't  do  anything  right.  They  expect  us  to  mis- 
quote everything." 

TT:  "Oh,  Christ.  When  are  they  going  to  realize  that  we  take  our 
jobs  seriously?  That  we  can  write  really  fast?  Thatwedon'tneed 
to  misquote  them  —  they  say  enough  goofy  stuff  on  their  own." 
AB:  "I,  comma,  too,  comma,  hope  so.  I  think  we  should  make  it 
a  policy  to  bring  tape  recorders  to  every  interview.  I  think  this 
would  be  a  welcome  change.  I  think  it  would  be  beneficial  to 
protect  ourselves.  Don't  you  think?"  [BURT  by  this  time  is  banging 
her  fist  on  the  table  and  wildly  waving  her  Driving  Certificate  in 
TOWERS' face.] 

TT:  "You  took  the  words  rightout  of  my  mouth — foraCHANGE!" 
AB:  "Nope,  sorry.  All  I  have  is  a  five." 
TT:  "Shit." 

A  proverbial  question  mark  rises  over  BURT's  head.  The  lights  fade  as 
the  garbage  truck  rolls  onto  campus.  Alonevoiceplaintivelycries:  "Can 
I  have  y' all's  trash?"  All  the  campus  sleeps.  All  that  is,  but  the  ELM 
staff. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


To  the  Editor: 
Dear  "Alice," 

I  was  deeply  touched  by 
your  article,  and  I  wish  you 
good  luck,  i  understand  your 
struggle  to  stay  above  water 
because  I  almost  drowned  my- 
self. 

1  am  a  recovering  bulimic, 
and  I  came  pretty  close  to  ru- 
ining my  body  by  rupturing 
my  stomach  and  esophagus, 
causing  myself  a  heart  attack  or 
stroke,  rotting  my  teeth  and 
even  losing  my  hair.  Yes,  folks, 
bulimia  is  a  destructive  and 
sometimes  deadly  game,  and 
even  though  I  broke  the  cycle,  I 
still  remember  the  evil  game. 
For  many  yearsl  pretended  that 
it  was  all  going  to  go  away  by 
itself — that  I  wasgoing  to  wake 
uponemorningandnevereven 
want  to  throw  up  again. 

I  even  thought,  upon  find- 
ing out  that  my  friend,  Ona, 
was  found  in  her  apartment  in 
Richmond,  lying  in  her  excre- 
ment, in  a  coma,  leaving  her 
with  permanent  brain  damage, 
with  no  hope  of  regaining  her 
23-year-old  self  again  past  the 
third  grade  level,  that  I  was 
going  to  get  better  for  Ona. 
Well,  that  didn't  work  either.  It 
took  me  many  years,  in  which 
time  I  continued  to  throw  up, 
and  I  discovered  many  other 
addictions  such  as  smoking, 


drinking,  sex  and  drug  use 
before  I  understood  that  my 
battle  had  to  be  fought  for  ME 
and  not  for  Ona  or  anyone  else. 
I  applaud  your  courage, 
"Alice."  Your  wordsof  wisdom 
still  bring  tears  to  my  eyes,  even 
though  I  consider  myself  O.K. 
now.  It's  been  a  reality  check 
for  me  reading  your  letter.  You 
see,  it's  been  many  years  now 
since  I've  had  my  eating  prob- 
lems. I've  been  back  in  school 
now  for  two-and-a-half  years 
and  I  think  I'm  even  going  to 
graduate  this  May.  Four  years 
ago  I  was  a  mess,  and  today  I 
am  writing  to  you,  whomever 
you  may  be,  about  very  painful 
memories  that  still  make  me 
cry.  Thank  you,  "Alice."  If  I 
ever  meet  you,  I'd  like  to  give 
you  a  hug. 

Heidi  Widrick 
Senior 


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To  the  Editor: 

Last  week  Jennifer 
Waldych  wrote  an  article  ona 
assault  that  occurred  in  Minta 
Martin.  The  article  was  well 
written  and  brought  out  a  con- 
cern for  which  we  should  all  be 
alarmed.  She  reported  the 
building  doors  were  found 
unlocked  an  several  occasions 
during  the  night.  Residents  I 
have  interviewed  have  echoed 
the  same  problem.  Interestir 
enough,  this  concern  surfaced 
only  after  a  serious  incident 
occurred  in  the  building.  My 
staff  reports  keeping  the 
building  doors  locked  hasbeen 
a  full-time  assignment. 

How  often  do  you  enter 
your  dormitory  through  an 
unlocked  or  "propped"  door 
after  hours?  Have  you  ever  held 
a  door  open  for  an  unknown 
person  to  gain  access  to  your 
building?  These  are  questions 
you  should  ask  yourself  and 
evaluate  what  level  of  respon- 
sibility you  want  to  take  for 
your  own  security  as  well  as 
that  of  your  fellow  residents  I 
amseekingyourassistanceand 
input  to  help  us  resolve  this 
problem.  Together  we  can  make 
our  residence  halls  a  safe  envi' 
ronment  in  which  to  live. 

Jerry  Roderick,  Director 
WC  Security 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  9, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


The  American  presidential 
election  is  now  less  than  a 
month  away,  and  despite  the 
reentry  of  Ross  Perot  into  the 
race,  the  ou  tcome  seems  clearer 
than  ever  before.  Although 
much  attention  will  be  paid  to 
this  Sunday's  presidential  de- 
bate, it  will  have  little  bearing 
on  the  final  result  of  the  election. 
Unless  some  sort  of  major 
scandal  hits  the  Clinton  cam- 
paign, the  outcome  of  the  elec- 
tionisnotinquestion.  With  the 
decline  of  Bush's  approval  rat- 
ing and  Perot's  loss  of  credibil- 
ity as  a  candidate,  the  Clinton 
campaign  must  be  rejoicing  at 
their  good  fortune. 

Over  the  course  of  the  past 
several  weeks,  I  have  given  a 
tacit  endorsement  of  Clinton  in 
this  column.  I  must  add  that 
this  endorsement  is  not  entirely 
wholehearted.  Despite  the 
propaganda  put  forward  by  the 
Bush  campaign,  Clinton  is  in 
no  way  a  socialist  candidate. 
He  is  actually  the  opposite;  he 
is  the  candidate  of  the  section  of 
the  ruling  class  which  believes 
that  it  can  stop  the  decline  of 
the  capitalist  system  through 
moderate  political  and  eco- 
nomic reform. 

In  The  Origin  of  the  Family 
and  the  State  Frederick  Engels 
noted  an  obvious  fact  which  is 
not  supported  by  those  who 
are  actually  idealistic  enough 
to  buy  into  the  outrageous  fal- 
lacy that  the  political  system  of 
the  United  States  is  a  real  de- 
mocracy: namely  that  political 
power   always   belongs   to 


whomever  controls  a  given 
society's  wealth  (209).  In  a 
passage  that  seems  particularly 
relevant  today,  Engels  wrote 
that: 

"The  highest  form  of  state, 
the  democratic  republic,  knows 
officially  nothing  of  property 
distinctions. . .  In  such  a  state, 
wealth  asserts  its  power  indi- 
rectly, but  all  the  more  safely. 
This  is  done  partly  in  the  form 
of  direct  corruption  of  officials, 
after  the  classical  type  of  the 
United  States,  or  in  the  form  of 
an  alliance  between  govern- 
ment and  bankers  which  is  es- 
tablished all  the  more  easily 
when  the  public  debt  i  n  - 
creases. . ."  (210). 

Although  Origin  was  first 
published  in  1884,  he  seems  to 
exactly  describe  the  functioning 
of  the  American  political  system 
over  a  century  later.  If  anyone 
doubts  that  the  government  acts 
in  the  interests  of  large  banking 
and  industrial  concerns  rather 
than  those  of  taxpayers,  they 
need  only  look  to  the  savings 
and  loan  bail-out  toobserve  that 
the  interests  of  individual  tax- 
payers are  secondary  to  those 
of  Washington's  real  constitu- 
ents. 

Most  Americans  regard  the 
Democratic  Party  as  the  party 
of  the  working  class  and  the 
Republican  Party  as  the  party 
of  businessmen.  Inreality,both 
the  Republicans  and  the 
Democratssupporttheinterests 
of  businesses,  and  the  interests 

See  "Koon,"  pg.  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


What  Are  You  Going  To  Do  This  Weekend? 


None  of  your  damn  business. 
Jennifer  Trapnell 
Junior 
Federalsburg,  MD 


In  order:  Sleep.  Eat.  Sleep. 
Mindless  fun.  Eat.  More  mind- 
less fun.  Sleep/read.  Eat. 
Mindless  fun.  Sleep  (briefly). 
Steve  Brown 
Junior 
Morrison,  CO 


I'll  be  at  the  AOI~I/  Theta  party 

in  Dorchester. 

Alexandra  Moringiello 

Senior 

Garden  City,  New  York 


I  guess  I'mgoing  to  be  working. 
There's  nothing  going  on. 
Tammie  Michener 
Senior 
Pittsburgh,  PA 


We're  going  to  the  AIDS  quilt 
in  Washington,  DC  on  Sunday. 
Saturday  we're  hosting  kids 
from  some  high  school  in  Bal- 
timore City,  I  think. 
Namala  Moss  (left)  and  Tina 
Balin 
Freshmen 

Prince  George's  County,  MD 
and  Bethesda,  MD 


I'd  say  I'm  going  to  the  Farm 

Party  to  become  intoxicated, 

and  hopefully  meet  a  nice  girl. 

Kevin  Lawner 

Junior 

East  Brunswick,  NJ 


Open  Forum:  Tanya  Doesn't  Drink 


Tanya  Allen  is  a  junior  ma- 
joring in  English  with  a  concen- 
trationinCreativeWriting.  Sheis 
a  member  of  the  Writer's  Union 
and  head  of  the  Health  Service  Task 
Force.  Allen  has  hypoglycemia,  a 
medical  condition  which  prohibits 
the  consumption  of  alcohol. 

I  am  a  non-drinking  Wash- 
ington-College student,  and  I 
have  a  life.  (Sort  of). 

Being  a  non-drinker  and 
having  a  life  here  is  difficult, 
since  this  is  a  small  college,  in  a 
town  which  is  at  least  an  hour 
away  fromany  major  city.  There 
really  isn't  much  to  do  on 
weekend  nights  except  party, 
or  go  bowling.  Since  thisisn'ta 
large  enough  campus  to  make 
"substance  free"  dances  and 
parties  into  something  other 
than  events  that  most  students 
wouldn't  be  caught  dead  at, 


most  WAC  parties  involve  al- 
cohol. This  sometimes  makes 
non-drinkers  feel  alienated. 

I  wanted  to  do  an  Open  Fo- 
rum on  this  subject  because  of  a 


Tanya 
Allen 


conversation  I  had  with  Dawn 
Nordhoff — the  Assistant  Di- 
rector of  Health  Services.  She 
mentioned  that  a  number  of 
freslimen  speak  to  her  each  year 
about  the  problems  of  being 
non-drinkers  at  a  party  school. 


Many  of  these  people  have 
problems  fitting inat  WAC,  and 
sometimes  feel  so  out-of-place 
that  they  end  up  transferring  to 
other  colleges. 

After  talking  to  Dawn,  I 
became  interested  in  finding  out 
how  other  upperclassmen  non- 
drinkers  handle  the  situation.  I 
interviewed  eight  students  who 
are  either  occasional  or  non- 
drinkers,  some  of  whom  go  to 
parties,  some  of  whom  find 
other  things  to  do  on  weekend 
nights. 

Most  of  us  agreed  that  one 
of  the  hardest  things  that  we 
have  to  deal  with  is  being 
hassled.  People  who  don't 
drink  are  often  stereotyped;  if  s 
assumed  that  the  reason  we 
don't  drink  is  that  we  feel  we're 
"above  it,"  that  we're  makinga 
moral  judgement  on  those 


people  who  drink.  Although 
it's  true  that  some  of  us  do  have 
moral  reasons  for  not  drinking, 
the  majority  of  us  have  other 
reasons  such  as:  being  allergic, 
having  alcoholism  in  our  fami- 
lies, having  already  "done  it 
all"  at  an  early  age,  or  just  hav- 
ing previously  decided  that  it's 
not  our  thing. 

People  often  tell  us  we 
should  try  it  a  couple  of  times 
"just  to  find  out  what  everyone 
else  is  doing."  One  sophomore 
woman  I  spoke  to  says  one  of 
the  reasons  she  doesn't  drinkat 
parties  is  to  find  out  what  ev- 
eryone else  is  doing.  It's 
sometimes  fun  to  be  the  only 
sober  person  at  a  party,  because 
one  can  watch  everyone  else 
make  fools  out  of  themselves. 
Manipulating  drunk  people  is 
also  enjoyable — playing  mind 


games,  saying  utterly  sarcastic 
things  to  them  and  having  them 
believe  you. 

"You  don't  need  to  be 
drunk,"  the  sophomore  said, 
"to  experience  the  exhilaration 
of  a  party."  Another  non- 
drinker  says  that  when  he  is  at 
parties  he  gets  high  off  of  ev- 
eryone else — parties  give  him 
an  adrenaline  rush.  The  only 
difference  between  him  and 
those  drunk  is  that  he  will  re- 
member later  what  went  on. 
He  added  that  if  it's  a  good 
party  to  begin  with,  alcohol  isn't 
a  factor — alcohol  only  adds  to 
it.  "Ifyouneedtorelyonalcohol 
to  have  a  good  time,"  he  says, 
"you'renot  really  havingagood 
time." 

For  those  of  us  who  are  in- 

See  "Allen,"  pg.  9 


October  9, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


ElvisMatt  Shields'  Night  on  Earth 


Matt  Shields 


Staff  Ispep 

Word  of  advice:  go  see 
Night  On  Earth,  it's  FREE  this 
weekend  in  Bill  Smith.  I  saw  it 
this  past  summer  at  oneof  those 
shmancy  little  micro-theaters 
tucked  avvay  down  some  urine- 
scented  alley  way  in  the  Dis- 
trict and  paid  $6.50.  It's  FREE 
at  the  school  this  weekend  and 
you  don't  have  to  deal  with  the 
attitude  of  one  of  those  I- wear- 
black-all-the-time-because-l- 
went-to-art-school  types  be- 
hind the  ticket  counter.  There 
isnocountcr!  It'sFREEandit's 
far  more  entertaining  than 
watching  a  bunch  of  Beast- 
buzzed  Sigs  pitching  bottle 
caps.  Here's  what  you  get  for 
FREE: 

The  movie  starts  out  in  a 
taxi  cab.  Not  just  any  taxi  cab  - 
-  Winona  Ryder's  taxi  cab.  Yes, 
Winona  'Super  Fox'  Ryder.  The 
same  Winona  Ryder  that 
trampled  Johnny  Depp  under- 
foot. The  Same  Winona  Ryder 
that  did  that  shower  scene  in 
Heathers,  you  remember,  with 
that  tight  black  dress  clinging 
to  her  wet  skin.  Fox!  Anyway, 
she  plays  one  of  those  stereo- 
typical bubblegum  popping 
tomboys  that  knows  more 
about  V-6  torque  differential 
than  Versace  couture.  I  must 
admit  the  smudge  of  motor  oil 
on  her  face  isn't  very  sexy  but 
somehow  the  fox  underneath 
pokes  through  and  puts  on  a 
dazzling  performance.  If  1  had 


directed  the  movie,  I  would 
have  made  Winona  the  passen- 
ger and  the  other  lady  the  cab- 
bie. Well,  Winona's  role  only 
lasts,  say,  twenty  minutes  and 
we  come  to  the  end  of  the  first 
vignette. 

Director  Jim  Jarmush  has 
done  something  unique  with 
NightOnEarth.  Hehasseamed 
togetherfiveshortstories.  They 
all  take  place  simultaneously  in 
different  cities  of  the  world  in 
taxi  cabs.  So  when  we  leave  the 
very  lovely  and  presumably 
nubile  Winona  in  Los  Angeles, 
Jarmush  tums  back  the  clock  to 
the  very  minute  the  first  vi- 
gnette started  and  dumps  us  off 
in  a  different  place.  Kind  of  like 
Tales  From  The  Crypt,  but  syn- 
chronized. 

The  next  stop  after 
"Winonaland"  is  New  York 
City.  The  cabbie  in  this  seg- 
ment is  not  in  the  least  foxy. 
He's  a  Polish  immigrant  that 
doesn't  know  how  to  drive;  he 
used  to  be  a  circus  clown  (I 
suppose  this  could  be  true  see- 
ing that  forty  clowns  can  stuff 
into  any  car  --  you  only  need 
one  clown  in  forty  to  drive). 
There  are  some  cute  scenes  be- 
tween a  take-no-shit  New 
Yorker  and  the  ex-commie 
clown,  but  then  mega-bitch 
Rosie  Perez  (Do  The  Right 
Thing)  gets  in  and  strains  your 
ears  with  her  incessant  whin- 
ing. Thestory'sendingattempts 
to  leave  a  lump  in  your  throat 
but  falls  a  little  flat. 

Paris  is  where  we  go  for 


part  three  and  the  subtitles  start, 
and  this  is  a  super  cool  story! 
The  cabbie  is  an  African  immi- 
grant (from  the  Ivory  Coast  if  I 
remember  correctly)  and  his 
first  passengers  are  also  Afri- 
cans that  take  an  instant  dislik- 
ing to  him.  The  feelings  are 
mutual,  he  dumps  them  of  fin  a 
real  nasty  neighborhood  and 
picks  up  a  total  goddess.  Ifyou 
ever  saw  Betty  Blue  you'll  rec- 
ognize her  (she  played  Betty )- 
major  French  babe!  Miss  Blue 
plays  a  blind  fox.  She  could 
have  just  sat  in  the  back  of  the 
cab  smoking  and  I  wouldn't 
have  minded,  but  the  conver- 
sation between  her  and  her 
driver  is  far  from  dull.  Lots  of 
innuendo.  I  won't  tell  you  all 
that  happens  but  she  looks  re- 
ally good  even  without  pupils. 

Then  we  go  to  Rome.  This 
story  sucked.  The  cabbie  drives 
around  Rome  singing  to  him- 
self and  acting  stupid  until  he 
picks  up  a  priest.  The  cab  pre- 
dictably becomes  a  make-shift 
confessional  for  the  two.  The 
cabbie  rants  and  raves  about 
his  intimate  affairs  with  barn- 
yard animals.  The  priest  says 
few  more  than  two  words.  The 
cabbie's  silly  monologue 
quickly  grows  tiresome,  espe- 
cially having  to  read  the  sub- 
titles. 

At  this  point  in  the  movie 
you'll  have  noticed  curious 
similarities  between  the  vi- 
gnettes that  hint  at  a  common 
thread.  The  obvious  ones:  the 
Coliseum  in  Rome  and  the 


Olympic  Coliseum  in  L.A.,  the 
foxy  babe  in  L.A.  and  the  sexy 
fox  in  Paris.  Many  of  the  paral- 
lels are  more  subtle.  I  will  leave 
them  up  to  you  to  notice. 

Finally  we  end  up  in 
Helsinki!  This  is  worth  the 
whole  movie.  No  foxes  either, 
just  three  liquored-up  leather- 
faced  Fins  and  a  grieving  cab- 
bie. The  cab  ride  is  a  duel  of 
sorrows  of  which  you'll  feel 
every  word  in  your  gut.  I 
wanted  to  go  to  Finland  after  I 
saw  this.  I  can't  tell  you  how 
cool  this  segment  was.  Of 
course,  of  all  the  people  I've 
talked  to  about  this  story,  I'm 
the  only  one  that  even  liked  the 
Helsinki  bit.  Idon'tknow,judge 
for  yourself. 

Even  if  you  hate  the 
Helsinki  story,  you'll  find  at 
least  two  stories  among  the  five 
you  do  like.  And  it's  FREE!  Go 
get  drunk  after  the  movie,  your 
chances  of  hooking  up  are 
greater  in  the  late  hours  any- 
way. AndifyoureallydigNighf 
On  Earth,  check  out  other 
Jarmush  films:  Mystery  Train, 
Stranger  Than  Paradise,  and 
Down  By  Law.  If  you  dig  funky 
experimental  films  check  out 
Slackers.  Oh,  yeah,  definitely 
see  Betty  Blue  and  Heathers.  You 
gotta  see  Harem  Scarem  too;  if  s 
got  both  Elvis  and  Billy  Barty. 
Can  you  believe  it?  If  you're 
too  busy  to  do  all  this,  drop  out 
of  school,  kill  your  parents  and 
live  off  the  inheritance  for  a 
while,  so  you  have  time.  A-B- 
C-ya! 


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Some 
Jolly  Good 
Fellows 


Rachael  Fink 


Staff  Writer 

In  its  third  year,  the  Society 
of  Junior  Fellows  has  become  a 
major  fixture  in  the  finance 
world  of  Washington  College. 

Quite  a  few  students  re- 
ceived money  from  the  society 
and  more  are  applying  for 
funding  this  year.  The  curator 
of  the  society,  Davy  McCall,  is 
now  accepting  applications  for 
membership,  which  is  limited 
to  40  students. 

To  be  considered  for  mem- 
bership into  Junior  Fellows,  a 
student  must  be  a  rising  Junior 
or  senior,  have  a  cumulative 
GPA  of  at  least  3.2,  be  active  in 
student  activities  (leadership 
positions  are  suggested),  and 
participate  in  extra-curricular 
activities  such  as  community 
service. 

As  a  member  of  Junior 
Fellows,  a  student  may  apply 
forfunding  for  an  intemshipor 
research  project,  as  well  as 
volunteer  work  and  research- 
related  travel. 

Several  students  who  re- 
ceived financing  for  the  Spring 
and Summerof  1992  talked  with 
the  ELM  about  their  internship 
experiences. 

Jennifer  Del  Nero  received 
money  to  work  at  the  Easter 
Seal's  camp  in  California.  As 
head  counselor  of  the  camp, 
which  is  a  recreation  facility  for 
mentally  and  physically 
handicapped  children  and 
adults,  she  was  in  charge  of 
crisis  management,  public  re- 
lations and  personnel  as  well  as 
many  other  things." 

Activities  at  the  camp  in- 
cluded horseback  riding,  arts 
and  crafts,  and  swimming, 
which  Del  Nero  says  is  "liber- 
ating" for  most  handicapped. 
She  remarked  that  working 
with  thedisabled  is  "very  hum- 
bling. It  gives  you  a  new  per- 
spective." 

Another  student  who  was 
in  California  this  summer 
thanks  to  the  Junior  Fellows 
programisCharlesLinehan.  He 
worked  for  a  month  as  an  assis- 
tant gaffer  (lighting  tech).  He 
was  part  of  the  staff  to  do  films 
for  Family  Theater  Catholic 
Church  in  Hollywood. 

He  and  the  crew  then  went 
on  to  do  a  spec  film  for  a  per- 
spective movie.  Linehan  fin- 
ished off  his  summer  by  work- 
ing on  an  HBO  feature  staring 
Holly  Hunter  and  Bo  Bridges. 


Washington  College  ELM 


October  9, 1992 


1st  Annual  Volunteer  Fair  at 
Middle  School  Tomorow 


Martha  Kimura 


Staff  Writer 

On  Saturday,  October  10, 
Kent  County  will  sponsor  its 
first  Volunteer  Opportunities 
Fair  at  Chestertown  Middle 
School  from  10  a.m.  to  2  p.m. 

The  fair  was  designed  to 
provide  an  opportunity  for  po- 
tential community  service  vol- 
unteers to  meet  with  groups 
tha  t  need  people,  recognize  the 
volunteers  who  have  already 
responded  to  the  needs  of  the 
community,  and"  create  a  sys- 
tem by  which  volunteers  can  be 
contacted  when  their  services 
are  needed. 

Beryl  A.  Friel,  the  Commu- 
nity Service  Coordinator,  said 
the  fair  will  broaden  the  base  of 
KentCounty'svolunteers.  'The 
studentsat  Washington  College 
have  been  an  important  part  of 
the  community,  and  I  hope  that 
many  of  them  will  come  to  the 


Fair  and  realize  how  many  vol- 
unteer opportunities  Kent 
County  has." 

Many  Washington  College 
students  already  participate  in 
volunteer  programs  suchas  Big 
Brothers  and  Big  Sisters,  Target 
Tutoring,  and  Hands  Out. 
These  groups  and  many  others 
will  be  represented  at  the  Fair. 
There  will  also  be  workshops 
by  the  Red  Cross,  in  addition  to 
several  video  presentations. 

The  Volunteer  Opportuni- 
ties Fair  is  based  on  a  Gover- 
nors' Office  Program  that  was 
started  four  years  ago,  and  Friel 
has  adapted  the  fair  to  the  area. 
"We  modelled  the  fair  after  the 
Hands  Out  program.  We  are 
hoping  that  people  will  come  to 
us  with  ideas  and  plans,  and 
we  will  be  able  to  give  them  a 
list  of  people  who  have  ex- 
pressed an  interested  in  vol- 
unteering." 


Red  Ink  and  Smoking  Addressed 
at  October  Faculty  Meeting 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Professor  Steven  Cades  of 
the  Faculty  Finance  Committee 
announced  that  theCollege  has 
been  hard  at  work  to  reduce  the 
current  $1.1  million  budget 
deficit.  Revenues  are  up  at  the 
Bookstore  and  the  WC  Deli,  he 
said. 

In  addition,  the  State  aid 
budget  cuts,  estimated  to  be 
$232,000,  will  instead  be 
$115,000. 

"This  leaves  a  significant 
balance  to  be  reconciled,"  Cades 
said. 

The  plans  for  further  reducing 
the  deficit  are  as  follows: 

•  A  5  percent  across-the- 
board  cut  in  the  general  oper- 
ating budget  (not  including 
suchfundsasStudent  Activities 
Fees) 

•  $50,000  as-yet-unspeci- 
fied targeted  cuts  (not  to  affect 
academic  departments) 


•  Elimination  of  $150,000 
left  in  equipment  replacement 
fund 

Cades  also  added  that  this 
is  a  26-paycheck  year  (rather 
than  27,as  in  some  years),  which 
will  help.  After  these  reduc- 
tions, there  is  a  $160,000  gap  to 
be  reconciled. 

In-  other  business.  Dean 
Gene  Wubbels  addressed  "the 
intense  problem  of  differential 
flows  between  academic  ma- 
jors. Certain  departments  are 
vastly  oversubscribed  for  the 
resources  they  have,  whole 
certain  departments  are  vastly 
undersubscribed  for  the  re- 
sources they  have,"  he  said. 

"Each  has  its  own  prob- 
lems," he  said.  "Do  you  build 
on  strengths?  Do  you  shore  up 
the  areas  that  need  help?" 

Wubbels  said  that  "faculty 
initiatives"  are  important,  such 
as  continued  research. 

"We  need  to  get  some 
snazzy  things  goingon  in  some 


areas  of  the  college  that  are 
underpopulated." 

One  change  which 
Wubbels  wants  to  institute  is  a 
more  active  summer  program, 
"including  more  student/fac- 
ulty research  (or  other  compa- 
rable activities),"  he  said. 

"Summer  programs  will 
never  enrich  anybody  very 
much, but  they  willbe adequate 
,  so  you  feel  like  you're  doing 
something  more  worth  while 
than  painting  your  house." 

Other  matters: 

•  The  faculty  adopted  the  new 
Mission  Statement  for  the  Col- 
lege, which  will  appear  in  the 
next  ELM. 

•  Professor  Rosemary  Ford  of 
the  Athletic  Committee  re- 
ported the  comparative  GPAs 
of  sports-teammcmbersand  the 
non-athletes:  Male  athletes, 
2.49;othermalcstudents,2.682; 
female  athletes,  2.877;  other  fe- 

See  "Faculty,"  pg.  8 


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October  9, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

October  9  -  22 


No  ELM  next  week  - 


Happy  Fall  Break! 

Friday  9,  Sunday  11-Monday  12 

Tuesday  13 

Film  Series:  Night  on  Earth 

Internship  Coordinator: 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  t 

Jeniffer  Woody 

East  Asian  and  Pacific  Affairs,  Department  of  State 

Friday  9-  Saturday  10 

CAC  Commons,  4:00  p.m.-5:00  p.m. 

Band:  Denise  and  the  Second  Offenders 

The  Village  Tavern 

The  Unalienable  Duties  of  Citizenship: 

High  Street,  Chestertown 

Participation, 

For  information  call:  778-6413 

The  Burden  of  Finance,  and  Military  Service 

Eugene  McCarthy 

Friday  9 

Hynson  Lounge,  7:30  p.m.  t 

Concerto  Soloists  of  Philadelphia 

Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 

Wednesday  14 

The  Washington  College  Concert  Series  t 

The  Influence  of  the  Art  of  the  Slave  Narrative 

on  the  Development  of  the  American  Literary  Canon 

Dr.  Eugene  Hamilton,  One-man  Band 

Sara  Ducksworth 

CoffeeHouse,  9:30  p.m.-l  :00  a.m.  t 

CAC  Seminar  Room  1,  7:30  p.m. 

Saturday  10 

Thursday  15 

Volunteer  Opportunities  Fair 

Internship  Coordinator 

Chestertown  Middle  School 

Julie  Arrighetti 

10:00  a.m.-2:00  p.m. 

Bureau  of  Near  East  and  South  Asian  Affairs,              I 

For  information  call:  778-7403 

Department  of  State 

CAC  Commons,  4:00  p.m.-5:00  p.m. 

Folk  Singers:  John  Fahey  and 

Cliff  Eberhardt 

Rehearsal:  College  Community  Chorus 

Church  Hill  Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

Admission:  $17.50 

For  information  call:  778-1331 

Friday  16 

Fall  Weekend 

Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange 

No  Classes 

House  Party 

CoffeeHouse,  9:00  p.m.-l  :00  a.m. 

Sunday  18 

Admission:  $2.00  WC  students. 

William  James  Forum 

$3.00  non-students 

The  Literary  Impact  of  The  Satanic  Verses  in  Egypt 

Guest  Speaker:  Roger  Allen 

Sunday  11 

Sophie  Kerr  Room,  7:30  p.m. 

AIDS  Ouilt  Trip 

Departure:  9:00 

Monday  19 

Sign-up:  Health  Services,  Miller  Library, 

Monday  Series:  Sh'ir  Nan  Arabi  Wa  Farsi  Bil 

Student  Affairs 

Trajummah 

For  information  call:  Elisa  (778)  8758  or 

Readers:  Professors  Janet  Kestenberg-Amighi 

Cehrett  (778)  8749 

and  J.  Wright 

O'Neill  Literary  House 

Monday  12 

Tea  4:00  p.m.,  Talk  4:30  p.m. 

Quincentennial  Columbus  Day 

Wednesday  21 

Conservation  in  Tropical  South  America: 

Two  Cultures:  Interactions  of  Science  and  Policy 

Issues  and  Solutions 

in  the  Coastal  Ocean 

Guest  Speaker;  Dr.  Stuart  Strahl 

Guest  Speaker:  Donald  F.  Boesch                            . 

Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

Sponsored  by  the  McLain  Program  in 

Sponsored  by  the  McLain  Program  in 

Environmental  Studies  + 

Environmental  Studies 

Afro-Centricity  and  the  American  Educational 

Lawrence  of  Arabia 

System 

CAC,  7:30  p.m. 

Dr.  Moleft  Asante 

Middle  East  Week 

CAC,  8:00  p.m. 

Sponsored  by  the  Goldstein  Program  in 

Hesperus,  Spain  in  the  New  World 

Public  Affairs 

Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Concert  Series 

Snickers  Comedy  Club 

Billy  Caran 

CoffeeHouse,  8:30  p.m. 

t  see  related  article 

Renaissance  Festival  in  Annapolis,  Maryland  will 

-un  until  October  19. 

Art  Exhibit:  Sue  Tessem,  The  Imperial  Hotel,  Higr 

Street. 

Student  Profile  :  Salwa  Amer 

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Salwa  Amer 


Science  majors  have  it  tough,  something  Salwa  Amer,  a  junior 
pre-med,  biology  major  and  tentative  chemistry  major,  knows 
personally.  She  has  had  two  labs  each  semester  since  her  fresh- 
man year.  Unlike  distribution  science  courses,  the  laboratory 
sections  of  upper  level  courses  can  last  as  long  as  six  hours.  Even 
then,  the  lab  may  not  be  finished,  requiring  return  visits. 

Salwa's  schedule  this  semester  again  is  challenging,  includ- 
ing integral  calculus  and  comparative  anatomy,  courses  few 
students  at  Washington  College  willingly  take.  She  almost  has 
completed  her  major,  which  requires  four  semestersof  chemistry, 
two  semesters  of  calculus  and  two  semesters  of  physics.  She 
already  has  begun  her  search  for  medical  schools  in  the  United 
States. 

Despite  her  busy  schedule,  Salwa's  easy-going  personality 
makes  her  a  natural  leader.  She  is  vice-president  of  the  Interna- 
tional Relations  Club,  for  which  she  served  as  president  last  year. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange,  which 
encourages  multi-cultural  interaction,  and  the  Society  of  the 
Sciences,  which  she  and  Monita  Airen  are  reviving.  She  also  is  a 
member  of  the  Middle  East  Club. 

Her  freshman  year,  Salwa  worked  for  the  WC  Deli,  formerly 
Ms.  Dee's,  and  in  her  junior  year  was  employed  by  the  chemistry 
department.  Some  of  the  freshman  and  sophomores  may  re- 
member her  as  their  tour  guide,  a  job  she  still  does.  She  has  even 
tutored  biology  and  high  school  chemistry. 

She  conducted  cancer  research  last  summer  in  an  internship 
with  the  National  Institute  of  Health.  This  year,  along  with  her 
RA  job  on  first-floor  Wicomico,  she  has  somehow  managed  to 
handle  working  in  the  computing  center  and  in  the  admissions 
office  on  the  weekends. 

Though  Salwa  has  a  hectic  work  schedule,  her  first  concern  is 
academics.  She  has  over  a  3.0  GPA  and  has  been  awarded  the 
George  Washington  Scholar  Scholarship  and  the  Frederick  Dou- 
glas Award.  Fall  semester  last  year,  she  participated  in  the  Model 
NATO(NationaI  Alliance  Treaty  Organization)  and  in  the  BUILD 
(Building  Understanding  in  Leadership  Development)  program, 
which  teaches  the  skills  needed  to  be  a  leader  and  isconducted  by 
instructors  from  Camp  Echo  Hill  in  Fairlee.  Last  spring,  she 
received  two  outstanding  leadership  awards  for  her  involvement 
in  BUILD  and  in  the  International  Relations  Club. 

Salwa's  successes  are  more  impressive  when  one  learns  that 
Swahili,  the  official  language  of  her  home  country,  Kenya,  is  her 
first  language.  Along  with  English,  She  also  knows  Arabic.  She 
came  to  the  United  States  for  the  educational  opportunities  and  to 
live  with  heraunt  in  Columbia,  MD.  She  graduated  from  Atholton 
High  School- 

An  active  person,  Salwa  enjoys  exercise  and  was  a  member  of 
the  WC  Crew  team  during  the  fall  of  1991.  She  has  travelled 
extensively,  including  trips  to  Saudi  Arabia,  East  Africa,  England 
and  the  United  States'  East  Coast.  In  the  summer  of  1991,  she 
completed  a  hajj,  or  pilgrimage  to  Mecca,  one  of  the  five  pillars  of 
Islam.  This  summer,  she  hopes  to  journey  with  her  family  to 
Egypt. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


October  9, 1992 


Ducksworth 
Criticizes 
Literary 
Canon 

Conversation  in  fiction 
grabs  the  reader  and  pulls  him 
into  the  story.  Different  speech 
patterns  and  rhythms  of  vari- 
ous ethnic  and  racial  groups 
have  influenced  the  narrative 
styles  of  many  authors.  For 
example,  the  narratives  of  Toni 
Morrisonand  Mark  Twain  have 
been  related  to  American  slave 
story- telling. 

The  Influence  of  the  Art  of  the 
Slave  Narrative  on  the  Develop- 
ment of  the  American  Literary 
Canon  is  the  subject  of  this 
week's  lecture  series.  Guest 
speaker,  Dr.  Sara  Ducksworth, 
professor  of  English  at  Kean 
College  in  New  Jersey,  will 
speak. 

Ducksworth  has  a  great 
graspof  English  Literature.  She 
graduated  valedictorian  from 
Tougaloo  College  in  1965  with 
a  B.A.  in  English.  She  received 
her  Master  of  Arts  in  1 979  from 
Montclair  State  University  in 
New  Jersey  and  her  Doctorate 
in  English  Education  from 
Rutgers  University  in  New 
Brunswick. 

A  teacher  with  over  twenty 
years'  experience,  Ducksworth 
taught  in  the  New  York  Gty 
PublicSchoolSystemuntill982. 
Since  then,  she  has  worked  at 
several  colleges,  including 
Montclair  State  University, 
Rutgers  University  at  New 
Brunswick,  and  Middlesex 
County  College. 

Ducksworth  will  speak  in 
CAC  Seminar  Room  1  at  7:30 
p.m.,  Wednesday,  October  14. 


Stahl  Talks  on 
Mammals  and  Birds 
of  South  America 


Emily  Moser 
Staff  Writer 


The  McLain  Program,  es- 
tablished to  promote  and  en- 
courage environmental  studies, 
in  the  past  has  had  speakers 
such  as  David  Archambault, 
Directorof  the  American  Indian 
College  Fund,  discuss  the  con- 
nection between  native  Ameri- 
cans and  nature.  Other  notable 
speakers,  such  as  Edward 
Hoglan,  have  lectured  as  well. 

Once  again,  the  program  is 
presenting  a  timely  lecture, 
entitled  Conservation  in  Tropical 
South  America:  Issues  and  Solu- 
tions. Dr.  Stuart  Strahl  will 
speak. 


Strahl,  a  graduate  of  Bates 
College,  received  his  doctorate 
in  tropical  ecology  from  New 
York  State  University  at  Albany. 
He  has  spent  five  years  in  South 
America,  working  in  bird  and 
mammal  zoology  and  conser- 
vation. His  first-person  experi- 
ence should  bring  an  element 
of  urgency  to  the  seemingly 
distant,  yet  immediate  global 
dilemma. 

Currently  the  Executive 
Directorof  the  nearby  Pickering 
Creek  Environmental  Center, 
Strahl  also  works  as  Adjunct 
Conservation  Scientist  for 
Wildlife  Conservation  Interna- 
tional. His  lecture  will  be  Mon- 
day, October  12  in  Dunning 
Lecture  Hall  at  7:30  p.m. 


Concert  Series  Premier 


Tired  of  the  same  old,  bor- 
ing Friday  night?  The  concert 
series  has  come  to  the  rescue, 
bringing  talented  performers  ■ 
from  around  the  world  to  the 
small  town  of  Chestertown. 

The  first  concert  will  fea- 
ture the  Concerto  Soloists 
Chamber  Orchestra  of  Phila- 
delphia. First  appearing  under 
the  baton  of  music  director  and 
conductor  Marc  Mostovoy, 
their  structure  is  modeled  after 
the  orchestras  of  Bach  and 
Mozart.  They  specialize  in  a 
wide  range  of  Baroque  and 
Classical  music.  The  ensemble 
also  see  ksout  worthy  but  lesser 
knowncompositionsof  the  19th 


and  20th  centuries  and  each 
year  premieres  works  by  con- 
temporary American  compos- 
ers. 

Extremely  talented,  the 
musicians  excel  in  both  solo  and 
ensemble  performance,  alter- 
nating between  starring  and 
supporting  roles  during  the 
concert. 

Be  sure  not  to  miss  the  Con- 
certo Soloists  of  Philadelphia, 
hailed  by  The  New  YorkTimes  as 
"...  the  most  impressive  small 
ensemble  to  come  through 
Carnegie  hall  in  quite  some 
time,"  on  Friday,  October  9  at 
8:00  p.m  in  Tawes  Theatre. 


Dr.  Hamilton 
Gets  Down 


Dr.  Eugene  Hamilton  is  not 
your  everyday  mathematics 
and  computer  science  profes- 
sor. He  has  played  the  piano 
since  age  twelve  and' later 
worked  professionally  as  an 
organist.  However,  since  the 
late  1970s,  Hamilton  has  begun 
a  collection  of  musical  equip- 
ment that  has  enabled  him  to 
become  a  one-man  band. 

An  elaborate  act  that  in- 
cludes eight  synthesizers,  a 
drum  machine,  computers,  se- 
quencers, a  digital  delay,  a 
compressor,  a  noise  gate  and  a 
feedback  eliminator, 

Hamilton's  repertoire  features 
400  songs  including  classic  rock, 
reggae,  jazz  and  country. 

The  most  impressive  as- 
pect of  his  show  is  his  ability  to 
sing  in  four-part  harmony  with 


himself.  As  his  voice  enters  the 
microphone,  his  equipment  is 
able  to  replicate  each  note  at 
different  pitches. 

Hamilton  first  played  the 
CoffeeHouse  with  a  much 
simpler  version  of  his  music 
system.  Since  then,  his  system 
has  grown,  allowing  him  to 
perform  at  weddings  and  vari- 
ous hotels  and  bars,  including 
Holiday  Inn  in  Crownsville, 
MDandThe  Village  Tavern  and 
Newt's  in  Chestertown. 

His  set-up  this  Friday  will 
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October  9, 1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Econ  Department  Evaluation 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor  in  Chief 

In  light  of  the  emphasis  given 
to  the  departments  currently  un- 
der evaluation  by  the  external  re- 
view process,  the  ELM  spoke  with 
the  chairs  of  the  three  departments 
which  have  undergone  theprocess: 
Psychology,  Economics,  and 
Mathematics  &  Computer  Science. 
The  Economics  results  are  the  sec- 
ond in  a  series  of  three  articles  on 
the  departments  that  were  reviewed 
last  year.  The  Psychology  results 
will  appear  in  an  upcoming  issue 
of  the  ELM. 

Economics  was  the  first 
department  at  Washington 
College  to  undergo  the  exter- 
nal review  process  instituted 
by  President  Charles  H.  Trout 
asa  means  of  self -improvement 
at  the  college. 

IntheSpringof1991,ateam 
of  two  economists  was  selected 
by  the  department  and  the  ad- 
ministration to  evaluate  the 
program. 

Michael  Bradley  of  the 
University  of  Maryland  at  Bal- 
timore had  done  a  similar 
evaluation  at  Colgate,  and 
President  Trout  recommended 


him  to  Chair  Davy  McCall.  John 
Cumberland  of  the  University 
of  Maryland  at  College  Park 
was  well  known  to  McCall  as 
one  of  the  founders  of  the 
branch  of  environmental  eco- 
nomics. (Cumberland  taught  a 
course  in  this  field  at  WC  last 
spring). 

"We  didn't  have  too  much 
time  to  organize  it,"  said 
McCall,  as  they  were  the  first 
department  involved  in  the 
process,  which  was  still  being 
formulated. 

Professor  Michael  Malone 
was  leaving  for  Ghana,  and 
McCall  was  departing  in  June, 
so  they  went  ahead  with  the 
review  assoonas  they  could,  so 
that  it  would  be  completed  in 
time  for  the  end  of  the  academic 
year. 

"One  of  the  things  that  was 
to  be  addressed  was  that  1  am 
retiring,"  said  McCall.  "I  was 
supposed  to  retire  in  the  spring 
of  last  year,  and  we  wanted  to 
talk  about  that." 

The  team  recommended 
that  the  department  undertake 
a  national  search  for  a  chair. 
"Michael  Bailey  is  unable  to 
chair  the  department  for  medi- 
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sidered, but  they  recommended 
we  do  a  national  search." 

A  similar  suggestion  was 
for  a  large  "PR"  effort,  to  make 
the  department  well-known  in 
and  outside  of  the  college.  A 
brochure,  similar  to  that  put 
out  by  other  departments,  will 
be  developed  for  use  by  Ad- 
missions. "We  also  want  to  try 
to  get  some  name  speakers," 
said  McCall. 

Other  changes  in  the  de- 
partment include  participation 
in  the  fledglingChesapeakeBay 
Studiesprogram,whichhadnot 
been  an  available  option  at  the 
time  of  the  review. 

The  review  was  fruitful  for 
the  department,  and  McCall 
added  there  were  many  other 
issues  addressed  by  the 
committee's  report  which  are 
being  instituted. 

"1  thought  these  were  posi- 
tive suggestions,"  said  McCall, 
"and  it  was  very  useful  to  talk 
over  some  of  these  things  with 
theoutside  people,  forexample, 
the  International  Economics 
course  has  been  called  too  easy 
for  Econ  majors  and  too  hard 
for  International  Studies  Ma- 
jors. 

'The  Economics  Depart- 
ment is  a  major  service  depart- 
ment to  Political  Science  and 
Business  Majors.  Wedon't  usu- 
ally have  a  large  number  of 
majors,  but  they  tend  to  be  good 
students." 

In  this  regard,  the  report  of 
the  external  review  team  will 
benefit  not  only  the  Economics 
Department,  but  other  related 
programs. 


From  "Allen,"  pg.  3 

troverted,  parties  are  often 
unappealing.  Another  sopho- 
more attends  sports  events  for 
recreation,  goes  home  every 
other  weekend,  and  uses  her 
extra  time  to  get  ahead  in  her 
classes.  People  ask  her,  "How 
do  you  getall  your  work  done?" 
and  she  just  smiles.  Weekend 
nights  are  also  great  for  non- 
drinking  writers,  artists,  and 
musicians,  because  we  can  use 
the  hours  to  write,  paint,  and 
practice.  Usually  none  of  our 
friends  come  by  to  disturb  us 
during  that  time,  because 
they're  all  out  getting  smashed 
or  pleasantly  inebriated. 

One  junior  says  she  often 
watches  movies  with  oneor  two 
other  friends  on  Friday  and 
Saturday  nights,and  organizes 
her  own  social  gatherings  dur- 
ing times  that  drinking  is  not 
expected — non-peak  party 
hours  such  as  weeknights  or 
during  weekend  days.  She  tries 
to  find  things  to  do  to  fill  her 
weekend  nights  so  that  she 
doesn't  have  to  say  to 
people,  "I'mnotgoingwith  you 
because  I  don't  drink."  This 
way  she  can  avoid  the  parties 
she  doesn't  want  to  go  to,  and 
still  gets  to  see  her  friends. 

This  student,  who  is  aller- 
gic to  alcohol  and  is  "scared  to 
death"  of  what  will  happen  if 
she  is  given  some  by  accident, 
has  the  trick  of  bringing  her 
own  drinks  with  her  when  she 
does  go  to  parties — Sundance 
Fruit  Coolers  look  very  much 
like  wine  coolers  when  one 
hides  the  label  with  one's  hand. 
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being  hassled. 

When  asked  to  give  advice 
to  other  non-drinkers  most 
people  say  that  if  you  don't 
think  you  want  to  drink,  make 
a  conscious  decision  not  to,  and 
hold  yourself  to  it.  Don't  I 
wishy-washy.  If  you're  not 
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you  want  to  drink,  someone 
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doing  so.  One  student  said, 'If 
you  can't  answer  for  yourself, 
then  someone  else  on  our  cam- 
pus will  answer  for  you." 

But  remember  that  most 
people  won't  mind  that  you 
don't  drink,aslongas you  don't 
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drinking.  And  it  often  is  fun  to 
be  around  people  who  are 
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relaxed  and  amusing. 

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try  to  make  them  drink  when 
they  don't  want  to.  Be  open- 
minded.  As  one  student  says, 
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drinking,  so  don't  judge  me  for 
not  drinking."  She  adds  that  it 
would  be  nice  if  sodas  were 
offered  moreoften  at  parties,as 
sometimes  alcohol  is  forced  o 
people  just  because  there's 
nothing  else  in  the  room  to 
drink. 

Most  of  all,  remember 
"Non-drinkers  are  the  ones  who 
the  majority  of  the  time  drive 
you  home,  clean  up  your  puke, 
are  the  good  friend  and  the 
voice  of  reason..."  who  will  tell 
you  "Uh,  buddy,  you're  en- 
gaged to  Maria.  So...maybeyou 
really  shouldn't  sleep  with  that 
Muffy-chick  who  is  probably 
wearing  a  venereal  disease  un- 
der her  short-short-short  cut- 
offs?" Treasure  your  non- 
drinking  friends.  They  might 
save  you  from  doing  stupid 
things  someday. 

Therearen'tthatmany  non- 
drinkers  on  this  campus,  but 
we  do  exist,  so  respect  our  de- 
cision to  stay  sober.  There  are  a 
few  of  us  here  who  have  found 
that,  although  it's  sometimes 
difficult,  it  is  possible  to  not 
drink  and  still  have  a  life  at 
Washington  College.  (Really.) 


From  "Faculty/'  pg.  5 

male  students,  2.921. 

•  Dean  Maureen  Kelley 
Mclntire  of  the  Fringe  Benefits 
committee  reports  that  the 
committee  has  been  asked  to 
lookintoa  campus- wide  policy 
on  smoking. 

•  Dean  Wubbels  of  the  Aca- 
demic Affairs  Committee 
named  several  items  currently 
being  examined:  the  indepen- 
dent study  program,  senior  ob- 
ligations, the  four-course  plan, 
the  possibility  of  a  common 
freshman-year  course,  and  the 
writing  component. 


Washington  College  ELM 


October  9, 1992 


From  "Koon,"  pg.  3 

of  the  capitalist  class  are  by 
definition  at  odds  with  those  of 
the  working  class.  Last  week's 
Washington  PostNational  Weekly 
Edition  reported  that  the  Clinton 
campaign  has  published  a  list 
of  400  executives  who  publicly 
support  Clinton.  This  is  a  clear 
example  of  how  the  Clinton 
camp  is  attempting  to  reassure 
the  capitalist  class  that  they  are 
going  to  implement  whatever 
practices  capitalist  interests 
advocate. 

As  the  list  of  pro-Clinton 
executives  illustrates,  Clinton's 
campaign  has  been  successful 
in  this  effort.  It  is  certain  that 
many  elements  within  the 
capitalist  class  are  sick  of  di- 
vided government  and  also  feel 
betrayed  by  Bush,  who  they 
may  perceive  as  having  failed 
in  his  efforts  to  promote  eco- 
nomicgTOwth.  Thesecapitalists 
hope  that  the  Clinton  presi- 
dency will  somehow  address 
the  national  debt  and  increase 
consumer  spending. 

Thesecapitalists  realize  that 
cuts  in  military  spending  and 
increases  in  taxes  will  be  nec- 
essary to  do  this.  Bourgeois 
economists  assert  that  govern- 
ment borrowing  reduces  the 
supply  of  capital  and  therefore 
reduces  the  amount  of  capital 
available  to  stimulate  economic 
growth.  What  they  fail  to  un- 
derstand, however,  is  that  this 
artificial  reduction  in  the  supply 
of  capital  has  been  necessary  to 
shore  upaninsufficientdemand 
for  capital.  This  insufficient 
demand  for  capital  isa  resultof 
the  fact  that  a  mature  capitalist 
economy  growsata  slower  rate 
than  a  developing  one. 

American  capitalism  today 
grows  more  slowly  than  it  did 
in  the  recent  past.  This  is  be- 
cause the  infrastructure  has  al- 
ready been  expanded  to  serve 
ihe  basic  needs  of  most  Ameri- 
cans. This  is  the  source  of  the 
contradiction  that  a  huge 
amount  of  financial  capital  has 
been  accumulated  for  which 
'here  is  no  profitable  market. 
^he  slow  rate  of  growth  is  in- 
trinsic to  the  process  of  accu- 
mulation and  is  not  a  result  of 
the  public  sector  "crowding" 
the  private  sector  out  of  the 
capital  market. 

Thisbecomesevidentwhen 
°ne  observes  that  although  in- 
terest rates  have  been  lowered 
dramatically,consumersarenot 
Creasing  their  spending,  and 
therefore,  the  main  economic 
engine  of  the  mature  capitalist 
economy  finds  itself  without 
M.  Debt  levels  are  too  high  to 
Support  any  more  demand  by 
consumers,  and  both  private 
lndustry  and  the  public  sector 
are  in  a  similar  situation.  There 
,s  only  one  way  to  increase 


consumption  at  this  point,  and 
that  is  to  increase  the  real  in- 
come of  the  majority  of  Ameri- 
cans. 

This  (along  with  the  high 
likelihood  of  victory  in  No- 
vember) is  why  more  business- 
men are  beginning  to  support 
Clinton.  They  realize  that  the 
concentration  of  wealth  in 
America  has  grown  to  an  ex- 
treme, and  they  are  willing  to 
decrease  this  concentration  in 
order  to  promote  economic 
growth  and  stability.  They  are 
willing  to  support  more  pro- 
gressive taxation  toachieve  this 
end,  and  they  believe  that  re- 
ducing military  spending  will 
result  in  a  corresponding  re- 
duction in  the  national  debt. 
They  further  believe  that  the 
decrease  in  borrowing  in  the 
public  sector  will  stimulate  the 
economy  by  freeing  up  capital 
for  the  productive  sector  of  the 
economy. 

Thiswillnothappen.  What 
will  happen  instead  is  that  in- 
dustry and  individuals  will  re- 
main reluctantto  borrow.  Con- 
sumer spending  and  housing 
starts  will  remain  low.  Unem- 
ployment will  actually  increase 
as  businesses  tighten  their  belts 
further.  This  will  correspond- 
ingly reduce  real  income,  and 
this  will  reduce  consumption, 
and  the  whole  cycle  will  con- 
tinue. 

There  is  only  one  way  to 


strengthen  the  American 
economy  under  capitalism,  and 
that  is  to  provide  massive  aid  to 
the  Un-Ion  of  Soviet  Socialist 
Republics.  This  will  solve  the 
problemsposedbylowdemand 
for  capital  and  goods  by  pro- 
viding rapidly  expanding  mar- 
kets for  both.  The  same  is  true 
of  the  developing  countries  in 
Asia,  Africa,  and  Latin  America, 
but  the  Republics  have  a  short 
term  advantage  in  that  they 
already  have  the  prerequisites 
for  rapid  economic  growth;  all 
they  lack  is  the  capital.  This 
would  prove  very  beneficial  to 
American  capitalism.  But  the 
American  government  is  far  too 
short  sighted  to  take  this  ap- 
proach. 

Neither  Bill  Clinton's  plan 
of  tax  increases  for  the  wealthy 
and  tax  decreases  for  average 
Americans  nor  George  Bush's 
plan  to  provide  tax  credits  to 
first  time  home  purchasers  will 
succeed  in  preventing  the  cur- 
rent economic  difficulties  from 
broadening  into  a  full-scale  di- 
saster. This  is  why  I  feel  com- 
fortable voting  for  Clinton;  al- 
though I  disagree  strongly  with 
his  attempts  to  strengthen  the 
capitalist  economy,  1  realize  he 
will  be  unsuccessful.  Ulti- 
mately, I  am  voting  for  him  on 
humanistic  grounds,  and  be- 
cause like  most  Americans,  I 
am  sick  and  tired  of  the  past 
twelve  years  of  naked  fascism, 


From  "McCarthy," 
Pg.  1 

bent  in  1958. 

He  gained  national  atten- 
tion in  1960  with  his  speech  for 
Adlai  Stevenson  and  then  cam- 
paigned vigorously  for 
Kennedy  following  JFK's 
nomination.  In  the  Senate,  he 
voted  for  school  aid,  medical 
care  for  the  aged,  and  other  so- 
cial reforms  of  the  Kennedy 
Administration.  His  most  sus- 
tained efforts  were  in  the  areas 
of  unemployment  and  migrant 
farm  worker  legislation. 

A  member  of  the  Senate 
Foreign  Relations  Committee, 
he  also  was  an  early  advocate 
of  closer  congressional  over- 
sight of  U.S.  intelligence  agen- 
cies. 

He  retired  from  the  Senate 
in  January  1971.  In  1976  and 
again  in  the  spring  of  1992  he 
ran  as  an  independent  presi- 
dential candidate. 

McCarthy,  76,  is  the  author 
of  several  books,  including  The 
Limits  of  Power  (1967),  The  Year 
of  the  People  (1969),  The  Hard 
Years  (1975),  and  his  memoirs, 
Up  'Til  Now  (1987).  His  visit  to 
Chestertown  is  sponsored  by 
the  Louis  L.  Goldstein  Program 
in  Public  Affairs  and  is  open 
the  public. 

— courtesy  of  Washington  Col- 
lege News  Bureau 


Closer  to  home,  the  Junior 
Fellows  program  helped  to 
fund  Nancy  Whiteman's  in- 
ternship at  the  ACLU  office  in 
Delaware.  Whiteman  com- 
mented that  working  for  the 
ACLU  was  great  preparation 
for  law  school.  She  spent  most 
other  summerin  the  law  library 
researching  cases,  and  gather- 
ing information  on  issues  of 
concern  to  the  ACLU. 

She  worked  for  the  ACLU 
from  June  through  August  and 
plans  to  continue  working  for 
them  during  holidays  and  va- 
cations. 

Another  student  who  held 
an  internship  position,  but  of 
an  entirely  different  nature,  is 
Samantha  Clements.  Clements 
was  in  Atlanta  at  Georgia  Tech 
doing  an  internship  in  analyti- 
cal chemistry.  She  worked  with 
Professor  R.  F.  Browner  and  a 
graduate  student,  Matt  Tarr. 

Clements  also  co-authored 
an  article  to  be  published  in  the 
spring  by  a  major  experimental 
chemistry  magazine. 

Eligible  students  for  mem- 
bership in  the  Society  of  Junior 
Fellows  should  contact  the  De- 
partment Chair  of  their  major. 
Applications  to  be  considered 
for  the  Fall  1992  term  should  be 
submitted  to  Davy  McCall  by 
October  15. 


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Washington  College  ELfy 


Soccer  Goes  1-7-1 


Jason  Ronstadt 


Staff  Writer 

There  are  a  wealth  of  nega- 
tive words  a  fan  can  use  to  de- 
scribe a  team  when  he  or  she  is 
disappointed  with  the  results 
of  a  game.  In  the  case  of  the 
Shoremen  Soccer  squad  last 
Saturday,  "Heartless"  was 
definitely  "Not"  one  of  them. 
On  Homecoming  day  last 
weekend  a  large  number  of  stu- 
dents and  alumni  turned  out  to 
see  the  Shoremen  fight  and 
scrap  their  way  through  a  game 
against  old  rival  Swarthmore. 
The  play  was  fast  and  physical, 
forcing  the  referee  to  hand  out 
three  yellow  cards  in  a  contest 
which  was  about  as  evenly 
matched  as  the  toss  of  a  coin. 

Washington's  defense,  an- 
chored by  players  like  Tad 
George,  Shawn  "Colonel" 
Clink,  Gibby  Scmmes,  and  Co- 
Captain  Charlie  "Love" 
Linehan,  pulled  together  al- 
lowing few  easy  scoring  op- 
portunities on   goal.      The 


Shoremen  Defense  was  strong, 
but  the  Swarthmore  attack 
proved  to  be  like  a  patient  as- 
sassin, firing  two  hard  shots  in 
the  net  when  the  opportunities 
finally  arose. 

Meanwhileattheotherend 
of  the  field  the  Shoremen  of- 
fense ran  into  a  pesky  opposing 
defense  which  stifled  all  of  the 
home  team's  attempts  to  score. 
Said  forward  Rory  "God  to  all 
Greeks"  Conway  of  the  team's 
troubles  in  the  offensive  third 
of  the  field,  "We  built  up  our 
offense  really  well  all  day  long. 
We  just  had  trouble  capitaliz- 
ing on  the  opportunities  we 
made  for  ourselves." 

When  the  final  whistle  blew 
the  result  was  a  2-0  loss  in  the 
team's  first  MAC  Sectional 
contest.  The  next  sectional 
match  pits  the  Shoremen 
against  Ursinus,  but  immedi- 
ately on  the  horizon  awaits 
Western  Maryland.  Coverage 
of  this  game,  and  possibly  even 
more,  next  time  you  read  the 
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Brian  Rush  gracefully  chips  one  forward 


Pip's  Discount  Liquors 


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Volleyball  Grabs  3rd  Place 


Tyler  McCarthy 


Staff  Writer 

Washington  College  Vol- 
leyball came  a  notch  closer  to 
.500  this  week,  but  not  before 
dropping  a  heartbreaker  to 
Swarthmore.  Traveling  to 
Pennsylvania  for  the  show- 
down, they  came  out  display- 
ing aggression  on  both  the  of- 
fensive and  defensive  sides  of 
the  net.  Yet,  even  with  Beverly 
Diaz  and  Julie  Dill  showing 
great  leadership,  the  young 
squad  couldn't  quite  hold  on, 
losing  in  three  straight  games. 
This  loss  brought  their  record 
to  4-10. 

The  real  action,  however, 
came  last  weekend  at  the  third 
annual  Washington  College 
Invitational.  After  rebounding 
from  the  tough  loss  to 
Swarthmore,  and  following  al- 
most a  week  of  preparation,  the 
Sho' women  geared  up  for  their 
five  upcoming  matches  of  the 
tournament.  The  first  two  con- 
tests came  on  Friday  evening 
against  Haverford  and 
Scranton,  while  the  remaining 
three  against  Wilmington, 
Gaullaudet,  and  Salisbury  State 
were  completed  on  Saturday. 
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Sports 


11 


October  9, 1992 


Tennis  Plays  Rolex  Tourney 


Lizzy  O'Hara 
5taff  Writer 


The  Washington  College 
Tennis  teams  did  not  gain  any 
overall  victories  in  their  open- 
ers for  the  season,  but  there  was 
individual  improvement  and 
great  potential  was  quite  evi- 
dent in  the  performances  of  both 
the  teams. 

Last  Tuesday,  the  Women's 
Shoremen  Team  opened  their 
season  to  a  loss  to  Salisbury 
here  at  Washington  College. 
The  top  three  players,  Fam 
Hendrickson,  Jen  Sloan  and 
Diana  Prettyman  were  all  vic- 
torious. Hendrickson  and  Sloan 
were  also  victorious  in  the 
doubles.  While  the  number  two 
and  three  doubles  could  not 
claim  the  same,  they  did  show 
potential  and  a  great  amount  of 
desire  to  win. 

This  past  weekend,  the 
women  went  south  to  partici- 
pate in  the  Rolex  Regional  In- 
vitational Tournament  held  at 
Mary  Washington  College  in 
Virginia.  Pam  Hendrickson, 
seeded  second,  made  it  to  the 
semi-finals  and  Diana 
Prettyman,  who  "played  an 
incredible  tournament,"  ac- 
cording to  Jen  Sloan,  made  it  to 
the  quarter-finals.  TinaLennon 
and  Jen  Sloan  both  lost  in  the 
first  round  of  singles  action,  but 
went  on  to  gain  a  round  each  in 
consolation  play.  Pam  and  Jen, 
who  were  seeded  second  for 
the  doubles  round,  cleaned  up 
the  consolation  bracket  by 
winning  three  more  matches 
after  a  three  set  loss  in  the  sec- 
ond match  of  play  in  the  first 
round.  JenSloanwasquotedas 
saying,  "Pam  and  I    haven't 


played  together  long,  and  I  was 
very  happy  about  the  consola- 
tion round  and  the  way  Pam 
and  I  were  able  to  work  to- 
gether." 

The  Rolex  Regional  Invita- 
tional at  Washington  and  Lee 
was  the  scene  for  the  first  round 
of  play  for  the  Shoremen  Men's 


made  it  to  the  semi-finals. 
Emilio  Bogado,  seeded  fifth  in 
the  tournament,  swung  his  way 
into  the  quarter-finals.  To- 
gether, this  first  seeded  team 
made  it  to  the  semi-finals  in  the 
doubles  competition.  Deepak 
Raja  and  Carlos  Nuno  did  not 
make  it  past  the  first  round  of 


NEWT'S 


Pam  Hendrickson  places  one  down  line 


Team  of  the  Fall  1992  season. 

Even  though  there  was  not 
an  overall  victory  for  the 
Shoremen,  there  was  a  great 
amount  of  effort  put  in  by  all 
the  players,  especially  the  top 
two  players,  Emilio  Bogado  and 
Trevor  Hurd.  Hurd,  who  was 
seeded  first  in  the  tournament, 


play  in  singles,  but  both  play- 
ers did  give  their  opponents  a 
run  for  their  money  as  doubles 
partners. 

Judging  by  the  results  both 
teams  posted  in  the  team's  re- 
spective tournaments, 
Washington's  opponents  are  in 
for  a  long  spring  campaign. 


Field  Hockey  Loses 
MAC  Bout 


Rene£  Guckert 


Staff  Writer 

Last  Thursday,  the  Wash- 
ington College  field  hockey 
team  suffered  their  second 
MAC  loss  to  Swarthmore  Col- 
lege 4-3.  Liz  Olivere  scored  the 
Shorewomen's  first  goal  of  the 
game  off  a  cross  from  the  right 
by  Marie  Mohler  with  18:35  re- 
maining in  the  first  half. 
Swarthmore's  leading  scorer 
Melissa  Bonder,  however,  re- 
taliated unassisted  approxi- 
mately four  minutes  later.  The 
score  remained  tied  1-1  at  the 
end  of  the  first  half,  but  it  was 
clear  that  the  Shorewomen 
dominated,  keeping  the  ball  in 
their  offensive  territory  and 
outshooting  their  opponents. 

As  the  second  half  got  un- 


Player  of  the  Week 


iCHESTERTOWNl 


Trust 
Me 


^=^  1410)  77S-9S1 


Troutsky  &  The  Wubbster 

Hey,  sports  fans,  guess  who  lost  this  past  weekend.  Yup, 
that's  right,  our  favorite  team  to  hate,  the  Redskins,  took  a  blow 
from  theoh-so-powerful  Phoenix  Cardinals  on  Sunday  afternoon. 
Oooooo,  IN  YER  FACE!  And  don't  worry,  we  already  know 
about  the  Dallas  game. 

But  seriously  now  folks,  it's  time  for  the  real  athletes  of  the 
week.  With  the  help  of  our  crack  Newt's  POW  staff,  particularly 
Pat  Trams  in  the  Alumni  office,  we  were  able  to  come  up  with 
something,  our  oldest  and  most  unique  Newt's  POWs  ever.  These 
would  be  PresidentChuckTrout,member  of  the  PGA  (Presidential 
Golf  Advocates)  and  Dean  Gene  'The  Wubbster"  Wubbels,  who 
played  18  holes  last  Friday  in  the  3rd  annual  Alumni  &  Friends 
Golf  Tourney.  The  president  was  quoted  as  saying,  "If  s  a  tough 
job,  but  somebody's  got  to  do  it."  Their  good  sportsmanship  at 
the  tourney  helped  raise  alumni  spirits  and  $2,400  to  benefit  the 
endowment  of  the  Benjamin  A.  Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness  Center. 
The  president's  and  the  dean's  collective  handicap  is  the  1992-93 
Financial  Aid  deficit.  These  gentlemen  might  be  well  advised  to 
heed  the  sage  counsel  of  Bill  Williams. 


Liz  Olivere  "jukes "  a  defender 


der  way,  Washington's  squad 
let  up  on  their  transitions  from 
attack  to  defense,  allowing 
Swarthmore  to  pull  ahead  by 
two  goals.  With  29:58  remain- 
ing in  the  game,  Kate  Jones 
scored  for  Swarthmore,  fol- 
lowed again  by  Melissa  Bonder 
at  19:38.  But  the  Shorewomen 
had  not  given  up  hope.  Follow- 
ing a  heated  time  out  called  by 
Washington  soon  after 
Swarthmore's  third  goal,  WAC 
got  fired  up  and  scored  notonce, 
but  twicein  the  courseof  fifteen 
minutes.  Liz  Olivere  rushed 
the  cage  once  again  to  score  her 
second  goal  of  the  game  and 
assisted  yet  another  goal  be- 
longing to  freshman  Jill  Schultz. 
The  game  was  then  tied  at  3-3. 
Feeling  as  though  victory 
was  in  their  grasp,  Washington 


letdown  theirguard.  With  1:38 
left  to  play,  Melissa  Bonder  fired 
at  the  cage  once  again,  this  time 
off  a  fast  break  down  the  field, 
ultimately  giving  Swarthmore 
a4-3  win  over  the  Shorewomen. 
Although  Washington  outshot 
Swarthmore  43-22,  WC  was 
unable  to  push  theiraggression 
to  a  high  enough  level  to  cap- 
ture the  victory. 

The  Shorewomen  travel  to 
Randolph  Macon  College  this 
weekend,and  the  resultsof  that 
game,  in  addition  to  the  game 
against  Haverford,  will  be  cov- 
ered in  next  week's  issue.  The 
Shorewomen  do,  however,  take 
on  rival  Johns  Hopkins  Univer- 
sity here  at  the  WAC  this 
Wednesday  at  4:00  p.m.  So  be 
there  and  don't  miss  any  of  the 
action!! 


Soccer 
Falls 


Swarthmore, 
2-0 

See  Article,  pg.  10 


ICE  HOCKEY  CLUB  BEGINS! 
CONTACT  DAVE     EXT.  8832 


Sports 


Women's  Soccer  Ties  St. 

John's  in  Season 
Opener  2-2 


Field 

Hockey 

Loses  in 

Closing 

Minute 

See  Article,  pg.  11 


Scores 


Men's  Soccer 

Washington  0 

Swarthmore  2 

Field  Hockey 

Washington  3 

Swarthmore  4 

Volleyball 

Washington  3-2 
W.C.  Invitational 

Rugby 

Washington  7 

Salisbury  St.  20 


On  Deck 


Men's  Soccer 
Ursinus 
Tue.,  Oct.  13 
4  p.m. 

Field  Hockey 
Johns  Hopkins 
Wed.,  Oct.  14 

4  p.m. 

Volleyball 
W.  Maryland 
Wed.,  Oct.  14 
7  p.m. 

Women's  Soccer 
Villa  Julie 
Tomorrow  1:30 


#7  Peggy  Bowman,  a  member  of  the  class  of  '95,  pushes  one  down  field.  Coming  to  us  from  Kent  County  High,  she  has  been  a  tremendous 
force  in  the  back  field  for  thx  year's  Field  Hockey  squad.  And  with  two  more  years  of  eligibility  still  in  front  of  her  she  should  become  one  of 

W.C.  's  premier  defenders. 


Trout  &  Wubbles:  Newt's  Players  of  the  Week 


Tennis 

Competes 

Down 

South 

See  Article,  pg.  11 


THIS  ISSUE  IS  DEDICATED  TO  THE  MEMORY  OF  ED. 


NOTHING 

T  BUT THE 
RUTH 


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Weekend:  excellent  fall 
weather ;  H  mid-60s,  L  40s 
sunny  &  breezy 


Volume  64,  Number  Eight  •  October  23, 1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Schroeder  Killed  During  Fall  Break 

Accidental  death  attributed  to  faulty  electrical  cord 


T.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Senior  Edward  A. 
Schroeder,  22,  of  South  Salem, 
New  York,  died  Friday  night  in 
a  fatal  accident  on  the  second 
catwalk  in  Tawes  Theatre. 
Chestertown  Police  have  de- 
termined tha  t  Schroeder's  death 
was  accidental. 

Apparently,  Schroeder  had 
been  working  on  a  chandelier 
to  be  used  in  his  senior  drama 
thesis,  a  production  of  his  own 
play,  Bagels  From  the  Lower  East 
Side. 

An  article  in  the  Baltimore 
Sun  yesterday  indicated  that  it 
was  unclear  if  Schroeder  was 
an  employee  of  the  college  and 
that  theincidentmay  have  been 
work-related.  They  continue 
by  incorrectly  stating  that 
Schroeder's  'unpaid'  drama 
work  did  not  include  wiring. 

Schroeder  was  employed 
by  the  Drama  Department  as 
Lighting  Assistant;  however, 
the  work  he  was  doing  on  Fri- 
day was  personal  and  not  work- 
related.  Schroeder  had  been 
working  with  lights  for  years 
and  had  re-wired  instruments 
before. 

Doreen  Chevalier,  also  a 
resident  of  South  Salem,  was 


Schroeder's  girlfriend,and  was 
residing  in  Chestertown  until 
early  this  week.  Shewcnttothe 
theatre  to  find  him  when  he 
waslateforaplanneddate.  She 
was  alarmed  when  he  would 
not  respond  to  her  calling  to 


and  Chestertown  Police  and 
WC  Securi  ty  both  responded  to 
the  call.  Schroeder  was  pro- 
nounced dead  at  11:00  p.m., 
possibly  of  electrocution. 

The  autopsy  report  had  not 
been  released  at  press  time. 


Edward  "Eddy"  Schroeder 


him;  she  found  the  body  and 
went  to  Worcester  to  find  help. 
WC  students  Harrison 
Gallagher  and  Timothy 
Stoltzfus  accompanied  Cheva- 
lier to  Tawes,  where  they  found 
Schroeder's  body.  They  called 
911  at  approximately  10:45  p.m. 


The  Occupational  Safety 
and  Health  Administration 
(OSHA)  has  cleared  the  build- 
ing of  fault  and  has  re-openedit 
for  general  use. 

Although  final  OSHA  re- 
ports will  reveal  more  clearly 
the  exact  nature  of  the  accident, 


The  Connells  are  Coming 


The  Connells 


Recently  exploding  from 
the  Raleigh,  North  Carolina  al- 
temative-rock  scene  where  they 
formed  in  1984,  The  Connells 
have  captured  the  attention  of 
the  music  industry. 

The  Connells  came  to  life 
when  guitarist  Mike  Connell 
and  his  bass-playing  brother 
decided  to  begin  a  band.  Eight 
years  later,  the  group  now  fea- 
tures Peele  Wimberley,  the 
highly-acclaimed  drummer  for 
the  popular  Raleigh  punk  band, 
Johnny  Quest,  as  well  as  lead- 
singer  Doug  MacMillan  and 
guitarist,  keyboardist,  and 
back-up  vocalist  George 
Huntley. 

The  band's  unique  style 
grabs  people's  attention.  As 
Stereo  Review  describes  them, 
"The  Connells ...  mumble  more 

See  "Connells,"  page  9 


thegeneral  circumstances  have 
been  informally  released,  and 
the  piece  of  equipment  appears 
to  have  caused  the  accident. 

The  chain  of  the  chandelier 
was  wrapped  around  the  cat- 
walk guard  rail  to  take  up  slack, 
and  the  cord  was  also  wrapped 
a  few  times  around  the  railing. 
The  power  cord  is  speculated 
to  be  the  cause  of  the  accident. 
It  appears  faulty  and  was  also 
spliced  to  a  piece  of  cording 
that  would  enable  the  lamp  to 
be  plugged  into  the  'twist-lock' 
circuitry  of  the  catwalk.  The 
catwalk  was  apparently  elec- 
trified when  Schroeder  plugged 
it  into  the  socket.     ■ 

Funeral  services  were  held 
in  Ridgefield,  CT  on  Wednes- 
day. Schroeder's  family  has 
asked  that  in  lieu  of  flowers, 
donations  be  sent  to  his  high 
school  where  a  drama  scholar- 
ship fund  has  been  set  up  in  his 
name.  There  is  a  strong  possi- 
bility that  a  similar  fund  will  be 
set  up  at  Washington  College. 

Classes  will  be  canceled  on 
Monday  at  2:30  p.m.  so  that  all 
students  and  faculty  can  attend 
a  memorial  service  at  Martha 
Washington  Square  (in  front  of 
the  CAC). 


Roderick, 

SGA 

Address 

Security 

Issues 

J.  Tarin  Towers 
Editor-in-Chief 


Security  issuesand  the  new 
alcohol  policy  wereat  the  top  of 
the  SGA's  agenda  last  week. 
The  Resident  Assistant  staff  was 
requested  to  attend  the  Octo- 
berl3  Student  Government 
Association  meeting  to  discuss 
these  two  issues  which  affect 
all  resident  students.  The  al- 
cohol policy  is  discussed  on 
page  5. 

In  light  of  several  recent 
violent  incidents  on  campus, 
Jerry  Roderick  was  asked  to 
address  dorm  senatorsand  RAs 
to  discuss  campus  security  is- 
sues. 

"The  responsibility  of  the 
security  department  is  to  en- 
hance campus  security,"  said 
Roderick.  We  all  have  the  re- 
sponsibility for  our  own  secu- 
rity, and  we  need  everybody's 
participation."  Roderick 
stressed  the  need  for  coopera- 
tion between  dorm  residents, 
both  with  each  other  and  with 

See  "Security/'  page  9 


Inside 


Fred  Wyman  Attacks  Athletic 
Department,  page  4. 

WC  Student  and  KCHS 
Student  Involved  in  Auto 
Accident,  page  5. 

College  Adopts  New  Mission 
Statement,  page  5. 

WC  Alcohol  Policy,  page  5. 

Psychology  Review  Indicates 
Need  for  Changes,  page  8. 


October  23, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Bagels  and  da  Blues 

That  article  you  see  on  the  front  page  is  the  hardest  thing  I 
have  ever  written.  I  would  rather  have  written  thirty  art  history 
papers  and  taken  them  all  to  the  Writing  Lab  than  have  had  to 
write  that  piece. 

How  can  I  beobjectivc  about  a  man  who  most  people  remem- 
ber as  Eddy? 

I  can't  be  objective  in  real-time,  and  so  this  is  my  tribute  to  Ed. 
Second  semester  my  freshman  year,  living  with  lots  'o'  drama 
majors  on  second  floor  Caroline,  the  first  gossip  I  heard  when  I 
returned  from  break  was,  "Guess  who's  back?"  "Who??"  "ED." 
"Who's  Ed,"  1  innocently  asked.  "You'll  find  out,"  they  said,  and 
they  were  right.  I  found  a  friend,  a  guy  who  was  one  of  the  nicest, 
most  dedicated,  weirdest,  funniest  people  I  have  ever  met. 

I  have  been  involved  in  some  way  in  every  WC  drama 
production  since  I've  been  here,  even  if  it  was  only  at  Strike 
(taking  down  the  set).  What  you  hear  about  the  Drama  Depart- 
ment is  probably  only  true  in  the  onebasic,  most  important  way: 
It  is  a  family. 

Pcopleaskmcif  I  knew  Ed.  1  just  look  at  them.  Whatcanlsay? 
Of  course  I  knew  Ed,  everyone  knew  Ed.  You  saw  him  in  a  play 
or  you  had  a  class  wi  th  him  or  you  played  Rec  Softball  with  him 
or  you  saw  him  sitting  at  the  back  table  in  the  dining  hall  with 

forks  sticking  out  of  his  hat Perhaps  I'm  just  a  second  cousin 

to  the  drama  family.  But  that  doesn't  mean  I  miss  him  any  less. 

I  always  picture  Ed  in  a  long  blond  wig  and  dark  sunglasses. 
I  assistant-stage-managed  the  Pirandello  One-Acts  my  freshman 
year,  and  that  production  was  the  birth  of  the  "World's  Most 
Dangerous  Sound  Crew."  Ed  had  crazy  tie  night,  and  crazy  wig 
night,  and  crazy  hat  night. . .  Ed  always  wore  something.  Espe- 
cially accents.  Italian  mobster  and  old  Jewish  man  were  his 
favorites.  I'm  not  sure  if  the  bagels  came  first  or  the  accents. 

How  do  I  describe  Ed  to  someone  who  didn't  know  him? 
Yeah,  he  was  a  great  guy.  He  had  a  funny  laugh  and  wore  wigs 
a  lot.  He  was  really  into  the  theatre.  He  always  stood  behind  the 
bar  at  cast  parties,  ready  with  a  beer  and  a  big  smile  for  you.  As 
Drama  Prof  Dale  Daigle  said  the  other  night,  "You  can't  help  but 
smile  when  you  think  of  Eddy." 

I  think  of  Ed  wearing  sweatpants  rolled  up  to  his  knees,  that 
wig  again,  and  talking  in  a  Robin  Williams-esque  little  baby  voice, 
running  on  stage  carrying  a  little  plastic  duck.  "Pippin!"  he 
squawks.  "Pippin!" 

I  think  of  Ed  dancing  when  he  thought  no  one  was  looking, 
and  smiling  when  he  knew  they  were.  I  think  of  Ed  walking  into 
the  Green  Room  during  those  horribly  female  conversations  we 
drama-types  were  always  having  about  sex,  he'd  walk  in  as  if  on 
cue  to  hear  "Penis!"  or  something.  "DOH!"  he'd  say,  and  run  out 
faster  than  he  could  tapdance. 

Ed  told  Dale  once  that  if  he  died,  he  didn't  want  anyone  to  be 
sad,  he  wanted  to  them  to  throw  a  big  party,  with  lots  of  bagels. 
A  bagel  party.  So  we're  having  a  bagel  party.  Saturday.  Wear  a 
hat.  Wear  a  wig.  Wear  an  accent. 

But  most  important,  wear  a  smile.  Because  that's  why  we 
miss  Ed. 

STRIKE  IS  OVER 

I  hope  there's  bagels  in  heaven,  Ed. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


To  the  Editor: 

I  am  writing  in  an  attempt 
to  express  to  you  the  feelings  I 
felt  as  I  left  yourcampus  on  the 
weekend  of  October  third.  Heft 
with  a  very  dismal  view  of  your 
school.  On  Saturday  night  I 
went  toa  "farm  party"  at  which 
students  left  on  a  rented  bus  to 
return  to  campus.  On  this  bus 
ride  I  was  appalled  to  hear  a 
student  yell  at  the  African- 
American  bus  driver:  "Get  this 
jungle  music  off  —  CHIMP!" 
Never  in  my  life  have  I  seen  or 
heard  such  behaviorand  words 
cannot  begin  to  express  the 
anger  I  continue  to  feel  toward 
such  a  hate-filled  act.  I  was 
embarrassed  to  be  on  the  bus, 
embarrassed  to  be  a  part  of  the 
group,  and  embarrassed  to  be 
white. 

To  the  young  man  who 
made  the  comment:  you  are 
disgusting  and  you  are  grossly 
ignorant.  I  cannot  even  feel 
sorry  for  you  as  you  are  cer- 
tainly old  enough  and  educated 
enough  to  know  better.  There 
is  no  excuse  for  you,  your  feel- 
ings, or  your  actions. 

To  the  students  who  did 
nothing  to  dissuade  their  peer: 
you  are  to  blame  as  well.  Ig- 
noring such  actions  will  only 
add  to  the  strength  of  such  racist 
sentiments.  By  not  expressing 
your  disapproval  it  seems  that 
the  views  of  one  student  reflect 
the  views  of  the  entire  student 
body,  and  I  refuse  to  believe 
that  this  could  be  the  case. 


To  me,  such  a  statement  is 
intolerable.  Ifastudenthasthe 
right  to  make  statements  like 
this,  then  you  are  more  than 
correct  to  attack  him  for  it.  Had 
I  known  which  young  man  had 
made  the  comment,  I  would 
have  told  him  then  what  I  have 
told  him  in  this  letter.  I  think 
that  he  and  students  like  him 
havea  hell  of  a  lot  to  leam  about 
a  race  which  they  will  share 
this  planet  with  for  the  rest  of 
their  lives.  I  cannot  convince  a 
racist  that  racism  is  wrong  in 
this  letter,  that  person's  igno- 
rance runs  too  deep  to  be  coun- 
tered in  just  a  few  lines.  It  is  the 
responsibility  of  the  rest  of  the 
student  body  to  create  an  in- 
telligent, open-minded  climate 
where  racism  is  not  accepted. 

This  horrible  act  would 
never  have  occurred  at  my 
school,  and  it  certainly  would 
NEVER  have  been  tolerated. 

Your  education  extends 
waybeyondtheclassroom.  You 
are  wasting  money  and  years 
of  your  life  if  you  allow  this  to 
continue.  It  is  entirely  in  your 
control,  and  I  hope  that  mea- 
sures are  taken  to  change  it.  My 
views  are  my  own  and  do  not 
reflect  the  viewsofanyoneelse. 
I  will  not  impose  them  on  you, 
but  I  felt  it  necessary  to  tell  you 
how  upset  I  have  been  by  what 
I  saw  at  your  school. 

Tracy  Stoer 

Hamilton  College 
Clinton,  New  York 


To  the  Editor: 

We  are  two  non-drinking 
WC  freshmen  who  would  like 
to  thank  you  for  the  article  by 
Tanya  Allen.  However,  we  had 
a  problem  with  the  article's 
suggestion  that  non-drinkers 
"pretend"  to  drink  ("Sundance 
Fruit  Coolers  look  very  much 
like  wine  coolers  when  one 
hides  the  label  with  one's 
hand.").  Ourbasicidea  is  that  if 
someone  is  unwilling  to  accept 
the  fact  that  you  don't  drink, 
FUCK  'EM,  they  aren't  worth 
your  time.  By  the  time  a  person 
reaches  college,  they  should  be 
secure  enough  in  their  identity 
not  to  have  to  conform  to 
another's  idea  of  a  good  time. 
Perhaps,  instead  of  behaving 
like  clones  and  drinking  to  fit 
in,  these  people  should  attempt 
to  be  different  (horrors  upon 
horrors)  by  being  themselves. 
It  isn't  the  worst  thing  in  the 
world  not  to  fit  in  ...  in  fact,  in 
some  cases  it's  a  hell  of  a  lot 
better. 

Mary  Saverino  and 
Angela  Williams 
Freshmen 


See  Fred  Wyman's 
letter,  page  4 


Next  Week; 


Election 
Special 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  23, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


Before  I  begin  the  political 
part  of  this  week's  column,  I 
would  like  to  offer  my  most 
sincere  condolences  to  the 
family  of  Ed  Schroeder.  Many 
people  in  the  community  here 
had  warm  feelings  for  Ed,  and 
the  injusticeof  his  sudden  death 
has  stunned  and  saddened  ev- 
eryone who  had  the  pleasure  of 
knowing  him.  We  will  all  miss 
Ed's  boyish  smile,  his  off-beat 
sense  of  humor  and  his  genuine 
concern  for  the  feelings  of  oth- 
ers. Ed  seemed  to  desire  to  be 
well  loved  by  all  and  to  make 
people  happy.  He  succeeded 
on  both  counts,  and  I  know  that 
my  life  was  a  bit  more  mirthful 
and  joyous  during  the  time  I 
knew  him.  Because  he  died  so 
young,  we  will  never  know  if 
Ed  would  have  achieved  the 
kind  of  greatness  which  pre- 
serves individuals  in  the 
memory  of  history  forever.  But 
Ed  was  great  in  at  least  one 
respect,  and  that  is  that  he  was 
unmarred  by  the  pettiness  and 
spitefulness  which  blemishes 
most  people. 

If  there  can  be  any  conso- 
lation in  the  face  of  such  trag- 
edy, we  should  take  it  in  the 
fact  that  Ed  died  in  the  theater, 
doing  what  he  loved  to  do,  and 
in  that  at  least  he  did  not  suffer. 
He  will  be  long  remembered 
for  his  good  humor,  his  kind- 
ness, and  his  innocence.  All 
who  knew  him  grieve,  and  as 
we  grieve,  we  should  also  ex- 
press our  heartfelt  sympathy  to 
Ed's  family  whose  sense  of  loss 
must  be  immeasurable. 


Everyone  has  by  now  seen 
all  the  signs  and  bumper  stick- 
ers regarding  question  six  on 
the  Maryland  ballot.  If  ap- 
proved by  a  majority  of 
Maryland's  voters, questionsix 
will  ensure  that  abortion  re- 
mains legal  in  Maryland  if  Roe 
vs.  Wade  is  overturned  by  the 
Supreme  Court.  It  also  will 
require  parental  notification  by 
minors  before  an  abortion. 

Question  six  stinks  to  high 
heaven.  It  is  an  unacceptable 
compromise  which  imposes 
restrictions  on  abortion  which 
the  "right  to  life"  groups  could 
never  get  passed  in  Annapolis. 
Yes,  it  will  ensure  that  women!8 
and  older  will  have  reproduc- 
tive freedom  but  only  at  the 
expense  of  those  underl8. 

Moreover,  it  is  unneces- 
sary. Bill  Clinton  will  win  the 
presidency  in  November,  and 
this  means  that  the  Freedom  of 
Choice  Act  will  be  passed,  and 
Bill  Clinton  will  sign  it  into  law. 
This  will  protect  women  of  all 
ages  from  the  fascist  jurists  in 
Washington.  The  Supreme 
Court,  bound  by  its  ideology  of 
judicial  restraint,  will  be  un- 
able to  rule  this  law  as  uncon- 
stitutional. The  only  result  of 
overturning  Roe  would  be  to 
tum  the  abortion  issue  over  to 
the  states.  In  the  context  of  a 
federal  law,  however,  the 
Renquist  court's  hands  would 
be  tied  by  its  own  precedents. 
The  only  way  to  protect  repro- 
ductive freedom  for  all  of 
Maryland's  women  is  to  vote 
no  to  question  six  and  to  vote 
yes  to  Bill  Clinton. 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


What  do  you  think? 


I  think  that  I  have  to  go  study  I  think  it's  cold.  I'm  wearing     I  think  I  shouldn't  have  been  a 

because  I  have  a  big  Bio  exam  shorts.  math  major.  Number  theory... 

Thursday.  Janet  Hutzel  don't  ever  take  it. 

Jessica  Levy  Freshman  Denise  Marshall 

Freshman  Grantsville,  MD  Junior 

Greenwich,  CT  Cambridge,  MD 


I  think  midtermsare  a  bad  idea, 
considering  I'm  a  freshman,  and 
they  take  my  grades.  I  think  if  s 
kind  of  unfair.  It's  more  of  a 
high  school  procedure. 
Steven  Dashiell 
Freshman 
Easton,  MD 


I  try  not  to.  Bob  Dylan  is  living 

proof  that  we're  given  a  limited 

number  of  thoughts...  that's  a 

joke. 

Pat  Oplinger 

Sophomore 

Silver  Spring,  MD 


I  think  that  my  thesis  was  just 
deflated.  I  don't  want  to  use 
descriptive  statistics,  but  I'm 
looking  forward  to  doing  it 
anyway. 
Tanya  Cunic 
Senior 
Denville,  NJ 


Open  Forum:  Eat  Meat  and  Prosper 


Matt  Shields  is  a  senior  art 
and  English  major.  His  interests 
include  the  Beastie  Boys,  watching 
movies,  and  cutting  hair. 

There  was  a  time  when  I 
could  have  been  considered 
naive  about  the  finer  points  of 
Vegetarianism.  I  used  to  think 
this  subculture  merely  con- 
sisted of  drippy  dope  smoking 
dirt  balls  eating  tofu,  couscous, 
sproutsandfalafel.  Andforthe 
"lost  part  I  was  right. 

Now  things  have  changed. 
People  you  wouldn't  suspect 
(policemen,  firemen,  priests) 
are  all  munching  grass  and 
birdseed  three  meals  a  day  with 
false  hopes  of  living  healthy. 
Maybe  I'm  hasty  to  use  the 
foods  "grass"  and  "birdseed" 
to  characterize  the  vegetarian 
diet.    Actually  the  plotters  of 


this  movement  have  devised 
enticing  "meat-like"  recipes  to 
pull  in  new  recruits.  You've  all 
heard  of  Nature's  Burgers:  grain 
pulp  smushed  together  to  look 
like  hamburger.  There  are  Not 


Matt 
Shields 


Dogs:  a  despicable  little  creation 
that  looks  like  a  hot  dog  and 
smells  like  a  hot  dog  (Doesn't 
reallytastelikeahotdog).  Even 
the  name  sounds  like  "hot 
dog" — Not  Dog,  how  clever. 
I've  even  heard  of  Veggie  Back 


Ribs:  wheat  gluten  craftily 
sculpted  into  fatty  stuff  and 
boney  stuff,  covered  with  a 
hearty  sauce. 

Their  angle  is  terribly  clear: 
one  can  take  up  vegetarianism 
and  not  give  up  a  thing.  They're 
makingiteasy  for  the  meat  eater 
toconvert.  Imagine foraminute 
how  ludicrous  this  little  plan  of 
their's  is.  Vegetarians  are 
dressing  up  fruits  and  veg- 
etables to  look  like,  to  act  like, 
and  for  all  intents  and  purposes 
to  replace  meat.  Rest  assured 
you'll  never  see  carnivores  in 
the  kitchen  molding  ground 
beef  into  the  shapes  of  their  fa- 
vorite fruits  and  vegetables. 
This  is  only  one  of  the  reasons 
why  Iamsurethisisall  a  twisted 
plot. 

I've  talked  with  vegetar- 


ians. They  tell  me  one  can  sat- 
isfy allofone'snutritional  needs 
without  eating  meat  and  live 
healthier.  Ififssohealthy,Iask 
them,  why  do  they  look  so  pale 
and  gaunt?  And  what  about 
the  Eskimos,  I  say,  if  it  weren't 
for  baby  seal  livers  the  Eskimos 
would  have  all  died  from 
scurvy  centuries  ago.  The  sur- 
vival of  many  cultures  has  al- 
ways been  dependent  on  the 
harvesting  of  animals.  "You 
and  I  are  not  Eskimos,"  they 
insist,  then  they  take  note  to 
send  lemons  to  Canada. 

They  tell  me  that  farm 
raised  animals  live  a  lonely  and 
depraved  existence,  always 
sensing  and  smelling  death. 
One  consumes  that  animal's 
fear  every  time  one  eats  meat.  I 
tell  them  fear  must  be  that  little 


something  extra  that  makes  a 
prime  rib  taste  so  damn  good, 
or  is  it  the  stuff  I  have  to  scrape 
off  the  grill  after  a  barbecue. 
No,  fear  is  the  stuff  that  makes 
a  hot  dog  taste  so  much  better 
than  a  Not  Dog,  I've  decided. 
The  best  is  when  some 
patchouly  wearing  PETA  ac- 
tivist pinko  tells  me,  "It's  a 
dominance  thing."  Well,  I  guess 
I  wouldn't  understand,  would 
I?  No,  my  penis  proves  me 
guilty.  For  millions  of  years, 
they  tell  me,  man  has  domi- 
nated woman;  man  has  domi- 
nated nature;  man  has  domi- 
nated cute-as-a-button  kitty  cats 
and  moist-nosed  puppy  dogs. 
Nature  is  pure,  they  tell  me, 
nature  is  cyclic.  If  squirrels  eat 

See  "Shields/'  page  4 


October  23, 1992 


Washington  College  ELM 


Athletics 
Controversy 

To  the  Editor: 

Seth  Engcl's  letter  to  the 
Editor  ("Rugby  Founder  Tired 
of  Run-Around"  Oct.  2)  con- 
firmed what  I  had  feared: 
Things  are  not  getting  any  bet- 
ter in  the  Washington  College 
Athletic  Department. 

Seth's  plight  is  similar  in 
many  respects  to  the  problems 
I  encountered  with  Athletic 
DirectorGeoffMillerduringmy 
tenure  as  the  college's  men's 
tennis  coach.  The  situation 
reached  a  climax  in  May,  1992 
when  Miller  arbitrarily  decided 
not  to  renew  my  coaching  con- 
tract or  the  contract  of  women' 
tennis  coach  Holly  Bramble. 

Initially,  Miller  and  Presi- 
dent Trout  tried  to  use  a  1988 
self-study  as  justification  fornot 
reneging  our  contracts.  This 
unpublished  —  and 
unreviewed  —  study  claimed: 
"The  students  would  be  better 
served  by  full-timecoaches  who 
have  a  complete  investment  in 
the  college." 

That  rationale,  of  course, 
did  not  stand  up  to  scrutiny  for 
a  number  of  reasons.  Both  ten- 
nis teams  were  successful  on 
the  court  (6  straight  NCAA 
Tournament  Appearances,  7 
MAC  Championships,  11  All 
Americans,  Washington 
College's  only  National  Cham- 
pion, player  of  the  year  in  Di  vi- 
See  "Wyman,"  page  9 


From  "Shields/'  page  3 

all  the  acorns  one  season,  then 
fewer  acoms  will  bcaround  the 
next  year  to  meet  the  increase 
in  squirrel  population.  So,  the 
squirrels  will  starve  until  the 
next  year  when  more  acorns 
will  grow  because  of  the  short- 
age of  squirrels,  and  so  on,  and 
so  on,  and  so  on. 

Alright  already!  I  had 
eighth  grade  biology,  I  tell  them, 
lean  understands  viciouscircle. 
But  they  continue,  telling  me 
every  beast  has  a  predator,  ex- 
cept for  man.  Man  kills  sense- 
lessly, they  preach,  man  kills 
needlessly.  Manisthecorrupter 
in  a  beautiful  natural  balance. 
Man  feels  he  is  above  nature 
becausenaturcdocsn't  kill  man. 

Tell  that  to  the  folks  in  So- 
malia, you  Amy  Carter 
wannabes.  Tell  that  to  the 
thousands  devastated  by  the 
hurricane  in  Florida.  Tell  that 
to  the  mailman  with  the  pitbull 
dangling  from  his  ankle.  Let 
me  toss  you  in  a  lion  cage 
around  feeding  time  and  have 
you  tell  it  to  my  buddy  Leo. 
Nature  kills  people,  okay? 

Let's  go  back  to  this 
"dominance  thing"  What  these 
flakes  arc  saying  is,  man  equals 
all  that  is  bad  in  this  world 
(Man=Bad).  Dominance  is  bad 
because  it  gives  one  party  an 
unfair  advantage  in  the  vicious 
circle.  See  folks,  man  isn't  a 
part  of  nature  in  the 
vegetarianist  manifesto.  They 
believe  that  man,  after  being 
introduced  to  the  earth  by 


patagonia 

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could  well  be  the  ulnmaie  multi-purpose 

utility  garment.  Now  available  in 
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aliens,  has  become  a  great  dis- 
turbance to  the  natural  ecosys- 
tem of  the  planet.  Thus,  man  is 
an  evil  alien  force  from  outer 
space.  Okay,  now  you're 
thinking  I'm  totally  whacked 
but  this  is  what  vegetarianism 
is  all  about.  Really,  I've  done 
research  that'll  back  this  up. 

For  instance,  let  me  start  at 
the  top  of  the  heap  with  the 
ones  that  don'teatyeast  ordairy 
products,  the  full  blown  ortho- 
dox vegetarians  that  refer  to 
themselves  as  "Vegans."  Sure, 
you  say,  the  root  word  of  Vegan 
is  vegetable.  Wrong!  Vegans 
claim,  in  secrecy  (only  amongst 
fellow  Vegans)  to  be  from  Vega 
(As  an  American  claims  to  be 
from  America,  African— Af- 
rica). So  where  is  Vega,  you 
ask?  And  they're  not  talking 
Vega,  Texas,  pal!  Go  out  on  a 
starry  night  and  you  can  see 
Vega  quite  clearly.  It  is  the 
brightest  star  in  the  constella- 
tion Lyra.  Think  I'm  wacko 
now?  Of  course  not,  it's  right 
there  in  the  sky  for  everyone  to 
see.  By  trying  to  conform  to  the 
planet  Earth's  natural  balance 
they  are  admitting  to  a  fear  of 
little  blue  men  from  outer  space. 
Keep  in  mind  that  a  lot  of  this 
isn't  told  to  beginner  vegetar- 
ians; I  don't  want  you  to  think 
that  all  followersof  vegetarian- 
ism are  running  around  shit- 
scared  of  UFOs.  It's  not  as 
simple  as  a  fear  of  spacemen. 
Their  fear  is  far  more  powerful 
than  that.  This  is  the  fear  of  a 
pagan  god  they'redealing  with. 

I  hopeyou're  followingme; 
it's  no  accident  I  said  "littleblue 
mcn"inthelastparagraph.  Yes, 
they're  blue.  I'm  sure  allot  you 
have  met  one  of  those  watered- 
down,  bottom  of  the  heap, 
quasi-vegetarians  that  says, 
"Oh,  I'm  not  really  a  vegetar- 
ian. I  just  don't  eat  Red  Meat." 
Who  else  doesn't  eat  red  meat 
and  is  shit  scared  of  a  blue  man? 
Yep,  you  got  it,  Hare  Krishnas! 
The  Hindu  god  Krishna  is  blue 


and  doesn' t  allow  his  followers 
to  eat  cows. 

You  must  see  it  now:  like 
Mount  Shasta,  the  star  Vega 
also  gives  of  f  cosmic  energy  and 
that  is  why  the  inner  circles  of 
the  Order  of  Vegetarianists 
Uniting  Mankind  chose  thestar 
as  their  Mecca,  and  Krishna  is 
their  god. 

I'll  interject  here  for  a  sec- 
ond to  clarify  my  reasoning  a 
bit  more.  Pork  products  aren't 
Kosher.  Now  if  the  Jews 
thought  God  was  blue,  then  I 
might  think  they  were  pig  wor- 
shippers. But  this  is  a  totally 
different  matter.  Jews,  as  far  as 
I  can  tell,  don't  much  care  for 
pigs.  Hindus,  however,  like  to 
dress  cows  up  like  people  and 
talk  to  them,  really.  This  friend 
of  mine  who  studied  Eastern 
religions  at  BYU  told  me  about 
it,  pal.  Xenophobic  I  am  not. 

Suzanne  Vega  isn't  inno- 
cent either.  It's  like  being 
named  Suzanne  Krishna  or 
even  Suzanne  Satan.  This 
shouldn't  be  taken  lightly.  The 
woman  is  evil.  A  song  like 
"Luka"  is  much  like  a  Not  Dog: 
phony,  stupid  and  leaves  a  bad 
taste  in  your  mouth.  And  just 
what  is  Luka?  The  planet  orbit- 
ing Vega?  Keep  an  eye  on  this 
dame,  pal,  it  might  just  save 
your  life. 

Here's  theclincher,  though. 
I'm  about  to  let  you  in  on  why 
some  Eastern  god  doesn't  want 
you  to  eat  meat,  why  vegetar- 
ians use  extremist  tactics  to 
convert  thousands  to  Vegetari- 
anism, and  why  from  the  cen- 
ter of  Hinduism,  faux  meat 
products  were  formulated  to 
be  a  baited  hook  to  profoundly 
affect  the  lives  of  thousands.  I 
risk  death  exposing  this  atroc- 
ity much  in  the  way  Salmon 
Rushdicdid  before  me.  Forthis 
is  the  sickest  and  most  totally 
demented  conspiracy  ever  to 
surface  in  print  (and  it's  true  by 
the  way):  if  you  take  a  minute 
to  think  about  what  kinds  of 


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meat  humans  do  eat,  you  will 
realize  that  for  the  most  part  we 
only  eat  the  flesh  of  herbivores: 
cows,  rabbits,  chickens,  horses 
(Yes,  people  eat  horse.).  Only 
in  backass  third  world  countries 
and  a  few  oriental  restaurants, 
do  they  serve  the  flesh  of  car- 
nivores such  as  cats  and  dogs. 
Herbivores  taste  better  than 
carnivores.  I'm  sure  you're  fol- 
lowing me  now. 

The  plight  of  vegetarians 
the  world  over  is  TO  MAKE 
HUMAN  FLESH  TASTE  BET- 
TER! This  is  the  honest  truth! 
I'd  be  an  idiot  to  put  my  life  on 
the  line  like  this  if  it  were  a 
hoax.  I  don't  need  some  psy- 
chopathic,shaved  headed,  robe 
and  sandal  wearing  religious 
fanatic  coming  at  me  with  a 
poisonous  flower  or  an  explo- 
sive tambourine  willing  to  die 
to  protect  his  god's  dirty  little 
secrets.  The  high-ups  in  the 
Vegan  cult  promise  these  disil- 
lusioned followers  a  position 
of  power  in  the  next  life.  I  will 
return  as  a  slug  or  something, 
of  course.  Religion  is  scary  these 
days,  folks.  And  remember,  in 
risking  my  own  life  I'm  trying 
to  save  yours. 

Today  thousands  of 
Krishna-Vegans  have  inter- 
spersed with  the  population 
and  are  spreading  their  twisted 
teachings  to  the  unsuspecting. 
For  example,  as  my  associate 
Rich  Linklater  pointed  out, 
television  programs  such  as  the 
Smurfs  are  desensitizing  our 
nation's  youth  to  the  prospect 
of  blue  people  (Note:  theSmurfs 
don't  eat  meat.).  As  you  read 
this  the  flesh  of  each  and  every 
vegetarian  grows  more  tender 
and  succulent  to  the  alien 
tastebud.  The  spaceships  are 
on  their  way,  pal.  You  must 
renounce  Krishna-Vega  today 
and  begin  tolivea  full  life  again 
out  from  under  the  oppressive 
hoof  of  a  false  deity.  And  you 
must  do  all  that  you  can  to 
prevent  other  good  fine  people 
from  getting  sucked  into  the 
undertow  of  this  surging  tsu- 
nami. 

I  hope  I  have  been  able  to 
shed  light  on  the  dangerous 
links  between  Vegetarianism, 
Hinduism,  and  winding  up 
with  an  apple  stuffed  in  your 
mouth  on  the  plate  of  some 
eight  armed  spaceman.  Re 
member,  no  matter  what  the 
Hindus  may  tell  you,  you  only 
live  once.  Enjoy  life  while 
you're  here;  don't  make  it  hard 
on  yourself  when  you  go  to  the 
refrigerator.  Don'tfallforthose 
"meat-like"  placebos  that  come 
straight  from  the  heart  of  a  cult 
devoted  to  spreading  Vishnu's 
worship  and  filling  his  belly 
with  tasty  morsels  of  human 
flesh.  Toss  those  Nature's 
Burgers  in  the  trash  and  spit 
that  carrot  out.  Don't  become 
livestock.  Slaughter  livestock. 
Dominate.  Eat  meat. 


Washington  College  ELM 


WC  Freshman 
Involved  in 
Collision 


Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

A  Washington  College 
freshman  and  a  Kent  County 
High  School  Senior  were  in- 
jured last  Saturday  in  a  head- 
on  collision  that  occurred  on 
Route  213  North  of 
Chestertown. 

Heather  Adams,  a  1992 
graduate  of  KCHS  and  current 
freshman  at  WC,  and  Todd 
Gsell,  a  Senior  at  KCHS,  were 
planning  to  attend  homecom- 
ing at  the  high  school.  The  ac- 
cident happened  at  approxi- 
mately 8  p.m.  while  the  couple 
was  en  route  to  Gsell's  parent's 
house  in  Kennedyville  before 
the  dance. 

According  to  the  Kent 
County  News,  Carey  Jennings 
Winters,  a  71-year-old 
Kennedyville  resident,  was 
traveling  south  on  Route  213 
near  Shrewsbury  Church  Road 
when  her  car  veered  across  the 
center  line  and  struck  Gsell's 
Iruck  head-on  in  the  north- 
boundlane.  The  truck  swerved 
off  of  the  roadand  flipped  once, 
while  Winters'  station  wagon 
spun  around  clockwise  and 
thenstopped  in  the  southbound 
lane. 

Adams  was  transported  to 
the  University  of  Maryland 
Shock  Trauma  Center,  where 
she  was  treated  for  facial  lac- 
erations and  later  released  on 
Sunday.  Gsell,  who  fractured 
his  pelvis  and  severely  broke 
his  left  foot,  was  first  taken  to 
Kent  and  Queen  Anne's  Hos- 
pital before  being  transferred 
to  Shock  Trauma.  He  was  re- 
leased Wednesday. 

Winters  was  pronounced 
dead  at  the  site  of 'the  accident. 
Maryland  State  Police  did  not 
say  whether  she  died  before 
losing  control  of  her  car. 

Alcohol  or  drugs  were  not 
a  factor  in  the  accident. 

"We  are  so  fortunate  that 
these  kids  are  still  alive,"  said 
Linda  Adams,  the  WC  student's 
mother.  She  added  that  the 
doctors  and  staff  at  Shock 
Trauma  were  extremely  sup- 
portive and  considerate. 

Because  the  students  were 
worried  about  each  other  after 
being  separated  at  the  scene  of 
tne  accident,  the  nurses 
wheeled  Adams  into  Gsell's 
hospital  room  so  that  the  two 
could  see  each  other.  In  addi- 
tion, the  helicopter  pilot  that 
transported  Adams  to  Shock 
Trauma  visited  her  while  she 
was  recovering. 

Adams  will  beoutof  school 
'or  an  indefinite  amount  of  time 
while  she  fully  recuperates  at 
"«  home  in  Chestertown. 


Alcohol  Policy 


WC's  Administrative  Ex- 
ecutive Council  met  recently 
and  adopted  a  new  alcohol 
policy.  The  policy  was  pre- 
sented at  the  October  13  SGA 
meeting,  where  RAs  were 
present. 

The  policy  marks  a  few 
changes  to  the  one  previously 
employed  by  the  college  and  its 
current  state  is  contingent  on 
behavior  by  the  student  body. 
Under  review  at  the  end  of 
the  spring  term  is  the  college's 
club  liquor  license,  which  in- 
cludes the  grounds  of  the  cam- 
pus, Wilmer  Park,  and  Hyn- 
son-Ringgold  House.  The  re- 
view will  determine  any  future 
alcohol  policy;  certain  areas  of 
the  college  may  be  removed 
from  the  umbrella  protection 
of  the  license. 

Students'  behavior  in  rela- 
tion to  use  of  alcohol  will  deter- 
mine the  outcome  of  that  por- 
tion of  the  review.  In  other 
words,  campus  housing  may 
be  considered  legally  "dry"  if 
many  more  alcohol -related  in- 
cidents occur  this  year. 

The  revised  college  alcohol 
policy  is  as  follows: 

•  Only  beverages  purchased 
in  the  WC  Deli  will  be  permit  ted  in 
HodsonHall.  Student  groups  no 
longer  will  be  able  to  provide  bev- 
erage service  in  the  dining  hall, 
Hynson  Lounge  or  the 
CoffeeHouse.  Beverages  may  be 
taken  from  the  Deli  to  other  areas 
ofthebuilding.  Only  two  alcoholic 
beverages  may  be  purchased  at  a 
time. 

This  statement  does  not 
cover  private  events  which  are 
contracted  through  DiningSer- 


•  The  sponsor  of  any  all-cam- 
pus event  in  Hodson  Hall  will  be 
required  to  hire  an  outside  'moni- 
tor'to  assist  at  the  event.  A  list  of 
available  'monitors'  will  be  main- 
tained by  the  Security  Office.  The 
monitors  will  be  responsible  for 
registeringnon-student  guests,  for 
helving  to  enforce  alcohol  policy, 
and  for  helping  to  resolve  any 
problems  that  surface  during  the 
event.  They  will  not  be  responsible 
for  'carding'  of  students;  'carding' 
will  be  the  responsibility  of  the 
Deli  staff. 

This  rule  is  designed  to 
keep  high  school  students  and 
other  non-WC-students  from 
'crashing'  events  held  in 
HodsonHall.  The  monitor  will 
be  an  impartial  townsperson 
hiredat  the  rate  of  $12per  hour. 
He  or  she  will  check  College  ID 
only;  they  will  not  check  for 
age.  Guests  will  be  registered 
at  the  door. 

•  All  student  social  events 
must  be  registered  with  the  Direc- 
tor of  Student  Activities.  Stu- 
dents no  longer  will  be  required  to 
register  the  amount  of  alcohol,  if 
any,  to  be  served  at  an  event.  In- 
stead, they  will  be  reminded  of  the 
Maryland  State  Law  in  regard  to 
alcohol  consumption. 

Ten  Tunnel's  office  is  in 
the  Student  Lounge  in  the  base- 
ment of  Hodson  Hall.  The 
change  of  procedure  puts  the 
responsibility  for  control  of  al- 
cohol back  in  the  hands  of  the 
students. 

*  Each  social  event  must  have 
three  student  sponsors.  If  alcohol- 
is  to  be  present,  one  of  these  spon- 
sors must  be  21. 

See  "Alcohol/'  page  8 


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New  Mission  Statement 


At  the  October  5  Faculty 
Meeting,  the  following  Mission 
Statement  was  adopted  by  the  fac- 
ulty. 

Washington  College  as- 
pires to  stimulate  men  and 
women  to  think  deeply,  imagi- 
natively and  creatively  about 
past  and  present  civilizations, 
and  to  know  and  evaluate  their 
accomplishments.  To  this  end, 
the  College  seeks  to  develop  in 
its  students  the  habits  of  ana- 
lytic thought,  aesthetic  insight, 
ethical  sensibility,  and  clarity 
of  expression.  We  wish  also  to 
enhance  those  capacities  that 
will  be  the  most  rewarding  in 
public  and  private  life.  Among 
them  are  imagina  Hon,  openness 
and  flexibility  of  mind,  integ- 
rity, initiative,  and  respect  for 
self  and  others. 

The  College  offers  a  rigor- 
ous education  in  the  liberal  arts 
through  the  study  of  the  hu- 
manities, the  social  sciences, 
and  the  natural  sciences.  We 
ask  our  students  to  explore  a 
range  of  disciplines,  to  concen- 
trate on  a  major  academic  pro- 
gram, to  complete  a  significant 
independent  project,  and  to 
participate  broadly  in  activities 
outside  the  classroom.  We  be- 
lieve that  this  education  is  en- 
riched by  the  study  of  diverse 
traditions  and  cultures  both 
wi  thin  and  beyond  our  nation's 
borders. 

The  qualities  Washington 
College  seeks  to  nurture  are  the 
products  of  teaching,  experi- 
ence, and  often  friendship;  they 
can  neither  be  cultivated  hast- 
ily nor  accumulated  merely  as 
credits  for  classwork. 
Unhurried  conversation  and 


personal  associations  comple- 
ment instruction  and  study. 
Thus,  the  College  affirms  the 
importance  of  its  residential 
tradition  with  its  opportunities 
to  engage  in  arts,  athletics,  ser- 
vice,andsocialactivities— both 
on  campus  and  in  the  commu- 
nity— in  the  company  of  people 
of  varied  backgrounds,  experi- 
ence end  interests. 

Washington  College  seeks 
to  prepare  students  for  further 
education,  responsible  citizen- 
ship, productive  careers,  and 
satisfying  leisure.  In  an  era  of 
complexity  and  interdepen- 
dence, we  endeavor  to  ensure 
that  our  graduates  will  be  pre- 
pared to  pursue  goals  that  con- 
tribute to  theirown  welfare,and 
to  that  of  their  families,  com- 
munities, and  the  world. 


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The  Baltimore  Playwrights 
Festival  is  now  accepting  sub- 
missions for  their  twelfth  sum- 
mer of  original  plays.  The 
Festival's  member  theaters  will 
present  full  productions  of 
several  plays  during  the  sum- 
mer of  1993  as  well  as  deliver 
staged  readings  during  the 
1992-93  theater  season.  Both 
one-acts  and  full-length  plays 
are  accepted.  The  festival  is 
open  to  any  playwright  who  is 
a  current  or  former  residents  of 
the  state  of  Maryland.  For  full 
submission  guidelines,  please 
send  an  SASE  to: 
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Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

October  23  -  29 


Film  Series: 


Clean  and  Sober 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


Women  in  the  Middle  East 

Guest  Speakers:  Evelyn  Accade,  Mary  Schmidt,  Gerrine  Bird 

CAC,  2:30  p.m.-4:00  p.m.  Sponsored  by  The  Middle  East  Symposia 


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Friday 


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Saturday 


Brunch,  Hodson  Hall,  12:00p.m.  Guest  speaker:  Captain  Dining  Hall 

Finish  reading  the  ELM.  Your  room.  After  Brunch. 

Do  some  homework  maybe.  Library,  After  Dinner. 

Go  to  Miz  D's,  Hodson  Hall,  10:00  p.m. 

Memorial  Service  for  Ed  Schroeder,  Martha  Washington  Square,  2:30  p.m. 

Charlotte  Mary  Yonge  Victorian  Novelist: 

The  Burden  of  a  Conservative  Legacy 

Guest  Speaker:  Audrey  Fessler,  O'Neill  Literary  House 

Tea,  4:00  p.m.  &c  Talk,  4:30  p.m.  Sponsored  by  the  O'Neill 

Literary  House  Monday  Series  + 

Top  Hat ,  CAC,  6:30  p.m.  Sponsored  by  The  Dance  of  Film  Series 

Symposia  on  Africa:  Conflict  Resolution  in  South  Africa,  Somalia  and  Liberia, 

Guest  Speaker:  William  Zartman 

Democratization  Trends  in  Africa,  Guest  Speaker:  Donald  Rothchild 

The  Economic  And  Social  Conditions  in  Central  Africa, 

Guest  Speaker:  Wintham  Leslie,  Hynson  Lounge,  8:00  p.m. 

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Sunday 

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Monday 


27 

Tuesday 


Performance  Class,  Norman  James  Theatre,  4:00  p.m. 

Senior  Class  Dinner,  Hynson  Lounge,  6:00  p.m. 

Class:  Ballroom  Dance,  Dance  Studio,  BAJLFC,  6:00-7:00  p.m. 

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Wednesday 


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Thursday 


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Rehearsal:  College  Community  Chorus,  Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

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Student  Profile:  Monique  Ware 


Monique  Ware,  a  Humanities  and  Spanish  double  major  with 
a  concentration  in  Latin  American  Studies,  seems  to  constantly  be 
in  a  good  mood.  Originally  from  Washington,  D.C.,she  now  lives 
in  Silver  Spring  where  she  graduated  from  Albert  Einstein  High 
School  (not  the  New  York  medical  school).  Though  she  applied  to 
nineother  colleges,  she  chose  Washington  College  because  "there 
were  lots  of  bricks,  columns,  trees  and  green  grass.  It  seemed  like 
the  perfect  learning  environment  for  me." 

Monique's  ultimate  goal  is  to  work  in  an  embassy  and 
hopefully  become  an  ambassador.  However,  she  also  would  like 
to  enter  International  Development.  Surprisingly,  she  added  that 
even  if  her  plans  did  not  work  out,  she  would  not  mind  "working 
on  a  farm.  It's  been  a  great  hobby  of  mine  and  I  love  animals." 

Last  year  Monique  studied  in  Spain  at  the  Universitas 
Nebrissensis  where  she  took  a  full-load  of  courses  concentrating  in 
language,  culture  and  economic  development.  Fluent  in  Spanish, 
she  lived  with  a  host  family  in  Madrid.  During  her  stay  there  she 
was  an  English  tutor  and  realized  that  Spain  was  "not  just  a 
country  of  bullfighters  and  flamenco  dancers.  In  fact,  many  of  the 
young  people  hate  bull -fighting." 

She  also  had  the  chance  to  travel  via  Euro-rail  around  Spain 
as  well  as  to  France,  Italy,  Switzerland  and  Morocco.  As  she 
stated,  "I  learned  to  function  on  three  hours  of  sleep  because  my 
class  schedule  did  not  allow  time  for  a  siesta  [a  mid-day  nap]  and 
it  is  custom  to  be  out  from  8  a.m.  to  4  a.m.  Most  of  all,  I  learned 
how  to  live  on  vino  tinto  and  it  de  tapas  which  is  a  glass  of  wine  or 
a  beer  with  a  free  appetizer — such  as  tuna  on  bread  or  a  potato 
omelet  or  olives." 

A  self-proclaimed  "behind  the  scenes"  person,  Monique  is  on 
the  Lectures  Series  and  Modem  Language  Department  Standing 
Committees  of  the  Faculty.  She  also  is  a  member  of  the  Spanish 
Club,  the  International  Relations  Club,  theZeta  Tau  Alpha  sorority 
and  the  Spanish  honor  society,  Sigma  Delta  Pi.  In  the  past, 
Monique  served  as  a  dorm  senator  for  East  Hall  (International 
House)  and  participated  in  the  Freshman  Colloquy.  Presently, 
she  is  a  resident  assistant  for  International  House  and  works  in 
Health  Services. 

Monique  has  excelled  academically  as  well  as  socially  at 
Washington  with  a  GPA  over  3.00.  A  Dean's  List  student,  she  is 
a  George  Washington  Scholar  and  also  has  a  Senatorial  Scholar- 
ship. 

Most  of  Monique's  free-time  activities  involve  food.  A 
dedicated  vegetarian,  she  admits  an  addiction  to  vegetables  and 
icing.  An  avid  fan  of  different  cultures  and  travelling,  she 
especially  enjoys  trying  food  fromdifferentcountries.  Her  favorites 
include  Spanish,  Ethiopian,  Lebanese  as  well  as  Japanese  sushi- 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


October  23, 1992 


prom  "Connells,"  page  1 

than  yell,  yet  album  by  album 
they  extend  their  public  out- 
reach a  little  further  without 
jrrendering  their  brainy,  deli- 
cate emotionalism." 

The  band  has  toured  a  great 
deal  the  past  few  years,  gaining 
a  reputation  as  one  of  the 
South's  hardest  working  bands. 
When  asked  how  The  Connells 
handle  thepressuresof  the  road, 
Doug  MacMillan  replies,  "We 
take  the  Bonnie  Franklin/One 
Day  at  a  Time"  approach. 

In  summer  1990,  The 
Connells  toured  in  Europe, 
heading  to  London  to  record 
their  last  album,  One  Simple 
Word  which  features  "Another 
Souvenir"  and  "Waiting  My 
Turn."  One  of  the  strongest 
independent  releases  that  year, 
the  album  spent  200  weeks  the 
Billboards  Top  200  and  was  in 
the  Top  5  on  Gavin,  CMJ, 
Rockpool,  Hard  Report  and 
Album  Network. 

A  favorite  of  the  popular 
Washington,  D.C.  and  Mary- 
land alternative  music  station 
WHFS  and  of  college  campuses 
across  the  United  States,  The 
Connells  will  storm  WC  No- 
vember 6th  at  7:30  p.m.  in  the 
BAJLFC.  Ticket  sales  for  stu- 
dents, faculty  and  staff  will  be 
in  the  CoffeeHouse  Friday  Oc- 
tober 23  and  Monday  October 

Cost  is  $8.00  and  may  be 
charged  to  one's  I.D.  number. 
There  is  a  limit  of  2  tickets,  ad- 
ditional passes  available  for 
!  $12.00. 

Tickets  for  the  general 
public  will  be  available  for 
532.00  to  those  1 8  years  or  older 
from  October  27-October  29. 
Though  tickets  will  be  avail- 
able at  the  door  the  night  of  the 
concert,  they  are  expected  to 
quickly  sell-out.  Be  sure  to  buy 
your  tickets  early. 


Symposium:  Africa 
in  Transition 


Pat  Geissel 


Staff  Writer 

Africa  today  understands 
the  phrase  "growing  pains" 
more  than  any  other  continent. 
After  the  long  struggle  to  oust 
Colonial  rule,  the  new  coun- 
tries are  expected  to  create  na- 
tion states  in  less  than  50  years. 
African  borders  created  on  pa- 
per during  the  Colonial  era  did 
not  take  tribal  territories  or 
natural  boundaries  into  ac- 
count. Imperialism  concerned 
itself  with  commerce,  not  the 
indigenous  population.  The 
infrastructure  left  behind  did 
not  connect  cities  and  villages 
for  travel,  but  rather  factories 
and  ports  to  export  goods. 

The  Imperial  powers  ex- 
ported the  natural  resources 
and  the  wealth  of  each  country, 
creating  an  agricultural  com- 
munity whose  land  was  ruined 
by  cashcropsand  whose  people 
are  plagued  by  famine  today. 

The  "growing  pains"  of 
Africa  will  be  addressed  in  the 
second  annual  African  Sympo- 
sium. Featuring  three  guest 
speakers,  the  lectures  will  ex- 
amine examine  in  detail  the 
reasons  behind  Africa's 
troubles. 

The  first  speaker,  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Zartman,  will  speak  on 
the  Conflict  Resolution  in  South 
Africa,  Somalia  and  Liberia.  Di- 
rector of  the  African  Studies 
Program  at  the  Johns  Hopkins 
Universi  ty,  School  of  Ad  vanced 
International  Studies,  Zartman 
has  been  a  consultant  to  the 
United  States  State  Department 
since  1961.  He  has  received 
numerous  research  grants  in 


political  science,  including  one 
from  the  Social  Science  Re- 
search Council  to  study  Tuni- 
sian succession  and  democrati- 
zation. 

He  has  served  on  various 
editorial  boards,  and  is  pres- 
ently working  with  Negotiation 
Journal.  A  prolific  writer,  his 
most  recent  book,  Mediation  in 
Middle  East  Conflicts,  was  pub- 
lished in  1987. 

The  second  speaker,  Pro- 
fessor Donald  Rothchild  of 
University  of  California  at 
Davis,  will  talk  about  Democra- 
tization Trends  in  Africa. 
Rothchild  is  president  of  the 
African  Studies  Association  at 
the  Bookings  Institution  and  has 
served  as  a  faculty  member  at 
universities  in  Uganda,  Kenya, 
Zambia  and  Ghana. 

He  has  written  and  edited 
several  books  concerning  race 
and  politics  in  Africa,  his  latest 
work  entitled,  Politics  and  Soci- 
ety in  Contemporary  Africa. 

The  final  speaker  will  be 
Dr.  Winsome  Leslie.  An  Afri- 
can Studies  professor  at  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  School  for 
Advanced  International  Stud- 
ies, Leslie  also  is  a  professor  of 
political  science  and  interna- 
tional relations  at  American 
University,  School  of  Interna- 
tional Service  and  School  of 
Public  Affairs.  His  talk  will 
cover  The  Economic  and  Social 
Conditions  in  Central  Africa. 

Since  1985,  Leslie  has  been 
a  consultant  to  the  African  De- 
velopment Foundation  and 
AMEX  International. 

The  talks  will  be  held  con- 
secutively and  will  begin  at  8:00 
p.m.  in  the  Hynson  Lounge. 


Fessler  Explores  the 
Victorian  Woman 


During  the  Victorian  age, 
many  writers  were  influenced 
bytheironmoralityofthattime. 
Perhaps  Charlotte  Mary 
Yonge's  work  best  represents 
the  time  period  with  her  strict 
adherence  to  strict  religious 
morales.  Yonge's  writings  are 
the  focus  of  Professor  Audrey 
Fessler's  talk  Charlotte  Mary 
Young,  Victorian  Novelist:  The 
Burden  of  a  Conservative  Legacy 
for  the  October  26  Monday  Se- 
ries at  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House. 

Fessier  describes  Yonge 
with  great  respect,  saying,  "she 
was  an  interesting  literary  fig- 
ure. She  was  a  women  of  great 
intellectualcapacity  and  energy 
and  devoted  much  of  her  time 
to  publishing  and  writing  her 
work." 

A  devoted  Anglican,  Yonge 
was  the  personal  pupil  of  John 
Keble,  a  leader  of  the  Oxford 
Movement  which  campaigned 
for  the  return  of  the  Anglican 
Church  to  its  Catholic  roots. 
Though  his  conservative  ideals 
of  a  patristic  hierarchy  in  the 
church  and  strict  male  domi- 
nance in  greater  society  had 
become  dated  by  the  time 
Yonge  was  born,  she  still  iden- 
tified with  his  cause.  She  em- 
bodied Keble's  ideas  in  her 
writings,  especially  in  her  ear- 
lier works.  However,  as  time 
passed  and  the  Oxford  Move- 
ment ended,  Yonge's  female 


characters  steadily  gained 
greater  personal  autonomy  and 
intellectual  freedom. 

Yonge's  canon  consists  of 
200  volumes  and  includes  a 
history  of  Christian  names  as 
well  as  a  plethora  of  novels  and 
children  stories.  The  daughter 
of  strict  Anglican  parents,  she 
only  was  allowed  to  publish 
her  work  anonymously  and  had 
to  donate  all  proceeds  to  church 
causes.  Her  first  novel,  T/jc  Heir 
of  Red  Clyffe,  had  a  distinct 
Christian  ethos  and  was  a  fa- 
vorite of  troops  in  theCrimeran 
War. 

Yonge's  popularity  as  a 
writer  dwindled  as  the  Victo- 
rian era  came  to  a  close.  To- 
wards the  end  of  her  career,  she 
recognized  that  her  ideas  had 
become  dated  and  her  writing 
had  grown  increasingly  senti- 
mental for  the  "old  days"  of 
conservatism.  Ironically, 
Yonge's  death  was  in  1901,  the 
same  year  as  Queen  Victoria's , 
which  marked  the  end  of  the 
Victorian  Era. 

Theconservati  ve  themes  in 
Yonge's  novohThe  Daisy  Chain, 
published  1856;  The  Clever 
Woman  of  the  Family,  published 
1871;  and  her  last  novel,  The 
Modern  Broods,  published  in 
1901,  will  be  examined  in  detail 
at  the  lecture  which  will  begin 
at  4:30  p.m.,  preceded  by  tea  at 
4:00  p.m. 


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Psych  Department  Discusses  Neuroscience  Program 

Review  Reveals  Need  for  Two  More  Faculty  Members 


This  week's  article  on  the 
Psychology  Department  concludes 
our  three-part  report  of  the  de- 
partments reviewed  last  year. 

The  Psychology  Depart- 
ment, cited  by  Rugg's  Recom- 
mendationsasa  selectivemajor 
at  WC,  was  reviewed  in  March 
of  1992.  Although  the  review 
itself  only  lasted  about  two 
days,  the  preparations  for  it 
began  nearly  a  year  earlier, 
during  the  previous  summer. 

Dr.  George  Spilich,  Chair 
of  the  department,  was  in- 
formed by  the  Dean's  Office 
(headed  by  John  Taylor  at  the 
time)  that  their  department 
could  expect  an  evaluation. 
Spilich  met  with  the  Dean  and 
formulated  ideas  with  him 
about  the  format  of  the  review. 
The  college  was  still  devising 
the  format  at  that  time,  said 
Spilich. 

One  of  the  first  and  most 
important  steps  in  the  process 
was  to  choose  the  evaluation 
team.  The  department  worked 
with  Dean  Taylor  and  Presi- 
dent Charles  H.  Trout  in 
choosing  the  team. 

"The  idea  was  that  the  de- 
partment would  suggest  some 
names  and  the  administration 
would  evaluate  that  list,"  said 
Spilich.  "We  all  agreed  on  a 
bias  towards  liberal  arts 
people." 

In  other  words,  a  professor 


from  a  college  or  university 
"whose  psychology  depart- 
ment is  larger  than  our  entire 
faculty,"  said  Spilich,  wouldn't 
bemuchhelpin  examining  WC. 
"A  Department  should  see 
a  problem,  see  something  they 
want  to  work  on,  and  view  this 
[the  evaluation  process]  as  a 
free  consultation,"  said  Spilich. 
The  department  had  been 
considering  the  possibility  of  a 
concentration  in  behavioral 
neuroscience  for  quite  some 
time,  and  the  addition  of 
Michael  Kerchner  to  the  psy- 
chology faculty  was  pointed  out 
by  President  Trout  to  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  (at 
their  September  1 1  meeting)  as 
a  step  in  the  right  direction. 

After  considering  a  list  of 
about  1 0  candidates  for  the  team 
based  on  the  above  criteria,  the 
list  was  narrowed  down  to  Don 
Tyrrell  of  Franklin  &  Marshall, 
Charles  Sorenson  of  Amherst, 
and  John  Nyby  of  Lehigh. 

President  Trout  suggested 
the  first  two  candidates,  "and 
we  viewed  these  suggestions 
with  interest,"  Spilich  said. 
Trout  had  undergone  a  review 
of  the  neuroscience  program  at 
Colgate  (his  former  school)  and 
had  worked  with  and  been 
impressed  by  these  two  men, 
said  Spilich. 

The  process  outlined  by  the 
Dean's  office  included  compil- 
ing thecourse  lists,  faculty  vita, 


and  representative  syllabi  be- 
forehand and  mailing  these 
documents,  along  with  a  copy 
of  the  college  catalog,  to  team 
members  about  a  month  before 
they  were  to  arrive  on  campus. 

Also  included  with  these 
documents  were  the  resul  ts  of  a 
self-study  put  together  by  the 
psychology  department.  The 
Dean's  office  provides  the 
questions,  which  include  what 
Spilich  terms  "current  process" 
information  and  "outcomes" 
information. 

Current  process  data  in- 
volves the  curriculum  (how  is 
it  working,  and  how  does  it  fit 
in  with  the  liberal  arts  educa- 
tion?) and  personnel  problems 
(are  there  enough  faculty  in  the 
department,  and  do  the  current 
professors  meet  the  needs  of 
the  students?).  Outcome  data 
involves  alumni. 

There  was  a  third  docu- 
ment included  which  was  not 
only  not  required,  but  above 
and  beyond  the  call  of  duty. 
"If  s  hard  to  know  what's  ap- 
propriate for  a  department 
when  you're  within  the  de- 
partment itself,"  said  Spilich. 
For  example,  such  statistics  as 
average  class  size  and  budget 
for  the  psych  library  are  rela- 
tively meaningless  unless  they 
are  compared  with  other 
schools,  he  said. 

Toward  this  end,  during  the 
fall  semester  of  last  year,Spilich 


and  the  other  psych  faculty  de- 
signed a  questionnaire  sent  to 
96  "good,  small,  liberal  arts 
colleges." 

These  colleges  were  chosen 
by  using  the  Oberlin  Report  on 
Excellence  in  Science  as  a 
source,  supplementing  that  list 
with  other  2/B  Group  schools, 
those  which  compare  to  WC  in 
salary,  financial  aid,  and  other 
considerations. 

Spilich  received  an  80  per- 
cent response  to  the  survey, 
finding  out  what  other  psych 
departments  nationwide  were 
doing  in  such  areas  as  teaching 
load,  equipment  funds,  and 
types  of  labs. 

"In  some  places  we  were 
doing  much  better  than  the 
average,  while  there  were  some 
places  we  were  far,  far  behind," 
he  said. 

Both  the  evaluation  team 
and  the  administration  got  the 
results  before  the  review,  said 
Spilich.  He  is  currently  work- 
ing on  an  article  about  the  re- 
sults of  this  survey. 

On  the  first  day  of  the 
team's  arrival  in  March,  the  de- 
partment met  the  team  and 
showed  them  the  facilities  in 
and  outside  of  Dunning.  The 
team  decided  what  their  focii 
would  be,  and  prepared  for  the 
next  day. 

Day  two  consisted  of  inter- 
views. Evaluators  met  with 
Dean  Taylor,  President  Trout, 


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and  various  committees;  they 
interviewed  each  faculty  meit* 
ber  separately  without  the  de- 
partment head  or  any  adminis- 
trators present,  and  they  at- 
tended classes. 

The  psych  department  also 
added  a  component  they  con- 
sidered to  be  just  as  important 
as  any  other:  meetings  with 
students,  again  with  no  admin- 
istra tors  and  no  faculty  present. 

Two  exit  interviews  oc- 
curred the  next  day,  with  the 
Dean  and  with  Psych  Chair 
Spilich,  and  the  report  arrived 
about  a  month  later. 

One  of  the  strongest  con- 
siderations was  that  of  the  neu- 
roscience program;  however, 
the  department  is  reviewingits 
entire  curriculum.  "We  think 
we  can  simplify  and  streamline 
it,"  said  Spilich. 

Another  concern  was  a 
personnel  problem,  not  in 
quality,  but  quantity.  "To  serve 
the  current  student  body,  nol 
even  allowing  for  an  increased 
size,  we  need  two  additional 
faculty,"  Spilich  said.  "In  thes 
times,  it  is  difficult  —  I  would 
say  the  odds  are  zero. 

"We've  been  asking  for 
faculty  for  the  last  five  years 
The  administration  has  come 
to  the  point  of  saying,  'we  see 
your  problem,  but  these  are 
hard  economic  times.'" 


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October  23, 1992 


From  "Security,"  page  1 

security  officers. 

"Dorms  are  secured  in  the 
evening  hours,"  said  Roderick, 
between  10  and  11  p.m.  on 
weeknightsand  between  1 1  and 
12  on  weekends.  "It  has  be- 
come a  full-time  job  for  the  staff 
to  secure  buildings ...  within  15 
minutes,  the  doors  are 
propped." 

"Is  locking  outside  doors 
important  or  not?"  Roderick 
asked.  "We  like  to  think  of 
dormitories  as  houses  —  not 
many  people  go  to  bed  with  the 
front  door  wide  open." 

Several  crimes  have  oc- 
curred this  year  after  doors  were 
locked,  Roderick  said.  "How 
many  times  have  you  propped 
a  door  open,  or  passed  by  a 
propped  door  without  [closing 
it]?  How  many  times  have  you 
held  a  door  for  someoneyou  do 
not  know?" 

Attacks  often  involve 
propped  doors  and  unlocked 
room  doors.  Roderick  briefly 
detailed  a  few  recent  incidents 
(from  the  past  several  years) 
which  involved  violent  as- 
saults. 

In  1980  a  violent  rape  oc- 
curred on  Caroline  third  floor. 
The  attacker  was  apprehended 
and  sentenced  to  50  years  in 
prison.  He  entered  through  a 
propped  door. 

An  attempted  rape  oc- 
curred on  third  floor  Minta 
Martin  in  the  Fall  of  1987.  The 
man  was  in  the  building  as  a 
guest  of  a  resident  of  first  floor. 
In  the  third,  the  attack  oc- 
curred at  6  p.m.  In  1990,  a  man 
who  was  drunk  and  "high  on 
some  controlled  substance," 
said  Roderick,  entered  first  floor 
Wicomico  and  began  to  pick 


fights  with  theresidents.  When 
the  RA  appeared,  the  man  as- 
saulted him  and  was  then  ap- 
prehended by  Security. 

Thefts  of  money,  bikes, 
stereos,  etc.  are  also  common 
where  rooms  are  frequently  left 
unlocked.  Potential  attackers 
or  thieves  will  often  enter  a 
building  through  a  propped 
door  and  then  try  all  the  doors 
on  a  hall  until  they  find  one 
that's  open. 

"Our  first  line  of  defense  is 
the  outside  doors  and  the  locks 
on  those  doors.  When  they  are 
not  utilized,  we  become  vul- 
nerable," Roderick  said. 

He  added  that  he  hopes  one 
day  to  install  electronic  devices 
which  would  allow  access  to 
residents  only. 

Comments  from  those 
present: 

•  EveZartman,  sophomore 
class  president,  suggested  a 
student  watch,  wherein  groups 
of  four  students  patrol  campus 
on  weekend  nights. 

•  Kevin  Lawner,  Kent 
Dorm  Senator,  suggested  a  page 
system  in  girls'  dorms.  There 
would  be  electronic  monitors, 
and  students  would  be  paid  to 
man  main  entrances. 

•  Social  Chair  Sam 
Clements  suggested  phones  be 
installed  outside  residence  halls 
to  allow  visitors  to  call  the 
resident  of  the  dorms  and  ask 
to  be  let  in.  (It  would  also  allow 
people  who  were  locked  out  of 
the  building  to  call  security). 

•  Eleanor  Shriver,  RA  on 
third  floor  Reid,  added  that  "it 
is  not  the  Security's  responsi- 
bility 100  percent ...  to  continue 
to  spend  a  good  deal  of  their 
manhourspickingupafterwho 
are  lazy.  It's  already  a  big 
problem  and  it  can  only  get 


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worse." 

•  Several  RAs  mentioned 
outside  doors  that  simply  do 
not  lock  correctly. 

•  SGA  Vice-President 
Christy  Albright  reminded 
dorm  residents  to  lock  their 
room  doors  "there  you  have 
total  control  over  your  room 
when  you  go  to  sleep." 

•  Off-campus  senator  Jane 
Kennedy  stated  that  there  are  a 
few  dorms  which  have  room 
doors  that  can  be  "carded."  "I 
never  carried  my  room  key.  I 
carried  my  ID  card,"  she  said. 

•  Faculty  Advisor  J.  David 
Newell  suggested  installing 
chains  on  these  doors  to  ensure 
residents'  safety  at  night. 

•  Senior  Class  President 
Whitney  Myrus  suggested 
making  certain  doors,  such  as 
thoseontheendsofKentHouse, 
alarmed  fire  doors  which  can 
only  be  used  as  exits  (and 
therefore  could  not  be 
propped). 

•  Sophomore  Class  Presi- 
dent Max  Walton  asked  what's 
being  done  to  keep  non-WC- 
students  off  campus. 

"Although  we  are  on  pri- 
vate property,  said  Roderick, 
we're  open  to  the  public. ...  We 
restrictaccesstothedormitories 
to  residents  and  their  guests, 
but  often  it  is  difficult  to  tell 
who's  a  guest  and  who  is  not." 
SGAPresidentJen  DelNero 
added  that  if  i  t  looks  suspicious, 
it  probably  is  suspicious,and  to 
call  Security  at  778-7810  or  ext. 
7810. 

A  reminder:  at  night,  there 
is  often  only  one  guard  onduty. 
When  calling,  youshouldallow 
seven  rings  before  the  office 
phone  switches  to  the  walkie- 
talkie,  and  a  few  more  before 
the  guard  can  answer  it. 

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From  "Wyman,"  page  4 

sion  HI  tennis,  and  a  combined 
record  of  233-63)  and  in  the 
classroom  (3  Academic  All 
Americans  and  a  team  GPA 
above  3.0).  And  both  of  us  cer- 
tainly had  "a  complete  invest- 
ment in  the  college."  I  have 
been  a  member  of  the 
Chestertown  community  for 
over  20  years,  am  a  parent  of  a 
Washington  College  student 
and  was  a  member  of  the  1782 
Society.  Mrs.  Bramble  is  a 
Washington  College  graduate, 
served  on  the  College's  Hall  of 
Fame  Committee  and  also  has 
been  a  resident  of  Kent  County 
for  22  years. 

When  the  validity  of  the 
self-study  was  found  to  be 
wanting.  Miller  then  restored  a 
totallybaselessself-reportofthe 
tennis  programs  to  the  NCAA 
as  a  pretext  for  the  termination 
of  our  contracts.  The  Athletic 
Director  ignored  evidentiary 
standards  and  due  process  re- 
quirements in  formulating  a 
case  based  upon  hearsay  rather 
than  documentation. 

Miller's  conclusions  that 
NCAA  violations  occurred 
were  unsubstantiated,  untrue 
and  formulated  only  to  use  as 
an  excuse  for  my  termination. 
As  Miller  once  told  me,  "what 
people  perceive  to  be  true  is 
moreimportantthan  the  truth." 
If  rugby  was  an  NCAA  sport,  I 
am  sure  Miller  would  fabricate 
some  violations. 

It  should  be  noted  that  de- 
spite all  the  inferences,  rumors 
and  innuendoes,  there  were  no 
penalties  or  sanctions  imposed 
by  the  NCAA  upon  any  player 
or  the  institution.  As  S.  David 
Berst,  the  NCAA's  Executive 
Directorfor  Enforcementwrote 
to  me  on  July  1,  1992,  "the 
NCAA  received  the  College's 
report  and  elected  to  take  no 


further  action." 

It  appears  obvious  that 
Miller  simply  did  not  want  me 
as  tennis  coach  justas  he  appar- 
ently does  not  want  rugby  as  a 
'  collegiate  sport.  His  private 
agenda  concerning  rugby  is 
hauntingly  similar  to  the  pri- 
vate vendetta  he  carried  out 
against  Mrs.  Bramble,  myself 
and  our  programs.  The 
College's  legal  counsel  admit- 
ted Miller  began  keeping  a  file 
on  me  two  weeks  after  he  be- 
came Athletic  Director  in  1987. 
Mr.  Engel  seemingly  put 
considerable  time  and  effort 
into  making  rugby  a  success, 
just  as  I  did  with  tennis.  Unfor- 
tunately, as  Board  member 
Betty  Casey  wrote  to  meduring 
the  tennis  controversy,  "no 
good  deed  goes  unpunished" 
with  Miller  in  charge. 

Our  best  hope  for  restoring 
the  integrity  of  the  Washington 
College  Athletic  Department 
would  seem  to  lie  with  the  re- 
moval of  Mr.  Miller.  Of  course, 
with  his  record  of  controversy 
and  double-dealing,  who 
would  hire  him? 

Fred  Wyman 

Men's  Tennis  Coach  1985-1991 


The  new  Checrleading  squad: 

Co-Captains 

1 .  Brenda  Stanley 

2.  Denise  Coleman 

Cheerleaders 

1.  Suzanne  Basel 

2.  Traci  Castello 

3.  Caron  Woodward 

4.  Heather  Coursey 

5.  Ann  McDermott 

6.  Shane  Erin  Dwyer 

7.  Robin  Diamond 

8.  Shrylnee  Johnson 

9.  Tammie  Michener 

Good  luck  girls!! 


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October  23, 1992 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELty 


Soccer  Takes 
Two  in  a  Row 


J.ison  Ronst.idt 


Staff  Writer 

After  an  extended  hiatus, 
the  Shoremen  soccer  squad  has 
returned  to  the  win  column  in 
dramatic  fashion.  Since  the 
last  issue  of  the  ELM,  the 


Chad  "I  have  no  nickname" 
Wheatly,  and  Rory  "Why  yes, 
they  are  Guess  jeans"  Conway. 
Although  these  four  goal  scor- 
ers played  an  integral  part  in 
the  team's  victory,  it  would  be 
spitting  in  the  face  of  one  hun- 
dred years  of  soccer  tradition  if 


Rory  Conway,  with  all  the  grace  of  a  gazelle,  goes  stride  for  stride, 
forcing  his  way  past  a  defender 


Shoremen  have  taken  to  the 
field  five  times.  Washington 
dropped  the  first  three  contests 
in  what  hasbeen  the  trademark 
heartbreaking,  nail  biting  script 
of  many  of  their  defeats.  These 
games  included  a  2-0  loss  to 
Western  Maryland,  a  game 
much  of  the  team  would  like  to 
forget  against  N.C  Wesleyan, 
and  a  controversial  double 
overtime  loss  to  Ursinus  in 
which  a  tieing  Shoremen  goal 
with  two  minutes  left  to  play 
was  disallowed  due  to  a  shaky 
offside  call  by  the  referee. 

But  while  heartbreaking 
losses  have  been  a  trade  mark 
for  this  year's  team,  so  has  in- 
testinal fortitude.  The  very  next 
game  the  Shoremen  bounced 
back,  bearing  Marymount  Col- 
lege 4-2.  Coal  scorers  included 
Cliff  'That  guy's  a  "  Howell, 
Shawn  'The  Colonel"  Clink, 


the  efforts  of  one  Charlie  "Love" 
Linehan  where  not  recognized. 
This  wily  senior,  hailing  from 
Baltimore,  Maryland,  collected 
an  assist  which  can  only  be  de- 
scribed as  whimsical.  It  was  a 
skillful  maneuver  which  con- 
jured up  shades  of  other  pass- 
ing greats  like  Magic  Johnson 
and  Diego  Maradonna. 

After  Marymount,  the 
Shoremen  continued  their 
winning  ways  at  Gallaudet 
University.  The  victory  came 
in  dramatic  fashion  from  the 
foot  of  freshman  Jonathan 
Johnson,  who  fired  homea  pass 
from  Chris  "Flea"  Kleberg  near 
the  end  of  overtime.  Rory 
Conway  added  the  other  two 
goals  as  Washington  collected 
its  second  straight  victory.  The 
Shoremen  face  Widener  on  the 
21st  of  October,  and  host 
Goucher  on  the  24th. 


Volleyball  Picks  Up 
Another  Win 


Tyler  McCarthy 
Staff  Cheeseball 


The  W.C.  Slammers  re- 
cently suffered  a  tough  loss  to 
MAC  rival  Western  Maryland 
last  Wednesday  evening, 
bringing  their  overall  MAC 
record  down  to  1-3.  They  still, 
however,  have  high  hopes  of 
improving  their  conference 
standing  and  quite  a  few  op- 
portunities remain  to  do  so  as 
Franklin  &  Marshall, 
Haverford,  &  Johns  Hopkins 
lie  ahead. 

Following  this  tough  bout, 
the  Shorewomen  got  back  on 
the  right  foot  and  began  a  sea- 
son-ending homestead  thispast 
Tuesday  night  when  they  met 
up  with  Wilmington,  the  first 
of  eight  straight  home  games, 
and  won  by  a  score  of  3  games 
to  2.  In  game  one,  they  started 
out  with  a  14-7  deficit  as  Julie 
Dill  stepped  up  to  serve.  Dill 
served  up  an  ace  on  her  first 
attempt  and  then  continued  to 
rompon  her  opponents  scoring 
8  straight  points.  Beverly  Diaz 
was  fast  on  the  scene  as  well, 
scoring4  unanswered  points  to 
win  the  game  18-16. 

The  Sho'women  fell  in  the 
second  game  15-7,  but  were 
quick  to  recover  in  the  third, 
winning  15-13  and  improving 
their  overall  record  to  8-17. 


Key  players  for  the 
Sho'women  were  Jen  Dixon, 
who  leads  the  team  with  125 
digs  and  225  kills;  Julie  Dill, 
who  has  grabbed  121  digs  and 
115  kills;  and  Beverly  Diaz,  who 
has  240  assists  on  the  season. 

The  Sho'women  hosted  St. 


Mary's  yesterday  (to  be  cov- 
ered next  week)  and  are  jj 
vol  vedina  quad  matchat  home 
tomorrow.  Distinguished 
guests  include  Haverford 
Marymount,  and  Catholic' 
Matches  will  begin  at  1:00  p.m 
so  be  there! 


Michelle  Chin  attempts  to  thwart  an  opponent 's  spike 


Crew  Hits  Boston 


Tim  Reardon 


IRONSTONE  CAFE 

Lunch  and  Dinner  Tuesday  -  Saturday 
Closed  Sunday  &  Monday 


238  CANNON  ST 
CHESTCHTDWN.  MO  2  HE 


Co-Sports  Editor 

This  past  weekend  the 
Washington  College  crew  team 
headed  north  to  compete  in  the 
prestigious  Head  of  the  Charles 
Regatta.  The  women's  varsity 
team  and  the  men'slight  weight 
single  were  scheduled  to  race. 
The  women's  squad  competed 
in  a  field  of  32  collegiate  teams 
and  rowing  clubs.  The  teams 
represented  were  from  all  over 
the  country.  The  Atlanta  RC, 
Baltimore  RC,  and  Bucknell 
University  were  just  a  few. 
Washington  finished  an  im- 
pressive ninth  out  of  thirty-two 
withatimeof  18:29.  Theoverall 
winner  was  Connecticut  Col- 
lege with  a  time  of  17:58.  Also 
racing  over  the  weekend  was 
Ray  Hemdon  in  the  lightweight 
single  division.  He  raced 
against  the  top  thirty-five 
singlesin  the  nation.  The  results 
of  that  race  have  not  yet  been 
posted.  The  team  returns  to 
action  tomorrow  as  they  travel 
to  Philadelphia  to  race  in  the 
Head  of  the  Schuylkill  Regatta. 
Good  Luck! 


Sophomore  Tonya  Howell  strokes  the  Women 's  Eight  under  a  br0$* 
on  the  Head  of  the  Charles  River  in  Boston ,  Mass. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


1I_ 

October  23, 1992 


Field  Hockey  Rounds  out 
Season  Tomorrow 


Rpnee  Guckert 
Staff  Writer 

Washington  College  field 
hockey  faced  a  difficult  two 
weeks  of  play  recently,  emerg- 
ing victorious  in  just  one  out  of 
four  games.   The  first  of  four 


goal  deflected  into  the  cage  by 
freshman  Kouri  Coleman  and 
assisted  by  Marie  Mohler. 

Things  began  to  look  up  for 
the  WC  squad  as  they  traveled 
a  few  days  later  to  Randolph 
Macon  College  and  secured  a 
1-0  win.  Despite  the  effects  of  a 


Amy  Barrell  waxes  a  defender  and  makes  faces  in  mockery  of  her 
"chump-like"  opponent 


attempts  at  victory  came  at 
Haverford  College,  a  strong 
contender  for  the  MAC  play- 
offs. The  teams  appeared 
?venly  matched  at  half  time 
with  the  ball  traveling  to  both 
offensive  ends  and  a  score  that 
remained  tied  0-0.  In  the  sec- 
ond half,  however,  Haverford 
outshot  Washington  9-4,  scor- 
ing three  goals  versus  WC's  lone 


slow  field,  Washington  played 
a  passing  game  using  their  links 
asoptions  to  send  the  ball  across 
field  and  shooting  with  every 
chance  they  had.  Once  again, 
the  teams  were  tied  0-0  at  the 
half,  but  WC  came  back, 
outshooting  Randolph  Macon 
14-5  in  the  second  half.  Junior 
Liz  Olivere  scored  unassisted 
for  the  Shorewomen  with  7:36 


Tennis  Looks  To 
Spring  Competition 


ii&LO'Hara 


Staff  Writer 

The  last  hurrah  for  the 
Washington  College  Netters 
|°°k  place  at  the  Millersville 
Invitational  in  Pennsylvania 
tn'spastweekend.  Thefallsea- 
■fcnfor  the  team  wasquite  short, 
N  the  matches  prepared  them 
'0r  future  action  in  their  '93 
bPn'ng  season. 

The  number  one  player  for 
,he  Shoremen,  Trevor  Hurd, 
w*s  seeded  second  for  the  tour- 
^ent  in  Flight  A.  He  was 
to  make  his  way  to  the 
na]s,  but  did  not  come  out  on 
'-  losing  to  the  first  seeded 
P|flyer  6-3,  6-2.  Carlos  Nuno 
ras  seeded  second  in  Flight  B 
^  worked  his  way  to  the  semi- 
s's where  he  let  go  and  lost 


by  a  score  of  6-1,  6-4.  Deepak 
Raja  had  a  good  match  with  his 
opponent,  but  lost  in  the  first 
round  as  did  Emilio  Bogado. 
Tom  McLemore,  however,  was 
not  ousted  until  the  second 
round. 

In  doubles  action,  there  was 
much  tennis  excitement  as 
Bogado  and  Nuno  paired  up, 
but  lost  in  the  first  round  2-6, 6- 
4,6-2.  McLemore  and  Raja,  the 
second  dynamic  duo,  also  lost 
in  the  first  round,  6-1, 6-4. 

This  abrupt  but  telling  Fall 
season  has  allowed  the  Netters 
to  compete  at  various  levels, 
preparing  them  for  the  more 
crucial  Spring  season.  There 
wasmuch  potential  seen,  and  it 
will  be  quite  evident  when  the 
Shoremen  start  out  with  a  bang 
in  the  Spring. 


left  in  the  game. 

Long  time  rival  Johns 
Hopkins  University  emerged 
victorious  last  Wednesday  with 
a  score  of  2-1  against  the 
Shorewomen.  Liz  Olivere  came 
through  once  again  for  Wash- 
ington, securing  her  fourth  goal 
of  the  season.  Goalie  Brigid 
DeVries  acquired  seventeen 
saves  in  the  contest  against  the 
Blue  Jays.  DeVries' raw  instinct 
and  experience  shined  through 
that  day,  blocking  more  than  a 
handful  of  powerful  shots  by 
the  Blue  Jays. 

As  WC  hockey  traveled  to 
Mary  Washington  last  Satur- 
day, their  hopes  were  high,  bu  t 
Mary  Washington's  skill  and 
determination  overpowered 
Washington's  players.  The 
Eagles  scored  twice  in  the  first 
half  and  outshot  the 
Shorewomen  12-2.  Realizing 
that  they  were  playing  too  much 
defense  and  not  enough  attack, 
Washington  pushed  its  for- 
wards down  the  field  with  the 
help  of  center  link  Amy 
McCleary  and  halfback  Jen 
Hanifee.  Renee  Guckert  took  a 
drive  in  the  circle  off  a  back 
pass  from  Liz  Olivere,  scoring 
for  the  Shorewomen  with  30:09 
left  in  the  second  half.  Mary 
Washington  scored  again, 
however,  with  8:42  left  to  play, 
giving  them  a  3-1  win. 

TheShore  women  face  their 
final  challenge  of  the  '92  season 
tomorrowat  Western  Maryland 
at  1:00.  Wish  the  team  luck 
againsttheir  final  opponentand 
look  for  the  results  of  that  game 
and  the  match-up  versus  Wid- 
ener  in  next  week's  issue. 


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Rory  Conway 

O.K.,forgetit,wegiveupon  the  Redskins.  But,howaboutthe 
Dolphins  and  the  ever  so  agile  Dan  Marino.  6-0  BABY!  IN  YER 
FACE!  Oh,  and  in  case  you  were  unaware  the  Bird  Man  recently 
had  a  B-Day,  the  big  2-0.  Too  bad,  no  drunkin'  bar  scene  for  you 
for  a  whooole  nother  year,  (at  least  not  legally  that  is)  Suck  it! 

Hey  Conway,  we  gave  you  Newt's  POW,  happy  now?  We 
know  you  lead  the  team  in  goals,  assists,  and  overall  points  but, 
honestly,  we  really  don't  care!  But  we  must  give  credit  where 
creditisdueand  Rory  Conwayby  far  surpasses  all  POW  standards. 
This  kid  from  Delaware  skipped  out  on  soccer  play  his  freshman 
and  sophomore  year  and  has  come  on  to  lead  in  all  offensive 
categories  this  year.  He  has  been  the  offensive  spark  in  the  past 
two  victories,  improving  his  stats  with  a  hat  trick  minus  one 
versus  Gallaudet  and  another  stinger  in  the  Marymount  win. 
Good  Job  CHUMP!  (P.S.-  Isn't  it  cute  we  have  you  and  your 
girlfriend  all  over  this  week's  paper?) 


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Winning 
Edge 


See  Article,  pg.  10 


Theta  Dawgs  Get  Lucky  &  Defeat 
High  Street  to  Claim  '92  ELM  Bowl! 


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for  Senior  Features!   Contact 
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"TleldT^ 
Hockey 

Struggles 
in  Final 
Stretch 

See  Article,  pg.  u 


Scores 


Men's  Soccer 
Washington 
Western  Md. 


Washington 
Ursinus 

Washington 
Marymount 

Washington 
Gallaudet 

Field  Hockey 

Washington 

Haverford 

Washington 
Randy  Macon 

Washington 
J.H.U. 

Washington 
Mary  Wash. 

Washington 
Widener 

Volleyball 

Washington 

Wilmington 


Washington  0 

N.C.  Wesleyan     3 


Once  agin  "Frigid"  Brigid  Devries  (keeper  at  center),  former  Newt's  POW,  has  stolen  our  attention  in  this  action  photo  which  captures  the 
heart  and  soul  of  such  a  fine  athlete.  Devries  has  managed  157  saves  over  the  teams  past  12  games  and  maintains  an  unprecedented  .873  save 

percentage.  Nice  job  Frigid! 


Rory  Conway:  Newt's  Player  of  the  Week 


See  Article, pg. 


Election  '92:  Who  are  YOU  voting  for? 


NOTHING 

T  BUT  THE 
RUTH 


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Weekend  Weather 

Friday;  cloudy,  chance  of 
showers,  H  in  mid  50s 
Weekend:  cloudy,  Saturday 
morning  showers,  11  50-55,  L 
mid-upper  30s 


Volume  63  Number  Nine  •   October  30, 1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Library  and  Lit  House  Celebrate  Saturday 
John  Barth  to  Read  "Browsing"  on  Family  Day 


College  Woman  Assaulted 
Behind  Reid  Dormitory 


Tomorrow,  Saturday  Oc- 
tober 31,  is  Family  Day.  This 
coincides  with  the  Miller  Li- 
brary Celebration,  celebrating 
the  shelving  of  the  200,000th 
volume  in  the  Clifton  M.  Miller 
Library. 

Family  Day  events  begin  at 
10  a.m.  with  a  discussion  mod- 
erated by  President  Charles  H. 
TroutandDeanGeneWubbels. 
"Washington  College  on  its 
Way  Toward  the  New  Century" 
will  take  place  in  Norman  James 
Theatre. 

At  11:15,  the  Miller  Library 
Celebration  begins  on  the  Li- 
brary Terrace.  The  keynote 
speaker  is  acclaimed  Novelist 
John  Barth.  A  Dorchester 
County  native,  Barth  is  a  pro- 
fessor of  English  and  Creative 
Writing  at  the  Johns  Hopkins 
University. 

He  is  the  author  of  numer- 
ous books,  including  Chimera, 
which  won  the  National  Book 
Award  for  fiction  in  1973,  and 
The  Last  Voyage  of  Somebody  the 
Sailor,  just  released  this  year. 

Barth  will  read  "Browsing," 
a  new  work  written  for  and 
commissioned  by  Washington 
College. 

Other  honored  guests  in- 
clude Lucille  Wallop,  an  East- 


ern Shore  playwright  and 
widow  of  the  late  novelist 
Douglass  Wallop;  Jonathan 
Segal,  a  1 966  WC  graduate  who 


lating  to  Maryland  has  pro- 
vided the  200,000th  book  for 
Miller  Library. 

The  volume  is  a  signed. 


Novelist  John  Barth 


is  now  senior  editor  at  Alfred 
A.  Knopf;  and  John  Danz,  the 
Baltimore  businessman  whose 
generousdonation  of  books  re- 


first-edition   copy  of  H.L. 
Mencken's  Treatise  on  the  Gods. 

See  "Family/'  page  13 


CoffeeHouse  Interim  Project  Begins 


Amanda  Burt 


News  Editor 

Revamping  the 

CoffeeHouse  will  complete  the 
second  phase  of  the  Hodson 
Hall  Renovation  Project,  which 
is  designed  to  improve  the 
basement  of  Hodson  Hall  so 
that  it  offers  a  "common  place" 
for  students  to  meet.  The  first 
phase  was  completed  last  year 
when  the  old  bookstore  was 
transformed   into   a   study 


lounge. 

A  committee  has  been 
formed  by  the  SG  A  to  organize 
the  Hodson  Hall  Interim 
Project,  whose  focus  it  is  to  make 
the  CoffeeHouse  as  functional 
as  possible  for  students  until 
renovations  to  that  area  can 
proceed  as  planned. 

While  the  Hodson  Hall 
Renovation  Project  has  been 
under  consideration  since  the 
1989-90  academic  year,  which 
was  Douglass  Cater's  last  year 
as  President  of  the  college,  it 


has  been  slow  to  complete  be- 
cause of  insufficient  funding. 

When  the  basement  reno- 
vations in  Hodson  are  com- 
pleted, the  CoffeeHouse  and 
Snack  Bar  will  be  a  combined 
space,  and  there  will  be  an 
ou  tdoor  amphitheatre  designed 
for  concerts. 

SG  APresident  Jen  Del  Nero 
said  that  she  is  particularly 
concerned  with  the  status  of 
the  renovations  to  the 
CoffeeHouse.  'The  space  is 
crucial,"  she  said.  "It's  the  one 
centerpoint  for  students  to  meet 
socially,  and  it's  been  neglected 
for  a  while." 

The  problem  of  what  to  do 
with  the  CoffeeHouse  while 
renovations  are  delayed  is  an 
issue  that  hasbeen  passed  down 
through  SGA  administrations. 
Del  Nero  said  that  this  year  the 
SGA  is  not  willing  to  sit  idle 
and  wait  for  the  changes  to  oc- 
cur. 

"Renovations  are  some- 
thing that  students  want  and 


are  expecting,  and  the  longer 
renovations  are  delayed,  the 
greater  jeopardy  we  put  WC 
social  life  in,"  she  said. 

Del  Nero  added  that  SGA, 
Student  Affairs  and  Student 
Activities  haveall  worked  hard 
to  do  away  with  the  image  of 
WC  as  a  "suitcase  college,"  and 
the  success  of  their  work  de- 
pends on  the  completion  of  the 
Hodson  Hall  renovations. 

The  idea  for  the  Hodson 
Hall  Interim  Project  originated 
with  students  concerned  with 
the  viability  and  status  of  the 
CoffeeHouse.  When  word  was 
spread  about  the  project,  an 
anonymous  donor  gave  $2,500 
to  provide  supplies  to  make  the 
CoffeeHouse  functional  until 
renovations  begin. 

"The  idea  of  the  interim 
project]  isn't  to  make  the 
CoffeeHouse  'nice,'"  she  said. 
"We  want  to  do  something  with 
that  space  that  will  draw  stu- 

See  "Coffee/'  page  13 


J.  Tarin  Towers        

Editor-in-Chief 

Lacy  Frazer,  Assistant  Field 
Hockey  Coach  and  resident  of 
Reid  Hall,  was  the  victim  of  a 
non-violent  sexual  assault  on 
Friday,  October  16. 

Frazer  returned  to  campus 
from  her  job  at  approximately  2 
a.m.  She  parked  her  car  in  the 
lot  behind  Reid,  near  the  row  of 
trees  which  separates  the  Kent 
&  Queen  Anne's  Hospital 
grounds  from  those  of  Wash- 
ington College.  As  she  left  her 
car,  she  noticed  a  figure  moving 
towards  her  from  the  vicinity 
of  Minta  Martin  House. 

The  man  began  to  run  to- 
wards Frazer,andshepa  nicked. 
She  opted  to  make  a  run  for 
Reid,ratherthanhercar.  When 
she  unlocked  the  door,  she 
turned  and  saw  a  short, 
heavy  set  white  man  about  5'10" 


with  long  hair  about  15  yards 
behind  her.  The  man  dropped 
his  pants  and  began  to  mastur- 
bate. Frazer  shut  the  door  be- 
hind her,  afraid  to  enter  her 
room  and  possibly  let  the 
assaulter  know  which  room  she 
lived  in. 

She  went  to  the  hall  tele- 
phone to  call  Security,  and 
heard  the  man  trying  to  open 
the  front  door.  Frazer  phoned 
Security,  who  notified  the  po- 
lice. 

A  similar  incident,  also  in- 
volving a  student,  occurred  in 
Septemberabout  two  blocks  off 
campus,  said  Jerry  Roderick, 
Director  of  Security.  Both  events 
are  under  investigation  by  the 
police  and  Security. 

If  anyone  has  sccna  similar 
occurrence,  or  has  information 
which  would  lead  to  the  arrest 
of  the  perpetrator,  please  con- 
tact Security  at  ext.  7810. 


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What  Question  Six 
Really  Means 


Student  Profile:  Harned       q 
Runs  Marathon  Q$ 

Wac  Radio  Hits  The  Air 
WKHS  90.5 


SGA  Investigates 
Evaluations 


D 


WC  Connects  With 
Internet 


B 


Election  Special 

Pages  5-7 

Plus  Exclusive  Announcement  of 
New  Candidate 


October  30, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


E  d  i  t  #  r  i  a  1 


This  newspaper  unequivocally  endorses  Bill  Qinton  for 
President  of  the  United  States. 

You  may  ask,  why  do  we  endorse  Clinton?  and  how  can  we 
get  away  with  such  a  thing? 

I'll  address  the  second  question  first.  100  percent  of  our 
editorial  staff  is  voting,  or  has  voted  via  absentee  ballot,  for 
Clinton.  So  we  may  tend  to  have  a  bias.  Declaring  in  print  what 
that  bias  is  is  fairer  to  the  general  populous  than  having  a  slant, 
not  declaring  it,  trying  to  be  objective,  and  failing  at  that. 

Maybe  your  student  activities  fee  is  this  week  paying  for  the 
endorsement  of  a  candidate  whom  you  do  not  support.  However, 
I'll  make  the  disclaimer  right  now  that  "The  ideas  and  opinions 
reflected  in  this  newspaper  do  not  necessarily  reflect  those  held 
by  Washington  College,  its  students  faculty  and  staff."  There. 

Now,  why  arc  we  endorsing  Clinton?  Let  me  give  you  the 
answer  by  way  of  a  personal  anecdote.  Ronald  Reagan  was 
elected  when  I  was  in  third  grade  (sorry,  don't  mean  to  make 
anyone  feel  old ).  At  the  time,  I  had  the  ideology  of  my  parents,  my 
teachers,  and  everyone  in  town  —  conservative  (not  surprising 
for  a  child  of  8).  I  remember  everyone  talking  about  how  evil 
Jimmy  Carter  was  and  how  Reagan  got  the  hostages  released  and 
how  Reagan  was  going  to  end  inflation  and  the  gas  crunch. 

The  older  I  got,  the  more  liberal  I  got  (much  to  the  dismay  of 
my  dad  and  many  of  my  readers,  I'm  sure).  This  of  course  will 
stop  after  a  certain  point  —  or  I'll  be  an  eighty-year-old  anarchist. 
Which  is  kind  of  a  neat  picture,  a  little  old  lady  on  a  motorcycle 
chucking  handgrenades  at  "the  establishment."  But  I  digress. 

What  my  point  is  is  that  I'm  experiencing  a  sense  of  deja  vu 
with  the  way  Bush  is  handling  his  campaign.  How  can  a  single 
man  attempt  to  take  credit  for  the  end  of  the  Cold  War,  the  fall  of 
communism  in  Eastern  Europe,  the  breakup  of  the  Soviet  Union 
and  the  new,  improved  nacho  cheese  on  DoritoesU  made  that  one 
up).  Especially  when  he's  the  same  man  that  was  head  of  the  CIA 
during  the  Carter  administration  and  negotiated  to  have  the 
hostages  released  after  Reagan  was  elected  —  with  Bush  conve- 
niently as  running  mate  (I  didn't  make  this  one  up). 

Forget  Desert  Storm.  Not  that  I  don't  appreciate  our  veterans' 
efforts  —  that's  not  it  at  all.  It's  just  that  I  wish  their  efforts  hadn't 
been  for  such  a  shady  and  self-serving  cause  as  George  Bush's 
personal  war.  I'm  sure  his  campaign  advisors  are  kicking  them- 
selves nightly  for  not  timing  the  war  better.  Yes,  it  was  an 
efficient,  well-run  war.  But  no  matter  how  you  skin  a  cat,  it's  still 
a  dead  cat. 

And  why  not  Perot?  Two  words:  Frank  Perdue.  But  besides 
that,  1  see  Perot  as  an  "Indian  giver"  who  can't  make  up  his  mind 
about  if  he  wants  to  run,  a  bad  boss  who  can't  treat  his  campaign 
managers  with  the  respect  they  deserve  for  simply  supporting 
him  to  such  an  extent,  and  asa  big  businessman  who  wants  to  run 
America  as  a  corporation  —  for  profits,  not  people. 

What  Perot  does  do  well  is  provide  an  outlet  for  the  dis- 
couraged and  disgusted,  the  people  who  are  tired  of  party  dogma 
and  campaign  spindoctoring.  He'd  make  a  good  campaign 
ombudsman.  But  not  a  good  president. 

Why  vote  at  all?  Why  vote  for  Clinton?  Because  Clinton  offers 
what  George  Bush  won't  and  Ross  Perot  can't:  Change, 
(see  articles  on  campaign  in  this  issue  for  more  info.) 
P.S.  If  you're  a  Maryland  resident,  vote  for  Question  6. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

Vahlbusch  Gives  Octoberfest  Thumbs  Up 


To  the  Editor: 

The  Washington  College 
faculty  owes  thanks  and  con- 
gratulations to  the  students  of 
thelntemationalHousefortheir 
faculty  reception  of  Saturday, 
October  24th.  Held  in  the 
House's  tastefully  redecorated 
commons  room,  the  reception 
offered  the  delicious  fruits  of  a 
month'shard  work  by  students 
who  wished  to  honor  their 
teachers  and  promote  that 
special  senseof  community  that 
makes  Washington  College 


what  it  is. 

The  faculty  members  and 
spouses  who  attended  were 
treated  to  a  truly  gemiitlich 
evening,  more  worthwhile  than 
Munich's  Oktoberfest  has  ever 
been:  music  of  Mahler  and 
Beethoven,  excellent  conversa- 
tion, superb  food  and  drink. 
On  the  menu  were  three  kinds 
of  German  beer,  several  Ger- 
man wines,  hot  spiced  cider 
laced  with  good  rum,  freshly 
brewed  coffee,  nine  sorts  of  el- 


egant and  tasty  hors  d'oeuvres, 
crusty  home-baked  country 
bread  with  butter  and  herb 
Camembert,  handmade  Ger- 
man cheesecake  and 
Streuselkuchen,  and  much  more. 
It  was  an  honor  to  be  invited 
and  an  honor  to  attend;  it  was 
aneventnottobe  missed.  Many 
thanks  to  all  the  students  who 
made  it  possible. 

Jefford  Vahlbusch 
Modem  Languages  Dept. 


Holmes  Wants  Backstabbing  to  Stop 


To  the  Editor: 

I've  had  a  belly-full  of  Fred 
Wyman's  relentless  personal 
attacks  against  WC  Director  of 
Athletics  Geoff  Miller  ("Ath- 
letics Controversy,"  Oct. 
23,1992).  The  most  recent  rode 
piggy-back  on  Seth  Engel's 
vulgar  commentary  ("Rugby 
Founder  Tired  of  Run- 
Around",  Oct.  2, 1992). 

I  know  nothing  about  the 
NCAA  "self-report"  or  reasons 
for  non-renewal  of  Wyman's 
contract.  However,  most  of  his 
complaints  are  clothed  in  con- 
cern for  the  well-being  of  ath- 
leticsat  the  College,  so  let's  look 
at  the  record. 

Mr.  Miller  was  hired  after 
the  retirement  of  Ed  Athey,  a 
living  legend,  who  has  respect 


and  affection  of  all  who  know 
him. 

The  candidates  for  A.D. 
were  presented  with  a  clear  set 
of  objectives,  and  Miller  was 
chosen  over  others  in  large 
measure  because  of  success 
achieving  similar  goals  for 
Guilford  College  (NC).  His  as- 
signment at  WC  included  1) 
expanding  recreational  and  in- 
tramural athletics;  2)  moving 
the  women's  intercollegiate 
program  toward  parity  with  the 
men's;  and  3)  upgrading  ath- 
letic facilities. 

Miller  is  certainly  not  the 
only  person  responsible  for 
progress  toward  these  goals. 
But  haven't  you  noticed  the 
Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness  Cen- 
ter, the  enhanced  number  and 


condition  of  playing  fields,  the 
cumulative  won/lost  record  of 
the  women's  teams  at  WC  in 
the  last  three  years,  or  a  more 
beneficial  conferenceaffiliation 
for  WC?  (How  about  the  larger 
number  of  club  sports,  of  which 
rugby  was  one  of  the  first?) 
Could  these  have  occurred 
wi  thou  t  a  highly  competent  and 
professional  athletic  director? 
Wyman's  coaching  skills, 
the  won/lost  records  of  his 
teams,  and  the  visibility  he  pro- 
vided for  Washington  College 
are  not  in  question.  Neither  does 
Miller's  record  of  accomplish- 
ments deserve  the  abuse  that 
Wyman  has  directed  towards 
him.  Miller's  restraint  and  pro- 
See  "Holmes/'  page  5 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  30, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


When  probable  voters  were 
asked  "Who  would  you  vote 
for  if  the  election  were  held  to- 
morrow ?"  in  this  past 
Wednesday's 

USA  Today / 'CNN /Gallup 
Poll,  42%  favored  Bill  Clinton, 
31%  favored  George  Bush,and 

favored  Ross  Perot.  The 
same  poll  also  indicated  that  if 
Perot  appeared  unlikely  to  win, 
of  Perot's  supporters 
would  jilt  him,  and  their  votes 
would  be  evenly  divided  be- 
tween George  Bush  and  Bill 
Clinton. 

This  essentially  indicates 
that  there  is  a  snowball's  chance 
in  Tahiti  of  Bush  winning  the 
election  this  Tuesday.  George 
Bush  is  quite  naturally  aware 
of  this,  and  so  he  has  commit- 
ted himself  to  a  last  ditch  effort 
to  get  re-elected.  Bush  said 
that  he  would  do  whatever  it 
takes  to  accomplish  this  task, 
but  it  is  impossible  for  him  to 
do  what  it  takes  to  win  this 
election.  This  is  because  in 
order  for  him  to  win,  he  must 
become  someone  else. 

When  the  Berlin  Wall  came 
down,  George  Bush  was  quick 
to  take  credit.  When  brave 
Americans  in  uniform  won  a 
pointless  war  against  Iraq, 
George  Bush  was  quick  to  take 
credit.  His  popularity  was 
without  precedent.  Every 
single  idiot  in  thecountry  loved 
George  Herbert  Walker  Bush. 

There  were  some  of  us  out 
there,  however,  who  were  not 
so  enamored  of  Mr.  Bush.  We 
pointed  out  that  the  same  huge 
military  machine  which  en- 


abled the  United  States  to  win 
the  Gulf  War  was  funded  by 
the  huge  Reagan  debt.  We 
pointed  out  that  with  reaction- 
aries like  Bush  in  the  White 
House  it  was  only  a  matter  of 
time  before  the  fascists  would 
gain  a  majority  in  the  Supreme 
Court.  We  pointed  out  that 
Bush  serves  the  class  interests 
of  the  capitalist  class  and  that 
this  would  produce  a  concen- 
tration of  capital  in  thehandsof 
a  small  percentage  of  the 
population  and  that  this  would 
prove  to  be  devitalizing  to  the 
economy.  We  pointed  out  that 
neither  Bush  nor  Reagan  has 
been  sensitive  to  the  interests  of 
women,  blacks,  gays,  homeless 
people,  the  elderly,  the  young, 
or  families — in  other  words, 
middle  America.  And  you  folks 
out  there  didn't  listen. 

You  didn't  listen  when  we 
wrote  letters  to  the  editor.  You 
didn'tlisten  when  we  protested 
in  the  streets.  You  didn'tlisten 
when  we  screamed  in  your 
faces.  And  now,  America,  you 
want  to  elect  a  liberal,  left  of 
center,  bonafidepinko  Vietnam 
War  protesting  draft  dodging 
Democrat. 

Well,  it  is  a  bit  late  for  that 
now,isn'tit?  Twelve  years  ago, 
sure,  there  was  plenty  of  time, 
but  today  there  is  a  four  billion 
dollar  Republican  deficit,  a 
global  recession,  homelessness, 
the  AIDS  epidemic,  health  care 
costs,  and  much  much  more. 
Twelve  years  ago,  a  mere  liberal 
could  have  solved  everything 

See  "Koon,"  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


Who  are  you  voting  for  and  why? 


Either  Perot  or  Bush,  because  I 

Clinton,  because  Dr.  Weisman 

I'm  voting  for  Clinton.  I  figure 

don't  like  Clinton.  I  don't  think 

doesn'  t  like  Bush  and  I  want  an 

I'll  need  a  job  after  I  get  out  of 

he's  honest. 

A  in  American  Presidency. 

college. 

Vincent  Ramunno 

Jennifer  Webb 

Jon  Rogers 

Freshman 

Senior 

Junior 

Wilmington,  DE 

Rising  Sun,  MD 

Baltimore,  MD 

I'm  not  voting  because  I  didn't 
turn  in  my  absentee  ballot,  but 
if  I  were,  I'd  vote  Perot  because 
I  don't  like  Bush  or  Clinton. 
Elizabeth  Likens 
Freshman 
Bensalem,  PA 


I'm  not  voting  for  anyone.  I'm 
not  an  American  citizen. 
Ivan  Schwabe 
Junior 

Denver,  CO  (formerly  Austra- 
lia) 


I'm  voting  for  Clinton,  too.  I 

think  it's  time  this  country  had 

a  change,  and  I  think  Clinton's 

the  man  to  do  it. 

Nicole  Falanga 

Senior 

Baltimore,  MD 


Open  Forum:  Security  Changes  Demanded 


Jennifer  Fellows  is  a  senior 
Psychology  major  from  Chevy 
ctae,  Maryland. 

As  I  sit  in  my  dorm  room 
and  ponder  the  past  three  years 
Jt  Washington  College,  I  think 
"bout  the  things  that  have 
changed  for  the  better  and 
lnings  that  have  stayed  the 
j*W.  for  the  worse.  A  new 
Resident,  new  academic 
wildings,  and  more  minority 
ac«ptance  are  all  things  that  I 
ca"  feel  proud  of  when  saying 
H°  to  Washington  College." 
°ne  thing  that  has  remained 
consistent  throughout  the  past 
■niee  years  is  the  amount  of 
.?">»,  assault,  burglary,  and 
"atassment  on  this  campus.  As 
"•s  school  increases  its  repu- 
Ijahon  within  American  col- 
^es,  the  most  profitable  aspect 


ofWCisthesize.  Withnomore 
than  one  thousand  students, 
WC  is  smaller  than  many  of  the 
high  schools  in  my  hometown. 
You  would  think  that  in  a  pri- 
vate institution  so  small,  the 


Jennifer 
Fellows 


level  of  security  would  be  so 
tight  that  one  incident  of  crime 
occurring  with  in  the  existence 
of  the  college  would  be  a  ca- 
tastrophe. The  security  system 
should  then  be  reexamined, 
evaluated,  and  changed  to  to  fit 


the  security  needs  of  thecurrent 
decade. 

On  a  campus  with  fifteen 
academic  and  administrative 
buildings,  sixteen  dormitory 
areas,  and  eleven  parking  areas, 
which  need  to  be  patrolled  ev- 
ery night,  I  do  not  find  the 
current  security  system  at 
Washington  College  adequate. 

I  will  start  with  the  dorms. 
Exactly  one  week  following  an 
assault  in  Minta  Martin,  I  re- 
turned home  to  the  dorm  at 
1:30  a.m.  After  parking  in  the 
hospital  parking  lot,  because 
there  were  no  spaces  available 
in  the  parking  lots  close  to  the 
dorm,  I  entered  in  the  building 
through  the  basement  door.  To 
my  surprise,  security  had  yet  to 
lock  the  doors  in  the  building. 
When  I  got  to  my  room,  I  at- 


tempted to  call  security  to  ask 
them  to  come  and  lock  them. 
The  phone  rang  SEVEN  times 
andnooneanswered.  Irritated, 
I  ventured  out  of  my  room. 
Perchance  and  luck,  a  security 
guard  was  sauntering  down  the 
hall.  After  informing  him  of 
the  unlocked,  door  he  annoy- 
ingly  replied,  "I  know,  I'm  just 
getting  to  them.  Runninga  little 
late  tonight,  I'm  on  my  own." 
No  w  I  ask  you,  after  the  incident 
that  occurred  the  previous 
week,  shouldn't  the  doors  been 
locked  a  tad  bit  earlier,  if  not 
locked  all  day? 

What  about  the  unan- 
swered phone?  I  understand 
when  calling  security,  it  takes 
awhile  to  transfer  calls  to  their 
handy  walkie-talkie  system. 
But,  if  in  an  emergency  situa- 


tion, I'll  be  dammed  if  I  am 
going  to  sit  and  act  calmly  as 
the phoneringsand rings.  lam 
sure  I  could  call  911  and  have 
the  convenient  ChestertownPD 
ride  their  bikes  up  here  faster 
than  it  would  take  togetaphone 
call  through  security.  I  believe 
a  more  convenient  phone  sys- 
tem should  be  installed  to  cut 
down  the  risk  waiting  for 
someone  to  answer  the  phone. 
Every  year,  thedorms have 
had  problems  with  unwelcome 
visitors  entering  the  buildings. 
Yes,  some  selfish  people  prop 
the  doors  so  they  don't  have  to 
get  off  their  butts  to  open  the 
door  for  their  guests.  Fine,  but 
is  security  patrolling  these 
buildings  at  night?    The  one 

See  "Fellows/'  Page  5 


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From  "Fellows,"  page  3 

trip  through  the  dorms  to  lock 
the  doors  is  not  enough.  Raise 
the  penalty  for  those  who  do 
prop  the  doors  open  and  en- 
force them.  Don'tjustslapthese 
people  on  the  back  of  the  hand. 

On  the  normal  Friday  and 
Saturday  night,  one  can  find 
approximately  four  security 
guards  on  duty.  Washington 
College  has  a  reputation  as  a 
party  school.  The  young  and 
old  come  into  the  college,  from 
town,  on  the  weekends  to  have 
a  good  time.  If  some  "bone 
head"  props  open  a  door  and  a 
psycho  townie  gets  in  the 
building,  suddenly,  it  is  the 
dorm's  fault  for  propping  the 
doors,  and  security  comes 
down  on  us  for  "  Leaving  our- 
selves open  to  crime." 

I  appreciate  the  fact  we  now 
have  the  Chestertown  Police 
Department  patrolling  campus. 
However,  I  do  not  find  a  police 
officer  riding  a  rinky-dink 
mountain  bike,  patrolling  the 
dorms  for  potential  underage 
drinkers,andhandingout$100 
citations  for  open  containers, 
effectively  combating  security 
problems.  Thafs  great  that  the 
school  can  get  $100  out  of  me  if 
1  am  outside  with  a  beer.  Take 
that  $100  and  do  something 
useful.  Reopen  thecoffee  house. 
Promote  more  college  unity, 
and  provide  a  safe  place  for  the 
students  to  have  a  good  time. 
College  students  drink,  and 
there  is  no  effective  enforcement 
that  can  be  implemented  to  stop 


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it.  lfind  itridiculousthatsecu- 
rity  spends  more  time  trying  to 
find  underagedrinkersand  not 
enforcing  other  aspects  of  secu- 
rity on  this  campus.  Give  us 
back  the  C-House,  and  let  us 
have  fun.  No,  Iamnotrcfering 
to  underage  drinking  and  the 
like.  Return  the  Coffee  House 
to  its  origional  form.  Enforce 
the  underage  drinking  policy 
as  much  as  you  like;  at  least  we 
arc  safe  on  campus,  and  the 
focus  of  campus  activity  is  in 
one  area.  I  think  that  my  fa- 
thers $18,000  is  worth  that 
much. 

As  far  as  the  parking  situa- 
tion on  campus  is  concerned,  I 
feel  that  before  the  administra- 
tion decides  to  spend  another 
$40  million  on  new  buildings, 
takea  walk  behind  Minta  Mar- 
tin ,  Reid,  Caroline,  and  Queen 
Anne,  and  honestly  tell  me  that 
those  new  buildings  should  be 
the  first  priority.  I  personally 
invite  you.  President  Trout  and 
the  entire  administration  to  take 
a  walk  with  me  in  these  park- 
ing lots  and  around  campus  at 
night.  The  implementation  of 
flood  lights  on  the  side  of  the 
buildings  solves  nothing.  If 
anything,  it  creates  some  de- 
cent hiding  places.  1  am  sure 
you  have  been  on  walks  before, 
but  what  has  been  done? 
President  Trout,  what  would 
you  say  to  my  father  if  I  was 
attacked  while  walking  to  my 
dorm  from  my  car  that  had  to 
be  parked  in  the  hospital  lot 
because  there  was  no  parking 
anywhere  else?  "Sorry  Mr.  Fel- 
lows. Theadministrationcould 
not  find  it  within  the  budget  to 
place  adequate  lighting  behind 
the  women's  dorms.  The 
parking  lots  behind  those 
dorms  are  such  a  hassle  to  deal 
with  and  redesigning  them 
would  not  prove  worthy.  The 
students  need  to  learn  not  to 
park  their  cars  in  unsafe  areas. 
By  the  way,  would  you  like  to 
donate  $1  million  to  the  build- 
ing of  our  new  academic  cen- 
ters?" Deal  with  the  hazards 
on  campus  before  you  make  a 
mess  out  of  an  area  you  just 
finished  refurbishing. 

Theparkinglotsbehindthe 
women's  dorms  are  the  worst 
on  campus.  Is  the  parking  lot 
behind  Reid  supposed  to  ac- 
commodate Caroline  and 
Queen  Ann  as  well?  If  not, 
what  makes  you  think  I  am 
going  to  park  in  Talbot's  park- 
ing lot  and  run  back  to  Caroline 
at  midnight? 

How  much  money  does  the 
school  make  on  parking  tickets 
alone?  If  I  have  to  pay  $7.50  in 
order  to  feel  safe  and  park  close 
to  my  dorm  at  night,  not  across 
campus,  I  guess  that  is  the  price 
I  should  pay.  There  is  a  more 
efficient  way  to  use  the  land 
behind  these  dorms.  Yes,  rede- 
sign the  parking  lots  so  I  don't 


have  to  pay  any  more  tickets  to 
feel  protected.  If  the  college 
feels  that  better  parking  areas 
are  not  the  answer,  then  limit 
the  number  of  students  that  can 
have  cars  on  campus.  The 
problem  is  not  going  to  go  away 
and  something  has  to  be  done. 

I  am  sure  that  every  year 
complaints  have  been  made 
regarding  security  changes. 
This  year  I  am  not  complain- 
ing, I  am  demanding  changes 
be  made.  I  find  it  sick  that  my 
family  should  have  to  worry 
about  my  safety  in  an  institu- 
tion so  small  and  so  expensive. 
There  are  benefits  to  a  small 
campus,  it  seems  personal 
safety,  at  Washington  College, 
is  not  one  of  those  benefits. 
Tighten  the  security  on  this 
campus  or  the  college  will  find 
that  the  next  assault  will  result 
in  a  law  suit  that  will  far  exceed 
the  cost  of  upgrading  the  secu- 
rity system. 

Transferring  to  WC  from  a 
large  university,  I  found  the 
security  policies  on  campus 
were  asking  for  trouble.  At 
Butler  University,  my  dorm  was 
set  to  flames  every  night  for 
two  weeks.  Someassthoughtit 
funny  to  set  the  trash  rooms  on 
fire.  Finally,  the  school  clamped 
down  hard  on  security.  Large 
campus  universities  implement 
such  strict  policies  that  one  can 
feel  protected  and  even  pay  less 
money  to  go  to  school.  Is  it  too 
much  to  ask  to  feel  safe  in  my 
own  dorm  room? 

Implement  new  systems  in 
dorm  security.  Sure,  it's  a  pain 
in  the  ass  to  have  to  unlock  the 
door  every  time  you  enter  your 
aorm,  out  you  keep  you  house 
or  apartment  building  locked, 
do  you  not?  Times  are  chang- 
ing, and  Chestertown  is  not  a 
quaint  Victorian  townanymore. 
Need  I  mention  the  street  cor- 
ners in  C-Town  where  such  "le- 
gal" activities  take  place?  Wake 
up,  this  is  the  90's  and  a  hand 
full  of  security  guards  is  not 
going  to  fulfill  the  security 
needs  of  today.  Hire  more 
guards  on  this  campus  to 
achieve  the  safety  my  dad 
thought  was  included  in  the 
rent  fee  for  my  room.  Back  off 
of  the  carefree  college  student 
trying  to  have  fun.  You  can  not 
stop  the  drinking  on  campus,, 
and  it  should  not  be  the  focus  of 
the  security  guards.  Make  it 
possible  for  us  to  see  another 
day  and  look  back  on  the  good 
times  we  should  be  having  at 
college. 

My  suggestions  for  the 
improvement  of  Washington 
College  are  as  follows: 

1 .  Hire  more  security  guards  to 
patrol  the  campus  in  a  fashion 
that  is  successful  in  preventing 
harm  to  the  college.  Not  re- 
porting events  after  the  fact. 

2.  Upgrade  the  telephoning 
system  to  reach  security.  Hire 


a  dispatcher  to  take  the  calls, 
provide  immediate  support  in 
an  emergency  situation,  and 
alert  the  security  guards  to  the 
situation. 

3.  President  Trout,  take  a  walk 
with  me  at  night  around  this 
campus  so  I  can  point  out  the 
areas  that  cause  great  fear  in 
students  and  create  potential 
security  problems. 

4.  Have  security  increase  the 
patrolling  of  the  dorms  to  fur- 
ther prevent  occurrences  and 
close  all  propped  doors. 

5.  Redesign  the  parking  areas 
behind  Reid  and  Minta  Martin. 

6.  Place  adequate  lighting 
around  the  entire  campus. 
Students  can  be  found  any 
where  at  any  time  on  campus. 
We  deserve  to  feel  safe. 

7.  Design  a  new  security  sys- 
tem with  in  the  dorms.  Keep 
the  doors  locked  at  all  times,  or 
install  time  locks  on  the  doors 
that  require  an  ID  card  to  get  in. 
Hire  security  guards  to  patrol 
one  specific  door.  Make  en- 
trance in  and  out  of  the  dorm 
through  one  door  and  require  a 
college  ID  to  enter.  Register 
guests  within  the  dorms.  Sure, 
this  is  a  pain  in  the  ass,  but  how 
many  more  cases  of  assault  or 
harassment  will  it  take  to 
change  your  mind? 

8.  Reopen  the  Coffee  House  to 
its  original  purpose.  This  cam- 
pus was  more  united  when 
parities  were  allowed  in  the  C- 
House,  beer  was  served  in  the 
same  area  as  well  as  the  food, 
and  you  could  interact  with  the 
entire  campus.  Let  us  know 
that  the  focus  of  attention  is  in  a 
central  area  ON  CAMPUS,  and 
therefore,  we  can  be  guarded 
more  carefully. 

9.  Put  off  the  construction  of 
these  new  buildings  and  focus 
on  the  contemporary  security 
needs  of  Washington  College. 

10.  Create  a  stronger  awareness 
of  the  dangers  on  campus. 

11.  If  the  Chestertown  PD  is 
going  to  be  on  campus,  make 
their  priority  to  focus  on  the 
security  needs  of  the  college, 
not  the  underage  drinking 
(Forget  the  bikes  guys.  Hon- 
estly, it  does  harm  to  the  impact 
of  your  presence  on  a  college 
campus). 

My  intention  is  not  to  in- 
sult the  character  or  the  perfor- 
mance of  the  current  security 
guards.  I  just  feel  that  new 
systems  and  techniques  need 
to  be  executed  to  prevent  the 
risks  of  the  90's.  Hire  more 
people  and  make  security  more 
accessible  to  students.  Stop  fo- 
cusing on  underage  drinking 
and  illegal  parking.  I  illegally 
parked  my  car  there  for  a  rea- 
son. I  do  not  want  you  to  have 
to  call  home  and  tell  my  father 
something  tragic  happened  to 
me. 

Make  Washington  College 
an  institution  thatis  secure.  No 


place  is  resistant  to  crime,  buti 
feel  WC  could  become  more 
resistant  and  could  uphold  a 
betterreputationthanit  already 
does.  The  tuition  that  is  paid  lo 
this  college  is  for  a  purpose. 
Certain  accommodations 
should  not  have  to  be  de- 
manded. This  college  should 
provide  students  with  the  feel- 
ing tha  t  they  are  well  protected. 
Security  does  a  great  job 
breaking  up  parties  and  i 
locking  your  room  when  you 
are  locked  out,  but  for  $18,0001 
feel  I  deserve  a  little  bit  more. 


From  "Holmes,"  page  3 

fessionalism  are  nowhere  more 
evident  than  in  his  refusal  to 
respond  to  these  attacks. 

In  truth,  Miller  needs  no 
help  from  me,  would  never 
have  asked  anyone  else  to  de- 
fend him,  and  probably  prefers 
that  I  had  not  written  this  letter, 
He  knows  those  wi  th  the  cour- 
age to  make  difficult  decisions 
always  have  their  critics. 

However,  some  years  ag 
watched  silently  as  another 
friend  and  colleague  endureda 
similar  self-serving  personal 
attack.  He  asked  friends  not  to 
respond  to  those  who  were  try- 
ing to  trash  his  reputation.  Re- 
grettably, we  acquiesced  as  he 
suffered.  There  have  been  too 
many  times  when  a  "don't- 
rock-the-boat,  it  will  only  make 
it  worse"  philosophy  led  to 
unspeakable  injustice  to  indi- 
viduals, people  and  nations. 
Half-truths,  conjured-up  con- 
spiracies and  the  big  lie 
shouldn't  be  quietly  tolerated. 
Anyone  who  has  really 
tried  to  get  to  know  Miller  real- 
izes how  absurd  Wyman's  at- 
tacks have  become.  There  are 
many  students  on  the  hill  who 
are  beneficiaries  of  the  pro- 
grams Miller  has  implemented. 
When  Miller  chooses  to  leave 
WC  it  won't  be  because  of 
Wyman's  negative  campaign: 
Instead,  he  will  have  been  of- 
fered a  new  and  bigger  chal- 
lenge elsewhere. 

Wyman  has  contributed 
positively  to  the  well-being  of 
this  community  in  other  ways. 
But  his  persistent  attacks  on 
Miller  distract  from  those  con- 
tributions and  harm  the  college 
he  professes  to  care  about.  He 
would  benefit  and  grow  per' 
sonally  by  putting  this  matter 
behind  him. 

As  for  Engel,  the  crude  lan- 
guage in  his  letter  renders  hi5 
"respectful"  resignation  from 
the  Rugby  Club  an  oxymoron, 
damages  his  own  credibility 
and  serves  his  former  team- 
mates' cause  quite  poorly. 

Dal  Holmes 

Associate  Director 
of  Admissior 


Washington  College  ELM 


Election 


October  30, 1992 


Political  Science  Professor 
Comments  on  Election 

Weissman  Says  'No  More  Bush' 


Ed  Weissman 
Political  Guru 


Why  Clinton  will  win 

Next  Tuesday,  Bill  Clinton 
will  win  the  presidential  elec- 
tion for  many  reasons.  The 
most  important  of  which  is  no 
president  has  survived  the 
economic  (unemployment  and 
economic  growth  rates)  and 
approval  numbers  "enjoyed" 
by  Iheincumbent  in  the  summer 
prior  to  the  election.  To  some 
extent,  an  election  can  be  seen 
asa  referendum  drivenby  these 
basic  numbers.  The  question: 
"are  you  better  off  now  than 
you  were  four  years  ago?"  is  as 
predictively  powerful  today  as 
it  has  ever  been,.  [In  essence,  by 
the  way,  the  Whigs  used  it 
against  Marty  Van  Buren  in 
1840.]  But  the  basic  numbers 
also  impact  the  election  results 
through  a  variety  of  intervening 
variables.  These  basic  numbers 
in  the  summer  before  the  elec- 
tion encourage  or  retard  cam- 
paign contributions,  affect  the 
willingness  of  good  quality 
campaign  and  media  aides  to 
sign  onto  campaigns,  and  en- 

Abortion 
Referendum 

Jill  Sakaduski 

Kent  County  News 

On  Tuesday,  voters  will 
have  the  opportunity  to  vote  on 
Question  6,  a  referendum  on 
Maryland's  abortion  law. 

Passed  by  the  legislature 
last  year,  the  new  law  has  been 
on  hold  since  it  was  petitioned 
to  referendum. 

The  new  Maryland  law 
would  keep  abortion  legal 
within  the  state  even  if  the  Su- 
preme Court  overturns  its  de- 
cision in  Roe  vs.  Wade. 

The  existing  law,  which 
requires  abortions  to  be  con- 
ducted in  hospitals,  that  parents 
°f  a  minor  be  notified  and  that 
women  be  made  aware  of  the 
alternatives  to  abortion,  would 
te  replaced  by  the  new  law  if 
tne  majority  of  Marylanders 
choose  to  vote  for  Question  6. 

In  nine  and  a  half  pages, 
•he  new  law  explains  the  legal 
protection  of  a  woman's  right 
t0  an  abortion.  The  law  allows 
ar"  abortion  until  the  point  in  a 
Pfegnancy  when  the  fetus  is 
capable  of  surviving  outside  of 

See  "Abortion/'  page  10 


courage  or  discourage  other 
candidates  from  campaigning 
with  and  sharing  organizations 
with  the  presidential  candi- 
dates. 

In  1988,  those  few  voters 
who  thought  the  economy  was 
bad  gave  64%  of  their  votes  to 
the  Democrat.  Most  voters 
thought  the  economy  was  good 
and  the  Republican  got  54%  of 
those  votes.  Of  the  tiny  mi- 
nority who  thought  the 
economy  was  good  and  thebest 
was  yet  to  come,  75%  voted  for 
the  Republican.  This  year  most 
Americans  think  the  economy 
is  in  bad  shape  and  getting 
worse.  Project  the  above  num- 
bers onto  the  economic  realities 
and  perceptions  of  1992  and 
predictioniseasy:  Clinton  wins. 

Why  Bush  should  lose 

Bush  will  lose.  As  Al  Gore 
pointed  out,  "it  is  time  for  him 
to  go."  He  will  not  only  lose 
because  of  the  state  of  the 
economy  and  the  predictions 
made  by  the  general  theory  of 
presidential  elections,  he  will 
lose  because  he  deserves  to.  It 
is  time  for  him  to  go.  He  has 


sold  out  to  bigots.  He  has  no 
vision.  And  he  is  deeply  impli- 
cated in  criminal  activities.  It  is 
time  for  him  to  go.  He  has 
made  one  thing  clear:  the  term 
American  Conservative  is  an 
oxymoron.  The  revolution  cut 
this  country  off  from  the  roots 
from  which  conservatism 
comes  and  is  nourished.  Real 
conservatism  is  the  past  mak- 
ing peace  with  the  future.  So- 
called  American  conservatism 
is  bigotry,  reaction,  and  the  lib- 
eration of  greed.  The  AIDS 
epidemic  illustrates  the  point. 
At  its  onset,  because  the 
Reagan-Bush  administration 
was  deeply  bigoted  and  evil, 
they  did  nothing.  Of  course, 
they  were  not  just  prejudiced, 
and  criminal  —  they  were  mo- 
ronic in  thinking  the  epidemic 
would  not  spread  to  the  gen- 
eral population.  And  Bush 
was  part  of  that  loop.  It  is  time 
for  him  to  go. 

Bush  has  governed  by  mix- 
ing hatred  and  denial.  It  is  time 
for  him  to  go.  Given  the  devel- 
oping evidence  in'Iraqgate,  it 
just  might  be  the  case  that  it  is 
time  for  him  to  go  ...  to  jail. 

Bush  =  Death 


From  "Koon,"  page  3 

before  it  got  out  of  hand.  But 
now,  all  a  liberal  will  be  able  to 
do  is  apply  a  medium  sized 
band-aid  to  unemployment  and 
reverse  a  few  of  the  Republi- 
cans more  odious  policies.  It's 
all  over.  Bill  Clinton  cannot 
save  the  American  republic. 
None  of  the  major  candidates 
can. 

So  you  might  as  well  vote 
for  me.  I  realize  that  I  earlier 
endorsed  Clinton,  but  I'm 
changing  my  mind.  I'm  en- 
dorsing myself.  Yes,  that's 
right,  I'm  throwing  my  hat  into 
the  ring.  So  what  if  I'm  twenty- 
four  years  old  and  not  legally 
eligible  for  the  Presidency 
anyway.  Let  them  try  to  stop 
me  from  taking  office.  I'll 
superglue  their  feet  to  the  floor 
and  force  them  to  listen  to  my 
Jack  Jones  impersonation.  (You 
know,  the  guy  who  sings  the 
theme  from  "The  Love  Boat"). 

Naturally,  I  don't  expect 
you  to  vote  for  me  without 
knowing  how  I  stand  on  the 
issues.  This  is  my  platform. 

•  The  Federal  Deficit — Sell 
Texas  to  the  Japanese  and  keep 
the  change. 

•  Homelessness — Confiscate 
all  vacation  houses  and  turn 
them  into  public  housing. 

•  The  Health  Care  Crisis — 
Eliminate  for  profit  medical 
care. 

•  AIDS — Use  the  change  left 
over  from  selling  Texas  to  the 
Japanese  to  fund  a  massive  re- 
search effort. 


•  Racism — Incarcerate  all 
known  racists  so  they  will  not 
have  the  chance  to  in- 
fect innocentchildren  with  their 
venomous  ideology. 

.  •     Sexism-Ditto. 

•  Economic  Instability — 
Eliminate  currency.  Instead 
base  currency  on  time  in  work, 
so  that  the  basic  unit  of  cur- 
rency will  be  one  hour's  work. 
Apply  technological  increases 
in  efficiency  to  the  value 
of  the  currency  so  that 
everyone's  standard  of  living 
will  rise  at  the  same  rate.  (This 
isnotmyidea,Istoleit.  Butthat 
doesn't  mean  it  does  not  belong 
on  the  platform). 

•  Governmental  Reform — The 
American  Constitution  is  an 
antique.  I'll  write  a  better  one. 

•  The  Education  System — I  will 
establish  one. 

I  am  the  only  candidate  of 
real  change.  Don't  be  fooled  by 
the  slick  politicians.  Only  I 
promise: 

•  Free  liposuction  for  the 
poor 

•  Duckpin  bowling  as  the 
new  national  sport 

•  Repeal  of  the  la  wn  dart  ban 

•  A  gnome  on  every  lawn 

•  Government  subsidies  for 
potted  meat  food  product 
producers 

Through  this  program,  I 
hope  to  establish  socialism  in 
America  and  the  world.  Sacri- 
fices will  have  to  be  made,  but 
itwillbeforthebest.  Trustme. 
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October  30, 1992 


Election 


Washington  College  ELM 


Rasmussen  Enthusiastically  Endorses  Clinton 


Chris  "Chief  Rasmussen 

Political  Correspondent 

It  has  been  hard  in  the  last 
few  years  to  be  a  Democrat.  1 
have  suffered  for  following  a 
party  that  has  been  electorally 
unattractive,  often  incompe- 
tent, and  difficult  to  defend.  1 
voted,  for  example,  for  Mike 
Dukakis.  This  was  not  because 
I  was  enthusiastic  about  the 
Democratic  nominee  (who 
was?),  but  because  I  was 
unenthusiastic  toward  George 
Bush.  I  also  didn't  want  the 
continuation  of  the  fiscally  irre- 
sponsible, self-centered  eight- 
ies. While  my  vote  for  Dukakis 
is  difficult  to  defend  fouryears 
later,  I  feel  my  vote  against  Bush 
and  the  policies  of  Reagan  and 
Bush  are  very  defensible.  This 
coming  election,  however,  is  not 
just  a  referendum  on  Republi- 
canism for  me.  I  am,  unlike  in 
1988,actually  optimistic  toward 
a  Democratic  presidency.  The 
reason  is  simple.  While  in 
previouselectionsl  would  vote 
for  the  lesser  of  two  evils,  this 
year  I  find  that  the  Democrats 
have  put  together  a  ticket  which 
understands  government, 
know  how  it  works,  and  can 
actually  coherently  explain 
their  vision  to  Americans.  In 
short,  I  am  enthusiastic  toward 
my  vote  for  Bill  Clinton. 

In  many  ways,  this  vote  is  a 
vote  against  the  failed  presi- 
dency of  George  Bush.  As 
Michael  Kinsley  pointed  out  in 
a  recent  column:  "for  democ- 
racy, like  capitalism,  to  work 
properly,  it  is  not  enough  that 
success  be  rewarded.   Failure 


must  be  punished.  Tore-elect 
an  incumbent  who  has  failed  is 
to  betray  the  principleof  demo- 
cratic accountability."  By  al- 
most any  standard,  his  presi- 
dency has  failed.  To  borrow 
from  AI  Gore,  thechant  of  "Four 
More  Years"  sounds  like  more 
of  a  threat  than  a  promise.  The 
economy  has  been  at  best  stag- 
nant, at  worst  in  recession. 
While  he  does  not  deserve 
complete  blame  for  the  global 
economic  downturn,  he  does 
deserve  criticism  for  not  hav- 
ing presented  a  coherent  plan 
"todeal  withit.  Indeed,  he  (and, 
before  him,  Reagan)  had  no  plan 
to  address  long-term  problems 
in  the  economy;  inactive  for 
years  on  crucial  issues  such  as 
health-care  cost  containment, 
job  retraining  in  a  global 
economy,  and  the  growing 
budget  and  trade  deficit.  Dur- 
ing this  campaign  year,  he  has 
blamed  Congress  for  his  short- 
comings. He  pretended  to  be 
against  big  government,  while 
never  proposing  to  cut  a  gov- 
ernmental program  voters  like. 
He  railed  against  pork-barrel 
politics,  then  handed  out  such 
programs  like  Santa  Claus  with 
a  thyroid  problem.  Indeed,  he 
has  responded  to  our  economic 
problems  only  this  year,  pre- 
sumably because  his 
campaign's  focus  groups  de- 
mand him  to.  Like  a  death-bed 
patient  bargaining  desperately 
for  his  future,  he  has  only  re- 
cently (at  the  urging  ot  Deputy 
President  Baker)  offered  a  co- 
herent economic  policy  because 
he  and  his  advisors  felt  his  job 
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On  social  issues,  Bush 
doesn't  deserve  four  more 
years.  He  was  disinterested  in 
the  urban  underclass  until  the 
Los  Angeles  riots.  Rather  than 
accept  and  trumpet  Jack 
Kemp's  calls  for  an  urban 
policy,  he  ignored  them.  In- 
stead of  filling  the  Supreme 
Court  with  distinguished, 
qualified  scholars,  he  has  filled 
it  with  legal  non-entities. 
Whatever  you  feel  about  the 
Clarence  Thomas  controversy, 
it  seems  clear  that  he  was  not 
the  most  qualified  person  for 
the  Court,  as  Bush  said.  He  is, 
instead,  the  most  qualified  pro- 
life  black  conservative,  a  rare 
commodity  among  legal  schol- 
ars. With  Roe  v.  Wade  in  dan- 
ger, it  is  important  to  remem- 
ber that  the  President  will 
probably  appoint  at  least  two 
justices  in  the  next  four  years. 
Two  more  Clarence  Thomases, 
potentially  changing  policy  for 
twenty  or  more  years  seems  a 
great  risk.  It  is  also  worth  re- 
membering that  George  Bush 
has  appeased  the  far-right  of 
his  party,  whether  in  the  Re- 
publican platform  (opposingall 
abortions,  even  in  the  case  of 
rape  or  incest)  or  in  the  Repub- 
licanconvention'sexclusionary 
rhetoric. 

Finally,  he  has  been  a  pris- 
oner of  the  status  quo  in  the 
realm  of  foreign  policy,  pre- 
sumably his  strength.  Bush 
implicitly  claims  the  Republi- 
can 1'arty  won  tnecoicf  war. 
Thisoverlooks  the  fact  that  suc- 
cessful Cold  War  policies,  such 
as  the  arming  of  the  Afgan 
rebels,  were  bipartisan.  Beyond 
that,  we  did  not  so  much  "win" 
the  Cold  War  as  the  other  side 
lostit.  It's  like  a  boxer  claiming 
victory  when  his  opponent  suf- 
fers a  heart  attack.  In  many 
ways,  it  was  a  Pyrrhic  victory: 


triumphing  over  a  doomed 
economic  system  while  bank- 
rupting ourselves  in  the  pro- 
cess. Similarly,  the  Bush  Ad- 
ministration triumphantly  re- 
calls the  Gulf  War,  although 
the  BNL  Scandal  ("Iraqgate") 
gives  evidence  that  we  were 
fairly  sympathetic  toward  his 
regime,  indeed  even  providing 
them  loans. 

However,  these  past  tri- 
umphs give  us  little  comfort  as 
we  face  the  future.  While  we 
triumphed  against  the  failed 
system  of  communism  (apolo- 
gies to  Scott  Koon),  we  face  new, 
more  peaceful  but  also  more 
challenging,  economic  rivals  in 
Japan  and  Germany.  Further- 
more, the  post-cold  war  world 
is  filled  wi  th  moral  ambiguities 
and  unclear  choices,  whether 
the  decisions  lie  in  the  Balkans 
or  elsewhere.  This  is  where 
George  Bush  is  ultimately  an 
insufficent  choice  to  lead  us  in 
foreign  policy.  He  was  trained 
in  the  cold-war,  but  the  world 
is  no  longer  bipolar.  The  game 
has  changed:  it's  like  a  check- 
ers player  attempti  ng  to  be  suc- 
cessful in  three-dimensional 
chess.  Bush,  attempting  to 
adapt  to  the  new  game  with  the 
old  rules,  has  ultimately  failed. 
He  misjudged  the  former  So- 
viet Union,  the  former  Yugo- 
slavia, Iraq,  etc...  He  has  failed 
to  react  against  the  repressive 
government  of  China.  He  pro- 
vided aid  to  Russia  only  when 
Richard  Nixon  prodded  him. 
In  short,  Bush  is  unsuited  for 
the  new  challenges  of  foreign- 
policy. 

Clearly,  George  Bush  has 
failed  and  there  isn't  much 
chance  for  improvement  in  the 
second  term.  What,  then,  of 
Ross  Perot?  It  is  too  easy  to 
dismiss  him  as  a  paranoid  in- 
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by  the  conspiracy  theories  of 
themoment.  Whateveryoufeel 
about  these  theories,  it  is  clear 
that  he  has  accepted  and  ai 
upon  advice  from  less  than 
stable  characters,  such  as  Scon 
Barnes  (the  guy  who  accused 
the  Republicans  of  trying  to 
discredit  Perot's  daughter). 

It  is  less  easy  to  dismiss 
Ross  Perot,  the  policy-maker. 
He  does  provide  much-needed 
emphasis  on  a  crucial  issue:  the 
deficit.  However,  adopting  his 
proposals  (and  even  his  own 
economic  advisor  doesn't  en- 
dorse him)  may  damage  the 
economy  further,  putting  us  in 
a  deeper  recession.  Further- 
more, other  than  cutting  the 
deficit,  what  solutions  does 
Perot  propose?  Basically,  he 
offers  the  somewhat  dishonesl 
answer:  "Therearealotofgood 
answers  out  there.  I'll  pick  one 
when  I  get  there."  In  short, 
trust  me. 

Mr.  Perot  would  have  us 
run  the  government  as  a  busi- 
ness. Fine.  If  Mr.  Perot,  or  any 
of  you,  were  hiring  for  the  po- 
sition of  computer  program- 
mer, would  you  hire  someone 
with  no  experience  in  the  field? 
Would  you  hire  someone  who 
claims  his  lack  of  experience  as 
a  strength,  saying  that  he  is 
untainted  by  computers?  Fur- 
thermore, would  you  hir 
someone  who  defends  his  lack 
of  experience  by  claiming  that 
hecouldn'tpossiblydo  as  badly 
as  the  last  people  who  you 
hired?  Of  course  not,  and  nei- 
ther would  Ross  Perot  Heisa 
candidate  who  has  been  suc- 
cessful in  business  only  in  an 
autocratic  setting  like  EDS.  Ina 
setting  which  requires  more 
compromise,  such  as  Wall  Street 
and  General  Motors,  he  has 
been  a  failure.  Dealing  with 
Congress,  obviously,  would 
entail  more  thannotonly giving 
orders,  but  also  compromise. 
Mr.  Perot  seems  incapable  of 
that  important  quality. 

Bill  Clinton,  my  choice  for 
President,  has  little  of  the  fail- 
ings of  either  Mr.  Perot  or  the 
President.  Unlike  the  President, 
Bill  Clinton  has  a  coherent 
economic  policy,  endorsing 
neither  supply-side  theory  or 
traditional  liberalism.  He  pro- 
poses rebuilding  our  infra- 
structure, spending  $20  billion 
on  a  policy  area  neglected  i 
the  Reagan-Bush  years  but 
necessary  for  our  economic  fa' 
ture.  Heproposesahealthotf 
plan  that,  according  to  a  bipar' 
tisan  panel,  would  save  more 
money  than  either  the  status 
quo  or  the  proposed  Bush  plan, 

See  "Rasmussen," 
page  12 


Washington  College  ELM 


Election 


October  30, 1992 


Independent  Candidate  Ross  Perot  Shakes  Up  Party  Politics 


Angie  Smidga 

political  Correspondent 

As  a  supporter  of  Ross 
Perot,  I  say  move  over,  Year  of 
the  Woman.  Make  way  for  a 
banner  at  least  as  catchy  —  the 
Year  of  the  Offbeat  Candidate. 

And  with  groups  like  the 
Taberah  World  Mission  pre- 
dicting the  end  of  the  world  for 
this  Saturday  —  no  kidding  — 
there  is  perhaps  no  timelier 
occasion  for  those  who 
wouldn't  normally  enter  the 
political  arena  to  make  their 
views  known.  Despite  the  time 
pressure,  some  of  them  might 
actually  deserve  to  be  heard. 

Ross  Perot  and  vice-presi- 
dential stand-by  James 
Stockdale  have  joined  an  elec- 
tion which  is  playing  host,  if 
not  to  many  well-known  inde- 


pendent candidates,  then  at 
least  to  some  unusual  party 
affiliates.  Fifty-year-old 
Marjorie  Mezvinsky,  veteran 
reporter,  mother  of  eleven  and 
Democrat  for  Congress  in 
largely  Republican  Philadel- 
phia, is  one  example  of  a  non- 
political  insider  running  for 
office  this  year.  And  as  a 
Democrat,  she  stands  a  fair-to- 
middling  chance  of  riding  in  on 
presidential  coat  tails,  ener- 
gized by  anti-incumbent  senti- 
ment. 

Judging  by  the  polls,  Mr. 
Perot's  bets  might  not  be  as  sure. 
Much  of  the  support  which 
swelled  his  ranks  duringadark 
spring  for  Democratic  and  Re- 
publican contenders  has 
waned,  and  his  slip  in  the  polls 
after  allegations  of  Republican 
sly  tactics  suggests  that  the  ma- 


jority of  Americans  no  longer 
take  him  seriously.  In  a  race 
against  seasoned  politicians 
with  extensive  party  resources, 
Mr.  Perot,  who  has  never  held 
public  office,  conducted  what 
seems  now  a  debilitatingly  dis- 
organized campaign.  His  drop 
from  the  race  in  July  and  Mr. 
Stockdale's  remark  in 
Monday's  Washington  Post  in- 
dicating he  knew  only  two 
weeks  prior  to  the  vice-presi- 
dential debate  that  he  was  still 
on  the  ticket  smack  of  indeci- 
sion and  miscommunication. 

Mr.  Perot  seems  not  to  have 
mastered  the  attention  to  detail 
in  politics  which  he  so  lucra- 
tively handled  in  business,  and 
for  those  of  us  who  long  for  a 
truly  representative  leader,  it's 
a  shame.  Mr.  Perot  embodies 
the  image  of  the  rugged  and 


savvy  entrepreneur,  and  inde- 
pendence and  self-made  suc- 
cess remain  definitively 
American  ideals.  His  plain 
speech  to  voters  and  refusal  to 
accept  pay  if  elected  appealed 
to  many.  His  choice  of  a  vice- 
presidential  nominee  reflected, 
moreover,  less  concern  for  po- 
litical bulwarking — ah  actually 
heard-of  candidate  would  have 
sufficed  for  that  —  and  more 
deference  to  the  military  and 
academia,  in  just  possibly  an 
appropriate  balance.  A  self- 
made  billionaire  and  a  profes- 
sor of  the  classicsat  the  nation's 
helm?  And  working  for  free? 
What  could  be  more  refreshing 
than  the  notion  that  capable  and 
learned  men  and  women  who 
have  never  been  political  insid- 
ers might  aspire  to  restore  gov- 
ernment  "from  you,  not  at 


you"?  It  seems  the  very  ful- 
crum on  which  our  elections 
should  turn. 

Three  capable  presidential 
candidates  await  next 
Tuesday's  results,  and  though 
this  is  not  likely  to  be  a  suc- 
cessful year  foran  independent 
bid,  Ross  Perot's  presence  has 
shaken  up  party  politics  and 
challenged  them  to  put  forward 
their  very  best.  We've  enjoyed 
an  election  year  enriched  by 
proof  that  America,  like  all 
mothers,  does  embrace  her 
own,  and  also  lets  go.  Mr.Perot 
lost  support  due  to  ill  planning 
rather  than  incompetence,  but 
his  offbeat  challenge  might  in- 
deed have  tuned  the  other 
candidates  more  keenly  to 
America's  needs.  And  if  he 
happens  to  get  a  few  votes  for 
his  trouble,  good  for  him. 


Bush's  True  Colors 


James  Morrison 

Political  Correspondent 

Political  choices  made  dur- 
ing the  1992  presidential  cam- 
paign will  have  repercussions 
well  into  the  next  century. 
These  choices  are  important  and 
deserve  every  Americans' 
complete  attention.  The  presi- 
dential candidates  this  year  are 
all  regarded  as  lame  and  self- 
centered.  The  question  that  we 
as  voters  have  to  ask  is:  which 
candidate  is  the  lesser  evil? 

I  am  voting  for  incumbent 
President  Bush.  Myreasonsfor 
this  are  rather  simple  and 
straightforward.  Candidate  Bill 
Clinton  is  a  lying  hypocrite.  I'm 
not  saying  Bush  is  not  a  liar, 
rather  I  am  saying  that  Bush  is 
alousyliar.  Therefore, the  truth 
is  somewhat  easier  to  see. 

Bill  Clinton  has  blown  rosy 
smoke  up  everybody's  ass.  He 
has  proposed  programs  to  aid 
secondary  education,  the  eld- 
erly, college  students,  welfare 
rejects,  and  God  knows  how 
many  other  special  interest 
groups.  It  seems  to  me  that 
Clinton  has  stuck  his  nose  ev- 
erywhere except  the  Pope's  ass 
in  his  desire  to  become  presi- 
dent. The  fact  of  the  matter  is 
Clinton  does  not  have  the 
money,  nor  does  he  have  any 
"tea  of  how  to  get  the  money  to 
Support  his  programs  short  of 
sky-rocketing  our  taxes. 

Clinton  has  said  that 
America  needs  to  get  back  to 
basics.  He  aims  to  make 
America  self-sufficient  in  a 
GLOBAL  economy.  I  can't 
imagine  anything  worse  than 
regressingback  to  a  pre- World 
War  II  national  economic  phi- 
'osophy  of  separation  from  the 
^orld.Thefactisthattheworld 


is  too  integrated  to  do  that. 
Clinton  is  a  fool  for  proposing 
this.  Also,  there  is  the  question 
of  Clinton's  evasion  of  the  draft. 
How  can  I  trust  someone  of 
that  sort  of  caliber  to  be  the 
Commander-and-Chief  of  our 
armed  forces? 

Finally,  Clinton  has  prom- 
ised to  enlarge  the  federal  gov- 
ernment. This  is  definitely  not 
in  our  country's  best  interest. 
We  have  already  witnessed 
what  happens  when  govern- 
ments become  centra  1 — ta  stem 
Europe  and  the  former  Soviet 
Union — the  list  goes  on  and  on. 
I'm  not  saying  that  we  will  end 
up  as  they  did.  However,  it  is 
still  best  for  the  states  to  remain 
with  as  much  power  as  pos- 
sible. 

To  conclude,  I  feel  that  Bill 
Clinton  does  not  have  a  clear 
understanding  of  the  way  the 
world  works.  The  programs  he 
implemented  in  Arkansas  have 
met  with  mixed  results.  I  think 
the  people  in  Arkansas  want 
him  to  run  for  president  so  that 
maybe  he  will  go  away,  and 
they  won't  have  to  deal  with 
him  as  their  governor. 

Perhaps  you  should  know 
that  Ross  Perot  was  my  favorite 
candidate.  However,  by  pull- 
ing out  of  the  race  and  entering 
it  again,  I  lost  all  faith  in  him. 

Finally,  Bush  has  my  vote 
becauselknowthatheisalousy 
liar.  The  programs  he  has 
proposed  are  achievable.  Glo- 
bal politicsandeconomicsarea 
field  that  Bush  understands  far 
better  than  Clinton.  Bush  has 
served  in  the  armed  forces  and 
understands  the  emotions  in- 
volved with  serving  our  coun- 
try. Most  important,  the  federal 
government  won't  expand  un- 
der Clinton's  leadership. 


Bill  Clinton:  A  Lesser  Evil? 


Stephanie  Tennyson 


Political  Correspondant 

Why  am  I  voting  for  the 
Clinton/Gore  ticket?  Well  to 
begin  with  and  I  hate  to  say  it, 
but  he  is  the  best  of  three  pos- 
sible evils.  I  am  like  a  majority 
of  Americans  who  aredissatis- 
fied  with  the  candidates  that 
we  must  choose  from  on  No- 
vember 3  at  the  polls.  I  con- 
sider myself  a  die  hard  Demo- 
crat. I  automatically  feel  com- 
pelled to  cast  my  vote  for 
Clinton,  however  my  position 
did  waiver.  The  only  thing  I 
knew  when  the  campaigning 
began  was  that  I  could  not  stand 
another  four  years  with  Bush. 
For  a  while,  I  had  considered 
supporting  Perot,  but  that  did 
not  last  long. 

I  believe  that  Clinton  rep- 
resents an  "agent  for  change." 
We  need  to  move  our  nation  in 
a  new  directionand  Clinton  has 
a  plan  for  the  renovation  of  the 
economy,  health-care  system, 
and  the  educational  system.  I 
know  that  he  is  not  a  miracle 
cure  for  the  state  of  America 
today,  but  I  feel  that  he  is  will- 
ing to  focus  on  the  issues  that 
are  important  to  the  U.S.  He 
has  not  promised  a  solution  for 
the  deficit,  but  he  intends  to 
focus  on  domestic  issues  that 


affect  each  and  everyone  of  us. 

Clinton's  plans  for  the  fu- 
ture of  America  include  a  re- 
form in  the  welfare  system 
which  Bush  has  not  addressed 
at  all,  as  well  as  a  reform  of  the 
social  justice  system  which  is  a 
major  concern  to  many  Ameri- 
cans. Another  factor  that  has 
greatly  influenced  my  decision 
to  vote  for  Clinton  has  been  his 
stance  on  women's  issues.  He 
has  respect  for  women  and  de- 
sires to  implement  full  funding 
for  the  Head  Start  program  and 
other  women's  and  infant's 
programs.  He  is  pro-choice  and 
supports  minority  rights. 

Economically  speaking, 
Clinton  has  wonderful  ideas  to 
stimulateeconomicgrowth.  He 
hasdesignedagovemment  job- 
training  program  to  either  train 
out  of  work  people  or  re-train 
people  in  other  fields  who  have 
lost  their  jobs  for  various  rea- 
sons. His  platform  includes  an 
impressive  public-works 
spending  program,  urban  rival 
(Bush  has  no  such  plans),  and 
also  small-business  and  invest- 
ment tax  incentives.  Another 
advantage  in  my  eyes  is  his 
willingness  to  give  the  middle- 
class  a  tax  cut  while  increasing 
the  tax  on  upper  income  brack- 
ets and  foreign  corporations. 
Clinton's  plans  for  health  care 


also  address  the  nation'sgrow- 
ing  problem  of  medical  care 
costs  and  requires  employers 
to  provide  insurance  for  their 
workers  and  their  families  or 
pay  into  a  national  health  care 
"pool." 

As  far  as  education  is  con- 
cerned he  wants  to  implement 
a  National  Service  Institute. 
Under  this  program,  no  one  will 
be  denied  a  government  loan 
for  higher  education  for  any 
reason..  After  graduation,  they 
can  repay  the  loan  through  taxes 
or  through  public-service  work. 
Also,  both  major  teacher's 
unions  back  him.  He  is  pro- 
environment,  whereasBush  has 
undermined  environmental 
protection. 

Clinton  is  my  choice  for 
President  of  the  United  States 
on  November  3  because  of  his 
willingness  to  examine  and  act 
on  issues  of  extreme  importance 
to  all  of  us,  not  just  a  small 
minority  of  the  nation.  Since  as 
asovereign  nation  oureconomy 
is  also  a  factor  of  national  secu- 
rity, he  has  promised  to  put  the 
economy  first.  Although  no 
one  knows  what  will  happen 
after  the  new  President  takes 
his  oath  of  office,  at  leastClinton 
has  demonstrated  he  will  put 
the  citizensof  the  United  States 
first. 


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Paris  Is  Burning 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
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Parents  Day 

Registration  &  Coffee  Hour,  CAC,  9:00  a.m.-10:00  a.m. 

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Charles  H.  Trout  and  Gene  Wubbels,  Norman  James  Theatre,  10:00  a.m. 

Miller  Library  Celebration,  Guest  Speaker:  John  Barth,  Miller  Library  Terrace, 
11:15a.m. 

Parents'  Luncheon,  Hodson  Hall,  Main  Dining  Room,  12:30  p.m.-2:00  p.m.. 
Admission:  adults  $5.25,  children  $3.75 

O'Neill  Literary  House  Press  Demonstration,  O'Neill  Literary  House,  2:00 
p.m. -3:00  p.m. 

Reception  for  Faculty,  New  Students  and  Families,  Hynson-Ringgold  House, 
3:30  p.m.-5:00  p.m. 

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vote  in  Chestertown  is  the  Board  of  Education  Building  on  Washington  ave. 

Election  Night  Reception,  CoffeeHouse,  7:00  p.m.  Sponsored  by  the  Political 
Science  Department  and  Phi  Sigma  Alpha 


Adhoc  Committee  Meeting  on  Honesty,  Study  Lounge, 
Hodson  Hall,  8:00  p.m. 


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Tuesday 


4 

Wednesday 


Advising  Day,  no  classes 


5 

Thursday 


North  and  South 
Revisited 

On  whose  side  are  you-the  North  or  the  South?  You  can 
choose  ranks  when  two  members  of  the  Li  ving  History  Associates 
re-enact  the  lives  of  Civil  War  soldiers;  one  representing  the 
Confederate  and  the  other  the  Union. 

They  will  discussdaily  and  outdoor  life,  uniforms  and  equip 
ment  as  well  as  their  motivations  to  become  a  soldier  and  their 
opposing  views  of  the  war.  Be  sure  not  to  miss  this  trip  back  to 
1861  on  Sunday,  November  8  in  the  CAC  at  1:00  p.m.  For 
additional  information  call  (410)  778-7849. 


Student  Profile: 

Edward  "Nate"  Harned 


On  Sunday,  October  25,  while  most  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Campus  wasstill  sleeping  off  Saturday  night,Edward  "Nate" 
Harned  ran  the  MarineCorps  Marathon  in  Washington,  D.C  For 
anyone  who  has  never  run  track  or  cross-country,  26  miles  is  a 
long  trip  on  foot.  Not  all  marathons  are  made  equal  and  the 
Marine  Corps  is  one  of  the  most  difficult  in  the  country  and  is  on 
par  with  the  New  York  and  Boston  Marathons. 

A  junior  history  major  from  Arlington,  VA,  Nate  describe! 
himself  asoneof  those  peoplewhoisconstantlylookingforanew 
physical  challenge.  As  for  the  marathon,  he  admits  the  he  "didn't 
train  really,  but  I  wanted  something  that  would  force  me  to  qui' 
smoking."  Despite  his  minimal  training,  Nate  finished  the 
marathon  in  a  respectable  5  hours  and  7  minutes. 

Choosing  Washington  College  because  one  of  his  friends 
attended  the  school,  Nate  is  known  to  many  people  as  one  ol 
"those  Rugby  guys."  However,  his  future  plans  do  not  entail 
Rugby,  but  rather  a  career  as  a  public  high  school  history  teacher, 
preferably  in  the  South. 

On  campus,  Nate  also  works  "with  the  rats"  as  their  caretaker 
in  the  psychology  department.  He  enjoys  travelling  and  has 
visited  Turkey  as  well  as  ventured  cross-country  with  two  friends 
after  high  school.  After  graduation,  Nate  hopes  to  travel  abroad 
to  Ireland  to  "meet  some  Irish  chick,"  something  he  has  found 
difficult  to  do  in  the  states. 

A  graduate  of  Arlington  High  School,  Nate  took  seven  years 
of  Spanish  and  is  a  former  rower.  He  highly  recommends 
Fuddrucker's  half-pound  hamburgers  as  the  "best  damn  k 
burgers  in  the  world." 


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Arts  &  Entertainment 


October  30, 1992 


Washington  College:  On  The  Air 


Jennifer  Reddish 

A&E  Editor 

Have  you  listened  to  the 
radio  lately?  If  you  have  tuned 
into  WKHS  lately,  then  you've 
probably  heard  a  fellow  WC 
student  on  the  air.  There's  no 
excuse  for  not  knowing  about 
WKHS.  Not  just  any  high  school 
radio  station,  WKHS  is  the  fifth 
largest  in  a  200  mile  radius  and 
has  17,800  watts  of  power.  It 
can  be  heard  in  Baltimore  and 
Annapolis,  MD  as  well  as  Do- 
ver, DE  and  Philadelphia,  PA. 

Washington  College's  in- 
volvement in  the  radio  station 
began  last  semester  when  Kent 
County  High  School  offered 
adult  continuing  education 
classes  in  radio  station  disc 
jockeying.  There  was  a  great 
interest  in  the  program  on  cam- 
pus, including  double  art  and 
business  major  Whitney  Myrus 
whohashadhisown  show  since 
last  semester.  His  on-air  ses- 
sion, which  now  features  senior 
transfer  student  Matt  Langan, 
mostly  plays  alternative  music. 
The  majority  of  the  show's  tunes 
stem  from  the  duo's  own  CD 
collections  —  which  has  400 
discs. 

However,  Myrus  and 
Langan,  are  not  content  with 
just  one  style  of  music.  They 
play  some  classic  rock  here  and 
there,  including  The  Grateful 
Dead,  The  Eagles,  The  Who, 
Led  Zeppelin  and  The  Spin 
Doctors.  As  he  explains,  "I  like 
to  play  the  songs  by  bands  that 
don't  get  a  lot  of  air-play,  but 
are  just  as  good." 

However,  Myrus's  and 
Langan's  show  also  features 
random  samplings  of  Public 
Enemy  tunes,  such  as  "Fight 


the  Power"  and  "Bring  the 
Noise,"  despite  WKHS's  policy 
prohibiting  rap  music.  As  he 
states,  "I  play  Public  Enemy 
because  the  song  "Fight  the 
Power"  calls  for  all  people  to 
stand  up,  not  for  black  people 
to  rise  up  and  kill  the  white 
man.    Rap  is  the  new  avant 


which  it  draws  a  great  deal  of 
listeners.  At theiryoung 'level 
of  education  and  level  of  matu- 
rity," Myrus  recognizes  that  the 
listeners  might  not  be  able  to 
understand  the  artistic  state- 
ment behind  such  works  as  Ice- 
T's  "Cop  Killer"  and  take  the 
messages  the  songs  convey  as 


garde  —  groups  like  Public  En- 
emy are  doing  new  things 
people  have  never  heard  be- 
fore." 

No  one  has  complained 
about  the  rap  music  as  of  yet. 
Myrus  plans  to  keep  Public 
Enemy  as  part  of  his  program, 
explaining,  "if  people  like  ... 
Hillary  Clinton  would  stop  try- 
ing to  ban  rap  music  and  listen 
to  lyrics,  then  they  would  un- 
derstand what  it's  all  about." 
However,  Myrus  respects  the 
Kent  County  Board  of  Educa- 
tion's concerns  about  the  con- 
tent of  the  radio  programs. 
WKHS's  call  letters  stands  for 
Kent  County  High  School,  from 


literal  commands. 

At  the  same  time,  he  de- 
fends Cop  Killer  against  its  bad 
press,  stating,  "We  need  Ice-T. 
He  represents  the  feelings  of 
the  minority  population, 
namely  the  young  black  man. 
Heismakinga  statement  about 
the  situation  in  Los  Angelesand 
about  the  police  situation.  [The 
public]  cutting  him  down  only 
makes  him  bigger.  People  are 
too  ready  to  judge  a  by  surface 
appearances." 

Myrus's  opinions  concern- 
ing "Cop  Killer"  are  even  more 
intriguing  when  learning  that 
he  is  in  the  Navy  and  served  as 
a  Shore  Patrolman  after  boot 


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camp.  Despite  his  short  service 
in  the  position,  he  understands 
thedifficultlifeofpoliceofficer. 
Yet  he  does  not  claim  that  the 
dangers  of  their  job  excuses 
them  from  improprieties  like 
those  seen  in  Los  Angeles. 

As  you  can  see,  Myrus  and 
Langan  are  not  your  everyday 
disc  jockeys.  Perhaps  its  is  time 
to  check  out  WKHS  for  a  little 
Dead  and  some  Public  Enemy. 
Langan  often  is  heard  playing 
riffs  and  chords  on  the  guitar 
from  the  songs  before  they  play 
them  on  the  radio. 

However,  don't  miss  other 
Washington  College  students' 
and  faculty  members'  sho  wson 
WKHS.     Weekday  mornings 


feature  Ken  "the  Ken  Man" 
Pipkin  from  7:30  to  8:30  a.m. 
Teri  Turmel,  of  the  Student 
Activities  Office,  rocks  the  air- 
waves from  5  to  7  p.m.  on  Tues- 
days, the  same  time  as  Myrus's 
and  Langan's  Thursday  show. 
Brian  Coleman  and  Bruce 
Alexander  wrap  up  the  week 
with  their  music  fugue  from  10- 
1 1 :30  p.m.  on  Fridays. 

Future  radic  shows  include 
live  jam  sessions  with  local  acts, 
including  Derry  Berry  and 
Alagia,  who  performed  last 
month  in  the  CoffecHouse  and 
at  Andy's  in  town.  For  requests 
or  just  friendly  banter,  call 
WKHS  at  778-4249. 


Scott's  Paris  Is  Burning 


Scotty  Graham 


AVGuy 

Paris  is  Burning  is  a  docu- 
mentary chronicling  the  lives 
of  gay  Balls  in  New  York  City 
during  1987.  The  movie's  main 
focus  concerns  gay  life  in  the 
city  and  how  homosexuals  deal 
with  the  exile  society  forces 
upon  them.  (The  "Balls"  are 
competitions  in  which  homo- 
sexual men  compete  in  a  vari- 
ety of  ways  for  trophies  and 
recognition.) 

The  moviealso  follows  thelives 
of  "House  Mothers"  as  well  as 
those  of  some  of  the  people  in 
the  houses.  ("Houses"  are 
groups  of  gay  men  who  help 
stand  up  for  each  other  and 
protect  each  other).  The  end  of 
the  film  features  a  return  to 
these  people's  lives  in  1989  to 
see  how  they  have  changed. 
I  found  this  documentary  to  be 
like  most  of  the  documentaries 
I  have  seen  in  my  lifetime:  in- 


formative and  boring.  This  par- 
ticular movie  was  interesting 
to  me,  as  it  should  be  to  most 
people,  because  of  the  present 
gay  movement  in  America.  I 
wanted  to  know  more  about 
what  was  going  on  and  not 
Hollywood's  poetic  creations 
with  happy  endings.  So,  I  found 
all  that  in  this  movie:  suffering, 
pain,andalso  love  and  triumph. 
Unfortunately  all  of  these  things 
are  not  experienced  like  a  mo  vie 
but  are  explained  by  the  people 
who  lived  it.  This  story-telling 
technique  just  doesn't  carry  as 
well  when  seeing  a  life  on  the 
screen  in  365  colors. 
To  make  it  simple,  this  is  a  dry 
documentary  about  the  times 
and  troubles  of  gay,  trans- 
sexual, and  transvestite  men  in 
NewYorkcityinthelatel980's. 
It  is  informative,  but  I  did  not 
find  it  emotionally  provocative 
or  moving.  See  this  movie  for 
its  informative  content  not  for 
an  escape  from  reality. 


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Hands  Out,  Target  Tutoring 
Receive  Service  Awards 


Washington  College  stu- 
dents Maria  Jerardi,  Elisa  Hale, 
Jennifer  Del  Nero,  and 
Stephany  Slaughter  were  hon- 
ored at  the  Kent  County  Com- 
munity Service  Fair,  Saturday, 
October  12th. 

Hands  Out,  an  organiza- 
tion established  in  part  by 
Jerardi,  received  the  award  for 
an  outstanding  contribution  in 
human  services.  This  organiza- 
tion is  designed  to  seek  out 
needs  in  the  community  and 
drawson  student  manpower  to 
address  them.  Past  projects  of 
the  organization  include: 
"  Ad  op  t-A- Family,"  a  food  and 
clothing  drive  for  the  needy; 
"Habitat  for  Humanity,"  dedi- 


cated to  putting  low-income 
families  in  better  housing; 
maintenance  of  the  Echo  Hill 
Outdoor  School;  bam  painting 
for  Camp  Fairlee  Manor,  a  camp 
for  the  disabled;  and  a  tree 
planting  to  help  Kent  County 
Recycling  celebrate  Earth  Day. 
Both  Jerardi  and  Hale  were 
honored  by  this  award. 

Target  Tutoring,a  program 
designed  and  implemented  by 
Stephany  Slaughter  and  Del 
Nero,  in  affiliation  with  Hands 
Out;isintendedtohelp"atrisk" 
students  in  their  pursuit  of 
education  goals.  By  carefully 
matching  the  needs  of  each  stu- 
dent with  the  strengths  of  their 
tutors,  Target  Tutoring  allows 


for  a  personalized  supplement 
to  regular  education. 
Chestertown  Middle  School 
principal  Lloyd  W.  Taylor  re- 
marked on  the  program,  "Kids 
look  up  to  college  students. 
When  they  talk. ..kids  listen." 

Maria  Jerardi  is  the  daugh- 
ter of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas 
Jerardi  of  Columbia,  MD.  Jen- 
nifer Del  Nero  is  the  daughter 
of  Mrs.  Mazie  M.  Del  Nero  of 
Stormont  Circle,  Baltimore, 
MD.  Stephany  Slaughter  is  the 
daughterof  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steven 
Slaughter  of  Elkton,  MD.  Elisa 
Hale  is  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Raymond  Haleof  Windor, 
CT. 
-Courtesy  of  WC  News  Bureau 


From  "Abortion,"  page  5 

the  mother's  womb,  or  beyond 
viability  in  cases  where  the  life 
of  the  mother  is  in  jeopardy,  or 
the  fetus  is  deformed. 

The  parental  notification 
clause  in  the  new  law  suggests 
that  a  physician  performing  an 
abortion  must  contact  the  par- 
en  tsofaminorunless  she  would 
be  subject  to  physical  or  mental 
abuse,  appears  mature  enough 
to  decide  without  parental 
consent,  or  for  other  reasons,  it 
is  in  her  best  interest  to  withhold 
the  information. 

"People  need  to  under- 
stand the  balance  between  the 
interest  of  parents  and  the 
health  and  well-being  of  mi- 
nors," Maryland  For  Choice 
Press  Secretary  Maura  Keefe 
said.  Maryland  For  Choice, 
made  up  of  more  than  57  or- 
ganized groups,  is  focused  on 


the  health  concerns  and  liberty 
of  private  decisions,  Keefe  said. 

"The  parental  notification 
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SGA  Report 

Alumni  Council  Speaker 

Kathy  Wurzbacher  '83,  President  of  the  Alumni  Council  came 
and  spoke  to  the  SGA  on  October  20th.  The  Alumni  Coundl 
hopes  to  bring  about  more  interaction  between  the  students  and 
alumni  in  the  future.  The  SGA  has  formed  a  committee  to  help 
with  future  events. 

Class  Officers'  Reports 

Sophomores  —  discontinuing  the  taxi  service  which  will  be  re- 
instated at  the  beginning  of  next  year;  planning  the  run  for  the 
spring  and  the  money  raised  will  be  going  into  the  scholarship 

Juniors  —  attempting  to  raise  money  for  the  B.U.S.H.  project 

Executive  Officers'  Reports 

Vice  President  -  Calendar  Events  Committee  met  10/4/92  and  is 

seeking  to  be  able  to  put  up  daily  events  announcements  in  the 

dining  hall  and  attempting  to  find  funding.    Concerns  about 

freshmen  with  AP  credits  transferring  out  of  Forms  of  Lit  and 

Comp  and  missing  the  freshman  experience  was  raised  and 

professors  are  being  polled. 

Treasurer  _  working  budget  for  the  year  was  overestimated  by 

$4000;  Ice  Hockey  fulfilled  their  fund  raising  goals  from  initiation 

fees  and  has  been  made  an  official  club  and  has  SGA  normal 

funding. 

Social  Chair —The  Cornells  will  play  Nov.  6th  in  the  LFC  at  7:30, 

tickets  available  at  the  door  $8  students/$12  all  others 

SCC  -  Academic  Dishonesty  Committee  is  interested  in  revising 

the  honor  code  -  all  of  those  interested  see  Bridgette  Winchester 

Presidential  Announcements 

•  Students  interested  in  the  political  science  area  and  wanting 
work  experience  are  urged  to  contact  Kathy  Bohn  "Lead  or 
Leave"  at  1-800-99-CHANGE. 

•  A  reviewboard  is  concerned  about  the  survey  evaluations  done 
by  students  about  their  courses  at  the  end  of  the  semesters.  They 
were  typed  and  given  to  the  professors  a  few  monthslater  in  order 
to  keep  the  students  anonymity  -  but  this  past  spring  they  were 
given  to  the  professors  directly  with  the  students  handwriting  as 
well  as  year  in  school  the  major  and  other  pertinent  information. 
The  committeeis  concerned  and  is  investigating  the  best  financial 
way  to  return  to  more  of  the  old  system  and  keep  the  student's 
anonymity. 

•  On  Sunday  the  local  library  is  having  Apple  Day  for  kids  and 
they  need  volunteers  from  1  p.m.  to  5  p.m.  Contact  Jen  Del  Nero, 
ext.  8500  for  information 


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Washington  College  ELM 


October  30, 1992 


Academic  Standing  Committees 


Standing  Committees 

Academic  Council 
Dean  Wubbles,  Chair 
professor  Amt 
Professor  Lin 
professor  Gillin 
professor  Premo,  At-Large 
Christy  Albright 
Lynn  Clifford 

Academic  Technology: 
Dean  Wubbels,  Chair 
Professor  Baldwin 
Professor  Cades 
Professor  Roat 
Professor  Shoge 
Professor  Lin 
Professor  Tubbs 
Dr.  Bishop 

Professor  Verville,  ex -officio 
Jay  Meranchik,  ex-officio 
Justin  Cann 
Harrison  Gallagher 
Sherry  Menton 

Admissions  And  Academic 

Standing: 

Professor  Daigle,  Chair 

Professor  Siemen 

Professor  Weissman 

Dean  Sansing 

Kevin  Coveney 

Dal  Holmes 

Dean  Mclntire  or  Maxcy 

Dr.  J.  Hamilton 

Dawn  Israel 

Elisabeth  O'Hara 

Harrison  Gallagher 

Advisory  Committee  On  Ap- 
pointments And  Tenure: 
President  Trout,  Chair 
Dean  Wubbles 
Professor  Lin 
Professor  Mills,  At-Large 
Professor  O'Connor 
Professor  Newell 

Appeals  Committee: 
Professor  Verville 
Professor  Premo 
Professor  Roat 
Professor  Spilich 
Professor  Tatum 

Athletics  Committee: 
Professor  Ford,  Chair 
Professor  Malone 
Professor  Parcel 
Professor  K.  Smith 
Geoff  Miller 
Jennifer  Sloan 
Ted  Greeley 
Matthew  Boyle 
Melissa  Harmeyer 

Board  Of  Publications: 
Professor  Striner,  Chair 
Professor  DeProspo 
Professor  Tubbs 
Jessica  Da  vies,  Pegasus  Advisor 
Barbara  Heck,  Elm  Advisor 
I-  Tarin  Towers,  ELM  editor 

Calendar  Events: 
Joseph  Holt,  Chair 
°ean  Sansing 
°r-  J.  Hamilton 
Jessica  Davies 


Patricia  Trams 
Geoff  Miller 
Professor  Maloney 
Professor  Andrews 
Professor  Clarke 
Professor  Cousineau 
Professor  T.  Pabon 
Christy  Albright 
Sara  Boggess 
Mr.  Jeff  Lim 

Lauren  Bedell,  ex-officio 
Dennis  Berry,  ex-officio 
Teri  Turmel,  ex-officio 

All-Campus  Judiciary: 

Dean  Sansing,  Chair 

Christy  Albright,  Vice  Chair 

Professor  Brien 

Professor  Briggs 

Professor  Fessler 

Professor  Finnegan  (Alt.) 

Professor  Wilson  (Alt.) 

Professor  Walsh 

Dean  Mclntire 

Dean  Maxcy 

Justin  Cann 

Gregory  Giobbe  (Fall  1992) 

Zylia  Knowlin  (Spring  1993) 

Renee  Guckert 

Stacey  Sherman 

Chris  Vaughn 

Ryan  Mahoney,  alternate 

Jennifer  Sloan,  alternate 

Faculty  Affairs  Committee: 
President  Trout 
Dean  Taylor 
Professor  Day,  Chair 
Professor  Home 
Professor  Verville 
Professor  Pabon  (At-Large) 
Professor   Amt    (At-Large, 
Un  tenured) 

Faculty  Finance  Committee: 
Professor  Cades,  Chair 
Professor  N.  Smith 
Professor  Striner 

Fringe  Benefits  Committee: 

Dean  Mclntire,  Chair 

Professor  N.  Smith,  ex-officio 

Professor  Fall 

Professor  Wright 

Professor  Tatum 

Lauren  Bedell 

Doris  Oakley 

E.  Neal  Metzbower 

Jeffrey  DeMoss 

Susan  Davis,  ex-officio 

Greivence  Committee: 
Dean  Wubbels,  Chair 
Gene  Hessey 
Dean  Mclntire 
Professor  Baldwin 


Shirley  Dorsey 
Brenda  Stanley 

Honors  and  Awards  Commit- 
tee: 

President  Trout,  Chair 
Professor  Janson-La  Palme 
Professor  Kaplan 
Professor  Premo 
Professor  N.  Smith 
Professor  Yon 
Andrew  McKim 
Brenda  Stanley 
Max  Walton 

Honors  Program: 

Dean  Sansing  (spring  1992) 

Professor  Andrews  (fall  1992) 

Professor  Scout 

Professor  Spilich,  Chair 

Kristin  Lewis 

Douglas  Peterson 

Joint  Committee  On  Comput- 
ing: 

Dean  Wubbels,  Chair 
Professor  Baldwin 
Professor  Roat 
Professor  Shoge 
Professor  Tubbs 
Gene  Hessey 
Dr.  Paul  Bishop 
Shawn  Lyons 
Kevin  Coveney 
Dr.  J.  Hamilton      ; 

Lecture  Series: 
Professor  Cousineau,  Chair 
Professor  Mills 
Professor  Munson 
Professor  Shad 
Christopher  Freisheim 
Kevin  Lawner 

See  "Committees," 
page  12 


Brief  Beef 


Knopf  Senior  Editor  to  Speak  Today  on  Publishing 

Today  at  2  p.m.,  Washington  College  Alumnus  Jonathan 
Segal  '66  will  be  speaking  on  "How  a  Pulitzer  Prize  Book  Gets  Into 
Print."  Segal  is  the  Senior  Editor  of  Alfred  A.  Knopf  Publishers 
Inc.  While  at  WC,  Segal  was  SG A  President.  During  the  1970s  he 
was  a  columnist  for  Esquire  magazine,  before  moving  on  to 
editorial  positions  at  Simon  and  Schuster  and  Random  House. 
Segal  has  edited  the  works  of  Gay  Talese,  Mordecai  Richler,  Ellen 
Goodman  and  Woody  Allen,amongothers.  Segal  will  be  speaking 
in  the  O'Neill  Literary  House,  and  the  talk  is  open  to  all  members 
of  the  Washington  College  community. 

Spring  1993  Course  Pre-Registration 

Important  Dates  to  Remember: 

•  First  Advising  Day:  Thursday  November  5  (no  classes) 

•  Second  Advising  Day  Wednesday  November  1 1  (no  classes) 

•  Program  cards  are  due  at  Registrar's  Office  Friday  November 
13. 

•  Arena  Registration  is  November  19. 

The  Office  of  the  Registrar  would  like  to  remind  students  that 
providing  alternative  choices  for  course  selection  increases  the 
chanceofgettingfirstorsecondchoicecourses.  This  will  also  save 
students  the  trouble  of  attending  the  Arena  Registration. 

Students  will  be  notified  by  campusmail  if  they  do  not  receive 
a  selected  course  and  must  attend  Arena  Registration.  Only  those 
students  who  do  not  get  all  their  courses  must  attend. 

Please  think  seriously  about  alternative  courses  and  indicate 
these  on  the  registration  card. 

Area  Code  Update 

The  area  code  for  theEastem  Shore  is410.  Effective  November 
1,  callers  will  not  be  able  to  use  301  to  dial  exchanges  in  the  410 
area.  All  Maryland  counties  now  use  the  410  area  code  EXCEPT 
the  following:  Garrett,  Alleghany,  Washington,  Frederick, 
Montgomery,  Prince  Georges,  Charles,  and  St.  Mary's. 

Please  note  that  the  1992-93  Campus  Telephone  Directory 
incorrectly  lists  all  Maryland  area  codes  as  410;  residents  of  the 
eight  above  counties  still  use  the  301  area  code  and  cannot  be 
reached  by  dialing  410. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


From  "Committees/' 

page  11 

Moniquc  Ware 

Library: 

Professor  Day,  Chair 
Professor  Shad 
Professor  Sidhu 
Professor  Tubbs 
Mrs.  Ingersoll 
Mr.  Kehoe 
Mrs.  Lowe 
BVG  Member 
William  Ball 
Kristcn  Phalen 
Christine  Smith 

Long  Range  and  Strategic  Plan- 
ning: 

President  Trout,  ex-officio 
Dean  Wubbels,  Chair 
Gene  Hessey 
Shawn  Lyons 
Kevin  Coveney 
Dean  Mclntirc 
Joseph  Holt 
Reid  Raudenbush 
Ms.  Kerr,  ex-officio 
Professor  Dickson 
Professor  Kerchner 
Professor  Fallaw 
Ms.  Wurzbacher 
Edward  Athey 
Scott  Koon 
Marie  Mohler 
CiaranO'Keefe 

Nominations: 
Professor  Creegan 
Professor  Lamond,  Chair 
Professor  Taylor 


Review  Board  For  Research 
With  Human  Subjects: 
Professor  Home 
Professor  Locker 
Professor  Newell,  Chair 
Professor  Spilich 
Professor  Weissman 
Nancy  Dick 
Tanya  Cunic 

Student  Affairs: 

Professor  Russell 

Professor  Maloncy,  Chair 

Professor  Fallow  (Fall  1992) 

Professor  Sherbondy  (Spring 

1992) 

Dean  Mclntire 

Dean  Maxcy 

Monita  Airen 

Lynn  Clifford 

William  T.  Phipps,  II 

Timothy  Stoltzfus 

David  Taibi 

SGA  Advisor,  ex-officio 

Student  Aid: 
Dean  Sansing 
Professor  Bailey 
Professor  Sidhu,  Chair 
Professor  Tapke 
Dean  Mclntire 
Dean  Maxcy 
Kevin  Coveney 
Mrs.  Levin 

John-Bruce  Alexander 
Brian  Ford 
Jennifer  Ruppert 

Writing  Committee: 
Dean  Sansing,  Chair 
Professor  Baldwin 


Professor  Tatum 
Professor  Verville 
Professor  Wilson 
Geraldine  Fisher,  ex-officio 
Professor  Lamond,  ex-officio 
Professor  Pabon,  ex-officio 
Tanya  Allen 
Jcnn  Reddish 
Douglas  Smith 

Publis  Events  Committees 

Art  Exhibits: 

Professor  Andrews,  Chair 

Professor  Striner 

Concert  Series: 

Professor  Clarke,  Chair 

Professor  Mills 

Professor  A.  Parcel 

Professor  K.  Smith 

Professor  Tatum 

Mary  Ellen  Trushcim,  Director 

Film  Series: 
Professor  T.  Pabon 

Faculty  Representative  To  The 
Full  Board: 
Professor  Tatum 

Faculty  Representative  To 
Board  Buildings  And  Grounds: 
Professor  Cades 

Faculty   Representative  To 
Board  Student  Affairs: 
Professor  Maloney 

Faculty  Secretary: 
Professor  Kerchner 


From  "Family/'  page  1 


Augmenting  the  celebra- 
tion will  be  a  special  exhibition 
in  the  library's  reference  area 
devoted  to  the  early  history  of 
the  printed  book.  Called 
"Printing  in  the  Age  of  Colum- 
bus," the  exhibit  shows  the 
transition  from  the  hand-writ- 
ten manuscript  to  the  firstgreat 
printers. 

Among  the  printing  cen- 
ters represented  will  be  Venice, 
Augsburg,  Basel,  Paris  and 
Lyons.  The  selection  of  charac- 
teristic examples  supplied  by 
professor  of  art  Robert  Janson- 
La  Palme  will  be  accompanied 
by  hand-printed  captions  by 
Washington  College  Master 
Pressman  T.  Michael  Kaylor. 

Kaylor  will  also  conduct- 
ing the  O'Neill  Literary  House 
Press  Demonstration  at  2  p.m. 
Kaylor  will  be  giving  a  brief 
talk  on  the  press,  and  will  dem- 
onstrate printing  on  an  antique 
letterpress,  as  well  as  other 
equipment.  Items  such  as 
posters,  postcards,  etc.  will  be 
available  for  sale  during  Satur- 
day afternoon. 

At  3:30  p.m.,  President  and 
Mrs.  Trout  will  host  a  reception 
for  faculty,  new  students  and 
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while  still  providing  care  for  all 
Americans.  He  endorses  an  ' 
educational  policy,  which 
would,  among  other  things, 
provide  governmental  loans  for 
higher  education  to  anyone, 
provided  they  pay  it  back 
through  community  service  or 
as  a  percentage  of  their  future 
income.  He  endorses  a  policy 
toward  the  underclass  thai 
stresses  sacrifice  as  well  as  as- 
sistance, limiting  funds  for 
welfare  recipients  who  refuse 
to  work  after  two  years.  While 
he  wisely  stresses  the  deficit 
less  than  Perot,  he  is  more  likely 
to  cut  it  than  George  Bush.  I  am 
confident  he  will  achieve  these 
aims  for  two  reasons.  First,  he 
will  not  have  the  convenient 
excuse  that  Congress  blocked 
his  programs.  Second,  Bill 
Clinton,  unlike  recent  presi- 
dents, actually  understands 
domesticpolicy.  It  is  refreshing 
to  see  someone  grasp  policy 
detail  in  domestic  matters,  un- 
like President  Bush  or  Reagan. 
On  other  issues,  he  is  more 
acceptable  than  either  Bush  or 
Perot.  He  is  one  who  disavows 
divisive  rhetoric,  either  implic- 
itly or  explicitly.  Indeed, oneis 
surprised  by  the  role  that 
women,  gays,  and  blacks  have 
had  in  his  reign  in  Arkansas. 
His  concern  about  the  AIDS 
epidemic  is  certainly  more  evi- 
den  t  than  the  President  or  Ross 
Perot.  With  Al  Gore,  a  Clinton 
Administration  can  reverse  the 
neglect  of  the  Reagan-Bush 
environmental  policies.  He 
supports  the  woman's  right  to 
choose.  In  foreign  policy, 
Clinton  is  more  willing  to  break 
from  the  status  quo  than  Bush. 
He  has  shown  good  instincts 
on  the  issues  of  Bosnia,  China, 
and  aid  to  Russia.  While  he 
opposes  withdrawal  from  the 
world,  he  supports  changing 
our  policy  to  shape  it  into  a 
more  moral  fashion. 

Finally,  there  is  the  issue  of 
"character."  George Bushoften 
states  that  "you  can' t  be  on  both 
sides  of  the  issue  when  Presi- 
dent." Actually,  you  can:  he's 
proved  it.  I  am  hard  pressed  to 
findoncinstance  where  the  Bush 
position  has  remained  consis- 
tent throughout  his  public  life 
One  can  state  the  litany  of  flip" 
flops,  but  the  point  is  that 
whatever  you  think  of  Clinton  s 
changing  draft-record  story,  it 
is  relatively  innocent  compared 
to  the  incoherent  cynicism  of 
the  public  life  of  George  Bush. 
One  does  not  show  character 
by  merely  fighting  and  dying 
in  a  war  you  don't  believe  in: 
one  also  shows  character  by 
being  guided  by  core  beliefs  in 
policy,  not  merely  changing 
positions  like  a  political 
weathervane.  In  this  case,  and 
in  theothers,  the  choice  is  clear' 
Bill  Clinton. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


October  30, 1992 


From  "Coffee/'  page  1 


dents  there  in  the  meantime." 
From  November  15  to  20, 
the  CoffeeHouse  will  be  closed 
while  different  campus  organi- 
zations paint  the  walls,  tables, 
columns  and  bar.  The 
CoffeeHouse  will  be  divided  so 
that  groups  such  as  fraternities, 
sororities,  sports,  clubs,  SGA 
and  classes  have  designated 
spaces  to  decorate. 

The  Senior  class  is  slated  to 
paint  the  entire  bar  and  column 
in  the  CoffeeHouse. 

OnNovember6and7,from 
12  p.m.  to  8  p.m.,  campus  or- 
ganizations are  scheduled  for 
group  painting. 

During  lunch  on  Wednes- 
day, November  18,  theSGA  will 
besellingchairsand ceiling  tiles 
to  individuals  who  wish  to  par- 
ticipate in  the  project.  Painting 
for  those  interested  will  occur 
between  11:30  a.m.  and  2:30 
p.m.  in  the  CoffeeHouse. 

There  will  be  a  grand  re- 
opening of  theCoffeeHouse  on 
Friday,November20.  Students, 
staff,  faculty  and  alumni  will  be 
invited  to  the  reception,  which 
will  meet  at  8  p.m.  in  the 
Hodson  Hall  study  lounge  be- 
fore moving  to  the  CoffeeHouse 
for  the  ceremonial  ribbon  cut- 
ting. Appetizers  and  refresh- 
ments will  be  served. 

In  addition  to  making  the 
current  CoffeeHouse  attractive 
to  students,  Del  Nero  said  she 
also  hopes  the  interim  project 
will  encourage  people  to  donate 
to  the  Hodson  Hall  project,  as 
substantial  funds  have  yet  to  be 
raised  before  the  renovations 
can  continue. 

Shawn  Lyons,  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Development  and 
College  Relations,  said  that  the 
entire  Hodson  Hall  Renovation 
Project,  which  includes  re- 
structuring the  CoffeeHouse, 
will  cost  approximately 
$1,675,000.  To  date,  there  is 
already  $  1 ,01 0,000  pledged,  and 
of  that,  $825,000  is  at  the  college. 
He  added  that  a  good  por- 
tion of  the  money  has  already 
been  used  for  expenses  such  as 
architects  fees  and  the  study 
lounge.  Lyons  estimated  that  a 
little  less  than  $675,000  needs  to 
be  raised. 

Anyone  interested  in  do- 
nating to  the  project  can  write 
Lyons  at  Washington  College 
or  reach  him  at  ext.  7802. 


Volleyball  Brings  it  Together 
to  Conclude  Season 


Tyler  McCarthy 


Staff  Writer 

This  past  week  the 
Sho'womencertainly  had  there 
ups  and  downs.  The 
action  began  Thursday  as  the 
Sho'women  hosted  St.  Mary's. 

The  intensity  was  high  and 
the  aggressiveness  was  there 
but  it  wasn't  quite  enough  to 
get  the  job  done  against  St. 
Mary's.  The  Sho'women 
played  four  competitive  games 
but  came  out  on  the  losing  end 


did.  The  competition  started  as 
the  Sho'women  defeated 
Haverford  two  games  to  one. 
They  continued  the  winning 
streak  as  they  pummel ed  both 
Marymount  and  Catholic,  two 
games  to  none  in  both  matches. 
Catholic  who  had  previ- 
ously beaten  Washington,  fell 
twice  to  the  power  of  the 
Sho'women,  15-1,  15-9.  Jen 
Dixon  connected  with  11  kills, 
bringing  her  to  the  number  two 
spot  in  kills  for  the  MAC  stand- 
ings. She  puts  the  ball  away  at 


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three  games  to  one.  Dropping 
their  record  to  8-18. 

As  the  weekend  ap- 
proached the  Sho'women  be- 
gan to  get  ready  to  explode  and 
explode  is  exactly  what  they 


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A  $27,000  grant  from  the 
National  Science  Foundation 
will  makea  vast  array  of  remote 
software,  data-bases,  and  ar- 
chives available  to  Washington 
College  faculty  and  students 
through  the  Internet,  a  sophis- 
ticated computer  network 
linking  college  and  university 
mainframes  around  the  globe. 
The  connection  will  be  opera- 
tional in  January  of  1993. 

"We  are  excited  about  the 
wide  possibilities  the  Internet 
brings  to  our  campus,  and  we 
plan  to  make  maximum  use  of 
this  extraordinary  resource," 
President  CharlesH.  Trout  said. 
"Washington  College  has  long 
been  in  the  forefront  of  aca- 
demic computing  programs 
nationwide,  and  we  are  de- 
lighted that  this  grant  will  keep 
us  on  the  cutting  edge  of  tech- 
nology." 

Students  and  faculty  across 
all  disciplines  will  benefit  from 
internet  connection.  Not  only 
will  members  of  the  college 
community  be  able  to  access 
databases  and  software  reposi- 


tories currently  available  only 
at  large  research  universities, 
but  they  will  enjoy  vastly  en- 
hanced opportunities  for  col- 
laborative work  through  rapid 
communication  with  scholars 
at  other  institutions. 

Since  its  inception  in  1983, 
the  Internet  has  grown  from 
two  interconnected  networks 
supported  by  U.S.  government, 
the  Advanced  Research  Projects 
Network,  and  the  Military  Net- 
work, to  more  2,200  networks 
worldwide. 

Originally  serving  federal 
agencies  such  as  NASA,  the 
Departments  of  Energy  and 
Defense,  and  other  research  in- 
terest groups,  it  now  reaches 
intercontinental  colleges,  uni- 
versities and  industry  as  well. 
The  Internet  spans  CREN/ 
CSNET  the  Defense  Data  Net, 
the  Energy  Sciences  Network, 
the  NASA  Science  Internet,  the 
National  Science  Foundation 
Network,  and  the  Terrestrial 
Wide  Band  Network,  among 
others. 


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14 


October  30, 1992 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


MIDNIGHT 
MADNESS 


Tim  Rgardon 


Co-Sports  Editor 

Midnight  on  Halloween  is 
the  setting  for  the  First  Annual 
"Midnight  Madness"  presented 
by  the  W.C.  Basketball  squad. 
Don't  ask,  just  prepare  to  party 
in  the  Cain  Dome!  The  event, 
which  is  highlighted  by  an 
intersquad  scrimmage  consist- 
ing of  two-twenty  minu  te  halfs 
and  two  squads  of  9  or  10,  is 
aimed  toward  raising  enthusi- 
asm and  school  spirit  as  well  as 
funding  for  the  team.  Not  only 
that- but  it's  FREE! 

In  commemoration  of  the 


drawing  {tickets  of  which  are 
also  on  sale  in  the  cafeteria  until 
dinner  on  Saturday),  10  shoot- 
ers from  the  audience  will  be 
chosen  to  throw  up  3  consecu- 
tive 3  pointers.  If  you  make  all 
three  shots  and  your  the  only 
person  to  do  it  you  might  just 
walk  away  with  up  to  $150.  The 
other  half  of  the  money  will  go 
toward  benefiting  the  basket- 
ball program  or  possibly  char- 
ity. 

This  event,  open  to  every- 
one from  the  school  as  well  as 
the  town,  is  aimed  at  generat- 
ing support  for  Washington's 
basketball  program  and  will 


Rup  "The  Rup"  Rupert 


event  T-Shirts  are  available  in 
the  cafeteria  at  $10.00  a  shirt 
and  they  will  be  on  sale  until 
dinner  on  Saturday.  After  that. 
. .  tough  luck!  The  scrimmage 
begins  at  twelve  and  will  last 
until  two  in  the  moming.  At 
halftime, based  on  a  50-50 raffle 


only  be  as  good  as  we,  the  stu- 
dent body,  make  it.  So  make  all 
the  noise  you  can,  dress  up  in 
your  best  costume,  and  come 
down  to  watch  all  your  favorite 
stars  like  RUP,  Basel,  and  pos- 
sible POW  candidate  Charles 
Cummings  perform  their  magic 
on  the  court!!! 


Ice  Hockey 

support  the  team  for  their 

season  opener 

against  Salisbury  State 

Vans  win  leave  for  Talbot  County 

Community  Center  at  8:00  pm 


Field  Hockey  Ends  '92 
With  a  Smile 


Renee  Guckert 


Staff  Writer 

Washington  College  field 
hockey  brought  their  season  to 
a  close  last  Saturday  when  they 
stomped  Western  Maryland  4- 
1.  The  Shorewomen's  first  goal 
of  the  game  was  scored  by 
Eleanor  Shriver  off  a  corner  hit 
from  Heather  Mayr  with  15:31 
remaining  in  the  first  half.  Just 
three  minutes  later,  Marie 
Mohler  fired  at  the  cage,  giving 
Washington  a  two  goal  lead 


six  goals  for  the  season.  To  top 
off  the  game.  Amy  McCleary 
scored  her  first  goal  of  the  sea- 
son and  the  final  goal  of  the 
gameoffyetanothercomerpass 
from  Heather  Mayr,  leaving  the 
score  4-1. 

A  shocked  Widener  squad 
left  the  Washington  College 
field  last  Tuesday  when  they 
too  were  defeated  by  the  WC 
Shorewomen.  In  what  was 
considered  undoubtedly  the 
best  game  WC  field  hockey  has 
played     all      season,     the 


goal  with  23:33  left  to  play.  The 
shorewomen  could  not  be  de- 
feated, however,  as  Jill  Schultz 
retaliated  with  a  goal  a  mere 
two  minutes  after  Widener's 
second.  The  score  remained 
tied  2-2  throughout  the  rest  of 
the  second  half  in  addition  to 
the  first  overtime,  despite 
Washington's  domination  of 
the  ball.  As  the  second  over- 
time period  emerged,  the 
Shorewomen  fired  up  even 
more  and  took  to  their  oppo- 
nents with  fierce  drive  and 


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l    '      I  If 


Jill  Schultz,  the  goal  scoring  savior  versus  Widener,  shows  us  how 
it's  done. 


over  Western  Maryland. 

Western  Maryland  came 
out  strong  at  halftime,  scoring 
their  first  and  only  goal  with 
14:47  remaining  in  the  game. 
Determined,  however,  not  to 
let  their  defenses  down  in  the 
second  period,  WC's  squad  re- 
lentlessly fought  to  keep  the 
ball  in  their  offensive  end. 
Halfback  Maria  Jerardi  accom- 
panied by  Peggy  Bowman,  Jen 
Hanifee,  and  Eleanor  Shriver 
were  power  houses  on  defense, 
fighting  endlessly  with  their 
opponents  and  clearing  the  ball 
continuously  past  Western 
Maryland  to  Washington's 
front  line.  The  Shorewomen's 
third  goal  was  scored  off  an- 
other corner.  The  ball  was  sent 
out  to  Shriver  at  the  top  of  the 
circle  who  proceeded  to  make 
the  pass  to  Renee  Guckert  on 
her  left.  Guckert  fumbled  but 
regained  control  of  the  ball  to 
make  a  reverse  stick  pass  to  Liz 
Olivere  who  was  waiting  in  the 
midst  of  a  crowded  circle. 
Olivere  then  put  the  shot  past 
Western  Maryland's  defense 
once  again,  giving  her  a  total  of 


shorewomen  came  back  to  beat 
Widener  3-2  in  double  over- 
time. The  entire  team  was  de- 
termined to  seize  the  win  away 
from  this  MAC  contender  as 
they  put  their  skills  and  raw 
intensity  together  to  form  a 
unified  team, 

Liz  Olivere  scored 
Washington's  first  goal  of  the 
game  and  the  lone  goal  for  the 
first  half.  As  the  second  period 
began,  Widener's  Courtney 
Patton  scored  unassisted  just 
two  minutes  into  the  half,  tying 
the  score  1-1.  Despite  incred- 
ible efforts  by  the  WC  defense 
and  goalie  Brigid  DeVries, 
Widener  scored  their  second 


force.  For  the  second  time  dur- 
ingthe  game,  JillSchultz  guided 
the  ball  from  her  stick  into  the 
cage  with  3:35  left  to  play,  se- 
curing the  win  for  Washington 
3-2. 

Although  Washington  field 
hockey  graduates  five  seniors 
this  year,  the  team  is  confident 
and  optimistic  about  the  up- 
coming 1993  season.  A  lot  of 
learning  and  improvement  has 
taken  place  since  the  squad 
emerged  in  late  August,  and 
greatthingsareexpectedofWC 
hockey  next  fall.  Congratula- 
tions WAC  on  your  final  two 
victories,  and  good  luck  Se- 
niors! 


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Sports 


15 


October  30, 1992 


Tennis  Toughs  Out 
Towson  Invitational 


Lizzy  O'Hara 


Staff  Writer 

The  Fall  season  came  to  a 
disheartening  close  for  the 
women's  Tennis  team  this  past 
veekend  in  the  Towson  Invita- 
tional, but  there  is  hope  for  the 
Spring,  their  most  important 
season. 

The  number  one  player, 
pam  Hendrickson  camein  third 
after  losing  her  first  match,  but 
winning  her  second.  Jen  Sloan 
did  not  gain  any  ground  over 
her  opponents  when  she  lost 


both  matches  and  came  in  sec- 
ond of  the  number  two  players. 
Diana  Clausen  did  the  same  in 
the  third  seeded  bracket  where 
she,  in  turn,  came  in  fourth. 
Tina  Lennon  shed  a  ray  of  light 
for  the  team  where  she  was  able 
to  come  in  second  in  herbracket 
by  winning  her  first  match,  but 
losing  her  second  in  the  finals. 
Vikki  Roth  followed  in  the  foot- 
steps of  the  number  two  and 
three  players  by  coming  in 
fourth,  where  she  lost  both 
matches  in  the  number  five 
bracket. 


The  doubles  teams  did  not 
fair  much  better  than  the 
singles,  where  the  number  one 
team,  Pam  and  Jen,  came  in 
fourth  after  adisappointing loss 
in  their  third  match.  Tina  and 
Diana  came  in  fourth  as  well  in 
the  number  two  doubles  cat- 
egory. 

The  Women's  Tennis  team 
will  ambitiously  be  prepared 
for  their  Spring  opponents,  ex- 
emplifying their  talents  to  the 
fullest.  Judging  by  the  skills  of 
each  player,  it  should  be  a 
successful  '93  season. 


Soccer  Hits  Dry  Spell: 
Scoreless  in  Last  2  Bouts 


Jason  Ronstadt 
Staff  Writer 


On  October  21st  the  Wash- 
ington College  soccer  team 
rolled  into  Pennsylvania  riding 
on  a  two  game  win  streak  and 
rejuvenated  spirits.  But  what- 
ever these  spirited  Shoremen 
were  about  to  encounter  was 
sure  to  turn  their  enthusiasm 
into  frustration.  Fromthestart- 


ing  whistle  against  Widener 
University  the  Shoremen  just 
couldn't  seem  to  get  things 
moving.  Said  Coach  Helbling, 
"We  played  an  awful  first  half 
and  were  still  even  with  them. 
We  really  should  have  been  in 
control  at  that  point." 

Once  again  Washington's 
defense  was  tighter  then  a  wet 
knot  allowing  little  penetration 
into  thesquadsdefensive  third. 


Sophomore  keeper  Greg  Miller  clasps  onto  a  shot  with 
the  strenght  ofW  men 


And  when  Widener  did  man- 
age to  poke  through  the 
Shoremen's  tough  defensive 
armor  their  shots  were  con- 
tinually turned  ;away  by 
Sophomore  Goalkeeper  Greg 
Miller,  who  denied  all  of 
Widener's  twelve  shots  on  the 
day. 

It  was  at  the  other  end  of 
the  field  where  the  Shoremen 
met  with  frustration.  Said 
Coach  Helbling,  "Wecontrolled 
the  tempo  and  kept  the  ball  in 
Widener's  defensive  zone  for 
most  of  the  game,  but  we  just 
couldn't  seem  to  put  the  ball  in 
the  net."  The  game  remained 
scoreless  through  the  overtime 
period  and  ended  up  in  a  tie. 

Washington's  scoring  woes 
continued  into  there  next  con- 
test against  Goucher.  Again 
the  Shoremen  controlled  the 
majority  of  the  action  out- 
shooting  Goucher  in  shots  on 
goal  20-12.  But  the  squad  con- 
tinued to  miss  shots  time  and 
time  again.  Goucher  managed 
to  punch  in  a  lucky  shot  to  ren- 
der the  score  1-0,  and  that  was 
the  way  it  stayed. 

Yet,  even  with  the  frustrat- 
ing scoring  drought,  Coach 
Helblingremainsconfidentand 
proud  of  his  teams  latest  efforts, 
"In  the  last  five  games  the  team 
hasallowed  far  fewer  goals  then 
at  the  beginning  of  the  season. 
We  are  a  very  young  team  and 
over  time  we'll  become  better 
at  finishing  the  play.  I'm  very 
happy  with  the  teams  play  to 
this  point  and  look  forward  to 
playing  teams  like  Widener  and 
Goucher  next  year." 

Next  on  W.C.'s  schedule  is 
a  strong  Haverford  squad  on 
October  28th,  and  Johns 
Hopkins  away  on  the  30th. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


^W  Me 


(110) 778-9819 


Beverly  "Set  Master"  Diaz  - 

Well,  we  must  admit,  we  had  to  tackle  and  graple  with  this 
earth  shattering  decision  but  in  the  end,  we'll  own  up,  we  put 
Caps  second  as  far  as  representing  true  athletes.  (Sorry  Devlin, 
you  were  a  mistake)  You  see,  Newt's  held  their  3rd  Annual  Caps 
Tourney  last  evening  and  The  Bird  Man  and  myself  salivated  as 
to  whether  we  should  put  our  shining,  smiling  faces  in  this  box 
seeinghow  we  figured  noonecan  match  thelikesof  uson  thecaps 
court  and  we  would  have  blown  away  the  rest  of  the  competition, 
(especially  Whitey  and  his  little  CHUMP  sidekick,  glazed  HAM.) 
But,  in  all  fairness  to  the  rest  of  you  we  refrained  from  entering  in 
order  to  give  everyone  else  a  chance  at  the  title. 

Thus,  this  week's  true  Newt's  POW-  theone  we  all  know  and 
love. . .  Beverly  "Set  Master"  Diaz.  Ms.  Diaz,  the  personification 
of  Volleyball,  shines  in  every  aspect  of  the  game.  She  makes  her 
presence felton both  endsof  the  court  but  in  a  subtle  way.  Bowing 
graciously  to  her  teammates  she  likes  to  act  as  the  unsung  hero- 
proven  by  her  incredible  341  assists.  She  definitley  shines  on  the 
front  line  but  she  does  just  as  well  from  the  back,  leading  the  team 
in  aces  with  45.  Diaz  goes  to  show  that  actions  speak  louder  than 
words.  Nice  job  Bev!! 


Crew  Hits  Head  of 
the  Schuylkill 


Melissa  Harmeyer 


Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College 
Crew  Team  headed  to  Phila- 
delphia on  Saturday,  October 
24  for  the  Head  of  the  Schuylkill 
Regatta.  There  were  no  out- 
standing winners,  but  overall 
the  team  did  a  wonderful  job. 
This  race  was  an  opportunity 
for  everyone  to  gain  some 
valuable  experience.  The  men's 
team  had  a  quad,  two  doubles, 
and  2  singles  entered  in  the  race, 
while  the  women  had  only  an 
eight  and  a  four  entered. 

The  mens  Varsity  Quad, 
consisting  of  loe  D'Urso,  Mark 
Reyero,  Doug  Peterson,  and 
Harrison  Gallagher  came  in 


fourth  place.  One  doubles  team 
of  John  McCarthy  and  Eric 
Jewett  placed  10th  while  the 
other  team  of  Jon  Mulvaney  and 
James  Pitt  placed  12th.  Ari 
Kodak,  the  lightweight  single, 
placed  last  in  the  race  but  only 
because  his  boat  had  a  broken 
rigger.  The  womens  Varsity  8 
and  womens  Varsity  4  both 
placed  about  10th.  The  boats 
weren't  stacked  to  try  and  get 
one  really  fast  boat,  so  everyone 
got  a  chance  to  get  some  racing 
experience. 

Next  week  the  crew  squad 
is  off  to  the  Head  of  the 
Occoquan  Rega  tta  which  is  held 
just  outside  of  Washington 
D.C.  Good  luck  to  the  entire 
team!! 


Soccer 

Continues 

to  Face 

Hard 

Times 

See  Article,  pg.  15 


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ports 


Women's  Soccer  Schools 
St.  Johns  in  Season  Finale 


Field 

Hockey 

Impressive 

in  Season 

Closers 

See  Article,  pg.  14 


]en  Dixon  mi)  one  of  the  select  few  to  achieve  Newt's  POW  status,  rises  to  the  occasion  and  hammers  home  one  of  her  patented  slams,  fa 

only  a  Freshman  from  Glen  Burnie,  Maryland,  is  the  core  of  the  offense  this  year  as  she  leads  the  '92  Volleyball  unit  in  the  two  major 

calcines  of  kills.  299.  and  digs,  7  73.  Overall,  she  leads  in  five  out  of  the  seven  statistical  categories  possible. 


IScores 

Men's  Soccer 

0 
0 

Washington 
Widener 

Washington 
Goucher 

0 

1 

Field  Hockev 

3 
2 

Washington 
Widener 

Washington 
W  Maryland 

4 
1 

Volleyball 
Washington 
St.  Mary's 

1 
3 

Washington 
Haverford 

2 

1 

Washington 
Marymount 

2 
0 

Washington 
Catholic 

2 
0 

Washington 
F&M 

1 
3 

Beverly  Diaz:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


Volleyball 

Wins  4 

of  Last  5 

See  Article,  pg.  I3 


Crew 

Strokes 

Up  to 

Philly 

See  Article,  pg.jl 


We  will  change  no  country  before  it's  time...  It's  time. 


NOTHING 

T  BUT THE 
RUTH 


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Weekend  Weather 

Friday:    partly    cloudy 
&  cool;  H  low  -  mid  50s; 
N  winds  10  •  15  mph 
Weekend:  sunny  and 
clear;  H  40s  L  30-35 


Volume  63,  Number  Ten  •  November  6, 1992 


Washington  College   ■  Chestertown,  Maryland 


12  Years  of  Republican  Rule  End 

Democrats  Retain  Majority  in  Congress 


T,  Tarin  Towers 
Editor-in-Chief 


The  42nd  President  of  the 
United  States  was  elected 
Tuesday  by  a  margin  of  5  per- 
cent of  the  popular  vote.  Presi- 
dent-Elect Bill  Clinton  of  the 
Democratic  Party  won  the  race 
with  43  percent  of  the  popular 
vote  and  370  electoral  votes. 


won  19  percent  of  the  popular 
vote,  but  did  not  receive  an 
electoral  vote. 

In  the  Senate,  the  majority 
remains  Democratic,  57-42. 
(There  was  no  majority  Senate 
candidate  in  Georgia;  a  run-off 
election  will  be  held  to  deter- 
mine that  seat). 

Four  more  women  now 
hold  Senate  seats,  in  addition 


Congressman  Wayne  Gilchrest  teaches  an  ethics  class  to  members  of 
the  Washington  College  Academy  of  Lifetime  Learning 


Republican  Incumbent  Presi- 
dent George  Bush  received  38 
percent  of  the  popular  vote  and 
168  electoral  votes.  Indepen- 
dent candidate  H.  Ross  Perot 


to  the  two  seats  held  previously 
by  women.  For  the  first  time  in 
history,  both  Senate  seats  in  one 
state  (California)  are  held  by 
women:     Barbara  Boxer  and 


Diane  Fienstein.  Carol  Moseley 
Braun  (D-Ill)  is  the  first  black 
woman  to  win  a  Senate  seat. 

In  addition,  the  firstNative 
American  Senator  (Ben 
NightHorse  Campbell,  D-CO) 
was  elected;  Braun  remains  the 
only  Black  Senator,  and  two 
Asian  Pacific  candidates  won 
seats. 

The  House  of  Representa- 
tives also  remains  majority- 
Democrat,  although  Republi- 
cans gained  seven  seats.  Six 
seats  are  as  yet  undetermined; 
the  current  count  is  255  Demo- 
crat Congressmen,  and  173 
Republicans. 

One-fourth  of  the  House 
seats  were  won  by  new  mem- 
bers. Forty-seven  women  are 
now  national  Representatives, 
as  well  as  37  Blacks,  18  His- 
panics,  and  four  Asian  Pacific 
Congressmen. 

In  Maryland,  Incumbent 
Democrat  Barbara  Mikulski 
continues  to  sit  with  Senator 
Paul  Sarbanes;  half  the  Mary- 
land House  members  are  Re- 
publican and  half  Democrats. 

The  Maryland  Charter' 

See  "Election/'  page  9 


Faculty  Adopt  Part-Time 
Appointments  Policy 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  faculty  adopted  a  new 
policy  regarding  part-time  fac- 
ulty appointments  at  their  No- 
vember 2  meeting.  Professor 
Robert  Day,  Chair  of  the  Fac- 
ulty Affairs  Committee,  said 
that  President  Charles  H.  Trout 
had  proposed  such  a  policy;  the 
committee  subsequently  had 
asked  the  president  to  draft 
such  a  statement. 

Thispreliminary  policy  had 
been  re- worked  by  the  commi  t- 
tee  with  'considerable  input" 
from  other  faculty  members. 
Final  corrections  were  made 
prior  to  Monday's  meeting  to 
corroborate  with  a  Fringe  Ben- 
efits policy  recently  passed  by 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gov- 
ernors. 

The  statement,  which  next 
year  will  appear  in  the  Faculty 
Handbook,  covers  salary  and 
benefits  for  three  different 
groups:  full-time  faculty  who 
wish  to  teach  a  partial  load 
temporarily;  half-  to  five-sixths- 
time  faculty;  and  under  half- 
time  faculty,  or  lecturers.  The 
policy  is  designed  to  comple- 


ment previous  regulations  cov- 
ering retirement,  facul  ty  du  t  ies, 
fringe  benefits,  etc. 

Day  said  that  the  policy 
could  not  possibly  encompass 
specific  needs  of  every  current 
part-timefacultymcmber.  "It's 
a  forward-looking  document 
designed  to  govern  future  ap- 
pointments," he  said.  Thecom- 
mittee  advised  current  part- 
time  professors  to  consult  their 
department's  chair  or  Dean 
Gene  Wubbels  for  specifics  on 
their  own  situation. 

Day  also  announced  that 
the  committee  is  working  on 
two  other  possible  statements, 
on  affirmative  action  and  early 
retirement. 

In  other  business: 
•  Professor  Ed  Weissman  of 
the  Task  Force  on  the  Status  of 
Lesbians  and  Gay  Men  at 
Washington  College  stated  that 
the  task  force  was  nearing 
completion  of  their  report  to 
the  president.  Based  on  the 
results,  Weissman  said,  the 
group  had  decided  on  the  fol- 
lowing five  recommendations 
to  the  college: 

See  ''Faculty/'  page  9 


Here's  to  the  Good  01'  Days 

SGA  and  Students  to  Revive  CoffeeHouse 


Sam  Johnston 
Staff  Writer 


The  steady  beat  of  Motown 
throbbed  in  time  with  the 
dancers  as  they  gyrated  on  the 
dance  floor  of  the  smoky  low- 
lit  room.  At  the  tables,  diners 
devoured  robust  slices  of  pizza 
washed  down  with  rivers  of 
wer.  Caricatures  of  the  regulars 
adorned  the  walls,  and  the 
stools  at  the  sizeable  bar  were 
always  full.  This,  believe  it  or 
not,  was  the  Washington  Col- 
lege  CoffeeHouse. 

In  its  heyday,  the 
CoffeeHouse  was  the  main 
Gathering  place  for  students  and 
faculty  alike.  Built  by  the  stu- 
dents inl972,  the  original 
CoffeeHouse  was  about  one- 
half  the  size  of  the  current 
house,  windowless,  decorated 
ln  the  style  of  a  campus  pub, 


and  most  notably,  always  filled 
to  capacity  every  night  of  the 
week. 

Dean  Maureen  Mclntire 
recalls,  "It  was  dark,  bar-like, 
smoky,  noisy,  crowded,  and 
wonderful." 

Totally  run  by  students,  the 
atmosphere  wascasual  enough 
that  anyone  could  tend  bar  or 
go  back  in  the  kitchen  to  cook 
what  Dean  Mclntire  describes 
as  "the  best  pizza  in  the  world." 

The  CoffeeHouse  opened 
at  9  p.m.  every  night,  and  pro- 
vided a  social  place  for  students 
coming  from  the  library  and 
staff  just  comingfrom  meetings. 
The  polarity  today  between 
students  and  faculty  in  regards 
to  social  functions  was  almost 
non-existent  at  that  time. 

"I  was  22  then,"  Dean 
Mclntire  remembers,  "and 
younger  than  some  of  my  stu- 


dents. Most  of  the  faculty  then 
was  between  22  and  26,  and  the 
Coffee  House  was  a  legitimate 
way  to  hang  out  with  the  kids. 
You  didn't  feel  awkward  min- 
gling; you  had  a  reason  to  be 
there." 

Asked  to  pinpoint  the  cause 
of  the  CoffeeHouse's  recent 
decline  in  popularity,  Mclntire 
cited  the  changing  needs  of  our 
generation  and  the  unfortu- 
nately static  role  of  the 
CoffeeHouse.  As  well,  the 
raising  of  the  drinking  age  from 
18  then  to  21  now  has  disabled 
the  college's  ability  to  serve  al- 
cohol at  the  house. 

In  Spring  of  '93,  renova- 
tions are  slated  to  begin  on 
turning  the  CoffeeHouse  and 
the  Deli  into  a  single  space.  It  is 
to  be  a  "campus  party  room, 

See  "C-House,"  page  9 


Inside 


Crisis  /Counter-Crisis 
Reactions  to  Election 

Huck's  not  Afraid  of 
the  Thought  Police 

Visiting  Lecturer 
Rethinks  Kristallnacht 

Scott  Graham  Reviews 
American  Dream 

Inter-Fraternity 
Council  Report  Premier 


November  6, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Slow  News  Week 


Did  you  ever  wonder  what  makes  someone  decide  what  their 
editorial's  going  to  be  on?  Did  you  ever  wonder  if  the  guys  at  the 
Washington  Post  ever  run  outta  things  to  say?  Like,  does  David 
Broder  ever  say,  "Ah,  shit,  there's  no  real  news  this  week,  what 
the  hell  am  I  going  to  talk  about?  The  election?  Please,  I've  been 
talking  about  that  for  months  now!" 

There  are  some  subjects  it  takes  just  too  much  research  for  me 
to  write  about  while  trying  to  put  out  a  paper.  I  don't  know 
enough  about  foreign  affairs  to  write  about  them,  and  I  could 
research  them,  but  hey,  why  bother?  The  editorial  is  sometimes 
the  first  thing  on  my  mind  and  sometimes  the  last.  If  I  want  an 
opinion  piece  on  Iraq  or  something,  I  know  Scott  Koon  will  cover 
it.  Vegetarianism?  Mutants?  The  Pepsico  conspiracy?  Matt 
Shields  covers  that.  So  increasingly,  I'm  left  to  cover  on-campus 
issues,  and  frankly,  there  aren't  that  many. 

1  could  talk  about  how  they  serVe  Thanksgiving  Dinner  far 
too  often  in  the  Dining  Hall,  but  there's  not  much  to  say  on  that. 
I  could  talk  about  how  nobody  goes  to  plays,  lectures,  etc. 
anymore,  including  professors,  but  I'm  tired  of  thinking  about 
that.  IFyou  go  to  these  things,  you  know  there's  poor  attendance. 
The  rest  of  you  sad  chumps  aren't  planning  on  going  anytime 
soon  anyway,  so  why  bother?  (insert  beer  here) 

I  could  talk  about  the  dangers  of  propping  doors,  but  that's 
been  covered,  and  we've  actually  cut  down  on  that. 

1  could  talk  about  the  anti-Black  and  anti-Semite  grafitti  on 
campus  that  really  bothers  me,  especially  when  I  notice  it  during 
a  faculty  meeting.  Nobody  else  is  going  to  talk  about  this,  but 
what's  to  say?  "Graffitti  is  bad.  Discrimination  is  bad.  Stop  it." 
Some  people  are  just  beyond  help,  and  I  decided  that  one  day  in 
the  dining  hall. 

"Okay,  lef  s  go  over  this  one  more  time,"  said  the  old  jock  to 
the  young  jock.  (They  were  players  of  a  nameless  collegiate  sport 
involving  big  sticks.)  "No  means  yes,  and  yes  means  twice.  Got 
it?"  This  is  an  exact  quote  overheard  while  getting  bread.  Ah,  the 
instruction  of  the  young!  I'm  so  glad  that  upperclassmen  set  such 
a  good  example  for  new  students  at  WC.  (insert  beer  here.) 

And  the  beer  thing  really  bugs  me.  I'm  not  opposed  to  beer, 
trust  me.  But  I  don't  think  it  should  be  the  primary  motivation  for 
interpersonal  relationsata  small  liberal  arts collegeon  Maryland's 
Eastern  Shore,  or  anywhere  for  that  matter. 

But  if  we're  going  to  drink,  and  it  appears  that  we  are,  then 
why  not  sell  beerin  theC-House?  Yes,  1  know  that  it's  now  against 
all  kinds  of  rules,  and  I  realize  that  once  the  C-House  gets 
revamped  so  that  it  looks  really  swell  and  bands  can  play  there 
more  often,  more  people  may  go,  but  right  now  it's  much  deader 
than  it  was  even  my  freshman  year,  a  mere  two  years  ago. 

It's  okay,  I  guess,  that  they  have  all  this  stuff  going  on  on 
Wednesday  nights,  but  I  no  longer  have  Wednesdays  nor 
Thursdays  (you're  reading  the  reason  why).  And  registering  for 
Open  Mike  Night???  That  meansit'snot  really  open,  and  that's  not 
cool. 

And  about  this  weather  thing  -  why  is  it  always  raining 
around  here?  Sure,  it's  nobody's  fault,  but  I  have  to  complain 
about  something. 

So  anyway,  by  the  time  I  actually  get  around  to  writing  an 
editorial,  it'sreally  lateat  night,  and  either  I  havesomething  to  say 
or  I  don't.  This  week  I  don't,  because  I  promised  not  to  spend  this 
space  gloating.  Sorry. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


Kretzer  Defends  Vegetarians: 
Shame  Shame,  Matt  Shields 


To  the  Editor: 

I  have  just  finished  reading 
Matthew  Shields'  "article"  on 
vegetarianism  and  my  reaction 
is  simply  one  of  disgust  and 
anger.  I  feel  that  his  attacks  on 
the  vegetarian  population  were 
unfounded  and  malicious. 
While  I  am  not  a  full  vegetarian 
yet,  I  have  greatly  reduced  my 
meat  consumption  in  past 
months  and  I  took  his  article  as 
an  insult  to  me  and  my  full 
vegetarian  sistersand  brothers. 

To  begin  with,  for  him  to 
argue  that  the  slaughter  of 
animals  is  not  cruel  and  typical 
of  a  male,  phallocentric  society 
is  flat  out  wrong.  Every  society 
that  has  ever  existed  has  con- 
sumed meat.  Every  society  that 
ever  existed  was  male  domi- 
nated. No  society  that  has  ever 
existed  was  perfect.  Do  you  see 
my  reasoning,  Mr.  Shields? 
Carnivorous  behavior  is  the 
very  obstacle  between  us  and  a 
peaceful  society. 

Mr.  Shields'  assertion  that 
theentire  vegetarian  movement 
is  an  alien  plot  is  ludicrous. 
While  such  conspiracies  have 
been  known  to  happen  (may  I 
site  the  Republican  Party's  as- 
sassinations of  JFK  and  John 
Lennon),  I  think  that  bogeymen 


in  the  form  of  blue  spacemen 
are  as  far  fetched  as  bogeymen 
in  the  form  of  communist  dic- 
tators. Really  now,  Mr.  Shields. 

As  for  meat-like  vegetable 
products,  they  are  necessary. 
As  one  who  is  in  the  process  of 
kicking  the  meat  addiction  (no 
doubt  the  result  of  addictive 
steroids  injected  into  meat  by 
conservative  slave  driving 
businessmen)  I  can  testify  that 
Not  Dogs  and  Veggieburgers 
are  both  tasty  and  important  in 
the  step  by  step  process  of  get- 
ting better  and  becoming  a 
vegetarian.  For  those  of  you 
who  haven't  tried  them,  I  rec- 
ommend that  you  do  so. 

In  closing,  I  would  like  to 
point  out  that  Mr.  Shields'  ar- 
ticle was  no  more  than  a  bully- 
ing attack  on  the  brave  men 
and  women  who  have  cast 
away  their  primitive,  unnatu- 
ral urges  and  become  vegetar- 
ians. Well,  Mr.  Shields,  you  and 
the  other  brownshirts  of  big 
business  are  in  for  a  surprise. 
People  are  becoming  healthier, 
more  humane  and  less  male 
dominated.  This  is  thedawn  of 
the  Age  of  the  Vegetarian. 

Daniel  Kretzer '93 


Wubbels 

Addresses 

Racism 

To  the  Editor: 

Tracy  Stoer  of  Hamilton 
College  expresses  outrage  in  a 
letter  to  last  week's  ELM  con- 
cerning a  racially  derogatory 
remark  she  heard  shouted  ona 
bus  at  a  Washington  College 
event.  She  fears  that  such  re- 
marks are  routine  at  Washing- 
ton College,  an  atmosphere  she 
compares  adversely  with  the 
one  at  Hamilton. 

I  wish  to  note  that  racial 
epithets  are  unusual  here  and 
not  condoned,  but  we  live  in  a 
country  in  which  speech  is 
protected  by  the  Constitution. 
We  hope  that  Hamilton  is  in- 
deed the  fountain  of  pure  light 
that  she  reports.  Even  enlight- 
ened institutions,  however, 
harbor  backsliders  and  small 
minds.  We  regret  with  her  that 
the  speaker  in  question  did  not 
get  a  strong  negative  reaction 
from  those  present,  but  let  there 
be  no  doubt  that  this  College 
does  not  suffer  racists  gladly 
We  are  trying  to  build  a  com- 
munity based  on  love  and  re- 
spect. Thatprojectcanbelitor 
plunged  into  darkness  by  what 
each  individual  heart  chooses 
to  say. 

Gene  G.  Wubbels 

Provost  and  Dean  of  the  College 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


November  6, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


I  realize  that  last  week  I 
stated  that  the  results  from  the 
poll  of  Washington  College 
students  on  the  election  would 
appear  in  this  space,  but  when 
Tarin  offered  me  the  opportu- 
nity to  write  a  point/ counter- 
point with  my  friend  Matt 
Shields  I  could  hardly  refuse. 

In  both  this  campaign  and 
the  1988  campaign  Bush  dem- 
onstrated a  degree  of  pettiness 
which  I  found  unfitting  to  his 
office  and  stature.  Yet  Bush's 
concession  speech  on  Tuesday 
night  was  far  more  gracious 
than  1  expected  it  to  be.  Noth- 
ingin  public  life  became  him  so 
well  as  the  leaving  of  it. 

This  week  has  witnessed 
the  end  of  the  Reagan/Bush  era, 
and  I  would  contend  that  also  it 
marks  the  beginningof  a  period 
of  domination  of  national  po- 
litical life  by  moderately  left 
wing  ideologues.  The  situation 
seems  analogous  to  1980,  when 
an  incumbent  President  who 
had  done  a  reasonably  good 
job  was  ousted  because  of  a 
single  issue  which  was  beyond 
his  control. 

The  issue  beyond  Bush's 
control  is  the  economy.  The 
issue  beyond  Carter's  control 
was  the  hostage  crisis.  Both 
Carter  and  Bush  were  hu  rt  by  a 
third  candidate  who  took  more 
votes  away  from  the  incumbent 
than  the  challenger.  Both  lost 
by  electoral  landslides. 

Bill  Clinton's  most  attrac- 
tive characteristic  to  the 
American  people  is  that  he  is 
notGeorgeBush.  People  today 
associate  Bush  and  Reagan  with 
the  failure  of  the  American 


dream,  justas  twelve  yearsago 
they  associated  Jimmy  Carter 
with  impotenceinintemarional 
affairs. 

We  do  not  know  exactly 
what  we  have  done  in  selecting 
Bill  Clinton  to  be  our  President. 
Most  people  realize  that  the 
global  recession  is  not  going  to 
be  solved  from  the  White 
House.  We  don't  know  what 
we  will  be  saying  about  Bill 
Clinton  in  four  years.  What  we 
do  know  is  what  Bill  Clinton  is 
not. 

So  as  we  celebrate  what  has 
begun, letusalso celebrate  what 
has  ended.  Twelve  years  ago 
Jimmy  Carter  pointed  out  that 
he  was  unlikely  to  involve 
America  in  a  war,  and  that 
Reagan  would  probably  be  too 
hotheaded.  And  sure  enough, 
Reagan  got  us  involved  in 
Grenada.  It  felt  good  at  the 
time,  too,  didn't  it?  No  teeny 
little  Caribbean  island  can  push 
us  around. 

Not  that  Grenada  was 
pushing  us  around,  but  we  in- 
vaded just  because  ...  well,  be- 
cause. And  that's  a  good 
enough  reason  to  invade 
somewhere,  now  isn't  it? 
Grenada  was  our  Falkland  Is- 
lands: it  made  us  feel  good.  Use 
of  military  force  is  lot  like  using 
cocaine.  You  do  it,  and  you  feel 
good.  Except  afterwards  you 
realize  that  you  spent  a  lot  of 
money  for  something  with  no 
material  reward,  and  the  things 
that  you  thought  were  brilliant 
and  witty  are  revealed  to  be 
asinine  and  dangerous. 

See  "Koon/'  page  8 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


You  are  staging  an  all-faculty  version  of  "Gilligan's 
Island."  Who  will  you  cast? 


Gilligan:  Gillin;  Skipper:  Day; 
Mr  Howell:  Lamond;  Mrs. 
Howell:  Tatum;  Ginger:  Wolff; 
the  Professor:  Lin;  Mary  Ann: 
Mills. 

Jerry  Hunt 
Senior 
Towson,  MD 


Gilligan:  Sieman;  Skipper:  Day; 
Mr.  Howell:  Lamond;  Mrs. 
Howell:  Tatum;  Ginger:  Wolff; 
the  Professor:  Cousineau;  Mary 
Ann:  Fessler. 
Marianne  Culbertson 
Sophomore 
Timonium,  MD 


Gilligan:  McKillop;  Skipper: 
Day;  Mr.  Howell:  Newell;  Mrs. 
Howell:  Home;  Ginger:  Wolff; 
the  Professor:  Munson;  Mary 
Ann:  Verville. 
Sonja  Wilson 
Sophomore 
Selinsgrove,  PA 


Gilligan:  Gillin;  Skipper:  Day; 
Mr.  Howell:  Lamond;  Mrs. 
Howell:  Home;  Ginger:  Wolff; 
the  Professor:  Brien;  Mary  Ann: 
Fessler. 
Gehrett  Ellis 
Senior 
Odenton,  MD 


Gilligan:  Vahlbusch;  Skipper: 

Day;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howell:  the 

Caseys;  Ginger:  Daigle;  the 

Professor:  Sidhu;  Mary  Ann: 

Fessler. 

Katie  Degentesh 

Junior 

Pasadena,  MD 


Gilligan:    Daigle;  Skipper 
Fallaw;  Mr.  Howell:  Maloney; 
Mrs.  Howell:  Sansing;  Ginger: 
Home;  the  Professor:  Munson; 
Mary  Ann:  Verville. 
Tora  Triolo 
Sophomore 
Albany,  NY 


Counter-Crisis:  Slick  Willy  Means  Change 


Let  me  not  be  the  first  per- 
son to  tell  you  that  Slick  Willy 
Clinton  (I'll  call  him  Swilly  for 
short)  will  become  President  of 
the  United  States  in  January. 
*es,  the  democratic  process  has 
fried  us  again,  but  now  is  not 
'he  time  forme  to  pissand  moan 
over  uniform  ignorance  in  our 
^tion.  I  shall  press  on  and 
^opt  Swilly's  theme  of 
change."  In  doing  so,  I  will 
P'oposea  few  surgical  changes 
f°r  this  newspaper. 

Change  isn't  just  what  the 
average  citizen  will  have  in  his 
P°*et  after  Swilly's  new  tax- 
reform"  policies.  To  me  and 
"e  average  voter,  change 
"Wanstoalterormakedifferent. 
'"'  example,  Slick  Willy  pro- 


poses to  change  our  nation's 
health  care,  our  defense  pro- 


Matt 
Shields 


gram,  our  education  systems; 
the  list  could  go  on  almost  end- 
lessly. Oh!  He  even  proposed 
to  change  the  seal  of  the  federal 
government  from  an  eagle  to  a 
condom.  If  s  true. 

The  American  eagle  is  old- 
school  Republican.  The  eagle 
stood  for  power,  strength,  and 


freedom.  But  the  new  bold 
image  of  the  nineties  is  the 
condom;  it,  too,  is  power, 
strength  and  freedom,  but  for  a 
"new  age."  The  condom  is  the 
perfect  emblem  for  a  Demo- 
cratic Party  controlled  govern- 
ment: It  stands  for  inflation, 
protects  a  bunch  of  pricks,  halts 
production  and  givesone  a  false 
sense  of  security  while  being 
screwed.  Good calLSlick  Willy. 
Change  interests  me  just  as 
fortune  tellers  interest  me. 
Hence,  while  writing  this  para- 
graph I  havedonned  a  swami's 
turban  and  a  wizard's  robe.  I 
am  holding  a  sealed  envelope 
marked  THE  FUTURE  to  my 
forehead.  Yes,  I  am  about  to 
make  a  prediction  for  Clinton's 


presidency.  Within  six  months 
(read  my  text— SIX  MONTHS) 
every  political  cartoonist,  ev- 
ery political  commentator,  ev- 
ery journalist  across  this  great 
nation  of  ours,  along  with  the 
castof  Saturday  Night  Live,  will 
besystematicallytumingSwilly 
Clinton  into  a  bumbling  nitwit 
hick  from  Arkansaaaw  — you 
gotta  say  it  with  a  drawl,  a  little 
drool  running  down  your  cheek 
and  an  empty  stare.  Ever  see 
Deliverance? 

Anyway,  remember  how 
George  Bush  turned  water  into 
wine  and  raised  Lazarus  dur- 
ing and  after  the  Gulf  War? 
Well,  if  Bush  had  walked  on 
water  during  the  final  weeks  of 
campaign  '92  the  front  page  of 


the  Washington  Post  (the  Pinko 
Post,  I  call  it)  would  have  read 
BUSHCAN'TSWIM.  Thesame 
will  happen  to  our  slick  little 
buddy  Bill.  Democrats  are  not 
immune  to  media  derision. 
Remember  that  bumbling  hick 
from  Georgia  who  thought  a 
fluffy  bunny  rabbit  looked  a 
whole  lot  like  a  Russian  tor- 
pedo? You  see,  the  press  can 
anticipate  and  manipulate 
change  long  before  any  candi- 
datecan.  They  love  Swilly  now; 
they'll  rail  him  later.  That's 
called  changing  the  nation's 
opinion. 

So  what  does  one  do  to 
avoid  presidential  heartbreak? 

See  "Shields/'  page  8 


November  6, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Open  Forum:  Multiculturalism 
and  Diversity  Reconsidered 


Michel  N'Youngou-Christophe  is 
this  year's  French  lab  assistant. 
While  at  WC,  he  is  working  on  his 
doctoral  thesis  in  American  Social 
History. 

Is  this  yet  another  dubious 
gift  from  the  top  ?  Another 
product  of  a  guilt-ridden  mind 
or  another  strategy  to  keep  the 
status-quo  ?  What  do  you  think 
?  At  least,  it  is  certainly  nice  to 
hear,  for  a  change,  that  all  cul- 
turesare  valid,  equal,  that  there 
is  not  just  one  way  of  looking  at 
things,  etc. 

Cultures  are  essentially 
ways  of  doing  things,  and  the 
differing  efficiency  with  which 
these  cultures  reach  diverse 
goals  accounts  in  my  opinion 
for  their  inequality  at  a  par- 
ticular timein  history .  Cultures 
are  not  equal.  Here  1  measure  a 
culture's  efficiency  in  relation 
to  its  ability  to  provide  for  the 
well-being — spiritual,  material, 
intellectual — of  the  people 
concerned  by  it,  by  its  ability  to 
perfect  and  reproduce  itself 
while  maintaining  the  integrity 
of  its  natural  environment. 
Certain  cultures  have  been 
more  efficient  than  others  in 
thepast,  to  see  themselves,  later 
on  left  out  of  breath  at  the  pe- 
riphery of  history.  The  relative 
superiority  of  Egypt  is  very 
different  today  from  what  it 
used  to  be  at  the  time  of  the 
pharaos.  China  today  does  not 
quite  enjoy  the  great  technical 
superiority  that  it  used  to  have 
over  Europe. 

A  culture  is  never  perma- 
nently or  decisively  superior  to 
another.  But  at  a  given  point  in 
time  it  can  most  definitely  be 
said  to  be  superior  or  inferior 
to  another. .Now  let  us  not 
confuse  the  visible  or  conceiv- 
able result  of  a  given  culture 
with  the  individuals  behind  it. 
They  (the  individuals)  have 
only  explored  doing  things  in  a 
particular  set  of  ways  it  does 
not  mean  that  they  are  limited 
assuch,  tomorrow  they  can  still 
do  things  differently. 

Yes,  multiculturalism  asan 
ideology  isa  gif  t  from  the  top.  It 
is  an  idea  that  the  intellectual 
and  artistic  elite  hasbeen  toying 
with  fora  long  time.  They  trickle 
it  do  wn  to  us,  the  common  man 
on  the  street.  As  I  see  it, 
multiculturalismisnotan  issue. 
It  is  only  an  issue  with  those 
who  have  so  far  refused  to  see 
or  hear  anything  or  anybody 
who  did  not  sound  or  look  like 
them.  People  in  the  major  de- 
mocracies of  the  world  come 
from  numerous  ethnic  and 


cultural  backgrounds  none  of 
them  waited  for  you  to  ac- 
knowledge their  cultures'  va- 
lidity .  Although  they've  been 
with  youall  along,  if  sonly  now 


Michel 
N'Youngou- 
Christophe 


that  you  seem  to  want  to  ac- 
knowledge their  humanity. 
Thank  you,  it's  very  nice,  but 
apart  from  a  few  self-defeated 
individuals  they  did  not  wait 
for  you.  They" vebeen  trying  so 
hard  to  preserve  their  cultures; 
they  must  have  known  they 
were  valid.  In  a  sense,  these 
talks  of  multiculturalism  re- 
mind me  of  paternalism.  I  am 
even  afraid  that 

multiculturalism  might  become 
the  new  and  acceptable  mask 
of  racialism.  It  does  not  ques- 
tion the  real  distribution  of 
power  in  any  way.  Paradoxi- 
cally, it  is  an  instrument  in  the 
so-called  fight  against  racism. 
I  said  earlier  that 
multriculturalism  wasn't  an  is- 
sue; they  have  just  made  it  an 
issue.  Why,  to  present  them- 
selves as  open-minded,  toler- 
ant, and  above  all,  knowledge- 
able? This  is  the  new  'in'  thing 
in  American  well-to-do  circles. 
Multiculturalism  is  supposed 
to  undo  what  years  of  coward- 
ice have  done.  What  a  poor 
medecine.  What  an  unreliable 
refuge.  Hopefully,  it  possesses 
within  itself  its  own  limitations 
and  in  due  time  will  find  its 
place  on  the  dusty  shelves  of 
past  intellectual  fads.  It  is  just  a 
substitute  for  action  that  only 
helps  polarize  society  even 
more.  If  our  purpose  is  to  elimi- 
nate bigotry  and  promote  bet- 
ter relations  along  ethnic  and 
cultural  lines,  why  not  then  fo- 
cus on  the  real  deal,  empower- 
ment? Why  not  get  rid  of  all  the 
artificially  created  barriers  to 
our  mutual  progress.  America 
needs  more  brains  to  help  re- 
vive its  economy.  Why  not  then 
open  the  doors  and  tap  the  hu- 
man resources  that  you  have 
(no  matter  what  color)  to  the 
fullest.  Your  fear  of  question- 
ing your  deep-seated  fears  of 
fellow  countrymen  with  a  dif- 
ferent facial  angles  might  prove 
fatal  to  the  whole  country. 
Anyway,  why  do  I  care?  This  is 
not  my  country.  It  doesn't  mat- 


ter in  any  way  because  the  fu- 
tureof  the  larger  world  is  linked 
to  a  certain  extent  to  what 
happens  in  your  big  country 
that  I  incidentally  happen  to 
like  a  great  deal. 

Certainly,  multiculturalism 
is  a  celebration  of  difference.  In 
a  way,  this  is  irrelevant  because 
differences  can  take  care  of 
themselves.  But  I  do  under- 
stand, mind  you,  why  this  cel- 
ebration was  made  necessary. 
Society  failed  to  give  individu- 
als a  feeling  of  belonging  AS 
INDIVIDUALS.  To  celebrate 
differences  is  to  deepen  divi- 
sions further,  reinforce  selfish- 
ness, exacerbate  conflicts  and 
weaken  society  as  a  whole.  We 
know  we  are  all  different,  but 
that  difference  is  more  superfi- 
cial than  we  may  think  it  is.  Let 
us  concentrate  on  what  unites 
us.  Besides,  it  isa  great  injustice 
to  truth  to  presume  thatbecause 
the  next  man  comes  with  a  dif- 
ferent carnal  envelope  he  nec- 
essarily has  a  different  message 
to  deliver  to  the  world.  You 
may  be  shocked  by  this  but  no 
matter  what  color,  language 
spoken  at  home,  socialization 
process  you  go  through,  you 
areall  immediately  identifiable 
as  Americans  to  me,  and  you 
have  more  in  common  amongst 
yourselves  than  you  will  ever 
have  with  the  people  where  I 
camefrom.So,beproudofyour 
ancestry,  but  never  forget  that 
to  the  world  you  are  first  and 
foremost  Americans.  Yet,  let 
not  this  pride  be  a  weapon  to 
your  own  destruction. Talks  of 
multiculturalism  are  a  surren- 
der to  defeat,  an  avoidance  of 
one's  duty  to  be  human  first, 
and  they  will  only  lead  to  the 
resegregationof  America.  Itook 
it  upon  myself  to  write  these 
few  lines  because  as  an  indi- 
vidual my  victory  is  to  tran- 
scend culture,  race,  class  and 
whatnot  to  make  a  bond  with 
the  part  of  you  that  has  still 
retained  some  humanity  and 
challenge  to  leave  the  comfort 
of  our  good  conscience. 

Somehow  multi- 

culturalism is  evocative  of  the 
past.  It  is  a  reaction  to  the  past. 
It  brings  back  memories  of  the 
past,  which  if  not  dealt  with 
constructively,  can  entrap  us 
all  into  self-defeatingattitudes. 
A  great  writer  who  happens  to 
share  the  same  culture  with  me, 
FrantzFanon,  once  said:  "Will 
be  free  those  who  refuse  to  al- 
low themselves  to  be  locked  up 
in  the  substantiated  tower  of 
the  past." 


More  Letters 
to  the  Editor 

O'Keeffe  Thanks  Administration 


To  the  Editor: 

The  Washington  College 
Rugby  Football  Club  is  now  in 
its  third  year  and  to  many  it 
seemed  as  though  this  would 
be  its  last.  Financial  problems 
and  numerous  unnecessary 
setbacks  put  the  club  in  what 
seemed  to  many  a  difficult 
situation.  Concemsranhighin 
connection  to  administrative 
help  from  the  College  and 
general  College  support  in 
terms  of  access  to  a  field  on 
campusand  joining  the  Eastern 
PennRugby  Union.  These  were 
two  goals  that  the  club,  its 
members  and  officers,  had  in 
mind  coming  into  the  1992-93 
season.  Now  Washington 
Rugby  is  at  a  stage  where  these 
goals  are  now  no  longer  mere 
dreams.  Working  closely  with 


the  Department  of  Physical 
Education  and  Athletics  and 
Recreational  Sports  Program, 
the  club  seems  set  to  moveon  to 
only  better  things.  Aided  by 
increased  administrative  back- 
ing from  the  College  in  the  form 
of  funding,  field  development 
and  organizational  support,  this 
represents  a  positive  step  to- 
wardsimproved  relations  with 
Rugby  and  theCollege.moving 
it  from  its  current  off  campus 
situation  to  a  viable  club  sport 
representing  Washington  Col- 
lege in  every  sense  of  the  word, 
Thanks  to  everyone  for 
your  support  and  assistance! 

Ciaran  J.  O'Keeffe 

President 

WC  Rugby  Football  Club 


Small  Attendance  for  Big  Problem 


To  the  Editor: 

As  a  concerned  human  be- 
ing, I  feel  compelled  to  write  to 
you  and  the  Washington  Col- 
lege paper,  the  ELM  because 
those  who  choose  to  read  this 
have  choices  they  make  every- 
day. 

On  Thursday  evening,  Oc- 
tober 22, 1992, 1  chose  to  attend 
a  lecture  by  Dr.  Sylvia  Silver. 
This  lecture  had  been  well  an- 
nounced on  campus  and 
throughout  various  communi- 
ties: Understanding  HIV/ 
AIDS.  "Doctor  Sylvia  Silver  is 
anassociateprofessoratGeorge 
Washington  University  in  the 
DepartmentofPathology.  This 
direct,  informed  speaker  will 
enlighten  the  audience  on  the 
current  status  of  AIDS,  includ- 
ing the  broad  range  of  its  vic- 


tims, while  explaining  how  HIV 
actually  progresses  within  the 
human  body." 

This  was  a  unique  and  eye 
opening  lecture.  Doctor  Silver 
was  informative,  sensitive,  and 
up-to-date.  Personally,  I  wish  I 
had  seen  every  Dean,  Professor, 
Student  and  Parent  in  atten- 
dance to  avail  themselves  of  her 
knowledge. 

Hopefully,  more  faculty 
and  students  will  make  the 
choice  to  be  informed  of  those 
areas  affecting  health  and  life- 
We  are  so  fortunate  to  have  the 
opportunity  of  furthering  our 
knowledge  by  first-class  pre- 
sentations such  as  Doctor 
Silver's. 

Mrs.  Helene  A.  Clifford 

Sykesville,  MD 


Huck  Attacks  Campus  Thought  Police 


To  the  Editor: 

You  rail  against  anony- 
mous, politically  incorrect 
messages.  I  find  that  funny. 
People  would  rather  not  deal 
with  Campus  Thought  Police. 

RE:  thatprolix  socialist  who 
provides  lots  of  copy,  and 
would  like  to  incarcerate  me, 
lest  I  infect  the  innocent  with 
my  venomous  ideology,  I  was 
astounded  to  learn  he  is  24  years 
old.  Why  isn't  he  out  in  the 
world? 

In  keeping  with  the  pre- 


cept KISS  (Keep  It  Simple,  Stu- 
pid), Professor  Weissman 
soundsoff  with  "Bush  =  Death." 

The  perfect  Washington 
College  student,  Ms.  Webb, 
announces  that  she  is  votingfor 
Clinton  because  she  wants  to 
get  an  A  from  Weissman.  I 
wouldsay,  she  has  learned  what 
the  College  has  to  teach. 

Print  this.  The  Thought 
Police  can't  touch  me. 

Dr.  Susan  Huck 

Church  Hill 


Washington  College  ELM 

Getting  The  Jump  On 
The  Job  Market 


Readingthedaily  headlines 
can  be  disheartening  if  not 
downright  depressing  —  espe- 
cially if  you  are  entering  the  job 
market  for  the  first  time.  The 
last  few  years  have  seen  shrink- 
ing opportunities  for  recent 
graduates. 

At  the  same  time,  in  an  in- 
creasingly globalized  society, 
expectations  are  greater  for  the 
new  professional  entering  the 
work  force.  In  a  narrow,  com- 
plex job  market  the  graduate 
who  can  bring  something  sub- 
stantial to  the  table  stands  the 
best  chance  of  landing  the  job 
and  succeeding. 

One  way  to  take  charge  of 
your  professional  future  and  to 
make  yourself  more  competi- 
tive is  to  have  some  "real"  ex- 
penence  on  your  resume.  And 
if  this  experience  takes  place  in 
oneof  the  world's  international 
"power"  cities,  the  rewards  can 
be  even  greater.  Washington, 
D.C.  is  one  city  with  hundreds 
of  internship  opportunities. 

The  Institute  for  Experien- 
tial Learning  (IEL)  is  one  of 
several  internship  programs  in 
Washington.  Dr.  Mary  Ryan, 
Executive  Director  of  IEL, 
stresses  "While  you  still  have 
time  to  plan  for  the  future,  you 
want  to  take  advantage  of  all 
'he  educational  opportunities 
you  can.  In  a  right  job  market, 
you  need  practical,  on-site  ex- 
perience, becauseabackground 
in  the  professional  work  place 
gives  you  an  edge  in  landing 
the  right  position  after  you 
graduate." 

In  addition  to  enhancing 
your  resume  and  expanding 
your  network  of  contacts,  a 
successful  internship  can  help 
you  project  more  confidence  in 
job  interviews,  because  you 
have  something  concrete  to 
discuss.  It  also  gives  you  valu- 
ableinsightintowhatyoudoor 
do  not  want  in  a  work  environ- 
ment, and  allows  you  to  ex- 
plore career  options.  Finally,  it 
allows  you  to  experience  first- 
hand the  relationship  of  the 
Public  and  private  sector,  and 
10  get  to  know  a  diversity  of 
People. 

As  one  former  student 
^ys,"  Without  this  internship 
a"EL  under  my  belt,  my  future 
job  hunting  would  have  been 
™t  or  miss.  I  now  recognize  the 
"aryingaspectsof  international 
clarions  and  have  narrowed 
down  my  interests." 

Another  student,  now  ap- 
plying what  she  learned,  be- 
eves that  "The  internship 
*?u6ht  me  several  things  one 
does  not  learn  in  standard 
passes  incollege.  The  videoand 
lm  industry  have  a  language 
a"  their  own  -  a  point  which  is 
overlooked  in  classroom  exer- 
cises." 


The  IEL  program,  called 
The  Capital  Experience,  is 
unique  among  Washington  in- 
ternship programs  because  it  is 
academically  based.  Students 
generally  can  earn  up  to  to  17 
credits  for  it.  Designed  to  be  a 
serious  learning  experience  tai- 
lored to  each  student's  needs 
and  goals,  it  stresses  close  col- 
laboration between  the  student, 
the  on-campus  faculty  advisors, 
IEL  staff  and  on-site  sponsors. 
Individualized  placements 
are  made  in  a  wide  range  of 
government  agencies,  busi- 
nesses, professional  offices  and 
non-profit  organizations. 

Students,  who  come  from 
around  the  world,  formulate 
their  own  learning  plans  to 
guide  their  internships,  spend- 
ing four  days  a  week  at  work 
and  one  day  at  IEL  seminars, 
site  visits,  tours  and  briefings. 
The  combination  of  course 
work  and  the  internship  allows 
students  to  test  how  classroom 
theories  are  realized  in  prac- 
tice. One  IEL  student  said  she 
felt  that  she  "matured  and 
learned  aboutmyself  by  chang- 
ing lifestyles  from  a  college  kid 
to  a  business  professional," 
adding  that  "I  expected  to  be 
doing  'gopher'  work,  but  was 
pleasantly  surprised  that  the 
work  I  was  given  to  do  was 
varied  and  interesting." 

Carefully  organized,  seri- 
ous internship  programs  offer 
students  the  opportunities  to 
maximize  their  college  years, 
and  to  gain  the  confidence  and 
independence  they  need  to 
succeed  in  a  highly  competitive 
job  market.  As  IEL's  Dr.  Ryan 
asks,"Can  you  afford  not  to  in- 
vest in  your  future?" 

For  more  information,  con- 
tact The  Institution  for  Experi- 
ential Learning,  1325  G  Street, 
N.W.  Washington,  D.C.  20005- 
3104  or  call  800-IEL-0770. 


Senior  Campaign 
Committee  Hosts 
Dinner 


Traci  Castello 


Senior  Campaign  Committee 

With  only  199  days  left  un- 
til graduation,  the  members  of 
the  Class  of  1993  are  fast  ap- 
proaching alumni  status.  Last 
week,  the  Senior  Campaign 
Committee  celebrated  by  host- 
ing adinner  for  the  senior  class. 
The  Senior  Campaign  is 
part  of  an  effort  to  enhance  the 
College's  young  alumni  pro- 
grams. The  campaign  seeks  to 
strengthen  class  identity,  edu- 
cate soon-to-be  alumni  about 
the  needs  of  the  College,  and 
raise  $2,500  for  the  Washington 
College  Fund. 

Kathy  Wurzbacher  'S3, 
President  of  the  Alumni  Coun- 
cil, welcomed  seniors  to  the 
alumni  world:  "...onceyouhave 
been  at  WC  two  semesters,  you 
are  considered  an  alum,"  she 
said.  "Don't  forget  the  Alumni 
House  is  there  for  students  as 
well  as  alumni,  and  the  Alumni 
Association  includes  plenty  of 
young  alumni." 

She  encouraged  seniors  to 
join  the  local  alumni  chapter 
after  graduation,  to  make  new 
friends  in  a  new  place  and  to 
tap  intoaprofessional  network. 
SGAPresidentJenDelNero 
reminded  seniors  of  some  of 
the  changes  they  have  wit- 
nessed over  the  last  few  years. 


The  Class  of  '93  remembers 
wearing  boots  to  class  every 
day  because  the  campus  was  so 
muddy;  crowding  into  the 
basement  of  Bill  Smith  waiting 
for  the  mailroom  to  open; 
standing  in  line  for  hours  in  the 
dreary  basement  of  Hodson 
Hall  to  buy  books  in  the  book- 
store. And  they  are  the  last 
class  to  remember  the  HELL  of 
arena  registration. 

Kristen  Kujawski,  who 
chairs  the  Senior  Campaign, 
announced  that  between  now 
and  graduation  seniors  will  be 
asked  to  pledge  support  to 
Washington  College  with  a  gift 
to  the  Senior  Campaign.  She 
explained,  "Most  people  don't 
know  that  it  costs  more  than 
$26,000  to  educate  each  student 
enrolled.  Tuition,  room  and 
board  cost  $18,354.  This  means 
that  tuition  coversonly  70 cents 
of  every  dollar  spent  on  you. 
The  Washington  College  Fund 
and  the  Senior  Campaign  help 
to  make  up  the  difference." 

Kujawski  continued,  "We 
arenotaskingfora  lotof  money. 
Some  peoplecangivemore  than 
others.  Each  of  us  can  give 
something.  More  important 
than  the  amount  of  money 
raised  is  our  goal  to  achieve 
100%  commitment  from  the 
Class  of  1993." 


November  6, 1992 

Science  Grant 
Helps  Fund 
Chemistry 
Equipment 


The  science  programs  at 
Washington  College  received 
another  boost  recently  with  a 
successful  proposal  to  the  Na- 
tional Science  Foundation-In- 
strumentation and  Laboratory 
Improvement  (ILI)  Program  for 
high  performance  liquid  chro- 
matograph  (HPLC). 

The  proposal  was  submit- 
ted lastNovemberby  Dr.  James 
R.  Locker,  Associate  Professor 
of  Chemistry,  and  Dr.  David  E. 
Russell,  Assistant  Professor  of 
Biology.  This  is  the  fifth  ILI 
grant  that  Washington  College 
has  received  since  1986. 

NSFawarded  the  College  a 
grant  of  $19,700  towards  the 
purchase  of  the  HPLC.  A 
Hewlett-Packard  Model  1050 
HPLC  system  hasbeen  ordered, 
and  should  be  on  campus  be- 
fore the  end  of  the  fall  semester. 
This  type  of  instrument  is  used 
to  separate  a  complex  mixture 
into  its  components.  Once  this 
separation  is  achieved  each 
component  can  be  identified 
and  its  concentration  deter- 
mined. 

The  HPLC  will  be  used  in 
introductory  chemistry  courses, 
upper  level  biology  and  chem- 
istry courses,  andin  the  research 
See  "NSF,"  page  8 


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November  6-12 


Film  Series: 


American  Dream 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


Gender  Issues  on  Both  Sides  of  the  Atlantic,  Guest  Speakers:  Audrey  Fessler, 
Doris  Wietfeldt,  Bridgette  Winchester,  Tina  McCuen,  O'Neill  Literary  House, 
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Friday 


Civil  War  Re-enactment,  CAC,  1:00  p.m. 

Kristallnacht:  The  Sanctification  of  Life  in  Hard  Times  Guest  Speaker: 

Alan  Udoff,  Hynson  Lounge,  7:30  p.m.  Sponsored  by 

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Sunday 


Kidnapping  of  Free  Blacks  on  the  Eastern  Shore,  Guest  Speaker:  Carol  Wilson, 
O'Neill  Literary  House  Tea,  4:00  p.m.,  Talk,  4:30  p.m.  Sponsored  by  the 
O'Neill  Literary  House  Monday  Series  + 


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Monday 


Jazz  Class,  BAJLFC,  4:30  p.m.-6:00  p.m. 

Canadian  Culture  "Canadian  Women  Writers,"  Guest  Speaker:  Loma  Irving. 
"Contemporary  Inuit  Textile  Artists,"  Guest  Speaker:  Bemadette  Driscoll. 
Hynson  Lounge,  9:30-1 1:30  a.m.,  followed  by  lunch.  Admission:  $17.50  WC- 
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Advising  Day,  no  classes 

Ballroom  Dance,  BAJLFC,  6:00  p.m.-7:00  p.m. 


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Wednesday 


Ballet  Class,  BAJLFC,  4:30  p.m.-6:00  p.m. 

Intimate  Relationships  Guest  Speaker:  Kathy  Oddenino  Hynson  Lounge,  7:00 
p.m.  Sponsored  by  the  Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance  + 

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The  Underground  Railroad 
promised  an  escape  from  sla- 
very. However,  the  dreams  of 
some  newly  freed  slaves  be- 
came nightmares  when  they 
were  dragged  to  the  South  and 
forced  back  into  their  old  lives. 

Professor  Wilson's  talk  ad- 
dresses this  period  in  history. 


Her  talk,  Kidnapping  of  Free 
Blacks  on  the  Eastern  Shore,  is  her 
second  at  Washington  College. 
An  assistant  professor  of  his- 
tory specializing  in  African 
American  Studies,  Wilson  is 
publishing  a  book  next  year. 

The  lectureisat  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  on  Monday 
November!?.  Tea  will  be  served 
at  4  p.m.,  and  the  talk  begins  at 
4:30. 


Student  Profile: 
Tammie  Michener 


Do  you  enjoy  WC's  Wednesday  Comedy  Nights?  Well, 
without  Comedy  Club  Chairperson,  Tammie  Michener,  the 
Comedy  Club  wouldn't  exist.  Tammie,  a  21  year-old  senior, 
practically  runs  the  CoffeeHouse  and  the  Student  Center  as  the 
Student  Union  Building  Manager. 

A  business  major  and  an  economics  minor,  Tammie  chose 
WC  after  learning  about  the  college  from  her  mother,  an  employee 
of  Hodson- Beneficial  Trust  Company.  A  finance  corporation  that 
also  has  mortgage  and  consumer  discount  (credit  cards)  depart- 
ments, the  Hodson-Beneficial  Trust  Company  is  a  member  of  the 
Washington  College  Board  of  Trustees. 

Tammie  has  been  a  member  of  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  since  her 
freshman  year  and  this  year  began  training  in  the  peer  AIDS 
education  program  run  by  Keith  Ericson.  A  physics  whiz, 
Tammie's  a  tutor  for  the  college.  Most  people  probably  know  her 
as  a  member  of  the  WC  cheerleading  squad.  Tammie's  cheered 
since  middle  school  where  she  started  the  school's  squad  and  in 
high  school  was  team  captain  for  two  years. 

A  Dean's  List  student  and  Beneficial-Hodson  Scholarship 
recipient,  Tammie  enjoys  tennis,  sketching  and  writing  poetry  for 
own  pleasure.  She  hopes  to  attend  the  Johns  Hopkins  University 
for  graduate  work  and  in  the  future  wants  to  work  in  hospital 
administration.  She'd  like  to  eventually  become  a  hospital 
chairman  because  "I  want  to  work  my  way  up  until  I'm  at  the  top- 
I  really  like  meeting  and  working  with  different  people  in  the 
hospital  setting,  but  medicine  isn't  my  thing." 

During  the  past  three  summers,  she's  worked  at  her  mother's 
company  "doing  a  little  bit  of  everything,  including  taking  ap- 
plications and  approving  people  for  loans  with  credit  checks.' 
She's  traveled  the  East  Coast,  including  trips  to  Canada  and  West 
Palm  Beach.  She's  visited  family  in  Georgia  and  the  Carolinas.  If 
you  ever  see  Tammie's  room,  you'll  notice  her  collection  of 
posters  portraying  women  with  a  single  tear  and  hear  tunesby  En 
Vogue,  Vanessa  Williams,  Boys  11  Menand  the  classical  composer 
Tchaikovsky. 


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Arts  &  Entertainment 


November  6, 1992 


Rethinking  Kristallnacht 


Keith  Daniels 


sSFTWriter 

Kristallnacht  or  Crystal 
Night  on  November  9-10, 1938, 
narked  the  culmination  of  five 
years  of  Nazi  persecution  of 
German  Jews  before  Hitler's 
Final  Solution.  SS  troops  ran 
rampant  through  the  Jewish 
neighborhoods  of  German  and 
Austrian  cities,  smashing 
storefront  windows,  destroying 
the  shopkeepers'  inventories, 
desecrating  and  burning  syna- 
goguesandTorahscrollsaswell 
as  interning  thousands  of  Jews 
inthefirst  concentration  camps. 


North  &  South 
Revisited 

On  whose  side  are  you — 
the  North  or  the  South?  You 
can  choose  ranks  when  two 
members  of  the  Living  History 
Associates  re-enact  the  lives  of 
Civil  War  soldiers;  one  repre- 
senting the  Co  nfederateand  the 
other  the  Union. 

They  will  discuss  daily  and 
outdoor  life,  uniforms  and 
equipment  as  well  as  their  mo- 
tivations to  become  a  soldier 
and  their  opposing  vie  ws  of  the 
war.  Be  sure  not  to  miss  this 
trip  back  to  1861  on  Sunday, 
November  8  in  the  CAC  at  1 
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tion, call  (410)  778-7849. 


Though  well  organized  and 
executed,  the  attacks  weren't 
publicly  sanctioned  by  the  Ger- 
man government. 

The  murder  of  Emst  vom 
Rath,  Third  Secretary  of  the 
German  Embassy  in  Paris, 
France,  incited  the  progrom  (an 
attack  on  Jews).  His  assassin, 
seventeen  year-old  Herschel 
Grynszpan,  lived  in  Paris. 
Grynszpan  told  French  police 
he  shot  vom  Rath  because  he 
was  distraught  that  his  family 
members  had  been  deported  to 
Poland  and  now  lived  in  an 
impoverished  refugee  camp. 

KristaWnac/ifpointedoutthe 


failures  of  the  Allied  powers. 
Despite  weak  protests,  not  one 
country  tried  to  help  the  Jews 
leave  Germany.  During  the 
monthsleadingto/CrisfflZfnacfcf, 
German's  anti-Jewish  legisla- 
tion did  not  affect  their  rela- 
tionships with  Allied  powers. 
Dr.  Alan  UdofPs  lecture, 
Kristallnacht:  A  Sanctification  of 
Life  in  'Dark  Times/  is  examin- 
ing these  events,  Sunday,  No- 
vember 8,  at  7:30  p.m.  in  Hyn- 
son  Lounge.  A  Louis  L.Kaplan 
Professor  of  Philosophy  at  Bal- 
timore Hebrew  University,  Dr. 
Udoff  will  teach  Intro,  to  Jewish 
Thought,  at  WC  this  Spring. 


Andy  McKim  Reviews  The 
Last  of  the  Mohicans 


Andy  McKim 


Midsummer 

Night's  Dream 

Tawes  Theatre 

November 

19  -  21 


Staff  Writer 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans  is  an 
action-packed  film  set  in  18th- 
century  New  York  during  the 
French  and  Indian  War.  View- 
ers are  swept  into  the  movie 
when  a  band  of  Mohican  Indi- 
ans rescue  a  British  officer's  two 
daughters  during  an  attack  by 
enemy  Hurons.  The  three 
Mohicans  agree  to  escort  the 
two  women  and  a  surviving 
officer  through  enemy  territory 
to  a  nearby  British  fort.  During 
the  trip  through  the  rugged 
frontier,  Hawkeye  (Daniel  Day- 
Lewis)  and  one  of  the  daugh- 
ters, Cora  Munro  (Madeleine 
Stone),  fall  in  love. 

They  arrive  at  the  fort  dur- 
ing a  fierce  siege  by  the  French. 
The  British  surrender  and  leave 
peacefully.  However,  as  they 
travel  to  a  neighboring  British 
base,  the  Hurons  attack  once 
again,  sending  our  heroes  into 


the  wilderness  for  further  ad- 
venture. 

The  Last  of  the  Mohicans' 
historical  re-creation  and  ma- 
jestic cinematography  add 
beauty  and  depth  to  the  film's 
vision.  Day-Lewis's  great  per- 
formance rivals  his  Oscar- 
winning  role  in  Afy  Left  Foot  and 
his  critically  acclaimed  acting 
in  The  Unbearable  Lightness  of 
Being.  Former  American  In- 
dian Movement  members 
Dennis  Banks  and  Russell 
Means  give  an  authentic  edge 
to  the  film's  viscous  realism. 

Though  I  would  not  place 
The  Last  of  the  Mohicans  on  the 
same  plane  as  the  Academy 
A  ward- winning  Dances  With 
Wolves,  it's  still  worth  seeing. 
The  Royal  Prince  Theatre  is 
holding  the  film  for  one  more 
week.  Show  times  are  Friday 
and  Saturday  at  7  p.m.  and  9 
p.m.  and  Monday  through 
Thursday  at  7:30  p.m. 


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WC  Gets 
Intimate 


It's  tough  living  with 
people  at  college,  as  friends  and 
as  romantic  partners.  Rela- 
tionships, at  any  level,  can  be- 
come boring  and  nerve-rack- 
ing. Yet  understanding  other 
people  is  necessary  in  everyday 
life  and  the  business  world. 

Intimate  Relationships  is  the 
topic  of  this  week's  Gender 
Relations  Awareness  Alliance 
lecture.  Guest  speaker  Kathy 
Oddenino,  a  registered  nurse 
with  over  35  years  experience, 
teaches  a  holistic  approach  to 
social  interaction. 

A  graduate  of  St.  Vincent 
De  Paul  School  of  Nursing  in 
Indianapolis,  Oddenino  has 
worked  with  Georgetown  Uni- 
versity Medical  School,  The 
National  Institutes  of  Health, 
The  Naval  Medical  Research 
Institute,  and  Uniformed  Ser- 
vices University  of  Health  Sci- 
ences. She's  conducted  kidney 
and  tuberculosis  research  as 
well  as  worked  in  nursing  ad- 
ministration, nutrition,  inten- 
sive cardiac  care,  emergency 
nursing  and  preventative 
health  care. 

The  author  of  several  books 
including  The  Joy  of  Health:  A 
Spiritual  Concept  of  Integration  of 
the  Practicalities  of Living  and  the 
recently  published  book  Bridges 
of  Consciousness:  Self  Discovery 
in  the  New  Age,  Oddenino  will 
be  sharing  her  thoughtson  per- 
sonal relationships,  Thursday, 
October  12  at  7:00  p.m.  in 
Hynson  Lounge. 


American 
Nightmare 

Scotf  Graham 

AVGuy 

If  you're  in  a  good  mood 
this  Friday,  Sunday,  or  Monday 
don't  see  WC's  Documentary 
Series' second  installment.  This 
week's  tale  of  depression  and 
misery,  American  Dream, 
chronicles  the  li  vesof  700-some 
meat  packers  working  in  Aus- 
tin, Minnesota  who  go  on  strike 
and  lose  their  job.  For  those 
who  don't  remember,  this  hap- 
pened in  the  1980s  at  a  Hormel 
plant.  Sound  like  fun?  Well, 
you  get  to  experience  the  strik- 
ers' suffering  and  sorrow  for 
almost  an  hour  and  a  half. 

I  did  learn  a  lot  from  this 
documentary.  I  felt  the  plight 
of  the  working  class  man  (which 
a  lot  of  students  at  this  college 
don't  understand).  But,  by  the 
end  of  the  film,  I  was  so  de- 
pressed that  I  thought  about 
firebombing  a  Hormel  plant 
and  committing  suicide  with  a 
Hormel  hot  dog!  American 
Dream's  the  biggest  downer 
since  Jim  Henson  died. 

I  am  glad  that  the  film  series 
is  trying  to  open  our  eyes  with 
its  documentaries.  These  films 
give  an  inside  look  at  how 
othersin  society  cope  with  their 
problems;  the  gay  community 
in  Paris  is  Buming\ast  week  (you 
probably  slept  through  it)  and 
thisweek's  American  Dream.  But 
I  wish  they'd  bring  back  the 
critically  acclaimed  snoozers 
we've  had  in  the  past.  If  I 
wanted  to  know  so  much  abou  t 
the  hard  life,  I'd  be  in  DC,  not 
Chestertown!  Did  you  ever 
wonder  who  picks  these  films? 


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From  "Koon,"  page  3 

And  then  there  was  Leba- 
non. Oh,  wasn't  that  success- 
ful! Carter  had  52  hostages  in 
Iran.  They  were  there  when  the 
trouble  started,  as  members  of 
our  diplomatic  corps.  They  had 
a  function  there.  What  the  hell 
was  Reagan  doing  sending  the 
Marines  into  Lebanon?  Over 
two  hundred  of  our  men  in 
uniform  would  be  alive  today 
if  he  had  not.  Beirut  consti- 
tuted the  most  senseless  mili- 
tary misadventure  since  Viet- 
nam. Thank  God  that  human 
life  is  not  cheap  to  Bill  Clinton 
like  it  was  for  Reagan. 

And  let  us  not  forget  Iran- 
Contra.  Will  Bill  Clinton  sub- 
vert our  sacred  Constitu  tion  as 
Bush  and  Reagan  did? 
Absosmurfly  not.  And  Bill 
Clinton  will  not  allow  the  CIA 
to  line  the  pocketsof  drug  deal- 
ers like  Noreiga.  Bill  Clinton 
will  notridearoundon  his  boat 
while  half  of  Africa  starves. 

Under  Reagan  and  Bush 
Americans  abroad  often  had  to 
takeextraordinary  precautions 
to  ensure  their  personal  safety. 
This  was  mainly  due  to  the  in- 
explicably bizarre  foreign 
policy  conducted  by  Reagan 
and  Bush.  Americans  were  told 
not  to  dress  like  Americans,  act 
like  Americans  or  speak  English 
publicly.  Growing  up  in  Ger- 
many, it  was  weird  to  see  how 
the  wave  of  patriotism  in 
America  was  accompanied  by 
massive  resentment  of  events 
like  the  mining  of  Nicaraguan 
harbors.  Americans  at  home 
were  proud,  but  abroad  we 
were  continually  at  a  loss  to 
explain  the  actions  of  our  own 
government.  Bill  Clinton  will 
change  all  that.  Once  again  we 


will  be  able  to  travel  anywhere 
in  the  world  and  be  proud  of 
our  country,  or  government  and 
its  policies. 

The  Reagan-Bush  years 
were  the  years  of  broken 
promises.  Americans  have 
conservative  economic  ideas 
and  liberal  social  ideals.  We 
elected  Reagan  and  Bush  to 
create jobsand growth.  Reagan 
promised  to  reduce  the  deficit, 
yet  after  twelve  years  of  "fiscal 
conservatives"  the  debt  has 
risen  fourfold.  Reagan  and 
Bush  increased  taxeson middle 
America  and  lowered  them  on 
the  rich.  This  has  resulted  in 
the  massive  inequity  we  see 
today. 

The  American  people  are  a 
devou  t  people,  yet  they  are  tired 
of  certain  Protestant  sects 
averring  that  they  are  the  ulti- 
mate arbiters  of  morality.  The 
odious  intrusion  of  the  Moral 
MajorityandPatRobertsoninto 
the  political  realm  has  created 
an  anti-fundamentalist  reaction 
which  will  shape  people's  per- 
ceptions of  the  Republican 
Party  for  years  to  come. 

Reagan  shamelessly  ap- 
pealed to  the  right  wing  Chris- 
tians, and  this  meant  that  he 
could  not  say  certain  words- 
like  AIDS.  The  President  could 
have  at  least  used  hisoffice  as  a 
bully  pulpit  to  raise  awareness 
—  and  yet  neither  Reagan  nor 
Bush  found  the  courage  to  do 
even  this.  Twelve  years  of  ex- 
ecu  tiveapa  thy  to  the  AIDS  crisis 
has  meant  twelve  years  lost. 

Reaganalso  forced  theanti- 
abortion  plank  down  the  throat 
of  the  Republican  Party  and 
appointed  judges  who  would 
help  him  realize  his  dream  of 
an  America  where  women 
would  be  forced  to  have  un- 


wanted children.  Bush  shame- 
lessly went  against  his  own 
beliefs  on  this  issue,  a  flip  flop 
which  hasgivenussuch  learned 
and  erudite  Supreme  Court 
Justices  as  Clarence  Thomas. 

In  1988  columnist  David 
Broder  wrote  that  'The  Demo- 
crats can  blame  all  their  prob- 
lems on  dirty  Bush  ads  if  they 
wish,  but  the  difficulty  goes 
deeper  than  that.  Thisisaparty 
that  needs  to  get  back  to  its 
roots,  re-examine  its  thinking, 
and  find  new  leadership..."  This 
is  exactly  what  the  Democrats 
have  done  thisyear.  The  phrase 
"excesses  of  the  80's"  has  be- 
come a  cliche,  and  Bill  Clinton 
was  well  able  to  exploit  the 
publicattitudes  which  underlie 
this  perception.  George  Bush 
claimed  to  have  created  a  "New 
World  Order"  in  fouryears.  On 
Tuesday  Americans  gave  Bill 
Clinton  the  opportunity  to  cre- 
ate a  New  American  Order  in 
eight. 


From  "Shields/'  page  3 

My  pal  Franklin  suggested, 
over  a  wonderful  bowl  of 
chowder  at  Feast  of  Reason,  to 
start  hating  Billy  Clinton  now. 
No  disappointments,  no  re- 
grets, no  long  nights  waiting  by 
the  phone  for  him  to  call  as  in 
the  curious  case  of  Jennifer 
FlowersandMissArkansaaaw. 
Check  out  Arkansaaaw  in 
Playboy  —  rubber  dress,  yow! 
I  heard  an  ugly  rumor  (di- 
rectly from  the  friend  of  a  friend 
of  a  United  States  Secret  Ser- 
vice agent)  that  Billy-boy  Miss 
and  his  broom-riding  wife 
Hillary  aren't  on  speaking 
terms.  The  story  goes  like  this: 
a  Secret  Service  agent  (assigned 


to  Clin  ton's  campaign)  escorted 
the  president-elect  and  spell- 
casting  Hillary  froma  speaking 
engagement  to  a  limousine.  In- 
side the  stretch  limo  neither 
husband  or  wife  (assign  these 
not-necessarily-gender-specific 
titles  to  whom  you  feel  truly 
wears  the  pants  in  the  new  first 
family)  spoke  to  the  other.  Sev- 
eral miles  down  the  road  the 
limousine  pulled  over  to  let 
Hillary  ride  in  a  separate  ve- 
hicle. I'm  not  making  this  up. 

Let  me  makeone  thing  per- 
fectly clear!  The  point  in  telling 
you  all  this  is  not  to  gossip,  I 
just  figured  out  a  possible  flaw 
in  my  six  month  forecast.  You 
see,  if  tales  of  marital  strife  in 
the  White  House  hit  the  press, 
it's  all  over.  We've  got  a  pos- 
sible Chuck  and  Di  on  our 
hands.  The  American  people 
love  that  crap.  So,  Re-Read  My 
Text:  Slick  Willy  Clinton  will 
be  portrayed,  by  the  media,  as  a 
stoopid  southern  redneck 
within  Six  months  unless  his 
wart-on-the-end-of-her-nose 
wife  starts  to  bitch.  In  which 
case  Slick  Willy  will  seek  mar- 
riage counseling,  declare  dys- 
functional families  a  "social" 
disease,  add  free  marriage 
counseling  to  his  health  care 
reform  policy,  cry  for  sympa- 
thy from  the  public  and  win  his 
second  term  as  president  be- 
cause the  American  public  is  a 
bunch  of  gossipy  People  Maga- 
zme-reading  twits.  Anyone  else 
get  a  Jimmy  Swaggart  vibe  from 
this  clown? 

I  have  too  long  digressed. 
This  is  not  a  prospectus  on 
Clinton-bashing.  The  purpose 
of  this  discourse  is  to  embrace 
change.  Being  a  Neo-Conser- 
vative  Reactionary,  this  is  not 
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So  what  was  I  talking 
about? —  Change.  Oh,  yes. 
Since  change  isa  function  of  the 
media  and  the  press  in  relation 
to  the  narrow-mindedness  of 
the  American  public.  .  .  how 
can  I  put  this  discreetly?  Okay, 
since  nobody  feels  the  natural 
urge  to  think  for  themselves 
anymore  I  propose  to  do  it  for 
them  in  the  Washington  College 
ELM. 

Last  week's  ELM:  I  quote 
first  from  Tarin's  editorial, 
"This  newspaper  unequivo- 
cally endorses  Bill  Clinton  for 
President  of  the  United  States." 
Secondly,  I  will  quote  theELM's 
resident  "socialist"  (?)  S.  Ross 
Koon.  In  his  bid  for  presidency, 
Koon  promised  such  "socialist" 
reform  as,  and  I  quote  directly, 
"Free  liposuction  for  the  poor" 
and  "Repeal  of  the  lawn  dart 
ban."  How  clever. 

Folks,  thatbalderdashisnot 
cutting  edge  press.  Do  you  re- 
ally want  to  wait  around  for 
another  six  months  for  a  biased 
newspaper  to  emerge,  or  doyou 
want  a  real  change  now?  A 
change  in  political  direction  for 
the  ELM  will  beat  90%  of  this 
country's  media  to  the  punch 
by  about  six  months.  I  shall 
now  humbly  propose  to  depose 
S.  Ross  Koon  and  be  recognized 
in  my  own  weekly  political 
column  under  the  by-line: 
Matthew  Shields,  Reactionary 
Voice  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege ELM.  Be  certain,  there  will 
beno  condom  pictured  between 
"The"  and  "Elm."  And,  Tarin, 
I  can  help  revise  your  editorials 
to  match  the  voice  of  change.  I 
hope  I  will  not  be  liable  to  the 
least  objection,  for  change  is  the 
duty  of  all  under  the  Clinton 
administration. 


From  "NSF,"  page  5 

of  student  and  faculty.  Envi' 
ronmental  studies  at  Washing- 
ton College  will  be  significantly 
enhanced  because  of  the  avail- 
ability of  this  instrument.  "The 
combination  of  the  new  HPLC 
and  the  Gas  Chromatograph- 
Mass  Spectrometer,  purchased 
with  a  previous  NSF-ILI  grant, 
gives  the  College  capabilities 
comparable  to  major  research 
universities  for  environm( 
investigations  focusing  on  the 
fatesof  agricultural  chemicals, 
Locker  said. 

Professors  Locker  and 
Russell  plan  to  collaborate  on 
several  projects  related  to  the 
fates  and  effects  of  pesticides  in 
the  environment.  The  instru- 
ment will  also  be  integrated  inW 
Washington  College's  NSF' 
Young  Scholars  Summer  Pro- 
gram in  forensic  science  f°r 
gifted  high  school  students 
Students  in  that  program,  '°r 
example,  will  use  the  instru- 
ment to  analyze  the  ink  from3 
ransom  note.  -- 


Washington  College  ELM 


November  6, 1992 


From  "Faculty/'  page  1 

AIDS  Education;  Work- 
shops for  members  of  the 
community  to  deal  with  issues 
of  prejudice  and  homophobia; 
Establishment  of  a  'homo- 
friendly'  counseling  service; 
Extension  of  specific  fringe 
benefits  to  'same-sex  domestic 
partners;'  and  inclusion  of 
sexual  orientation  in  the 
college's  non-discrimination 
policy. 

Weissman  said  that  input 
on  these  issues  from  the  com- 
munity at  large  is  encouraged 
and  welcomed. 

•  Professor  David  Newell 
of  the  Committee  on  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure  announced 
that  the  Student  Government 
Association  has  made  an  in- 
quiry about  submitting  the 
current  form  of  the  'end-of-se- 
mester  course  evaluations' 
routinely  completed  by  stu- 
dents to  the  Review  Board  on 
Research  and  Human  Subjects. 
The  evaluations  werenever 
presented  to  the  board. 

Thecommittee  'decided  not 
to  decide;'  some  knowledge  of 
whether  the  board  encom- 
passed such  a  procedure  was 
needed  before  that  measure  was 
taken. 

Newell  is  the  chair  of  the 
Committee  on  Appointments 
and  Tenure,  the  Faculty  Advi- 
sor to  the  SG  A,  and  the  head  of 
the  Review  Board  on  Research 
and  Human  Subjects. 

As  chair  of  the  review 
board,  Newell  proposed  the 
formation  of  an  ad-hoc  com- 
mittee to  evaluate  what  the 
scope  of  the  review  board 
should  be.  This  would  be  done 
after  studying  government  and 
literature  on  what  the 


purpose  and  limits  of  such  a 
board  should  be. 

•  Professor  Steven  Cades 
of  the  Board  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Committee  said  that 
plans  for  the  Daly  Academic 
Buildingarein  their  final  stages. 
He  also  announced  that  a  deci- 
sion had  been  reached  in  re- 
gard to  the  Norman  James  The- 
atre sector  of  the  William  Smith 
Hall  renovations. 

When  the  architects  met 
with  the  faculty  in  September, 
there  had  been  some  question 
as  to  what  the  main  purpose  of 
the  newly  renovated  theatre 
would  be.  Because  of  acousti- 
cal considerations,  the  primary 
function  would  have  tobeeither 
performance-  or  lecture-ori- 
ented. 

The  committee  decided  to 
optimize  the  facility's  perfor- 
mance capability;  lecture/ 
speech  augmentation  will  be 
done  electronically,  Cades  said. 

•  Dean  Wubbels  an- 
nounced that  a  major  concern 
for  the  near  future  would  be  the 
arrival  of  the  Middle  States 

Evaluation  Team  in .  "The 

first  stage  of  this  has  already 
been  completed,  and  that  is  the 
adoption  of  our  new  mission 
statement  at  the  last  meeting." 
Headded  that  the  Board  should 
pass  the  statement  at  their  De- 
cember meeting. 

•  Dean  Maureen  Kelly 
Mcmtire  of  the  Fringe  Benefits 
Committee  announced  that  two 
changes  to  the  TIA/CREF  re- 
tirement plan  are  being  consid- 
ered. Thechangeswouldallow 
retired  faculty  easier  access  to 
retirement  funds  and  a  greater 
amount  of  personal  freedom  to 
choose  a  retirement  program. 


From  "C-House,"  page  1 

b"g  enough  for  300  kids  not  to 
f«l  cramped,"  says  Mclntire, 
who  also  places  design  empha- 
Sls  on  "addressing  students' 
needs,  while  attempting  to  re- 
bate the  old-fashioned 
CoffeeHouse  feel." 

Asked  how  she  plans  to 
S&W  students  out  from  the  Lit 
U°use,  dorms,  sorority  and 
jraterni  ty  houses  where  the/  ve 
become  accustomed  to  party- 
mg,  she  replies,  "Good  ques- 
bon." 

The  major  draw  will  be 

^hetics,  as  thenew  space  will 

^roade  more  attractive  with  a 

fcphistica  ted  sound  system  and 

a,e~of  the-art  movie  and  video 

^ipment.    Concerts  will  be 

j%ed  in  an  outdoor  amphi- 

/^ater,  and  better  lighting  will 

^employed  to  banish  thecur- 

et1t  "unfinished  basement" 
motif. 

Perhaps        then        the 


CoffeeHouse  can  return  to  the 
way  Alumni  Office  Director 
and  Class  of  '75  Alumni  Pat 
Trams  remembers  it. 

"Theyplayed  the  same  tape 
every  night,"  she  remembers 
wistfully.  "It  got  so  you  could 
tell  what  time  it  was  by  what 
song  was  on  the  tape. 

"There  was  a  stage  in  the 
corner  with  a  piano  on  it,  and  a 
lot  of  songs  were  listened  to 
and  written  in  the 
CoffeeHouse." 

A  campus  band.  Fat 
Shadow,  would  often  impro- 
vise music  to  the  delight  of  the 
students.  "They  had  this  piano 
player,  John  Star,  who  could 
write  words  and  music  to  a 
good  song  in  the  time  it  took  me 
to  drink  a  beer.  And  that  was 
pretty  quick,"  she  adds. 

Looking  back,  Trams  notes, 
"It  was  all  a  blur.  A  dark  smoky 
blur."  She  smiles,  "But  a  nice 
blur." 


WC  Sailing 
Team  Hosts 
LUCE  Regatta 

Chris  Vaughn 
(-o-bports  Editor 

Washington  College  and 
the  University  of  Delaware  will 
be  co-host  the  prestigious  1992 
LUCE  Regatta  this  weekend. 
The  race,  one  of  America's  most 
famous  sailing  regattas,  will  be 
held  right  here  on  the  Chester 
and  will  run  from  9  a.m.  Sat- 
urday, November  7th  through 
Sunday,  November  8th. 

Quitea  few  teams  qualified 
for  the  race  at  the  Area  Dinghy 
Eliminations  at  Georgetown 
last  weekend  as  they  will  be 
representing  the  three  areas  of 
the  Mid  Atlantic  Intercollegiate 
Sailing  Association.  These 
teams  have  been  ca  tegori  zed  as 
follows:  Area  A-  Hobart, 
Cornell,  Webb,  SUNY  Oswego; 
Area  B-  University  of  Delaware, 
Lehigh  U„  Penn  State;  Area  C- 
Salisbury  St.,  University  of 
Virginia,  and  our  very  own 
Washington  College. 

It  should  prove  to  be  a 
"Thrillain  Manilla"  so  find  time 
this  weekend  and  head  out  to 
the  boat  house  to  catch  W.C's 
own  Eastern  Shore  version  of 
the  America's  Cup!! 


From  "Election/'  page  1 

HomeRuIe  Amendment,  which 
increases  time  limits  to  produce 
a  charter  from  12  to  18  months, 
was  passed  57  -  43  percent. 

The  civil  jury  amount 
amendments  wereaiso  passed: 
Article  23  of  the  Declaration  of 
Rights  now  only  applies  when 
the  amount  in  controversy  ex- 
ceeds $5,000. 

The  new  First  District, 
which  includes  Kent  County 
and  had  two  incumbents  run- 
ning for  the  House,  selected 
Wayne  Gilchrest  to  continue  to 
serve  as  Congressman. 
Gilchrest  is  a  Kent  County  resi- 
dent; McMillen  resides  on  the 
western  shore  and  was  up  for 
reelection  in  a  District  he  had 
not  run  in  previously. 

Gilchrest,  a  former  school 
teacher  and  strong  supporter 
of  the  environment  and  educa- 
tion, won  the  popular  vote  by  a 
4  percent  margin. 

Question  6,  a  Maryland 
resolution  supporting  women's 
reproductive  rights,  was 
passed;  61  percent  of  voters 
passed  the  measure. 

Two  Washington  College 
professors  were  elected  to  the 
Kent  County  Board  of  Educa- 
tion: Dr.  James  Siemen,  Psy- 
chology Department  and  Dr. 
Terry  Scout  of  the  Business 
Department. 

(Some  statistics  taken  from  the 
Washinton  Post) 


IFC  Report 


The  three  fraternities  at  VIC,  Theta  Chi,  KA  and  the  Phi  Delts,  begin 

this  week  a  bi-weekly  column  of  Creek  events  and  accomplishments. 

These  frats  are  supported  and  endorsed  by  the  Intra-Fraternity 

Council. 

Theta  Chi 

November  10  will  be  the  last  day  to  bid  for  a  Theta  "slave  for  a 
day."  Check  to  make  sure  you  have  not  been  out-bid!  •  The 
Brothers  of  Theta  Chi  wish  to  publicly  extend  our  apologies  to 
anyone  who  may  have  been  offended  by  the  advertisements 
posted  for  our  "Rent-A-Day."  •  Congratulations  to  all  Thetas 
who  played  in  Midnight  Madness:  Darren  Vican,  Jason  Ronstadt 
Mike  Swanson,  Geoff  Rupert,  Jay  Devlin  &  Kris  Murphy.  •  Con- 
gratulations also  to  Than  Parker.  He  played  a  great  defensive 
gamevs.SalisburyStateinClub  Ice  Hockey.  •  Thankyou,George 
Bush,  for  four  great  years!! 

Kappa  Alpha 
The  brothers  of  the  Kappa  Alpha  Order  have  participated  in 
numerous  community  service  activities.  They  are  currently 
planning  a  project  that  will  assist  the  Upper  Eastern  Shore  Mental 
Health  Facility  with  their  recreational  activities.  Earlier  this  year, 
the  Brothers  of  KA  have  aided  the  Lions  Club  with  their  annual 
fund-raising  chicken  BBQ,  and  have  also  helped  Republican 
Congressman  Wayne  Gilchrest  during  his  successful  "bid  for  re- 
election. 

Phi  Delta  Theta 

Thebrothersof  Phi  Delta  Theta  fraternity,  in  conjunction  with  the 
Zeta  Tan  Alpha  sorority,  sponsored  a  haunted  house  in  Cecil  this 
past  Saturday.  The  haunted  house  was  well  attended,  with  about 
100  children  and  parents  making  an  appearance.  A  costume 
party,  held  after  the  haunted  house,  was  enjoyed  by  many  of  the 
Campus'  Halloween  revelers.  In  addition,  the  brothers  and  pledges 
cleaned  up  the  fraternity's  section  of  Adopt-A-Highway  an 
Sunday,  November  1. 


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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Volleyball  Goes 
12-20  for  f92: 
Win  Last  2  of  3 


Tyler  McCarthy      

Still  Staff  Cheeseball 

The  Washington  College 
Shorewomen  wrapped  up  their 
season  this  past  weekend  as 
they  battled  Johns  Hopkins,  St. 
Mary's,  and  King's.  The 
Shorewomen  beat  Hopkinsand 
Kings  College  but  fell  to  the 
power  of  St.  Mary's. 

The  first  match  wasagainst 
a  talented  Johns  Hopkins  team, 
but  that  did  not  matter,  as  the 
Shorewomen  wiped  them  off 
the  court  3-0  with  Jen  Dixon 
leading  the  way  with  22  kills. 
St.  Mary's  was  their  second 


ented  seniors,  Julie  Dill,  Miriam 
Jecelin,  and  Nikki  Goenaga. 

Julie  Dill  came  to  Washing- 
ton three  years  ago  with  the 
talent  that  would  make  her  a 
starter.  Her  strength  and  lead- 
ership has  helped  the 
Shorewomen  many  timesin  the 
past.  She  was  second  on  the 
team  in  kills  with  202  and 
ranked  high  in  other  offensive 
and  defensive  categories. 

•  Miriam  Jecelin  came  to  the 
WAC  four  yearsago  and  earned 
a  permanent  starting  position 
her  sophomore  year.  Jecelin  is 
as  smart  off  the  court  as  she  is 
on  the  court,  reaching  Dean's 


!- 

Senior  Julie  Dill  bumps  effortlessly 


opponent,  but  the  result  was 
not  the  one  the  team  had  hoped 
for.  Washington  came  out  the 
loser  by  the  score  of  2-1.  The 
team's  final  match  of  the  year 
came  against  King's  College. 
The  team  ended  the  season  on 
an  upbeat  note  by  beating  them 
2-0.  The  Shorewomen  ended 
their  season  2-3  in  the  MAC's 
and  12-20  overall. 

Unfortunately,  it  is  time  to 
say  goodbye  to  three  very  tal- 


Women's  Swim  Team 
Receives  Academic  Honors 
With  3.23  GPA 


List  status  several  times. 

Niki  Goenaga  came  to 
Washington  last  year  as  a 
transfer  student.  Goenga  is  a 
key  server  and  defensive  spe- 
cialist. She  always  added  a 
spark  to  the  team  and  will  be 
missed  dearly. 

So,  as  these  seniors  leave 
the  WC  volleyball  team,  it  is 
with  a  high  status  that  will  be 
remembered  for  years  to  come. 
Nice  job  ladies! 


Washington  College's 
women's  swim  team  has  been 
named  to  the  1992  All-Aca- 
demic Team  by  the  College 
Coaches  Association  of 
America.  Those  included  were 
Ramsey  Bigham,  Kasey  Carroll, 
Joan  Colton,  Mimi  Devlin, 
Beverly  Diaz,  Amy  Draper, 
Magdalena  Fuchs,  Jennifer 
Green,  Leslie  Newcomb,  Karen 
Pendergast,  Eleanor  Shriver, 
Dede  Swinden,  and  Nancy 


Whiteman. 

To  qualify  for  the  equiva- 
lent for  what  is  Academic  Ail- 
American  acknowledgment, 
the  entire  team  must  have  a 
grade  point  average  of  at  least 
2.80ona4.0scale.  Washington's 
GPA  of  3.23  was  the  1 0th  highest 
of  all  the  NCAA  Division  111 
schools  recognized  and  two 
one-hundredthsof  a  pointaway 
from  a  superior  ranking. 

Three  categories  are  recog- 


QUEEN  ANNE'S  BOWLING 

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nized:  2.80  or  above,  com- 
mendable; 3.00  or  above,  excel- 
lent;  and  3.25,  superior.  Wash- 
ington was  the  only  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  school 
named  to  the  prestigious  team. 
"I'm  very  proud  of  our  swim- 
mers," coach  Kim  Lessard  said 
"This  was  a  team  effort,  not  just 
a  few  high  GPAs.  I  think  thisis 
an  excellent  example  of  how 
academics  and  athletics  canbe 
balanced." 


—Kent  County  News 


1392  Women's  Swim  Team 


Ice  Hockey:  1st  Year, 
1st  Game,  1st  Win 


Tim  Reardon 


Newt's  POW 

On  Monday  night,  Wash- 
ington College  played  its  first 
ever  ice  hockey  game.  They 
took  on  a  much  larger  Salisbury 
State  team.  But  when  the  final 
whistle  blew  the  Shoremen 
came  out  victorious  by  a  score 
of  3-2.  Washington  started  the 
game  with  nine  skaters  and  a 
goalie  compared  to  Salisbury's 
17  players. 

Washington  was  deter- 
mined not  to  let  Salisbury  dic- 
tate the  tempo  of  the  game.  So 
from  the  opening  faceoff, 
Washington  began  their  domi- 
nationofthehaplessGulls.  The 
team  knew  they  had  to  come 
out  strong,  because  by  the  third 


period  a  team  of  only  nine  skat- 
ers would  be  very  tired.  Wash- 
ington did  exactly  what  it 
needed  to  do  to  win  the  game, 
they  outhit  and  outshot 
Salisbury  and  came  home  with 
the  victory. 

All  three  of  Washington's 
goals  were  scored  by  Tim 
Reardon.  FirstyeargoalieDave 
Kraft  played  a  spectacular  game 
in  net,  fending  off  all  but  two  of 
Salisbury's  shots.  One  of  the 
highlight's  of  the  game  was 
whenChris  "Topher"  Head  got 
into  a  pushing  match  with  one 
of  Salisbury'splayersand  naive 
freshman  Gary  Yovanovich 
jumped  off  the  bench  to  stop 
the  ensuing  rumble.  By  doing 
so  Gary  was  kicked  out  of  the 
game,  giving  Washington  only 


8  skaters  for  the  remaining  p*" 
riod  and  a  half.  One  of  the 
setbacks  for  the  team  was  tl 
they  were  not  in  good  enou, 
condition  to  skate  hard  for  all 
three  periods.  And  when  GaiJ 
got  kicked  out  of  the  game'1 
made  things  a 
harder  (Thanks,  Gary). 

The  college  showed  ff& 
fan  support  for  the  game  ty 
getting  two  vans  for  the  stf 
dents.  Even  though  at  Hrg 
the  fans  got  a  little  rowdy  tW 


really  pumped  up  the  team- 
rink  manager  threatened  to1 


the  Sheriff's  Department,  fu 
he  knew  better.  Thanks  to  * 
the  fans  for  coming  to  the  ga^ 
and  hopefully  everyone  ^ 
come  to  the  next  game  (W"1 
ever  that  is). 


Washington  College  ELM 


November  6, 1992 


Shoremen  Fires  Burn  Bright:  Ten  Year 
Losing  Streak  Against  Hopkins  Snapped 


lason  Konstaat 

5Srag51S 

Last  weekend  on  a  rainy 

Friday  evening  the  Washing- 

n  College  soccer  team  took  to 

[he  field  and  ended  a  ten-year 

slump  against  old  rival  Johns 


intotheuppercomerofthenet." 
It  is  goals  like  this  which 
can  stomp  out  the  fire  in  many 
a  team's  heart.  Butonthisnight, 
theShoremen  fire  burned  much 
too  hot  and  much  too  bright  for 
something  like  mere  chance  to 
extinguish  its  flames. 


feat"  flash  before  their  eyes. 

The  game  stayed  dead- 
locked through  the  first  over- 
time. But  in  the  second  the 
Shoremen  scored  three  more 
goals,  the  first  of  which  was 
provided  by  Cliff  Howell  and 
proved  to  be  the  deciding  goal 


Ch 


ris  "Texican-Dutch  Boy"  Kleberg  slides  through  some  poor  sap  and  carries 
on  with  no  regard  for  his  feelings 


Hopkins  University.  A  heavy 
turnout  of  Shoremen  fans 
showed  up  for  the  contest  in 
Baltimore,  and  they  were  by  no 
means  disappointed. 

But  everything  didn't  im- 
mediately come  up  roses  in  the 
Shoremen  garden.  At  the  end 
of  the  first  half,  the  team  trailed 
the  Blue  (ays  2-0,  and  it  was  the 
«x)nd  of  the  two  Hopkinsgoals 
which  really  could  have  damp- 
ened Shoremen  spirits.  "It  was 
a  freak  goal,"  said  Coach  Todd 
Helbling.  "One  of  our  defend- 
wasclearing  the  ball  when  a 
Hopkins  forward  jumped  in 
front.  The  ball  ricocheted  off 
te  back  and  rocketed  straight 


Still  down  2-0  and  nearing 
the  end  of  the  second  half, 
freshmen  defender  Brian  Rush 
came  all  the  way  up  from  the 
Shoremen  backfield  to  punch 
in  a  hard  low  shot  past  the 
Hopkinsgoaltender.  Then, just 
minutes  later,  the  Shoremen 
struck  again.  This  time  it  was 
Brian  Rush  threading  a  pass 
through  to  Freshmen 
Midfielder  Cliff  Howell,  who 
sent  home  the  tieing  goal  to 
force  the  game  into  overtime. 
Suddenly,  this  young 
Shoremen  team  didn't  look  so 
inexperienced,  as  the  cleat  was 
on  the  other  foot  and  the  Blue 
Jays  were  seeing  the  word  "de- 


for  the  Shoremen. 

Soon  after  that,  Freshman 
Chip  Helm  and  Junior  Rory 
"You  don't  bring  me  flowers" 
Conway,  added  insult  to  injury 
by  notching  a  goal  each  for 
themselves. 

It  was  a  great  conclusion  to 
a  great  game  in  which  the 
Shoremen  who  had  only  scored 
two  goals  in  the  last  ten  years 
against  Johns  Hopkins.  They 
overcame  not  only  bad  luck, 
but  ten  yearsof  agonizing  losses 
to  the  Blue  Jays.  So  hats  off  to 
the  Washington  College  soccer 
team,  and  good  luck  in  this  sea- 
son's final  game  against  Dela- 
ware Valley! 


Women's  B-Ball  Tips  Off 
This  Tuesady 


feorShriver 


Women's  basketball  has 
m°ved  many  steps  closer  to  be- 
aming Washington  College's 
Wh  women's  varsity  sport. 
a  club  team  during  its  up- 
«jMng  '92-'93  campaign,  the 
7  ho°psters  are  already  pre- 
5*n"g  for  a  historic  and  un- 
stable winning  season. 
Over  the  summer,  a  search 
^niittee  was  formed  to  lo- 
^  ^a  coach  for  this  new  team. 
\^t  the  leadership  of  ath- 
"c  director  Geoff  Miller  the 


committee  chose  Lanee  Cole  to 
be  the  driving  force  behind  the 
1992-1993Club.  Cole,sinceher 
arrival  in  Chestertown,  has 
traveled  to  local  high  schools 
around  the  state  in  order  to  en- 
sure success  as  a  varsity  sport 
in  the  new  Centennial  Confer- 
ence next  year. 

Coach  Cole  comes  to  the 
WAC  from  Central  Missouri 
State  University  where  she  held 
the  position  as  Assistant 
Women's  Basketball  coach.  In 
addition  to  coaching  basketball. 
Cole  will  be  taking  over  the 
helm  of  the  Women's  softball 


team  this  Spring. 

This  year's  club  members 
include  freshmen  Alison  Carr, 
Kelly  Eakin,  Erica  Estep,  Patrice 
Stanley,  Nicole  Zemanski, 
Sophomore  Megan  McCurdy, 
Juniors  Pam  Hendrickson  and 
Susan  Himmelheber,  and  Se- 
nior Eleanor  Shriver  (that 
would  be  me). 

The  Club's  first  contest  is 
on  the  home  court  in  the  Cain 
AthleticCenterNovemberlOth 
at  7:00  P.M.  So  come  out  and 
support  the  Women's  Basket- 
ball Club  to  see  college  history 
in  the  making!! 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Trust 
Me 


lEEEIIiEE] 


(410)  77J-9S19 


...  And  we're  back.  IN  YER  FACE!  But  on  another  note,  one 
that  is  a  bit  more  humorous,  we  would  like  to  take  this  time  to 
show  our  appreciation  and  admiration  of  a  man  we  all  know  and 
love,  a  man  who  can  say  "MORON"  like  no  other,  a  man  who  is 
known  for  his  jocularity,  nimble-wittedness,  and  flippant  merri- 
ment, and  a  man  who's  heraldic  insignia  is  that  of  poetically 
clogging  on  bars  naked  -  Buckey  Zarinko.  Hey,  Buck,  stick  with 
it,  we  think  you  have  a  future  kid! 

Now,  what  we  have  in  store  for  you:  I  think  you  just  may  be 
interested  in  for  you  see,  this  week's  Newt's  FOW  is  very  special. 
Not  only  is  he  the  co-sports  editor  and  a  leader-slash-lovcr  in 
every  sense  of  the  word  ...  but,  he's  also  a  client.  Ya  see,  we,  his 
loving  fans  and  friends,  call  him  Tim  "I'm  TheGretzky  of  Club  Ice 
Hockey"  Reardoneaux  but  you  may  just  know  him  as  Reardon. 
Mr.  Le  Reardoneaux  jumped  out  onto  the  ice  Monday  night  and 
took  the  team's  first  match-up  versus  Salisbury  State  by  the  helm 
and  never  let  go.  As  the  final  hom  blew  he  led  the  rest  of  the  pack 
by  leaps  and  bounds  finishing  with  a  hat-trick  in  his  pocket  and 
jestingly  hootingathisopponent"VIVALAGULLS"asheleft  the 
ice.  There  was  a  fire  in  his  eyes  like  no  other  as  the  look  on  his  face 
appeared  to  be  saying  "Don't  waste  my  time  with  such  lackluster 
talent.  I'm  ready  for  THE  SHOW.  I'M  THE  BEST!"  Nice  job 
Reardonssier!!  F.S.-  WC  has  the  best  Ice  Hockey  fans  I've  ever 
seen  -  Fire  on  Ice  if  you  will.  That  is  until  they  were  frightened 
off  by  the  County  Sheriff.  OOOOHHHHH!! 


TjatOBv .  Saiuruv 


A  Shear  Design 

COMPUTE  HAW  A  nau.  CAME 
NAM.  TIPS  •  OVCOlArS  >  FACIAL* 


SOS  Wiahnfttn  *•• 

ChMivmMn  MO  21630 


778-3181 

Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sates 


RUG    and    DRV   CLEANERS     CORP. 


Soccer 
Breaks  10 

Year 
Tradition  & 

Hammers 
Hopkins 

See  Article,  pg.  11 


Buckey  Dances  Naked!! 


WC  •   ELM 


SVVV_     -     ELM 
ports 


Rugby  Roughs  it  at  ST. 
Mary's:   "It  was  like  tough  ya 
know,"  says  Nate  Harned    


Volleyball 

Victorious 

in  Final 

Tourney 

Campaign 


See  Article,  pg.  lo 


Cibby  Semmes,  a  crowd  favorite,  does  the  white  man 's  overbite  attempting  to  slip  by  an  oncoming  opponent.  Gib,  known  for  his  godlike 

physique  and  quotable  saying,  "How  'bouta  HI  stang," has  returned  to  the  sport  of soccer  in  his  junior  year  after  taking  two  years  off.  He 

has  been  a  valuable  asset  in  the  backfield  and  has  even  contributed  offensivley  with  an  assist  in  the  team 's  final  game. 


Scores 


Men's  Soccer 
Washington  5 

JHU  2 


Washington  1 

Delaware  Valley  0 

Volleyball 

Washington  1 

F&M  3 


Washington 
JHU 

Washington 
King's 

Washington 
St.  Mary's 


On  Deck 


Swimming 
Albright  (Away) 
Sat.,  Nov.  7 
TEA 

Sailing 

LUCE  Regatta 
Sat.  through  Sun. 
9  am 

The  Connells 

Tonight! 

LFC 


Tim  Reardon:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


W.C.  Ice 
Hocke 
For  Re 
Salisbu 
Falls  3-2 

See  Article,  pg 


What  Decade  Is  This,  Anyway? 


NOTHING 

T  BUT THE 
RUTH 


sg^^r 


Clm 


Weekend  Weather 

Fri  -  Cloudy,  Rain,  High  65  Low 
SO 

Weekend 

Rainy  and  Cool,  Highs,  in  Ihc  low 
to  mid  60's 


Volume  63,  Number  Eleven  •   November  13, 1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


WC  Students  Brought  Up  on 
Drug  Charges  by  Task  Force 

Marijuana  Ring  Uncovered  in  Kent  House 


The  Kent  County  Drug 
Task  Force,  in  conjunction  with 
the  Chestertown  Police  De- 
partment, the  Kent  County 
Sheriff's  Office,  the  Maryland 
State  Police,  and  the  Washing- 
ton College  Security  Depart- 
ment, arrested  three  Washing- 
ton College  students  on  drug 
charges  last  Friday,  November 
6.  No  Federal  officers  were  in- 
volved in  the  investigation  or 
arrest. 

At  10:35  a.m.  Friday,  Police 
issued  a  Search  and  Seizure 
warrant  at  Room  218  in  Kent 
House.  The  residents,  Joseph 
Patrick  "Pat"  Girdner,  19,  of 
Towson,  MD;  and  Edward 
Michael  "Ed"  McGill,  19,  of 
Ellicott  Ci  ty,  MD  were  arrested. 
The  charges  for  both  are  as 
follows:  possession  of  mari- 
juana with  intent  to  distribute, 
possession  of  marijuana, 
maintaining  a  common  nui- 
sance and  possession  of  drug 
paraphernalia. 

Police  seized  approxi- 
mately 13  ounces  of  suspected 
marijuana  with  an  approximate 
street  value  of  $4,000,  drug 
packaging  materials,  scales, 
screens,  smoking  devices  and 
*"  008  in  US  currency  from  the 
room.  Also  seized  was  a  1990 


Ford  Tempo  GL  owned  by 
McGill. 

After  McGill  and  Girdner 
were  arrested  and  transported 
from  the  scene,  Janairo  "John" 
Hernandez,  21,  a  WC  student 
from  Columbia,  PA,  arrived  at 
the  dormitory  room  and  asked 
to  purchase  marijuana.  Task 
Force  officers  who  remained  at 
the  scene  in  an  undercover  ca- 
pacity sold  a  quantity  of  the 
drug  to  Hernandez.  He  was 
then  arrested  and  charged  with 
possession. 

All  three  individuals  are 
out  on  bail  from  the  Kent 
County  Detention  Center. 
Girdner  and  McGill  were  re- 
leased on  $15,000  bond  each; 
Hernandez  was  released  on 
$500  bond. 

State's  Attorney  Tom 
Yeager  said  Thursday  that  the 
dorm  room  had  been  under  in- 
vestigation for  some  time  in  an 
undercover  capacity  regarding 
drug  dealing  from  that  room. 

The  room  was  not  searched 
without  a  warrant  and  no  "spot 
checks"  are  planned  for  cam- 
pus; police  can  only  search 
withouta warrantiftheconsent  a 
of  the  resident  is  granted  or  if 

See  "Drugs/'  page  9 


This  anonymous  and  timeless  Washington  College  student  has  been 
smoking  dope  in  the  file  cabinet  for  years  (only  on  film,  of  course). 


Journalist 
to  Visit  WC 


Carl  T.  Rowan,  author  of 
six  books  and  recipient  of 
countless  awards,  will  visit  WC 
Monday,  November  24. 

Rowan  is  the  only  journal- 
ist ever  to  win  the  coveted 
Sigma  Delta  Chi  medallion  in 
journalism  three  years  in  a  row 
for  his  foreign  correspondence 
and  national  reporting  in  the 
1950s. 

In  1990  the  University  of 
South  Dakota  gave  him  its  Allen 
H.  Neuharth  Award  for  Excel- 
lence in  Journalism.  In  April  of 
1990  the  National  Association 
of  Black  Journalists  inducted 
Rowan  into  its  Hall  of  Fame. 

Rowan  has  received  three 
honorary  degrees,  as  well  as 
five  Emmys  for  television  spe- 
cials on  subjects  as  diverse  as 
"Race  War  in  Rhodesia,"  "Drug 
Abuse:  America's  $64  Billion 
Curse,"  and  "Thurgood 
Marshall:  The  Man." 

In  1987,  in  an  effort  to  in- 
spire black  high  schoolers  to 
get  good  grades  and  write  and 
speak  the  English  language 
well,  Rowan  founded  a  schol- 
arship program,  "Project  Ex- 
cellence." In  five  years  this  pro- 
gram has  given  more  than  $2 
million  to  304  college-bound 
youngsters, all  of  whomare  still 
in  college. 

His  talk,  "The  Post-Election 
America,"  wilt  be  in  Norman 
James  Theatre  at  4:30  p.m. 


Maryland  Requires  Registration 
for  Out  of  State  Cars 


Inside 


As  of  October  1,  1992,  all 
students  operating  a  vehicle 
registered  outsideof  Maryland 
"»ttf  obtain  a  Non-Resident 
Vehicle  Permit  from  the  Motor 
Vehicle  Administration  (MVA) 
if  the  vehicle  will  be  operated 
hereformorethan30days.  This 
'aw  applies  to  all  such  out-of- 
state  vehicles,  whether  regis- 
tered in  the  student's  name  or 
someone  else's  (such  as  a  par- 
ent). 

The  non-refundable  regis- 
tration fee  for  the  Non-Resident 
Permit  is  $27.  This  permit  will 
"*  issued  for  a  period  not  to 
exceed  one  year.  It  can  be  re- 
ne*ed  annually,  as  long  as  the 
student  is  still  attending  school 


in  Maryland  and  the  registra- 
tion is  kept  current. 

The  fine  for  a  first  offense 
violating  the  new  registration 
law  is  $260. 

To  obtain  a  Non-Resident 
Vehicle  Permit: 

•  Request  a  nonresident 
application  form  (form  VR-1 1 1 ) 
by  calling  the  MVA  at  950- 
1  MVA  toll-free. 

•  Complete  the  application. 

•  Visit  the  local  MVA  office 
(in  Chesapeake  City,  Easton  or 
Annapolis)  or  mail  the  com- 
pleted form  to  the  MVA,  Title 
Correspondence  Section,  Room 
104,  6601  Ritchie  Highway, 
Glen  Burnie,  MD  21062. 


Students  must  have  a  copy 
of  the  vehicle's  current  regis- 
tration, a  valid  college  ID,  and  a 
completed  application  in  order 
to  apply. 

A  permit  must  be  sought 
for  each  vehicle  possessed  by 
the  out-of-state  resident.  The 
applicant  must  have  approved 
insurance  recognized  by  the 
state. 

Detailed  information  on  the 
provisions  of  this  law  (and  the 
few  exceptions  to  it)  is  avail- 
able from  any  Full  Service  MVA 
Branch  Office.  Questions  about 
whether  you  are  required  to 
obtain  this  permit  should  be 
directed  to  the  MVA. 


Changes  in  State  and 
Federal  Financial  Aid 

Midsummer  Opens 
Next  Weekend 


Freshmen  Colloquy: 
Don't  Sleep  Through  It 


8 


Pan-Hellenic  Report 
Premiere 


November  13, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Fact  Is  Stranger  Than  Fiction 

Now  that  the  election  is  over,  we  can  stop  talking  about 
politics  and  relax.  Or  rather,  we  could,  except  for  the  fact  that 
there's  so  much  on-campus  politics  that  the  whole  question  of 
time  is  irrelevant:  there's  so  much  politicking  in  each  of  our  daily 
lives  that  we  don't  even  see,  it's  scary. 

I'm  talking  about  more  than  just  the  administration  here.  I'm 
talking  about  tenure  politics,  and  professors  vying  for  chair- 
manship, and  who  got  which  sabbatical  before  somebody  else 
who  asked  for  one  at  the  same  time,  and  Blah  Blah  Blah....  I  mean, 
am  I  the  only  student  who  is  completely  sick  of  professors  trying 
to  get  the  students  to  take  sides  because  Dr.  So-and-So  dissed  Dr. 
Puff'nSruff? 

Not  that  students  are  blameless,  either.  I  am  reminded  of  an 
actress  in  The  Color  Purple  who  took  out  a  full-page  ad  in  the  New 
York  Times  thanking  the  academy  for  supporting  her  and  asking 
for  their  vote. 

Your  advisor  may  write  you  a  recommendation  regardless  of 
whether  or  not  you  kiss  his  (yes,  his  —  there  are  not  enough 
female  department  chairs,  and  the  ones  I  know  of  don't  really  play 
thisgame  anyway)  tenured  ass.  But  last  year  I  sawa  lot  of  obvious 
smugging  from  a  certain  contestant  for  the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize.  He 
or  she  did  not  win,  by  the  way,  Pat  wasn't  that  bad. 

(And  I'm  not  even  gonna  TOUCH  student  politics,  involving 
more  than  proverbial  fucking). 

This  bullshit  makes  me  sick.  Being  on  friendly  terms  with  a 
professor  is  a  positive  thing,  but  not  when  you're  practically 
courting  an  entire  department,  and  planning  your  life  around  a 
sum  of  money  you  can't  count  on  (but  did). 

Most  people  kiss  a  little  butt  every  now  and  then.  But  this 
campus  looks  to  me  like  a  chain  of  fools,  like  the  snake  biting  his 
tail,  only  with  nosesand  rumps.  Studentsand  faculty  intertwined, 
with  a  few  honest  people  hiding  out  in  the  bathroom  trying  not  to 
get  caught. 

And  I'm  tired  of  being  subjected  to  it  as  the  Big  Guy  on  the 
ELM.  Don't  say  this,  or  Dr.  Nobody  will  get  pissed.  Make  sure 
you  print  this  one,  and  soon,  so  that  Dr.  Anybody  doesn't  think 
you  didn't  give  his/her  department  as  much  coverage  as  Dr. 
Somebody  on  purpose.  Forget  about  that  interview,  Dr.  Bonehead 
won't  talk  until  he  or  she  is  sure  that  their  application  for  faculty 
enhancement  has  been  passed. 

And  backstabbing!  Certain  professors  are  known  for  their 
juicy  tidbits,  none  of  which  will  ever  make  it  into  print,  true  ornot, 
because  most  of  the  really  big  news  around  here  is  so  off  the 
record  that  it's  on  the  flip  side.  (Tails  again.) 

No,  people  are  not  going  to  a)  become  genuinely  niceand  stop 
talking  behind  backs  or  b)  make  their  opinions  so  known  that 
people  know  it's  not  gossip  (except,  again,  for  a  few:  thank  you, 
Prince  of  Darkness). 

They're  too  busy  trying  to  figure  out  what  their  popularity 
rating  is  and  making  up  excuses  for  not  going  to  more  lectures.  I 
think  the  only  people  1  see  at  everything  (and  I  don't  even  go  to 
EVERYthing)  are  Bennett  Lamond  and  Maggie  Duncan.  Not  all 
lectures  are  conveniently  scheduled.  But  a  play  that's  open  all  3 
nights  and  which  features  some  of  your  students  (or  classmates, 
whichever  applies)  is  certainly  not  going  to  inconvenience  you. 

Yes,  I'm  pulling  the  same  trick  some  of  my  professors  do.  I'm 
angry  at  a  few  specific  people  and  I'm  taking  it  out  on  everyone. 
But  let's  just  get  this  straight  right  now:  I  am  tired  of  this  game, 
and  so  is  my  staff.  Fuck  with  us  and  you'll  see  it  in  print.  Go 
ahead.  I  dare  you. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Sports 

Hockey  fans  need  to  cool  off 


To  the  Editor: 

Last  week  the  Ice  Hockey 
Club  opened  its  season  with  a 
remarkable  3-2  victory  over  an 
experienced  and  established 
Salisbury  State  University  Club. 
It  was  an  exciting  event,  espe- 
cially for  the  club  members  who 
have  worked  very  hard  to  es- 
tablish their  club. 

While  a  brief  mention  was 
made  of  the  rowdy  behavior  of 
some  Washington  College  fans 
in  the  recent  ELM,  I  was 
shocked  to  be  informed  of  this 
behavior  by  the  NCAA  officials 
association  and  by  the  Talbot 
County  ice  area  management. 
Specific  claims  included  ethnic 
slurs  aimed  at  an  Asian  player 
from  Salisbury  State,  public 
drinking  in  the  bleachers,  and 
interference  in  game  play  by 
reaching  over  the  glass  to  grab 
a  Salisbury  State  player. 

Although  behavior  such  as 
this  seems  almost  common- 
place these  days,  it  is  not  nor 
will  it  ever  be  tolerated  at 
Washington  College.  Indi- 
viduals who  allow  themselves 
to  become  a  part  of  disruptive 
crowd  behaviors  reflect  poorly 
on  theinstitution  and  show  little 
respect  for  the  hard  work  of  the 
club  members. 

Our  club  sports  teams  ap- 
preciate your  support  but  do 
not  want  theimageof  their  team 
and  Washington  College  tar- 
nished by  a  handful  of  fans. 


Sportsmanship  extends  to  the 
bleachers,  and  includes  cour- 
tesy to  our  opponents,  respect 
for  the  officials  and  adherence 
to  the  policies  of  facilities  we 
visit. 

W.  Dennis  Berry,  Director 
WC  Recreational  Sports 

Wyman  rocks 
the  boat 

To  the  Editor: 

I  totally  agree  with  Dal 
Holmes'  statement: 

"There  have  been  many 
times  when  'a  don't  rock  the 
boat,  it  will  only  make  it  worse' 
philosophy  led  to  unspeakable 
injustice  to  individuals,  peoples 
and  nations.  Half  truths,  con- 
jured up  conspiracies  and  the 
big  lie  shouldn't  be  tolerated." 
("Holmes  Wants  Backstabbing 
to  Stop,"  Oct.  30, 1992  ELM) 

This  is  precisely  what  I've 
been  trying  to  point  out  for  the 
last  year  and  a  half. 

Furthermore,  Holmes  ad- 
mits: 

"I  knownothingabout  the  "self- 
report"  or  reasons  for 
nonrenewal  of  Wyman's  con- 
tract" 

Frankly,  I  am  puzzled  as  to 
how  Holmes  can  formulate  an 
intelligent  opinion  without  full 
knowledge  of  the  situation. 

Fredrick  N.  Wyman,  D.D.S. 


Athletic  Dep. 
politics  continue 

To  the  Editor: 

Having  just  witnessed  and 
endured  our  nation's  recent 
political  campaign,  I  was  most 
amused  after  reading  Dal 
Holmes'  letter  concerning  the 
Washington  College  Athletic 
Program,  and  more  specif  icall) 
Athletic  Director  Geoff  Miller. 
("Holmes  Wants  Backstabbing 
to  Stop,"  October  30, 1 992  ELM) 
It  seems  the  art  of  propaganda 
and  spreading  misinformation 
is  not  exclusive  to  politicians. 

Mr.  Holmes  must  feel 
compelled  to  defend  Geoff 
Miller's  integrity  in  that  he 
(Holmes)  was  a  member  of  the 
searchcommitteetoselectanew 
athletic  director  upon  Coach 
Athey's  retirement. 

Since  Holmes  is  intent  on 
discussing  Mr.  Miller's  "suc- 
cess" as  AD,  let  us  indeed  look 
at  the  record.  Holmes  impl'65 
that  Miller  should  be  credited 
with  the  construction  of  ^e 
Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness  Cen- 
ter. Plans  for  the  facility  were 
underway  long  before  Miller  s 
employment  at  the  college.  As 
a  matter  of  fact,  Coach  Fr*> 
Wyman's  tennis  team's  suc- 
cessful trip  to  Chicago  in  tn(! 
spring  of  1987  spurred  Mr- 
Johnson's  interest  in  a  mu"1' 
purpose  [athletic]  building. 

If  supposedly  one  reason 

See  "Read/'  page  4 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


November  13, 1992 


Crisis 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


The  results  are  in  on  the 
poll  of  Washington  College 
students  on  the  Presidential 
election.  The  poll  was  con- 
ducted by  Dr.  Weissman's 
American  Presidency  class,  and 
the  questionnaire  was  designed 
by  Dr.  Weissman  and  Jen 
Gilday.  These  data  are  not  the 
final  data,  as  a  few  question- 
naires have  yet  to  be  handed  in, 
but  there  are  enough  question- 
naires in  to  give  us  an  accurate 
overview  of  the  sympathies  of 
Washington  College  students 
in  this  Presidential  election 
year. 

When  asked  "How  would 
you  vote  if  the  election  were 
held  tomorrow?,"  the  students 
responded  in  proportions 
which  approximate  the  national 
popularvote.  Forty-one  percent 
indicated  Bush,  35  percent  in- 
dicated Clinton  and  20  percent 
favored  Perot.  The  margin  of 
erroris  plusor  minus  3  percent, 
95  percent  of  the  time.  It  must 
be  noted  that  Perot  got  close  to 
20 percent  in  many  pre-election 
polls,  however  the  exit  polls 
indicated  that  he  did  lose  some 
of  his  supporters  on  election 

/,and  that  these  votes  went 
mainly  to  Clinton.  Given  these 
factors,  it  is  impossible  to  say 
with  certainty  whether  Bush  or 
Clinton  actually  received  a 
plurality  of  the  votes  of  Wash- 

;ton  college  students. 
Remarkably,  there  was  no 
gender  gap  between  Bush  and 
Clinton;  however,  there  wasone 
with  respect  to  Perot.  Male  re- 
spondents were  only  slightly 
less  likely  to  favor  Clinton  than 
female  voters.  However,  26 
percent  of  all  men  favored  Perot 
and  only  15  percent  of  the 
women  did.  This  is  entirely 
consistent  with  the  results  of 
national  polls. 


One  of  the  reasons  why 
Clinton  did  so  well  at  what  one 
may  expect  to  be  a  staunchly 
Republicancollegewashiswise 
choiceofarunningmate.  Forty- 
one  percent  of  those  who  fa- 
vored Bush  indicated  that  Al 
Gore  would  be  a  better  Vice 
President  than  Dan  Quayle, 
whereas  none  of  the  Clinton 
supporters  indicated  that  Dan 
Quayle  would  be  a  better  Vice 
President  than  Al  Gore.  This  is 
entirely  consistent  with  the  fact 
that  Dan  Quayle  is  perceived  as 
"a  major  dork"  by  large  seg- 
ments of  the  population. 

While  38  percent  of  Bush's 
supportersindicatedthata  First 
Lady  was  important  in  their 
choice  of  a  President,  only  21 
percent  of  Clinton's  supporters 
agreed.  There  was  a  gender 
gap  on  this  "issue;"  29  percent 
of  women  thought  that  a  First 
Lady  was  important  in  their 
choice,  versus  only  13  percent 
of  men. 

Seventy-nine  percent  of 
Clinton  supporters  indicated 
that  Bush  would  be  the  most 
competent  candidate  to  handle 
foreign  affairs.  That  they  sup- 
ported Clinton  anyway  indi- 
cates the  high  degree  of  irrel- 
evance of  foreign  affairs  to  the 
post-cold  war  electorate. 

Just  as  the  "statesman"  is- 
sue did  not  work  for  Bush,  so 
too  did  the  deficit  issue  fail  to 
win  support  for  Perot.  Only  36 
percent  of  those  who  thought 
Perot  would  be  the  most  com- 
petent candidate  to  handle  the 
deficit  actually  supported  him. 
On  this  issue,  Bush  came  out 
ahead,  as  41  percent  of  those 
who  indicated  that  Perot  would 
be  the  most  competent  candi- 
date to  handle  the  deficit  sup- 
See  "Koon,"  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Big  Guy  &  the  Art  Fag 


Why  does  the  CoffeeHouse  suck  so  much? 


...because,  like,  a  lot  of  the 

freshmen  don't  even  know 

what  it  used  to  be,  like  when 

they  had  the  bar  before  and 

they  used  to  serve  pizza  and 

everything. ...  When  they  knock 

the  walls  out  though,  it'll  be 

great. 

Kristin  McMenamin 

Junior 

Radnor,  PA 


TL:  The  sad  truth  is,  the  lack  of  people  being  able  to  drink  there 

—  people  go  where  the  alcohol  is. 

AO:  Because  no  good  bands  have  been  there  in  a  really  long  time. 

TL:  Yes  they  have! 

AO:  Nuh-uh!  Bands  who  have  been  there  don't  kick  my  ass. 

TL:  At  least  they  have  the  comedy  club. 

AO:  That's  true. 


Amy  Osborne 

Junior 
Marietta,  OH 


&  Teresa  Lerch 
Senior 
Lothian,  MD 


There's  never  anything  going 
on  in  there.  You  can't  really 
drink  in  there  —  a  lot  of  people 
wanna  drink  when  they  go  out. 
Amanda  Melby 
Freshman 
Hagerstown,  MD 


Maybe  because  ifs  dry ...  I  don't 

know,  people  don't  go  there 

anymore. 

Emilio  Bogado 

Junior 

Buenos  Aires,  Argentina 


The  reason  ifs  so  lame  is  'cause 
you  can't  drink  anymore,  basi- 
cally —  I  thought  that  article 
last  week  describing  what  it 
used  to  be  like  is  how  it  should 
be  now. 

Charlie  Linehan 
Senior 
Baltimore,  MD 


Open  Forum:  Kidwell  Stresses  Courtesy 


Tara  Kidwell,  a  resident  of 
WBf  House,  is  a  junior  majoring 
"  English. 

it  has  been  of  much  debate 
[Ms  semester  that  the  noise 
'evels  have  been  quite  out  of 
™"d.  This  is  due  in  part  to  the 
™*  of  interest  that  the  resident 
^'stants  ha  veconceming  their 
|obs-  Yet,  this  is  not  to  say  that 
^ryhall  isguiltyorthatevery 
*A  is  neglecting  their  duties, 

ut  rather  this  is  to  express  a 
Sowing  concern  for  time  taken 
^Way  from  sleep  and  studies 

Ue  to  loud  intrusive  noises. 
r8  a  result,  a  number  of  people 
™ve  chosen  to  move  off  cam- 
PUs. 


This  is  not  to  say  that  as 
individuals  you  do  not  have 
the  right  to  make  noise,  but 
rather  this  is  to  re-enforce  the 
idea  thatat  the  beginning  of  the 


Tara  A. 
Kidwell 


year  quiet  hours  were  estab- 
lished so  that  people  would  be 
able  to  sleep  and  study  in  a 
peaceful  atmosphere.  Now,  if 


the  entire  student  body  agreed 
that  there  would  be  quiet  hours 
on  their  respective  halls,  this 
does  not  mean  that  quiet  hours 
are  null  and  void  in  other  dorms 
oronother  halls.  Courtesy  and 
respect  go  a  long  way  when 
dealing  with  anyone,and  some 
people  show  neither  courtesy 
nor  respect  when  they  run 
screamingdown  the  hall  at  3:00 
a.m. 

Another  thing  which  is  of 
great  annoyance  is  that  there 
are  a  limited  number  of  hall 
lounges  this  semester — a  result 
of  crowded  housing  which 
gives  people  no  place  to  meet  to 
talk  and  study  except  in  the 


hallways.  Since  this  isacollege 
where  night  life  is  more  impor- 
tant than  day  time  activity,  this 
is  bad  for  those  of  us  who  ac- 
tually like  to  sleep  at  night. 

A  large  number  of  com- 
plaints have  been  logged  con- 
cerning the  RAs  not  doing  any- 
thing about  the  blatant  abuse  of 
rules  established  among  hall 
residents.  This  has  lead  to  the 
RA  meeting  in  which  the 
problems  of  noise  and  other 
things  were  discussed,  and 
there  has  been  improvement. 
The  noise  however  is  not  the 
total  responsibility  of  the  RA,  it 
is  the  responsibility  of  those 
making  the  noise.  This  means 


that  all  of  us  who  are  breaking 
the  rules  should  perhaps  re- 
consider out  of  deference  for 
those  who  desire  quiet. 

There  seems  to  be  no  end  to 
which  the  levels  of  noise  can 
attain.  Last  week,  I  was  privy 
(from  my  room  in  Kent)  to  Star 
Trek  theme  music  and  sounds 
which  were  being  blared  from 
the  third  floor  of  Middle  Hall 
well  after  quiet  hours.  Not  to 
put  down  Star  Trek,  I  love  the 
show,  but  not  at  twenty  thou- 
sand and  two  decibels  while  I 
am  trying  to  sleep.  To  those  of 
you  who  have  the  desireorneed 

See  "Kidwell/'  page  4 


November  13, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


From  "Read/'  page  2 

for  Miller's  selection  was  his 
achievement  of  satisfactorily 
integrating  the  Guilford  Col- 
lege field  house  with  the  sur- 
rounding community,  why 
then  has  Miller  sought  to  se- 
verely limit  the  use  of  the  John- 
son Lifetime  Fitness  Center  by 
members  of  the  Chestertown 
community? 

One  of  the  goals  Geoff 
Miller  set  when  he  was  being 
considered  for  the  athletic  di- 
rectorship was  bringing  the 
women's  athletic  program  up 
to  par  with  the  men's  program 
in  terms  of  coaching  quality  and 
competitive  level. 

Holly  Bramble,  a  1974 
graduate  of  WC,  in  just  four 
years  took  the  women's  tennis 
team,  which  in  previous  sea- 
sons had  trouble  just  compet- 
ing in  the  Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
ference, and  turned  it  into  the 
1991  MAC  champions.  It  was 
the  first  timeany  women'steam 
in  Washington  College's  his- 
tory had  captured  such  a  title. 
It  isratherironic  that  Miller 
had  acoach  in  place  who  helped 
achieve  this  goal,  but  was  will- 
ing to  dismiss  her  because  he 
claimed  his  full-time  staff  could 
do  a  better  job. 

I  beg  to  differ  with  Holmes' 
notion  that  the  women's  teams 
cumulative  win-loss  recordsare 
so  superlative  under  the  Miller 
administration.  With  the  ex- 
ception of  Women's  Tennis, 
women's  athletics  at  Washing- 
ton College  has  been  mediocre 


at  best.  The  students  certainly 
arenotresponsibleforthis.  The 
coaching  staff  and  its  adminis- 
tration, however,  are. 

LastyearWomen'sSoftball 
did  not  win  a  single  game  and 
nearly  'folded'  before  the  end 
of  the  season.  Women's  Swim- 
ming has  placed  no  better  than 
ninth  in  the  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference.  This  fall  neither 
Volleyball  nor  Field  Hockey 
wereabletoattain  a. 500  record. 

Men's  Soccer  has  been  just 
as  lamentable.  Hiring  a  coach 
by  favoritism  with  no  creden- 
tials either  in  the  sport  or 
coaching  it  has  produced  only 
five  victories  in  two  years. 

Mr.  Miller's  motive  to 
change  WC's  longstanding 
conferenceaffiliau'on  will  mean 
a  tenfold  increase  in  conference 
dues.  It  has  already  necessi- 
tated theschool'shiringanother 
full-time  coach  and  create  a 
budget  for  a  new  sport  to  sat- 
isfy the  participation  require- 
ments. 

Could  it  be  the  "highly 
competent"  athletic  director 
and  the  administration's  main 
motivation  behind  this  pur- 
ported upgrading  in  confer- 
ences is  simply  an  attempt  to 
create  a  pseudo-ivy-league  im- 
age at  a  very  high  cost  to 
Washington  College? 

Geoff  Miller's  "profession- 
alism" has  only  succeeded  in 
alienating  alumni  and  commu- 
nity alike.  It  is  hard  to  pick  out 
any  lasting  achievements  pro- 
duced by  the  Miller  years,  with 
the  possible  exception  of  the 


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and  that  is  hardly  an  accom- 
plishment on  which  to  hang 
one's  career. 

Scott  Read 

WC  Class  of  1991 

From  "Kidwell,"  page  3 

to  be  loud  in  the  evening  hours: 
as  a  way  to  vent  frustration,  try 
cow  tipping.  It's  off  campus  in 
a  field  where  you  are  bothering 
no  one  but  the  cows  who  don't 
have  RAs  to  whom  they  can 
complain.  Well,  they  do  not 
talk  so  they  cannot  even  tell 
Farmer  Brown  what  happened. 
(I  do  not  advocate  cow  tipping). 
The  screaming  while  walk- 
ing from  one  building  to  an- 
other is  yet  one  more  thing 
which  disturbs  an  even  greater 
number  of  people.  This  is  nice 
to  do  when  you  are  raging,  but 
not  so  nice  for  those  of  us  who 
are  being  peaceable.  It  usually 
does  not  last  for  more  than  five 
minutes,  but  those  five  minutes 
arefromhell.  I  am  not  referring 
to  weekend  noise  either.  What 
you  do  on  the  weekend  is  your 
decision,  but  if  it  it  is  during  the 
middle  of  the  week  there  is  a 
problem.  It  would  be  nice  if  all 
of  us  had  time  to  party  every 
night  of  the  week,  but  not  all  of 
us  can  do  that.  Some  of  us  are 
here  for  an  education,  not  to 
mention  it's  an  expensive  edu- 
cation. Consider  it  from  the 
point  that  every  student  here, 
whether  they  are  on  scholar- 
ship or  not,  has  paid  for  an  at- 
mosphere in  which  they  can 
study. 

Next  time  you  party,  keep 
things  in  perspective.  Be  as 
loud  as  you  choose  until  quiet 
hours  and  be  respectful  of  those 
who  ask  you  to  lower  your 
music  or  just  to  keep  it  down. 
Perhaps  you  could  conhneyour 
partying  to  the  weekend.  After 
all,  you  have  the  restof  yourlife 
to  pickle  your  liver. 


From  "Koon/'  page  3 

ported  the  President.  Perot 
seems  to  have  been 
marginalized  by  his  emphasis 
of  this  single  issue. 

On  traditionally  liberal  is- 
sues Bill  Clinton  was  perceived 
as  the  most  competent  candi- 
date. Ninety-three  percent  of 
Clinton's  supporters  indicated 
that  they  felt  he  was  the  candi- 
date who  would  do  the  most  to 
help  the  homeless,  and  69  per- 
cent of  Perot's  supporters 
agreed.  Thirty-one  percent  of 
Bush's  supporters  also  felt  that 
Clinton  was  the  strongest  on 
this  issue,  but  that  does  not 
mean  that  most  of  them  favored 
Bu  sh  -  many  of  them  indicated 
that  they  simply  could  not  de- 
cide which  candidate  would  do 
the  most  for  the  homeless. 

Ninety-six  percent  of 
Clinton's  supporters  felt  that 
he  was  the  candidate  most  sen- 
sitive to  environmental  issues, 
and  so  did  63  percent  of  Perot's 
supporters.  This  again  indi- 
cates how  Perof  s  unwillingness 
to  address  a  wide  variety  of 
issues  hurt  him.  Only  28  per- 
cent of  Bush's  supporters  re- 
sponded that  Bush  was  indeed 
"the environmental  President." 
This  is  particularly  shocking 
when  one  considers  that  28 
percentofBushiesdid  not  know 
which  Candida  te  would  be  most 
effective  in  the  environmental 
arena.  This  would  tend  to  indi- 
cate that  Bush  supporters  have 
a  slash  and  bum  mentality  in 
regard  to  the  health  of  the 
planet. 

Well,ifBushisn'tperceived 
as  the  environmental  President, 
at  least  he  is  perceived  as  the 
education  President,  right? 
Wrong.  Only  53  percent  of 
Bush's  supporters  felt  that  he 
would  be  the  best  candidate  to 
save  our  education  system, 
whereas79percentofClinton's 
supporters  felt  that  Clinton  was 
the  best  education  guy.  Oddly 


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Perof  s  supporters  felt  that  f* 
was  the  best  candidate  to  j^ 
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This  is  strange  since  as  ^ 
former  "school  Tsar"  of  Texas 
he  could  have  turned  educa- 
Hon  into  one  of  his  major  0 
sues. 

Only  4  percent  of  Clinton's 
supporters  indicated  thai 
Clinton  would  pursue  the  beg 
policy  on  international  trade. 
This  would  tend  toindicatethai 
whatever  the  problem  with  the 
economy  may  be,  Washington 
College  students  who  support 
Clinton  believe  that  it  is  a  result 
of  internal  factors  and  not  due 
to  unfair  trade  practices  on  the 
part  of  the  Japanese,  the  French 
or  anyone  else. 

Clinton  al  so  gothigh  marks 
on  health  care  and  the  fight 
againstAJDS.  Butwhatlfound 
most  interesting  in  the  survey 
data  was  how  many  of  Bush's 
supporters  did  not  know  which 
candidate  was  best  on  specific 
issues.  On  the  nine  issues  spe- 
cifically enumerated  in  the 
questionnaire.  Bush's  support- 
ers had  the  highest  percentage 
of  "don't  knows"  in  six  of  the 
nine  categories.  This  would 
tend  to  indicate  that  they  did 
not  support  their  candidate  be- 
cause of  any  stance  on  specific 
issues  so  much  as  ignorance  ol 
theircandidate'sstance.  Inthis, 
then,  he  is  shown  to  be  thee 
didate  of  the  bland  -  the  Presi- 
dent of  choice  for  those  who 
favor  a  paternalistic  figure  ii 
Washington  who  will  issue 
platitudes  and  soothing  reas- 
surances rather  than  govern. 


What  Thought 
Police? 

To  the  Editor: 

I  would  like  to  respond 
briefly  to  last  week's  letter  from 
Dr.  Huck.  She  wrote  that  I 
would  like  to  incarcerate  her, 
but  she  is  dead  wrong  on  that 
one.  Dr.  Huck  belongs  i 
mental  institution,  not  a  cor- 
rectional institution. 

As  to  why  a  24-year-c 
in  college  as  opposed  to  being 
"out  in  the  world,"  the  expl 
nationisrather  simple.  For  four 
years  I  was  "out  in  the  world,' 
and  then  I  decided  to  attend 
college. 

As  pertains  to  Jennifer 
Webb's  remarks  in  CampuS 
Voices,  I  believe  she  was  being 
humorous.  Undergraduate* 
are  wont  to  do  that  occasionally- 

The  Elm  has  a  liberal  edi- 
torial policy;  this  has  no  thing10 
do  with  any  of  Dr.  Huck's 
quixotic  conspiracy  theories 
There  are  no  Thought  Polic*' 
—  this  is  1992,  not  1984.  Wa# 
up  and  smell  the  coming  of  tf* 
millennium. 

Scott  Koon 


Washington  College  ELM 


November  13, 1992 


Higher  Education  Amendments 
Affect  Student  Assistance  Programs 


Jean  Narcum,  Assistant  Di 
rector  of  Admissions  and  Financial 
Aid, has  outlined  some  of  the  major 
changes  to  the  student  assistance 
programs  mandated  by  the  Higher 
Education  Amendments  of  1992. 
She  invites  all  students  who  have 
questions  about  the  application 
■process  to  visit  the  financial  aid 
office  in  the  third  floor  of  the  Casey 
Academic  Center  or  reach  her  at 
at.  7214. 

General  administrative 

changes: 

There  are  many  administrative 
changes.  Some  for  the  better 
and  some  that  will  drastically 
change  the  way  we  award  aid, 
keep  records,  and  determine 
eligibility.  Some  things  will  be 
simplified,  and  others  may 
prove  to  be  record-keeping 
nightmares  for  College  and 
University  Financial  Aid  and 
Business  Offices. 

Simplifying  and  additional 
documentation  required  will 
undoubtedly  make  it  more 
difficult  for  people  to  "work 
the  system."  The  changes  re- 
sulting from  Reauthorization, 
and  institutional  verification 
and  data  collection  will  hope- 


fully result  in  a  more  level  play- 
ing field. 

Tax  returns  are  still  required. 
However,  the  1040, 1040  A,  or 
1040  EZ  is  not  the  only  docu- 
ment we  will  be  collecting. 
Signed  copies  of  parents'  and 
student  1040s  and  all  schedules 
filedarerequired.  Also, parents 
will  be  asked  to  verify  and 
provide  documentation  of  legal 
divorce  and  separation  agree- 
ments. Financial  aid  budgets 
and  aid  will  be  adjusted  if  stu- 
dents drop  the  full  meal  plan. 
Also,studentsandfamiliesniay 
be  asked  to  provide  documen- 
tation of  investment  and  bank 
accounts.  Documentation  will 
be  required  if  the  interest  re- 
ported on  the  IRS  tax  return 
doesnot  agree  with  the  account 
balances,  and  market  value  re- 
ported on  the  application  for 
federal  aid  sent  to  the  Depart- 
ment of  Education. 

Another  change  will  have  an 
impact  on  the  amount  of  finan- 
cial aid  awarded. 
Students  receiving  any  type  of 
assistance  from  their  employer, 
or  their  parents'  employer(s) 
must  report  the  assistance  to 
the  Financial  Aid  Office.  For 
example:  This  means  if  your 


father  or  mother's  employer 
provides  some  type  of  tuition 
assistance,  or  your  church  as- 
sists you  with  tuition  payments, 
or  you  receive  a  scholarship  to 
help  pay  for  books,  you  must 
notify  the  financial  aid  office  of 
the  amount.  This  aid  is  consid- 
ered a  resource  and  your  Fi- 
nancial Aid  Award  may  be  ad- 
justed. 

•      General  changes: 

There  will  be  two  applications 
students  will  need  to  complete 
forthel993-94Year.  Theappli- 
cations  will  be  available  in  the 
Financial  Aid  Office  after  mid- 
December.  Washington 
College's  application  filing 
deadline  is  February  15, 1993. 

The  two  forms  are  in  one  large 
white  envelope  known  as  the 
FAF  Packet.  It  will  contain  two 
forms,  a  green  application  for 
applying  for  Federal  Aid,  and  a 
Blue  FAF,  to  be  used  for  appli- 
cation for  institutional  need- 
based  grants,  loans,  and  schol- 
arships. The  FAF  Packet  must 
be  filed  with  the  College  Schol- 
arship Service  between  Janu- 

See  "Aid/'  page  9 


St.  Andrew's  Society  Offers  Scholarships 


The  Washington  Scots 
Charity  and  Education  Fund  of 
the  St.  Andrew's  Society  of 
Washington,  D.  C,  are  accept- 
ing applications  for  1993-94 
scholarships  to  be  awarded  to 
men  and  women  of  Scottish 
descent  and  to  widows  or  per- 
sons of  Scottish  ancestry 
studying  at  the  college  and 
graduate  level. 

Two  scholarships  foster 
studybetweenthe  United  States 
and  Scotland. 

Jne  Donald  Malcolm 
MacArthur  scholarship,  of 
K.W0  is  available  to  U.S.  resi- 
dents planning  study  in  Scot- 
land. 

Other  awards,  as  the 
availability  of  funds  permits, 
■*"!  made  to  persons  of  Scottish 
*scent  enrolled  in  U.S.  insti- 
Motis.  Elevenawardstotalling 
'15,000  were  made  for  1992-93. 
All  the  applicants  must  be 
| b|e  to  document  their  Scottish 
Ascent  and  must  be  in  their 
™fd  or  fourth  year  in  college 
"'university. 

..  0ther  criteria  applied  by 
^'undincludeanidentifiable 
^d  for  financial  assistance  and 

meritorious  academic  record. 

Special  attention  will  be 

SJWn  to  applicants  whose  work 

°uld  demonstrably  contrib- 


ute to  enhanced  knowledge  of 
Scottish  history  or  culture.  Fi- 
nalists for  the  major  awards 
must  be  willing,  upon  request, 
to  present  themselves  for  per- 
sonal interview  by  the  commit- 
tee or  its  designated  represen- 
tative. Candidates  either  resid- 
ing or  attending  school  within 
a  200-mile  radius  of  Washing- 
tonare  given  preference  among 
U.S.applicants,  although  thisis 
not  a  requirement. 


Applications  will  be  ac- 
cepted until  March  15, 1993,  and 
scholarship  awards  will  be  an- 
nounced by  May  31, 1993. 

Address  all  correspon- 
dence to:  James  S.  McLeod, 
Chairman,  Charity  and  Educa- 
tion Committee,  St.  Andrew's 
Society  of  Washington,  D.C. 
Bethesda,  MD  20817 
Tel.(301)229-6140 


Brief  Beef 


Bike  Thefts  on  Campus 

Five  mountain  bikes  have  been  stolen  from  campus  in  the  last  six 
weeks,  most  of  them  from  dormitories  and  all  of  them  locked. 
Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of  Security,  told  the  ELM  that  these  thefts 
are  targeted  to  the  campus,  where  it  is  known  that  there  are  a  lot 
of  bikes  readily  available.  Roderick  suggests  that  students  secure 
their  bikes  in  a  safe  place,  preferably  their  room.  Anyone  who 
notices  any  suspicious  activity  or  who  knows  the  whereabouts  to 
a  stolen  bike  should  report  this  information  to  Security. 

Bleed-a-thon' 

"Drip  'til  you  Drop"  is  the  slogan  for  this  year's  "Bleedathon,"  the 
blood  drive  sponsored  by  the  sophomore  class.  The  goal  for  the 
drive  is  to  get  100  pints  of  blood.  Sign-ups  continue  today  at 
lunch,  and  the  dripping  takes  place  next  Tuesday,  November  1 7, 
from  11-4  in  Hynson  Lounge.  All  blood  will  be  collected  by  the 
Blood  Bank  of  Delaware. 

Make  the  new  C-House  yourself 

WC  Students  will  be  painting  and  redecorating  the  CoffeeHouse 
next  week  as  part  of  the  CoffeeHouse  Interim  Project. 

•  On  Monday  and  Tuesday,  September  16  and  17,  any  student 
will  be  able  to  join  in  the  fun,  if  not  as  a  member  of  a  sports  team, 
club  or  Greek  Organization,  then  as  a  member  of  one  of  the  four 
classes  (that's  Freshman,  Sophomore,  Junior  and  Senior,  for  those 
of  you  who  are  a  little  slow). 

•  On  Wednesday  from  1 1 :30  to  1:30,  the  SGA  will  be  selling  chairs 
and  tiles  for  $1  for  students  to  paint  on  the  spot. 

•  Friday,  September  20,  will  be  the  grand  re-opening  of  the  C- 
House.  All  members  of  the  Washington  College  Community  are 
invited  to  meet  in  the  Study  Lounge  at  8  p.m.  for  the  ribbon- 
cutting.  Refreshments  will  be  served. 

"Culture"  Van 

Just  in  case  you  need  to  visit  a  larger  library  soon,  Miller  Library 
is  sponsoring  free  transportation  to  the  University  of  Delaware 
Library  in  Newark  and  the  Library  of  Congress/Georgetown/ 
GWU/etc.  in  DC.  The  van  this  Saturday  (Nov.  14, 9  am)  goes  to 
Delaware;  the  following  Saturday  (Nov.  21, 9  am)  goes  to  DC;  and 
the  last  Saturday  (Dec.  5, 9  am)  back  to  Delaware.  For  more  info 
and/or  to  sign-up,  please  see  Jeff  Chaffin  at  the  library. 


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November  13, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

November  13-19 
Film  ^rif^-  Proof 

I     III    I    I     \J\*s  I  l\-sOi         Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 


South  Jersey  Alumni  Chapter  Reception,  31  Breakwater  Square,  Freehold, 
New  Jersey.  Hosted  by  Linda  Shcedy  '69  &  Brian  and  Diana  Farrell  '81  For 
information  call  the  Fan-ells:  (908)  303-1225 

Trip  to  New  York  City,  Meet  Behind  William  Smith,  9:00  a.m..  Cost:  $5.00, 
Preference  given  to  International  Relations  Club  Members,  For  Information, 
contact  Ciaran  O'Keeffe,  (778)  8765  . 

Gender  Studies  Reading  Group,  O'Neill  Literary  House,  1:00  p.m. 

Freshman  Literary  Colloquy,  Sleep  in  Literature,  Norman  James  Theatre, 
3:00  p.m. 


14 

Saturday 

15 

Sunday 


The  Ban  on  Fetal  Tissue  Research:  Good  Politics  or  Good  Science  Guest  Speaker: 
Michael  Kerchner,  O'Neill  Literary  House,  Tea  4:00  p.m..  Talk  4:30  p.m. 

Shakespeare's  Richard  HI  6V  The  Politics  of  Family  Values  Guest  Speaker:  Phyllis 
Rackin,  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  7:30p.m.  Sponsored  by  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee 

Seven  Brides  for  Seven  Sisters,  C  AC,  6:30  p.m.  Sponsored  by  the  Dance  on  Film 
Series 


16 

Monday 


Blood  Drive,  Hynson  Lounge,  1 1 :00  p.m.-4:00  p.m. 

Jazz  Class,  BAJLFC,  4:30  p.m.-6:00  p.m. 

Date  Rape  Seminar,  Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m.  Sponsored  by  ZTA 

SGA  Meeting,  CAC,  9:00  p.m. 

Ballroom  Dance  Class,  BAJLFC,  6:00  p.m.-7:00  p.m. 

Foreign  Language  Poetry  Reading,  O'Neill  Literary  House,  8:00  p.m.  Spon- 
sored by  the  Foreign  Language  Department 

Snickers  Comedy  Club,  Comedian:  Big  Daddy  Graham,  Hynson  Lounge,  8:30 
p.m. 


17 

Tuesday 

18 

Wednesday 


Ballet  Class,  BAJLFC,  4:30  p.m.-6:00  p.m.  ^M     f^ 

College  Community  Chorus  Rehearsal,  Norman  lames  Theatre,  7:00  p.m.  !        ^^ 

Midsummer's  Night  Dream,  Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m.  Admission:  $4.00  Thursday 


William  Shakespeare's  Hamlet  will  be  at  the  Shakespeare  Theatre  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  until  January  10. 


William  Shakespeare's 

A  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream 

Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 
November  19-21 


Student  Profile: 
Michael  Frey 


If  you  visit  Mike  Frey's  room,  you  immediately  notice  two 
teddy  bears  dressed  in  hospital  gear:  one  as  a  doctor,  the  other  as 
a  surgeon. 

Michael  Frey,  a  20  year-old  junior  from  Holbrook,  New  York, 
says  "I've  wanted  to  be  doctor  since  I  was  bom."  A  pre-med, 
biology  major  with  minors  in  psychology  and  Spanish  (and 
possibly  chemistry),  Michael's  well  on  his  way. 

This  past  summer,  Mike  conducted  research  at  the  National 
Institute  of  Health  (N1H),  National  Cancer  Institute  Division  in 
the  Laboratory  of  Biological  Chemistry.  He  discovered  new 
information  about  cancerproliferation— an  impressive  feat  for  an 
undergraduate  intern. 

Many  people  know  Mike  as  president  of  Hillel,  a  Jewish 
organization  open  to  all  students.  The  organization,  of  which 
Mike's  been  president  for  three  years,  just  finished  a  campaign  to 
give  clothes  and  food  to  the  needy  and  recently  sponsored  the 
lecture  Kristallnacht:  The  Sanctification  of  Life  in  Hard  Times. 

Mike  works  as  the  WC  pool  supervisor,  a  biology  tutor  and 
the  third-floor  Caroline  resident  assistant.  A  member  of  the 
varsity  swim  team  since  his  freshman  year,  his  events  include 
free-style  and  the  butterfly  races.  In  his  spare  time  (after  his  jobs 
and  class  schedule  which  includes  7  hours  of  lab  each  week)  Mike 
is  the  jazz  band's  lead  saxophonist  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Spanish,  International  Relations  and  Karate  Clubs. 

Mike  chose  WC  after  receiving  the  Modem  Languages 
Scholarship  for  Spanish,  the  McClain  Scholarship  for  science 
majors  and  the  George  Washington  Scholar  for  academic 
achievement.  Despite  his  busy  schedule,  Mike's  maintains  a  GPA 
of  at  least  a  3.00  and  has  been  on  the  Athletic  Honor  Roll  every 
semester. 

Already  applying  to  medical  schools  in  New  York,  Boston, 
Pittsburgh  and  Georgetown,  Mike  wants  to  specialize  in  orthope- 
dics and  sports  medicine.  He  hopes  to  enter  physiatry  which 
concerns  muscle  treatment  and  rehabilitation.  Later,  he'd  like  to 
receive  a  Ph.D.  in  Anatomy  and  Physiology.  This  summer,  he 
plans  to  intern  again  at  N1H  or  at  the  Brookhaven  Laboratory  to 
conduct  research  in  biological  medical  physics. 

Outside  of  schoolwork  and  extracurricular  activities,  Mike 
enjoys  weight-lifting,  jogging,  racquetball,  volleyball  and  bas- 
ketball. He's  been  a  lifeguard  for  five  yearsand  has  put  in  over  150 
hoursofvolunteerworkattheSportsandRehabilitationCIinicon 
Long  Island. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


November  13, 1992 


Midsummer  Goes  on  Stage 


Fve  Zartman 


5taff  Writer 

One  of  Shakespeare's  most 
famous  plays,  A  Midsummer 
Night's  Dream  takes  the  stage, 
despite  the  odds,  next  week. 
The  senior  project  of  Director 
hsonW  est,  Midsummer  features 
the  comical  escapades  of  lov- 
ers, fairies  and  rude 
mechanicals. 

The  story  is  complex,  inter- 
twiningthreeplaysinone.  The 
play  opens  with  the  Duke  of 
Athens,  Theseus  (WC  alumni 
Tim  Madison)  winning 
Hyppolyta,  Queen  of  the  Ama- 
zons(Bridgette  Avant)  in  battle 
and  his  plans  to  marry  her.  At 
the  same  time,  the  nobles,  Egeus 
(Chris  "Fatman"  Goldenberg), 
Demetrius  (Steve  Brown), 


Lysander(RichardMcKee)and 
Hermia  (Emily  Grush),  experi- 
ence marriage  conflicts  of  their 
own. 

Hermia's  father,  Egeus, 
wants  her  to  marry  Demetrius. 
However,  she's  in  love  with 
Lysander.  Further  confusion 
sets  in  when  Hermia's  best- 
friend  falls  in  love  with 
Demetrius.  The  lovers  end  up 
in  the  forest,  where  they  en- 
counter fairies  who  are  more 
than  happy  to  play  tricks  upon 
anyone  who  enters.  Not  only 
do  the  fairies  wreak  havoc  upon 
the  lovers,  they  also  tantalize 
the  rude  mechanicals,  who  are 
workers  from  Athens  rehears- 
ing their  play  for  Theseus  and 
Hippolyta's  wedding  feast. 

The  players  enter  the 
woods  to  practice  where  the 


fairies  proceed  to  make  asses  of 
them.  I  won't  ruin  the  ending 
for  anyone.  Alistair  Paget,  also 
an  alumnus,  portrays  Flute/ 
Thisby.  Other  cast  members 
include  Richard  McKee,  Eve 
Zartman,  Scott  Koon,  Josh 
Buchman,  Heather  Lynch,  Brad 
Foster,  David  Powell,  Cleo 
Patterson,  Johni  Savage,  Lisa 
Swann,  Katie  Degentesh  and 
Rachael  Fink.  Stage  Manager 
Melanie  Green  and  Assistant 
Stage  Manger  Lisa  Christie  will 
make  sure  the  play  runs 
smoothly,and  Sherry  Menton's 
costume-design  expertise  can't 
be  beat. 

Don't  miss  A  Midsummer's 
Night  Dream  in  Tawes  Theatre 
Thursday,  Friday  and  Saturday, 
thel9th-21stat8p.m.  Admis- 
sion is  $4,  but  no  reservations 
are  necessary. 


To  Use  or  Not  to  Use 


Ignore  Proof,  Go  to  Sleep 


AVGuy 

This  week's  movie  is  an 
AustralianfilmcalledProo/.  The 
picture  centers  around  a  blind 
man  named  Martin  who  takes 
pictures  of  things  he  can't  see 
as  "proof"  he  was  there.  He 
becomes  friends  with  Andy, 
whom  he  trusts  to  help  him 
label  the  pictures  by  fully  de- 
scribing each  one.  However, 
trouble  comes  when  Martin's 
evil  lustful  cleaning  lady  wants 
toget  in  his  pantsby  any  means 
available!  She'd  even  under- 
mine the  two  friends'  trust  by 
sleeping  with  Andy.  In  the  end 


Martin  fires  the  evil  Cecelia  and 
once  again  trusts  Andy.  (Isn't 
that  sweet) 

I  found  the  movie's  devel- 
opment slow  and  difficult  to 
follow.  Theopeningscenesdrag 
as  you  follow  the  main  charac- 
ters'growing  friendship.  When 
you  finally  see  the  evil  Cecelia's 
dementedand confused  nature, 
the  plot  winds  down.  High 
points  in  the  film  include  the 
night  at  the  symphony,  the  sus- 
penseful  moment  before  Mar- 
tin walks  in  on  Andy  and 
Cecelia,  and  the  fight  scene.  As 
you  probably  guessed,  the 
movie  easily  could  be  cut  to 
thirty  minutes. 


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This  movie's  so  vacant  I 
find  it  hard  to  criticize.  There's 
nothing  special  about  the  plot 
(a  evil  woman  ruining  the 
friendship  between  two  close 
friends — haven't  seen  that  one 
before),  thedirection  makes  the 
film  seem  sit-com-ish  and  the 
screenplay's  dialogue's  bland 
despite  a  few  childhood  flash- 
backs. I'll  admit  the  acting  was 
impressive,  but  not  great 
enough  to  sit  through  it  for  an 
hour-and-a-halt. 

I  give  up.  See  Proo/yourself 
if  you  feel  like  getting  some 
sleep.  Looks  like  the  critically 
acclaimed  snoozers  are  back! 
Do  you  think  students  pick 
these  movies? 


Staff  Pat 

Studies  have  found  that  fe- 
tal and  brain  tissue  grafts  can 
alleviate  the  affects  of 
Alzheimer's  and  Parkinsons 
disease.  However,  the  United 
States  government  has  halted 
fetal  tissue  research  funding 
due  to  the  abortion  controversy 
thaf  s  hung  over  the  political 
arena  the  past  thirty  years.  For 
many  representatives,  sup- 
porting the  use  of  aborted  fe- 
tuses for  scientific  research 
could  mean  political  suicide. 

Though  recent  bills  have 
proposed  to  set  upa.tissue bank 
from  miscarriages  or  ectopic 
pregnancy  as  well  as  fund  ex- 
periments growing  artificial 


fetal  tissue  cultures,  scientists 
have  argued  that  these  provi- 
sions are  unsuitable.  Diseased 
or  synthesized  fetuses  cannot 
provide  the  same  beneficial  re- 
sults as  normal  fetal  tissue. 

The  Ban  on  Fetal  Tissue  Re- 
search: Good  Politics  or  Good  Sci- 
ence, the  subject  of  this  week's 
O'Neill  Monday  Lecture  Series, 
will  examine  this  controversy 
on  November  16.  Dr.  Michael 
Kerchner,  a  psychology  profes- 
sor at  WC,  will  explain  the  sci- 
entific community'sargument. 
However,  he's  not  discussing 
the  morality  of  the  political  as- 
pects involved,  but  rather  the 
practical  applications  and  al- 
ternatives to  further  fetal  tissue 
research. The  talk beginsat4:30 
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From  "Drugs/'  page  1 

the  police  witness  criminal  ac- 
tivity in  a  specific  area. 

"TheCollegcispartofKent 
County,"  said  Yeager.  "Drug 
activity  on  campus  will  con- 
tinue to  be  investigated  by  the 
college  and  the  Task  Force." 

According  to  Dean  of  Stu- 
dents Maureen  Kelly  Mclntire, 
one  student  has  withdrawn 
from  school  and  another  has 
been  suspended.  Thethirdfaces 
the  All-Campus  Judiciary 
Board  on  Monday. 

President  Charles  H.  Trout 
issued  the  following  statement 
to  the  press:  "Washington  Col- 
lege unequivocally  condemns 
the  possession,  use,  sale  or  dis- 
tribution of  illegal  drugs.  Our 
policy,  as  published  in  the  Stu- 
dent Handbook,  states  clearly 
that  our  campus  is  not  a  sanctu- 
ary from  the  Jaw.  Members  of 
Washington  College's  security 
office  cooperated  fully  with  the 
Kent  County  Task  Force  in  its 
execution  of  thesearch  warrant, 
and  we  plan  to  continue  to  co- 
operate with  law  enforcement 
in  the  investigation  of  this 


— from  a  press  release  issued  by 
the  Kent  County  States  Attorney, 
with  reporting  by  /.  Turin  Towers 


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Hostelling  International 
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Family 
Politics 


Jen  Waldych 


Staff  Writer 

The  line,  "A  horse,  a  horse, 
my  kingdom  for  a  horse!"  from 
Richard  III  is  perhaps  one  of 
Shakespeare's  most  famous. 
Yet  the  play's  mental  battles  of 
family  life,  rather  than  the 
bloodiness  of  war,  is  the  subject 
of  Shakespeare's  Richard  III  &  The 
Politics  of  Family  Values. 

Guest  Speaker,  Dr.  Phyllis 
Rackin,  a  professor  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  is  a 
Shakespeare  specialist  and  1985 
winner  of  the  NEMLA  Annual 
Contest  for  Papers  on  Women, 
Language  and  Literature.  Her 
latest  book,  Stages  of  History: 
Shakespeare's  English  Chronicles 
appeared  in  1990.  Presently, 
Rackin  is  writing  a  new  book, 
with  Jean  E.  Howard,  entitled 
The  History  Plays . 


MDHEC  Lifts  Segregation  Moratorium 


The  Maryland  Higher 
Education  Commission  has 
lifted  a  moratorium  onapproval 
of  new  academic  programs. 

The  Commission  had  de- 
layed action  on  new  programs 
in  response  to  a  recent  U.S.  Su- 
preme Court  decision  that  de- 
clared that  duplicative  aca- 
demic programs  off  ered  by  both 
historically  black  and  histori- 
cally white  colleges  and  uni- 
versities may  have  the  effect  of 
perpetuating  segregation. 

The  Commission  lifted  the 
moratorium  after  being  ad  vised 
by  the  Attorney  General's  Of- 
fice that  it  could  approve  new 
programs  if  there  was  sound 


educational  justification  and  if 
the  new  programs  did  not  have 
the  effect  of  furthering  segrega- 
tion. 

Six  program  proposals  are 
currently  before  the  Commis- 
sion, which  has  statutory  au- 
thority to  approve  all  new  aca- 
demic programs  proposed  by 
colleges  and  universities  in 
Maryland.  The  programs  are: 

•  Women's  Studies,  Towson 
State  University,  B.A.  /B.S. 

•  Theater,  Towson  State  Uni- 
versity, M.F.A. 

•  Music,  Towson  State  Univer- 
sity, B.M. 

•  Landscape  Architecture, 
University  of  Maryland  College 


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proposals  is  November  15, 1 992. 
Secretary  of  Higher  Education 
Shaila  R.  Aery  will  act  on  the 
proposals  before  that  date. 

The  Supreme  Court  deci- 
sion, U.S.  v.  Fordice,  held  that 
separate  black  and  white  insti- 
tutions in  Mississippi  have  the 
effect  of  perpetuating  desegre- 
gation. The  U.S.  Department  of 
Education  Of  ficeof  Civil  Rights 
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on  how  the  decision  will  affect 
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Sleeping 
with  Writers 


Ryan  Walker 


Staff  Writer 

Sleep  is  an  intriguing,  but 
often  neglected  literary  theme. 
However,  thisyear's  Freshman 
Literary  Colloquy,  Sleep  in  in. 
erature,  delves  into  the  worldof 
slumber  covers  such  topics  as 
insomnia,  coma,  drug-induced 
sleep,  dreams,  as  well  as  sleep 
as  "death's  brother." 

For  those  of  you  who  don't 
know,  the  freshman  colloquy  is 
a  creative  compilation  of  read- 
ings pertaining  to  a  particular 
theme.  Past  colloquies  exam- 
ined gender,  sex,  racism  and 
war. 

The  presentation  often 
combines  visual  and  audioaids, 
centered  around  works  judged 
by  the  students  to  be  thematj- 
cally  interesting  and  relevant. 
While  some  faculty  participa- 
tion in  the  readings  is  tradition- 
ally a  part  of  the  colloquy,  the 
presentation  is  the  product  of 
student  collaboration.  The  in- 
dependence of  the  project,  and 
the  fact  that  the  freshmen 
haven't  seen  past  presentations, 
yield  diverse  and  liberal  ap- 
proaches to  the  reading. 

This  year's  program  in- 
cludes works  by  Sylvia  Plath, 
e.  e.  cummings,  Irving  Wash- 
ington and  Pink  Floyd.  Tanya 
Cunic,  a  psychology  major,  is 
providing  perspective  on  what 
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doing.  Jodie  Clark  will  wear 
cute  pajamas  and  revert  to  pre- 
adolescence. 

This  year's  colloquy  has 
been  moved  from  the  O'Neill 
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James  Theater.  The  reading 
begins  at  3:00  p.m.  on  Sunday 
November  15.  Refreshments 
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From  "Aid,"  page  5 

jry  l  and  February  15  to  be 
considered  for  maximum  fed- 
eral, state,  and  College  finan- 
cial aid.  Applications  received 
by  February  15  will  receive 
maximum  consideration  for  all 
available  funds.  Students  filing 
after  February  15  are  less  likely 
lo  have  their  full  need  met. 

Individual  program  names 
have  been  changed  to:  Federal 
Pell  Grant,  Federal  Supple- 
mental Educational  Opportu- 
nity Grant  (FSEOG),  Federal 
Perkins  Loan,  Federal  Stafford 
Loans,  Federal  Supplemental 
Loans  to  Students  (FSLS),  Fed- 
eral PLUS  Loans,  Federal  Work 
Study.  Briefly,  we  just  add  the 
word  Federal  in  front  of  the 
various  program  titles.  Thisisa 
fairly  simple  change,  but  it 
should  help  students  and  their 
families  understand  who  really 
funds  these  particular  pro- 
grams. 

•  New  definition  of  an  Inde- 
pendent Student.  To  be  consid- 
ered an  independent  student 
for  Financial  Aid  purposes  the 
student  must  be  one  of  the  fol- 
lowing: 

An  orphan  or  ward  of  the  court, 
a  veteran,  married,  have  legal 
dependents  other  than  a  spouse, 
a  graduate  student,  or  at  least 
24  years  old  by  December  1993. 

The  new  provisions  DO  NOT 
grandfather  in  those  students 
previously  classified  as  inde- 
pendent, and  single  under- 
graduates are  no  longer  consid- 
ered independent  on  the  basis 
of  resources.  It  no  longer  mat- 
ters if  your  parents  claimed  you 
on  a  tax  return,  or  if  you  have 
been  earning  more  than  $4,000 
per  year. 

We  have  a  few  students  that 
this  will  effect,  such  as  students 
who  have  exceptional  circum- 


stances. These  students  will  be 
contacted  in  December  by  the 
financial  aid  office  to  review 
the  new  1993-94  applications. 

•  Fewer  adjustments  and  al- 
lowances to  income  in  deter- 
mining eligibility  for  aid. 

Beginning  with  the  1993-94 
award  year,  the  federal  gov- 
ernment will  no  longer  include 
certain  items  as  adjustments  to 
income.  Medical  and  dental 
expenses,  and  tuition  paid  for 
children  attending  private  el- 
ementary or  secondary  schools 
are  no  longer  considered  addi- 
tional expenses  or  adjustments 
to  income.  These  questions 
have  been  eliminated  from  the 
applications. 

•  New  loan  limits  and  pro- 
grams: 

There  is  a  new  loan  program 
that  will  benefit  middle  income 
families,or  families  that  did  not 
meet  the  eligibility  require- 
ments for  Federal  Stafford 
Loans.  It's  called  the 
Unsubsidized  Federal  Stafford 
Loan.  It  works  the  same  way 
that  the  current  Federal  Stafford 
works  -  same  loan  limits,  same 
interest  rate  —  except  the  Fed- 
eral Government  does  not  pay 
the  interest  for  students  while 
they  are  in  school.  Instead,  the 
student  will  pay  the  interest 
while  enrolled. 

Also,  new  loan  limits  go  into 
effect  on  July  1,1993.  Students 
and  their  families  can  borrow 
more  money  each  year  to  help 
defray  some  of  their  expenses. 
Federal  Stafford  limits  will  in- 
crease, and  parents  can  borrow 
up  to  the  full  cost  of  attendance 
under  the  Federal  PLUS  loan 
program.  TheexpandedFPLUS 
limit  can  prove  to  be  a  real  ben- 
efit for  families  currently  using 
some  of  the  extended  payment 
plans.  However,  new  borrow- 


ers will  no  longer  be  able  to 
defer  interest  and  principal 
payments  on  FPLUS  loans 
made afterjuly  1,1993.  Repay- 
ment will  begin  60  days  after 
the  loan  is  disbursed. 

FPLUS  will  be  made  copayable 
to  the  parent  and  the  college. 
No  check  will  be  negotiated 
until  both  the  school  and  parent 
signs  the  check. 

Lenders  are  now  required  to 
charge  FPLUS  and  FSLS  bor- 
rowers an  origination  fee  of  5% 
of  the  principal  amount  of  the 
loan.  The  fee  will  be  deducted 
from  the  disbursement  and  paid 
to  the  Secretary  of  Education. 

•  Federal  Pell  Grant  Pro- 
gram changes: 

Currently,  eligible  students  can 
receive  Pell  Grants  ranging 
from  $200  -  $2400  each  year. 
Effective  93-94,  the  minimum 
grant  will  be  $400,  and  the 
maximum  grant  will  be  $2300. 
This  is  an  easy  change  to  re- 
member -  add  the  word  federal 
and  subtract  $100. 

•  Federal  Work  Study 
changes: 

The  purpose  of  Federal  Work 
study  is  amended  to  add  an 
encouragement  to  eligible  stu- 
dents to  participate  in  commu- 
nity service  related  activities. 
We  will  be  required  to  use  5% 
of  our  Federal  Work  Study 
funds  to  compensate  eligible 
studentsforworktheyperform 
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ment (e.g..  Community  Tutor- 
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Alpha  Chi 

The  Alpha  Chi  Omega  sorority  is  hosting  their  annual  Casino 
Night  on  Saturday  November  21  from  8-12.  Dave  Lipinski,  who 
opened  for  the  Connells,  will  be  playing  some  great  tunes  down 
in  the  CoffeeHouse  on  the  same  night.  All  proceeds  go  to 
Domestic  Violence  (Bartered  Women).  So,  bringyour  money  and 
some  LUCK!!!  Also  Congratulations  to  our  fall  pledges — Cherly 
Bull,  Pam  Hendrickson,  Denise  Coleman,  Renee  Kuhnel,  Jen 
Nyman,  and  Sabrina  Leighbul.  Keep  up  the  spirit  and  good  work! 
You're  awesome! 


Aon 

The  sisters  of  Alpha  Omicron  Pi  held  their  annual  Crush  party  on 
November  5  at  the  Elks  Club.  We  also  sold  candy  grams  for 
Halloween  as  a  fundraiser  and  last  month  we  co-sponsored  a 
Toga  Party  with  the  Theta  Chi  fraternity  in  Dorchester.  In  the 
future  we  plan  to  hold  fundraisers  whose  proceeds  will  benefit 
our  philanthropy.  The  Arthritis  Foundation.  We  congratulate 
our  fall  pledges,  Renee  Alten  and  Julie  Klien,  for  their  spirit  and 
enthusiasm. 


Zeta 

Thesistersof  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  co-sponsored  a  haunted  house  with 
the  Phi  Delta  Thetas  on  Halloween  and  organized  the  campus 
trick-or-treating.  We  are  sponsoring  a  Date  Rape  Seminar  on 
November  17  with  Kappa  Alpha  Order.  Our  fall  formal  will  be 
held  on  November  14  in  the  basement  of  Minta  Martin.  And 
Congratulations  to  our  fall  pledges  —  Lainie  Goldsmith,  Sue 
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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Casey  Swim  Center  Alive  in  '92: 
WC  Swimming  Looks  Promising 


Tim  Reardon 
Co-sports  Editor 

The  1992  Women's  Aca- 
demic Ail-American  Swim 
Team  opens  Saturday  against 
MACpowerSwarthmore.  This 
season  they  are  a  small  team, 
but  Coach  Lessard  feels  they 
are  very  talented.  They  will  be 
led  by  junior  standouts  Mimi 
Devlin  and  Jennifer  Green. 

Devlin  was  a  MAC  finalist 
2  years  in  a  row  in  her  3  events 
and  will  see  a  lot  of  action  this 
year  in  the  distance  events. 
Lessard  stated,  "She  is  probably 
our  most  versatile  swimmer 
and  will  help  wherever  the  team 
needs  her." 

Jennifer  Green,  school 
record-holder  in  the  100  and 
200  Backstroke,  has  also  placed 
both  years  at  the  MAC  champi- 
onships. She  too  will  be  an 
asset, especially  in  the  Freestyle. 

Senior  captain  Karen 
Prendergast  will  backup  Green 
in  both  Back  events  and  help  in 
the  IM.  Junior  Magdalena 
Fuchs,  member  of  4  WC  Relay 
records,  will  be  valuable  in  the 
50,  100,  and  200  free  events 
while  Nancy  Whiteman  will 
also  show  her  versatility  in  the 
100, 200, 500,  and  1000  Freestyle 
races.  SophomoreAmy Draper, 
an  MAC  finalist  last  year  in  the 
100  fly  and  the  3rd  fastest  in 
WC  history  behind  All- 
American  Kasey  Carroll  will 
return  with  Mimi  Devlin  in  the 
Fly  and  Free  events. 

The  outstanding  freshman 
class  will  also  help  the  women, 
Colleen  RobertsofMedford.NJ 
will  be  WC's  top  Breaststroker 


and  will  also  help  in  the  IM  and 
Fly  events.  Jennifer  Dow  of 
Ridgeley,  WV  recorded 
Washington's  5th  fastest  but- 
terfly time  in  time  trials  and 
will  also  swam  distance 
Freestyle  events.  Denise 
Hakanson  of  Gloucester,  NJ 
proved  her  sprinting  ability  by 
recording  the  fastest  times  in 
the  50  and  100  Freestyle  trials. 
Hakanson  will  also  swim  Back- 
stroke and  IM  races.  Finally 
Robin  Woolens  of  Dover, 
Delaware  will  contribute  by 
swimming  Breast  and  Freestyle 
events.  The  women  are  work- 
ing very  hard  and  should  have 
some  great  swims  Saturday. 

The  WC  Aquamen  will  also 
open  their  3rd  season  against 
Swarthmore  College.  Sopho- 
more standout  Dave  Cola, 
school  record  holder  in  the  50, 
100,  200,  500,  and  1650  Free  as 
well  as  the  100  Butterfly  and 
400  IM,  should  again  prove  to 
be  the  team's  leading  swimmer. 
He  placed  in  all  3  events  at  the 
MAC  championships  and 
should  continue  to  tear  up  the 
league. 

Sophomore  Jason 

Campbell  willdefend  his  school 
record  in  the  100  and  200 
Backstroke  while  being  very 
valuable  in  the  sprint  free 
events.  Campbell  also  placed 
in  the  MAC  finals.  Returning 
Sophomore  Tim  Whittier,  MAC 
finalist,  will  swim  in  the  100 
and  200  Backstroke  events. 
Tyler  McCarthy,  the  Leading 
Staff  Cheeseball  and  member 
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stroke  events.  Sophomore  Dave 
Czekaj,  MAC  qualifier  in  the 
100  and  200  Backstroke,  will 
also  swim  in  the  distance 
freestyle  events.  Sophomore 
Captain  Chris  Freisheim,  MAC 
qualifier  in  3  events  last  year, 
will  help  the  Shoremen  in  a 
wide  range  of  events  with  his 
excellent  versatility.  Sopho- 
more Mike  Bowman  and  Jun- 
ior Mike  Frey  will  be  adding 
depth  to  the  lineup  with  their 
skill  in  the  50  Free  and  100  Fly 
events.  The  only  Senior  on  the 
team,  Andy  Mckim,  a  member 
of  the  MAC  Academic  Team, 
will  continue  to  be  valuable  in 
the  Breast  and  Free  events. 

With  the  help  of  an  out- 
standing recruiting  class  Coach, 
Lessard  feels  the  men  will  be 
surprising  many  teams  this 
year.  Remarkable  Backstroker 
and  IMer  Peter  Ward  from 
Greenwich,  CT  is  already 
holder  of  a  few  Shoremen 
records.  Scott  Steinmuller  of 
Lawrenceville,  NJ  swam  the  3rd 
fastest  WC  200  Freestyle  i  n  ti  me 
trials  and  his  100  Fly  is  under 
the  school  record.  Freshman  Jon 
O'Connor  of  Germantown 
Academy  will  give  WC  great 
depth  in  the  distance  events 
behind  Cola.  He  swam  the  4th 
fastest  200  Freestyle  in  the  time 
trials.  Dave  Kraft,  Ice  Hockey 
goalie  extraordinaire  of  Silver 
Spring,  MD  will  help  in  the 
distance  events  recording  the 
5th  fastest  500  Freestyle  time. 
He  is  also  a  talented 
Backstroker.  Chestertown  na- 
tive Julian  Gaudinrecorded  the 
2nd  fastest  Shoremen  Breast- 
stroke  time  and  should  prove 
to  be  a  significant  addition. 

Coach  Lessard  stated,  "The 
team  is  young  but  we  are  very 
optimistic  about  the  future. 
They  are  working  hard  and 
proving  their  dedication.  This 
year  WC  will  be  the  surprise 
team  of  the  conference."  Come 
over  to  the  Swim  Center  To- 
morrow and  cheer  on  a  new 
and  improved  Washington 
College  Swim  Team. 


Soccer  Wins  Season 
Finale  to  go  5-12-2 


Chris  Vaughn 

Chicks  Dig  Me 

The  final  bout  was  com- 
pleted last  week  for  WC  soccer 
as  they  it  took  it  right  to  Dela- 
ware Valley  from  the  opening 
whistle.  It  was  a  nice  ending  to 


Kleberg  was  responsible  for  the 
only  goal  scored  which  came  in 
the  first  half.  Assistance  cam? 
from  Gibby  "I  made  the  back 
page  last  week"  Semmes  and 
Chad  "I  have  no  nickname' 
Wheatley.  The  final  score, 
however,  was  not  reflective  of 


Freshman  Greg  Walker  dumps  one  off  down  field 


-■:.-M.,- 


what  was  a  frustrating  season 
for  this  year's  effort  and  hope- 
fully the  winning  tradition  will 
carry  forward  into  the  future. 
The  Hopkins  win,  by  far  the 
biggest  win  for  WC  soccer  in 
years  and  which  lead  to  this 
victory  is  just  a  taste  of  what 
lies  ahead  for  such  a  young 
team. 

Chris  "I've  been  in  the 
sports  section  way  too  much" 


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the  match-up  as  WC  continu- 
ally dominated  on  Delaware 
Valley's  offensive  third. 

Although  the  team's  over- 
allrecordisunbalanced,itdoes  I 
not  reflect  the  positive  cultural 
turnaround  of  the  team  instilled 
by  co-captains  Charlie  "Mr. 
Gray"  Linehan  and  Mr. 
"Boggess"  Kleberg.  They  have 
done  an  outstanding  job  inspir- 
ing the  team  and  laying  a 
foundation  that  will  be  an  inte- 
gral part  of  the  building  years 
yet  to  come.  They  will  be  sorely 
missed.  Rory  "Public  Enema" 
Conway  looks  to  be  the  team 
leaderanditsrallyingpointnext 
year  with  his  unstoppable  of- 
fensive talent,  but  he  has  some 
big  shoes  to  fill. 

Players,  coaches,  and  fa"5 
alike  seem  to  have  a  renewed 
interest  in  this  sport  as  a  slow' 
realization  and  recognition  of 
this  squad's  ability  are  gaining' 
Coach  Helbling  and  assistant 
Jack  "I'm  only  going  to  have 
one"  Shaf er  ha vea  great  amount 
of  confidence  as  they  look  to 
their  upcoming  years  with  this 
cohesive  unit. 


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Sports 


11 


November  13, 1992 


Washington  College  Sailing 
Takes  3rd  in  Luce  Regatta 


Tim  Reardon 

^Sports  hdtfor 

Saturday  the  7th  and  Sun- 
day the  8th  were  both  chilly 


Association  sanctioned  regatta. 
The  two  skippers  from 
Cornell  won  the  first  series  of 
races  on  Saturday  and  never 
relinquished  their  lead,  win- 


tained  third  and  fourth  posi- 
tions respectfully.  Webb 
finshed  fifth  while  Salisbury 
came  in  sixth. 

The  A-fleet  skippers  for 


W.C.  Sailing  pacing  themselves  on  the  Chester 


days  on  the  Chester  River,  but 
they  provided  a  nice  steady 
breeze  for  the  sailors,  as 
Washington  hosted  its  first  Mid 
Atlantic  Intercollegiate  Sailing 


ning  the  regatta.  Hobart,  which 
placed2nd,  posed  no  real  threat 
to  Cornell  and  was  able  to  keep 
a  modest  lead  over  Washing- 
ton and  Delaware  who  main- 


Washington  were  Joey  Coale 
and  Chris  Harget  while  Chris 
Wolf  and  Matt  Wilder  crewed 
for  them.  Skippering  the  B- 
fleet  for  all  14  races  was  John 
Wyman,  while  Wisty  Wurtz 
crewed. 


Former  Shoremen  B-Ball  Stars 
Receive  National  Attention 


Chris  Vaughn 
All  Girls  Want  Me 


Tim  Keehan  and  Andy 
Bauer,  two  former  basketball 
stars  here  at  WC,  took  it  to  the 
limit  in  a  world  competition  of 
three-on-three basketball.  Their 
team,  the  Ex-Hounds,  repre- 
senting Washington,  D.C., 
overcame  a  shortage  of  players 
tofinish4-i  in  round  robin  play 
Nov.2,in  the  HoopItUp  World 
Finals  in  Dallas. 

The  Ex-Hounds  cruised 
past  its  first  four  competitors 


but  had  to  play  morning  games 
against  Richmond  Va.,  and 
Zaragoza,  Spain,  without 
former  W.C.  player  Tim 
Keehan.  Keehan,  24,  discov- 
ered he  was  a  diabetic.  In  order 
to  return  he  took  a  crash  course 
to  treat  himself,  took  a  later 
flight  and  joined  the  team  just 
in  time  to  beat  defending 
champion  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
19-6,  and  go  undefeated  in  the 
first  three  games. 

Using  ball  control,  tough 
defense,  and  outside  shooting 
the  team  of  Bauer,  Keehan, 


David  Gately,  and  John  Miller 
went  4-0  by  beating  Sacra- 
mento, California  16-12. 

Andy  Bauer,  a  former  WC 
player,  twisted  his  ankle  in  the 
team's  final  game  on  Nov.  2  to 
Pool- A  winner  New  York.  But 
in  their  game  against  N.Y. 
Keehan  said  a  strong  wind  on 
the  open  court  proved  costly. 
"We're  the  type  of  team  that 
plays  on  the  perimeter,"  Keehan 
said.  "On  that  court  there  were 
no  buildings  around  to  stop  the 
wind.  Itforcedustoplayinside 
and  we  don't  do  that  as  well." 


Tim  Keehan 


Andy  Bauer 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


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Ted  Greeley 

Oye  Como  Va.  Uh,  uh,  uh  uh. . .  Oye  Como. . .  ohh,  sorry ,  just 
jamming  to  our  favorite  "Mean  Gene"  Hamilton  Newt's  tune.  Our 
hats  go  off  to  the  master's  performance  Tuesday  and  his  uncanny 
likeness  to  Bill  Murray.  (Don't  give  up  your  day  job,  Gene.) 

But  our  hats,  our  shoes,  and  even  our  boxers  really  go  off  to 
Ted  "RED,  YOU'LL  GET  'EM  RIGHT  SHRED"  Greeley,  this 
week's  Newt's  POW.  Ted,  a  native  'RADO'  man,  characterized  by 
his  cool  equanimity,  his  dispositional  capriciousness,  his 
abstinence  —  oh,  we  mean  obstinance,  and  his  melodious  voice, 
captured  our  hearts  this  week  with  his  FANTASTIC  FINISH.  It 
was  probably  the  most  memorable  game  ending  play  in  the  200 
year  history  of  Rec  Sports  B-Ball.  Ted,  a  member  of  the  Dream 
Team/Bad  News  BearsofD-III,eloquently  and  graciously  heaved 
up  a  three  pointer  only  to  have  it  fall,  giving  the  Dream  Team  its 
first  win  of  the  season.  22  seconds,  100  feet,  3  passes,  3  points. 
What  did  you  expect  from  #7  John  Elwa.  .  .  I  mean  #18  Ted 
Greeley  and  the  legendary  Dream  Team.  Nice  Job  Shred!  You'da 
mang! 


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Soccer 
Downs 


Valley 
1-0 

See  Article,  pg.  10 


Swanson  Goes  For  Blood  as 
Security  Guard  at  Connells! 


Girls  B-ball  Struggles  1st 
Night  Out.   What's  up? 


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Swimming 

Set  to 

Start  f92- 

'93  Season 

See  Article,  pg.  w 


Would  the  real  Bucky  Zarinko  please  stand  up?  That 's  right  ladies  and  gentlemen,  after  digging  through  our  files,  we  discovered  a  former 

W.C.  student  who  was  of  kith  and  kin  to  the  Zarinko  name.  If  you  will  notice  the  vigor,  poignancy,  and  trenchancy  exhibited  by  his 
countenance  you  quickly  come  to  realm  it  could  be  none  other  than  the  long  lost,  illigitimate  son  of  Mrs.  Zarinko.  P.S.-  It's  been  a  slow 

sports  week. 


Scores 


Men's  Soccer 
Washington  i 

Delaware  Valley  0 

Women's  B-Ball 
Washington        26 
Phil.  Col.  Bible  88 


Sailing 

Cornell 

Hobart 

Washington 

Delaware 

Webb 

Salisbury 


41 

68 

95 

111 

136 

137 


On  Deck 


Swimming 
Swarthmore 
Tomorrow 
2  p.m. 

Hi  Mom! 


LUCE 

Regatta  a 

Success: 

W.C.  takes 

3rd      ,. 

See  Article,  pg-  *! 


Ted  Greeley:  NEWTs  Player  of  the  Week 


Ice  Hockey 

vs.  Navy: 

Desert 

Storm  on 

Ice 

"Away- 11am  Sundaf 


"If  you're  gonna  speed,  at  least  look  in  your  rear-view  mirror" 


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Friday:  rainy  and  cold; 
H  low  -  mid  50s; 
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Weekend:  clear  and  cold; 
H  40s  L  30-35 


Volume  63,  Number  Twelve  •   November  20, 1992 


Vandalism  Heats  Up 
the  Literary  House 


Washington  College  *   Chestertown,  Maryland 


f.Tarin  Towers 
Editor-in-Chief 


Washington  College  Secu- 
rity is  currently  investigating  a 
rash  of  burnings  which  have 
occurred  in  the  O'Neill  Liter- 
ary House  as  early  as  Septem- 
ber and  as  recently  as  last 
weekend. 

On  Sunday,  November  15, 
somewhere  between  the  hours 
of  4:30  a.m.  and  4  p.m.,  an  un- 
known person  set  fire  to  a  pile 
of  flammable  material — possi- 
bly toilet  paper  or  paper  towels 
—on  the  floor  of  the  third  floor 
bathroom  in  the  Lit  House. 

An  English  major  with  a 
Fellowship  Room  on  that  floor 
had  left  the  building  at  4  a.m. 
and  found  the  charred  remains 
in  the  bathroom  at  approxi- 
mately 4  p.m.  Sunday. 

Housekeepers  in  O'Neill 
revealed  that  they  had  found 
several  smaller  burnings  over 
the  course  of  this  semester. 
Items  such  as  coffee  filters  and 
entire  packs  of  matches  had 
been  lit  and  left  in  various  parts 
ofthehouse.  Thepreviousinci- 
dences  had  not  been  reported 
lo  Security  because  they  were 


not  as  alarming  as  Sunday's. 

Professor  Robert  Day,  Di- 
rector of  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House,  expressed  concern  at  a 
meeting  Monday  night  with 
students  who  regularly  use  the 
building  that  a  student  with 
emotional  problems  was 
"seekingattention"  from  the  Lit 
House  environment  and  that 
the  burnings  were  "cries  for 
help." 

Not  only  is  the  house  made 
mostly  of  wood,  but  its  high 
content  of  paper,  not  only  on 
the  bookshelves  but  in  the 
pressroom,  makes  the  building 
highly  flammable. 

T.  Michael  Kaylor,  Director 
of  the  Literary  House  Press, 
reiterated  that  the  solvents  and 
papers  kept  in  the  Lit  House 
make  targeted  fires  particularly 
alarming.  Kaylor  makes  his 
living  running  the  press  shop, 
and  a  fire  in  the  building  would 
destroy  not  only  the  literary 
environment  which  students 
and  faculty  enjoy,  but  Kaylor's 
livelihood  as  well. 

Students  at  the  meeting 
expressed  concern  that  these 

See  "Fire/'  page  8 


Nationally  Syndicated  Columnist 
to  Visit  WC:  Carl  T.  Rowan  Speaks 
on  Post-Election  America 


Accomplished  journalist 
Carl  T.  Rowan  will  deliver  a 
talk,  "The  Post-Election 
America,"  at  Washington  Col- 
lege on  Monday.  His  talk, 
which  will  be  held  in  Norman 
James  at  4:30  p.m.,  will  give 
members  of  the  college  com- 
munity access  to  one  of  the  most 
visible  figures  in  print,  televi- 
sion and  radio  media. 

In  addition  to  accumulating 
numerous  awards  and  honor- 
ary degrees  for  journalism, 
Rowan  has  published  six  books, 
the  most  recent  of  which, 
Breaking  Barriers,  has  been  a 
national  best-seller. 

Rowan's  seventh  book. 
Dream  Makers,  Dream  Breakers: 
The  World  of  Justice  Thurgood 
Marshall,  is  scheduled  for  pub- 
lication early  next  year. 

He  has  been  the  au  thor  of  a 
three-times-a-week  column  of 
political  and  social  commentary 
for  28  years,  a  column  which 
appears  in  newspapers  that  are 
read  in  half  of  America's  homes. 


See  "Rowan,"  page  4 


WC-U.  of  Paris  Exchange  to  Begin 

Transatlantic  partnership  offers  teaching 
opportunities  to  students  and  faculty  alike 


Inside 


Amanda  Burt 

News  Editor 

In  an  unprecedented  move 
to  offer  students  and  faculty 
the  opportunity  to  broaden 
their  international  experience, 
Washington  College  has  initi- 
ated a  n  exchange  program  wi  th 
theUniversityofParisatCreteil. 
The  program,  slated  to  begin  in 
'he  fall  of  1993,  will  solidify  a 
thirteen-year  relationship  with 
the  University. 

The  first  component  of  the 
exchange  program  will  offer 
three  or  four  students  the  op- 
portunity to  spend  their  junior 
year  abroad  at  Creteil,  and  the 
University  will  in  turn  send 
Washington  College  three  or 
four  of  their  students. 

While  students  will  have  to 
°e  familiar  with  French,  the 


program  is  not  restricted  to 
French  majors.  Students  will 
be  able  to  take  courses  in  in 
areas  such  as  International 
Studies  and  English. 

Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau, 
Graduate  Program  Director  for 
the  college  and  Professor  for 
the  department  of  English,  has 
had  close  persona!  relations 
with  the  Creteil,  one  of  the  14 
campuses  in  the  University  of 
Paris  system,  for  nearly  twenty 
years. 

In  addition  to  teaching  at 
the  Sorbonne,  Cousineau  has 
taught  at  ten  different  campuses 
in  the  University's  system,  and 
he  said  that  teaching  at  Creteil 
was  the  most  enjoyable. 

"Creteil  is  a  much  better 
opportunity  for  students  than 
going  to  the  Sorbonne,  where 
students  tend  to  get  lost  among 


the  many  thousands  of  stu- 
dents. The  people  are  much 
more  welcoming  than  they  are 
at  the  Sorbonne,"  he  said. 

Cousineau  also  noted  that 
Creteil,  which  is  20  minutes 
from  the  center  of  Paris,  is  one 
of  the  most  popular  campuses 
in  the  University's  system. 

Anattractiveadvantagefor 
students  will  be  that  they  will 
not  have  to  pay  either  Wash- 
ington College's  or  the 
University's  tuition  in  order  to 
attend  school  at  Creteil. 
Cousineau  said  that  while  most 
other  programs  of  this  nature 
cost  $10,000  or  more,  students 
will  beable  to  receive  full  credit 
for  their  junior  year  without 
having  to  pay  an  excessive 
amount  of  money. 

See  "Creteil,"  pg.  9 


Jen  Del  Nero  on  Sexual 
Harassment 

Interview:  Jason  West, 
Director  of  Midsummer 

Tanya  Cnnic,  Not  Just 
the  Socialist's  Girlfriend 

Flying  Chairs  and 
Swords  at  Hamlet 


No  Elm  Next  Week 
Happy  Thanksgiving 


November  20, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Superman  and  Madonna 

I  heard  on  the  news  the  other  day  that  Superman  died.  Or,  as  the 
newscaster  said,  "Not  only  did  they  rug  on  Superman's  cape,  they 
killed  him!" 

"Is  this  a  symptom  of  the  postmodern  condition,"  you  may  ask, 
"or  a  symbol  of  the  decline  of  the  classic  American  reverence  of  the 
almighty  Hero?"  (Or  maybe  not) 

One  Superman  fan  they  interviewed  on  the  program  named 
Batmanand  the  Punisherascomicbooksuperheroeswhoare still  alive 
and  well.  I  could  similarly  consoleyou  with  the  fact  thatSupergirllives 
on.  Except  that  not  one  person  on  the  news  buying  stacks  of  black 
comic  books  even  mentioned  Supergi  rl .  They  all  prayed  for  the  second 
coming  of,  well,  Clark  Kent. 

Sure,  maybe  I  should  have  some  sympathy  for  a  man  who  shares 
my  profession,  except  for  the  fact  that  he  is  a  mild-mannered  journalist, 
and  I,  in  case  you  haven't  noticed,  am  not. 

My  point  isnot,  "where are  the  heroes,"  but  "where  is  the  heroine" 
(and  I'm  not  talking  smack  here).  I  used  the  singular  of  the  word 
because  just  one  would  do.  There  are  lots  of  lesser  female  comic  book 
characters,  even  some  of  the  X-Mon  are  actually  women.  But  what  I'm 
talking  about  goes  further  than  the  printed  page. 

They  call  this  the  'year  of  the  woman.'  More  woman  Senators  and 
Representatives  will  sit  in  this  coming  Congress  than  ever  before.  The 
numbersoffemalegovemorsand  mayors  of  majorcitiesare  also  on  the 
rise.  And  yet  I  can't  name  one  single  woman  that  I'd  call  my  hero. 

This  is  not  confined  to  just  America.  A  week  ago,  Bridgerte 
Winchester,  in  her  portion  of  the  "Gender  in  German/'  colloquium  in 
the  Lit  House,  talked  about  the  women  she  interviewed  in  Germany 
this  summer.  She  asked  them  to  name  a  female  mentor  that  has 
influenced  them.  Largely,  they  couldn't.  Bridgerte  herself  said  she'd 
name  Madonna  or  Cher.  Interesting. 

Similarly,  a  recent  teenage  magazine  readers'  poll  asked  roughly 
100,000  girls  between  13  and  17  what  woman  they  admired  the  most. 
First  place  was  mom.  Second  place  was  Madonna  (not  the  Virgin). 

Ilovemymom.she'sgrcat.  But  who  else  is  there?  MeninAmerica 
today  can  pick  from  a  catalog  of  not  only  entertainers,  but  business- 
men, statesmen,  authors,  journalists,  artists,  scientists,  athletes,  etc., 
etc. 

Women  can  choose  from  a  smaller  list  of  people  who  make  70 
percent  of  those  same  men.  A  list  of  people  who  are  doomed  to  be 
called  "a  great  woman  writer,"  rather  than  "a  great  writer."  People 
who  would  never  be  elected  President  because  the  American  public 
doesn't  want  to  let  PMS  near  the  red  phone,  much  less  the  button.  You 
get  the  idea. 

I  was  watching  TV  with  a  certain  few  male  friends  of  mine  last 
week,  and  the  'bad  gu/  was  a  woman  who  happened  to  be  trying  to 
destroy  not  only  Earth,but  the  time-space  continuum.  'If  men  ran  the 
world,"  one  said,  "it  would  be  a  lot  better  place,  and  things  like  this 
wouldn't  happen."  Theother  guy  countered,  "Men  do  run  the  world." 
And  the  first  guy  said,  "Oh,  yeah,  and  it's  a  damn  good  thing." 

They  say  things  like  that  all  the  time  and  try  to  leave  me  guessing 
as  to  when  they  areorarenot  joking.  That'sat  least  better  than  theones 
who  I  know  aren't  jo  king,  theones  that  Jen  Del  Nero  talks  about  on  page 
three,  who  will  not  only  look  you  up  and  down,  but  tell  you  what 
they'd  like  to  do  to  you  after  they  get  their  eyeful. 

No,  not  all  men  are  guilty  of  either  harassment  or  sexism.  But  the 
trouble  is  that  the  majority  of  the  guilty  parties  don't  even  know 
they're  doing  anything  wrong.  In  a  court  of  law,  this  is  called  either 
ignorance  or  insanity. 

I'm  not  saying  it's  necessary  to  kill  off  Superman  in  order  to  have 
aSuperwoman.  ButIsay,cutthe'Supergt>/'crapandlet'smobilize.  As 
Tanya  Cunic  says  on  page  8,  "You  can  call  me  a  raging  feminist."  I've 
been  called  worse  and  lived  through  it.  I've  survived. 

Women  are  capable  of  a  lot  more  than  70  percent  of  what  men  are. 
I'd  even  wager  100  percent.  No,  a  woman  could  not  be  elected 
President  today.  But  what  about  tomorrow? 

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To  the  Editor: 

Over  the  past  several 
weeks,  we've  watched  as  vari- 
ous members  of  the  Washing- 
ton College  Community  have 
used  any  excuse  that  they  can 
find  to  list  their  grievances 
against  the  current  athletic  di- 
rector and  rehash  old  contro- 
versies. 

We  are  all  aware  of  the 
controversy  surrounding  the 
tennis  team  last  year,and  many 
of  us  are  also  aware  of  the  ac- 
complishments of  the  members 
of  the  tennis  team,  both  aca- 
demically and  athletically.  No 
one  begrudges  them  their  ac- 
complishments, yet  Scott  Read 
still  felt  the  need  to  mount  an 
unprovoked  attack  on  theother 
women's  teams  on  campus  in 
his  letter  to  the  Editor  last  week 
("Athletic  Department  Politics 
Continue,  November  13  ELM). 

Such  ignorant  generaliza- 
tions as  Mr.  Read  made  when 
referring  to  the  other  women's 
teams  on  campus  as  "mediocre 
at  best"  need  to  be  set  straight. 
We  cannot  speak  for  all  the 
women's  teams  on  campus  that 
he  insulted,  but  as  members  of 
the  swim  team,  we  felt  com- 
pelled to  share  our  collective 
reactions. 

Why  is  Mr.  Read  so  con- 
cerned with  the  win-loss 
recordsof  WC's  women's  teams 
anyway?  We  feel  that  success 
cannot  be  gauged  by  meaning- 


less tallies  ina  win-loss  column. 
Is  not  the  Division  1TI  philoso- 
phy of  'student  first,  athlete 
second'  still  held  dear  at 
Washington  College?  Further- 
more, if  it  were  not  for  Wash- 
ington College's  Division  III 
Athletic  Program,  most  of  us 
would  not  be  participating  in 
and  excelling  at  sports  on  the 
varsity  level,  while  at  the  same 
time  not  sacrificing  other  parts 
of  the  learning  experience  of 
college  life.  This  is  something 
to  be  treasured.  The  lessons 
that  our  coach  has  taught  us 
about  sports  as  the  key  to  life- 
long fitness,  health  and  enjoy- 
ment will  endure  much  longer 
than  our  win-loss  record  ever 
will. 

Mr.  Read  also  blamed  the 
so-called  failure  of  our  women's 
teams  solely  on  the  coaches  and 
administration.  This  is  a  very 
naive  position  to  take.  It  is 
impossible  to  blame  or  praise 
anathlete's  performance  solely 
on  the  actions  of  his  or  her  col- 
lege coach.  But  our  greatest 
problem  with  that  statement  is 
that  he  completely  denounced 
the  hard  work  of  half  of  the 
Athletic  Department  to  sub- 
stantiate his  argument.  We  feel 
fortunate  to  have  such  caring 
and  committed  individualslike 
our  coaches  behind  us. 

Next  time  Scott  Read  at- 
tempts to  argue  his  particular 
viewpoint,  we  hope  he  can 


manage  to  do  so  without  in- 
sulting and  offending  people 
who  never  expressed  any  op- 
position to  his  cause. 

Members  of  the  Washington 
College  Men's  and  Women's 
Swim  Teams 

Hey,  that's  not  us! 

To  the  Editor: 

This  is  a  letter  concerning 
the  quality  of  the  reports  in  our 
Campus  Voices.  Upon  reading 
this  week's  issue  (November 
13),  we  were  surprised  that  al- 
though the  quote  over  our 
names  had  a  ring  of  familiarity, 
to  say  we  were  quoted  would 
be  a  slight  stretch.  Well,  if  you 
are  going  to  put  words  in  our 
mouth  you  may  at  least  try  to 
make  us  sound  not  so  lacking 
in  cognitive  abilities.  Amy  has 
changed  her  mind  regarding 
the  band  situation.  Upon  re- 
flection she  has  decided  that 
Gilligan's  Fundeck  was  chill- 
Theresa  was  disturbed  to  see 
that  the  picture  was  not  her  at 
all  but  in  fact  her  mentally 
challenged  evil  twin  sister, 
whom  her  parents  left  on  the 
side  of  the  road  shortly  after 
birth  due  to  her  being  too  ugly 
to  keep. 

Lastly,  we  have  decided 
that  a  more  pertinent  Campus 
Voices  question  would  be  "Why 
has  there  never  been  a  rower  as 
Newt's  Player  of  the  Week?" 

Theresa  Lerch  &  Amy  Osborne 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


November  20, 1992 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


Currently,  there  is  a  lot  of 
speculation  as  to  the  composi- 
tion of  President-elect  Bill 
Clinton's  economic  team,  and 
one  of  the  names  which  occurs 
often  in  this  context  is  Robert 
Reich.  Robert  Reich  is  a  former 
FTC  official  who  currently 
teaches  at  Harvard. 

By  sheer  coincidence,  1 
happened  to  read  one  of  Mr. 
Reich's  books  last  week.  When 
1  began  to  read  The  Next  Ameri- 
can Frontier,  I  fully  expected  to 
be  bored  beyond  my  ability  to 
bearboredom.  I  was  pleasantly 
surprised  in  that  the  book  itself 
is  well  written  and  interesting. 

But  as  I  read,  a  feeling  of 
uneasiness  came  upon  me.  I 
came  to  the  startling  revelation 
that  this  man's  ideas  are  dan- 
gerous in  the  extreme.  His 
analysis  of  the  current  state  of 
the  development  of  American 
capitalism  is  nearly  flawless. 
Reich  is  a  critic  of  the  current 
philosophy  governing  eco- 
nomic affairs  in  both  the  gov- 
ernment and  the  business 
community.  However,  his 
criticism  is  entirely  from  within 
the  capitalist  tradition  of  eco- 
nomic thought,  and  his  sug- 
gestions for  policy  making 
threaten  to  promote  stable 
growth  of  the  American 
economy  and  thereby  delay  the 
crisis  of  capitalism. 

In  the  first  115  pages  of  The 
Next  American  Frontier^  Reich 
chronicles  the  development  of 
industry  in  America.  This  sec- 
tion is  non-controversial  in 
content,  and  seems  to  be  in- 
cluded to  pro  videa  background 
for  the  rest  of  Reich's  analysis. 


Reich  notes  that  low  wage 
competition  from  nations  such 
as  Mexico,  Brazil,  Korea,  Hong 
Kong  and  Singapore  hascaused 
many  older  industries  in  de- 
veloped nations  to  become  less 
competitive.  This  is  certainly 
true,  and  the  natural  reaction  of 
American  capitalists  has  been 
to  attack  the  working  class  by 
lowering  wages  and  benefits. 
Although  The  Next  American 
Frontier  was  written  in  1983, 
the  experience  of  the  1980s  in- 
creases the  credibility  of  this 
hypothesis. 

Another  failing  of  Ameri- 
can business  which  Reich  at- 
tacks is  what  he  terms  "paper 
entrepenurialism."  By  this  he 
means  the  process  whereby 
companies  motivated  solely  by 
profit  buy  other  companies 
without  considerationof  factors 
involved  in  the  production 
process. 

This  dynamic  also  extends 
inward  to  the  internal  func- 
tioning of  American  companies; 
"Through  shrewd  maneuver- 
ing, accounting  and  tax  rules 
can  be  finessed,  and  the  num- 
bers on  balance  sheets  and  tax 
returns  manipulated,  giving  the 
appearance  of  greater  or  lesser 
earnings.  ...  Huge  profits  are 
generated  by  theseploys.  They 
are  the  most  imaginative  and 
daring  ventures  in  the  Ameri- 
can economy.  But  they  do  not 
enlarge  the  economic  pie;  they 
merely  reassign  the  pieces." 

Another  reaction  of 
American  capitalism  has  been 
to  shift  capital  to  the  service 

See  "Koon,"  pg.  8 


OFF-CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


Why  do  you  think  everyone  should  move  off  campus*? 


So  that  they  can  live  in 
a  beautiful  downtown 
Chestertown  house 
like  mine  that's  ripe 
for  a  Better  Homes  & 
Gardens  layout.  Matt 
is  moving:  ISO  a  non- 
anally  retentive 
roommate. 
Heather  Evans 

Collegeville,  PA  Se- 


I  don't  think  every- 
body is  capable  of  liv- 
ing off-campus.  Most 
of  the  students  need  a 
lot  of  hand-holding 
and  spoon-feeding. 
Keep  them  on  campus 
and  away  from  me. 
Matthew  B.  Shields 
Sterling,  VA  Very  Se- 
nior 


Because  the  dorm 
rooms  are  gross,  and 
they're  too  small.  If  s 
just  too  crowded. 
Heather  Skelly 
Wilmington,  DE  Se- 
nior^  


Special  Voices  Goon  of  the  Week! 

Abby  "Please  don't  do  this  to  me"  Clifford 

Collect  them  all!  Trade  with  your  friends! 


Because  old  security 

men  cannot  come  off 

campus.  It's  left  up  to 

the  police. 

Michael        Mucha  ff&&    - 

Towson,  MP  Junior     \ 

~Z        "      ~~  SJSbB* 

They    don  t    know 

where  you  live. 

John  Bates  Towson, 

MD  Senior 


Because  you  can  have 

kegs  and  you   can 

share  housing  with 

women. 

Chris  Holmes 

Ambler,  PA  Senior+ 


Open  Forum:  Harassment  -  Not  Just  on  the  Hill  Anymore 


Jennifer  Del  Nero ,  President  oftfa 
SC4,  is  a  senior  majoring  in  En- 
glish. 

In  case  you  are  wondering, 
yes,  it  is  sexual  harassment 
when  someone  grabsy  ou  in  the 
m'ddle  of  the  Dining  Hall.  It  is 
sexual  harassment  when  you 
confront  members  of  the  op- 
posite sex  who  stare  at  your 
"easts  or  genitalia  while  you 
speak.  It  is  sexual  harassment 
when  you  run  or  bike  and  the 
^ver  of  a  passing  car  shouts 
obscenities. 

^es,  it  is  sexual  harassment 
when  you  degradingly  call  a 
^oman  "little  girl"  or  a  man 
"Kleboy."  It  is  sexual  harass- 
ment when  comments  about 
y°ur  academic  or  professional 
P°rformance  are  inappropri- 


ately linked  to  your  gender.  It 
is  sexual  harassment  when  you 
type  offensive  messages  on 
Broadcast. 

And  yes,  sexual  harassment 
does  occur  on  the  Washington 


Jennifer 
Del  Nero 


College  campus.   Let  there  be 
no  mistake  about  it. 

Anita  Hill  started  a  ball 
rolling  that  was  long  in  need  of 
a  push.  Since  the  infamous 
Clarence  Thomas  hearings,  the 
issue  of  sexual  harassment  has 


come  to  light  in  a  number  of 
arenas,  and  certainly  not  ex- 
empt from  this  form  of  verbal 
and  physical  assault  are  college 
campuses. 

Although  it  may  seem  like 
it,  sexual  harassment  does  not 
defy  definition.  Itisthecreation 
of  a  hostile  environment 
through  unwanted  gender-re- 
lated attention  that  occurs  in 
power  situations.  And  it's 
common.  Very  common. 

Granted  there  are  degrees 
of  sexual  harassment;  it  exists 
on  a  continuum,  ranging  from 
the  leering  look  to  the  inappro- 
priate touch  to  the  violent  sexual 
assault.  (And  each  range  has 
found  a  home  at  Washington 
College.)  Itisnotbycoincidence 
that  sexual  harassment  and  rape 
are  related.  The  attitudes  that 


serve  as  catalysts  forboth  forms 
of  assault  are  identical  and  in- 
clude a  desire  to  place  a  person 
in  an  inferior  position. 

What'ssofrustratingabout 
defining  sexual  harassment  is 
that  it  is  often  intangible.  Even 
if  the  harassment  is  spoken, 
words  are  interpreted  differ- 
ently by  each  party  involved. 
Although  the  words  out  of  the 
mouth  of  person  A  may  be  con- 
sidered teasing  and  harmless, 
those  same  words  out  of  the 
mouth  of  person  B  may  be  in- 
terpreted as  harassment. 
Whose  interpretation  is  right? 
It's  one  person's  word  against 
the  other.  And  it's  so  easy  to 
profess,  "That's  not  what  I 
meant." 

But  a  claim  like  that  won't 
hold  water  with  NASPA  [Na- 


tional Association  of  Student 
Personnel  Administrators] 
members  who  argue  that  it's 
not  a  question  of  intent.  It's 
interpretation  that  ultimately 
decides  what  constitutes  sexual 
harassment.  Regardlessof  what 
you  mean  to  say,  what  matters 
is  how  the  other  person  inter- 
prets what  you  say. 

Thaf  s  why  education  is  so 
important.  Thaf  s  why  it's  so 
important  for  men  to  under- 
stand how  women  may  inter- 
pret -their  remarks  and  vice 
versa.  But  keep  in  mind,  ha- 
rassment extends  beyond 
words.  So  often  it  is  a  tone  of 
voice  or  body  language  that 
puts  one  person  in  an  inferior 
position  to  another  strictly  on 

See  "Del  Nero/'  page  4 


November  20, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


From  "Del  Nero/'  page  3 

the  basis  of  gender.  It's  still 
sexual  harassment  and  it's  still 
unacceptablein  all  situations  at 
all  times. 

So  what  can  we  do  at 
Washington  College?  Whatcan 
we  do  at  a  small  college  where 
confidentiality  is  virtually  non- 
existent, where  we  have  no 
Sexual  Harassment  Resource 
Person  (come  on,  it  took  us  un- 
til last  year  to  design  and 
implement  a  sexual  harassment 
policy)? 

Well,  for  starters,  it  begins 
with  evaluating  your  behavior, 
reflecting  on  what  you've  said 
or  done.  (Do  you  recognize 
yourself  in  any  of  the  opening 
examples?)  It  is  essential  to 
determine  if  you  are  sending 
the  message  to  the  opposite  sex 
that  you  want  to  be  sending. 
And  if  your  intent  matches  the 
receiver's  interpretation  of 
sexual  harassment,  if  yourgoal 
is  to  sexually  harass  someone, 
then  we've  got  a  serious  prob- 
lem. In  that  case,  it's  time  to 
check  behavior  and  change  it. 

Changing  behavior  is  a 
tricky  thing,  but  it's  not  impos- 


sible. When  it  comes  to  sexual 
harassment,  it  means  would 
you  (if  you  are  male)  want  the 
object  of  the  comments  you  just 
expressed  or  the  feel  you  just 
copped  to  be  your  girlfriend? 
Your  sister?  Your  mother?  If 
the  idea  of  your  mother  getting 
felt  up  bothers  you,  then  cut  it 
out.  Hey,  it  happens.  Ask  your 
girlfriend,  your  sister,  your 
mother,  and  chances  are  damn 
high  that  she  has  been  a  victim 
of  sexual  harassment. 

At  Washington  College  two 
casesof  sexual  harassment  have 
already  been  formally  dealt 
with  this  semester.  And  you 
can  rest  assured  that  many  more 
unreported  ones  have  gone  on 
and  will  continue  to  go  on. 

Another  way  to  attack  the 
problem  of  sexual  harassment 
is  to  create  a  stronger  and  more 
visible  support  network.  That 
meansifsomecreep  says  some- 
thing to  a  female  friend  of  yours, 
let  her  know  that  you  are  be- 
hind her  if  she  wants  to  con- 
front him  (or  her,  that  happens 
too)  or  that  you'll  confront  the 
offender.  Let  her  know  it  of- 
fends you  that  someone  is 
treating  her  with  disrespect. 


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Support  also  means  that  if 
one  of  your  friends  (be  it  male 
or  female)  harasses  someone, 
you  let  your  friend  know  that 
that  kind  of  behavior  bothers 
you.  If  he  does  it  to  one  female, 
there's  no  guarantee  he  won't 
also  do  it  to  your  girlfriend  or 
girl  friend.  Don't  kid  yourself. 
Sexual  harassment  offenders 
aren't  selective  about  their  vic- 
tims. 

In  other  words,  protect 
yourself  and  protect  your 
friends. 

There  will  always  be  a 
number  of  women  reluctant  to 
voice  their  discomfort  and  make 
waves.  It  all  has  to  do  with 
comfort  level.  It  has  to  do  with 
women  deciding  for  themselves 
that  either  sexual  harassment 
makes  them  uncomfortable  or 
is  acceptable  as  learned  behav- 
ior (although  learned  behavior 
can  be  unlearned). 

Women  who  chose  not  to 
report  sexual  harassment 
should  not  be  judged,  although 
one  certainly  hopes  they'll  reach 
a  point  when  they  feel  strong 
enough  and  comfortable 
enough  to  defend  themselves 
and  respond  to  such  dehuman- 
izing behavior.  But  in  the 
meantime,  that  doesn't  mean 
people  who  witness  sexual  ha- 
rassment have  to  remain  silent. 

On  the  subject  of  judging, 
be  careful  how  you  judge  those 
people  (usually  women)  who 
do  confront  offenders.  Ifs  not 
that  they  don't  know  how  to 
take  a  joke  or  they're  too  sensi- 
tive, or  they're  bra-burning  lib- 


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erals.  They  are  women  with 
self-respect.  They  are  not 
bitches. 

So  where  to  now?  How  to 
educate  men  and  women  that 
sexual  harassment  is  a  serious 
issue,  that  it  exists  in  full  force 
on  our  campus?  How  about 
not  just  a  fraternity  and  soror- 
ity sponsored  seminar  on  rape, 
but  one  on  sexual  harassment 
too  and  the  connections  be- 
tween them?  How  about  invit- 
ing Bemice  "Bunny"  Sandler,  a 
senior  associate  with  the  Wash- 


ington-based Center  for 
Women  Policy  Studies,  to  ad- 
dress sexual  harassment  as  a 
particularly  unique  and  prob- 
lematic issue  for  a  small  cam- 
pus? 

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awareness.  Listen  to  what  you 
say,  to  what  others  say  to  you. 
Check  your  behavior.  See  if 
people  are  interpreting  the 
message  you  are  intending  to 
send.  And  most  importantly, 
make  it  a  point  to  protect  your- 
self and  protect  your  friends. 


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Kappa  Alpha 

On  November  17th,  the  Brothers  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order  co- 
sponsored  a  seminar  with  the  Sisters  of  ZTA  on  the  issue  of  Date 
Rape.  They  are  currently  planning  their  annual  Christmas  party 
with  the  ZETAs,  as  well.  The  party  will  take  place  on  December 
5th  and  will  benefit  various  underprivileged  children  from 
Chestertown.  The  order  would  also  like  to  welcome  P.J.  Mullin  as 
their  first  pledge  in  quite  awhile.  On  Monday,  November  23rd, 
the  Brothers  of  KA  will  be  coming  to  your  door  and  asking  for 
donations  to  benefit  MDA.  Please  give.  The  Muscular  Dystrophy 
Association  needs  YOU! 

Theta  Chi 

Beta  Eta  Chapter  of  Theta  Chi  will  be  hosting  their  regional 
conference  this  spring  at  the  college.  Two  regional  counselors 
have  already  been  down  to  help  with  the  planning. 

Congratulations  to  the  basketball  team  for  their  win  in  last 
weekend's  tournament  and  good  luck  this  weekend  at  the  Scotty 
Wood  tournament. 

Good  luck  to  Lance  Mercereau  who  is  in  D.C.  this  weekend 
for  model  O.A.S. 

Happy  Birthday  to  John  McCarthy  who  is  22  and  Terence 
McCabe  who  turned  21. 


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From  "Rowan,"  page  1 

In  addition,  he  is  an  origi- 
nal and  permanent  panelist  on 
the  highly-rated  talk  show,  In- 
side Washington,  which  is  in  its 
24th  year  as  a  news  program. 
He  has  also  given  a  five-day-a- 
week  radio  commentary.  The 
Rowan  Report,  for  21  years. 

He  recently  retired  from  his 
25-year  position  as  editor  of 
Reader's  Digest. 


Applications  for  Assis- 
tant News  Editor  i at  the 
Spring  1993  term  are 
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The  CoffeeHouse  in- 
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senator  for  details. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Interview 


November  20, 1992 


Passion,  Vision,  &  'A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream* 
An  Interview  With  the  Director 


JasonM.  West, asenior  drama 
major  from  Bethlehem,  Connecti- 
cut, came  to  Washington  College 
as  a  freshman  in  the  fall  of  1988. 
^e  joined  the  Marine  Corps  Re- 
serves in  the  summer  of  1989  and 
continues  to  work  for  them  as  a 
carpenter.  West  has  performed  in 
numerous  plays,  often  as  the  male 
lead,  and  has  served  as  Technical 
Director  for  countless  others.  He 
also  has  worked  as  the  theatre  shop 
manager  for  the  past  few  years. 
This  weekend  is  the  culmination  of 
his  time  here,  as  his  senior  produc- 
tion, William  Shakespeare's  A 
Midsummer  Night's  Dream,  hit 
the  stage  last  night. 

West  has  directed  and  de- 
signed the  show,  which  is  free 
and  open  to  the  public  and  plays 
lonight  and  tomorrow  night  at 
8  p.m.  in  Tawes  Theatre. 

ELM  editor  Tarin  Towers 
has  worked  with  West  during 
her  three  years  here  in  several 
aspects  of  technical  theatre 
work.  She  interviewed  him 
Monday  about  his  thoughts  on 
life,drama  and  the artof  magic. 

JTT:  Why 'A  Midsummer  Night's 
Dream'? 

JMW:  It  says  something  that  I 
want  to  say,  and  is  that  a  lot  of 
what  'civilization'brings  causes 
problems,andthatalotof  times 
in  life  today  I  feel  that  people 
look  for  these  well -reasoned, 
intellectual  answers  to  every- 
thing, and  I  feel  that  people  are 
ignoring  that  there  is  a  magic  in 
life  today,  and  that  in  this  'adult' 
world,  there  is  a  need  for  that 
magic. 

I  think  that  people  are  so 
concerned  with  conventional 
approaches  to  problems  and 
conventional  answers  to  ques- 
tions, that  a  lot  of  the  time  they 
stop  trusting  their  instincts. 

In  essence,  I  think  a  ten- 
dency to  take  life  too  seriously 
causes  problems. 

JTT:  What  do  you  do,  person- 
ally, to  find  that  magic  in  your 
own  life? 

JMW:  I  think  that  I  approach 
''fe  in  a  more  unorthodox 
fashion  than  most  people.  I  try 
to  have  fun,  and  while  I'm 
sometimes  irresponsible,  I  try 
to  have  fun  to  do  what  makes 
me  happy. 

I  think  a  lot  of  people  settle 
for  whatever  they  can  get  —  at 
a  certain  age,  we  stop  exploring 
•ne  passion  that  we  as  humans 
have  in  our  lives  —  a  lot  of 
People  pile  things  on  top  of  it, 
and  they  cover  up  the  passion 
'hat  should  exist  in  our  lives. 

By  denying  your  passions, 
you  deny  an  essential  part  of 


approaches  to  solving  problems 
in  society  are  not  necessarily 
appropriate  for  all  circum- 


Director  Jason  West 
stances. 

JTT:  What  are  your  favorite 
plays  that  you've  acted  in  since 
you've  been  here? 
JMW:  'Drinking  in  America' 
[by  Eric  Bogosian,  directed  by 
Dale  Daigle],  'Waiting  for 
Godof  [by  Samuel  Beckett,  di- 
rected by  Daigle],  'Baby  with 
the  Bathwater'  [by  Christopher 
Durang,  directed  by  Emily 
Lott],  and  'Burn  This'  [by 
Lanford  Wilson,  directed  by 
Stephanie  Hess]. 

JTT:  Andwhatset,besidesyour 


Marine  Corps  experience  influ- 
enced your  technique  as  a  di- 
rector? 

JMW:  You  know,  it  has.  I  have 
such  a  huge  cast  (over  twenty 
people).  My  experience  to  this 
date  with  speaking  to  or 
working  with  or  talking  to 
people  has  basically  been  with 
the  Marines  —  I  think  that 
sometimes  the  cast  is  intimi- 
dated by  my  way  of  speaking 
to  them  as  a  whole — sometimes 
I  have  to  remind  myself  that 
I'mnot  speaking  to  a  platoon  of 
marines. 

A  big  part  of  how  I  feel 
about  putting  the  show  up  is 
that  I'm  very  interested  in 
working  with  my  cast  in  crew 
in  a  way  that's  not  just  one- 
sided. I'm  not  just  using  them 
for  my  senior  thesis,  it's  a  form 
of  give-and-take.  I'm  allowing 
everyone  in  the  cast  and  crew 
to  learn  and  grow  with  this  ex- 
perience —  I  would  like  to  think 
that  everyone  I've  worked  with 
has  learned  at  least  one  new 
thing  over  the  course  [of  the 
production]. 

JTT:  What  directors  have  you 
learned  the  most  from  yourselp 
JMW:  The  plays  I've  worked 
on  with  TM  [Tim  Maloney, 
chair  of  the  Drama  Department! 
may  not  have  been  my  favorite 
productions,  but  I'vedone  some 


portant  thing  about  acting  on 
stage  is  to  explore  as  many 
choices  as  you  possibly  can. 


gave  me  a  similar  description 
of  your  character  then.  What 
insights  did  playing  Creon  then 


"I  encourage  [my  actors]  to  try 
anything  on  stage  ...  if  they  have 
the  urge  to  drop  their  pants  on 
stage  to  get  some  attention,  then 
I  applaud  that." 


JTT:  It's  been  said  that  you're 
often  typecast  as  the  'bad  guy'  or 
the  'heavy.'  Do  you  think  this  is 
true,  and  how  doyoufeel  about  it? 
JMW:  To  a  certain  extent  —  I 
think  I've  had  a  lot  of  experi- 
ences that  helped  me  on  stage. 
Living  in  Kent  House  for  a  full 
year  my  freshman  year,  back 
when  it  was  all  male,  gave  me  a 
lot  of  help  with  playing  drunks 
—  I  had  a  year  of  in-depth  char- 
acter study. 

I  work  as  a  carpenter  and 
I'm  in  the  Marine  Corps,  and 
God  only  knows  I've  seen 
enough  'masculinity  on  dis- 
play7  to  play  more  than  my  fair 
share  of  bad  guys.  Drunks  and 
bad  guys  have  been  my  spe- 
cialty for  some  reason. 

JTT:    And  yet  there's  ho  real 
"had  guy7  in  'Midsummer'. 
JMW:  No. 

There  isn't  a  bad  guy  in 


The  cast  of  this  weekend's' A  Midsummer  Night's  Dream'  (that's  director  Jason  West  on  the  far  right) 


hum; 


anity.    The  conventional 


own,  did  you  most  enjoy  work- 
ing on? 

JMW:  My  favorite  set?  Itwould 
have  to  be  the  one  for  'Seascape 
with  Sharks  and  Dancer.' 

JTT:  Your  set's  pretty  big,  too. 
JMW:  If  s  an  extravaganza  up 
there.    I'm  really  happy  with 
the  set  —  if  s  an  exciting  space 
for  the  play  to  take  place  in. 

JTT:  This  might  be  a  strange 
question,  but  how  has  your 


good  work  on  stage  for  TM, 
and  the  work  I've  done  with 
him  on  stage  and  in  class  has 
given  me  a  lot  more  knowledge 
about  acting  —  it's  expanded 
my  view  of  what  individual  ac- 
to  ;  are  able  to  bring  to  the  pro- 
c  .ss.  I  encourage  them  to  try 
anything  on  stage  —  no  matter 
how  inappropriate  it  seems  — 
if  they  have  the  urge  to  drop 
their  pants  on  stage  to  get  some 
attention,  then  I  applaud  that. 
I  think  that  the  most  im- 


Midsummer  because  there  is 
no  'good  versus  bad'  conflict  in 
theplay.  The  only  person  in  the 
play  who  really  can  qualify  as 
the  bad  guy  in  the  play  would 
be  Theseus,  who  really  is  just 
holding  up  the  law  of  the  land 

—  and  reluctantly,  I  might  add 

—  he's  really  not  a  bad  guy. 

JTT:  I  remember  interviewing 
you  when  you  were  playing 
Creon  in  TM's  production  of 
'Antigone'  a  year  ago,  and  you 


give  you  to  direct  Theseus  now? 
JMW:  I  think  there  are  a  lot  of 
similarities  between  Theseus 
and  Creon  —  they're  both  in  a 
situation  where  the  law  dictates 
what  is  to  be  done,  but  they 
don't  necessarily  agree  with 
that.  The  law  is  where  they 
derive  their  authority,  and  if 
they  don't  uphold  that,  then 
they  end  up  looking  bad. 

I'veapproached  it  from  the 
point  of  view  that  Theseus 
doesn't  like  having  to  give  an 
ultimatum  to  Hermia.  His 
wedding  day  iscomingup,and 
the  last  thing  he  wants  to  think 
about  is  being  a  strict  authori- 
tarian —  he  doesn't  want  it  to 
be  clouded  or  marred  in  any 
way — he  wants  everyone  to  be 
happy  —  this  is  a  celebration. 

JTT:  What's  beerithe  best  part  ' 
of  your  experience  directing? 
JMW:     Boy,  there's  a  lot  to 
choose  from.    1  haven't  really 
sat  down  and  thought  about  it. 

A  lot  of  very  good  things 
have  happened.  I've  given  a  lot 
of  people  their  first  chance  on 
stage  at  Washington  College  — 
I  think  if  s  been  a  very  reward- 
ing experience  for  everyone  — 
I  don' t  think  it's  just  myself  get- 
ting what  I  want. 

I  think  I've  come  as  close  as 
I  can  get  to  realizing  my  vision 
with  this  show.  I  haven't  com- 
promised anything  I've  wanted 
to  do  with  the  show. 

JTT:  That  includes  your  mas- 
sive set. 

JMW:  Yeah,  it's  a  great  set, 
isn't  it? 

JTT:  Do  you  have  any  advice 
for  futureor  prospective  drama 
majors? 

JMW:  I  would  say  to  never 
compromise  your  artistic  vision 
—  to  set  high,  hard-to-attain 
goals  for  yourself,  and  instead 
of  compromising  somewhere 
on  this  side  of  attaining  those 
goals,  to  push  yourself  to  real- 
izing them. 

I  keep  thinking,  when  my 
show  goes uponopening night, 
'could  I  just  have  stayed  a  few 
hours  later  on  that  one  night, 
could  I  have  gotten  up  a  little 
earlier  on  that  one  day/  just  to 
give  my  show  just  a  little  bit 
extra. 


November  20, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

October  23  -  29 


Film  Series: 


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Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday,  November  20,  21  &  23 


Humorous  Hypnotist  Dan  La  Rosa,  Norman  James  Theatre,  9:30  p.m.,  Admis- 
sion: $1.00 


20 

Friday 


Trip  to  University  of  Delaware  Library,  Newark,  Del.  Van  Leaves  at  9:00  a.m. 
For  Information:  See  Jeff  Chaffin  in  Miller  Library 

French  Club  Trip  to  Smithsonian  Museum,  Washington,  D.C.  Leaves  at  10:00 
a.m.,  Returns  5:30  p.m.  For  information:  Tom  Shepherd,  (410)  778-6532 

Alpha  Chi  Omega  Annual  Casino  Night,  Hynson  Lounge,  8:00  p.m.-12:00 
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Saturday 


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Sunday 


Guest  Speaker:  Alicia  Parrnoy,  International  House  Basement,  7:30  p.m. 
Sponsored  by  the  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs,  the  International 
House  and  Amnesty  International 

The  Concert  Series  presents  pianist  Paul  Maillct,  Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m.. 
Admission:  Adults,  $10.00,  Students  and  under  18,  free 

The  Post-Election  America  Guest  Speaker:  Carl  T.  Rowan,  Norman  James 
Theatre,  4:30  p.m. 

National  Aids  Awareness  Week  Begins 

Beethoven  Bows:  20th  century  music  and  original  compositions  by  student 

performers,  Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 


23 

Monday 


30 

Monday 


Trip  to  Canadian  Embassy,  Washington,  D.C.  Bus  leaves  Chestertown  Ames 
parking  lot  at  8:00  p.m.,  returns  5:00  p.m.  Cost:  $17.50  WC-ALL  members, 
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Masculinity  and  Manhood  GuestSpeaker:  Dr.  Newell,  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  7:00 
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8-Ball  Tournament,  Louie's  Side  Pocket,  6:30  p.m.  Sign-up:  SeeDaveJohnson, 
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January  10.  For  information:  (202)  393-2700,  Monday-Saturday  after  10:00 
a.m.,  Sunday  after  12:00  p.m.  + 


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Wednesday 


Midsummer 

Through  Saturday,  Nov.  21 
8:00  pm  at  Tawes  Theatre 

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Alice  in  Wonderland 

Nov.  27  &  28  at  7:30  pm 

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Pocket. 

Student  Profile:  Tanya  Cunic 


Tanya  Cunic,  a  21  year-old  senior  English  and  Psychology 
Major,  will  never  be  defined  as  just  "somebody's  girlfriend."  As 
she  says,  "You  can  call  me  raging  feminist.  I'm  radically  pro- 
choice  and  don't  care  about  people's  sexuality  as  long  as  they 
don't  hurt  animals  or  children.  I'm  a  member  of  NOW  (National 
Organization  of  Women)  and  proud  of  it." 

Besides  her  involvement  in  feminist  causes,  Tanya's  the 
senior  representative  on  the  Writers'  Union  Junta  and  serves  on 
the  Ad-hoc  Committee  for  Academic  Dishonesty/Honesty  and 
the  Student  Advisory  Board.  In  between  meetings,  she  finds  time 
for  GALA  (Gay  and  Lesbian  Alliance)  and  the  Gender  Studies 
ReadingGroup.  She'salsoamemberof  the  Film  Club  and  an  ELM 
staff  writer. 

For  those  of  you  who  eat  breakfast  at  7:30  a.m.,  you've 
probably  seen  Tanya  walking  to  the  pool.  She  swims  a  mile  every 
day  because,  as  she  says,  "I  love  to  swim — it's  my  favorite 
activity."  Thafs  an  understatement.  Tanya'sbeenalifeguardfor 
6  years  and  is  certified  in  first-aid  and  CPR.  A  trained  Water 
Safety  Instructor,  she's  given  swimming  lessons  for  5  years  to 
students  as  young  as  3  years  old,  teaching  beginning  swimmers 
as  well  as  training  life-guards. 

Presently,  Tanya's  working  on  her  senior  thesis  examining 
Seasonal  Affective  Disorder  (SAD),  a  cyclical  seasonal  depres- 
sion. Her  project  focuses  on  the  affect  SAD  has  on  college 
students.  Tanya's  and  Dr.  Siemen's  poster  has  been  accepted  by 
Eastern  Psychological  Association  (EPA).  Tanya  now  is  working 
on  another  poster  about  SAD  for  submission. 

Originally  from  Denville,  New  Jersey,  Tanya  graduated  from 
Morris  Noles  High  School  and  received  a  scholarship  from  the 
local  fire  department.  A  Dean's  List  student  the  past  two  semes- 
ters, Tanya  hopes  to  pursue  a  Ph.D.  in  clinical  psychology.  This 
past  semester,  she'sbeen  nominated  for  induction  into  the  Psi  Chi 
Honor  Society  for  psychology  majors. 

In  her  spare  time  (which  is  hard  to  believe  exists)  Tanya's  an 
Addams  Family  pinball  addict  and  a  connoisseur  of  linguiru 
Carbanara.  She  also  visits  her  guinea  pig  (who's  not  on  campuS' 
Security)  Isabella.  Her  favorite  bookof  all  timeisRobin  Morgan's 
Upstairs  in  the  Garden. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


November  20, 1992 


Amadeus'  Tom  Hulce  at  the  National  Shakespeare  Theatre 


[ennit 
A&E  Editor 

Though  every  opening 
night  has  some  glitches, 
Hamlet'sdefinitelyagreatpro- 
duction  in  the  rough.  Tom 
Hulce,  one  of  America's  finest 
actors  as  Hamlet,  can't  be 
missed .  The  production,  which 
opened  this  past  Tuesday,  No- 


mark,  is  strikingly  spirited. 
Sitting  at  arm's  length  away 
from  the  actors  (I  could  have 
knocked  him  off  the  stage  if  I 
wanted),  I  was  struck  by  his 
wired  presence  and  his  ease 
with  other  actors. 

The  play's  best  moments 
occurred  when  the  actors  were 
on  stage  one-on-one,  namely 
Ophelia's  (Francesca  Buller) 


"I  don't  think  the  chair  that 
fell  into  orchestra  pit  and  the 
shard  of  splintered  wooden 
sword  that  sailed  into  the 
audience  were  planned*" 


vember  17  grips  its  audience 
from  its  opening  fog  scene  to  its 
murderous  close. 

Hulce's  credits  include  the 
cult  classic,  National  Lampoon's 
Animal  House,  the  television 
drama,  A  Murder  in  Mississippi, 
Broadway's  A  Few  Good  Men 
and  the  modern  film-classic 
Amadeus.  His  talent  has  earned 
nominations  for  the  Academy 
Award,  Golden  Globe  Award, 
Tony  Award,  and  Helen  Hayes 
Award. 

His  portrayal  of  Hamlet, 
prince  of  a  foreboding  Den- 


and  Laertes's  (Jay  Goede)  play- 
ful banter  as  well  Hamlet's  and 
Ophelia's  violent  encounter. 
However,  the  burial  scene  was 
a  great  disappointment.  Too 
many  lines  were  cut  from  the 
play,  watering  down  the 
moment's  emotional  impact. 
Hamlet's  cries  of  woe  seem 
more  hypocritical  and  whiny 
than  mournful. 

Though  Hulce's  perfor- 
mance  is  exceptional,  Buller  and 
Goede  steal  the  show.  Buller,  a 
graduate  of  the  Central  School 
of  Speech  and  Drama  in  Lon- 


don, is  known  to  most  Ameri- 
cans for  her  portrayal  of  Jessica 
in  The  Merchant  of  Venice  on 
Broadway.  Her  Ophelia's 
frighteningly  insane  songs' 
grief  affect  the  audience  long 
after  the  curtains  close. 

Goede,  star  of  day-time 
television's  One  Life  to  Live  and 
Law  and  Order  and  a  member  of 
the  Yale  Repertory  Theatre, 
gives  subtle  strength  to  the 
young  Laertes,  without  making 
him  seem  rash  or  childish. 

I'd  suggest  waiting  a  few 
weeks  to  see  the  play  when  the 
rough  spots  are  worked  out.  I 
don't  think  the  chair  that  fell 
into  orchestra  pit  and  the  shard 
of  splintered  wooden  sword 
that  sailed  into  the  audience 
were  planned.  However, 
Hamlet's  line  following  the 
splinter's  flight,  "Why,  what  an 
ass  am  I!"  was  hilarious. 

The  director's  interpreta- 
tion was  fresh  and  innovative. 
Laertes's  and  Ophelia's  rela- 
tionship seems  incestuous, 
paralleling  the  unsettling  mar- 
riage of  Queen  Gertrude  to  her 
dead  husband's  brother,  King 
Claudius.  When  we  first  see 
Laertes  and  Ophelia,  he 
wrestles  her  to  the  floor  and 
lays  on  top  of  her  while  warn- 
ing her  of  men's  evils.  King 
Claudius  (Jack  Ryland)  warns 
Queen  Gertrude  (Franchell 
Stewart  Dorn)  that  Hamlefs 
chalice  is  poisoned  before  she 
drinks  fromit,makinghcrdeath 
a  suicide,  rather  than  a  murder. 
When  you  buy  tickets  for 
the  play,  I  suggest  getting  box 
seats  near  the  middleof  the  the- 
atre. Though  it  was  exciting  to 
be  close  to  the  play's  action,  my 
view  was  blocked  during  some 
parts.  Shakespeare's  language, 
though  beautiful,  does  send  a 
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also  found  myself  staring  at  the 
actors'  makeup  and  costumes 
(which  were  exquisite)  rather 
than  paying  attention  to  the 
story  line.  As  a  huge  fan  of 
Amadeus,  I  must  admit  that  I 
kept  staring  at  Hulce,  amazed 
that  he  was  three  feet  from  me. 
During  much  of  the  play, 
there  are  too  many  extras  on 
stage,  upstaging  some  of  the 
action  and  swallowing  up  the 
short  Hulce.  The  stagedesign  is 
lacking.  The  color  scheme  is 
more  bland  than  desolate,  and 
its  set-up  makes  it  difficult  for 
the  actors  to  maneuver.  Atone 
point,  Hulce  nearly  tripped  into 


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"Koon,"  from  pg.  3 

sector.  This  is  due  to  the  higher 
rates  of  profit  in  these  indus- 
tries as  compared  to  the  manu- 
facturing sector.  Thethird  tactic 
taken  has  been  to  subsidize 
older  domestic  industries  and 
to  impose  quotas  or  voluntary 
restrictions  on  the  volume  of 
imported  goods. 

Reich  argues  that  this  ap- 
proach is  short  sighted  and 
leaves  the  manufacturing  sec- 
tor uncompetitive  and  has  the 
effect  of  lowering  the  real  in- 
come of  American  workers.  He 
avers  that  a  better  approach 
would  be  to  allow  developing 
nations  to  take  over  a  greater 
shareof  the  world'sproduction 
of  such  products  as  steel,  ships 
and  copper. 

This  is,  of  course,  going  to 
occur  anyway.  Reich  argues 
that  instead  of  providing  subsi- 
dies and  tax  write-offs  to  older 
industries,  a  superior  tactic 
would  be  to  use  the  same  funds 
to  enhance  competitiveness  in 
industries  which  "are  relatively 
secure  against  low-wage  com- 
petition because  thedepend  on 
high-level  skills  rather  than 
standardized  production." 
Reich  identifies  these  industries 
as  precision  products,  custom 
products  and  technology- 
driven  products. 

This  is  exactly  the  tactic 
which  has  proven  so  successful 
fojr  the  Japanese.  ,  Rqich  notes 
that  the  Japanese  export  jobs 
which  require  low  levels  of  skill 
and  retain  those  which  require 
higher  levels  of  skill.  This 
means  that  semi-skilled  tasks 
such  in  steel  production  and 
automobile  assembly  are  as- 
signed to  second-tier  nations 
such  as  South  Korea  and  the 
United  States,  whereas  high 
skill  jobs  stay  in  Japan. 

And  this,  as  1  perceive  it,  is 


the  primary  danger  of  Reich's 
school  of  thought.  If  Reich 
somehow  succeeds  in  pushing 
his  agenda  through,  American 
workers  will  see  their  real  in- 
comes rise,  American  busi- 
nesses will  become  more  com- 
petitive and  the  economy  will 
enjoy  stable  growth  for  many 
years  to  come.  Additionally, 
this  would  have  the  adverse 
effect  of  preserving  the  integ- 
rity of  the  capitalist  system  on 
an  international  level. 

Conservatives  ought  to 
love  Reich,  because  he  pro  vides 
the  only  clear  formula  to  pre- 
serve the  viability  of  the  capi- 
talistsystem.  Reich  favors  close 
cooperation  between  govern- 
ment and  industry  to  maximize 
the"  social  wage,  increase  the 
skill  levels  of  American  work- 
ers, to  increaseproductivity  and 
to  enhance  the  competitive 
position  of  American  firms  on 
the  international  level. 

Ultimately,  however,  it  is 
this  plan  of  action  which  leads 
me  to  believe  that  Reich  will  fail 
to  accomplish  his  agenda.  Al- 
though he  correctly  points  out 
that  the  American  distinction 
between  the  "public"  sector  and 
the  "private"  sector  is  too  rigid 
when  it  comes  to  economic 
policy  making,  his  battle  plans 
contain  a  fatal  flaw. 

Reich's  analysis  of  the  cur- 
rent state  of  American  capital- 
ism is  superb;  however,  it  fo- 
cuses too  much  on  the  economic 
development  of  America  and 
gives  short  shrift  to  the  political 
realm.  I  do  not  mean  to  imply 
that  political  relationships  de- 
termineeconomic  relationships 
—  any  idiot  knows  that  the  op- 
posite is  true.  1  do  mean  to  say 
that  the  form  of  government 
can  have  a  substantial  role  in 
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Reich  often  points  to  Ger- 
many, South  Korea,  Mexico, 
Japan  and  France  as  countries 
where  governments  cooperate 
more  effectively  with  business 
than  in  either  the  United  States 
or  the  United  Kingdom.  He 
does  not  notice  that  it  is  the 
form  of  government  which  al- 
low these  nations  to  adapt  more 
readily.  Governments  in  these 
countries  cooperate  better  with 
industry  because  they  are  bet- 
ter able  to  cooperate  with  in- 
dustry. 

It  is  the  structure  and  form 
of  these  governments  which 
allow  them  to  cooperate  with 
business  more  effectively. 
Reich  analyzes  the  policies  of 
these  nationsand  then  assumes 
that  any  nation  can  adopt  these 
sorts  of  policies.  In  this,  he  has 
failed  to  take  his  own  advice. 
He  has  given  short  shrift  to  his 
analysis  of  governments.  In 
noting  that  these  governments 
cooperate  better,  he  assumes 
that  it  is  the  policies  which  are 
shared  and  not  certain  aspects 
of  the  policy  making  mecha- 
nisms within  these  govern- 
ments. 

Reich  should  have  asked 
himself  the  following  question: 
"Is  what  I  am  observing  a  phe- 
nomenon unto  itself,  or  is  it  a 
result  of  other  factors?  If  it  is, 
what  are  they?"  He  should  have 
then  asked  what,  besides  policy, 
the  various  nations  concerned 
have  with  one  another.  He 
would  have  found  it  straight 
away.  Germany,  South  Korea, 
Mexico,  Japan  and  France  all 
have  modern,  20th-century 
constitutional  formsof  govern- 
ment, whereas  the  governmen- 
tal forms  of  the  United  States 
and  the  United  Kingdom  both 
preexisted  modern  capitalism. 
This  is  why  Reich's  pro- 
gram shall  fail.  The  ascendant 
nations  are  more  flexible  be- 
cause the  form  of  government 
itself  was  wholly  determined 
by  modem  capitalism,  whereas 
the  forms  of  government  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon  nations  were  de- 
veloped in  an  earlier  stage  of 
economic  development. 

One  example  of  the  many 
ideas  expounded  by  Reich 


which  cannot  come  to  pass  be- 
cause of  the  nature  of  political 
formulation  in  America  is  his 
contention  that  workers  should 
have  a  more  direct  say  in  busi- 
ness operations.  This  ain't 
gonna  happen  under  the  gov- 
ernmental system  as  presently 
constituted.  Americanbusiness 
leaders  are  paternalistic  and 
don't  think  the  workers  know  a 
damn  thing  about  how  to  effec- 
tively conduct  a  business.  One 
call  to  their  congressman  (who 
is  probably  a  Democrat)  will 
stop  any  of  that  sort  of  rubbish. 
Under  a  more  modem,  more 
democratic  form  of  govern- 
ment, perhaps.  But  not  in  this 
country. 

And  so  Mr.  Reich's  lofty 
ideals  will  come  to  naught.  He'll 
sit  there  in  his  lushly  appointed 
government  office  for  the  next 
eight  years  wondering  why  a 
Congress  controlled  by  his 
President's  party  won't  pass  a 
single  proposal  he  sends  them. 
And  meanwhile,  it  will  be  busi- 
ness as  usual,  and  the  economy 
will  continue  to  go  to  Hell  in  a 
bucket,  just  as  it  did  during  the 
Bush  years 

From  "Fire,"  page  1 

burnings  could  be  the  work  of 
an  antagonistic  student  or  a 
pyromaniac.  No  leads  have 
been  found  as  to  the  identity  of 
the  person  responsible. 

"If  the  problem  is  vandal- 
ism," said  Day,  "then  we  want 
that  person  caught.  But  if  it's  a 
person  with  an  emotional 
problem  in  some  bizarre  way, 
we  want  to  find  that  person 
and  help  them." 

Day  added  that  the  stu- 
dents who  use  the  Lit  House, 
both  for  studying  and  party- 
ing, are  generally  very  respon- 
sible. "The  usual  use  of  the 
Literary  House  for  quasi-social 
purposes  has  been  terrific." 

The  Security  Department 
suggested  that  the  building  be 
closed  to  students  each  night 
and  not  reopened  until  the  fol- 
lowing morning.  Current 
policy  has  the  pressroom  being 
locked  at  6  p.m.  and  the  Lit 
House  being  locked  at  mid- 
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Professors  Day  and  Kathy 
Wagner,  as  well  as  Kaylor  and 
the  students  present,  were  op- 
posed to  such  measures,  de- 
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sort  of  system  was  suggested, 
with  students  volunteering  to 
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This  involves  making  sure  the 
building  is  locked  up  when  no 
one  is  present  and  reporting 
any  suspicious  activity  to  Secu- 
rity. 

Additional  measures  were 
suggested  by  students  and  re- 
ported to  Security  by  Day. 
These  include  the  following; 

•  A  telephone  will  be  in- 
stalled downstairs  so  that  stu- 
dents can  call  Security  more 
easily. 

•  Security  patrols  will  be 
doubled  until  the  end  of  this 
semester;  officers  will  check 
each  room  in  the  house  during 
each  visit. 

•  In  addition,  officers  will 
take  names  of  all  students 
present  in  the  house  at  night 
and  make  sure  that  no  students 
sleep  in  the  building.  Students 
will  be  reminded  to  lock  all 
doors  on  leaving  the  Lit  House. 

•  All  smoke  detectors  and 
fire  extinguishers  will  be  tested, 
and  additional  equipment  will 
be  installed  as  deemed  neces- 
sary. A  floorplan  indicating 
the  location  of  fire  extinguish- 
ers will  be  posted  throughout 
the  building. 

Security  Director  Jerry 
Roderick  told  the  ELM 
Wednesday  that  the  depart- 
ment is  "deeply  worried"  about 
the  burnings,  particularly 
Sunday's.  "It  could  have  po- 
tentially been  a  devastating  in- 
cident. We'rejustfortunatethat 
the  damage  was  as  limited  asit 
was,"  he  said. 

"We  will  be  instituting  fur- 
ther security  measures  asking 
that  students  that  use  the 
building  take  some  extra  mea- 
sures and  be  a  little  more  aware 
of  keeping  the  buildingsecured 
and  noting  any  unusual  occur- 
rences," Roderick  said. 

Roderickadded  that  he  was 
reluctant  to  close  the  building 
at  night  and  would  not  do  so 
unless  absolutely  necessary. 
"If  s  important  in  this  kind  of 
academic  environment  toallow 
students  to  utilize  the  Lit  House 
at  the  hours  that  we  do  ...  its 
this  kind  of  incident  that  forces 
us  to  review  that  policy." 

He  was  glad  to  hear  thai 
the  students  who  regularly  use 
the  facility  were  as  concerned 
as  Day  assured  him  they  were- 
"Hopefully  that  feeling  will 
continue  throughout  the  school 
year." 


Washington  College  ELM 


November  20,  1992 


"Creteil,"  from  pg.  1 

Students  who  spend  their 
junior  year  abroad  at  Creteil 
ivill  spend  a  week  of  orienta- 
tion, and  they  will  also  take  a 
language  course  in  French  to 
make  them  proficient  during 
their  stay. 

Because  most  French  stu- 
dents attend  the  school  which 
is  closest  to  them,  they  live  at 
home.  Although  there  are  no 
dorms,  the  University  will  help 
exchange  students  find  hous- 
ing. 

The  second  component  of 
theexchangeprogramoffersthe 
position  of  Visiting  Lecturer  of 
English  to  a  graduating  Wash- 
ington College  Student.  Creteil 
has  reserved  this  position  spe- 
cifically for  the  college,  who  will 
nominate  a  student  for  the  job. 
The  contract  is  for  one  year, 
with  the  possibility  of  renew- 
ing the  appointment  for  another 
year. 

Because  the  University 
stresses  civilization  in  its  edu- 
cation of  students,  the  visiting 
lecturer  might  teach  courses  in 
conversation,  English  literature 
or  American  history.  The  posi- 
tion is  not  restricted  to  English 
students,  and  students  major- 
ing in  areas  such  as  History, 
International  Studies  and  Po- 


litical Science  could  be  candi- 
dates. 

Two  years  ago,  Cousineau 
recommended  Washington 
College  graduate  Roy  Kesey, 
an  English  and  Philosophy 
major,  for  the  position.  He  is 
now  about  to  complete  his  sec- 
ond year  as  Visiting  Lecturer, 
and  the  position  will  be  open 
for  another  student  to  take  his 
place  in  the  fall. 

In  an  interview  from  Paris 
Monday,  Kesey  said  he  is  ex- 
cited that  a  more  comprehen- 
sive program  has  been  estab- 
lished. "Teaching  at  Creteil  is 
such  an  extraordinary  experi- 
ence beyond  what  many 
Master's  degrees  can  offer  in 
the  United  States,"  he  noted. 

He  added  that  the  English 
department  hasbeenextremely 
supportive  during  his  stay. 
"Everyone  is  friendly  and  there 
is  a  nice  ambiance  in  the  de- 
partment. The  pedagogues  are 
helpful  and  make  sure  that 
you're  not  in  over  your  head," 
he  said. 

When  Kesey  was  hired, 
Catherine  Colomb,  Chair  of  the 
English  department  at  Creteil, 
proposed  that  the  University 
and  Washington  College  ini- 
tiate a  more  formal  exchange 
program. 

Arrangements  for  the  pro- 


gram were  made  through 
Yvette  Riviere,  a  close  friend  of 
Cousineau's,and  have  recently 
been  approved  by  Bernard 
Dizambourg,  President  of  the 
University  of  Paris,  and  WC 
President  Charles  H.  Trout. 

The  final  aspect  of  the  pro- 
gram will  involve  a  faculty  ex- 
change, whereby  faculty  mem- 
bers from  Humanities  and  So- 
cial Science  areas  will  be  able  to 
teach  courses  at  Creteil  for  one 
year.  This  component  of  the 
program  is  also  not  restricted 
to  English  or  Modem  Language 
professors. 

Conversely,  professors 
from  Creteil  will  be  able  to  teach 
in  a  variety  of  disciplines  at  the 
college  such  as  French,  English 
and  American  Studies. 

Whereas  the  visiting  lec- 
turers will  be  paid  by  the  French 
government,  the  salaries  for  the 
professors  will  be  paid  by  the 
home  institution.  Forexample, 
Washington  College  would  be 
responsible  for  paying  the  sal- 
ary of  the  professor  it  sends  to 
teach  at  Creteil. 

Cousineau  said  he  believes 
that  the  faculty  appointments 
will  be  handled  by  the  Advi- 
sory Committee  on  Appoint- 
ments and  Tenure. 

While  Cousineau  can  ex- 
plain the  details  of  the  program 


to  interested  students  and  fac- 
ulty members,  the  program  will 
be  administered  through  the 
officeof  Associate  Dean  Lucille 
Sansing. 

Sansing  said  that  even 
though  there  will  not  be  an  of- 
ficial call  for  applications  until 
early  next  semester,  interested 


students  and  faculty  should 
start  to  think  about  applying 
for  acceptance  in  the  program 
now. 

"We  have  enjoyed  the  lan- 
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November  20, 1992 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Hockey  Club  Nailed  by 
Navy  Middies 


Tim  Reardon 

Co-Sports  Editor 

After  a  succesful  debut  by 
the  Washington  College  hockey 
team  against  Salisbury,  the 
squad  headed  down  to  A-Town 
to  play  the  boys  from  the  Naval 
Academy.  Washington  faced 
off  against  the  Navy's  B  team, 
which  is  considered  rather 
competitive.  The  outcome  of 
the  game  was  not  the  way  the 
WAC  players  wanted  it.  The 
Shoremen  wound  up  losing  a 
hard-fought  battle  8-4. 

Innet  again  for  Washington 
was  Dave  Kraft  who  played  a 
superb  game  tuminga  way  over 
40  shots.  Navy  started  the 
scoring  by  putting  one  past 
Kraft  early  in  the  first  period. 
Washington  answered  back 
when  freshman  Gary  "I  should 
go  to  practice  more 
often"  Yovanovich  took  a  pass 
from  Tim  "I  like  writing  on 
myself"  Reardon  and  stung  it 
past  the  helpless  Midshipmen 
goalie.  The  first  period  ended 
in  a  2-2  deadlock  with  Tim  "It's 
me  again"  Reardon  scoring  late 
1 


in  the  period  for  Washington's 
second  goal. 

At  the  start  of  the  second 
period,  Washington  came  out 
strong  but,  with  only  10  skat- 
ers, fatigue  began  to  play  a 
major  factor  in  the  game.  Navy 
began  to  take  advantage  of  this 
seeing  they  were  in  a  little  bet- 
ter shape  than  most  of  WC's 
players.  They  scored  4  goals  in 
the  second  period  and  Dave 
Kraft  faced  22  shotsduring  that 
time. 

Right  at  thestartofthethird 
period  Washington  got  their 
offense  going  again  when 
Yovanovich  scored  his  second 
goal  of  the  game  with  a  blast 
into  the  upper  right-hand  cor- 
nerofthenet.  The  team  thought 
they  could  gain  some  momen- 
tum with  it,  but  Navy  capital- 
ized on  missed  opportunities 
and  scored  4  goals  to  bring  the 
tally  up  to  8-3.  Washington's 
last  goal  was  scored  by  Tim 
"Hey,  what  can  I  say,  I'm  awe- 
some" Reardon,  who  has5goals 
on  the  season,  to  make  the  final 
score  8-4. 

The  team  had  a  scare  dur- 


ing the  third  period  when  Chris 
"Topher"  Headgotintoanother 
one  of  his  favorite  game  time 
activities,  a  pushing  match. 
Topher,  a  former  sparringpart- 
ner  of  Riddick  Bowe,  engaged 
in  an  altercation  with  one  of  the 
Middies,  receiving  an 
enexpected  spear  to  the  mid- 
section. Even  though  "Body  by 
Topher"  runs  and  lifts  weights 
everyday,  he  got  the  wind  se- 
verely knocked  out  of  him  and 
suffered  shortness  of  breath  for 
a  brief  period  of  time.  An  am- 
bulance quickly  arrived  on  the 
scene  as  Toph  was  taken  to 
Johns  Hopkins  Medical  Center 
for  observation.  He  turned  out 
to  be  fine  and  returned  back  to 
campus  the  next  day.  (Thank 
God  for  the  running  and 
weight-lifting  program.) 

The  team's  next  game  is 
Monday  against  Hopkins  in 
Baltimore  at  10  p.m.  If  you 
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Jen  Dixon:   All-MAC 
Southwest  V-Ball  Team 


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Maryland/Archbishop 
Spalding),  a  freshman  hitter  for 
the  Washington  College  Vol- 


leyball team,  has  been  named 
to  the  All-MAC  Southwest 
team,  capping  off  an  impres- 
sive rookie  season  in  which  she 


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led  the  entire  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference  in  kill  average  with 
4.49  per  game.  An  outstanding 
all-around  player,  Dixon  led  the 
Shorewomen  in  total  kills(368), 
hitting  percentage  (30.2%),  as 
well  as  digs  (208).  She  was  fifth 
in  the  league  in  hitting  percent- 
age, leading  Washington  to  a 
12-20  record  and  a  late-season 
run  in  which  the  team  won  five 
of  its  final  matches.  The  first 
freshman  from  Washington 
College  ever  to  be  selected  to 
the  All-Section  Volleyball  team, 
Dixon  was  a  unanimous  pick 
for  the  1992  squad  which  was 
voted  in  the  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference.  Plus,  she  was  hon- 
ored by  receiving  the  coveted 
Newt's  Player  of  the  Week 
award,  selected  by  none  other 
than  Bird  Man  and  The 
Vaughnster. 

The  season  was 
Washington'slast  in  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference.  Nextyear, 
the  college  will  join  the  all- 
sports  Centennial  Conference 
along  with  10  other  small  lib- 
eral arts  schools  from  Mary- 
land and  Pennsylvania. 


-WC  Sports  Information 


Shoremen  Hoops 

Look  Toward  '92  Season 


DaveTaibl 


Writer  at  large 

Last     Saturday  the 

Shoremen  basketball  team 
geared  up  for  its  1992-93  cam- 
paign, travelling  to  face  the 
Devils  of  FDU-Madison.  In  a 
scrimmage  that  contained 
three,  20  minute  quarters  of 
play,  Washington  College'sex- 
pcrienced  squad  proved  to  be  a 
worthy  candidate  for  this  year's 
MAC  championships. 

The  Shoremen,  led  by  se- 


crashed  the  Devils'  boards 
throughout  the  scrimmage. 

On  Sunday,  Washington 
College  took  the  court  again, 
matching  up  against  the  highly- 
ranked  Division  III  opponent, 
New  Jersey  Tech.  The 
Shoremen,  despite  the  quick 
"run-and-gun"  style  adapted 
by  Tech's  squad,  were  able  to 
remain  neck  and  neck  with 
them  through  all  three  periods, 
In  the  end,  NJ  Tech  prevailed, 
but  the  match  left  the  WAC  fo- 
cusing optimistically  upon  the 


Charles  "1  want  to  be  Newt's  POW  oh  so  bad' 
Cummings  lays  one  in 


niors  Darren  Vican  and  Pete 
Basel,  controlled  the  tempo  of 
the  game.  Junior  point  guard/ 
forward  Geoff  Rupert  contin- 
ued to  display  a  level  of  play 
that  had  earned  him  the  title  of 
"Midnight  Madman"  during 
the  team's  November  1st  de- 
but. Rupe,  along  with  fellow 
standouts  Charles  Cummings 
and  Jay  "Too  Easy"  Devlin, 
provided  the  Shoremen  with 
plenty  of  firepower,  as  did  sea- 
soned veterans  Basel  and  Vican. 
Enhancing  the  Shoremen  scor- 
ing potential  were  newcomer 
Edmund  Hicks  and  homecourt 
favorite  Mike  Swanson,  a 
skilled  pair  from  thebench  that 


"We  fared  pretty  well  over 
the  weekend,"  replied  Basel 
when  asked  about  the  outcome 
of  the  scrimmages.  His  trade- 
mark grin  gives  away  the  Strong 
Island  senior's  anticipation  o' 
the  upcoming  drive  toward  the 
Final  Four.  It  all  begins  this 
weekend  with  the  Scotty  Wood 
tournament  at  Muhlenberg 
College  (Nov.  20th  and  21st). 
Come  support  the  Shoremen  ft 
their  home  opener  against  Si- 
Mary's  December  1  st  in  theCain 
Gymnasium  and  see  what  the 
grinning's  all  about.  You  jus' 
may  be  surprised. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


11 


November  20, 1992 


WC  Scullers  Finish  Fall 
Season  in  Philadelphia 


Melissa  Harmeyer 
flaFHTtress  Ball 


The  Washington  College 
crew  team  traveled  to  Philadel- 
phia over  the  chilly  weekend  to 
compete  in  the  Frostbite  Re- 

i,  their  last  regatta  for  the 
Fall  season.  This  was  a  2,000 
meter  sprint  race,  not  a  head 
race  like  all  the  other  regattas 
this  Fall  season. 

The  men  entered  a  double 
made  up  of  Ari  Kodek  and  Ray 
Hemdon,  a  lightweight  four- 
man  consisting  of  Mark  Reyero, 
Brendan  Norris,  Adam  Brown, 
Skip  Gibson,  and  coxswained 
byCindiDeWaters.  The  light- 
weight four-man  came  in  last, 
due  to  the  fact  that  they  collided 
with  the  Delaware  team  from  a 
Delaware  mistake.  The  men 
alsoentered  a  Varsity  four-man 
coxswained  by  Amy  Osborne 
and  crewed  by  Jon  Mulvaney, 
Ericjewett,  Doug  Peterson,  and 
Harrison  Gallagher,  which 
proceeded  to  take  fifth  place. 

The  women  entered  an 
eight-man  and  a  four-man.  The 
eight  man  consisted  of  captain 
Kara  Wiesenbaugh,  Mary  Bird, 


Melissa  Olsen,  Tanya  Howell, 
Jen  Hosik,  Jenny  Sue 
LeSchander,  Jennifer 

Dougherty,  and  Tora  Triolo. 
The  eight-man  came  in  second 
out  of  four  boats  competing. 
They  beat  St.  Joe's  and  Ithaca, 
but  Temple  managed  to  keep 
the  lead  over  Washington  to 
finish  first. 

The  team  is  finished  practic- 
ing for  the  Fall  and  is  looking 
forward  to  the  spring  season 


which  actually  begins  in  Janu- 
ary when  we  return  to  school. 
Two  big  supporters  of  the  Crew 
team  are  helping  themcelebrate 
the  fall  season.  The  first,  Dr. 
Peter  Tapke  of  the  Philosophy 
Department,  is  hosting  a  party 
this  weekend  and  the  second, 
Dr.  Susan  K.  Ross,  M.D.,  is 
having  a  Christmas  party  for 
the  team.  Good  job  to  all  and 
good  luck    in  the  '93    Spring 


Crew  members  pose  in  Philly  (  but  not  really) 


Aquamen   and  Women  Sink  to  Swart hmore: 
Green  Breaks  Two  School  Records 


Brandon  White 
pS  Hoser 


Last  year  the  WC  swim- 
ting  team  had  a  tough  loss 
'gainst  Swarthmore,  losing  by 
foe  narrow  margin  of  50  points. 
pie  team  has  come  a  long  way 
torn  last  year.  This  past  week 
^  team  Went  out  against  the 
Mwerhouse  Swarthmore  once 
'gain  and  lost  by  an  even  slim- 
jto  margin  of  109-95.  Dave 
'•ola  turned  in  two  impressive 
""ins  in  the  200  and  500  free 
events.  Freshman  Peter  Ward 
^nied  in  an  impressive  day  by 
aking  3  seconds  off  the  IM 
^ord,  but  was  beaten  in  the 
*Co  by  a  mere  .06  of  a  second . 
Nard  then  joined  Tim  Whittier, 
,as°n  Campbell,  and  Scott 
1,ei»nmuller  to  win  the  200 
*edley,  missing  the  school 
^d  by  .1  of  a  second.  The 
^layteamconsistingofCzekaj, 
^audion.  Bowman  and  McKim 
f^ced  third  for  some  impor- 


foints  in  the  meet.  In  the 
free.    Freshman    Jon 
onnorswamW.C.'ssecond 


bfb'est  ^me  ever  ^or  a  verv  'm~ 

Jessive  second  place.    Dave 

^j  took  third  and  Dave 

rraft  took  fifth.    Turning  in 


other  good  performances  were 
Steinmuller,  taking  fourth  place 
in  the  200  free  and  third  place 
in  the  All-time  Flyer.  In  addi- 
tion Jason  Campbell  took  sec- 
ond in  the  50  free  while  Tyler 
McCarthy  took  third  and  Mike 
Bowman  took  fifth. 

Head  coach  Kim  Lessard 
said,"This  was  a  great  indica- 
tion that  this  team  is  serious 
about  challenging  teams  like 
Swarthmore  who  easily  beat 
WC  last  year.  This  is  only  a 
third  year  team  and  they  are 
going  to  keep  improving  with  7 
sophomores  and  5  freshmen  on 
the  team.  They  are  ready  to 
challenge  Ursinus  this  week." 

The  WC  women  started  off 
very  strong  in  the  meet  by  win- 
ning the  200  medley  relay  and 
settinganew school  record  with 
a  team  comprised  of  Jennifer 
Green,  Colleen  Roberts,  Amy 
Draper,  and  Magdalena  Fuchs. 
Head  Coach  Kim  Lessard  said, 
"It  was  great  to  break  this  time, 
set  at  the  MAC'S  last  year,  so 
early  in  the  season.  This  is  a 
great  forecast  for  how  they  are 
going  to  do  this  year  as  they  get 
more  in  shape." 

Jen  Green  continued  on 
record  pace  breaking  a  school 


record  from  1989  in  the  100 
meter  backstroke.  Mimi  Devlin 
had  a  strong  showing  in  the  500 
and  1000  yard  events  for  an 
important  second  place  finish. 
Joined  by  Denise  Hakanson, 
Magdalena  Fuchs  and  Nancy 
Whiteman,  she  also  achieved 
her  fastest  split  in  the  200  free 
forasecondplacefinish.  Nancy 
Whiteman  added  two  impor- 
tant fourth  place  finishes  in  the 
lOOandlOOOfree.  Colleen  Rob- 
erts took  third  in  the  100  breast 
stroke  and  200  individual  med- 
ley. Denise  Hakanson  placed 
third  in  the  100  backstroke  and 
fourth  in  the  200  individual 
medley,  Jennifer  Dow  placed 
second  in  the  100 butterfly,  third 
in  the  200  free  and  fifth  in  the 
500  free  stroke.  Head  coach 
Kim  Lessard  summed  up  the 
day  by  saying,  "Wedid  not  have 
the  depth  to  win,  but  the  girls 
have  been  really  working  hard 
and  turned  in  some  terrific 
times.  I  am  very  proud  of 
them." 

Come  out  tomorrow  to  see 
the  WC  Aquamen  and  women 
as  they  take  on  Ursinus  in  the 
Casey  swim  center.  "  Be  there 
or  be  square,"  says  Bucky 
Zarinko. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


j^JTrust 
Me 


CHESTERTOWN 


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...  so  he  comes  back  down  the  stairs  and  says,  "Damn,  you 
got  me,  1 1 1  to  96."  P.S.—  Please  take  note  of  the  Zarinko  family 
picture  below  as  they  indulge  in  a  classic  family-invented  ath- 
letic contest.  A  game  with  sentimental  &  historic  value,  thisbasic 
form  of  B-Ball  w/  boxing  gloves,  appropriately  named  by  the 
Zarinkos  as  B-Ball  w/boxing  gloves,  was  dreamed  up  and 
eventually  turned  into  reality  by  Bucky's  cross-dressing  great- 
grandfather. Kooch  Voltaire  Zarinko,  back  in  the  early  1800's,  in 
some  hidden-away,  maxium-security  institution  in  which  he 
was  committed  for  his  lifetime,  said  he  dreamed  of  his  offspring 
playing  this  game  late  in  the  next  century,  carrying  on  the 
creative  geniusness  for  which  he  and,  in  fact,  all  the  Zarinkos  are 
known  for.  Bucky  states,  "I  seen  pictures  of  him  but  I  don't 
remember  'em  too  good.  It's  good  to  play  this  game  'cuz  my 
great-grandfather  would  say  it's  good,  'cuz  itsold  and  my  family 
had  thunk  of  it  before  other  people  did  think  of  it,  and  say  it  was 
theirs,  'cuz  it's  not  theirs,  it's  ours.  If  you  look  closely  at  the 
picture  you  can  see  me  in  the  upper  left  hand  comer  as  a  young, 
strapping  lad,  admiring  my  father  ref fing  the  game  in  his  newly 
acquired,  perfectly  hemmed,  15th  generation  hand-me-down 
slacks." 

Enough  fun  and  games  at  Bucky  Zarinkos'  expense.  We're 
tired ofhim.  Now,fortheNEWT'sPOW...  thisishissecondtime 
in  two  years,  "Disco  Diamond"  Dave  Cola  of  the  WC  Men's 
Swim  Team.  Mr.  "Just  For  the  Taste  of  It"  has  already  turned  a 
few  heads  in  his  first  outing  of  the  year.  Facing  Swarthmore  he 
stole  the  show  by  laying  waste  to  the  competition  in  the  200  &  500 
free.  Mr.  "I'm  not  your  average  R.C."Colaholdsa  number  of  WC 
records  and  should  continue  with  his  trend  setting  pace  here  in 
his  sophomore  year.  Nice  job  Dave!  We  love  you! 


The  Zarinko  family  goes  on  a  summer  outing  to  play  a  family 
tradition,  B-Ball  with  boxing  gloves 


Hockey 

Drops  to 

Navy 

8-4, 

See  Article,  pg.  10 


The  Dream  Team  for  Real: 
Showtime.  Here  We  Come!! 


Sports 


Women's  B-Ball  has  Another 
Tough  Outing  versus 
Columbia  Union  College 


MCu  S  0~ 

Scrimmage; 
New  Jersej 
Tech 

******  ***  *«***<*u  j     {{ 

#14  Pete  Basel,  showing  off  his  better  half,  goes  hard  to  the  hoop.  Basel,  a  native  Garden  City,  "Strong"  Island  boy,  has  been  a  tremendous 

asset  to  W.C.  basketball  over  his  past  three  years  here.  His  senior  year  should  be  no  different.  Averaging  almost  10  points  a  game  and 

tallying  up  236  points  over  the  '97  season,  Pete  will  be  a  true  threat  to  all  opponents. 


Scores 


Swimming 
Men's 
Washington        95 
Swarthmore     109 

Women's 
Washington       63 
Swarthmore     140 

Women's  B-Ball 
Washington        23 
Columbia  Coll.  94 


David  Cola:  NEWT'S  Player  of  the  Week 


Ice  Hockey 
Washington 
Navy 

Rec  B-Ball  fDIIII 
Dream  Team 
Always  Wins! 
Other  Teams 
Always  Lose! 


Swimmini 
Falls  to 

SwarthmoK 

Looks  to 

Ursinus 

See  Article,  pg. J 


Crew 
Chilled  at 
Frostbite 
Regatta 

See  Article,  ] 


The  Paper  That  Eats  Like  A  Meal 


NOTHING 

TBUT  THE 
RUTH 


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Volume  63,  Number  Thirteen  •  December  4, 1992 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


The  Pegasus  Editorship  finally 
has  been  filled,  by  not  one,  but 
three  editors.  Krissie  Callahan 


freaking  and  Entering  in  Talbot 

joshua  Obercian  of  Talbot  returned  to  campus  Sunday  to  discover 
flat  hissuite,  116-1 18,  had  been  broken  into  over  the  Thanksgiving 
break.  About  $2,425  worth  of  goods  had  been  taken  from  the 
suite'slounge^ncluding  two  stereo  systemsand  a  large  collection 
of  compact  discs.  A  small  wooden  box  has  also  been  reported 
missing;  its  owner,  Michael  Mucha,  is  offering  a  reward  for  its 
reiurn.  Security  is  currently  investigating  the  break-in  and  theft, 
but  no  leads  as  to  the  perpetrator's  identity  have  been  found. 
Anyone  who  has  any  information  that  would  lead  to  the  recovery 
ofthemerchandiseortheapprehensionofthe  thief  should  contact 
Security  at  ext.  7810. 

Girdner  Convicted 

Sophomore  Patrick  Girdner,  who  was  arrested  November  6  for 
four  drug  violations,  was  tried  Tuesday  in  the  Kent  County 
District  Court.  According  to  Assistant  States  Attorney  Tom 
>er,  Girdner  pled  guilty  to  possession  of  marijuana,  and  the 
other  charges  were  dropped.  After  finding  him  guilty,  the  court 
sentenced  Girdner  to  fifteen  days  work  release  from  the  Kent 
County  Detention  Center.  He  was  granted  status  of  probation 
before  judgment,  which  if  maintained  for  one  full  year  with  a 
clean  record,  will  result  in  all  charges  being  dropped  from  his 
criminal  record.  Yeager  would  like  to  remind  students  that 
possession  of  illicit  substances  applies  toany  illegal  items  located 
in  their  residence,  whether  or  not  the  substance  is  owned  by  the 
student  or  his  or  her  roommate. 

Trout  matches  gift  to  AIDS  Project 

The  Office  of  the  President  of  Washington  College  recently  allo- 
cated $2,000  to  the  AIDS  Peer  Education  Program  run  by  junior 
Keith  Erickson.  This  gift  matches  a  grant  which  the  SGA  passed 
earlier  in  November  toward  the  program.  For  more  information, 
see  Jen  Del  Nero's  letter  on  page  3  and  Amanda  Burt's  interview 
with  Erickson  on  page  5. 

Renovated  CoffeeHouse  to  Re-Open  Tonight 


Pegasus  Editorship 
Filled  by  Threesome 


lay  out  the  book.  Jefferson  (ext. 
8518)  will  be  in  charge  of  the 
textual  aspects  of  Pegastts,  and 


Krissie  Callahan 


and  Mary  Jefferson,  both  fresh- 
men, and  Geoffrey  Donahue,  a 
senior,  will  be  running  the 
yearbook  at  last.  Callahan  (ext. 
8574)  will  be  the  figurehead  for 
the  group,  and  will  design  and 


Tonight  marks  the  grand 
re-openingof  the  CoffeeHouse. 
After  many  weeksof  hard  work 
by  SGA  organizers  and  a  few 
days  of  heavy  painting  by  WC 
students,  the  Interim  Project  is 
finally  complete.  SGA  mem- 
bers recognized  that  the  stu- 
dent center's  atmosphere 
needed  improvement  until  the 
^novation  of  Hodson  Hall  is 
completed. 

SGA  President  Jen  Del  Nero 


and  Reid  Dorm  Senator  Eve 
Zartman  worked  especially 
hard  on  what  they  termed  the 
CoffeeHouse  Interim  Project. 
They  were  aided  by  an  anony- 
mous donation  for  the  project. 
This  week,  portions  of  the 
CoffeeHouse  were  painted  by 
various  groups  on  campus, 
ranging  from  Greek  Organiza- 
tions to  the  various  Classes; 
from  Sane-Freeze  to  Target 
Tutoring.   The  Visual  Artists' 


Union  will  fill  in  the  gaps  after 
Friday's  ceremony. 

Students  will  meet  in  the 
Study  Lounge  (under  Hynson 
Lounge)  at  4:30  for  the  ribbon 
cutting  ceremony.  The  wine- 
and-cheese  reception,  open  to 
all  of  the  WC  community,  will 
continue  until  7  p.m. 

From  9  to  1,  the  Freshman 
Class  will  sponsor  a  dance  to 
break  in  the  new  C-House.  The 
"Pre-Cram  lam"  is  free. 


Donahue  (ext.  8846)  will  super- 
vise both  business  and  photog- 
raphy. Photographers  are 
neededimmediately;  interested 
persons  (in  this  or  any  aspect) 
should  contact  any  one  of  the 
editors.  A  general  interest 
meeting  will  be  held  Wednes- 
day, December9  at8  p.m.  in  the 
Minta  Martin  fourth  floor 
lounge. 


Lit  House 

Vandalism 

Continues 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Administration,  faculty 
and  students  remain  concerned 
about  the  status  of  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  following  an- 
other fire  which  was  set  last 
Sunday  or"Monday.  A  student 
found  a  piece  of  paper  taped  to 
a  bookshelf  in  the  downstairs 
hallway;  the  paper  had  been  lit 
and  the  wooden  bookshelf  was 
badly  scorched. 

Emergency  measures 
which  involved  closing  the 
house  at  midnight  each  night 
and  for  the  duration  of  Thanks- 
giving break  were  enacted  by 
the  Security  Department  and 
the  Literary  House  staff. 

Wednesday  afternoon 
Professor  Robert  Day,  Director 
of  the  building,  held  a  meeting 
which  was  attended  by  Security 
Director  Jerry  Roderick,  Dean 
and  Provost  Gene  Wubbels, 
Dean  of  Students  Maureen 
Kelley  Mclntire,  Associate  Lit 
House  Director  Ka  thy  Wagner, 
Literary  House  Press  Director 

See  "Fire/'  page  9 


Inside 


Come  to  Moonpile's 
Edible  Landscape 


Peer  Education  Program 
on  AIDS  Takes  Off 

Nutcracker  Celebrates 
lOOth  Anniversary- 


Task  Force  Works  to 
Improve  Health  Services 


8 


Erin  Talbert  paints  the  Sane/Freeze  section  of  the  CoffeeHouse 


Names  Project  AIDS 
Quilt  Visits  Campus 


8 


December  4, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  End  of  the  World 
(or  just  the  semester) 

It's  that  time  of  the  year  again,  folks.  Freshmen,  if  you  aren't 
aware  of  it  by  now,  this  twilight  zone  of  the  semester  is  known  as 
ACADEMIC  HELL.  This  point,  the  next  to  the  last  week  of 
classes,  is  the  denouement,  the  climax,  the  culmination  of  the 
entire  semester.  This  is  where  you  realize  that  yes,  you  are  way 
too  far  behind  to  ever  dream  of  catching  up,  and  yes,  you  have  to 
let  something  give,  and  it  better  not  be  your  grades. 

(Here's  a  note  to  each  and  every  one  of  my  current  professors: 
NO,  of  course  ifs  not  YOUR  class  I'm  behind  in.  I  LOVE  your 
class  —  it's  the  only  one  in  which  I've  read  each  and  every  word 
of  text,  xeroxed,  bought,  or  otherwise.  No,  I  don't  sleep  in  your 
class.  I  just,  um,  meditate,  so  I  can  grasp  the  concepts  better  with 
a  fully  relaxed  mind  just  wailing  to  be  poured  full  of  [History/ 
English/  Art  Theory].  In  fact,  I  hope  noneof  my  other  professors 
read  this,  or  they'll  know  that  I'm  having  trouble  keeping  up,  and 
I  think  I've  fooled  them  so  far.) 

Oh,  ye  of  lit  tie  faith.  IF  you  have  gone  to  most  of  your  classes, 
it's  not  too  late  for  you.  IF  you  have  taken  reasonably  good  notes, 
you  have  a  better  chance  than  many  of  succeeding  this  semester. 
IF  you  have  read  say,  3/5  of  what  you  were  supposed  to,  then 
relax.  IF  you  are  all  caught  up,  then  dammit,  stop  gloating. 

Here's  my  advice  on  how  to  make  it  through  the  next  two 
weeks  relatively  unscathed: 

1 .  Stay  in  tonight  OR  tomorrow  night.  If  you  want/need  to 
stay  in  both  nights,  do  so.  But  I  suggest  releasing  a  little  tension 
this  weekend.  However,  don't  drink  too  much  either  night. 

2.  Wake  up  BEFORE  NOON  both  Saturday  and  Sunday.  Yes, 
it  can  be  done. 

3.  Spend  this  extra  time  I  just  got  you  in  the  morning  and 
evening  in  one  of  the  following  ways: 

•  writing  that  late  paper 

•  reading  that  book  that  you've  been  using  to  prop  your  door 
open  all  semester 

•  doing  research  on  a  paper  that  isn't  due  Monday,  but  will  take 
you  longer  trjan  one  night  to  write. 

4.  Borrow  a  studious  friend's  notebook  for  the  one  class  (you 
know  the  one)  that  you'  ve  missed  more  times  than  you  can  count, 
always  show  up  late  for,  and  usually  doze  off  in.  READ  IT. 
Compare  and  contrast  with  your  own  notes,  which  may  look  like 
they're  written  in  Martian. 

Speculate  on  how  much  you  think  the  final  will  really  count  for, 
and  then  read  the  notes  again. 

5.  No  matter  how  much  you  hate  writing  papers,  get  them  all 
done.  Now  if  possible.  Here's  a  quick  way  to  tell  when  to  start 
writing  your  last  paper.  Count  the  number  of  papers  you  have 
left.  If  that  numberisone  or  less,  write  the  paper  this  weekend  and 
then  stop  worrying.  If  that  number  is  two  to  four,  write  half  the 
papers  this  weekend  and  half  next  weekend.  If  that  number  is 
over  four,  you've  done  something  way,  way  wrong,  and  you 
should  spend  this  weekend  praying  and  tearing  your  hair  out. 

6.  To  study  for  finals,  use  this  simple  guide: 

•  spend  this  weekend  catching  up  (ha)  on  your  reading. 

•  spend  your  free  time  (ha  ha)  reading  over  your  notes  this  week. 

•  spend  next  weekend  relaxing,  since  you'll  be  well  prepared  for 
all  your  finals  already  (If  anyone  in  WC's  history  accomplishes 
this  one,  they  will  be  bronzed  and  set  at  the  foot  of  Cater  Walk  for 
all  to  see.) 

7.  After  it's  all  over,  go  home  and  sleep  until  January.  Good 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


Beverly  Wolff 
Renounces 
Hero  Worship 

To  the  Editor: 

I'm  convinced  that  thecal! 
for  heroes  or  heroines  is  not 
such  a  wise  thing.  Superhuman 
ones  have  hidden  weaknesses; 
human  ones  always  seem  to 
have  feet  of  clay.  If  we  depend 
on  heroes  and  heroines  to  fight 
our  battles,  we  never  develop 
our  own  strengths.  And  while  I 
admire  certain  figures  in  history 
or  literature  for  particular  acts 
and  qualities  of  character,  their 
deeds  aren't  really  any  more 
inspirational,  to  me,  than  are 
the  accomplishments  of  some 
of  my  friends  and  colleagues, 
my  students  and  children. 

At  a  recent  party,  someone 
asked  me  to  name  my  hero. 
"You're  sitting  next  to  her,"  I 
replied. 

When  I  manage  more  than 
I  thought  I  could,  when  I  over- 
come some  tribulation  or  resist 
some  temptation,  when  I  learn 
that  some  good  has  come  of  my 
own  actions,  then  I  am  my  own 
heroine.  The  women  of  the  nex  t 
generation  would  be  better  off 
leamingtoappreciatetheirown 
strengths  than  seeking  pack- 
aged mentors  or  heroes.  I  would 
recommend  the  same  practice 
for  the  men. 

Beverly  A.  Wolff 


SGA  Funds  AIDS  Program 


A  copy  of  the  following  letter  of 
November  1 6  was  sent  to  the  ELM 
prior  to  President  Trout's  decision 
to  match  the  SGA  grant  to  the 
AIDS  Education  Program.  Its 
content  is  such  that  the  ELM  has 
decided  to  print  it  in  its  entirety. 
On  November  25,  President  Trout 
sent  asimilar  letter  to  JenDelNero 
and  the  ELM,  announcing  that  his 
discretionary  fund  will  match  the 
$21000  gift. 

Dear  President  Trout: 

It  is  with  the  greatest  of 
pride  in  Washington  College's 
Senate  that  I  inform  you  of  its 
decision  to  allocate  $2,000  to- 
wards the  AIDS  Education 
Program  initiated  by  junior 
Keith  Erickson.  Keith's  plan  is 
ambitious,  admirable  and  long- 
overdue. 

In  addition  to  approving 
the$2,000allocation,  the  Senate 
passed  a  resolution  to  encour- 
age the  President  to  match  (if 
not  surpass)  its  own  contribu- 
tion. 

AIDS  awareness  is  in- 
creasingonthiscampus,  thanks 
to  the  tireless  efforts  of  dedi- 
cated faculty  and  students,  al- 
though there  remains  ground 
to  be  covered,  clearly  demon- 
strated by  the  results  of  the  Task 
Force  on  the  Status  of  Lesbians 
and  Gay  Men  at  Washington 
College's  spring  survey.  The 
exhaustive  research  revealed 
some  disturbing  statistics.  Per- 


haps the  most  troubling  of 
which  is  that  of  the  75  percenl 
of  sexually  active  WC  students, 
85  percent  have  engaged  in 
unprotected  sex.  Unfortu- 
nately, those  figures  have  re- 
mained mere  numbers;  there 
hasbeennostrongcommitmenl 
to  address  the  issue  of  unpro- 
tected sex,  which  implicitly 
raised  the  issue  of  AIDS. 

Keith's  AIDS  Education 
Program  focuses  on  unpro- 
tected sex,  but  the  program  can 
only  besuccessful  if  it  equipped 
with  adequate  materials.  That 
is  why  the  carefully  calculated 
$8,500  budget  Keith  has  pre- 
sented is  a  legitimate  one.  Each 
line  item  is  essential  toward  fa- 
cilitating an  effective,  efficient 
program. 

Not  only  is  the  plan  well- 
thought  through,  it  takes  a 
vantage  of  and  demonstrates 
strong  faith  in  the  leaderships' 
WC  students;  the  one  quality'1 
lacks  is  strongbacking  fromthe 
College  as  a  whole. 

Currently,  there  exists  * 
core  group  of  13  students  ad- 
equately trained  either  to  edu- 
cate their  peers  (both  abou' 
AIDS  and  other  issues)  or  $ 
participate  in  other  capacity 
within  the  organization.  Con- 
sidering the  size  of  Washing' 
ton  College  and  the  comrm1' 
ment  the  role  of  peer  educate 

See  "Del  Nero/'  page  5 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


December  4, 1992 


f  ;......  


R  \S/S 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


When  Bill  Clintonbecomcs 
president  next  year,  he  will  be 
confronted  by  a  lot  of  tough 
choices.  He  has  vowed  to  focus 
"like  a  laserbeam"  on  the 
economy,  yet  it  seems  today 
lhat  the  most  troubling  issues 
facing  the  new  administration 
will  not  be  domestic  economic 
concerns  but  foreign  diplomatic 
and  military  issues. 

During  the  Cold  War  this 
nation  focused  "like  a 
laserbeam"  on  the  Soviet  Union. 
I'm  certain  there  are  still  some 
people  out  there  who  think  that 
the  former  "Evil  Empire"  was 
the  source  of  all  evil  in  the 
world.  But  now,  in  the  post- 
Soviet  era,  our  nation  faces  new 
challenges  which  our  military 
establishment  is  not  well- 
equipped  to  address. 

The  US  Army  and  Air  Force 
were  well  equipped  and  trained 
to  stop  hordes  of  Soviet  tanks 
from  invading  Germany.  The 
problem  is,  the  tanks  never 
came.  Now  President  Bush  is 
proposing  to  involve  the  US  in 
an  effort  to  ensure  that  aid 
reaches  the  needy  in  Somalia. 
It's  about  time  America  did 
something  in  Africa  other  than 
support  counterrevolutionar- 
ies. 

At  first,  I  must  admit,  I 
thought  that  this  was  a  shame- 
less and  cynical  attempt  on  the 
part  of  the  President  to  involve 
American  ground  forces  in  a 


guerilla  struggle  with  no  real 
objective  —  in  other  words, 
another  Vietnam  War.  Yetupon 
closer  examination,  there  re- 
mains every  reason  to  be 
hopeful.  The  main  difference 
between  Somalia  and  Vietnam 
is  that  the  enemy  consists  of 
armed  thugs  who  will  un- 
doubtedly receive  little  support 
from  most  Somalis.  Also,  these 
thugs  have  little  or  no  ideo- 
logical reason  to  continue 
fighting  once  it  becomes  plain 
that  they  face  a  vastly  superior 
force.  And  this  time  we  will 
have  international  backing  and 
militarysupport,justaswehad 
in  the  Gulf. 

What  irks  me  is  the  sug- 
gestion that  this  is  a  situation 
where  no  American  interests 
areatstake.  Tomymind,thisis 
the  only  major  American  mili- 
tary action  since  World  War  II 
which  I  can  unreservedly  sup- 
port. In  Korea,  we  lost  tens  of 
thousands  of  servicemen  and 
achieved  nothing.  In  Vietnam, 
we  killed  ten  million  peopleand 
lostanyway.  TheGulf  Warwas 
not  expensive  in  human  terms 
or  even  monetary  terms,  but  it 
was  morally  indefensible  in  that 
we  supported  one  despot 
against  another  despot  and  still 
wound  up  with  the  same 
number  of  despots  in  the  end. 

Now  hundreds  of  thou- 

See  "Koon,"  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


You  have  five  seconds  to  say  something  intelligent. 


Einstein  is  the  greatest. 
Ari  Kodeck 
Senior 
Baltimore,  MD 


What?!! 

Martha  Kimura 
Freshman 
Elkton,  MD 


Huh?  Oh  gawd- 
Jenny  Rock 
Sophomore 
Alexandria,  VA 


Sweetness. 
Chris  Vaughn 

Senior 

Hunt  Valley,  MD 


What?!  Are  you  asking  this 

now?  This  is  worse  than  Family 

Feud. 

Megan  McCurdy 

Sophomore 

Baltimore,  MD 


Where's  the  football  team? 
Andre  Taylor 
Freshman 
Washington,  D.C. 


Open  Forum:  Please  Do  Eat  The  Daisies 


lustin  Cann,  a.k.a.  Moonpile,  is  a 
senior  English  major  from  An- 
Mpo/is  and  a  member  of  the  Writ- 
ns'  Union  junta. 

Most  people  might  think, 
what  is  edible  landscaping,  and 
doesithaveanythingtodowith 
edible  underwear  (on  sale  at 
fteElktonCrownstation)?  This 
s>mple,environmentally  savvy, 
'dea  can  help  us  reduce  the 
Problems  associated  with  the 
distribution  of  food  to  the 
hungry. 

It  has  been  estimated  that 
'here  is  enough  food  grown  in 
'he  world  to  feed  every  person 
Jhe  equivalent  of  two  loaves  of 
"read  per  day.  Why,  then,  must 
Jhere  be  people  starving  even 
'"the  supposedly  prosperous 
us- of  A.?  The  problem  lies  in 
0l,r  centralized  farming  and 
suPermarket  system.  The  food 
lsall  in  one  place,  in  the  hands 
0,a  few  giant  agribusinesses. 

The  means  of  production 
"lust  be  decentralized  and 
pla«*i  into  the  hands  of  the 


average  person.  This  is  where 
edible  landscaping  comes  in. 
Have  you  ever  been  in  a  city  or 
on  a  college  campus  and 
thought  of  the  uselessness  of 
most  of  the  plants  growing 
there?  Why  don't  the  land- 
scaping companies  plant  pep- 


Justin 
Cann 


pers,  corn,  squash,  herbs,  and 
fruit  trees  where  they  currently 
plant  ivy? 

The  simple  fact  remains; 
most  people  don't  eat  ivy,  little 
lambs  eat  ivy.  The  problems  of 
hungry  people  in  urban  areas 
could  be  greatly  alleviated  by 
practicing  edible  landscaping. 
Marie  Antoinette  said  to  the 
poor  and  hungry  of  18th-cen- 


turyParis,  "LetthemeatCake!" 
I  would  like  to  say  to  the  poor 
and  hungry  of  the  20th  century 
and  beyond,  "Let  them  eat  Stir- 
Fry!"  Land thatonce supported 
simply  decorative  plants  can 
now  grow  decorative  and  nu- 
tritious food  for  those  in  need. 
Edible  landscaping  will 
also  help  to  reduce  the  trans- 
portation costs  currently  in- 
volved in  the  centralized  food 
distribution  system.  This  will 
in  turn  reduce  pollution  and 
the  overall  costs  of  food.  Since 
primarily  those  in  need  of  food 
will  be  involved  in  the  actual 
farming  of  it,  they  can  assure 
themselves  that  their  foods  are 
grown  without  harmful  pesti- 
cides and  fertilizers.  While  the 
dangers  of  pesticides  are  obvi- 
ous, the  use  of  fertilizers  actu- 
ally reduces  the  nutrient  content 
of  the  produce.  Through  the 
useofediblelandscaping,  those 
who  are  currently  hungry  will 
have  more  food,  and  their  food 
will  be  more  nutritious. 


People  who  are  currently 
out  of  work  can  regain  pride  in 
themselves  and  their  abilities 
by  growing  their  own  food  on 
land  generously  lent  by  cities 
and  businesses  for  edible 
landscaping  projects.  This  sort 
of  confidence  can  help  lead 
them  to  revitalize  their  neigh- 
borhoods and  increase  the  value 
of  their  property. 

This  is  all  fine  and  good, 
some  people  might  say,  but  how 
does  it  apply  to  us  in 
Chestertown? 

First,  edible  landscaping 
can  be  practiced  by  everyone  in 
their  own  home.  Instead  of 
flowers,  ferns,  and  other  stan- 
dard house  plants,  you  can 
grow  peppers  and  herbs  that 
satisfy  both  the  visual  aesthetic 
and  the  taste  buds.  My  room- 
mate and  I  have  two  basils,  a 
sage,  a  rosemary,  and  about 
fifteen  various  hot  pepper 
plants  that  have  just  recently 
sprouted.  The  herbs  are  quite 
pretty  and  have  been  enhanc- 


ing our  dishes  for  some  months 
now,  and  we  can't  wait  to  have 
hundreds  of  hot  little  peppers 
for  just  about  every  dish. 

Second,  the  College  could 
use  the  flower  beds  in  front  of 
the  Miller  Library,  along  the 
Cater  Walk,  and  behind  the 
Literary  House  for  peppers, 
herbs,  squash,  beans,  straw- 
berries, tomatoes,  and  cucum- 
bers. Instead  of  tulip  poplars, 
the  school  could  plant  apple, 
pear,  and  cherry  trees.  Dave 
Knowles  could  send  one  of  his 
employees  out  to  gather  fresh 
herbs,  fruits,and  vegetables  for 
the  dining  hall  dinners.  Better 
yet,  the  school  could  invite 
members  of  the  Chestertown 
community  who  need  food  to 
tend  the  plants  in  return  for  the 
produce  they  grow.  The  stu- 
dents could  even  participate, 
helping  the  needy  and  learning 
about  farming. 

Edible  landscaping  could 

See  "Cann/'  page  4 


December  4, 1992 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


From  "Koon,"  page  3 

sands  of  lives  are  at  stake  in 
East  Africa,  and  yet  there  are 
people  who  see  no  apparent 
American  interest?  There  was 
a  time  when  the  American  in- 
terest was  seen  as  simply  the 
antithesis  of  the  Soviet  interest. 
Absolutely  no  more  nations 
were  to  become  "clients  of  the 
Soviet  Union."  Containment  at 
all  costs.  Let  us  hope  that  the 
Gulf  War  did  not  set  the  new 
standard  for  determining 
where  the  American  interest  lies 
in  the  post-Cold  War  era. 

1  laud  the  President's  efforts 
to  alleviate  the  suffering  in  So- 
malia. This  presents  America 
with  the  opportunity  to  define 
a  new  national  interest. 
America  cannot  and  should  not 


be  the  policeperson  of  the 
world,  but  America  can  work 
through  international  mecha- 
nisms to  ensure  stability  and 
use  our  prestige  to  promote  the 
cause  of  justice  in  the  world. 

Yes,  we  do  need  a  Presi- 
dent who  will  focus  on  the 
economy.  Yes,  it  isa  shame  that 
America  manufactures  the  best 
air-superiority  fighter  jetsin  the 
world  but  produces  no  VCRs. 
But  America  still  has  a  role  to 
play  in  the  world,  and  Bill 
Clinton  will  play  a  defining  role 
in  determining  what  our  role 
should  be  in  this  "new  world 
order." 

1  earlier  mentioned  justice. 
It  is  true  that  there  is  little  social 
justice  in  America.  But  there 
are  injusticesin  the  world  which 
are  abhorrent  to  most  Ameri- 


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cans,  and  we  are  now  in  a  po- 
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tary might  constructively.  We 
didn't  borrow  all  that  money 
wedidn'thave  for  nothing.  Let 
justice  in  the  world  be  our  na- 
tional interest.  This  is  some- 
thing which  every  American 
could  be  proud  of. 

It  is  just  this  sort  of  philoso- 
phy which  could  be  applied 
constructively  in  Bosnia.  It 
would  befraught  will  peril, and 
it  would  be  an  expensive  en- 
deavor. And  certainly,  there  is 
no  definable  "American  inter- 
est." No  oil-rich  sheiks  to  save, 
no  wicked  Soviet  menace  to 
contain.  Why  should  we  do 
anything?  After  all,  isn't  it  a 
European  problem? 

This  past  Saturday's  Inter- 
national Herald  Tribune  offers 
some  good  reasons  why  we 
should.  It  contains  an  article 
derived  from  seven  hours  of 
interviews  with  Borislav  Herak, 
a  twenty-one  year  old  Bosnian 
Serb  who  confessed  to  the  kill- 
ings of  29  civilians.  He  wit- 
nessed the  mass  murder  of 
about  one  hundred  and  twenty 
Muslim  men,  women  and  chil- 
dren. He  saw  the  bodies  of  60 
men  who  were  used  as  a  hu- 
man shield  by  the  Serbians 
when  the  Bosnians  were  at- 
tacking. He  and  two  cronies 
gunned  down  a  Muslim  family 
oftenexcecution-style.  He  per- 
sonally slit  the  throats  of  three 
Muslim  freedom  fighters  after 
they  had  been  captured.  He 
described  the  system  whereby 


Serbian  soldiers  regularly  rape 
and  murder  Muslim  women 
being  held  captive  at  a  motel 
complex  which  has  been  con- 
verted to  a  women's  prison;  "He 
said  that  he  went  to  the  motel 
once  every  three  or  four  days, 
and  that  although  Serbian 
fighters  routinely  took  the 
women  they  raped  away  and 
killed  them,  there  were  always 
more  women  arriving.  Tt  was 
never  a  problem,'  he  said  'you 
just  picked  up  a  key  and  went 
up  to  a  room.'" 

Of  course,  Mr  Herak  was 
provided  with  a  rationale  for 
his  actions  by  his  superior  of- 
ficers; "We  were  told  that 
Ahatovci  must  be  a  cleansed 
Serbian  territory,  that  it  was  a 
strategic  place  between  Ilidza 
and  Rajlovac,  and  that  all  the 
Muslims  there  must  be  killed. 
We  were  told  that  no  one  must 
escape,  and  that  all  of  the  houses 
must  be  bumed,  so  that  if  any- 
body did  survive,  they  would 
have  nowhere  left  to  return  to. 
It  was  an  order,  and  I  simply 
did  what  I  was  told." 

If  the  words  of  the  first 
Serbian  war  criminal  captured 
during  the  Bosnian  War  sound 
familiar,  it  is  because  they  are. 
When  atrocities  occur  in  the 
third  world,  we  often  support 
the  regimes  responsible.  The 
last  time  genocide  happened  in 
Europe,  we  took  no  action  until 
after  millions  had  already  died. 
In  the  former  Yugoslavia,  it  will 
not  be  easy.  But  then  what  is 
right  is  seldom  easy. 


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Science 

Scholarship 

Washington  College  stu- 
dents interested  in  a  career  iri 
mathematics,  the  natural  sci- 
ences, or  those  engineering 
disciplines  that  contribute  sip. 
nificantly  to  the  technological 
advances  of  the  United  State 
are  invited  to  apply  to  the  Barry 
M.  Goldwater  Scholarship  and 
Excellence  in  Educational  Pro- 
gram. 

Established  by  Congress  in 
1986,  the  Barry  M.  Goldwater 
Scholarship  and  Excellence  ir 
Education  Foundation  operate 
an  educational  scholarship 
program  designed  to  provide 
opportunities  for  outstanding 
US  students  with  excellent 
academic  records  and  demon- 
strated interest  in,and  potential 
for,  careers  in  mathematics,  the 
natural  sciences,  and  eligi 
engineering  disciplines. 

In  May  1993,  the  Founda- 
tion will  award  scholarships  to 
students  who  will  be  co 
juniors  or  seniors  during  the 
1993-94  academicyear.Inorder 
to  be  considered  for  an  award, 
students  must  be  nominated  by 
their  institution.  The  deadline 
for  all  1993  nominations  is 
February  5, 1993. 

The  scholarship  award 
covers  eligible  expenses  uploa 
maximum  of  $7,000  per  year. 
Junior  scholarship  recipients 
are  eligible  for  two  years  ol 
support  or  until  the  baccalau- 
reate degree  is  received, 
whichever  comes  first.  Senior 
recipients  are  eligible  for  one 
year  of  support  or  until  the 
baccalaureate  degree  is  i 
ceived,  whichever  comes  first 

To  be  eligible,  a  studenl 
must  be  a  current  full-time 
sophomore  or  junior  and  musi 
be  pursuing  a  baccalaureate 
degree,  have  a  B  average  o 
equivalent,  stand  in  the  upper 
fourth  of  the  class,  and  be  a  US 
citizen,  resident  alien,  or  1$ 
national  who  will  pursue  a  0 
reer  in  mathematics,  the  natu- 
ral sciences,  or  an  eligible  en* 
gineering  discipline. 

Interested  sophomoresand 
juniors  should  contact  Dr- 
Satinder  S.  Sidhu  in  203  Dun- 
ning Hall,  by  December  8. 


From  "Cann,"  page  3 

save  Washington  College  sortf 
money.  It  would  spice  up  t^ 
dining  hall  dishes  and  helpout 
Chestertown  residents.  Using 
this  simple  idea,  we  could  vastly 
improve  town-gown  relation 
and  set  Washington  College'11 
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Washington  College  ELM 


December  4, 1992 


Erickson  Doesn't  Want  You  to  Get  AIDS 


Anianda  Burt 


[views  Editor 

In  response  to  the  need  for 
increased  AIDS  awareness 
rjthin  the  Washington  College 
community,  junior  Keith 
Erickson  has  organized  the  Peer 
Education  Program,  whose 
main  focus  is  to  educate  stu- 
dents, faculty  and  administra- 
tion about  the  disease  and  pro- 
mote ways  to  practice  protected 
=x. 

Erickson  became  interested 
i  starting  the  program  while 
he  was  at  home  in  Chicago  last 
summer,  where  he  had  the  op- 
portunity to  read  through  the 
information  of  a  friend  who  is  a 
student  and  AIDS  educator  at 
Tufts  University  in  Boston.  He 
said  that  AIDS  education  is  a 
credited  course  at  Tufts  as  well 
asat  a  number  of  other  colleges 
and  Universities. 

While  his  intention  was 
originally  to  do  volunteer  work 
with  AIDS  patients  in  Wash- 
ington, DC,  Erickson  decided 
that  he  could  be  more  helpful  at 
j  thecollege,  where  there  wasno 
official  AIDS  awareness  pro- 

n. 

In  September,  he  ap- 
proached Dawn  Nordhoff,  the 
Associate  Director  for  Health 
Services,  and  she  convinced  him 
that  the  program  would  be 
beneficial  to  the  college.  She 
agreed  to  be  the  advisor  for  the 
program  and  has  worked  with 
Erickson  to  develop  goals,  ini- 
tiate a  training  program  for 
potential  student  educators  and 
acquire  materials. 

The  first  training  session  for 
students  occurred  on  October 
31  and  was  instructed  by  Bar- 
bara Hernan,  an  AIDS  educa- 
tor for  a  three-county  district  in 
Maryland.  Erickson  and  eleven 


other  students  went  through  the 
intensive  and  extensive  process 
in  order  to  familiarize  them- 
selves with  AIDS  and  become 
comfortable  relating  informa- 
tion about  thedisease  to  others. 
"Through  the  training, 
we've  become  knowledgeable 
about  contraceptives,  HIV  and 
AIDS,"  Erickson  said.  "Asnew 


female  condom  and  a  relatively 
little-known  oral  sex  prophy- 
lactic. 

Erickson  added  that  the 
program  plans  to  increase  the 
use  of  condoms  on  campus 
through  free  distribution  by 
peer  educators,  and  he  men- 
tioned the  possibility  of  install- 
ing condom  machines  in  bath- 


Student  AIDS  educator  Keith  Erickson 


informationbecomesavailable, 
we  will  have  new  training  ses- 
sions." 

He  said  that  the  primary 
goal  of  the  program  is  to  raise 
awareness  on  campusby  defin- 
ing the  disease  to  the  college 
community.  Peer  educators  will 
explain  how  AIDS  is  and  is  not 
contracted,  and  they  will  also 
discuss  contraceptives,  includ- 
ing newer  devices  such  as  the 


rooms  throughout  campus  and 
outside  the  CoffeeHouse.  He 
said  the  machines  would  be 
maintained  by  the  Peer  Educa- 
tion Program. 

"Unfortunately,  I  think 
students  are  not  protecting 
themselves  at  all  times  —  ifs 
touch  and  go.  Sometimes  they 
will,  sometimes  they  won't," 
Erickson  said.  "I  want  people 
to  realize  they  have  to  protect 


themselves.  This  is  a  matter  of 
life  and  death." 

He  noted  that  current  sta- 
tistics cite  that  over  1.5  million 
people  are  HIV  positive  and  do 
not  know  they  are  carrying  the 
virus.  Erickson  also  said  that 
while  the  number  of  AIDS  cases 
has  leveled  off  in  the  homo- 
sexual population,  infection 
rates  continue  to  rise  among 
the  heterosexual  population. 

He  stressed  three  of  the 
most  important  methods  of 
AIDS  prevention.  The  first  is  to 
use  protection  during  inter- 
course. Erickson  said  that  if  a 
condom  isuncomfortable,it  can 
be  used  with  nonoxynol  9, 
which  helps  to  kill  both  sperm 
and  HIV.  However,  the 
spermicide  should  not  be  com- 
pletely trusted  to  control  the 
spread  of  the  virus. 

Second,  Erickson  urges  ev- 
eryone to  get  tested  for  the  in- 
fection, Testing  for  HIV  is 
available,  free  of  charge,  at  the 
Kent  County  Health  Depart- 
ment on  125  Lynchburg  Street 
in  Chestertown.  The  phone 
number  for  the  Health  Depart- 
ment is  (410)  778-1350. 

He  said  that  complete  ano- 
nymity is  guaranteed  for  any- 
one wanting  to  be  tested.  An 
individualmustgive  their  name 
so  that  they  can  be  identified 
after  the  results  are  received, 
but  their  blood  is  actually  sent 
as  a  number  to  Baltimore  to  be 
tested. 

The  results  of  all  tests  are 
locked  in  a  file  cabinet  in  one 
room  at  the  Health  Department 
to  which  only  person  has  ac- 
cess. 

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people  to  be  tested  that  we  need 
to  concentrate  on  getting  them 
tested  and  then  work  on  ideal 
conditions." 

Erickson  said  he  under- 
stands why  students  may  be 
nervous  about  getting  tested. 
"You  have  an  obligation  to 
yourself  and  to  your  partners 
to  get  tested  and  to  know." 

He  added  that  testing 
should  be  done  on  a  regular 
basis  and  become  as  routine  as 
a  physical.  Erickson  suggested 
that  testing  should  take  place 
every  six monthsor  at  Ieastonce 
a  year. 

Finally,  he  said  that  every- 
one should  be  honest  about 
their  own  sexual  history  and 
should  not  be  afraid  to  ask  abou  t 
their  partner's  history. 

Erickson  hopes  to  incorpo- 
rate the  program  into  next 
year's  freshmen  orientation  in 
addition  to  the  Health  Services 
budget  so  that  the.  program  is 
not  just  a  student-based  orga- 
nization. 

While  the  program  cur- 
rently focuses  on  AIDS  educa- 
tion, Erickson  said  it  will  even- 
tually expand  to  address  such 
issuesas  rape,  alcohol  and  drug 
abuse,  eating  disorders  and 
other  relevant  topics. 

"I  can't  give  enough  credit 
to  the  peer  educators, 
Dawn[Nordhoff],  and  Mary 
Adda  Moore  at  the  Health  De- 
partment. I  also  want  to  thank 
the  SGA,  President  Trout, 
Health  Services,  Student  Af- 
fairs, and  everyone  else  who 
helped  get  this  off  the  ground," 
he  said.  "The  program 
wouldn't  have  been  possible 
without  their  support." 


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December  4, 1992 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

December  4  -  10 

Film  Qorioc-    The  Double  Life  ofVeronique 

I    I     OL/  I  I  V^sO  ■         Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30 p.m.  Friday,  Sunday, and 

Monday 


Renaissance  Dinner,  Hynson  Lounge  7:00  p.m.  For  reservations  call  ext.  7875 


4 

Friday 


Renaissance  Dinner,  Hynson  Lounge  7:00  p.m.  For  reservations  call  ext.  7875 
SAO:  Acousti,  Norman  James  Theater  8:00  p.m. 


5 

Saturday 


Go  to  church,  if  you're  a  churchgoer. 

If  above  docs  not  apply,  recover  from  hangover. 

Brunch,  Hodson  Hall,  10:30  - 12:30 


6 

Sunday 


Attend  classes  (if  this  is  a  novel  idea,  then  don't  bother) 


7 

Monday 


SGA  meeting,  CAC  Forum  9;00  p.m. 


8 


Maria  Jerardi  presents  Images  and  Institutions:   A  Slide  Show  on  Bangledeshi 

Culture  and  Politics,  International  House  Basement  8:00  p.m.  Sponsored  by  the         Tuesday 

Society  of  junior  Fellows 


WC  Historical  Society  presents  a  slide  show  and  lecture:  Commeration  of  the 
350th  Anniversary  of  Kent  County,  Hynson  Lounge  7:30  p.m. 


9 


Snickers  Comedy  Club,  Comedien:  Melvin  George  II,  CoffeeHouse  8:30  p.m. 

Admission:  $1.00  Wednesday 


Chorus  Rehearsal,  Norman  James  Theater,  7:00  p.m. 


10 

Thursday 


All  library  books  due  back 
by  Friday,  December  11 


Grand  Re-Opening  of  the 

CoffeeHouse 

Meet  in  the  study  lounge  in  Hodson  Hall  at  4:30 
p.m.  for  the  opening,  then  hang  around  for  the 

"Pre-Cram  Jam" 

at  9:00  p.m.  in  the  CoffeeHouse 


Student  Profile: 

Laura  "Krissy"  Rindfuss 


Laura  "Krissy"  Rindfuss  always  finds  herself  planning  for 
the  future.  An  Eastern  Shore  native  from  Hurlock,  MD,  Krissy  is 
an  junior  International  Studies  major  with  a  Middle  East  con- 
centration. 

Krissy  frequently  finds  her  activities  revolving  around  her 
major  and  future  career  goals.  A  member  of  the  International 
Relations  club,she  iscurrently  coordinating  the  WC  delegationto 
the  Model  United  Nations  held  in  Boston  in  late  February.  Col- 
leges and  universities  across  the  nation  participate  in  the  Model 
U.N.,  representing  nearly  every  country  on  the  globe.  A  second 
year  participant,  Krissy  represented  the  Afghani  delegation  last 
year.  Krissy  admits  that  the  work  is  fast-paced,  but  overall,  she 
finds  the  Model  U.N .  to  be  an  interesting,  realistic  and  rewarding 
experience. 

Aiming  for  a  career  with  the  Department  of  State  or  the 
Agency  for  International  Development,  Krissy  interned  with  AID 
last  summer  in  the  Reimbursable  Training  Programs  office.  Even 
though  the  office  is  relatively  small  compared  to  other  interna- 
tional offices  in  D.C.,  the  group  works  to  bring  foreign  students  to 
the  U.S.  for  short  term  training  or  study  in  degree-based  pro- 
grams. The  objective  is  that  foreign  students  will  go  through  the 
program  and  return  to  their  homelands  to  use  what  they  have 
learned.  Krissy's  internship  involved  a  little  bit  of  everything, 
from  minor  office  work  to  setting  up  a  data  base  of  community 
college  and  four  year  college  course  offerings.  Since  she  has 
always  had  an  interest  in  foreign  affairs,  the  most  exciting  part  of 
the  internship  was  getting  into  the  State  Department. 

Always  interacting  with  people  in  one  way  or  another,  Krissv 
wasa  peer  advisor  and  is  a  member  of  this  semester's  pledge  class 
of  Zeta  Tau  Alpha.  It  is  not  surprising  that  she  sees  her  future  in 
the  hustle  and  bustle  of  Washington,  D.C.  and  international 
politics. 

Normally  carrying  a  work  load  of  five  courses  while  main- 
taining a  GPA  well  above  a  3.0,  Krissy  still  finds  time  for  activities 
apart  from  her  major.  She  enjoys  reading  anything  ranging  from 
fantasy  to  historical  fiction  andspending  quality  time  with  friends- 
While  she  only  dabbles  in  gourmet  cooking,  one  of  her  favorite 
pastimes  is  sampling  ethnic  cuisine,  her  favorites  being  Greek 
and  Turkish.  Ethniccuisineisalso  another  perk  when  working"1 
D.C. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


December  4, 1992 


Christmas  Ballet  Celebrates  100th  Aniversary 


Karen  Lynn  Smith 


g^elnstructor 

This  year  the  ballet  The 
Nutcracker  is  100  years  old. 
Though  i  t  seems  to  have  been  a 
holiday  tradition  forever  its 
holiday  connection  is  in  fact  a 
fairly  recent  one.  It  premiered 
at  the  Maryinsky  Theatre  in  St. 
Petersburg  on  December  18, 
1892,  for  an  audience  that  in- 
cluded Tsar  Alexander  II  and 
his  court. 

Compared  to 

Tchaikovsky's  opera  lolanta, 
which  was  also  on  the  program, 
its  reception  was  less  than  no- 
table;and  theballet  wasdeemed 
i  failure  by  both  critics  and  au- 
dience. 

Although  written  by  a  Ger- 
man (E.T.A.  Hoffmann), 
adapted  by  a  Frenchman 
(Alexander  Dumas,the  elder), 
and  originally  choreographed 
and  staged  by  Russians  (Lev 
Ivanovand  MariusPetipa),Tfce 


Nutcracker  is  a  decidedly 
American  phenomenon.  This 
holiday  ballet,  presented  by 
more  than  250  companies  i  n  the 
U.S.  this  year,  is  the  biggest 
money-maker  in  professional 
dance;  in  fact,  it  is  largely  re- 
sponsible for  the  survival  of 
ballet  in  this  country  and  ac- 
counts for  25%  to  65%  of  the 
annual  ticket  sales  and  one- 
third  of  total  annual  perfor- 
mances of  America's  ballet 
companies. 

The  Nutcracker  was  not 
performed  in  the  west  until  the 
stagingin  England  by  its  famed 
Sadler's  Wells  Ballet  in  1934.  It 
made  its  first  appearance  in 
America  as  a  short  version  pre- 
sented in  1940  by  the  Ballet 
Russe  de  Monte  Carlo.  Al- 
though there  were  scattered 
versionsin  the  U.S.  in  the  1940s 
and  50s,  George  Balanchine  is 
credited  with  popularizing  The 
Nutcracker  as  a  holiday  tradi- 
tion following  the  1954  New 


York  City  Ballet  successful  per- 
formance. 

Written  in  1816,  Hoffmann's 
Nutcracker  and  the  Mouse  King 
is  a  serious  story  made  into  a 
fairy  tale  filled  with  mystery 
and  adventure.  Godfather 
Drosselmeyer  is  one  of  the  fa- 
vorite characters  of  children. 
They  like  him  because  they 
adore  mysterious  characters, 
and  he  does  tricks  for  them. 
Wi  th  hi  s  pa  tch  covering  one  eye; 
he  looks  like  a  wizard,  the  old- 
fashioned  kind  (like  Merlin) 
who  could  change  pretty  little 
girlsinto  hideous  toadsand  bad 
Iittleboys  into  creepy-era  wlies. 
Freud  often  went  back  to 
Hoffmann's  stories  because  the 
psychological  insights  were 
amazing.  The  ballet  is  filled 
with  dreams,  mystery,  excite- 
ment, and  a  bill  of  fare  that  is 
swallowed  whole  by  adults  and 
children  alike. 

The  Nutcracker  is  the  per- 
fect way  for  people  to  meet  the 


ballet  — discovering  that  it  can 
be  spectacular  theater  yet  be  as 
intimate  and  personal  as  the 
story  of  a  little  girl.  It  is  a 
wonderful  introduction  to  the 
artistry  and  athleticism  of  the 
dance.  Attending  The  Nut- 
cracker is  a  ritual,  a  habit,  a  tra- 
dition; but  wedon't  know  what 
exactly  its  secret  is.  Holiday 
entertainment,  ballet  primer, 
career  inspiration,  breadwin- 
ner? Questioning  the  popular- 
ity of  this  ballet  is  like  asking 
why  we  watch  the  Wizard  ofOz 
every  time  it  is  shown  on  tele- 
vision. Perhaps  knowing  the 
secret  could  destroy  the  magic. 
To  quote  George 
Balanchine:  "In  the  final 
g 


analysis,  The  Nutcracker  is  for 
children  young  &  old,  That  is, 
forchildrcn,andforadultswho 
arc  young  at  heart.  Because,  if 
an  adult  is  a  good  person,  in  his 
heart  he  is  still  a  child.  In  every 
person  the  best,  the  most  im- 
portant part  is  that  which  re- 
mains from  childhood." 

Students  and  faculty  wish- 
ing to  view  a  live  version  of  The 
Nutcracker  can  attend  a  perfor- 
mance by  the  National  Ballet  of 
Maryland  at  Queen  Anne  High 
School  on  Saturday,  Dec.  5,  at 
3:00  p.m..  Tickets  and  infor- 
mation: 758-1331. 


Thumbs  Up  For  Veronique 


Staff  Writer 

The  Double  Life  of  Veronique 
is  a  French  film  about  two 
women  in  different  parts  of 
Europe  who  share  an  unex- 
plainable  bond.  These  two 
women  never  meet,  and  yet, 
they  sense  the  existence  of  each 
other  somewhere  in  the  world. 
One  of  the  women  dies  in  the 
middle  of  a  concert,  and  the 
other  lives  on  to  work  things 
out  without  the  "feelings"  of 
the  other. 

The  movie  would  be  a  lot 
more  enjoyable  if  you  speak 
French.  As  always,  sub-titles 


only  let  you  know  what  they're 
saying,  not  how  they  say  it.  I 
wish  that  I  could  speak  French 
or  hear  this  in  English  so  that  I 
could  appreciate  the  depth  of 
the  characters,  and  so  that  I 
could  enjoy  this  film  that  much 
more.  The  subtitles  and  the 
language  difference  create  a 
certain  distance  between  you 
and  the  characters.  I  think  that 
most  college  students  should 
be  able  to  get  past  most  of  this 
and  get  a  feel  for  what/s  hap- 
pening. 

The  cinematography  was 
lovely.  The  way  the  director 
used  themovingimages  of  light 
and  dark  make  this  a  visually 


appealing  film  which  con- 
stantly gives  you  a  sense  of 
motion  when  there  is  no  move- 
ment. The  music  is  a  beautiful 
melody  that  is  almost  haunting 
and  sad,  but  yet  moving  away 
to  hope. 

The  whole  film  is  a  sensory 
experience  that  keeps  you 
spellbound.  The  story  is  a 
whisper  that  you  follow,  the 
visual  is  like  a  dream,  and  the 
music:  a  familiar  voice  at  your 
shoulder.  Seeing  the  movie  is 
like  a  dream  from  your  child- 
hood ...  So  if  you're  feeling 
young  this  weekend,  give  the 
movie  a  shot.  You  may  be  sur- 
prised. 


Eat  Like  Henry  VIII 


Eve  Zartman 


Staff  Writer 

While  people  are  seated  at 
their  tables  in  festively  deco- 
rated Hynson  Lounge,  the 
harmonious  sound  of  carolers 
echosfrom  the  stairwell.  As  the 
audience  turns,  in  marches  the 
Early  Vocal  Music  Consort, 
who,  along  with  talented  mu- 
sicians, warm  the  guests  with 
their  good  cheer.  Once  a  few 
carols  have  been  sung  and  the 
boar's  head,  with  apple  in 
mouth,  is  presented,  and  the 
feast  begins.  After  thedinneris 
finished  and  the  last  decanter 
ofwassailisserved,thedancers 
entrance theaudience  with  their 
graceful  movements  and  el- 
egant costumes.  The  singers 
come  out  once  again  and  help 
the  hour  pass  as  people  let  their 


dinners  settle.  The  evening 
closes  as  carolers,  with  candles 
in  hand,  sing  a  Christmas 
lullaby. 

What  I  have  just  described 
in  the  annual  Renaissance  Din- 
ner hosted  by  the  college's 
music  and  dance  departments. 
It  is  truly  a  trip  back  to  those 
merry  old  times,  if  only  for  a 
little  while.  The  Renaissance 
Dinner  is  being  held  this  Fri- 
day and  Saturday  at  7  p.m.  in 
Hynson  Lounge.  Dress  is  semi- 
formal.  Tickets  are  available 
through  Cecelia  Everitt  (ext. 
7875)  and  cost  $1 1  for  students, 
$18  for  non-students.  The  au- 
dience is  usually  varied  be- 
tween students,  townspeople, 
parents  and  alumni  —  so  as  to 
make  for  a  festive  occasion. 


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Allen  Works  to  Revamp  Health  Services 


Junior  Tanya  Angell  Allen 
wasamused  by  rumors  that  the 
first  question  doctors  in  Health 
Services  asked  female  students 
was  "Arc  you  pregnant?" 
However,  she  was  not  at  all 
amused  when  oneof  her  friends 
was  given  a  penicillin  deriva- 
tive when  she  had  a  cold  —  the 
student's  records  clearly  stated 
that  she  was  allergic  to  penicil- 
lin. 

Last  year,  as  editor  of  "Be- 
yond the  Shadow  of  a  Trout," 
Allencollectcd  "Health Service 
Horror  Stories."  However, 
these  horror  stories  became 
more  than  just  amusing  to 
Allen,  and  she  decided  to  take 
action.  Thisyearsheformodan 
SGA-supported  task  force  to 
investigate  improvements  to 
the  health  center. 

The  Health  Service  Task 
Force  is  a  group  of  students  set 
up  to  assess  Washington 
College's  health  services,  poli- 
cies, and  the  center  itself.  It  is 
headed  by  Allen,  and  advised 
by  Dr.  David  Newell  of  the 
Philosophy  Department. 

Student  members  include 
Jessica  Aspiazu,  Rae  Brown,  Jen 
Del  Nero,  Gehrett  Ellis,  Keith 
Erickson,  Elisa  Hale,  Mary 
Holmes,  George  Jamison,  Max 
Walton,  and  Sonja  Wilson,  as 
well  as  Associate  Director  of 
Health  Services  Dawn 
Nordhoff. 

Two  of  the  force's  main 
goals  are  to  reinstate  the 


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college's  "Wellness  Commit- 
tee" and  to  press  for  an  official 
AIDS  policy.  Both  of  these 
things  are  listed  in  the  Student 
Handbook  as  already  existing, 
which  is  a  misrepresentation. 

The  purpose  of  an  AIDS 
policy  would  be  to  protect  stu- 
dents with  HIV  from  discrimi- 
nation and  harassment,  to 
guarantee  that  they  would  have 
unrestricted  access  to  WC  fa- 
cilities and  would  be  allowed 
to  attend  classesas  long  as  they 
were  physically,  mentally,  and 
psychologically  able  to,  unless 
they  engaged  in  behavior  that 
would  endanger  others. 

The  policy  would  also  as- 
sure confidcntiality,and  would 
provide  support  services  to  help 
patients  get  counseling  and 
medical  care.  In  addition,  it 
would  set  up  committees  and 
educational  programs  to  teach 
the  student  body  about  the  vi- 
rus, and  how  to  protect  them- 
selves from  it. 

An  AIDS  policy  wasdrawn 
up  in  1990,  but  was  scrapped 
by  Douglas  Cater  because  it 
contained  the  suggestion  that 
we  have  HIV  testing  on  campus. 
The  student  handbook  still  says 
that  we  have  a  policy. 

The  "Wellness  Commit- 
tee," which  met  under  Douglas 
Cater,  was  discontinued  after 
he  left  office,  and  has  not  been 
reinstated  under  President 
Trout.  However,  it  is  still  listed 
in  the  Student  Handbookas  the 
"Educational  Task  Force," 
which  is  said  to  consist  of  "the 
Dean  of  Students  (chair),  the 
Chair  of  the  President's  Advi- 
sory Council  on  Lifetime  Fit- 
ness, a  physician  and /or 
trainer,  a  member  of  the  Food 
Service,  a  staff  member  serving 
on  the  Health  Benefits  Com- 
mittee, two  studentsappointed 
by  the  Student  Government 
Association,  and  the  Chair  of 
the  Lecture  Series  Committee." 

The  EducationalTask  Force 
does  not  exist. 

In  the  past,  the  Wellness 
Committee  met  once  a  month, 
and  was  instrumental  ingetting 
the  Health  Service  Center 
renovated.  It  also  helped  to 
sponsor  Health  Fairs,  and 
worked  on  the  campus  AIDS 


policy.  Most  importantly,  it 
improved  communication  be- 
tween the  different  depart- 
ments, and  kept  up  with  the 
general  feelings  on  campus. 
Right  now,  HealthServiccsonly 
reports  to  Student  Affairs,  and 
since  it  is  situated  in  Queen 
Anne's  House,  it  is  relatively 
isolated  from  the  rest  of  the 
college. 

The  Force  is  also  pushing 
for  more  doctors,  counselors, 
and  other  staff.  The  student 
body  is  growing,  and  so  far  the 
number  of  staff  members  at  the 
Health  Center  is  not  growing 
with  it.  Ideally  thecentershould 
have  a  full-time  secretary, 
educator,  counselor  and  doctor. 
If  this  is  not  possible,  creative 
alternatives,  such  "For  All 
Seasons,"  should  be  instituted. 

For  All  Seasons  is  the  rape 
crisis  center  for  the  upper 
Eastern  Shore,  and  they  have 
hours  on  campus  once  a  week 
—  which  helps  relieve  some  of 
the  work-load  of  the  regular 
counselors. 

The  Force  will  also  be 
pushing  for  more  hours  at  the 
center  —  particularly  weekend 
hours.  Right  now  all  medical 
problems  which  occur  on  the 
weekends  —  including  minor 
problems  such  as  bronchitis  and 
other  cold  complications — are 
taken  care  of  at  the  Emergency 
roomofKentand  Queen  Anne's 
hospital. 

In  addi  tion,  the  Center  i  tself 
has  requests  for  renovations 
that  have  been  promised,  but 
have  still  not  been  delivered. 
These  include  having  sinks 
added  to  the  examining  rooms, 
adding  an  addi  tional  bathroom 
(the  center  currently  uses  the 
bathroom  in  theapartment, but 
when  the  apartment  is  in  use 
thebathroomisshutofftoother 
students,)  and  improving  the 
Center's  air  conditioning. 

(There  is  currently  no  air 
conditioning  in  the  waiting 
room,  which  isbad  forsrudents 
with  respiratory  problems,  and 
the  air  conditioners  in  the  ex- 
amining rooms  are  so  loud  that 
the  staff  usually  has  to  turn 
them  off  in  order  to  hear  pa- 
tients speak.) 

The  staff  also  needs  money 


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for  traveling  to  educational 
conventionssuchastheonerun 
by  the  American  College  Health 
Association. 

Last  year  the  Center  was 
not  granted  any  money  for  stu- 
dent education,  although  they 
requested  $900.00. 

Next  semester  the  task  force 
will  be  running  two  surveys. 
One  will  be  of  student  attitudes 
and  perceptions  about  WC's 
health  services;  and  the  other 
will  be  a  phone  survey  of  the 
colleges  in  the  Centennial 
League,  to  find  out  how  our 
services  compare  to  programs 


at  other  colleges. 

The  Force  would  like  to 
acknowledge  Jennifer  Del  Nero 
who  was  the  impetus  for  hav- 
ing another  one  of  our  goals— 
RA  training  —  instituted.  Ac- 
cording to  Dean  Mclntire,  be- 
ginning next  semester  Resi- 
dential  Assistants  will,  as  pari 
of  their  spring  training,  be 
taught  CPR  and  Emergency 
First  Aide.  They  will  also  have 
a  reminder  program  on  this  ir 
the  Fall. 

— Health  Services  Task  Force 
Press  Release 


Alum  Brings  AIDS  Quilt 
to  Washington  College 


Wednesday,  three  sections 
of  the  AIDS  Memorial  Quilt 
were  on  display  in  the  gallery 
of  the  Casey  Academic  Center. 
Each  portion  is  made  up  of 
several  3'  by  6'  panels,  of  which 
there  are  over  24,000  in  the  U.S. 
today.  The  panels  for  the  quilt, 
which  is  sponsored  by  the 
Names  Project,  are  made  by 
friends  and  family  of  a  victim 
of  Acquired  Immune  Defi- 
ciency Syndrome. 

Troy  Petenbrink,  a  1992 
Washington  College  graduate, 
was  instrumental  in  having  the 
panels  come  to  WC  for  AIDS 
Awareness  Week.  Petenbrink 
began  working  for  the  Names 
Project  Chapter  of  the  National 
Capital  Areain  June  of  thisyear 
as  a  volunteer.  He  was  hired  a 
month  later  as  an  administra- 


tiveassistantforthechapter.  In 
addition,  Troy  was  recently 
elected  to  the  chapter's  Board 
of  Directors. 

While  he  was  at  WC,  Troy 
was  a  Political  Science  major,  a 
member  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order 
fraternity,  and  President  of  the 
Senior  Class. 

There  are  currently  over  30 
chapters  nationwide  of  the 
Names  Project,  as  well  as  18 
international  initiatives. 
Petenbrink  was  a  part  of  the 
organizing  effort  which 
brought  all  24,000  panels  to- 
gether in  Washington,  DC  this 
October.  This  is  the  fourth  time 
the  quilt  has  appeared  in  its 
entirety. 

For  information  about  the 
Names  Project  or  the  AIDS 
Quilt,  call  (202)  29-NAMES. 


Troy  Petenbrink  '92  kneels  in  front  of  the  AIDS  Memorial  Quilt,  f^ 
of  the  Names  Project.  The  quilt  visited  WC  on  Wednesday- 


Washington  College  ELM 


December  4, 1992 


From  "Del  Nero/'  page  2 

demands,  the  numbers  are  im- 
pressive. Judging  by  the  sue 
cess  of  its  first  peer  education 
training  programs,  the  AIDS 
Education  Program  has  already 
proven  its  merit 

I  would  like  to  call  your 
attention  to  page  25  of  the  stu- 
dent Handbook  1992-1993 
which  acknowledges  Wash- 
ington College's  "responsibility 
to  the  AIDS  epidemic  to  help 
educate  its  members  about 
ways  to  prevent  HIV  infection, 
to  limit  the  consequences  of 
established  infection,  and  to 
provide  compassionate  care  for 
all  concerned  individuals."  As 
[he  College  has  no  present 
program  in  place,  each  member 
of  our  campus  community 
should  certainly  applaud  and 
thank  Keith  for  taking  on  the 
responsibility  the  College 
claims  in  its  Handbook. 

On  a  similar  note,  and  in 
fact  on  the  same  page  of  the 
Handbook,  there  is  a  descrip- 
tion of  an  Educational  Task 
Force,  whose  goal  is  to  educate 
students  "about  prevention  of 


health  disorders,"  a  committee 
which  would  "design  and  co- 
ordinate education  programs 
for  the  entire  campus  commu- 
nity, including  students,  fac- 
ulty, and  staff."  Additionally, 
this  council  is  to  "present  an 
annual  report  to  the  President 
of  the  Collegeoutliningits  edu- 
cational plans  for  the  year." 
However,  this  Education  Task 
Force  has  not  been  formed  this 
year,  nor  for  the  past  few  years. 
Keith's  proposed  AIDS  Educa- 
tion Program  impressively  as- 
sumes at  least  partial  responsi- 
bility of  these  duties. 

The  SGA  encourages  you 
to  take  the  advice  of  the  Task 
Force  on  the  Status  of  Lesbians 
and  Gay  Men  at  Washington 
College,  which  recommends 
AIDS  education  and  to  recog- 
nize the  institution's  acknowl- 
edged responsibility  to  educate 
students  about  health  disorders 
by  at  least  matching  SGA's 
contribution  of  $2,000  to  the 
AIDS  Education  Program. 

Jennifer  Del  Nero 
SGA  President 


From  "Fire,"  page  1 

Michael  Kaylor,  English  De- 
partment Professors  Bennett 
Lamond  and  Nancy  Tatum,and 
over  25  students. 

Day  announced  that  the 
measures  discussed  at  the  last 
meeting,  including  inspecting 
fire  prevention  equipment  and 
posting  a  floorplan  with  this 
equipment's  location  posted, 
had  been  instituted.  A  tele- 
phone will  be  installed  soon, 
and  more  smoke  alarms  will  be 
located  on  each  floor. 

In  addition,  it  was  sug- 
gested that  fire  escapes  be  po- 
sitioned on  the  third  floor  to 
improve  the  safety  of  the  Lit 
House  fellows,  who  hold  study 
rooms  on  that  floor. 

Roderick  expressed  his 
concern  to  the  ELM  earlier  in 
the  day.  "The  Literary  House 
isn't  going  to  do  anybody  any 
good  if  it's  gone,"  he  said.  "We 
have  to  protect  the  property  of 
the  college  and  the  lives  of  the 
students." 

At  Wednesday's  meeting, 
he  stressed  that  the  Security 
measures  being  taken  were  not 
meant  to  be  punishment  for 


students  who  frequent  the  Lit 
House.  "We're  looking  for  rea- 
sonable measures  to  insure  that 
this  building  is  going  to  be  here 
next  semester  and  next  year," 
said  Roderick. 

Day  and  Roderick  said  that 
the  building  had  "been  locked 
up  between  12  midnight  and  8 
a.m.  because  most  of  the  fires 
were  suspected  to  have  been 
set  during  those  hours.  "We 
are  experiencing  fires  when 
there  are  other  people  in  the 
house,"  said  Day. 

Wubbcls  mentioned  Presi- 
dent Charles  H.Troufsconcern 
whether,inthecaseofafire,the 
insurance  company  would  be 
satisfied  that  the  college  was 
taking  "prudent  action"  to  se- 
cure the  building. 

Several  studentssuggested 
a  policy  of  having  student  vol- 
unteers monitoring  the  build- 
ing during  those  hours  when 
faculty  were  not  present.  After 
lengthy  discussion  about  what 
form  this  monitoring  system 
would  take,  the  following  mea- 
sure was  unofficially  adopted 
by  the  Literary  House  Staff;  Day 
said  he  hoped  to  have  the  re- 
mainder of  the  administration 


(in  addition  to  Roderick, 
Wubbels,  and  Mclntire)  ap- 
prove the  measure  by  Friday. 

Students  will  sign  up  to 
monitor  the  Literary  House  in 
two-hour  shifts  of  three  stu- 
dents each.  The  shifts  will  be- 
gin at  5  p.m.  when  the  faculty 
leave  the  building,  and  end  in 
the  early  morning  hours  after 
no  volunteers  are  available. 
After  the  last  volunteersdepart 
for  the  night.  Security  will  lock 
the  building  until  8  a.m.  the 
next  morning. 

The  students'  names  and 
phone  numbers  will  be  posted 
in  the  house,  and  the  Security 
officeronduty  will  havea  copy 
of  the  list.  The  students  will 
take  names  of  all  students  who 
are  in  the  building  during  their 
shift. 

The  first  group  of  monitors 
wereon  duty  from  7  to  midnight 
Wednesday,  and  the  house  will 
be  secured  in  this  way  through 
finals  week. 

Any  student  having  any 
informationas  to  the  identity  of 
the  vandal  should  notify  Secu- 
rity, Student  Affairs,  or  Profes- 
sor Day. 


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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Hopkins  Shames 
and  Humbles  W.C. 
Hockey,  8-2 


Tim  Reardon 


Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Monday,  November 
23rd  the  Washington  College 
Hockey  Team  traveled  to  Bal- 
timore to  face  off  against  John 
Hopkins  University  at  the 
pleasant  Mt.  Pleasant  Arena. 
The  Shoremen  were  trying  to 
end  theironcgamelosingstrcak 
suffered  at  the  hands  of  Navy. 
The  team  was  poised  and  ready 
to  play,  but  a  lack  of  skaters  and 
excessive  penalty  minutes 
proved  costly  as  they  were 
trounced  8-2.  The  loss  dropped 
the  teams  record  to  1-2. 

As  always  the  WC  Hockey 
unit  came  out  skating  hard  and 
ready  to  play.  Hopkins  began 
the  scoring  late  in  the  first  pe- 
riod, while  the  Shoremen  could 
not  generate  any  offensive 
threat. 

At  the  end  of  the  first  period 
Hopkins  was  leading  by  a  score 
of  2-0.  Washington  knew  they 
were  still  in  the  game,  but  had 
to  get  more  shots  on  net.  But, 
with  the  loss  of  Chris  "Topher" 
Head,  W.C.  had  only  three 
defensemen  to  use  and  they 
became  winded  very  quickly. 
Hopkins  then  went  on  to  score 
three  unanswered  goals  to 
make  the  score  5-0. 

Washington  had  not 
lost  the  desire  to  win  the  game. 
A  John  Hopki  n  s  player  recei  ved 
a  five  minute  misconduct  pen- 
alty and  the  team  knew  it  was 
time  to  pressure  the  goalie. 


After  two  successful  faceoffsby 
Gary  Yovanovich,  Than  Parker, 
over  the  span  of  two  minutes, 
fired  two  slapshots  from  the 
point,  right  past  the  helpless 
Hopkins  goalie.  The  sorry  sap. 
With  Parker's  two  goals,  the 
Shoremen  closed  the  gap  to 
within3,5-2.  In  the  third  period, 
Hopkins  put  the  nails  in  the 
coffin  by  scoring  three  more 
goals  and  winning  the  game  8- 
2. 

In  net  again  for  the 
Shoremen  was  Dave  Kraft  who 
turned  away  over  40  shots. 
Even  with  Daves  superb  saves 
the  team  was  unable  to  help 
him  out  by  getting  quality  shots 
on  the  opposing  goaltender. 
The  Shoremen  also  sustained 
somewhere  around  50  minutes 
in  penalties  which  usually 
doesn't  help  a  team. 

Onceagain  the  whole  team 
played  well  but  were  unable  to 
benefit  from  Hopkins  penalties 
and  mistakes.  There  was  also 
an  excellent  turn  out  of  fans 
again,  led  by  Fans  of  the  Month 
Doug  Sarno  and  Sam 
"Slammer"  Gessner.  Boy, 
they're  thebest!  The  team  hopes 
more  people  will  come  when 
they  resume  play  again  in 
Easton  after  the  Christmas  va- 
cation. They  hope  to  get  back 
on  track  and  break  their  two 
game  losing  streak.  Plenty  of 
games  still  remain  at  the  Easton 
Garden  Coliseum  so  don't  miss 
it.  And  if  their  lucky  the  sheriff 
may  come  again. 


Shoremen  Spank  St. 
Mary's  Seahawks 


Staff  Writer 

Washington  College  began 
its  home  season  with  a  stun- 
ning victory  over  the  Seahawks 
of  St.  Mary's  College  Tuesday 


night  before  an  estimated 
crowd  of  375.2  ecstatic  fans,  in- 
cluding President  Trout  and 
former  Shoremen  juggernaut 
Tim  Keehan  C90).  The 
homecourt  win  brought  the 
WAC  to  .500,  and  on  track  to 


#42  Darren  Vican  gets  to  show  his  sleight  of  hand  dribbling 
technique.  "It's  all  in  the  face,"  says  Vican 


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another  fast  and  furious  season 
under  head  coach  Tom 
Finnegan,  this  his  23rd  year  at 
the  helm  of  the  Shoremen  bas- 
ketball program. 

The  previous  Tuesday, 
Washington  College  was 
plagued  by  inconsistencies, 
falling  behind  to  Frostburg  State 
by  as  many  as  20  points  in  a 
heatedMACcontest.  Although 
they  were  able  to  rally  in  the 
second  half  behind  spectacular 
efforts  by  senior  guard  Pete 
Basel  (19  points  and  NEWTs 
POW  honors)  and  junior  Geoff 
Rupert  (17  points),  Frostburg 
held  on  to  win  76-67. 

However,  thisTuesday  was 
another  story  for  the  Finnegan 
machine.  Utilizing  the  entire 
bench,  the  Shoremen  were  able 
to  score  seemingly  at  will,  rout- 
ing the  Seahawks,  82-59.  Once 
again,  the  WAC  was  paced  by 
Basel  and  Rupert,  contributing 
23  and  20  points  respectively. 
Senior  captain  Darren  "the 
Shaq'sgot  nothin'  on  me"  Vican 
made  his  presence  known, 
slamming  one  home  to  the 
standing  ovation  of  the  Cain 
Gymnasium  crowd.  Freshman 
starter  Mark  Kenah  put  on  an 
impressive  performance, 
opening  up  several  scoring  op- 
portunities for  the  offense. 

Senior  forward  Mike 
Swanson  was  no  stranger  to  the 
limelight  either,  leading  the 
Shoremen  with  13reboundson 
the  night.  The  Seahawks  at- 
tempted to  overcome  what  al 
times  was  a  24  point  Washir 
ton  College  lead  behind  the 
guidance  of  junior  scoring  ace 
Chris  DeLisi,  only  to  fall  short 
in  his  15  point  effort.  Junior 
Sean  Keehan  left  plenty  of  space 
in  his  brother  Tim's  shoes,  con- 
tributing a  meager  9  points  to 
St.  Mary's  deflated  offense. 

The  Shoremen's  victory 
gears  them  up  for  a  rough  week 
before  they  return  home  for  the 
Wild  Goose  Classic  on  Dec.  llth 
and  12th,featuring  Dominican, 
Kean,  and  Goucher  Colleges. 
First  they  travel  to  face  UMBC 
in  a  Division  I  match-up  on  Sat- 
urday, and  then  to  the  campu5 
of  George  Mason  University  i' 
scenicFairfax,  Virginia  to  battle 
the  Patriots,  another  Division  I 
tournament  hopeful.  These 
games  should  ready  the  WAC 
to  fight  for  the  Wild  Goose  title 
that  has  been  highly-contested 
by  fellow  Division  III  rivals. 

Don't  forget  to  take  time 
away  from  those  books  to  catch 
the  action  of  this  thrilling  tour- 
ney in  the  Cain  Dome/  Op01 
air  retractible  sky  dome  sW' 
dium. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


11 


December  4, 1992 


AQUA  MEN  AND  WOMEN 
TOP   SALISBURY  STATE 


Brandon  White 


Staff  Writer 

Against  Salisbury  last 
Tuesday  Junior  Mimi  Devlin 
A>am  the  iron  women  events. 
First  came  the  win  in  the  800 
freestroke  followed  by  a  win  in 
Ihe  200  freestroke.  She  didn't 
stop  there  as  she  finished  the 
day  with  yet  another  victory  in 
Ihe  400  freestroke.  Coach 
Lessard  said,  "Mimi  had  a  great 
night  and  swam  her  heart  out 
for  the  team." 

Freshman  Colleen  Roberts 
continues  to  look  impressiveon 
theyear  winning  the  breast  and 
the  1M  events.  She  then  joined 
Jen  Green,  Amy  Draper  and  Jen 
Dow  to  win  the  200  medley  re- 
lay. Senior  Nancy  Whiteman 
scored  important  points  for  the 
aqua  women  with  two  third 
place  finishes  in  the400  and  800 
freestroke.  Nancy  then  joined 
Jen  Green,  Dow  and  Denise 
Hakanson  for  a  first  place  fin- 
ish in  the  200  freestroke  med- 
ley. Amy  Draper  turned  in  the 
second  fastest  time  of  the  night 
taking  first  place  in  the  50 
freestroke  and  then  taking  sec- 
ond in  the  50  freestroke  behind 
Draper.  Jen  Dow  helped  with 
an  important  first  place  finish 
in  the  100  fly.  Jen  Green  was 
touched  out  in  the  100  back- 
stroke, but  broke  her  school 
record  for  the  third  week  in  a 
row. 

Coach  Lessard's  thoughts 
about  the  meet,  "I  was  very 
proud  of  the  women.  They  re- 
ally had  to  pull  together  as  a 
team  to  win.  Everyone  had  to 
swim  well  and  they  did  just 
that." 

Earlier  in  the  week  the  WC 
Aqua  Women  lost  to  Ursinus 
who  finished  second  in  thecon- 
ferenceinl992.  Colleen  Roberts 
swam  a  personal  best  time  to 
take  first  place  in  the  200  IM. 
Mimi  Devlin  also  swam  a  per- 
sonal best  in  the  200  freestroke 
to  take  second  place.  Also, 
■  swimming  very  well  was  Jen 
Green,  Denise  Hakanson,  Jen 
Dow,  and  Robin  Woollens. 

The  Aqua  Men  followed  in 
•he  women's  footsteps  and  were 
also  successful  versus 
Salisbury.  Leading  the  Aqua- 
Men  to  victory  was  Captain 
Chris  Freisheim  who  won  both 
lhe  200  IM  and  the  400 
^estroke.  He  later  joined  Pe- 
Jfr  Ward,  Dave  Cola,  and  Scott 
S'einmuller  to  win  the  200 
freestroke  relay.  Dave  Cola 
continued  to  dominate  in  the 
freestroke  events  winning  both 
|he  800  freestroke  and  the  100 
freestroke.     Fresh-aqua-man 


Scott  Steinmuller  added  a  first 
in  the  100  butterfly  and  later 
joined  Jason  Campbell,  Tim 
Whittier,  and  Tyler  McCarthy 
to  take  first  in  the  200  medley 
relay.  Other  aqua-people  hav- 
ing good  days  were  Dave 
Czekaj,  Julien  Gaudion.  Jason 
Campbell,and  Tyler  McCarthy. 
Earlier  in  the  week  the  men 
beat  Ursinus  121-56.   Leading 


them  to  victory  were  Dave  Cola 
and  Peter  Ward  combining  for 
three  first  place  finishes.  Again 
Jason  Campbell,  Tyler 
McCarthy,  Dave  Kraft,  Julien 
Gaudion,  and  Mike  Frey  swam 
quite  well. 

The  Aquamen  and  Women 
hit  the  wateragain  this  Saturday 
away  at  the  Dickinson  Invita- 
tional. The  Best  of  Luck! 


NEWT'S 


Jon  O  'Conner  pulls  his  way  through  the  warm  waters  of  the 
Casey  Swim  Center 


Player  of  the  Week 


Me 


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. . .  and  so,  I  must  bid  you  adieu,  adieu,  adieu.  That's  right 
ladies  and  gents,  the  Vaughnster  is  stepping  down  after  1 5  years 
of  working  on  race  cars.  I'd  like  to  say  thanks  to  Mr.  Reardon  and 
Linehan,  my  two  co-editors  over  the  years,  for  their  time,  effort, 
and  assistance.  It's  been  fun.  You  were  the  inspiration  and  fire 
behind  the  wordsspra  wled  on  these  pages.  Not  only  did  you  give 
me  hope  but  you  gAVE  ME  YOUR  LIFE  .  .   LIKE  A  BRIIIIDGE 

OVER  TROU-A-BLED  WATERS ooops,  sorry.   Saturday 

Night  Live  Flashback.  It's  time  to  pass  the  ingenuity  and  fun 
creativity  you've  come  to  expect  from  the  sports  section  to  some- 
one who  is  younger,  stronger,  better,  faster.  We  can  rebuild  him, 
. . .  oh,  sorry,  a  little  Lee  Majors  tangent  there.  Applications  are 
available  for  the  position  through  myself  (8896)  or  Tarin  Towers 
(8585) 

(P.S.-  Hi  Bucky,  Hiiii!) 

(P.S.S.-Berger,  don't  waste  my  time.  You'll  never  get  the  job.) 
(P.S.S.S.-What  you  say  in  the  library.) 

And  for  the  POW  of  our  choosing,  that's  right,  you  probably 
guessed  it,  Pete  ""Check  out  my  lil'  sis'  cheerleeding,  it's  a  family 
effort"  Basel.  Mr.Basel  has  started  offhis  final  B-Ball  season  here 
at  W.C.  hotter  than  ever  with  a  team  leadingl9  points  per  game. 
He's  not  only  hitting  54%  from  the  field  but  he's  hitting  almost 
60%  from  three  point  land.  Defensively  he's  been  just  as  strong, 
leading  with  10  steals.  Oh  my!  We're  impressed.  Nice  job  Basel!! 


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WC  •   ELM 


Sports 


See  Article,  pg.  10 


Vaughn  Retires: 
Sports-Editor  Position  Available! 
Call  ext.  8896! 


Swimming 

Trounces 

Salisbury 

State 

See  Article,  pg.  if 


Tyler  "Fish"  McCarthy  elegantly  backstrokes  his  way  to  the  wall.  Mr.  McCarthy  stole  the  show  a  few  times  over  the  past  couple  of  meets. 

Versus  Salisbury  State  he  helped  place  first  in  the  200  medley  relay.  He  got  two  close  second  places  finishes  in  the  100  back  and  50  free. 

Against  Ursinus  he  achieved  another  first  place  in  the  100  free.  Coach  Kim  Lessard  is  very  excited  with  his  performances  thus  far  and  looks 

for  his  times  to  continually  decrease  as  the  season  moves  on. 


Scores 


Men's  B-Ball 

Washington  60 

Albright  69 

Washington  102 

Drew  81 

Washington  67 

Frostburg  76 


Washington 
St.  Mary's 

82 
59 

Swimming 

121 

56 

Men 

Washington 

Ursinus 

Washington 
Salisbury  St. 

131 

72 

Women 

Washington 

Ursinus 

62 
108 

Washington 
Salisbury  St. 

118 

83 

Ice  Hockev 

2 
8 

Washington 
JHU 

»ete  Basel:  NEWTs  Player  of  the  Week 


See  Article  Pg- 


Have  a  happy  Whatever.   Get  lots  and  lots  of  sleep. 


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Volume  63,  Number  Fourteen  •  December  11, 1992 


Washington  College  ■   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Faculty  Debates  Salad  and  Lacrosse  Practice 

Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  Passes  Mission  Statement 


[  T^rin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  faculty  met  onMonday 
December  7  for  the  last  time 
this  semester.  The  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  met  the 
previous  Friday,  and  Professor 
Nancy  Tatum,  the  Faculty 
Representative  to  the  Board, 
reported  that  the  body  had 
passed  the  two  faculty  resolu- 
tions proposed  to  them  from 
earlier  faculty  meetings. 

Board  members  passed 
both  the  new  Mission  Statement 
oftheCollege  and  the  policy  on 
part-time  faculty  drafted  by  the 
Faculty  Affairs  Committee 
during  the  December  5  meeting. 

President  Charles  H. Trout, 
in  his  remarks  to  the  faculty 
earlier  in  the  meeting,  said  that 
a  representative  from  one  of 
the  national  fraternities  on 
campus  had  visited  fora  week. 
The  man  is  a  professional 
campus  reviewer,  and  told 
President  Trout  that  WC  had 
more  of  a  drinking  problem 
than  any  other  campus  he  had 
visited. 

Trout  said  the  college 
ivould  be  addressing  this 
problem  next  semester,  as  well 
is  the  Affirmative  Action  Plan 


which  the  Faculty  Affairs  Com- 
mittee is  working  on. 

The  Nominations  Com- 
mittee elected,  after  several 
runoff  ballots  were  taken,  five 
new  faculty  to  sit  on  standing 
committees  beginning  Spring 
1993.  The  new  members  are  as 


the  Faculty  Affairs  Committee, 
Lida  Baldwin;  for  the  Social 
Sciences  Division  of  the  Aca- 
demic Council,  Carol  Wilson. 
Academic  Council,  headed 
by  Dean  Gene  Wubbels,  passed 
several  course  changes  for  two 
college  departments.     After 


wishing  to  be  accredited  by  the 
American  Chemistry  Associa- 
tion. 

Faculty  members  were 
skeptical  of  the  two-credit  ap- 
proach to  this  course;  if  the 
credits  were  to  be  rounded  up 
to  four,  it  could  theoretically  be 


I'd  like  to  say  this  about  salad. 
Salad  is  good  for  you.   Salad  is 
nutritious  and  delicious  ...  If  this 
faculty  deprives  us  of  the 
possibility  of  trying  some  salad, 
they're  depriving  us  of  some 
nutrition,  and  we  have  to  wonder 
what  they're  protecting. 

-Dean  Gene  Wubbels 


follows:  for  the  Review  Board 
on  Research  and  Human  Sub- 
jects, Robert  Fallaw;  for  the 
Nominations  committee,  Tho- 
mas Pabon;  for  the  Social  Sci- 
ences Division  Representative 
to  the  Faculty  Affairs  Commit- 
tee, Ruth  Shoge;  for  the 
Untenured  Representative  to 


about  45  minutes  of  debate. 
Chemistry  496  and  497  were 
added  to  the  science  curricu- 
lum. "Independent  Research" 
will  be  a  two-credit  per  semes- 
ter course.  Either  semester  can 
be  taken  for  credit  by  any  stu- 
dent; both  semesters  must  be 
taken  by  Chemistry  majors 


supplemented  by  a  two-credit 
music  course.  The  Music  De- 
partment is  the  only  depart- 
ment which  currently  offers 
two-credit  courses.  The  physi- 
cal education  department  hasa 
one-credit  per  half-semester 
arrangement  in  which  four  half- 
semester  classes  must  be  com- 


pleted before  any  credit  will  be 
given. 

Professor  Christine  Pabon 
was  alarmed  at  the  possibility 
of  a  "salad  approach"  to  the 
curriculum.  Shesuggestedthat 
a  single  course  credit  (four 
credits)  made  up  of  half  chem- 
istry and  half  music  was  not  a 
productive  arrangement. 

Currently,  students  would 
not  have  to  supplement  a  two- 
credit  course  with  anything;  the 
graduation  requirement  is  128 
credits,  not  necessarily  made 
up  of  32  4-credit  courses.  Stu- 
dents who  do  end  up  with  126 
credits  can  appeal  to  graduate 
two  credits  short;  this  usually 
happens  because  of  the  trans- 
fer process  from  another  school, 
not  because  of  an  odd  course 
selection  made  at  WC. 

Dean  Wubbels  made  the 
following  statement:  "I'd  like 
to  say  thisaboutsalad.  Salad  is 
good  for  you.  Salad  is  nutri- 
tious and  delicious  ...  If  this 
faculty  deprives  us  of  the  possi- 
bility of  trying  some  salad, 
they're  depriving  us  of  some 
nutrition,  and  wc  have  to  won- 
der what  they're  protecting." 

The  faculty  also  passed  for 

See  "Faculty/'  page  8 


Policy  on  Vacating  Dormitories 
Students  Must  Be  Out  By  Saturday 


Inside 


The  Student  Affairs  Office 
las  issued  the  following 
sidelines  for  students  who 
fcnently  live  on  campus  to  use 
vhen  leaving  for  the  semester. 
'tudents  are  to  vacate  their 
esidence  hall  within  24  hours 
lf  their  last  final  examination. 

AH  dormitories  will  be 
tosed  to  any  student  use  from 
_unday,  December  20  until 
toesday,  January  19  (classes 
^gm  for  the  Spring  semester 
fn  January  20).  Locks  on  all 
buildings  will  bechanged:  your 
[tywill  not  open  your  dormi- 
0rv  during  this  time. 

Thosestudents  whose  final 
laminations  do  not  end  until 


laturdi 
here 


y    afternoon,    and, 

refore,  need  to  remain  on 

pus  until  Sunday  morning, 

Just  inform  the  Student  Affairs 


ff 


I  ud, 


ceinadvance.AIistofthose 


ents  with  permission  to 
P0nd  Saturday  night  (other 
*"  members  of  the  varsity 


basketball  team)  in  the  resi- 
dence halls  will  be  given  to 
Campus  Security.  All  students 
must  be  off  campus  by  noon  on 
Sunday;  therefore,  plan  in  ad- 
vance. 

Students  planning  to  vacate 
their  room  in  the  residence  halls 
at  the  end  of  the  fall  semester 
must  be  checked  out  by  the 
Director  of  Buildings  and 
Grounds,  Reid  Raudenbush. 
Telephone  his  secretary  at  ex- 
tension #7210.  Any  student 
failing  to  do  so  will  be  liable  for 
a  $25  charge.  (See  page  29, 
Student  Handbook.)  Thisapplies 
to  students  who  are  leaving  WC 
as  well  as  to  those  moving  off- 
campus. 

Before  departing  campus, 
all  residents  should  make  cer- 
tain that  their  rooms  are  in  good 
condition.  Any  damage  to  the 
rooms,  including  writingon  the 
surface  of  the  door  to  the  cor- 
ridor, will  cause  the  present 


occupant(s)  to  be  assessed  by 
the  Maintenance  Department. 

It  isstrongly  recommended 
that  students  not  leave  valuable 
possessions  in  the  residence 
halls  during  the  vacation.  Take 
them  home.  The  College  will 
not  be  responsible  for  items  left 
on  campus.  Make  certain  the 
window(s)  and  door  lock.  If 
they  do  not,  inform  your  RA  or 
the  Maintenance  Department 
(ext.#7210). 

No  room  changes  are  to  be 
made  without  the  expressed 
permission  of  the  Deans  of 
Students.  A  key  change  slip 
must  be  signed  by  the  Deans 
and  presented  to  Campus  Se- 
curity before  a  new  room  key 
will  be  issued.  Requests  for 
changes  may  be  made  through 
your  RA  or  directly  with  the 
Deans  of  Students.  Be  aware 
that  the  College  must  house 

See  "Dorms/'  page  8 


Bye  Bye  Matsy  Shields 
Well  Write  You  at  90210 

Doug  Rose  '86  Increases 
AIDS  Awareness  at  WC 

Ann  Veiga  Sends 
Message  from  Thailand 


Course  Evaluation 
Forms  Revamped 


8 


Last  issue  of  the  semester, 
see  you  in  January 


December  11, 1992 


Editorial 


Washington  College  EL\| 


Potpourri 

For  the  first  time,  I  feel  it's  necessary  to  talk  about  the  letters  in  this 
issue.  I've  managed  to  refrain  before.  I'll  go  in  order  of  appearance. 
"Vanya's"  letter  is  in  reference,  as  I  said  briefly  in  a  note,  to  a  Quickmail 
message  which  "Cerard"  sent  over  Publicand  to  each  individual  account. 
It  was  a  message  about  Wednesday's  blue-jeans  event  sponsored  by 
GALA  and  theSGA.  There  were  messages  posted  all  over  campus  which 
read,  "When  you  wear  blue- jeanson  Wednesday,  December  9,  you  show 
your  support  for  gay  and  lesbian  rights."  The  message  advised  its 
readers  not  to  wear  blue  jeans,  to  engage  in  heterosexual  activity  with 
people  not  wearing  blue  jeans,  and  to  recognize  those  who  did  wear  blue 
jeans  as  "homos"  to  be  "bashed." 

After  roughly  halfan  hour,  Gerard  realized  the  inflammatory  word- 
ing of  the  message  was  inappropriate.  He  removed  the  message  from 
Public,  and  tried  to  unsend  it,  but  was  unsuccessful.  Later  he  was 
informed  that  due  to  this  letter,  he  may  besuspended.  Authorities  tell  me 
that  no  official  action  has  been  taken,  but  that  Gerard  may  have  to  appear 
before  the  All-Campus  Judiciary. 

Gerard  issued  an  apology,  a  statement  regarding  possible  suspen- 
sion, and  aclarification  of  the  word  "bash."  Hedid  not  advocate  violence 
in  any  form,  Vanya,  he  meant  "bash"  in  the  sense  of  "male-bashing"  or 
"Hillary-bashing." 

Many  students,  both  gay  and  straight,  issued  statements  in  defense 
not  of  what  Gerard  said,  but  of  his  right  to  say  it.  They  are  rallying  to  his 
defense  to  express  any  opinion  he  wishes.  I  agree. 

In  regard  to  John  Bates'  letter:  Although  I  agree  that  Security  could 
use  some  improvements,  1  disagree  with  some  of  the  specific  "im- 
provements" advocated  by  Bates:  basically,  that  they  find  something 
else  to  do  besides  their  job:  unregistered  partiesarelLLEGALatWC,  and 
it  is  Security's  job  to  shut  them  down.  What  constitutes  a  party?  Well,  if 
there  is  not  sufficient  people-traffic  or  noise  to  attract  the  attention  of 
Security  officers,  chances  are,  they  won't  shut  it  down.  Instead  of 
berating  Security  for  going  by  the  book,  I  suggest  you  (not  just  you, 
personally,  John,  1  mean  anyone  who  shares  your  views)  keep  the  music 
down  in  the  first  place:  they  can't  punish  you  if  you  don't  get  caught. 

Also,  1  urge  you  never  to  drive  drunk,  whether  you  want  to  keep 
drinking  or  not.  If  you  want  to  have  a  party  that  you  think  will  be  big 
enough  to  get  busted,  try  to  register  it,  or  hold  it  off-campus  from  the 
beginning  and  have  everyone  walk  downtown.  People  do  it  every 
weekend  —  you  can,  too. 

I  certainly  have  gone  to  my  share  of  "illegal"  parties,  and  those  that 
weren't  loud,  didn't  get  busted  until  around  2  a.m.  or  so.  And  I  have  also 
been  to  a  lot  of  off-campus  parties,  and  believe  me,  we  all  walked. 

The  other  statement  I  object  to  was  that  of  "What  does  everyone  do 
on  the  weekends?"  Obviously,  if  you're  having  a  party  with  only  15-20 
people,  they  all  don't  hang  out  with  you.  Some  people  on  this  campus, 
believe  it  or  not,  don't  drink.  Some  people  who  normally  party  need  to 
stay  in  to  catch  up  on  homework  or  sleep.  And  some  others  may  be 
having  their  own  "private"  parties  (with  one  host  and  one  guest,  if  you 
know  what  I  mean),  and  may  not  appreciate  loud  music  drowning  out 
their  own. 

Or  the  people  may  be  afraid  to  complain.  If  you  actually  want  them 
to  show  up  with  Security  in  tow  so  you  know  who  to  harass  later,  you're 
nuts.  They  probably  know  that  if  you  found  out  who  was  reporting  you 
to  Security,  you'd  never  let  them  hear  the  end  of  it  —  literally  —  and  they 
wouldn't  complain  next  time. 

Again,  1  am  not  in  the  least  opposed  to  parties  on  or  off  campus.  I'm 
just  asking  that  you  exercise  common  sense  and  common  courtesy. 

Finally,  1  will  address  Mr.Eichler:  Gee  whillikers,  I'm  sorry  my  dirty 
words  offended  you.  I  already  washed  out  my  hard  drive  with  soap  and 
water.  Gosh,  it  stinks  that  you  feel  that  way  about  cutting  funding 
(especially  since  it's  supplied  by  the  students).  I  sure  am  glad  that  you 
and  your  pals  don't  have  seats  on  the  NEA  (or  the  Supreme  Court). 

To  you,  Mr.  Eichler,  and  to  everyone  who  has  written  or  thought  of 
writing  a  letter  in  regard  to  Geoff  Miller  (this  goes  back  to  October  2, 
folks) — STOPIT.  Please.  I  don't  care  if  you  want  to  insult  him  or  defend 
him.  Write  each  other.  Don't  write  me,  unless  you  aren't  going  to  waste 
my  space  dishing  dirt  at  each  other. 

LAST  BUT  NOT  LEAST  (I  lied),  a  hearty  farewell  to  my  friend, 
classmate,  barber  and  fellow  writer  Matthew  B.  "ElvisMatt"  Shields. 
Matt  leaves  us  this  semester  because  he  is  done  with  classes.  But  here's 
a  tip;  look  for  his  art  show  this  spring.  It's  going  to  be  hot. 


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hill 

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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 
A  Love  Letter  in  Defense  of  Homophobia 


Editor's  Note:  the  following  letter 
is  a  response  to  a  Quickmail  mes- 
sage sent  over  Public  and  to  indi- 
vidual accounts,  including 
"Vanya's"  and  The  Elm's.  The 
message  advised  everyone  not  to 
wear  blue-jeans  on  Wednesday, 
December  9  in  support  of  gay  and 
lesbian  rights.  I  have  chosen  to 
protect  the  privacy  of  both  parties 
so  that  they  are  not  subject  to  un- 
due harrassment. 
Dearest  Gerard: 

Indeed,  it  is  plausible  that 
you  are  right  and  I  am  wrong. 
And,  I  do  not  mean  to  come  off 
as  Neo-Socratic  by  stating  that. 
What  you  have  communicated 
through  yourmessages  to  meis 
that  fags  are  to  be  feared. 
Rightly  so. 

My  experience  with  fag- 
gots, at  least  the  ones  that  I  have 
had  intimate  relationships  with, 
is  that  they  are  essentially  rap- 
ists. Not  being  of  the  feminine 
gender,  I  could  not  write  an 
intelligible  statement  regarding 
dykes.  Male  breeders,  as  they 
vastly  out  number  theirdeviant 
counterparts,  are  clearly  supe- 
rior. 

In  this  day  and  age  with  the 


political  rights  of  minorities 
being  carried  to  absurd  ex- 
tremes for  the  purposes  of 
plurality  the  majority  must  rise 
up  in  arms  against  their  poten- 
tial oppressors  and  be  victori- 
ous once  again.  In  your  words: 
"  Kill  all  fags!!!!"  Faggots,  it  is 
true,  may  one  day  discover  a 
method  by  which  to  eliminate 
the  breeding  community  so  as 
to  cease  their  good  behavior. 
Lest  evil  reign  over  this  planet, 
at  least  ten  percent  of  the  male 
population  must  be  extermi- 
nated. To  be  on  the  safe  side, 
we  must  be  prepared  to  elimi- 
natea  solid  ninety  percent  of  all 
males  to  account  for  the 
"breeders"  who  have  allowed 
their  minds  to  be  infected  with 
the  thought  s  of  the  mutant  race. 
I  have  begun  work  on  a 
machine  that  reads  thoughts  so 
.  that  one  may  delineate  breed- 
ers from  others,  it  should  be 
ready  by  Christmas:  as  I  am 
sure  you  are  not  Jewish,  either. 
I  have  already  convinced  the 
faggots  whose  existence  I  am 
aware  of  that  they,  along  with 
myself,  must  run,  without  re- 
sistance, to  your  clean-up  op- 


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eration  —  they  are  all  as  enthu- 
siasticas  myself  to  rid  this  world 
of  those  who  are  dis& 
Might  I  counsel  you  to  elimi 
nate  the  rest  of  the  mentally^ 
population  after  my  execution 
too? 

Do  not  assume  for  a  mo 
ment  that  I  am  attempting  sar- 
casm or  irony  in  this  letter  asl 
would  not  deceive  you,  know1- 
ingly.  I  do  wish  to  thank  you 
for  showing  me  the  error  of  my 
ways,  unfortunately  ll" 
revolation  has  come  too  latefor 
my  prodigal  self. 
Love  and  kisses, 
Vanya 

Better  Late 
Than  Never 

To  the  Editor: 

Today  we  received  a  car 
ton  of  art  and  poetry  boc* 
"borrowed"  illegally  fromtk 
library  some  years  ago. 

To  the  student  who  con- 
vinced the  alumnus  to  return 
them,  and  to  the  othe' 
studentts)  who  conspired  *> 
deliver  them  to  the  libraO' 
anonymously,  thank  you  fro1' 
the  staff  of  Miller  Library  a* 
from  your  present  and  futu^ 
fellow  students. 

William  J.  Tubbs 
Librarian 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


December  11, 1992 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


As  of  this  writing,  the  trag- 
edy of  the  eight  coal  miners 
trapped  in  a  Virginia  coal  mine 
is  unresolved.  In  America, 
when  a  little  girl  falls  down  a 
well  and  is  rescued,  it  merits 
national  attention.  But  every 
year  over  ten  thousand  people 
die  on  the  job,  and  nearly  two 
million  more  are  severely  dis- 
!  abled,  yet  most  of  us  greet  this 
with  acceptance. 

Occupational  hazards  are 
part  of  the  social  cost  of  pro- 
duction. Occupational  hazards 
strike  when  we  least  expect 
them,  in  unexpected  ways. 
When  we  think  of  occupational 
hazards,  we  tend  to  think  of 
getting  your  brain  smashed  in 
by  a  socket  wrench  dropped 
from  a  height  of  a  hundred  feet, 
or  getting  your  leg  amputated 
by  an  automated  baling  ma- 
chine, or  getting  your  skull 
caught  in  a  garbage  compacting 
truck  when  you're  trying  to 
clean  it  out. 

Actually,  most  work  re- 
lated injuries  are  far  less  dra- 
matic. In  1982,  amputations 
were  experienced  in  the  work- 
place by  21,000  people,  which 
represents  less  than  one  percent 
of  all  injuries  that  year.  And 
93percent  of  these  amputations 
were  of  fingers,  and  4  percent 
wereofhandsortoes.  Statistics 
from  the  Occupational  Safety 
and  Health  Administration 
(OSHA)  show  that  13  percent 
of  these  fingers  were  lost  by 
being  crunched  by  hand  tools 
or  caught  in  machines,  10  per- 
cent were  lopped  off  by  saws 
and  slicers,  6  percent  were 
bludgeoned  off  by  presses,  5 


percent  were  ripped  off  by 
mo ving belts  and  2  percent  were 
lost  to  doors  and  gates. 

Many  work-related  dis- 
eases are  far  more  difficult  to 
detect  than  something  obvious 
like  amputation.  They  are  also 
occupation-specific:  radiolo- 
gists get  acute  lymphoid  or  my- 
eloid leukemia,  shoemakers  get 
malignant  neoplasm  of  the  na- 
sal cavities,  machinists  get  ma- 
lignant neoplasm  of  the  scro- 
tum, coke  oven  workers  also 
get  malignant  neoplasm  of  the 
scrotum  and  malignant  neo- 
plasm of  the  kidneys.  It  is 
sometimes  difficult  to  tell  if 
these  diseases  are  caused  by 
the  agents  the  workers  are 
working  with  or  by  other  be- 
haviors. 

Sometimes,  it  is  easy  to  see 
where  the  responsibility  for 
death  or  injury  lies.  By  far  the 
most  dramatic  of  work-related 
fatalities  are  those  which  in- 
volve explosions,  falls  from 
great  heigh  ts,  asphyxi  a  tion,  etc , 
In  an  OSHA  study  of  occupa- 
tional fatalities  in  the  ship- 
building industry,  101  out  of 
151  cases  involved  citations 
against  the  employers,  which 
indicates  that  they  were  partly 
responsible  for  the  deaths  of 
these  workers.  26  percent  of 
these  cases  were  directly  caused 
by  defective,  worn-out  equip- 
ment. In  a  similar  study  done 
of  217  incidents  involving  fa- 
talities involving  welding  only 
48  cases  resulted  in  no  ci  tations. 
In  a  study  done  of  logging  fa- 
talities, 100  out  of  140  cases  in- 

See"Koon,"  page  8 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


In  light  of  recent  vandalism  and  theft  at  WC,  DO  YOU 
.  FEEL  SECURE? 


I  don't  fear  for  my  personal 

safety.  However,  I  don't  feel 

secure  about  my  personal 

things. 

Michael  Mucha 

Junior 

Somewhere  in  Talbot  House 


We  haven't  had  any  problems 
with  things  getting  stolen. 
Will  Hobbs 
Freshman 
Kent  1NLG 


No.  I  always  lock  my  door.  I 

wish  people  would  have  more 

respect  towards  other  people's 

property. 

Philip  McQuade 

Freshman 

Kent  1NLG 


No.  I  think  there  needs  to  be  a 
revamping  of  the  Security  sys- 
tem on  tfifi,  campus.  H  ifcw  ex- 
amples: more  Security  people, 
easier  access  to  them  and  better 
"locking  devices." 
Tanya  Cunic 
Senior 
Kent  101 


Personally  I  don't  feel  threat- 
ened. I  don't  have  many  things 
people  could  take,  but  I  feel 
sorry  for  people  who  do.  Tha  t's 
good  enough. 
Jean  Doughty 
Freshman 
Kent  100 


Despite  the  fact  I  don't  even 
live  on  campus,  I  spend  quite 
alot  of  time  there,  and  I  don't 
feel  secure  only  because  I  feel 
Security  spends  far  too  much 
time  giving  parking  tickets  in- 
stead of  patrolling  the  grounds. 
Roxanne  Seubert 
Senior 
Downtown 


Open  Forum:   So  Long  to  WC  From  a  Really  Sensitive  Guy 


In  this  year's  first  issue  of 
the  Elm  I  wrote  a  rather  face- 
tious article  welcoming  in  the 
new  freshman  class.  I  probably 
came  across  as  a  whiny  con- 
servative brat,  and  if  you've 
read  anything  else  I've  written 
,n  the  Elm  since  you  might  also 

that  same  impression.  The 
tlTne  has  come  for  me  to 
apologize  for  sounding  that 
Way.  I  was  but  an  undergradu- 
ate and  immature.  I  have  said 
^me  nasty  things  that  I  prob- 
ab'y  shouldn't  have  said  in  the 
I  Pas'-  I've  been  a  bad  boy  and 
probably  deserve  a  serious 
inking  (Call  the  Elm  office  for 
:  ^ore  info  —  clean,  discreet, 
!Se"OuS  inquiries  only.  No 
Wimps!). 

The  reason  for  this  sudden 
2^nge  of  heart  is  as  follows: 
'his  is  my  ]ast  opportunity  to 


apologize;  next  week  I'm 
graduating.  Yes,  I'm  one  of 
those  students  that  is  a  semes- 
ter off,  but  that  is  unimportant. 
What  is  important  is  that  in  the 
face  of  the  brutal  realities  of  the 
real  world,  I've  becoming  more 


ElvisMatt 

Shields 


in  tune  to  my  more  sensitive 
side.  Call  it  Post  Graduation 
Stress  Disorder. 

Don't  get  me  wrong  here, 
"Disorder"  doesn't  mean  it's 
bad.  On  the  contrary,  I'm  fully 
aware  of  my  situation  and  very 
glad  to  be  suddenly  sensitive. 


Why,  just  the  other  day  I  was 
walking  through  the  C  AC  when 
I  spied  sections  of  the  AIDS 
Quilt  scattered  about  the 
atrium.'  Moved,  I  was. 
Touched,  even.  I  became  so 
choked  up  that  when  I  turned 
to  ask  the  time  from  a  passerby 
my  voice  was  but  a  soft,  high- 
pitched,  crackle.  One  might 
have  noticed  a  fresh  tender 
teardrop  spring  from  the  comer 
of  my  watery  eyes  as  I  stood 
studying  each  caring  stitch  that 
went  into  that  quilt.  I  thought 
maybe  I  too  could  frequent 
dozens  of  bath  houses,  have 
unprotected  sex  with  countless 
partners  and  maybe  I  could 
have  my  own  place  in  that  quilt 
someday. 

You  obviously  see  that  I 
have  changed  my  way  of 
thinking,  but  it  doesn't  end 


there.  The  following  example 
should  show  you  exactly  how 
politically  correct  I  have  truly 
become:  Just  after  seeing  that 
AIDS  Quilt  a  'friend'  of  mine 
told  me  he  was  on  his  way  to 
visit  the  Vietnam  War  Memo- 
rial. And  do  you  know  what  I 
told  him?  1  called  him  a  war- 
monger, then  I  spat  on  him.  I 
can't  imagine  anyone  paying 
tribute  to  those  that  died  trying 
to  kill  innocent  people.  And 
anyway,  that  feeling  sorry  for 
fallen  heroes  bullshit  is  just  a 
bunch  of  melodramatic  hoopla. 
Imagine,  feeling  sorry  for 
someone  you  never  even  met 
—  pretty  stupid  if  you  ask  me. 
I'm  ashamed  to  have  ever  called 
that  poor  lost  soul  a  friend. 

I've  run  into  some  prob- 
lems though.  You  see,  I'm 
white,  I  have  a  penis,  I  have 


certain  lustings  towards  mem- 
bers of  the  opposi  te  sex,  I'm  not 
religious,  and  I  like  to  hunt,  kill 
and  eat  animals.  Therefore,  the 
black  cause  doesn't  want  me; 
the  feminists  will  have  nothing 
to  do  with  me;  the  gay  and 
lesbian  cause  shuns  me;  I'm  not 
sure  if  all  those  religious  groups 
want  me  or  my  money;  and  the 
animal  rights  groups  want  to 
kill  me  (Interesting  fact:  Hitler 
was  a  vegetarian  ...  on  prin- 
ciple.). Sure,  I  can  be  sympa- 
thetic to  all  these  causes,  but  I 
can't  empathize.  I  have  all  this 
guilt  to  carry  around  with  me 
too.  I  mean,  soon  after  I  was 
bom  people  started  telling  me 
that  people  just  like  myself  are 
responsible  for  all  that  is  wrong 
in  the  world,  and  everything 

See  "Shields/'  page  9 


December  11, 1992 


Letters 


Washington  College  ELM 


Stop  Busting  Parties  -  Start  Busting  Thieves 


Security? 

To  the  Editor: 

There  is  a  serious  problem 
on  this  campus  which  com- 
pletely detriments  the  whole 
aspect  of  life  on  campus.  That 
problem  is  security,  or  lack 
thereof.  Washington  College  is 
a  small,  private  liberal  arts  col- 
lege. It  is  located  in  the  center 
of  lovely,  historicChestertown. 
Most  of  us  came  here  in  the 
because  of  the  size.  It  is  close 
and  intimate.  One  would  tend 
to  agree  with  the  level  of  secu- 
rity one  finds  here  at  this  school, 
or  any  other  of  a  comparable 
size.  Being  able  to  walk  from 
Cardinal  to  Dunning  in  a  little 
over  three  minutes.  Seeing  ev- 
eryone every  day.  Whenever 
any  of  my  friends  asks  about 
WC,  what  I  stress  is  that  every- 
bodypartiesfoget/ier.  Tobeable 
to  say  "hi"  to  just  about  every- 
one you  pass  is  great.  That  is 
what  1  refer  to  as  (one  defini- 
tion of)  intimacy. 

Chestertown  has  six  police 
officers  (not  including  staties) 
and  three  police  cruisers  (not 
including  the  new  Caprice  — 
ugly,  isn't  it?).  Like  the  town, 
Washington  College  employs 
six  security  guardsbuthasonly 
one  vehicle.  Atany  given  time, 
there  arc  only  two  on  patrol.  I 
have  seen  girls  banging  on  the 
door  of  the  security  building 
late  at  night,  but  in  vain.  What 
do  you  suppose  they  needed? 


Assistance?  Help?  Aid?  Too 
bad  they  didn't  have  a  phone. 

Granted,  the  campus  is 
small,  at  least  small  enough  to 
be  patrolled  by  a  few  good  men. 
Men  that  make  us  feel  secure  in 
the  "homes"  we're  living  in 
now.  Men  that  deserve  the  title 
of  Security  (That  title  does  im- 
ply a  certain  feeling,  doesn't 
it?)  Unfortunately,  they  don't 
do  that.  Abetternameforthem 
wouldbeCampusPolice.  Then 
again,  they  don't  really  police 
either,  they  just  call  the  police  a 
lot. 

I'm  not  implying  that  the 
job  is  an  easy  one.  Telling  idi- 
otic drunks  to  turn  down  the 
music  is  definitely  a  task.  And 
that's  even  if  it  REALLY  is 
necessary.  Too  many  nights, 
security  has  knocked  on  the 
door  around  midnight  and  re- 
quested the  breakup  of  a  party 
of  about  15-20  people  under  the 
guise  of  a  noise  complaint, 
threatening  police  action.  On 
two  occasions  1  have  actually 
had  fellow  students  with  the 
balls  to  come  down  and  ask  us 
to  turn  it  down.  Besides  those 
times,  I've  never  actually  heard 
any  complaints.  Idon'tbelieve 
that  anyone  was  complaining,  at 
least  there  wasn't  any  proof  as 
to  that  fact.  What  does  every- 
one do  on  the  weekends  any- 
way? Might  I  suggest  the 
complainer  be  required  to  ac- 
company the  security  guard  to 
the  site  of  carnage  and  face  the 


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perpetrators. 

Of  course,  everyone  leaves 
the  site,  gets  into  their  cars,  and 
drives  downtown,  where  se- 
curity hasno  jurisdiction.  Good 
thing  there  are  no  extradition 
laws.  Safety  first,  that's 
security's  motto.  I  always  say, 
"If  you  can't  drink,  then  drive!" 
It  seems  that  security  becomes 
more  of  an  instigator  of  prob- 
lems. They  aren't  there  to 
monitor  parties,  they're  there 
to  stop  them,  which  fuels  the 
campus-wide  flamesof  disdain 
for  them. 

This  brings  me  back  to  my 
initial  point.  Security  is  meant 
tokeepthecampussecure.  That 
implies  both  when  we're  here 
and  when  we're  not.  Over 
Thanksgiving  break,  my  friends 
in  Talbot  were  robbed  of  over 
$2,000  worth  of  stereo  equip- 
ment and  CDs.  The  odd  thing 
is,  their  suite  was  broken  into 
from  the  inside  common  room 
of  the  dorm.  Some  person(s) 
took  a  large  plank  of  wood  and 
smashed  it  through  the 
plexiglas  window  of  the  front 
door,  and  those  windows  are 
meant  to  withstand  beatings  by 
empty  kegs.  Ibetthatwasnoisy. 
They  took  what  they  wanted, 
or  what  they  could  carry.  Over 
break,  the  campus  was  closed, 
right?  Thedormsaresupposed 
to  be  secured  (meaning  locked)". 
For  some  reason  though, 
someone  was  able  to  get  access 
into  the  dorm,  and  from  there, 
they  picked  the  right  door.  Did 
they  have  a  key?  That  would 
narrow  the  suspects  in  the  on- 
going investigation. 

The  occupants  discussed 
what  had  happened  with  the 
proper  au  thorities,  both  on  and 
off  campus.  They  discussed  it 
with  the  proper  authority  in 
student  affairs.  They  were  told 
by  that  authority  that  they  were 
very  sorry,  and  subsequently 


pointed  out  in  the  Student 
Handbook  that  the  school  isnot 
liable  for  stolen  property.  I 
contend  that  they  are.  They  are 
responsible  for  securing  the 
campus  when  it  is  closed,  and 
apparently  is  wasn't  secure. 

I'mpushingforthemtoget 
a  close  lawyer  friend  and  sue 
the  school  for  the  items  lost. 
The  administration  can  hide 
behind  its  regulations  and  se- 
curity can  cry  about  being 
undermanned,  but  it  might  take 
a  lawsuit  to  get  something  done. 
Maybe  it  would  hire  a  few  more 
security  guards,  ones  who  re- 
member their  college  days. 
Maybe  the  security  office  could 
be  manned  24  hours  a  day,  so 
that  if  someone  is  being  attacked 
or  even  followed,  they  could 
run  into  theofficeandfind  help. 
I  myself  have  woken  Spike  up. 
Isn't  there  something  wrong 
with  this?  Is  there  no  pension 
plan  for  these  people? 

One  can  only  guess  as  to 
what  will  happen.  Maybe  my 
friends  will  get  their  things 
back.  Maybe  not.  It  just  seems 
as  though  drastic  actions  must 
occur  in  order  for  that  to  hap- 
pen. I  hope  the  administration 
will  openitseyes  to  the  problem 
we  have  on  campus.  A  court 
decision  would. 

John  W.  Bates 
Senior 

P.S.  This  letter  does  not  pertain 
to  every  member  of  the  WC 
Security  team.  Some  members 
are  very  respected  on  campus. 
Some  come  and  ask  us  to  turn  it 
down.  Others  tell  us  to.  They 
already  have  9  and  1  punched 
into  their  telephones,  when  they 
knock,  and  their  finger  ison  the 
1.  As  a  police  officer  said  last 
weekend,  "What  are  we  doing 
here?" 


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The  Horse  Isn't 
QUITE  Dead  Yet.., 

To  the  Editor: 

I  am  writing  to  express  my 
disappointment  and  disgust 
with  two  opinions  published  in 
the  November  13,1992  ELM. 

First,  your  editorial  reflects 
very  poorly  on  Washington 
College  with  your  use  of  pro- 
fanity to  express  concerns  about 
campus  politics.  I  know  that 
Washington  College  has  a  pro- 
gressive writing  program  that 
you  must  not  be  able  to  take 
advantage  of.  Otherwise,  you 
would  not  have  to  resort  to  the 
use  of  profanity  inyour  column. 
Though  profanity  is  used  in 
everyday  conversation,  thereis 
no  excuse  for  using  it  in  a 
written,  supposedly  "profes- 
sional," column.  Does  your  of- 
fice not  have  a  thesaurus?  It  is 
very  hard  to  believe  that  your 
publication  is  any  way  related 
to  the  ELM  that  I  enjoyed  dur- 
ing my  WC  career.  My  hope  is 
that  if  you  cannot  clean  up  your 
editorial  column,  the  College 
will  see  fit  to  withhold  any  fi- 
nancial support  or  office  space 
it  may  provide  to  the  ELM. 

Second,  Scott  Read's  com- 
ments about  Geoff  Miller's 
tenureas  Athletic  Directorshow 
how  short-sighted  Mr.  Read  is 
with  respect  to  running  a  Col- 
lege department.  I  had  abso- 
lutely nothing  to  do  with  Mr. 
Miller's  selection  as  Athletic 
Director,  but  I  can  not  imagine 
someone  better  suited  for  the 
job.  Mr.  Miller  has  worked  for 
the  benefit  of  the  College  and 
student  athletes  first  and  fore- 
most. His  efforts  to  provide 
athletic  opportunities,  eitheron 
the  intercollegiate  or  intramu- 
ral levels,  are  beyond  any  pro- 
grams seen  in  recent  years. 
[...]When  Mr.  Miller  can  recruit 
and  place  a  coach  who  has  na- 
tional recognition  for  his  sport, 
and  expand  that  coach's  re- 
sponsibilities to  work  with  the 
community  in  a  successful 
manner,  it  would  seem. that  he 
has  both  the  College's  and 
community's  best  interest  at 
heart. 

In  working  with  Mr.  Miller 
on  Sho'men  Club  matters,  his 
professionalism  and  interest 
representing  the  College  leave 
me  withabsolutely  no  concerns 
about  how  he  runs  the  Athletic 
Department.  Maybe  those  few 
who  do  not  understand  how 
important  athletics  are  in  an 
academic  setting  should  vol- 
unteer some  of  their  time  in  the 
Athletic  Department  to  realize 
the  opportunities  and  advan- 
tages that  Mr.  Miller  and  his 
staff  offer  to  Washington  Col- 
lege and  Chestertown. 

Thank  you  for  continuing 
to  provide  this  forum  for  con- 
trary opinions. 

PaulW.  Eichler'86 


Washington  College  ELM 


December  11, 1992 


Alumnus  Visits  Campus 
for  AIDS  Awareness  Week 


Caption:  From  left  to  right:  Gehrett  Ellis '93,  Doug  Rose '86,  and  Amy  Caddie '94.  Caddie  and  Ellis 
founded  the  Gay  and  Lesbian  Alliance  at  WC.  Rose  visited  WC  Tuesday  to  talk  about  AIDS  to  the  WC 

community. 


Doug  Rose  came  to  WC  in 
1981.  During  his  years  here  he 
was  a  French  and  Drama  ma- 
jor. He  spent  his  junior  year 
abroad  in  Belgium,  and  was 
active  in  the  Writers'  Union. 
He  graduated  in  1986  and  won 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  for  his 
portfolio  of  essays,  reviews, 
translations,  poetry  and  prose. 
That  same  year,  Rose  was 
awarded  a  Fulbright  for  study 
"  Belgium. 
__He  took  his  MFA  from  the 


University  of  Massachusetts, 
and  worked  at  an  internship  at 
the  National  University  of  Great 
Britain.  Rose  moved  to  New 
York  City  and  began  doing 
publishing  work  at  the  Council 
for  the  Arts.  He  currently  works 
there  as  Director  of  Marketing 
and  Communications  for  the 
Council. 

Rose  came  back  to  WC  this 
year  to  talk  about  a  subject  that 
many  Americans  would  rather 


ignore:  AIDS.  Rose  is  HIV- 
positive  and  has  been  taking 
AZTforayear.  Tuesday  night 
he  talked  about  "HTV  and  Me" 
because  he  can't  ignore  the  AI DS 
epidemic,  and  because  if  s  im- 
portant that  today,  when  the 
virus  is  no  longer  relegated  to  a 
few  small  high-risk  groups,  that 
nooneelseignoreiteither.  The 
fastest-growing  group  of  HIV- 
positive  persons  is  heterosexu- 
als. 


Congratulations  to  the  new  members  of  the  Spring  1993 

ELM  Staff:  Justin  Cann,  Features  Editor  •  Doug  Hoffberger, 

Co-Sports  Editor  •  Charlie  Linehan,  Co-News  Editor 


This  Week 
With  Greeks 

Zeta  Tau  Alpha  has  been 
gelling  into  the  spirit  of  the 
"Mays.  Last  weekend  ZTA 
™sted  a  Christmas  party  with 
"Ppa  Alpha  Order  for  under- 
Privileged  children  of  the 
^tertowncommunity.Santa 
Ne  a  surprise  visi  t  and  all  the 
[™dren  went  home  with  new 
rays. 

Thursday    the    seniors 

J0**!  a  special  farewell  dinner 

'  graduating  senior  Franci 

ZtT'  ConSratulations  to  the 

IA  new  initiates:  Lainie 

^ol<ismith,  Susan  Huntley, 

wer«iith  McPherson,  and 


,S5y  Rindfuss. 


Jiavt  a  S aft  and 
ttappy  holiday 


from 


'BramBCes 


Downtown  Chestertown 


HIV  Testing  in  Kent  County 


Elisa  Hale 


Staff  Writer 

Maryadda  Moore,  the 
communicable  disease  director 
of  Kent  County,  shared  her 
concern  with  the  ELM  about 
the  misconceptions  of  the  col- 
lege community  on  the  subject 
of  confidential  HIV  testing.  The 
Kent  County  Health  Depart- 
ment on  Lynchburg  Street  in 
Chestertown  offers  free,  confi- 
dential HIV  testingby  appoint- 
ment or  walk-in  on  Monday 
thru  Friday  from  8  a.m.  -  5  p.m. 
They  practice  confidential  test- 
ing instead  of  anonymous  sim- 
ply because  many  of  their  em- 
ployees are  natives  of  the  area 
and  will  know  many  local 
residents  who  come  in  for  test- 
ing and  services. 

The  testing  process  is  quite 
simple.  When  one  goes  to  the 
Health  Department,  they  are 
first  counseled  about  HIV,  risky 
behaviors,  and  the  test  itself. 
This  is  a  time  to  ask  any  ques- 
tions one  may  have.  There  is  a 
consent  form  with  the  number 


issued  to  this  person,  and  on 
this  is  the  number  that  goes  on 
thesampleofblooddrawn,then 
sent  out  to  be  tested.  The  form 
gives  them  permission  to  test 
the  blood  for  the  HIV  antibod- 
ies. This  form  needs  to  be 
signed,  which  is  what  makes 
thisprocessconfidentialinstead 
of  anonymous. 

It  is  very  important  to  note 
that  anyone  who  wishes  to  re- 
main anonymous  may  use  ini- 
tials or  a  false  name  such  as 
Mickey  Mouse.  The  results  of 
the  test,  HIV  positive,  is  cur- 
rently unreportable  in  Mary- 
land, and  the  only  copy  of  these 
results  are  locked  in  a  logbook 
in  Moore's  office. 

The  county  also  offers  ser- 
vices for  those  who  are  HIV 
positive  or  have  developed 
AIDS,  such  as  counseling, 
wellness  assessment,  doctor 
referrals,  financial  services  and 
social  security  disability  claims. 

For  more  information,  call 
the  Kent  County  Health  De- 
partment (778-1350)  or  Moore's 


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Arts  &  Entertainment 


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Week  at  a  Glance 

December  11  -  25 

Students  return  January  19. 
Classes  begin  January  20. 


Senior  Comprchensives 

Last  day  of  classes 

WC  Chorus  Christmas  Concert,  Norman  James  Theater   8:00  p.m.,  soloist  Friday 

Dean  Gene  Wubbles 


11 


25 

Friday 


Good  Luck  on 
Finals 


Happy  Holidays 


AXO  Formal,  CAC  Foyer 

Senior  Comprchensives 

Reading  Day 

1782  Society  Christmas  Party 

12 

Saturday 

Reading  Day 

13 

Sunday 

Final  Examinations 

14-17 

Monday  -  Thursday 

Faculty-Staff  Christmas  Reception,  Hynson  Lounge  3:30 

1 8 

Friday 

Hanukkah  begins 

19 

Saturday 

Administrative  Offices  closed  through  January  3 

23 

Wednesday 

Student  Profile:  Andrea  Nola 


Dedicated  is  the  word  to  describe  Andrea  Nolan.  A  sopho- 
more English  major  from  Columbia,  Maryland,  Andrea  discov- 
ered W.C.  by  accident.  In  the  midst  of  neverending  college  mail, 
she  received  an  odd  looking  recruiting  brochure  with  an  unread- 
able title.  The  indecipherable  title  was  the  signature  of  George 
Washington.  This  prompted  Andrea  to  actually  read  the  brochure 
instead  of  tossing  it  with  the  remainder  of  unwanted  college 
material  into  a  box  she  never  plowed  through. 

Andrea  is  definitely  people  oriented.  Always  quick  to  vol- 
unteer, her  freshman  year  she  was  campus  coordinator  of  Sane/ 
Freeze,  treasurer  of  Terra  Firma,  and  secretary  of  Amnesty 
International.  Andrea's  devotion  to  humanity  has  carried  over 
into  her  sophomore  year.  She  is  now  president  of  Terra  Firma, 
junta  member  of  the  Writer's  Union,  and  member  in  memory  ol 
Amnesty. 

Despite  her  heavy  academic  schedule,  she  works  as  a  desk 
assistance  in  the  library  and  finds  time  on  the  weekends  to 
volunteer  at  Infinity  Recycling.  An  avid  Softball  player,  Andrea 
was  an  injured  reserve  pitcher  last  year  and  hopes  to  be  back  on 
the  field  in  the  spring  semester.  Even  though  her  life  seems  to 
revolve  around  campus  involvement,  Andrea  is  a  Dean's  List 
student  with  a  cumulative  G.P.A.  of  3.5. 

Andrea  describes  herself  as  a  one  who  "Should  have  been 
bom  in  the  60's  generation,  but  [she]  should  showed  up  late."  An 
avid  classic  and  modern  rock  fan,  her  hobbies  include  hiking, 
camping,  and  anything  which  involves  enjoying  the  great  out- 
doors. In  fact,  she  is  planning  on  participating  in  the  National 
Outdoor  Leadership  School  (NOLS).  Occasionally,  she  reads  for 
pleasure  and  not  dissection.  Last  year,  she  took  part  in  the 
Literary  House  book  binding  workshop. 

Even  though  her  interests  hint  that  she  should  have  a  con- 
structed career  plan,  Andrea's  goal  is  to  have  no  career  plans.  She 
admits  to  seeing  herself  working  for  the  environmental  move- 
ment, perhaps  Greenpeace.  Andrea  is  definitely  the  type  of 
individual  to  throw  all  ofher  belongings  into  knapsack  and  head 
out  across  country  on  foot. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


A  &  E/Features 


December  11. 1992 


Sawasdee,  From  Thailand  with  Love 


Ann  Veifia 


Foreign  Exchange  Student 

I  realize  it  has  been  a  while 
since  you  have  heard  from  this 
lonely  body  half-way  around 
the  world,  but  for  a  while  I  had 
lost  the  enthusiasm  to  write.  I 
supposel  should  explain,  if  you 
will  bear  with  me. 

Today  was  the  kind  of 
morning  that  you  decide  just  to 
lie  in  bed  and  drift  in  and  out  of 
sleep.  When  you  finally  get  up 
and  walk  out  onto  the  balcony, 
you  find  that  it  is  a  beautiful 
spring-like  morning,  complete 
with  an  occasional  breeze 
brushing  past  your  face.  Sur- 
prisingly, it  is  November. 

My  first  thoughts  were  of  a 


<~hild  I  met  in  ChiangMai.  While 
foreigners,  including  myself, 
were  busily  cashing  in  on  ev- 
erything from  wooden  el- 
ephants to  oriental  fans  to  hand- 
made silver,  a  boy  not  more 
than  six  years  old  was  sitting 
cross-legged  in  the  middle  of 
all  the  consumer  commotion, 
holding  out  a  plastic  green  cup 
for  that  one  baht  if  you  could 
spare  it,  holding  the  cup  out 
with  the  hand  of  his  one  only 
arm. 

It  was  this  little  boy  that  I 
sat  next  to  for  only  a  moment.  I 
asked  him  his  name,  but  he 
spoke  so  softly  I  could  not  catch 
it.  I  gave  him  the  change  I  had, 
and  remembered  1  had  some 
candy  in  my  bookbag.  When  I 


offered  it  to  him,  he  gave  me  a 
beautiful  "wi,"  his  head  bent 
deep,  the  tips  of  his  fingers 
touching  his  forehead,  the  base 
of  his  palms  touching  his  heart. 
I  was  embarrassed  and 
squeaked  out  that  it  wasn't 
necessary.  1  wanted  to  stay  with 
him,  to  buy  him  food,  to  take 
him  home  with  me.  Instead,  I 
joined  the  sea  of  tourists  and 
looked  for  my  friends  who  had 
walked  on. 

I  felt  confused,  frustrated, 
angry.  Not  even  to  mention 
stupid.  Why  did  the  boy  "wi"? 
I  did  not  deserve  such  a  beau- 
tiful "wi."  All  I  did  was  give 
him  a  packet  of  candy.  I  did  not 
give  him  anything  to  nourish 
him,  to  keep  him  warm  in  the 


chilly  Chiang  Mai  nights  and 
the  cold  Chiang  Mai  mornings. 
Why  could  not  he  be  like 
the  children  we  met  at  the 
temple  ruins  of  Wat 
Saragamphaegyai?  Like  those 
children  looking  curiously  at 
us  "farang"  through  ruined 
brick  doorways  and  windows? 
Like  the  child  who  introduced 
a  soccer  ball?  And  there  we 
were,  surrounded  by  what 
seemed  like  a  hundred  village 
children  of  different  shapes  and 
sizes,  trying  to  steal  the  ball, 
flip-flops  flying  off  feet  as  they 
get  that  one  big  kick ...  Children 
joking  with  us,  playing  with 
our  cameras,  pretending  to 
smoke,  being  cool,  sitting  on 
See  "Veiga,"  page  9 


WC  Annual  Pool  Tournament  Winners 


The  Student  Activities  8- 
Ball  Tournament  was  held  on 
Wednesday,  December  2  at 
Louie's  Sidepocket.  It  started  at 
4:30  but  ran  over-time,  so,  it 
was  continued  on  Saturday  at 
1:30.  It  was  a  double  elimina- 
tion tournament  that  started 
with  11  students.  Prizes  were 
awarded  to  1st,  2nd,  and  3rd 
place  winners  and  included  free 
admission  to  the  Region  4  In- 
ter-collegiate Tournament  in 
February  for  1st  place,  and  gift 
certificates  to  local  businesses 
and  restaurants  fori  st,  2nd,and 
3rd  places.  The  winners  were: 
First  place,  John  Shannahan; 
Second  place,  Christopher 
Eaton;  and  Third  place,  Ciaran 
O'Keeffe. 


Pool  tournament  winners:  First  place,  John  Shannahan;  Second  place,  Christopher  Eaton;  and  Third 
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X-mas  Chorus 
Concert 

Jennifer  Waldych 

Stall  Writer 


Tonight  at  8  p.m.  in  Tawes 
Theatre,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Music  Department  pre- 
sents The  College-Community 
Chorus  Christmas  Concert.  The 
concert  will  feature  music  by 
Monteverdi  and  Bach,  as  well 
as  a  number  of  folk  songs  and 
carols  from  France,  Spain,  and 
Poland. 

The  chorus  came  together 
in  1982  when  the  college  was 
celebrating  its  200th  year.  Its 
members  include  faculty,  staff, 
students,  and  communi  ty .  Since 
its  first  performance,  the  cho- 
rus has  done  two  Gilbert  and 
Sullivan  operettas,  the  Three- 
Penny  Opera  ( a  collaboration 
with  the  drama  department  and 
Actors'  Community  Theatre), 
and  in  the  spring  the  College- 
Community  Chorus  performs 
in  Tawes  Theatre  and  opens  the 
lobby  an  hour  prior  to  the  show 
as  a  cafe. 

Professor  Mills  of  the  Mu- 
sic Department  says-  that  the 
Christmas  Concert  has  pretty 
much  become  tradition.  This 
year's  theme  is  peace  and  the 
music  has  been  selected  to  re- 
flect the  idea.  This  year's  spe- 
cial extra  will  be  our  own  Dean 
Gene  Wubbles  as  soloist.  Mills 
promises  us  a  good  voice. 

Other  soloists  will  include 
Diane  Landskroener,  Vickie 
Kaylor,  Richard  Eberts,  Ward 
Tatnall  and  John  Fair.  Instru- 
mentalistsincludeProfessorsAl 
Briggs,  Garry  Clarke  and  Amzie 
Parcell;  students  John  Harris, 
Melissa  Sirick  and  Mikki  Senn; 
and  Tom  Anthony  and  Jo  Johns. 


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Washington  College  ELty 


Evaluation  Form  Compromise 


DinaSansing&  TarinTowers 

In  late  October,  members 
of  the  SGA  Senate  became  con- 
cerned with  the  student  course 
evaluations  that  are  filled  out  at 
the  end  of  each  semester.  The 
form,  revised  as  of  last  year, 
asks  students  to  describe 
strengthsand  weaknessesof  the 
course  and  its  professor,  first  in 
two  short  answer  questions  and 
then  in  a  series  of  questions 
which  ask  the  student  to  rate 
the  professor  on  a  scale  from 
one  to  five. 

When  the  forms  were  re- 
vised last  year,  another  section 
was  added  which  asked  for  the 
student'syear,  estimated  grade 
in  the  course,  and  reason  for 
taking  the  course.  Addition- 
ally, it  was  announced  that  the 
forms  would  no  longerbe  typed 
because  of  budgetary/staff 
power  constraints. 

What  the  SGA  was  con- 
cerned with  was  the  question 
of  the  students'  anonymity. 
Particularly  in  small  classes,  a 
student's  handwriting,  com- 
bined with  the  potentially 
identifying  information,  could 
revealhisorheridcntity.  Ifthe 
student  were  to  evaluate  the 
professor  unfavorably,  itcould 
hurt  the  professor's  opinion  of 
him  in  future  classes. 

In  addition,  if  a  student 
were  afraid  of  the  consequences 
of  his  potential  answer,  he  or 
she  would  not  answer  the 
questions  fully,  which  would 
not  be  helpful  to  the  professor 
or  the  college. 


The  SGA  filed  a  formal 
complaint  with  the  Committee 
on  Appointments  and  Tenure 
asking  that  the  foi.n  be  exam- 
ined by  the  Review  Board  on 
Human  Subjects. 

The  Committee  brought  up 
the  issue  at  the  November  fac- 
ulty meeting,  stating  that  they 
were  not  certain  of  what  the 
Board's  jurisdiction  was  and 
whether  such  matters  fell  in  the 
scope  of  their  mission. 

Professor  J.  David  Newell, 
as  Chair  of  the  Review  Board 
on  Human  Subjects  and  of  the 
committee  on  Appointments 
and  Tenure,  proposed  in  that 
meeting  to  form  an  ad-hoc 
committee  to  define  more 
clearly  what  the  mission  of  the 
Review  Board  was.  Newell  is 
also  the  advisor  of  the  SGA. 

To  resolve  the  issue  still  at 
hand,  that  is,  how  to  factor  the 
students'  concerns  into  the 
evaluation  form,  a  compromise 
was  worked  out  which  includes 
the  following: 

•  All  parts  of  the  evaluation 
form  are  optional;  this  will  be 
printed  on  the  form  itself  so 
that  students  know  they  can 
skip  the  self-identifying  (or  any) 
questions  for  any  reason. 

•  For  classes  with  enrollment 
of  under  20  students,  the  forms 
will  be  typed  by  the  staff  of  the 
Dean's  Office. 

The  final  revisions  to  the 
course  evaluation  form  appear 
on  the  forms  filled  out  by  stu- 
dents this  past  week  for  their" 
current  classes. 


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"Faculty/'  from  page  1 

the  chemistry  department  CHE 
301-302,  Analytical  Chemistry 
I,  Spectroscopy;  and  Analytical 
Chemistry  II,  Electrochemistry 
and  Separation  Science. 

For  the  psychology  depart- 
ment, the  faculty  passed  the 
following  changes  to  the  cur- 
riculum: 

•  PSY402willnowbePSY 
305. 

•  PSY405,Psychopharma- 
cology;  and  PSY  490,  Neuro- 
science  Research  Methods, 
were  added  to  the  course  list. 

•  PSY  317-318,  Sensation 
and  Perception,  are  now  one 
course,  PSY  317;  and  PSY  302- 
303,  Developmental  Psych,  are 
now  one  course,  PSY  302,  "Life- 
Span  Developmental  Psychol- 
ogy-" 

Wubbels  announced  that 
the  Academic  Council  would 
be  examining  the  following 
items  during  the  spring  term: 
the  practice  of  numbering 
courses,  AP-credit  coursed 
taken  in  high  school,  and  low- 
enrollment  courses. 

The  Student  Affairs  Com- 
mittee introduced  a  resolution, 
which  passed,  to  urge  the  ad- 
ministration to  match  the  SGA 
grantof  $2,000  to  the  AIDS  Peer 


Education  Program  and  to  con- 
tinue to  support  the  program 
through  funds  distributed  to 
Health      Services.  The 

president's  office  has  already 
matched  the  funds. 

Professor  Nate  Smith  sug- 
gested the  college  examine  the 
possibilities  of  the  college's  li- 
ability for  such  a  program,  par- 
ticularly if  it  expands. 

Certain  problems  were  ad- 
dressed to  the  Athletic  Com- 
mittee by  faculty  members; 
Professor  J.  Wright  said  that 
some  of  his  advisees  were  told 
by  their  coaches,  in  lacrosse  and 
possibly  in  other  sports,  not  to 
take  courses  that  fell  after  2  p.m., 
because  they  would  interfere 
with  practice  times.  Other  fac- 
ulty said  they  had  heard  the 
same  thing  from  their  advisees. 

Professor  Steven  Cades 
said  that  students  had  told  him 
that  while  the  coaches  certainly 
recommended  that  students 
attend  classes  which  conflict 
with  practice,  if  they  miss  a 
practice  the  night  beforea  game 
therechancesofstartinginthat 
game  would  dramatically  de- 
crease. 

Athletic  Director  Geoff 
Miller  found  these  reports 
"tremendously  upsetting"  and 
will  look  into  them  immedi- 


ately. 

In  other  business,  Ad-Hor 
Committee  on  Academic  Hon- 
esty  Chair  Kevin  Brien  ; 
nounced  that  next  semester  a 
full  report  will  be  delivered  to 
the  faculty  along  with  a  "com- 
prehensive plan,"  which  will 
include  a  draft  of  a  new  honor 
code  and  plans  for  a  monitored 
file  in  the  library  which  would 
demonstrate  good  paper-wrif. 
ing  and  documentation  skills. 

The  possibility  of  extend- 
ing the  honor  code  to  cover  sc 
cial  conduct  was  suggested  by 
Trout. 


"Dorms/'  from  page  1 

new  and  re-admitted  students 
for  the  semester  beginning  in 
January.  (If  you  are  an  under- 
classman with  a  single,  thereis 
a  possibility  a  roommate  will 
be  assigned  to  live  with  you 
over  the  semester  break). 

Juniors  or  Seniors  consid- 
ering living  off  campus  second 
semestermust  contact  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Office  before  the 
beginning  of  the  new  semester. 
Students  who  moveoff  campus 
without  permission  of  the 
Deans  of  Students  may  exped 
no  room  refund. 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

volved  citations.  In  a  study  of 
161  incidents  resulting  in  fatali- 
ties 84  cases  resulted  in  cita- 
tions. 

In  this  sample  of  four  dif- 
ferent industries,  nearly  half  of 
the  cases  involving  fatalities 
were  cases  where  OSHA  stan- 
dards were  violated.  And  since 
a  good  numberof  theincidences 
of  fatalities  involve  multiple 
fatalities,  it  would  be  fair  to  say 
that  half  of  the  deaths  occuring 
on  the  job  are  preventable  by 
the  employer,  and  half  by  the 
employees. 


The  problem  with  our  in- 
dustrial hygiene  program  is  that 
it  is  essentially  optional.  Com- 
panies can  opt  to  run  a  very 
clean,  safe  enterprise  where 
safety  first  is  the  order  of  the 
day,  or  they  can  operate  in  a 
slipshod  manner  and  take  spe- 
cial precautions  to  make  it  ap- 
pear that  their  shop  is  safe  on 
the  day  that  they  suspect  the 
inspector  is  coming. 

Under  our  current  system, 
both  techniques  have  their  ad- 
vantages. The  safe  business 
spends  far  more  money  insur- 
ing that  safety  standards  are 
met,  especially  when  this  in- 


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volves  replacing  old,  danger- 
ous equipment  with  newer 
equipment.  The     safe 

businessperson  hopes  that  he 
or  she  will  recoup  these  costs 
by  lower  health  care  costs  for 
his  or  her  employ  ees  and  by  not 
having  to  pay  fines  for  safety 
violations. 

The  unsafe  businessperson 
knows  that  it  is  very  expensive 
to  spend  all  that  money  on 
modem  equipment.  He  or  she 
also  knows  that  it  is  far  cheaper 
to  pay  the  fines  than  it  is  to  run 
a  safe  shop.  As  for  health  care 
costs,  it  is  probable  that  he  or 
she  does  not  have  to  worry 
about  that,  either  because  em- 
ployee turnover  is  so  high  thai 
few  employees  qualify  for  in- 
surance, or  because  only  lim- 
ited medical  benefits  are  pro- 
vided. 

Often  in  this  type  ' 
economy,  workers  are  reluctant 
to  report  environmental  or  in- 
dustrial hygiene  violations- 
And  many  businesses  do  t ' 
advantage  of  this  fact,  yet  there 
is  hope.  Since  1960,  occupa- 
tional related  fatalities  have 
declined  in  real  terms  and  have 
declined  even  more  dramati- 
cally in  relative  terms.  Butmudi 
remains  to  be  done  in  this  arena* 
and  it  remains  to  be  seen  if  Mr- 
Clintonwillplaceahighervalue 
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ers than  his  predecessor.  This 
nation  is  facing  the  historic  op" 
portunity  to  lower  its  occup3' 
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December  11, 1992 


Shields/'  from  page  3 
hat  has  been  unjust  in  the 
-odd's  entire  history  is  some- 
iow  my  fault.  This  archetypal 
milt,  coupled  with  my  new 
ound  ultra-sensitivity,  can  be 
problem.  I  need  a  release. 

I  just  figured  out  what  I'm 
jonna  do.  I'll  start  the  men's 
novement.  Ifs  not  some  kooky 
-ay  fhing.  No,  ifs  more  like  an 
alter-ego  to  the  women's 
movement  (Eve  'White/Adam 
Slack). 

Icanseeourorganizational 
leetings  now:  A  bunch  of  us  in 
jy-Z-Boys  sitting  around  in  a 
jrcle  drinking  beer  and  pass- 
ng  gas  discussing  how  badly 
he  world  has  treated  us.  I'll 
um  to  one  of  my  blue-eyed 
juddies  and  say,  "Hey,  Lou. 
Vou  ever  get  really  drunk  and 
the  next  day  you  wake  up  next 
o  some  medusa  you  met  the 
light  before,  but,  the  night  be- 
ore,you  remember  her  looking 
nore  like  Elle  MacPherson." 
.oubelches  and  nods.  "Doncha 
Kink  we  should  be  able  to  re- 
lort  it  as  rape?  I  mean,  she 
ricked  you,  plain  and  simple, 


into  sleeping  with  her."  Lou 
agrees.  "I  mean,  if  it  was  the 
other  way  around,  like,  if  she 
was  really  drunk  and  woke  up 
next  to  a  slob  like  you, 
whaddaya  think  would  hap- 
pen?" 

Yes,  this  is  sounding  like  a 
better  and  better  cause  the  more 
I  think  about  it.  This  is  as  po- 
litically correct  as  a  group  could 
be.  Finally  an  equal  rights 
policy  that  is  truly  equal! 

Oh!  I  just  thought  of  a 
wonderful  solution  to  a  huge 
problem.  You  know  how  for 
generations  in  thiscountry  men 
have  gone  to  work  and  made 
their  underprivileged  wives  sit 
home  all  day.  Well,  seeing  how 
the  women's  movement  has 
propelled  more  women  into  the 
work-force  and  made  them  self 
sufficient  it  is  time  to  punish 
the  men.  I  say  let  the  women  go 
to  work  and  let  us  men  stay 
home  all  day  and  see  how  we 
like  it. 

Of  course,  this  doesn't  solve 
any  of  the  problems  of  the  past 
it  is  merely  a  conciliatory 
reparation  for  the  evils  of  the 
past.  It's  time  to  turn  the  tables, 


folks.  We  men  have  been 
naughty,  naughty  boys,  and  it 
is  time  to  give  us  just  what  is 
coming  to  us  (Slim, 
Lincolnesquebuild,90210style, 
alluring,  vivacious,  and  hon- 
est, with  a  new-found  sincerity. 
I  enjoy  great  conversation  and 
lots  and  lots  of  "safe"  sex.  Non- 
smokerpreferred.).  Menareno 
longer  to  be  considered  chau- 
vinist pigs,  with  the  rise  of  the 
men's  mo vemen  t  we  have  been 
liberated  as  dysfunctional 
products  of  a  Euro-centric  so- 
ciety. Men,  like  myself,  are  now 
to  be  called  "Sensitivity  Im- 
paired." 

It  is  truly  a  new  era.  I  now 
look  upon  graduation  with  re- 
stored hope.  I  have  scrapped 
my  plans  of  running  of  f  into  the 
mountains,  with  a  stockpile  of 
automatic  weapons  and  dried 
foods,  to  wait  for  society  to 
crumble.  It  is  time  to  devote 
my  efforts  to  the  cause  of  the 
white,  straight,  meat-eating, 
agnostic  male.  Yes,  I  will  miss 
the  comfortable  womb  of 
Chestertown  that  I  have  known 
for  the  past  three  years,  but  my 
message  must  be  heard  by  the 


masses.  Guilt  ridden  men  ev- 
erywhere need  comforting, 
compassion,  and  guidance  into 
this  new  age  of  understanding. 
Boy,  I  sure  will  miss  each 
and  every  one  of  you  from  my 
times  here  at  ol'  WC  My  sensi- 
tive side  has  been  buried  for  so 
manyyearsnow  I  feel  I'mabout 
to  burst.  So  if  you  don't  mind, 
I'm  going  to  cut  this  article  short 
and  go  listen  to  my  inner-child 
scream  and  cry  about  the  over- 


bearing male  figures  that 
warped  and  misdirected  my 
upbringing.  Then  I'm  going  to 
call  my  mom  long  distance  on 
the  phone  and  cry.  I've  been  so 
bad  (Call  778-8585.  Ifs  free  and 
fun.).  It  feels  so  good  to  get  all 
this  off  my  breastless  chest  and 
into  the  open.  My  only  hope  is 
that  it  is  not  too  late  for  all  of 
you  to  accept  me  as  a  caring 
and  sensitive  individual.  Fare- 
well to  all.  I  love  you  people. 


"Veiga/'  from  page  7 

the  ruin's  stairs  and  ledges, 
smiling  and  laughing,  clutch- 
ing their  sides  when  the  ball 
flew  out  from  nowhere,  graz- 
ing the  top  of  my  head  and 
knocking  my  hat  into  the  air, 
sailing  it  across  the  wat  court- 
yard. 

I  want  to  go  back  to  Chiang 
Mai,  to  search  for  the  little  boy 
sitting  among  strangers — bus- 
tling by  him,  not  seeing  him, 
walking  past  him  in  his  coun- 
try. I  want  to  take  him  up,  take 
him  and  hold  him  and  tell  him 
everything  will  be  okay.  Feed 
him,  clothe  him  and  teach  him 


to  kick  that  soccer  ball  high, 
grazing  the  sky.  Tell  him  he 
could  be  a  goalie,  even  with 
only  one  arm.  Yes,  the  home- 
less have  left  me  feeling  helpless 
before;  they  scatter  the  streets 
from  Washington,  D.C.  to  L.A. 
But  this  little  boy,  I  cannot  for- 
get the  face  of  this  little  boy. 

So  this  morning  I  stood  on 
the  balcony,  unable  to  control 
the  welling  up  of  tears  in  my 
eyes.  But  perhaps  if  more 
peopl<r  cried,  miracles  would 
happen.  Maybe  like  the  cold, 
rainy  days  of  April  in 
Chestertown  that  bring  forth 
the  promising  flowers  and  ex- 
citement of  Spring. 


Solutions  from  your  Apple  Campus  Reseller 
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It  shows  you're  thinking  ahead. 


An  Apple*  Macintosh"  computer  is  the  one  holiday  gift  that  will  help 
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MS-DOS  or  Windows.  In  fact,  Macintosh  is  the  most  compatible  computer 
you  can  buy.  And  the  advantages  of  Macintosh  don't  end  when  school 
does  —  the  majority  of  Fortune  1000  companies  now  use  Macintosh 
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December  11, 1992 


Sports'. 


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I  think  it's 

worthwhile 

thinking  about 

goats. 


—Tex  Andrews 

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Thursday's  storm.   We  hope  to  see  them  next  seir 


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11 


December  11, 1992 


B-Ball  hits  two  game  slide, 
hopes  to  rebound  this  weekend 


pnnp;  Hoffbereer 


Staff  New  Guy 


Before  a  capacity  crowd 
of  1,100  insane  fans,  at  the 
UMBC  Fieldhouse,  the  Wash- 
ington College  Shoremen  fell 
short  against  the  UMBC  Re- 
trievers, by  a  score  of  88-76. 
This  loss  drops  the  Shoremen 
Hoopster's  record  to  2-3.  Pete 
Basel  led  all  scorers  with  30 
points,  a  personal  high  for  the 
92'-93'  season.  In  the  91'-  92' 
NPABA  All-Star  game,  Basel 
collected  33  points,  his  all-time 
high.  The  Shoremen 
Hoopster's  have  8  more  games 
outside  the  MAC  conference, 
before  their  first  conference 
match-up  versus  Swathmore. 
Against  the  Division  I  Re- 
trievers, the  Shoreman  were 
evenly  matched  after  the  first- 
half,  with  only  one  reverse 
tomahawk  double  pump  jam 
seperating  the  score.  In  the 
second  half,  the  Shoreman 
matched  their  first  half  of  fense, 
but  their  defense  allowed  the 
Retrievers  to  score  ten  more 
points  then  their  first  half  total . 
The  starting  five  of  Rupert, 
Swanson,  Vican,  Kenah,  and 
Basel  accounted  for  54  points 
in  the  teams  loss.  Cummings, 
Devlin,  and  Hicks  gave  stron; 
performances  off  the  bench  ac- 
counting for  the  remaining  21 
points.  Edmund  Hicks,  a  6'  4" 
freshman  forward ,  out  of  Ri  va, 
Maryland  has  shown  tremen- 
dous promise  averaging  close 
to  7  points  a  game.  Jay  Devlin, 
a  returning  letterman,  has 


played  a  key  role  this  year  com- 
ing off  the  bench  and  averaging 
7  points  a  game. 

On  December  8,  the 
Shoreman  were  defeated  by 
Division  I  rival  George  Mason, 
by  a  margin  of  92-52.  Turnovers 
plagued  the  Shoremen  as  they 
were  held  to  only  21  points  in 
the  first  half,  a  season  low  for 


the  team.  Junior  forward  Geoff 
Rupert  led  all  W  AC  scorers  with 
1 7.  The  Shoreman's  record  now 
stands  at  2-4.  The  Shoremen 
hope  to  improve  their  record  to 
.500  when  they  host  this  week- 
ends Wild  Goose  Classic.  Last 
year  the  team  took  the  title  by 
beating  Roanoke  College  89-87 
in  overtime. 


Syracuse  transfer  Lawrence  Moten 
steps  aside  as  Basel  floats  to  the  hoop 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


CHE5TERT0WN 


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Trust 
Me 


(110)   778     9819 


...and  so  ,  after  countless  years  of  devoted  service,  Chris 
Vaughn  has  stepped  down  as  co-sports  editor.  We  must  now 
reflect,  and  discuss  what  we,  the  general  sports  reading  public 
liked  about  the  "Late  Great  "  editor...  Nothing!  Vaughn  had  the 
uncanny  ability  of  creating  inside  jokes  that  nobody  understood 
The  sports  editing  staff  promises  in  the  future  to  become  "  user 
friendly  "  Vaughn,  this  is  probably  the  only  time  your  name  will 
show  up  around  the  sports  pages.  Also  Bucky  we  hope  your 
awoundz  heal  in  time  for  you  to  see  Stinger  go  to  the  operating 
table. 

P.S.  This  section  could  actually  be  the  NEWT'S  co-sports  editors 
of  the  week  spotlight  if  we  wanted,  that's  how  much  power  we 
have! 

On  a  different  note,  Pete  "  I'll  probably  graduate  before  my 
brother  "Ward  wins  this  weeks  Newt's  POW  award.  In  only  five 
meets,  Ward  has  already  broken  two  school  records  in  the  200 1.M. 
and  the  200  backstroke. This  freshman  has  made  an  immediate 
impact  on  the  team,  helping  the  Aquamen  to  a  3-1  record. ..Oh 
yeah,  his  mom  ajso  threatened  us  to  give  him  this  award.  Nice  job 
Pete.  Sorry  Pete  didn't  win  this  award  earlier,  Mrs.  Ward.  Maybe 
even  Benji  will  win  one  next  season. 


Kon  Campbell  leads  toward  thefonish  line  against  Widener  which  will  be  covered  in  the  next  paper. 


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Sports   editing  position 
filled  by  fifth  caller:  Berger 


Hoops  falls 
short  to 
UMBC  and 
George 
Mason 

See  Article,  pg.  n 


Scores 


Men's  B-Ball 

Washington 

UMBC 

Washington 
G.  Mason 


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88 

52 
92 


Swimming 
Men 

Washington      109 
Widener  94 


Women 

Washington 

Widener 


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Rupert  takes  the  IS  foot  jumper  as  Summon  yells  no! Niee  shot  "Rupe. "  Rupert  has  been  an  integral  part  of  this  years  team. 

Hailing  from  Sykesmlle,  Maryland,  this6  5'  junior  letlerman  has  been  averaging  over  15  points  a  game.  He  tallied  his  season  high  25  points 
against  Drew  University.  Look  for  him  to  "get  nice"  in  this  weekends  Wild  Goose  Classic. 


>ete  Ward:  NEWTs  Player  of  the  Week 


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Volume  64,  Number  Fifteen  •  January  29, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


laines  Joins  WC  Security  Force 
ts  New  Supervisor  of  Operations 


TarinTowers 

JitoMTi-Chief 


During  the  students'  se- 
lester  break,  the  Security  De- 
arlment  was  busy  restructur- 

their  office. 

One  of  the  additions  was 
ringing  in  a  new  supervisor  in 
harge  of  operations.  Ken 
lainesof  Chestertown  worked 
asecurityofficeratthecollege 
1985.  For  the  past  five  years, 
:  has  been  an  employee  of  the 
ent  County  Sheriffs  Depart- 
ient,and  he  returns  to  WC  this 
iring  to  fill  in  a  new  slot  with 
ecurity. 

Haines  will  be  working 
losely  with  the  student  body, 
coordinating  special  events 
rid  managing  evening  man- 
lower  to  fill  the  needs  of  the 
ampus,"  said  Jerry  Roderick, 
Jirector  of  WC  Security. 

Working  primarily  evening 
iours,  and  covering  the  Thurs- 
lay  to  Sunday  evening  area 
vhen  most  crimes  are  commit- 
ed,  Haines  will  try  to  find  out 
be  students'  needs  in  order  to 


better  serve  them. 

Haines  will  be  interview- 
ing student  leaders  and  RAs,  in 
order  for  security  to  "refocus 
attention"  on  things  that  stu- 
dents are  concerned  about,  said 


Roderick. 

"I  see  this  as  a  very  positive 
change,"  Roderick  said.  "He 
has  a  lot  of  important  law  en- 
forcement contacts  and  a  good 
range  of  experience." 


Ken  Haines,  Supervisor  of  Operations 


Birthday  Ball  93:  The  (Un)Official  Story 

Freshman  VP  bears  the  burden  for  a  silent  administration 


Martha  Kimura 

Staff  Writer 

On  February  20,  Washing- 
ton College  will  be  holding  the 
annual  George  Washington 
Birthday  Ball.  This  year's 
Birthday  Ball  promises  to  be 
drastically  different  from  the 
Birthday  Balls  of  previous 
years.  The  Birthday  Ball  origi- 
nated as  both  a  fundraiser  for 
•he  financial  aid  program,  and 
a  social  mixer  for  the  students, 
faculty,  staff,  alumni,  and  the 
townspeople.  But  because  of 
considerable  financial  losses 


event.  Given  a  sum  of  money 
from  the  Alumni  Office  and 
little  support  from  the  Admin- 
istration, Mr.  Taylor  has  se- 


from 


previous  Birthday  Balls, 


"wny  people  had  doubts  as  to 
whether  or  not  the  Birthday  Ball 
would  be  held  this  year. 

"In  past  years,  the  Birthday 
™1  was  more  of  a  cooperative 
Wort  between  the  Alumni  Of- 
J«.  Student  Affairs,  and  the 
development  Office,  "  said 
™wn  Lyons,  Vice  President 
lor  Development  and  College 
Relations.  This  year,  however, 
°*  Freshman  Class  Vice  Presi- 
*fl,  Andre  Taylor,  has  been 
Paced  in  charge  of  the  whole 


Andre  Taylor,  organizer  of  the 

Birthday  Ball,  and  Lisa  Chobody, 

His  assistant 

cured  the  services  of  DJ  Whitney 
Myrus  and  has  rented  out 
Hodson  Hall  for  the  evening. 
Troubled  by  what  seems  to 


Literary 

House 

Restricted 

J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Asa  result  of  the  numerous 
fires  last  semester,  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  will  be  open 
from  8  a.m.  to  12  midnight  this 
semester.  Any  students  re- 
maining in  the  building  will  be 
asked  to  leave  at  this  time.  In 
addition,  security  officers  will 
be  making  frequent  patrols, 
particularly  after  4pm. 

Director  of  Security  Jerry 
Roderick  remains  concerned 
about  the  Lit  House,  in  part 
because  the  culprit  has  yet  to  be 
apprehended.  "We  feel  this  is  a 
necessary  step  to  insure  that 
the  property  isprotected  during 
those  hours,"  he  said.  Headded 
that  the  measure  will  be  re- 
viewed at  mid-semester. 

"I  was  glad  to  see  the  Lit 
House  community  come  to- 
gether this  past  semester.  They 
devoted  alotof  time  and  energy 
to  keeping  that  building  open, 
and  I  don't  want  to  see  that 
disappear,"  said  Roderick. 


WC  Crew 
Teams  go 
for  the 
Guiness 

The  men  and  women's 
rowing  teams  are  going  for  a 
new  world  record  for  most 
consecutive  hours  rowed  on  a 
ergamator  (rowing  machine). 
The  team  started  began  last 
Friday  at  6  p.m.  with  President 
Trout  rowing  for  the  first  15 
minutes.  The  team  has  been 
rowing  around  the  clock  since 
they  began.  Members  of  the 
teams  are  taking  hour  shifts  to 
complete  the  mission.  The 
previous  record  was  set  by  a 
private  rowing  club  on  the 
Thames  River  in  England.  The 
private  club  set  the  current 
record  by  rowing  consecutively 
for  140  hours.  The  WC  Rowing 
teams  plan  to  surpass  the  record 
by  a  marginof  28  hours  making 
the  new  world  record  1 68  hours 
of  constant  rowing.  On 
Wednesday,  the  team  passed 
the  1  million  meter  mark.  Upon 
completion  of  the  record  the 
teams  will  be  approaching  the 
2  million  meter  mark.  The 
teams  plan  on  completing  the 
record  this  Friday  at  6p.m.  If 
you  have  a  minute,  stop  by  and 
support  the  team! 


be  the  beginning  of  the  end  of 
Washington  College's  tradi- 
tional formal,  the  Elm  ap- 
proached a  number  of  college 
officials  in  an  effort  to  shed  some 
light  on  the  subject.  All  de- 
clined comment  on  the  situa- 
tion. 

"The  Ball  will  not  be  as  ex- 
travagant and  glitzy  as  it  has 
beeninthepastyears.  With  the 
limited  amount  of  money  I  was 
given,  I  had  to  cut  out  a  lot  of 
decorations  and  other  things 
that  have  always  been  a  part  of 
a  traditional  Birthday  Ball,"  said 
2  Andre  Taylor  during  an  inter- 
E  view.     "I  have  tried  to  keep 
^  down  the  price  so  that  every- 
t  one  can  go.  We  are  hoping  for 
§  a  good  turnout.  It  would  be  a 
ip  shame  if  this  was  the  last 
j  Birthday  Ball  Washington  Col- 
li, lege  has/' 

The  tickets  for  the  Birthday 
Ball  can  be  purchased  from 
Andre  Taylor  (8689)  or  Student 
Activities  (7818).  The  formal 
starts  at  9  o'clock,  and  anyone 
who  wishes  to  volunteer  to  help 
set  up  is  encouraged  to  contact 
Mr.  Taylor. 


Inside 


Susan  Huck's  Past  Life 
as  a  WC  Professor 


George  on  Bill  Clinton's  m 

Inaugural  Celebration  *-t 

Drug  Survey  Reveals  ^ 

Truth  About  Students  V% 


Book  Designer  to 
Speak  Tonight 


Financial  Aid  Update 
FAFs  Now  Available 


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January  29, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELfo 


A  New  Beginning 


It  is  cold  and  dim  at  3:40  a.m.  in  the  ELM  office.  Everything 
seems  to  thrum  with  the  rhythm  of  the  printer,  and  yet  another 
issue  winds  to  a  close  in  the  late/early  hours  of  the  first  "ELM 
night"  of  the  semester. 

Last  semester  was  a  good  one  for  news.  We  had  plenty  of 
"beef"  to  report,  and  page  after  page  of  newsprint  churned 
with  the  rhythm  of  a  campus  in  turmoil.  Crime  and  trauma, 
red  tape  and  controversy  converted  themselves  into  reams  of 
words  and  pictures. 

It  wasn't  an  outward  sickness,  there  were  no  major  epi- 
demics of  anything  but  fatigue.  But  the  college  was  sick  at 
heart  for  reasons  that  need  no  enumeration.  Aside  from  on- 
campus  tragedies,  deficits  of  money  and  attention,  and  petty 
inter-departmental  controversies,  each  individual  student 
seemed  to  be  waging  his  or  her  own  war  with  "personal" 
problems  of  friends  and  family.  Estimates  range  as  high  as  10 
to  20  percent  when  considering  the  number  of  students  who 
lost  a  family  member  or  friend  from  home. 

The  problems  go  beyond  simply  the  personal  when  every 
member  of  the  collegecommunity.whetheror  not  they  suffered 
any  personal  losses,  feels  the  heavy  weight  on  the  backs  of 
their  friends  and  realizes  they  must  help  to  shoulder  it. 

The  position  of  an  editor  is  a  Janus-faced  one;  it  is  essential 
for  a  good  newspaper  to  report  hard  news  accurately  and  well. 
But  I  would  be  perfectly  happy  to  have  twelve  pages  of  human 
interest  stories  and  interviews  versus  the  plethora  of  "real 
news"  of  last  semester. 

The  other  day,  Jerry  Roderick  told  me  there  had  been  no 
crime  yet  this  semester,  and  he  hoped  it  stayed  that  way.  So  do 

I  already  feel  a  change  this  semester  in  the  way  things  are 
running.  People  are  looking  a  little  less  world-weary,  and 
while  I  realize  that  termpaper  season  has  not  yet  begun  for 
most  students,  1  think  there  is  a  shift  indisposition.  If  s  not  just 
a  glimmer  of  hope,  it's  an  outright  resolution,  at  least  in  the 
case  of  those  I  know  well,  that  things  are  going  to  go  better  this 
semester.  When  you  ask  a  friend  how  he  his,  he  no  longer 
replies  "tired"  instantaneously.  People  are  smiling. 

This  may  sound  corny,  but  I  am  ready  for  a  good  semester. 
I  don't  want  to  run  screaming  from  Chestertown  for  spring 
break  because  I  am  experiencing  post-traumatic  stress  disor- 
der. I  want  it  to  be  because  I  am  bored.  Boredom  would  be  a 
positive  change  (as  long  as  it  doesn't  increase  the  apathy  level 
around  here). 

Fall  semesters  tend  to  be  "darker"  in  more  ways  than  one. 
The  knowledge  that  one  is  about  to  embark  on  nine  months  of 
scholarly  endeavor,  coupled  with  the  relative  lack  of  sunlight, 
tends  to  dampen  the  spirits  of  the  most  light-hearted  individual! 
But  when  spring  semester  starts,  the  school  year  is  already 
halfway  over,  and  you  know  if  s  going  to  get  brighter  and 
warmer. 

If  if  s  still  appropriate  to  say,  Happy  New  Year.  I'm 
looking  forward  to  having  nothing  to  write  about;  that  will 
leave  me  with  the  energy  to  have  something  to  say. 


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'Ah,  Yes,  I  Taught 

It's  fun  to  say  that,  because 
they  really  don't  like  to  hear  it. 
I  signed  on  with  the  College  at 
22.  By  that  time,  I  already  had  a 
Master's,  and  had  worked  a 
year  with  the  Air  Force,  but  it 
made  for  a  sketchy  resume. 

The  College  was  not  then 
as  you  see  it  now.  Nor  was  I,  for 
that  matter.  In  September  of 
1953,  mostofthebuildings  were 
yet  to  come.  Gibson's  Bluebird 
was  the  edge  of  town,  and  more 
or  less  the  "student  center"  at 
certain  hours.Beforepeoplegot 
around  to  letting  me  know  not 
to  fraternize  with  the  students, 
there  was  this  neat  Korean  War 
veteran. . . 

A  yearbook  lists  me  as  a 
"professor  of  economics."  Since 
my  paycheck  was  so  tiny  that  I 
could  only  have  been  an  in- 
structor, I'm  rather  fond  of  the 
error.  I  was  part  time,  teaching 
three  courses  —  nine  hours  — 
the  standard  load  in  those  bad 
old  days  being  15  semester 
hours. 

I'll  tellyoua  secret,  though. 
The  hardest  I  ever  studied  was 
during  my  first  yearof  teaching. 
There  was  this  whole  new  shift 
in  attitude  which  I  had  not  re- 
ally thought  about  before.  It  was 
from  the  students'  "how  little 
can  I  slide  by  with?"  to  the 
teacher's  "my  God,  I  have  to 
sound  intelligent  for  fifty  min- 


Here  as  a  Child':  Recalling  WC's  Past 


utes!" 

My  office  was  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Dr.  Premo's  office  [in 
Ferguson]  today.  Although 
there  was  a  race-litting  in  later 
years,  I  suspect  that  if  you 
scratch  through  the  brick  ve- 
neer, you  will  find  the  remains 
of  the  World  War  II  "tempos" 
—  temporary  prefab  wooden 
barracks  buildings.  Papers 
stacked  on  the  floor,  I  recall, 
were  soon  termite-riddled. 

You  can  fairly  guess  which 
other  buildings  were  around  in 
those  days.  The  science  build- 


And  then . . .  Have  you  ever 
seen  these  plates  with  a  line 
drawingof  the  churchon  them! 
Churches  used  to — maybestill 
ao  —  sen  mem  to  raise  a  on 
more  money  from  the  congre- 
gation. Well,  I  would  be  sup 
plied  with  a  photograph  of  the 
church,  and  given $15  fore  ' 
pen  and  ink  rendition. 

But  the  hardest-won  in- 
come was  derived  from  selling 
homegrown  .  strawberries 
That's  "stoop  labor,"  which  1 
had  also  performed  in  the  cu- 
cumber fields  of  upstate  Net. 


ing  was  smaller,  as  was  the     York.  When  you  get  tired  of 
present  administration  build-     stooping,  you  can  crawl,  and 


ing,  then  the  library.  Bill  Smith, 
the  ugly  old  dorms,  and  the 
water  tower  were  just  the  same! 
The  old  stairs  in  Smith  were 
worn  and  creaky  even  then. 

But  hey,someof  my  fondest 
memories  are  of  spring  water- 
fights  in  Smith.  Would  that  we 
had  had  Super-Soakers! 

For  my  labors  I  was  paid  a 
memorable  forty  dollars  a  week. 
A  1953  dollar  is  about  ten  dol- 
lars today,  and  I  was  able  to 
augment  that  in  a  variety  of 
ways.  The  most  respectable  of 
them  was  by  teaching  extension 
courses  in  do wnsta  te  Delaware 
for  the  University  of  Delaware. 
I  distinctly  recall  that  I  made 
more  on  mileage  than  by  teach- 
ing. 


when  you're  tired  of  crawling 
you  can  stoop  again.  The  pro- 
fessionals never  crawl,  they 
stoop  all  day. 

You  see,  on  my  forty  * 
week,  I  was  living  in  * 
tumbledown  farmhouse  on  a 
farm  outside  of  Church  Hill-  It 
was  my  father's  only  winner^ 
an  investment,  I  say  now  to 
retrospect.  But  at  the  time,  ll* 
house  was  such  that  when  tfc 
wind  blew  hard,  my  sad  lit*1' 
carpet  rippled  along  the  flotf' 

This  was  the  setting  for  * 
party  for  similarly  ill-paid  fac- 
ulty, includinga  few  two-fist*" 
drinkers  who  were  able  t 
overlook  the  fact  that  the  wat* 

See  "Huck,"  page  9 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


January  29, 1993 


— 1 


Sec  ooi 


Upon  returning  from  win- 
|r  break  I  found  myself  in  the 
Jinusual  position  of  having  ab- 
olutely  too  much  to  write  about 
this  week's  column.  After 
our  weeks  of  news,  so  much 
iad  happened  that  I  could  not 
lecidewhatwas  the  single  most 
mportant  event  to  analyze. 

Obviously,  the  inaugura- 
tion of  a  new  President  pro- 
duced an  unusual  glut  of  news. 
At  this  point  in  time,  the  coun- 
ty finds  itself  struggling  with 
heissuesofgaysin  the  military, 
domestic  help,  the  situ- 
ition  in  the  Balkans,  the  crisis 
in  Somalia,  and  the  revelation 
hat  George  Bush  was  deeply 
involved  in  Iran-Contra.  I 
ivenrually  decided  that  I  would 
ivrite  a  review  of  the  month's 
;vents  and  analyze  them  in  the 
rcntext  of  the  more  fundamen- 
tal economic  crisis  which  is  af- 
ecting  the  world  as  a  whole  — 
and  then  Justice  Thurgood 
Marshall  died. 

Clearly  the  death  of  a  Su- 
preme Court  Justice  who  had 
served  for  twenty-four  years 
outweighs  the  more  fleeting 
importance  of  other  national 
events.  Justice  Marshall  was 
the  first  African- American  Su- 
preme Court  Justice,  and  until 
last  Sunday  he  was  the  most 
important  surviving  figure  of 
thecivil  rights  movement.  Long 
before  there  was  a  Colin  Powell, 
there  was  Thurgood  Marshall, 
who  showed  that  excellence  in 
the  pursuit  of  social  justice 
could  lead  to  lasting  social 
'  nge. 

There  are  some  who  would 
argue  that  the  efforts  of  men 


such  as  Marshall  were  ineffec- 
tive in  the  long  run.  The  fact  is 
that  after  three  decades  of 
struggle  through  the  legal  sys- 
tem and  non-violent  struggle 
in  the  streets  of  America  the 
material  condition  of  most  Af- 
rican-Americans has  not  sig- 
nificantly improved.  That  is 
certainly  an  open  question; 
however,  it  cannot  be  doubted 
that  the  contribution  made  by 
Marshall  has  deeply  affected 
all  Americans  in  more  than  one 
respect.  If  today's  radicals  stand 
tall  at  all,  it  is  only  upon  the 
shoulders  of  yesterday's  liber- 
als. 

Marshall  began  to  work  as 
a  lawyer  for  the  National  As- 
sociation for  the  Advancement 
of  Colored  People  in  1936,  and 
rose  to  the  position  of  chief 
counsel  in  1938.  On  two  days  in 
July  of  1945  the  NAACP  held  a 
conference  in  Chicago  called  the 
"Meeting  of  NAACP  Lawyers 
and  Consultants  on  Methods  of 
Attacking  Restrictive  Cov- 
enants." 

At  this  meeting  the  NAACP 
devised  a  national  strategy  to 
reduce  barriers  to  residential 
racial  integration  by  appealing 
to  the  courts  and  seeking  fa- 
vorable legislation.  From  the 
outset  the  strategy  pursued  by 
Charles  Houston  (Marshall's 
mentor)  was  to  "use  the  courts 
as  educational  forums  for 
moulding  national  opinion."  At 
that  meeting  Marshall  advo- 
cated that  test  cases  should  be 
sought  in  the  South  as  well  as  in 
the  North,  and  that  the  NAACP 

See  "Koon,"  page  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Moonpile 


Who  was  Thurgood  Marshall  and  what  did  he  do? 


O  God  ...  I  know  he  has  some- 
thing to  do  with  the  Justice 
System. 
-Tina  Dayhoff  SR 


I  don't  read  the  paper  anymore. 
I  don't  know. 
-Devin  Brown  FR 


A  judge  type  guy  . . .  did  what 

he  couls  and  some  of  it  actually 

worked. 

-Catharin  Meadors  FR 


He  was  the  first  black  Supreme 
Court  Justice  and  he  just  died 
...  I  saw  the  flag. 
-Kelly  Eakin  FR 


Thurgood  Marshall  was  a  Jus- 
tice on  the  Supreme  Court  who 
did  Brown  v.  Board  of  Education 
and  Civil  Rights  stuff. 
-Marcia  Mowbray  JR 


Idon't  want  to  be  in  this  because 
I  don't  know  who  he  is. 
-Ciaran  "He's  got  a  good  ex- 
cuse" O'Keefe  SR 


Open  Forum:  Makin  the  List,  Checkin'  it  Twice 


John  Need  is  a  Senior  Philoso- 
th)l  major,  and  Dean's  List  stu- 
fent.  He  spent  last  year  in  Oxford 
^Manchester  College. 

It  is  a  commonly  held  belief 
'hat  grades  for  papers,  essays, 
even  courses,  are  to  some  de- 
gree subjective.  While  it's  true 
that  any  good  paper  should  fol- 


">w  a  standard  form,  be  firmly 
"gued,  and  thoroughly  foot- 
noted, it's  also  true  that  a 
Professor's  personal  bias  can 
°P  the  balance  between  two 
grades.  I've  met  few  professors 
who  were  openly  biased,  yet 

jVe  met  even  fewer  who  have 
claimed  be  totally  non-biased, 
even  subconsciously. 

Naturally,  it  is  in  the  inter- 
^jof  faimess  for  the  college  to 

<-rram  from  practices  which 
§ht  prejudice  a  professor. 


Nonetheless,  Washington  Col- 
lege, as  a  matter  of  policy,  pro- 
vides lists  to  every  professor  of 
all  the  "good"  and  "bad"  stu- 
dents in  their  classes. 

It  seems  that  there's  more 


John 
Need 


than  just  names  on  that  roster 
provided  by  the  registrar.  Right 
beside  your  name  is  a  code 
which  tells  your  professor  if  you 
are  on  the  Dean's  List,  on  Aca- 
demic Probation,  or  an  average 
student.    On  the  first  day  of 


class,  as  you're  introducing 
yourself  to  the  other  students, 
your  professor,  intentionally  or 
not,  is  sticking  you  into  one  of 
three  groups:  good  students, 
bad  students,  and  bland  stu- 
dents. 

You  are  immediately  intel- 
lectually appraised,  academi- 
cally stigmati  zed,  scholas  tical  ly 
sized-up.  Why  the  registrar 
givesoutthisinformarionisnot 
clear.  What  is  clear  is  that  this 
policy  skews  professors'  im- 
partiality. You  no  longer  have 
a  fair  chance  at  a  good  grade. 
Your  success  now  depends,  to 
some  degree,  on  your  previous 
academic  record. 

Consequently,  Dean's-List 
students  tend  to  stay  on  the 
Dean's  List  and  AP  students 
are  more  likely  to  get  stuck  in 


the  AP  quagmire.  Professors, 
being  human,  may  subcon- 
sciously pay  more  attention  to 
students  they  believe  to  be  su- 
perior, and  disregard  the 
opinions,  comments,  and 
questions  of  "inferior"  students. 
The  elimination  of  the 
identification  of  a  student's 
academic  status  has  been  up 
for  consideration.  Apparently, 
the  vote  was  overwhelmingly 
in  favor  of  retaining  the  policy. 
I  can't  imagine  how  it  can  help 
students.  If  it  is  supposed  to 
point  out  troubled  students  for 
extra  attention,  then  there  is  no 
reason  to  identify  Dean's  List 
students.  If  it  is  designed  to 
publicly  recognize  excellent 
students,  then  it  is  a  ineffective 
redundancy.  A  publicly  posted 
Dean's  List  already  exists,  and 


is  far  more  effective  than  your 
professor's  private  list. 

Washington  College,  in  the 
interest  of  fairness,  should 
eliminate  such  purely  prejudi- 
cial lists  of  past  scholastic  per- 
formance. Every  student 
should  be  graded  solely  on  the 
work  done  in  an  individual 
class,  not  the  work  done  in  past 
courses.  Why  make  it  unneces- 
sarily difficult  for  poor  students 
to  pull  themselves  up?  Why 
create  an  artificial  class  of  aca- 
demic elite?  If  Washington 
College  isan  equal  opportunity 
institution,  then  it  has  a  duty  to 
provide  a  level  playing  field  for 
all.  While  it  is  naive  to  believe 
thatbiascaneverbe  eliminated, 
institutionalized  bias  is  an 
anathema  to  the  ideal  of  equal 
educational  opportunity  forall. 


January  29, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Almost  as  Good  as  The  Dead:  Bill  Clinton's  Inaugural  Bash 


George  Arthur  Jamison  jr.  is  the 
newA&EEditor.  On  January  17 ', 
he  and  three  other  WC  students 
attended  the  historical  Clinton/ 
Gore  Inauguration  Celebration. 
This  is  their  story.  .  . 
Having  spent  most  of  Christ- 
mas break  in  the  always  excit- 
ing town  of  Chestertown,  my 
roommates  and  I  were  totally 
bored  out  of  our  minds.  We 
more  or  less  spent  our  winter 


George 
Jamison 


break  watching  television.  And 
it  so  happened  that  oncevening 
we  were  watching  HBO  and 
we  saw  an  incredible  opportu- 
nity. We  saw  that  there  was 
going  to  be  a  free  concert  at  the 
Lincoln  Memorial  in  order  to 
celebrate  the  inauguration  of 
President  Bill  Clinton  and  Vice 
President  AI  Gore.  So,  we  de- 
cided to  go. 

We  loaded  up  the  car  the 
morning  after  and  headed  out 
for  the  New  Carrollton  Metro 
station.  We  brought  sleeping 
bags,  blankets,  food,  etc.  in  or- 
der to  prepare  ourselves  for  the 
day  ahead  of  us.  And  it  was  a 
good  thing  that  we  did.  The 
weather  could  have  been  a  little 
warmer  but  we  did  not  mind  it 
since  we  were  prepared.    We 


got  on  the  Metro  and  immedi- 
ately we  had  to  stand;  it  seemed 
thateveryonehad  thesameidea 
that  we  did.  When  we  left  the 
Metro  to  enter  on  the  mall,  we 
knew  that  thenumerical  expec- 
tations of  the  day  were  going  to 
be  exceeded. 

The  first  thing  we  laid  our 
eyes  upon  was  the  calender  of 
events  for  the  next  two  days. 
We  where  flabbergasted.  We 
knew  this  was  going  to  be  a  big 
thing  but  we  had  no  idea.  The 
list  of  performers  went  on  for 
miles.  The  performers  ranged 
from  Michelle  Shocked  to  Blues 
Traveller  from  Peter,  Paul,  and 
Mary  to  a  Sesame  Street  Revue. 
The  bonus:  it  was  all  free.  This 
seemed  like  the  opportunity  of 
a  lifetime  for  four  poor  college 
students  looking  for  a  good 
time. 

When  we  looked  out  at  the 
crowdsof  people  trying  to  soak 
upeverything,itdidseemtobe 
the  "American  Re-union"  that 
they  called  it.  We  were  sur- 
rounded by  individuals  from 
every  walk  of  life.  Whether 
they  were  blackor  white,  young 
or  old,  rich  or  poor,  gay  or 
straight,  or  man  or  woman, 
everyone  was  there  to  show  the 
government  that  they  were 
ready  for  a  change. 

We  eventually  decided  to 
campoutbythe"ReunionHall" 
tent  and  listen  to  the  bands. 
After  listening  to  a  few  bands, 
we  eventually  heard  what  we 
were  waiting  for.    Little  Feat 


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the  Dead-headscameoutofthe 
woodwork.  The  area  that  we 
were  occupying  suddenly  be- 
came cramped  and  we  stood 
up.  And  when  we  stood  up  it 
hit  us.  Yes,  the  true  proof  that 
there  were  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands of  people  there.  As  far  as 
we  could  look,  there  were 
bodies  (or  rather  "heads")  and 
most  of  these  "heads"  were 
exhaling  a  smoke  of  some  kind. 
It  brought  visions  of  Grateful 
Dead  concerts  and  it  was  quite 
amusing  after  we  thoughtabout 
it.  There  we  were,  in  the  center 
of  an  inaugural  celebration,  in 
the  center  of  the  nation's  Capi- 
tol, and  there  were  thousands 
of  joints  being  passed  around 
to  celebrate  the  election  of  the 
first  president  from  the 
Woodstock  generation.  It 
seemed  such  a  coup  d'etat. 
Eventually  the  masses  became 
too  much  for  us  and  we  de- 
cided to  head  down  to  the  Lin- 
coln Memorial  for  the  real  cel- 


ebration. So,  we  picked  up  our 
trampled-uponbelongingsand 
headed  through  the  swarms  to 
find  the  perfect  place  to  spec- 
rate. 


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blocks  (of  mud),  we  werea.... 
by  the  scene  before  us.  It  con- 
jured up  memories  of  photo- 
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When  we  eventually 
reached  the  Washington 
Monument  after  walking  what 


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ing  the  sixties,  except  with  a 
very  strange  twist.  Thistwistii 
that  most  of  the  people  that  at- 
tended this  inauguration  cel- 
ebration began  to  become  in- 
cessantly rude  after  a  while.  I 
began  to  think  that  we  were  in 
New  York  City  during  rusk 
hour  or  something.  Everyone 
was  trying  to  get  as  close  to  the 
stage  as  possible  and  after  a 
while  it  seemed  that  the  lem- 
mings were  turned  out  in  fall 
force.  The  horde  kept  moving 
in  while  notallowinganyoneto 
escape.  Thereweresomepretty 
ugly  scenes  involving  the  port- 
a-johns,a  broken  wooden  fence, 
and  some  blond  bitch  that  de- 
serves the  I-Should-Not-Have- 
Been-Born  Award,  but,  all '" 
all,  when  the  concert  began  ev- 
erything seemed  to  turn 
around. 

Having  found  a  semi-visual 
spot  through  the  trees,  nvy 

See  "Inauguration," 
page  9 


Washington  College  ELM 


January  29, 1993 


Alcohol  and  Other  Drugs  on  Campus 

New  Report  Reveals  Extent  of  Student  Substance  Abuse 


Alcohol  andotherdrug  use 
has  become  a  major  societal 
problem  over  the  last  25  years. 
But  in  what  ways?  And  at  what 
cost?  The  report,  Alcohol  and 
Drugs  on  American  College  Cam- 
riuses,  contains  results  of  one  of 
the  broadest  surveys  ever  con- 


two-year  survey  conducted  by 
Southern  Illinois  University  at 
Carbondale  under  a  grant  from 
the  Fund  for  the  Improvement 
of  Postsecondary  Education,  is 
a  comprehensive  analysis  of 
self-reports  from  more  than 
56,000  students  attending  col- 


I  60- 


40- 


20- 


Question:  "Are  you  actively  involved  in  efforts  to 
prevent  alcohol  and  drug  use  on  your  campus?" 
93.1     92.4     92.8 


Hi  Two-year  institutions 
H  Four-year  institutions 
B  Ail  Students 


6.9      7.6      7.2 
Yes 


ducted.  It  sheds  some  light  on 
questions  that  have  historically 
challenged  college  health  pro- 
viders and  details  the  nature, 
scope,  and  consequences  of 
substance  abuse  on  college 
campuses. 

The  report,  derived  from  a 


legesanduniversitiesacrossthe 
country.  It  confirms  the 

disturbing  results  of  a  1989 
opinion  poll  in  which  45  per- 
cent of  college  presidents  cited 
substance  abuse  as  the  campus- 
life  issue  of  greatest  concern. 
The  reality  of  this  concern  is 


Schaefer  Adds  to 
Financial  Aid  Budget 

Governor  William  Donald 
Schaefer  has  proposed  a  10- 
percent  increase  in  funding  for 
state  scholarships. 

The  $2.75  million  increase, 
partofthegovernor'sproposed 
FY  '94  budget,  would  increase 
the  number  of  Marylanders  re- 
ceiving state  financialaid  under 
the  General  State  Scholarship 
program  by  an  estimated  2,000 
students. 

The  additional  funds 
would  also  permit  an  increase 
ln  the  amount  awarded  to  all 
students,  partially  offsetting  the 
e"ect  of  tuition  increases. 

Total  spending  on  financial 
3'd  programs  would  exceed 
S31.3  million  in  FY  '94  if  the 
aPpropriation  is  approved  by 
J?e  legislature.  Funding  for  the 
General  State  Scholarship 
w°uld  total  almost  $16.1  mil- 
ton. 

"If  this  financial  aid  budget 
ls  approved,  it  will  mean  that 


the  governor  and  the  General 
Assembly  in  Maryland  have 
increased  the  amount  of  money 
available  for  scholarships  by 
over  240  percent  since  Governor 
Schaefer  took  office/'  said 
Shaila  R.  Aery,  the  Secretary  of 
Higher  Education. 

Aery  said  that  rising  edu- 
cation costs  have  made  it  more 
difficult  for  students  to  attend 
college,  and  that  Maryland's 
continuing  support  of  broad- 
based  financial  aid  programs 
will  provide  opportunities  for 
students  that  might  not  other- 
wise exist. 

Funding  for  financial  aid 
stood  at  $9.1  million  in  FY  '86; 
15,416students received  grants 
that  year.  In  FY  '93,  an  esti- 
mated 26,750  students  are  re- 
ceiving state  assistance  to  attend 
college. 

— Press  Release 


reflected  in  the  consequence 
that  students  reported  as  a  re- 
sult of  their  involvement  with 
alcohol  and  other  drugs: 

•  63  percent  had  experienced  a 
hangover  in  the  last  year. 

•  22  percent  had  experienced  a 
hangover  more  than  five  times 
in  the  last  year. 

•  50  percent  had  become  nau- 
seated or  vomited. 

•  36  percent  had  driven  while 
intoxicated. 

•  33  percent  had  fights  or  argu- 
ments. 

•  28  percent  experienced 
memory  loss. 

•  39  percent  later  regretted 
their  actions. 

These  are  only  a  few  of  the 
consequences  students  re- 
ported. Alarmingly,  more  than 
15  percent  said  that  their  first 
experience  with  drinking  was 
at  the  age  of  18-25,  the  "tradi- 
tional" college-age  range. 

While  these  consequences 
have  considerable  impact  on  the 
retention  and  academic  failure 
of  students,  they  also  impact 
the  use  of  health  care  facilities 
on  campuses.  Findings  of  par- 
ticular concern  to  higher  edu- 
cation administrators  and 
health  personnel  involve  binge 
drinking. 

Defined  as  consuming  five 
or  more  drinks  in  one  sitting, 
binge  drinking  is  frequently 
associated  with  sexual  assault, 
fights,  property  damage,  and 
drunken  driving.  Forty-two 
percent  of  thestudents  reported 
engaging  in  binge-drinking 

New  Faces 
Appear  On 

Campus 


Jennifer  Waldych 
Staff  Writer 

Twelve  new  students  join 
the  Washington  College  com- 
munity this  semester.  Kevin 
Coveney,  Vice  President  for 
Admissions  and  Financial  Aid, 
said  that  two  of  twelve  are 
freshmen,  and  the  remaining 
students  are  second-semester 
sophomores  or  first-semester 
juniors. 

Four  of  the  new  students  are 
from  abroad:  one  woman  is 
from  England,  one  man  from 
South  Africa,  and  two  women 
from  Sri  Lanka.  All  of  the  new 
students  are  planning  to  com- 
plete degrees hereat  the  college, 
Coveney  said. 


episodes  in  a  single,  two-week 
period  prior  to  the  survey;  28 
percent  say  they  had  binged 
more  than  once  in  the  last  14 
days;  and  7  percent  binged 
more  than  five  times  in  the  last 
two  weeks.  (This  represents  a 
minimum  of  25  drinks  per  two 


Twenty-seven  percent  of  males 
reported  binge  drinking  three 
or  more  times  in  the  past  two 
weeks  compared  with  13  per- 
cent of  females. 

The  data  collected  in  this 
report  supports  the  general 
view  that  alcohol  is  still  the 


Academic  Achievement 
and  Alcohol  Use 

Number  of  alcoholic 
drinks  per  week 
9- 

10.87 
■I 

6- 

6.77       j 

«  i    \ 

3- 

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ABC           DorF     ■ 
Grade  point  average  (GPA) 

weeks  and  in  all  likelihood 
more.)  The  average  number  of 
drinks  per  week  for  all  students 
was  5.11. 

The  study  also  shattered  the 
myth  that  women  do  not  binge 
drink — 35. 9  percent  of  women 
had  a  binge  drinking  episode 
within  the  prior  two  weeks.  But 
as  the  numberof  these  episodes 
increases,  the  difference  be- 
tween male  and  female  be- 
comes   more    pronounced. 


"drug  of  choice"  for  American 
college  students,  although  sig- 
nificant numbers  are  involved 
with  a  variety  of  other  drugs. 
In  the  past  year,  27  percent  used 
marijuana;  more  than  6  percent 
used  cocaine;  and  nearly  5  per- 
cent used  hallucinogens  and 
amphetamines.  The  physical 
and  psychological  toll  that  these 
drugs  take  on  the  individual 

See  "Drugs/'  page  9 


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Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

January  29  -  February  4 


Film  Scries:  Everybody  Is  Fine.  Norman  James  Theatre,  7::30p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  Monday 


O'Neil  Literary  House  presents  The  History  of  Book  Design 

Slideshowand  Lecturepresentation  by  Mr.Stephen  Kraft.  Sophie  Kerr  Room, 
Miller  Library,  7:30  p.m.f 


Zeta  Tau  Alpha  presents  The  Post  New  Year's  Eve  Bash  featuring  The  Bub. 
C-House,  9p.m.-l  a.m.  ($) 


29 

Friday 


Women's  Basketball  vs.  Cecil  Community  College,  7:00  p.m. 
Men's  Basketball  at  Ursinus,  8:00  p.m. 


30 

Saturday 


The  Tidewater  Performing  Arts  Society  presents  Isodor  Saslav,  violin,  and.  Ann 
Sashv.piano,  performing  at  the  Easton  High  School,  3:00  p.m.  ($)+ 

Superbowl:  Buffalo  vs.  Dallas 


31 

Sunday 


Women's  Basketball  vs.  Bristol  College,  7:30  p.m. 


1 


Monday 


Spring  Rush  Begins 

Kappa  Alpha  Order  -  Informal  7-llpm 


2 

Tuesday 


Chinese  New  Year  Dinner,  Dining  Hall,  4:45  -  6:45 
Theta  Chi  -  Informal  7-1 1pm 


3 

Wednesday 


Phi  Delta  Theta  -  Informal  7-llpm 
Border  Run,  Taco  Bel!  (Elkton),  10pm 


4 

Thursday 


Zeta  Tau  Alpha  presents 


The  Post  New 
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featuring  The  Bub 

Tonight  C-House,  9pm- 1  am 


Isidor  Saslav  Visits  Easton 


This  Sunday,  January  31,  the 
Tidewater  Performing  Arts  So- 
ciety welcomes,  for  a  repeat 
performance,  Ann  and  Isidor 
Saslav.  This  presentation  will 
be  held  at  Talbot  County  Audi- 
torium at  Easton  High  School. 
Violinist  Isidor  Saslav,  the 
former  concertmaster  for  the 
Baltimore  Symphony  Orches- 
tra, is  now  with  the  New 
Zealand  Symphony.  Pianist 
Ann  Heiligman  Saslav  is  a 
Fulbright  scholar,  a  music  edu- 


cator, and  a  concertist  with 
major  orchestras  throughou 
this  country  and  abroad.  Their 
program  will  contain  selections 
from  Douglas  Lilbum,  Jena 
Hubay,  Chris  Prosser,  Emesi 
Bloch,  Ravel,  and.  Wolfgang 
Amadeus  Mozart.  For  tickets 
to  the  3:00  p.m.  concert  this 
Sunday,caI]410-476-9002;they 
will  also  be  available  at  thedoor, 
Prices  are  $18  for  adults;  $7 for 
students;  and  $3  for  children  12 
and  under  with  an  adult. 


Student  Profile: 

ChrisMarvChief  Rasmussen 


I 


Christian  "ChrisMarvChief"  Rasmussen  hails  from  Kansas 
City,  Missouri.  Chris  is  a  twenty-two  year  old  Scorpio  that  was 
bom  in  Beaverton,  Oregon.  Mary's  major  is  political  science  and 
he  does  not  believe  in  a  minor.  He  does  not  know  what  his  GPA 
is  because  of  the  fact  that  he  has  attended  four  colleges  in  the  past 
four  years,  but  he  has  been  informed  that  he  has  made  the  Dean's 
List  once  again.  It  seems  that  Marv  has  been  on  the  Dean's  List 
since  the  fall  of  1990.  This  semester,  to  keep  him  busy  and 
graduating  on  time,  along  with  taking  the  usual  four  courses, 
Marvfinds  himself  withaninternshipattheGeneral  Assembly  of 
Maryland.  Chief  is  in  the  process  of  applying  to  Law  School  al 
Columbia,  Northwestern,  and  Missouri,  but  he  is  very  apprehen- 
sive about  graduating. 

Having  spent  last  year  at  St.  Andrews  in  Scotland  as  a  Junior 
Fellow,  Chief  found  it  strange  to  return  to  the  wonderful  land  of 
WAC.  He  moved  into  a  spotless  apartment  off-campus,  but  after 
seven  months  he  needed  help.  Needless  to  say,  his  new  roommate 
has whippedhimandtheapartmentinto shape.  Chrishasa three- 
month-old  baby  brother  and  since  a  few  people  compare  him  to 
Guy  Smiley  it  does  not  seem  that  he  will  have  a  problem  dealing 
with  the  change.  Marv  is  an  avid  movie  watcher  and  book  reader 
and  loves  to  drink  un-refrigerated  diet  cola. 

Chris'  proudest  possessions  include  season  tickets  to  the 
Royal's  and  a  Mike  Dukakis  hand  puppet.  Marv  seems  to  be  the 
only  person  that  owns  a  five-track  CD-player  but  only  one  CD. 
Chief  includes  in  his  highlights  of  1992,  the  fact  that  he  got  his 
cable  hooked  up  and  election  night.  Being  a  strong  supporter  of 
the  Clinton/Gore  movement,  he  threw  a  party  at  his  apartment 
But  to  his  guests'  chagrin,  he  actually  missed  the  magic  270  count 
that  elected  Clinton  because  he  was  stargazing  with  his  favorite 
Republican  mystic,  Sa tinder  Sidhu. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


January  29, 1993 


flew  AV  Reviewer  Likes 
Foreign  Films  Just  'Fine' 


GerardHunt 

AVGuy 

The  spring  Film  Series  in  Nor- 
man James  is  under  way  with  a 
dazzling  line-up  of  foreign 
films  For  those  who  missed  last 
week's  film,  Europa  Europa, 
about  a  German  Jew  hiding  his 
identity  as  a  Hitler  Youth,  I 
strongly  recommend  catching 
it  on  video. 

This  week's  movie,  Every- 
body is  Fine,  is  an  "epic"  tale  of 
an  old  man's  journey  to  see  his 
children.  The  "hero"  of  the 
adventure  is  not  altogether 
sane,  as  he  sees  and  talks  to 


visions  of  his  youthful  children, 
his  wife,  and  his  mother.  He  is 
also  haunted  by  a  vision  of  his 
children  being  carried  off  by 
some  big  monster  balloon  at 
the  beach. 

In  spite  of  his  faults,  the  old 
Sicilian  is  a  likeable  character, 
and  the  movie  is  cheerful  and 
interesting  until  the  end,  when 
ittakesanosedive.  Sad  endings 
are  commonplace  in  foreign 
films,  but  this  movie  is  either 
too  predictable  or  too  sappy, 
I'm  not  sure  which.  Simply  do 
not  expect  to  leave  the  theater 
having  uncovered  a  great 
mystery. 


Krafts  Craft 
Comes  to  WC 


Broadside  Poetry 

The  winners  of  the  Fall  1992 
Poetry  Postcard  Contest  are  as 
follows:  "After  the  Funeral," 
by  Tanya  Allen;  "Father  and 
Son  at  the  Beach,"  by  J.  Edward 
Need;  and  "This  God  Winter," 
by  Thane  Glenn.  All  the  par- 
ticipating poets  had  their  work 
appear  in  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House  Broadsides  Series  last 
fall,  and  the  three  winning  po- 
ems will  be  hand  printed  on 


Postcard  Winners 

limited-edition  postcardsby  the 
Literary  House  Press  Printer's 
Devils.  Lynn  Doyle,  who  re- 
placed Kathy  Wagner  last  year 
as  Assistant  Director  of  the  Lit- 
erary House  during  Wagner's 
sabbatical,  was  the  judge  for 
the  contest. 

Anyone  interested  in  par- 
ticipating in  this  semester's 
Broadsides  Series  should  con- 
tact Erin  Page  via  campus  mail. 


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TOYS 

Monday-Thursday  7:30  Friday  &  Saturday  7  &  9 


Fat  Geissel 


Staff  Writer 

Tonight,  Washington  College 
will  host  a  lecture  by  Stephen 
Kraft.  Kraft  is  a  very  talented 
artist  who  designs  and  illus- 
trates books.  He  will  present  a 
slide  show  and  lecture  on  the 
art  and  history  of  book  design. 

Stephen  Kraft  has  a  long 
history  as  an  artist  and  book 
designer.  He  graduated  cum 
laude  from  Bucknell  University 
in  1940.  He  was  managing  de- 
signer for  the  Smithsonian  In- 
stitute Press  for  eighteen  years 
and  some  of  his  works  are  in  a 
permanent  collection  at  the  Li- 
brary of  Congress. 

In  the  past  few  years,  Kraft 
has  been  a  judge  at  various 
design  competitions,  including 
The  American  Association  of 
Museums,  Washington  Book 
Publishers,  and  The  Association 
of  American  University  Presses. 
Currently,  Kraft  is  an  adjunct 
professor  at  the  American 
University  College  of  Arts  and 
Sciences  and  an  instructor  at 
the  Corcoran  School  of  Art.  He 
also  runs  a  graphic  design 
business  in  Washington  D.C. 

The  event  is  sponsored  by 
the  Literary  House  Press,  who 
hope  to  use  one  of  Kraft's  de- 
signs for  their  next  publication. 
The  History  of  Book  Design  will  be 
held  in  the  Sophie  Kerr  Room 
of  the  Miller  Library  at  7:30  p.m. 


WHEN  DRINKING, 

CALL 

A  FRIEND. 

Drinking  and  riding  can  lead  to  a 
loss  of  license,  a  conviction,  or 
even  worse.  When  you  drink,  gel 
a  ride  with  a  friend.  It's   y  «    I 
the  best  call  you  can  make.\W/ 

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Concert  Series  Performer 
Outshines  Her  Dress 


Tara  Kidwell 


Staff  Writer 

On  Wednesday,  the  Wash- 
ington College  concert  series 
presented  the  brilliant  talents 
of  Kyung  Sun  Lee.  Movement 
of  sound  and  soul  was  the  treat 
for  those  who  attended  the  per- 


mired.  The  dexterity  and  fire 
with  which  she  executed  this 
selection  lingered  well  after  she 
had  stopped  playing. 

After  intermission  came  the 
inspired  renditionof  Debussy's 
last  Sonata  which  seemed  so  ef- 
fortless and  teasing  it  made  the 
listener  almost  forget   the 


Political  Commentary 


formance.  Kyung  Lee's  tem- 
pered playing  and  insightful 
interpretation  was  sheer  de- 
light. She  is  truly  a  mistress  of 
the  violin. 

The  original  program  was 
changed,  to  some  dismay,  but 
the  pieces  which  replaced 
Mozart's  Sonata  in  B-flat  Major, 
K.  454,  and  Chaconne  by  Bach 
were  marvelous;  truly  selec- 
tions worthy  for  Kyung  Sun 
Lee's  skill.  Lee  began  with 
Devils  Trills  which  showed  the 
empassioned  natureof  both  the 
violinistand  the  composer.  Her 
second  selection,  Sonata  No.  1  in 
F  minor,  Op.  80,  by  Sergei 
Prokofiev,  was  not  only  a  de- 
light to  listen  to  but  an  incred- 
ible challenge  for  the  musician. 
The  abundance  of  energy  and 
the  ease  that  Kyung  displayed 
while  performing  was  to  be  ad- 


acomplishment  of  the  artist  and 
admire  the  music  sheerly  for 
the  sake  of  listening.  As  if  this 
were  not  enough,  Lee 
consumated  the  evening  with 
BelaBartok'sfywpsodyNo.2.  It 
was  entracing.  The  raw  power 
of  the  music  under  the  disci- 
plined hand  of  musician  was  a 
rarity  to  behold. 

Brian  Suits,  who  accompa- 
nied Lee  on  the  piano,  was  as 
equally  skilled  as  hisconterpart. 
His  personal  flare  and  timing 
added  just  the  right  dramatic 
touch  to  theshow.  Thisisnot  to 
say  that  the  performance  was 
flawless.  Just  once,  perhaps  in 
reminder  of  man's  fallible  na- 
ture, the  violin  went  outof  tune. 
Over  all  the  performance  was 
even  more  sparkling  than  the 
dress  which  Kyung  Sun  Lee 
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"Koon,"  from  page  3 

rtoiild  need  to  conduct  a  vigor- 
ous publicity  campaign  and 
meet  regularly  to  formulate 
strategy- 

In  1948  Thurgood  Marshall 
argued  against  restrictive  cov- 
enants before  the  Supreme 
Court,  and  all  cases  brought  by 
the  NAACP  were  decided  in 
favor  of  the  plaintiffs.  This 
opened  the  door  to  integration 
in  residential  areas  across  the 
country.  While  dealing  with 
the  integration  in  private  life, 
the  NAACP  also  attacked  the 
desegregation  of  public  insti- 
tutions. 

This  effort  began  withcases 
jnthelatel930'sandl940'sand 
were  largely  handled  by 
Charles  Houston,  who  won 
Games,  an  important  case  in 
1938  in  which  the  Supreme 
Court  found  that  it  was  un- 
constitutional for  a  state  to 
award  scholarships  to  African- 
American  students  to  study  in 
other  states  when  the  same 
course  of  study  was  available 
at  a  white  institution  in  the 
student's  state  of  residence. 

This  was  a  case  which  was 
rather  peculiar  in  that  the  stu- 
dent in  question  wanted  to  at- 
tend law  school,  but  as  law 
programs  were  unavailable  for 
African-American  students  in 
Missouri  the  state  had  no  re- 
course but  to  send  him  to  an- 
other state.  This  was  due  to  the 
1852  case  which  established  that 
segregated  schools  were  con- 
stitutional only  if  the  quality  of 
these  schools  were  the  same  for 
both  Black  and  White  students. 
But  because  the  student  wanted 
to  study  local  law,  there  was  no 
out  of  state  institution  which 
could  serve  him  adequately, 
and  therefore  the  Court  ruled 


in  favor  of  the  plaintiff .  Gaines 
marked  the  first  time  the  Court 
weakened  the  doctrine  of 
"separate  but  equal." 

The  case  which  catapulted 
Thurgood  Marshall  to  national 
fame  was  a  natural  outgrowth 
of  Gaines.  When  Houston  died, 
Marshall  took  on  the  cases  in- 
volving education,  which  pre- 
viously had  been  thedomain  of 
Houston.  Inl954  Marshall  won 
Brown  v.  Board  of  Education,  in 
which  the  Supreme  Court  de- 
cided that  separate  facilities  for 
the  education  of  White  and 
Black  students  were  inherently 
unequal.  This  landmark  case 
began  the  process  of  public 
school  integration  which  was 
not  complete  for  two  decades. 
Ultimately  it  was  this  case, more 
than  any  other,  which  led  to  the 
rejection  of  racism  in  both 
public  and  private  institutions 
and  the  general  perception  that 
racists  are  sick  people  who  are 
a  grave  danger  to  the  American 
republic. 

Before  Brown  our  entire 
society  was  divided  along  ra- 
cial lines.  Today  if  it  becomes 
common  knowledge  that  a 
public  official  is  a  member  of  a 
discriminatory  private  institu- 
tion the  public  outrage  inevita- 
bly causes  that  official  to  end 
their  membership.  Thus,  the 
integration  of  public  schools  has 
had  an  immeasurable  effect  on 
all  sec torsofsociety,anda  fuller 
range  of  possibilities  is  open  to 
minorities  than  was  even  con- 
ceivable in  the  thirties  or  even 
thesixties.  Theplanplottedout 
by  Houston,  Marshall  and  oth- 
ers in  1945  is  remarkable  in  that 
it  constituted  an  attack  on  the 
legal  structures  of  racism  which 
ultimately  succeeded  in  eroding 
the  social  causes  of  racism. 

Marshall  was  a  judge  in  a 


Federal  appeals  court  in  the 
early  sixties,  and  in  1965  be- 
came the  solicitor  general  un- 
der LBJ  Johnson  thenappointed 
Marshall  to  the  Supreme  Court 
in  1967.  Justice  Marshall  sat  on 
theCourtduringoneofthemost 
important  eras  in  modem  legal 
history.  On  January  22, 1973  he 
joined  with  the  majority  opin- 
ion written  by  Justice  Blackmun 
inthecaseofRoeu.  Wade, which 
affirmed  that  the  right  to  an 
abortion  is  a  fundamental  part 
of  the  right  to  privacy,  and  that 
the  right  to  privacy  is  implicit 
in  the  Constitution. 

His  distinguished  careeron 
the  bench  is  too  long  to  explore 
in  depth  here.  On  the  Court  he 
championed  the  rights  not  only 
of  African- Americans  and  other 
minorities,  but  also  the  rights 
of  individuals  in  general.  He 
was  the  very  model  of  a  mod- 
ern judicial  activist. 

Justice  Marshall  was  a 
feisty,  combative,  opinionated 
man  who  brought  a  definite 
ideological  agenda  to  the  Su- 
preme Court,  and  his  impact 
on  the  Court  will  endure  for 
many  years.  He  is  a  good  ex- 
ample of  how  a  consistently 
applied  beliefs  can  become  a 
powerful  force  for  self-moti- 
vation. On  the  Supreme  Court 
he  was  more  than  the  first  Af- 
rican-American Justice,  he  was 
an  aggressive  advocate  of  the 
individual  rights  of  all  Ameri- 
cans —  which  makes  it  all  the 
more  ironic  that  he  was  replaced 
by  a  man  who  will  never  be 
anything  more  than  a  mediocre 
token,  Justice  Clarence  "Uncle" 
Thomas. 

justice Thurgood  Marstian 
was  more  than  just  the  right 
man  at  the  right  time,  he  was  a 
righteous  man  who  created  the 
right  time. 


"Huck,"  From  page  2 

from  our  surface  well  turned 
the  drinks  first  greenish  then 
black.  I  was  already  annoyed 
by  the  manner  in  which  they 
served  themselves  to  my  fathers 
liquor  supply,  so  when  the 
canapes  ran  low,  I  served  salted 
Ken-L-Ration  on  Ritz  crackers. 
Nobody  noticed.  It  isbut  a  small 
step  to  road-kill  shish-kebab. 

Among  the  two-fisted 
drinkers  was  the  librarian.  On 
the  verge  of  his  departure,  he 
boasted  that  over  all  his  years 
of  service,  his  water  carafe  had 
never  contained  water. 

The  man  was  a  notable  wit, 
amineof  truly  intellectual  jokes, 
some  of  which  I  recall  to  this 
day.  I  further  recall  his  boast 
ma  t  he  kept  his  pornography  in 
the  open  stacks.  How  was  it 
that  nobody  ever  found  it,  I 
asked.  Using  the  Dewey  Deci- 
mal  System,  it  wasshel  ved  with 


religious  philosophy.  Nobody 
ever  went  near  it. 

It  was  the  impossibility  of 
heating  the  old  farmhouse 
which  led  me  to  take  a  room  in 
Centreville.  The  dear  sweet  old 
lady  had  not  received  the  mes- 
sage about  the  Depression  be- 
ing over,  and  rented  me  a  fur- 
nished room  for  five  dollars  a 
week.  For  that,  I  was  more  than 
happy  to  listen  to  her  stories. 
One  of  them  was  about  her  at- 
tendance at  the  second  inau- 
guration of  Grover  Cleveland. 

We  were  on  the  old  aca- 
demic schedule  in  those  days,  a 
relic  of  when  schools  closed  for 
the  summer  to  free  up  an  agri- 
cultural labor  supply.  The  aca- 
demic year  thus  began  very  late 
in  September — one  might  say, 
between  the  harvest  moon  and 
the  hunter's  moon  —  and 
dragged  on  into  June. 

The  worst  part  was  coming 
back  after  Christmas  vacation 


to  face  a  rump  two  weeks  of 
classes  and  late  January  finals. 
Usually,  papers  due  cast  a  pall 
over  the  vacation  time  of  at  least 
the  conscientious  students. 
Then  we  would  gather  again,, 
in  the  pits  of  January,  and  all  try 
to  remember  where  we  were  in 
the  classwork. 

One  January  we  had  a  fairly 
decent  snowstorm.  My  finals 
were  all  mimeographed  and  in 
the  office,  luckily  for  me.  In 
good  conscience,  I  could  phone 
my  department  chairman  and 
whine  regretfully  about  the 
impossibility  of  driving  up  to 
Chestertown. 

And  so,  while  my  students 
laboured  through  theexam,  this 
particular  "professor  of  eco- 
nomics" was  bellywhooping 
down  Turpin's  Hill.  I  still  rel- 
ish the  thought! 

Dr.  Susan  Huck 
Church  Hill 


"Drugs/'  from  page  5 

user  hasbeen  well  documented. 
Additionally,  49  percent  of  stu- 
dents whodrank  every  day  also 
preferred  having  drugs  avail- 
able on  campus. 

Alcohol  and  other  drugs  are 
present  on  campuses  in  pro- 
portions that  present  challenges 
not  only  to  students,  faculty  and 
administrators,  but  to  the  col- 
lege health  providers  who  are 
involved  in  prevention  pro- 
gramming efforts.  These  pro- 
fessionals must  respond  di- 
rectly to  the  health-related 
problems  resulting  from  stu- 
dent substance  abuse. 

Yet  the  situation  is  not  as 
overwhelming  as  it  seems. 
Thirty-three  percent  of  the  col- 
lege students  who  responded 
to  this  study  do  not  want  alco- 
hol available  on  campuses,  and 
87  percent  do  not  want  other 
drugs  available.  Positive  trends 
found  in  the  1989-1990  and 
1990-1991  academic  years  show 
a  slight  decline  in  the  number 
of  drinks  consumed  per  week 
and  the  number  of  alcohol 
binges  in  the  last  two  weeks. 


Additionally,  the  survey  indi- 
cated a  significant  decline  in 
the  use  of  almost  all  drugs. 

The  use  of  alcohol  and  other 
drugs  by  students  continues  to 
present  many  challenges  to  the 
health  professionals.  However, 
by  working  together,  students, 
health  center  staff,  and  admin- 
istrators can  discover  solutions 
that  will  impact  students'  be- 
havior and  attitudes  towards 
substance  abuse.  Over  the  past 
decade,  the  phenomenon  of 
cigarette  smoking  has  become 
increasingly  unacceptable.  This 
process  involved  large  numbers 
of  individuals  coming  together 
to  make  their  presence  felt.  Col- 
lege health  professionals  are  in 
a  position  to  lead  campus  ef- 
forts to  achieve  similar  results 
with  regard  toalcohol  and  other 
drug  use. 

This  articlehasbeenreprinted  from 
the  American  College  Health 
Association  Action  Newsletter, 
Vol.  32,  No.2,  by  permission  of  the 
Association.  Special  thanks  to 
Carol  Thornton,  RN,  of  WC  Health 
Services,  for  making  this  informa- 
tion available. 


"Inauguration/'  From 
page  4 

comrades  and  I  decided  to  sit 
down  and  enjoy  the  festivities. 
And  it  was  fantastic  except  for 
some  idiot  that  brought  his 
portable  television  in  order  to 
watch  some  kind  of  sporting 
event  during  the  entire  thing. 

We  witnessed  one  of  the 
most  invigorating  and  phe- 
nomenal assembliesof  stars  that 
will  ever  be  brought  together. 
We  saw,  to  name  a  few,  Michael 
Jackson,  Whoopi  Goldberg, 
Aretha  Franklin,  Diana  Ross, 
James  Earl  Jones,  Michael  Stipe, 
Ray  Charles,  Sidney  Poitier, 
Jack  Nicholson,  Kenny  Rogers, 
Lauren  Bacall,  Stevie  Wonder, 
Dionne  Warwick,  Luther 
Vandross,  Harry  Belafonte, 
Oprah  Winfrey,  Quincy  Jones, 
Stephen  Stills,  Mary  Chapin 
Carpenter,  Ted  Danson,  Bob 
Dylan,  and  Barbara  Streisand. 
With  such  stars,  how  could 
anyone  have  a  bad  time? 

It  eventually  came  time  for 
us  to  leave.  And  we  thought 
that  we  should  leave  before 


everyone  else  decided  to  leave. 
But  along  the  way,  we  got  side- 
tracked by  the  most  spectacu- 
lar fireworks  display  that  could 
possibly  have  been  arranged. 
We  were  standing  there,  in  front 
of  the  Washington  Monument, 
witnessing  the  dawn  of  a  new 
day  and  we  could  feel  the  pride 
and  the  happiness  being  ex- 
uded from  everyone  present. 
In  fact,  I  even  had  a  fleeting 
thought  that  I  was  actually  glad 
to  be  an  American,  a  thought 
that  I  do  not  think  that  I  have 
experienced  since  before  that 
evil  Republican  Regime.  And 
as  we  were  leaving  this  histori- 
cal event,  we  saw  hundreds  of 
thousands  of  Americans  that 
were  also  proud  to  be  part  of 
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Sports 


Washington  College  ELIV1 


Women's  swimming 
Falls  to  Dickinson 


Matt  Murray 

Co-Sports  Editor 

Despite  outstanding  per- 
formances from  Jen  Green  and 
Colleen  Roberts,  the  women's 
swim  team  fell  to  Dickinson  1 14- 
67. 

"The  women  had  great 
swims  today,"  Coach  Kim 
Lessardsaid.  "We  need  to  just 
keep  focused  on  our  times  and 
do  the  best  we  can." 

Roberts  won  the  200  indi- 
vidual medley  and  the  200 
breaststroke  as  well  as  swim- 
ming on  the  second  place  400 
medley  relay. 

Green  once  again  broke  her 
200  backstroke  school  record 
withatimeof2:22.46.  She  also 
swam  on  the  medley  relay  with 
Roberts  and  place  third  in  the 
200  freestyle. 

"They  continually  swim 
well,  even  though  the  team  isn't 
winning,"  Coach  Lessard  said 
of  Green  and  Roberts. 


Jen  Dow  and  Amy  Draper 
joined  Green  and  Roberts  on 
the  medley  relay.  Dow  also 
finished  second  in  the  200  but- 
terfly and  swam  on  the  first 
place  400  freestyle  relay  with 
Ramsey  Bigham,  Denise 
Hakanson  and  Karen 
Prendergast. 

Draper  finished  fourth  in 
the  200  butterfly  behind  Dow 
and  third  in  the  500  freestyle. 
Hakanson  finished  second  in 
the  50  freestyle  and  third  in  the 
100  freestyle. 

Prendergast  added  a  third 
and  a  fifth  place,  while  Bigham 
swam  fifth  in  both  the  50  and 
100  freestyle.  With  only  seven 
swimmers  competing  on  Sat- 
urday, Lessard  feels  they  are  a 
better  team  than  the  score  indi- 
cates. 

"They  are  working  hard, 
and  it  will  pay  off,"  she  said. 

The  women's  team's  next 
meet  will  be  February  3  at  Bryn 
Mawr. 


Washington  relays  message 

Men's  swimming  topples  MAC  powerhouse 


JennDow  brings  it  home,  placing  second  in  the  200  fly  against 
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Malt  Murray 

Co-Sports  Editor 

Dickinson  College's  swim 
team  visited  the  Casey  Swim 
Center  lastSaturday.  After  two 
years  of  easy  victories,  their 
men's  team  expected  another 
win. 

However,  the  Shoremen 
shocked  the  Red  Devils  on  the 
strength  of  two  relays  and  good 
overall  depth,  as  Washington 


team  of  Dave  Cola,  Peter  Ward, 
Ty  McCarthy  and  Chris 
Freisheim  had  to  win  their  race 
to  win  the  meet.  They  suc- 
ceeded in  a  school  record  time 
of  3:23.33. 

"Everybody  came  through 
when  they  had  to,"  Freisheim 
saidofthemeetvictory.  "Itwas 
a  total  team  effort." 

The  meet  began  with  an 
upset  of  sorts  in  the  400  medley 
relay.  The  team  of  McCarthy, 


iT    us 


meet." 

In  the  200  freestyle,  team 
captain  Freisheim  swam  from 
behind  into  a  second  place  fin- 
ish,  and  in  the  50  freestyle 
Campbell  won  in  a  time  of  23.20. 
Peter  Ward  closed  out  the  firsi 
five  events  by  winning  the  200 
individual  medley,  breakinghis 
own  school  record  with  a  time 
of  2:08.79.  The  Shoremen  led 
5142  at  the  first  break. 

However,  after  Steinmuller 
finished  second  in  the  200  but- 
terfly, and  Campbell  was 
touched  out  at  the  wall  in  the 
100  freestyle  with  McCarthy 
finishing  third,  Dickinson  took 
its  first  lead  in  the  meet. 

Washington  won  the  next 
two  events,  as  Ward  won  the 
200  backstroke,  and  Cola  and 
Steinmuller  finished  first  and 
third  in  the  500  freestyle.  With 
these  efforts,  the  Shoremen  re- 
captured the  lead  85-82. 
Campbell's  win  in  the  200 
breaststroke  led  into  the  im- 
portant 400  freestyle  relay 
which  decided  the  meet. 

"It  was  a  definite  momen- 
tum builder  going  into  champi- 
onships," Freisheim  said.  "It 
also  shows  our  improvement 
over  last  year  when  they  killed 


Scott  Steinmuller  waits  ini  anticipation  for  his  race 


pulled  theupsetbya  106.5-97.5 
score. 

"We're  a  small  team,  but 
we  swam  great  today,"  Coach 
Kim  Lessard  said.  "We  had 
many  really  fast  times  for  Janu- 
ary, and  this  team  will  keep 
getting  faster." 

Relays  were  definitely  the 
key  to  the  meet,  as  Washington 
won  the  400  medley  relay  and 
the  400  freestyle  relay.  Leading 
the  meet  by  only  four  points 
with  oneevent  to  go  afterjason 
Campbell's  win  in  the  200 
breaststroke,  the  400  freestyle 


Julien  Gaudion,  Scott 
Steinmullerand  Freisheimtook 
first  place  to  give  the  Shoremen 
an  11-6  lead. 

In  the  1000  freestyle,  Dave 
Cola  finished  first  and  David 
Czekaj  followed  in  third,  as  the 
Shoremen  extended  their  lead 
to  24-12.  In  winning,  Cola  shat- 
tered his  old  school  record  by 
eight  seconds  with  a  lime  of 
10:26.16. 

"After  watching  the  first 
relay,  I  was  pumped,"  Cola  said. 
"I  felt  that  everyone  had  to  do 
their  best  if  we  were  to  win  the 


JonO'Connor,  David  Kraft, 
and  Andy  McKim  provided 
team  depth  to  help  in  the  vic- 
tory. With  the  win,  the 
Shoremen  move  to  4-2  on  the 
season  and  should  have  a  cake 
walk  through  the  rest  of  the 
dual  meet  season.  Beating 
Dickinson  shows  the  strength 
of  the  men's  team  this  year,  as 
the  Red  Devils  finished  fifth  in 
the  MAC  a  year  ago. 

"With  the  WC  men  knock- 
ing off  Ursinus,  then  Widener, 
and  now  Dickinson,  if  s  a  quick 
improving  team,"  Coach 
Lessardsaid.  "Everyone  had  to 
do  well  to  win." 


IFC  Report 


The  brothersofKappaAlpha  Order  have  named  their  officers  for 
the  1993-94  season.  Jeff  Grafton,  Chris  Berghaus,  and  Lionel 
Dyson  were  elected  President,  Vice-President,  and  Recording 
Secretary,  respectively.  The  remaining  officers,  appointed  by 
Grafton  and  the  elected  council,  are  as  follows:  Ken  Pipkin, 
Corresponding  Secretary;  Brian  Tarleton,  Historian;  Charles 
Bucknor,  Treasurer;  Deepak  Raja,  Parliamentarian;  Ben  Smythe, 
Sergeant-at-Arms;  and  Gordon  Scherer,  Ritualist.  —  An- 

drew Parks 

Fraternity  Rush 

Any  man  whoo  is  interested  in  rushing  a  fraternity  or  is  unsure  as 
to  whether  or  not  they  wish  to  rush  is  encouraged  to  attend  any 
or  all  of  these :  events.  Feb.  2,  Kappa  Alpha  Order  -  Informal  7- 
1 1pm;  Feb.  3,  Theta  Chi  -  Informal  7-llpm;  Feb.  4,  Phi  Delta  Theta 
-Informal  7-11. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


11 


January  29, 1993 


Men's  Hoops  Wins  Two  in  a  Row 


The  Washington  College 
men's  basketball  team  evened 
its  record  at  8-8  overall  and 
moved  to  2-0  in  the  MAC 


93),  Elizabethtown  (78-87), 
Salisbury  State  (69-91)  and 
Western  Maryland  (73-88) 
dropped  Washington's  record 


Mike  Swanson  takes  it  strong  to  the  hoop,  as  Basel  hustles  his  way 
into  another  ELM  photo 


Southeast  with  league  victories 
over  Swarthmore  (72-64)  and 
Haverford(82-64)lastweek.  In 
the  win  over  Haverford,  senior 
center  Darren  Vican  (Milford, 
DE/Milford)scored  his  1,000th 
career  point,  becoming  the  23rd 
Shoremen  to  reach  that  level. 

The  Shoremen  entered 
MAC  Southeast  play  looking  to 
stop  a  skid  that  saw  them  lose 
four  of  their  last  five  contest. 
Losses  to  Lebanon  Valley  (69- 


to  5-8  before  the  team 
regrouped  to  post  a  78-71  vic- 
tory over  a  winless  Gallaudet 
squad. 

Vican  topped  the  Wash- 
ington scoring  list  with  26 
points  on  13-for-23  shooting 
and  pulled-down  a  game  high 
nine  rebounds  against  the  Bi- 
son. Senior  guard  Peter  Basel 
(Garden  City,  NY/Garden 
City)  hit  for  21  points  and 
dished  out  fiveassistsinagame 


that  saw  the  Shoremen  pull 
away  from  a  35-35  half  time  tie. 
Junior  forward  Geoff  Rupert 
(Sykesville,MD/South  Carroll) 
put  in  a  solid  all-around  game, 
scoring  17  points,  handing  out 
five  assists,  and  snatching  a  ca- 
reer-high six  steals. 

The  team  then  travelled  to 
Swarthmore  and  had  a  tough 
time  shaking  a  pesky  Garnet 
squad  before  finally  capturing 
the  contest,  72-64.  Rupert 
earned  game  high  scoring  hon- 
ors with  27  points  while  Basel 
chipped  in  with  18  and  Vican 
posted  12. 

On  Saturday,  the  Shoremen 
used  53%  shooting  from  the 
field  and  an  89%  mark  from  the 
free  throw  line  to  overwhelm 
the  Fords,  82-64.  Stretching  a 
39-30  halftime  lead  to  as  much 
as  27  points  midway  through 
the  second  half,  Washington 
won  the  battle  of  the  fast  breaks 
to  score  its  second  MAC  South- 
east victory.  With  18:00  re- 
maining in  the  second  half, 
Vican  canned  a  baseline  jumper 
to  score  his  1,000th  career  point 
and  finished  the  game  with  12 
"  total  points. 

The  team  captain,  Vican  has 
been  a  key  player  for  the 
Shoremen  for  four  years  and 
was  an  all-MAC  selection  both 
as  a  sophomore  and  a  junior, 
junior  Charles  Cummings 
(Baltimore/St.  Paul's)  pumped 
in  19  points  and  was  nine-for- 
nine  from  the  charity  stripe  to 
pace  the  Shoremen  offense. 

Kupert  added  1 6points  and 
Basel  contributed  13.  Sopho- 
more Jay  Devlin  (Springfield, 
P  A /Springfield)  scored  a  ca- 
reer-high 11  points  and  was  a 
perfect  three- for-three  from 
three-point  land,  keying  a  sec- 
ond half  run  in  which  the 
Shoremen  pulled  away  from  the 
threatening  Fords. 

— Sports  Information  Office 


NEWT'S 


Widener's  Depth  Outlasts  Sho'men 


Brandon  White 

Staff  Writer 

On  December  2  against 
Widener,  Peter  Ward,  Jason 
Campbell,  Scott  Steinmuller 
and  Ty  McCarthy  opened  the 
meet  with  a  victory  in  the  400 
medley.  Dave  Cola  took  first  in 
the200and500  freestyle.  Dave's 
200  swim  was  a  season  best  and 
he  currently  leads  the  MAC 
with  the  best  time  in  the  200 
freestyle. 

Chris  Freisheim  and 
McCarthy  both  followed  by 
scoring  points  in  the  100 
freestyle  to  pull  theaquamen  in 
'he  lead  69-62.  Cola,  Jon 
O'Conner  and  David  Kraft  then 
'ook  first,  second  and  fourth 
respectively     to     increase 


Washington's  lead  to  91-78. 
Campbell,  Julien  Gaudion  and 
Andy  McKim  then  finished 
first,  third  and  fourth  in  the  200 
breaststroke  to  increase  the  lead 
once  again  to  105-83.  The 
aquamen  finished  up  with  a 
109-94  victory. 

Three  new  team  records 
were  set  by  two  freshmen,  Pe- 
ter Ward  broke  the  200  IM 
record  and  the  200  backstroke. 
Scott  Steinmuller  took  11  sec- 
onds off  the  100  butterfly  to 
also  set  a  new  school  record. 

"What  an  exciting  team  win 
this  was,"  Coach  Kim  Lessard 
said.  "We  thought  we  could 
win  going  into  it  but  then  lost  a 
few  close  races,  but  the  men 
never  gave  up  and  pulled  out 
the  upset." 


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After  compiling  his  1000th  point  versus  Haverford  College, 
Darren  Vican  has  earned  the  honor  of  Newt's  P.O.W.  This  award 
brings  a  heavy  burden.  As  of  1/25/93, 1  recorded  my  1000th  caps 
victory,  with  a  win  versus  Charlie  Linehan.  For  the  past  few  days 
1  have  heard  nothing  but  idle  threats  and  challenges.  I  woke  up 
the  other  night  screaming  "  rebuttle...  rebuttle"  Enough  though 
this  is  Darren's  spotlight.  Don't  let  them  get  to  you  Darren! 

Senior  center,  Darren  Vican,  a  two  time  all-Mac  selection,  has 
been  averaging  13.6  points  and  8  rebounds  per  game.  His  season 
high  of  34  points  was  recorded  against  Western  Maryland.  This 
awesome  6'9"  senior  is  shooting  to  beat  coach  Finnegan's  record 
of  1120  points  in  a  single  season.  Come  support  Darren  and  the 
rest  of  the  Shoremen. 
Brockleman,  Kleberg,  and  Dennehey,  don't  tempt  me  to  put  your 
names  in  the  paper! 


The  women's  swim  team 
took  four  first  place  finishes, 
but  just  could  not  match  the 
depth  of  Widener's  team,  as 
they  lost  124-68.  Colleen  Rob- 
erts led  the  women  with  two 
first  place  finishes  in  the  200IM 
and  the  200  breaststroke.  She 
also  joined  Jen  Green,  Jen  Dow, 
and  Denise  Hakanson  to  take 
second  place  in  the  400  medley 
relay. 

Mimi  Devlin  won  the  200 
butter  fly  with  Jen  Dow  placing 
second  and  Amy  Draper  fin- 
ishing fourth. 

"All  three  had  excellent 
times  for  this  early  in  the  sea- 
son," Coach  Lessardsaid.  Other 
Aquawomen  having  good  days 
were  Nancy  Whiteman  and 
Denise  Hakanson. 


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Vaughn  taken  in  for  questioning. 


B-Ball  on  a 

Roll;  Defeats 

Gallaudet, 

Swarthmore 

and 

Haverford 

See  Article,  pg.  i\\ 


Rupert  and  Basel  confer,  "  Damn...  That's  a  fat  looking  lay-up. "  Mark  Kenah  takes  away  from  Rupert  and  Basel  s  scoring  average  on 
Iftis  play.  Kenah,  a  freshman  hailing  from  West  Orange,  Nf  has  become  an  integral  part  of  the  baskeball  team  this  year,  winning  the  job 

as  the  starting  point  guard  in  his  first  season. 


Scores 


Men's  B  Ball 
Washington        69 
Salisbury  St.      91 

Washington         73 
Western  Md.       88 

Washington        78 

Galluadet  71 

Washington  72 

Swarthmore  64 

Washington  82 

Haverford  64 

Swimming 
Men 

Washington  89 

E-town  111 

Washington  106 

Dickinson  97 

Women 

Washington  91 

E-town  107 

Washington  67 

Dickinson  1 14 


Darren  Vican:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


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Volume  64,  Number  Sixteen  •  February  5, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


it  House  Update 


Any  student  interested 

helping  to  plan  the  1993 

^nualBlackhearts  Ball  should 

sntact  Tanya  Cunic  at  778-3965 

rBecky  Bryant  at  ext.  8712. 

At  press  time,  a  petition 
urrentlycirculatingaroundthe 
if  House  to  propose  extend- 

the  hours  of  operation  had 
een  signed  by  approximately 
Dpeople.  The  resolution  asks 
lat  the  building  be  open  until 
a.m.  seven  da"ys  a  week. 
:urrently,  the  house  is  open 
om  8  a.m.  to  midnight;  fears 
[continuing  vandalism  have 
omptcd  officials  to  set  re- 
acted hours. 

After  a  four-week  proba- 
tory period,  the  entire  situ- 
tion  will  be  reviewed  by  WC 
ecurity  and  Robert  Day,  Di- 
xtor  of  the  Literary  House. 

Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of 
ecurity,  said  Wednesday  that 
ethouphteffortsonthepartof 
le  students  to  'save'  the  Lit 
louse  were  a  positive  step,  al- 
kiugh  he  hadn't  seen  the  peti- 


tion and  couldn't  address  it. 

"We're  all  interested  in 
hearing  what  the  needs  of  the 
students  are  and  in  working 
out  a  resolution  to  accommo- 
date them,"  Roderick  said. 

Any  student  wishing  to 
sign  the  petition  will  find  it 
posted  on  the  first  floor  refrig- 
erator in  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House.  Persons  who  signed  it 
at  Monday  night's  meeting  may 
have  to  re-sign  it  because  the 
proposal  has  been  extended 
from  only  weekends  to  the  en- 
tire week. 

•  The  Spring  1993  Broad 
sides  Series  is  currently  ac 
cepting  submissions  of  poems 
and  short-short  stories.  All 
manuscripts  should  be  sent  to 
Erin  Page  through  campus  mail . 

•  The  third  annual  Love/ 
Hate  Poetry  Reading  has  been 
scheduled  for  Friday,  February 
12  at  8  p.m.  For  more  informa- 
tion, contact  Tarin  Towers  at 
ext.  8585. 


Dinner  to 
Recognize 
Members  of 
1782  Society 

Martha  Kimura 

Staff  Writer 

On  Friday,  April  23, 
Washington  College  i  s  planning 
a  large  formal  dinner  in  recog- 
nition of  the  members  of  the 
1782  Society.  The  1782  Society 
is  a  group  of  patrons  who  do- 
nate over  $1,000  per  year  of 
membership  for  the  improve- 
ment of  the  College.  Of  the  300 
members,  half  are  from 
Chestertown. 

This  dinner,  which  is  to  be 
held  in  Baltimore,  is  designed 
to  recognize  and  thank  certain 
members  of  the  Society.  These 
members  are  Jim  Price  and  Al 
Decker,  who  were  co-chairmen 
for  the  Campaign  for  Excel- 
lence, and  Walter  Sondheim, 
who  is  an  emeritus  member  of 
the  board. 


Change  the  SGA: 
Run  for  '93  Office 


London,  Middle  States,  and  USPO 

First  faculty  meeting  covers  range  of  programs 


■  Tarin  Towers 


Sitor-in-Chief 

The  faculty  unanimously 
^ssed  a  resolution  Monday  to 
*Kute  a  joint  venture  with  the 
rfinnell  in  London  program 
his  fall. 

academic  Council  introduced 
motion  at  the  February  1  fac- 
%  meeting  to  take  Grinnell 
•ollegc  up  on  their  offer  to 
Washington  College  students 
''fifteen  spots  in  their  Fall  '93 
•ondon  program. 

Grinnell's  program  in- 
'°'ves  sending  approximately 
Students  and  a  few  profes- 
0rs  to  London;  the  courses  are 
^ducted  the  same  way  they 
^m  the  US,  but  on  a  London 
J^PUs  operated  by  Grinnell. 
^invitation  extended  to  WC 
^year  will  include  Professor 
|avid  Newell,  Academic 
■°ulcil  nominee  to  attend  the 
ff°gram. 

Tuitionfortheprogramwill 
lot  exceed  Washington 
■°llege's  semester  fees. 

If  the  joint  program  this  fall 
^essfu^WC  will  look  into 


establishing  its  own  "WC  in 
London"  program.  SGA  Sena- 
tors at  Tuesday  night's  meeting 
seemed  to  be  largely  in  favor  of 
the  program,  although  reser- 
vations about  financial  aid  and 
competition  with  the  Oxford 
and  Manchester  programs  were 
brought  up. 

•  President  Charles  H. 
Trout  in  his  opening  remarks 
addressed  the  continuing 
problems  of  Miller  Library.  "It 
will  be  very  difficult  to  put 
Miller  Library  in  a  place  where 
we  can  be  proud  of  it."  He 
added  that  he  was  proud  of  the 
staff,  the  improvements  to  the 
cataloguing  system,  and  the 
way  the  library  is  run,  "but  not 
the  collection,  at  least  not  in 
terms  of  quantity." 

He  said  that  an  "anemic" 
portion  of  the  total  expenditures 
have  gone  to  the  library  for  "a 
very  long  time,"  and  he  will 
continue  to  reexamine  the 
situation. 

In  a  related  report,  Library 
Chair  Robert  Day  announced 
that  the  whole  of  the  library's 
special  projects  fund  has  been 


canceled.  However,  members 
of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Govemorsas  well  as  the  Devel- 
opment staff  are  interested  in 
establishing  a  "Friendsof  Miller 
Library"  program  at  WC. 

•  JackHamiIton,Registiar, 
announced  that  the  final  en- 
rollment figures  are  in  for  the 
semester:  the  total  is  848 
undergrads(downfrom8861ast 
semester  and  799  last  spring), 
826  of  those  full  time;  and  46 
graduate  students  (as  opposed 
to51  last  fall  and  63  last  spring). 
These  figures  include  transfer 
students  and  returning  abroad 
students. 

•  Dean  Gene  Wubbelssaid 
that  he  and  the  department 
chairs  had  had  a  "fruitful  dis- 
cussion" of  the  "problem"  of 
low-enrollment  courses. 
"Anything  affecting  you  will 
be  reported  to  you  by  your  de- 
partment chair,"  he  told  the 
faculty. 

Wubbels  said  that  the 
Middle  States  Review  Com- 
mission had  "endorsed  our 

See  "Faculty/'  page  9 


Amanda  Burt 


Co-News  Editor 

Students  interested  in  run- 
ning for  Student  Government 
offices  for  the  1993-  '94  school 
year  should  be  aware  of  some 
upcoming  deadlines. 

Petitions  for  potential  can- 
didates will  be  available 
through  the  Student  Affairs 
officeonFebruaryl8.  Students 
should  return  them  by  March 
1. 

SGAPresidentJenDelNero 
said  that  there  will  be  a  written 
notice  on  the  bottom  of  each 
petition  asking  the  candidate 
to  submit  a  500  word  essay 
outlining  why  they  want  to  run 
for  office.  The  essay  will  be 
printed,  along  with  the 
candidate's  picture,  in  the 
March  5  edition  of  the  ELM. 
Essays  should  be  sent  via  cam- 
pus or  quick  mail  to  the  ELM 
office  by  March  1. 


Along  with  the  essay,  can- 
didates should  be  sure  to  in- 
clude their  name  and  telephone 
number  so  that  a  picture  can  be 
arranged  to  be  taken  for  the 
SGA  supplement. 

Speeches  by  the  candidates 
will  be  given  on  March  8,  and 
the  elections  will  follow  on 
March  1 1 .  The  time  and  location 
of  the  speeches  has  yet  to  be 
announced. 

The  positions  available  in- 
clude President,  Vice  President, 
Secretary,  Treasurer  and  Social 
Chair.  The  office  of  Social  Chair 
can  be  held  by  either  one  per- 
son or  two  people.  As  there  are 
no  limitations  or  prerequisites 
for  candidacy,  all  students  are 
encouraged  to  run  for  office. 

Students  who  are  consid- 
ering running  for  office  are 
welcome  to  attend  an  informal 
meeting  on  March  7.  The 
meeting  willbe  held  at  7p.m.  in 
the  Cof  feeHouse. 


Inside 


Is  the  Birthday  Ball  A  f* 

Dead  Tradition?  ^ 

He's  a  SuperFreak:  - 

Dude  at  the  Sideshow  *± 

StartNow!  How  WC's  — 

Environment  Affects  You  ^\ 

"A  View  of  Chestertown  _ 

&  the  White  House  Farm"  £ 

Distinguished  Alumnus 

Kicks  Off  Monday  Series  £ 


Next  Week: 

Convocation  Update 


February  5, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Playing  With  a 
Full  Deck? 

As  of  Tuesday,  the  1993  Spring  ELM  Staff  is  finally  complete,  and  it 
may  even  remain  that  way  for  the  rest  of  the  semester.  While  Brian  and 
myself  have  retained  the  same  jobs  (in  addition  to  Pete  and  Gehrett,  the 
behind-the-scenes  guys),  there  have  been  a  lot  of  staff  musical  chairs  in 
the  past  month. 

Most  recently,  Wistie  "Wistie"  Wurts  has  joined  us  as  our  new  photo 
editor.  We  miss  Andrew  and  thank  him  profusely  for  his  help,  but  he  has 
a  higher  calling  this  semester:  Faulkner.  George  "Morrissey"  Jamison  is 
also  new  to  the  ELM  as  the  A&E  mid-season  replacement,  and  former 
(spring  '92)  layout  guru  Justin  "MoonPile"  Cann  rejoins  the  staff  as  the 
new  Features  Editor.  Amanda  "Beef"  Burt  has  to  write  her  thesis,  so  'co- 
chairing  the  news  committee'  is  Charlie  "Spiderman"  Llnehan,  a  Bleacher 
Creature  from  the  days  of  Pat.  (Oh,  those  were  the  days,  when  I  had 
nothing  to  do  but  A&E!)  Two  new  Sports  Guys  now  join  us,  Mr.  "Doug" 
Hoffberger  and  Mr.  "Matt"  Murray.  If  these  guys  keep  up  their  energy 
all  spring,  the  back  section  is  going  to  see  more  action  than....  well,  never 
mind. 

In  addition,  I'm  proud  to  introduce  two  new  columns,  which  are  on 
page  five  and  need  no  explanation.  Open  Forum  remains  the  place  for 
you  to  voice  your  grievances  (HINT,  HINT).  Our  usual  suspects  return 
this  semester  on  a  weekly  basis:  Mike's  Comic,  Twinkie's  Horoscope, 
Koon's  Crisis,  and  Dude's  Voices. 

Scott's  column  is  particularly  brilliant  this  week;  and  Dude  reaches 
out  into  the  wild,  wonderful,  wacky  world  of  the  freak  (that's  a  stretch — 
no  pun  intended). 

Speaking  of  sideshows  and  crises,  the  Birthday  Ball  (or  whatever) 
hascaptured  a  lot  of  recentattention;of  the  students,  that  is.  At  Monday's 
faculty  meeting.  President  Trout  stated  that  "Convocation  Weekend  is 
intact  minus  the  trappingsof  the  fancier  Birthday  Ball  of  previous  years." 
He  was  also  "quite  surprised  to  hear  in  the  ELM  about  a  silent  and 
uncooperative  administration,"  due  to  the  "huge  number  of  manhours 
that  the  various  administrative  departments  have  contributed"  to  the 
project,  citing  hisown  officeand  Jessica  Davies'asexamples.  I'm  sure  the 
efforts  of  Ms.  Davies  should  not  go  uncommended.  Nuffsaid.  It  doesn't 
take  the  eyes  of  a  hawk  to  see  that  the  ratio  of  traditional  events  canceled 
or  downsized  to  those  that  have  occurred  or  will  occur  in  full  force  is  a 
strikingly  unbalanced  one. 

The  Birthday  Ball  isn't  a  ritualistic  shindig  that  can  fall  by  the 
wayside  unnoticed.  The  students  and  the  alumni  from  years  past  come 
together  with  professors  to  mix  in  a  setting  which  is  formal  enough  to 
warrant  decorum  but  casual  enough  to  allow  some  interesting  Conver- 
sations between,  say,  the90210  set  and  Louis  Goldstein.  I  was  even  going 
to  go  this  year.  I  still  may,  but  it's  not  as  exciting  a  prospect  when  alumni, 
etc.,  are  not  officially  invited  but  rather  briefed  about  the  fun  student 
dance  in  the  dining  hall. 

I  feel  like  there's  a  kernel  of  truth  somewhere  in  this  whole  story 
that's  been  submerged  under  fathoms  of  petty  detail. 

So  the  students  are  concerned?  Then  let'sdo  something  about  it!  The 
professors  were  supposedly  up  in  arms  about  this  issue  as  well;  I  would 
be  too,  considering  that  most  of  the  other  special  events  (dinners,  etc.) 
which  faculty  enjoy  as  perks  havebeen  recently  canceled.  But  Monday's 
faculty  meeting  was  not  the  wellspring  of  controversy  that  I'd  hoped. 
[NOTE:  this  is  not  a  contradiction  of  last  week's  premise.  Faculty  tend  to 
generate  nice,  stress-free,  self-contained  controversy.] 

I  want  some  Dr.  Bonehead  or  other  standing  up  and  saying:  "I  know 
everything!  I  feel  everything!"  racing  around  Dunning  Lecture  Hall, 
spilling  coffee  the  whole  way,  and  then  sending  in  the  (downs™  to 
secure  the  area  while  proceeding  to  throw  Velcro  darts  at  the  offending 
member  of  the  administration,  who  would  end  up  with  his  head  mounted 
onaplaque,preferrablyonereading  "Cater  Walk"  or  "Casey  SOMEthing." 

But  no.  The  shakiest  thing  this  time  out  wasa  query  into  whether  or 
not  Muzac  should  be  played  over  the  phone  lines  when  callers  are  put  on 
hold.  In  summary,  Monday's  meeting  was  one  big  sedative.  !  guess 
that's  an  example  of  one  tradition  that  just  won't  go  away. 


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Birthday  Ball: 

A  Dead  Tradition? 

A  copy  of  this  letter  was  sent  to  the 
Washington  College  Student 
Government  Association  and 
PresidentTrout's  officeearlier  this 
week. 

To  the  Editor: 

The  Ballroom  Dance  Club 
of  Washington  College  would 
like  to  express  discontent  with 
the  changes  in  the  traditional 
format  of  the  Birthday  Ball. 

Historically,  the  Birthday 
Ball  has  been  a  very  formal 
event,  staged  not  only  to  raise 
money  for  the  college,  but  also 
to  bring  together  Chestertown, 
the  college  community,  and  its 
alumni.  It  isa  celebration  of  the 
birthday  of  George  Washing- 
ton, long  time  benefactor  and 
friend  to  the  college,  and  a  cel- 
ebration of  our  continued 
commitment  to  an  excellence 
in  education  and  community. 

The  gentle  music,  elaborate 
dresses,  and  tailored  suits  re- 
mind the  community  of  its  tra- 
ditions and  old  idealsand  bring 
together  a  group  of  people 
committed  to  the  continued 
existence  of  a  level  of  quality 
found  in  the  past.  To  radically 
change  the  format  of  the  Ball 
would  be  to  ignore  its  purpose 
and  send  the  signal  that  tradi- 
tions of  this  institution  mean 
very  little  in  the  long  run. 

William  T.  Ball,  Jr. 

President  of  Dance  Club 


Native  American  poet  Lance  Henson  sparked  controversy  last 
year  when  he  announced  that  certain  Indian  garments  on  vef 
manent  display  in  Miller  Library  should  be  returned  to  the 
Sioux  Nation.  Patrick  W.  Attenasio,  last  year's  Editor-in- 
"Chief",  here  models  one  of  the  headdresses  in  question.  Watch 
for  Amanda  Burf  s  follow-up  story  in  next  week's  issue. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


February  5, 1993 


IS/S 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


It  must  be  an  exciting  time 
lobealiberal.  For  the  first  time 

twelve  years,  there  is  a 
Democrat  in  the  White  House, 
and  there  is  an  electric  charge 

iberal  circles.  The  liberal 
pressiscautiouslyelated.  There 
isadefinite  sense  that  a  change 
has  occurred  in  American  po- 
litical life. 

It  hardly  matters  that  Bill 
Clinton  won  with  a  plurality  of 
thevote.  The  liberal  Democrats 
are  now  able  to  push  through 
items  on  their  agenda  which 
were  inconceivable  only  a  short 
two  months  ago.  The  gag  rule 
on  abortion  information  was 
rept  away  with  a  stroke  of  a 


:vn. 


and  so  too  was  the  ban  on 


fetal  tissue  research.  The 
President  also  did  not  hesitate 
to  address  the  issue  of  legiti- 
mizing the  status  of  gays  in  the 
military. 

There  are  some  who  ques- 
tion the  wisdom  of  this  and 
assert  that  the  President  will 
waste  political  capital  on  an 
unimportant  issue.  This  is 
poppycock,  of  course.  The 
Democrats  in  Congress  who 
oppose  the  President  on  this 
issue  do  so  cynically,  knowing 
that  a  little  gay  bashing  will  go 
long  way  towards  winning 
the  support  of  knuckle-drag- 
morons  everywhere.  Be- 
sides, if  we  can  have  gays  in 
Congress,  why  not  the  Army? 
Certainly  a  gay  PFC  is  less  of  a 
compromise  to  national  secu- 
rity (whatever  that  is  nowa- 
days) than  a  gay  Representa- 
tive. This  issue  will  be  forgot- 
ten in  four  years. 


The  Clintons  will  make 
their  mark  on  American  life  not 
only  politically,  but  also  cultur- 
ally as  well.  Jeans  will  become 
acceptable  attire  for  semi-for- 
mal settings.  The  Hillary 
Clinton  look  will  be  in  as  well, 
with  sale  of  headbands  and 
blazers  booming.  Jogging  will 
become  fashionable  again.  The 
sales  of  Big  Macs  will  soar.  It 
will  be  okay  to  have  inhaled 
pot,  as  Vice  President  Gore  has 
admitted  to  doing. 

As  an  aside,  I  would  like  to 
point  out  that  it  has  been  quite 
some  time  since  a  couple  of 
child-rearing  age  has  resided 
in  the  White  House.  Remem- 
ber how  the  nation  went  ga  ga 
over  the  Kennedy  kids?  Well  if 
the  Clintons  suffer  a  dip  in  the 
polls,  all  they  have  to  do  is  opt 
to  haveanother  child.  America 
loves  babies,  and  a  Presidential 
baby  would  resonate  very  well 
with  the  American  public. 
Bush's  post-Iraq  popularity 
would  seem  paltry  by  com- 
parison. Would  it  be  an  utterly 
crass  political  move?  Yes. 
Would  it  work?  Undoubtedly. 

The  President  is  the  sort  of 
person  who  prefers  substance 
over  style,  and  yet  by  seeking 
to  emulate  Reagan's  early  ac- 
tivism in  office  he  shows  that 
he  has  given  much  thought  on 
how  to  be  an  effective  President. 
If  all  else  failed,  he  can  rely  on 
his  hair.  Clinton,  like  Reagan, 
has  really  Presidential  hair. 
Whenever  Reagan  was  at  a  loss 
for  words,  forgot  his  lines  or 
had  an  attack  of  senile  dementia 
See  "Koon/'  page  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


What  do  you  think  the  three  most  influential  events  to 
our  generation  have  been? 


The  inauguration  of  Clinton; 
AIDS;  the  deficit. 
Amie  Wiseley,  Junior 
Annapolis,  MD 


AIDS;  the  Gulf  War;  MTV. 
Daniel  Ames,  Freshman 
Baltimore,  MD 


The  end  of  the  Cold  War;  AIDS; 
the  greenhouse  effect. 
Gary  Yovanovich,  Freshman 
Chaddsford,  PA 


The  discovery  of  the  AIDS  virus; 

possibly  Bill  Clinton's  election; 

and  the  invention  of  the  CD 

player. 

Tanya  Cunic,  Senior 

New  Jersey 


to  attempt 


to  enact  our  parents'  actions  in 
the  civil  rights  movement;  the 
end  of  the  Cold  War  and 
movements  toweards  nuclear 
disarmament;  theadvancement 
of  mul  ticulturalism  rather  than 
the  denial  of  it. 
Eve  Zartman,  Sophomore 
Washington,  DC 


Roe  vs.  Wade;  the  end  of  the 
Republican  era;  Rodney  King 
and  the  LA  riots. 
Jenn  Reddish,  Junior 
Denton,  MD 


Open  Forum:  Who's  Ruling  Your  Life— You  or  Them? 


Marianne  Culbertson  is  a  Sopho- 
more from  Timonium,  Maryland 
*>  defies  description.  Read  this 
W  twice.  .  .  It'll  sink  in -JMC 
Last  week  I  received  a  let- 
to  from  my  grandmother  in 
J*ich  she  stated  her  belief  that 
1  am  a  slut  and  that  I  am  cur- 
rently thelowestformof  human 
llfe-  She  formulated  this  opin- 
,tm  when  she  entered  my  room 
"Pon  dropping  me  off  at  the 
^ginning  of  the  semester.  You 
**<  when  she  stopped  ranting 
*out  raising  my  GPA,  a  fact 
*out  which  I  am  aware,  she 
noli<*d  that  I  had  a  WANTED 
P°ster  of  Jim  Morrison  on  my 
Wall.  Quoted  underneath  is  the 


folio, 


"id  la: 


wing:   "Wanted  for  lewd 


bli 


scivious  behavior,  simu- 


"n  of  masturbation  and  oral 
C0Pulation,  a  felony."  Pointbe- 


ing  that  this  poster,  an  obvious 
political  statement,  caused  her 
to  draw  the  conclusion  that  yes, 
my  sexual  practices  are  unac- 
ceptable. In  essence,  all  you 
mature  male  monetary  con- 
tributors to  this  college  who 


Marianne 
Culbertson 


have  naked  babes  posted  on 
your  walls,  be  warned.  At  any 
moment  your  relatives,  being 
the  product  of  a  lost  and  tor- 
tured civilization,  may  decide 
that  you  are  gigolos  and  that 
you  too  should  hang  a  red  light 


in  your  window  just  like  me. 

What  isit  with  thepsychotic 
people  in  this  world  and  the 
fact  that  most  of  their  outbursts 
are  directed  towards  the 
younger  generation?  Just  what 
kind  of  results  do  they  expect  to 
get  from  negative  reinforce- 
ment like  this?  Granted,  there 
are  some  of  you  out  there  with 
liberal  parents,  but  the  majority 
of  us  have  been  badgered  at 
one  time  oranotherby  someone 
who  believes  they  are  an  au- 
thority on  the  lives  that  we  are 
living.  I  am  pleased  to  say  that 
I  have  never  been  driven  to  an 
attempt  at  suicide;  I  consider 
myself  lucky. 

There  is  a  small  population 
out  there  who,  like  the  little 
match  girl  (haven't  heard  that 
one  in  a  while  have  you?),  can' t 


stand  the  constant  torture  and 
give  up.  As  the  learned  audi- 
ence may  know,  the  parents  of 
the  little  match  girl  considered 
her  to  be  a  possession  and  thus 
forced  her  to  live  her  life  at  their 
direction.  Frankly  I  think 
freezing  to  death  would  be  an 
exhilarating  experience — lying 
on  a  snowy  concrete  porch  step 
until  silent,  relieving  numbness 
steals  my  senses  and  turns  off 
my  thoughts.  I  can  just  see  my 
lips  swelling  up  to  the  color  of 
grape  KooTAid,  my  tongue 
shrivelled  hard  toclose  theback 
of  my  throat  so  I  can't  taste  the 
flavor. 

How  are  those  of  us  in  the 
younger  generation,  who  are 
constantlybeingreminded  that 
we  are  not  doing  well  enough 
at  anything  and  that  if  we  con- 


tinue to  go  on  the  way  we  are, 
we  shall  end  up  living  in  a 
cardboard  box  on  Alley  Road, 
supposed  to  believe  the  human 
race  isanything but  damned?  I 
personally  feel  that  we  (the 
younger  generation)  have  two 
choices. 

First,  we  can  all  sit  down 
and  write  letters  to  all  our 
friends  and  acquaintances,  la- 
menting our  past  futile  accom- 
plishments, woes,and  sorrows. 
Then  after  stuffing  them  into  a 
beatupTretom  Box  from  1986, 
we  can  send  our  box  of  torment 
air-mail  to  thatauthority  figure 
who  has  incessantly  tried  to  live 
our  lives  for  us.  Meanwhile, 
while  the  box  is  being  served 
in-flight  cocktails  ,we  shall  all 

See  "Authority/'  page  9 


February  5, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


'Temporary  Headline':  Freak  0n  Freaks 


Doug  "Dude"  Smith  is  a  senior 
English  major  who  is  obsessedwith 
freaks.  This  essay  is  a  postmodern 
study,  as  indicated  by  the  innova- 
tive headline,  in  his  experience 
with  the  Jim  Rose  Circus  Sideshow. 

I  used  to  know  a  guy  named 
Mike  Smutko  (his  real  name) 
who  could  perform  any  number 
of  cigarette  tricks.  He  once  atea 
lit  cigarette  in  order  to  avoid 
detection  by  a  teacher,  and 
would  often  demonstrate  his 
technique,  flipping  a  burning 
Marlboro  in  and  out  of  his 
mouth.1  The  one  time  I  tried  it, 
I  wound  up  with  a  cigarette 
burn  on  my  upperlip.  Ever  since 
then,  I  have  followed  perform- 
ers who  risked  permanent 
bodily  damage  for  their  art. 

I  remember  the  feeling  of 
disappointment  that  coursed 
through  my  body  when  they 
took  "That's  Incredible"  (not  to 
be  confused  with  "Real  People"; 
God,  what  a  silly  piece  of  crap) 
off  the  air.  You  remember...  John 
Davidson,  Fran  Tarkenton,and 
Cathie  Lee  Crosby  (not  to  be 
confused  with  Kathy  Lee 
Gifford,  of  Slim-Fast  fame) 
hosting  an  hour  jam-packed 
with  people  who  could  drag 
Mack  trucks  with  their  teeth,  or 
eat  fire,  or  catch  bullets  in  their 
teeth,  alongside  stories  featur- 
ing such  run-of-the-mill  dreck 
as  ghosts,  spontaneous  com- 
bustion, and  Bigfoot.  But  even 
"That's  Incredible"  was  inher- 
ently disappointing;  the  tricks 


weren't  really  performed  live. 
The  magician  David 
Copperfield  once  remarked,  "I 
made  the  Statue  of  Liberty  dis- 
appear, and  people  didn't  be- 
lieve it.  I  could've  made  New 
York  City  disappear,  and  the 
public  wouldn't  have  believed 
it.  They  would' ve  said  I'd  done 
it  with  video  cameras."1 1  read 
later  that  the  man  who  caught 
bullets  in  his  mouth  actually 
relied  on  trick  cameras.  Eating 
fire  is  easy  enough  to  do,  being 


Dude 


merely  an  extension  of  my  good 
friend  Mike's  cigarette  trick, 
further  aided  by  a  torch's  abil- 
ity to  bum  off  the  oxygen  in  the 
body  in  a  relatively  brief 
amount  of  time.  I  found  myself 
on  the  horns  of  a  dilemma:  how 
was  I,  as  a  legitimate  spectacle- 
seeker,  supposed  to  amuse 
myself? 

Circuses  used  to  feature 
sideshows,  where  you  would 
find  sword-swal lowers,  fire- 
eaters,  as  well  as  people  more 
"structurally  impaired."3  You 
can't  get  this  stuff  at  Ringling 
Brothers.  These  are  people  who 
get  squeamish  when  a  German 
with  a  whip  sticks  his  hand  in  a 
lion's  mouth.  Thaf  s  where  the 
Jim  Rose  Circus  Sideshow 


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comes  into  the  picture.  This  is 
the  real  thing.  Gunther  Gebel- 
Williams  can  save  the  dog-and- 
cat  show  for  "Stupid  Pet 
Tricks." 

If  you  were  oneof  the  many 
people  who  went  to  last 
summer's  Lollapalooza  festival, 
you  might  have  caught  their 
act.  If  you  shelled  out  30  bucks 
to  see  that  sad  attempt  to  re- 
capture the  past  and  didn't 
catch  their  act,  then  you  are  a 
sucker.  You  should  be  giving 
me  your  money.  You  know  me, 
and  I'd  probably  put  it  to  better 
use.*  I  wasn't  foolish  enough  to 
seethemonthatparticulartour, 
but  all  I  could  wonder  after 
witnessing  the  show  was,  why 
hadn't  these  guys  headlined? 
I  guess  I  should  explain. 
Elaborate  would  probably  be  a 
better  term...  you  can't  explain 
someone  jamming  a  meat 
skewer  through  their  face  for  a 
paying  audience  of  people.  You 
could  draw  analogies  to 
primitive  cultures  practicing 
ritual  scarification  and  body 
modification,  and  ho  wmodem 
society,  having  refined  these 
practices  to  a  token  handful 
(tattoos,  circumcision,  ear- 
piercing)  whilesimultaneously 
stripping  them  of  their  mean- 
ing, now  feels  a  need  to  return 
to  the  atavistic  simplicity  of 
early  civilization,  as  evidenced 
bytheriseofsuchgroupsasthe 
modern  primitives  and  New 
Agers. 

I,  however,  choose  to  per- 
ceive all  that  as  pseudo-intel- 
lectual horsehockey,  to  para- 
phrase Col.  Potter  in  that  com- 
mercial advertising  old  epi- 
sodes of  M*A*S*H,  available 
through  thepeopleatTime-Life 
books.5  But  that's  not  impor- 
tant. Maybe  to  some  glasses- 
wearing  computer  intellectual 
brainiac  guy,  but  not  to  me. 

I  read  somewhere  that 
myopia  is  purely  a  result  of 
civilization.  It  seems  they  did 
this  experiment  with  Eskimos 
who  hadn't  been  civilized  at 
the  time,  and  civilized  them.  At 
first  all  the  Eskimos  had  rela- 
tively perfect  vision,  but  upon 
exposure  to  civilization,  suc- 
ceeding generations  gradually 
got  worse  and  worse,  until  they 
all  were  more  or  less  blind. 
Snowblind.  Blind  as  moles. 


Blind  as  bats.  They  wound  up 
developing  a  highly  refined 
sense  of  sonar  in  order  to  get 
around  in  the  world  they  cre- 
ated underneath  the  surface  of 
the  earth.  They  became  a  race  of 
mole-people.  Then  they  killed 
all  of  the  scientists  and  most  of 
the  smart  people.  Except  me.  I 


thefrontman.  Hestaplesdollar 
bills  to  his  forehead.  He  sticks 
his  face  in  freshly  ground  glass, 
and  then  picks  the  fattest  per- 
son in  the  crowd  to  stand  on  his 
head.  Mitch  Mitchell  was  an 
incredible  drummer,  but  there 
was  a  reason  why  they  called  it 
the  Jimi  Hendrix  Experience. 


The  Jim  Rose  Circi4$  Sideshow.  Counter-clockwise  from  bottom:  Lifto; 

the  Torture  King;  Slug;  ElvisMatt  Shields;  Matt  "the  Tube" 
Crowley;  Dude  (pre-hair  cut);  Pat  Attenasw,  former  Elm  Editor  and 
Sophie  Kerr  recipient,  1992.  Photo  Credit:  Some  longhaired  American 

Indian  that  works  at  the  Tower  Records  at  Tyson's  Corner  with 

Christina,  and  drank  some  bile  beer.  He  knows  Elvis,  too,  who  is  now 

working  as  a  substitue  teacher  in  Northern  Virginia. 


escaped.  But  I'm  getting  ahead 
of  myself. 

Jim  Rose  Circus  Sideshow 
is  self-consciously  not  perfor- 
mance art.  They  are  more  fol- 
lowers of  P.T.  Barnum  than 
Chris  Burden.  They  aren't 
making  a  statement,  they  are 
simply  making  a  living.  But  by 
now,  the  question  on  the  tip  of 
any  red-blooded  American's 
tongue  must  be,  what  exactly 
do  they  DO?  What  separates 
them  from  us  in  the  grand 
scheme  of  things?  Why  should 
you  give  them  your  money,  as 
opposed  to  your  long-suffering 
and  humble  narrator? 

Well,  let's  see...  there's  Jim 
"the  Human  Dartboard"  Rose, 
of  course,  a  performer  and  ex- 
plorer of  the  pain  threshold  in 
hisown  right  butalso  the  barker 
(that's  "announcer"  in  circus 
lingo)  of  the  whole  troupe. 
Thaf  s  why  he  gets  his  name 
over  all  the  other  people.  He's 


flndy 


337  1/2  High  St. 
Music  Starts  At 
Approx.  9pm 


FRI  5  &  SAT  6  PETE  KENNEDY  Simply  One  of 
the  Best  Performers  You'll  See  Anywhere!!! 
THURS11  JULIE  HOWARD  Marvelous  Voice... 
Great  Variety  of  Tunes,  folk,  rock,  blues,  originals!! 


Rose  is  the  guy  who  probes 
the  dark  recesses  of  humanity4 
to  find  the  other  guys  in  the 
sideshow.  Plus  he's  the  only 
guy  with  a  real  name,  with  the 
exception  of  my  personal  fa- 
vorite, Matt  "the  Tube" 
Crowley.  He's  the  guy  who 
blows  up  rubber  hot  water 
bottles  with  sheer  lung  power,' 
and  asks  members  of  the  audi- 
ence to  smash  his  fingers  with 
soup  cans.  Then  there's  the  bile 
beer  "the  Tube"  brews  for  the 
crowd,  courtesy  of  an  enormous 
syringe  containing  a  40  ounce 
bottle  of  Miller  High  Life  and 
liberal  doses  of  Hershey's 
chocolate  synip,  ketchup,  and 
Maalox,  which  is  injected  into 
his  stomach  through  a  rubber 
tube  (hence  the  name)  fed 
through  his  nostril  and  through 
his  throat,  THEN  sucked  back 
up  and  drained  into  glasses 
which  the  audience  is  dared  to 
try.  And  there  is  no  shortage  of 
volunteers.  I  myself  didn't 
sample  any  of  the  "bile  beer," 
but  I  met  someone  who  did, 
who  described  it  as  being  i 
"rather  sweet."  Not  having  im-  | 
bibed  it  myself,  I  can  only  say  it 
was  rather  green.  Luminous 
green,  like  a  radium  dial  on  a 
clock. 

Then  there  is  the  aptly 
named  Torture  King,  who  sticks 
needles  through  almost  every 

See  "Freaks,"  page  8 


Washington  College  ELM 


February  5, 1993 


StartNow:  This  Week,  Plastics 


Career  News 


Chrislabel  Garcin-Zamor  is  a  jun- 
ior majoring  in  International 
studies.  This  new  weekly  column 
is  design  to  provide  facts  and  ideas 
to  update  you  on  the  state  of  the 
environment,  its  impact  on  your 
life,  and  how  you  can  help  to  save 
both  during  your  stay  here  at 
Washington  College. 

"The  journey  of  a  thousand 
miles  begins  withasingle  step." 
-Lau  Tzu 

Welcome  to  StartNow!,  the 
new  environmental  update  to 
be  featured  weekly  here  at 
Washington  College.  I  decided 
(o  write  this  column  because  I 
am  firmly  convinced  that  ev- 
erybody cares  about  the  envi- 
ronment and  would  like  to 
make  a  difference.  For  those 
who  feel  this  way  and  simply 
lack  some  innovative  tech- 
niques on  how  to  help  out  in 
conservation,  this  column  will 
provide  you  with  facts  that  af- 
fect you,  and  actual  things  you 
can  do  in  your  daily  life  here  at 
Washington  College  to  save  the 
environmentandyourpersonal 
health.  Withoutahealthyearth, 
we  could  not  survive. 

This  week,  here  is  what  you 
should  know  and  what  you  can 
doabout.-.PLASTIC.  Whatisit 
made  of  ?  Where  can  it  be 
found?  Here  are  some  scary 
facts  about  its  toxicity. 

As  I  sit  here  and  write  this 
column,  I  am  amazed  to  note 
how  much  around  me  is  com- 
posedofplastic!  Thecomputer, 
my  watch,  the  buttons  on  my 
shirt,  my  artificial  leather  san- 
dals, the  smoke  detector,  the 
window  frame,  the  chair  I  am 
sitting  on,  the  ceiling  and  light 
covers,  the  telephone,  the  trash 
bags  in  the  cans  (which  are  also 
made  of  plastic),  the  floormat, 
all  my  writing  utensils,  the  mi- 
crowave and 
refrigerator.. .nearly  75  percent 
of  everything  around  me  is 
composed  entirely  or  in  part  of 
plastic!  The  situation  is  thesame 
for  every  one  of  us  here  at  WC. 

Just  creating  plastic  de- 
stroys the  environment.  The 
manufacturing  of  foam  plastics 
releases  chloroflourocarbons 
(CFCs)  into  the  stratosphere, 
where  a  single  molecule  of  CFC 
can  destroy  many  ozone  mol- 
ecules, thus  thinning  the  pro- 
tec  tivelayerthatshields  us  from 
radiation.  The  result  hasbeen  a 
'arge  increase  in  skin  cancer, 
eye  problems  and  the  suppres- 
sion of  photosynthesis. 

The  heat  generated  from 
the  increased  radiation  is 
■neltingourice  caps,  and  water 
levels  are  rising  at  an  average 
of  seven  feet  per  year.  If  global 


warming  continues  at  its 
present  rate,  by  the  year  2050 
cities  will  become  unbearable, 
with  Washington,  DC  esti- 
mated to  experience  twelve 
days  of  the  year  at  or  above  100 
degrees  Fahrenheit,  and  eighty 
five  days  above  ninety  degrees 
Fahrenheit. 

These  chemicals  are  also 
deposited  into  our  streams  and 
dumped  anywhere  else  manu- 
facturers can  illegally  stash 
them.  These  substances  kill  or 
mutate  organisms  whose  ex- 
istencein  the  foodchain  impacts 
us.  Eight  out  of  ten  Americans 
livenear  a  hazardous  waste  site. 
There  are  over  15,000  uncon- 
trolled hazardous  waste  land- 
fills and  80,000  contaminated 
lagoons  in  the  United  States. 
The  lesser  known  fact  about  the 
chemicals  produced  by  the 
production  of  plastic  is  that  the 
majority  of  them  are  classified 
by  the  United  States  govern- 
ment as  toxic  waste. 

Americans  throw  away  a 
total  of2.5millionplastic  bottles 
every  hour,  amounting  to  30 
percent  of  everything  we  throw 
away,  and  that  amount  is 
growing.  Thereisnosuchthing 
as  bio-degradable  plastic —  this 
just  means  thata  biodegradable 
additive,  such  as  cornstarch, 
has  been  added.  Plastic  will 
not  biodegrade. 

In  addition,  plastic  is  very 
difficult  to  recycle  because  it  is 
made  from  petroleum,  and 
there  have  been  thousands  of 
different  combinations  created, 
with  each  combination  exhib- 
iting different  physical  and 
chemical  properties.  It  is  im- 
possible to  restore  all  of  these  to 
their  original  form.  To  date,  7 
million  artificial  chemical  com- 
pounds have  been  synthesized . 
Also  note  that  petroleum  is  a 
non-renewable  substance  that 
is  more  urgently  needed  for 
heating  and  transportation. 

Here  is  how  you  can  make 
a  difference: 

•  Bring  your  own  cloth, 
netted,  or  re-usable  plastic  bag 
with  you  when  you  go  shop- 
ping. So  many  people  are  do- 
ing it  now  that  you  will  not  look 
like  a  geek.  If  you  must  get  a 
bag,  ask  for  paper.  Cloth  carry- 
alls can  be  purchased  at  the 
bookstore,  netted  bags  at  Cre- 
ative Cookery  on  Cross  St.,  and 
nylon  fiber  bags  can  be  obtai  ned 
at  Superfresh.  (The  WC  book- 
store bags  are  particularly  du- 
rable for  re-use). 

•If  you  buy  six-packs  of 
beer  or  soda,  cut  the  holes  out 
in  each  one.  Some  45,000  tons 
of  plastic  waste  are  dumped 
into  the  worlds  oceans  every 
year.    Up  to  one  million  sea 


birds  and  100,000  marine 
mammals  are  killed  each  year 
.  by  six-pack  yokes. 

•Do  not  use  Saran  Wrap  or 
other  commercial  plastic  wraps. 
Avoid  buying  individually 
wrapped  fruit  and  buy  pieces 
loose  instead  of  putting  them 
into  plastic  bags.  Saran  wrap 
and  other  soft  plastics  (like  the 
new  soft-drink  bottles)  contain 
vinyl  chloride,  a  toxic  carcino- 
gen which  tends  to  leak  into 
fatty  substances  (like  cooking 
oil)  and  many  other  substances 
when  heated.  This  means  that 
micro  waving  with  Saran  Wrap, 
etc.,  is  extremely  dangerous. 

•Use  non-disposable  ra- 
zors. They  cost  about  five  dol- 
lars and  you  can  replace  the 
blade  instead  of  throwing  a 
plastic  one  away.  It  is  not  un- 
usual for  a  person  to  use  and 
throw  away  over  3,500  plastic 
shavers  in  a  lifetime. 

•Use  fountain  pens  instead 
of  throwing  away  plastic  ones. 

•Have  a  baby?  Use  cloth 
diapers.  Disposable  diapers  are 
estimated  to  take  up  to500 years 
todecomposeinalandfill.  They 
can  also  be  irritating  and  po- 
tentially carcinogenic  when  it 
comes  into  contact  with  skin. 
Sixteen  billion  disposable  dia- 
pers are  dumped  into  landfills 
in  the  United  States  each  year 
— enough  to  stretch  to  themoon 
and  back  seven  times. 

•Eating  fast  food?  Do  you 
really  need  that  straw? 

•Save  plastic  bags  for  tot- 
ing or  trash  collection. 

•Save  film  containers  for 
storage  of  small  sewing  beads 
or  other  items. 

•  Getting  carry-out  from  the 
dining  hall?  Instead  of 
styrofoam,  get  a  re-usable  plas- 
tic container  from  the  adminis- 
trative staff. 

•Use  cellulose  storage 
baggies  instead  of  plastic.  Call 
Seventh  Generation  Inc.  for  a 
catalog  at  1-800  456-1177. 

•If  you  cannot  avoid  buy- 
ing some  plastic,  recycle  it. 
Plastic  food  and  household 
containers  (laundry,  shampoo, 
motor  oil,  shrink-wrap)  can  all 
be  recycled  if  they  feature  a 
number  on  the  bottom  with  the 
little  recycling  arrows.  Make 
sure  you  collect  plastic  to  be 
recycled  alongside  your  alu- 
minum recycling  bins  in  your 
dorm. 

READ  ALL  ABOUT  IT: 
Making  Peace  With  the  Planet,  by 
Barry  Commonder;  If  You  Love 
This  Planet,  by  Helen  Caldicott, 
M.D.;  Eclogue,  Ed.  by  Bruce  N. 
Anderson;T7it?  Natural  House 
Book,  by  David  Pearson. 


Marie  Mohler 
Career  Center  Intern 

Marie  Mohler  is  a  senior  Psychol- 
ogy major  interning  at  the  Center 
for  Career  Development.  Thisweek 
begins  a  bi-weekly  column  updat- 
ing all  students  on  opportunities 
and  resources  at  the  center,  located 
in  the  Spanish  House. 

If  you  think  the  Center  for 
Career  Development  is  a  "se- 
nior center"  where  seniors  go 
for  job  placement,  think  again. 
Although  this  isoneofthemany 
valuable  resources  available  at 
the  center,  these  resources  are 
not  limited  to  seniors. 

Career  development  is  a 
four  year  process  that  begins 
when  you  launch  your  college 
career  at  freshman  orientation. 
The  purpose  of  a  liberal  arts 
education  is  to  sample  many  of 
the  subject  areas,  explore  op- 
tions, choose  a  specific  subject 
in  which  you  will  major  from 
those  options  that  you  have 
"taste-tested,"  and  then  embark 
on  a  related  career. 

What  the  career  center 
does  is  enhance  your  aware- 


ness, understanding,  and  ac- 
cessibility to  the  large  number 
of  resources  and  options  avail- 
able for  personal  growth  and 
career  development.  In  addi- 
tion, the  center  will  help  you 
choose  the  career  avenue  that  is 
best  for  you. 

For  more  information 
about  the  career  center,  there 
are  flyers  of  weekly  events  and 
activities  posted  around  cam- 
pus, and  announcements  are 
often  made  via  your  mailbox 
These  flyers  include  informa- 
tion about  job  opportunities, 
availableintemships,life/work 
planning  workshops,  inter 
views,  and  much  more. 

Stop  by  the  Career  Center, 
conveniently  located  in  the 
Spanish  House  on  campus,  and 
visit  Dr.  Cades  and  Vicky 
Sawyer,  who  will  be  more  than 
willing  to  talk  with  you  and 
acquaint  you  with  the  resources 
available.  Look  for  biweekly 
updates  in  the  ELM  for  infor- 
mation on  the  job  market  and 
other  events  and  activities  that 
may  pique  your  interest. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

February  5-11 

7T~T~~r~  Korczak 

I     1 1 1    I    I    UV^  I  I  V-^O  i        Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 


TheCoffee  House  presents  Friday  Night  Live,  featuring  Dark  Horse  Running. 
9  p.m.-l  a.m.  "Free* 


5 

Friday 


Alumni  Basketball  Game,  Cain  Gymnasium,  5  p.m. 


6 

Saturday 


The  Reverand  Jesse  Jackson  will  speak  at  Towson  State 
University's  Towson  Center  at  8  p.m.  $ 


7 

Sunday 


O'Neil  Literary  House  Monday  Series  presents. . .  Writing  for  the  Non-Literary: 
Turning  Declarative  Sentences  Into  Dollars.  A  talk  by  John  Boddie,  '60.  O'Neil 
Literary  House.  Tea  is  at  4  p.m.,  lecture  is  at  4:30p.m. 


8 

Monday 


Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance  presents...  Defining 
Feminism.  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  Miller  Library,  7  p.m. 


9 

Tuesday 


Career  Developments  presents  Careers  in  Banking. 
Info  Session  with  Steve  Tacka.  Sophie  Kerr  Room, 
Miller  Library,  7  p.m. 

Snickers  Comedy  Club  presents  John  Henson. 
C-House,  8:30  p.m.  $1  donation  requested. 


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Wednesday 


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In  their  four  year  collaboration 
in  Dark  Horse  Running,  Dirk 
Schwenkand  Penny  Weintraub 
have  generated  a  poiseand  style 
thatismagnetic.  Onstage, they 
make  a  seamless  transition  be- 
tween the  sadly  poignant  "Last 
Saturday"  and  a  rousing  cover 
of  Stevie  Ray  Vaughn's  "Mary 
Had  A  Little  Lamb."  This  is  the 
kind  of  dynamic  change  which 
defines  the  performance  and 
songwriting  of  this  talented 
pair.    "Often  in  my  songs,  I 


create  characters  and  let  them 
define  theaction,  complete  with 
their  flashes  of  anger,  joys,  fears. 
. .  the  stuff  people  and  relation- 
ships are  shaped  by,"  says  Di  rk, 
the  principle  songwriter  for  the 
act.  While,  at  times,  his  char- 
acter sketches  are  placed  in  his- 
torical settings  or  far  away 
places,  they  are  always  devel- 
oped in  a  personal  way  that 
allows  the  listener  to  step  into 
theirworldforamoment.  "And 
yes,  one  of  them  is  usually  me." 


Student  Profile: 
H.  Lynn  Clifford 


H.  Lynn  Clifford  is  known  around  campus  as  a  mover  and  a 
shaker.  And  why  not?  She  hardly  has  any  time  for  herself. 
Whether  it  be  working  on  her  thesis  or  attending  one  of  the  many 
meetings  of  the  many  activities  that  she  is  involved  in,  it  is  hard 
for  a  lot  of  people  to  get  in  touch  with  her.  Lynn  is  a  senior 
Psychology  major  with  a  Gender  Studies  minor  that  likes  to  make 
things  happen.  She  started  the  Womens'  Issues  Discussion  Group 
because  she  felt  that  women  should  have  a  place  for  open, 
intimate  conversation,  with  other  women,  about  their  lives  and 
troubles.  She  later  decided  to  change  the  group  in  order  to  help 
men  and  women  learn  to  understand  themselves  and  each  other. 
She  called  it  the  Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance.  Since  its 
inception,  the  group  has  brought  many  notable  speakers  to 
campus.  Besides  founding  and  running  GRAA,  Lynn  also  holds 
positions  on  the  Student  Affairs  Committee  and  the  Academic 
Council  Committee.  She  has  been  riding  horses  since  she  was  two 
years  of  age  and  she  is  a  devout  vegetarian,  no  t  because  it  is  trendy 
but  because  she  follows  its  philosophy.  After  graduation,  Lynn 
plans  on  driving  west  for  a  few  months,  with  only  her  dog, 
Madison,  for  company.  She  plans  to  do  a  little  soul-searching  on 
this  trip  which  she  describes  as  "a  human  challenge  and  her 
challenge  asa  woman."  Eventually,  Lynn  would  like  to  earn  a  Ph. 
D.  in  alternative  types  of  therapy.  This  means  that  she  would  like 
to  help  people  leam  to  integrate  back  into  society  and  to  help  them 
help  themselves.  And  her  longer  ranged  goals  include  writing  a 
few  books  and,  eventually,  setting  up  a  Conservation  Center  for 
Wolves. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


February  5, 1993 


A  View  Of  Chestertown 


George  Jamison 

X&E  Editor 

This  past  week,  a  very  rare 
and  unique  painting  was  un- 
veiled on  campus.  The  27-by- 
65  inch  painting  is  actually  four 
glued  pieces  of  canvas.  The 
importance  of  this  painting  not 
only  lies  in  its  depiction  of 
Chestertown  in  the  late-1700's; 
it  also  shows  the  orginal 
building  that  was  Washington 
College-  Dr.RobertJ.H. Janson- 
La  Palme,  an  Art  Historian  and 
professor  at  WC,  explained  the 
history  and  importance  of  this 
painting,  and  also  the  tremen- 
dous work  that  it  took  to  even- 
tually bring  this  painting  back 
to  Chestertown. 

Janson-La  Palme,  being 
interested  in  the  history  of  WC, 
wanted  to  find  out  what  the 
original  building  looked  like  in 
1788,  the  founding  year  of  WC. 
However,  this  building  was 
destroyed  by  fire  in  1827  and 
was  later  replaced  by  William 
Smith  Hall.  Through  an  ar- 
eheological  investigation, 
Janson-LaPalme  found  that  the 
building  existed  on  the  same 
location  as  the  Hill  Dorms  and 
tha  t  i  t  measured  1 60  feet  across. 
Also  through  his  investigations 


of  the  building,  Janson-La 
Palme  learned  about  the  paint- 
ing, which  was  then  owned  by 
Rev.  Dr.  Richard  Hooker 
Wilmer.  In  1986,  Janson-La 
Palme  went  to  see  the  painting 
and  after  some  persuasion  by 
the  college,  Wilmer  gave  the 
Painting  to  good  ol'  Washing- 
ton College.  It  was  then  kept  in 
storage  until  the  arrival  of 
President  Charles  Trout,  and 
he  agreed  that  the  painting 
should  be  properly  restored. 
The  restoration  was  completed 
in  December  of  1992,  after  a 
year  and  a  half  of  work. 

The  importance  of  this 
painting  lies  in  the  depiction  of 
the  college  building  on  the  ho- 
rizon line  in  careful  detail  and 
the  entire  town  of  Chestertown 
beneath  it.  It  also  depicts  a 
view  of  the  Chester  River,  a 
farm  to  the  south  of  town,  the 
Hynson -Ringgold  House,  the 
Emannuel  Church,  a  tiny  bit  of 
the  Kent  County  School,  the 
parent  of  WC,  and  also  the  very 
house  from  which  the  painting 
was  originaly  removed. 

The  painting  will  remain  in 
the  entry  of  Bunting  Hall  until 
such  time  as  the  renovation  of 
William  Smith  Hall  is  com- 
pleted. 


Boddie  Kicks  off  Monday  Series 


On  Monday,  February  8,  the 
O'Neill  Literary  House  Mon- 
day Series  will  present  Wash- 
ington College  alumnus  John 
Boddie  '60.  Boddie  received 
his  B.A.  in  Economics  just  be- 
fore the  1960'sbecame  "memo- 
rable." Today,  he  is  the  owner 
of  Unusual  Software,a  consult- 
ing firm  whose  clients  include 
AT&T,  Xerox,  Du  Pont,  GTE, 
and  SmithKline  Beecham. 

He  has  written  a  book  on 
computer  systems  develop- 


ment that  was  chosen  as  an  al- 
ternative selection  by  anational 
book  club  and  has  since  been 
translated  into  Japanese.  He 
has  written  individual  articles 
for  several  computer  industry 
publications,  including 
Computerworld,  PC  Magazine, 
and  American  Programmer.  His 
second  book,  The  Infonnation 
Asset:  Rational  DP  Funding  and 
Other  Radical  Notions,  is  sched- 
uled for  publicationby  Prentice 
Hall  during  the  first  quarter  of 


1993.  Boddie's  talk.  Writing  for 
the  Non-Literary:  Turning  De- 
clarative Sentences  into  Dollars, 
will  begin  at  4:30,  following  tea 
at  4  p.m.  His  talk  will  cover 
topics  from  some  examples  of 
the  ways  in  which  writing  and 
presentation  skills  lead  to  both 
personal  and  professional  ad- 
vancement, to  the  challenges 
that  the  current  uses  of  com- 
puters and  multi-media  and  the 
way  they  are  spreading  into 
everyday  life. 


Hunt  Finds  Nazis  Tiresome 


Gerard  Hunt 


AV  Guy 

If  films  aimed  at  the  enter- 
tainment value  of  the  movie 
industry  are  the  only  type  of 
movie  you  wish  to  watch,  then 
rent  a  movie.  If  you  are  inter- 
ested in  good  movies  that 
present  an  alternative  view  on 
world  events,  then  Norman 
James  may  be  the  place  to  go. 
Although  the  story  of  a  Ger- 
man-Jew was  shown  two  weeks 
ago,  I  recommend  returning  to 
see  what  life  was  like  for  those 
who  did  not  escape  the  city  of 


Warsaw  when  the  Nazis  in- 
vaded. Once  again,  this  is  a 
true  story.  The  title  character, 
Dr.  Korczak,  is  a  well  known 
doctor  and  radio  personality 
who  avoids  several  opportuni- 
ties to  escape  the  ghetto.  He 
stays  to  help  the  children  of  an 
orphanage  he  runs,  and  fights 
for  their  welfare.  Korczak's 
dedication  is  possibly  the  only 
uplifting  feature  of  this  movie, 
but  then  again,  how  uplifting 
can  the  true  story  of  a  Polish 
Jew  in  World  War  II  be?  The 
movieitselfisputtogethervery 
well  and  filmed  in  black  and 


whitetoaddtothehorrorofthe 
events. 

Unfortunately  for  the 
movie,  most  people  are  more 
than  aware  of  the  atrocities 
committed  by  the  Nazis  and 
have  been  sensitized  against 
shock  from  a  story  of  this  na- 
ture. Perhaps  it  is  because  ev- 
eryone has  read,  or  seen,  the 
Diary  of  Anne  Frank  ad 
nauseum.  At  least  that  story 
had  suspense.  When  watching 
Korczak,  it  is  painfully  obvious 
that  everyone  in  the  ghetto  will 
die,  and  this  can  make  it  diffi- 
cult to  sit  through.  Perhaps  it  is 
intended  that  we  know  in  order 
to  illustrate  the  courage  and 
dedication  of  Korczak.  There 
was  little  he  could  do,  but  he 
faced  his  fate  with  dignity. 

Maybe  the  ending  they  use 
is  symbolic  enough,  with  the 
group  disappearing  into  the 
fog.  It  does  not  matter  that  I 
have  told  the  ending  because 
the  point  of  the  movie  is  not  the 
outcome,  but  the  strength  and 
courage  of  Korczak  in  making 
the  best  of  a  hopeless  situation. 
I  wish  I  could  speakmore  highly 
of  the  film;  after  all,  it  is  a  good 
movie,  but  only  if  you  are  in- 
terested in  the  Jewish  experi- 
ence in  the  holocaust. 


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Dude  Continued 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Freaks/'  from  page  4 

part  of  his  body,  including  his 
eye  sockets  and  voicebox.  He 
also  walks  on  razor-sharp 
swords  (yawn)  and  does  the 
old  "lightbulb  in  the  mouth" 
trick  we  all  remember  Jackie 
Coogan  as  Uncle  Fester  per- 
forming on  the  "Addams  Fam- 
ily."8 The  Torture  King  is  the 
spiritual  backbone  of  the  Side- 
show, an  ascetic.  Sort  of  like 
Siddhartha  in  that  book.  You 
know,  Siddhartha.  Then  there's 
Slug,  who  eats  bugs,  swallows 
swords  and  plays  keyboards. 
And  then  there's  the  Amazing 
Mr.  Lifto,  who  plays  Keith 
Richards  to  Rose's  Mick  Jagger. 
And  what  does  Lifto  do?  Well, 
he...  lifts  things. 
With  hooks. 

Set  into  various  parts  of  his 
anatomy. 

And  which  parts  would 
those  be? 

Lefs  just  say  that  during 
the  Lifto  segment,  the  spectator 
transcends  being  just  a  mem- 
ber of  the  audience.  It's  more 
like  an  audience  of  the  mem- 
ber. Yeah.  It  hurts  to  watch,  but 
at  the  same  time  it's  strangely 
cathartic.  Kind  of  like  watching 
any  example  of  "physical  hu- 
mor" on  "America's  Funniest 
Home  Videos."  Lifto  is  a  freak. 
In  my  book,  anybody  who  has  a 
holein  his  tongue isa  fullblown 
freak.  Raising  a  suitcase  with  a 
coat-hanger  stuck  through  it 
just  sort  of  clinches  things.  Re- 
minds me  of  the  old  Eddie 
Murphy  routine  about  the  guy 
who  shot  the  Pope:  somebody 
who  wanted  to  go  to  Hell  but 
didn't  want  to  stand  in  line. 

I  was  able  to  meet  the  per- 
formers after  the  show;  the  only 
question  I  got  to  ask  Lifto  be- 
fore he  limped  off  was,  "Thaf  s 
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"It  does."  Dumb  question.  It 
should  be  noted,  however,  that 
Lifto  had  no  shortage  of  women. 
He  was  a  regular  babe  magnet, 
especially  with  all  that  steel  set 
into  his  body.  Makes  you  won- 
der how  he  practices  safe  sex- 
hell,  it  makes  me  wonder  how 
he  gets  through  the  metal  de- 
tector at  the  airport. 

The  appeal  of  seeing  some- 
thing like  this  live,  on  stage,  in 
the  flesh,  is  the  same  reason 
Evel  Knievel's  attempt  to  cross 
Snake  River  on  a  rocket  is  infi- 
nitely cooler  than  any  stunt  he 
performed  successfully.  There's 
always  the  chance  that 
somebody's  going  to  fuck  up. 
My  buddy  Mike  had  another 
trick  which  he  stopped  per- 
forming soon  after  I  met  him.  It 
entailed  filling  his  mouth  with 
butane  from  a  cigarette  lighter 
and  then  lighting  it  while  he 
exhaled,  spitting  out  a  huge  ball 
of  fire.  It  should  be  noted  here 
that  Mike  had  a  full  moustache 
despite  the  fact  he  was  only 
fourteen.  The  one  and  only  time 
I  saw  him  attempt  this  stunt 
was  in  the  cafeteria  of  Mount 
Vemon  High  School  in  front  of 
the  entire  A  lunch  (we  had  three 
lunch  shifts:  A,  B  and  the  ever 
popular  C  lunch),  and  he 
burned  off  half  of  his  facial  hair. 
Needless  to  say,  hehad  to  spend 
the  rest  of  the  day  walking 
around  with  half  a  moustache. 
Once  inawhileyou  have  to 
toss  a  pebble  into  the  well  to 
prove  how  deep  it  is. 

Another  true  story:  Harry 
Houdini — a  true  showman  and 
professional  in  every  sense  of 
the  word,  a  man  who  used  to 
lock  himself  up  in  straitjackets 
(plural),*  chains,  and  boxes, 
have  people  dump  him  into 
freezing  water  while  he  held 
hisbreath,  escape,and  then  wait 
underwater  until  he  figured  the 
crowd  had  had  enough  sus- 
pense— used  to  havea  bit  where 


he'd  call  out  people  in  the  audi- 
ence to  punch  him  as  hard  as 
they  could  in  the  stomach.  He 
discontinued  this  portion  of  his 
routine  when  a  skeptic 
suckerpunched  him  in  the  gut 
after  a  show,  rupturing  his  ap- 
pendix and  killing  him.  Slight 
career  setback. 

G.G.  Allin,  famous  rock- 
star/convict/sicko,  is  notorious 
for  playing  concerts  where, 
among  other  things,  he  threat- 
ens to  commit  suicide  on-stage. 
He  has  yet  to  deliver,  but  the 
joke's  on  his  fans:  he  plans  to 
take  as  many  of  them  with  him 
as  possible.  I'm  sure  the  Jim 
Rose  Circus  Sideshow  folks  are 
professionals  and  wouldn't  do 
anything  they  weren't  sure  of, 
but  you  tend  to  lose  sight  of 
that  when  the  Torture  King 
bleedsreal  blood,  or  peopleyou 
know  chug  a  glass  of  bile  beer. 
In  the  modern  world,  we 
are  constantly  surrounded  by 
death.  1  saw  a  woman  gunned 
down  in  Washington,  D.C.  over 
Christmas  break,  the  first  of 
what  could  prove  to  be  another 
record-breaking  year  in  the 
nation's  Murder  Capital,  and  it 
seemed  like  high  theatre.10  If 
anything,  it  didn't  seem  real. 
After  the  last  decade  and  a  half 
of  slasher  films,  the  blood 
somehow  didn't  look  right.11 
The  thought  that  someone 
could  die  (or  at  least  hurt  them- 
selves really  bad)  on  stage  takes 
me  back  to  the  glory  days  of  the 
Roman  Empire  and  Dr.  Ami's 
"Ancient  World"  class.  Gladi- 
ators are  considered  barbaric, 
because  they  made  murder  a 
spectator  sport.  Today,  we  can 
see  people  like  Jim  Rose  commit 
acts  of  potential  suicide  and 
actual  self-mutilation.  Thaf  s 
progress.  People  who  write  off 
this  kind  of  thing  as  disgusting 
or  stupid  have  missed  the 
point.12 

Jim  Rose  and  his  crew  have 


as  much  right  to  do  what  they 
do  as  you  have  to  light  up  a 
cigarette  or  walk  down  a  street 
or  vote  for  the  candidate  of  your 
choice  in  an  election,  all  of  which 
are  potentially  fatal  acts.  If  you 
don't  like  it,  don't  watch  it. 
Don't  give  them  your  money. 
Give  me  yourmoney.  I'll  prom- 
ise not  to  hang  irons  from  my 
nipples,  or  from  any  other  part 
of  my  anatomy.  These  people 
do  what  they  do  because  they 
like  it,  and  without  a  doubt 
they'll  continue  to  do  whether 
ornotyouorlaretheretowatch 
them.  Maybe  it  is  a  return  to 
primitivism;  maybe  it  isa  spiri- 
tual lancing  of  our  festering 
society.  All  I  know  is  it  sure 
beats  boxing. 


End  Notes 

1  The  other  thing  that  I  remember  about 
Mike  was  that  he  had  asidekick...  more 
like  a  permanent  growth  on  his  per- 
sonal space...  who  wasalmost  a  midget, 
as  close  to  being  an  albino  as  one  can  be 
without  actually  being  an  albino,  and  a 
dead  ringer  for  Tom  Petty.  He  also 
sharedhisname  with  oneof  our  nation's 
most  renowned  Chief  Justices.  Really. 
No  fooling.  I  went  to  public  school. 
1  Actually  he  didn't  say  this,  but  I'm 
sure  he  would  if  I  asked  him  to. 
'Deliberate  attempt  at  political  correct- 
ness. Really  I'm  talking  about  freaks  of 
nature.  Alligator  people.  Hermaphro- 
dites. Two  headed  babies  preserved  in 
jars  of  formaldehyde.  That  kind  of  shit. 
*  Made  you  look. 

'Not  having  seen  the  show  in  about 
five  years,  the  commercial's  repeated 
hammering  of  randomly  selected  idi- 
otic lines  has  definitely  killed  any  inter- 
est I  have  in  reviewing  the  wacky  mis- 
adventures of  the  4077th  gang.  If  I  hear 
Mike-Farrell-as-B.J.-Honeycutsay  'Yes 
yes  that's  the  one"  one  more  time,  I'm 
going  to  kill  someone.  Hopefully  the 
Annoying  Girl  on  "Full  House."  Yes 
yes  that's  the  one...  You  know,  I  just 
found  out  she's  really  TWINS.  Child 
labor  laws,  it  seems.  What  about  us, 
huh?  What  about  our  rights?  The 
American  legal  system  just  coddles 
criminals.  My  favoritemovie  of  all  time 
is  "Death  Wish,"  second  favorite  "The 
Star  Chamber."  Too  bad  the  Time- Life 
folks  didn't  combine  their  Home  Re- 
pair series  with  their  Serial  Killer  se- 


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ries...sortofahow-to  manual.  Nowl'm 
just  gonna  have  tosettleforplayingmy 
Ice-T  records  backwards  for  inspiration. 
'Or  in  the  case  of  the  Torture  King,  the 
dark  dumpsters  of  humanity. 
7  One  cannot  help  recalling  a  similar 
feat  by  legendary  Russian  performer 
Vselav  Botkin.  Having  no  library  in  the 
desolatecave  where  I  live  like  Timon  in 
his  log  cabin,  I  am  compelled  for  the 
purpose  of  quick  citation  to  quote  an 
outdated  (1977)  edition  of  the  Guinness 
Book  of  World  Records  which,  I  hope, 
sufficiently  approximates  the  current 
text,  or  is  at  least  faithful  to  its 
spirit:"HOT  WATER  BOTTLE  BLOW: 
Englishman  Stuart  Hughes  is  one  of 
two  masters  of  this  esoteric  art.  The 
bottles  can  measure  more  than  5  feet 
long  before  they  burst"  For  a  photo- 
graphic appraisal  of  Hughes'  feat,  see 
page  470  of  this  edition. 
■  Did  they  do  this  in  the  movie?  1  never 
saw  it.  I'm  a  purist,  I  guess.  Angelica 
Huston  as  Morticianever  really  worked 
for  me.  Carolyn  Jones  was  and  will 
always  be  the  sexiest  woman  on  TV. 
No,  really. 

*  Jim  Rose  escapes  from  straitjackets, 
too.  You  can  see  his  shoulder  popoutof 
its  socket  whilehe'sdoingit.Hedoosn't 
do  it  underwater,  but  then  again,  if  you 
want  Houdini,  grab  a  shovel. 
"Before  I  start  receiving  hate  mail  and 
death  threats  from  the  percentage  o[ 
readers  out  there  who  write  hate  letters 
and  death  threats  for  this  kind  of  thing, 
1  should  point  out  that  the  average 
American  witnesses  over  11,000  mur- 
ders on  television  by  the  age  of  fourteen 
(statistics  taken  from  the  Society  for  the 
Eradication  of  Television  Fact  Sheet). 
I'm  a  month  short  of  twenty  two.  You 
do  the  math.  We  ritually  desensitize 
ourselves  to  death.  It's  a  horrible 
thought,  but  anybody  who  claims  to 
feel  any  great  outpouring  of  emotion 
for  one  example  of  the  constant  churn- 
ing of  the  Grim  Reaper  around  you 
should  be  living  in  a  bubble.  Not  to 
return  to  the  M'A'S'H  theme,  but  when 
they  killed  off  McLean  Stevenson's 
character,  people  actually  wrote  letters 
saying  things  like"You  can't  do  this. 
Col.  Blake  is  like  family."  Actual 
physical  threats  were  issued.  The 
writers' response:  "Lotsofpeoplehave 
died  in  every  episode  of  the  series  [al- 
ready several  seasons  into  its  run].  Ifs 
a  hospital  in  the  middle  of  a  war,  fer 
Chrissakes.  Why  didn't  you  write  be- 
fore? Because  you're  a  bunch  of 
crybabies  who  are  too  attached  to  a  guy 
to  whom  the  phrase  Trigger  and  better 
things'  translates  into  Tlello,  Larr/ " 
Or  something  like  that.  Go  waste  your 
tears  on  people  who  deserve  them,  not 
some  face  in  the  crowd  whose  claim  to 
fame  for  you  is  being  posthumously 
referenced  in  a  college  newspaper  ar- 
ticle. That  isn't  reality...  stick  your 
thumb  in  your  eye.  Thaf  s  reality.  Yes, 
I'm  pulling  the  same  trick  some  of  my 
professors  do.  I'm  [pre-empting  the 
arguments  of]  a  few  specific  people 
and  I'm  taking  it  out  on  everyone.  Bui 
lefs  just  get  this  straight  right  now  1 
am  tired  of  this  game  and  so  is  my  staff- 
Fuck  with  us  and  you'll  see  it  in  print. 
Go  ahead.  I  dare  you.  Whoop!  Whoop! 
Whoop! 

11 A  favorite  quote  of  mine,  as  appro- 
priate as  any  other  to  drop  in  right 
about  now:  "Sometimes  I  think  that  the 
continual  consumption  of  such  imag65 
become  snapshots,  in  TV  news,  news- 
paper photos,  magazine  photo-essays, 
filmsand  videos,  makeusfeel  immortal; 
not  alive  as  humans  once  were;  and, 
like  gods,  not  quite  capable  of  death' 
One  figure  for  this  in  my  thinking  •* 
Patty  Hearsfs  demonic  kidnapped' 
who,  when  their  not-so-safe  house  was 
surrounded,  stayed  inside,  watchmS 
themselves  on  TV  as  the  police  burnt 
them  up.  I  imagine  they  felt  they 
couldn't  really  be  dying  because  they 
were  watching  themselves  on  televi- 
sion, and  so  were  outside  the  flame5 
that  consumed  them.  Besides,  they 
could  always  change  the  channel' 
From  Jay  Cantor's  essay,  "Death  and 
the  Image" 

"They  probably  haven't  seen  Lifto  do 
his  thing,  either.  No  pun  intended. 


Washington  College  ELM 


February  5, 1993 


"Authority/'  from  page  3 

lake  those  lives  away  from  the 
authority  figures  and  give  our 
souls  to  yet  another  unknown 
figure  on  high. 

Second,  we  can  accept  that 
through  the  duration  of  our 
lives  we  willbe  tortured  by  such 
simply  grotesque  things  as 
hangnails  which  bleed  and  peel, 
bleed  and  peel,  till  there  is 
nothing  but  pulp  left,  all  of 
course  resulting  in  the  inevi- 
table end,  as  it  is  mankind's 
destiny  to  be  killed  off. 

So,  shall  we  sitand  wait  for 
the  inevitable  while  enduring 


grotesque  torture  or  pull  out 
our  old  shoeboxes  and  avoid 
the  whole  damn  thing?  I  per- 
sonally will  opt  for  the  third 
selection,  which  I  didn't  men- 
tion before:  As  the  red  lightbutb 
in  my  window  is  currently 
dimming  I  shall  replace  it  with 
a  green  one  and  rebel  against 
the  present  past  and  future  ani- 
mosity of  theolder  generations 
taking  my  life  for  my  own.  No, 
I  will  not  be  accepting  propo- 
sitions of  any  kind,  as  I  am 
turning  to  abstinence  asa  result 
of  my  authority  figures'  influ- 
ence over  me. 


"Faculty/'  from  page  1 

design  for  self-study  without 
reservations."  The  faculty  and 
administration  are  currently 
forming  task  forces  to  deal  with 
each  aspectsof  the  college- wide 
academic  review. 

He  added  that  data  from 
the  various  college  reports  put 
out  in  current  years,  which  is 
maintained  by  Helen  Kerr,  Di- 
rector of  Institutional  Research, 
"has  been  rather  tightly  held  in 
the  past,"  Wubbels  said.  "This 
seems  to  be  rather  counterpro- 
ductive —  we  can't  do  Middle 
States  at  all  if  we  continue  to 
hoard  data ...  and  Ifeel,  if  there's 
any  question,  we  should  err  on 
the  side  of  generosity." 

"Certain  information,  such 
asfacultysalariesby  individual, 
and  student  academic  records 
by  individual,  will  be  kept  con- 
fidential," said  Wubbels,  add- 
ing that  other  archives  should 
be  opened  to  the  ELM. 

•  Dean  Wubbels  also  re- 
ported for  the  Long-Range 
NarmingCommittee,whichhas 
created  five  new  task  forces: 
Admissions,  Image  and  Mar- 
bling; Student  Learning;  Stu- 


dent Life;  Student  Futures;  and 
Budget  and  Financing. 

•  Another  new  adminis- 
trative committee  was  an- 
nounced by  Senior  Vice  Presi- 
dent for  Management  and  Fi- 
nance Gene  Hessey.  TheSafety 
Committee  will  have  its  first 
meeting  in  the  next  few  weeks; 
issues  will  include  regular  re- 
view of  accident  reports,  in- 
spection of  the  campus,  and 
training  sessions  for  employ- 
ees. 

SGA  Senators  suggested  at 
their  Tuesday  meeting  that  a 
student(s)  be  included  on  this 
committee. 

•  Professor  Nancy  Tatum 
expressed  concern  about  the 
speed,  or  lack  thereof,  of  the 
mail  service.  Professor  Steven 
Cades  explained  that  the 
change  in  the  handling  of  the 
mail  was  responsible  for  the 
consequential  speed  decrease: 
while  formerly  handled  by  col- 
lege employees,  the  Post  Office 
now  collects  and  delivers  the 
mail  on  its  regular  route. 
Hessey  said  he  would  address 
the  matter  with  the  Postmaster 
of  Chestertown. 


Attention  Seniors: 

Submit  your  quote  and  picture  for  the 

Pegasus  to  Krissie  Callahan  or  Mary 

Jefferson  by  Feb.  17 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

he  could  just  kick  back  and 
count  on  his  hair  to  pull  him 
through.  All  the  really  great 
Presidents  had  great  hair; 
Washington,  Jefferson,  Lincoln 
and  Kennedy.  Bush  had  really 
unpresidential  hair,  which  is 
probably  a  big  reason  why  he 
was  a  one-term  President. 

America  will  be  watching 
Clinton's  every  move,  and  we 
will  find  much  to  like,  dislike 
and  argue  about.  The  Republi- 
cans in  congress  will  sulk  for  a 
while,  but  they  will  probably 
find  that  Clinton  will  be  more 
accommodating  to  their  desires 
than  Reagan  and  Bush  ever 
were  to  those  of  congressional 
Democrats. 

Who,  then,  are  the  big  los- 
ers in  this  past  election?  When 
one  recalls  the  Republican 
Convention,  the  answer  shines 
out  like  a  beacon:  right-wing 
Christians.  Whenever  a  Re- 
publican was  in  the  White 
House,  the  fundamentalists  had 
a  measure  of  political  legiti- 
macy. In  Dallas,  the  Republi- 
can platform  reflected  the  im- 
portance of  this  constituency. 
Now  they  are  clearly  on  the 
outs,  and  many  Republicans  are 
wondering  if  their  fundamen- 
talist allies  do  them  more  harm 
than  good. 

The  mistake  the  Republi- 
cans made  was  to  attach  too 
muchimportancetothe  funda- 
mentalist vote.  My  fellow  South 
Carolinian,  Lee  Atwater,  at- 
tempted to  rectify  this  by  as- 
serting that  Republican  oppo- 
sition to  abortion  was  not 
monolithic  and  that  there  was 
room  for  ideological  diversity 
within  the  party.  But  Bush's 
handlers  during  the  election 
were  too  enamored  of  the  coali- 


tion which  brought  Reagan  to 
Washington  to  let  go  of  the  anti- 
abortion  position.  Although  it 
may  be  argued  that  the  abor- 
tion issue  is  not  one  which  gen- 
erally works  to  the  benefit  of 
pro-choice  candidates,  I  believe 
that,  given  the  fact  thatClinton's 
margin  of  victory  was  rather 
narrow,  this  issue  may  have 
worked  in  his  favor; 

A  1980  Conservative  Digest 
article  asserted  that  the  big  is- 
sues for  fundamentalists  were 
busing,  abortion,  pornography, 
education,  traditional  Biblical 
moral  values  and  quotas.  On 
the  issues  of  busing  and  quotas 
the  racism  of  fundamentalism 
is  exposed.  Although  Jesus 
himself  asked  water  of  the  Sa- 
maritan woman  and  acknowl- 
edged no  boundaries  of  race  or 
nationality  before  God,  the 
Christian  lunatic  fringe  ignores 
the  teachings  of  Jesus  and  con- 
tinually reveal  their  unchristian 
xenophobia  on  these  issues. 

As  far  as  pornography  is 
concerned,  one  need  look  no 
further  than  Jimmy  Swaggart 
to  see  that  these  folks  are  hypo- 
critical. At  the  pulpit  they 
preach  about  the  wages  of  sin, 
but  in  private  the/ re  knocking 
their  knockwursts  while  pe- 
rusingthe  latest  issue  of  Nubile 
Coed  Whores. 

When  a  fundamentalist 
says  he's  interested  in  educa- 
tion, what  he  really  means  is 
that  he  wants  to  force  children 
to  pray  in  school.  And  when  he 
says  he's  in  favor  of  Biblical 
moral  values  or  family  values 
he  really  means  that  he's  op- 
posed to  premarital  sex,  homo- 
sexuality, birth  control,  long 
hair  on  boys  and  Madonna. 

The  agenda  of  the  Chris- 
tian right  is  and  alway  shasbeen 
to  take  us  back  to  the  last  cen- 


tury. In  the  19th  century  they 
sought  to  take  us  back  to  the 
1 8th  century,  and  in  a  few  years 
they  may  well  regard  the  20th 
century  as  the  good  old  days  of 
family  values  and  Christian 
virtue.  But  the  fact  is  that,  al- 
though they  are  loud  and  ob- 
noxious, they  are  far  outside  of 
the  American  mainstream. 

Most  Americansdo  not  live 
their  lives  the  way  that  funda- 
mentalist Christians  want  them 
to.  Furthermore,  most  Ameri- 
cans resent  anyone  telling  them 
how  to  live.  This  is  why  the 
Christian  right  will  never  be 
anything  but  a  sideshow  in 
American  politics.  They  will 
try  to  regroup,  they  will  prob- 
ably succeed  in  raising  more 
money  and  they  may  even  re- 
tain an  important  role  in  the 
Republican  Party.  But  that's 
all.  If  everything  goes  well, 
they  will  be  out  in  the  wilder- 
ness for  a  long  long  time. 


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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


WAC  Women's  Hoops 
Destroys  St.  Johns; 
Falls  to  Bristol,  65-26 


Eleanor  Shriver 


Staff  Writer 

The  Women's  Basketball 
Club  continued  its  season  last 
week  with  games  against  St. 
John'sCollegeofAnnapolisand 
Bristol  College  of  Tennessee. 

The  Lady  Hoopsters  had 
their  second  win  of  the  season 
attheexpenseofSt. John's.  Like 
the  Shorewomen,  St.  John's  is 
in  its  first  season  of 
intercollegiate  competition. 
The  six  Shorewomen  proved  to 
be  too  much  for  the  home  team 
despite  the  fact  their  bench 
doubled  ours  in  numbers. 
Eleanor  Shriver,  Pam 
Hendrickson,  and  Erica  Estep 
all  combined  for  40  of  the  teams 
52  points.  The  final  was  52-23 
and  theevening  was  capped  off 
with  a  hearty  ring  of  the  VIC- 
TORY bell!! 

This  past  Monday  night, 
the  club  met  Bristol  College  in 
the  Cain  Athletic  Center  for  the 
second  time  this  season.  The 
teameffort  showed  on  the  court 
with  every  player  contributin; 


Washington  Crew  Sets  New 
World  Record;  168  Hours 


to  the  scoring  and  rebounding. 
Nicole  Zemanski,  Estep,  and 
Shriver  led  the  scoring,  while 
point-guard  Hendrickson  had 
a  season  high  seven  in  re- 
bounding. Kelle  Eakin  also 
proved  feisty  on  the  inside, 
grabbing  three  off  the  boards. 
All  this  hard  work  was  not 
enough  to  overcome  Bristol  as 
the  final  score  was  65-26. 

Coach  Cole  is  more  than 
pleased  with  the  team's 
progress. 

"The  gals  are  playing  with 
a  lot  of  heart  and  determina- 
tion, improving  on  all  aspects 
of  the  game,"  Cole  said. 

Cole  also  stated  her  appre- 
ciation of  the  fans'  spirit  and 
support.  Come  and  catch  the 
action  (not  to  mention  their  new 
uniforms)  again  this  Saturday 
at  3PM  in  the  Cain  Athletic 
Center  as  the  hoopsters  take  on 
Chesapeake  College.  The 
Shorewomen'sfollowinghome 
contest  is  on  the  13th  at  4:30PM 
vs.  St.  Johns.  (Hint:  This  game 
could  be  their  3rd  VICTORY 
and  1st  on  the  home  court.) 


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On  January 29,at6:00p.m., 
the  Washington  College  Row- 
ing team  succeeded  in  break- 
ing the  world  record  for  con- 
secutive hours  rowing  on  an 
ergometer.  Each  crew  member 
rowed  for  an  hour  at  a  time. 
President  Trout  rowed  the  first 
400  meters  and  R.J.  Eldridge 
rowed  the  home  stretch.  Pro- 
fessor Peter  Tapke  of  Philoso- 


phy also  displayed  his  rowing 
talents  during  this  event. 

After  Washington  College 
broke  the  record  for  the  first 
time  back  in  1989,  other  teams 
and  private  clubs  began  vying 
for  this  prestigious  record. 
Central  Florida  broke  Wash- 
ington College's  record,  then 
New  Zealand  broke  the  record, 
thentheThamesRiverclubtook 
the  honor  until  the  WAC  crew 
team  came  along  and  topped 
their  mark. 


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With  great  efforts  like  this  one, 
the  world  record  with 


.  the  Washington  Rowing  team  bri 
1 68  hours  on  an  ergometer. 


"We  wanted  to  set  a  record 
that  nobody  would  be  happy  to 
try  and  break  "  stated  Crew 
coach  Mike  Davenport. 

During  the  record  breaking 
period,  the  Rowing  teams  also 
set  a  record  for  most  time 
Wayne's  World  has  been 
watched  in  one  week.  Con- 
gratulations! Just  falling  short 
of  this  honor  were  Bugsy  and 
Monty  Python'sThe  Holy  Grail. 

This  fall  semester  the 
Rowing  team  held  the  Highest 
G.P.A.  out  of  any  organization 
on  campus.  While  this  bit  of 
information  hash  ttle  to  do  with 
this  article,  I  thought  it  im- 
pressive that  even  with  their 
rigorous  schedule  of  practices, 
the  team  was  still  able  to  do 
extremely  well  in  the  academic 
realm. 

The  Washington  College 
Rowing  team  has  had  their 
share  of  ergothons  and  prob- 
ably will  not  try  and  break  the 
record  again  if  their  standing 
record  of  168  hours  is  topped. 
They  may  want  to  try  and  go 
for  the  largest  Ju-JU  Bee  sculp- 
ture record.  Whatever  floats 
their  boat.  (  No  pun  intended ) 


Swimmers  Continue  to  Set 
Records  and  Personal  Bests 


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On  Wednesday,  the 
women's  swim  team  handily 
defeated  Bryn  Mawr  College 
by  a  margin  of  130-94.  The  girls 
"gave  110  percent"  in  this  win- 
ning effort  recording  some  of 
their  fastest  times.  The  men's 
opponent  cancelled,  but  in 
swimming  all  exhibition  events, 
the  men  recorded  some  of  their 
fastest  times. 

Jen  Green  and  Colleen 
Roberts  recorded  first  place 
finishes  respectively  in  the  100 
back,  200  back,  the  100  breast, 
andthe400I.M.ColIeenRoberts 
recorded  the  third  fastest  time 
for  the  400  I.M.  in  Washington 
College's  history.  The  200  free 
relay  team  of  Karen 
Pendergrast,  Denise  Hakanson, 
Robin  Woolens,  and  Ramsey 
Bigham  took  yet  another  first. 
Bigham  and  Prendergrast  con- 
tinue to  improve  with  their 
season's  best  swims. 

Swimming  all  exhibition 
events,  the  men  recorded  some 
of  their  best  times  to  date.  Dave 


Cola  smashed  the  school  record 
by  26  seconds  in  the  1650 
freestyle,  &  thaf  s  a  mile  to  you 
and  me  kids.  DaveCzekaj  swam 
his  personal  best  in  the  100 
backstroke  and  the  1650 
freestyle.  Rounding  out  the 


men's  personal  triumphs  was 
the  team  captain,  Chris 
Freisheim,  who  etched  his  name 
in  the  W.C.  history  books  with 
the  2nd  fastest  ever  400  lift 
time.  Congratulations  are  in 
order  to  all  the  swimmers. 


Jennifer  Green  waits  for  her  race  to  begin.  Green  and  the 
Shorewomen  swam  Bryn  Mawr  on  Wednesday 


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Sports 


February  5, 1993 


Men's  Basketball  Thrashes 
Ursinus  After  OT  Loss  to  Hopkins 


Matt  Murray 
Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Saturday,  the  Shoremen 
basketball  team  traveled  to 
Ursinus  College.  Washington 
won  the  MAC  Southeast 
matchup  by  a  score  of  68-51  to 
even  their  record  at  9-9. 

Ursinus  stayed  close  in  the 
first  half,  and  Washington  only 
led  by  five  points  at  halftime. 
However,  in  the  second  half, 
defensive  pressure  from  the 
Shoremen  blitzed  the  host  team, 
holding  them  to  a  mere  26% 
field  goal  percentage  for  the 
half. 

"We  got  off  to  a  slow  start," 
Coach TomFinnegansaid.  "But 
we  played  very  well  in  the 
second  half,  as  we  ran  our  of- 
fense extremely  well,  and  we 
shot  very  well." 

Darren  Vican  led  all  scorers 
with  19  points  to  go  along  with 
12  rebounds.  Peter  Basel  scored 
18  including  one  3-pointer. 
Geoff  Rupert  and  Charles 
Cummings  also  reached  double 
figures  with  10  points  each. 

Asa  team,  Washington  shot 
a  strong  59.6%  from  the  field  as 
well  as  shooting  4-9  from  3- 
pointland.  Edmund  Hicks  (six 
points),  Jason  Ronstadt  (three) 
and  Mark  Kenah  (two)  rounded 
out  the  scoring  column  for  the 
Shoremen. 

The  Ursinus  victory  helped 
the  team  bounce  back  from  a 
difficult  loss  to  Johns  Hopkins 
on  January  27.  In  overtime,  the 
Blue  Jaysdefeated  Washington 
68-61. 

With  1:09  left  in  overtime, 
Geoff  Rupert  hit  a  turn-around 
jumper  to  pull  to  within  62-61. 
However,  Hopkins  scored  the 
fast  six  points  of  the  game  to 
clmch  the  victory 


Darren  Vican  led  all  scorers  with  19  points  against  Ursinus.  Hi  also 
scored  14  against  Hopkins 


"I  thought  we  had  a  chance 
to  win  it,"  Coach  Finnegan  said . 
"In  the  overtime,  what  it 
amounted  to  was  our  opportu- 
nities to  score.  We  missed  our 
shots,  and  they  scored." 

Washington  led  29-26  at 
halftime.  Hopkins  scored  the 
first  ten  points  of  the  second 
half  to  take  a  36-29  lead  with 
just  under  16  minutes  remain- 
ing. However,  led  by  two  Jay 
Devlin  j-pointers,  tne 
Shoremen  went  on  a  15-4  run  to 
take  a  44^40  lead  with  9:15  left 
in  regulation.  Over  the  last  nine 
minutes,  Hopkins  outsco red  the 
hosts  25-21  to  send  the  game  to 
overtime  tied  at  55. 

Luke  Busby  turned  in  a 
sensational  effort  for  the  Blue 


Jays,  scoring  27  points.  Darren 
Vican  led  Washington  with  14 
points,  and  Cummings  and 
Rupert  both  scored  13. 

Even  with  the  Hopkins  loss, 
the  Shoremen  still  remain  at  .500 
after  defeating  Ursinus,  and 
they  are  3-1  in  MAC  Southeast 
games.  Coach  Finnegan  be- 
lieves the  team  is  improving. 

"I  think  we're  playing  a  lot 
harder,  and  we're  starting  to 
come  logerner  defensively,"  he 
said.  "The  big  thing  to  keep  in 
mind  at  this  point  is  we're  9-9, 
and  we' veonly  played  six  home 
games." 

Washington  faces 

Swarthmore  in  the  Cain  Dome 
on  Saturday  at  7:30  p.m.  Also 
on  Saturday,  there  will  be  a 
women's  basketball  game  at 
3:00p.m.,and  the  Alumni  game 
will  be  at  5:00  p.m.  Directly 
preceding  the  varsity  men's 
game,  there  will  be  a  presenta- 
tion to  honor  Darren  Vican's 
1,000th  point. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


jg^Trust 


1410)  778-7819 


For  their  efforts  in  the  pool,  Jennifer  Green  and  Colleen 
Roberts  have  been  named  the  Newf  s  P.O.W.'s  for  this  week. 

Green,  a  junior,  holds  records  in  the  100  back,  200  back,  as  well 
as  the  200  medley  relay.  Green  has  set  all  these  records  just  this 
year,  and  every  meet  she  seems  to  better  her  times,  therefore 
beating  her  own  records.  She  also  took  the  only  first  place  finish 
versus  a  very  strong  Dickinson  team. 

Colleen  Roberts,  a  freshmen,  currently  holds  records  in  the  100 
breast,  200  breast,  and  the  200 1.M.  She  is  also  part  of  the  record 
setting  200  medley  relay  team  along  with  Green.  Look  for  these 
two  girls  to  place  at  the  MAC  championships! 

This  section  will  no  longer  contain  the  humor  that  has  been 
ever-present  in  the  past.  The  sports  reading  public  has  given  the 
sports  staff  negative  feedback.  "We  mock  what  we  don't  under- 
stand." From  now  on  the  readers  can  simply  leaf  through  the 
section  stating,  "Wow,  he  can  really  rebound",  or  "Gee,  they're 
fast  swimmers"  instead  of  "Oh  my,  that's  hilarious  yet  informa- 
tive journalism"  or  "Yes,  I  like  what  you've  done  here."  After  all, 
thaf  s  what  the  sports  reading  public  wants(?) 


hy  Devlin  made  two  clutch  3-pointers  against  Hopkins.  He  also 
played  18  minutes  in  the  Ursinus  win. 


Sports  Staff 
Needs  Writers 


If  the  student  body  does'nt 
want  to  see  their  sports  section 
turned  into  a  comic  book  type 
paper  with  all  pictures  and  no 
text,  then  people  should  take 
the  initiative  to  come  see  us  or 
call  ext.  8857. 

We're  easy  to  work  with 
and  I  could  go  on  for  days  tell- 
ing you  how  funny  we  are.  At 
any  rate  we  need  you! 


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Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sales 


RUG    and    DRY  CLEANERS    CORP. 


WC  •  ELM 


Hoops  Kports 

Stomps '  — 


Ursinus 


See  Article,  pg.  11 


Vaughn,  unable  to  cope  with  loss 

of  editing  position  leaves  school 

to  become  Reggae  groupie. 


Women's 

Basketball 

Demolishes 

St.  John's  by 

29  points  but 

falls  to  Bristol 

See  Article,  page  10 


Scores 


Men's  B-Ball 

OT 
Washington  61 
J.  Hopkins  68 


Washington 
Ursinus 


68 

51 


Women's  B-Ball 
Washington        52 
St.  Johns  (MD)  23 


Washington 
Bristol  Coll. 


26 
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Upcoming  Events 
Swimming  vs. 
Lebanon  Valley 
Sat.  @  1p.m. 

Men's  B-Ball  vs. 
Swarthmore 
Sat.  @  7:30  p.m. 

Women's  B-Ball 
vs.  Chesapeake 
Sat.  @  3  p.m. 

Ice  Hockey  vs. 
Salisbury  State 
Mon.  @  7  p.m. 


Eleanor  Shriver ,  in  her  first  ever  Elm  photo,  puts  up  a  text-book  shot  while  Pam  Hendrickson  boxes  out  for  the  doubtful  rebound. 

Hendrickson  and  Shriver  are  both  in  the  top  three  on  the  team  in  scoring.  The  women 's  basketball  team  defeated  St.  John 's  this  week  but 

suffered  a  setback  with  a  loss  to  Bristol  College. 


Jen  Green  &  Colleen  Roberts:  HEWTs  Players  ,of  the  Week 


Call  Matt  at 
ext.  8857 


'BEEF  means  never  having  to  say  you're  sorry.' 


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Volume  64,  Number  Seventeen  •  February  12, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Schroeder  Family 
Seeks  Legal  Action 


rharlie  Linehan 


>News  Editor 

On  December  21  of  last 
fear,  the  President's  Office  of 
rVashington  College  received  a 
etler  from  Ernie  Crowfoot,  at- 
nrney-at-law.  The  letter  con- 
fined a  statement  of  intention 
;o  sue  Washington  College, 
iled  at  the  request  of  the  par- 
!nts  of  the  late  Edward  A. 
Jchroeder. 

The  Schroeders,  whose  son 
ivas  the  victim  of  a  fatal  accident 
last  semester  while  testing  a 
piece  of  lighting  equipment  in 
Iawes  Theatre,  have  filed  the 
suit  in  the  belief  that  Ed' s  death 
ivas  caused  by  the  college's 
negligence.  Should  the  case 
ever  go  to  court,  Washington 
College  could  join  the  ranks  of 
schools  who,  regardless  of  the 
outcome  of  a  particular  lawsuit, 
have  had  their  budgets  drasti- 
cally reduced  in  an  effort  to 
lefendthemselvesagainstsuch 

il  action. 

The  letter,  which  came  as  a 
surprise  to  the  administration, 
ivas  immed  ia  tely  referred  to  Ed 
Athey,  principal  in  the  firm  of 
Fleetwood,  Athey,  Macbeth, 
Jnd  McCown.  According  to 
Athey,  the  letter  was  subse- 
juently  forwarded   to   the 


school's  insurance  carrier, 
which  will  handle  preliminary 
investigations  of  the  matter. 

The  extent  of  the  action 
which  has  been  taken  thus  far 
in  the  case  does  not  necessarily 
mean  that  it  will  ever  go  to  court. 
According  to  Mr.  Athey,  "It  is 
not  at  all  unusual  to  receive  a 
letter  like  this  and  for  the  case 
to  be  dropped  further  down  the 
road." 

Possible  events  on  which 
the  case  could  turn  would  be 
the  disclosure  of  the  coroner's 
reportaswellasthatofMOSHA 
(Maryland  Occupational  Safety 
and  Health  Administration), 
the  latter  of  which  was  just  re- 
leased this  past  week. 

According  to  Gene  Hessey, 
Senior  Vice  President  for  Man- 
agement and  Finance,  Wash- 
ington College  has  been  fined 
$1,200  by  MOSHA  for  "failure 
to  have  electrical  devices 
checked  before  use." 

The  particular  device  to 
which  the  report  referred  was 
the  chandelier  with  which  Mr, 
Schroeder  was  working  on  the 
night  of  his  death. 

Although  President  Trout 
was  out  of  town  when  the 
MOSHA  report  was  released, 

See  "Schroeder/'  page  8 


Convocation,  Forum  to  Celebrate 
George  Washington's  Birthday 


Armacost,  Eli  on,  &  Mikulski 

marks  will  be  interpreted  for 
the  deaf. 

Distinguished  guests  in- 
clude Michael  H.  Armacost, 
U.S.  Ambassador  to  Japan, 


Calendar  oi  Events, 
Convocation  Weekend 

Friday  19 
Z  jp,nv  Informal  talk  with 
Ambassador  Armacost ;  and 
atudetit$„  moderated  by.  Dr. 
Dan  Premo,  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  Refreshments  will 
be  served- 

3:30p.m. StudemreceptiGn  for 
Dr.  Eiion,  basement  of  West 

Saturday  20    ■. 
lOa^m*  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  meeting 
2.  pjn.  Convocation,  Tawes 
Theatre  (see  article,  this  page) 
"3:30  pjff*.  President's  Forum, 
CAC  Foram  Room 
4;30  p.m.  Reception,  Casey 
Gallery 
9  pjn.  Birthday  Ball;  Main 


Three  national  figures  will 
be  honored  at  Washington 
College  for  their  achievements 
in  the  fields  of  international 
affairs,  medical  research,  and 
public  service  during  George 
Washington's  Birthday  Con- 
vocation on  Saturday,  February 
20.Convocationbeginsat2p.m. 
in  the  Gibson  Performing  Arts 
Center,  and  the  public  is  cor- 
dially invited  to  attend.  Re- 


Nobel  Laureate  Gertrude  B 
Elion,and  Senator  Barbara  Ann 
Mikulski. 

Instead  of  the  customary 
keynote  address,  each  honoree 
recipient  will  give  brief  re- 
marks. Immediately  following 
Convocation,  each  will  join 
Washington  College  President 
Charles  H.  Trout  for  a 
President's  Forum  on  "The 
Limits  of  Change."  A  reception 
will  follow. 

Armacost  has  had  a  distin- 
guished career  in  international 
relations  and  political  science. 
Prior  to  hiscurrent  appointment 
to  Japan  in  1989,  he  was  Under 
Secretary  of  State  for  Political 
Affairs,  working  under  Secre- 
tary George  Schultz  for  five 
years.  He  was  Ambassador  to 
the  Philippine  Islands  during 
the  critical  period  prior  to  the 
presidential  election  of  Corazon 
Aquino.  Before  his  ambassa- 
dorial appointments,  he  served 
on  the  Policy  Planning  Staff  at 
the  U.S.  Department  of  State,  as 
a  member  of  the  National  Se- 
curity Council  Staff  and  as  a 
Deputy  Assistant  Secretary  of 


are  Honorees 

Defense.  Ambassador 

Armacost  has  published  several 
commentaries  on  national  se- 
curity and  foreign  affairs.  He 
will  receive  the  honorary  Doc- 
tor of  Laws  degree. 

Senator  Mikulski  got  her 
start  in  politics  as  a  social 
worker  leading  community  ef- 
forts to  stop  a  16-lane  highway 
from  leveling  historic  Fells 
Point.  Her  fighting  spirit  has 
served  herand  her  constituents 
well  in  a  career  that  has  taken 
her  from  the  Baltimore  City 
Council,  to  ten  years  in  the 
House  of  Representatives,  and 
now  to  a  second  term  in  the 
United  States  Senate."  As  chair 
of  a  Senate  Appropriations 
subcommittee,  she  hasassumed 
a  leadership  roleon  issues  such 
as  housing,  community  devel- 
opment, homeless  assistance, 
pollution  control,  and  expan- 
sion of  the  U.S.  space  program. 
A  supporter  of  minority  and 
women's  rights,  health  care  re- 
form, and  environmental  pro- 
tection, Senator  Mikulski  will 
receive  the  honorary  Doctor  of 
Laws  Degree. 

The  co-reci  pien  t  of  the  1 988 
Nobel  Prize  in  Physiology  or 
Medicine,  Gertrude  Belle  Elion 

See  "'Birthday/'  page  9 


Crazy  Horse  Saga  Continues 


Amanda  Burt  _ 

"o-News  Editor 

Last  year  Washington 
college's  right  to  possess  cer- 
la'n  Native  American  artifacts 
^  questioned  when  Chey- 


enne poet  Lance  Henson  vis- 
ited the  college  to  deliver  a 
poetry  reading  on  March  26. 

He  was  specifically  con- 
cerned with  a  war  shirt  that  is 
on  display  in  Miller  library  as 
part  of  the  Albee  Collection,  an 


Crazy  Horse's  war  shirt? 


exhibit  which  showcases  vari- 
ous different  Native  American 
artifacts.  The  war  shirt  is  be- 
lieved to  have  been  worn  by 
Sioux  Chief  Crazy  Horse  when 
he  was  killed  and  may  have 
been  stolen  as  one  of  the  spoils 
of  war. 

Henson  contacted  Maria 
Waters,  the  fifth  member  on  the 
Executive  Board  for  the  Sioux 
Tribal  Nation  to  inform  her 
about  the  shirt.  Elm  reporters 
also  spoke  with  Waters  at  that 
time,  and  she  said  that  she  had 
to  speak  with  the  tribal  elders 
before  any  effort  to  reclaim  the 
shirt  could  proceed. 

Since  no  formal  claim  has 
been  made  by  the  Sioux  during 
the  last  year,  the  Elm  asked 
President  Trout  last  week 
whether  he  knew  of  any  plans 
to  repatriate  the  war  shirt.  He 

See  "Shirt/'  page  9 


Inside 


How  Do  YOU  define 
Feminism  Today? 


She  Went  to  Madrid  to 
Learn  About  the  Shore 

You  Recycle  Cans,  Why 
Not  Recycle  Jeans? 

Two  Alumni  Come  to 
Town  to  Give  you  a  Job 


Happy  Valentines  Weekend 


February  12, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Before  I  talk  about  anything  else,  let  me  bring  up  this  'dead 
issue':  the  crosswalk.  Ami  the  only  one  who's  noticed  that  cars 
approaching  the  X-walk  are  running  more  and  more  red  lights? 
It's  common  to  speed  up  at  a  yellow  light.  But  if  s  also  common 
for  students  to  watch  the  globes  overhead  and  start  crossing  the 
instant  the  light  tums  yellow,  glibly  assuming  that  cars  are  going 
to  stop.  Not  so.  They'll  run  that  sucker  going  60  to  keep  from 
waiting  the  14  seconds  it  takes  to  stop.  So  PLEASE  be  careful 
when  you  cross. 

That  said,  I'll  tackle  this  one:  Pledge  season.  For  the 
undoctrincd,  this  does  not  mean  avid  dusting.  It  means  that  the 
six  official  (and  various  unofficial)  Greek  organizations  on  cam- 
pus are  in  the  process  of  recruiting  and  inducting  new  members 
into  a  fraternal  or  sororal  organization.  As  far  as  I  understand  it, 
rush  is  coming  to  a  close,  after  which  time  "rushees"  make  their 
bids  and  begin,  if  selected,  to  officially  pledge  the  organization  of 
their  choice. 

Fine.  I'm  not  even  going  to  comment  on  how  it  must  feel  for 
the  various  (mostly)  freshmen  involved  to  be  required  to  pull 
stupid  stunts  24-7  if  asked.  Yes,  I  realize  there's  more  to  it  than 
that,  there's  secret  handshakes  or  whatever  too.  [Okay,  okay,  I 
admit  it,  I  also  know  that  there's  community  service,  required 
study  sessions,  and  genuine  warm-fuzzy  get- to-know-each -other 
stuff  that's  all  very  healthy  for  all  involved.] 

I  would  like  to  make  the  following  'request,'  however.  Even 
if  the  members  of  the  organizations  and  their  pledges  have  no 
problem  staying  up  all  night  to  do  whatever  it  is  they  do,  some  of 
us  don't  have  to,  This  is  not  a  value  judgment.  But  the  last  two 
years  in  a  row,  I  was  either  awakened  or  otherwise  disturbed  by 
pledges  of  one  sort  or  another 

a)  singing,  chanting  or  bellowing  at  the  top  of  their  lungs  outside 
my  window  or  in  my  hallway 

b)  just  plain  screaming  "oh  god  1  am  so  drunk"  en  masse  between 
wherever  and  home 

c)  etc.  This  covers  any  and  all  naked  Greek  rituals  that  take  place 
in  other  people's  buildings,  as  well  as  the  common  need  to  use  the 
bathroom  of  the  building  you  happen  to  be  near  (and  then 
forgetting  that  other  people  really  live  there  and  vomiting  or 
pissing  on  things  not  meant  to  be  so  debased,  like  say  the  floor). 

Now  look,  be  reasonable  here,  I'm  not  anti-Greek,  but  I  am 
pro-respect,  and  I  get  the  feeling  that  deep  down,  most  of  the 
Greek  organizations  are,  too.  But  something  in  those  ritual 
whatevers  late  at  night  is  just,  well,  loud. 

So  if  you  want  to  go  on  a  quest  for  so  &  so's  panties  [I'm  not 
making  thisup]  at  3  a.m.,  great.  As  long  asshe  doesn't  mind,  and 
as  long  as  you  don't  wake  anyone  up  who  hasn't  agreed  to  be 
awakened. 

Speaking  of  having  a  sense  of  humor,  why  didn't  anyone  go 
to  the  Comedy  Club  on  Wednesday?  I  didn't  go  because  I  was 
making  whatyou  have  in  yourhandstGodlhopeit'sa  newspaper). 
But  I  heard  there  were  only  12  people.  And  nobody  went  to  see 
the  great  band  in  the  C-House  Friday  night  -  and  they  were  even 
FREE!  Since  I  didn't  feel  like  drinking,  it  was  the  perfect  way  to 
relax  -  but  here's  the  beauty  part  -  my  friend  H.  (who  actually  is 
21)  could  and  did  drink.  It's  not  dry.  It's  just  empty. 

One  more  note:  next  weekend,  Convocation  Weekend,  etc., 
there  will  be  a  lot  of  Board  members  and  influential  alumni  on 
campus.  Many  of  them  want  to  hear  what  the  students  are 
thinking-  so  tell  them!  Use  the  "President's  Forum"  {new  name?) 
or  the  reception  afterwards  to  voice  your  concerns  to  the  people 
who  have  to  approve  all  the  big  stuff,  and  who  may  have  some 
fingers  on  some  other  switches,  too. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

Premo  Contra  Controversy 


Dale  Adams: 
No  Offense 
Intended 

To  the  Editor: 

As  President  of  the  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange  and 
as  a  student  of  Washington 
College,  I  feet  it  is  my  obligation 
to  inform  you  about  anincident 
that  occurred  in  the  re-decorat- 
ing of  the  Coffee  House  last 
semester. 

Members  of  the  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange 
kindly  volunteered  to  decorate 
a  reserved  space  in  the 
CoffeeHouse.  A  misunder- 
standing occurred  as  personal 
views  were  expressed  on  the 
wall  rather  than  the  agreed 
general  views  of  the  group  as  a 
whole.  Some  of  those  ideas 
appeared  offensive  to  various 
people,  and  since  they  did  not 
represent  the  group's  ideology 
according  to  the  constitution, 
we  chose  to  'white  wash'  the 
entire  project  and  start  fresh. 

The  CoffeeHouse  now 
contains  a  display  by  Dale 
Adams  which  we  consider  to 
be  a  direct  manifestation  of  all 
of  the  members'  ideals,  e.g. 
"Educate  to  Elevate." 

We  regret  the  fact  that  the 
display  may  have  offended 
people,  as  no  offense  on  the 
part  of  the  group  was  intended. 

Dawn  O.  Israel,  President 
DaleAdamsHeritageExchange 


To  the  Editor: 

I  have  a  correction  and  a 
comment  on  two  matters  about 
which  you  wrote  in  the  last  is- 
sue of  The  Elm. 

First  thecorrection.  Inyour 
discussion  of  the  Grinnell  in 
London  program  on  page  one, 
you  state  that  Professor  David 
Newell  was  the  "Academic 
Council  Nominee  to  attend  the 
program."  In  fact,  Professor 
Newell's  appointment  had  been 
determined  by  agreement  be- 
tween the  WC  Administration 
and  Grinnell  College  beforeany 
discussion  of  the  Grinnell  pro- 
gram occurred  in  Academic 
Council. 

My  comment  to  the  con- 
cluding paragraphs  of  your 
editorial.  Although  many  of 
your  readers,  faculty  among 
them,  would  agree  with  your 
characterization  of  faculty 
meetings  as  "onebig  sedative," 
I  would  suggest  that  your 
search  for  a  "wellspring  of 
controversy"  is  misdirected. 


Like  most  legislative  assort 
blies,  the  real  work  of  the  facullj 
(and  most  of  its  controvert^ 
occurs  in  its  committees-  Com 
mittee  motions  brought  before 
the  faculty  generally  reflect  i 
degree  of  compromise,  but  lea 
assure  you  that  theprocessdoa 
not  guarantee  uncritical  ap 
proval.  Having  said  that,  I  aa 
concerned  that  present  fonwi 
of  faculty  meetings,  especial!) 
the  "rush  to  adjournmentbefort 
the  dinner  hour,"  may  ind< 
act  to  discourage  spontaneous 
discussion  of  issues  that  should 
beof  interest  to  the  faculty.  Yoo 
may  hear  more  about  that  be- 
fore the  end  of  the  semester. 

Daniel  L.  Premo,  Chair 

Department  of  Political  Sdenff 

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Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


February  12, 1993 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


The  Clinton  administration 
has  been  in  power  for  a  con- 
siderable period  of  time  now, 
and  what  has  it  accomplished? 
Nothing,  absolutely  nothing.  I 
amshocked  at  the  foot  dragging 
attitude  of  the  Clinton  White 
House,  and  I  am  appalled  at 
how  quickly  Clinton  has  gone 
back  on  his  promises  to  the 
American  people. 

I  know  that  there  are  some 
who  will  say  that  the  only  rea- 
son 1  am  critical  of  Clinton  is 
that  I  seek  to  position  myself 
for  another  run  for  the  presi- 
dency in  1996.  That  is  an  out- 
rageous lie!  1  have  other  reasons 
as  well. 

I  have  undergone  one  of 
those  fundamental  changes  of 
character  which  happen  so  of- 
ten in  American  political  life.' 
The  other  night  I  was  at  home 
watching  Rush  Limbaugh  on 
TV  (heckling  him  as  usual) 
when  suddenly  a  gangof  aliens 
from  the  planet  Nixon  came  in 
andstrappedmetomyrecliner.2 
The  head  alien3  sawed  off  the 
lop  of  my  head  with  a  Ginsu™ 
knife  AND  STOLE  MY 
BRAIN!!!  They  then  replaced 
my  brain  with  a  synthetic  brain 
substitute  made  of  texturized 
vegetable  protein  and  low-fat 
granola. 

The  next  day  I  went  down 
to  the  courthouse  and  registered 
Republican.  I  also  began  to  see 
Clinton  in  an  entirely  different 
light.  He  is  not  really  the 
moderate  Southern  Democrat 
which  he  outwardly  appears  to 


be.  He  is  actually  a  nattering 
nabob  of  negativism  who  is 
opposed  to  family  values,  the 
American  way,  babies,  moth- 
erhood, the  Church,  and 
Sesame  Street. 

It  may  seem  that  I  am  not 
giving  Clinton  enough  of  a 
chance,  and  that  I  am  merely 
jumping  on  the  big  media 
bandwagon  in  criticizing  him 
so  early  in  his  tenure  in  office. 
Be  that  as  it  may,  I  feel  that  the 
public  has  a  right  to  know  the 
truth  about  Bill  Clinton,  which 
is  that  he  is  actually  a  goddamn 
communist  agent  out  to  subvert 
the  basic  principlesof  Christian 
decency  which  are  the  founda- 
tions of  our  Republic!4 

It  is  clear  to  me  now  that 
Clinton  seeks  to  involve  us  in 
another  Vietnam  in  the 
Balkans.5  By  doing  so  he  hopes 
to  generate  another  anti-war 
movement  and  thereby  activate 
revolutionary  passions  among 
the  young  and  gullible.  The 
ultimate  goal  of  this  insidious 
plot  is  to  have  revive  the  cryo- 
genically  preserved  Abbie 
Hoffman  and  have  him  orga- 
nize another  attempt  to  levitate 
the  Pentagon.  That  will  open 
up  a  lot  of  valuable  real  estate, 
which  will  promptly  be  handed 
over  to  the  Trilateral  Commis- 
sion, who  will  then  proceed  to 
build  a  huge  facility  to  intro- 
duce massive  amounts  ot  fluo- 
ride into  the  water  supply, 
which  will  in  turn  cause  our 

See  "Crisis/'  page  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


If  you  were  a  carnival  ride,  what  ride  would  you  be? 


A  bumper  car,  I'm  a  sado-      I  don't  go  to  carnivals, 
masochist.  Arvie  Wrang,  Senior 

Christine    Pabon,  Faculty      Elkton,MD 
Chestertown 


Rollercoaster?  (No...)  Ferris      The  Anacom 


wheel?  (No...)  A  merry-go- 
round?  OK,  a  merry-go-round. 
Lisa  Chobody,  Sophomore 
Stamford,  CT 


Heather  Feezer,  Junior 
Marriottsville,  MD 

The  Rebel  Yell 

Cary  Kelly,  Sophomore 

Salem,  VA 


I  •  »  m 

I'd  bea  funhouse.  I'd  be  the  best 
ride  in  the  park. 
Cindy  Matalucci,  Freshman 
Cape  May  Courthouse,  NJ 


il  link  that  I  would  be  the-  terns 
wheel.  1  would  not  be  an  up- 
side-down ride. 
Jemima  LaCIair,  Sophomore 
Kent  Island,  MD 


Open  Forum:  Mr.  Clinton  Goes  to  Town 


Senior  "ChrisMarvChief" 
Rasmussen,  in  addition  to  having 
l"Teenicknames,hasanintemship 
'*  the  Maryland  General  Assem- 
%.  a  major  in  political  science, 
'«d  m  addiction  to  television. 

I've  been  asked  to  write 
about  the  second  most  impor- 
tant media  event  of  the  week. 
^e  first,  in  case  you  haven't 
watched  ABC's  relentless  pro- 
motion, was  Oprah  Winfrey's 
foe,  unedited  interview  with 
Michael  Jackson.  Jackson  was 
going  to  "bare  his  soul"  in  this 
"iiety  minute  interview,  as  if 
^e  hasn't  inflicted  enough 
damage  on  this  country's  cul- 
™e  with  his  Superbowl  half- 
time  show.  An  sample  of  this 
"Werrogation:  Winfrey:  "Are 
you  a  virgin?"  Jackson:  "I'm  a 
gentleman." 

By  the  way,  what's  the 


point  of  the  halftime  show 
during  the  Superbowl?  If  s  al- 
ways overproduced,  even 
though  this  one  mercifully 
didn't  have  "Up  With  People." 
Moreover,  it  has  nothing  to  do 
with  the  game.    For  example, 


Christian 
Rasmussen 


what  is  a  musical  number  called 
"Heal  the  World"  doing  in  be- 
tween an  event  in  which 
twenty-two  unnaturally  big 
players  throw  each  other  to  the 
ground  in  a  game  which  can  be 
safely  characterized  as  a  meta- 
phor for  war?  It's  not  that  I 


don't  like  football.  I  love  it.  I 
like  boxing  too,  but  "We  Are 
the  World"  isn't  played  be- 
tween rounds.  If  I  really  wanted 
to  watch  an  overdone  event 
with  big  stars  and  bad  muscial 
numbers,  I'd  watch  Ishtar. 

The  event  I  actually  was 
asked  to  write  about  was 
Clinton's  first  televised  town 
meeting,  in  which  he  acted  like 
Phil  Donahue  and  avoided  the 
press.  His  performance,  at  first 
glance,  was  terrific.  He  seemed 
to  answer  questions  directly 
and  with  some  amount  of  clar- 
ity. Considering  the  questions 
were  of  great  diversity  (meat 
contamination  in  Washington 
and  laying  off  workers  at 
Boeing,  for  example),  it  was  an 
impressive  performance.  Sty- 
listically, he  used  the  format  of 
a  town  meeting  forum  as  well 


as  he  did  during  the  campaign. 
He's  comfortable  with  the  for- 
mat, and  it  shows. 

Part  of  the  problem  I  had 
wi  th  the  town  meeting  was  that 
he  seemed  to  present  himself 
mostly  as  a  candidate  for 
President,  rather  than  someone 
who  had  already  won  the  job. 
While  he  appeared  to  answer 
questions  directly,  he  instead 
avoided  saying  what  he  would 
specifically  do  as  President. 

On  domestic  issues,  he 
promised  to  disclose  all  in  his 
State  of  the  Union  address. 
Unfortunately,  with  promises 
as  diverse  and  sometimes  con- 
tradictory as  creating  jobs, 
guaranteeing  health  care,  re- 
ducing the  deficit,  etc.,  Presi- 
dent Clinton  hasa  difficult  time 
actually  providing  a  workable 
policy  to  achieveall  these  things 


atonce.  Hedidimplicitlyreject 
the  middle  class  tax  cut  (while 
not  ruling  out  tax  increases  for 
the  middle  class,  provided  there 
also  is  sacrifice  for  others),  a 
campaign  promise  which 
played  a  role  in  defeating 
Tsongas  in  the  New  Hampshire 
primary.  He  also  provided  a 
rationale  for  cutting  the  budget 
deficit,  citing  the  increasingly 
bleak  budget  numbers  which 
came  after  the  election  ($50 
billion  more)  and  the  cost  of 
interest  payments  in  the  budget. 
How  the  budget  cutting  will 
help  the  economy,  and  whether 
the  cuts  will  actually  make  a 
difference,  were  questions 
Clinton  didn't  have  to  answer. 
He  seemed  direct  on  the 
recent  controversy  regarding 

See  "Clinton/'  page  9 


February  12, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Can  We  (Re)Define  the  Feminist 
Movement?  GRAA  Tried  Wednesday 


J.  Tarin  Towers 

Editor-in-Chief 

I  will  make  no  pretense  of 
being  neutral  on  this  issue.  I 
consider  myself  a  feminist  and 
1  am  not  ashamed  to  say  it.  The 
stigma  attached  to  feminism 
persists  because  of  misconcep- 
tions about  its  definition  and 
goals  and  because  militant  and 
radical  feminist  groups  are 
highly  visible;  some  people  tend 
to  take  them  for  the  norm. 

I  am  a  feminist  because  I 
believe,  with  the  founders  of 
our  country,  that  all  men  are 
created  equal.  I  am  open- 
minded  enough  to  take  the 
word  "men"  at  face-value. 
"He"  is  traditionally  a  gender- 
neutral  pronoun;  therefore,  in 
this  context,  I  take  "men"  to 
mean  "people." 

However,  whether  or  not 
we  are  all  created  equal,  there  is 
not  yet  equal  opportunity  for 
all  in  this  country.  Although  I 
believe  that  the  goals  of  femi- 
nism go  beyond  obtaining  eco- 
nomic or  legal  rights,  this  is  a 
fundamental  issue  that  requires 
action  from  men  and  women. 
Elimination  of  gender  bias  is 
essential  to  furthering  any  hu- 
man rights,  as  is  the  elimina- 
tion of  race  and  class  bigotry. 

Gender  Relations  Aware- 
ness Alliance  President  Lynn 


Clifford  opened  Tuesday 
night's  panel  discussion  by 
saying  that  some  of  the  public- 
ity had  advertised  the  event's 
title  as  "Defining  Feminism." 
"That's  a  pretty  impossible 
task,"  she  said,  and  said  that 
the  group's  goal  that  evening 
was  to  Re-Define  feminism. 

Can  a  re-definition  occur 
without  a  definition?  Thaf  s  a 
difficult  question  and  perhaps 
an  unfair  one.  Suffice  it  to  say 
that  feminism  has,  and  hashad, 
such  a  myriad  of  definitions  that 
it  is  "pretty  impossible"  to 
choose  just  one  to  cover  all  the 
bases. 

That's  why  she  and  Emily 
Moser,  the  evening's  modera- 
tor, had  the  panel  start  off  by 
telling  the  audience  what  their 
definition  of  feminism  was,  and 
whether  or  not  they'd  consider 
themselves  to  be  a  feminist.  I'll 
try  to  let  the  speakers'  com- 
ments stand  for  themselves. 

"If  you  asked  me  if  I  was  a 
feminist,  I  would  say  no,"  said 
Dr.  Kevin  Brien,  who  is  cur- 
rently teachinga  course  on  Phi- 
losophy of  Gender.  "Butifyou 
asked  me  what  kind  of  feminist 
I  was,  1  would  say  a  liumanist 
feminist.'" 

Brien  discussed  the  stigma 
attached  to  anyone  calling 
(her)self  a  feminist;  one  of  his 
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tended  a  radical  feminist's  lec- 
ture with  him.  "All  I  know  is, 
I'm  not  a  feminist,"  she  mut- 
tered. He  countered  this  with 
an  anecdote  which  had  Karl 
Marx,  in  an  interview,  exclaim, 
"All  I  know  is,  I'm  not  a  Marx- 
ist." 

However,  the  different 
schools  of  feminism  are  tied  to- 
gether for  Brien  in  that  "there 
should  be  a  moral  commitment 
to  combat  the  historical  domi- 
nance of  men  over  women." 

Professor  Tex  Andrews  of 
the  Art  Department  said  that 
his  views  mirrored  Brien's; 
Andrews  includes  feminist 
theory  inhis  "  Artand  Criticism 
1945  to  the  Present"  course. 

He  explained  his  position 
by  recounting  some  personal 
history.  Hisdivorcedmother,a 
successful  television  executive, 
raised  Andrews  and  instilled 
in  him  very  positive  views 
about  women  and  their  poten- 
tial. But  "She  always  main- 
tained that  if  she  could  only  get 
married,  she  could  give  it  all 
up." 

Although  Andrews  as- 
sumed thatall  women  worked, 
or  wanted  to  work,  outside  the 
home,  his  own  wife  is  paying 
phenomenal  day-care  costs, 
and  they  are  expecting  a  sec- 
ond child.  As  a  result,  Ms. 
Klapthor  (his  wife)  is  consider- 
ing staying  home  with  the  chil- 
dren. 

"A  lot  of  assumptions  that 
I  made  are  being  turned  up- 
side-down —  it's  a  matter  of 
viewing  everything  that  people 
do,  not  just  what  women  do  — 
and  revaluing  what  women  do 
in  the  home." 

Andrews  stresses  that 
housework  and  childcare  are 


not  just  "extra"  responsibilities; 
they  can  constitute  a  full-time 
job  if  just  one  member  of  the 
household  is  left  in  charge  of 
that  sphere.  "It  isn't  just  equal- 
ity in  the  workplace  thaf  s  an 
issue  here,"  he  said. 

Dr.  Audrey  Fessler,  the  fe- 
male professor  on  the  panel, 
teaches  English  and  focuses  on 
gender  and  Victorian  studies 
both  in  the  classroom  and  in 
personal  research.  She  too  sees 
a  common  thread  between  the 
branches  of  feminism. 

"While  there  are  disagree- 
ments among  the  various 
schools  of  feminism,  as  in  the 
French  school,  the  American 
school,  and  so  on,  I  see  that  they 
have  this  in  common:  A  femi- 
nist looksaround  the  world  and 
says,  There  is  not  parity  in  this 
world/  and  realizes  that  that 
parity  or  lack  of  parity  is  based 
on  gender. 

"Feminists  are  people  who 
realize  that  and  believe  that 
some  social  correctives  should 
be  put  in  place  to  remedy  that," 
shesaid.  "Ifyou  weretoaskme 
if  I'm  a  feminist,  my  answer 
would  be,  'Of  course!' ...  By  that 
definition,  everyone  I  know  isa 
feminist  —  that  changes  when 
that  word  becomes  politically 
charged. 

"It  has  become  dangerous  to  be 
a  feminist." 

The  two  students  on  the 
panel,  both  senior  English  ma- 
jors, were  Nora  Sullivan  and 
Charlie  Linehan.  Although 
Sullivan  pulled  that  favorite 
paper-writing  trick  of  English 
majors  around  the  world,  that 
is,  providing  a  dictionary  defi- 
nition of  feminism,  she  wasn't 
content  to  stick  just  with  that 

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Look  at 
the  Shore 

Tanya  L.  Cunic 


Staff  Writer 

Madrid,  Spain  has  been 
described  by  the  Spanish  poet 
Lorca  as  "duende."  Translated 
loosely,  "duende"  is  the  soul- 
fulness  of  the  Spanish  life, 
character  and  arts.  This  spiri- 
tuality attracted  Kathy  Wagner, 
Assistant  Director  of  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House,  to  spend  the 
spring  semester  of  1992  i 


Kathy  Wagner,  Poet  and 
Professor 
Madrid. 

Kathy  Wagner,  who  has 
often  written  poetry  about 
Maryland's  Eastern  Shore,  felt 
by  distancing  herself  from  her 
subject  matter  she  could  ap- 
proach her  poetry  from  a  dif- 
ferent perspective.  While  she 
admits  the  Eastern  Shore  con- 
tinually provides  her  with  po- 
etic inspiration,  the  urban  set- 
ting of  Madrid  infused  her  po- 
etry with  "duende." 

During  her  stay  in  Spain, 
which  was  made  possible  by 
Washington  College's  Faculty 
Enhancement  Fund,  Ms. 
Wagner  worked  on  her  collec- 
tion of  poetry.  She  hopes  to 
have  this  collection  published 
later  in  the  year.  However,  she 
is  still  working  on  the  rough 
drafts  because  she  is  currently 
co-editing  and  writing  the  in' 
troduction  for  a  book  of 
Shakespearean  quotes. 

AfterreturningfromSpain- 
Ms.  Wagner  recalled  "seeing 
things  differently"  and  was 
"amazed  at  the  vitality"  of  the 
students  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. These  sentiments  were  re- 
confirmed in  the  past  weeks  i" 
regard  to  the  events  concerning 
the  Literary  House.  She  is 
"optimisticaboutthecontinueo 

good  will  that  surrounds  th" 
House." 


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Start  Now!  This  Week: 

How  to  Recycle  Your  Clothes 


Do  you  know  what  is  in  the 
fabric  of  the  clothes  you're  buy- 
Many  "all  natural"  fabrics 
squire  the  use  of  chemicals  in 
either  their  production  or  up- 
deep.  Think  twice  before  you 
buy  clothes  which  require  dry 
cleaning,  because  this  process 

'olvestheuseof  carcinogenic 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


chemicals  (the  characteristic 
smell  is  chemical  residue). 

Even  plain  white  under- 
shirts (which  are  bleached  with 
dioxins,  a  carcinogen,  by  the 
way)  or  other  so  called  "100% 
cotton"  clothing  is  not  neces- 
sarily safe.  The  cotton  industry 
is  the  third  largest  user  of  pesti- 
cides in  the  world.  The  cotton 
industry  has  been  known  to  use 
organo-chlorines;  organophos- 
phates;  dioxin-containing 
sprays  and  other  weedicides; 
herbicides;  fungicides;  pesti- 
cides and  fertilizers  in  the  pro- 
duction of  cotton,  which  often 
arrives  straight  onto  your  body 
the  form  otf  clothing,  some- 
times even  unwashed  before 

Tests  have  not  been  done 
by  state  and  federal  govern- 
ments to  determine  if  any  or  to 
what  extent  residues  have  ap- 
peared in  final  cotton  products 
(which,  in  addition  to  clothes, 
are  things  like  cottonseed  oil, 
which  make  up  a  grea  t  percent- 

of  cooking  oils  and  marga- 
rines).. Before  you  wear  any 
dothingproduct,itis  suggested 
S^u  wash  it  several  times  be- 
fore use  to  remove  these  pos- 

=  residues. 

Another  option  which  de- 
ceases your  chance  of  coming 
mt°  contact  with  these  chemi- 
cal residues  (and  which  lowers 
Ine unnecessary  extent  of  your 
"nsumerism  and  support  of 
'he  factories  which  release 
narmful  byproducts  in  their 
Paction  of  new  fabrics)  is 
filing  your  own  clothes.  It 
possible  to  maintain  an  envi- 
onmentally  healthy  wardrobe 
'unique  garments  for  a  small 
Pnce. 

Recycling  clothes  means 
"L  >g  your  old  clothes  to 


piafinj 

P ?  Organizations  to  aid  the 
J°°r,and  purchasingclothesat 
s[oniage  clothing  stores,  thrift 

■&'■  °r  consignment  shops. 
'Pecially  creative  people  of- 

cloth* tHe  fabric  from  their  old 
hes  in  the  production  of 

er-  fabric  pouches,  patch- 


work quilts,  and  in  other  crafts. 
If  you  are  in  need  of  new  clothes 
and  you  haven't  considered  this 
option  before,  you  should  know 
that  there  is  a  fabulous  set  of 
shopsrighthereinChestertown 
that  might  suit  your  needs.  It  is 
not  just  "old  clothes"  you  find 
at  these  sorts  of  shops.  First  of 
all,  get  the  image  of  dimly  lit 
racks  of  ill  organized,  musty 
looking  clothes  out  of  your 
head.  These  stores  clean  all 
garments  before  they  put  them 
up  for  sale,  and  they  are  neatly 
organized  and  in  good  repair. 

You  can  find  the  most  un- 
usual hats,  dresses,  jewelry, 
slacks,  and  suits  at  these  sorts 
of  stores.  The  selection  is  var- 
ied, from  bright  Hawaiian 
prints  to  tight  sixties  tee  shirts, 
leather  jackets  to  black  velvet 
cocktail  dresses  ...  satiny  black 
antique  tuxedos  to  wool  blazers 
...  mink  hats  to  sterling  silver 
broaches.  You  can  even  try 
bargaining  down  their  very  low 
prices  if  you  are  really  poor.  It 
is  a  good  idea  to  call  shops 
ahead  (especially  if  they  are 
antique  stores  with  limited 
clothing)  to  check  up  on  the 
types  of  stuff  they  have,  and 
their  hours,  which  vary. 

We  are  very  lucky  to  have 
here  in  Chestertown  a  vintage 
clothing  store  which  is  leaps 
and  bounds  ahead  of  the  rest. 
If  you  visit  no  other,  I  strongly 
suggest  you  visit  Luanda's 
VintageQothingStore,onHigh 
street  Iamconsistentlypleased 
by  their  vast  collection  and 
reasonable  prices.  Men  here  at 
the  college  who  haven't  gotten 
their  sweethearts  any 
Valentine'sday  gift  (remember 
...  Sunday!)  should  note  that 
Lucinda's  also  has  tons  of  an- 
tique jewelry. 

Also  try  to  avoid  "faddish" 
clothing  which  goes  out  of  style 
very  quickly.  I  went  into  a  store 
called  Contempo  Casuals  and 
fell  in  love  with  this  pair  of 
jeans  with  (what  1  thought  was) 
leather  patches.  After  looking 
at  the  label,  I  found  out  that  the 
"leather"  was  polyurethene,  a 
highly  flammable  suspected 
carcinogen. 

Note  that  purchasing  an- 
tique furniture  and  other  col- 
lectibles is  another  way  to  a  void 
buying  new  (often  plastic) 
products.  You  would  be 
shocked  at  the  number  of  an- 
tique stores  in  the  Chestertown 
and  surrounding  vicinity. 
There  are  simply  too  may  to  list 
here,  but  if  you  would  like  more 
information  on  those  in  thearea, 
call  extension  8531 ,  and  I  would 
be  more  than  happy  to  tell  you 


about  the  best  shops  and  which 
ones  might  carry  products  to 
suit  your  needs.  It  is  often 
cheaper  and  more  satisfying  to 
buy  an  sturdy  object  of  history 
than  a  cheapobject  reminiscent 
of  chemical  technology. 

WHERE  TO  FIND  "Recycled 

Clothes" 

In  Chestertown: 

Lucinda's  Vintage  Clothing: 

On  High  St.  next  to  the  Feast  of 

Reason  (unlisted  #) 

Classy  Closet  Consignment 

Shop:  On  High  St.  next  to  the 

movie  theater 

Hidden  Treasures  Thrift  Shop: 

605  High  St.  778-1219 

Nearly  New:   Corner  of  High 

St.  and  Spring  St.  778-1781 

Outside    of    Chestertown 

(makes  a  cool  day  trip  with  a 

friend): 

Second  Chance  Shoppe:  102W. 

Water  Street,  Centerville.  758- 

0694 

Rags  and  Riches  Antiques  and 

Collectibles:    Rt.  18  Main  St., 

Grasonville  827-6368    ; 

New  to  You  East:       Rt.  18 

Grasonville  482-7170 

American  PennyRoyal:    5  N. 

Harrison  St.  Easton  822-5030 

Galena  Antiques  Center:    108 

N.  Main  St.  Galena  648-5781 

Read  All  About  It: 

Ecologue.  Edited  by  Bruce  N. 
Anderson.  Pages  54-55.  199U. 
If  You  Love  This  Planet,  by 
Helen  Caldicott,  M.D.  Pages 
67-68.  1992 


Brief  Beef 


SGA  News 

•  Congratulations  to  three  new  Dorm  Senators:  Scott  Ross  Koon 
and  Eric  Dalessio,  both  in  Kent  House;  and  Karla  Pozo,  East  Hall. 
Thanks  to  all  who  expressed  interest. 

•  AnotherCardinalrepresentativeisstillneeded.  Contact  Kristin 
Kujawski  at  ext.  8601  or  Jen  Del  Nero  at  ext.  8500. 

•  New  freshman  class  officers  were  recently  sworn  in:  Andre" 
Taylor,  President;  and  Lisa  Chobody,  Vice-President.  Congrats. 

•  Any  students  interested  in  serving  on  Middle  States  Task 
Forces  as  part  of  the  college's  re-accreditation  process  should 
contact  Jen  Del  Nero  at  ext.  8500.  The  task  forces  are  as  follows: 
Mission,  Goals  and  Objectives;  Academic  Program;  Recruitment 
and  Admissions;StudentLife;Faculty;AcademicSupport  Services; 
Administration  and  Governance;  Finance  and  Planning;  and 
Plant  and  Equipment.  Contact  Del  Nero  or  Dean  Gene  Wubbels 
for  more  information. 

Crime  Report 

Director  of  Security  Jerry  Roderick  told  The  Elm  Wednesday 
that  there  has  been  a  series  of  thefts  reported  on  the  East  side  of  213 
(in  Caroline  through  Minta  Martin  vicinity).  "Money  is  being 
stolenoutof  rooms  beingleftunlockedand  unoccupied,"  Roderick 
said.  The  money  was  reportedly  taken  from  wallets  and  purses 
left  in  theopen  in  unlocked  rooms.  Roderick  strongly  encourages 
all  students  to  lock  their  doors,  particularly  when  leaving  rooms 
vacant. 

Spring  '93  Stock  Market  Came 

The  Stock  Market  Game  begins  February  19th  and  ends  April 
29th.  Players,  who  may  be  individuals  or  groups  of  two  or  more 
persons,  use  $100,000  in  computer  money  to  trade  NASDAQ 
stocks  and  stocks  listed  on  the  New  York  and  American  Stock 
Exchanges. 

Stocks  bought  and  sold  during  the  ten  week  period  are 
subject  to  normal  brokerage  fees.  Computer  printouts  showing 
the  current  value  of  each  team's  portfolio  are  provided  weekly. 
Instructions  and  game  materials  are  also  provided. 

There  is  a  $15  registration  fee  per  team.  A  prize  will  be  given 
to  the  first  place  Washington  College  team.  Anyone  who  is 
interested  in  playing  please  call  Dawn  Baker  at  778-7888. 

The  Investment  Club  Team,  including  Chris  Vaughn  and 
Andrew  Evans,  won  the  Fall  '92  competition,  according  to  Jay 
Wright.  Wright  himself  was  the  winner  of  a  regional  version  of 
the  game. 


You  Can  Afford  to  Travel  Abroad 


Don't  let  the  cost  of  over- 
seas travel  keepyouin  the  States 
this  summer.  Make  an  inter- 
national trip  affordable  and 
more  meaningful  by  working 
in  the  country  you  want  to  ex- 
plore. The  Work  Abroad  Pro- 
gram, offered  exclusively  by  the 
Council  on  International  Edu- 
cational Exchange  (CIEE),  en- 
ables college  students  to  work 
temporarily  in  Britain,  Ireland, 
France,  Germany,  New 
Zealand,  Costa  Rica,  and  Ja- 
maica. 

Last  year,  approximately 
5,000  students  from  colleges 
and  universities  across  the 
United  States  took  advantage 
of  this  unique  opportunity  to 
help  finance  their  international 
adventures  and  gain  a  true 
insider's  perspective  of  another 
country. 

Asa  participant  in  the  Work 
Abroad  Program,  you  are  re- 
sponsible for  findingyourown 


job.  However,  CIEE  provides 
you  with  a  program  handbook, 
thorough  in-country  orienta- 
tion, current  job  and  accommo- 
dation listings,  and  general 
advice  and  support  services. 

To  be  eligible  to  participate 
in  the  Work  Abroad  Program, 
you  must  be  18  or  older  and 
enrolled  full-time  in  a  U.S.  col- 
lege or  university.  The  only  cost 
to  you  is  the  program  fee  of 
$125  and  airfare  to  your  desti- 
nation. More  information  on 
the  Work  Abroad  Program  can 
be  obtained  by  writing  to  CIEE, 
WA-122,  205  East  42nd  Street, 
New  York,  NY  10017,  or  by 
phoning(212)661-1414ext,1130 

The  Council  on  Interna- 
tional Education  Exchange,  es- 
tablished in  1947,  is  a  world- 
wide nonprofit  organization 
dedicated  to  developing  and 
supporting  international  edu- 
cational exchange  as  a  means  to 
build    understanding    and 


peaceful  cooperation  between 
nations.  With  a  membership  of 
over  200  educational  institu- 
tions, it  administers  study, 
work,  volunteer,  and  travel 
programs  in  33  countries  on  six 
continents. 


February  12, 1993 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

February  12-18 


Film  Series: 


Howard's  End 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


Auditions  for  Adulto  Orgasmo  Escapes  from  the  Zoo.  Tawes  Theatre,  6:00  p.m. 
If  interested  and  cannot  attend,  contact  Heather  Lynch  at  778-5954. 

The  O'Neill  Literary  House  presents  The  Third  Annual  Love/Hate  Poetry  Read- 
ing. Literary  House,  9:00  p.m. 


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Friday 


Tickctsgoon  sale  for  theCrateful  Dead.  Contact  local  Ticketmaster/Ticketron 
for  details. 

Sweetheart  Auction  to  benefit  Church  Hill  Theatre.  Proceeds  will  help 
underwrite  the  cost  of  a  children's  seriesand  a  seat-covering  project.  7:30  p.m. 
info.  758-1331 

St.  Valentine's  Day.  Give  that  special  someone  a  special  something 
(no  double  entendre  suggested) 

Dr.  Kevin  Brien,  professor  of  philosophy,  will  speak  to  the  Unitarians  on  Zen 
Buddhism.  Topic  will  be  'The  Skinny  Little  Frog:  A  Zen  Buddhist  Story" 
Casey  Academic  Center,  10:30  a.m.  + 

O'Neill  Literary  House  Monday  Series  presents  Wordsas  Seen  Things  inModern 
American  Poetry.  A  talk  with  WC  Professor  Robert  Schruer.  O'Neill  Literary 
House,  tea  at  4:00,  talk  at  4:30. 

The  Career  Development  Center  presents  University  of  Denver  Publishing  In- 
stitute: Info  Session.  A  talk  with  Kim  Bland,  WC  '91.  Career  Library,  Spanish 
House,  4:30  p.m. + 

The  McLain  Program  in  Environmental  Studies  presents  Wetland  Functions 
and  Values.  A  lecture  by  Mark  L.  Kraus,  Ph.D.,  Director  of  Education,  Envi- 
ronmental Concern,  Inc.,  St.  Michael's,  MD.  Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

Student  Activities  offers  a  ride  to  see  Arun  Gandhi,  grandson  of  Mohatma 
Gandhi.  Van  leaves  the  Casey  Academic  Center  at  5:00  p.m. 

The  Career  Development  Center  presents  Teach  for  AmericaJnfo  Session.  A  talk 
with  Audra  Philippon,  WC  '88,  Regional  Director  of  the  Baltimore  area. 
Commons  Room,  Casey  Academic  Center,  4:30.+ 

The  William  James  Forum  presents  The  Ecological  Crisis:  A  Philosophical 
Overview.  A  lecture  by  Dr.  Tom  Regan,  Professor  of  Philosophy,  North 
Carolina  State  University  at  Raleigh.  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 


The  O'Neill  Literary  House  presents  A  Freshman  Reading.  O'Neill  Literary 
House,  8:00  p.m. 

The  Career  Development  Center  presents  Life  Work  Training  Seminar.  Career 
Library,  Spanish  House,  2:30-4:30  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Dining  Service  and  the  Chestertown  Seventh  Day 
Adventist  Church  present  Heart  Healthy  Vegetarian  Cooking  Seminar.  Hynson 
Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  6:00-8:00.  $15  registration  fee.f 


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Auditions  for 

Writers'  Union  presents 

Adulto  Orgasmo 
Escapes  from,  the  Zoo 

Tawes  Theatre,  6:00  p.m. 

tonight— If  interested  and 

cannot  attend,  contact 

Heather  Lynch   at  778-5954. 

The  Third  Annual 

Love/Hate  Poetry 
Reading 

Lit  House,  Tonight  at 
9:00  p.m. 

"I  am  grateful  to  be  black  and  a  woman" 

—Maya  Angela* 

A  senior  English  major,  Dawn  came  to  Washington  College 
from  Baltimore,  MD.  But  after  four  long  years,  she  is  very  ready 
to  leave  WAC  and  make  her  mark  on  the  world.  Dawn  is  now  tl* 
President  of  the  Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange,  and  is  also  one 
of  the  founders  of  that  organization.  She  has  been  a  manager  to 
WC's  Basketball  team  for  the  last  three  years. 

Because  of  her  loveof  children,  Dawn  has  been  involved  tfilli 
the  Big  Brothers/Big  Sisters  Organization,  WC's  Target  Tutoring 
Program,  and  has  been  a  Peer  Mentor  for  the  NAACP. 

After  graduation,  Dawn  plans  on  working  at  a  publishing 
firm  in  New  York  City  for  a  few  years  and  then  attending 
graduate  school  to  study  Women's  Literature  and  African  Amer"' 
can  Literature.  Her  long-range  goals  include  starting  her  own 
publishing  company  and  teaching  Women's  literature  and  An1' 
can  American  literature  somewhere.  She  would  eventually^' 
to  work  with  children. 

She  includes  as  her  passions  reading  and  basketball^ 
particularly  loves  "Michael  Jordan's  sweet  smile").  One  of  ^ 
favorite  authors  is  Maya  Angelou,  who  spoke  at  Clinton's  1^' 
guration,  because  of  the  way  she  overcame  her  rape,  picked  UP 
her  life,  and  her  strength  to  go  on. 

Dawn  would  also  like  to  add  that  her  four  years  at  Washi^' 
ton  College  were  tough  and  that  the  greatest  things  given  tf 
are  the  lifelong  friendships. 


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February  12, 1993 


WC  Grads  Bring  Good  News: 

Info  Sessions  for  Prospective  Teachers  and  Publishers 

fleorge  Jamison 


Employment  opportunities 
abound  this  week  at  Washing- 
ton College  with  thanks  to  the 
Career  Development  Center. 
Two  WC  graduates  will  be 
speaking  on  their  respective 
places  of  employment. 

First,  on  Monday  February 
15,  at  4:30  p.m.,  Kim  Bland  will 
deliver  an  informational  session 
concerning  the  University  of 
Denver  Publishing  Institute. 
She  graduated  from  Washing- 
ton College  in  1991  with  an 
English  Major.  Upon  graduat- 


ing, 


Bland  attended  The  Uni- 


versity of  Denver  Publishing 
Institute.  She  then  went  on  to 
the  American  Association  of 
Collegiate  Registrars  and  Ad- 
missions, where  she  worked  as 
an  editorial  assistant.  She  is 
now  trying  to  build  her  creden- 
tials as  a  free  lance  editor. 

The  Publishing  Institute 
concentrates  on  book  publish- 
ing, although  the  yearbook 
project  provides  an  opportu- 
nity to  work  in  a  magazine 
format  and  time  frame.  The 
Institute  offers  "hands  on" 
workshops  with  practical  ex- 
perience in  all  phases  of  the 
publishing  process:  editing  a 
manuscript,  designing  and 
producing  a  book,  drawing  up 
a  marketing  plan  for  a  soon-to- 
be-published  book,  writing 
press  releases,  advertisements, 
ana  sales  copy.  Through  these 
workshops,  students  not  only 
learn  what  is  involved  in  each 
particular  process  but  have  a 
chance  to  try  their  hands  at  ac- 
tually performing  these  tasks. 
In  this  way,  students  can  iden- 
tify their  areas  of  strength  and 


interest,  going  into  the  job 
market  with  a  clear  focu  s  on  the 
kinds  of  jobs  in  which  they  can 
best  succeed.  Throughout  the 
process,  lecturers  and  work- 
shop leaders  provide  explicit 
feedback  and  professional 
guidance. 

Also,  on  Tuesday,  Febru- 
ary 16,  at  4:30  p.m.,  Audra 
Philippon  will  deliver  an  infor- 
mational session  about  Teach 
For  America.  She  graduated  as 
valedictorian  with  a  Sociology 
major  from  Washington  Col- 
legeinl988.  Since  that  time  she 
has  worked  in  journalism  and 
in  the  film  industry  in  Califor- 
nia. She  joined  Teach  For 
America  as  a  charter  corps 
member,  in  1990,  and  since  that 
time  she  has  directed  the  sum- 
mer training  program  and  has 
become  the  Director  of  the 
Baltimore  Area  Teach  For 
America. 

Teach  For  America  is  a  na- 
tional teachers  corps  of  dedi- 
cated individuals  from  all  aca- 
demic majors  and  ethnic  back- 
grounds who  commit  two  years 
to  teach  in  under-resourced 
urban  and  rural  public  schools. 
Teach  For  America  currently 
places  teachers  in  urban  sites  in 
Baltimore,  Houston,  Los  An- 
geles, New  York  City,  Oakland, 
and  Washington,  D.C;  in  rural 
areas  of  Arkansas,  Georgia, 
North  Carolina,  and  the  Rio 
Grande  Valley  in  Texas;  and  in 
urban  and  rural  sites  in  Louisi- 
ana. Teach  For  America  is 
presently  investigating  new 
placement  sites  for  the  1993-94 
school  year.  Corps  members 
are  united  by  a  common  vision 
that  one  day,  all  children  will 
have  an  equal  opportunity  to 
attain  an  quality  education. 


Corps  members  are  motivated 
less  by  where  and  what  subject 
they  will  be  teaching  than  by 
their  desire  to  teach  where  they 
are  most  needed.  Driven  to  do 
whatever  it  takes  to  meet  the 
needsof  students  in  ournation's 
most  under-resourced  schools, 
corps  members  demonstrate  an 
immense  degree  of  flexibility 
from  the  time  of  application 
until  the  end  of  their  two-year 
commitment. 

Acollege  student  proposed 
the  creation  of  Teach  For 
America  in  her  senior  thesis  in 
the  spring  of  1989,  and  a  group 
of  recent  graduates  made  the 
idea  a  reality.  Since  its  incep- 
tion, Teach  For  America  has 
inspired  8,600  individuals  to 
apply  to  the  program  and  has 
trained  1,800  of  them  in  twelve 
communities  and  nine  states. 
The  five  hundred  charter  corps 
members,  who  came  together 
for  the  first  time  at  Teach  For 
America's  first  Pre-Service  In- 
stitute during  the  summer  of 
1990,  have  completed  their  two- 
year  commitments.  Some  of 
them  plan  to  continue  in  teach- 
ing for  a  few  more  years,  while 
others  think  they  may  have 
found  a  life-long  calling.  Some 
have  left  the  classroom  for 
graduate  school  or  to  work  in  a 
di  f ferent  capacity  in  the  field  of 
education,  while  others  have 
chosen  different  fields  of  inter- 
est entirely.  All  of  them  see  the 
world  through  a  different  lens 
than  they  did  prior  to  entering 
the  classroom.  As  individuals 
and  as  a  group,  they  will  work 
throughout  their  lives  for  the 
day  that  all  children  in  this  na- 
tion have  an  equal  opportunity 
to  attain  a  quality  education. 


Animal  Rights  Defender  to 
Speak  on  the  Ecological  Crisis 


Professor  Tom  Regan,  a  lead- 
ing environmentalist  and  the 
best-known  supporter  of  ani- 
mal rights  in  America,  will 
speak  this  Wednesday  in  the 
Hynson  Lounge  of  Hodson  Hall 
at  7:30  p.m.  The  lecture,  The 
Ecological  Crises:  A  Philosophical 
Ouctwu;,  isbeingco-sponsored 
by  the  William  James  Forum 
and  the  Goldstein  Program  in 
Public  Affairs  and  is  open  to  all 
free  of  charge.  The  program 
has  been  arranged  in  conjunc- 
tion with  a  new  course  in  En- 
vironmental Ethics  being  of- 
fered this  semester,  a  course 
linked  with  the  evolving  pro- 
gram in  Chesapeake  Bay  Stud- 
iesatthe College.  Regan'sbook, 
Earthbound:  Introductory  Essays 
in  Environmental  Ethics,  is  a  re- 
quired text  in  the  new  course. 
A  graduate  of  Theil  College, 
Professor  Regan  obtained  his 
M.A.  and  Ph.D.  degrees  at  the 


University  of  Virginia.  He 
taught  for  two  years  at  Sweet 
Briar  College  before  joining  the 
faculty  of  the  North  Carolina 
State  University  at  Raleigh, 
where  he  is  now  Professor  of 
Philosophy.  Regan  has  also 
taught  at  Brooklyn  College  and 
the  University  of  Calgary. 
Among  Regan's  twenty-one 
books,  either  published  or  in 
preparation,  the  best  known  is 
The  Case  for  Animal  Rights,  which 
appeared  in  1983  and  was 
nominated  for  a  Pulitzer  Prize. 
This  concern  for  animal  rights 
is  part  of  a  worldwide  environ- 
mental movement  aiming  to 
halt  the  massive  destruction  of 
non-human  life  taking  place  on 
the  planet.  Dr.  Regan  has  lec- 
tured widely  at  home  and 
abroad  and  has  received  the 
Gandhi  Award  from  the  Farm 
Animal  Reform  Movement, 
among  many  other  honors. 


Zen  Guru  to  Deliver 
Lecture  on  Frogs 


Dr.  Kevin  Brien,  Associate 
Professor  of  Philosophy  at 
Washington  College,  will  speak 
at  the  next  meeting  for  worship 
of  the  new  Unitarian  Fellow- 
ship of  the  Chester  River  on 
Sunday,  February  14.  The 
meeting  will  begin  at  10:30  a.m. 
in  the  Casey  Academic  Center 
of  Washington  College. 

Dr.  Brien's  topic  will  be 
"The  Skinny  Little  Frog:  A  Zen 
BuddistStory."  Professor  Brien 
regularly  covers  Buddism  in  his 
two-semester  course  sequence 
on  comparitive  religion. 


The  holder  of  B.A.,  M.A., 
and  PhD  degrees  from  Boston 
University,  Dr.  Brien  came  to 
Washington  College  in  1986.  In 
addition  to  comparitive  reli- 
gion, he  regularly  teaches 
courses  in  ancient  philosopy, 
philosophy  of  science,  and  phi- 
losophy of  art. 

Brien's  book  Marx,  Reason, 
and  the  Art  of  Freedom  was 
published  in  1988,  and  he  was 
awarded  the  Lindback  Prize  for 
distinguished  teaching  in  1991. 
He  plans  to  visit  India  during 
his  sabbatical  leave  next  year. 


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Anthropology  295  A:  Prehistory 
of  Britain   (Mr.   Whitaker, 
Grinnell) 

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inContact:  Britainand  the  Arab 
Middle  East  (Ms.  Kamp, 
Grinnell) 

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1000-1600  (1/2  course  credit; 
Ms.  Tudor-Craig,  British) 
English  121:  Introduction  to 
Shakespeare  (Ms.  Vinter,  Brit- 
ish) 

Philosophy316:  Medical  Ethics 
(Mr.  Newell,  Washington  Col- 
lege) 

Political  Science  211:  Policy 
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tional 1/2  course  project  op- 
tion; Mr.  Jones,  British) 
Religious  Studies  295A:  The 
BibleandItsPainters(Mr.Haas, 
Grinnell) 

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of  Power  in  Early  Britain  (Ms. 
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English  295:  The  Romantic 
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Philosophy  307:  Philosophy  of 
Art  (Mr.  Newell,  Washington 
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with  the  currency  exchange 
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('Crisis/'  from  page  3 

eth  to  conduct  radio  waves 
from  the  secret  moon  based 
transmitteroperatedby  Iranian 
moderates!6       Meanwhile, 

on  will  have  turned  the 
country  over  into  the  hands  of 
Satan  worshipers. 

The  scary  thingis,  we  won' t 
be  able  to  stop  him,  because  by 
that  point  the  entire  US  Army 

|  be  fighting  against  Serbia, 
thehubofour  national  security 
apparatus  will  be  two  hundred 
(eet  off  the  ground,  and  the  ra- 
dio waves  from  the  moonbase 
will  have  reduced  us  to  zombies 
who  will  all  dress,  speak  and 
act  in  the  manner  of  Senator 
Paul  Simon. 

Do  we  really  want  the  sin- 
ister specter  of  Communism  to 
wrap  its  deadly  tentacles  right 
around  the  heart  of  the  human 
spirit  in  a  nasty,  capricious, 
Godless  and  conceited  attempt 
tocreate  a  "new  man"  upon  the 
graves  of  those  foolish  enough 
to  stand  in  the  way?  I  say  NO! 

Jy  now,  I'm  sure  most  of 
yousee  through  Clinton's  thinly 
veiled  attempt  to  hand  the 
country  over  to  the  secular  hu- 
manists,7 but  you  may  wonder 
what  we  can  do  about  it.  There 
is,  of  course,  a  simple  answer. 
Asyou  may  know,  Balkan  food 
is  extremely  high  in  fat,  as  it  is 
composed  primarily  of  tasty  but 
deadly  dishes  such  as  lamb 
sausage  cooked  in  lard.  AH  we 
need  to  do  is  ship  massive 
quantities  of  really  fat  laden 
food  to  the  Serbians.  I  believe 
that  the  Burger  King  bacon 
double  cheese  burger,  with 
thirty-eight  grams  of  fat  per 
serving,  would  be  ideally  suited 
for  this  purpose. 

We  would  also  send  the 
Serbians  free  packs  of  unfiltered 
cigarettes  with  the  Surgeon 
General's  warning  cleverly 
concealed  beneath  a  sticker 
which  would  read  "Really 
Macho  Ethnic  Cleansers  smoke 
fourpacksaday!"8  Atthesame 
time  we  would  put  the  Bosnians 
and  the  Croatians  on  a  high 
fiber,  low  fat  macrobiotic  diet. 
'nashort  time  theSerbian  Army 
would  be  composed  of  over- 
sight invalids  incapable  of 
turning  over  in  their  hospital 
beds  for  a  sponge  bath,  let  alone 
conducting  an  offensive  war. 

And  what  about  Clinton's 
other  policies?  How  do  they  fit 
'"to  the  insidious  Afrocentric 
Politically-Correct  Feminist 
Communist  agenda?  It's 
jjttple,  really.  By  allowing 
homosexuals,  sodomites, 
tonssexuals  and  transvestites 
lnt0  the  military  Clinton  not 
0nly  seeks  to  undermine  the 
Morale  of  our  troops  who  soon 
Will  be  fighting  in  the  Balkans, 
ut  he  also  seeks  to  promote 
military  training  for  homo- 
sexuals. 


These  militant  homosexu- 
als will  then  leave  the  service, 
arm  themselves  and  mobilize 
into  pink  brigades.  These  bri- 
gades will  then  act  as  fashion 
police,  who  will  force  the  entire 
country  to  dress  in  a  decidedly 
nattyfashion.  This  is  not  so  bad 
in  itself,  but  Fruit  of  the  Loom 
will  go  out  of  business  as 
American  men  are  forced  to 
wear  more  trendy  underpants. 
This  will  undoubtedly  have  a 
ripple  effect  in  the  national 
economy,  which  will  in  turn 
cause  another  worldwide  re- 
cession, which  will  decrease 
Japanese  demand  for  lumber, 
which  will  in  turn  mean  less 
clear  cutting  of  timber  in  the 
Pacific  Northwest,  which  will 
have  the  effect  of  saving  the 
spotted  owl  from  extinction, 
which  will  make  Al  Gore 
happy,  which  will  in  turn  make 
Al  Gore  more  visible,  which  will 
make  Tipper  Gore  more  vis- 
ible, which  will  finally  cause 
record  labels  to  attach  warning 
labels  to  compact  discs  which 
willbeencoded  with  subliminal 
messages  by  the  above  men- 
tioned Iranian  moderates  which 
will  cause  the  American  youth 
to  start  listening  exclusively  to 
Pat  Boone. 

And  we  wouldn't  want 
that,  now  would  we? 

End  notes 

1  What  follows  is  purely  fictional.  It  is 

not  in  any  way  to  be  confused  with 

reality. 

M  do  not  now,  nor  have  I  ever,  actually 

owned  a  recliner. 

1  Who  looked  an  awful  lot  like  Agnew. 

*  And  I  take  back  anything  favorable  I 

have  ever  said  about  his  hair. 

sOf  course,  Vietnam  wasn't  actually 

ever  In  the  Balkans  in  thefirst  place,  but 

you  know  what  I  mean. 

*Of  course,  none  of  this  may  actually 

come  to  pass,  but  do  we  really  want  to 

take  that  chance?  I  don't  think  so. 

7  Who  are,  as  I  may  have  mentioned, 
actually  Satan  worshippers. 

8  In  Serbo-Croatian,  of  course. 

"Clinton,"  from  page  3 

gays  in  the  military,  but  in  fact 
his  answers  advocated  the 
present  delay.  Although  he 
provided  a  rationale  for  ending 
the  ban  and  wisely  linked  it 
with  heterosexual  sexual  ha- 
rassment, a  problem  the  mili- 
tary has  been  pathetic  in  ad- 
dressing, hisanswer  advocated 
the  six-month  review  on  cur- 
rent discrimination  within  the 
armed  forces,  in  which  openly 
gay  men  and  women  can  be  pu  t 
on  reserve  or  transferred. 

He  seemed  reluctant  to  ad- 
dress this  issue  directly.  In- 
deed, he  said  that  he  was 
"frankly  appalled"  at  the  time 
spent  on  this  problem  in  the 
first  week.  He  had  originally 
wanted  to  put  the  problem  off 
for  six  months,  anyway,  he  said. 
The  compromise,  which  does 
do  a  great  deal  (the  military 
cannot  expel  soldiers  for  being 
homosexual),  stops  short  of 
ending  discrimination.   While 


an  important  step,  it  is  merely  a 
delay,  putting  off  important 
questions  for  six  months. 

Finally,  he  slid  around  two 
questions  on  foreign  policy. 
Responding  to  a  Croatian- 
American  who  was  critical  of 
Warren  Christopher's  recent 
proposal  on  American  diplo- 
matic intervention,  Qinton  de- 
fended his  Secretary  of  State. 
The  problem  is  that  Secretary 
Christopher's  plan  only  differs 
slightly  from  Bush's  (greater 
involvement  in  peace  talks 
which  aren't  going  anywhere, 
guaranteeing  the  hypothetical 
peace  plan  with  US  peacekeep- 
ing forces,  and  promising  full 
involvement  if  the  Serbs  move 
south),  and  does  nothing  to  end 
the  current  atrocities.  There  is 
no  plan,  for  example,  to  use  US 
forces  in  the  way  that  Qinton 
proposed  during  his  campaign. 

He  may  not  have  a  choice, 
however,  because  the  Russians 
are  increasingly  reluctant  to 
support  UN-sponsored  force. 
By  ruling  out  the  use  of  force  at 
this  time,  however, Christopher 
and  Clinton  may  be  removing 
potential  leverage  the  United 
States  could  use  to  prod  the 
Serbs  into.an  agreement. 

Clinton  also  answered  a 
question  in  regard  to  Haiti.  His 
current  policy  has  more  in 
common  with  Bush's  than  the 
policy  he  proposed  during  the 
campaign.  Hisanswer  was  that 
his  administration  was  at- 
tempting to  bring  democracy 
to  Haiti,  but  gave  no  concrete 
examples  of  what  he  was  actu- 
allydoing.  Thereislittlechange, 
meanwhile,  in  the  policy  to- 
ward Haitian  refugees,  inaeea, 
the  US  embargoed  the  country 
to  prevent  the  refugees. 

In  short,  this  was  a  town 
meeting  in  which  President 
Clinton  seemed  unwilling  to 
provide  specifics.  He  was 
vague  toward  what  he  would 
actually  propose,  and  when  he 
did  provide  specifics  he  advo- 
cated policies  which  were  de- 
signed todelay  actual  solutions. 
Also,  he  seemed  to  implicitly 
contradict  many  of  his  cam- 
paign proposals.  There  are,  1 
think,  two  reasons  for  this.  First, 
the  guy  has  only  been  President 
for  three  weeks.  It  is  a  bit  soon 
for  me  to  demand  specifics  on 
his  economic  program.  I'm 
being  a  bit  premature  and  im- 
patient, I  realize.  I  voted  for 
Clinton,  and  I  am  still  enthusi- 
astic about  his  Presidency.  I'm 
willing  to  give  him  a  break,  bu  t 
his  role  in  the  town  meeting 
was  billed  as  an  explanation  of 
his  programs.  It  wasn't.  Sec- 
ond, he's  finding  that  propos- 
ing and  actually  doing  are  two 
entirely  different  things.  For 
example,  it's  easy  to  advocate 
force  against  Serbia  or  to  allow 
Haitian  refugees  into  the 
country,  but  the  political  reali- 


ties are  somewhat  different. 

The  town  meeting  seemed 
to  reveal  that  Clinton,  at  this 
point,  is  a  President  who  is  act- 
ing like  a  candidate.  You  won. 


do  you  know  about  feminism? 
What  do  you  assume?  Correct- 
ing that  difference  is  of  utmost 
importance  for  even  a  misogy- 
nist. 


"Feminism,"  from  pg.  4 

"If  s  very  important  not  to 
stay  with  just  one  definition," 
shesaid.  "Itshouldchangeand 
evolve  as  women  are  learning 
more  about  themselves,  per- 
sonally an  as  a  community." 

Sullivan  considers  herself 
a  feminist. 

Linehansaidthatheagreed 
with  Sullivan's  dictionary, 
which  pointed  toward  equality 
in  the  workplace  as  a  major  goal. 
Hissituation,hesaid,wasquite 
similar  to  Andrews'.  Linehan's 
mother  also  divorced  when  he 
was  very  young,  and  she  is  a 
professional  actress. 

He  also  assumed  certain 
things  about  women's  poten- 
tial and  women's  rights;and  he 
believes  that  feminism  is  shift- 
ing directions  as  "a  lot  of  those 
goals"  are  being  realized. 
"What  you  have  are  some 
people  who  are  going  with  that 
change,  and  some  people  who 
are  being  radical  and  resisting 
it." 

"Women  are  still  facing 
oppression,  but  we've  'made  it 
over  the  hump,'"  Linehan  said. 
"Not  that  it's  time  to  slowdown, 
but  if  s  gotten  easier  in  a  lot  of 
ways." 

Is  he  a  feminist?  Not  really, 
he  says.  "To  label  yourself  as  a 
feminist  is  almost  to  empower 
the  issue  —  I  naturally  assume 
that  men  and  women  are 
equal." 

...With  this  buzzword 
'equality'  coming  up  in  all  of 
our  vocabularies,  if  s  interest- 
ing to  consider  what  Brien 
pointed  out:  that  the  standard 
for  this  equality  seems  to  be 
men. 

There  were  a  lot  of  issues 
brought  up  by  the  audience  and 
discussed  between  audience 
and  panel  members.  If  I  wrote 
down  every  intelligent  thing 
that  was  said,  I'd  have  a  short 
book.  But  let  me  list  some  key 
ideas  from  that  session  for  ev- 
eryone, whether  or  not  they 
consider  themselves  feminist, 
to  mull  over: 

•  Is  the  portrayal  of  women  in 
popular  culture  degrading  or 
empowering? 

•  What  are  the  correlations 
between  sexism  and  racism? 

•  Whafs  the  role/responsibil- 
ity of  men  in  determining  the 
future  of  women? 

•  How  has  the  antifeminist 
backlash  hurt  or  helped  the 
cause? 

•  Are  humans  genetically  pro- 
grammed to  act  in  proscribed 
gender  roles? 

The  list  could  go  on.  Make 
yourown.  Buthere'stwoques- 
tions  I'll  leave  you  with.  What 


"Shirt,"  from  page  1 

said  that  he  was  not  aware  of 
any  pending  claim  and  stressed 
that  the  college  has  a  responsi- 
bility to  be  the  steward  of  the 
Albee  Collection,  as  there  is  a 
deed  of  gift  involved. 

Trout  added  that  before  any 
artifact  could  be  returned,  the 
claim  would  have  to  be  legiti- 
mate and  some  effort  would 
have  to  be  made  to  authenticate 
theobjects.  Healsosaidthathe 
does  not  want  the  college  to  be 
the  custodian  of  stolen  goods. 

If  the  shirt  is  determined  to 
rightfully  be  the  property  of  the 
Sioux,  Trout  noted  that  the  col- 
lege would  not  put  up  obstacles 
to  prevent  its  return,  provided 
that  thereareno  legal  problems 
and  that  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  approves  the 
move.  He  also  said  the  proper 
steps  would  have  to  be  taken 
with  the  donor  of  the  collection 
to  ensure  that  the  college  is  in 
good  faith  with  the  deed  of  gift. 

"As  far  as  the  college  is 
concerned,  we  don't  have  a 
Native  American  Studies  or  In- 
dian program,and  I  can't  argue 
that  having  the  artifacts  is  cen- 
tral to  the  mission  of  the  col- 
lege," he  said. 

The  Elm  also  recently  con- 
tacted Waters,  who  said  that 
she  notified  certain  Sioux  about 
the  artifacts.  At  press  time,  per- 
sons connected  to  the  estate  of 
Crazy  Horse  had  no  comment. 


"Birthday,"  from  page  1 

is  a  pioneer  in  the  field  of  medi- 
cal research.  When  Elion  joined 
the  Welcome  Research  Labora- 
tories in  1944,  she  began  to 
study  nucleic  acid  metabolism. 
Her  work,  and  that  of  her  col- 
league George  H.  Hitchings, 
with  whom  she  shared  the 
Nobel  Prize,  led  to  thedevelop- 
ment  of  new  compounds  to 
combat  leukemia,  organ  trans- 
plant rejection,  malaria,  gout, 
and  the  herpes  virus. 

Elion  revolutionized  the 
field  of  cancer  chemotherapy 
with  the  synthesis  and  devel- 
opment of  6-mercaptopurine  (6- 
MP),  which  in  1951  was  tested 
in  children  with  acute  leuke- 
mia and  is  still  in  use  today.  By 
altering  enzyme  structures,  she 
developed  several  new  com- 
pounds used  to  treat  other  ill- 
nesses. Elion's  work  with  an- 
tiviral drugs  led  to  the  devel- 
opment of  acyclovir,  the  first 
selective  an tiviralagentagainst 
the  herpes  virus  infections,  and 
set  the  stage  for  the  develop- 
ment of  AZT,  the  first  effective 
treatment  for  AIDS.  She  will 
receive  the  honorary  Doctor  of 
Science  degree. 


10 


February  12, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


How  'Bout  Them  Puckheads? 


Tim  Reardon 


Staff  Chump 

On  Monday  night,  the 
Washington  College  Ice  Hockey 
team  played  their  final  game  in 
Easton  versus  the  Seagulls  of 
Salisbury  State.  It  was  the  sec- 
ond meeting  between  these  two 
clubs,  Washington  being  victo- 
rious in  the  first  game  3-2. 
Salisbury  was  not  about  to  let 
the  Shoremen  take  two  games 
from  them.  But  much  to  the 
chagrin  of  the  lowly  Culls, 
Washington  pounded  them  8- 
5. 

Salisbury,  determined  to 
start  off  right,  scored  the  game's 
first  goal.  Washington  then 
scored  the  next  goal  with 
Jamie"Jeff  Hanson"  Bakerslid- 
ing  it  past  a  helpless  Salisbury 
goalie.  The  Seagulls  scored  the 
next  goal  to  make  the  score  2-1 
but  would  never  regain  the  lead 
after  that  point. 

WC  then  tied  the  score  at  2- 
2  and  never  looked  back.  In  the 
second  period,  the  Shoremen 
took  the  lead  for  the  first  time 
and  did  not  relinquish  it.  The 
third  goal  was  scored  by  Chris 
Head  on  a  pretty  upper-shelf 


wristshot.  Washington  then 
made  the  score  4-2  when  Jamie 
Diller  fed  Tim  Reardon  with  a 
beautiful  cross  ice  pass  with 
Reardon  sliding  it  past  the 
awestruck  goaltender.  With 
about  four  minutes  left  in  the 
second  period,  the  excitement 
started  for  both  teams.  After 
the  whistle  had  blown,  a  few 
choice  words  were  exchanged 
between  Tim  "I  like  to  fight" 
Reardon  and  some  Salisbury 
player.  A  scuffle  followed  and 
both  players  ended  up  on  the 
ice.  Then  some  unsavory 
Salisbury  players  started  kick- 
ing Reardon  which  sent 
Chris  "Bringon  Lennox  Lewis" 
Head  into  action  by  giving  one 
of  their  players  a  haymaker  to 
the  side  of  the  head.  After  the 
ensuing  rumble  Reardon  and 
Head  were  ejected  along  with 
two  Salisbury  players. 

The  second  period  ended 
with  the  score  4-2  and  Wash- 
ington having  seven  skaters 
opposed  to  the  20  Salisbury 
players.  The  Shoremen  were 
determined  not  to  let  that  affect 
them.  But  Salisbury  scored  the 
first  goal  of  the  third  period  to 


make  the  score  4-3.  Gary 
Yovanovich  then  scored  his 
second  goal  of  the  game  which 
made  the  score  5-3.  Salisbury, 
firm  on  not  letting  the  game  out 
of  hand,  scored  another  goal 
which  tallied  the  score  to  5-4. 

But  the  Seagulls  could  not 
capitalize  when  Washington 
scored  again  as  Jamie  Baker 
tallied  to  make  it  6-4.  Baker 
also  had  fourassistsin  thegame. 
TheGulls  scored  one  more  goal 
but  that  was  it.  The  seventh 
goal  was  scored  by  JamieDiller, 
who  wound  up  with  one  goal 
and  three  assists.  TheShoremen 
hammered  the  last  nail  in  the 
coffin  when  Yovanovich  scored 
his  third  goal  of  the  game  for 
the  first  hat-trick  of  his  illustri- 
ous career. 

The  final  score  of  the  game 
was  8-5,  making  Washington's 
record  2-2  on  the  season  with 
one  game  remaining.  TheWAC 
play  at  Navy  on  Sunday,  Feb- 
ruary 28th  at  11  a.m.  Socometo 
lovely  A-Town  and  watch  the 
Shoremen  play  in  their  final 
game  of  the  1993  season. 


Women's  Softball  Looks 
Forward  to  '93  Season 


Bob  Brown 


Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College 
softball  program,  which  has 
struggled  in  recent  years,  will 
be  taken  over  thisyear  by  rookie 
coach  Ms.  Lanee  Cole.  Coach 
Cole,  who  also  coaches  the 


Women's  Basketball  team, 
coached  softball  for  three  years 
at  the  high  school  level  in  Mis- 
souri. 

Coach  Cole  has  enjoyed  the 
student-athletes  and  the  atmo- 
sphere at  Washington.  "I  love 
the  school  and  what  it  stands 


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While  the  softball  team  has 
faced  its  share  of  adversity  in 
the  past,  including  a  pitcher 
sidelined  witn  snouider  sur- 
gery, Coach  Cole  is  nonethe- 
less hopeful. 

"I'm  very  optimistic  about 
the  chances  of  improvement  for 
this  team,"  Cole  said,  "We  have 
two  pitchers  this  year  who  I 
think  are  very  promising." 

Those  two  pitchers  are  right- 
handers senior  Diana  Holten 
and  sophomore  AndreaNolan. 
Despite  her  hopes  for  a  suc- 
cessful season.  Coach  Cole  ad- 
mits that  she  has  a  young  team 
on  her  hands. 

"I've  got  a  lot  of  freshman 
working  out  but  I  have  some 
positions  already  filled  with 
experienced  players." 

Among  those  are  senior 
second  baseman  Lori  Hasting 
and  sophmore  shortstop  Tara 
Rathal. 

"I  think  we  are  going  to  have 
a  good  year,"  Coach  Cole  said. 
"Just  like  baseball,  that  will  all 
depend  on  the  pitching.  But  I 
love  the  game  of  softball,  I'm 
looking  forward  to  the  chal- 
lenge and  having  some  fun.  I 
want  to  help  this  program  to 
reach  its  potential  and  bring 
the  team  up  to  a  respectable, 
competitive  level,  and  we're 
going  to  do  it." 


Hooray  for  the 
Cheerleaders 


Doug  Hoffberger 

Co-Sports  Editor 

Finally,  the  Washington 
College  Cheerleading  team  is 
receiving  their  long  overdue 
press.  The  removal  of  the  ty- 
rannical editorship  of  Vaughn 
and  Reardon  to  a  more  "reader 
friendly"  choice  of  Hoffberger 
and  Murray  allows  teams  such 
as  Cheerleading  to  receive  their 
deserved  recognition. 

At  every  home  basketball 
game,  notice  them  or  not,  the 
Cheerleaders  are  out  on  the 
floorperformingneck-breaking 
stunts  to  gain  the  crowd's  en- 
thusiasm. The  team  would  like 
to  receive  varsity  status  in  or- 
der to  be  qualified  to  compete 
in  national  competition. 

'Tor  now,  we're  just  girls 
in  skirts  hanging  outand  cheer- 
ing on  the  Basketball  team," 
commented  Co-captain  Brenda 
Stanley. 

Stanley,  along  with  Co- 
captain  Denise  Coleman,  cho- 
reographs all  the  steps  and 
stunts  performed  by  the  all- 
woman  team.  "Werryanddoa 
stunt  with  every  cheer,"  says 
Stanley.  Personally,  I  like  that 
"Be  aggressive  cheer."  The 
women  usually  spend  about  30 
min.  perfecting  each  stunt  they 
perform.  The  Cheerleaders  try 


excersizeseach  half,  alongwia 
numerous  opponent-taunti^ 
cheers,  as  well  as  splits  arid 
somersaults  galore. 

Seth  Engel  commented,  T 
appreciate  what  these  girls  do 
and  I  only  wish  that  they  could 
come  and  cheer  the  rugby  team 
on."  Seth,  never  end  your  sen- 
tence in  a  preposition. 

Compiling  the  teamare Se- 
niors: Traci  Castello,  Tarnmie 
Michner  and  Anne  McDerrnaid; 
Juniors:  Brenda  Stanley,  Denijf 
Coleman  and  Heather  Coursey; 
Sophomore  Shane  Dwyer;  and 
Freshmen  Caron  Woodward, 
Suzanne  Basel,  Shryonne 
Johnson,  and  Robin  Diamond. 
The  women  ask  for  male 
cheerleaders,  and  encourage 
anyone  who  is  atheletically  in- 
clined and  is  outgoing  to  be- 
come part  of  the  most  spirited 
team  on  campus.  Cheerleading 
is  not  the  joke  that  people  think. 
"Cheerleading  is  a  serious 
committment,"  adds  Stanley. 
Brenda,  you  may  want  to  coin 
that  phrase  and  possibly  pro- 
duce some  bumperstickers  to 
make  some  money  and  take  all 
the  girls  on  a  well-deserved 
vacation.  The  next  time  you  see 
a  cheerleader,  tell  them  thatyou 
appreciate  what  they  are  doing 
and  to  keep  up  the  good  work) 


and  perform  about  three  floor 

Swimming  Beats  Lebanon  Valley 


Brandon  White 

Staff  Writer  ~ 

The  aquawomen  started 
the  meet  off  strong  with 
Prendergast,  Roberts,  Dow,and 
Bigham  taking  first  in  the  400 
medley  relay.  Draper  swam 
the  1000  freestyle  for  the  first 
time  and  took  first  place. 
Hakanson  then  swam  the  200 
freestyle  and  took  second  while 
Woollens  finished  forth.  Both 
Green  and  Bigham  swam  the 
50  freestyle  and  placed  first  and 
second  respectively. 

Colleen  Roberts  shaved  one 
second  off  her  time  in  the  200 
IM  to  move  into  second  place 
on  the  All  Time  WC  charts. 
Roberts  later  swam  the  200 
breast  stroke  and  shaved  three 


secondsoffherbesttimetotake  cununues  to  tea*,  up  iiu-  ^ 
first  place.  The  high  point  of  ference  placing  first  in  the  200 
themeetcame  when Hakenson,     freestroke  and  500  freestroke. 


Dave  Czekai  and  Dave  Kraft 
turned  out  to  be  the  aqua-stars 
of  the  meet.  Czekai  continued 
to  knock  off  time  in  the  1000 
freestyle,  shaving  an  astonish- 
ing 13  seconds  off  of  his  best 
time.  Czekai  then  swam  the 
100  butterfly  to  finish  second 
behind  freshman  Scott 
Steinmuller's  first  place.  They 
both/recorded  the  second  and 
fifth  fasted  times  in  WC  his- 
tory. 

Freshman  Dave  Kraft 
started  off  the  400  medley  n 
layinMACqualifying  time  and 
was  then  anchored  by 
Steinmuller  and  and  Chris 
Freisheim  to  takefirst.  Kraftalso 
qualfied  for  the  MACs  in  the 
200  backstroke.  Dave  Cola 
continues  to  tear  up  the  con- 


Wollens,  Bigham,  and  Draper 
swam  in  the  final  relay  to  take 
the  victory  for  the  aqua -women. 

'Today  was  a  true  team 
effort,  many  of  the  women 
swimming  events  for  the  first 
time  or  events  they  did  not  like 
to  help  win  the  meet,"  Coach 
Kim  Lessard  said. 

The  men's  team  also  had  a 
good  day,  winning  110-65. 


McCarthy  recorded  WC's 
fasted  All-Time  200  freestroke 
time,  while  Freersheim  lowered 
his  500  freestroke  time.  Ward, 
McCarthy,  Cola  and  Craft 
swam  the  400  freestroke  and 
took  first  in  the  final  event  of 
the  meet.  The  next  Aqua  meet 
isonFebl3thatl:00.  Comeout 
and  support  the  Aqua-peopIe! 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


11 


February  12, 1993 


Men's  Hoops  Tops  Swarthmore 


Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

Last  Saturday,  the 
Shoremen  men's  basketball 
team  hosted  Swarthmore  in  an 
important  MAC  Southeast 
match.  Winning  78-74,  Wash- 
ington evened  their  overall 
record  at  10-10  and  improved 
their  conference  record  to  4-2 
with  games  remaining  against 
Haverford,  Johns  Hopkins, 
Ursinus  and  Widener. 

"We  played  well  enough  to 


win,"  said  Coach  Tom 
Finnegan,  who  was  happy  with 
the  win  but  unimpressed  with 
the  style  of  play. 

Washingtoncruisedtoa41- 
31  lead  at  halftime  behind  14 
first-half  points  from  Geoff 
Rupert,  but  they  unfortunately 
displayed  one  of  their  major 
weaknesses  in  the  beginning  of 
the  second  half.  Swarthmore 
started  the  half  on  an  18-5  run 
to  give  the  visitors  a  49-46  lead 
with  12:50  remaining. 


Charles  Cummings  gets  "nice" 


"If  s  been  one  of  our  prob- 
lems," Finnegan  said.  "We 
haven't  been  able  to  finish  any- 
body off." 

However,  trailing  by  three, 
Jay  Devlin  ignited  a  Washing- 
ton rally  with  three  3-pointers, 
which  sparked  a  22-5  Shoremen 
run,  giving  them  back  the  lead 
at  64-54  with  6:00  left  in  the 
game. 

Over  the  next  3:30, 
Swarthmore  closed  the  gap 
again,  tieing  the  scoreat  69  with 
2:32  left.  Washington  scored 
six  unanswered  points  to  take  a 
75-69  lead  with  1 :09  remaining, 
but  Swarthmore  once  again 
came  back  to  pull  within  75-74 
after  an  Erik  DeLue  basket. 

Rupert  made  one  of  two 
foul-shots  to  take  a  two  point 
lead.  Swarthmore  had  an  op- 
portunity to  tie  the  game  with 
four  seconds  left,  but  Jay  Rose's 
lay-up  fell  short,and  Peter  Basel 
scored  a  breakaway  lay-up  to 
finish  the  game. 

Rupert  (24  points),  Darren 
Vican  (18),  Jay  Devlin  (15)  and 
Basel  (15)  led  the  Shoremen. 
Rounding  out  the  scoring  col- 
umn for  the  home  team  were 
Charles  Cummings  (4)  and  Ed 
Hicks  (2).  DeLue  scored  24  to 
lead  Swarthmore.        : 

Last  week,  the  Shoremen 
dropped  a  65-61  decision  to 
Widener  in  another  MAC 
Southeast  game.  However,  the 
team  came  back  with  the 
Swarthmore  win. 

Results  from  Wednesday's 
Haverford  game  were  not 
available  at  press  time.  The 
next  game  tor  the  men's  bas- 
ketball team  will  be  Saturday  at 
Johns  Hopkins,  and  the  next 
home  game  will  be  next 
Wednesday  versus  Ursinus. 


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This  week  the  awe-inspiring  play  of  the  Washington  Ice  Hockey 
team  has  earned  them  a  new  title  of  Newt's  Team  of  the  Week. 
With  a  win  over  the  Salisbury  State  Seagulls,  the  Shoreman 
Hockey  club  improves  their  record  to  2-2. 

The  Seagulls  what  a  horrible  nickname.  Lab  rats  probably 
would  be  better.  I  mean  what  do  seagulls  do?  I'll  tell  you  what 
they  do,  they  scavange  and  they  peck,  and  scavange  and  peck  , 
and  scavange  and  peck ...  Forget  it.  Out  of  rage  I'm  bringing  back 
the  comedy  into  this  paper.  That's  right  next  week  this  paper's 
going  to  be  funny,  real  funny! 

Anyway,  back  to  the  feature.  Leading  the  way  for  the  Shoreman 
was  Gary  Yovano  vich,  who,  like  some  kind  of  awesome  machine, 
produced  three  goals.  Reardon,  Head,  Diller,  and  Baker  all  tallied 
scores  and  assists  as  well.  Maybe  this  team  should  call  themselves 
the  Washington  College  Toughguys.  Maybe  they  should  try  for  a 
piece  of  me.  That's  it  for  this  week,  I'm  getting  too  fired  up.  Smell 
you  later! 


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Swarthmore 
bows  to 
resilient 
Shoremen  in 
Men's  hoops 

See  Article,  pg.  11 


Vaughn,  down  and  out  on  life, 
seeks  Brian  Bird  for  lucky 
horseshoe!    Bird  tries  for  Lotto! 


Men's  and 

Women's 
Swimming 
Stomps  over 
Lebanon 
Valley 


.? 


My  geometry  teacher  would  have  been  proud  of  this  quintessential  trapezoidal  figure  .  Here  the  Washington  College  Cheerlmdinst  sauad 

display  their  enthusiasm  for  the  Men '«  Basketball  leam.lt  s  amazing  that  these  girls  perform  all  their  hair-raising  stunts  without  the  ais 

of  spotters,  look  for  their  displayed  efforts  at  the  next  Hoops  game. 


Scores 


Men's  B-Ball 
Washington 

Swarthmore 

Washington 
Widener 

Swimming 
Men's 

Washington 
Leb.  Valley 

Women's 
Washington 
Leb.  Valley 

Ice  Hockey 
Washington 
Salisbury  St. 


78 
74 

61 
65 


104 
81 


110 
65 


|  Ice  Hockey:  NEWTs  Team  of  the  Week 


Men's  B-Ball 

Upcoming  games 

at  Hopkins 

Feb  13   7:30  p.m. 

vs.  Ursinus 

Feb  17  7:30  p.m. 

vs.  Widener 

Feb  20  3:30  p.m. 


Sports 

staff 

needs 

writers 

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ask  for  Matl 


'We  worry  about  what's  inside  our  boats  first.' 


NOTHING 

T  BUT  THE 
RUTH 


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Weekend  Weather 


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cont.  cold;  I-I  low-mid  30s 
Weekend:  cont.  cloudy  & 
cold;  chance/snow;  L20  H  30 


Volume  64,  Number  Eighteen  •  February  19, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Chuck  Trout  and  SGA  Share  Concerns 
Hit  list  includes  Birthday  Ball  &  Family  Day 


1,  Tarin  Towers 
Ecfitor-in-Lhiet 


Following  a  (very)  brief 
(half-hour)    SGA    meeting 


about  the  students'  concerns. 

The  February  16  meeting 
was  marked  by  concerns  about 
traditions  at  Washington  Col- 
lege, the  most  mentioned  being 


President  Charles  H.  Trout 


Tuesday,  President  Charles  H. 
Trout  was  invited  to  sit  with 
the  Senators  and  field  questions 


Birthday  Ball  and  Family  Day 
(or  lack  thereof). 

"There  have  been  so  me  real 


communication  blocks"  be- 
tween students  and  adminis- 
trators, said  SGA  President  Jen 
Del  Nero,  and  Trout  was  invited 
to  the  meeting  to  try  to  iron  out 
some  of  those  concerns. 

Family  Day,  traditionally 
held  in  conjunction  with  the 
SGA  luau  in  April  of  each  year, 
was  canceled  due  to  budgetary 
and  organizational  concerns. 
Sophomore  Class  President 
Max  Walton  in  December  pro- 
posed an  SG  A-sponsored  and  - 
organized  "Washington  Col- 
lege Day,"  and  felt  his  efforts 
thwarted  on  all  sides. 

Trout  was  asked  to  defend 
his  position.  "I  think  a  project 
like  that  is  extremely  complex 
...  it's  complicated  in  part  be- 
cause in  order  for  the  college  to 
put  the  name  "Parents'  Day'  or 
'Washington  College  Day'  on 
it,  we  need  to  have  the  in- 
volvement of  the  entire  staff," 
including  not  only  students,  but 
faculty,  the  Dean's  office,  the 
Deans  of  Students,  the  Alumni 
Office,  Development,  the 
President's  Office,  etc. 

Decisionsof  the  magnitude 
of  canceling  Parents'  Day  or 
nixing  the  "fancier  Birthday  Ball 
of  previous  years"  are  made  in 
Executive  Council,  which  con- 
sistsof  Trout;  Deanand  Provost 
Dean  Gene  Wubbels;  Senior 
Vice  President  for  Management 
and  Finance  Gene  Hessey;  Vice 
President  for  Admissions  and 
Financial  Aid  Kevin  Coveney; 
Vice  President  for  Development 
and  College  Relations  Shawn 
Lyons;  and  Dean  of  Students 
Maureen  Kelley  Mclnn're. 

"Sometimes  thereisa  good 


Valentine's  Weekend  Thefts 


According  to  Security  Di- 
rector Jerry  Roderick,  four  items 
*'a  net  value  of  approximately 
",000  were  stolen  from  cam- 
Pus  grounds  last  weekend. 

On  Friday,  February  14, 
hvo  mountain  bikes  were  sto- 
e"  from  dormitory  hallways. 
Hie  bikes,  one  taken  from 
vorcester  and  one  from  the 
ma'n  lounge  in  Kent,  were  left 
locked.  This  continues  a  se- 
[*$  of  bike  thefts  started  the 
pnning  of  last  semester. 

Roderick  advises  all  bicycle 
triers  to  secure  their  property 


or  keep  bikes  in  rooms.  The 
bikes  are  valued  at  $2-500  each. 

Also  over  the  weekend,  a 
lacrosse  net  was  removed  from 
its  cage  on  one  of  the  practice 
fields.  ThestolennetisAthletic 
Department  property  and  is 
valued  at  $150. 

On  Monday,  RA  Tim 
Stoltzfus  of  second  floor 
Worcester  reported  that  an  ex- 
ternal hard  drive  was  stolen 
from  the  upstairs  computing 
lounge.  The  security  cable  was 
cut  and  the  hard  drive  was  dis- 
connected and  removed  from 


the  unlocked  room. 

The  serial  number  is 
XN10043  —  if  anyone  notices  a 
"new"  hard  drive  in  a  residence 
hall  or  for  sale,  please  report  to 
Security  at  ext.  7810. 

Miscellaneous  items,  such 
as  lacrosse  sticks,  also  were  sto- 
len from  hallways  in  dorms. 
Any  information  leading  to  the 
return  of  any  of  these  items  is 
appreciated.  Roderick  would 
like  to  remind  all  campus  resi- 
dents to  secure  their  doors  and 
property,  especially  when 
leaving  the  building. 


deal  of  kind  of  student  move- 
ment that  doesn't  actually  get 
[to  Executive  Council],"  Trout 
said. 

Waltonfeltthat  "there  have 
been  a  number  of  events  that 
have  had  problems  running 
smoothly  because  they  were 
stalled  from  getting  through 
ExecutiveCouncil."  He  named 
the  Birthday  Ball,  the  Connells 
concert,  and  the  CoffeeHouse 
renovation  project  asexamples. 

Trout  advised  any  student 
with  a  concern  that  may  need 
to  be  addressed  by  the  council 
to  talk  to  Joe  Holt,  Executive 
Assistant  to  the  President.  "I 
think  this  is  acollege  that  prides 
itself  on  some  versatility,"  he 
said,  and  noted  that  Hoi  t  would 
be  able  to  tell  students  what 
office(s)  they  should  approach 
with  their  concerns. 

Del  Nero  asked  about  the 
possibility  of  anadministration- 
student  liaison,  and  Trout  in- 
formed her  that  she,  as  SGA 
President,  should  feel  that  she 
is  that  liaison.  In  addition,  Del 
Nero  requested  that  minutes 
{minus  confidential  discussions 
about  personnel,  etc.)  be  sent  to 
the  SGA. 

Returning  to  the  Parents' 
Day  dilemma,  Walton  stated 

See  "Trout/'  page  8 


Bring  Your 

Birthday 

Suit  &  Have 

A  Ball 


Lisa  Chobody 
Freshman  Class  VP 


Once  again  it  is  time  for 
Washington  College's  annual 
George  Washington  Birthday 
Ballorganized  by  the  Freshman 
class.  The  Birthday  Ball  thisyear 
brings  a  fresh  change.  Promis- 
ing to  be  infused  with  the  en- 
ergy, vitality,  and  spirit  that 
characterizes  Young  America 
(the  theme  of  1993's  Birthday 
Ball),  even  the  decorations  will 
have  their  own  spark. 

In  keeping  with  this  theme, 
there  will  be  a  wide  variety  of 
musical  this  year's  ball.  Davis 
DJs  will  be  on  the  mike,  with 
emphasis  on  contemporary 
music. 

A  pre-ball  party  for  ticket 
holders  will  be  held  in  the  WC 
Deli  at  8  p.m.;  drinks  will  be 
$50. 

The  Ball  starts  at  9  p.m.  in 
Hodson  Hall's  main  dining 
room.  Dress  is  formal,  and 
tickets  can  be  purchased  at  the 
door  for  $5  per  person  or  $8  per 
couple. 

The  Ball  has  been  made 
possible  with  help  from  the 
Alumni  Office  and  WC  Dining 
Services. 


Inside 


What  The  Huck?  An 
Ex-Professor's  Rant 

Dean  Maxcy  Announces 
New  OAK  Members 

Sepia  Tones  Bring  their 
Jazz  to  Campus  Sunday 


What's  the  Deal  With 
Grammy  Nominations? 


8 


February  19, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Traditionally,  thisspacehasbeen  filled  by  the  editorial.  If  you 
read  the  teeny  tiny  little  print  in  the  box  below,  it  says,  "Editorials 
are  the  responsibility  of  the  Editor-in-Chief."  That's  me,  Tarin,  so 
PLEASE  stop  asking  me  if  I  wrote  the  editorial.  That's  a  pretty 
moot  question. 

Traditionally,  the  Birthday  Ball  was  puton  by  several  groups 
working  together:  Development,  the  Alumni  Office  and  the 
Freshman  Class.  SO  stop  acting  so  surprised  that  Andre1  Taylor 
(frosh  pres.)  had  something  to  do  with  it.  He  isn't  the  first,  and 
he's  doing  a  great  job.  (Of  course,  traditionally  speaking,  I've 
never  had  any  desire  —  or  money  —  to  go,  but  this  year  I'm  there, 
so  go  figure).  Why  not  go? 

Traditionally,  Family  Day  was  held  in  April,  same  day  as  the 
SG  A  luau.  My  freshman  year,  there  was  this  kickass  reggae  band 
and  the  dancing  in  the  grass  at  the  boathouse  went  on  until  way 
past  dark.  Last  year,  well,  it  rained.  Boo.  This  year,  well.... 

Traditionally,  the  students  are  practically  prevented  with 
force  from  initiating  and  conducting  their  own  full-scale  events. 
Two  notable  exceptions  last  semester  included  the  Connells  and 
the  C-House  project.  Why  aren't  a  group  of  talented  students 
with  a  large  budget  and  big  ideas  allowed  to  do  mass  mailings  to 
alumni  and  parents  and  organize  their  own  seminars,  symposia, 
meals,  bands,  etc.  for  a  gigantic,  multi-faceted  party? 

Traditionally,  the  administration  gets  blamed  for  EVERY- 
THING from  failed  classes  to  headcolds,  not  to  mention  things 
they  might  actually  be  responsible  for.  When  you  consider  that 
Security  and  Health  Services  are  parts  of  the  administration,  just 
imagine  the  infinite  number  of  things  that  the  *human  beings* 
(yes,  it's  true)  running  this  show  must  get  called  out  on.  Are  they 
really  out  to  get  us,  the  students? 

Traditionally,  in  our  blame-oriented  society,  everyone  stands 
around  pointing  fingers  and  nothing  gets  done.  Picture  someone 
(one  person)  at  WC  you  think  has  screwed  you  over  in  the  past 
year  (metaphorically  speaking,  please).  Mentally  point  your  fin- 
ger at  that  person.  Now  picture  everyone,  all  students,  staff, 
faculty,  etc.,  standing  on  the  big  lawn  in  front  of  Bill  Smith,  all. 
pointingafingeratsomeone.  Who  gets  pointedatthemost?  Was 
(Trout,  Sansing,  Maxcy,  Roderick,  Dr.  Bauman,  whoever)  REALLY 
out  to  get  YOU?  Do  they  really  have  the  time  to  plot  against 
specific  students? 

Traditionally,  students  graduate  in  four  years  (with  a  few 
notable  exceptions).  Most  members  of  the  faculty,  staff,  and 
administration  are  here  several  times  that  long.  Yes,  specific 
students  can  and  do  make  a  difference  in  the  livesof  those  people. 
But  when  you're  crunching  numbers,  what  does  the  sad-sack 
story  of  one  p'oed  student  mean  to  a  35-year  career  of  balancing 
the  budget? 

Traditionally,  small  schools,  especially  anywhere  near  the 
South  (Maryland's  geographical  location  is  completely  relative) 
are  very  friendly  places  to  be.  Now,  put  everyone  on  the  front 
lawn  again.  Instead  of  pointing  your  finger,  take  somebody's 
hand.  I'm  not  talking  Lovefest  '93  here  (that  comes  later).  I'm 
talkingintroduce yourself tosomeone you don'tknow.  Introduce 
them  to  someone  you  do  know.  Take  a  moment  to  say  thank  you 
to  the  men  and  women  who  clean  up  after  you,  feed  you,  teach 
you,  house  you,  and  who  make  sure  WC  runs  smoothly  enough 
to  (hopefully)  matriculate  you.  (Am  I  the  only  one  who  think  that 
sounds  vaguely  obscene?)  Okay,  now  all  of  a  sudden  everyone's 
naked. 

Traditionally,  Mayday  at  Washington  College  is  one  big  nude 
party.  Okay,  so  maybe  nobody  but  students  really  participates 
anymore.  But  if  the  only  tradition  thaf  s  left  is,  in  the  end,  the  end 
(of  the  year,  silly),  then  I  guess  the  only  thing  to  do  is  say 
THE  END. 


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Birthday 
Ball...  Not! 


The  Horse  Isni't  Dead  Yet 


To  the  Editor: 

As  a  Washington  College 
alum  I  wasupset  and  saddened 
upon  learning  of  the  College's 
unpublicized  decision  not  to 
host  its  traditional  Birthday  Ball 
this  year  —  unless  you  want  to 
consider  "the  fun  student  dance 
in  the  dining  hall"  as  an  ap- 
propriate substitute. 

Historically,  the  Birthday 
Ball  was  held  to  celebrate  the 
birthday  of  George  Washing- 
ton, long  time  benefactor  and 
friend  to  the  College,  but  more 
importantly,  it  was  a  formal 
event  to  bring  together 
Chestertown,  the  college  com- 
munity and  its  alumni. 

Undoubtedly,  the  Trout 
administration  will  cite  finan- 
cial concerns  and  poor  atten- 
dance that  prompted  its  deci- 
sion to  discontinue  the  annual 
gala;  however,  the  lack  of  at- 
tendance may  be  attributed  to 
the  fact  that  thecommunity  and 
alumni  is  disenchanted  with  the 
manner  in  which  the  adminis- 
tration has  methodically  de- 
stroyed long  time  traditions  at 
Washington  College. 

Trou  fs  apparent  di  sregard 
for  custom  even  extends  to  the 
selection  of  a  first  year  student 
to  orchestrate  the  event.  Fresh- 
man Class  President  Andre 
Taylor,  who  is  coordinator  of 
this  year's  Birthday  Ball,  ad- 
mits he  received  little  support 


or  guidance  from  the  adminis- 
tration.  "With  the  limited 
amount  of  money  I  was  given  I 
had  to  cut  out  a  lot  of  decora- 
tions and  other  things  that  have 
always  been  a  part  of  a  tradi- 
tional Birthday  Ball." 

As  Elm  editor  J.  Tarin 
Towers  states  in  her  editorial  of 
February  5th  ("Playing  with  a 
Full  Deck")  "The  Birthday  Ball 
isn't  a  ritualistic  shindig  that 
can  fall  by  the  wayside  unno- 
ticed." William  Ball  Jr.,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Dance  Club,  adds, 
'To  radically  change  the  format 
of  the  Ball  would  be  to  ignore 
its  purpose  and  send  the  signal 
thattraditionsofthisinstitution 
mean  very  littlein  the longrun." 
(Letters,  "Birthday  Ball:  A  Dead 
Tradition?",  Feb.  5,1993) 

Another  longtime  tradi- 
tion, the  annual  Christmas 
Dinner  for  faculty  and  staff,  was 
not  held  this  year.  This  and 
"mostoftheotherspecial  events 
which  faculty  enjoy  as  perks 
have  been  recently  canceled" 
("Not  Playing  With  a  Full 
Deck"). 

Ms.  Towers  emphasized, 
"It  doesn't  take  the  eyes  of  a 
hawk  to  see  that  the  ratio  of 
traditional  events  canceled  or 
downsized  to  those  that  have 
occurred  or  will  occur  in  full 
force  is  a  strikingly  unbalanced 
one." 
See  "Bramble/'  page  4 


To  the  Editor: 

The  last  three  issues  of  the 
Kent  County  News  have  helda 
calender  listing  announcing 
advertising  the  "Washington 
College  Birthday  Ball."  To 
people  who  live  in  and  around 
Chestertown,  alumni,  and  fac- 
ulty, those  words  conjure  upa 
vision  of  a  formal,  black  tie  af- 
fair, with  live  orchestra  —  very 
elegant,  very  festive.  Callings 
student  dance  with  a  DJ  playing 
rock  music  is  a  misrepresenta- 
tion, at  best.  To  those  of  us  who 
know  what  a  ball  is,  it  is  an 
insult.  Advertising  this  year's 
event  as  The  Annual  Birthday 
Ball  is  egregious.  George 
Washington  (who  attended  and 
hosted  many  balls)  must  be 
turning  over  in  his  grave. 

Karen  Lynn  Smith 

Professor 


For  more 
letters, 
see  page 
four 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


February  19, 1993 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


This  past  Monday  Presi- 
dent Clinton  took  the  politically 
courageous  step  of  following 
up  on  his  campaign  promise  to 
raise  taxes  on  the  rich.  For  the 
past  twenty  years  or  so, 
Americans  would  have  been 
reluctant  to  elect  a  man  who 
promised  to  raise  taxes  on  the 
rich,  because  they  were  likely 
to  feel  that  they  themselves 
could  possibly  become  rich,  in 
whichcase  they  would  certainly 
want  lower  taxes. 

Today  that  is  no  longer  the 
case.  American  oligopolistic 
capitalism  has  placed  consid- 
erable barriers  in  the  way  of 
working  class  people  seeking 
to  open  their  own  businesses. 
As  a  result,  wage  earning 
Americans  no  longer  view  be- 
coming rich  as  possible,  and 
therefore  theyarewillingto  take 
the  intermediate  step  of  better- 
ing their  own  condition  by 
creating  a  kinder,  gentler  wel- 
fare state. 

There  are  those  in  the 
business  community  who  think 
that  this  is  a  lousy  idea.  They 
see  a  tax  increase  on  wealthy 
Americans  as  inevi  tably  leading 
to  a  decrease  in  consumer 
spending.  More  importantly, 
the  items  which  the  rich  buy 
(such  as  luxury  cars  and  ex- 
travagant housing)  are  more 
profitable  to  those  corporations 
which  produce  those  goods 
than  those  which  are  marketed 
for  the  average  consumer. 

This  fear  of  decreases  in  the 
rate  of  profit  for  American 
companies  which  produce  con- 
sumer goods  caused  many  in- 
vestors to  sell  stocks,  which 
caused  both  the  Dow  Jones  In- 
dustrials and  the  S&P  500  stock 
index  to  decline  by  2.4%.  Gold 
rose  by  $3.40  per  ounce.  This 
would  seem  to  indicate  that  the 
investors  who  sold  their  stocks 


bought  gold. 

This  seems  to  me  to  be  a 
contradiction,  in  that  while  the 
economy  is  supposedly  in  a 
tenuous  recovery  and  needs 
more  domestic  investment,  in- 
dividual investors  find  it  in  their 
best  interest  not  to  invest  in  the 
productive  sector  of  the 
economy.  Another  contradic- 
tion appears  to  be  that  while  it 
seems  that  businessmen  have 
been  complaining  for  ages 
about  the  size  of  thedef  icit,  once 
concrete  steps  are  taken  to 
shrink  the  deficit  they  become 
frightened. 

Both  of  these  contradictions 
arise  from  the  more  funda- 
mental contradiction  that  while 
any  economic  enterprise  as- 
sumesanamount  of  risk,  people 
are  by  nature  adverse  to  risks, 
especially  if  they  are  wealthy 
and  have  a  lot  to  lose.  The  risk- 
taking  "entrepreneur"  which 
capitalist  propagandists  love  to 
rhapsodize  about  is  largely  a 
mythical  figure  who  does  not 
now  exist  and  probably  never 
has  existed. 

It  is  precisely  this  aversion 
to  risk  which  has  generated  the 
huge  budget  deficit  which 
America  is  saddled  with  today. 
On  the  one  hand  American 
capitalists  faced  a  desire  to 
control  spending,  on  the  other 
hand  they  did  not  want  to  cut 
funding  for  armaments  pro- 
grams which  had  become  so 
profitable  for  the  defence  and 
aerospace  corporations  they 
controlled. 

This  question  arose  in  the 
late  seventies  and  was  resolved 
in  the  early  eighties.  When 
faced  with  the  prospect  of  in- 
vesting in  American  industries 
which  faced  stiff  competition 
from  overseas  and  investing  in 

See  "Crisis/'  page  9 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


Draw  a  picture. 

r 


Open  Forum:  Retreat  Or  Compromise 


date,  and  his  time  to  address 
America  with  his  actions  and 
not  just  his  ideas,  his  taxing  of 


David  Powellis  a  Freshman  from 
°cean  City,  New  Jersey  who 
wanted  an  opportunity  to  respond 
'o  Scoff  Koon's  Crisis. 

On  Monday  of  this  week, 
Resident  Clinton  finally  re- 
leased his  plan  on  the  economy. 
Containing  a  new  revelation  of 
possible  higher  taxes  for  more 
groups  than  planned,  and  a     —^  ^  ^ 

controversial  tax  on  energy,  it       U#VVf7A|   j  | 
locked    many,    including     M     \J  W  Vll 

Members  of  the  middle  class  

and  leaders  in  business  and  in- 
dustry. Although  it  was  a  mile-     the  middle  class,  at  least,  shows 
stone  for  Clinton  to  speak  as  a     a"Politics-as-usual"attitudeon 
resident  and  not  as  a  candi-     the  part  of  Clinton. 


Now  that  he  has  been  in 
Office  some  time,  and  the  Hon- 
eymoon feeling  is  wearing  off, 
that  is  not  the  image  he  should 
wish  to  create.  Although  at  the 
time  of  the  writing  of  this  Ar- 
ticle, Clinton  had  not  yet  ad- 
dressed Congress,  I  would  as- 
sume that  he  would  speak  on 
such  matters,  and  try  to  allay 
the  fears  of  many  over  the  taxes, 
which  are  seen  by  many,  in- 
cluding the  writer,  as  an  about 
face  on  the  middle  class  and  an 
injury  to  American  Industry,  as 
if  it  had  not  suffered  enough. 
However,  the  Taxes  are  a  rea- 


son to  look  deeper  into  this 
Presidency.  Perhaps  with  avid 
taxersinCongressandhiscircle 
of  advisers,  he  was  forced  to 
compromise  on  some  issues  to 
receive  support  on  others. 

Unfortunately  for  Clinton, 
the  joining  of  the  new  taxes  with 
other  issues  seems  to  many  a 
full-fledged  retreat  on  issues 
across  the  board,  and  for  a 
President  elected  on  promises 
of  change,  playing  politics  as 
usual  may  come  to  be  seen  as  a 
retreatin  itself.  If  Clinton  wishes 
for  the  continued  support  of 
the  American  people,  he  must 


stand  firm  now  on  the  issueson 
which  he  campaigned,  and 
heed  their  advice  as  guidance. 
History  does  not  usually 
offer  good  views  of  Presidents 
who  interspersed  periods  of 
inaction  with  changes  on  the 
popular  positions  on  which 
they  were  elected,  and  it  could 
be  a  long  four  years  for  Mr. 
Clinton  and  the  United  States 
of  America  if  he  does  not  take 
action  that  will  put  his  policies 
in  the  books  as  great  compro- 
mises instead  of  yet  another 
retreat. 


February  19, 1993 


Letters 


Washington  College  ELM 


Omicron  Delta  Kappa 
Inducts  New  Members 


To  the  Editor: 

The  Alpha  Psi  Circle  at  Wash- 
ington College  of  Omicron 
Delta  Kappa,  the  National 
Leadership  Honor  Society, 
proudly  announces  theelecrion 
of  the  following  students  for 
membership: 
Seniors- 
Christy  Albright 
Carolyn  Athey 
Amanda  Burt 
Kristin  Coyne 
Michelle  Croiser 
Melanie  Green 
Lori  Hastings 
Ashley  Holladay 
Tina  McCuen 
Melissa  Sirick 
Monique  Ware 
Bridgette  Winchester 
Juniors- 
Sal  wa  Amer 
Lionel  Dyson 


Michael  Frey 
Thane  Glenn 
Renee  Guckert 
John  Harris 
Jennifer  Hozik 
Douglas  Peterson 
John  Phoebus 
Jennifer  Reddish 
Stephany  Slaughter 
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All  these  men  and  women 
are  in  the  top  one  third  of  their 
class  and  have  attained  special 
distinction  in  at  least  two  areas 
of  collegiate  and/or  commu- 
nity activities.  Above  all  exem- 
plary character  is  a  primary 
consideration  for  membership 
in  this  society. 

Respectfully, 
Edward  E.  Maxcy 
Faculty  Secretary  for  ODK 


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To  the  Editor: 

I  intend  tocirculate  this  let- 
ter fairly  widely,  as  well  as  to 
the  "perpetrators."  The  Febru- 
ary 5  edition  of  The  Elm  indicates 
that  both  the  civilizing  and  the 
educational  mission  of  the  Col- 
lege "needs  work,"  to  put  it 
mildly. 

People  who  "get  off"  on 
pain  and  mutilation  are  indeed 
"freaks"  (as  the  lot  on  page  four 
admits),  and  that  two-page 
boast  should  send  warning  sig- 
nals far  and  wide.  "Strangely 
cathartic"  indeed.  Masochism 
and  sadism  are  a  matched  set, 
and  what  with  the  pace  of 
"progress,"  sadie-masie  will  be 
the  next  perversion  to  burst 
from  the  closet,  with  the  leather 
set  demanding  affirmative  ac- 
tion and  suitable  employment 
opportunities. 

The  real  world  can  easily 
outgross  the  pain  and  mutila- 
tion that  these  WC  students 
paid  to  see.  Real  governments 
hire  real  torturers,  and  could 
deliver  real  thrills  to  said  stu- 
dents, presumably  on  either  end 


of  the  process.  If  you  have  won- 
dered how  people  are  recruited 
for  this  type  of  work,  or  who 
makes  —  and  who  buys  — 
"snuff  videos"... 

A  revolting  fascination 
with  pain  and  mutilation  is 
more  offensive,  but  no  less  de- 
pressing, than  the  pitiful  dem- 
onstration of  credulity  in  the 
unwitting  service  of  a  political 
agenda  presented  on  page  five. 
"The  heat  generated  from  the 
increased  radiation  is  melting 
our  icecaps,  and  water  levels 
are  rising  at  an  average  rate  of 
seven  feet  per  year."  Oh,  right! 

A  trip  to  the  foot  of  High 
Street  would  revel  to  most  mo- 
rons, but  evidently  not  all  of 
them,  that  sea  level  is  essen- 
tially where  it  was  in  colonial 
days,  and  a  third-grade  exer- 
cise in  arithmetic  would  fur- 
ther reveal  that,  at  "an  average 
of  seven  feet  per  year,"  the 
campus  should  be  an  archi- 
pelago of  enlightenment  by 
now. 

Imagine  trying  to  explain 
to  a  mind  like  that  the  process 


by  which  —  and  the  scale  at 
which  —  atmospheric  ozone  is 
naturally  and  continuously 
created  and  destroyed.  Hope- 
less. Such  is  the  state  of  science 
education  that  college  students 
are  prepared  to  swallow  whole 
and  regurgitate  undigestedany 
factoid  laid  before  them,  pro- 
vided that  it  is  politically-cor- 
rect. 

Saving  the  Earth  and  Feel- 
ing Good  About  Yourself  by 
shopping  with  a  net  bag  and 
eschewing  drinking  straws 
seems  harmless  enough,  pro- 
vided that  these  earnest  mo- 
rons keep  their  enthusiasm  to 
themselves.  But  we  can't  Save 
the  Earth  unless  "everybody" 
does  it.  Mobilizations  and  mass 
movements  are  the  name  of  the 
game,  for  people-manipulators. 

Match  cruelty  and  politi- 
cal-correctness, and  the  Red 
Guards  "transform"  into  the 
Green  Guards.  Watch  for  it. 

Dr.  Susan  Huck 
Church  Hill 


Response  to  My  Church  Hill  Fan 


To  the  Editor: 

Well,  i  f  s  wonderful  to  have 
received  so  much  feedback  so 
quickly  since  the  creation  of  my 
weekly  column,  Start  Now!. 
Asidefromall  thepositive  stuff, 
I  have  gotten  a  bit  of  negative, 
too.  On  Wednesday  I  received 
a  post  card  from  someone  who 
thinks,  perhaps,  some  of  the 
concepts  discussed  are  a  bit  too 
extravagant  (boy,  will  they  love 
this  issue's  column!)  Since  my 
"admirer"  went  through  all  the 
trouble  to  mail  me  a  letter  (that 
was  unsigned)  I  decided  to  re- 
spond to  it  so  everyone  else 
who  thinks  the  same  way,  but 
is  uncomfortable  voicing  that 
to  me,  will  have  a  response  as 
well.  His/her  documentation 
and  concerns  are  as  follows: 
"Living  can  be  hazardous. 
[Your  column  displays] 
chemophobia,  the  fear  of 
chemicals.  1)  Nearly  all  cloth- 
ing, whatever  it  is  made  of,  is 
'flammable'  —  it  will  bum.  2) 
Lots  of  interesting  things  hap- 
pen to  cotton  between  the  field 
and  your  body.  3)  The  number 


of  people  who  have  gotten  can- 
cer from  their  clothing  is  really 
non-existent.  4)  Your  next  in- 
vestigative report  should  be  on 
peanuts  and  peanut  butter  — 
loaded  with  "aflotoxins"  and  a 
real  'carcinogen',  but  still,  no 
cancer.  5)  There  is  also  sun- 
light. Peopledogetcancerfrom 
sunlight!" 

Well!  First  of  all,  I  hope 
everyone  realizes  that  this  col- 
umn is  not  a  preach  session.  I 
try  to  give  documented  facts 
with  credible  resources  (which 
are  listed  at  the  end  of  every 
article).  Start  Now!  presents 
ideas  to  think  about  while  go- 
ing about  your  daily  activities 
—  I  am  not  screaming  at  every- 
one about  how  they  personally 
are  destroying  the  environ- 
ment. I  have  never  stated 
something  as  ludicrous  as  Tjy 
using  disposable  razors  you 
personally  are  killing  the  earth 
and  you  MUST  be  stopped!" 
Little  things  added  together  can 
make  big  changes,  and  I  am 
simply  contributing  some  in- 
teresting facts. 


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To  address  the  concerns 
voiced  ...  I  mentioned  the  bit 
about  the  polyurethane  leather 
pants  simply  because  it  grosses 
me  out  to  wear  synthetic  mate- 
rial. I  would  be  a  bit  unhappy  if 
I  was  out  dancing  and  the  man 
next  to  me  bumped  his  ciga- 
rette onto  my  cool  polyurethane 
leather  pants  and  they  procured 
a  large  hole  with  funky  fumes. 

I  addressed  some  of  the 
treatments  of  cotton  in  last 
week's  Elm.  I  never  said  that 
"people  get  cancer  from 
clothes",  I  made  available  fac- 
tual information  about  the 
treatment  of  fibers  that  make 
up  their  clothes.  I  have  gotten  a 
rash  from  wearing  a  tee  shirt 
that  was  unwashed  before  use, 
and  if  anyone  else  found  the 
odor  or  feel  of  new  clothes  of- 
fensive I  was  explaining  some 
reasons  why  it  might  be  hap- 
pening. I  will  look  into  the 
"peanut"  concern.  And  finally, 
who  doesn't  know  about  the 
connection  between  cancer  and 
sunlight?  Thathas  been  drilled 
into  me  since  my  mom  took  me 
to  the  beach  when  I  was  seven! 
I  am  attempting  to  make  pub- 
licly available  some  of  the  lesser 
known  facts  about  products  we 
all  use. 

Feel  free  to  respond  soon, 
whoever  you  might  be,  but  I 
would  rather  do  lunch  than 
exchange  impersonal  letters 
and  editorials.  You  apparently 
know  where  I  can  be  found. 

Christabel  Garcia-Zamor 

Columnist,  The  Elm 


Washington  College  ELM 


February  19, 1993 


Start  Now!  This  week: 

For  Her:   Menstruating  Women  Beware! 


When  was  the  lasttimeyou 
jaw  a  list  of  ingredients  on  a 
fox  of  tampons  ?  Despite  the 
fact  that  they  are  worn  inter- 
nally, there  is  no  law  requiring 
such  a  declaration  by  manufac- 
turers. Many  tampons  are 
manufactured  out  of  rayon  and 
cotton  bleached  with  chlorine. 
When  this  chlorine  is  mixed 
with  paper  pulp,  it  forms  a 
chemical  called  dioxin  —  one 
of  the  most  mutagenic  carcino- 
gens known. 

When  a  women  uses  a 
tampon,  this  chemical  can  leach 
into  the  bloodstream,  via  the 
vaginal  mucosa,  and  settle  in 
specific  tissues,  possibly  lend- 
ing to  cancer  (which  may  form 
five  to  fifty  years  later).  Re- 
member also  that  plastic  ap- 
plicators, notorious  carriers  of 
vinyl  chloride,  are  cast  aside  to 
sit  in  landfills  for  the  next  five 
hundred  years. 

Sanitary  napkins,  often 
coated  with  plastic,also contain 
Ihe  same  compound,  and  the 
extent  to  which  they  are  carci- 
nogenic is  yet  undetermined, 
although  it  is  well  known  that 
the  plastic  portion  of  them  will 
join  the  plastic  tampon  appli- 
cators in  the  dump.  What  is  an 
environmentally  conscious 
woman  to  do? 

Thereisnothing  we  women 
can  do  to  change  the  natural 
processes  of  our  bodies,  but  at 
least  we  can  ensure  that  our 
response  to  them  is  a  non-toxic 
one.  For  the  past  four  years, 
many  Swedish  women  have 
switched  from  tampons  and 
napkins  to  "cups"  and 
"sponges".  The  Keeper' Men- 
strual Cup  is  an  ounce-sized  re- 
usable rubber  menstrual  cup 
worn  internally  and  emptied 
several  times  a  day.  It  looks 
'>ke  a  small,  deep  diaphragm 
ar|d  is  made  from  pure  high 
grade  rubber  which  lasts  for 
knyears.  Thisproducthasbeen 
quietly  marketed  for  the  last 
forty  years  and  it  is  FDA  ac- 
cepted. It  costs  $25,  and  can  be 
Purchased  from  Keeper  Com- 
bine. (P.O. Box 20023, Cin- 


cinnati, OH  455220.  (513)221- 
1464). 

Cosmetic  sea  sponges  are 
reusable  natural  sponges  that 
are  used  instead  of  tampons.  It 
is  inserted  dry,  removed  every 
few  hours,  thoroughly  washed 
and  squeezed  dry,  and  then  re- 
inserted. It  must  be  sterilized 
monthly  in  boiling  water.  This 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


product  sells  for  $1 .75,  and  lasts 
a  very  long  time.  Calliste  Natu- 
ral Sea  Sponges  can  be  pur- 
chased from  The  Wishing  Well 
Distributing  Company.  (P.O. 
Box529,Graton,CA.  9544.  (707) 
823-9310). 

For  those  of  us  who  are  not 
quite  that  motivated,  there  re- 
main several  more  options.  If 
you  must  wear  tampons  or 
sanitary  napkins,  be  sure  that 
they  are  all  cotton,  and  if  pos- 
sible, not  bleached.  The  only 
way  to  be  sure  of  this  is  if  it  is 
clearly  marked  on  the  box 
(which  it  usually  is  not). 

Seventh  Generation  sells 
Forever  maxi-pads  and  panty- 
liners  bleached  by  a  process  that 
uses  less  wood  pulp  without 
sacrificing  absorbency.  They 
are  guaranteed  ninety-nine 
percent  biodegradable  and  are 
dioxin  free.  Six  boxes  of  maxi 
pads  costs  $14.50,  and  four 
boxes  of  panty  liners  costs 
$12.50,  all  postage  and  handling 
included.  Economically  speak- 
ing, that  is  really  good,  consid- 
ering that  pads  usually  cost 
about  $3.00  per  box,  and  you 
would  be  saving  money  and 
the  environment.  Initialcatalog 
is$2.00,  unless  placing  an  order 
immediately.  (Colchester,  Vt. 
05446-1672.  (800)456-1177). 

Okay,  now  for  those  of  us 
who  like  the  environment,  but 
will  only  drive  to  Rite-Aid  in 
our  attempts  to  save  it ...  Avoid 
tampons  and  pads  that  contain 
dyes,  fragrances,  deodorants, 


and  superabsorbant  fibers  (of- 
ten associated  withToxicShock 
Syndrome).  Kotex  Security 
tampons  and  O.B.  (which  has 
no  applicator)  use  cotton  and 
rayon.  The  Kotex  package  says, 
"no  superabsorbant  ma  ten  a  Is." 
Buy  tampons  with  cardboard 
applicators  (if  you're  not  brave 
enough  forO.B.).  Remember  to 
avoid  those  with  plastic  appli- 
cators because  they  are  non- 
biodegradable and  non-re- 
newable (Kotex  Tampon 
Original  Regular  are  100%  cot- 
ton with  a  cardboard  applica- 
tor). 

One  last  thing  that  needs  to 
be  said  for  women  who  douche 
(ick!).  Strong  chemical  prepa- 
rations (even  in  the  "100% 
natural"  ones)  cause  chemical 
vaginitis  (irritation  and  swell- 
ing of  delicate  vaginal  linings). 
The  FDA  has  said  publicly  that 
"the  there  isno  need  to  douche," 
and  blames  "ignorance  and 
commercial  advertising"  for  the 
practice.  Regular  bathing  and 
wearing  loose  fitting  natural 
fiber  clothes  is  the  best  alterna- 
tive. 

If  you  must  commit  this 
gross  practice,at  least  do  itnon- 
toxically.  Home  Health  Prod- 
ucts, Inc.  sell  Hygenia  Hygenic 
Cleansing  Douche,  a  100% 
natural  with  active  lactobacil- 
lus-acidophilus  yogurt  cells  in 
dry  vinegar.  No  chemicals, 
preservatives,  colors,  or  fra- 
grances. Itcosts$4.95  for  eight 
five  gram  envelopes  from 
Home  Health  Products,  Inc. 
(1 1 60- A,  Millers  Lane,  P.O.  Box 
3130,  Virginia  Beach,  VA. 
23454.  (800)468-7313).  Iwould 
strongly  suggest  consulting 
your  physician  before  using  any 
such  product  that  interferes 
with  your  body's  natural  pro- 
cesses. 

Read  All  About  It: 
Ecologue,  Edited  by  Bruce  N. 
Anderson.  Pages  73-74.  1990. 
If  You  Love  This  Planet,  by 
Helen CaIdicott,M.D.  Page 56. 
1992. 


Brief  Beef 


Hot  Off  the  Lit  House  Press 

As  the  new  year  rolls  along,  the  Lit  House  Press  is  busier  than 
ever.  The  Printer's  Devils  Press  Club,  which  was  formed  last 
semester  under  the  supervision  of  Mike  Kaylor,  continues  to  be  a 
success.  Kaylor  is  the  Director  of  the  Literary  House  Press  Room 
and  the  Master  Printer  to  the  College. 

The  Printer's  Devils  have  two  field  trips  planned  for  this 
semester. The  first  isa  visit  with  Leonard  Baskin,  the  famous  print 
artist  and  bookmaker  at  the  University  of  Delaware.  The  second 
trip  will  be  to  the  Library  of  Congress,  where  the  "devils"  will 
view  books  from  the  Vatican  Library. 

The  Press  is  also  planning  to  start  printing  the  1992-93  poetry 
postcard  series.  They  are  currently  printing  illustrations  for  their 
second  book.  Remembering  Ed  Ruhe,  which  will  be  printed  in  the 
spring.  The  first  book,  Taking  the  Boat  Downriver,  was  published 
last  summer.  In  addition,  the  press  is  working  on  several  other 
printing  projects  as  well,  including  at  least  one  manuscript. 
-Jennifer  Waldych 

The  Society  of  Junior  Fellows 

The  Society  of  Junior  Fellows  is  now  accepting  applications 
for  membership  from  second  semester  sophomores  and  juniors. 
Established  in  1990,  the  society  recognizes  scholars  in  the  colle- 
giate environment  who  are  dedicated  to  the  exchange  of  ideas. 

In  addition  to  sponsoring  speakers  and  other  activities  on 
campus,  the  Society  provides  grants  for  its  members  to  pursue 
independent  research  and  supplements  pay  for  those  who  receive 
internships. 

To  be  eligible,  students  must  have  a  cumulative  GPA  of  3.2, 
and  they  should  demonstrate  leadership  in  extra-curricular  ac- 
tivities as  well  as  community  outreach  programs. 

Applications  for  consideration  must  be  submitted  to  Davy 
McCall,  curator,  Society  of  Junior  Fellows,  by  March  5.  All 
applications  must  be  accompanied  by  a  letter  of  recommendation 
from  the  Department  Chair  in  the  applicant's  major. 

Fraternity  Update 

The  brothers  of  Kappa  Alpha  inducted  nine  new  pledges  for 
the  spring  semester  on  Friday,  February  12.  They  include  Chris 
Eaton,  Aaron  Grayson,  Matt  Needham,  Mark  Murphy,  Matt 
Murray,  Chris  Shepherd,  Andn§  Taylor,  Max  Walton,  and  Norris 
Wright. 

P.J.  Mullin,  who  was  inducted  in  the  fall,  and  Christian 
Thornton,  who  will  be  inducted  in  one  week,  will  bring  the  total 
to  twelve  pledges. 

REMEMBER!  Those  of  you  who  received  bids  from  KA  still 
have  one  week  to  accept  them.  Those  rushees  who  deferred  and 
decide  to  finally  take  our  bid  will  be  inducted  with  Thornton  on 
February  26.  It  is  then  that  we  will  start  you  on  your  journey 
toward  becoming  a  brother  in  the  campus'  oldest  fraternity, 
which  is  one  of  the  most  prestigious  in  America. 


Convocation: 

Featuring  Ambassador  Armacost,  Dr.  Elion, 
and  Senator  Mikiilski.  Saturday,  2pm. 


Career  Brief:  Career  Updates  Available  on  News  Server 


YOU  have  hit  the  jack  pot, 
Onlyyoudon'tknowityet.  We 
are  a  month  into  the  second 
semester,  and  thoughts  of  sum- 
jj1^  are  probably  ice  ages  away. 
u'now  is  the  tjme  to  apply  for 
jammer  jobs  and  internships. 
s  important  to  use  your 
ummers  as  an  undergraduate 
gain  experience  in  career- 
ed fields  of  interest.  T  h  e 
enter  forCareer  Development 


has  created  a  "1993  Summer 
Jobs"  file  in  a  program  called 
The  News.  The  program  can  be 
accessed  by  any  computer  on 
campus  that  is  connected  to  the 
network.  The  News  file  shows 
local  job  listings,  as  well  as  many 
opportunities  that  exist  across 
the  country.  Included  are  a 
variety  of  interests,  from  Fed- 
eral Government  opportunities 
to  biological  research  to  coun- 


seling, lifeguarding,  and 
coaching  at  a  number  of  sum- 
mer camps  across  the  nation. 

Here  is  an  outlined  proce- 
dure that  explains  how  to  ac- 
cess this  wonderful  resource: 
•When  seated  at  any  Macin- 
tosh computer  thatis  connected 
to  the  network,  click  on  the 
apple. 

•CO  to 'CHOOSER". 
•Click  on  'Appleshare'. 


•Under  Appletalk  Zone,  Click 
on  'Computing  Center'. 
•Under  File  Server  (upper 
right),  click  on  'Computing 
Center'  again. 
•Now  click  on  'OKAY'. 

•  Click  on  'Guest  or  Registered 
User',  whichever  you  are. 

•  Click  on  THE  NEWS'. 

•  'THE  NEWS'  file  will  appear 
over  to  your  right.  Click  on  it. 
•You  are  now  into  the  summer 


jobs  and  camps  file  and  are  free 
to  explore. 

To  cash  in  on  summer  job 
and  internship  listingopportu- 
nities,  follow  these  instructions 
or  contact  Dr.  Cades  or  Vicky 
Sawyer  at  the  Career  Center  for 
more  information.  Current 
part-time  job  listings  can  also 
be  found  in  The  News  file. 


February  19, 1993 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

February  19-  25 


Film  Series: 


Raise  the  Red  Lantern 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


Washington  College  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors.  On  Campus. 

The  Louis  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs  presents  A  Talk  with 
Ambassador  Michael  H.  Armacost.  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  2:00  p.m. 


19 

Friday 


Birthday  Convocation.  Honored  Guests:  Ambassador  Michael  H.  Armatrout, 
Dr.  Gertrude  Belle  Elion,  and  Senator  Barbara  A.  Mikulski.  Tawes  Theatre, 
Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  2:00  p.m. 

President's  Forum.  Casey  Academic  Center,  Forum.  3:30  p.m. 


20 

Saturday 


The  African-American  History  and  Culture  Committee  and  the  Dale  Adams 
Heritage  Exchange  present  The  Septa  Tones  featuring  Marlon  Saunders.  Tawes 
Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  2:00  p.m. 


21 

Sunday 


The  O'Neill  Literary  House  Monday  Series  presents  Investment  Strategies  of  the 
Great  Writers.  A  talk  with  Marty  Williams,  '75.  O'Neill  Literary  House 
Tea  at  4:00  p.m.,  Talk  at  4:30  p.m. 

The  Dance  on  Film  Series.  T.B.A.  Casey  Academic  Center  Forum,  6:30  p.m. 

Health  Service  Task  Force  Meeting.    Casey  Academic  Center,  Commons 
Room,  6:00  p.m. 


Washington  College  students  present  an  African-American  Poetry  Reading. 
Casey  Academic  Center  Commons  Room.  4:30  p.m. 

Student  Government  Association  Meeting.  Casey  Academic  Center  Forum. 
9:30  p.m. 


22 

Monday 


23 

Tuesday 


The  William  James  Forum  presents  Bosnia  and  Somalia:  Why  is  it  So  Hard  to  End 
Torture  and  Genocide?  A  talk  by  Dr.  Paul  Churchill,  Chairman,  Department  of 
Philosophy,  George  Washington  University.  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall, 
7:30  p.m. 


24 


Wednesday 


25 

Thursday 


The  Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance  and  Health  Services  present  the 
film  AIDS:  The  Women  Speak.  Discussion  to  follow  film.  Casey  Academic 
Center  Forum,  7:00  p.m. 

The  McClain  Program  in  Environmental  Studies  in  conjuncture  with  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  Maritime  Museum  presents  Clams,  Crabs,  Eels,  and  Menhaden: 
The  Biology  and  Harvesting  of  Commercial  Species  of  the  Chesapeake  Bay.  A  pre- 
sentation by  Alice  Jones  Lippsonand  Robert  L.Lippson,  scientists,  illustrators, 
and  authors.  Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Tennessee  Williams' 
The  Glass  Menagerie.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.r 


Birthday  Ball 

Hodson  Hall,  9:00pm 

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Freshmen  Writers 
Take  the  Stage 


Tara  Kidwell 

Staff  Writer 

The  Freshman  Reading 
which  took  place  Wednesday 
night  at  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House  was  first-rate.  The 
readers  were  Jean  Doughty, 
Kerri  Haskins,  Emily  Moser, 
Mark  Murphy,  Jennifer 
Waldych,  Mark  Stephens,  and 
Ryan  Walker.  From  the  amus- 
ing to  the  moving,  the  group 
ranged  in  style  and  tastes,  ev- 
eryone had  a  wonderful  time. 


Thepoetry  was  enchanting 
and  the  short  stories  were  fabu- 
lous. Not  to  give  those  who 
read  big  egos,  but  I  can  truly 
say  the  diversity  which  they 
offer  will  make  the  competition 
tough  in  the  next  few  years  as 
they  grow  in  their  personal 
style.  All  in  all  after  the  first 
edge  of  nervousness  wore  off 
the  confidence  began  to  build 
and  made  the  reading  a  per- 
sonable occasion  which  lasted 
well  after  the  reading. 


Student  Profile: 
Keith  Erickson 


In  honor  of  National  Condom  Week,  it  seemed  appropriate 
to  do  a  profile  on  one  of  the  students  that  was  handing  out  free 
condoms  in  the  snack  bar  and  the  cafeteria  this  past  week.  And 
who,  other  than  the  founder  and  director  of  the  AJDS/Peer 
Education  Program,  is  more  worthy?  Keith  Erickson  comes  to 
WAC  from  Chicago,  Illinois.  Besides  running  the  aforemen- 
tioned program,  Keith  has  had  an  internship  with  the  American 
Civil  Liberties  Union,  is  an  active  Phi  Sigma  Kappa  member. 
and  is  a  culinary  genius. 

An  avid  chain-smoker  and  Clinton  supporter,  Keith  keep5 
himself  busy  with  a  double  major  in  History  and  Business,  a 
minor  in  Philosophy,  and  working  on  an  aqua-culture  farm,  to 
his  spare  time,  he  plays  pool  for  the  Blue  Bird  Pool  League, 
enjoys  Chips-Ahoy™  cookies  and  fruit  roll-ups,  and  likes  W 
steal  his  roommates  food,  who  say  that  he  resembles  theg*>v' 
emment — always  in  debt. 

Keith's  idols  include  his  father,  Peter  Pan,  and  Frank 
Creegan.  His  favorite  movie  is  Last  of  the  Mohicans  and  is 
adamantly  opposed  to  the  idea  of  a  dry  campus.  After  gradu- 
ation, Keith  is  planningon  joining  the  Peace  Corps  and  eventually 
scuba  diving.  And  when  asked  for  a  final  statement,  Keith  is 
reported  saying:  "To  my  brothers  and  pledges—  Titties  and 
beer"'. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


February  19, 1993 


Psychic  Predicts  The  End 


Tara  Kidwell 


Staff  Writer 

Themovie  Howard's  End  is 
a  delightful  portrayal  of  E.  M. 
Forster's  novel  of  the  same  title. 
The  direction  and  cinematog- 
raphy make  this  movie  a  treat 
for  the  eyes.  The  acting  is  su- 
perb. Having  read  the  book 
and  eagerly  awaited  the  show- 
ing of  the  movie,  I  was  im- 
pressed by  the  director's  final 
product.  True  to  the  book  in 
every  sense,  there  are  no  devi- 
ant sub-plots,  no  maligning  of 
characters,  and  the  dialogue 
transferred  wonderfully  creat- 
ing a  worthy  Oscar  nominee. 

A  brilliant  selection  of  ac- 
tresses and  actors  complements 


the  story  line.  From  the  deca- 
dent Wilcox  family  life  to  the 
impoverished  life  of  the  Basf  s, 
Howard's  End  brings  life  to  a 
enchanting  array  of  characters. 
Emma  Thompson,  as  Helen 
defines  the  ideal  suffragette 
while  her  sister  Meg,  portrayed 
by  Helena  Bonham  Carter, 
gives  dynamic  expression  to  a 
woman  who  is  caught  between 
an  old  world  lifestyle  and  the 
driving  ideas  of  the  Suffragette 
movement.  Mr.  Wilcox,  played 
by  Anthony  Hopkins,  epito- 
mizes the  rich  bourgeois  while 
Mrs.  Wilcox,  performed  by 
Vanessa  Redgrave,  masterfully 
depicts  the  life  of  a  family  ma- 
tron. 
The  story  is  set  in  England  at 


the  turn  of  the  century,  and  it 
deals  with  themes  prevalent  to 
the  times.  From  life  among  the 
upper  class  to  the  trials  of  the 
strugglingclerk.youremotions 
will  be  moved  by  the  injustices 
to  humanity  as  well  as  power- 
ful statements  on  feminism 
made  by  Forster.  This  is  an 
exquisite  film  with  an  elegance 
which  is  just  not  seen  in  many 
films  today. 

Howard's  End  is  up  for  sev- 
eral Oscar  nominations  includ- 
ing: Best  Picture,  Best  Actress: 
Emma  Thompson,  Best  Sup- 
porting Actress:  Vanessa 
Redgrave.  Emma  Thompson 
has  already  won  a  Golden 
Globe  Award  for  her  portrayal 
of  Helen  Schlegel. 


Churchill 
Speaks... 

Dr.  Paul  Churchill,  chair- 
man of  the  Philosophy  depart- 
ment at  George  Washington 
University,  will  speak  on 
Wednesday,  Februaryl4,  on 
"Bosnia  and  Somalia:  Why  it  it  So 
Hard  to  End  Torture  and  Geno- 
cide?" The  program,  sponsored 
by  the  William  James  Forum  of 
Washington  College,  begins  in 
IheHynson  Lounge,  at  7:30  p.m. 
Dr.  Churchill,  who  holds  his 
bachelor's,  master's,  and 
doctor's  degrees  from  Johns 
Hopkins  University,  came  to 
George  Washington  University 
in  1975.  He  is  "the  editor  of  a 
book,  The  Ethics  of  Liberal  De- 
mocracy. His  research  interests 
center  on  questions  of  nuclear 
deterrence  and  on  the  philoso- 
phy of  non-violence,  both  in 
western  and  non-western  cul- 
tures. 


Jazz  Concert 
Appears  at  WAC 


The  Sepia  Tones  featuring 
Marlon  Saunders  will  present  a 
jazz  concert  on  Sunday,  Febru- 
ary 21  at  2:00  p.m.  in  Tawes 
Theater.  The  concert  is  being 
sponsored  by  the  African- 
American  History  and  Culture 
Committee,  and  the  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange  and 
is  free  and  open  to  the  public. 

The  Sepia  Tones,  with 
members  Lenora  Helm,  Rosa 
Russ,  Arif  St.  Michael,  and 
Marlon  Saunders,  blends  the 
styles  of  jazz,  blues,  soulful 
R&B,  and  gospel  creating  a 
unique  style  all  their  own. 

These  four  vocalists  have 
worked  on  the  road  and  in  the 
studio  with  some  of  the  music 
industry's  finest  artist.  These 


artists  include  Branford 
Marsalis,  Freddy  Jackson,  Liv- 
ing Colour,  Degrees  of  Motion, 
Path'  Austin,  C&C  Music  Fac- 
tory, Samantha  Fox,  and  Billy 
Joel,  to  name  a  few. 

Sepia  Tones  have  most  re- 
cently been  in  the  studio  re- 
cording their  artist  demo.  The 
quartet's  talents  are  being  ex- 
tended into  the  songwriting, 
arrangement,  and  production 
of  the  project.  Sepia  Tones  plan 
to  showcase  their  demo  project 
in  New  York  City  this  spring. 
For  more  information  on  this 
concert  call  theCampusSpecial 
Events  Coordinatorat  (410)778- 
7849. 


Bored?  Leave  Chestertown 


Joy  Yarusi 


Staff  Writer 

Having  been  accosted  by 
the  Arts  and  Entertainment 
Editor  a  few  too  many  times,  I 
decided  to  get  him  off  my  back 
and  write  something.  And  I 
decided  thatsinceChestertown, 
being  the  booming  metropolis 
that  it  is,  offers  no  entertain- 
ment value  whatsoever,  I  would 
write  about  things  to  do  out- 
side of  Chestertown. 

Washington  D.C.,  Balti- 
more, Annapolis,  and  Phila- 
delphia are  only  minutes  away 
and  these  cities  offer  endless 
opportunities.  Whether  it  be 
dance  clubs  or  museums,  shop- 
ping or  simply  sight  seeing, 
Chestertown  is  no  match  for 
the  more  populated  areas  of  this 
region.  Chestertown,  in  all  of 
itso!dtownglory,cannotmatch 
even  small  cities  like  Dover, 
Newark,orSt.  Michael's.  These 
meager  cities  only  offer  movie 
theaters,  bars  or  shopping,  but 
at  least  you  will  get  out  of 
Chestertown  for  awhile.  And  if 
you  have  an  inkling  to  see  a 
movie  in  the  near  future,  I  sug- 
gest the  newly  released,  Van- 
ished. 

"I'll  never  leave  you  again" 
is  the  phrase  that  Keifer 
Sutherland  opens  the  movie 
with  and  later  regrets.  He  and 
his  girlfriend  are  taking  a  road 
trip  through  the  state  of  Wash- 
ington when  they  make  a  stop 
at  a  rest  area.  She  goes  in  for  a 
soda  and  never  returns.  Jeff 
Bridges  is  the  psychotic  Biol- 
ogy professor,  obsessed  with 
spiders  and  women,  that  kid- 
naps Sutherland's  girlfriend. 
After  three  years  of  an  endless 


search,  Sutherland's  character 
deteriorates  into  virtual  insan- 
ity. Bridges  seeks  him  out  and 
further  tests  his  sanity  by  play- 
ing twisted  mind  games  by  al- 
luding to  the  belief  that  his  girl- 
friend is  still  alive.  The  movie 
becomes  a  warped  and  fright- 
ening re-creation  of  what  actu- 
ally happened  to  Sutherland's 
girlfriend. 

The  only  real  problem  that 
I  had  with  this  movie  is  the 
character  development  of  Jeff 
Bridges,  or  the  lack  there  of. 
Theonly  reasoning  thatappears 
in  the  film  is  when  he  states: 
"You  know  when  you  are  a 
child  and  you  are  standing  on 
the  edge  of  a  balcony  and  you 
wanttojumpoff.  Well,I  jumped 
off." 

After  becoming  terrified  to 
fly  from  seeing  the  movie  Alive, 
I  am  now  very  apprehensive 
about  using  any  sort  of  public 
road  stop  to  buy  a  soda.  I  left 
the  theatre  recalling  the  many 
times  I've  made  small  talk  with 
strangers  at  train  stations,  air- 
ports, etc.  I  recalled  the  hun- 
dreds of  times  that  I  have  gone 
into  a  bar  and  have  been  hit 
upon.  And  I  also  recalled  the 
many  times  that  I  picked  up 
unknown  hitch-hikers  out  of  a 
rainstorm  to  spare  them  from  a 
violent  cold  and  risk  a  possible 
death.  And  haven't  we  all? 
Vanished  will  make  you  extra 
cautious  if  you're  a  female,  so 
it's  probably  pretty  wise  to 
check  it  out  and  receive  a  not 
too  gentle  reminder  of  reality. 
Ifs  playing  in  Annapolis  and 
theotherlargercitiesinthearea. 
And  if  you're  a  male,  the  film- 
ing of  Washington  is  really 
pretty  neat! 


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Washington  College  ELM 


The  Grammys  Changed  My  Life 


The  nominations  /or  the 
Grammy  Awards cameout  last 
month  and  after  a  lot  of  delib- 
eration1, I  decided  to  annoy 
myself  by  hunting  them  down. 
And  that  is  exactly  what  I  did. 
Yet  again  this  year,  the 
Grammics  have  nominated  in- 
dividuals that,  even  though 
certain  individuals  think  that 
they  arc  appropriate  nomina- 
tions, are  either  unwarranted, 
unreasonable,  or  years  past 
their  importance,  simply  be- 
cause they  have  sold  a  few 
million  records.  Oh,  don't  get 
me  wrong,  some  of  the  artists 
definitely  need  to  be  rewarded, 
but,  again,  I  must  question  the 
views  of  the  nominating  com- 
mittee. 

First,  the  nominations  for 
the  Best  Song  and  Best  Single2. 
Eric  Clapton  should  have  been 
nominated  eons  ago  but  since 
the  commercial  success  of  Un- 
plugged has  skyrocketed  him 
into  popularity,  he  is  nomi- 


nated. Celine  Dion  and  Peabo 
Bryson,  in  my  opinion,  deserve 
this  award  not  only  for  the 
beauty  of  the  song  but  to  add  to 
the  honors  of  one  of  our  gen- 
erations greatest  films.3  K.D. 
Lang,  after  a  lot  of  publicity 
concerning  her  sexuality  and 
l,erchoiceoffriends(Madonna, 
Sandra  Bcmhardt,et.aU,  broke 
out  of  her  country-based  ano- 
nymity. Vanessa  Williams,  the 
ex-Miss  America,  overcame  her 
scandal  and  received  nomina- 
tion. And,  finally,  Billy  Ray 
Cyrus.  Whata  wasteof sperm.4 
The  nominations  of  the  best 
album5  are  not  really  surpris- 
ing. Clapton  proves  that  Soci- 
ety, yet  again,  is  years  behind 
the  times.  Lang  found  out 
scandal  and  lesbianism  can  be 
profitable.  Annie  Lennox 
proves  that  doing  it  solo  can 
surpass  anything  that  she  has 
ever  done.6  U2's  super-talent 
helps  keep  them  the  mega-stars 
that  they  deserve  to  be.   And 


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Beast  brings  back  the  fairytale 
motif  that  is  needed,  especially 
in  this  age  of  crime,  pestilence, 
and  disappointment. 

The  nominations  for  New 
Artist7,  Rock-Duo  or  Group8, 
Hard  Rock9,  and  Metal10  really 
confused  me.  My  confusion 
lies  in  the  fact  that  someof  these 
artistsarenotNew(KrissKross- 
atleast  they  seem  like  they  have 
been  around  for  entirely  too 
long),  or  Rock  (En  Vogue,Los 
Lobos<?),  Red  Hot  Chili  Pep- 
pers), or  Hard  Rock(Alice  in 
Chains,  Nirvana,  Red  Hot  Chili 
Peppers),  or  MetaKHelmet, 
Ministry,  Nine  Inch  Nails, 
Soundgarden).  Maybeyoucan 
make  sense  and  give  me  the 
reasoning.11 

The  rest  of  the  major 
nominationstRhythm  and 
Blues-Duo  or  Group",  Rap-Duo 
or  Group13,  Jazz  Instrumental14, 
Country  Vocalist-Female,s,and 
Country  Vocalist-Male16),  in 
order  to  be  fair,  do  not  effect  me 
in  the  least,  but  I  will  mention 
them  even  if  they  are  quite 
boring. 

And  finally,  my  favorite 
category:  Alternative  Albums. 
There  was  a  time  when  I  la- 
mented the  fact  that  there  were 
noawardsforalternativebands. 
Bu  t  now  that  they  have  become 
so  popular,  I  guess  the  music 
industry  finally  feels  that  "al- 
ternative" music  is  worthy  for 
distinction.  However,  to  my 
chagrin,  I  am  disappointed  in 
this  years  selection.  It  is  not 
that  Idonotworship  the  ground 
that  some,  in  fact  all,  of  these 
performers  walk  on  but  I  feel 
that  they  are  being  cheated. 
Why?  Thesehonorshavecome 
entirely  too  late.  Like  Clapton, 
The  B-52's,  The  Cure, 
Morrissey, Tom  Waits,  and  XTC 
have  been  around  for  a  long 
period  of  time.  And  now  that 


Calendar  of  Events, 
Convocation  Weekend 

Friday  19 
2  p.m.  Informal  talk  with 
Ambassador  Armacost  and 
students,  moderated  by  Dr. 
Dan  Premo,  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  Refreshments  will 
be  served. 

SO  p.m.  Student  reception  for 
L)r.  El  ion,  basement  of  West 

Saturday  20 
10  a.m.  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  meeting 
2  p.m.  Convocation,  Tawes 
Theatre  (see  article,  this  page) 
3:30  p.m.  President's  Forum, 
CAC  Forum  Room 
4:30  p.m.  Reception,  Casey 
Gallery 

9  p.m.  Birthday  Ball,  Main 
Dining  Room 


they  are  "commercial",  they  fi- 
nally get  the  recognition  that 
they  deserve.  However,  I 
started  to  think  about  this  in  a 
very  pragmatic  fashion  and  I 
came  to  a  few  conclusions.  At 
first,  I  was  excited  to  see  that 
these  five  incredible  performers 
havefinallybeenhonored.  Hell, 
they  have  given  our  generation 
some  of  the  greatest  music  to 
identify  with.  But  then,  I 
though  t  abou  t  it  somemore  and 
I  became  incensed.  Why 
shouldn't  I  become  incensed? 
Five  groups/artists  that  I  have 
worshipped  fromafar  are  being 
honored  with  the  same  manner 
that  Billy  Ray  Cyrus  is  being 
honored.  How  would  you  feel 
ifanyofyourfavoriteartists(not 
to  mention  five!)  were  nomi- 
nated fora  Grammy  in  the  same 
year  that  Billy  Ray  Cyrus'  Achy 
Breaky  Heart  is  nominated  for 
the  Best  Single  Record  and  Best 
SongGrammy?  You  would  feel 
like  I  do:  depressed  and  de- 
jected. 

Oh,  don't  get  me  wrong,  I 
enjoy  Achy  Breaky  Heart  for 
what  it  is(a  cheesy,  over-played, 
non-artistic  money-maker  in- 
spired by  pop  culture)  and  that 
as  all.17  But  when  Billy  Ray 
Cyrus(a  no  talent,  over-paid, 
Garth  Brooks-wanna-be)  is 
nominated  for  an  award  that  is 
supposed  to  represent  excel- 
lence in  the  music  business,  I 
start  to  question  my  own  taste 
in  music  (and  I  use  that  phrase 
lightly).  To  me,  this  means  that 
Billy  Ray  Cyrus  is  actually  con- 
sidered to  be  in  the  same  cat- 
egory as  the  "legends"  of  music 
history.  This  also  means  that 
the  industry  is  so  capitalisti- 
cally  oriented  that  songs /artists 
that  sell  a  few  million  records, 
no  matter  how  trite,  how  un- 
necessary, or  how  bad,  can  ac- 
tually be  considered  "legend- 
ary". And  finally,  this  means 
that  because  of  a  few  of  my 
favorite  performers  have  been 
nominated  for  Grammies  this 
year,  to  me,  they  have  lost  all  of 
their  meaning. 

Thafs  it.  The  idolatry  is 
over.  lamofficiallygivingaway 
all  of  my  records,  tapes,  and 
CD's.  I  am  tearing  down  my 
shrines  (those  of  you  who  have 
seenmy  room  will  understand). 
I  have  given  up  my  "alterna- 
tive" lifestyle.  I  am  rushing  to 
the  nearest  mall  and  buying  a  J. 
Crew™  hat,  Bugle  Boy™  jeans, 
and  a  pair  of  Air  Jordan™ 
sneakers.  I  am  throwing  away 
all  of  my  torn  jeans,  my  black 
clothing,  and  my  hairspray.  I 
am  running  to  the  closest  record 
store  and  snatching  up  an  Eric 
Clapton  Unplugged  CD  before 
they  are  all  gone. 


I  am  adopting  an  entirely 
new  lifestyle.  My  melancholia 
is  over.  I  am  devoting  my  life  to 
being  HAPPY  and  NORMAL. 
I  will  forget  all  of  the  hours  I 
spent  listening  to  the  depress- 
ing swoons  of  Morrissey,  the 
dark  lullabies  of  The  Cure,  the 
quirky  ramblings  of  the  B-52's, 
the  acid-inspired  jingles  of  Tom 
Waits,  or  the  satirical  quips  of 
XTC.  I  will  never  wear  my  Doc 
Martins™  again!  I  will  even 
start  wearing  a  hat  and  match- 
ing socks.  I  have  found  the 
answers  for  what  I  have  been 
searching.  Thank  you  Grammy 
Awards.  You  are  my  Savior. 

Footnotes 

1-Actually,  it  was  a  suggestion 
from  the  editor. 
2-Eric  Clapton  Tears  in  Heaven, 
Celine  Dion  and  Peabo  Bryson 
Beauty  and  the  Beast,  K.D.  Lang 
Constant  Craving,  Vanessa  Wil- 
liams Save  the  Best  for  last,  and 
Billy  Ray  Cyrus  Achy  Breaky 
Heart. 

3-Yes,  I  have  seen  this  film  more 
than  twenty  films  and  it  still 
makes  me  cry. 
4-What  a  waste  of  sperm. 
5-Eric  Clapton  Unplugged,  K,D. 
Lang  Ingenue,  Annie  Lennox 
Diva,  U2  Achtung  Baby,and 
Various  Artists  Beauty  and  the 
Beast. 

6-Congratulations  must  be 
given  because  of  Annie's  birth 
of  a  baby  girl  this  past  week. 
7-Arrested  Development,  Billy 
Ray  Cyrus,  Sophie  B.  Hawkins, 
Kriss  Kross,  Jon  Secada. 
8-En  Vogue,  Little  Village,  Los 
Lobos,  Red  Hot  Chili  Peppers, 
U2. 

9-Alice  in  Chains,  Faith  No 
More,  Guns-n-Roses,  Nirvana, 
Pearl  Jam,  and  Red  Hot  Chili 
Peppers. 
10-Helmet,  Megadeth,  Minis- 
try, Nine  Inch  Nails, 
Soundgarden. 

11-Knowingthereasoningisthe 
least  of  my  worries. 
12-Arrested  Development, 
Boyz  n  Men,  Pariah  Carey  and 
Trey  Lorenz,  En  Vogue,  and 
Luther  Vandross  and  Janet 
Jackson. 

13-Arrested  Development, 
Beastie  Boys,  Kriss  Kross, 
House  of  Pain,  and  Public  En- 
emy. 

14-Eddie  Daniels  and  Gary 
Barton,  Charlie  Haden  Quartet 
West,  Joe  Henderson,  Branford 
Marsalis,  and  Arturo  Sandoval' 
15-Mary  Chapin-Carpente'. 
Wynonna  Judd,  Reba  McEntirfc 
Lorrie  Morgan,  Pam  Tillis. 
16-Garth  Brooks,  Billy  W 
Cyrus,  VinceGill,  Randy  Travis 
Tritt. 

1 7-1  do  not  now  nor  have  I  evtf 
liked  Billy  Ray  Cyrus. 


Washington  College  ELM 


February  19, 1993 


'Koon,"  from  page  3 
the  defence  industry  where  in- 
ternational competition  for  the 
American  market  was  limited 
because  of  national  security 
concerns,  American  investors 
chose  to  reap  the  relatively  risk 
free  investment. 

So  when  we  ask  how  to 
reduce  the  deficit,  we  should 
ask  ourselves  where  all  the 
money  we  borrowed  and  spent 
went-  It  did  not  go  to  the  poor, 
for  if  you  ask  them  they  will  tell 
you  that  they  are  still  poor  and 
in  fact  finished  the  last  decade 
in  a  worse  position  than  when 
they  entered  it.  The  money  in 
fact  wound  up  in  the  hands  of 
America's  wealthiest  citizens, 
in  the  form  of  dividends  from 
defence  stocks  and  profits 
which  arose  from  the  sale  of 
[hose  over  valued  stocks. 

Viewed  in  this  light,  there 
is  no  question  as  to  what  should 
be  done  in  order  to  reduce  the 
deficit.  The  money  which  was 
borrowed  was  used  to  end  the 
Cold  War.  Now  that  the  war  is 
over,  America  should  reclaim 
itspublic  wealth.  There  was  a 
time  when  calling  someone  a 
war  profiteer  was  considered 
the  worst  sort  of  insult.  Tome 
this  still  holds  true,  for  I  can 
think  of  few  things  more  scan- 
dalous than  whipping  the  na- 
tion up  into  a  patriotic  frenzy  of 
:enophobia,  making  a  killing 
rom  the  sales  of  arms  to  the 
•ovemment  and  then  expect- 
ng  the  poorest  members  of  so- 
!ty  to  pay  by  increasing  sin 
axes  and  cutting  social  spend- 
ng  to  the  bone. 

As  of  this  writing,  I  have 
iol  read  the  text  of  the  state-of- 


the-union  address.  Knowing 
that,  you  may  find  it  remark- 
ably prescient  that  I  am  willing 
to  categorically  state  that  noth- 
ing Clinton  said  or  proposed 
will  help  the  economy  in  a  sig- 
nificant way. 

This  is  not  because  I  don't 
believe  in  government  inter- 
vention in  the  economy  or  any 
of  that  rubbish,  but  rather  be- 
cause the  problem  is  simply  too 
bigtofix.  Thegrosspublicdebt 
of  the  U.S.  Treasury  in  the  third 
quarter  of  last  year  was 
$4,064,600,000,000.  Thatisalot 
of  money. 

Moreover,  the  elimination 
of  the  deficit  will  have  to  be 
based  on  increases  in  revenue 
and  not  decreases  in  spending. 
This  is  because  there  is  no  pro- 
gram which  can  be  cut  in  any 
significant  way  without  of- 
fending an  interest  group.  It 
cannot  be  done,  and  it  will  never 
be  done.  Therefore  taxes  are 
the  only  alternative. 

Oddly  enough,  one  can  still 
read  conservative  columnists 
writing  about  the  fact  that 
Reagan  created  ten  million  jobs 
and  wasn't  he  wonderful  and 
Clinton  has  no  job  creation 
record  and  blah  blah  blah.  But 
even  if  one  accepts  the  "new 
jobs"  figure  at  ten  million,  the 
government  still  borrowed 
$406,460  for  every  job  which  it 
allegedly  created.  In  other 
words,  if  the  Government  had 
borrowed  the  same  amount  of 
money  and  used  it  to  create  ten 
million  government  jobs,  each 
worker  would  have  made 
$195.41  an  hour. 

So  the  debt  did  not  create 
jobs,  and  it  didn't  go  to  social 
programs.  It  was  used  prima- 


rily as  an  economic  giveaway 
to  the  ruling  class.  Of  course, 
while  raising  taxes  on  the  rich 
is  unquestionably  the  correct 
thing  to  do  morally,  it  won't 
help  the  economy  any.  Al- 
though some  misinformed 
people  in  the  media  erroneously 
believe  that  America  is  recov- 
ering economically,  common 
sense  dictates  that  the  country 
only  does  as  well  as  General 
Motors  is  doing.  Last  year  GM 
lost$23,000,000,000andchange. 
Thaf  s  a  lot  of  money. 

And  its  only  going  to  get 
worse.  During  the  period  from 
1945  to  1991  the  world  wit- 
nessed an  unprecedented  de- 
gree of  cooperation  and 
friendliness  between  the  the 
capitalist  powers  in  Europe, 
North  America  and  Japan.  This 
was  largely  due  to  the  presence 
of  the  Soviet  Union.  Now  that 
the  need  to  limit  economic 
competition  has  passed,  it  will 
become  more  cutthroat. 

This  will  greatly  increase 
economic  instability,  and  the 
decision  of  America  not  to  in- 
vest heavily  in  skill-intensive 
industries  in  the  commercial 
sector  will  not  stand  us  in  good 
stead.  Twenty  years  from  now, 
the  concern  will  not  be  the 
deficit  so  much  as  the  brain 
drain.  America's  most  talented 
workers  will  be  unable  to  find 
profitable  work  here  and  will 
emigrate.  The  only  ones  left 
will  be  those  who  possess  nei- 
ther the  intellectual  skillsor  the 
vocational  training  to  make 
themselves  desirable  to  foreign 
employers.  Undoubtedly 
all  of  these  people  will  run  for 
public  office. 


SGA,"  from  page  1 
hat  he  "really  wants  to  see  a 
lay  provided  for  students,  fac- 
%.  parents  and  alumni  to 

nix." 

Reunion,  said  Trout,  is  the 
raditional  time  of  year  that  al- 
|ms  return  to  campus,  but  that 
some  sort  of  formal  Home- 
H'ng  really  is  lacking,"  es- 
Fially  in  comparison  to  foot- 
fall schools. 

We  want  to  be  made  into 
°yal  alums,"  said  Del  Nero. 
W  more  attention  to  the  needs 
'current  students  is  necessary 
Dftliat  to  happen,  she  added. 

"[  think  that  for  a  very  old 
pool,  we  are  lacking  ...  tradi- 
'°y  said  Talbot  Dorm  Sena- 
?»  Doug  Peterson. 

Trout  wanted  to  examine 
e*ho1e  issue:  "What  are  the 
J5al  defining  things  that 
pour  college,"  he  asked. 

./^ntioned  thelackofanon- 
H>«s  chapel  as  a  topic  to  be 

^ted,  as  well  as  a  need  to 
e  amP th?  Homecoming  and 

^functions  for  alumni. 

As  for  actually  existent 

H°nS'  Trout  n^ed  the 

nhd*V  Ball,  the  Luau  [held 


on  Family  Day  I,  the  Victory  Bell 
and  the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize. 

"All  of  these  are  really  tra- 
ditions in  a  way,"  he  said,  "but 
how  much  do  we  really  play 
them  up  and  showcase  them — 
and  how  much  do  we  really 
stick  with  them?" 

Exemplary  of  that  phe- 
nomenon, he  said,  was  the  "de- 
mise of  the  luau.  It  was  really 
student -induced  —  there's  no 
enthusiasm  at  the  luau  any- 
more." 

Peterson  restated  his  belief 
that  "students  thatare  involved 
in  organizations  should  really 
be  given  a  chance  to  shine 
publicly." 

He  and  several  others  said 
that  a  day  or  weekend  featuring 
several  sports  contests,  as  well 
as  Greek-sponsored  events  and 
a  dramatic  production,  would 
make  parents  and  alumni  more 
likely  to  come  to  WC  for  a  visit. 

Trout  said  he  would  like  to 
see  something  similar  happen 
with  Fall  Parents'  Day.  The  fall 
event  is  held  for  first-year  stu- 
dents, said  Trout,  "but  why  not 
include  everyone?" 

Off-campus  Senator  Jane 
Kennedy  brought  up  Birthday 


Ball  again;  as  a  senior,  she  said, 
she  was  especially  disap- 
pointed in  the  version  planned 
for  Saturday. 

"I  thought  we  would  con- 
tinue what  we've  been  doing," 
saidTrout.  "Studentattendance 
is  not  what  it  has  been  —  ifs 
expensive. 

"The  original  purpose  of 
[the  Birthday  Ball]  was  to  raise 
scholarship  money,"  he  said. 
"We  have  not  succeeded." 

"I'm  in  the  hole  on  the 
Birthday  Ball,"  he  concluded. 

Parliamentarian  Will 
Phipps  asked  the  president 
what  his  personal  goals  for  his 
years  here  are.  "What  mark  do 
you  want  to  make  on  Washing- 
ton College?" 

Trout  said  he  was  particu- 
larly interested  in  the  ongoing 
Strategic  Long- Range  Plan  ning 
process.  The  resolution  passed 
by  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  at  the  Fall  meeting 
to  increase  the  college  popula- 
tion to  1,200  students  by  the 
year  2,000  is  a  main  objective. 

He  was  especially  fervent 
about  the  prospects  of  adding 
25^40  new  faculty  and  "250-300 
new  beds,"  both  of  which 


"Bramble,"  from  page  2 

This  trend  to  ignore  tradi- 
tion has  not  beenlimited  merely 
to  special  events  (such  as  the 
Birthday  Ball,  etc.)  As  Kent 
County  News  editor  H.  Hurtt 
Deringer  stated  in  an  editorial 
(Sept.ll,  1992),  "For  70  years 
Washington  College  athletics 
were  tied  to  what  we  will  call 
the  Kibler-Russel-Dumschott- 
Athey  tradition.  The  college 
ignored  successful  basketball 
coach  and  alumnus  Tom 
Finnegan,  the  logical  selection, 
as  Athletic  Director.  A  commit- 
tee selected  Geoff  Miller,  the 
'outsider"  who  was  going  to  be 
good  for  Washington  College." 
Quite  the  contrary;  if  anything 
he  has  been  a  detriment. 

Upon  Chuck  Trou  ^s  arrival 
at  Washington  College  in  the 
fall  of  1990,  Miller  wasted  little 
time  convincing  Trout  to  abol- 
ish the  long-standing  tradition 
of  having  "part-time  volun- 
teers" from  the  local  commu- 
nity as  head  coaches. 

As  recently  as  1988,  Wash- 
ington College  alum  Karen 
Perkinson  McGee  wrote  a  fea- 
ture in  the  Washington  College 
Magazine  on  the  importance 
and  tradition  of  part-time 
coaches  at  Washington  College 
('Tart-time  Coaches  Juggle  Ca- 
reers and  Families  for  WC 
Sports").  McGee  states:  "Some- 
times the  best  you  can  get  are 
part-time  coaches:  local  folks 
with  an  interest  in  a  given  sport 


would  go  along  with  student- 
body  expansion. 

The  last  major  issue  to  cross 
the  floor  was  the  perpetually 
delayed  Hodson  Hall  Renova- 
tion Project. 

Walton,  who  is  also  a 
tourguide  for  admissions,  says 
that  prospective  students  ask 
to  see  the  "Student  Union,"  and 
he  has  nothing  to  show  them. 

After  completion  of  the 
Study  Lounge,  said  Trout,  the 
project  total  is  $1.1  million, 
$585,000  of  which  still  needs  to 
be  raised. 

"Wecould  do  it  right  a  way, 
everything,  if  we  eliminate" 
what  Trout  referred  to  as  "that 
hole  in  the  ground." 

Part  of  the  current  architec- 
tural plan  includes  a  glassed-in 
portion  of  the  current 
CoffceHouse  wall,  which 
would  open  out  into  a  small 
amphitheatre. 

"Parties  are  held  at  night!" 
Troutexclaimed.  "Whatdoyou 
need  to  let  in  light  for?" 

He  added  that  the  project 
was  being  reevaluated,  espe- 
cially the  outdoor  portion,  be- 
cause he  wants  to  see  it  com- 
pleted as  soon  as  possible. 


who  are  willing  to  relieve  full- 
time  staff  of  the  burden  of 
coaching  a  second  sport."  She 
further  stresses:  "At  a  small 
school  in  a  small  town,  part- 
time  coaches  make  good  sports 
possible." 

Ironically,  part-time  vol- 
unteers have  made  their  mark 
on  Washington  Coltege  athlet- 
ics. The  greatest  lacrosse  coach 
ever  to  coach  at  Washington 
College  was  Don  Kelly,  a  local 
car  dealer.  Nancy  Dick,  a  health 
department  nurse  and  former 
president  of  the  Sho'men  Club 
and  Jenny  Butler,  only  the  sec- 
ond woman  to  be  inducted  into 
WC'sHallofFame,established 
women's  Iacrosseand  women's 
Softball,  respectively.  All  three 
were  part-time  coaches. 

The  lOth-oldest  college  in 
the  nation  has  survi  ved  because 
of  its  rich  history  and  traditions; 
however,  the  Trout  adminis- 
tration seems  intent  on  de- 
stroying many  of  the  traditions 
needlessly  that  have  made 
Washington  College  a  special 
institution  of  higher  learning. 
Cost  effective  measures  can  be 
applied  without  diminishing 
quality.  Trout  should  take  more 
care  and  thought  before  he  dis- 
cards that  which  should  be  pre- 
served. I,  like  Andre  Taylor, 
think  "It  would  be  a  shame  if 
this  was  the  last  Birthday  Ball 
Washington  College  has." 

Holly  Bramble 

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February  19, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  EL^ 


women's  crew     Men's  Lacrosse  Starts 


Faces 
Season  Of 
Unknowns 

Duke  Krieger 

Staff  Writer 

The  Women's  Varsity  Crew 
may  not  win  a  single  race  this 
year.  They  also  may  win  every 
single  one,  or  a  lot  in  between. 
In  some  respects,  they've  al- 
ready won. 

With  their  coach,  Glenn 
Merry,  pushing  them  to  their 
physical, emotional  and  mental 
boundaries,  and  beyond, 
they've  already  beat  one  im- 
portant thing.  Fear. 

The  women  are  only  row- 
ing one  boat  this  spring,  refin- 
ing to  a  fast,  lean  crew.  Eleven 
women  strong,  they'll  go  with 
an  8-seat boat,  with  three  spare 
oarswomen.  Those  eleven  are 
Tonya  Howell,  Mary  Bird,  Jen 
Dougherty,  Jenny  Sue 
LeSchander,  Sue  Czechowski, 
Jen  Hozik,  Melissa  Olsen,  Kathy 
Mullen,  Kara  Wiesenbaugh, 
Stacy  Sherman  and  Alexandra 
Geller.  At  Coxswain,  there's 
Lisa  Brown,  Amy  Bortmes  and 
Renee  Kuhnel. 

The  team  will  have  a  tough 
season,  with  serious  competi- 
tion against  schools  such  as 
George  Washington  University 
andGcorgetown.  Coach  Merry 
pointed  out  that  oncof  the  keys 
to  the  women's  success  will  be 
toavoid  beating  themselvesand 
not  worrying  about  the  compe- 
tition. 

"We  take  i  t  one  practice  at  a 
time,"  Coach  Merry  said.  "We 
worry  about  what's  inside  our 
boat  first." 

The  women  are  in  excellent 
condi  tion  after  a  winter  of  hard 
workouts  and  ergometer  pieces. 
They  are  going  to  continue  on 
this  tough  regimen  by  going  to 
Spring  Break  training  in  Florida 
where  they'll  row  their  first  race 
of  the  season  in  the  Metro  Cup. 

But  what  make's  these 
women  different,  when  every 
other  school  is  doing  the  same 
thing? 

According  to  Coach  Merry, 
as  any  of  these  oarswomen  will 
pointout,isthattheyareateam, 
no  t  a  team  of  individuals.  They 
eat  together,  workout  together, 
party  together. 

Also,  more  importantly  to 
Coach  Merry,  is  that  they  have 
mental  strength  and  a  lot  of 
heart.  He  points  out  their  ninth 
place  finish  out  of  40  boats  last 
year  at  the  Head  of  the 
Charles — one  of  the  biggest 
races  of  the  fall. 

Coach  Merry  feels  that  they 
have  a  100  percent  chance  of 
success  this  season.  He  says  it 
while  leaning  back  in  his  chair, 
with  his  hands  folded  behind 
his  head.  Maybe  he  knows 
something  the  rest  of  us  don't. 


'93  Pre-Season 


Bob  Brown 


Staff  Writer 

Coach  Terry  CorcOran's 
11th  season  as  head  coach  of 
the  Men's  Lacrosse  team  be- 
gins Friday,  February  26,  when 
the  Shoremen  travel  to  Penn 
State  for  their  first  preseason 
game. 

The  first  game  of  the  regu- 
lar season  is  an  away  game 
March  10  against  Johns 
Hopkins.  The  Hopkins  match 
will  start  off  a  schedule  laden 


strong  in  games  by  expecting  a 
higher  degree  of  concentration 
and  focus  in  practices  and  a 
better  level  of  execution," 
Corcoran  said.  "With  the  older 
group  of  players  we  have  this 
season,  we  feel  we  can  expect 
this  of  them." 

Some  of  the  key  veteran 
players  on  this  year's  team  are 
junior  attackmen  Jason  Paige 
and  Chris  Cote.  Lastyear,  Paige 
and  Cote  combined  for  106 
points.    Paige  was  named  an 


Coach  Terry  Corcoran,  in  his  11th  season,  looks  to  lead  an 
experienced  squad  back  to  the  NCAA  Division  111  Tournament. 


with  tough  opponents. 

"Hopkins  and  Navy  will 
be  tough  games,"  Corcoran 
said.  "Hopkins  could  be  ranked 
in  the  top  two  or  three  in  Divi- 
sion I  this  year  and  Navy  has 
what  they  consider  the  best 
team  they've  had  in  a  long  time, 
so  they'll  both  be  tough." 

Lastyear,  the  team  finished 
10-4  while  ranking  10th  in 
NCAA  Division  III.  This  year, 
Corcoran  is  looking  for  even 
better  things  from  his  players. 

"This  is  a  veteran  group  we 
have  returning  this  year,"  he 
said.  "We  only  lost  two  players, 
(senior  goalie  John  Kelly  and 
senior  defenseman  Kevin 
Doyle)  so  we  are  optimistic 
that  we  can  take  a  step  up  in  the 
level  of  play  over  the  last  few 
years  when  we  had  younger, 
less  experienced  teams." 

One  of  the  things  the 
coaching  staff  is  stressing  with 
this  year's  team  is  mental 
toughness. 

"We're  trying  to  prepare 
our  players  to  be  mentally 


All-MAC  attackman  in  1992 
when  he  tallied  40  goals  and  16 
assists,  leading  the  Shoremen 
in  most  offensive  categories. 

Other  important  members 
of  this  year's  squad  will  be 
sophomore  midfielder  Greg 
Lawler  (48  points)  and  senior 
defenseman  Scott  Overend  (72 
groundballs). 

Thegoalie  situation  hasyet 
to  be  determined. 

While  this  is  a  veteran 
group.  Coach  Corcoran  is  ex- 
cited about  the  group  of  fresh- 
man players. 

"We  have  a  nice  group  of 
freshman,  but  if  s  too  early  to 
tell  how  much  of  a  contribution 
they'll  make,"  he  said.  "In  the 
past  we'  ve  been  a  program  that 
had  freshmen  play  for  us  and 
had  freshmen  log  some  signifi- 
cant playing  time.  This  year,  it 
will  be  tougher  though,  consid- 
ering how  many  veterans  we 
have. 

The  team  will  play  its  home 
opener  Saturday,  March  13 
against  Western  Maryland. 


Marymount 
Meet  Divided 
Men  Win, 
Women  Loose 

Four  new  school  records 
were  set  last  weekend,  as  the 
WC  Aquamen  crushed 
Marymount.  Peter  Ward,  Ja- 
son Campbell,  Scott  Steinmu  Her 
and  Dave  Cola  broke  the  200 
medley  record  by  one  second. 
Captain  Chris  Freisheim  shat- 
tered the  school  record  in  the 
400  IM  by  a  full  eight  seconds, 
which  seats  him  eighth  in  the 
conference.  Ward  continued  on 
record  setting  pace  in  the  100 
backstroke,  while  Steinmuller 
tied  Cola's  lOObutterfly  record. 
Dave  Cola  swam  a  season  best 
in  the  500  freestyle  that  seats 
him  in  the  top  five  in  the  confer- 
ence. McCarthy  also  swam  a 
personal  best  time  in  the  50 
freestyle  to  take  first,  and  then 
joined  Cola,  Fresheim,  and 
Campbell  to  take  first  in  the  200 
freestyle  relay. 

"Even  though  it  wasn't  a 
close  meet,  the  men  swam  really 
well.  They  are  ready  for  the 
MAC's,"  Coach  Kim  Lessard 
said. 

The  Aquawomen  had  a 
much  closer  bout  with 
Marymount,  falling  short  by  a 
margin  of  111-90.  Despite  the 
aquawomen  winning  6  out  of 
11  races,  they  were  unable  to 
pull  out  the  victory. 

In  the  200  medley  relay, 
Jen  Green,  Colleen  Roberts, 
Amy  Draper  and  Denise 
Hakanson  took  first  place  with 
a  new  school  record.  Roberts 
added  her  second  school  record 
ot  the  meet  in  the  100  breast- 
stroke.  Roberts  also  won  the 
200  IM  with  her  season  best 
time. 

Jen  Dow  swam  the  1000 
freestyle  and  took  first,  then 
took  first  in  the  100  butterfly. 
Dow  joined  Green,  Robin 
Woollens,  and  Ramsey  Bigham 
to  take  first  in  the  200  freestyle 
relay.  Green  continued  her 
winning  ways  taking  first  in 
the  100  backstroke  with  Cap- 
tain Prendergast  placing  sec- 
ond. Though  the  women  lost, 
Coach  Lessard  had  positive 
feelings  about  the  meet. 


Rugby 
Ready 

Brandon  White 


Staff  Writer 

The  WC  Rugby  Club  re- 
leased  its  1993  Spring  schedule 
this  week.  The  club  presently 
has  five  matches  scheduled  for 
this  semester.  Matches  include 
The  Severn  River  Tournament 
on  Feb.27th;  Lynchburg  College 
on  March  2nd;  Vassar  College, 
at  home,  on  April  3rd;  UMBC 
on  April  24th,  and  the  third 
annual  President's  Cup  to  be 
held  on  May  1st.  TH,  Tom 
Leighty,  and  Collen  are  the 
elected  captains  for  the  '93 
season.  Other  key  players  re- 
turning this  year  are:  The  "little 
fellas"  Nate  Hamed  and  Chris 
Mihavetz;  Shawn  "the  ham' 
Hamill;  little  Skippy,  Dan 
Kretzer;  and  President  Ciaran 
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February  19, 1993 


Sho'men  Fall  to  Jays,  Defeat  Red  Wave 


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Comports  fcditor 

Right  now,  men's  basket- 
ball head  coach  Tom  Finnegan 
i  doing  his  math  homework. 


strong  performances,  averag- 
ing over  15  points  per  game, 
butheal so  knows  histeamcan't 
continue  to  give  up  scoring 
binges   to    teams   such   as 


Basel  concentrates,  going  in  for  the  lay-up  as  Edmund  Hicks 
looks  on.  Basel  scored  22  against  Hopkins. 


Most  importantly,  he  knows 
two  Widener  losses  this  week 
combined  with  two  Washing- 
ton wins  gives  his  team  a  shot 
at  the  playoffs. 

He  realizes  Peter  Basel  and 
Geoff  Rupert  are  still  giving 


Hopkins. 

Last  Saturday,  the  Bluejays 
(17-5)  all  but  buried  the 
Shoremen  (11-11)  on  a  25-8  run 
in  the  last  11:24  of  the  first  half, 
giving  thema  17-pointhalftime 
lead. 


Against  Hopkins,  they 
made  a  good  turn  around  in  the 
second  half  behind  an  18  point 
outing  from  Basel,  but  they  still 
fell  short  72-63. 

"We  were  down  17  at  the 
half  and  we  made  a  decent 
comeback  in  the  second  half," 
Finnegan  said.  "We  managed 
to  get  it  back  to  three  points 
with  about  2:00  left  to  go." 

Basel  scored  to  make  the 
score  61-58  in  favor  of  Hopkins 
with  2:00  left.  However,  the 
Bluejays  scored  to  push  to  a 
five  point  lead  at  63-58  with 
l:10remaining.  Johns  Hopkins 
outscored  the  visiting 
Shoremen  9-5  in  the  last  minute 
to  hold  on  for  a  nine  point  vic- 
tory. 

Besides  Basel's  18  points, 
Rupert  scored  15,  Charles 
Cummings  and  Darren  Vican 
added  14,  and  Mike  Swanson 
chipped  in  two. 

Haverford  College  visited 
the  Cain  Dome  on  FebruarylO. 
Although  the  hostsdef ea  ted  the 
Red  Wave  77-66  with  Basel 
scoring  22  and  Cummings, 
Vican  and  Rupert  all  reaching 
double  figures,  Coach  Finnegan 
was  not  happy  with  the  team's 
play. 

"I  felt  we  played  pretty  well 
in  the  first  half,  and  we  were  on 
the  verge  of  blowing  it  open, 
but  we  stopped  playing  in  the 
second  half,"  Coach  Finnegan 
said.  "I  think  the  poor  perfor- 
mance against  Haverford  car- 
ried over  into  Hopkins." 

Results  from  Washington's 
game  against  Ursinus  on 
Wednesday  were  not  available 
at  press  time.  The  Shoremen 
will  play  their  last  game  of  the 
season  tomorrow  against  Wid- 
ener at  3:30  p.m.  It  is  an  after- 
noon game,  but  the  team  needs 
support,  as  a  win  could  possi- 
bly put  them  into  the  playoffs. 


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With  so  many  close  and  hard-fought  contests  this  week,  the 
sports  staff  had  a  heck  of  a  time  deciding  who  should  gain  entry 
into  the  Newt's  P.O.W.  Hall  of  Fame.  The  Sega  match-up  between 
Welch  and  Mater  produced  sparks.  The  Rec.  sports  league  con- 
tinued to  be  dominated  by  the  High  Street  faction,  with  the 
exception  of  Zulu  Nation  over  team  Phi  Delt.  In  all  the  commotion 
we  did  manage  to  come  up  with  a  stellar  choice. 

Peter  Basel  had  a  fine  week,  averaging  20  points  per  game 
against  Haverford  and  Hopkins.  Dave  Cola  also  had  a  great 
week,  but  both  of  these  men  have  graced  this  page  before. 
Therefore,  it  must  go  to  another  (and  we  don't  care  if  McCarthy 
swam  his  first  butterfly  since  middle  school— you  still  can't  get 
your  name  in  the  paper  Ty.'). 

Last  Saturday,  the  men's  swim  team  destroyed  Marymount 
in  large  part  to  Jason  Campbell.  All  year,  Campbell  has  been 
scoring  points  in  a  big  way  (and  we  mean  big!).  The  8-foot-3 
sophomore  (actually,  it's  more  like  6-foot-6)  is  so  huge,  he  can 
probably  go  the  length  of  the  pool  in  four  strokes. 

In  defeating  Marymount,  the  team  moved  to  7-2  on  the 
season— the  best  record  for  a  sports  team  this  year  at  Washington. 
Campbell  won  the  200  individual  medley  in  a  time  of  2:1 2,  the  1 00 
breaststroke  in  1:05,  and  he  set  a  new  school  record  in  the  200 
medley  relay  along  with  Peter  Ward,  Scott  Steinmuller  and  Dave 
Cola  in  1:44. 

Campbell  currently  holds  six  school  records  and  he  has 
qualified  to  swim  in  seven  events  at  the  MAC  Championships 
next  week. 

(note  to  Athletic  Department— with  a  .777  winning  percent- 
age, could  the  men's  swim  team  be  the  best  team  on  campus???) 


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Men's  B-Ball 
Defeats 

Haverford;Falls 
in  Close  Game  to 
Johns  Hopkins- 
Still  has  a  Shot 
at  the  Playoffs 

See  Article,  pg.  11 


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Vaughn-Super  NES 
Player  of  the  Week 


Swimming 
Demolishes 
Marymount; 
Looks  to 
MAC  Meet 


Scores 


Men's  B-Ball 

Washington 

Haverford 


77 
66 


Washington  63 

J.  Hopkins  72 

Swimming 
Men's 

Washington  99 

Marymount  11 

Women's 

Washington  90 

Leb.  Valley  111 


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Men's  Basketball 
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Feb  20  3:30  p.m. 

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Conference 

Championships 

Feb  26-28 

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Showing  his  great  pitching  form,  Keith  Whiteford  hurls  his  screwball  towards  home.  With  his  pitching  prowess,  we're  pretty  sure  the 

baiter  must  have  missed.  Whiteford  leads  a  young  pitching  staff  this  year  for  the  Shoremen  and  should  have  a  good  influence  on  the 

freshman  pitching  corps.  Look  for  a  preview  on  the  Washington  College  baseball  team  coming  soon. 


Jason  Campbell:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


I  locked  the  barn  door...  Now  where  s  my  horse? 


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Volume  64,  Number  Nineteen  •   February  26, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Is  Buying  Alcohol  for 
Your  Club  Illegal? 


Martha  Kimura 

Staff  Writer 

Washington  college  holds 
a  liquor  license  from  the  Kent 
County  Liquor  Association  that 
authorizes  the  Washington 
College  Dining  Services  to  serve 
alcohol  in  accordance  with  the 
Maryland  State  law  anywhere 
on  the  college  campus. 

In  response  to  the  inquiries 
made  after  the  Blackhearts  Ball 
about  the  alcohol  policy,  the 
Elm  reviewed  the  policy  with 
John  Phoebus,  SGA  Treasurer- 
Maureen  Kelley  Mclntire  of 
Student  Affairs;  and  Gene 
Hessey,  Senior  Vice  President 
for  Management  and  Finance. 

The  College  has  placed 
other  restrictions  on  the 
consumption  of  alcohol, 
namely  the  open  container 
clause.  This  clause  prohibits 
students  from  carrying  open 
beercansoncampus.  Anyother 
container  such  as  the 
Washington  College  mugs  can 
be  used  in  the  transport  of  a 
beverage. 


In  addition,  all  multi-quart 
containers  are  banned  from  use 
at  campus  parties  unless  the 
event  is  to  be  catered  by  the 
WCDS. 

The  alcohol  policy  states 
that  a  person  twenty-one  or 
older  may  purchase  two 
alcoholic  beverages  in  the 
CoffeeHouse  on  weekends  at 
one  time  (with  proper 
identification).  Thispolicy  was 
instituted  to  place  the 
responsibility  back  on  the 
students.  "Students  believe  that 
the  college  has  a  very  strict 
alcohol  policy,  I  think  that  the 
college  is  very  lenient  on  the 
alcohol  policy  and  encourages 
the  students  to  drink  with 
responsibility  and  discretion," 
Phoebus  said. 

For  the  Blackhearts  Ball  last 
Friday,  a  memo  was  sent  last 
week  to  Gene  Hessey  from  Bob 
Day  asking  for  a  statement  on 
the  official  alcohol  policy,  in 
parti cularaskingif  money  from 
the  English  Department  or  from 
the  Sophie  Kerr  fund  could  be 
used  in  purchasing  alcohol  for 


the  party.  Gene  Hessey  an- 
swered in  a  general  form  stat- 
ing that  school  money  was  not 
generally  used  for  such  pur- 
poses. 

SGA  funding  is  a  different 
matter.  Any  money  given  by 
theSGAcanbeusedattheclub's 
or  organization's  discretion. 

In  the  future,  the 
administration  hopes  that 
drinking  at  Washington  College 
will  become  more  centered  at 
the  CoffeeHouse  instead  of  off- 
campus  or  in  the  dorms.  The 
Student  Activities  office  has 
beenbringing  in  bands,  holding 
dances,  and  hosting  parties  to 
encourage  the  students  to  come 
together  as  a  group  and  party. 

"Hopefully,  in  the  spring 
when  it  gets  warmer,  we  will  be 
able  to  have  more  parties 
outside  whereeveryone  can  get 
together.  I  hope  mat  at  these 
parties,  the  focus  will  be  on  a 
band  or  some  other  form  of 
entertainment  instead  of  on 
drinking,  although  there  will 
definitely  be  alcohol,"  said 
Phoebus. 


Sophomores  Rescue  Parents' 
Day  From  Certain  Death 


Max  Wallon 

wphomore  Class  President 


On  Saturday  April  17, 
Washington  College  will  be 
holding  the  first  SGA  Parents' 
Day.  This  day,  primarily 
planned  by  the  Sophomore 
c'ass,  was  opposed  by  the 
administration  because  of  time 
concerns  and  financial 
restraints.  Noting  that  the  time- 
honored  traditions  of  the 
Birthday  Ball  and  the  Luau  have 
either  been  drastically  down- 
j*aled  or  canceled  because  of 
budget  cuts,  the  SGA  strongly 
^Pported  theSophomore  class 
ln  this  endeavor.  The 
a<iministration,  faced  with 
unanimoussupportbytheSGA 
for  IheSophomore  class,  finally 
relented. 

The  SGA  Parents' Day  will 
«an  all-day  event.  Tentatively, 
'he day  win  9tart  with  field  day 

activities  on  the  front  lawn. 


These  activities  will  be  similar 
to  the  Greek  Games,but  will  be 
open  to  all  students,  faculty, 
alumni,  and  parents. 

Following  a  brunch,  there 
willbenumerousathletichome 
games    such    as    Lacrosse, 


Student 

Harrassed 

Monday 

Martha  Kimura 

with  J.  Tarin  Towers 


On  Monday,  April  22,  a 
female  resident  of  first  floor 
Caroline  House,  who  wishes  to 
remain  anonymous,  was 
harassed  by  a  male 
townsperson.  This  harassment 
occuredintermittently  from  late 
in  the  afternoon  until  twelve- 
thirty  at  night,  and  finally 
ceased  after  the  man  wrote  a 
degrading  message  on  the 
woman's  window  in  catsup. 
Campus  security  was  called  at 
around  12:15  a.m.  and  took 
twenty  minutes  to  respond. 

According  to  Security  Di- 
rector Jerry  Roderick,  "there  is 
a  history  of  harassment  from 
the  suspect,  and  this  crime  is 
being  investigated." 

The  harassment  began  late 
Monday  afternoon  when  the 
resident  and  her  boyfriend  were 
shopping  at  Kent  Plaza.  As 
they  got  into  their  car,  another 
car  containing  three  men  came 
alongside  the  vehicle  and  hos- 
tilewordswereexchanged.  The 
I  couple  quickly  left. 
See  "Harassment/'  page  8 


Thievery- 
Continues 


J  Tarin  Towers 

Kditor-m-Chiet 


On  Friday,  February  19, 
between  5  and  5:30  p.m.,  a 
Macintosh  SE  was  stolen  from 
the  Elm  office  in  the  basement 
ofReidHall.  The  serial  number 
is  F8146JBM5010.  The  equip- 
ment taken,  valued  at  approxi- 
mately $1500,  included  the 
computer,  keyboard,  mouse 
and  several  hundred  dollars 
worth  of  software  (including 
the  Elm's  layout  templates). 

Anyone  who  may  have 
seenacomputer  being  removed 
from  Reid  Hall  on  Friday 
evening  should  contact  Security 
Director  Jerry  Roderick  at  ext. 
7810  or  Elm  editor  Tarin  Tow- 
ers at  ext.  8585. 

•  Last  week  five  thefts  were 
reported  fromcubbyholesin  the 
lobby  of  Hodson  Hall.  Several 
bookbags  containing  texts  and 
personal  items,  as  well  as  a 
jacket,  were  removed  while  the 
owners  were  in  the  Dining  Hall. 
Roderick  encourages  students 
to  keep  their  possessions  with 
them  in  the  Dining  Hall  and  not 
to  carry  valuables  in  their 
bookbags. 
See  "Theft/'  page  8 


Inside 


Baseball,  and  Softball,  as  well 
as  four  academic  forums  where 
students  will  give  presentations 
on  topics  and  special  projects. 
Dinner  will  be  a  western 
Barbecue  co-sponsored  by  the 
Phi  Delta  Theta  fraternity. 

There  also  will  be  the 
production  of  the  play  Cinders 
bythe  Drama  Department.  The 
evening  will  end  witha  starlight 
dance  to  be  held  either  on  the 
Miller  Library  Terrace  or  in  the 
Casey  Academic  Center. 

The  SGA  hopes  that  this 
day  willbecomeanew  tradition 
at  Washington  College  in  which 
students,  faculty  ,  alumni,  and 
parents  can  takepride.  Students 
are  encouraged  to  tell  their 
parents  and  friends.  Because 
this  day  is  a  student  organized 
event,  student  participation  isa 
must.  Studentswho  have  ideas 
are  encouraged  to  get  involved 
and  to  speak  with  their  SGA 
senator. 


Letters,  Letters, 
and  More  Letters 


2,4,8 


Crisis:  Will  Your  Degree 
Do  You  Any  Good? 

It's  A  Beautiful  Day  In 
The  Neighborhood 

Glass  Menagerie:  See 
It  This  Weekend 

Spring  93  SGA  Club 
Funding  Allocations 


February  26, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELlV] 


So  you  think  you're  safe,  ay? 


lam  writing  triiseditorial  on  someone  else'scomputer.  Normally, 
it  would  be  your  computer  --  that  is,  a  Mac  SE  paid  for  partially  by 
student  activities  fees  from  past  years  and  owned  by  the  Washington 
College  Elm.  Friday,  however,  "my"  Mac  got  stolen.  I'm  talking,  I  left 
here  (the  office)  at  5:10,  and  Moonpile comes  in  at  5:30  to  find  a  bigol' 
empty  desk.  I  don't  know  if  any  of  you  have  ever  experienced  empty- 
desk  syndrome,  or  something  similar,  but  I'll  give  you  an  analogy: 

"Hey  Nancy,  um,  did  you  move  your  car  anytime  in  the  last,  say, 
half  hour?" 

"Move  my  car  --  no,  what  are  you  talking  about?" 

"Well,  it's  like,  not  there." 

"Shut  up." 

"No,  I'm  serious!" 

"Get  out!" 

"Nancy,  I'm  not  kidding,  your  car,  like,  isn't  there." 

And  so  you  go  to  the  lot  where  your  car  was  not  even  a  half-hour 
ago.  The  lot's  still  there,  but  your  car  --  who  knows? 

Now  picture  this:  your  car  was  not  only  your  car,  it  not  only  had 
all  your  favorite  tapesin  it,  but  it  wasalso,  well,  the  college  culture  van. 
You  got  to  drive  it  as  long  as  you  made  sure  that  it  got  to  where  it  had 
to  be  on  time. 

Maybe  now  you  can  tell  what  it  must  have  been  like  to  go  out 
Friday  night  only  to  have  one  of  your  friendsask  you  if  you  'bon-owed' 
the  layout  computer.  I  walk/am  dragged  into  the  Elm  office  Friday 
night,  get  to  the  door,  open  it  and  voila,  the  Elm  is  gone.  My  CD  player 
was  still  in  there  for  Chrissakes!  What  the  hell,  1  mean,  there  sat  a 
semester  and  a  half  (almost  ~  calm  down)  of  hard  work  and  one  day 
*poof*  it's  gone. 

Did  you  ever,  ever  leave  the  Culture  Van  unlocked?  I  didn't  think 
so.  Neither  did  I.  Why  would  someone  want  to  destroy  what  hasbeen 
called  one  of  WC's  only  lasting  traditions,  namely  by  stealing  all  the 
programs  which  make  them  capable  of  its  execution?  You  got  me.  But 
if  anyone  runs  across  a  "new"  SE  with  lotsa  cool  software,  don't  buy  it; 
it's  already  yours.  Call  Security  and  take  a  polaroid  of  the  thief/ 
thieves. 

You  know  why  there's  an  Elm  this  week?  Because  one  of  our 
computing  friends  happens  to  havea  Usi  and  we  just  happened  to  have 
a  copy  of  last  week's  layout.  Wistie  isat  least  a  demigoddess,and  I  am 
further  grateful  to  everyone  who  typed  in  their  stuff  on  disk  this 
week... 

Now  Hear  This: 

Take  this  simple  true  or  false  quiz  to  see  how  safe  you  and  your 
property  are  from  harm: 

My  door  cannot  be  carded. 

I  have  a  flashlight  in  reach  of  my  bed. 

I  know  where  the  nearest  fire  alarm  and  lire  extinguisher  are: 

1.  in  my  dorm 

2.  wherever  I  am  right  now 

1  never  leave  my  door  unlocked  if  111  be  gone  anywhere  further 
than  the  bathroom. 

Ial  ways  know  if  my  roommate  will  be  coming  in  to  bed  or  not  and 
near  what  time  he  or  she  usually  arrives. 

I  never  lose  my  keys  because  they're  always  in  the  same  place. 

I  always  shut  doors  which  are  propped,  even  in  other  dorms  and 
on  weekends. 

I  always  report  suspicious  behavior  (i.e.  strangers  lurking  near 
girls'  dorms)  to  Security. 

I  know  Security's  extension  by  heart. 

I  never  leave  my  wallet  or  purse  lying  around  in  my  room  where 
someone  could  walk  in  and  take  it. 

Unless  you  answered  "true"  to  nearly  all  of  these  questions,  you  should 
reevaluate  how  safe  you  actually  are  on  campus. 


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Blackhearts:  We  Can't  Drink  and  You  Can't  Crash 


To  the  Editor: 

Currently  there  has  been 
much  talk  regarding  tradition 
on  campus  of  Washington 
College.  People  are  complain- 
ing that  the  Birthday  Ball  is 
fading  and  the  elimination  of 
Parent's  Day  is  an  unfortunate 
one  {see  Max  Walton's  article, 
page  One  —  Ed.].  The  tradition 
that  has  maintained  its  promi- 
nence on  campus  is  the  Black- 
hearts  Ball.  However,  rather 
than  ridding  the  campus  of  this 
event,  the  administration  of- 
fered myself  and  the  other  or- 
ganizers of  this  eventmass  con- 
fusion. 

The  first  question  that 
needed  to  be  answered  was 
whereshouldthiseventbeheld. 
The  basement  of  the  theater  was 
not  an  option  because  of  the 
current  investigation  regarding 
the  death  of  Ed  Schroeder.  The 
organizers  suggested  the  base- 
ment of  Minta  Martin  or  Reid 
but  the  administration  strongly 
encouraged  us  to  hold  the  Ball 
in  the  Cardinal  Lounge  so  the 
noise  level  wouldn't  bother  the 
dorm  residents.  (Great  idea,  if 
we  only  wanted  to  invite  thirty 
people.)  Well,  that  was  unac- 
ceptable to  the  organizers,  and 
thanks  to  Bob  Day,  Kathy 
Wagner,  and  to  the 
administration's  kind  graces, 
we  were  able  to  have  the  party 
at  the  Literary  House. 


The  next  massive  confusion 
was  the  alcohol  policy.  What  is 
it?  Where  is  it?  Who  exactly 
knows  whatitsays?  [see  Martha 
Kimura's  article,  page  One. — 
Ed.]  Gene  Hessey  supposedly 
sent  one  clarifying  memo.  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Claimed  they  never 
received  it.  Student  Activities 
said  nothing  had  changed,  and 
the  SGA  thought  it  was  all  a 
rumor.  Supposedly  the  new 
alcohol  policy  states  BYOB  or 
the  alcohol  must  be  ordered 
through  dining  services. 
Someone  else  told  me  SGA  club 
funding  was  not  allowed  to  be 
spent  on  alcohol.  I  was  also  in- 
formed that  the  administration 
is  being  evasive  for  insurance 
purposes.  Administrative  eva- 
siveness and  ignorance  is  es- 
sentially irresponsible.  Refus- 
ing to  acknowledge  or  an- 
nounce changes  in  the  alcohol 
is  refusing  to  acknowledge  that 
this  policy  directly  affects  stu- 
dent life.  So,  I  will  ask  Student 
Affairs  once  again  to  send  out  a 
memo  regarding  (possible) 
changes  in  the  alcohol  policy. 
Hopefully,  this  will  prevent  any 
further  needless  hassle. 

Finally,  the  third  question 
is  directed  to  all  you  people 
who  felt  the  need  to  crash 
Blackhearts.  Why  do  some  of 
you  insist  on  crashing  every 
single  year?  Why  do  you  get 
angry  when  we  tell  you  nicely 


to  leave?  Quite  frankly,  I  have 
never  been  invited  to  a  frater- 
nity or  sorority  function  and  I 
have  never  crashed.  I  suggest 
some  people  (and  you  know 
who  you  are)  rethink  your  hy- 
pocrisy. If  we  are  not  g 
enough  for  you  the  rest  of  the 
year,  why  are  we  good  enough 
for  one  night?  I  have  no  problem 
with  anyone  who  is  a  member 
of  a  fraternity  or  sorority,  but 
certain  members  of  these 
groupsmustleamthatalthough 
this  college  may  be  dominated 
by  the  Greek  system,  it  is  no! 
exclusively  Greek.  Please  learn 
to  respect  other  group  func- 
tions, the  disrespect  you  display 
is  juvenile. 

In  closing,  I  would  like  to 
thank  everyone  who  made 
Blackhearts  Ball  a  success.  1 
would  especially  like  to  thank 
Bob  Day  and  Kathy  Wagner  for 
supporting  this  event,  thebaP 
forplayingonsuchshortnotitf' 
and  everyone  who  decorated/ 
worked  the  door,  and  cleaned 
the  mess.  I  wish  I  had  the  whole 
paper  to  list  your  names.  In  foK 
of  dying  administratively^' 
ganized  traditions,  a  student- 
organized  tradition  has  p^ 
vailed  once  again. 

Tanya  L.  Cunic 

Senior 

More  letters  on  page  4 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


February  26, 1993 


C1R7S/.5* 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


Most  students  today  shop 
around  for  higher  education. 
This  is  a  lengthy  process  which 
involves  sending  out  lots  of 
applications,  writing  lots  of 
admissions  essays  and  often 
visiting  the  schools  which  ap- 
peal most  to  the  prospective 
student.  And  while  the  con- 
sumers of  higher  education  are 
often  very  critical  of  what  each 
individual  school  has  to  offer, 
few  actually  question  why  they 
need  to  attend  college  in  the 
first  place. 

Most  students  attend  col- 
lege because  that  is  what  is  ex- 
pected of  them  by  their  family 
and  society  at  large.  I  don't 
have  any  empirical  evidence  to 
support  this  view,  only  over- 
whelming anecdotal  evidence. 
Most  college-bound  young 
adults  accept  higher  education 
not  as  a  good  in  itself,  but  as  a 
means  to  achieving  a  solid 
middle  class  life-style. 

This  is  where  the  big  lie  of 
the  education  business  comes 
in  to  play.  American  colleges 
and  universities  matriculate 
thousands  of  liberal-arts 
graduates  every  year,  and  yet  it 
seems  that  few  ask  the  ques- 
tions which  one  thinks  would 
occur  naturally  to  someone  in 
theeducation  business:  Who  are 
we  educating,  why  are  we 
educating  them  and  what 
should  we  teach  them? 

Unfortunately,  these  ques- 
tions are  not  often  asked.  In 
fact,  it  would  seem  that  these 


questions  are  only  asked  every 
hundred  years  or  so.  What  has 
happened  in  the  historical  de- 
velopment of  the  process  of 
education  has  been  that  it  has 
been  removed  and  isolated 
from  the  processes  involved  in 
the  development  of  the  material 
basis  of  modem  society.  As  a 
result,  the  development  of  the 
educational  system  lags  behind 
that  of  the  productive  system 
by  as  much  as  a  hundred  years 
in  some  areas  and  by  as  little  as 
one  year  in  others. 

The  causes  of  this  uneven 
development  are  to  be  found  in 
sixteenth-century  Europe.  At 
that  time,  education  was  not 
meant  to  enhance  a  given 
society's  industrial  capacity  but 
rather  the  ability  of  its  elites  to 
govern  effectively.  From  its 
beginnings,  higher  education 
served  to  socialize  elites  into 
their  proper  place  in  society  at 
that  stage  of  historical  devel- 
opment. 

To  some  degree,  education 
was  seen  as  good  in  and  of  itself . 
Erasmus  wrote  that  "The  first 
and  most  important  function  of 
education  is  to  ensure  that  the 
youthful  spirit  may  be  given 
the  seeds  of  piety;  the  next  that 
it  may  live  and  learn  the  liberal 
studies;  the  third,  that  it  may  be 
prepared  for  the  duties  of  life; 
and  fourth,  that  it  may,  from 
earliest  childhood,  become  ha- 
bituated in  good  manners." 

See  "Koon,"  page  5 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

-  By  Dude  

what   is  your  favorite  rumor  or  lie  of  this  semester? 


Gore  is  going  to  do  something 
about  the  environment. 
Nikki  Goenaga  Senior 
Miami,  FL 


I  saw  Ciaran  playing  with  his 
pet  gerbils  with  no  clothes  on. 
Chris  "Meat"  Spezio  Senior 
Long  Island,  NY 


Trout'sa  cross-dresser.  That'sa 
good  rumor. 

Dennis     Kelleher     Senior 
Wilmington,  DE 


A  really  good  lie  would  be  a 
successful  one,  leaving  me  ex- 
ceptionally clueless. 
Jack  Hoff  berger  Senior 
Baltimore,  ML) 


i 

Certain  unnamed  members  of 
the  Dining  Hall  staff  frolicking 
half  naked  in  the  bushes  three 
summers  ago.  The  people  in- 
volved know  who  they  are. 
Tom  Shepherd  Senior 
Charlottesville,  VA 


Tm21...  Really."  At  least  that's 
the  one  I  get  the  most. 
Setii  Engel  Senior 
Fairfax,  VA 


Open  Forum:  The  Giant  Flaming  Head 


My  epiphany  began  when, 
after  walking  down  Miller- 
Dunning  Boulevard,  wonder- 
ing about  the  landscapes,  and 
playing  the  I-won't-look-at- 
you-if-you-don't-look-at-me 
game  with  some  professors  and 
students,  I  wasconfronted  with 
°ne  of  the  more  vexing  deci- 
sions a  Washington  Collegian 
must  make:  whether  to  enter 
Dunning  by  way  of  the 
stairway's  left  appendage,  or 
115  right,  or  whether  to  just 
P'nnge  straight  down  to  the 
basement. 

Normally,  I  would  consider 
"  a  misfortune  that  the  other- 
w'se  eager  passage  to  my  sci- 
^distributioncourse,  "Rock, 
"ssors,  and  Paper  001",  would 
«  stalled  as  I  decided  which  of 
he  three  roads  to  take.  This 
'ncident  however,  was  differ- 
ent, for  as  I  paused,  my  eyes 
l^ndtheirwaytotheengraved 
vnning"  in  the  stone  above 


the  entrance,  and  on  this  en- 
graving a  very  fortunate  medi- 
tation began. 

I  had  been  told,  and  it 
seemed  reasonable  enough  at 
the  time,  that  the  substitution 


Ryan 
Walker 


of  "V"  for  "U"  was  simply  a 
quirk  of  language,  something 
about  the  name  having  to  be 
translated  from  Romanian  to 
English,  and  so  naturally  the 
letters  would  be  different.  But 
that  day  it  dawned  on  me: 
names  don'tget  translated,  and 
even  if  they  did,  why  would 
only  one  letter  change? 


Luckily,  no  sooner  did  this 
dilemma  arise  thana  resolution 
was  granted  by  my  nimble 
mind.  Certainly  the  contractors, 
knowing  the  building  was  be- 
ing donated  by  a  man  named 
Dunning,  and  fortunafe  enough 
to  find  a  stone  bearinga  similar 
name,  realized  that  it  wasn't  a 
time  to  be  picky.  Youjustdon't 
find  stones  with  names  on  them 
that  often,  never  mind  appro- 
priate ones,  so  why  push  it?  I 
probably  would  have  settled 
for  "Dulang"  or  "Skunning"  if  I 
found  them  first. 

It  was  at  this  point  that  a 
giant  flaming  head,  as  wide  as 
Dunning,  appeared  above.  I 
tapped  the  landscaper  on  the 
shoulder,  jumping  up  and 
down,  hyperventilating,  and 
pointing  with  both  arms  to  the 
giant  flaming  head.  "Yeah,  so 
it's  a  giant  flaming  head,"  the 
landscaper  said. 

The  GFH  cleared  its  throat 


and  spoke  unto  me  in  the  wis- 
est of  voices,  "There  are  some 
things  you  should  know  first 
and  then  there  are  other  things 
too.  You  should  know  from 
Mcllvaine  and  Macadam's  One 
Thousand  American  Fungi  that 
thepileusof  a  laccatais  'fleshy, 
convex,  sometimes  expanded, 
even  or  slightly  umbilicate, 
smooth,orminutelytomentose- 
scaly,  hygrophanous  when 
moist,  dull  reddish-yellow  or 
reddish  flesh-colored,  some- 
times striatulate  when  dry, 
pallid  or  pale  dull  ochraceous/ 
And  stop  whining.  The  food 
here  is  good.  Try  getting  that 
stuff  in  Russia.  And  the  lines. 
Shut  up  about  the  lines.  Try 
waiting  in  line  in  Russia.  And 
the  reading  for  your  ten  o'clock 
class.  Try  reading  that  stuff  in 
Russian.  See  how  far  you  get. 
Snow?  You  don't  want  to  walk 
to  class  in  the  snow.  One  word: 
Russia.  More  words:  there  are 


Russians  that  could  top  this 
dusting  just  by  shaking  their 
head.  Hall  noise.  You  don't 
know  what  noise  is  til  you've 
been  to  Russia.  Your  measly 
ear  drums  never  took  such  a 
beating.  Health  services?  They 
live  to  a  hundred  and  twenty  in 
Russia,  do  you  think  they  get 
free  aspirin?  Your  article  was 
edited  —  you  didn't  think  it 
should  be?  They'll  edit  your 
toes  off  in  Russia.  Not  enough 
minorities  coming  to  campus? 
Do  you  think  they  would  want 
to  go  to  Russia  and  try  and 
translate  a  foreign  language 
they  don't  have  a  clue  about 
while  they  wait  in  line  for  no 
food  on  a  cold,  dandruff  cov- 
ered field  while  their  ear  hairs 
die  off,  their  head  aches,  and 
their  toes  are  heisted?  Get  real. 
Now  go  to  class  you  whiny 
sniveling  little  snot-nosed 
capitalist  ex crementandbeglad 
you're  there." 


February  26, 1993 


Letters 


Washington  College  EL\1 


Take  Time  Out  For 
Black  History  This 
Month  &  on  Sunday 


To  the  Editor: 

Are  you  aware  of  the 
celebrations  that  have  been 
observed  this  month  of 
February,  throughout  the 
homes  of  proud  African 
Americans  worldwide?  This 
month  is  Black  History  month!! 

February  is  the  month  that 
wasdesignatedasBlack  History 
Month,  in  hopes  to  stir  a  cultural 
a  warencssof  the  tremendously 
influences  that  African 
Americans  have  contributed  to 
the  success  of  the  world. 

In  the  short  period  that  we 
have  been  in  this  new  year  of 
1993,  African  Americans  have 
been  devastated  due  to  the 
recent  losesofsomeofourmost 
influential  pioneers,  including 
Thurgood  Marshall,  Dizzy 
Gillespie,  Arthur  Ashe,  and 
Mother  Hale.  We  still  celebrate 
despite  these  loses  because  we 
can  be  proud  of  the  sacrifices 
that  they  have  made  that  we 
might  have  a  better  life,  as  a 
people. 

In  our  changing  times,  we 
have  seen  steps  in  order  to 
achieve  true  equali  ty .  Through 
President  Clinton's 

Administration  we  have  seen 
African  Americans,  men  and 
women,  appointed  to  higher 


positions. 

From  the  time  when 
African  Americans  were  still 
walking  in  their  kingdoms,  to 
their  labors  on  the  plantations 
where  they  built  America  and 
were  paid  in  full  by  the  lashes 
en  their  backs,  protesting 
through  Selma  and  the  streets 
of  Harlem  for  Civil  Rights,  to 
the  present  times  where  we 
have  set  precedents  at  the 
Olympics  in  Barcelona  and  on 
the  campus  of  Washington 
College;  all  peoples  can  be 
proud  of  the  strides  that  African 
Americans  have  made. 

The  members  of  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange 
would  like  to  invite  you  to  join 
us  for  our  Thurgood  Marshall 
Memorial  Service  in  Tawes 
Theater  on  February  28, 1993  at 
fouro'clockP.M.  We  would  also 
look  forward  to  everyone's 
participation  in  our  Arthur 
Ashe  Memorial  Tournament  in 
April.  If  you  are  interested 
please  see  Steve  Dashiell  or  call 
ext.  8689.  And  look  for  the 
posters  that  will  soonmake  their 
appearances  on  campus  for  this 
and  all  other  events. 

Zylia  Knowlin,  Vice  President 
Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange 


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There's  No  Such 
Thing  as  A  Little 
Harrassment' 


To  the  Editor: 

There  is  a  serious  problem 
still  thriving  in  our  society;  this 
problem  effects  men  and 
women  of  all  colors  and  ages, 
and  it  is  one  of  the  most 
dangerous  issues  we  face 
because  it  so  often  passes  by 
unnoticed  or  rationalized,  or  is 
passed  off  as  justified. 

Walking  to  the  library  one 
evening  last  week,  I  heard  a 
fraternity  in  the  revelry  of 
rushing.  Agroupof  young  men 
were  standing  at  the  foot  of  the 
George  Washington  monument 
when  I  heard  them  scream: 
"What  do  you  smell?!?!"... 
answered  by  words  which  froze 
my  blood  in  their  veins,  "We 
smell. ..We  smell  pussy!!" 

A  rush  of  anxiety  and 
confusion  spilt  over  me  at  that 
point:  were  they  referring  to 
the  woman  who  was  walking 
by  them?  I  was  afraid,  not  so 
much  by  the  language  —  that 
angered  me  —  but  by  the  tone 
of  their  voices.  I  did  not  hear 
the  intelligent,  rational,  and 
compassionate  voices  of  fellow 
human  beings,  but  of  primal, 
irrational,  and  at  that  point, 
imbalanced  men  who  were 
making  women  —  ALL 
women,  the  object  if  their 
derision  and  power-tripping. 

The  word  "pussy,"  used  in 
this  context,  does  not  look  any 
kinder  on  paper.  Neither  does 
"titties."  I  was  appalled  when  I 
read  Keith  Erickson's  Student 
Profile  in  last  week's  paper;  I 
am  disappointed  by  his 
comment,  which  denotes  the 
perspectiveso  many  people  still 
hold  in  their  own  minds 
without  question  or 
examination. 


I  write  this  article  to  sug- 
gest that  we  all  examine  our 
intentions,  and  our  thoughts, 
our  words,  and  our  actions. 
Sexism,  racism,  and  all  other 
forms  of  oppression  deny  the 
human  right  to  equality.  I  sug- 
gest that  women  be  considered 
as  what  they  are:  whole.  I,  nor 
any  women  on  this  planet, 
should  ever  be  segregated  into 
pieces. 

A  "little  bit"  of  abuse  is 
detrimental,  regardless  of  what 
shade  you  color  it;  and  it  is  not 
possible  for  a  "little  bit"  of 
sexual  degradation  (you  choose 
the  sex)  to  be  productive.  "If 
you  are  not  a  part  of  the  solu- 
tion, you  are  part  of  the  prob- 
lem." 

This,  on  the  most  basic 
level,  requires  that  you  honor 
and  respect  yourself  enough  to 
value  others  as  they  are  — 
white,  black,  old,  young,  man, 
or  woman.  We  must  draw  the 
line  at  the  beginning,  or  else 
lose  sight  of  the  honor  and  re- 
spect which  is  due  every  indi- 
vidual in  this  world. 

"A  society  or  nation  con- 
sists of  two  kinds  of  people, 
called  man  ands  woman.  Can 
we  shut  our  eyes  to  one  portion 
of  a  group  while  advancing  the 
other,  and  still  bring  progress 
to  the  whole  group?  Can  half  a 
community  ascend  to  the  skies, 
while  the  other  half  remains 
chained  to  the  dust?  The  road 
of  progress  must  be  trodden  by 
both  sexes  together,  marching 
arm  in  arm  as  comrades..." 
Mustafa  Kemal,  September 
1925. 

See  "Clifford,"  page  8 


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Thanks 
But  No 
Thanks 


To  the  Editor, 

After  reading  the  last  few 
issues  of  the  Elm,  I  actually 
found  myself  feeling  bad  about 
the  job  I  was  doing  with  the 
Birthday  Ball.  I  knew  thai 
somehow,  someway  I  must 
have  overlooked  all  the  help 
offered  by  the  numerous  critics 
of  my  plans.  So  I  began  check- 
ingall  my  message  tapes.  Guess 
what,  there  were  no  messages 
from  that  concerned  member 
of  the  faculty  that  found  it  nec- 
essary to  write  a  letter  to  the 
Elm  last  week.  Nor  were  there 
any  messages  from  any  stu- 
dents who  were  screaming  that 
thisyear's  Birthday  Ball  wasan 
outrage.  Once  again  I  was 
stumped.  If  all  these  people 
cared  so  much  about  their  tra- 
di  bons,  they  must  have  tried  lo 
contact  me  directly  in  order  to 
voice  their  opinions  or  to  offer 
help.  Thenitoccuredtome,the 
mail!  I  had  not  checked  the 
mail  in  a  long  time,  since  I  never 
receive  mail,  so  they  must  have 
sent  it  through  the  mail.  Well, 
when  I  checked  my  box,  the 
only  things  1  found  were  two 
letters  informingmeof  the  topic 
of  next  Freshman  Common 
Seminar. 

I  will  get  to  the  point  now 
since  I  am  sure  that  you  all  are 
eagerly  waiting  to  get  to  the  all 
important  sports  page.  My 
point  is,  that  out  of  all  the  'nay 
sayers'  that  took  it  upon  them- 
selves to  attack  our  plans  for 
this  years  Ball  with  ill-timed/ 
letters  to  the  Elm,  none  of  them 
volunteered  any  of  their  time, 
money  or  ideas.  Personally,  1 
feel  if  you  do  not  at  least  make 
an  attempt  to  help  change 
something  that  you  do  not  ap- 
prove of,  than  you  should  re- 
main silent. 

To  all  those  whose  stuck 
behind  the  freshman  class  and 
attended  the  Birthday  Ball,  or 
even  those  who  could  not  make 
it,  but  still  offered  their  help 
and  support  to  our  efforts,  I 
would  like  you  to  know  that  it 
turned  out  to  be  a  very  success- 
ful event  attended  by  staff,  stu- 
dents, faculty,  and  administra- 
tion. In  all,  over  250  of  your 
classmates  and  friends  decided 
to  get  dressed  upand  party  with 
the  rest  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege family.  So  to  all  you  'nay 
sayers'  I  would  like  to  apolo- 
gize for  the  success  of  the  Ball'  1 
know  that  you  worked  hard  to 
ruin  it. 

Andre  Taylor 

Freshmen  Class  President 


Washington  College  ELM 


Columns 


February  26, 1993 


This  Week:  Ecotourism 
on  the  Eastern  Shore 


Ever  feel  the  desire  to  get 
out  of  stuffy  dorms  on  the 
weekends  and  enjoy  some  na- 

;?  Here  are  some  ideas  for 

ironmentally  low  impact 
healthy  fun. 

Boating  is  a  very  fun  thing 
to  do,  and  it  is  free  if  you  go  to 
school  here.  Just  go  down  to 
theboathouse  with  a  friend  and 
check  out  a  canoe.  You  can 
paddle  back  into  the  swampy 
reeds  where  there  is  always 
something  interesting  to  see. 
Although  one  tends  to  see  more 
when  it  is  warmer,  it  can  be  fun 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


to  see  how  the  animals  are  ad- 
justing to  the  colder  weather.  I 
have  seen  osprey  swooping 
down  into  the  water  and  grab- 
bing fish,  snakes,  turtles,  and  of 
course,  fish. 

Way  back  in  the  reeds  are 
the  remnants  of  an  old  factory 
dump  as  well,  which  has  made 
(or  some  pretty  fascinating  an- 
tique finds.  I  have  found  old 
carriage  wheels,  old  glass 
bottles,  and  tin  containers  half 
submerged  in  the  water  or  on 
the  bank.  Not  only  do  you  find 
some  cool  things,  but  you  are 
cleaning  up  the  environment 
by  taking  them  back  with  you. 
Like  animals?  Crimson 
Stables  on  Route  291  is  only  a 
seven-minute  drive  from  cam- 
pus and  offers  affordable 
horseback  riding  in  a  beautiful 
area  of  the  woods  (call  778-7304 
Preservations).  Therearetwo 
wildlife  sanctuaries  in  the  area 
as  well.  Remington  Farms  is  a 
really  cool  drive  through  sanc- 
tuary where  you  can  watch  the 
animals  abound.  I  have  seen 
lots  of  deer,  geese,  weird  bugs, 
a  fox,  and  a  beaver. 

To  get  there,  get  onto  High 
Street  going  towards  Rock  Hall 
^'-  20)  and  drive  for  about  ten 
^nules.  After  crossing  a  small 
bridge,  you  will  see  theentrance 
gate  and  sign  on  the  right.  The 
Wildfowl  Trust  of  North 
America  is  located  at 
Horsehead  Farm  in  Grasonville. 


For  more  information  on  this 
sanctuary,  call  827-6694. 

There  are  several  cool  docks 
where  I  have  often  brought  a 
bagged  lunchandsatat  to  watch 
the  water  and  wildfowl. 
Stillpond  Public  Landing  is  re- 
ally only  an  extended  curb 
alongside  the  road,  but  it  over- 
looks a  fantastic  pond  which  is 
great  to  walkalong  the  outskirts 
of.  A  friend  of  mine  found  a 
very  old  railroad  tie  washed 
ashore  one  day. 

To  get  there,  get  on  213  to- 
wards Superfresh,  and  turn  left 
at  the  corner  of  Suds  n  Soda. 
Follow  this  road,  through 
Worton,and  make  a  right  at  the 
stop  sign.  Next  make  your  first 
left  (there  will  be  a  sign  up  that 
directs  you  towards  the  Coast 
Guard).  Make  a  right  at 
Stillpond  Road,  drive  a  minute 
or  two,  then  veer  left  over  the 
bridge.  The  landing  will  be  on 
your  left  next  to  the  pond.  An- 
other landing  to  go  to  is  near 
Pomona.  Get  onto  213  towards 
Getty  Gas  station.  Makearight 
on  Cross  Street  at  your  second 
stoplight.  Drive  through  town 
and  take  this  road  out  for  about 
ten  minutes.  Veer  left  after  the 
Pomona  Store.  Follow  the  road 
out  all  the  way  until  it  finally 
curls  through  some  houses  and 
opens  up  into  a  public  landing. 
Definitely  a  beautiful  view. 

If  you  want  to  go  some- 
where in  walking  distance,  the 
cemetery  in  back  of  the  playing 
field  is  quite  educational.  It  is 
really  neat  to  lookat  the  history 
held  in  Chesterto  wn  by  reading 
gravestones  for  people  who 
lived  overa  hundred  years  ago! 
There  are  a  lot  more  cemeteries, 
too,  dating  even  further  back  if 
your  curiosity  is  piqued.  Al- 
ternatively, you  might  consider 
packing  up  a  lunch  and  going 
down  to  the  docks  at  the  end  of 
High  Street. 

Here  during  the  summer  ? 
Don't  miss  Bay  Day  in  Rock 
Hall!  There  is  lots  of  food  and 
community  craftwork,  as  well 
as  gorgeous  scenery  opening 
out  to  the  Bay.  During  the 
warmer  months  a  ferry  also 
runs  out  of  Rock  Hall  to  Balti- 
more ...  take  a  ride  over  the 
water  and  see  the  National 
Aquarium  ! 


"Koon,"  From  page  3 

To  some  degree  Erasmus's 
ideas  have  become  canonical; 
for  nearly  four  hundred  years 
religious  indoctrination,  learn- 
ing for  its  own  sake,  vocational 
development  and  elite-class 
development  have  been  the 
functions  of  the  liberal  arts 
education. 

The  essential  problem  to- 
day is  that  the  ordering  of  these 
priorities  is  out  of  alignment 
with  the  actual  needs  of  the 
productive  sector  of  our  soci- 
ety. One  of  the  contradictions 
of  capitalism  is  that,  for  it  to 
develop,  it  needed  an  extant 
system  of  higher  education,  and 
yet  its  development  in  its  mod- 
ern stage  has  been  consider- 
ably arrested  by  the  conserva- 
tism which  is  promulgated  by 
the  ethos  of  that  educational 
system.  Today  the  purposes  of 
education  outlined  by  Erasmus 
do  not  suffice,  and  yet  they  re- 
main entrenched  in  the  mod- 
em educational  system. 

Do  we,  as  a  society,  really 
need  to  concern  ourselves  with 
instillingChristianpiety?  Most 
nineteenth-century  educators 
believed  so  and  many  still  do;  I 
do  not.  Thereisenough  hatred, 
xenophobia,  violence,  provin- 
cialism and  religious  fervor  in 
the  world  already.  Higher  edu- 
cation need  not  complicate  this 
situation  by  advancing  archaic 
religious  ideas  which  do  not 
serve  to  enhance  a  student's 
moral  character  or  vocational 
aptitude.  Religious  instruction 
may  produce  people  like  Mar- 
tin Luther  King  Jr.,  but  for  ev- 
ery King  there  are  dozens  of 
Torquemadas  who  cannot  or 
will  not  accept  the  fact  that  we 
live  in  a  society  based  on  toler- 
ance and  liberty. 

This  is  one  reason  to  ques- 
tion anyone  who  desires  to 
construct  religious  facilities  on 
campus.  It  may  seem  tangen- 
tial to  the  topic  at  hand,  but 
since  this  has  become  an  issue 
on  campus  I  may  as  well  bring 
it  up.  While  the  idea  of  a  non- 
denominational  chapel  may  be 
appealing,  in  practice  such  fa- 
cilities become  de  facto  Christian 
houses  of  worship.  Tradition- 
ally the  college  has  done  quite 
nicely  without  a  chapel;  to  build 
one  as  we  enter  the  Twenty- 
first  century  seems  silly.  There 
are  a  number  of  established 
houses  of  worship  in 
Chestertown  which  students 
(including  myself)  can  and  do 
avail  themselves  of.  This  helps 
tounitetheschooland  the  town. 
If  one  seeks  to  unite  the  cam- 
pus, a  better  idea  would  be  to 
construct  a  secular  facility. 

The  second  of  Erasmus's 
priorities  was  to  promote  lib- 
eral education.  While  this  is 
certainly  no  vice,  to  rank  it 
ahead  of  vocational  training  is 
erroneous  in  this  day  and  age. 


As  I  mentioned  earlier,  most 
students  see  degrees  not  as  an 
end  unto  themselves  but  as  a 
vocational  requirement.  Yet 
while  liberal-arts  graduates  are 
churned  out  in  legions  by 
American  colleges  and  univer- 
sities, liberal  arts  degrees  are 
not  those  whicharemost  sought 
after byemployers.  A1987poll 
of  535  American  companies 
shows  that  only  23.6%  of  CEOs 
encourage  the  hiring  of  liberal 
arts  graduates.  This  is  because 
the  bottom  line  for  businesses 
comes  in  the  form  of  profits,  not 
the  self-actualization  of  its  em- 
ployees. 

The  other  goal  of  educa- 
tion outlined  by  Erasmus  is  to 
instill  good  manners.  Essen- 
tially this  is  the  class  compo- 
nent of  higher  education,  and  it 
is  with  us  today.  Thedictatcs  of 
production  would  seem  to  fa- 
vor the  education  of  the  most 
promising  of  students  rather 
than  merely  those  who  can  af- 
ford education.  This  is  not  re- 
ally the  practice  of  education  in 
America,  however.  The  actual 
practice  is  to  educate  not  only 
those  who  are  meritorious,  but 
also  those  who  have  the  proper 
class  qualifications  regardless 
of  merit.  This  occurs  even  at 
the  most  selective  of  institu- 
tions. The  most  recent  data  I 
could  find  from  Harvard  sug- 
gests that  while  13.6%  of  its  stu- 
dents were  the  progeny  of 
alumni,  less  than  half  of  these 
would  have  actually  qualified 
for  entrance  if  merit  had  been 
the  only  consideration. 

All  of  these  factors  com- 


bine to  produce  the  schism  be- 
tween the  goals  of  education 
and  the  needs  of  the  productive 
sector.  The  essential  conserva- 
tism of  colleges  may  be  seen  at 
formal  occasions  such  as  con- 
vocation..The  faculty  are  forced 
to  wear  archaic  clothes  to  sig- 
nify the  direct  link  between  the 
modem  university  and  its  re- 
naissance progenitors.     Anti- 
quated regalia  such  as  maces 
and  scepters  are  also  present  to 
symbolize  the  ancient  role  of 
educating  social  elites.    And, 
quite  naturally,  a  prayer  is  said 
in  order  to  evoke  the  traditional 
ties  to  organized  Christianity. 
As  this  college  and  others 
plan  for  the  future,  we  should 
look  in  part  to  the  past  for  guid- 
anceand  historical  context.  But 
we  need  not  be  shackled  to 
tradition.    Perhaps  one  of  the 
real  reasons  for  the  shift  to  the 
service  economy  has  been  that 
we  as  a  nation  have  been  con- 
cerned with  abstractions  rather 
thanapplicableinformation.  As 
we  plan  for  the  future,  we  need 
to  realize  that  the  product  of 
this  institution  is  educated 
women  and  men,  and  that  this 
product  has  an  important  role 
to  play  in  our  society. 

Which  is  more  important 
to  society,  a  college  which  pro- 
duces top-notch  people  to  work 
in  the  productive  sector  of  the 
economy,  or  a  college  which 
produces  top-notch  players  for 
major  league  indoor  lacrosse? 
To  answer  this  question  is  in 
large  part  to  define  the  purpose 
of  thisand  other  institutions  of 
higher  education. 


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Arts  &   Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

February  26  -  March  4 

Film  <WlW  TotoLeHeros 

I     Ml    I    I     OUI  I^Oi         Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 


The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Tennessee  Williams' 
The  Class  Menagerie.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00 
p.m.t 


26 

Friday 


The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Tennessee  Williams' 
The  Glass  Menagerie.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00 
p.m.t 

The  Church  Hill  Theatre  presents  Sweet  Chariot.  Award  winning  drama  on  the 
life  of  Harriet  Tubman.  Church  Hill  Theatre,  8:00  p.m.  t 


The  Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange  presents  It's  So  Hard  To  Say  Goodbye:  A 
Tribute.  Norman  James  Theatre,  William  Smith  Hall,  4:00  p.m. 


27 

Saturday 

28 

Sunday 


March  Fool's  Day  (Just  Kidding) 
Recover  from  weekend. 


1 


Monday 


The  Career  Development  Center  presents  Drop-in  Workshop:  A  Discussion  of 
Internships.  Career  Library,  Spanish  House,  3:30  p.m. 


2 

Tuesday 


The  Career  Development  Center  presents  Life/Work  Planning  Workshop.  Ca- 
reer Library,  Spanish  House,  1 :30-3:30.  Contact  Dawn  Baker  for  details  at  ext. 
7888. 

The  League  of  Women  Voters  present  Voting  Issues.    A  discussion  of  term 
limitations  and  open  or  closed  primary  elections. 
Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  3:30  p.m. 


The  Career  Development  Center  presents  Life/Work  Planning  Workshop.  Ca- 
reer Library,  Spanish  House,  2:30-4:30.  Contact  Dawn  Baker  for  details  at  ext. 
7888. 

The  Washington  College  Concert  Series  presents  The  Ravel  Trio.  Tawes  The- 
atre, Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m.  t 


3 

Wednesday 
Thursday 


Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange  Presents 


It's  So  Hard  To 
Say  Goodbye: 

A  Tribute 

Sunday,  February  28  at  4:00 

Norman  James  Theatre 


Sweet  Chariot  To 
Play  In  Church  Hill 


On  February  17,  1993,  at  8:00 
p.m.,  The  Church  Hill  Theater 
presents  Vivian  Gist,  an  An- 
napolisactress  who  will  appear 
as  Harriet  Tubman  in  a  perfor- 
mance of  Sweet  Chariot.  The 
script,  written  by  Margaret 
Driggs,  the  only  Eastern  Shore 
winner  of  the  Maryland  State 
Arts  Council  1992  award  in 
playwriting,  has  received  three 
New  York  readings  by  the 
Playrights  Preview  Company, 
and  will  be  performed  in  June 
at  the  University  of  Mississippi, 
and  at  the  Festival  of  Southern 
Playrights  in  Oxford,  Missis- 
sippi in  July.  TheSpaniard  Neck 


Foundation,  a  Queen  Anne's 
County  organization  dedicated 
to  finding  housing  for  the 
homeless,  is  sponsoring  Swat 
Chariot asa  fund  raiser.  "Thisis 
an  inspiring  and  exciting 
evening  of  theatre,"  said  Foun- 
dation president  Mary  Wood 
of  Centrevilie,  "and  for  a  wor- 
thy cause.  Getyourrjcketsearly 
so  you  won't  be  disappointed." 
Tickets  are  available  at  Corsica 
bookshop,  Centrevilie;  Crack- 
eriacks,  Easton  and  The  Finish- 
ing Touch,  Chestertown,  or  by 
calling  the  box  office  at  758- 
1331  and  placing  an  order. 


Student  Profile: 
Michelle  Crosier 


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Michelle  Crosier  comes  to  WAC  from  Camden,  DE  a 
having  moved  around  a  lot  when  she  was  younger.  A  Junior 
Biology  major,  Michelle  hopes  that  after  graduation  she  will  go 
on  to  Veterinary  School. 

Michelle  inhabits  a  room  on  the  second  floor  of  West  Hall 
where,  as  the  Resident  Assistant,  she  must  keep  that  wacky  bund1 
of  Science  majors  under  control.  She  has  repeatedly  been  on  tfa 
Dean's  List  and  has  just  been  newly  inducted  into  Washing^ 
College's  Society  of  Junior  Fellows  and  Omicron  Delta  Kappa,' 
national  leadership  fraternity. 

She  also  is  a  member  of  the  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  fraternity  and  w»s 
just  elected  the  new  President  of  the  WC  Panhellenic  Association 
In  her  spare  time,  she  basically  exists  in  Dunning  Hall,  being  *e 
student  preparatore  for  the  Chemistry  labs. 

She  loves  horses  and  thus  loves  to  go  horse-back  riding.  An° 
withoutmuch  spare  time,  shecan  still  find  time  to  be  an  avid  soap" 
opera  watcher.  She  enjoys  travelling  when  she  can  and  adores  sea 
food.  And  when  asked  who  she  admires:  "My  grandmother." 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Infotainment 


February  26, 1993 


Green  Presents  The  Glass  Menagerie 


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of  lighting  and  other  factors,  it 
is  clear,  in  piecing  these  seg- 
ments together,  that  the  final 
product  will  be  a  taut  and  co- 
herent production.  The  adjust- 
ments and  experiments  in 


This  weekend's  production 
of  The  Glass  Menagerie,  the  se- 
nior project  of  Melanie  Green, 
presents  an  adept,  faithful  ren-  lighting  often  drew  the  atten- 
tion of  Tennessee  Williams'  tion  to  the  fine  set.  Extrapola- 
classic  The  play  itself  relies  tion  on  the  merits  of  this  set  are 
highlyonthepoweroflanguage  apropos  in  any  case,  as  this  set 
i  convey  interwoven  images     is  arresting  and  clear  as  an  ac- 


andinformation.Theactorsand 
directorseemawareofthis,and 
do  not  overwhelm  the  lan- 
guage, but  instead  enhance  it 
with  careful  interpretation  that 
sticks  close  to  the  "bones"  of 
the  work. 

Although  my  viewing  of  a 
dress  rehearsal  was  naturally 
characterized  by  frequent 
breaks  for  various  adjustments 


tual  character.  The  production's 
tendency  towards  minimalism 
is  first  noticeable  in  this  set:  a 
careful,  asymmetrical  compo- 
sition of  clean  lines  and  capti- 
vating yellows  and  bro  wns.  The 
set  continues  to  draw  one's  eye 
into  itself  and  the  play's  mean- 
ing. 

Later,  the  cut-out  view  of  a 
living  and  dining  room  be- 


comes suffused  with  a  range  of 
tones  from  pale  soggy  yellows 
to  rich  ambers  to  buttercup 
tones  which  somehow  manage 
to  convey  the  spirit  of  the  tenta- 
tive, restless,  vaguely  hopeful 
souls  of  its  inhabitors.  Some- 
times, unexpectedly,  the  whole 
set  submerges  into  the  aquatic 
translucence  of  a  weary, 
dreamy  blue.  Finally,  the  set 
even  manages,  with  the  stoic 
verticals  of  the  outdoor  fence 
when  suffused  with  light,  to 
unite  with  the  structure  of  the 
high  wooden  verticals  of  the 
theater  wall  itself. 

All  of  these  fortunate  ef- 
fects build  to  create  constant 
commentary  on  the  course  of 

See  "Play/'  page  8 


It's  Never  Too  Late 
to  Become  A  Fan 


It's  Always  Ground-hog's  Day- 
Gerard  Hunt a  better  person,  how  quaint.  I 


Flick  Guy 

Bill  Murray  returns  to  the 
screen  in  Groundhog's  Day  as  a 
prima  donna  weatherman 
trapped  in  the  Twilight  Zone.  For 
some  unexplained  reason  he 
keeps  re-living  the  same  day 
over  and  over  again.  Now  this 
in  itself  is  very  interesting,  al- 
though definitely  not  original. 
Then  again,  originality  is  not 
one  of  Hollywood's  best  traits. 
I  remember  a  few  years  ago 
HBO's  The  Hitchhiker  did  a 
story  on  a  man  who  kept  get- 
ting his  wife  killed  until  he 
changed  his  mannerisms,  basi- 
cally he  had  to  stop  being  such 
a  yuppie. 

In  Groundhog's  Day,  no 
one's  fortune  hangs  in  the  bal- 
ance quite  that  severely,  unless 
you  consider  fallingin  love  with 
Bill  Murray  a  horrible  thing. 
Bill  just  keeps  going  through 
the  same  day  until  he  becomes 


do  not  feel  guilty  about  giving 
the  ending  away  because  it  is 
incredibly  predictable.  He  gets 
Andy  McDowell  to  fall  in  love 
with  him,  big  shock.  Given  the 
luxury  of  reliving  a  day  infi- 
nitely, I  think  that  I  could  get 
Andy  McDowell  to  smoke  a 
cigarette  through  her  nose. 

Of  course,  as  in  the  movie, 
the  journey  to  this  moment 
would  be  the  fun  part,  and  I 
must  say  that  the  movie  is 
funny.  Murray's  transition 
from  a  lettuce  head  to  a  saint 
with  a  cause  is  an  epic  journey 
of  the  mind  to  learn  how  to  deal 
with  people,  whether  just  to  be 
friendly  and  civil  or  to  use 
people  tor  a  specific  purpose.  1 
left  the  theater  wishing  I  could 
have  time  like  that  on  my  hands 
to  get  a  few  things  accom- 
plished. Who  knows,  given  an 
eternity  in  a  single  day,  maybe 
I  could  become  the  lizard  king. 


Concert  Series 

This  Wednesday,  March  3, 
at  8:00  p.m.,  in  Tawes  Theatre 
of  the  Gibson  Performing  Arts 
Center,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege Concert  Series  presents  The 
Ravel  Trio.  The  Ravel  Trio  was 
established  in  1 989  by  three  First 
Prize  Winners  of  the  Concert 
Artist  Guild  New  York  Com- 
petition, cellist  Semyon 
Fridman,  harpist  Marie-Pierre 
Langlamet,  and  flutist  Sandra 
Miller.  During  its  1990-91  de- 
but season,  the  Ravel  Trio  en- 
thralled audiences  in  New  York, 
Washington,  and  the  South 
with  a  broad  repertoireof  origi- 
nal works  and  transcriptions 
from  the  seventeenth  to  the 
twentieth  centuries.  In  addi- 
tion, the  Ravel  Trio  has  com- 
missioned works  from  two 
American  composers,  Nathan 
Currier  and  Lawrence  Weiner. 
Each  an  outstanding  solo  vir- 
tuoso, they  bring  their  talents 
together  into  an  unusual  and 
delightful  chamber  ensemble. 


Mary  and  Mike  are  juniors 
(although  Mike  is  technically  a  se- 
nior for  the  $5jhr  pay),  sociology 
majors,  and  avid  90210™  fans 
(they've  even  played  the  90210™ 
bored  (board?)  game. 

A  typical  conversation 
about  the  happenings  on 
90210™.  These  are  solely  our 
views  and  may  not  reflect  any- 
one else's  on  the  entire 
planet(ThankGawd!!!-George). 

Mike:  You  go  first. 
Mary:  No.  Jerry  (avid  90210™ 
anti-fan  club  member)  what  do 
you  think  of  90210™  this  sea- 
son? 

Jerry:    I  don't  watch  it  and  I 
think  that  they  should  all  die. 
Mary:  Thafs  rude. 
Mike:  But  it's  true. 
Mur:     Let's  start  with  the 
Christmas  special-the  It's  a 
Wonderful  Life  episode. 
Mike:   It  was  great,  I  loved  it. 
Actually,  it  was  BAD™ .  I  was 
hoping  that  they  would  all  get 
killed  by  the  truck  or  the  bus  or 
the  garbage  truck. 
Mur:  It  was  a  garbage  truck. 
Mike:  Like  the  garbage  truck  is 
really  going  to  go  through  the 
bus. 

Mur:    Thafs  right,  the  angel 
thingsavedtheirlives.  Miram- 
was  that  her  name? 
Mike:  Yeah,  I  think  so-the  stu- 
pid thing.  And  Donnuh  (pro- 
nounced Donnu/i)  actually  or- 
ganized everything.    Donnuh 
finally  got  a  brain. 
Mur:  Shehasbeenusingabrain 
lateIy.(who's?-G.) 
Mike:  Yeah,butit'sgoingtogo 
away  soon. 


Mur:  AND  she's  been  getting 
on  David  (that  sounds  kinky- 
G.) . . .  "Daviddd  don't  go  record 
a  record  with  Serge,  hang  out 
with  Dylan  and  his  dead  dad." 
(Saidinmy best 90210™  imper- 
sonation). Her  radio  show  is 
annoying,  too.  Talking  about 
panties  and  make-up,  What's 
next90210Tampons™?(Smel)s 
like  Shannon  Dougherty™ 
pcrfume?-G.) 

Mike:  Yeah,  Dave  should  get  a 
damn  backbone. 
Mur:  So,  that  was  the  Christ- 
mas special. 

Mike:  Okay,onascalcof  1  tolO 
how  would  you  rate  the  Christ- 
mas special? 

Mur:  What's  our  scale  of? 
Mike:  1  to  10 

Mur:  No,  I  meant  is  it  a  scale  of 
bad  acting  or  actual  redeeming 
qualities? 

Mike:  It's  a  scale  of  90210™- 
ness. 

Mur:  Oh  gawd,  a  9. 
Mike:  Igiveita90210™ .  Hehe 
he.  (not  funny-G.) 
Mur:    What  happened  after 
that? 

Mike:  Let's  talk  about  Andrcuh 
and  her  leg?  Hercar  accident.  I 
missed  that  episode. 
Mur:  So  did  I.  (so  did  I-G.)  Did 
they  ever  show  it?  Or  did  she 
just  appear  in  a  wheel  chair 
for  ,Iikc  ,one  episode?  No,  she 
was  in  the  hospital  first-they  all 
came  to  visit  her.  What  were 
we  talking  about-oh  yeah,  the 
stars,  (important  accident  in- 
formation: you  see,  the  only 
thing  that  Andreuh  remembers 
from  the  accident  are  the  stars 

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Get  Some 
Sensitivity 

To  the  Editor: 

I  wasappallcd  by  President 
Trout's  statement  about  the 
death  of  EdSchroedcr  in  Ihc  12 
February  Elm.  The  tone  seemed 
to  be:  "We  went  to  the  funeral, 
what  more  could  people  want?" 
There  is  much  more. 

Obviously,  legal  matters 
are  for  the  lawyers.  However, 
it  would  be  right  and  adult  to 
indicate  that  we  all  continue  to 
mourn  the  death  of  a  vibrant 
and  gifted  member  of  our 
community. 

Ed  Weissman,  Professor 
Department  of  Political  Science 

"Harassment,"  from  page  1 

The  other  car  followed 
them  until  the  couple  pulled 
into  the  parking  lot  between 
O'Neill  Literary  House  and 
Caroline.  At  approximately 
9:40  p.m.,  the  resident  heard 
screeching  wheels  outside  of 
her  window,  looked  out,  and 
saw  the  same  man.  She  then 
left  her  dorm  hoping  thai  the 
man  would  leave,  only  to  be 
followed  until  she  and  her  boy- 
friend reached  Louie's  Side 
Pocket  at  Washington  Square 
Plaza  near  Supcrfrcsh. 

When  they  relumed  to  the 
dorm  at  around  twelve-thirty, 
Ihcy  noticed  the  red  words 
written  on  the  window.  The 
resident  called  campus  security 
and  let  the  phone  ring  for  sev- 
eral minutes  until  she  hung  up 
and  tried  the  Kent  County  Dis- 
patcher. The  dispatcher  told 
her  that  they  would  try  to  get  a 
hold  of  the  single  security  offi- 
cer who  was  on  duty  on  Mon- 
day night. 

Twenty  minutes  after  the 


initial  attempt  was  made  by 
the  resident  to  get  help,  Secu- 
rity responded.  "I  was  really 
upset.  I  was  being  harassed, 
and  as  far  as  I  am  concerned, 
harassment  is  only  a  stepa  way 
from  violence.  Itrcally  bothers 
me  that  it  took  twenty  minutes 
to  get  help,"  the  victim  (old  the 
Elm. 

"We  must  have  had  an  un- 
fortunate equipment  failure," 
said  Roderick.  He  noted  that 
batteries  sometimes  fail  in  the 
officers'  radio  units.  "We're 
trying  to  implement  something 
to  make  our  communication 
system  a  little  more  foolproof." 

He  noted  that,  should  a 
student  be  unable  to  reach  Se- 
curity, they  arc  encouraged  to 
contact  Kent  Central  Dispatch- 
ers at  778-1241. 


"Play/'  from  page  7 

action  and  thought  of  the  play. 
The  relatively  simple  plot  is 
likewise  characterized  by  un- 
derstatement. But  "still  waters 
run  deep,"  as  the  mother  says 
of  her  daughter,  Laura.  Interac- 
tive sequences  are  broken  by 
highly  poetic  narrative  seg- 
ments, creating  an  aura  of  eerie 
unreality.  All  three  characters 
arc  burdened  by  the  frustration 
of  half-abandoned  desires. 
Laura,  a  shy  girl,  is  ashamed  of 
her  crippled  condition  and  has 
receded  into  an  aimless  exist- 
ence in  the  house.  Her  brother, 
trying  to  fill  the  void  left  by  his 
vagrant  father,  works  at  a  dull 
job  that  he  longs  to  escape.  The 
mother  of  this  brood  dreams  of 
bygone  days  as  an  eligible,  well- 
to-do  Southern  belle  with 
plenty  of  "gentlemen  callers." 
The  actors  have  achieved  a 
warm  dynamism  with  each 
other  that  is  so  essential  in  a 
play  revolving  around  the 
small,  tight  crew  of  three  char- 
acters. Lisa  Swann,  in  the  role 


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of  the  young,  stay-at-home  in- 
trovert, Laura,  is  appropriately 
delicateandangst-ridden  while 
demonstrating  a  quiet  nobility. 
Richard  McKee,  as  Laura's 
brother,  Tom,  aptly  conveys 
both  the  repressive  nature  of 
his  warehouse- worker  lifestyle, 
and  his  fiery  longing  for  ad- 
venture. Hisbody  interestingly 
mirrors  the  switches  between 
these  two  moods  that  alter- 
nately consume  him. 

Polly  Sommerfeld,  in  the 
role  of  their  desperately  nos- 
talgic, loquacious  mother,  es- 
tablishes herself  as  the  center  of 
physical  action  of  the  play. 
Down  to  her  aged  Southern 
accent,  she  carries  the  part  with 
intelligence  and  winning  ex- 
pression. Her  pliable  face  has 
an  enviable  capacity  to  deliver 
much  import,  even  when  she  is 
silent.  Finally,  Chris 
Goldenberg,  as  Jim  O'Connor, 
an  upbeat  guest  of  this  self- 
absorbed  party,  is  a  vivid  con- 
trast to  them  with  his  easy, 
convivial  nature.  He  falls  into 
his  role  with  the  ease  of  don- 
ning a  second  skin,  and  it  is 
invigorating  to  find  his  per- 
sonage upon  the  stage. 

Green's  production  of 
Glass  Menagerie  is  thoughtful, 
quiet,  and  artistic.  It  will  please 
lovers  of  Williams'  classic  play. 


"Chumps,"  from  page  7 
that  were  hanging  from  the  rear- 
view  mirror  of  the  car  that  hit 
her-G.) 

Mike:  She  was  going  thru 
hypnotherapy-and  it  wasn't  a 
joke.  It  was  really  serious.  Oh! 
Brandon(Brenden? 
Brendon?)'s  gambling  addic- 
tion. Let's  talk  about  that. 
Mur:  Okay-Brandon's  got  a 
gambling  addiction  and  no  one 
knows.O  do-G.) 
Mike:  Steve,  Dylan,  and  Nat 
know. 

Mur:  Who's  Nat? 
Mike:  The  owner  of  the  Peach 
Pit™,  stupid  name  for  a  place 
to  eat.  (Iagree-G.) 
Mur:   Oh,  that's  right.   I  think 
Mr.  Walsh  knows. 
Mike:    No  he  doesn't  or  he 
would  have  done  something 
about  it  and   act  as  a  respon- 
sible parent  and  send  him  off  to 
Parislike  he  did  Brenduh.  He'll 
help  Dylan  but  not  his  own  son 
and  take  Dylan  into  his  house 
and  ...  (I  am  sooooo  confused- 
G.) 

Mur:  Well  Dylan  IS  his- 
Both:  "SON"(what?-G.> 
Mike:    Brandon  doesn't  have 
sideburns  anymore.d 
do-G.)  That's  why  he  doesn't 
like  him.  (Who?  His  father?-G.) 
Mur:  Yes  he  does  they're  just 
smaller. 

Mike:  But  they're  not  DYLAN 
sideburns. 

Mur:   I  think  that  they  should 
be  bushy  sideburns. 
Mike:  Like  Elvis™? 
Mur:  No  bushier. 
Mike:    Lambchops!!    Brandon 


withlambchops.  I  think  that  he 
and  Andreuh  should  sleep  to- 
gether. 

Mur:  But  she's  seeing  that  guy 
from  Yale. 

Mike:  She's  a  Yale-ie. 
Mur:  She  went  to  THE  party 
and  felt  POOR.  The  little 
Beverly  Hills  bitch  felt  poor.  I 
can't  believe  that,  (like  you  can 
believe  most  of  90210™-G.) 
Mike:  Andreuh  works  hard- 
she's  not  rich. (But  sheisa  bitch- 
G.) 

Mur:  She  doesn't  work.  Bran- 
don is  the  only  one  who  works. 
Mike:  And  Brendan  squirts 
things  on  people  at  the  jewelry 
store.  And  people  hate  tier-it's 
becau  se  of  her  crossed-eyes  and 
her  bad  outfits.  They  kept 
making  her  look  worse  and 
worse.  That's  how  we  knew 
which  one  Dylan  would  dump 
because  Brendah  kept  looking 
nasty  and  Kelly  kept  looking 
better. 

Mur:  But  Kelly  has... 
Both:  PROBLEM  AREAS.tLike 
you  don't?-G.) 

Mike:  She  has  a  problem  anus 
(like  you  don't!-G.). 
Mur:    Well  Brendah  has  long 
bangs  that  hang  in  her  face  . . . 
(like  you  don't.-G.) 
Mike:  HcrTammyFayeBakker 
Eyelashes™    that  double  as 
bangs.      Lefs  talk  about  the 
episode  two  weeks  ago  .  .  . 
DYLAN'S  DAD  BLEW  UP! 
Mur:  Yeah  that  old  guy  on  the 
boat  next  to  them  said. . .  "You 
better  move  your  car,  sonny" 
Mike:  Dylan  said. . .  "No  I'll  do 
it,  my  daddy's  great,  I  love  my 

Both:  Dylan's  father  sings.  .  . 
"TAKEMEOUTTOTHEBALL 
GAME . . ."  (gag-G.) 
Mike:  Dylan  screams.  .  . 
"NOOO  don't  do  it,  I  hate  it 
when  you  do  that,  you've  been 
giving  me  nightmares  since  I 
was  2!!!!!!!!!!"  How  was  that 
Dylan  impersonation?(Bob 
Dylan?-G.) 

Mur:  We  have  to  talk  about  the 
Anti-Dylan.  .  .  he  was  great! 
(Anti-Bob  Dylan?-G.) 
Mike:  We  should  petition  to  get 
the  Anti-Dylan  on  the  showand 
get  rid  of  the  real  Dylan.  (Bob 
Dylan  on  90210™?-G.)  He  re- 
minded my  of  the-Buffy-the- 
Vampi  re-Slayer-Dylan™  .(Bob 
Dylan  was  in  Buffy  the  Vampire 
Slayerl-G.) 

Mur:  ExceptheneededaZappa 
dot™.  With  fluffy  sideburns. 
(Bob  Dylan  has  a  Zappa  dot™ 
and  fluffy  sidebums?-G.) 
Mike:  "1  am  the  sideburn  king 
..."  Let'sdo  future  predictions: 
Mur:  I  think  that  Donnuh  and 
Nat  (Peach  Pit™ 
owner-G.)  will  hook  up  this 
summer  on  a  very  special 
90210™.  Brandon  will  realize 
that  he  is  really  Luke  Perry  and 
leave  on  a  very  special  9021 0™ . 
And,  on  a  very  special  90210™ , 
Brendah,  Donnuh,  and  Kelly 
will  leave  90210™  to  become 


the  90's  version  of  CHARLIE 'S 
ANGELS™. ("Freeze  Donna" 
G.) 

Mike:  Dylan  will  shave  his 
sideburns,  they  will  be  put  into 
little  plastic  Baggies™,  and 
mailed  to  Tijuana  with  hisdead 
dad'sbodyparts.  Brandonwill 
have  to  start  selling  his  body  to 
pay  offhisgambling debts, bui 
he'll  realize  that  he  won't  be 
able  to  make  any  money  t 
cause  he  shaved  off  his  side- 
bums.  So,  who's  cuter  Jason 
Priestley  or  Luke  Perry?  That 
question  MUST  be  answered 
this  season!  (Doesanyone really 
care?-G.) 

Mur:  Are  we  done? 
Mike:  Yeah.  (Thank  Gawd-G.) 

"Crime/'  from  page  1 

•  Sunday,  February  21,; 
breaking-and-entering  oc- 
curred at  the  Lifetime  Fitness 
Center.  Approximately  $220 
cash,  revenues  from  commu- 
nity members  who  use  the  LFC, 
was  taken  from  one  of  the  of- 
fices. 

•  In  good  news,  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  will  be  open 
seven  days  a  week  from  8  a.m. 
until  2  a.m.  The  house  was 
closed  at  midnight  previously 
this  semester  because  of  the 
vandalistic  fires  last  fall.  A  pe- 
tition submitted  by  membersof 
the  Writers'  Unionand  submit- 
ted to  Director  Bob  Day  resulted 
in  the  later  hours. 

"Clifford/'  from  page  4 

"Because  women's  work  is 
neverdoneand  isunderpaidor 
unpaid  or  boring  or  repetitious 
and  we're  the  first  to  get  the 
sack  and  what  we  look  like  is 
more  important  than  what  V 
do  and  if  we  get  raped  it's  our 
fault  and  if  we  get  bashed  we 
must  have  provoked  it  and  if 
we  raise  our  voices  we're  nag- 
ging bitches  and  i  f  we  enjoy  sex 
we're  nymphos  and  if  we  don't 
we're  frigid  and  if  we  love 
women  iPs  because  we  can't 
get  a  'real'  man  and  if  we  ask 
our  doctor  too  many  questions 
we  are  neurotic  and/or  pushy 
and  if  we  expect  community 
care  for  our  children  we  a 
selfish  and  if  we  stand  up  for 
our  rights  we  are  aggressive 
and  'unfeminine'  and  if  we 
don't  we  are  typical  weak  fe- 
males and  if  we  want  to  \~ 
married  we  want  to  trap  a  ma" 
and  if  we  don't  we  are  unnatu- 
ral and  because  we  still  can't 
get  safe  contraceptive  but  men 
can  walk  on  the  moon  and  if we 
can't  cope  and  don't  wan' 
pregnancy  we're  made  to  fed 
guilty  about  abortion  and  •• 
for  lots  of  other  reasons  wea^ 
part  of  the  women's  liberation 
movement."  —  Anonymous 

Lynn  Clifford 

President  of  G.R.A.A. 


Washington  College  ELM 


News  &  Sports 


February  26, 1993 


Shoremen  Basketball  Falls  To 
Widener  In  One-Game  Playoff 


Club  Funding 


Matt  Murray  

Comports  fcditor 

On  Tuesday,  the  Washing- 
ion  College  men's  basketball 
team  finished  the  season  witha 
J-51  playoff  loss  to  Widener 
University.  The  Shoremen 
suffered  through  a  29  percent 
shooting  night  from  the  field, 
and  Darren  Vican  was  the  only 
Washington  player  to  reach 
double  figures  with  18  points. 

Widener  jumped  out  to  a 
i-25  halftime  lead,  shooting 
64  percent  from  the  field  for  the 
half.  Chris  Carideo  led  the 
Pioneers  with  20  points,  and 
Wellington  Hughes  (13  points) 
and  Jeff  Macalis  (11)  also 
reached  double  figures. 

For  Washington,  Jay  Devlin 
was  the  second-leading  scorer 
with  nine  points.  Peter  Basel, 
playing  in  his  last  game  for  the 
Shoremen,  added  seven.  Jerry 
"Chairman  of  the  Boards"  Davis 
exploded  for  a  career-high 
seven  points  and  three  re- 
bounds in  eight  minutesof  play. 
Geoff  Rupert  and  Charles 
Cummings  rounded  out  the 
scoring  column  for  Washington 
with  five  points  each. 

Last  Saturday,  Washington 
earned  the  right  to  play  Wid- 
ener on  Tuesday  with  an  over- 
time win  against  the  Pioneers. 

Jay  Devlin  made  two  free 
throws  with  23  seconds  left  in 
the  second  overtime,  which 
gave  Washingtonan88-84  lead. 
The  shots  iced  the  contest  for 
the  Shoremen  and  gave  the 
sophomore  forward  24  points 
for  the  game. 

Washington  slowly  recov- 


Darren  Vican  led  Washington 

ered  from  a  16  point  halftime 
deficit  at  40-24,  and  they  tied 
the  game  at  70  on  two  Darren 
Vican  (28  points)  free  throws 
with  36  seconds  left  in  regula- 
tion. 

The  Shoremen  took  an  81- 
78  lead  with  32  seconds  re- 
maining in  the  first  overtime, 
but  Widener  tied  the  game  at  82 
with  eight  seconds  left  to  send 
it  to  double  overtime. 

Washington  outscored  the 
Pioneers  7-5  in  the  second 
overtime  to  earn  the  victory. 


with  18  points  against  Widener 

Besides  Devlin  and  Vican, 
Geoff  Rupert  reached  double 
figures  with  14  points. 

On  Wednesday,  February 
17,  the  Shoremen  defeated 
Ursinus  83-41.  Rupert  had  22 
points,  and  eleven  Washington 
players  reached  the  scoring 
column  for  the  win. 

Washington  finishes  the 
season  with  a  13-12  record. 
Peter  Basel  and  Geoff  Rupert 
lead  the  teaminscoringaverage 
with  15.1  points  per  game  and 
15.0  ppg  respectively. 


Shoremen  Split  Swim  Meet 
With  Western  Maryland 


The  Washington  College 
"len's  swimming  teamdefeated 
Western  Maryland  121.5-55.5, 
b"t  the  women's  team  felt  by  a 
score  of  93-78  on  February  17. 

Jason  Campbell  won  the  50 
ar>d  100  freestyle  along  with 
the  100  breaststroke  to  lead  the 
men.  Andy  McKim,  swimming 
m  h»s  last  meet  at  Washington 
College,  swam  a  personal  best 
"J  the  100 breaststroke  for  third 
P*ce  and  finished  fourth  in  the 
freestyle-.  Dave  Cola  was  the 
°™y  other  multiple  winner  for 
e  foremen  in  individual 
f  Ve*ts,  winning  the  200  and  500 
freestyle. 

Other  winners  for  Wash- 
lngton  were  Scott  Steinmuller 
ln  the  100  butterfly,  the  400 


medley  relay  (Steinmuller, 
Dave  Czekaj,  Julien  Gaud  ion, 
Ty  McCarthy),  Peter  Ward  in 
the  200  individual  medley, 
McCarthy  in  the  200  backstroke 
and  the  200  freestyle  relay 
(Ward,  Chris  Freisheim,  Cola, 
McCarthy). 

Dave  Kraft,  Mike  Frey  and 
Jon  O'Connor  also  scored  points 
for  the  Shoremen. 

'They  are  ready  for  the 
Championships!"  Coach  Kim 
Lessard  said. 

On  the  women's  side,  the 
only  individual  winners  were 
Colleen  Roberts  in  the  100 
breaststroke  and  JenniferGreen 
in  the  100  freestyle.  The  200 
medley        relay        (Karen 


Club  Allocation  (in  $) 

Amnesty  International 600 

Anthropological  Society 350 

Big  Brother/Big  Sister 400 

Campus  Christian  Fellowship 200 

Dale  Adams ; 450 

Debate  Society 50 

French  Club : 350 

GALA 550 

Gender  Studies  Reading  Group 320 

German  Club 350 

Hands  Out 330 

Hillel 400 

Historical  Society 500 

Inter  fraternity  Council 300 

International  Relations  Club 900 

Investment  Club 500 

Margaret  Horsley  Society 400 

Middle  East  Club 575 

Model  OAU 350 

Model  UN 750 

Newman  Club 250 

Omicron  Delta  Kappa 250 

Panhel 350 

Phi  Sigma  Tau 200 

Pi  Sigma  Alpha 100 

Press  Club - 350 

PsiChi 300 

Psychology  Club 300 

Sane  Freeze 225 

Sigma  Delta  Pi 300 

Spanish  Club 400 

Terra  Firma 150 

Visual  Artists  Union 300 

Wac  Happenings 600 

William  James  Forum 1,250 

Writer's  Theatre 50 

TOTALS 14,000 

The  following  clubs  were  tabled  for  further  deliberation  in  next 
Tuesday's  SGA  meeting:  Tennis  Club,  Dance  Club,  International 
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Prendergast,  Roberts,  Jen  Dow 
and  Ramsey  Bigham)  and  the 
200  freestyle  relay  (Amy 
Draper,  Denise  Hakanson, 
Bigham  and  Green)  also  won. 

Predergast  also  scored  in 
the  100  backstroke  and  the  200 
individual  medley.  Green  and 
Roberts  both  place  in  the  200 
freestyle.  Hakanson,  Draper 
and  Bigham  all  scored  in  the 50 
freestyle. 

Hakanson  also  placed  third 
in  the  100  backstroke,  and 
Draper  finished  second  in  the 
100  butterfly.  Dow  placed  in 
the  200  individual  medley  and 
the  500  freestyle.  Robin 
Woollens  finished  fifth  in  both 
the  100  freestyle  and  the  100 
breaststroke. 


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Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Freshman  Contribute  To 
Washington  Swimming  In  '93 

Four  Rookies  Look  Good  for  MACs 


Matt  Murray 


Gaudion  stands  as 
Washington's  second 

breaststroker  behind  Jason 
Campbell.  He  was  a  key  strat- 
egy move  in  the  upset  over 
Dickinson  this  year,as  he  swam 
in  .the  medley  relay  to  free 
Campbell  for  other  events.  In 
his  first  MAC  Championship, 
he  hasa  legitimate  shot  to  score 
in  the  top  16  in  the  100  breast- 
stroke. 

Steinmuller  holds  three 
school  records  in  the  100  and 
200  butterfly  and  the  200  med- 
ley relay.  He  is  the  consumate 
student-athlete,  earning  Dean's 
List  honors  with  a  3.8  gpa  first 


Co-Sports  Editor 

The  old  axiom  for  college 
coaches  says  the  best  thing 
about  freshman  is  they  become 
sophomores.  With  that  thought 
in  mind,  SwimmingCoach  Kim 
Lessard  can't  wait  until  next 
year. 

However,  first  and  fore- 
most, the  third-year  men's  head 
coach  can't  wait  until  this 
weekend  when  her  rookie 
phcnomslooktoshowcasetheir 
talents  at  the  MAC  Champion- 
ships. And  her  freshmen  are 
itching  to  jump  in  the  water. 

I  think  it  (MACs)  will  be  a     l-isi  uunuis  wim  dj.o  gpa  nrsr     a  lew  relays,  bne  is  also  a  mem- 
good  experience,"  David  Kraft     semester.  Coach  Lessard  looks     berof  the200medley  relay,and 
t  should  establish  us  as     for  him  to  have  a  big  impact     she  leads  the  team  in' the 
this  weekend,  swimming  in  two 
relaysas  well  as  two  individual 


Dowplaced  first  in  the  1000 
freestyle  and  100  butterfly 
against  Marymount  two  weeks 
ago,  and  she  has  a  chance  to 
place  in  the  TOO  and  200  but- 
terfly this  weekend. 

Hakanson  qualified  in 
three  individual  events  this 
year,  and  she  is  also  a  member 
of  the  school  record  200  medley 
relay.  She  is  Washington's 
leading  freestyler. 

Former  Newt's  POW  Rob- 
erts should  shine  this  weekend, 
as  she  has  a  legitimate  oppor- 
tunity to  score  in  three  indi- 
vidual eventsas  well  as  place  in 
a  few  relays.  She  is  also  a  mem 


one  of  the  conference  powers 

On  the  men's  side,  five 
freshman  put  the  team  over  the 
hump,  adding  to  a  core  group 
of  sophomores  Jason  Campbell, 
Dave  Cola,  DaveCzekaj,  Chris 
Freisheim  and  Ty  McCarthy. 
This  year,  the  men's  team  fin- 
ished 8-2. 

"It's  good  to  know  you've 
turned  the  team  from  2-8  to  8-2 
and  to  know  you're  going  to 
have  a  strong  program  the  rest 
of  the  time  you're  here,"  Kraft 
said. 

On  the  women's  side,  four 
freshman  make  up  half  of  the 
team,  as  only  eight  women 
compete.  Even  with  a  disap- 
pointing team  record  this  sea- 
son, these  freshman  look  for- 
ward to  the  years  to  come. 

"1  think  it's  an  excellent 
class,"  Colleen  Roberts  said. 
"We  have  a  strong  team,  and 
we'll  only  get  better." 

Of  the  total  20  members  of 
the  swimming  teams,  nine  are 
freshman,  and  of  the  15  swim- 
mers going  to  MACs,  sevenare 
freshman. 

For  the  men,  Peter  Ward, 
Julicn  Gaudion,  Scott 
Steinmuller  and  Kraft  will  all 
travel  to  MAC  Championships 
with  impressive  credentials. 

Ward  holds  five  school 
records,  swimming  the  fastest 
times  in  school  history  in  the 
lOOand  200  backstroke,  the  200 
individual  medley,  200  medley 
relay  and  400  freestyle  relay. 
He  could  be  only  the  second 
man  in  Washington  history  to 
score  in  all  three  of  his  indi- 
vidual events  at  MACs. 

"Peter  is  incredibly  tal- 
ented, and  he  has  helped  to 
push  WCs  relay's  into  the  top 
five  this  year,"  Coach  Lessard 
said. 


events. 

'This  is  what  we  swim  for, 
this  is  what  we  train  for," 
Steinmuller  said.  'This  is  the 
time  to  have  fun!" 

Kraft  hasqualified  to  swim 
in  four  events  at  MACs,  and  he 
has  provided  depth  for  a  small 
team  all  year,  scoring  points  on 
a  consistent  basis. 

For  the  women,  Jen  Dow, 
Denise  Hakanson  and  Roberts 
will  swim  at  their  first  MAC 
Championship  with  a  chance 
to  finish  in  the  top  eight  and 
hopefully  contribute  to  school 
records  in  the  relay  events. 


breaststroke  and  individual 
medley  events. 

Coach  Lessard  is  happy 
with  her  group  of  freshman  on 
the  women's  side,  which  also 
includes  Robin  Woollens  of 
Dover,  Delaware.  On  the  men's 
side,  Lessard  knew  what  she 
wanted  when  she  began  re- 
cruiting her  class  of  Steinmuller, 
Kraft,  Gaudion,  Ward,  and  Jon 
O'Connor. 

"I  wanted  those  guys  bad," 
shesaid.  "They  cameand  stayed 
with  the  team  last  year,  and 
that  groupof  sophomores  really 
wanted  to  be  a  better  team,  and 
it  just  all  came  together." 


Men's  Swimming  Dives  Into 
Competitive  MAC  Field  of  16 

Gaudion,ScottSteinmullerajiH 
David  Kraft  are  freshman 
swimming  in  their  first  MAC 


Matt  Murray 

Lo-bports  hditor 


Last  year,  the  men's  swim- 
ming team  finished  the  season 
with  an  2-8  record  and  placed 
ninth  at  the  MAC  Champion- 
ships. This  year,  they  ended 
the  year  with  an  8-2  mark,  and 
their  results  at  M  ACsshould  be 
very  different. 

"We  never  dreamed  we'd 
improve  this  much  so  soon," 
Coach  Kim  Lessard  said.  "It's 
great  to  have  teams  say,  'where 
did  they  come  from?'" 

Not  only  have  they  im- 
proved so  much,  but  if  they 
finish  in  the  top  five  this 
weekend  to  place  among  the 
MACs  elite,  they  will  have  ac- 
complished the  feat  with  five 
sophomoresand  four  freshman. 

"To  see  that  we've  im- 
proved so  much  and  to  know 
we've  all  been  a  part  of  it  is 
personally  satisfying,"  Scott 
Steinmuller  said.  'To  know 
we're  such  a  young  team  gives 
us  something  to  look  forward 
to." 

Coach  Lessard  believes 
eight  of  her  swimmers  can  fin- 
ish in  the  top  eight  individually 
in  a  16-team  meet,  which  in- 
cludes Gettysburg,  Franklin  & 
Marshall,  Elizabethtown, 
Swarthmore,  Dickinson  and 
Widener. 

"It's  the  first  time  the  men 
have  had  an  entry  in  every 
single  event  and  have  a  chance 
to  score  in  every  event,"  Lessard 
said. 

Peter      Ward,       Julien 


Championship. 

Ward  will  swim  the  lOOand 
200  backstroke  along  with  the 
200  individual  medley. 
Gaudion  adds  depth  in  the  100 
and  200  breaststroke 
Steinmuller  brings  school 
record  credentials  and  will 
swim  the  100  and  200  butterfly 
and  the  200  individual  medley 
Kraft  will  swim  the  100  and  2 
backstroke  with  the  200 
freestyle. 

The  sophomore  class  of 
captain  Chris  Freisheim,  Dave 
Cola,  Jason  Campbell,  Ty 
McCarthy  and  Dave  Czelcaj 
should  score  a  lot  of  points  this 
weekend. 

Freisheim  will  swim  the200 
and  400  individual  medley  with 
the  1 00  freestyle.  Cola  possesses 
the  third  best  time  in  the  con- 
ference in  the  200  freestyle, 
which  he  will  swim  with  the 
500  and  1650  freestyle. 
Campbell  brings  school  records 
in  the  100  and  200  breaststroke, 
and  he  will  also  swim  the  50 
freestyle.  Czekaj  should  add 
depth  in  the  100  and  200  back- 
stroke and  the  1650  freestyle. 
McCarthy  will  swim  the  100 
freestyle  and  the  100  and  200 
backstroke. 

The  men  are  very  excited 
about  their  chances. 

"We're  very  pumped,  and 
we  think  we  have  an  excellent 
chance  to  get  into  the  top  four,' 
McCarthy  said. 


Freisheim,  Prendergast  Provide  Leadership  For  Young  Squad 

Matt  Murray  mine  season.  Freisheim  stanH*  5  «*.  ■■  am  _^__ _ 


Matt  Murray 
Co-Sports  Editor 


ming  season.  Freisheim  stands  I 

at  the  midpoint  of  a  promising 

collegecareer.  Prendergast  will 


-"••*-£>*-  .-n.  *.*-..  1  lEiiuEignai  will 

Chris  Freisheim  figures  his     leaveattheendoftheyearafter  I  * 
job  as  the  men's  swimming     a  season  plagued  with  illness. 

'It  was  very  hard  for  Karen  1 1 
not  being  able  to  swim  the  first  |  , 
half,  especially  being  captain,"  '  « 
Coach  Kim  Lessard  said. 


captain  is  a  fairly  simple  one 

"Motivate  the  team,  keep 
everybody  excited  for  the 
meets,  get  people  to  work  hard, 
keep  going  when  the  season 
gets  tough,  keep  people  prac- 
ticing, and  try  and  make  it  en- 
joyable," he  said. 

He  must  be  doing  a  pretty 
good  job,  as  the  men's  team 
stands  at  8-2  going  into  this 
weekend's  MAC  Champion- 
ships. 

Karen  Prendergast  will 
finish  her  senior  year  in  the  top 
five  on  Washington's  all-time 
backstroke  list.  As  captain,  she's 
had  an  impact  on  this  year's 
young  women's  team. 

"She  brings  a  lot  of  spirit  to 
the  team,"  Jen  Dow  said.  "She 
will  be  missed  greatly  next 
year." 

Both  captains  have  fol- 
lowed completely  different 
roads  to  their  1992-93  swim- 


This  weekend,  she  wi. 
swim  the  100  and  200  back 
stroke  as  well  as  some  relays. 
She  swam  the  same  individual 
eventsatMACslastyear.  Hail- 
ing from  Notre  Dame  Prep  in 
Timonium,  Maryland, 

Prendergast  is  a  3-year  letter 
winner  who  has  led  the  team 
since  returning  to  the  pool  in 
January. 

"She  has  really  bounced 
back  and  has  been  a  great  team 
leader,"  Lessard  said. 

A  captain  as  a  sophomore, 
Freisheim  was  elected  for  the 
position  last  year.  This  season, 
he  broke  the  400  individual 
medley  school  record,  and  he  is 
a  member  of  two  school  record 
relay  teams. 


In  a  dual  meet  against  rival 
Dickinson,  Freisheimanchored 
both  the  400  medley  relay  and 
400  freestyle  relay  to  upset  vic- 
tories. He  previously  held  the 
1000  freestyle  school  record 
until  Dave  Cola  broke  it  this 
year.  Coach  Lessard  believes 
his  strengths  are  his  leadership 
and  versatility. 

"Chris  is  an  excellent  team 


leader,"  she  said.  "He  swims 
any  event  the  team  needs  hi" 
to  score  points  and  alwaysgiv65 
great  relay  performances." 

Freisheim  comes  to  Was!1' 
ington  College  from  Abinglo" 
High  School  in  Jenkintow". 
Pennsylvania,  and  he  is  a  resi- 
dent assistantas  well  asa  men1' 
ber  of  the  Afhletic-Acaden* 
Honor  Roll. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


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February  26, 1993 


Women's 
Swimming 
Shoots  For 
Strong  MAC 


M^t  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

The  women's  swimming 
leam  heads  to  the  MAC 
Championships  at  Dickinson 
College  this  weekend  with  very 
specific  goals  in  mind. 

"I  think  we  have  a  pretty 
good  shot  to  place  in  the  top 
eight  individually,"  Jennifer 
Green  said.  'As  for  the  relays, 
we're  going  to  try  and  break  all 
five  school  records." 

The  women's  team  will 
only  take  six  swimmers — three 
of  which  are  freshman. 

Senior  captain  Karen 
Prendergas  t  along  with  Jennifer 
Green,  a  junior,  will  both  swim 
the  100  and  200  backstroke. 
Amy  Draper,  the  only  sopho- 
more on  the  squad,  will  swim 
the  50  freestyle  and  both  the 
100  and  200  butterfly. 

Freshmen  Colleen  Roberts, 
Jen  Dow  and  Denise  Hakanson 
will  be  swimming  in  their  first 
MAC  Championship. 

Roberts  has  an  excellent 
chance  to  place  in  all  three  of 
herindividual  events  which  are 
the200breaststrokeandthe200 
and  400  individual  medley. 
Dow  will  swim  the  100  and  200 
butterfly  as  well  as  the  200  indi- 
vidual medley.  Hakanson  will 
swim  the  50  and  100  freestyle 
along  with  the  100  backstroke. 

All  of  the  swimmers  will 
also  compose  Washington's  five 
relay  teams  in  addition  to  their 
individual  events. 

Though  the  women  fin- 
ished their  dual  meet  season  at 
2-8,  they  look  forward  to 
MACs. 

"We  should  all  do  really 
well/'Robertssaid.  "We'vebeen 
working  hard  all  year." 

Robin  Woollens  and 
Ramsey  Bigham  also  swam  for 
*«e  Shorewomen  during  the 
season. 


Men's  Tennis  Back 
On  Serve  For  1993 


Doug  Hoffberger 


Co-Sports  Editor 

Coming  off  their  seventh 
consecutive  MAC  title  and 
NCAA  Team  Tournament  ap- 
pearance, the  Wac  Netters  are 
looking  to  gain  higher  rank  in 
the  national  standings.  Cur- 
rently, the  Shoremen  hold  a  pre- 
season ranking  of  fifth  in  the 
nation,  after  placing  ninth  at 
the  Division  III  Tournament  last 
year.  The  '92  season  produced  a 
20-4  record  for  the  Shoremen, 
with  a  sweep  of  the  MAC 
Southeast  conference  including 
wins  over  Ursinus,  Johns 
Hopkins,  Haverford,  and 
Widener.  Washington  College 
has  not  loss  to  a  MAC  opponent 
since  Haverford  in  1985.  Of  the 
four  losses  appearing  on  the 
Shoremen's  '92  record,  one 
cametothehandsofDiv.IPenn. 
State,  while  two  came  Div.  Ill 
powerhouse  Emory. 

This  spring,  the  Shoremen 
have  a  much  harder  schedule 
which  in  turn  should  better 
prepare  them  for  Nationals. 
Coaches  Tim  Gray  and  Todd 
Heibling,  foreseeing  the  strong 
competition,  havebeen  holding 
rigorous  practices  since  Janu- 
ary, 25.  The  two  hour  practices 
consist  of  drilling,  intersquad 
match  play,  as  well  as  condi- 
tioning. The  Shoremen  roster 
for  the  spring  season  includes 
veterans  and  this  years  CO- 
captains,  Alberto  Diaz  and 
Trevor  "I  can't  believe  we 
haven't  been  in  the  paper  be- 
fore" Hurd,  who  won 
Washington's  Most  Valuable 
and  Most  Improved  Player 
awards,  respectively.  Diaz,  who 
was  undefeated  in  regular  sea- 
son play  in  the  number  three 
position,  reached  the  second 
round  of  the  individual  portion 
of  the  NCAA  tournament  last 
year.  MAC  singles  champion, 
and  bandwagon  basketball  fan 
Trevor  Hurd  was  defeated  in 
the  first  round  of  the  tourna- 
ment, losing  to  one  of  the  top 
ranked  players  from  Pomona- 
Pitzer,  a  California  Division  III 


school .  Asa  doubles  team,  Hurd 
and  Diaz  should  beone  of  Divi- 
sion Ill's  strongest  teams,  earn- 
ing all- American  distinctions  by 
virtue  of  them  being  seeded. 

Another  veteran,  Emilio 
Bogato  looks  to  occupy  one  of 
the  top  four  spots  on  the 
Shoremen  roster.  Bogato  held 
a  record  of  17-6  in  singles  and 
13-6  in  doubles  last  year,  and 
will  most  surely  be  an  integral 
part  of  this  year's  squad.  The 
loss  of  last  year's  number  one 
seed,  transfer  Frank  Hartwig, 
moves  the  entire  team  up  one 
seed.  The  Netters  also  lose  last 
years  captain  Andy  Bohutinsky 
and  Sophomore  Carlos  Nuno 
who  held  the  number  five  and 
six  spots,  and  produced  many 
key  wins  for  the  team.  Also  re- 
turning from  last  year's  squad 
is  Nashvillite,  Deepak  "Butch" 
Raja.  Raja,  who  received  lim- 
ited play  last  year,  will  compete 
with  Mike  "1  better  know  the 
word  of  the  day"  Gill  and  Tom 
Mclemore  for  the  number  six 
singles  position.  Eric  Pikus,  who 
was  unable  to  play  in  the  fall 
due  to  mono.,  and  John  Moffat, 
a  resident  of  Johannesburg, 
South  Africa  whojust  arrived 
this  semester,  will  vie  for  the 
fourth  and  fifth  positions.  The 
bottom  three  positions  of  the 
Shoremen  roster  looks  as 
though  itcould  be  filled  by  three 
first  year  players,  a  fact  that 
may  concern  coaches  Grey  and 
Heibling. 

Spring  Break  finds  the 
Shoremen  very  busy;  traveling 
to  W&L  to  play  Emory,  the 
eighth-ranked  team  in  the  na- 
tion. On  March  13,  the  team 
will  travel  to  Clemson  Univer- 
sity, on  the  15  the  team  travels 
to  Furman,  on  the  17  to 
Newberry,  and  on  March  20, 
the  team  will  compete  in  the 
Emory  invitational  tournament, 
which  counts  for  individual 
rankings,  but  not  towards  team 
ranking.  The  Shoremen  most 
definitely  have  another  prom- 
ising season  in  front  of  them,  so 
let's  all  do  our  little  thing  to  get 
out  there  and  support  them! 


Shoremen  Soccer  Surprises 
12-Team  Field  at  Gettysburg 


Last  Sunday,  the  men's 
varsity  soccer  team  travelled  to 
«%sburg  for  a  spring  indoor 
tournament.  The  team  finished 
*«>nd  in  theirsix  teamdivision 
With  a  2-1-2  record  and  lost  in 
«*  first  round  of  the  playoffs  to 
eventual  champion  Gettysburg. 
,  We  were  happy  because 
"ol»dy  expected  us  to  do  that 
""'."  starting  goalie  Chris 
°°Wnssaid. 


The  Shoremen  started  the 
tournament  with  two  consecu- 
tive wins  over  the  "Coaches" 
team  (1-2-2)  and  Western 
Maryland  (1-3-1)  by  1-Oand  3-1 
scores. 

Washington  tied  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pittsburgh  at 
Bradford  (2-2-1 )  1-1  before  their 
first  loss  to  Catholic  University 
(1-3-1)  by  a  score  of  1-0.  The 
Shoremen  finished  the  first 


round  with  a  1-1  tie  to  Mary 
Washington  (3-0-2).  In  the 
playoffs,  Gettysburg  defeated 
Washington  2-1. 

Goalscorers  for  the 
Shoremen  were  Yoseph  Bekele 
(2),  Shawn  McMahon  (2),  Brian 
Rush  (2),  Brian  Bird  and  Chip 
Helm.  Goalie  Chris  Downs  al- 
lowed six  goals  in  six  games  for 
a  1.0  goals  against  average. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Sp  Me 

^—^  (410)  77S-9819 


Ladies  and  Gentlemen...  introducing  your  Newt's  POW  all- 
senior  team.  Starting  at  Center,  a  6'9",  200  pound  senior  from 
Milford,  DE,  Darren  Vican.  At  power  forward,  a  6'7",  210  pound 
senior  from  Towson,  MD,  Dan  Dutton.  At  the  forward  position, 
a  6'4"  senior210pound  senior  from  Highbridge.NJ,  MikeSwanson. 
At  pointguard,  hailing  from  Garden  City,  NY,a5'll"  175  pound 
senior  Pete  "Richard  Pryor"  Basel.  UH  oh,  wait  a  second,  that's 
only4  players...  You  guessed  it.  At  theother  guard  position,  a  5'9" 
168  pound  incredible  caps  playing  junior  hailing  from  Baltimore, 
MD,  Doug  "  That's  right  I'm  the  Co-sports  editor"  Hoffberger. 
Well,  who  did  you  think  I'd  put  in  there? 

The  four  true  seniors  on  this  team  definitely  deserve  the  praise 
of  all  those  who  were  lucky  enough  to  follow  the  careers  and 
inspired  play  of  these  athletes.  Peter  Basel  will  be  remembered  for 
his  countless  high  scoring  games,  including  a  season  high  30 
points  against  UMBC.  Darren  vican  will  oe  rememoered  as  the 
awesome  force  inside  who  had  the  soft  touch  of  Bill  Walton; 
against  Western  Maryland,  Vican  compile  an  incredible  34  points 
and  9  rebounds.  Mike  Swanson's  presence  on  the  floor  gave  the 
Shoremen  a  confidence  that  offensive  and  defensive  rebound 
were  going  to  be  ours.  Dan  Dutton  will  be  remembered  as  a 
definitecrowdpleaser,  and  asa  member  of  the  1990  Championship 
team,  that  was  ranked  third  in  Division  III.  If  you  see  one  of  these 
seniors  around  campus,  make  it  your  duty  to  say  thanks  for  the 
incredible  display  of  talent  that  they  have  exhibited  over  the  past 
four  years!  Hey  Welch  and  Bucky,  your  goalies  are  sieves! 


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Men's  B-Ball 
Splits  Games 
With  Widener; 
Ousted  From 
MAC  Playoffs 

See  Article,  pg.  9 


Yellow  Jackets  and  High  Street 
Reach  Regional  Shick's  Super  Hoops 


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Sports 


Vaughn's  caps  play  amazingly 
resembles  pitching  style  of  Mike 
Flanagan;   Washed  up! 


Swimming 
Shaves  And 
Tapers  For 
Crucial  MAC 
Championships 


Pam  Hendrickson  leads  this  year's  women 's  tennis  team.  Look  for  a  women's  tennis  preview  in  the  coming  weeks.  The  team  hopes  to 
continue  their  success  from  past  years  in  1993. 


Vican,  Basel,  Swanson,  Button:  NEWT's  Players  of  the  Week 


See  Articles  on 
Pg.  10  and  11 


Scores 


Men's  B-Ball 

Washington 

Widener 


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20T 
Washington  89 
Widener  87 


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Men's 

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Women's 

Washington        78 
Western  MD.      93 

Upcoming  Events 
Men's  Lacrosse 
Washington  at 
Pennsylvania 
Feb.  26 

Indoor  Soccer 
Washington  at 
Messiah  Tourn. 
Feb.  27 


Baseball, 

Women's 

Tennis 

Previews 

Coming 

Soon 


"I  think  it's  going  to  kill  us"  -President  Trout,  on  red  ink 


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Volume  64,  Number  Nineteen  •  March  5, 1993 


Washington  College   ■  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Board,  Faculty  meetings  discuss  budgetary  problems 


J,  Tarin  Towers 

f£fitb>-in-Chief 

presidentTrout  revealed  at 
the  Faculty  Meeting  Monday 
Ihe  contents  of  the  Executive 
Session  of  the  February  20 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors Meeting.  While  the  $22.3 
million  budget  for  the  upcom- 
ing year  was  approved  by  the 
Board,  "the  projected  end-of- 
year  defecit  is  going  to  be  a 
good  deal  more  thatn  we  an- 
ticipated" for  fiscal  year  1992- 
93. 

When  the  fiscal  year  ends 
in  June,  red  ink  in  excess  of 
3600,000  will  be  on  the  books, 
"this  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  we 
cut$l  .2  million  in  the  fall,"  said 
Trout,  referring  to  the5  percent 
across-the-board  cu  ts  i  ncurred, 
along  with  additional  selected 
cuts,  in  September  of  last  year. 

Although  "furloughs  and 
layoffs  would  be  the  last  thing 
we  would  resort  to,"  Trout 
emphasized,  "we  areinstructed 
to  find  an  additional  $100,000 
between  now  and  June." 

"This  is  the  second  year  in 
a  row  that  this  has  happened," 
said  Trout,  who  was  unsure  of 
where  the  needed  monies 
would  come  from.  "I  know  that 
this  cannot  go  on  —  I  think  it's 
going  to  kill  us." 


Trout  mentioned  the 
overexpenditure  on  Financial 
Aid  as  a  cause  for  the  current 
imbalance.  "We  must  be  on  tar- 
get," he  said,  referring  to  the 
coming  years.  "We -cannot  go 
over  again." 

The  budget  for  the  1993-94 
fiscal  year  includes  no  salary 
increases  for  faculty  (with  the 
exception  of  those  recently 
promoted).  This  is  the  first  sal- 
ary freeze  in  over  twenty  years. 

Other  items  on  the  Board's 
agenda  included  the  stragegic 
long-range  planning  goal  to 
increase  the  size  of  the  student 
body  to  approximately  1,200 by 
the  year  2000. 

Attrition  was  mentioned  as 
another  object  of  scrutiny.  Ap- 
proximately 61  -  65  percent  of 
each  entering  class  will  gradu- 
ate in  four  years,  said  Trout. 
Accounting  for  dropouts, 
transfers,  and  four-year-plus  - 
matriculates,  those  figures  tend 
to  calculate  year-abroad  stu- 
dents as  losses.  Still,  said  Trout, 
"I  think  retention  at  this  college 
is  a  huge  issue  and  something 
we  need  to  workonin  the  1990s. 

Trout  men  tioned  quali  ty  of 
students  admitted  as  freshmen 
and  dorm  life  as  factors  which 
may  contribute  to  the  attrition 
rate. 

Additional  issues  before 


the  Board  Convocation  week- 
end: the  Grinnell-in-London 
partnership  with  WC  for  the 
fall;  a  gift  by  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
DoolingoftheBoardof$100,000 
to  Miller  Library  and  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Committee's  con- 
cern over  alcohol  and  drug  use 
among  students  and  the  up- 
coming use  of  an  abuse  survey 
designed  for  small  leveral  arts 
colleges. 

As  reported  by  Develop- 
ment in  both  the  Board  Meeting 
and  the  Faculty  Meeting,  there 
has  been  in  excess  of  $900,000 
contributed  to  the  Annual 
Fund.  This  is  a  10  percent  in- 
crease over  last  year's  level  of 
giving,  and  the  900K  mark  was 
not  reached  until  June  of  1992, 
reported  Vice  President  for 
Development  and  College  Re- 
lations Sean  Lyons.  The  $1.3 
million  goal  is  expected  to  be 
reached  by  increases  in  alumni 
giving  and  in  new  members  of 
the  1782  Society. 

Admissions  also  painted  a 
glowing  picture  of  the  upcom- 
ingyear:  The  applications  pool 
is  up  18  percent  over  this  time 
last  year,  and  there  is  a  10  per- 
cent increase  in  the  overall 
pool's  GPA  over  last  year's  as 
well.  Diversityin  ethnicity  and 
program  of  study  both  look 


AMS  491:  Porno  With  DeProspo 

New  Course  Explores  Difference  Between  Art  and  Filth 


Doug  Smith 


Staff  Writer 

Ulysses.  Tropic  of  Cancer. 
te&y  Chatterley's  Lover.  There 
has  always  been  tension  be- 
tween what  is  considered  art 
and  what  is  considered  por- 
nography, and  American  cul- 
ture hasoften  found  itself  at  the 
mercy  of  those  who  are  neither 
artists  nor  pomographers,  de- 
ciding which  is  brilliant  and 
which  is  filth.  We  are  often 
frightened  of  works  dealing 
with  objectionable  or  provoca- 
tive material,  and  fail  to  look  at 
fie  ways  in  which  its  authors 
manipulate  their  forms.  Like 
Propaganda,  pornography  is 
only  successful  as  pornography 
"  we  do  not  examine  it  close 
enough  to  see  beyond  its  sur- 
j^e-  The  question  Richard 
■^Prospo's  "Pornography  in 
ne  U.S."  course  will  be  posing 
nextfallis,  "Does  pornography 
ProPagandize  in  favor  of  the 
^  or  is  the  relationship  be- 


tween reading  and  doing  more 
complicated?"  The  course  seeks 
to  examine  the  ways  in  which 
pornography  disseminates  its 
message,  and  it  falls  under  the 
heading  of  American  Studies, 
of  which  DeProspo  is  the  de- 
partment chair. 

Pornography  can  come  in 
many  forms,  and  so  it  is  only 
logical  that  "Pornography  in  the 
U.S."  isamulti-media  class.  The 
course  draws  its  curricula  from 
a  number  of  controversial 
works,  ranging  from  "serious," 
highbrow  literature  (Nabokov's 
Lolita,  Burroughs'  Naked  Lunch, 
Chopin's  The  Awakeningt 
amongothers)  to  more  contem- 
porary and  less  "respectable" 
texts  (Bret  Easton  Ellis'  Ameri- 
can Psycho;  the  work  of  Andrea 
D  workin;  Madonna's  Sex),  and 
even  video  and  audio  works 
(the  films  of  Catt  Shea  Rubin; 
"Basic  Instinct").  DeProspo  also 
plans  to  address  the  "theoreti- 
cal and  polemical  treatments  of 
pornography",  notably  those  of 


promising  for  the  class  of  '97; 
financial  need  for  the  incoming 
students  cannot  yet  be  esti- 
mated, said  Vice  President  for 
Admissions  and  Financial  Aid 
Kevin  Coveney. 

In  Academic  Council  busi- 
ness at  Monday's  meeting,  the 
Physics  Department  had  some 
course  re-numberings  ap- 
proved, while  the  Philosophy 
Department  instituted  a 
broader  change.  The  Philoso- 
phy 101-102  sequence  was 
dropped  from  the  register; 
Philosophy  100  will  now  serve 
as  the  distribution-filling  "In- 
troduction to  Philosophy  along 
with  another  course  offering  in 
Philosophy. 

New  members  of  the  Ap- 
pointments and  Tenure  Com- 
mittee were  elected  by  the  fac- 
ulty. For  A&T,  the  new  mem- 
bers are  as  follows:  Social  Sci- 
ences, Sean  O'Connor;  Math  & 
Science,  Rosette  Roat;  Hu- 
manities, Thomas  Cousineau; 
and  At-large,  Judith  Hymcs. 

Finally,  Steven  Cades  ac- 
knowledged the  appearance  of 
Muzac  between  the  February 
faculty  meetingand  Monday's; 
and  he  voiced  a  concern  that  six 
rings  is  way  too  many  to  activate 
Voicemail  in  the  faculty  offices. 


Tuition, 
Room  & 
Board  Prices 
Rise  Again 

As  a  part  of  the  1993-94 
budget  approved  by  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  on 
February  20,  a  55  percent  tu- 
ition increase  of  $363  per  se- 
mester, or  $726  for  the  year  was 
alsoapproved.Roomand  board 
increases  also  went  up  3.7  per- 
cent, or  $95  per  semester  (for  a 
total  of  $190  for  the  year.). 

President  Charles  H.  Trout 
Thursday  mailed  a  letter  in- 
forming parents  that  "The 
comprehensive  tuition,  room, 
board,  andacb'vi  ties  fee  charge, 
then,  will  move  from  $18,354 
this  year  to  $19,270  for  1993-94, 
or  exactly  5  per  cent. 

"This  figure  is  almost  pre- 
cisely one  percent  above  the 
average  rise  in  per  capita  dis- 
posable income  over  the  last 
eight  quarters,"  sadid  Trout  in 
his  letter. 

According  to  Trout,  this  is 
the  lowest  increase  voted  by 
the  Board  in  18  years. 

The  letter  was  accompa- 
nied by  assurances  that  finan- 
cial aid  will  similarly  be  ad- 
justed, in  spite  of  the  fact  that  a 
See  "Tuition/'  page  13 


Camille  Paglia  and  Catherine 
McKinnon.  By  utilizing  such  a 
diverse  list  of  materials, 
DeProspo  hopes  to  broaden 
students'  ideas  of  reading  to 
encompass  other 

nontradirional  forms  of  media. 
DeProspo  believes  that  re- 
sistance to  a  course  like  "Por- 
nography in  the  U.S."  stems  not 
from  its  salacious  subject  mat- 
ter but  from  its  roots  in  the 
popular  culture,  "creating  a 
situation  where  students  [en- 
tering the  classl  are  potentially 
smarter  than  the  teacher."  He 
went  on  to  point  out  that  it  is 
this  "structural  subversion  of 
pedagogical  authority"  that 
causes  many  schools  to  be  leery 
of  teaching  pop  culture.  Other 
colleges  offer  extensive  studies 
in  the  field,  including  seminars 
on  such  figures  as  Madonna 
and  Prince.  DeProspo  went  on 
to  remark  that  at  Washington 
College,  "studies  in  popculture 
are  under- represented  to  the 
point  of  invisibility." 


Inside 


SGA  Election 
Supplement 


6-9 


Chief  Kicks  Off  Baseball 
Season  and  Steinbrenner 


Moonpile  in  Cyberspace:      /t 
The  Revolution  Begins...     *X 


Mary  Wood  Reads  In 
Her  Own  Room 


11 


Next  Week: 
Wal-Mart 


March  5, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Welcome  To  Cyberspace 

Moon  pile's  article  on  page  four  is  one  (hat  you  need  to  read.  Maybe  you 
don't  want  to,  but  you  need  to.  The  Internet  syBtem,  whereby  you  can  "talk"  to 
people  you  have  never  met  from  all  over  the  world,  is  the  newest  revolution, 
not  only  in  technology,  but  in  thought.  And,  as  with  most  social  revolutions, 
this  one  is  beginning  its  full  swing  at  the  thoughtcentera  of  America  and 
elsewhere:  college  campuses. 

True  enough.  Bulletin  Board  Systems  and  email  have  been  around  (at 
least,  in  recognizable  form)  for  about  fifteen  years,  but  they  originated  in  our 
lifetime.  And  not  only  are  they  around,  but  every  Washington  College  student 
has  access  to  them,  bringing  us  closer  to  the  "real"  or  pehaps  to  the  "virtual" 
world. 

Preaidcnl  Clinton's  Public  Works  plan  for  a  no  tion  wide  fiber  optic  network 
brings  the  nation  to  your  living  room  more  than  tv  can  —  you  not  only  get  the 
mcdia'sopinion  of  current  crises,  you'll  have  the  opportunity  toget  a  sampling 
of  opinions  from  all  over  the  country  about  every  issue  that  strikes  your  fancy. 
And  journalism,  too,  will  become  net  accessible.... 

Have  you  ever  dialed  a  phone  number  of  someone  you've  never  met,  just 
because  you  liked  their  name,  or  wonted  to  talk?  Have  you  ever  done  this  with 
someone  from  another  state,  another  tme  zone,  another  country?  Even  if  you 
could  afford  to  do  this,  where  would  you  get  the  numbers? 

All  you  have  to  do  is  buy  a  QuickMail  account.  This  gives  you  access  not 
only  to  WC'sintra/intcrmail  system,  but  thcability  to  log  ontoscveral  network 
connections  and  read  library  data  from  say,  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 
Perhaps  it  isn't  necessary  yet  for  you  to  have  an  email  address,  but  it  is 
becoming  more  and  more  clear  that  not  only  is  it  necessary  for  you  to  know 
what  that  mcans,but  that  thedoy  is  coming  when  you  will  hoveyourown  email 
address.  Memorized. 

Internet  has  given  Washington  College  access  to  Gopher  Systems,  or 
f  jlcservers;  to  bulletin  board  systems  where  interaction  with  people  from  Italy 
to  Australia  (often  by  way  of  Iowa)  is  possible  via  mail  or  in  realtime  (similar 
to  intracampus  Broadcast).  And  many  students  have  been  lured  in  by 
"MUDding,"  which  is  a  setofinteractivecomputerized  "Dungeons  St  Dragons" 
type  games.  Again,  students  meet  people  from  all  over  the  world  this  way 
simply  by  logging  on  to  the  system, 

And,  if  you're  into  popular  culture,  alternative  or  underground  realities 
(including  things  as  diverse  as  Rave  and  cyberpunk)  are  the  next  wave.  In  a 
fashion  similar  to  that  whereby  "alternative"  music  became  no  longer  the 
alternative,  but  the  predominant  choice,  these  virtual  worlds  of  thought  and 
action  are  gaining  a  momentum  that  is  bringing  them  out  from  under  and  into 
your  living  room. 

It's  noaccident  that  collegesludentsorethcmostfrequent  use  rsof  Internet 
technology.  They're  younger,  more  adventurous,  and  have  more  imagination 
to  throw  into  a  parallel  world  thatcxistsonly  in  words.  And  here  I'm  not  talking 
about  role-playing  games,  or  a  fiction  ofany  kind,  but  an  entire  universe  which 
exists  only  over  the  phono  lines  and  at  computer  terminals,  with  a  difference 
between  this  fact  and  science  fiction  which  is  important  to  remember:  these 
people  a  re  real. 

A  final  note:  yes,  lama  frequent  user  of  Internet  and  Telnet.  You  can  find 
me  on  the  University  of  Iowa  BBS  as  Artemis,  hanging  out  in  the  Art>  or 
Literaturo  discussion  rooms  (big  surprise  there).  Am  I  addicted?  Yes,  in 
spurts.  But  this  is  different  (qualitatively)  from  just  playing  D&D  all  day 
(something  I  could  never  manage  toget  into).  I  am  addicted  over  the  computer 
screen  not  simply  to  the  words,  which  are  a  major  fascination  with  me,  but  to 
something  I  also  am  fascinated  with  in  real  life:  people. 

And  this  is  addressed  to  the  parents,  alumni  and  Board  members  who 
reprimanded  me  for  using  the  *P  word  perhaps  a  little  too  unconscientious ly.... 
I've  found  a  new  word,  my  friends.  A  word  which  has  the  power  of  a  general 
"FSTS  you"  to  all,  a  raging  glory  of  anger  or  emotion  which  addresses  the 
intended  objects  of  fury  without,  as  they  say,  having  to  compromise  one's 
vocabulary  by  swearing.  Since  thecontent  of  this  editorial  is  certainly  not  angry 
enough  to  merit  use  of  my  new  word,  please  pause  while  1  vent  this  brief  rant, 
and  then  watch  the  usage  of  the  "obligatory  fuck:" 

THIS  WEEK'S  EDITORIAL  RANT  IS  BROUGHT  TO  YOU  BY... 

WHOEVER  pulled  two,  count  'em,  two  fire  alarms  Wednesday  night 
while  we  were  laying  out  the  paper  deserves  to  be  run  over  by  the  clue 
steamroller™  until  the/ re  an  inch  thick.  I  mean,  the  only  pleasure  I  got  out  of 
the  5am  fire  alarm  was  that  Brian  "Layout  God"  Matheson  and  Iwereno  longer 
the  only  ones  awake.  But  1  mean,  sheesh,  I  don't  care  if  you're  pledging 
Popedom,  you  don't  have  the  right  to  disturb  everyone's  sleep  and  jeopardize 
the  opera  tion  of  a  college  office,  (yes,  that  means  the  Elm.)  BTW  pulling  false  fire 
alarms  is  a  federal  offense. 

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Feedback  Correspondence  &  Dirt 
Alcohol  Policy  Fails 


To  Address  Reality 

cern.  I  promise  to  use  discre- 


To  the  Editor: 

John  Phoebtis's  statement 
that  our  current  alcohol  policy 
is  lenient  only  proves  how 
clueless  he  actually  is.  It  is  sur- 
prising that  a  member  of  the 
SGA  Executive  Board  does  not 
understand  the  social  implica- 
tions of  such  a  policy.  Perhaps 
John  is  simply  attempting  to 
remain  in  good  gTaces  with  the 
administration.  After  all,  RA 
Applications  aredue  March  14. 

During  my  four  years  at 
Washington  College,  1  have 
witnessed  a  significant  trans- 
formation in  the  social  atmo- 
sphere of  the  campus.  The 
CoffeeHouse  has  died  and  the 
college  has  become  a  suitcase 
campus.  This  is  a  direct  result 
of  our  current  "lenient"  alcohol 
policy.  A  dry  campus  would 
only  continue  to  plague  the 
social  life  of  WC 

I  would  like  to  thank 
Phoebus  for  his  parental  con- 


tion  and  to  drink  responsibly, 
thanks  for  the  advice.  Parties 
have  moved  of  f -campus  or  into 
the  dorms  as  a  result  of  the 
alcohol  policy.  Most  students 
will  not  "come  together  as  a 
group  and  party"  at  a  college- 
sponsored  event  until  the  cur- 
rent policy  is  changed.  Activi- 
ties that  are  successful  are  usu- 
ally supplemented  by  another 
party  providing  alcohol. 

It  is  sad  that  Phoebus  does 
not  accurately  represent  the 
student  body,  as  his  position 
requires.  Students  that  do  not 
drink  are  able  to  understand 
the  social  implications  of  our 
alcohol  policy,  it  is  disappoint- 
ing that  John  Phoebus  does  not. 
I  will  keep  his  comment  in  mind 
the  next  time  he  runs  for  a  Stu- 
dent Government  position. 

Gordy  Scherer 

Senior 


Zetas  Welcome 
New  Pledges 

The  sisters  of  Zeta  Tau  Al- 
pha have  had  much  to  cheer 
about  over  the  last  few  weeks. 
We  have  twelve  pledges  to 
welcome  and  they  are  as  fol- 
lows: Jen  Oberle,  Kristen 
McMenamin,  Heather  Harper, 
Denise  Hakanson,  Christy 
Belliveau,  Kim  Morgan,  Krissie 
Callahan,  Melissa  Burow,  Liza 
Whayland,  Donica  Collier, 
Nicole  Zemanski,  and  Rebecca 
Herrara.  On  Saturday,  Febru- 
ary 20th  the  sisters  of  Gamma 
Beta  attended  the  annual  ZTA 
Day.  The  Gamma  Beta  chapter 
attained  the  following 
awards:100  percent  Initiation, 
Song  Contest,  Scholarship,  and 
Financial  Excellence.  The  Zeta 
Lady  award  is  given  to  the  out- 
standing woman  in  academic 
and  leadership  within  the 
province.  This  award  went  to 
Miriam  Jecelin.  We  congratu- 
late her  and  all  of  the  ZTAs  for 
their  efforts. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


March  5, 1993 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


Last  Friday's  bombi 
the  World  Trade  Center  has 
justifiably  caused  greatconcern. 
Although  the  past  fifty  years 
has  seen  the  emergence  of  ter- 
rorism as  an  important  world 
phenomenon,  most  major  ter- 
rorist attacks  have  occurred  in 
Europe,  the  Middle  East,  and 
Africa.  Hopefully  this  latest 
bombing  will  not  be  the  begin- 
ning of  a  string  of  terrorist  at- 
tacks on  American  soil,  but  if  it 
is,  then  it  is  important  to  con- 
sider and  understand  the 
mentality  of  the  terrorist  and 
the  circumstances  under  which 
terrorism  flourishes. 

Traditionally,terrorismhas 
taken  many  forms,  from  hos- 
tage-taking and  bank-robbery 
to  assassination.  Usually  a 
terrorist's  attack  is  not  a  goal  in 
and  of  itself,  but  is  a  vehicle  to 
broadcast  another  political 
message.  This  is  usually  be- 
cause terrorists  lack  the 
wherewithal  to  actually  inflict 
severe  damage. 

The  bombing  of  the  World 
Trade  Center  is  not  typical  in 
this  regard,  which  is  another 
reason  toexamineitclosely.  The 
bomb  at  the  World  Trade  Cen- 
ter created  a  100  ft.  by  200  ft. 
crater  five  stories  deep.  This 
indicates  that  it  is  almost  as- 
suredly not  the  product  of  an 
isolated  looney,  but  rather  an 
organization  with  not  incon- 
siderable material  and  intellec- 
tual resources. 

Furthermore,  this  attack  is 
noteworthy  in  that  it  was  not 


immediately  followed  by  a 
credible  message  of  responsi- 
bility. This  indicates  that  the 
terrorists  feel  that  the  bomb  is 
the  message,  and  that  to  say 
anything  more  would  be  re- 
dundant. This  would  lead  one 
to  conclude  that  the  message  is 
that  there  will  be  another  mes- 
sage. 

The  choice  of  the  World 
Trade  Center  as  a  target  is  also 
of  interest.  When  terrorists  plan 
an  attack  (or  at  least  when 
competent  terrorists  plan  an 
attack)  target  selection  is  of  the 
utmost  importance.  Bombinga 
civilian  airliner,  for  example, 
may  be  seen  by  a  terrorist  as  an 
appropriate  method  of  re- 
sponding to  shooting  down  a 
civilian  plane.  Bombing  the 
World  Trade  Center  is  obvi- 
ously a  message  to  economic 
and  political  elites  not  only  in 
America,  but  also  the  world. 

The  location  of  the  blast  is 
also  significant.  The  damage 
done  to  the  World  Trade  Cen- 
ter may  be  as  high'  as 
$100,000,000.  Becausethebomb 
was  located  in  the  basement  in 
such  a  way  as  to  maximize 
structural  damage,  it  indicates 
that  the  terrorist  not  only  has 
significant  material  resources, 
but  also  the  knowledge  neces- 
sary to  maximize  damage. 

Even  the  bomb  itself  offers 
ciues  to  the  nature  ot  the  ter- 
rorists. The  bomb  was  com- 
posed of  ammonium  nitrate, 

See  "Koon,"  page  13 


By  Dude 


I  just  found  out  I'm  being  audited  by  the  IRS.  Can  I 
borrow  a  dollar? 


Sony,  I  don't  have  a  dollar, 
Whitney  Myrus  Senior 
DeRuyter  NJ 


Yes.  I  have  coupons.  Sawry. 

Lisa     Brown     Sophomore     Emily     Grush     Freshman 

Ottsville,  PA  Charleston,  SC 


Sure,  but  I  don't  have  any.  If  I 
had  one  I'd  give  you  one. 
Sally  Haynsworth  Senior 
East  Jesus,  SC 


Some  day  soon.  I' 
some  money. 
Christian  Kubick  Junior 
Short  Hills,  NJ 


give  you 


I  don't  even  have  a  dollar, 
this  psychology? 
Matt  Needham   Freshman 
Washington,  DC 


Open  Forum:  George  the  Berserker 


ChrisMarvChief  Rasmussen 
is  Senior  Political  Science  major 
who  is  probably  getting  pretty 
famed  tired  of  us  here  at  the  Elm 
Minghim  ChrisMamChief every 
ehanceweget.  Actually ,we  called 
Km  just  "Chief'  in  the  by-box 
because  that  fit  a  wholeheckofalot 
tetter. 

"I  don't  think  he's  a  bad  per- 
son .  just  a  damaged  one.  This 
•s  all  Psychology  I,  understand, 
out  he  had  a  very  tough  and 
v«y  rich  daddy.  And  in  the 
dark  night  of  hisshredded  soul, 
•believe  Steinbrennerwonders, 
would  he  have  made  it  had  he 
not  been  born  so  rich  and 
Privileged?  And  what  rips  at 
""»,  of  course,  is  this:  He'll 
never  knew.  I  know,  though. 
HP*  a  chance."  -William 
Goldman 

•'m  bored.  In  the  last  four 
J^rs,  most  of  the  things  that 
"ve  loved  to  dislike  have  ceased 


to  exist.  The  Soviet  Union  is  out 
of  power  and  Bob  Saget  doesn't 
get  mentioned  by  the  press 
anymore.  Perot  is  irritating, 
but  he  finished  third  (even 
though  he  doesn't  seem  to  ac- 
cept it).  Even  the  Republicans 
have  been  voted  out  of  office. 


Chief 


(They  seem  to  be  happy  about 
thefact  that  they're  united  again 
in  their  dislike  of  Clinton.  If 
they  enjoy  beingout  of  office  so 
much,  they  should  stay  there.  I 
wouldn't  mind.)  For  the  last 
three  months,  I've  been  itching 
for  something  that  would  put 
me  out  of  my  misery.  Finally,  a 
man  has  returned  whose  very 
mention  makes  me  recoil  while 


reading  the  paper: 

Steinbrenner's  back. 

I  should  provide  some 
background.  I'm  not  a  Yankee 
fan.  In  fact,  I  grew  up  hating 
their  overpriced  salaries,  ho- 
micidal fans,  obnoxious  press, 
incompetent  announcers  (more 
on  Phil  Rizzuto  later),  and  ar- 
rogant style. 

I  didn't  like  Billy  Martin. 
One  isn't  supposed  to  say  bad 
things  about  the  dead,  but  not 
saying  anything  bad  about 
Billy?  Thafs  stretching  it. 

I  didn't  like  Reggie  Jackson. 
He  was  like  Jose  Canseco,  ex- 
cept more  pretentious.  I  hated 
when  they  chanted  "Reg-gie" 
at  Yankee  Stadium;  to  some 
Yankee  fans,  it's  the  only  two 
syllable  word  they've  ever  said. 

I  don't  think  Phil  Rizzuto  is 
qualified  to  be  in  the  Hall  of 
Fame  (if  he  played  for  the  St. 
Louis  Browns,  he  wouldn't  get 
mentioned).  Rizzuto  may  have 


been  a  good  shortstop  for  sev- 
eral years,  but  he's  hurt  the 
game  far,  far  more  with  his 
announcing.  David  Letterman 
once  told  the  following  joke:  "I 
heard  the  doctors  revived  a  man 
after  being  dead  for  four  and  a 
halfminutes.  Whentheyasked 
himwhatitwaslikebeingdead, 
he  said  it  was  like  listening  to 
the  New  York  Yankees  an^ 
nouncer  Phil  Rizzuto  during  a 
rain  delay." 

But...  I  mostly  didn't  like 
George,  and  now  he's  back. 
Why  didn't  I  like  him?  Part  of 
it  was  how  he  handled  his  em- 
ployees. To  borrow  a  quote, 
George  was  like  the  salt  of  the 
Earth.  His  players  and  manag- 
ers, however,  were  like  an  open 
wound.  His  constant  manage- 
rial shuffling,  of  course,  is  infa- 
mous. As  a  public  service,  here 
is  the  full  list  of  Steinbrenner 
managers  (special  bonus  points 
for  saying  this  once,  let  alone 


three  times  quickly): 
RalphHoukBill- 
VirdonBillyMartin- 

DickHowserBobLemon- 
BillyMartinDick- 
HowserGeneMichaelBobLemon- 
GeneMichaelClydeKingBilly- 
MartinCagaiaOYogiBaiaBillyMartin- 
LouPinellaBiIlyMartin(he 
wasn't  dead  yet)LouPinella- 
DallasGreenBuckyDentBuck- 
Sho  waiter.  I  think  I  missed  one. 
By  the  way,  Showaiier  will 
probably  be  replace  J  -in  July  by 
someone.  It  would  be  Billy 
Martin,  except  he's  dead.  Ac- 
tually, that  might  not  stop 
George;  he  might  just  bring  up 
Billy's  skeletal  remains  for  one 
more  year. 

Itgoes beyond  the  manager 
problems,  though.  What  other 
owner  would  scream  at  a 
coach's  wife  like  George  did  to 
Mike  Ferraro's  in  1980?  After 

See  "Chief/'  page  1  2 


March  5, 1993 


Moonpile 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  Computer  and  the  Changing  Concept  of  Ideas 


Justin  TvT  Cann 

Features  Editor 

With  the  introduction  of 
Internet  services  to  the  Wash- 
ington College  campus,  many 
of  the  people  in  our  community 
have  begun  to  explore  the  in- 
formation and  ideas  available 
to  them  instantaneously  from 
around  the  globe.  Many  of  us 
havealready  become 'addicted' 
totheinstantaneouscommuni- 
cation  with  others  that  the 
Internet  offers. 

We  are  no  longer  a  campus 
in  a  small  town,  we  are  a  cam- 
pus in  a  small  town  hooked  up 
to  a  large  computer  network. 
Our  ideas  are  no  longer  iso- 
lated, and  we  are  no  longer  iso- 
lated from  the  ideas  of  others. 
Most  people  who  have  experi- 
mented with  the  Internet 
quickly  realize  that  this  sort  of 
experience  will  forever  change 
human  society.  Whatdirection 
will  it  lead  us  in? 

The  computer  has  already 
revolutionized  the  way  we  as 
humans  think.  It  has  given  us 
the  calculating  power  necessary 
to  envision  such  new  ways  of 
thinking  as  Chaos  Theory  and 
Virtual  Reality.  These  are  just 
the  first  steps  that  will  result  in 
a  completely  new,  yet  remark- 
ably ancient  concept  of  an  Idea. 
Two  major  changes  will  take 
place.  First,  ideas  will  prolifer- 
ate, spread  and  mingle  much 
more  rapidly  than  they  ever 
have.  Second,  an  idea  will  be 


considered  beyond  ownership 
once  again.  These  two  funda- 
mental changes  will  forever  al- 
ter human  sodety. 

Most  of  us  have  no  prob- 
lem understanding  how  ideas 
will  move  faster  if  an  idea  can 


to  the  influence  of  their  ideas  at 
the  same  time.  Mere  seconds 
separate  me  from  my  Finnish 
friends.  Without  the  computer 
and  the  Internet,  I  would  never 
have  known  them  at  all. 

It  is  now  possible  for  any- 


allow  those  who  create  some- 
thing, be  it  a  new  industrial 
deviceor  a  book  of  poetry,  to  be 
the  only  people  who  can  ex- 
ploit the  creation  for  its  value. 
Before  Capitalism,  if 
Chaucer  wrote  the  Canterbury 


:plonk:  [USENET:  possibly  influenced  by  British 
slang  "plonk'  for  cheap  booze]  The  sound  a 
Inewbie)  makes  as  he  falls  to  the  bottom  of 
a  {kill  file).  Used  almost  exclusively  in  the 
{newsgroup}  talk  .bizarre,  this  term  (usually 
written  "*plonk*")  is  a  form  of  public  ridicule. 


be  said  to  physically  move.  We 
have  already  seen  plenty  of  ex- 
amples of  this  sort  of  thing,  such 
as  the  newsletters  faxed  (yes, 
it's  a  verb  now)  out  of  China 
during  the  Tianenmen  Square 
demonstration  and  massacre. 
In  short,  if  you  ha  vea  Ii  ve  phone 
line  then  you  are  as  close  to 
whoever  is  on  the  other  end  as 
you  are  to  whoever  is  in  the 
same  room  with  you.  Ideas 
that  were  originally  from  here 
went  to  China  and  came  back 
with  a  taste  of  duck  sauce. 

It  is  now  possible  for  me  to 
directly  influence  someone  in 
Iowa  or  Finland  with  my  ideas. 
Of  course  if  the  connection  is 
two  ways,  I  am  opening  myself 


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one  on  the  Internet  to  publish 
anything  with  little  or  no  ex- 
pense. If  I  wanted  to,  I  could 
upload  my  Senior  Obligation, 
which  just  so  happens  to  be  a 
collection  of  poetry,  and  in  ef- 
fect be  "published".  What's 
more  is  that  no  one  has  to  pay 
anything  to  read  my  book. 

Using  this  revolutionary 
new  mcansof  publication,  lean 
avoid  publishing  house  cen- 
sorship of  the  sort  that  Ice-T 
encountered  from  Time- 
Wamer.  Of  course,  I  will  not 
make  any  money  from  it,  but 
was  I  really  going  to  anyway? 
Ofcourselwon't  We  are  talk- 
ing about  poetry. 

The  second  change,  the 
eradication  of  the  idea  that  one 
person  or  group  of  people  can 
own  an  idea,  will  leave  a  far 
more  distinct  mark  on  human 
society.  Capitalism  is  founded 
on  the  idea  that  a  person  or 
group  of  people  can  own  an 
idea.  (If  I  owned  the  idea  that 
you  can  own  an  idea,  I'd  prob- 
ably be  very  rich.)  Patents  and 
copyrights  are  the  legal  em- 
bodimentsof  thisconcept.  They 


Tales,  he  did  not  own  it  in  the 
sense  that  he  could  sell  copies 
of  it  for  money.  If  you  invented 
a  new  type  of  plough,  others 
would  simply  copy  the  design. 
Now,  with  more  and  more 
people  using  the  Internet  and 
President  Clinton  kicking 
around  a  proposal  fora  nation- 
wide fiberoptic  network.  Ideas 
are  becoming  more  Like  they 
used  to  be  before  the  advent  of 
Capitalism. 

Merged  with  the  truly  in- 
credible speed  at  which  we  can 
communicate  our  ideas,  we  are 
standing  on  the  edge  of  a  truly 
new  concept  of  the  idea.  This 
may  take  awhile  to  form,  and 
you  can  bet  that  Capitalists  will 
invent  betterandbetterways  to 
main  tain  theownershipof  their 
(I  use  the  term  as  the  Capitalist 
would)  ideas.  However,  you 
can  also  bet  that  hackers  every- 
where will  quickly  make  these 
"copy  protections"  a  silly  and 
cost-ineffective  measure. 

What  then  can  wedo?  How 
are  we  to  change  our  entire 
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art?  How  will  engineers  ben- 
efit from  their  designs?  Several 
possibilities  come  to  mind. 

First,  as  before  Capitalism 
artists  may  resort  to  patrons 

Wealthy  people  whose  sense  of 
noblesse  oblige  leads  them  to 
support  the  creation  of  works 
of  art  and  the  advancement  of 
scientific  and  philosophical 
thought,  may  support  those 
who  show  promise  in  these  ar- 
eas. This  is  a  possible  scenario, 
but  is  quite  unlikely,  because 
this  arrangement  was  better 
suited  to  manor  houses  in  Me- 
dieval Europe  than  to  Twenty- 
first  Century  cyberspace. 

Second,  Art  and  Philoso- 
phy will  be  forgotten,  or  at  least 
relegated  to  people'sspare  time. 
No  longer  will  there  be  profes- 
sional poets,  novelists,  phi- 
losophers, painters  and  others. 
ResearchandDevelopmentwill 
become  the  jealously  guarded 
secrets  of  the  mega-corpora- 
tions. This  scenario  is  quite 
likely.  My  only  hope  is  that  the 
mega-corperations  will  realize 
that  the  cost  of  inter-corporation 
spying  and  counterspying  will 
be  prohibitive 

The  last  option  is  that  we 
could  all  realize  a  new  sense  of 
cooperation  in  the  ruins  of  the 
Capitalist  system.  Forexample, 
if  some  biological  engineer  is 
workingonaproject,  she  might 
send  out  her  progress  reports 
to  all  her  colleagues  in  the  hope 
that  they  may  find  something 
pertinent  to  their  own  research. 
A  philosopher  would  send  out 
his  book  or  article  for  his  col- 
leagues to  comment  on  and  in- 
teract with.  Everyone  will 
benefit  from  everyone  else's 
ideas.  This  is  the  spirit  of  true 
cooperation  that  I  believe  the 
Internet  was  founded  in. 

Of  course  artists  and  phi- 
losophers will  still  not  have  a 
way  to  support  themselves,  and 
under  this  system,  even  engi- 
neers and  physicists  are  bereft 
of  income.  How  will  we,  as  a 
society,  support  these  people? 
The  answer  lies  partly  in  the 
system  of  patronage  that  I  out- 
lined above.  Society  as  a  whole 
would  support  the  existence  of 
those  who  show  an  aptitude  for 
these  endeavors,  and  share 
equally  in  the  fruits  of  these 
labors,  be  they  poems,  novels, 
superconductors,  or  space- 
ships. 

Of  course  the  Department 
of  Defense  founded  the  Internet 
for  defense  contractors,  weap- 
ons engineers  and  other  re- 
search types  at  universities  ev- 
erywhere. Just  because  this 
spirit  of  cooperation  arose  out 
of  Cold  War  weapons  research, 
does  not  mean  that  it  cannot  be 
translated  into  something  f& 
more  positive. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Columns 


March  5, 1993 


Career  Update 


Marie  Mohler 


This  Week:  Animal  Testing 
and  Cruelty-Free  Products 


It  is  sad  to  think  how  we,  as 
human  beings,  value  our  own 
lives  so  much,  but  in  doing  so 
devalue  the  lives  of  other  living 
creatures.  We,forsomereason, 
feel  that  our  looks  are  more 
important  than  the  lives  of  these 
creatures,  and  we  rely  on  their 
inhumane  treatment  (many 
limes  without  realizing  we  are 
doing  so)  for  our  cosmetics  and 
other  products. 

What  I  am  referring  to,  of 
course,  is  animal  testing.  Al- 
though animal  testing  is  both  a 
grotesque  and  unnecessary 
violation  of  life,  it  goes  on  end- 
lessly. We  as  consumers  must 


Susan 
Huntley 


realize  mat  there  are  ways  to 
stop  it.  Many  companies  have 
been  boycotted  or  have  just 
cleaned  up  their  acts,  and;  no 

;er  test  on  animals.  How- 
ever, the  companies  listed  be- 
low still  (even  upon  the  out- 
rage of  animal  lovers  and  activ- 
ists) runinhumane,vulgartests 
on  animals.  < 

Surprised?  Many  of  you 
probably  use  many  of  these 
products  without  even  realiz- 
ing what  they  stand  for.  There 
are  many  more  companies  that 
do  not  test  on  animals  than 
those  who  do  (Come  see  me  for 
a  full  list).  If  they  can  do  it,  so 
can  the  companies  on  the  of- 
fenders' list. 

"Few  people  who  learn 
about  the  brutality  and  agony 
involved  in  the  testing  of  cos- 
metics on  animals  wish  to  sup- 
Port  it.  In  some  tests,  caustic 
detergents,  dyes,  and  other 
toxic  agents  are  applied  repeat- 
^'y  to  open  woundsor  poured 
into  the  eyes  of  immobilized, 
""anesthetized  rabbits.  Other 
tests  involve  the  forced  feeding 
°' deadly  doses  of  toxic  chemi- 
cals to  guinea  pigs,  rats,  mice, 
d°gs,  monkeys,  and  horses.  The 
Poisoned  and  mutilated  ani- 
pwls  are  discarded  after  test- 
lng,  dead  and  alive,  like  used 
'ags.  Tens  of  thousands  of 
hapless  creatures  are  tortured 
^u  killed  in  these  ways  each 
year>  in  the  name  of  product 
^ety,"  according  to  Ecobgue. 


These  tests  tell  what 
effects  the  chemicals  have  on 
animals,  not  human  beings. 
Please,  for  the  sake  of  these 
animals,  and  your  own  well- 
being  (you  can  use  all-natural, 
pure,  healthy  products),  do  not 
endorse  these  products.  We 
are  not  talking  about  killing  an 
animal  to  eat,  all  you  meat 
lovers.  We  are  talking  about 
the  inhumane  murder  of  thou- 
sands of  creatures  smaller  than 
us  for  the  sake  of  our  looks. 

Besides,  cruelty-free 
products  are  not  only  better  for 
the  animals,  but  for  ourselves 
and  the  world  around  us  as 
well,  (many  of  them  are  all- 
natural!)  You  can  get  cruelty 
free  everything,  from  deodor- 
ant to  rug  cleaner.  My  personal 
favorites?  Tom's  of  Maine  and 
the  Body  Shop.. We  as  con- 
sumers  must  realize  that  animal 
explQJta.tion,  in,, the,  n^me.  of 
"beauty"  is  unacceptable! '   .  ■- 


Career  Center 

I'd  like  to  do  a  small  ex- 
periment with  you  for  a  mo- 
ment. To  participate,  you  must 
think  about  anything  but  the 
career  center  for  a  few  moments. 
When  thoughts  of  the  Career 
Center  creep  into  the  con- 
sciousness of  your  mind,  your 
time  is  up.  Ready?  Go. 

How  long  did  it  take  for 
you  to  eventually  think  of  the 
Career  Center?  It  is  almost  in- 
evitable, because  assoon  as  you 
think  about  what  you  are  not 
supposed  to  be  thinkingabout, 
you've  already  thought  about 
it.  This  is  the  process  of  para- 
doxical intervention. 

Anyway,  now  that  I  have 
your  attention  focused  on  the 
Career  Center,  I'd  like  to  take 
this  opportunity  to  merely  list 
some  of  its  great  resources  that 
many  students  may  not  even 
know  exist. 

The  career  center  presents 
numerous  career  briefs 
throughoutthesemester.  What 
is  a  career  brief,  you  might  ask? 
Careerbrief  s  are  casual  drop-in 
sessions  that  discuss  a  wide 
range  of  topics  such  as  intern- 
ships, study  abroad,  job  search;. 


Health  and  Beauty  Aids 

Companies  Which  Still 

Use  Animal  Testing 


Alberto-Culver 

American  Cyanamid 

Andrea  Rabb 

Aramis 

Armour-Dial 

BeautiControl  Cosmetics 

Beecham  Cosmetics 

Bonne  Bell 

Boyle-Midway 

Breck 

Bristol-Myers 

Carter-Wallace 

Chanel 

Cheesebrough-Ponds 

Church  &  Dwight 

Clairol 

Clarins  of  Paris 

Clinique  Laboratories 

Clorox 

Colgate-Palmolive 

Cosmair 

Coty 

Dana  Perfumes 

Dell  Laboratories 

Diversity  Wyandotte 

Dorothy  Grey 

Dow  Chemical 

Drackette  Products 

Economics  Laboratory 

Eli  Lilly 

Estee  Lauder 

Francis  Denny 

Gillette 

Givauden 

Source:  People  for  the  Ethical 


Helena  Rubenstein 

Helene  Curtis  Industries 

Houbigant 

Jean  Patou 

Jergens 

Johnson  &  Johnson 

S.C.  Johnson  &  Son 

Johnson  Products 

Jovan 

Lamaur 

Lancome 

Lever  Brothers 

L'Oreal 

Maybelline 

Mennen 

Neutrogena 

Nina  Ricci 

Pfizer 

Proctor  &  Gamble 

Purex 

Quintessence 

Richard  son-  Vicks 

Sea  &  Ski 

Shulton 

Sterling  Drug 

Squibb 

Syntex 

Texize 

Vidal  Sassoon 

Warner  Lambert 

Wella 

Westwood  Pharmaceuticals 

Zotos  International 

Treatment  of  Animals  (PETA),  1990 


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Funding  Available  for  Independent  Research 

The  Charles  H.  Trout  Committee  on  Undergraduate  Re- 
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in  need  of  financial  assistance  for  independent  research  projects. 

The  committee  offers  students  the  opportunity  to  pursue 
independent  research  (not  related  to  thesis  research),  internships, 
or  travel  to  educational  conferences  in  order  to  expand  their 
undergraduate  experience  at  Washington  College.  The  commit- 
tee offers  funding  for  individual  students  up  to  $500  for  research 
or  internships  or  up  to  $250  for  travel  expenses. 

Students  receiving  funding  are  then  asked  to  submit  a  copy  of 
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result  of  the  experience  afforded  them  through  the  use  of  these 
funds.  In  order  to  apply  for  funding,  a  written  request  must  be 
submitted  to  the  committee.  Guidelines  for  writing  the  proposal 
are  available  though  the  committee  head,  Michelle  Crosier,  at  ext. 
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any  member  of  the  committee,  which  includes  Jamie  Baker,  Sue 
Czechowski,  Chris  Rummel  and  Megan  Ward.  Deadlines  for 
applications  are  March  8  and  April  15. 

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of  toxic  materials  from  Aberdeen  Proving  Ground. 

The  collection  of  studies  produced  by  the  army  contains 
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James  M.  Baker: Candidate  for  President 


Three  years  ago,  during     this  has  changed  dramatically, 
high  school,  many  of  my  close     I  took  a  yearaf  ter  high  school  to 


friends  were  involved  in  vari- 
ous forms  of  extracurricular 
activitiesanda  few  participated 
in  student  government.  At  that 
time  I  had  little  desire  to  be 
active  in  these  areas,  though 


discover  what  I  wanted  to  do;  I 
found  that  I  wanted  to  get  back 
to  school  and  move  on  with  my 
education.  When  I  came  to 
Washington  College  I  took  ad- 
vantage of  this  new  motivation 


and  have  prospered  im- 
mensely. I  have  pursued  many 
forms  of  involvement  in  this 
school,  and  the  rewards  have 
been  encouraging  and  inspir- 
ing. 

This  past  fall,  I  was  elected 
dorm  senator  for  Cecil;  for  the 
first  time  in  my  life  1  began  to 
see  how  students  when  work- 
ing together  can  accomplish  a 
tremendous  amount.  Leaders 
of  student  organizations  need 
the  ability  to  communicate  and 
work  well  with  many  different 
groups.  I  feel  that  I  work  well 
with  others  and  through  this  I 
can  accomplish  goal  set  by  the 
students.  I  can  combine  this 
ability  with  my  communication 
skills  to  become  an  ideal  liaison 
among  the  students,  the  ad- 
ministration, and  the  faculty. 

As  an  active  member  of  a 
very  active  SGA  I  have  seen  the 
progress  we,  as  a  group,  have 
made.  There  are  a  few  impor- 
tant issues  that  have  arisen  this 
semester  and  it  is  crucial  that 
they  continue  to  be  addressed. 
In  an  SGA  meeting  that  Presi- 
dent Trout  attended,  the  issue 
of  communication  wasbrought 
up.  President  Troutencouraged 
the  efforts  of  Jen  Del  Nero  and 
the  Executive  Board  to  aid 


communication  between  the 
students  and  various  branches 
of  the  administration.  I  feel  the 
next  SGA  President  must  con- 
tinue to  facilitate  these  efforts 
towards  communication;  my 
understanding  of  the  issue 
would  help  me  to  address  and 
further  the  cause. 

Another  major  issue  in- 
volves traditionsatthiscollege. 
Whether  new  traditions  emerge 
or  older  ones  are  resurrected,  I 
think  the  college  is  jeopardiz- 
ingitself  when  traditions  falter. 
Common  experiences  tie  the 
entire  school  and  its  alumni  to- 
gether as  one  cohesive  group. 
The  cancelation  of  the  tradi- 
tional Birthday  Ball  this  year 
was  a  disappointment  to  many 
people,  and  though  there  were 
valid  reasons  for  the  change, 
the  present  sense  of  tradition 
and  the  lack  of  communication 
within  the  school  led  to  the 
sudden  disappointment  of 
many  members  of  the  college 
community.  The  circumstances 
surrounding  this  year's  Birth- 
day Ball  exemplify  issues  that 
need  further  attention.  The 
sense  of  tradition  is  the  issue, 
not  the  nature  of  the  Ball  as 
presented  by  the  freshmen  class 
this  year. 


My  thorough  involvement 
in  the  SGA  this  year  is  evidence 
of  my  devotion  and  enthusj. 
asm  for  helping  the  studeni 
body  and  the  school  in  general. 
I  am  a  member  of  the  Long 
Range  Planning  Commi  ttee,  the 
Charles  Trout  Committee  on 
Undergraduate  Research,  the 
Student  Advisory  Council  to  I 
the  Maryland  Commission  for  ! 
Higher  Education,  the  Organi- 
zations Committee  and  the  So- 
cial Committee.  Outside  SGA,I 
am  a  Peer  Advisor;  I  have  been 
a  member  of  the  Kent  and 
Queen  Anne's  Rescue  Squad;  I 
play  on  the  new  Ice  Hockey 
Team;  and  I  have  been  on  the 
Dean's  List  for  two  of  my  three 
semesters  here.  Through  cur- 
rent SGA  involvement  I  have 
worked  with  members  of  ad- 
ministration, trustees  and  fac- 
ulty. All  of  these  together  have 
given  me  a  balanced  compre- 
hensive view  of  the  school, 
Without  being  presumptuous, 
I  feel  I  can  anticipate  various 
opinions  on  this  campus  and 
appreciate  all  the  differing 
views.  People  I  have  worked 
with  can  attest  to  the  fact  that  I 
am  open-minded;  this  is  an  es- 
sential quality  for  the  president 
of  the  Student  Government  As- 
sociation. 


John  Phoebus:  Candidate  for  President 


My  name  is  John  Phoebus, 
and  I  am  seeking  election  to  the 
office  of  SGA  President.  As 
you  may  know,  I  am  currently 
the  Treasurer  of  the  SGA.  Asa 
memberof  the  Executive  Board, 
I  have  allocated  funds  in  a  way 
that  will  ensure  that  the  SGA 
balance  its  budget,  something 
that  has  not  occurred  recently. 
This  will  not  only  leave  theSGA 
in  better  fiscal  shape  for  next 
year,  but  will  enable  the  SGA  to 
legitimately  requestanincrease 
in  our  budget  for  next  year.  I 
also  served  two  years  as  dorm 
senator,  was  Sophomore  class 
vice-president,  and  am  cur- 
rently a  second-year  Resident 
Assistant.  During  this  time,  I 
have  made  the  contacts  with 
other  students,  faculty,  and 
administrators  thatare  essential 
to  the  SGA  President. 

Washington  College  is  in  a 
transitional  period.  Granted, 
we  are  not  the  "party  school" 
that  weonce  were,  but  currently 
there  is  the  danger  of  WC  per- 
manently becoming  a  suitcase 
college.  Fear  not!  There  is  still 
hope  that  we  will  not  fall  to  this 
unforrunatefate.  Duetocurrent 
misconceptions  about  the  alco- 
hol policy,  students  ha  ve  turned 


off -campus  to  pursue  social  in- 
terests. The  SGA  is  committed 
to  not  letting  this  become  the 
only  alternative  on  a  dull 
weekend  night.  With  a  large 
social  budget,  the  SGA  can 
provide  the  good  entertain- 
ment, in  the  form  of  bands  and 
dances,  that  is  conspicuously 
absent  at  WC  parties,  but  was 
such  a  part  of  our  school  only  a 
few  years  ago.  While  we  can- 
not rewind  theclock  to  the  large 
all-campus  parties  of  the  past, 
the  SGA  can  provide  social 
events  that  are  more  appealing 
than  what  has  been  accepted 
recently. 

Crucial  to  this  endeavor  is 
the  renovation  of  the 
CoffeeHouse  into  an  up-to-date 
center  for  student  social  life. 
Only  by  continued  student 
pressure  will  we  convince  the 
administration  to  begin  this 
renovation  and  reclaim  a  spot 
on  this  campus  for  ourselves. 
However,  we  cannot  wait  until 
the  C-House  is  complete  to  be- 
gin the  process  of  social  life  re- 
newal at  Washington  College. 
Only  through  the  strong  lead- 
ership of  the  SGA  will  changes 
occur.  We  must  begin  with  the 
Senate  takinga  role  in  theevents 


that  occur  on  campus  to  en- 
courage participation  and  as- 
sist in  the  regulation  of  such 
events.  We  are  not  a  dry  cam- 
pus yet,  through  creative  social 
planning,  the  SGA  can  ensure 
that  we  do  not  follow  that  path. 

With  the  Middle  States' 
evaluation  of  the  college  cur- 
rently in  progress,  it  is  also  im- 
portant that  students  take  an 
active  role  in  determining  the 
future  direction  of  Washington 
College  as  an  academic  institu- 
tion. Two  major  issues  in  this 
area  are  academic  rigor  and 
academic  honesty.  Ifweignore 
these  concerns,  we  risk  becom- 
ing recognized  only  as  a  "pass- 
through"  school  with  a  deval- 
ued diploma.  I  encourage  the 
SGA  to  continue  the  work  be- 
gun by  our  current  SCC  Chair 
to  examine  academic  honesty. 
In  addition  I  hope  we  will 
evaluate  thedegreeofacademic 
rigor  present  in  our  institution. 
We  cannot  afford  to  let  the 
Washington  College  education 
become  "watered  down"  by  a 
lack  of  excellence  in  certain  as- 
pects of  our  academics. 

These  and  other  issues  will 
be  confronting  the  SGA  and 
Washington  College  next  se- 


mester. I  have  been  intimately 
involved  in  the  SGA  in  the  last 
yearasTreasurer,duringwhich 
time  I  have  gained  the  experi- 
ence requisite  for  the  office  of 
President,  thepositionatwhich 
I  feel  that  I  can  serve  the  stu- 
dents of  this  college  best.  Due 
to  the  transition  we  are  in,  next 


year  will  be  one  of  the  most 
important  years  for  student 
leadership  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. Whether  this  will  be  effec- 
tive leadership  is  up  to  you. 
Make  the  choice  for  experience 
and  dedication.  On  March  11, 
elect  John  Phoebus  as  SGA 
President. 


1993-94  SGA  Executive  Board  Elections 


SGA  Executive  Positions 


All  current  undergraduate 
studentsat  Washington  College 
are  members  of  the  Student 
Government  Association.  The 
5G  A  iscomprised  of  the  Senate, 
the  Student  Academic  Board, 
and  the  Student  Conduct 
Council.  Senators  are  elected 
from  residence  halls  (and  off- 
campus)  at  the  beginning  of 
each  academic  year.  Other 
members  of  the  Senate  include 
class  presidents  and  the  execu- 
tive board. 

The  Executive  Board,  made 
up  of  the  President,  Vice-presi- 
dent, Secretary,  Social  Chair(s), 
SCC  Chair,  and  Parliamentar- 
ian, has  no  vote  in  Senate  pro- 
ceedings; however,  it  meets 
weekly  as  a  steering  and  bud- 
get committee.  Of  these  ex- 
ecutive board  members,  the 
first  four  are  elected.  What  fol- 
lows is  a  round-up  of  the  candi- 
dates foreachof  these  positions; 
elections  will  be  held  March  11 
in  theCAC  and  the  Dining  Hall. 
The  President  shall: 

•  presideo  ver  Senate  meetings; 

•  appoint  Senate  committees 
and  their  chairmen  and  fill  va- 
cancies in  those  Senate  com- 
mittees with  the  approval  of 
the  Senate; 

•  serve  as  a  non-voting  repre- 
sentative to  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors,  at  faculty 
meetings,  and  to  the  Alumni 
Council; 

•  vote  during  Senate  proceed- 
ing only  to  break  ties; 

■  givegreetingfrom  the  student 
body  at  Fall  and  Spring  Convo- 
cations;  


•  oversee  cooperation  between 
the  Senate,  SAB  and  SCC. 
The  Vice  President  shall: 

•  chair  the  SAB  and  preside 
over  meetings  of  that  body; 

•  chair  the  Senate  in  the  event 
of  the  absence  of  the  President; 

•  serve  as  vice-chairperson  of 
the  All-Campus  Judiciary  and 
as  a  member  of  the  Academic 
Council  and  as  a  non-voting 
representative  at  faculty  meet- 
ings. 

The  Treasurer  shall: 

•  handle  monetary  business  of 
the  SGA; 

•  report  thestateof  thefinances 
at  each  regular  SGA  meeting; 

•  chair  the  Organizations 
Committee. 

The  Secretary  shall: 

•  call  the  roll  at  SGA  meetings; 

•  take  minutes  of  all  SGA 
meetings; 

•  read  minutes  for  Senate  ap- 
proval at  the  start  of  each 
meeting; 

•  handle  all  SGA  correspon- 
dence; 

•  maintain  and  make  accessible 
the  files; 

•  chair  the  Publicity  Commit- 
tee. 

The  Social  Chairfs)  shall: 

•  be  responsible  for  all  social 
activities  sponsored  by  the  sen- 
ate; 

•  take  the  necessary  steps  to 
coordinate  these  activities  on 
campus; 

•  chair  the  Social  Committee. 
These  essays  submitted  by  the 
candidates  have  been  edited  only 
for  punctuation  and  spelling. 


Eve  Zartman:  Candidate 
for  President 


The  role  of  President  of  the 
Student  Government  Associa- 
tion is  a  hard  one  to  fill.  My 
involvement  in  the  SGA  as  Reid 
Dorm  Senator  and  other  con- 
nections with  campus  politics, 
such  as  Vice  President  of  the 
Sophomore  Class,  have  shown 
me  this.  Yet  it  is  because  of  my 


involved  in  and  sponsored 
many  activities  that  affect  the 
students  here  —  including  the 
CoffeeHouse  interim  project 
and  the  planning  of  Spring  Par- 
ents' Day  —  and  I  have  learned 
from  experience  the  trials  and 
tribulations  of  coordinating 
administrative,  faculty,  and 


involvement  in  these  activities 
that  I  find  myself  running  for 
the  position  of  President  of  the 
Student  Body. 

During  the  course  of  my 
political  career  here  at  Wash- 
ington College  I  have  become 


student  efforts  to  reach  a  com- 
mon goal.  I  think  that  the 
CoffeeHouse  project  is  a  per- 
fect example  of  this;  Executive 
Council  had  problems  with  it  at 
the  last  moment  and  attempted 
to  cancel  the  event,  but  through 


my  work  with  Jen  Del  Nero  and 
others  1  was  able  to  get  it  back 
on  track,  and  it  turned  out  to  be 
ten  times  better  because  of  the 
extra  care  we  put  into  it. 

As  I  have  attempted  to  in- 
volve myself  in  a  variety  of  ac- 
tivities, organizations,  and 
events,  1  have  seen,  made, 
learned  from,  and  corrected 
many  of  the  mistakes  that  can 
make  an  SGA  President 
stumble  asshe  tries  to  deal  fairly 
with  diverse  groups  of  people 
and  issues.  I  hope  to  be  able  to 
put  to  work  this  knowledge  and 
my  willingness  to  fight  for  stu- 
dent causes  on  the  larger  scale 
that  would  be  open  to  me  as 
SGA  President. 

It  is  my  goal  to  pave  the 
way  for  easier  communication 
and  cooperation  between  all 
elements  of  campus  life  —  fac- 
ulty and  administrationas  well 
as  the  students  I  would  repre- 
sent. Next  year  will  be  my  last 
here  because  of  my  accelerated 
program  of  study.  In  giving  me 
your  support,  you  wiltenable 
me  to  fulfill  my  goal  of  empow- 
ering students  and  educating 
us  all  about  the  rights  we  have 
on  campus  and  how  to  use 
them.  I  believe  that  I  can  repre- 
sentyou  well  and  am  willing  to 
give  your  causes  the  time  and 
effort  they  deserve.  All  I  need  is 
your  vote  on  March  11,  and 
your  input  throughout  the  year 
to  come. 


Lionel  A.  Dyson:  Candidate  for  President 


Washington  College  pos- 
sesses the  u  nique  ability  to  bring 
out  the  best  in  its  students.  It 
has  done  that  for  me.  In  my 
almost  three  yearsatWC,Ihave 
benefited  enormously  from  this 
institution.  It  is  now  time  for 
me  to  pay  some  of  it  back.  That 
is  why  I  want  to  be  SGA  Presi- 
dent. 

1  have  served  as  Freshman 
Class  and  Sophomore  Class 
President,  a  Member  of  the  Stu- 
dent Judiciary,  SGA  Parlia- 
mentarian and  Resident  Assis- 
tant, among  other  positions  and 
honors.  1  am  a  member  of  the 
Society  of  Junior  Fellows,  the 
Political  Science  Honor  Society, 
ODK,  and  I  have  been  on  the 
Dean's  List  four  times.  I  am 
also  the  Number  HI  (Secretary) 
of  Kappa  Alpha  Order  and  an 
"dent  supporter  of  Greek  or- 
ganizations at  Washington 
College. 

My  vision  for  Washington 

legem  the upcomingyearis 
twofold:  improvement  in  both 
academic  and  social  life.  I  am 
WeU  aware  that  the  foremost 
Purpose  of  attending  college  is 


Coll* 


to  receive  academic  instruction. 
But  a  college  education  is  more 
than  four  years  of  lectures  and 
exams  terminating  in  an  after- 
noon  graduation  ceremony.  As 
much  as  we  are  taught  by  our 
teachers,  we  also  teach  one  an- 
other. As  SGA  President,  I  be- 
lieve that  my  job  would  cer- 
tainly include  facilitating  the 
continued  improvement  of 
WC's  academic  interests,  but 
my  greater  concern  would  be 
to  revitalize  the  moribund  so- 
cial life  we  now  know  at  WC. 
Doing  this  will  require  a 
greater  coordination  of  activi- 
ties than  is  currently  the  case. 
Social  activities  could  be  in- 
creased and  improved  by  cross- 
pollinating  the  social  process, 
thus  lending  diversity  and 
strength  to  the  process.  For  a 
college  with  slightly  more  than 
nine  hundred  students,  WC  is 
beset  with  more  cliques  and 
groups  than  are  to  be  found  on 
campuses  far  larger. 

We  must  deal  with  the  in- 
evitable attemps  by  the  ad- 
ministration to  cutback  notonly 
on  the  luxuries  of  college  life 


but  the  very  necessities.  Unless 
we  as  students  come  together, 
budgetary  imperatives  will  di- 
vest usof  many  of  the  things  we 
now  take  for  granted.  How  do 
we  deal  with  this  possibility? 
We  work  together.  For  example, 
imagine  a  party  in  the 
CoffeeHouse  co-hosted  by  the 
SGA,  Kappa  Alpha  Order  and 
Theta  Chi;  a  speaker  co-spon- 
sored by  the  Hillel  Organiza- 
tion and  the  Campus  Christian 
Fellowship;  a  Concert  Series 
performance  ushered  by  the 
Alpha  Chis  and  the  Phi  Delts;  a 
Film  Series  movie  where  the 
SGA  and  the  Psychology  Club 
provides  popcorn,  sodas  and 
candy;  a  lecture  by  the  William 
James  Forum  with  standing 
room  only.  The  possibilities  are 
endless  and  more  importantly, 
realistic.  Such  activities  would 
not  require  additional  funding, 
rather  a  redirection  of  existing 
resources. 

To  do  this  I  need  the  sup- 
port of  my  fellow  students. 
Together  we  can  make  this  vi- 
sion a  reality.  WC  can  be  what 
we  want  it  to  be,  but  only  if  we 


work,  learn,  and  play  together. 
Elect  me,  Lionel  A.  Dyson,  SGA 
President,  and  Washington 
College  can  begin  to  unlock  its 


enormous  potential.  Thank  you, 
and  in  the  words  of  Louis 
Goldstein,  "God  blessy'all  real 
good." 


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Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

March  5  -  March  1 1 


Film  Series: 


Lovers 

Norman  James  Theatre,  730  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


The  Society  of  Junior  Fellows  presents  LESTER  THUROW.  The  noted  economist 
and  Dean  of  the  Sloan  School  of  Management,  MIT.  Casey  Academic  Center 
Forum,  4:30  p.m.  Reception  immediately  following. 

The  Student  Activities  Office  presents  Friday  Night  Live  featuring  Kristen  Hall. 
C-House,  9:00-10:15.+ 


5 

Friday 


The  Chestertown  Arts  Leauge  begins  their  juried  show  in  Tawes  Theatre. 
Exhibit  will  be  open  through  March  20. 


6 

Saturday 


Go  to  church  and  repent  for  last  night. 


7 

Sunday 


The  O'Neill  Literary  House  Monday  Series  presents  A  Poetry  Readingby  Mary 
Wood,  '68.  O'Neill  Literary  House,  Tea  at  4:00,  Talk  at  4:30 

The  McLain  Program  in  Environmental  Studies  presents  Do  We  Know  Enough 
To  Manage  The  World's  Coastal  Seas?  A  talk  by  Wayne  H.  Bell,  PhD,  Vice 
President  for  External  Relations,  Center  for  Environmental  and  Estuarine 
Studies,  University  of  Maryland.  Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

TheCenter  for  Career  Development  presents  Career  Brief,  Drop-in:  Federal  Jobs: 
How  To  Apply.  Career  Library,  Spanish  House,  3:30  p.m.  For  more  informa- 
tion, contact  Dawn  Baker,  ext.  7888. 

The  O'Neill  Literary  House  Video/Film  Series  presents  Bam  Burning.  A  film 
by  William  Faulkner.  O'Neill  Literary  House  Reading  Room,  7:30  p.m. 

The  Society  of  Junior  Fellows,  the  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs,  the 
President's  Office,  the  Development  Office,  and  the  Dean's  Office  present  The 
Plaee  of  Malcolm  X  in  Civil  Rights  History.  A  symposium  with  Dr.  Qaybome 
Carson,  Director,  Martin  Luther  King  Papers  Project,  Stanford  University;  Mr. 
James  Early,  Public  Historian,  Smithsonian  Institution;  Dr.  Alice  Taylor, 
Professor  of  African-American  History,  Howard  University;  and  Dr.  Robert 
Fallaw,  Washington  College,  moderator.  Norman  James  Theatre,  Gibson 
Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m. 


8 

Monday 
Tuesday 


Spike  Lee's  MakolmX.  Free  with  Washington  College  ID  card.  Royal  Prince 
Theatre,  7:00  p.m. 


11 

Thursday 


Friday  Night  Live 

featuring 

Kristen  Hall 

Free,  at  the  CoffeeHouse,  9:00pm-10:15pm 


Student  Profile: 

Tanya  Allen 


. .  .muna,  mutm,  mutm. . . 

If  you  do  not  know  Tanya  Angel]  Allen,  you  might  recognize 
the  fish  purse  that  hangs  in  her  window  in  the  Reid  dorm.  Tanya 
comes  to  WAC  from  Trumbull,  Connecticut  She  is  a  junior,  an 
English  major,  and  an  aspiring/published  writer  of  poetry,  prose, 
etc.  She  has  been  published  in  New  York  Times,  The  Wittenbwt 
Review,  and  Symbols,  a  national  student  literary  magazine.  She 
has  also  won  Second  Place  in  the  Lyric  College  Poetry  Contest  in 
Poetry. 

Around  campus  she  can  be  found  wearing  purple,  her  favoriB 
color,and  making  strange  and  funny  noises.  She  is  also  a  member 
of  The  Writer's  Union,  the  chairperson  of  the  Health  Service  Task 
Force,  and  is  working  on  a  magazine  with  Tina  Dayhoff  called 
THIS. 

Since  she  has  arrived  at  WAC,  Tanya  has  tried  to  change 
many  of  the  views  on  campus,  whether  it  be  by  her  writings,!10 
flamboyancy,  or  her  many  organizations/ projects.  She  was 
instrumental  in  organizing  YAWP  (Young  Aggressive  Writer 
and  Poets),  a  fleeting  organization  that  united  many  of  th* 
freshman  writers  her  first  year.  She  also  had  a  part  in  the  running 
of  The  Bad  Poet's  Society,  another  short-lived  freshman  publica- 
tion, thatbrought  out  the  "worst"  in  people  through  their  writing 

A  Dean's  List  student,  she  calls  herself  a  "floating  leader":" 
something  needs  to  be  done,  she  will  do  it.  This  holds  very  tfrt 
when  it  comes  to  student  rights  and  student  expression,  wM"1 
she  handles  with  the  use  of  humor  and  controversial  methods- 
Tanya  enjoys  wearing  her  dinosaur  slippers  and  vvrit^ 
upon  her  arms.  And  she  claims  to  be  shy,  unless  she  is  with  1** 
friends,  then  she  absolutely  adores  being  obnoxious.  , 

After  graduation,  she  plans  on  going  to  grad  school  an" 
eventually  becoming  a  college  professor.  One  of  her  dreams  is10 
travel  across  country  in  a  Winnebago™ .  And  her  biggest  asp"1* 
tion  is  to  get  people  into  reading  poetry  again.  She  wants  to| 
able  to  see  the  poets  of  our  generation  on  best-seller  lists  in  ^ 
years  to  come. 

And  finally,  she  added  that  she  would  out  and  out  w 
marry  any  man  that  would  change  his  last  name  to  Kumqua! 


IV'a: 


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)istinguished  Alum  To  Read  Poetry 


On  Monday,  March  8,  the 
-vjeill  Literary  House  Mon- 
,y  Series  presents  a  poetry 
ading  by  distinguished 
umna  Mary  Wood,  class  of 
$.  Mary  Wood  graduated 
jlha  BA  in  the  Humanities  as 
non-traditional  student.  Since 
at  time  she  has  published 
any  literary  works,  such  as 
ttp]ay  Remarkable  Recovery,  the 
iort  story  A  Swim  Before  Lunch, 
nd  the  children's  book  Magic 
fiery  Swan,  inspired  by  her 
mghterand  her  pet. 

She  has  also  been  involved 
many  civic  activities:  she's  a 
under  and  the  president  of 
lueen  Anne's  Primary  Health 
[nc;  a  board  member  and 
esident  of  the  Mid-Shore 
iymphony  Society  for  three 


years;  and  a  member  of  the 
Maryland  State  Advisory 
Commission  to  the  U.S.  Com- 
mission on  Civil  Rights.  And 
she  is  now  a  board  member  for 
Family  Services,  Inc.  in 
Chestertown. 

She  has  won  the  Elizabeth 
Enright  Award,  from  Indiana 
University,  for  her  short  novel 
Eclipse  and  The  Maryland 
Playwriting  Contest  for  Cross- 
ing the  Gulf  Stream. 

In  1976,  Mary  Wood  did 
not  vote  during  the  Alumni 
Elections  to  the  Board  of  Visi- 
tors and  Governors  of  WC  be- 
cause there  were  no  women 
nominated.  And  then  in  1984, 
she  found  herself  nominated  to 
that  same  position  and  eventu- 
ally won.   Since  that  time  she 


has  been  a  very  prominent 
alumnus  and  has  helped  to  im- 
prove the  college.  She  has  given 
a  lot  of  money  to  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House,  of  which  she 
continues  to  be  a  fan  and  a 
supporter.  In  fact,  she  provided 
the  funds  for  one  of  the  rooms 
to  be  remodelled.  And,  that 
room  today,  the  front  room  in 
the  Literary  House,  has  been 
renamed  the  Mary  Wood 
Reading  Room. 

The  poetry  reading  begins 
in  the  Mary  Wood  Reading 
Room  of  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House  at  4:30,  following  tea  at 
4:00.  All  of  those  who  would 
like  to  thank  Mary  Wood  for 
her  contributions  and  her  un- 
dying support  are  encouraged 
to  attend. 


WC  Celebrates  Black  History 


Washington  College  is  cel- 
brating  Black  History  Month 
wt  week  with  a  symposium 
n  The  Place  of  Malcolm  X  in 
Ml  Rights  History  and  a  spe- 
ial  showing  of  Malcolm  X,  the 
iovie,  at  the  Royal  Prince 
heatre  in  Chestertown. 

Participating  in  the  panel 
iscussion  on  Tuesday,  March 
are  Clayborne  Carson,  emi- 
ent  historian  and  author  of 
tota  Xj  TheFBIFile;]amesC. 
arly,  a  public  historian  at  the 
mithsonian  Institution;  and 
Jlive  Taylor,  a  provost  histo- 
id at  Howard  University. 
Robert  Fallaw,  chair  of  the  Hi  s- 
f°7  department,  is  moderat- 
ing The  symposium  will  take 
place  in  Norman  James  Theatre 
'  8  p.m.  and  is  open  to  the 
mblic  at  no  charge. 

Clay  Carson,  professor  of 
^ory  and  director  and  senior 
KlitoroftheMartinLutherKing 


Papers  Project  at  Stanford  Uni- 
versity, is  leading  the  sympo- 
sium. A  civil  rights  activist  dur- 
ing his  undergraduate  years  at 
UCLA,  Carson  has  focused  his 
scholarly  work  on  the  protest 
movements  and  political 
thought  of  the  post-World  War 
Hera.  His  latest  book,  Malcolm 
X:  The  FBI  File,  was  published 
in  1991.  He  has  also  worked  as 
an  advisor  for  "Eyes  on  the 
Prize,"  the  public  television  se- 
ries on  the  civil  rights  move- 
ment. 

Dr.  Carson  will  be  talking 
to  the  Dale  Adams  Heritage 
Exchange  on  Tuesday  after- 
noon, and  will  visit  with  a  few 
classes  on  Wednesday. 

A  long-time  advocate  and 
supporter  of  diversity  and  eq- 
uity issues,  panelist  James  Early 
got  his  start  as  an  assistant  ar- 
chivist at  the  Martin  Luther 
King  Center  in  Atlanta,  while 


finishing  his  degree  at 
Morehouse  College.  In  1971  he 
was  granted  a  Ford  Founda- 
tion Fellowship-Residency  at 
Howard  University.  He  is  cur- 
rently Assistant  Secretary  for 
Education  and  Public  Service 
at  the  Smithsonian  Institution. 

Olive  Taylor  is  a  professor 
at  Howard  University. 

The  Chestertown  movie 
theater  that  30  years  ago  seated 
black  patrons  in  the  balcony  is 
featuring  a  film  about  the  fight 
against  segregation.  The  Royal 
Prince  Theater  is  showing 
Malcolm  X  March  5  through  12, 
with  a  private  showing  for 
Washington  College  students 
on  Thursday,  March  11.  Cour- 
tesy of  Joyce  Huber-Cafritz, 
owner  of  the  Royal  Prince, 
students  will  be  admitted  free 
with  college  ID. 


The  End  Of  Comedy: 
Tony  Woods 


Tony  Woods  has  been  "killing  'em"  at  comedy  clubs  throughout 
the  east  coast!  Tony  isn't  a.  mass  murderer,  he's  a  hot,  young 
comedian  whose  approach  to  humor  makes  him  unique  on  the 
comedy  scene.  So  talented  is  he  that  he  won  both  the  "Coors  Lite 
Great  Talent  Showcase,"  and  the  "Edge  Gel  National  Lampoon 
Comedy"  contests,  and  was  the  "Metro  Starz  Comedian  of  the 
Year."  He  was  a  Grand  Finalist  in  the  "Johnnie  Walker  Comedy 
Search"  and  the  "Merit  Comedy  Contest"  in  1990.  Tony  is  in  the 
reserves  and  was  one  of  our  first  troops  in  Saudi  Arabia.  His 
comments  on  the  war  are  based  on  firsthand  knowledge  and  his 
ability  to  see  humor  in  some  not-so-humorous  situations.  Tony 
has  appeared  on  television  on  "Showtime  Presents  The  National 
Lampoon  Comedy  Playoffs,"  "It's  Showtime  at  the  Apollo,"  has 
had  featured  spots  on  BET  (Black  Entertainment  Television),  and 
has  appeared  on  "Just  for  Laughs"  on  Virginia  Cable  TV  and 
"Eddie  Bametf  s  Entertainment  Special"  on  Maryland  cable  TV. 
In  addition,  Tony  has  brought  his  unique  talents  to  numerous 
colleges  throughout  the  east  coast. 


THE  ROYAL  PRINCE  THEATRE 

proudly  presents... 

MALCOLM  X 

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117  S.  Crura  St. 
Chestertown 


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Artwork,  WC  Prints,  Sculpture 

Jewelry,  Fine  Crafts 

Custom  framing  available 


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Friday  Night  Live: 
See  Kristen  Hall 
At  the  C-House 


Eminent  MIT  Economist  To  Speak  Friday 


Tonight  the  Student  Ac- 
tivities Office  presents  another 
Friday  Night  Live.  If  any  of 
you  missed  Dark  Horse  Run- 
ning last  month,  I  strongly  ad- 
viseyoutoattendthisone.  The 
performer  that  isappearing  this 
evening  will  simply  provide  a 
good  time  for  all.  I  am  not  just 
saying  this  because  of  the  huge 
publicity  that  has  occurred 


to  fear  the  things  they  need, but 
they  are  richly  descriptive  and 
have  that  different- place,  dif- 
ferent-time familiarity  that  sets 
great,  authentic  songs  apart 
from  words-put-to-music 
songs. . .  "  and  ". . .  by  writing 
exclusively  in  the  first  person, 
she  is  forever  wrestling  with 
mixed  emotions,  whether  she 
is  saying  goodbye  to  an  old 


around  campus.  I  am  telling 
you  to  get  your  asses  there  be- 
cause 1  have  listened  to  one  of 
her  albums  and  I  was  com- 
pletely impressed.  Kristen  Hall 
will  knock  your  underwear  off. 
She  did  mine.  In  fact,  I  have 
listened  to  her  tape  constantly 
since  I  have  gotten  my  hands 
on  it.  She  is  incredible.  Her 
voice  brings  back  memories  of 
quality  Carly  Simon  and  her 
music  has  an  Indigo  Girls  qual- 
ity about  it.  She  has  even 
opened  for  the  Indigo  Girls  at  a 
few  of  their  shows. 

Kristen  Hall  comes  from 
Atlanta  and  she  can  be  catego- 
rized asa  "solo  acoustic  artist;a 
singer/ songwriter  of  unusual 
quality."  According  to  some 
press  reviews.  Hall  ". . .  writes 
as  emotionally  and  personally, 
as  only  someone  who  really 
means  the  wordscan.  Her  songs 
are  about  love  and  vulnerabil- 
ity and  the  tendency  of  people 


lover,  falling  under  the  spell  of 
a  new  one,  or  creating  one-sided 
conversation  with  a  lover  who 
could  be  real  or  imagined.  Her 
voice,  a  husky  and  soulful  alto 
thaf  s  occasionally  reminiscent 
of  Tracy  Chapman,  adds  to  the 
tension  that  her  best  lyrics  con- 
jure— and,  mercifully,  she's  not 
one  to  wax  poetic  at  length. 
Rather,  most  of  her  songs  have 
an  earthy  tone  that  make  their 
point  in  a  disarmingly  tuneful 
and  country-tinged  fashion.  . 

Furthermore,  what  else  are 
you  going  to  do  this  evening 
that  will  be  entertaining,  relax- 
ing, and,bestofall,FREE.  Come 
show  Kristen  Hall  your  sup- 
port at  the  Coffee  House  from  9 
p.m.  until  around  10:15  p.m. 
Alcohol  can  be  consumed  in 
the  C-House  for  those  of  you 
who  are  debating.  Oh,  and 
don't  be  late. . .  you  won't  want 
to  miss  any  of  this. 


Lester  C.  Thurow,  an  eco- 
nomics educator  with  MIT  and 
former  presidential  economic 
advisor,  will  give  a  talk  at 
Washington  College  in 
Chestertown  on  Friday,  March 
5.  His  visit,  sponsored  by  the 
Society  of  Junior  Fellows,  will 
take  place  in  the  Casey  Aca- 
demic Center  Forum  at  4:30 
p.m. 

Thurow,  Dean  of  the  Mas- 
sachusetts Institute  of  Technol- 
ogy Sloan  School  of  Manage- 
ment and  a  faculty  member  at 
MIT  since  1968,  taught  at 
Harvard  in  the  mid-60s. 


He  is  the  author  and  co- 
author of  several  books.  His 
best-known  work,  The  Zero  So- 
ciety (1980),  posits  an  economy 
of  limits  in  which  gains 
achieved  must  be  traded  off 
against  losses  for  other  groups. 
His  latest  book,  Head  to 
Head:  Coming  Economic  Battles 
Among  Japan,  Europeand  America 
(1992),  argues  that  the  familiar 
economic  alignments  of  the  20th 
century  are  obsolete  and  evalu- 
ates America's  position  in  the 
coming  world  order. 

In  addition  to  his  formal 
academic  role,  focusing  on 


public  finance,  macro] 
economics  and  incoiM 
distribution,  Thurow  carriesoi 
his  educational  activities  ass- 
articulate  spokesman 
clarifying  and  illuminating^ 
discipline  of  economics  for^ 
lay  public  and  providin, 
informed  commentary  0, 
public  policy  issues  and  fy 
state  of  the  economii 
profession.  He  currently  writa 
for  the  Boston  Globe  art 
appears  regularly  on  Tfci 
Nightly  Business  Repm 
television  program. 


"Chief/'  from  page  3 

Ferraro,  the  third-base  coach, 
waved  a  runner  around  third 
to  get  tagged  out  at  the  plate, 
Steinbrenner  sought  out 
Ferraro's  wife  to  yell  "Your 
husband  @#$%  A&  up  the  game 
for  us!"  What  other  owner 
would  pay  money  to  a  con- 
victed felon  for  damaging  in- 
formation on  a  star  player? 

Finally,  what  other  owner 
wpuld  act  like  Steinbrenner  re- 
cently, who  acquires  and  dis- 
cards players  like  a  ibe.rspfk 
baseball  card  collector,  without , 
|rl>yme>  reason,  or  intelligence?; 
I  Steipbrenner  pay^miljiqns-.of. 
dollars  to  a  player  (usually  not 
a  very  good  one),  yells,  at  the 
player  at  the  slightest  hint  of 
non-performance,  then  dis- 
cards the  player  shortly  after- 
ward (then,  inevitably,  the 
player  helps  win  a  title  for  an- 
other team). 

That's  really  why  I  like 
having  George  back.  The  Yan- 
kees were  actually  picking  up 
young,  promising  players. 
They  may  have  been  good,  if  it 
wasn't  for  George's  return. 
Whew,  that  was  close.  I  mean, 
sure,  his  son  who  was  supposed 
to  run  the  team  may  be  geneti- 
cally deprived,  but  there's 
nothing  quite  like  George.  Look 


WHEN  YOU  RIDE 
DRUNK, 

onemoreVor 

THE  ROAD 

CAN  HAVE  AN 

ENTIRELY 

DIFFERENT 

MEANING. 


at  his  record.  He  gives  up  on 
Steve  Balboni,  who  then  helps 
the  Royals  win  a  world  title  in 
two  years.  He  gives  up  on  both 
Dick  Howser  and  Lou  Pinella 
as  managers,  who  then  win 
world  championships  for  their 
respective  teams. 

Reggie  Jackson  and  Dave 
Winfield  left  when  they  got 
tired  of  George,  then  later  help 
their  respective  teams  win'di- 
visional  titles  (in  Winfield's 
case,  a  World  Series).  George 
rid  himself  of  Doyle  Alexander, 
who  shortly  thereafter  helped 
both  the  Blue.Jays  and  Tigers 
win  divisional  titles.  'Both' 
Goose.:Gossage  a'rvct.Grai^; 
Nettlesleft  New  York  (they,  toor 
were  tired  of  George),  then 
helped  San  Diego  to  win  a  title 
the  next  I  year.  Rickey 
Henderson  was  traded  to  the 
Oakland  A's  for  a  package  of 
nondescript  players,  then 
helped  the  A's  win  three  con- 
secutive AL  titles.  Don  Baylor 
was  traded  to  the  Red  Sox  in 
1986,  then  helped  every  team  he 
played  for  in  the  rest  of  his  career 
win  a  divisional  title,and  so  on. 
Meanwhile,  Steinbrenner 
hasn't  won  a  divisional  title  in 
over  a  decade.  The  fun  thing  is 
that  he's  just  so  entertaining 
whenheself-destructs.  Ifskind 
oflikeColonelKlinkinHogan's 


Heroes.  Ifhewasonyourad^ 
you'd  be  pretty  pissed  off.  li 
he's  not,  if  s  pretty  damn  funny, 
George  is  back,  and  the  Ya* 
kees  are  doomed.  Ha.  Ha.  Ha 


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March  5, 1993 


;oon/'  from  page  3 
#!  means  that  the  group 
[#  made  thebomb  from  fer- 
^  or  obtained  ammonium- 
abased  explosives.  Inei- 
event,  this  indicates  that 
iethe  group  probably  fights 
name  of  a  foreign  cause, 
R  operatives  obtain  their 
lterial  locally. 

Whoever  the  terrorists  are, 
i  dear  that  this  country  is  in 
n  trouble  if  they  keep  it  up. 
sprobable  that  this  bombing 
B  a  warning,  and  that  the 
,1  time  more  substantial 
mage  will  occur.  By  target- 
>lhe  nation's  financial  insti- 
[ions,  the  terrorists  could 
the  American  economy- 
d  therefore  the  world 
jnomy.  It  is  possible  that  the 
wrists  have  also  targeted 
nous  exchanges,  corporate 
alities  or  communications 
piles. 

Most  terrorist  attacks  actu- 
y  do  little  material  damage. 
this  bombing,  physical 
lacks  against  America's  fi- 
lial infrastructure  have 
en  viewed  only  as  a  theoreti- 
I  possibility.  Yet  outside  of 
dear,  chemical  or  biological 
Torism,  this  type  of  terror- 
nhasbeen  viewed  as  the  most 
ions  threat. 

Unfortunately,  this  threat 
i  been  viewed  more  as  a 
eoretical  threat  than  an  ac- 
iipossibUity.  Asaresultmost 
planning  that  has  been 
voted  to  counter-terrorism 
s  been  focused  on  threats 
«d  to  Americans  residing  or 
veling  outside  the  United 
ates. 

During  the  course  of  the 
Ws,  American  embassies 
fpped  up  efforts  to  enhance 


security.  Thirteenof  them  were 
relocated  to  reduce  the  risk  of 
terrorist  attack.  Large  physical 
barriers  were  installed  to  pre- 
vent unauthorized  access.  Bul- 
let-proof glass,  armed  guards 
and  even  tanks  have  been 
placed  between  embassies  and 
potential  terrorists. 

Perhaps  that  is  why  this  last 
attack  occurred  in  America.  So 
long  as  our  embassies  were  easy 
targets,  there  was  little  need  for 
terrorists  to  bother  to  attack  the 
continental  U.S.  But  now,  it 
may  be  that  it  is  far  easier  to 
attack  American  interests  in 
America  than  it  is  to  attack  them 
abroad. 

It  is  impossible  to  fortify 
America  the  way  our  embas- 
sies are  fortified.  Even  if  this 
were  possible,  even  the  stron- 
gest fortification  can  be  over- 
come with  adequate  planning. 
Therefore  the  strategy  to  deter 
terrorism  must  rely  heavily  on 
intelligence  gathered  on  poten- 
tially terrorist  organizations 
and  investigation  into  indi- 
vidual acts  of  terrorism. 

The  two  strategies  are  not 
mutually  exclusive.  Investi- 
gating terrorism  is  entirely  re- 
active to  individual  acts  of  ter- 
rorism, and  is  highly  effective 
in  apprehending  terrorists.  - 
Unfortunately,  it  can  only  take 
place  after  the  damage  has  al- 
ready been  inflicted.  There  is 
also  arguably  little  deterrent 
value,  as  most  terrorists  don't 
feel  that  they  are  likely  to  be 
caught,  and  others  are  so  de- 
voted that  they  really  don't  care 
if  they  get  caught. 

The  other  strategy  plays 
more  or  a  aererrent  roie,  dui  it* 
controversial.  Essentially,  this 
strategy  relies  heavily  on  hu- 


man intelligence,  and  this  usu- 
ally means  infiltrating  domes- 
tic political  organizations  which 
are  believed  to  be  potential  hot- 
beds of  terrorist  activity.  In 
1984  the  Second  Circuit  Court 
of  Appeals  inChicago  ruled  that 
the  FBI  "may  investigate  any 
group  that  advocates  the  com- 
mission, even  if  not  immedi- 
ately, of  terrorist  acts  in  viola- 
tion of  federal  law.  It  need  not 
wait  until  the  bombs  begin  to 
go  off,  or  even  until  the  bomb 
factory  is  found." 

In  practice  this  means 
abridging  people's  right  to  as- 
sociate freely.  Counter-terror- 
ism literature  refers  to  politi- 
cally radical  organizations  as 
havens  for  "prototerrorists." 
The  FBI  has  employed  extraor- 
dinary measures  to  monitor 
these  groups.  In  1970  the  FBI 
ordered  investigations  into  the 
backgrounds  of  every  SDS 
(Students  for  a  Democratic  So- 
ciety) member.  The  FBI  has 
also  paid  1,600  informants  $26 
million  to  infiltrate  the  Socialist 
Worker's  Party.  The  FBI  even 
bugged  Martin  Luther  King  Jr. 

The  point  is  that  we  should 
not  overreact  to  the  threat  of 
terrorism  in  the  United  States. 
If  this  last  attack  is  not  an  iso- 
lated incident  but  the  begin- 
ning of  a  campaign  of  terror,  it 
may  be  tempting  to  give  the 
police  and  the  FBI  broad  au- 
thority to  investigate  suspected 
terrorists.  This  is  a  temptation 
to  which  we  should  not  suc- 
cumb, lest  we  destroy  the  liber- 
ties which  are  the  foundation  of 
the  political  legitimacy  of  the 
American  republic.  And  that 
would  oe  trie  gravest  uuwi  iu 
national  security  which  I  can 
imagine. 


"Tuition/'  from  page  1 

$1.2  million  financial  aid  over- 
run is  in  part  responsible  for 
the  college's  red-ink  situation. 

Other  causes  for  the  defeat 
(see  Faculty  Meeting  story,  this 
page)  enumerated  by  Trout  in- 
clude low  returns  on  the  en- 
dowment funds  invested  in 
bonds;  low  interest  rates  for 
savings;  and  questionable  se- 
curity in  Maryland  State  direct 
aid  to  Washington  College. 

"When  Cater  arrived  here, 
the  Board  wasin  hot  water  with 
the  faculty.  The  Board  voted  a 
20  percent  across-the-board 
salary  increase...  The  funds 
functioning  as  endowment 
were  sunk  into  bonds  that  have 
since  come  due  —  and  the  in- 
terest rates  on  the  replacement 
bonds  are  nowhere  near  what 
they  were  then,"  Trout  told  the 
Elm  Wednesday. 

However,  Trout  continued, 
the  Board  is  determined  to  keep 
the  college  moving  forward 
despite  its  troubled  financial 
state.  One  new  full-time  fac- 
ulty member  will  be  added  to 
the  Psychology  Department, 
which  Trout  says  is  the  most 
over-loaded  academically. 

Expenses  involved  in  join- 
ing the  Centennial  Conference, 
as  well  as  in  the  Middle  States 
Reaccreditation  process,  are 
one-time  expenditures  neces- 
sary for  the  coming  year;  a 
"trustee-mandated  decision  to 
increase  our  admissions  and 
development  efforts"  will  in- 
crease the  funding  and  perhaps 
the  staff  of  those  two  offices. 

The  above  four  points, 
however,  are  "virtually  the  only 
areas  in  which  we  see  incre- 
mental expense  in  the  year 
ahead,"  as  Trout  states  in  his 


letter. 

Aside  from  financial  aid 
spending,  said  Trout  Wednes- 
day, "our  operating  budget  is 
equal  to  that  back  in  the  late 
eighties,"  and  he  notes  only  a 
25  percent  increase  in  overall 
expenditures  (again,  minus  fi- 
nancial aid)  over  the  past  four 
years. 

But,  Trout  says,  "We've 
made  a  financial  commitment 
to  the  class  of  1996,  and  we're 
not  about  to  start  cutting  their 
aid." 

Trout  also  notes  several 
money-saving  techniques  to  be 
employed  in  combatting  the 
$600,000defecitanticipatedfor 
June  1993  (end  of  the  fiscal  year). 
"Fourteen  positions  have  dis- 
appeared through  attrition," 
the  letter  states,  and  no  faculty 
salary  increase  (except  for  "a 
handful"  who  were  promoted 
this  year)  is  in  the  budget. 

Over  $1  million  has  been 
slashed  from  the  budget  since 
September  in  an  effort  to  bal- 
ance the  college  books  while 
continuing  to  give  students  the 
$5,272  million  in  financial  aid 
again  budgeted  for  next  year. 
Financial  aid  for  next  year  rep- 
resents 24  percent  of  the  total 
operating  budget. 


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Think  or  swim. 

Our  intensive^  in  chemistry,  physics, 
and  languages  draw  students  from 
all  over  the  country. 
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I'm  thinking.  Send  me  a  free  copy  of 
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(available  in  March).  Please  send  the 
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"Career/'  from  page  5 

interviewing,  PeaceCorps.,and 
Outward  Bound. 

Another  re  source  a  vailable 
is  the  Credentials  Files.  For 
seniors  especially,  this  isa  great 
way  to  organize  and  keep  all 
your  recommendations  in  one 
file  so  that  even  when  you 
graduate,  you  can  call  at  any 
time  and  have  them  sent  to  your 
potential  employers. 

Having  your  recommen- 
dations sent  in  a  confidential 
folder  makes  them  appear  more 
official  than  if  you  were  to  send 
them  out  on  your  own.  The 
latter  is  always  an  option,  this 
is  just  to  make  you  aware  of  the 
other  possibilities  available  to 
you.  The  Career  Center  has  a 
file  for  each  and  every  senior  on 
hand  already.  Contact  Vicky 
Sawyer  or  Dr.  Cades  in  the  Ca 
reer  Center  to  activate  this 
process. 

Other  options  to  consider 
aretheLife/WorkPIanningand 
Job  Search  Workshops  that  the 
career  center  presents.  These 
workshops  aid  students  in 
getting  to  know  their  personal 
interests,  goals,  needs,  and  de- 
sires so  that  they  can  find  a  job 
that  will  satisfy  these  prefer- 
ences without  playing  the  post- 
graduate Russian  roulette,  hit- 
or-missgame.  It  is  important  to 
find  a  job  that  suits  you  and 
your  needs  rather  than  mold 
yourselfintothejob.  Todothis, 
you  need  to  go  through  some 
self-exploration.  Self-explora- 
tion tools  are  one  of  the  career 
center's  specialties. 


If 


March  5, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  EH, 


Men's  Swimming  Finishes  in  Seventh  Place  in  15  Team  Field; 
Women  Bounce  Back  From  Disappointing  Season  To  Place  10th 


Matt  Murray 

Co-Sports  bdilor 


DaveColabecame  the  first- 
ever  male  swimmer  from 
Washington  College  to  win  an 
individual  event  at  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  Champi- 
onships, and  the  men's  team 
improved  on  last  year's  finish 
with  seventh  place. 

Asa  team,  the  men  finished 
seventh,  only  11  points  out  of 
fourth. 

"I  figure  that  we're  the 
youngest  team  in  the  confer- 
ence. We  have  two  more  years 
and  we're  just  going  to  im- 
prove," Cola  said.  "We  had  a 
few  things  happen  that  could 
have  changed  things  very  eas- 
ily. 1  was  very  pleased  that  we 
were  right  up  there  with  ev- 
erybody." 

In  winning  the  500 
freestyle,  Cola  broke  the  school 
record  twice,  hitting  4:55  in  the 
preliminariesand4:51.19inthe 
finals.  He  also  won  the  silver 
medal  in  the  1650  freestyle, 


shattering  the  school  record  by 
45  seconds  in  a  time  of  17:07. 

"It  was  really  exciting.  I  was 
surprised,  but  the  way  that  I  felt, 
I  thought  that  I  could  (win  the 
500),"  Cola  said.  "I  already  feel 
the  pressure  for  next  year." 

In  the  200  freestyle,  he  broke 
another  school  record  in  1:48.9 
for  fifth  place.  He  rounded  out 
the  meet  contributing  to  the  fifth 
place  400  freestyle  relay,  fifth  in 
the400  medley  relay  and  third  in 
the  200  medley  relay. 

The  200  medley  relay  be- 
came the  first  relay  team  to  medal 
in  Washington  history.  Cola, 
Peter  Ward,  Jason  Campbell  and 
Scott  SteinmuIIcr  placed  third  in 
a  school  record  time  of  1:40.3. 
The  same  foursome  swam  fifth 
in  the  400  medley  relay  in  3:41. 

Cola  joined  Campbell,  Chris 
Freisheim  and  Ty  McCarthy  in 
the  400  freestyle  relay  to  take 
fifth  in  a  time  of  3:19. 

Steinmuller  set  a  school 
record  in  the  100  butterfly  in  54.4 
to  win  the  bronze  medal  as  a 


freshman.  He  took  nine  sec- 
onds off  his  200  butterfly  for 
fifth  in  2:04.  His  third  school 
record  of  the  day  came  in  the 
200  individual  medley  in  a 
time  of  2:06.6,  which  placed 
himl2th.  He  joined  Freisheim, 
Campbell  and  McCarthy  for 
fifth  place  in  the  200  freestyle 
relay  in  school  record  time  of 
1:30.5. 

Campbell  placed  fourthin 
the  lOObreaststrokein  a  school 
record  time  of  1 :02.2.  He  also 
placed  13th  in  the  50  freestyle 
in  22.8. 

Peter  Ward  swam  the 
meet  with  a  pulled  hamstring. 
Even  with  the  injury,  he  placed 
fifth  in  the  100 backstToke  with 
a  school  record  time  of  55.8 
He  also  contributed  to  the  200 
medley  relay. 

"We  don't  know  how  Pe- 
ter swam  his  events  so  well," 
Coach  Kim  Lessard  said.  "He 
couldn't  even  walk.  Who 
knows  what  he  would  have 
done  with  no  injury." 


Other  scorers  for  Washing- 
ton included  Freisheim  with 
1 1  th  in  the  400  individual  med- 
ley and  1 6th  in  the  100  freestyle; 
McCarthy  in  the  100  backstroke 
and  Czekaj  with  1 1  th  in  the  1650 
freestyle.  David  Kraft  joined 
McCarthy,  Freisheim  and  Cola 
for  a  new  school  record  in  the 
800  freestyle  relay. 

"The  race  between  fourth 
and  seventh  wasincredible  and 
went  down  to  the  last  relay," 
Coach  Lessard  said.  "No  one 
could  believe  how  well  this 
group  wasswimming  with  only 
freshmenand  sophomores.  I'm 
so  very  proud  and  excited  about 
what  they  will  do  next  year." 

On  the  women's  side, 
Washington  held  on  for  10th 
place.  Following  a  tough  year 
of  illness,  injury  and  low  num- 
bers, Coach  Lessard  reacted 
positively  to  the  meet. 

"I'm  so  pleased  with  their 
results,"  she  said.  "They  are  a 
talented  group  of  women  and 
hung  in  there  with  the  best  of 


them  when  it  counts." 
Colleen  Roberts  p]acBj 

all  threeof  her  individual eva 
with  eighth  in  the  400  i* 
vidual  medley,  11th  in  the) 
individual  medley  and  1| 
the  200  breaststroke. 

Jen  Green  broke  both  j 
100  and  200  backstroke  scfo 
records  with  times  of  lfl57a 
2:19.7  respectively,  for  nin 
and  sixth. 

"It  is  so  exciting  to  seel 
keep  improving  even  asaj 
ior,"  Coach  Lessard  said. 

Jen  Dow  added  12th  inH 
100  butterfly  and  13th  in 
200  butterfly.  Amy  Drap 
finished  16th  in  the  200  butts 
Ay- 
Green,  Roberts,  Drapers 
Denise  Hakanson  broke  it 
school  record  in  the  200  medl 
relay  to  place  eighth.  Da 
Draper,  Green  and  Robertsfi 
ished  eighth  in  the  800  freestj 
relay.  Dow,  Draper,  Greena 
Hakanson  placed  10th  in  i 
200  freestyle  relay. 


Lacrosse  Falls 

The  Washington  College 
LacrosseTeambegantheirl993 
season  with  an  exhibition  ver- 
sus the  University  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. Although  the  Quakers 
edged  out  the  Shoremen  13-12, 
Coach  Terry  Corcoran  was  very 
pleased  with  their  stellar  ef- 
forts against  the  Division  I 
team.  In  the  effort,  20  out  of  42 
players  were  able  to  see  field 
time. 

"We  played  at  a  very  high 
level  of  intensity  especially  the 
defense,  they  played  especially 
physical,"  Coach  Corcoran  said. 

Attackman  Jason  Paige  led 
all  scorers  with  six  goals  and 
one  assist.  Midfielders  Chris 
Cote  and  Ted  "Them  Bones" 
Greeley  chipped  in  with  two 
goals  each,  and  Greg 
Mouracade  added  a  goal  and 
an  assist,  attackman  Harris 
Murphy  helped  the  offensive 
effort  with  a  goal  and  five  as- 
sists. 

Defensively,  the  Shoremen 
were  led  by  Scott  Overend  and 
the  goal  keeping  abilities  of 
Andy  Manos  and  Jon 
Lundberg. 

The  Shoremen  played 
without  their  top  offensive 
threat  midfielder  Greg  Lawler 
and  Senior  midfielder  John 
Hernandez.  Both  are  expected 
tobeback  for  next  week's  home 
opener  versus  Johns  Hopkins. 


Soccer  Shocks  Indoor  World 
For  Second  Consecutive  Week 


Matt  Murray 

Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Saturday,  the  Wash- 
ington College  soccer  team 
traveled  to  Messiah  College  for 
another  winter  indoor  tourna- 
ment. The  young  squad,  which 
is  composed  of  all  freshman, 
again  surprised  the  tournament 
field,  as  they  finished  the  day 
seeded  fifth  out  of  12  teams. 

"I  am  very  pleased  with  the 
way  our  team  played  this 
weekend,''  Coach  Todd 
Helbling  said.  "Although  we 
areanentirely  freshman  squad, 
it  is  obvious  our  guys  are  not 
intimidated  by  anyone." 

The  tournament  was  di- 
vided into  three  brackets  of  four 
teams  each,  with  the  top  two 
teams  in  each  division  reaching 
the  playoffs  at  the  end  of  the 
day.  The  Shoremen  faced  a 
tough  bracket,  consisting  of 
Susquehanna,  Scranton  and 
Muhlenberg. 

In  the  first  match,  Wash- 
ington defeated  Susquehanna 
3-1  on  the  strength  of  two  goals 
from  Brian  Bird  and  one  tally 
from  Shawn  Clink. 

The  next  game  pitted  the 
Shoremen  against  Scranton. 
Washington  blitzed  Scranton 
for  four  goals  from  Yoseph 
Bekele  (2),  Shawn  Clink  and 


Shawn  McMahon.  Winning 
4-1  against  one  of  the  top  teams 
in  the  MAC,  Washington 
boosted  their  confidence  and 
assured  a  playoff  spot  for  the 
afternoon. 

"They  are  beginning  to  re- 
alize we  can  compete  with  the 
top  teams  in  our  area,  and  I 
feel  this  is  a  good  indication  of 
things  tocome,"  Helbling  said. 

The  Washington  defense 
led  by  Chip  Helm,  Brian  Rush, 
Geoff  Bley  and  goalkeeper 
Chris  Downs  held  the  opposi- 
tion to  a  2.75  goals  against  av- 
erage. 

However,  immediately 
following  the  Scranton  match, 
the  Shoremen  had  to  play  one 
of  the  top  teams  in  the  MAC  in 
Muhlenberg.  Theresultwasa 
6-1  loss  for  Washington. 

"Wesimplyranoutofgas," 
Helblingsaid.  "Wehavenoth- 
ingtobeashamedofatall.We 
beata  very  good  Scrantonteam 
and  then  had  to  play  30  more 
minutes  against  an  even  better 
Muhlenberg  team." 

The  Shoremen  earned  the 
fifth  seed  for  the  playoffs,  and 
they  played  Western  Mary- 
land in  their  first  game.  Un- 
fortunately, Washington  fell 
by  a  score  of  3-1. 

The  next  intercollegiate 
clash  for  Washington  will  be 


Hockey  Falls  To 
Naval  Academy 
7-5  At  Annapolis 


Tim  Reardon 


Staff  Writer 

On  Sunday,  the  Washing- 
ton College  Ice  Hockey  team 
wrapped  up  their  season  with  a 
7-5  defeat  to  the  Midshipmen 
of  Navy.  It  was  a  hard-fought 
game  that  could  have  gone  ei- 
ther way.  In  the  first  meeting 
between  the  two  teams  Wash- 
ington lost  8-4,  so  it  wasa much 
improved  effort. 

The  Shoremen  started  the 
scoring  when  Tim  Reardon 
scoredonawristshotthatsailed 
right  by  the  Navy  goalie.  Navy 
then  evened  up  the  score  at  1-1 
early  in  the  first  period. 

Washington'snextgoalwas 
scored  by  Gary  Yovanovich 
with  an  assist  fromThan  Parker. 
At  the  end  of  the  first  period  the 
score  was  tied  2-2,  with  WC 
dominating  most  of  the  period. 

Washington  opened  up  the 
scoring  when  Chris  "My  first 
complete  game"  Head  stung  a 
slap  shot  past  the  helpless  Mid- 
shipmen. That  made  the  score 
3-2,  but  W.C.  continued  the 
scoring  when  Yovanovich  net- 
ted his  second  goal  of  the  game. 


But  some  lapses  i 
Washington's  game  enaB 
Navy  to  capitalize  and  sol 
four  unanswered  goals  tomi 
the  score  6-4.  Washing 
closed  the  gap  to  6-5  wh 
Reardon  scored  his  secondg 
of  the  game  but  it  wast 
enough.  Navy  scored  a# 
quickly  and  the  final  score"1 
7-5. 

The  Shoremen  had  sert 
opportunities  to  tie  the  sfl 
late  in  the  game,  but  twogf 
were  disallowed  and  timefl 
out 

The  teamended  these 
with  a  2-3  record,  with  J* 
wins  coming  over  the  Sea? 
of  Salisbury  State.  OveralU 
team  had  a  successful  fin** 
son  and  hopes  to  do  better" 
year.  fc 

Thanks  to  all  the  fart" 
coming  to  the  games  and  #* 
ing  for  the  team.  Fan-o'jJ 
year  goes  to  Slammer  for  aU 
great  support.  The  team  W 
more  people  will  beccwj* 
terested  and  come  out  and? 
for  the  team  next  year. 


gashing'""  College  ELM 


Sports 


15 


March  5, 1993 


foremen  Look  To  Topple  Jays 
rrom  Perch  On  Diamond  In  '93 


ItfMurraj^ 


Bjports  Editor 

The  Shoremen  baseball 
jjn  returns  11  players  from 
siyear's  12-16  club  which  fin- 
Id  5-5  in  MAC  Southeast 
,y,  Johns  Hopkins  won  the 
vision  last  year,  and  the  Blue 
ware  favored  this  year. 

Leading  the  pitching  will 

Keith  Whiteford.  Last  sea- 
n,  Whiteford  led  the  team  in 
pes  pitched  with  81,  and  he 
id  the  lowest  earned  run  av- 
aeewitha2.il.  He  has  been 
imed  to  the  MAC  All-Con- 
jrence  team  for  two  years. 

'Keith  will  be  counted  on 

pitch  the  most  important 
imeson  the  schedule,"  Coach 
i  Athey  said.  "And  Joe  Boan 

help  tremendously  i  ( he  can 
turn  to  his  sophomore  year 
irm  when  he  won  seven 

les." 

Other  returning  pitchers 
le  Gerry  Scully,  Jerry  Hunt, 
ory  Conway  and  Mike 
'Andrea.  Washington  also 
dds  three  freshman  to  the 
itching  corps  in  Kevin  Roland, 
odd  Hall  and  Doug  "Billy" 
lair. 

Returning  to  head  the  of- 
msiveattackareMikeHanifee 
333  batting  average),  Andy 
arks  (four  homeruns),  Joe 
can  (21  RBI)  and  Conway  (29 
ins  scored).  The  Shoremen 
itted  .287  as  a  team  last  year, 
oring  just  over  six  runs  per 
Jme.  Coach  Athey  hopes  for 
even  better  output  this  year. 

Hitting  must  improve  for 
Washington  College  to  compete 
|  the  Middle  Atlantic  Con- 
tence  Southeast  Division 
tompionship,"  Athey  said. 

In  the  field,  the  catching 
"ties  will  be  shared  by 
'phomore  Max  Walton  and 
whman  Brian  Rush.  Around 
*  infield.  Parks  will  start  at 
Rt  base,  Hanifee  at  second, 
'ay  at  shortstop  and  Boan 


Andy  Parks  led  the  Shoremen  in  homeruns  last 

year,  and  he  should  contribute  to  a  strong  offensive 

effort  this  year. 

at  third.  D' Andrea,  Dan  Coker, 
Chris  Eaton  and  Ian  McVeigh 
should  provide  depth  for  the 
infield  positions. 

In  the  outfield,  it's  harder 
to  say  who  will  play  where  on 
opening  day. 

'In  the  outfield,  real  com- 
petition is  taking  place  for  all 
three  positions,"  Athey  said. 

Whiteford,  Scully,  Hunt, 
Coker  and  Kyle  Hutchinson  all 
saw  playing  time  last  year. 
Freshman  vying  for  positions 
include  Blair,  Chad  Campbell, 
Gary  Yovonovich  and  Chuck 


Albrecht. 

The  Shoremen  leave  for 
Ocala,  Florida  on  March  12.  For 
one  week,  they  will  play  eight 
games  with  two  a  piece  sched- 
uled for  Wooster  College, 
Western  New  England, 
Skidmoreand  the  University  of 
New  Haven. 

Washington  opens  the 
regular  season  on  March  24  with 
a  double  header  at  Western 
Maryland  College.  Theirhome 
opener  will  be  March  25  against 
Tufts  University. 


Somen's  Tennis  Prepares  For  '93 


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Tim  Gray  and  the  rest  of 
.     Washington     College 

omen's  Tennis  team  are  anx- 
Fy  awaiting  the  beginning 

"*»  action  packed  Spring 

"Season.  The  first  official 
P«J  will  be  at  Towson  State 
W  Monday  March  8,  and  a 
y^f  Spring  Break  trip  south 
|£js  the  team  after  their  first 
ul     ^urinS  meir  journey 

J- the  women  will  first  stop 

wti^nston'  VirSinia  t0  meet 

I w  hewomenof Washington 

av  y     University  on  Satur- 

y,  March  12.   Next,  it  is  on- 

a  t0  battle  it  out  with  the 


teams  of  Newberry  College  on 
March  15  and  spend  St.  Patrick's 
Day  with  a  match  against 
Erskine  College.  The  last  two 
matches  for  the  Spring  Break 
tour  will  be  held  at  Emory  Uni- 
versity against  Trinity  of  Texas 
and  Smith  College.  Washing- 
ton and  Leeand  Trinity  of  Texas 
are  Top  10,  whileSmith  College 
hold  a  position  on  the  Top  20 
list. 

Pam  Hendrickson  will 
onceagain  hold  the  numberone 
spot  on  the  team.  Jen  Sloan  will 
hold  the  number  two  spot  while 
Diana  Clausen  will  be  in  the 
number  three  position.  Tina 
Lennon  willbe  the  number  four 


player  for  the  team  and  it  seems 
the  number  five  and  six  posi- 
tions are  still  being  decided 
upon  between  Melissa 
Harmeyer,  Vicky  Roth,  Kim 
Prettyman  and  Ann-Marie 
Malena. 

Gray  explained  "this  is  a 
rebuilding  year  for  me  being 
that  I  have  only  been  here  for  a 
year  and  week  so  far,  but  I  have 
high  hopes  for  this  season  and 
especially  for  the  Fall  1993 
Season  when  my  recruits  will 
be  all  lined  upand  ready  to  go." 
You  can  see  the  Spring  1993 
Women's  Tennis  Teammeet 
their  first  contender,  Towson 
State  on  Monday,  March  8. 


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For  his  efforts  on  the  Rugby  field  this  past  weekend,  Shawn 
Hammil  has  placed  himself  among  the  ranks  of  past  Newt's 
P.O.W.s. 

But  before  Sean  can  receive  his  due  praise,  we  must  give  our 
Congrats  to  one  Dave  Cola,  who  put  in  one  of  the  best  individual 
performances  in  Washington  College  History  in  the  MAC 
Swimming  Championships.  Sorry  Dave  and  Robin,  but  we  just 
can't  have  Dave  win  this  award  again,  at  least  not  until  I've  won 
one. 

This  week  however,  an  awesome  6'2"  230  pound  mass  of  man, 
affectionately  known  as  "Ham,"  has  produced  some  of  the  most 
spectacular  rugby  play  that  this  institution  has  ever  seen.  ( Man, 
I  can  really  pump  a  player  up!)  Playing  the  Eight-man  role  on  the 
team,  Sean  has  brought  this  farly  inexperienced  team  together. 
Although  he  did  not  score  in  last  week's  efforts,  he  was  part  of 
every  scoring  drive  and  defensive  struggle. 

Captain  Ciaran  OKeefe  commented,  "Sean  amazed  me  last 
weekend,  at  times  he  played  like  a  back  and  at  other  times  he 
played  like  a  forward.  He  displayed  great  rugby  sense."  Person- 
ally I'd  like  to  know  about  his  caps  sense,  we'll  talk  later  Sean.  The 
Rugby  team  still  has  five  more  games  left  this  season,  so  have  a 
cream  soda,  eat  a  sandwich,  do  something,  but  get  out  and 
support  Rugby  in  their  efforts! 


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CHESTER-TOWN. 


Men's  Swimming 
Improves  on  Last 
Year's  Finish 
With  MAC  7th; 
Women  End 
Season  in  10th 


See  Article,  pg.  14 


Baseball  gets  into  swing  of  things 
see  article  on  p.  15 


Vaughn  to  appear  on  'Star  Search' 
In  Couples'  Dancing.  We  give  him 
4  Stars... but  will  Ed? 


Lacrosse 
Opens  Its 
Exhibition 
Season  Witl 
Tough  Loss 
To  Penn 


Scores 


Ice  Hockey 
Washington        5 
Navy  7 

Swimming 

Men's 

MAC  7th  Place 

Swimming 

Women's 

MAC  10th  Place 

Men's  Lacrosse 
Washington        12 
Pennsylvania     13 

Soccer 
Washington 
Susquehanna 

Washington 
Scranton 


Amy  McLean/  taunts  a  defender  screaming,  "Take  that  corny  defense  and  stick  it  where  the  sun  don 't  shine. "  McLeary,  a  senior 

veteran,  looks  to  lead  the  Shorewomen  to  the  playoffs  this  year.  In  the  past,  McLeary  has  been  at  the  top  of  the  team  in  scoring.  Look  for 

a  women 's  lacrosse  preview  coming  in  future  weeks. 


Washington 
Muhlenberg 


Washington        1 
Western  MD.      3 


Shawn  Hamill:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty  •   March  12,1993 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Why  Wal-Mart?  A  Brief  History  and  Update 


1.  Tarin  Towers 
Editor-in-Chief 


Grateful  acknowledgments  to 
the  Kent  County  News  and  David 
O'Dell  for  providing  much  of  the 
information  in  this  article. 

When  the  airport  on  the 
Scheeler  property  on  Route  21 3 
north  of  Chestertowndecided 
to  close  last  fall  to  move  to  a 
new  location,speculation  began 
immediately  as  to  what  would 
be  done  with  the  land. 

In  January  the  firm  of 
Colton-Laskin  Developers,  or 
CL-1  Incorporated,  applied  for 
the  land's  annexation  to 
Chestertown.  While  a  specific 
use  of  the  property  was  not 
mentioned,  it  was  to  be  within 
the  limits  of  the  "commercial" 
zoningdesignation  the  Scheeler 
property  retained. 

The  application  wasdenied 
by  the  Chestertown  Planning 
Commission.  Around  the  same 
time,  rumors  that  CL-1  was 
acting  on  behalf  of  Wal-Mart 
began,  and  it  was  soon  released 
I  hat  (he  firm  was  in  fact  seeking 
topurchasc  the  land  for  the  Wal- 
Mart  corporation,  the  single 
largest  retailer  in  the  United 
States. 

CL-1  submitted  a  site  plan 
to  the  Kent  County  Planning 
Commission,  an  advisory 
group  to  the  Kent  County- 
Commissioners,  who  have  fi- 
nal jurisdiction  overland  within 


the  county  not  zoned  into  a 
specific  town  (such  as  the 
Scheeler  Property).  Planning 
approved  the  site  plan  for  the 
proposed  store  February  4. 

At  the  same  time,  various 
groups  were  working  on  text 
amendments  to  the  county 
zoning  laws  to  try  to  put  a  cap 
on  the  size  of  future  buildings. 
In  November,  the  Coalition  for 
the  Preservation  of 

Chestertown  submitted  an 
amendment  to  Planning  which 
would  limit  the  size  of  a  free- 
standing store  to  10,000  square 
feet  and  a  shopping  center  to 
20,000  square  feet.  These  sizes 
are  relatively  small;  in  January 
the  coalition  amended  their 
own  amendment  to  a  cap  of 
25,000  and  50,000  square  feet 
for  a  store  and  a.  shopping 
center,  respectively. 

In  February  the  County 
Commissioners  proposed  their 
own  amendment,  which  would 
have  put  the  cap  at  50,000 
square  feet  for  a  free-standing 
store  and  150,000  square  feet 
for  a  shopping  center  (with  no 
single  store  above  50,000  feet 
allowed  in  the  shopping  center). 

According  to  the  January 
20issucoflhc  KcntCountyNezus, 
the  proposed  Wal-Mart  plan 
contains  98,358  square  feet  of 
store  space  and  766  parking 
spaces,  with  58,000  square  feet 
and  393  additional  parking 
spaces      outlined      as      a 


"Supcrcenter  Expansion"  pos- 
sibility. 

Kent  Plaza's  total  square 
footage  is  roughly  150,000; 
Washington  Square  Plaza's  to- 
tal is  120,000  square  feet. 

McCrory's,  before  the  Au- 
gust fire,  held  13,000  square  feet 
of  space;  the  old  SuperFresh  lot 
held  20,002  square  feet,  and  the 
soon-to-close  Ames  store  holds 
43,200.  These  three  vacancies 
add  up  to  76,202  square  feet 
total,about  three -quartersof  the 
proposed  Wal-Mart, orless  than 
half  of  its  total  with  expansion. 

March  2,  the  Coalition 
withdrew  their  text  amendment 
in  favor  of  the  one  proposed  by 
the  Commissioners;  by  a  two- 
to-onc  vote,  the  Commissioners 
vetoed  their  own  amendment 
to  the  zoning  code.  The 
amendment  may  not  even  have 
affected  the  Wal-Mart;  it  could 
have  been  "grandfathered"  to 
allow  that  single  store  access  to 
Kent  County. 

But  rumors  of  Wal-Mart's 
threat  to  move  "across  the  river 
to  Queen  Anne"  if  blocked  by 
Kent  County  influenced  those 
commissioners  who  voted. 

The  Commissioners  have 
granted  access  to  the  store's 
construction;  now  CL-1  must 
apply  to  the  Maryland  Court  of 
Appeals  for  permission  to  build 
a  Wal-Mart  at  the  Scheeler  air- 
port property. 

The  decision  is  not  the  end 


What's  All  The  Hubbub,  Bub? 


Jason  Rons  tad  t 
Stall  Writer 


In  the  February  12th  issue 
of  this  year's  Elm,  there  was  a 
fonrtal  apology  made  by  the 
nale  Adams  Heritage  Ex- 
change. This  apology  was  di- 
rected to  anyone  who  might 
"ave  taken  offense  at  the  way 
in  which  certain  members  of 
lne  Exchange  chose  to  decorate 
jjeir  portion  of  the  Coffee 
House.  What  was  missing  from 
'his  letter  to  the  editor  was  a 
description  of  what  was  actu- 
%  put  on  the  wall,  and  how  it 
got  there. 

Apparently,  a  couple  of 
Members  of  the  Exchange  took 
11  upon  themselves  to  paint 
several  Afrocentric  statements 
°n  the  wall.  Someofthephrases 
«sed  Wcrej  "Cleopatra's 
daughters,"  "Support  Black 
Lollcges,"and"  ."While 

some  of  these  phrases  are  not 


openly  offensive  to  anyone,  the 
fact  remains  that  they  are  per- 
sonal opinions  which  do  not 
concur  with  what  has  been  the 
staple  ideology  of  the  group, 
whose  credo  aims  to  celebrate 
the  various  cultures  and  to 
promote  racial  harmony. 

Soon  after  the  wall  was 
completed,  Dawn  Israel,  Presi- 
dent of  Dale  Adams,  heard  by 
word  of  mouth  about  what  had 
beenwritten.  "When  I  first  saw 
the  wall  I  almost  cried,"  said 
Israel.  "I  agreed  with  some  of 
the  stuff  that  was  written,  but 
that's  Dawn,  it's  not  what  Dale 
Adams  is  about." 

Other  members  of  Dale 
Adams  werealso  unhappy  with 
the  final  results  and  it  was 
eventually  agreed  that  the  wall 
would  be  'white  washed',  and 
that  the  group  would  start  anew 
in  their  efforts  to  contribute  to 
the  decoration  of  the  Coffee- 


house. When  the  second  effort 
was  finished  the  wall  read 
"Educate  to  Elevate."  Said  Is- 
rael, "We  wanted  to  send  out  a 
message  that  crossed  color  lines 
and  applied  to  everyone." 

Itishardtothinkofagroup 
on  campus  with  a  more  noble 
objective  then  the  celebration 
of  various  cultures  and  the 
promotion  of  racial  harmony. 
Why  then  is  it  that  the  enroll- 
ment of  this  society  is  so  small? 
And  why  is  it  that  some  of  the 
present  members  of  Dale 
Adams  act  before  thinking  on 
matters  which  are  so  para- 
mount to  the  very  pu  rpose  their 
own  group?  The  Dale  Adams 
Heritage  Exchange  is  a  truly 
wonderful  idea.  Hopefully,  the 
conflicts  within  the  group  have 
been  settled  and  the  group  will 
continue  to  grow  thanks  to  the 
support  which  it  so  much  de- 
serves. 


of  the  story,  however;  the  Coa- 
lition for  the  Preservation  of 
Chestertown  hasappcaled  both 
the  Planning  Commission's 
approval  of  the  site  plan  for 
Wal-Mart  and  the  County 
Zoning  Administrator's  deci- 
sion to  permit  the  store  to  build 
in  Kent  County. 

The  above  article  provided 
"just  the  facts."  But  if  you've 
been  into  almost  any  store  in 
Chestertown  lately,  you've  seen 
the  proliferation  of  "No  Wal- 
Mart"  signs  (like  the  one  illus- 
trated on  page  two)  and  heard 
the  townspeople  debate  just 
what  Wal-Mart  may  do  to 
Chestertown  if  it  comes. 

What  is  Wal-Mart?  Wal- 
Mart  is  the  biggest  retailer  in 
America,  period.  Bigger  than 
Sears  Roebuck,  K-Mart,  or  Dol- 
lar General.  From  the  Kent 
County  Neivs,  February  3  issue: 
"As  of  January  1992,  the  chain 
operated  operated  well  over 
3,500  acres  of  retail  space  na- 
tionwide —  1 ,720  discount  de- 
partment stores,  208  warehouse 
clubs  and  four  "HYPERMART 
USA"  stores. 

"Net  1991  sales  topped 
$43.9  billion." 

Wal-Mart  is  a  megastore,  a 
discount  store  which  sells 
See  "Wal-Mart,"  page  9 


Help  Miss 
Bessie  Out 


Staff  Writer 

On  Monday,  March  1st, 
1993,  close  to  midnight,  the  fa- 
miliar fire  siren  sounded.  The 
fraternity  pledges  ran  to  pay 
their  respects  to  George  Wash- 
ington. Whilctheplcdgesmade 
us  laugh,  the  fire  affected 
someone  close  to  the  college  — 
Mrs.  Bessie  Maples  and  her 
family. 

The  fire  started  close  tol2 
am,  and  was  caused  by  an 
electrical  malfunction.  "Miss 
Bcssie'"s  youngest  son,  Trey, 
was  awoken  by  the  smell  of 
smoke,  and  then  woke  Mrs. 
Maples  up.  Fire  fighters,  fire 
trucks,  and  two  volunteers  in 
particular  showed  up  at  the 
scene. 

WC  students  and 
Chestertown  Volunteer  Fire- 
fighters Kristin  McMenamine 
and  David  Littleton  quickly 
arrived  at  Miss  Bessie's  house 
and  were  a  great  emotional 
support  to  Miss  Bessie  and  her 
family.  Firefighters  were  at  the 
house  until  2:30  in  the  morning 
partially  because  the  fire  took  a 
long  time  to  put  out  and  par- 
tially because  they  want  to  cn- 
See  "Bessie,"  page  9 


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This  Editorial  has  Nothing  to  Do  with  Wal-Mart 

The  conditions  of  our  town,  county,  state  and  country  all  seem  to  be 
lying  on  the  brink  of  significant  change.  The  outcome  may  be  good  or  bad. 
The  economy  Is  cither  well  on  its  way  to  recovery,  or  not,  depending  on 
which  set  of  experts  one  listens  to.  Campaigning  for  the  next  Governor  of 
Maryland  is  beginning,  and  issues  from  the  "W"  word  to  sludge  to  the  brick 
plant  are  stirring  up  some  deep-set  feelings  among  local  residents. 

Similarly,  Washington  College  is  sitting  at  a  crossroads.  It's  going  to 
get  bigger;  this  has  already  been  decided  by  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  in  the  form  of  a  resolution  to  explore  expansion  to  1,200  students 
by  the  year  2,000,  including  Ihe  appropriate  increases  in  faculty,  staff, 
housing,  and  yes,  parking.  A  capital  campaign  to  be  launched  around 
commencement  time  in  1994  has  also  been  resolved,  to  support  the  "stra- 
tegic long-range  planning"  goal  of  the  Board  and  the  college. 

The  P.ily  Hall/William  Smith  project  is  also  on  the  horizons;  this  will 
affect  more  than  while  elephants. 

An  issue  currently  closer  at  hand,  however,  is  the  Middle  States  Re- 
Accrcditalinn  process.  To  my  knowledge,  every  public  and  private  school 
from  elementary  on  up  has  to  go  through  this  evaluation  process  in  order 
torcceiveanygovcninK-nt.il  support.  This  process  has  college  personnel  I 
and  outside  reviewers  hold  the  inner  workings  of  the  school  up  to  the  light 
lo  reveall  hoassetsand  weaknessesnf  the  academic  sectorof  the  institution. 

In  many  ways,  I  feel  that  this  is  tliearea  of  the  college  which  is  ironically 
Ignored.  Budgetary  concerns  have  overshadowed  many  blher  reforms 
which  may  be  strongly  needed,  Ever  since  I  arrived  on  campus,  the  word 
"debt"  has  been  whispered  in  the  caverns  of  the  school,  and  it  is  being 
addressed  in  the  form  of  cuts,  cuts  and  more  cuts. 

But  what  of  the  students?  They're  only  here  for  four  years,  and  all  too 
often  we're  treated  that  way.  But  in  order  to  cultivate  those  loyal  alumni 
which  become  so  important  to  the  omnipresent  "college-as-a-business" 
aspect  of  the  institution,  they  bettor  damn  well  treat  us  right  as  students. 
And  in  order  for  the  degree  to  continue  to  be  worth  the  paper  it's  printed 
on,  the  level  of  academic  rigor  has  got  to  increase.  Period.  As  a  friend  of 
mine  said  the  other  day,  "Washington  College  is  riding  on  its  old  reputa- 
lion,  but  they're  not  upholding  the  standards  that  they  used  to,  and  they 
need  to  do  that  in  order  to  maintain  any  respect  at  all  in  the  academic 
world." 

So  student  life  and  academic  life  are  inextricably  intertwined.  I  enjoy 
myself  here,  no  doubt.  I'm  still  glad  I  chose  WC,  but  so  many  of  my  friends 
came  here  for  the  sole  reason  that  they  could  get  in  (as  opposed  to  their  top 
ten  choices)  that  I  sometimes  wonder  what  I'm  doing  here.  Will  my  degree 
mean  anything?  To  me,  yes.  To  the  Development  Office,  sure.  But  to  the 
academic  and /or  employment  world  outside  of  Maryland?  God,  1  hope  so. 

Luckily,  these  issues  are  currently  being  examined  by  task  forces 
added  to  the  Long-Range  Planning  Committee.  But  they  need  your  input. 

Major  issues  on  my  agenda: 

Dorms  and  dorm  life.  Face  it,  some  of  them  are  shitty  places  to  live. 
They're  old,  and  badly  in  need  of  renovation  (does  Queen  Anne's  House 
jump  to  mind?);  or  they're  so  loud,  R  A  or  not,  that  their  studious  residents 
flee  in  droves  in  the  middle  of  I  he  night  to  the  lounges  of  other  dorms. 

Alcohol  policy.  Is  is  too  strict?  I'd  like  those  who  think  it  is  to  look  at 
other  campuses.  Why  do  they  have  off-campus  frat  housing?  Because 
drinking  is  categorically  banned  on-campus,  even  in  dorm  rooms.  RAs 
don't  have  the  "closed-door  policy:  if  we  don't  see  it,  wc  don't  see  it"  that 
most  RAs  do  here,  Instead,  at  some  schools,  they  monitor  the  main  en- 
trances and  confiscate  alcohol,  with  instant  social  probation  if  the  policy  is 
violated.  So  you  can't  have  a  keg  in  your  room.  BFD,  I  say.  But  drinking, 
underage  and  legal,  is  going  to  occur  hero,  and  students  and  administrators 
alike  need  to  find  responsible  ways  to  deal  with  that  fact.  And  no,  1  am  not 
kissing  any  administrative  butt  here.  I  plead  the  fifth  on  my  own  activity 
which  may  or  may  not  involve  alcohol.  But  you  must  realize,  it  is  rather 
generous,  comparatively  speaking,  for  the  staff  to  let  you  get  'faced  in  your 
own  rooms  (and  others'  for  that  matter. 

Academic  Honesty.  Is  is  easy  to  cheat  here?  Let's  talk  about  it. 

Academic  Rigor.  How  hard  is  it  to  make  Dean's  List  here?  Arc  classes 
really  that  hard?  Do  a  lot  of  deadbeats  with  money  slip  into  the  system?  Do 
comps  mean  anything?  Do  grades  mean  anything?  How  can  some  people 
AP  out  of  their  first  year  (Advanced  Placement)  and  some  people  AP  into 
a  fifth  (Academic  Probation)? 

Is  there  one  of  these  issues  that  really  gets  your  goat?  Talk  to  yourSG  A 
Senator;  talk  to  Joe  Holt;  talk  to  Dean  Wubbels.  In  order  for  anything  to  get 
done,  the  students'  views  need  to  be  heard  above  the  CA-CHING!  of  the 
money-counting  machines, 


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Cruel  &  Unusual  Punishment 


To  the  Editor: 

It's  Monday,  March 
8th,  ten  o'clock  at  night.  Just 
now  I  was  sitting  in  my  room, 
when  there  was  a  knock  at  the 
door.  A  good  friend  and 
neighbor  came  in  to  tell  me 
some  unbelievable  news.  He's 
packed  up  and  ready  to  go,  just 
like  that.  Poof.  Heisleaving — 
or  rather,  has  been  asked  to 
leave,  for  a  year.  The  reasons 
behind  his  departure  are  per- 
sonal, but  i  f  you  know  the  story, 
then  I  am  talking  to  you.  I 
believe  my  friend  has  been 
treated  unjustly,  and  I'm  not 
theonly  one  who  feels  this  way. 
I  will  not  bring  stories,  names 
or  rumors  into  this  letter,  I  am 
only  writing  it  because  I  am 
extremely  upset  right  now.  I 
am  voicing  my  opinion  so  that 
maybe  my  friend's  case  will  get 
the  legitimate  treatment  it  de- 
serves, and  so  that  the  next  time 
a  situation  of  this  sort  arises, 
and  1  hope  that  it  does  not,  it 
will  be  handled  better. 

Because  there  were  no 
witnesses,  there  are  only  the 
words  of  the  parties  involved. 
It  is  one  side  versus  the  other. 
The  next  time  there  is  such  a 
lynching  as  this,  may  I  suggest 
that  the  committees  involved 
are  unbiased.  This  whole  situ- 
ation recks  of  corruption.  Cor- 
rect procedures  were  not  fol- 


lowed. My  friend's  case  was 
decided  before  he  even  got  to 
say  a  word.  I  will  feel  sorry 
when  there  is  a  person  who  has 
truly  been  a  victim  of  the  crimes 
my  friend  supposedly  com- 
mitted. He  is  "doing  time"  for 
a  crime  that  he  was  never  truly 
proven  guilty  of.  However,  I 
will  not  comment  on  my 
friend'sguiltorinnocence,only 
on  how  badly  the  situation  was 
handled  by  the  administration. 
I  am  ashamed  that  such  injus- 
tice could  ever  happen  at  a 
school  that  I  used  to  be  proud 
of.  If  you  know  the  true  person 
you  have  accused,  and  his  side 
of  the  story,  you  will  realize 
what  great  atrocities  have  been 
committed. 

He  left  quietly,  and 
quickly.  He  did  not  bring  a 
lawyer  into  the  case.  He  felt  he 
did  not  need  to.  He  trusted  the 
deans,andlam sorry forhim.  I 
am  apologizing  to  my  friend  on 
behalf  of  this  school.  And  I  am 
advising  him  not  to  return  to 
WAC  after  his  year  of  leave  is 
complete.  This  school  does  not 
deserve  him.  We  will  not  lose 
our  friend  this  way.  We  will 
not  let  his  academic  career  be 
disrupted,  or  his  future  be 
postponed  by  this  injustice. 
This  is  not  over  yet. 

Susan  Huntley 

&  2nd  floor  of  Caroline  House 


The  Brothers  of  Kappa  Al- 
pha Order  (Beta  Omega)  have 
inducted  three  more  pledges 
for  the  Spring  semester.  Brian 
Hill,  Vincent  Ramuno,  and 
Christian  Thornton  became 
pledges  into  the  Secret  Society 
of  Kappa  Alpha  Order  on  the 
February  26. 

KABrother  David  Littleton, 
recently  paid  a  community 
service  visit  to  the  Upper  East- 
em  Shore  Mental  Health  Hos- 
pital to  celebrate  those  patient's 
birthdays  that  fell  in  February. 

The  Brothers  of  KA  would 
like  to  extend  hearty  congratu- 
lations to  KA  alumnus  Joseph 
Van  Name  (WC  class  of  '90), 
who  became  Comma  nderof  the 
Wood  Province,  of  which  Beta 
Omega  is  a  member. 


This  newspaper 
neither  supports 
nor  opposes  the 
idea  of  a  Wal- 
Mart  coming  to 
Kent  County.  Wc 

have  tried  to 

provide  a  variety 

of  opinions  ofl 

this  issue. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


March  12, 1993 


ORIS/5* 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


Well  he-       littl 


he  controversy 
ean  with  rumors  of  Wal-Mart's 
interest  in  establishing  a  store 
in  Chcstertown  has  now 
reached  itsacme.  Some  contend 
thatWal-Mart  would  beaboon 
to  the  community  because  it 
would  provide  jobs,  while 
others  vehemently  argue  that 
Wal-Mart  endangers  the  town's 
small  retailers  and  would  make 
Chcstertown  less  (and  I  hate  to 
use  the  word)  quaint. 

I  have  been  interested  in 
this  controversy  since  it  began, 
primarily  since  it  amuses  me.  It 
amuses  me  to  sec  people  who 
have  been  very  satisfied  with 
the  American  way  of  life  sud- 
denly do  an  about  face  and  say 
"Capitalism  isgrcat,  just  so  long 
as  I  don't  have  to  live  with  the 
consequences."  Personally,  I 
couldn't  careless  if  Sam  Walton 
and  the  entire  Wal-Mart  chain 
fell  off  the  face  of  the  Earth  to- 
morrow. He  and  his  chain  of 
stores  epitomize  the  capitalist 
system  which  I  have  dedicated 
my  life  to  change. 

If  the  capitalist  system  and 
the  mentality  of  the  American 
consumer  changes  the  entire 
country  into  mini-mails  and 
outlet  stores,  don't  come  a- 
whinin'  about  it  to  me,  'cause 
I'll  just  laugh  in  your  face  and 
say  "I  told  you  so,  you  silly 
dork.  But  did  you  listen  tome? 
Noooo!  You  were  just  too  pre- 
occupied withyouracquisition 
of  trinkets  and  baubles  to  notice 
that  the  entire  country  had  be- 
come a  blandly  homogeneous 
commercial  district  without  the 
likesof  you  ever gettingoff  their 
corpulent  rumps  to  offer  so 
much  as  a  titter  of  dissent!" 

Alright,  maybe  I'm  being  a 


itttc  smug  here,  but  I  think  you 
catch  my  drift.  In  all  serious- 
ness, I  find  the  position  of  those 
who  oppose  Wal-Mart  to  be 
fraught  with  contradictions. 
Sure,  I'm  not  fond  of  Wal-Mart 
or  any  other  major  capitalist 
enterprise,  but  then  again  I'd 
like  to  see  the  end  of  the  entire 
laissez-faire  capitalist  system. 
For  the  affluent  to  argueagainst 
free  enterprise  is  self-contra- 
dictory. So  I  decided  to  weigh 
the  relative  merits  of  a 
Chcstertown  Wal-Mart  against 
its  shortcomings, 

And  what  I  found  was  re- 
markably one-sided;  there  is 
incontrovertible  evidence  to 
support  the  proposition  that  a 
net  increase  in  retail  merchan- 
dising enhances  thocommcrcial 
viability  of  small  American 
towns.  One  particularly  inter- 
esting book  which  I  read  in 
prepara  tion  for  this  column  was 
The  Impact  of  Population  Change 
on  Business  Activity  in  Rural 
America  by  Kenneth  M.  John- 
son. 

While  the  major  point  of 
this  work  is  entirely  theoretical 
in  nature  and  therefore  beyond 
the  scope  of  this  column,  the 
author  suggests  that  there  is  a 
strong  relationship  between 
population  changes  and 
changes  in  the  scale  of  retail 
operations.  While  the  primary 
dynamic  is  that  areas  which 
decline  in  population  also  scale 
back  their  retail  activity,  there 
is  also  evidence  to  suggest  that 
an  increase  in  retail  activity 
enhances  the  area's  attractive- 
ness to  prospective  residents: 
"population  gains  are  common 

See  "Koon/'  page  10 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 

What  do  you  think  the  low  point  of  the  1993  SGA 
elections  were? 


The  fake  throw-up  on  Eve 
Zartman's  head  in  Kent  House, 
and  the  beard. 
Becky  Bryant 
Richmond,  VA  Junior 


Too  many  signs  on  the  floor. 
They  get  too  slimy  looking. 
Lizzie  O'Hara 
Washington,  DC  Senior 


Moustaches. 
Andrew  Stone 

Maryland  resident  Junior 


The    cheeziest    had    to    be 

Phoebus'  letters  to  everyone. 

What  a  bunch  of  work  for 

nothing. 

The  Vaughnster 

Baltimore,  MD  Senior 


Just  seeing  Eve  Zartman's  face  Phoebus'  feeble  attempt  at 

all  over  campus  was  annoying  Campus  Mail  elicitation  of 

to  say  the  least.  votes. 

Charlie  "Love"  Linehan  Pat  Oplinger 

Baltimore,  MD  Senior  Silver  Spring,  MD  Junior 


Open  Forum:  On  Sam  Walton's  Behalf 


Geoff  Donahue  is  a  senior  Busi- 
"Ksmtijor  currently  workingon  a 
'rcsis.  He  is  also  a  volunteer 
Wghter 

Unless  you  have  been  in  a 
*te  of  white-eyed  rollback, 
°u  have  probably  heard  at 


test 


Wntrov 
the 


some  expression  of  the 


ersy,  stemming  from 
Proposal  to  build  a  Wal- 
'art  mega-store  in 
L-»tertown. 

Many  of  the  local  residents 

tla,m  that  the  arrival  of  this 

'J'Sa-store  will  force  many  of 

esmaii  downtown  storesout- 

"'•ousiness.    Well,  the  fact  of 


the 


matter  is:  Wal-Mart  is  a 


Jscount  retail  store,  whose 
aaitr, 


which 


[o  fame  is  low  prices 
areachieved  through  the 


bulk  purchase  of  merchandise. 
Thedowntown  stores,  TheBut- 
terfly  Bush,  Rhode's  Antiques, 
Forney's  Jewelers,  Corsica 
Bookstore,  The  General  Store, 
Dockside  Emporium,  Creative 


Geoff 
Donahue 


Cookery,  Paul'sShoe  Store,  etc. 
areallspecialtystores.  Though 
these  stores  may  have  a  few 
items  in  common,  the  bulk  of 
their  merchandise  is  not  dis- 
count store  material.  (When  is 


the  last  time  you  paid  $250  for  a 
decoy  duck,  hand-carved  in 
RockHallataWal-Martorother 
discount  store?) 

The  residents  of  Kent  and 
northern  Queen  Anne's  Coun- 
ties have  a  very  limited  number 
of  discount  stores  in  which  to 
shop.  To  further  reduce  the 
number  of  places  to  shop,  Ames 
is  soon  closing  its  doors.  In 
addition,  Roses  has  filed  for 
Chapter  11  bankruptcy,  and 
could  subsequently  be  closed 
as  well.  I  have  also  heard  ru- 
mors that  Peebles  might  be 
closing  its  Chcstertown  store 
as  well.  Essentially,  this  will 
force  the  local  consumers  to  go 
elsewhere  to  do  their  shopping, 
namely  Dover,  Elkton,  and/or 


Easton.  What  I  am  trying  to 
illustrate  here  is  that  the  people 
of  this  community  need  a  place 
to  buy  everyday  items.  The 
downtown  stores  fail  to  offer 
this,  as  they  cater  primarily  to 
tourists  and  transients. 

The  only  downtown  store 
which  will  feel  any  significant 
impact  of  a  Wal-Mart  is  the 
Dollar  General  store.  To  be 
quite  honest.  The  Dollar  Gen- 
eral store  is  drastically 
understocked,  though  it  is 
conveniently  located  for  lesser 
mobile  individuals  from  town. 
Dollar  General  will,  in  all 
probability,  be  the  only  down- 
town casualty,  if  the  Wal-Mart 
plans  go  through. 

Despite  the  fact  that  many 


people  argue  that  Wal-Mart 
employs  predominantly  part- 
time  personnel  for  near  mini- 
mum wage,  it  does  at  least  offer 
employment.  What  kind  of 
employment  does  a  small  Mom 
and  Pop  specialty  store  offer? 
(maybe  one  or  two?  and  they 
aren't  the  highest  paying  jobs, 
either.)  The  local  area  is  abun- 
dant in  unskilled  labor,  so  why 
not  put  it  to  use? 

Another  fact  that  bothers 
me  is  that  America  is  supposed 
to  be  the  land  of  opportunity 
and  freedom,  and  so  many 
people  are  trying  to  block  this 
mega-store.  What  happened  to 
a  competitive  marketplace? 

See  "Donahue/'  page  4 


March  12, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Donahue/'  from  page  3 

What  is  occurring  here  is  a  ploy 
started  by  the  Democrats  to 
enhance  governmental  control 
...  which  is  the  last  thing  in  the 
world  we  need.  (If  you  don't 
see  my  point,  here  it  is  in 
laymen's  terms:  The  anti- 
progress  bunch  opposing  Wal- 
Mart  tried  to  railroad  legisla- 
tion through  the  local  level 
which  would  place  a  size  limit 
on  commercial  buildings  of 
50,000  square  feet,  which  is 
about  48,000  square  feet  less 
than  the  proposed  Wal-Mart. 
This  measure  is  a  restrictive 
measure  attempting  to  limit 
competition.) 

Another  positive  aspect  of 
a  Wal-Mart  is  that  it  will  attract 
people  to  Kent  County,  and 
Chcslertown  in  particular.  This 
will  inevitably  bring  in  money 
from  outside  the  community, 
which  will  help  boost  the  local 
economy. 

As  a  direct  result  of  this, 
other  businesses  may  seek  to 
locate  here  to  reap  some  of  the 
benefits.  According  to  other 
rumors,  a  Chi-Chi'sis  proposed 
for  the  Wal-Mart  complex  (for 
those  of  you  experiencing 
whitc-cyed  rollback,  as  previ- 
ously mentioned,  Chi-Chi'sisa 
restaurant  chain  serving  Mexi- 
can cuisine)  This  too,  will  cre- 
ate employment  opportuni  ties. 
Other  rumors  include  a 
McDonald's.  Anyway,  this  il- 
lustrates my  point,  that  Wal- 
Mart  will  attract  other  busi- 
nesses, and  create  jobs! 


Another  benefit  of  Wal- 
Mart  is  that  it  will  create  job 
opportunities  for  local  contrac- 
tors, such  as  David  A. 
Bramble's,  etc.  This  will  pro- 
vide steadier  jobs  for  construc- 
tion employees,  who  are  often 
plagued  by  slumps.  This  will 
also  help  bring  money  into  the 
local  economy,  though  only 
temporarily. 

I  am  not  saying  a  Wal-Mart 
is  exactly  what  Kent  County 
needs,  but  it  docs  offer  many 
opportunities  which  shouldn't 
be  overlooked.  1  do  realize 
Chestcrtown  has  a  great  deal  of 
vacant  stores,  but  these  stores 
arc  not  suitable  for  Wal-Mart's 
plans  —  though  it  would  be 
nice  to  have  all  of  these  proper- 
ties occupied  before  building 
additional  ones.  But,  let's  face 
it,  if  the  slioc  isn't  comfortable, 
don't  wear  i  t,  provided  you  can 
afford  the  alternatives,  which 
Wal-Mart  can. 

Thecommunityhassatidlc 
for  many  years,  and  passed  up 
many  opportunities  along  the 
way.  It  is  timcforChcstcrtown 
to  step  forward.  I  am  sure  con- 
troversy plagued  the  construc- 
tion of  Kent  Plaza,  as  well  as 
Washington  Square,  but  I'd  be 
willing  to  bet  that  those  who 
opposed  these  strip-malls  arc 
the  same  people  shopping  in 
them  today,  and  I  can  almost 
assure  you,  that  the  people  who 
arc  now  in  an  uproar  over  Wal- 
Mart  will  patronize  it  as  well. 
So  let's  hear  it  for  Sam 
((Walton).-.R.l.P.)  and  roll  out 
the  red  carpet!!! 


Tradition,  Discipline,  and  the 
Spirit  of  Washington  College 


Charlie  Linehan 


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Tradition.  Don't  looknow, 
but  I  think  we  have  a  new 
buzzword  here  at  Washington 
College.  The  Birthday  Ball  was 
cancelled  thisyear.  That'sright, 
cancelled.  Down-scalcddoesn't 
cut  it.  To  me,  the  best  thing 
about  the  Birthday  Ball  was  that 
it  was  a  tradition,  something 
you  could  count  on.  And  no 
matter  what  theadministration 
says,  there's  no  tradition  in  dee- 
jays. Next  came  the  Luau.  In 
the  old  days,  you  could  count 
on  reggae,  raft  races,  and  beer. 
I'm  not  knocking  the  SGA  Par- 
ents Day  planned  for  the  Spring, 
but  I  always  thought  the  par- 
ents had  a  pretty  good  time  at 


George  Washington.  I  walked 
out  of  the  library  with  about  ten 
other  people  just  in  time  to  see 
the  entire  pledge  class  ask,  in  a 
single,  anxious  voice,  "George, 
are  you  all  right?!"  Whether 
you  support  Greeks  or  not, 
you've  got  to  love  that  tradi- 
tion. It's  not  degrading.  It'snot 
overly-exerting.  It's  original, 
and  it's  hilarious.  And  it's 
something  you  can  always 
count  on.  Twenty  years  from 
now,  when  I  come  back  to  visit 
Washington  College,  I  fully  ex- 
pect, and  look  forward  to,  a 
mad  rush  for  the  statue  at  the 
first  note  from  the  fire  siren. 

Another  inexpensive,  last- 
ing tradition,  which  I  feel  im- 
mensely contributes  to  the  spirit 
and  uniqueness  of  the  college, 


"The  only  lasting 

tradition  is  a 
cheap  tradition." 


the  pavilion,  I'm  also  not  im- 
plying  that  these  cancellations 
could  have  been  avoided — 
these  are  hard  financial  times 
and  we  have  to  make  cuts 
somewhere.  Still,  it's  sad  to  see 
these  major  events  go,  at  a 
school  which  has  very  little  tra- 
dition to  begin  with.  Butmoney 
talks,  and  thebottom  line  is,  the 
only  lasting  tradition  is  a  cheap 
tradition. 

So  where  does  that  leave 
us?  Pretty  well  off,  actually. 
Last  week,  1  was  sitting  in  the 
library  when  the  Chestertown 
fire  siren  went  off.  As  it  hap- 
pens, the  Sig  pledges  were  in 
study  hall  and  as  soon  as  the 
first  note  reached  their  ears, 
they  were  up  and  running, 
stumbling  over  one  another  in 
their  rush  to  reach  the  statue  of 


is  May  Day.  When  I  was  a 
freshman  and  the  upperclass- 
men  started  asking  us  if  we 
planned  to  get  naked  on  May 
Day,  I  thought,  "This  is  a  joke — 
like  selling  pool  passes  to  the 
freshmen  in  high  school."  I 
couldn't  believe  it  when,  on  the 
first  of  May,  Greg  Ruppert  and 
Matt  Petz,  devoid  of  clothing, 
played  through  my  Forms  of 
Lit.  class  in  the  midst  of  their 
traditional  game  of  naked  cam- 
pus golf.  I  was  even  more 
amazed  that  night,  whena  good 
portion  of  the  student  body 
convened  naked  on  the  Cater 
Walk  for  May  Day  festivities. 

And  then  there's  the  Black- 
hearts  Ball.  While  the  Birthday 
Ball  came  to  a  close  this  year, 

See  "Tradition/'  page  8 


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Wal-Mart: 
Take  a  Very 
Close  Look 
At  Possible 
Consequences 


Sherry  Menton 
Staff  Writer 


I  don't  have  a  lot  of  statis- 
tics or  economic  theories  to 
draw  on,  and  I  admit  that  l 
don't  know  the  blow-by-blow 
of  the  Wal-Mart  battle.  I  have 
somesmall  amount  of  common 
sense,  however,  and  that's 
something  this  debate  needs. 

It  is  true  that  the  less  afflu- 
ent residents  of  Chestertown 
would  benefit  from  having  an 
affordable  "we  stock  every- 
thing under  the  sun"  store 
within  walking  distance.  For 
that  matter,  it  would  benefit  me 
and  every  other  college  student 
who  has  less  pocket  change  than 
an  average  nine-year-old. 

We  have  to  look  at  the 
bigger  issues,  though,  and  re- 
alize that  if  a  Wal-Mart  comes 
to  Chestertown  the  economic 
losses  will  far  outweigh  the  ad- 
vantages. Withanewstripmall 
north  of  the  downtown  area, 
and  an  abandoned  shopping 
center  right  at  the  end  of  Spring 
Street,  Chestertown's  already 
in  danger  of  losing  the  pictur- 
esque, historic  flavor  that  at- 
tracts tourists.  The  strength  of 
our  Historic  District  Commis- 
sion and  the  care  that 
Chestertown  residents  have 
shown  in  their  community's 
well-being  are  responsible  for 
what  prosperity  Chestertown 
currently  enjoys.  All  in  all, 
Chestertown  is  a  nice  place  to 
live.  A  confirmed  city-slicker,  I 
sometimes  startle  myself  by 
thinking  that  I'd  like  to  live  here 
someday. 

Wal-Mart  would  change 
the  quality  of  life  in  this  town 
—  for  good  or  bad,  possibly 
both.  Five  years  from  now  this 
town  will  be  radically  different 
if  the  Wal-Mart  project  goes 
through.  For  that  matter,  it 
would  be  radically  different  one 
year  from  now  —  if  you  think 
WC  students  and  staff  complain 
about  construction  just  wait 
until  theystartbuildinga98,000 
square  foot  mega-store! 

In  a  roundabout  way,  my 
point  is  this:  theWal-Martcon- 
troversy  should  not  be  a  top'c 
for  politicizing.  If  you  don' 
have  an  opinion  now,  get  the 
facts,  think  about  them,  and 
form  an  opinion.  Write  to  the 
Kent  County  News,  write  to  the 
Zoning  Board  and  the  Mayor's 
office.  Don't  let  the  future  at 
Chestertown  be  decided  with- 
out your  input. 


Washington  College  ELM 


March  12, 1993 


This  Week:  How  to 
Eat  Safely  and  Wisely 


Did  you  know  that  in  grain 
alone,  there  is  enough  food  to 
feed  approximately  3,500  calo- 
ries to  every  man,  woman, and 
child  alive?  It  takes  16  pounds 
of  grain  to  produce  one  pound 
of  meat.  This  process  is  waste- 
ful, because  the  amount  of 
original  protein  within  that 
grain  is  cut  dramatically.  Hu- 
man digestive  systems  evolved 
based  upon  plant-centered  di- 
ets for  thousands  of  years,  and 
it  is  only  within  the  last  several 
centuries  man  has  begun  to 
equate  meat  eating  with  a  posi- 
tion of  status. 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


In  addition,  eating  meat 
wastes  a  lot  of  energy.  A  one- 
pound  steak  that  provides  ap- 
proximately 500  calories  re- 
quires 20  thousand  calories  of 
fossil  fuel  energy  to  produce. 
The  water  that  the  steak  uses  in 
its  production  is  the  same 
amount  that  one  household 
uses  in  an  entire  month.  Feed- 
lotsarealso  a  significant  source 
of  water  pollution.  The  condi- 
tions which  chickens,  cows,  and 
hogs  arc  forced  to  live  in  are 
a'so  unnatural,  cruel,  and  gross. 

Along  with  the  impact  of 
'heir  production  on  the  envi- 
ronment, fat,  salt,  refined  sugar, 
and  processed  foods  have  been 
associated  with  cancer,  obesity, 
diabetes,  atherosclerosis,  an- 
g'la,  heart  attacks,  strokes, 
kidney  disease,  gallstones,  ar- 
jhritis,  high  cholesterol  and 
hlgh  protein  levels,  chronic 
c°nstipation,  and 

d,vertfculosis. 

S°me  Tips  on  Healthy  Eating 
'■  Reduce  intake  of  fat  and  choles- 
wol.  Switch  from  meat  and 
^s  to  cereals  and  salads.  If 
y°u  eat  meat,  trim  the  fat,  re- 
move the  skin,  and  do  not  fry. 
«ok  with  water  rather  than 
°"s,  and  reduce  your  intake  of 
y*  products. 


•KMuce  intake  of  salt.  Avoid 
r?nS  foods  during  cooking 
«Hi  at  the  table.    Also  avoid 

Movies,  bacon,  bologna, 
:*ned  beef,  hot  dogs,  salted 
^acK  and  sausage. 
jE&t  less  processed  sugar. 


Desertsand  sodas  contain  large 
amounts  of  sugar. 

4.  Avoid  additives  and  processed 
foods.  Approximately  3  thou- 
sand chemicals  are  added  to 
foods  during  processing. 
Packaging  and  spraying  are 
thought  to  be  responsible  for  10 
thousand  more  chemicals  en- 
tering our  foods.  Theseinclude 
familiar  compounds  such  as 
saccharin,  cyclamates,  buty- 
lated  hydroxytoluere  (BHT), 
vinyl  chloride,  and  acryloni- 
trile. 

5.  Read  labels  carefully.  Re- 
viewing ingredients  is  one  of 
the  best  ways  to  know  what 
you  are  buying  and  eating.  In- 
gredients are  listed  on  the  label 
in  descending  order  according 
to  which  there  is  the  most  of. 
Any  artificial  flavors  or  colors 
must  be  listed.  FD&C  Yellow 
#5  must  be  mentioned  specifi- 
cally, because  of  a  high  inci- 
denceofallergicreaction.  Also, 
just  because  a  product  says 
"natural"  does  not  mean  that  it 
is  unprocessed  or  without 
chemical  additives.  It  just 
means  that  there  is  at  least  one 
natural  ingredient,  like  water. 
The  FDA  is  still  arguing  over 
what  they  will  soon  establish  as 
nation  wide  guideline  for 
"natural."  Untilitbecomeslaw, 
any  company  is  allowed  to 
write  "natural"  on  its  product. 

6.  Avoid  the  worst  chemicals.  Ask 
two  questions  about  the  fruit 
you  buy:  "is  it  fresh?"  and  "has 
it  been  grown  organically?" 

Relative  Safety  of  Common 
Food  Additives 
Adapted  from  Well  Body,  Well 
Earth,  Sierra  Club  Books,  1983. 
Avoid  the  following  ... 

1 .  Orange  B(hotdogs)  — causes 
cancer  in  animals. 

2.  Red  #40  (soda  and  candy)  — 
causes  cancer  in  mice. 

3.  Red  #3  (dyed  cherries  and 
candy)  —  may  cause  cancer. 

4.  BHT  (in  some  cereals  and 
potato  chips)  —  may  cause 
cancer. 

5.  Saccharin  (soda,  diet  foods, 
toothpaste)  —  causes  cancer  in 
animals. 

6.  SodiumNitrate  (bacon, ham, 
luncheon  meats)  —  can  be 
chemically  transformed  into 
cancer  causing  nitrosamines, 
especially  in  fried  bacon. 
See  "Start  Now,"  page  10 


Tuition 
Increase: 

Students 
&  Faculty 
Persevere 
Together 

Dina  Sansing 

Staff  Writer 


Members  of  the  college 
community  have  been  re- 
sponding to  the  twin  an- 
nouncements of  a  tuition  in- 
crease but  no  increases  in  sala- 
ries for  faculty  and  staff  for  the 
coming  academic  year. 

Gene  Hessey,  Senior  Vice 
President  for  Finance  and 
Management,  comments  that 
the  administration  would  have 
liked  to  include  a  raise  in  sala- 
ries in  the  budget;  however, 
scveraleconomicissuesdidnot 
make  that  possible.  Budget 
cutbacks  in  the  state  of  Mary- 
land have  resulted  in  revenue 
losses  for  the  College.  Invest- 
ment yields  from  the  endow- 
ment have  been  lower  than  in 
previous  years.  Hessey  states 
that  revenue  losses  could  be  as 
much  as  $500,000  this  year. 

The  administration  does 
feel  that  there  should  be  limits 
made  on  how  high  tuition  can 
be  raised,  and  they  understand 
the  concerns  expressed  by  both 
parents  and  students  about 
additional  increases.  Tuition 
increases  for  the  upcomingyear 
will  offset  the  current  costs  of 
maintaining  theCollege  that  the 
decreasing  profits  from  the  en- 
dowment cannot  cover.  Hessey 
reports  that  the  budget  will  be 
reviewed  in  September  and  if 
the  situation  has  improved, 
modest  increases  in  salaries  will 
be  made  available  at  that  time. 

Dr.  Nathan  Smith,  Profes- 
sor of  History,  believes  that 
balancing  the  budget  by  freez- 
ing salaries  is  unfortunate.  He 
adds  that  a  salary  freeze  is  made 
harder  by  a  rising  rate  of  infla- 
tion. He  admits  that  Washing- 
ton College  is  an  expensive 
operation  (citingnew  buildings 
and  increased  commitment  to 
financial  aid)  and  feels  that  the 
only  way  to  meet  our  expenses 
is  through  increasing  the 
College's  endowment. 

Hessey  sums  up  this  cur- 
rent dilemma  by  saying, 
"Washington  College  has  not 
been  able  to  exempt  itself  from 
the  surrounding  economic 
conditions.  However,  it  has 
been  able  to  avoid  layoffs  and 
furlough  where  other  institu- 
tions have  not." 


Brief  Beef 


Security  Phone  System  Approved 

The  SGA  unanimously  approved  Tuesday  a  measure  to 
improve  security  on  campus.  Last  semester's  suggestion  by  the 
SGA  to  install  callboxcs  outside  of  dormitories  was  tabled  until 
recently  because  of  budgetary  concerns.  Security  Director  Jerry 
Roderick  hopes  that  the  phones,  which  will  allow  students  to  call 
either  Security  or  on-campus  extensions,  will  prevent  students 
from  propping  locked  doors  at  night.  Propped  doors  provide 
easy  access  for  intruders  to  enter  residence  halls  and  have  been  a 
major  security  concern  in  the  past.  The  callboxcs  will  allow  guests 
to  call  the  extension  of  the  resident  they  wish  to  visit  so  they  can 
be  let  into  the  building. 

Rotary  Clubs  offer  Aid  to  Study  Abroad 

Local  Rotary  Clubs  are  sponsoring  air  fare  plus  a  $20,000 
scholarship  for  the  1994-95  year  to  a  student  wishing  to  study 
abroad  whose  home  is  on  the  Maryland  Eastern  Shore  or  Dela- 
ware. Details  are  available  in  the  Dean's  Office. 

Scholarships  Announced  for  Business  and  Nursing  Students 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Mid-AtlanticTrcasury  Manage- 
ment Association,  Inc.  has  approved  the  awarding  of  educational 
grants  to  qualified  students  for  the  year  1993.  The  student  must 
demonstrate  need,  have  a  minimum  GPA  of  3.0,  be  a  junior  or 
senior,  and  major  in  business.  Each  student  must  submit  a  1,000 
word  essay  on  "Should  the  Federal  Reserve  have  an  independent 
rolein  determining  monetary  policy?".  The  essays  must  be  turned 
into  the  Financial  Aid  Office  by  April  1, 1993. 

The  State  of  Maryland  is  offering  Nursing  Scholarships  for 
1993-94.  The  scholarships  are  offered  to  full-  or  part-time  nursing 
students  who  demonstrate  need,  have  a  CGPA  of  3.0,  are  a 
resident  of  MD,  attend  a  MD  college  and  are  enrolled  in  a  nursing 
degree  program  for  at  least  six  (6)  credit  hours  per  semester. 
Recipients  may  apply  for  a  Living  Expenses  Grant  by  filing  the 
Free  Application  for  Federal  Student  Aid  (FAFSA)  and  the 
Maryland  Financial  Aid  Form  (FAF)  by  March  15.  Please  contact 
the  Financial  Aid  Office  for  Additional  information. 

Volunteers  Needed  for  Camp  Fairlee  Manor 

Easter  Seal  Camp  Fairlee  Manor  is  looking  for  volunteers  to  help 
out  with  mentally/physically  handicapped  campers  of  all  ages 
from  April  2-4.  It's  a  lot  of  fun  and  great  experience!  For  more 
information  or  to  sign  up,  call  Jcanine  Bilderback  at  ext.  8794  or 
Camp  Fairlee  at  778-0566. 

Correction 

In  last  week's  article  "Faculty,  Board  Meetings  Discuss 
Budgetary  Problems"  (March  5  issue),  the  Board  member  who 
made  a  grant  to  Miller  Library  was  misspelled;  his  name  is 
Duemling,  and  he  donated  $10,000,  not  $100,000. 


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March  12, 1993 


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Week  at  a  Glance 

March  12 -March  25 


Film  <Wi^'  Rhapsody  In  August 

I     III    I    I    OC/I  Iv^Oi     Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.   Sunday  (March  21),  and 

Monday  (March  22) 


Aclors  Community  Theatre  presents  Graccland.  A  short  play  by  Ellen  Byron 
as  a  companion  piece  to  an  evening  of  Elvis  Presley  music  as  interpreted  by 
various  musicians.  Norman  James  Theatre,  8:00p.m.  Tickets  maybe  purchased 
at  Ihc  door. 


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Thursday 


Actors  Community  Theatre:  Graccland.  Norman  James  Theatre,  8:00  p.m. 


19 

Friday 


Actors  Community  Theatre:  Gracclnmt.  Norman  James  Theatre,  8:00  p,r 


20 

Saturday 


The  O'Neill  Literary  House  Vidco/Eilm  Series  presents  the  film  Sylvia  Plath. 
O'Neill  Literary  Mouse  Reading  Room,  7:30  p.m. 

The  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs  presents  Can  the  Conservative  Move- 
ment Suwive  the  Media?  A  talk  by  Mr.  Joseph  Goulden,  Accuracy  in  the  Media, 
llynson  Lounge,  7:30  p.m. 

The  McLain  Program  in  Environmental  Studies  presents  0(7  Pollution  in  the 
Murine  Environment:  Inputs,  Fates,  and  Effects.  A  talk  by  John  W.  Farrington, 
PhD,  Associate  Director  for  Education  and  Dean  of  Graduate  Studies,  Woods 
Hole  Oceanograpliic  Institute.  Dunning  Lecture  HAN,  7:30  p.m. 


23 

Tuesday 

24 

Wednesday 


The  Center  for  Career  Development  presents  Graduate  School  Workshop  for 
Juniors.  Career  Library,  Spanish  House,  4:30  p.m. 

The  Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance  presents  Abuse:  Definition  and  Ef- 
fects. A  talk  by  Tami  Larson.  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  Miller  Library,  7:00  p.m. 

The  Conrad  M.  Wingate  Memorial  History  Lecture  presents  Emancipation  in 
Comparative  Perspective:  The  Aftermath  of  American  Slavery  and  Russian  Serfdom. 
A  talk  by  Professor  Peter  Kolchin,  University  of  Delaware.  Hynson  Lounge, 
Hudson  Hall,  8:00  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Orgasmo  Adulto  Escapes 
From  the  Zoo.  A  contemporary  Italian  work  by  Dario  Fo.  Tawcs  Theatre, 
Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m.  Parental  Discretion  is  advised. 


25 

Thursday 


Have  a  Great 
Spring  Break 

(But  don't  forget  to  come  back  for  classes) 


Get  your  seats  early  for 

Orgasmo  Adulto 

ESCAPES  FROM  THE  ZOO 
Call  est.  PU1?A  to  reserve  seats  •  Opens  Thurs.  March  25 


Orgasma  Lyncha 


Orgasmo  Adulto  Escapes 
from  the  Zoo  is  a  political  play 
about  women  and  their  condi- 
tion. Written  in  1970  by  Franca 
Rame  and  Dario  Fo,  the  work 
is  a  series  of  monologues  all 
featuring  women,  their  sexu- 
ality, their  oppression,  and 
their  struggle  for  escape. 

Director  Heather  Lynch  is 
a  senior  Drama  and  English 
major  who  doesn't  want  any- 
one to  be  afraid  of  their  own 
sexuality.  She  sees  a  lot  of 
Brcchtian  influences  on  the 
authors.  "They  —  and  I  —  are 


trying  to  incite  people  to  action, 
to  provoke  political,  social  and 
emotional  action.  This  play  js 
really  about  taking  emotional 
action." 

The  actresses  include 
Rachacl  Fink,  EmilyGrush.Elisa 
Hale,  Alexa  O'Brien,  Cleo 
Patterson,  Jennifer  Scndax,  and 
Tarin  Towers.  Josh  Buchmanis 
stage  managing  the  production, 
which  includes  a  set  design  by 
Lynch  and  Dcidre  Reiglc  '92and 
a  lightingdesign  by  Steve  Brown 
Brad  Foster  and  Steve  Fuchsare 
co-Technical  Directors. 


Student  Profile: 
Brenda  Stanley 


Originally  from  Federalsburg,  MD,  Brenda  Stanley  one  day 
wants  to  be  the  first  black,  female  President  of  the  United  States 
but  she  doubts  if  that  is  possible  because  of  her  flamboyant 
activity  at  WAC.  A  Junior  pursuing  a  major  in  Psychology  and* 
minor  in  Business,  Brenda  is  a  very  active  member  of  the  student 
body.  Besides  being  the  Resident  Assistant  for  the  Queen  Am* 
dorm,  second  floor,  she  was  just  elected  the  President  of  the  ZeU 
Tau  Alpha  fraternity,  she  is  a  co-captain  for  the  Washing""1 
College  CheerleadingSquad,andisamanagerfortheWCBasebaS 
Team. 

She  is  also  a  student  member  of  the  WC  Grievance  Commit- 
tee, an  organizah^n  that  discusses  and  makes  decisionsconcerning 
sexual  harassment,  discrimination,  etc.,  and  a  member  of  Ik 
Washington  College  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  Honofi 
and  Awards  Committee,  where  she  helps  decide  who  the  speak05 
and  guests  for  certain  activities  around  campus  should  be,  such* 
for  commencement  and  convocation. 

Last  summer,  Brenda  attended  the  University  of  So""1 
Carolina  in  order  to  take  part  in  an  internship  dealing  m 
Experimental  Psychology.  She  is  now  applying  to  SUNY  Sto"? 
Brook  for  next  summer  doing  the  same  type  of  thing. 

After  graduation,  Brenda  is  planning  on  attending  gradu^ 
school  at  Texas  A&M  in  order  to  pursue  a  career  in  Industrial ^ 
Organizational  Psychology.  And  after  doing  that  for  a  vt^ 
Brenda  wants  to  go  back  to  school  to  study  Clinical  Psychoid 
and  eventually  open  up  her  own  practice. 

Her  final  response  was:  "Long  Live  Sexual  Chocolate". 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


March  12, 1993 


To  Those  About  to  Leave 
Chestertown:  We  Salute  You 


^orfle  Jamison 


A&E  Editor 

It  is  now  four  o'clock  in  the 
morning.  Everyone  is  asleep, 
my  CD  player  is  shuffling  be- 
tween my  favorite  discs,  and  it 
jsalmostspringbreak(THANK 
GOD)  There  seems  to  have 
been  an  epidemic  of  sickness 
going  around  campus  once 
again  and  everyone  is  going 
through  the  mid-term  blahs. 
And  as  I  sit  at  my  computer,  1 
am  thinking  that  I  am  going  to 
be  one  of  the  few  people  that 
are  not  going  to  leave  quaint 
(written  sarcastically) 

Chestertown. 

So,  in  order  to  offer  myself 
some  solace,  I  havedecided  that 
(here  should  be  an  information 
center  for  individuals  that  don't 
have  any  idea  of  what  to  do  for 
the  next  ten  days.  And  since  I 
will  probably  use  this  list  more 
than  anyone,  I  will  be  my  own 
informationservice.  Oh,  where 
shall  I  begin,  there  are  soooo 
many  options. 

First,  for  those  of  you  with 
cars  and  that  want  to  spend 
money  you  can  actually  do  a 
varietyofdifferentthings.  You 
can  go  to  the  Queen  Anne's 
Bowling  Center.  They  offer 
regular  twelve  pinbo  wlingand 
duck  pin  bowling.  Duck  pins 
aregreatfunif  you  have  never 
played.  You  also  can  drive  out 
to  Rock  Hall.  There  are  many 
things  that  can  be  done  and  if 
you  actually  do  drive  out  there, 
1  would  advise  you  to  go  to  the 
wildlife  refuge  (the  name  es- 
capes me  at  this  early  hour)  and 
take  advantage  of  the  view.  Itis 
fabulous,  especially  around 
sunset.  Iknow,Ihavepictures. 


But  the  final  two  options 
for  individuals  that  do  have  au- 
tomobiles and  money  seem  the 
most  important.  Youcaneither 
cruise  Kent  Plaza  pretending 
that  you  are  a  townie  and  try  to 
pick  up  some  under-age  tramps 
or  you  can  actually  get  out  of 
Chestertown.  Run.  Leave.  Get 
away.  You  have  been  here  for 
entirely  too  long.  Visit  some- 
one that  you  haven't  seen  in  a 
while.  In  fact,  just  across  the 
Bay  Bridge  lies  a  whole  new 
world  that  is  just  waiting  to  be 
explored.  Baltimore,  Annapo- 
lis, Washington  DC,  etc.,  are 
waiting  foryou  to  bring  to  them 
your  own  specialness.  Go. 
Have  a  great  time.  And  don't 
forget  to  take  the  less  fortunate, 
car-less  people  with  you.  They 
would  just  love  to  be  out  of  the 
town  that  always  sleeps.  Hell, 
even  if  you  don't  like  them,  you 
can  take  them  to  a  large  city, 
lose  them,  and  not  have  to  deal 
with  them  for  a  while.  Either 
way,  it  seems  like  a  plus  just  to 
take  an  excursion. 

For  those  of  you  who  are 
stuck  in  Chestertown  with 
money  but  without  a  vehicle, 
there  are  also  options.  There 
are  a  few  options  up  at  the 
Washington  Square  Shopping 
Plaza  (thaf  s  where  Super  Fresh 
is,  in  case  you  did  not  know). 
You  could  actually  spend  a 
large  part  of  one  afternoon  up 
there. 

First,  you  could  visit  the 
bookstore  up  there  and  search 
to  see  if  there  are  any  of  your 
favorite  books  thatyou  want  to 
re-read  in  your  spare  time,  or 
you  can  search  for  a  soon-to- 
be-favorite-book  that  is  not 
available  through  the  ever-so- 


large  assortment  of  books  in 
WAC's  own  bookstore.  Hell, 
you  might  even  find  some  of 
the  books  up  there  are  actually 
cheaper  than  what  you  wilt 
have  to  pay  for  next  semester 
(there  is  more  of  a  chance  that 
you  will  than  you  won't). 
Then,  you  can  hop  into  the  Dip- 
N-Put  and  enjoy  a  few  rounds 
of  miniature  golf  inside  and  eat 
a  few  scoops  of  your  favorite 
ice  cream.  Or,  if  you  are  in  the 
mood  to  eat,  you  can  have  din- 
ner at  the  new  Chinese  place 
and  then  go  to  the  Dip-N-Put 
for  dessert.  And  you  can  even 
go  into  Louie's  Side  Pocket  and 
hit  around  a  few  billiards.  If  s 
all  up  to  you,  the  options  are 
endless. 

And  finally,if  you  want  the 
evening  to  continue  on  in  this 
manner,  you  can  go  into  the 
new  video  rental  store.  Thereis 
a  large  selection  and  this  can 
supply  you  with  at  least  an  hour 
of  entertainment  just  wander- 
ing up  and  down  the  aisles  try- 
ing to  figure  out  what  movies 
you  have  seen  and,  what  one's 
you  haven't.  Oh  yeah,  they 
also  have  a  fabulous  children's 
section  filled  with  all  of  your 
childhood  favorites,  and  if  you 
are  sly  enough,  you  might  be 
able  to  get  a  chance  to  jumpinto 
their  big  pit  filled  with  balls. 
Watch  out  for  children  though, 
they  can  be  hurt  very  easily. 

And  if  you  are  having 
trouble  findingamovie  thatyou 
want  to  watch,  just  ask  the 
workers  for  help.  They  are  very 
friendly  and  if  you  are  lucky 
you  will  get  to  talk  with  the 
owner  while  he  explains  why 

See  "C-town,"  page  8 


Smoke  Up  With 
Drivin*  'N'  Cryin* 


Justin  R  'M'  Cann 


Features  Editor 

Two  summers  ago,  I  was  in 
a  bus  going  south  on  Route  13 
in  Delaware  to  the  archeology 
site  where  I  was  working.  I 
heard  on  the  radio  that  Lynyrd 


Skynyrd  was  playing  at  the 
Philly  Spectrum.  Oh,  well.  But 
wait,  drivin'  V  cryin'  was 
opening  for  them.  I  jumped  up. 
"Turn  this  bus  around!" 

That's  right,  I'd  have 
bought  a  ticket  and  left  before 
Skynyrd  ever  got  on  the  stage. 
Sure.,  I  know  "Mess  with  the 
best,  die  like  the  rest!"  Right. 
But  really,  Lynyrd  Skynyrd 
should  have  been  opening  for 
drivin'  'n'  cryin'. 

What?!  You've  never  heard 
of  them!  Well,  they  just  put  out 
an  album  in  late  February.  It's 
called  Smoke.  And  that's  ex- 
actly what  it  does. 

"Whatdo  they  sound  like?" 
you  ask.  Well,  their  sound  is  a 
completely  unique  fusion  of 
southern  rock  with  about  fif- 
teen million  other  things,  and  a 
social  conscience  to  boot. 


They're  from  the  Atlanta  scene, 
but  are  a  quite  different  from 
bands  like  R.E.M.  and  the  B 
52's.  Theysoundmorelikethey 
just  walked  in  from  your  garage 
to  get  a  beer  from  the  'fridge. 
Plus,  they  have  Kevn  Kinney's 
amazing  lyrics.  Some  of  the 
stuff  from  Mystery  Road  still 
makes  mecry.  Kevn's  lyrics  are 
far  better  than  your  average 
southern  rock  lyrics  ("my 
hound  dog  died,  my  woman 
left  me,  and  my  truck  blew  up 
...  then  I  got  drunker  'n  hell.") 

This  would  be  a  short  re- 
view if  I  had  to  talk  about  the 
album,  because  all  I  can  really 
say  is  buy  it  without  hesitation. 
So  instead,  I'll  let  the  band 
members  tell  you  what  they 
think  about  Smoke.  (I  got  this 
from  their  fan  newsletter.  Yes  I 
wrote  away  for  it,  and  it  was 
worth  the  Elvis  stamp  too) 

Tim  Nielsen:  Reckless 
hungry  sex. 

Jeff  Sullivan:  Iron,  blood, 
smoke. 

Kevn  Kinney:  Caffeinated 
daisy  blast.  (He  has  daisies  in 
his  mouth  in  the  photo  inside 
the  little  booklet.) 

Buren  Fowler:  Live  in  your 
living  room. 


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March  12, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


"C-town,"  from  page  7 

he  gets  what  movies  he  docs 
and  why  he  doesn't  get  the 
movies  that  he  doesn't.  It  is 
really  interesting  and  is  sure  to 
knock  of  another  half-hour  of 
your  busy  schedule. 

You  also  have  the  option  of 
going  out  to  eat  at  any  lime,  if  it 
so  strikes  your  fancy.  But,  do 
be  prepared  to  spend  a  lit  lie  bit 
of  money.  For  a  small  town, 
theydon't  really  offer  anything 
wild  small-town  prices.  If  you 
are  in  the  mood  for  fast  food, 
you  can  go  to  the  ever  popular 
liurgrr  King™,  Roy  Rogers™, 
or  Pizza  Hut™.  But  if  you  are 
interested  in  sampling  some  of 
the  extraordinary  cooking  (hat 
can  be  offered  in  a  small  town, 
I  advise  you  to  check  out 
Wilma's  Kitchen.  Located  on 
Cross  Street,  this  little  shop  will 
tantalize  your  tongue  and  keep 
you  coming  back.  Honest.  This 
place  is  incredible.  The  owners 
are  a  laugh  a  minute  and  the 
workers  serve  your  food  with  a 
flair  that  can  be  expected  in  a 
small  town.  Try  it,  you  will 
love  it.  Oh,  yeah,  there  is  also 
the  Feast  of  Reason,  The  Old 
Wharf  Inn,  Tine  Imperial  Hotel, 
and  Downey's.  1  have  never 
eaten  at  Downey's  and  if  any- 
one has  please  tell  us  what  it  is 
like.  We  all  need  something 
new  to  keep  our  sanity. 

And  for  those  of  you  that 
are  over  twenty-one  and  enjoy 
sitting  back  and  having  a  relax- 
ing drink,  walk  down  to 
Andy's.  1 1  is  the  coolest  place  to 
hang  out.  If  you  are  lucky 
enough,  you  might  even  be  able 
to  catch  one  of  the  many  excel- 
lent bands  that  performs  there. 
There  is  also  Newt's  for  those 
late  night  party  animals  that 
like  to  drink  all  the  beer  they 
can  at  $.15  a  beer,  and  the  Blue 
Bird  Tavern. 

And  for  those  of  you  that 
are  so  unfortunate  and  do  not 
have  any  transportation  nor  any 
money,  just  wait  for  these  in- 


credible options.  There  is  a 
playground  that  is  just  seconds 
from  the  end  of  campus  and 
thercarcalwayschildren  there. 
If  you  like  children,  this  is  the 
place  to  be.  You  can  just  sit 
back  and  watch  them  or  you 
can  even  join  them  in  a  great 
game  of  tag  or  hide-n-seek. 
Even  if  you  don't  like  children, 
they  arc  not  there  all  the  time 
and  you  can  still  spend  some 
quality  time  reminiscing  while 
swinging  on  a  swing.  Or  you 
cangofora  walk.  Chestertown 
docs  have  some  very  interest- 
ing places  to  see.  The  cemetery 
for  one.  The  waterfront  for  an- 
other. And  if  you  feel  brave 
enough,  you  could  even  bor- 
row a  friend's  bike  and  peddle 
out  to  Pomona  and  watch  the 
sunset. 

And  finally  for  thoseof  you 
who  do  not  even  want  to  leave 
the  campus  for  the  next  ten 
days,  you  can  start  preparing 
for  May  Day.  It  is  coming  up 
very  quickly  and  the  sooner  you 
get  used  to  the  fact  there  will  be 
naked  people,  the  sooner  you 
will  be  able  to  join  in  on  the 
festivities.  Take  off  your  cloth- 
ing and  run  around  campus. 
Even  is  someone  sees  you,  what 
docs  it  matter?  They  probably 
know  you  and  they  probably 
think  that  you  being  naked  is 
the  least  of  your  worries. 

So,  whatever  you  are  do- 
ing this  Spring  Break  remem- 
ber that  there  will  be  people 
that  do  not  have  the  opportu- 
nity to  leave  Chestertown  like 
you  do.  Pity  them.  Send  them  a 
postcard.  Call.  Just  do  some- 
thing to  let  them  know  that  there 
is  more  to  life  than  running 
around  campus  naked  allbreak. 
Oh,  if  you  do  decide  to  start 
practicing  for  May  Day,  watch 
out  for  the  colder  weather.  It 
docs  make  certain  parts  of  the 
human  anatomy  shrink.  And 
many  of  the  towns  people  might 
get  the  wrong  idea  about  our 
college.  Oh,  well.  At  least  you 
will  be  entertained. 


"Tradition,"  from  page  4 

Blackhcarts,  a  highly  unique 
event  founded  on  the  creative 
energy  of  the  Drama  depart- 
ment and  the  Lit  House  crowd, 
seems  to  have  the  makings  of  a 
long-lasting  tradition.  So  in- 
tent are  its  organizers  on  mak- 
ing sure  tha  t  the  even  t  survives, 
they  quickly  pulled  together  to 
throw  a  successful  bash  in  the 
Lit-house  this  year  after  they 
found  that  they  could  no  longer 
use  Phoebe's,  the  traditional 
Blackhcarts  arena,  in  the  base- 
ment of  Tawes. 

So,  tradition  is  alive  and 
well  at  Washington  College. 
But  for  how  long?  It's  scary  to 
think  that  we  must  depend  on 
the  few  events  described  above 
for  a  lasting  sense  of  tradition. 
What  if  Blackhcarts  falls  victim 
to  the  same  budgetary  cuts  as 
the  Birthday  Ball.  What  if  the 
Chestertown  police,  wary  of  the 
possible  traffic  complications 
caused  by  curious  Chestertown 
drivers  on  May  Day,  decide  to 
bring  an  end  to  the  festivities 
once  and  for  all.  What  if  the 
Chestertown  Fire  Department 
enters  the  world  of  computers, 
and  discovers  it  no  longer  has 
any  use  for  its  siren.  Suddenly, 
we  would  bea  school  absolutely 
devoid  of  tradition. 

The  point  is,  we  must  en- 
courage the  creation  of  new  tra- 
dition on  the  WC  campus. 
Sounds  like  an  easy  task, 
doesn't  it?  In  fact,  in  the  au- 
thoritarian atmosphere  which 
hasslo  wly  been  pulled  over  this 
campus  like  a  blanket  during 
the  past  two  years,  it  is  a  diffi- 
cult task  indeed.  Last  Night 
(Thursday)  I  sat  in  on  a  Student 
Conduct  Council  hearing  as  a 
character  witness  for  five  fresh- 
man males  accused  of  vandal- 
ism. Their  actual  legal  infrac- 
tion: Accidently  breaking  a 
window  on  the  bottom  floor  of 
adormitory.  Asithappens,the 
dormitory  serves  as  housing  for 


one  of  the  three  fraternities  at 
Washington  College.  We'll  call 
itFratA.  Italso happens thatat 
least  three  of  the  accused  are 
currently  pledging  one  of  the 
other  fraternities  on  campus. 
We'll  call  it  Frat  B. 

Briefly,  thestory  behind  the 
"vandalism"  is  that  theaccused 
were  told  by  some  of  the  broth- 
ers of  Frat  B  about  a  sign  which 
is  currently  in  the  possession  of 
Frat  A.  The  sign  had  been 
"stolen"  originally  by  Frat  B 
from  a  pub  in  the  area  which 
had  been  closed  for  a  number 
of  years.  Security  and  the  po- 
lice entered  the  picture  and  de- 
manded that  the  sign  be  re- 
turned, which  it  was.  Subse- 
quently, the  sign  was  discarded 
by  the  owners  of  the  defunct 
pub  and  taken  by  the  members 
of  Frat  A.  The  members  of  Frat 
B,  hearing  of  the  sign's  second 
relocation,  told  the  pledges  that 
they  should  try  to  steal  the  sign 
back  at  some  point  during  the 
pledgcpcriod.  Theideawasto 
set  up  a  sort  of  tradition  be- 
tween the  two  organizations  in 
which  each  semester,  thegroup 
without  the  sign  would  try  to 
steal  itback  from  the  group  with 
the  sign.  Rather  reminiscent  of 
the  Army/Navy  mascot  steal- 
ing tradition,  wouldn't  yousay? 
Anyway,  all  of  this  is  unimpor- 
tant except  that  it  shows  that 
the  five  young  men  were  not 
acting  maliciously  on  the  night 
in  question.  Drunkenly  and 
stupidly,  maybe,  but  not  mali- 
ciously. 

I'mnotexcusing  the  actions 
of  these  five  individuals.  They 
were  not  told  to  damage  any 
property  in  their  efforts  to  get 
the  sign,  and  a  little  more  plan- 
ning would  have  allowed  them 
to  avoid  any  such  damage. 
When  they  were  caught  after 
breaking  the  window,  they 
should  have  been  made  to  pay 
for  the  damage.  They  should 
have  been  made  to  write  a  for- 
mal apology  for  their  actions. 


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Instead,  Security  was  brought 
in  and  formal  statements  were 
taken  from  each  of  the  culprits 
When  a  formal  apology  was 
sent  from  Frat  B  to  Frat  A  iliG 
next  day,  the  letter  was  photo- 
copied  and  sent  to  security  and 
the  administration,  and  the 
process  was  started  to  bring  (he 
five  before  the  SCC,  a  process 
which  is  apparently  so  mo- 
mentous that  once  its  wheels 
have  been  set  in  motion  it  can- 
not possibly  be  stopped  unlilit 
has  run  its  full  course.  Please, 
When  I  was  a  freshman,  I 
got  in  trouble  during  orienla- 
tion  week  for  breaking  some 
ceiling  tiles  in  Kent  House. 
had  to  make  a  statement  to  Se- 
curity. I  was  called  into  Stu- 
dent Affairs  to  discuss  the 
situation  with  the  Deans.  In  the 
old  days,  that  was  all  it  took. 
You  talked  to  the  Deans  and 
then  you  straightened  out  your 
act.  If  you  didn't,  you  knew 
that  sooner  or  later  you'd  be 
asked  to  leave.  I  didn't  have  to 
go  before  any  formal  disciplin 
ary  council.  Amazingly 
enough,  I  turned  out  alright. 
I'm  even  an  RA.  And  as  an  R 
I  can  tell  you  that  when  I  havea 
problem  on  my  hall,  I  don't  g 
running  to  Security  or  the  ad- 
ministration to  deal  with  it  for 
me.  Iassessthesituationmyself, 
and  if  I  think  it  can  be  handled 
without  intervention  from  ei- 
ther of  those  two  groups,  I 
handle  it.  That's  my  job.  The 
administration's  job  is  to  run 
the  school.  Security's  primary 
job  is  to  ensure  the  safety  of 
each  and  every  student  on  this 
campus.  It'seasytounderstand 
why  it  takes  them  so  long  to 
respond  to  a  call  for  help  froma 
girl  being  harassed  in  Caroline 
(see  Elm,  2/26)  when  they're 
constantly  being  called  on  to 
deal  with  petty  things  like  this. 
Washington  College  is 
changing.  Muchof  thatchange 
is*  for  the  better.  This  year,  I  am 
told,  we  have  the  brightest 
freshman  class  in  recent  WC 
history.  Physically,  the  school 
has  changed  dramatically,  and 
for  the  better,  during  my  four 
years  here.  Hopefully,  the  look 
of  the  campus  and  the  quality 
of  the  school's  faculty  will 
continue  to  attract  exemplary 
students.  Unfortunately,  im- 
proving an  institution  in  one 
area  of  ten  means  cuttingitback 

in  another.  This  year,  we  wit- 
nessed the  end  of  two  age-old 
Washington  College  traditions, 
due  to  budgetary  cuts.  But. 
tradition  is  not  dead  at  the 
WAC.  And  it  will  continue  to 
thrive  as  long  as  there  is  any 
spirit  left  in  the  students  of  this 
school.  I  realize  that  WCisaltf 
trying  to  improve  itself  froma 
disciplinary  standpoint.  Bul 
let'snotoverdoit.  Overdoing'1 
is  as  bad  as  underdoing  it and 
in  the  balance  between  the  W° 
lies  the  spirit  of  this  school. 


Washington  College  ELM 


March  12, 1993 


iVal-Mart,"  from  page  1 

'clothes,  fabrics,  shoes, 
tausewarcs,  appliances,  hard- 
ware, electronics,  cameras, 
^me  furnishings,  automotive 
jccessories,  garden  equipment 
jnd  supplies,  toys,  pharma- 

jcals  and  jewelry"  at  "Ev- 
dvday  low  prices." 

From  KCNeditorand pub- 
lisher H.  Hurtt  Deringer's  edi- 
lorial  in  that  issue:  "Samuel 
Moore  Walton,  founderof  Wal- 
Mart  Stores  Inc., ...  opened  his 
jirstWal-Mart  Discount  City  in 
1962  in  Rogers,  Arkansas.  ... 
Wal-Mart  is  second  in  the 
country  to  Exxon  and  ahead  of 
Philip  Morris,  GE  and  AT&T." 

According  to  a  letter  in  the 
same  issue  of  the  KCN  by  Larry 
Hotter,  "A  Wal-Mart  on  the 
average  carries  about  30  per- 
centofwhata  true  general  mer- 
chandise store  carries  but  it  is 
the 30  percent  with  the  highest 
rate  of  sale." 

What  is  the  Coalition  for 
the        Preservation  of 

Cheslertown?  The  Coalition  is 
a  group  of  concerned  citizens 
from  Kent  County  who  say  they 
are  not  against  Wal-Mart,  but 
against  overdevelopment,  and 

represented  by  Hoon  & 
Barrel  1,  Attorneys-at-Law.  nA 
petition  they  currently  have 
circulating  in  the  community 
Had  approximately  1,200  sig- 
natures at  press  time. 

Who's  against  Wal-Mart? 
Who's  for  it?  Although  the 
situation  is  not  completely  cut- 
and-dried  as  to  "sides"  for  or 
gainst  the  megastore,  the  lines 
fend  to  be  drawn  (at  least  in 
Chestertown)  by  socioeco- 


nomic classes:  older,  wealthier 
persons  and  local  merchants 
tend  to  oppose  the  plan,  while 
lower-middle  class  workers 
tend  to  favor  the comingof  Wal- 
Mart.  In  the  rest  of  Kent  County, 
opinion  tends  to  vary  depend- 
ing on  each  town's  proximity 
to  Cheslertown  versus  other 
areas  which  currently  have  de- 
partment stores. 

However,  an  interesting 
note  is  the  survey  sent  out  by 
the  Cheslertown  Chamber  of 
Commerce;  only  about  a  quar- 
ter of  businesses  responded 
against  Wal-Mart. 

Hopefully  this  will  not  turn 
into  the  race  issue  as  witnessed 
in  Talbot  County  in  recent  years 
concerning  the  building  of  their 
Wal-Mart  outside  of  Easton;  I 
have  only  anecdotal  evidence 
of  this,  having  not  followed  it 
as  closely,  but  my  relatives  in 
the  area  said  it  was  pretty  ugly. 

Why  Cheslertown  is  wor- 
ried: As  Deringer  said,  "Hello 
Glen  Burnie!"  The  tendency  of 
Wal-Mart  to  offer  bargain- 
basement  prices,  lowering  them 
further  to  compete  with  other 
retailers,  is  seen  as  a  threat  to 
both  the  existing  shopping  pla- 
zas and  to  the  downtown  mer- 
chants. For  example,  the  two 
small  pharmacies  (Stam's  and 
the  Cheslertown  Pharmacy) 
will  have  to  compete  not  only 
with  each  other,  Rite-Aid,  and 
Thrift  Drug,  but  with  Wal- 
Marfspharmaceuticalssection. 

In  addition,  people  who 
may  have  come  to  the  down- 
town section  for  DollarGcncral 
and  McCrory's  (who  cannot 
afford  to  rebuild),  will  no  longer 
have  to  shop  downtown;  Wal- 
Mart  theoretically  still  will  be 
within  walking  distance  of 


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Cheslertown.  The  smaller  spe- 
cialty shops  will  be  further 
threatened  by  the  diversion  of 
'shopper-flow'  from  downtown 
to  north  of  town. 

Other  vacancies  still  exist 
which  need  to  be  filled,  both  in 
the  two  plazas  and  downtown; 
Ames  will  close  this  month, 
Roses  has  filed  Chapter  11 
Bankruptcy,  and  the  Sears 
catalog  store  on  Route  213  also 
will  closein  the  comingmonths. 
The  current  jeopardy  of  dis- 
count department  stores  (in- 
cluding Chesapeake  Pottery  in 
Grasonville,  also  closing)  is  seen 
as  evidence  that  the  economy 
cannot  support  competition 
against  the  all-powerful  Wal- 
Mart. 

Studies  of  other  communi- 
ties have  shown  that  Wal-Mart 
can  be  detrimental  to  the  life  of 
a  small  town;  Hearne,  in 
Robertson  County,  Texas,  in 
particular,  has  been  pointed  to 
as  an  example.  The  town  and 
county  were  roughly  equal  to 
that  of  Chestertown  and  Kent; 
Wal-Mart  (in  a  smaller  form) 
effectively  shut  down  the  local 
businesses.  The  corresponding 
unemployment  rate  caused 
many  residents"  to  emigrate; 
Wal-Mart  lost  its  market  and 
left  a  modern  day  "ghost  town." 
According  to  Floyd  T.  Haflcy, 
City  Manager  for  Hearne, 
(KCN,  February  24  issue),  "Our 
town  was  'sucked  dry'  by  Wal- 
Mart." 

Finally,  plain  and  simple 
old-fashionedness,  with  some 
old-fashioned  snobbery  mixed 
in,  playsa  not-small  role  inanti- 
Wal-Mart  sentiments.  Why 
don't  so  many  non-business- 
owner  types  want  Wal-Mart? 
Because  it  suggests  trashiness, 
filth,  ugliness.  To  those  who 
don't  need  a  discount  store,  it 
would  be  nothing  more  than  an 
eyesore  and  another  traffic 
problem.  Do  these  peopleshop 
in  Dover  and  Annapolis?  You 
bet.  And  they'll  keep  going, 


Wal-Mart  or  no. 

Pro  Wal-Mart  arguments: 

It  will  create  jobs  for  the 
working  class. 

It  will  give  tax  money  to 
the  county,  promote  local  com- 
petition, and  bring  in  more 
businesses  to  this  new  high- 
demand  consumer  area  to  fill 
in  those  oft-complained  about 
vacancies.  Besides,  none  of 
those  vacancies  are  big  enough 
for  the  space  needed  by  a  truly 
big  department  store. 

Less  gas  will  be  wasted 
going  to  Dover  and  Annapolis; 
the  money  will  be  kept  in  Kent 
County.  The  consumption  at 
local  restaurants  will  also  in- 
crease. 

Some  comparative  studies 
show  favorable  results;  after  all 
the  hubbub,  Easton  hasn't  been 
harmed  one  bitby  its  Wal-Mart. 

The  expensive  downtown 
shops  ha  veonly  rich  peopleand 
touristsaspatronsanyway,and 
they'll  keep  that  clientele.  The 
college  students  that  shop  there 
will  kccpondoingso,and  those 
with  less  money  won't  leave 
the  county  to  shop  as  much. 

More  counter-arguments: 
The  middle-  and  upper- 
management  positions  will  be 
filled  from  out-of-state;  Wal- 
Mart  will  hire  twice  as  many 
minimum-wage-range  em- 
ployees at  half-time  to  avoid 
paying  them  benefits. 

There  will  be  effectively  no 
price  competition;  Wal-Mart 
will  become  a  monopoly  in 
certain  areas  and  will  then  be 
able  to  charge  what  they  want 
Unlike  small  businesses, 
they  don't  support  Little  League 
teams,  local  charities,  etc.,  or 
even  support  local  papers  with 
advertising  revenues. 

My  position: 
Right  now,  I'm  not  slanted 
either  way.  I  love  Kent  County 


and  I  have  lived  here  for  close 
to  three  years  now  (including 
summers).  But  I'm  not  a  resi- 
dent, I'ma  transient.  1  don't  feel 
that  1  have  a  right  to  complain 
either  way.  I  can  have  an  opin- 
ion, sure,  but  lobbying  would 
be  like  trying  to  vote  in  a  Colo- 
rado election.  I  don't  have 
residency, 

I  see  both  sides  of  the  ar- 
gument, and  both  sides  have 
very  good  points.  I  have  tried 
to  list  all  the  points  that  I  have 
seen  both  sides  present,  and  I 
don't  think  either  side  has  the 
upper  hand  in  validity  of 
opinion.  But  when  I  look  at 
Silver  Spring,  Glen  Burnie,  and 
Kent  Island,  I  see  Maryland 
turning  intoone giant  strip  mall 
stretching  from  the  Appala- 
chians to  the  Atlantic,  and  I  am 
very  scared.  Meanwhile,  An- 
napolis manages  to  keep  its 
quaint,  historical  downtown 
intact  while  supporting  a  large 
commercial  sector  on  the  out- 
skirts, with  no  harm  done  (ex- 
cept stinky  exhaust  fumes). 

I  would  like  to  state  very 
clearly,  however,  that  I  think 
that  an  opinion  recently  stated 
on  QuickMail  that  the  "tree- 
hugging  liberals"  arc  the  ones 
in  opposition  to  Wal-Mart  is  a 
crock.  I  don't  think  this  is  an 
issue  of  political  ideology,  ex- 
cept for  with  respect  to  eco- 
nomics. Isopposinglargc-scale 
development  in  opposition  to 
free  enterprise?  When  it's  a 
question  of  allowing 
megastorcs  at  the  risk  of  the 
downfall  of  an  entire  commu- 
nity, I  think  "the  American 
Way"  goes  beyond  a  question 
of  equal  opportunity  for  some. 
As  David  O'Dell  of  the  Kent 
County  News  told  me,  "Either 
way,  the  residents  of 
Chestertown  don't  want  things 
to  stay  the  way  they've  always 
been."  What's  for  the  best?  I 
honestly  don't  know,  but  I'm 
sure  waiting  to  find  out, 


"Bessie,"  from  page  1 

sure  that  it  would  not  start  up 
again. 

Fortunately,  no  one  was 
hurt  in  the  fire,  but  everything 
was  lost  to  it.  By  the  next  day, 
money  wasalreadybeingraiscd 
to  help  out  Miss  Bessie  and  her 
family.  Students havecharged 
money  on  their  student  ID's, 
Jeff  Miller,  Director  of  Athlet- 
ics, donated  clothes  and  toys 
forthesons,andthePanhellenic 
council  held  a  raffle  that  ended 
March  11th. 

Rose  Usilton  and  Sara 
Elburn,  WC  Dining  Service 
employees,  helped  to  notify  the 
college  community  of  the  inci- 
dent and  organize  the  collec- 


tion of  donations.  The  Wash- 
ington College  community  has 
shown  a  lot  of  financial  and 
emotional  support  toward  Miss 
Bessie  and  her  family. 

Mary  Brown,  Associate 
Director  of  Summer  Confer- 
ences, said,  "It  is  not  easy  to  go 
through  [losing  everything), 
but  when  you  do,  it  is  nice  to 
know  that  you  have  the  WC 
family." 

Local  churches  have  also 
shown  theirconcern  and  that  of 
the  Chestertown  community  by 
donating  money  and  various 
goods  to  the  Maples  family. 
Miss  Bessie  is  currently  work- 
ing with  Interfaith  Housing 
Project,  a  locally-based  service 
aimed  at  helping  individuals 


find  housing;  she  has  also  sent 

anapplicationforanapartment 

at  Chester  River. 

Miss  Bessie  still  manages  to 

have  a  positive  outlook:  "I'm 

still  holding  on  to  my  joy,  and 

I'm  going  to  stay  happy." 

If  any  one  would  like  to  do- 
nate clothes  to  the  Maples  fam- 
ily, the  sizes  are: 

Mr  Maples:  medium  in 
shirts;  30-34  in  pants;  10  &1/2 
in  shoes. 

Miss  Bessie:  size  18;  8  wide 
in  shoes. 

Wayne  (eldest  son):  extra- 
large  in  shirts;  size  40-32  in 
pants;  10&1/2  in  shoes. 

Trey  (youngest  son,  6  yrs): 
7  regular  in  pants  and  shirts; 
12&1/2  in  boys  shoes. 


10 


March  12, 1993 


Columns 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

in  areas  where  Ihe  provision  of 
retail  and  other  services  is  a 
major  sustenance  activity. 
Consumer  spending  in  such 
areas  stimulates  the  local 
economy,  creating  jobs  and 
slowing  the  tide  of  emigration, 
These  established  retail  centers 
arc  also  favored  sites  for  new 
firms,  which  enhance  the  area's 
growth  potential  even  further." 

This  is  frightening  to  many 
people,  and  given  the  mini- 
mallification  of  America,  quite 
justifiably  so.  1  don't  believe 
that  anyone  really  wants 
Chcstcrtown  to  become  a  place 
with  a  lot  of  franchise  establish- 
ments. But  this  is  not  a  realistic 
danger.  Chcstcrtown  docs  not 
have  what  is  needed  to  support 
a  large  change  in  population. 
Some  may  say  that  Cheslerlown 
willbocomclikeDovor.butthis 
is  a  groundless  fear; 
Chcstcrtown  is  not  the  state 
capital,  docs  not  have  a  huge 
Air  Force  base  and  is  not  lo- 
cated on  a  major  highway. 

What  Chcstcrtown  docs 
have  isa  slowly  growing  popu- 
lation and  insufficient  retail  ca- 
pacity to  meet  the  needs  of  the 
local  population.  Ames  is  go- 
ing under,  and  so  is  Roses.  At 
the  current  time  many  residents 
,  already  -ire  forced  to  shop  else- 
where; with  all  the  major  gen- 
eral merchandisers  gone,  that 
means  a  net  outflow  of  capital 
from  the  community. 

Furthermore,  not  all  of 
Chestcrtown's  residents  have 
the  means  to  shop  elsewhere. 
At  the  last  census,  13.4pcrccnt 
of  Chcstcrtown  residents  did 


not  own  cars.  Unless  Barker's 
starts  selling  color  TV's,  where 
will  these  people  go  to  do  their 
shopping,  and  how  will  they  get 
there?  1  don't  seeany  of  the  Wal- 
Mart  opponents  offering  free 
rides  to  Dover  so  that  autolcss 
Chestcrtonianscan  shop. 

And  as  the  county  seat, 
Chcstcrtown  has  a  certain  re- 
sponsibility to  the  county.  The 
pcopleof  Kent  County  shouldn't 
have  to  drive  all  the  way  to  Do- 
ver, Annapolis  or  Easton.  This 
costs  bolh  time  and  money.  It 
strikes  me  as  odd  that  most  of 
the  people  who  oppose  Wal- 
Mart  are  by  and  large  from 
Chcstcrtown,  whereas  the 
county  as  a  whole  is  looks  upon 
the  proposition  with  a  favorable 
eye, 

This  is  significant  because 
the  county  as  a  whole  has  more 
native  residents  than 
Chcstcrtown.  Only  59.1  percent 
of  Chcstcrtown  residents  were 
born  in  Maryland,  compared  to 
64.8  percent  of  Kent  County  resi- 
dents. If  the  total  of  non-native 
Chcstcrtonians  were  subtracted 
from  the  population  of  the 
county  asa  whole,  thisdisparity 
would  be  even  more  evident. 

This  disparity  is  because  of 
the  attempt  to  gentrify 
Chcstcrtown.  At  the  last  census 
the  per  capita  income  for 
Chcstcrtowni  was  $14,847, 
whereas  it  was  $6,700  only  ten 
years  before.  Even  when  allow- 
ing for  inflation,  the  increase  in 
income  is  significant.  At  the  last 
census,  27.4  percent  of 
Chcstcrtown  residents  had  a 
college  education,  which  com- 
pares to  16.9  percent  for  the 
county  asa  whole.  Interestingly, 


this  disparity  did  not  exist  in 
the  1980  census,  when  only 
12.6  percent  of  Chestcrtown 
residents  had  a  college  educa- 
tion. Also,  the  age  of  county 
residents  is  higher  than  in  sur- 
rounding counties:  38.9  per- 
cent of  Chcstcrtown  residents 
arc  age  45  or  older,  whereas 
only  25.2  percent  of  Queen 
Anne's  County  residents  are 
45  or  older  and  only  29.6  per- 
cent of  Cecil  County  residents 
arc  45  or  older.  The  percent- 
age of  Chcstcrtown  residents 
in  poverty  has  decreased  from 
17  percent  in  1980  to  11.1  per- 
cent in  1990. 

Given  that  the  population 
has  increased  very  little  in  the 
period  between  the  two  cen- 
suses, this  would  seem  to  in- 
dicate that  the  few  newcom- 
ers to  Chcstertown  would  ac- 
count for  most  of  theobserved 
changes,  particularly  in  in- 
come. This  allows  us  to  infer 
that  the  hypothetical  "aver- 
age" newcomer  is  45  or  older, 
has  a  car,  a  bachelor's  degree 
and  an  income  of  over  $50,000 
a  year. 

This  sort  of  person  islikely 
to  have  come  to  Chestcrtown 
because  it  is  quaint.  Theyalso 
have  the  resources  to  travel 
elsewhere  for  shopping,  so 
therefore  the  nuisance  costs 
associated  with  havinga  Wal- 
Mart  in  Chcstertown  far  out- 
weigh the  benefits.  The  ma- 
jority of  Kent  County  resi- 
dents, however,  are  not  so 
comfortable  that  it  means 
nothing  to  them  to  have  to 
travel  great  distances. 

Somealso  argue  that  while 
many  part-time  jobs  would  be 


produced  by  Wal-Mart,  most 
upper  level  positions  would  be 
filled  by  outsiders.  Thisreveals 
the  class  bias  of  those  who  ar- 
gue against  Wal-Mart;  they  are 
not  the  sort  of  people  who 
consider  that  many  jobs  for 
working  class  people  are  im- 
portant, but  they  are  the  sort  of 
people  who  are  concerned 
about  management  jobs  for  a 
few  of  their  friends. 

Aside  from  this,  the  argu- 
ment is  flawed.  It  is  true  that 
initially  management  positions 
will  be  filled  by  outsiders,  but 
that  is  only  in  the  short  term. 
These  positions  will  be  filled  be 
people  who  already  work  for 
Wal-Mart,  because  the  com- 
pany believes  in  promotion 
from  within.  This  means  that 
in  the  long  run  there  will  be  real 
opportunity  for  career  ad- 
vancement for  local  workers. 
And  what  about  the  soon-to- 
be-former  Ames  employees?  I 
don't  see  the  anti-Wal-Mart 
faction  offering  any  solution  to 
the  unemployment  crisis  faced 
by  these  people  on  a  personal 
level. 

Some  demagogues  also 
dredge  up  stories  about  how 
Wal-Mart  uses  up  towns.  But 
let'slook  at  the  real  threat  which 
has  caused  store  closings  in 
Chestcrtown.  The  real  threat 
has  been  instability  on  a  chain- 
wide  level,  as  faced  by  both 
Ames  and  McCrory's.  Ames  is 
going  belly  up  because  it  is  do- 
ing so  on  a  nation-wide  level. 
This  will  not  happen  to  Wal- 
Mart.  Its  1991  sales  were  $43.9 
billion,  its  profits  were  $1 .6  bil- 
lion, and  the  company's  mar- 
ket value  was  $61  billion.  That 


"i 


Wal-Mart  managed  to  achi^ 
these  figures  in  a  year  whs 
other  retailers  were  filing  fa 
chapter  1 1  is  quite  impress^ 
They  will  not  go  broke. 

Nor  will  they  use 
Chestertown  and  leave  it  hU 
and  dry.  That  is  not  how  Waj. 
Mart  became  the  nation'snum. 
ber  one  retailer.  It  is  a  succc^ 
story  of  capitalism.  It  becair* 
the  top  dog  by  lowering  cosb 
and  offering  fantastic  prices, 
Sam  Walton  made  his  billi 
by  maximizing  consumer  sur. 
plus,  not  by  ripping  peop]< 
To  imply  otherwise  is  to  express 
some  sort  of  deep-rooted  dis- 
satisfaction with  the  capitalisi 
system. 

Years  ago  tall  ships  trav- 
eled the  Chester  River.  When 
they  stopped  coming, 
Chestertown  survived.  Wal- 
Mart  will  not  change 
Chestertown  nearly  so  muclv 
People  will  cut  down  on  pollu- 
tion and  save  money  by  not 
having  to  drive  as  far.  Peoplein 
town  will  have  the  option  ol 
buying  high  quality  merchan- 
dise at  low  low  prices.  Isn'tthal 
what  capitalism  isall  about?  Of 
courseitis.  If  people  whodon'l 
like  the  idea  of  Wal-Mart  really 
do  support  capitalism,  freei 
tcrprise,  motherhood,  the  fl 
school  prayer,  and  prices  so  low 
it's  insane,  they'll  pipe  down 
and  suck  it  up.  If  they  don'l, 
perhaps  they  should  meet  pri- 
vately with  me,  and  we  can 
come  up  with  a  scheme  to  make 
Chestertown  a  totally  radical 
place  to  live! 


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Use  with  Caution 

1.  Artificial  flavoring  (soda, 
candy,  gum,  breakfast  cereals) 

—  may  cause  hyperactivity 
children  and  some  adults. 

2.  BHA  (cereals,  potato  chips' 

—  needs  testing. 

3.  EDTA  —  may  leach  minerals 
from  the  body. 

4.  Gums  (ice  cream,  beverage 

—  poorly  tested,  probablysafc 

5.  Monosodium  glutamate/ 
MSG  (soups,  sauces,  some 
Chinese  food,  Italian  sauces)- 
damages  brain  cells  in  mi*; 
causes  headache  and  burning 
in  head,  neck,  and  arrnsof  son* 
people. 

6.  Propylgallate  (soups)" 
poorly  tested. 

The  information  in  this  article 
is  condensed  from  pages  59-*' 
in  The  Green  Lifestyle  Hand- 
book, Edited  by  Jeremy  R""^ 
1990  by  the  Greenhouse  Cris* 
Foundation.  


11 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


March  12, 1993 


Women's  Lacrosse  Shoots 
For  Season  Of  Surprises 


Matt  Murray  

CoSports  tcutor 

The  women's  lacrosse  team 
will  open  their  season  at  Mary 
Washington  on  March  16,  and 
Coach  Diane  Guinan  sees  a  year 
of  uncertainty  ahead  of  her. 

"We  have  a  fairly  young, 
inexperienced  team,  and  our 
numbers  are  kind  of  small,  and 
we  play  a  tough  schedule," 
Guinan  said.  "It's  going  to  take 
awhile  to  put  it  all  together." 

However,  Coach  Guinan 
believes  the  opportunity  to  do 
well  still  exists  with  players 
such  as  senior  co-captains 
Eleanor  Shriver  and  Amy 
McQea  ry,  as  well  as  seven  other 
returning  players. 

"I  think  I've  got  a  pretty 
good,  dedicated  group  of 
people  who  I  think  are  working 
hard  and  want  to  do  well,"  she 
said. 

Leading  the  charge  this 
season  will  be  McCleary  who 
was  selected  to  the  All-South 
Region  teamas  well  as  an  MAC 
All-Star  in  1992.  Last  year,  the 
senior  scored  35  goals,  placing 
second  on  the  team's  scoring 
charts. 

Shriver  returns  to  anchor 
thedefense  in  her  third  year  on 
the  lacrosse  team.  Other  letter 
winners  from  1992  include 
juniors  Jennifer  Bornfriend, 
Kirsten  Lucas  and  Karen  Scott 
as  well  as  sophomore  Nancy 
Millhouser. 

Sophomores  Jen  Hagey  and 
Debbie  Spence  also  return  from 
last  year's  squad,  and  Peggy 
Bowman  returns  to  Washington 
College  after  a  year  away  from 
the  school  to  play  her  second 


Amy  McCleary  was  the  second  leading  scorer  for  Washington  last 
year  with  35  goals 

1993  season  are  juniors  Salwa 
Amer,  Renee  Guckert  and  Beth 
Hocker  and  freshmen  Peggy 
Busker  and  Renee  Seaman. 

The  Shorewomen  will  be- 
gin their  season  with  away 


year  of  lacrosse  for  the 
Shorewomen. 

Coach  Guinan  will  also 
count  on  two  freshman  tq  con- 
tribute to  the  team  this  year. 
She  hopes  Jill  Schultz  and  Ali 
Nadich  will  have  strong  sea- 
sons. 

"We'll  certainly  look  to 
(Nadich)  to  help  us  on  attack," 
Guinan  said.  "She's  bringing 
some  previous  experience  and 
success  from  the  high  school 
level." 

The  other  players  on  the 
varsity  lacrosse  roster  for  the 


gamesatMary  Washington  and 
Franklin&Marshall.  Thehome 
opener  will  be  March  25  versus 
Swarthmore  College  at  4:00 
p.m. 

They  will  also  face  tradi- 
tionally tough  opponents  such 
as  Johns  Hopkins,  Gettysburg, 
Dickinson,  Ursinus  and 
Haverford. 


NCAA  Division  III  1993 
Pre-Season  Lacrosse  Rank 


••Rochester,  NY 

2   Hobart 
-Geneva,  NY 

3-  Roanoke 
-Salem,  VA 

*•  Ithaca 

-Iftaca,  NY 

5-  Salisbury  State 
-Salisbury,  MD 


-Gettysburg,  I 

7.  Washington 
—Clustertown,  SID 

8.  Ohio  Wesleyan 
—Delaware,  OH 

9.  Alfred 

-Alfred,  NY 

10.  Cortland 
— Cortland,  NY 


>tsdain,  NY 

12.  Hartivick 
-Oneonta,  NY 


13.  Middiebury 
-Middlebury,  VT 

tie  Fr.  &  Marshall 
•^Lancaster,  PA 

15,  Wash.  &  Lee 
—Lexington,  VA 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


CHESTERTOWN 


Trust 
Me 


^S>^  (1101  778-981 


It's  hard  to  believe  how  hard  it  is  to  come  up  with  a  good 
candidate  for  Newt's  POW  in  between  seasons.  Sure,  Shawn 
Hamill  was  an  excellent  selection  last  week,  but  at  the  same  time, 
we  can't  wait  for  those  varsity  sports  to  get  rolling,  so  we  can  have 
more  choices  than  we  know  what  to  do  with. 

As  hard  as  it  was  to  find  someone  this  week,  a  choice  finally 
jumped  out  and  hit  us.  In  this  column  we  too  often  tend  to 
compliment  people  for  their  athletic  prowess  (ie.  "They  have  a 
sweet  shot,"  "He  hits  hard,"  "Wow,  she  can  spike  it,"  "She  swims 
fast,"  or  "What  an  awesome  hat  trick!").  However,  it  seems  we 
often  forget  that  the  object  here  at  college  is  to  hit  the  books. 

Therefore,  the  Newt's  POW  this  week  combines  the  best  of 
both  worlds.  This  week,  Andy  McKim  was  named  to  his  third 
consecutive  MAC  All-Academic  Team.  The  senior  swimmer 
from  Towson,  MD  holds  a  3.64  grade  point  average,  and  during 
the  dual  meet  season,  he  swam  for  four  fifth  place  finishes  and 
was  a  member  of  four  second  place  relays. 

An  international  studies  major,  McKim  will  be  the  only 
member  of  the  men's  swim  team  to  graduate  in  1993,  as  he  is  the 
only  senior  on  the  team. 

So  if  you  see  Andy  around  campus,  congratulate  him  on  his 
amazing  ability  to  balance  his  studies  and  his  athletic  career  at 
such  a  high  level. 

Have  a  great  spring  break  everybody! 

-your  great  sports  editors 
Doug  Hoffberger  and  Matt  Murray 


A  Shear  Design 

COUPLCTt  HAM  4  MAN.  CAM 
MAM.  XW%  .  OVfHLATS  •  MOAlJ 


778-3181 

Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sales 


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Washington 
Lacrosse 

Ranked  #7 
In  NCAA 

Division  III 


Baseball  and  Crew  head  for  Florida 
for  competition  and  fun  in  the  sun 


WC  •  ELM 


nV     ■      AJ  J-/XTJL 

Sports 


Hoffberger  Sacked: 

Masses  Riot,  Call  For  Return  of 
the  Bleacher  Creatures 


Women's 
Lacrosse 
Prepares 
For  Season: 
Opener  On 
March  16 


4fc 


foe  Boan  seeks  to  lead  the  Washington  baseball  team  to  a  successful  stint  in  sunny  Florida  over  Spring  Break.  On  the  mound,  the  senior 

hopes  to  return  to  his  sophomore  year  form  when  he  won  seven  games.  Last  season,  he  pitched  the  second-most  innings  on  the  club   He 

should  be  even  more  dangerous  in  the  batter's  box,  as  he  hopes  to  improve  on  his  performance  of  last  year  when  he  batted  307  with  three 

homeruns  and  21  RB/s.  Look  for  the  results  of  the  baseball  team  S  Spring  Break  excursion  in  our  next  issue  on  March  26 


Andy  McKim:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


-■■■■-  ■ 


Upcoming 
Events 


Men's  Lacrosse 
vs.  Western  MD 
March  13 

@  Navy- 
March  17 


Women's  Lacrosse 
@  Mary  Wash. 
March  16 

Men's  Tennis 
@  Emory  at  W&L 
March  12 
@  Clemson 
March  13 

Women's  Tennis 
@  Wash.  &  Lee 
March  13 

Rowing 

@  Central  Florida 

March  20 

Baseball 
Florida  Trip 
March  12-20 

Softball 

@  Frank.  &  Marsh. 

March  20 


Three  WC 

Swimmers 

Make  The 

All-MAC 

Academic 

Team 


NOTHING 

T  BUT THE 
RUTH 


All  the  news  that  fits  in  your  pocket 


Clm 


Weekend  Weather 

Friday:  Mostly  cloudy  1 ! 

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Weekend:  Parilly  doudyj 
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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-One  •   March  26, 1993 


Washington  College   «   Chestertown,  Maryland 


College  to  Launch  New,  Improved  Review 


I.  Tarin  Towers 
0tor-in-Chief 


Are  creative  writing  stu- 
dents and  journalists  the  only 
ones  at  Washington  College 
who  regularly  have  the  oppor- 
nity  to  see  their  work  in  print? 
Not  anymore,  according  to  the 
master  plan  of  Washington  Col- 
qe  Review  Publisher  Robert 
Day. 

The  Washington  College  Re- 
new will  no  longer  simply  be  a 
collection  of  various  creative 
writing  efforts  with  a  few  essays 
here  and  there,  and  its  publi- 
cation schedule  will  be  neither 
sporadic  nor  guessed  at. 

The  plan  is  for  the  re- 
vamped journal  to  truly  repre- 
sent the  liberal-arts  college; 
correspondingly,  there  will  be 
three  sections:  Social  Sciences, 
Natural  Sciences,  and  Hu- 
manities and  Creative  Writing, 
with  professors  Dan  Premo, 
Don  Munson,  and  Kathy 
Wagner  serving  as  the  editors 
of  those  divisions,  respectively. 
Richard  Striner  of  the  His- 
tory Department  will  serve  as 
General  Editor,  and  junior  Jen- 
nifer Reddish  has  been  selected 
as  Student  Editor.  Director  of 
College  Relations  Meredith 


Davies-Hadaway  is  Managing 
Editor  for  the  publication. 

Day  wants  to  see  the  Review 
become  "a  genuine  liberal  arts 
journal  for  good  student  writ- 
ers in  all  disciplines.  We  hope 
there  will  be  fine  essays  and 
articles  in  political  science, 
natural  science,  and  philoso- 
phy, for  example." 

Students  interested  in 
publishing  work  in  one  of  the 
three  divisions  should  contact 
the  editor  for  their  area  of  in- 
terest; however,  solicitations  for 
work  will  also  be  culled  from 
the  professors  in  every  depart- 
ment. "If  they're  shy,  it  doesn't 
matter,"  said  Day.  "We'regoing 
to  go  out  and  find  them.  We're 
not  going  to  let  this  fall  into 
lethargy." 

All  of  the  featured  writing 
will  be  by  students,  and,  with 
the  exception  of  Reddish,  all 
the  editing  will  be  done  by  fac- 
ulty. "This  is  still  a  student 
magazine,"  said  Day,  "But  this 
is  the  one  best  example  I  can 
think  of  of  cooperation  between 
the  students,  faculty  and  ad- 
ministration." He  cited  Davies- 
Hadaway  as  being  exemplary 
of  the  cooperation  and  enthusi- 
asm exhibited  by  the  adminis- 
tration. 


Day  wants  all  students  to 
be  able  to  see  their  workin  print. 
"...  we  can  take  the  papers  they 
have  done  for  coursework,  and 
with  the  faculty  editors,  turn 
that  into  a  general  interest  ar- 
ticle," he  said.  "We're  no  longer 
just  defining  a  writer  as  a  cre- 
ative writer." 

Davies-Hadaway  will  be  in 
charge  of,  among  other  things, 
budget  and  production  sched- 
ule. She  is  the  editor  of  The 
Washington  College  Magazine, 
WC's  alumni  publication.  She 
will  also  oversee  the  layout  of 
the  magazine:  Lara  Usilton,  the 
College  RelationsOffice  intern, 
will  lay  out  the  Review  on 
PageMaker,  based  on  a  design 
by  Literary  House  Press  Master 
Printer  T.  Michael  Kaylor. 

"We  hope  to  produce  the 
entire  thing  in- house,  including 
printing  it  at  the  Literary  House 
Press,"  said  Davies-Hadaway. 
The  computer-generated  layout 
sheets  will  be  reproduced  onto 
printing  press  plates  using  a 
sophisticated  pieceof  computer 
equipment.  Student  interns  at 
the  Press  will  assist  in  printing 
the  Review  at  the  O'Neill  Liter- 
ary House. 

Davies-Hadaway  suggests 
that  "this  will  be  an  opportu- 


Mysterious  Fire  Swept  through 
Worcester  Room  over  Break 


Jen  WMdych 

Stair  Writer 


Anyone  who  has  had  to 
walk  through  Worcester  has 
noticed  the  smell.  People  who 
havebeen  on  the  first  floor  have 
seen  the  streaks  of  gray  rising 
from  the  door  frame  to  the 
ceiling  and  the  yellow  police 
'ape  across  the  door.  Others 
who  have  not  passed  through 
this  dorm  may  not  know  that 
there  was  a  mysterious  fire  in 
Worchester  104,  Chris  Kennedy 
■aid  John  O'Hearn's  room. 

The  fire  started  on 
Wednesday,  March  17,  St. 
Patrick's  Day.  When  questioned 
about  the  possibility  of  a  ciga- 
^'te  causing  the  fire,  the  two 


freshi 
been 


'men  told  me  that  they  had 
n  gone  for  three  days  before 
^ef're  started. 


forth 


No  one  was  in  the  room 


ree  days  before  the  fire  so 
J0*  did  it  start?  A  cigarette 


doesn 


Let' 


t  smolder  for  three  days. 


ssee  what  the  Fire  Marshall 


says."  Kennedy  added  that  he 
was  not  smoking  on  his  bed, 
where  the  fire  was  suspected  to 
have  started,  and  that  O'Hearn 
docs  not  smoke  at  all. 

"Nothing's  left,"  O'Hearn 
said.  "All  that's  left  is  a  jar  of 
peanut  butter  and  a  bag  of  po- 
tato chips." 

"Yeah.  And  the  CDs  are 
melted,"  Kennedy  added.  The 
two  roommates  had  to  move 
those  belongings  that  were 
salvageable  to  the  upstairs 
lounge,  where  they  are  cur- 
rently living.  They  said  that  they 
are  doing  fine.  Fortunately, 
both  of  them  brought  home  the 
majority  of  their  possessions 
over  break. 

While  the  fire  appeared  to 
have  been  accidental,  O'Hearn 
mentioned  that  certain  articles 
in  his  room  were  missing  and 
unaccounted  for,  including  ten 
or  fifteen  dollars  in  change  and 
a  shoebox  of  CDs. 

Kennedy  and  O'Hearn  met 
with  the  WC  Security  Director 


nity  to  publish  beyond  the  Lit- 
erary House,"  although  the 
magazine  will  be  printed  in  that 
building.  "It's probably  the  first 
effort  of  its  kind,  to  bring  in  all 
the  liberal  arts  divisions,  so  it's 
kind  of  a  landmark  in  that  re- 
spect," she  said. 

"It'll  beacompletely  home- 
grown effort,  a  showcase  of  WC 
student  writing,"  said  Davies- 
Hadaway. 

It  also  has  potential  for  ex- 
pansion, she  added,  with  the 
possibility  of  the  Admissions 
and  Development  Offices  using 
it  to  elicit  a  favorable  response 
from  the  public. 

The  Washington  College  Re- 
view will  collect  its  work  each 
spring  and  publish  in  the  early 
fall.  The  slated  release  date  is 
October  1  of  this  year;  this 
spring's  deadline  for  submis- 
sions is  April  19. 

The  Review  is  sponsored  by 
the  Society  of  Junior  Fellows, 
the  McLain  Program  in  Envi- 
ronmental Affairs,  The 
Goldstein  Program  in  Public 
Affairs,  The  Sophie  Kerr  Com- 
mittee, The  Writer's  Union,  and 
the  O'Neill  Literary  House. 

As  Professor  Day  said,  "I 
think  it'll  be  terrific!" 


Arabian 
Feminism 

Two  Middle  Eastern 
women  visiting  Chestertown 
during  Washington  College's 
Sophie  Kerr  Weekend  will 
participate  in  a  discussion  of 
Arab  feminism  on  Saturday, 
March  27.  The  symposium  bc- 
ginsat  1  p.m.  in  the  Sophie  Kerr 
Room  of  Miller  Library. 

Sponsors  include  the 
Goldstein  Program  in  Public 
Affairs,  the  Gender  Relations 
Awareness  Alliance,  the  Middle 
East  Club,  the  Gay  and  Lesbian 
Alliance.and  the  Anthropology 
Club  of  Washington  College. 

Nawal  al-Saadawi,  a  visit- 
ing professor  at  Duke  Univer- 
sity, joins  Fedwa  Malti-Dou- 
glas,  a  professor  at  Indiana 
University,  for  a  discussion  of 
women's  struggle  against  op- 
pression in  the  Middle  East. 

Saada  wi  isgivinga  reading 
from  her  work  Friday,  March 
26.  The  reading,  sponsored  by 
the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  of 
Washington  College,  begins  at 
4:00  p.m.  in  Norman  James 
Theatre  of  William  Smith  Hall. 
Saadawi  is  the  author  of 
several  novels,  including 
Woman  at  Point  Zero,  Cod  Dies 
by  the  Nile,  The  Fall  of  the  Imam 
and,  most  recently,  Searching. 


Jerry  Roderick,  the  assistant 
superintendent  and  fire 
marshall  on  Wednesday  March 
24.  The  fire  marshall  reportedly 
stated,  "I've  been  in  this  busi- 
ness for  32  years  and  I'm 
stumped."  He  did  not  find  any 
real  pattern  to  the  fire. 

The  area  affected  by  the  fire 
was  primarily  around 
Kennedy's  bed,  but  articles  on 
the  other  side  of  the  room  also 
burned.  There  were  burned 
pieces  of  furniture  next  to  un- 
scathed peices.  However,  the 
fire  marshall  does  not  suspect 
arson  or  any  foul  play,  despite 
the  fact  that  the  window  was 
found  tobe  unlocked  and  items 
missing  from  the  room.  In  ad- 
dition, the  fire  alarm  that  was 
in  perfect  working  order  when 
inspected  inOctobcr  was  found 
unplugged. 

"I  have  a  lot  of  questions," 
Kennedy  said, 'but  I'mgoing  to 
put  it  to  bed.  I'm  just  glad  that  it 
happened  when  no  one  was 
here." 


Inside 


Crisis  Extra:  Visual  Aids 
For  Fundamentalists 


What  Did  Allen  Marshall      O 
Do  For  Spring  Break?  O 

Two  Letters  On  Racism 


One  More  Reason  For 
Rubbers:  Overpopulation 


See  Orgasmo  or  Have 
Your  Penis  Planted 


March  26, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Controversy  Comes  in  Different  Colors... 

Woo  woo  woo.  Yt-8,  I've  said  before  that  there's  nothing  like  a  good 
controversy.  In  fact,  some  news  stories  would  have  little  value  to  an  eye 
that  didn't  see  the  subtext:  an  action  which  provokes  thought  about  an 
issue  larger  than  that  isolated  incident  makes  for  good  controversy  and, 
hopefully,  good  journalism. 

The  last  issue  of  the  Elm  was  kind  of  a  funny  one.  There  wasn't  a  lot 
in  the  way  of  "hard  news;"  In  fact,  much  of  the  news  section  was  written 
in  a  rather  informal,  "fcaturesy"  style.  To  choose  articles  for  any  given 
wcekcan  bedifficult  in  sucha  small  community.  I  wrote  the  article  on  Wal- 
Mart  (and  requisitioned  several  others)  because  it  affects  the  community 
we  (however  briefly)  live  in.  And  because  I  feel  strongly  that  the  Kent 
County  area  lends  to  be  Ignored  by  the  campus  at  large;  a  lot  of  students 
I  know  see  Chestertown  as  a  quaint  brick  movie  set  with  a  lot  of  bars  and 
liquor  stores. 

The  reason  for  asking  Jason  Ronstadt  to  write  his  piece  on  the  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange  controversy  [See  "What's  all  the  Hubbub, 
Bub,"  page  one,  March  12  Elm]  was  rather  similar.  A  few  months  ago, 
DAHE  president  Dawn  Israel  wrote  a  formal  apology  to  the  Elm  for  an 
unspecified  action  by  members  of  that  group.  The  letter  confused  a  lot  of 
people;  exactly  what  happened  and  what  was  covered  up  was  a  big  ol' 
mystery.  I  only  heard  the  same  rumours  the  rest  of  you  did. 

So,  albeit  later  in  the  semester,  we  had  nn  article  written,  I  will  make 
it  very  clear  to  you  all  right  now  that  the  information  therein  comes  from 
Israel  herself. 

We  did  not  intend  to  make  a  value  judgment  over  whether  the 
"gmfltti"  was  making  a  positive  or  negative  statement,  or  whether  the 
decision  to  cover  up  (whatever  you  want)  that  grafitti  was  the  right 
decision.  But  the  fact  is,  it  happened,  and  until  that  point,  the  rumour  mill 
just  churned  out  much  worse  thing*  than  was  actually  the  case. 

No,  Lisa,  the  statements  described  did  not  "offend  the  staffofT/ieE/m." 
Perhaps  certoinindividualsatthiscollcge  were  offended  by  those  remarks. 
But  not  us.  Should  we  have  been?  I  don't  quite  see  a  point  here.  Why  did 
we  do  the  article?  Because  people  repeatedly  asked  me  what  happened, 
ooot>o,  controversy  brewed.  Frankly  I  had  no  idea  what  was  written  on 
those  walls.  But  I  wanted  you  all  to  know. 

If  the  statements  weren't  offensive,  why  were  they  "erased"?  If  they 
were,  why  were  they  written  in  the  first  place?  And  were  they  offensive? 
By  whose  standards?  I  am  not  here  to  provide  you  with  the  answers;  I'm 
here  to  provoke  you  Into  finding  the  questions.  The  answers  have  to  come 
from  inside  of  each  of  us. 

What  docs  offend  me  is  the  assumption  that  I  would  be  offended  by 
a  statement  like  "Support  Black  Colleges."  Okay.  What  do  I  think  of  it?  I 
think  it's  a  wee  bit  sensationalist  at  a  school  like  WC,  whose  ethnic  makeup 
may  leave  much  to  be  desired.  It  sounds  as  though  the  author  may  have 
been  turning  against  his  or  her  own  school.  But  was  I  offended  by  the 
statement?  No.  I  found  it  intruiging,  and  if  anyone  can  offer  me  a  Why  on 
this  one,  I'd  love  to  hear  it. 

And  I  certainly  hope,  Tia,  that  you  weren't  insinuating  that  it  was  The 
Elm  that  was  "crying  reverse  discrimination  or  separatism."  Maybe  I'm 
getting  a  little  paranoid  here.  But  I  don't  like  being  called  a  racist  any  more 
than  I  like  being  called  "whitcy."  Calm  down,  I  realize  that  that  was  not  the 
point  of  your  letter.  But  1  also  suggest  you  reread  Jason's  article.  Nowhere 
did  it  suggest  that  DAHE  was  practicing  reverse  discrimination.  The  last 
paragraph,  again,  fcaturesy,  merely  served  as  a  summary  of  what  Israel 
told  Jason. 

If  there  has  been  a  backlash  against  the  efforts  of  DAHE,  TELL  US 
ABOUT  IT.  In  specific.  Everyone  on  this  campus  holds  an  opinion  about 
Issues  of  race,  and  they  vary  widely.  But  nothing  will  get  accomplished  by 
a  general  vent  which  makes  me  nervous  and  a  little  sad  that  someone  may 
be  accusing  us  of  racism  simply  by  reporting  a  controversy  that  happened 
to  involve  black  students. 

Give  me  a  fucking  break.  You  want  us  to  report  all  the  news?  Good. 
So  do  we.  But  in  order  todothat,  if  there's  something  we  don't  know,  TELL 
US.  We  don't  have  little  spies  everywhere  sniffing  out  news.  Nope.  But 
we'll  listen  to  whatever  stories  you  want  to  tell. 

From  Curtia  Arnold's  letter:  "If  you  have  a  problem  with  the  group 
why  don't  you  get  involved  instead  of  sittingaroundtalkingabout  how  it's 
a  black  group."  Good.  But  if  someone  has  a  problem  with  the  group,  you 
should  realize  that  yes,  that  means  controversy,  and  that  means  that 
questions  should  pop  up,  perhaps  the  foremost  one  being,  "Why?" 


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Feedback  Correspondence  &  Dirt 


Shriver's  Advice:  Think  Before  You  Speak 

To  the  Editor: 

I  am  writing  this  letter  in 
response  to  the  Campus  Voices 
in  The  ELM  on  March  12, 1993. 

First,  congratulations  to  all 
the  candidates  who  ran  for  SG  A 


positions  two  weeks  ago.  Re- 
gardless of  who  was  elected,  I 
feel  confident  that  all  of  the 
candidates  will  contribute  their 
leadership  abilities  in  the  future. 
Second,  I  am  disappointed 
in  two  of  my  fellow  Resident 
Assistants.  Comments  were 
made  by  Chris  Vaughn  and 
Charlie  Unehan  regarding  John 


Phoebus'  and  Eve  Zartman's 
campaign. 

If  I  recall  correctly,  each 
Resident  Assistant  agreed  in 
August  to  be  supportive  of  one 
another.  Chris  Vaughn's  com- 


ment on  John  Pheobus  cannot 
be  classified  as  supportive,  but 
rather  rude  and  insensitive. 
-Charlie  Linehan's  comment, 
although  not  directed  toward  a 
fellow  Resident  Assistant,  was 
also  unnecessary. 

I  had  been  under  the  im- 
pression that  Resident  Assis- 
tants were  to  set  examples  for 


other  students.  Is  this  how  we 
want  the  rest  of  the  student 
body  to  act? 

My  reason  for  writing  is 
not  to  attack  two  of  my  friends 
(RA's),  but  to  remind  everyone 
that  students /politicians,  con- 
trary to  popular  belief,  have 
feelings  too!!  My  advice  to  ev- 
eryone is  to  leam  a  lesson  from 
this,  particularly,  one  about 
thinking  before  saying  some- 
thing that  might  be  regretted 
later. 

Eleanor  Shriver 
RA,  Third  Floor  Reid 


Linehan  Should  Remember  His  Gentleman's  Agreement 

To  the  Editor:  is  not  a  good  tradition.  It  never 

Two  weeks  ago,  in  the  Elm,  has  been,  and  I  should  hope  it 

Charlie  Linehan  wrote  a  piece  never  will  be.     Attempted 

entitled  'Tradition,  Discipline,  breaking  and  entering,  that  was 


and  the  Spirit  of  Washington 
College"  (see  Elm,  12  March 
1993).  In  most  respects  it  was  a 
fine  piece,  albeit  largely  opinion 
in  the  News  Section  of  the  pa- 
per (NOTE:  Linehan's  articleap- 
peared  in  the  Features  Section  on 
Page  Four— Ed.].  Butlfeelthat 
there  are  a  few  items  in  his  ar- 
ticle that  need  to  be  addressed. 
Tradition  is  a  good  thing,  I 
accept  that.  Phi  Sigma  pledges 
ru  nning  to  the  statue  of  George 
Washington  isa  good  tradition, 
the  Birthday  Ball  is  a  good  tra- 
dition, BlackheartsBall  isa  good 
tradition  but  Mr.  Linehan,  at- 
tempted breaking  and  entering 


the  infraction  that  the  five 
young  men  committed.  While 
they  were  pulling  a  basement 
window  out  of  its  tracks,  a 
basement  window  that  opens 
into  one  of  Frat  A's  chapter 
rooms,  the  pressure  on  the  glass 
caused  the  window  to  shatter. 
And  as  would  make  sense  in  a 
case  such  as  this,  Security  was 
called.  Wouldn't  most  people 
contact  the  Security  Depart- 
ment if  their  room  was  broken 
into?  Seems  to  me  that  a  resi- 
dential dormitory  room  and  a 
fraternity  meeting  room  are 
pretty  much  the  same  in  this 
regard.   If  there  was  potential 


or  actual  theft,  why  shouldn't 
the  Security  Department  be 
notified?  Repeatedly,  Mr. 
Linehan  referred  to  the  situation 
as  "petty,"  but  I,  and  I  imagine 
that  most  people  might  agree, 
do  not  regard  attempted 
breaking  and  entering  as 
"petty." 

Astothepointaboutrivalry 
between  Greek-letter  organi- 
zations, it  would  have  been 
more  interesting  if  Frat  A  had 
known  of  Frat  B's  intentions  of 
creating  such  a  rivalry  before 
such  an  incident  occurred. 
Now,  after  the  fact,  it  may  only 
appear  that  Frat  B  is  attempting 
to  pull  its  biscuitsoutof  the  fire- 

And  for  future  referenced 

See  "Tarleton,"  page  8 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


March  26, 1993 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


he  murder  of  Dr.  David 
GunnoutsideaPensacola  clinic 
has  sparked  a  national  debate. 
The  killing  was  an  overt  act  of 
terrorism  against  an  abortion 
provider,  and  was  intended  as 
a  purely  political  and  moral 
siatement.  What  is  it  that  makes 
anordinary,  religiously  devout 
and  financially  stable  family 
manlike  Michael  Griffin  shoot 
an  unarmed  man  in  the  back 
ihree  times? 

Currently,  abortion  is  the 
only  political  issue  which  is 
capable  of  exciting  such  divisive 
and  militant  emotions  across 
Ihe  country.  The  opinions  on 
both  sides  of  this  issue  are  fer- 
vently held.  Feminists  contend 
that  the  struggle  to  criminalize 
abortion  is  an  attack  on 
women's  fundamental  and  in- 
alienable right  to  control  the 
reproductive  capacities  of  their 
bodies,  and  that  the  attack  on 
abortion  rights  therefore  con- 
stitutes an  attack  against 
women'sability  to  control  their 
social,  political,  moral  and 
economic  destinies. 

Abortion  foes,  on  the  other 
hand,  assert  that  life  begins  at 
conception,  and  that  abortion 
is  a  particularly  heinous  form 
of  murder  whose  victims  are 
the  most  innocent,  helpless  and 
puremembers  of  society.  This, 
at  least,  is  the  attitude  of  mod- 
erate abortion  opponents,  who 
also  contend  that  they  do  not 
oppose  birth  control.  Indeed, 
many  of  these  moderates  pub- 
licly argue  that  birth  control  is  a 
socially  acceptable  and  morally 
sound  alternative  to  abortion. 

One  moderate  opponent  of 
abortion  is  John  Leo,  who  re- 
cently penned  a  scathing  in- 


dictmentot  those  who  use  such 
tactics  as  "butyric  acid  attacks 
on  clinics,  bombings,  gunfire  at 
a  Michigan  Planned  Parent- 
hood office,  arson  at  clinics  in 
Texas  and  Florida,  death  threats 
to  doctors  and  stalking  of  clinic 
personnel."  In  his  op-ed  piece 
in  US  News  and  World  Report, 
he  also  wrote  that  "Instead  of 
shrieking  at  women  entering 
clinics,  abortion  protesters 
ought  to  take  them  seriously  as 
moral  decision-makers." 

The  politically  moderate 
opponentsof  abortion  generally 
believe  that  criminalizing 
abortion  should  be  achieved 
within  the  political  system. 
They  may  even  give  money  to 
Operation  Rescue  or  other  anti- 
choice  groups. 

But  these  people  are  not 
the  ones  who  are  at  the  front 
lines  of  the  fight  to  deprive 
women  of  their  reproductive 
freedom.  The  anti-abortion 
fight  is  led  by  a  cadre  of  Chris- 
tian holy  warriors  engaged  in  a 
fundamentalist  jihad  against 
what  they  see  as  a  satanic  con- 
spiracy to  destroy  the  moral 
fiber  of  America.  These  people 
reject  the  notion  that  women 
are  "moral  decision-makers." 
They  accept  only  one  moral 
code  as  universally  applicable, 
and  that  is  the  infallible  Word 
of  God  in  the  Holy  Bible  —  as 
interpreted  by  them. 

While  it  is  true  that  attacks 
on  abortion  rights  are  a  part  of 
a  larger  pattern  of  attacks 
against  women's  rights  (as  in- 
con  trovertibly  proven  in  Susan 
Faludi's  Backlash),  historically 
these  same  reactionary  classes 

See  "Koon,"  page  9 


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Starring 

Micfi  air 

Grirrin 

A  Triumph? 

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■kstioifir^ 

Review. 


Open  Forum:  What  I  Did  Over  Spring  Break 


Allen  Marshall  is  a  currently 
"freshmanstudyingtraffictheory. 

I  spent  most  of  my  spring 
weak  doing  pretty  much  what 
you're  doing  now.  No,  I  didn't 
sit  down  to  lunch  and  read  the 
°Pen  Forum  of  the  Elm  for  7 
days,  but  I  did  get  to  do  much 
fading.  The  reason  for  this  is 
•hat  I  was  snowed  in  for  two 
oays  and  my  car  was  snowed 
[""n  Saturday  until  Thursday. 
[Sot  to  begin  a  book  by  Robert 
™inlein:  The  Number  of  the 
BaEi-  The  title  seems  to  be 
pleading  if  you  ask  me.  It 
should  be  called  Here  is  Another 
^"Vle  of  an  Author  Portraying 
"""enasatLeastaBitLesslntel- 
W«  thanMen  and  Placing  them 
m  Subservient  Roles  Even  When 


They  do  Have  an  1Q~  Point  to 
Their  Name.  But  anyway,  the 
point  of  this  story  is  snow,  not 
sexist  themes  in  potboiler  lit- 
erature or  how  I  really  spent 
my  vacation  as  if  anyone  cared 


Allen 
Marshall 


how  I  spent  my  vacation,  but 
it's  snow.  Yes,  the  Blizzard  of 
'93.  Well,  we  got  a  lot  of  snow 
in  my  area,  enough  that  1-95 
(though  in  different  sections) 
was  closed  for  three  days. 


Most  of  the  roads  were 
closed  in  NJ  and  astateof  emer- 
gency was  declared.  On  Sun- 
day, only  4  wheel  drive  vehicles 
were  allowed  on  the  road.  Well, 
my  car,  "jOra-leBato!",  is  four 
wheel  drive;  it's  also  snowed 
in.  Fortunately,  my  very  kind 
sister  goes  as  stir  crazy  as  I  do  in 
six  hours  and  also  has  a  four 
wheel  drive,  "Pendeja".  On 
Monday,  my  sister  and  I  de- 
cided to  get  out  of  the  house 
before  Ihad  my  daily  fight  with 
my  parents  and  pissed  every- 
one off  for  a  few  hours  (what  I 
do  best). 

We  drove  down  to  the 
Cherry  Hill  Mallbecauseit  was 
there  and  wasn't  at  home  and  I 
wanted  to  get  some  art  pencils. 


Well,  the  ride  down  was  un- 
eventful except  for  the  fact  that 
I  continually  protested  the 
speedsatwhichmysisterdrove. 
The  roads  were  pretty  much 
cleared  in  that  area  with  a  few 
snow  drifts  on  the  shoulders 
here  and  there  and  a  bent  sign 
or  two  where  someone  slid  off 
their  intended  course.  We 
needed  to  buy  something  for 
my  older  sister  for  her  birth- 
day, so  we  went  off  in  search  of 
that  next. 

Across  the  Burlington 
Bristol  Bridge  we  went  up  Rt. 
413north.  What  a  fun  ride  that 
was!  Apparently  Pennsylva- 
nia Department  of  Transit  de- 
cided to  let  traffic  do  what  their 
trucks  were  supposed  to  be 


doing  the  previous  evening: 
clear  the  roads.  Much  of  413 
was  too  narrow  for  the  one  lane 
of  traffic  it  is  supposed  to  con- 
vey. If  your  wheel  base  was 
smaller  orlarger  than  the  tracks 
created  (my  sister's  car's  wheel 
base  was  too  small)  well,  you 
just  had  to  drive  slower  or  slide 
intoafamilyofsix.  Wechoseto 
drive  a  bit  slower. 

We  made  it  to  US  Rt.  1  try- 
ing to  get  to  the  Oxford  Valley 
Mall  (we  had  a  discount  for 
something  for  my  sister  and 
really  the  only  places  to  go  in 
the  daytime  are  malls  or 
Filthadelphia.  Most  stores  are 
closed  in  Filthadelphia  on  a 

See  "Marshall/'  page  9 


March  26, 1993 


Potpourri 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  Best  of  the  Board 


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sponses to  each  week's  Board. 
The  Board  is  Washington 
College's  SGA-sponsorcd  Stu- 
dent Response  Board — It's  on 
the  first  floor  of  Bill  Smith— 
right  next  to  Dr.  Fessler'soffico. 
Come!  See  The  Board!  Write 
on  The  Board!  The  Board  is 
something  you  can  use — toget 
your  opinions  and  concerns 
heard,  by  the  people  who  can 
do  things  about  them! 
Each  week  a  different  question 
will  be  put  up  on  the  Board, — 
pertaining  to  campus-related 
issues,  or  to  national  issues 
which  affect  our  generation. 
The  Board  members  arc  Tara 
Kid  well  and  Ryan  Walker. 
The  Chairman  of  The  Board  is 
Tanya  Allen 

Speak  to  us  if  you  have  any 
suggestions  or  complaints 
about  the  Board,  if  there  are 
any  questions  you'd  like  to  see 
addressed  there,  or  if  you'd  just 
like  to  help  out. 
Although  we  adore  contro- 
versy, the  only  things  prohib- 
ited from  The  Board  are  per- 
sonal, hurtful  statements,  such 


as:  "fire  Dr.  Kumquat"  or 
"Bobby  Kumquat  is  a  jerk." 
Please  use  discretion  when 
writing  on  The  Board.  Al- 
though we  hate  doing  it,  we 
reserve  the  right  to  censor  such 
statements. 

The  SGA  is  sponsoring  sev- 
eral Board  contests! 
Our  first  contest  will  begin  the 
week  of  March  29. 
We  will  give  $25.00  to  who- 
ever draws  the  best  picture  of 
their  favorite  professor. 
(Artistic  talent  not  necessary. 
The  word  "best"  refers  to  what- 
ever picture  we  and  the  rest  of 
Washington  College  decide  we 
like  the  most.) 

See  next  week's  board  for  de- 
tails! 

See  next  week's  ELM  for  the 
best  responses  to  the  question: 
"If  I  woke  up  one  morning  and 
found  myself  transformed  into 
James  Baker,  (the  SGA  presi- 
dent-elect, not  the  ex-Secretary 
of  State,)  President  Trout,  or 
God,  the  first  thing  I  would  do 
about  Washington  College 
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To  the  Editor: 

It  seems  that  whenever  an 
Afrocentric  term  is  used,  some- 
one is  crying  reverse  discrimi- 
nation or  separatism.  I  will  tell 
you,  being  an  African-Ameri- 
can student  at  Washington 
College  is  not  easy.  I  am  con- 
fronted with  racism  everyday, 
along  with  many  African- 
American  students  on  campus. 
Everyday  that  I  go  to  class  and 
look  around  and  see  I  am  the 
only  African-American  student 
in  the  classroom.  Also,  when  in 
class  and  a  "black"  issue  comes 
up,  everyone  looks  to  me  to 
speak  for  every  black  Ameri- 
can in  the  United  States  of 
America.  After  a  while,  it  can 
really  start  to  get  to  you.  That's 
why  groups  like  Dale  Adams 
Heritage  Exchange  and 
Cleopatra's  Daughters  were 
formed.  But  you  have  to  un- 
derstand that  the  groups  are 
basically  supported  by  black 
students  and  our  heritage  is 
what  is  going  to  be  portrayed  in 
these  groups  until  they  become 


more  diverse.  Dale  Adams 
Heritage  Exchange  is  oneof  the 
largest  organizations  on  cam- 
pus, having  over  fifty  members, 
but  less  then  half  of  them  are 
active.  If  you  have  a  problem 
with  the  group  why  don't  you 
get  involved  instead  of  sitting 
around  talking  about  how  if  s  a 
black  group.  In  fact,  members 
of  Cleopatra's  Daughters  are 
wearing  their  shirts  today.  I 
believe  that  there  is  some  con- 
fusion as  to  the  goals  of 
Cleopatra's  Daughters.  We  in- 
vite you  to  inquire  about  our 
organization.  Do  not  be  scared 
of  Afrocentricity  because  it  is 
not  a  bad  thing.  As  longas  there 
are  African- American  students 
at  Washington  College,  it  is 
going  to  be  here,  so  get  use  to  it. 
I  personally  believe  there  is  no 
such  thing  as  racism;  there  is 
only  intelligence  and  ignorance. 

Curtia  Arnold 

Member,  Dale  Adams  Heritage 

Exchange  and  Cleopatra's 

Daughters 


Cleopatra's  Daughters 


To  the  Editor: 

The  Afrocentric  terms 
mentioned  in  March  12, 1993  of 
The  Elm  were  "Cleopatra's 
Daughters"  and  "supportblack 
colleges."  These  terms  used  to 
describe  some  of  the  members 
of  the  Dale  Adams  Heritage 
Exchange  were  not  negative 
rather,  they  reflect  a  positive 
representation  of  many  mem- 
bers in  the  group.  Ibelieve  these 
terms  should  not  be  considered 
offensive;  instead  it  should  be 
an  indication  that  some  of  the 
African- American  students  at 


WAC  are  proud  of  their  heri- 
tage. These  terms  should  be 
lauded  rather  than  rejected  as 
reverse  racism  and  racial  sepa- 
ration; instead  negative  de- 
scriptions such  as  "sexual 
chocolate"  in  reference  to  the 
sexual  attributes  of  black 
women  is  wholly  and  com- 
pletely negative  and  should 
offend  the  staff  of  The  Elm  and 
WAC  community,  not  positive 
statements  such  as  "support 
black  colleges." 
Lisa  Castro 
Junior 


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Overpopulation: 
Root  of  Evils 

To  the  Editor: 

Overpopulation  options  for 
Somalis,  college  students  and 
college  presidents  are  identi- 
cal: 

•  death  by  pollution 

•  death  by  starvation 

•  death  by  deforestation 
Stop  anybody  addressing  the 
environment. 

We  have  been  concentrat- 
ing  on  the  "environment"  for 
the  last  25  years  or  so  and  with 
each  passing  year,  I  have 
watched  the  environment  go 
down  and  the  population  go 
up.  Example: 

America  The  Beautiful  — 
1792  (4  Million  Humans) 

AmericaThe  WasteDwup— 
1992  (250  Million  Humans) 

(60  times  increase  in  2  cen- 
turies) 

Since  everything  from 
Chesapeake  Bay  to  San  Fran- 
cisco Bay  to  Tokyo  Bay  to  the 
Mediterranean  Sea  to  the 
Amazon  River  isalreadypolluted 
(and  getting  worse),  I  wamyou 
that  college  students  will  face 
catastrophe  -  each  of  us  will 
face  catastrophe  -  unless  we 
switch  the  focus  from  "Environ- 
ment" (the  symptom)  toGlobal 
Overpopulation  (the  problem). 

I  worry  profoundly  about 
each  of  our  students  at  Oxford, 
Harvard,  MIT,  etc.  I  worry 
about  each  student's  alleged 
"future"  and  I  wonder  if  1993 
will  be  the  year  that  college 
students,  college  faculties  and 
college  presidents  finally  wake 
up  and  break  the  silence  about 
Global  Overpopulation. 

I  am  angry  with  our  "in- 
stitutions of  higher  learning" 
and  I  am  angry  with  our 
churches.  They  have  failed, 
century  after  century,  and 
continue  failing,  day  after  day, 
to  warn  our  students  of  the 
consequences  and  perils  of 
Global  Population. 

I  am  infuriated  that  our 
"institutions"  have  failed  to 
even  show  our  students  the 
mathematical  relationships  be- 
tween global  population  in8f 
BC  as  contrasted  with  global 
population  in  1990. 
-8000  BC  (5  Million  Humans) 
-1990       (5  Billion  Humans) 

It  took  roughly  1  0,000ya* 
(from  8000  BC  to  about  1850) 
for  our  global  population  t 
increase  to  1  billion.  Now,  our 
population  is  increasing  by  I 
billion  in  ten  year  increments- 

•  Our  population  is  1O00 
times  larger. 

•  Our  population  is  goi 
up  1000  times  faster  -  Who  can 
Survive  this? 

Still  -  no  warning  -  fro* 
our  "leaders"  in  the  Unite*1 
States  Senate,  Parliament,  tr* 

See  "Population/  page  8 


Washington  College  ELM 


Columns 


March  26, 1993 


This  Week:  On 

The  Road  to  a 

Better  World 


Weblamed  Exxon  when  the 
Valdez  spilled  eleven  million 
gallons  ofcrudeoil  into  Alaska's 
prince  William  Sound  in  the 
springof  1989.  But  weneglected 
lo  acknowledge  our  collective 
obsession  with  cars — and  their 
insatiable  thirst  for  oil  —  as  the 
root  of  our  problem.  No  nation 
in  the  world  uses  more  oil  than 
the  U.S.  or  wastes  it  so  care- 
lessly —  mostly  because  of  our 
persistent  addiction  to  driving 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


private  vehicles  to  get  just  about 
anywhere,  whether  if  s  across 
the  country  or  to  the  comer 
store.  At  the  rate  we're  squan- 
dering this  precious,  non-re- 
newable resource  —  which  na- 
ture took  millions  of  years  to 
create  —  the  world  supply  of 
oil  will  be  completely  spent  in 
just  thirty  years. 

Every  mile  you  drive  uses 
precious  petroleumand  creates 
poisonous  pollution  ...  the  av- 
erage car  in  America  dumps 
ifsown  weight  in  carbon  diox- 
ide into  the  atmosphere  every 
year.  Burning  one  gallon  of  gas 
creates  twenty-two  pounds  of 
carbon  dioxide,  hydrocarbons, 
benzene,  nitrogen  oxide,  par- 
ticulates, and  lead.  These 
chemicals  can  ultimately  lead 
to  depletion  of  the  ozone  layer, 
leukemia,  acid  rain,  cancer,  as 
*ell  as  damage  to  the  brain  and 
central  nervous  system  of  ani- 
l's (including  humans). 

Here's  What  You  Can  Do: 
'To  get  the  best  mileage,  in- 
flate tires  to  the  maximum  tire 
pressure  indicated  on  the 
swlewall;  an  estimated  fifty 
Percent  of  the  tires  on  the  road 
are  under  inflated. 
Get  a  tune  up  every  7,500 
mUes-  dogged  fuel  filters  can 
"Jfke  y0ur  car  use  more  ggS> 

'Slow  down  !  a  difference  in 
JJ*st  ten  miles  per  hour  —  from 
10  65  —  cuts  your  fuel  con- 
option  by  15  to  30%  and  re- 
cces nitrogen  oxide  emissions, 
■he  average  car  gets  the  best 
^QllsaEe  at  40  mph, 


•Never  pour  used  oil  or  trans- 
mission fluid  down  the  drain, 
into  the  sewer,  or  onto  the 
ground.  Just  one  quart  of  oil 
can  contaminate  up  to  250,000 
gallonsofdrinkingwater.  Used 
auto  fluids  can  be  recycled  by 
you  r  auto  mechanic  or  service 
station,  along  with  old  car  bat- 
teries. 

•Try  windshield  washer  fluid 
and  antifreeze  revitalizers, 
among  other  products  from 
Chief  Auto  Parts,  Inc.,  labeled 
as  "environmentally  safe  and 
biodegradable". 
•  Remove  unnecessary  articles 
from  your  car.  Each  one  hun- 
dred pounds  of  weight  de- 
creases fuel  efficiency  by  one 
percent. 

•Avoid  short  trips  when  pos- 
sible. They  use  more  gas  be- 
cause your  car  is  usually  cold. 
For  the  first  mile,  a  cold  vehicle 
gets  only  30-40%  of  the  mileage 
it  gets  when  it  is  warmer  up. 
•Turn  off  the  car  if  your  car  is 
idling  or  you  are  waiting  for 
someone.  Just  30  seconds  of 
idling  can  use  more  gas  than  it 
takes  to  start  your  car. 
•Walk. 

•Ride  a  bicycle. 
•Take  any  sort  of  public  trans- 
portation. 

Buying  a  New  Car  ? 
•Transmission.  Manual  trans- 
mission is  more  efficient  than 
automatic.  A  four  speed  can 
give  you  up  to  6.5  more  miles 
per  gallon  than  the  three  speed. 
A  fifth  gear  adds  even  more. 
An  overdrive  feature  can  save 
evenmoreinboththeautomatic 
or  manual  transmission. 
•Engine  Size.  The  smaller  the 
engine,  the  better  your  mileage. 
Of  course,  there's  a  trade  off  in 
power  ... 

•Tires.  Radial  tires  can  give 
three  to  seven  percent  better 
mileage  than  regular  bias-ply 
tires.  Steel  belted  are  the  most 
efficient.  If  all  the  cars  in  the 
U.S.  were  equipped  with  the 
most  efficient  tires  possible,  fuel 
savings  would  be  400,000  bar- 
rels of  oil  per  day. 
•Cruise  Control.  Get  it !  Driv- 
ing at  a  constant  speed  uses  less 

See  "Cars,"  page  8 


Brief  Beef 


SGA  Election  Results 

The  winners  of  the  1992-93  Executive  Board  elections  are  as  follows:  President,  James  Baker;  Vice- 
president,  Max  Walton;  Secretary,  Megan  Ward;  Treasurer,  Sonja  Wilson.and  Social  Chairs,  Gibson 
Semmesand  Doug  Hoffberger.Thc  Elm  staff  would  like  to  congratulateeveryonc  who  ran  fora  great 
campaign  effort. 

Attention:  Editors  Needed  For  Next  Year's  Elm  and  Pegasus 

The  Board  of  Publications  is  now  accepting  applications  from  students  interested  in  serving  as 
the  editor  of  the  Elm  or  the  Pegasus  during  academic  year  1993-1994.  These  arc  salaried  positions. 
Application  letters  should  be  sent  via  campus  mail  to  Prof.  Richard  Striner,  Chair  of  the  Board  of 
Publications.  The  application  deadline  is  April  15.  Please  include  in  your  application  letter  any 
information  about  your  experience  and  background  that  might  be  applicable  to  these  editorial 
positions. 

A  Few  Cents  Make  a  Lot  of  Sense 

The  Brothers  of  Kappa  Alpha  Order  will  be  holding  our  "Making  Cents"  program  again  this 
semester  to  support  the  Muscular  Dystrophy  Association.  We  will  be  going  around  to  dorms  on 
Monday  night,  March  29th.  Your  donation  to  this  highly  worthwhile  charity  is  greatly  appreciated. 
— W.  Kevin  Marshall,  MDA  Chairperson 

Hands  Out  Back  to  the  Playground 

This  Sunday,  March  28,  the  Garnett  Elementary  School  will  be  having  a  spring  clean-up  of  their 
playground  from  noon  until  4  p.m.  Everyone  is  invited  and  encouraged  to  help  out.  For  more 
information,  contact  George  Jamison. 

Volunteers  Needed  for  Camp  Fairlee  Manor    • 

Easter  Seal  Camp  Fairlee  Manor  is  looking  for  volunteers  to  help  out  with  mentally/physically 
handicapped  campers  of  all  ages  from  April  2-4.  If  s  a  lot  of  fun  and  great  experience!  For  more 
information  or  to  sign  up,  call  Jeanine  Bilderback  at  ext.  8794  or  Camp  Fairlee  at  778-0566. 


Pan-Hel  Update 


Panhellenic  Committee 

Panhel  sponsored  a  raffle  last  week  for  Ms.  Bessie  last  week  and  it  was  very  successful.  Panhel 
is  also  donating  money  for  a  violence  lecture  which  will  be  held  on  Thursday,  March  25  in  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Room  in  Miller  Library  at  7  p.m.  A  Greek  picnic  is  in  the  works  for  the  spring.  There  will  be 
a  spring  Panhel  tea  held  in  the  Coffee  House  on  April  18  at  7  p.m. 

Alpha  Omicron  Pi 

Our  chapter  consultant,  Stephanie  Marsh,  is  visiting  us  this  week.  Congratulations  to  our  new 
pledges:  Nicole  Bromwell,Shrylenea  Johnson,  Suzanne  Basel,  Jennifer  Hoffman,  and  AmieWiseley. 

AOPi  will  help  with  The  Community  Beautification  on  Saturday,  March  27.  AOPi  will  also 
conduct  an  easier  egg  hunt  for  the  children  at  the  Benedictine  School  on  Sunday,  March  28  from  2 
to  4  p.m. 

On  April  4,  another  one  of  our  famous  carwashes  will  be  held.  In  suport  of  our  International 
theme,  "AOPi  Cares  about  the  World,"  on  Saturday,  April  24,  Earthday,  AOPi  will  have  a  booth  set 
up  downtown  to  help  out. 

Finally,  on  May  1,  we  are  having  a  barbecue  for  our  parents  and  alumni. 

Alpha  Chi  Omega 

Recently  the  Sisters  of  Alpha  Chi  Omega  organized  the  signing  of  a  petition  against  the  early 
parole  of  Charles  Blackiston.  The  Sisters  were  success  fulingainingthesupport  from  many  students, 
but  have  not  received  judiciary  results.  On  a  social  level,  the  AX'sarebusyplanningfor  their  nautical 
dinner  dance  in  Georgetown  on  April  17.  Congratulations  to  the  new  pledges:  Jessica  Levy,  Susan 
Hanna,  Robin  Woollens ,  Jen  Saunders,  Emily  Grush,  Crystal  Windsor,  Erika  Ford,  Becky  Strauss, 
Shannon  Metcalf  and  Amy  Tingle. 

Zeta  Tau  Alpha 

The  Sisters  of  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  will  be  participating  in  the  Bowl  for  Kids'  Sake  on  Sunday,  March 
28  at  the  Chesterto wn  Bowling  Lanes.  We  will  be  helping  to  raise  money  for  those  children  who  are 
in  medical  need.  This  weekend  will  be  very  busy  because  we  will  also  have  a  Car  Wash  behind 
Hardee's.  This  will  be  from  9  a.m. -5  p.m.  and  the  cost  is  only  $3!  So  bring  your  dirty  cars  and  trucks 
and  have  the  ZTA's  wash  them  for  you!  Let  us  wash  off  all  of  the  dirt  and  grime  from  snow-covered 
roadways.  We  will  help  you  find  that  new  shiny  look  while  the  money  goes  to  a  good  cause. 
Proceeds  will  go  to  the  Susan  G.  Koman  Breast  Cancer  Foundation.  So,  comeon  out  and  support  the 
ZTA's! 


March  26, 1993 


Arts  &  Heather 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

March  12 -March  25 

Film   CWi^Q"  Brief  History  of  Time 

I     III    I    I     0^71   IwOi  Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  presents  Egyptian  novelist  Nawal  al-Sa'dawi 
reading  from  her  work.  Norman  James  Theatre,  William  Smith  Hall,  4:00  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Orgasmo  Adulto  Escapes 
From  The  Zoo,  A  contemporary  Italian  work  by  Dario  Fo  and  Franca  Rame. 
Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m. 
Parental  discretion  advised. 

The  Student  Activities  Office  presents  Friday  Night  Live  featuring  Tot7i  Acousti. 
C-House,  Hodson  Hall,  9:00  p.m.-l  :00  a.m. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Orgasmo  Ad ul to  Escapes 
FromTheZoo.  (sccabovc)TawcsThcalrc,Gibson Performing  ArtsCcnter,8:00 
p.m.  Parental  discretion  advised. 


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Friday 


27 

Saturday 


The  O'Neill  Lilcrary  House  presents  The  Second  Annual  lunior/Sophomore 
Reading.  O'Neill  Literary  House  Reading  Room,  7:00  p.m. 

The  Carnclt  Elementary  School  is  sponsoring  a  Spring  Cleanup  for  the 
Playground.  12:00  p.m. —4:00  p.m.  All  are  encouraged  and  invited  to  attend. 


28 

Sunday 


The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  presentsShakespeare'sTiuc///h  N/^t.  Performed 
by  King  Alfred's  Players,  King  Alfred's  College,  Winchester,  England;  Ray 
ingraham.  Director.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  7:30p.m. 


29 

Monday 


The  O'Neill  Literary  House  Video/Film  Scries  presents  The  lilting  of  Cranny 
Weathcrall.  A  film  by  Katherinc  Anne  Porter.  O'Neill  Literary  House  Reading 
Room,  7:30  p.m. 

The  Center  of  Career  Development  presents  a  Career  Brief/Drop-in:  Net- 
working—Who  and  How.  Career  Library,  Spanish  House,  3:30  p.m. 

Hands  Out  Meeting.  Basement  of  Mima  Martin,  7:30  p.m. 


30 

Tuesday 


Advising  Day—  see  your  adviser  if  you  are  to  be  advised. 

The  Center  for  Career  Development  presents  Special  Life/Work  Planning- 
Condensed  Version.  10:00  a.m.-12:00  p.m.  and  2:00  p.m.-3:00  p.m.  Career 
Library,  Spanish  House.  Contact  Dawn  Baker  with  qucstions-ext.  7888. 

The  William  James  Forum  and  the  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs 
present  Is  Deep  Ecology  Too  Radical?  A  discussion  with  Dr.  William  Aiken 
Chatham  College,  and  Dr.  David  Rothenburg,  New  Jersey  Institute  of  Tech- 
nology. Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

Surveys  Due. 


31 

Wednesday 


April  Fool's  Day  (I  am  not  kidding  this  time). 

Oassescancelled  due  to  lack  of  interest.  There  will  bea  party  at  Chuck  Trout's 
house  instead  (1  am  kidding  this  time). 


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Yadsruht 


Washington  College  Welcomes 


For  Sophie  Kerr  Weekend 
Friday  at  4:00  pm  in  Norman  James  Theatre 


Orgasmo:  Feel  It 


From  Thursday,  March  25 
until  Saturday,  March  27,  the 
Washington  College  area  will 
beable  to  witnessan  incredibly 
done  play  that  will  force  some 
of  its  viewers  into  changing 
some  of  their  opinions  about 
women.  Orgasmo  Adulto  Es- 
capes From  The  Zoo,  written  by 
Dario  Fo  and  Franca  Rame, 
brings  the  women's  liberation 
movement  to  the  forefront  by 
a  scries  of  monologues.  Each 
different  monologue  tells  a 
story  about  women  and  the 
troubles  that  they  havedealing 
with  man's  sexuality.  There 
are  many  parts  of  the  mono- 
logues that  strike  at  the 
heartstrings  of  men   and 


women  alike.  Be  aware  of  the 
stage  though,  at  first  it  is  remi- 
niscent of  a  psycho/sexual  ma- 
niacs basement,  but  that  is  the 
point  really.  And  there  is  plenty 
of  audience  participation  for 
thoseofyouthatlikethat  sort  of 
thing.  Men  should  beware 
though.  There  are  plenty  of  times 
where  you  will  become  uncom- 
fortable with  the  actions  of  the 
performers.  But  don't  worry,  j 
is  nothing  that  any  one  of  you  or 
I  or  any  other  male  hasn't  done 
to  a  member  of  the  fema  1c  popu- 
lation. This  play  gets  even  with 
men  in  one  of  few  ways  that 
women  can  get  even:  through 
their  sexuality. 


Student  Profile: 
Heather  Lynch 


Student  Profile  Data  Sheet 


Name:  Heather  Lynch 

Home:  The  Pearl  of  the  Eastern  Shore 

Bust:  57      Waist:  10    Hips:  23 

Hair  Color.  Red  and  cannot  remember  original 

Major:  Drama/English     Year:  Senior 

Academic  Standing:  Dean's  List  student 

Outstanding  Achievement:  Director  of  Orgasmo  Adulto  Escapes 

From  The  Zoo 

Family:  Oldest  of  five  children 

Children:  2— one  black  and  one  gTey — experimental  accidents 

Favorite  part  of  her  body:  the  penis  in  her  ear  and  her  beautiful 

labia 

Favorite  TV  Shows:  Sesame  Street  and  Mr.  Rogers'  Neighborhood 

Favorite  Movie:  The  Cook.  The  Thief,  His  Wife,  and  Her  Lover. 

Plans  after  Graduation:  Get  a  job  at  Camp  Fairlee  Manor,  an 

Easter  Seals  Camp,  teaching  theatre 

Long  Term  Plans:  Wants  75  cats  all  named  Bob,  wants  to  tea* 

physically/mentally  challenged  children  theatre,  and  wants  K> 

grow  a  penis  tree  by  planting  as  many  penii  as  possible  and  seeing 

what  happens 

Final  Quote:  "What  Talented  Birds  On  Sticks" 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


March  26, 1993 


just  When  You  Thought  It  Was  Safe 
To  Go  Back  To  The  Coffee-House.  .  . 


Tonight,  the  C-House  pre- 
cis the  last  ofits  installments 
,[  Friday  Night  Live.  Tom 
icousti  will  perform  from  9 
pm.  until  1  a.m.  It  is  free  of 
jurgc  and  it  promises  to  be  a 
pd  old  time. 

Singer/songwriter  Tom 
Acousti  played  music  profes- 
sionally throughout  New  En- 


Los  Angeles.  While  at  the 
Academy,  Acousti  saw  tre- 
mendous educational  oppor- 
tunities in  the  LA  music  scene 
and,  before  long,  found  himself 
collaborating  with  other  writ- 
ers and  performing  on  the 
original  circuit  in  clubs  such  as: 
At  My  Place,  Troubadour,  Ma- 
dame Wongs,  and  Club  Linge- 


gland  before  heading  west  to 
study  acting  at  The  American 
Academy  of  Dramatic  Arts  in 


rie.  During  the  day,  Acousti 
engineered  and  produced  for 
Classic  Sound,  one  of  LA's 


busiest  studios. 

Since  returning  to  the  East 
Coast  in  1986,  Tom  has  built  a 
strong  following  as  a  soloist 
specializing  in  college  coffee- 
house performances.  Boasting 
a  100  percent  re-booking  rate, 
Tom  Acousti  has  become 
somewhat  of  an  institution  at 
many  East  Coast  colleges. 

In  1987,  Acousti  released 
his  debut  LP  entitled  Process  of 
Elimination,  which  received 
significant  radio  air  play 
throughout  New  England. 
Produced  by  Acousti,  songs 
cover  a  wide  spectrum  of  pro- 
duction values,  from  just  vocal 
and  acoustic  guitar  to  com- 
pletely synthesized  and  se- 
quenced tracks. 

After  a  vigorous  promo- 
tional tour,  Tom  temporarily 
put  his  recording  career  aside 
to  create  the  role  of  "Nick  Pi- 
azza" in  the  world  premier  pre- 
Broadway  production  of 
FAME,  the  Musical  at  the  Coco- 
nut Grove  Playhouse  in  Miami. 
FAME  was  scheduled  to  travel 
to  the  Walnut  Street  Theatre  in 
Philadelphia  when  Tom  de- 
cided to  leave  the  show  in  order 
to  focus  solely  on  his  music 
career. 

Since  returning  to  music, 
Tom  has  delivered  his  grass 
roots  musical  message  to  over 
200  colleges  and  universities 
throughout  the  continental 
United  States.  With  the  lyrical 
honesty  of  Jackson  Browne, 
songwriting  versatility  of  Billy 
Joel,  live  energy  of  Bruce 
Springsteen,  and  a  vocal  style 
like  no  one  else.  .  .  singer/ 
songwriter  Tom  Acousti  has 
becomeone  of  the  most  sought- 
after  soloists  of  today's  campus 
stage. 


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By  William  Aiken 


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"Deep"  Ecology  will  be  the 
topic  at  Washington  College's 
William  James  Forum  on 
Wedncsdaycvening,March31. 

Professors  William  Aiken 
of  Chatham  College  and  David 
Rothenburg  of  the  New  Jersey 
Institute  of  Technology  will  be 
the  speakers  on  the  subject  "Is 
Deep  Ecology  Too  Radical?"  The 
meeting  begins  in  the  Hynson 
Lounge  of  Hodson  Hall  at  7:30 
p.m.  and  is  open  to  the  public 
free  of  charge. 

Deep  Ecology  is  a  move- 
ment that  began  in  the  1960's 
with  the  publication  of  Rachel 
Carson's  Silent  Spring  and 
other  books  calling  attention  to 


pollution  and  species  extinction 

on  the  planet.  Norwegian  phi- 
losopher ArneNaessis  the  best- 
known  spokesman  lor  the 
movement,  which  deplores  the 
"Christian  arrogance  toward 
nature"  and  calls  for  radical 
steps  to  curb  human  overpopu- 
lation and  destruction  of  na- 
ture. 

William  Aiken  is  a  well- 
known  expert  on  ethical  issues 
in  agriculture  and  is  co-author 
of  World  Hunger  and  Moral  Obli- 
gation. David  Rothenburg  is 
co-author(with  Arne  Nacss)  of 
Ecology,  Community,  and 
Lifestyle. 


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On  Sunday,  March  28,  the  O'Neill  Literary  House  presents 
The  Second  Annual  Junior/Sophomore  Reading.  The  reading  will 
begin  at  7  p.m.  and  will  end  when  it  is  over.  The  readers  that 
will  be  contributing  to  this  reading  will  be:  Tanya  Allen, 
Marianne  Culbertson,  Rachael  Fink,  Forrest  George,  Thane 
Glenn,  George  Jamison,  Tara  Kid  well,  Jennifer  Reddish,  Kate 
Sullivan  and  J.  Tarin  Towers.  Last  year's  reading  was  very 
entertaining  and  this  year's  promises  to  be  the  same.  Come 
on  out  and  show  your  fellow  classmates  your  support. 


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"Population,"  from  page  4 

United  Nations,  Academia, our 
Churches,  The  American 
Medical  Association, finviron- 
mental  "Protection"  Agency, 
National  Institulesof  "Health", 
CBS,  ABC,  NBC,  BBC,  New 
York  Times,  Los  AngelesTimcs, 
London  Times,  'Think"  Tanks, 
etc, 

After  years  of  analyzing 
andscmimizinglUeabsnlulcand 
direct  relationship  between  glo- 
bal population  increases  and 
global  environmental  destruc- 
tion, I  warn  you  -  Global  Envi- 
ronmental Collapse  Is  Immi- 
nent unless  drastic,  unprec- 
edented and  immediate  action  is 
taken. 

It  is  truly  mind-boggling 
that  20  percent  (1  billion)  of  our 
citizens  on  our  over  stressed 
(overpopulated)  planet  are  al- 
ready suffering  from  malnutri- 
tion and  12-14  million  of  our 
world  citizens  are  already 
starving  to  death  each  year,  yet 
in  spite  of  the  fact  that  our  pro- 
jections indicate  we  will  increase 
our  population  by  1  billion  each 
decade,  there  is  still  no  warning 
from  our  "leaders"  about  Glo- 
bal Population. 

Keep  clearly  in  mind  that 
starvation  is  the  symptom  — 
Overpopulation/Gutless  lead- 
ership is  the  problem.  This  is 
not  to  mention  the  accelerating 
nightmares  (accelerating 
symptoms)  of  ozone  depletion, 
acid  rain,  global  warning,  con- 
taminated water  supplies  and 
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world  wide  cemeteries,  landfills 
and  oil  spills  in  combination 
with  constantly  increasing 
amounts  of  toxic,  medical, 
chemical,  biological,  and 
nuclear  waste.  Again,  these  are 
the  symptoms  which  will 
crad  icatc  us,  unless  we  address 
the  problem  —  Global  Over- 
population. 

I  could  try  to  speculate  but 
I  just  can't  predict  how  angry 
—  how  enraged  —  the  world's 
students  and  citizens  arc  going 
to  get  when  they  finally  figure 
out  that  the  failure  of  our  "lead- 
ers" to  warn  us  forces  our  stu- 
dents, our  families  and  our 
children  to  face  the  very  genu- 
ine probability  of  death  by 
population  and  starvation. 

Time  is  against  us  —  but  I 
wonder  if  our  students  and  citi- 
zens of  the  world  know  how 
fast  we  can  mobilize,  how  fast  we 
can  begin  to  turn  this  nightmare 
around  by  millions  upon  mil- 
lions of  us  marching  on  Wash- 
ington, London,  United  Na- 
tions, College  Campuses,  Area 
Churches,  etc.,  demanding 
Overpopulation  Summit  '93. 

Overpopulation  Summit 
'93,  in  contrast  with  the  Earth 
Summit  in  1992,  which  ad- 
dressed the  symptom  (envi- 
ronment) would,  for  the  first 
time  in  human  history,  bring 
together  the  world's  foremost 
scholarsand  experts  in  popula- 
tion to  develop  plans  and  strat- 
egics to  address  the  problem  — 
Global  Overpopulation. 

It  would  be  help  if  we 
would  reflect,  each  hour,  on  the 
finality  of  our  present  situation 
(our  population  exploding  and 
simultaneously  our  natural  re- 
sources disappearing).  If  we 
would  imagine  —  if  we  would 


visualize — what  America  (and 
the  entire  world)  is  going  to 
look  like  with  millions  of  us 
starving  to  death  on  our  streets 
and  on  our  campuses,  etc., 
maybe  that  image  —  that  image 
of  members  of  our  immediate  fam- 
ily lying  there  helplessly  and  fac- 
ing agonizing,  prolonged  and  in- 
escapable death  —  would  be 
enough  to  spark  our  outrage  at 
our  so-called  "leaders"  — 
maybe  that  image  of  our  Moms 
and  Dads,  our  Sisters  and  Broth- 
ers, and  our  Sons  and  Daughters 
facing  agonizing,  prolonged  and 
inescapable  death  —  would  be 
enough  to  jolt  us  out  of  centu- 
ries of  complacency  and  wake 
all  of  us  up  to  the  reality  that 
there  is  simply  no  time  to  waste 
before  marching  and  demanding 
Overpopulation  Summit  '93. 

The  Ultimate  Warning  that 
I  can  share  with  you  is  that  the 
hour  is  late!  Overpopulation 
should  have  been  addressed 
long  ago.  I  just  can't  see  any 
easy  way  around  this.  We  ei- 
ther face  a  summit  on  over- 
population or  we  let  our 
population  explodeand  we  face 
eradication. 

We  humans  had  best  get 
marching  —  we  had  best  send  a 
message  to  our  "institutions," 
to  our  churches,  to  our  United 
Nations  and  to  each  of  our  Na- 
tions of  fellow  humans  around 
the  world  that  —  in  order  to 
survive  —  we  demand  Over- 
population Summit  '93.  Most 
specifically  of  all  —  bearing  in 
mind  that  when  the  people  lead, 
the  "leaders"  will  follow  —  we 
had  best  send  this  message  to 
our  very  own  elected  "leaders," 
our  gutless,  worthless  and  pa- 
thetic United  States  Senators 
who,  while  purporting  to  rep- 
resent our  interests,  created  this_ 


overpopulation  the  rest  to  our 
lives  —  threat  to  our  planet  — 
by  failing  to  warn  us  in  advance. 
They  were  so  afraid  to  speak  out 
about  Global  Overpopulation, 
so  afraid  they  might  rock  the 
boat,sofl/rflfrf  they  might  of  fend 
someone,  so  afraid  they 
wouldn't  get  themselves  re- 


elected to  their  $120,000.00  a 
year  jobs,  that  they  kept  their 
mouthsshutallthistimeandin 
so  doing  sold  us  and  sold  our 
planet  down  the  river. 

Sincerely  and  respectfully, 
Michael  Bloomgarden 
Chcstertown 


"Tarleton,"  from  page  2 

the  Military  Academies,  the 
theft  of  another  branches'  mas- 
cot is  a  serious  offence  that 
meets  with  severe  disciplinary 
actions.  But  that's  not  impor- 
tant here,  now  is  it?  But,  if  the 
facts  are  not  straight,  how  can 
Mr.  Linehan  get  his  point 
across? 

Now  I  don't  excuse  the  ac- 
tions of  the  five  either,  nor  do  I 
excuse  the  individuals  that 
suggested  that  they  steal  the 
sign  in  the  first  place.  I  also  do 
not  excuse  the  way  that  the 
situation  was  handled. 

In  fraternities,  it  is  through 
the  president  that  things  are 
done,  through  him  statements 
are  made  and  through  him  that 
agreementsarereached.  Tothis 
day,  the  president  of  Frat  A  has 
not  heard  from  the  president  of 
Frat  B  regarding  the  incident. 
In  fact,  except  at  an 
Interfratemity  Council  Meet- 
ing, the  president  of  Frat  A  has 
never  heard  from  any  officer  or 
member  of  Frat  B.  The  presi- 
dent of  Frat  A's  phone  calls  to 
Frat  B,  lest  you  think  Frat  A  was 
not  trying,  were  never  returned. 
When  the  RA  for  the  building 
that  Frat  A  resides  in,  tried  to 
make  contact  with  the  presi- 
dent of  Frat  B  to  ascertain  what 
had  occurred,  he  was  rebuffed 


at  each  turn.  So  Mr.  Linehan 
when  the  two  groups  cannc 
get  together,  and  through  their 
president's  or  RA's  is  the  only 
way  it  will  happen,  what  do 
you  suggest? 

Mr.  Linehan  has  outlined 
in  his  article  what  he  feels  the 
responsibilities  of  the  Security 
Department  are,  and  what  the 
role  of  the  RA  staff  is.  Nowfor 
the  role  of  the  institution.  I  feel 
it  is  the  job  of  the  school  to 
create  good  citizens,  well- 
rounded  with  an  understand- 
ing of  right  and  wrong.  Now 
unless  you've  got  a  large 
amountofbuilt-upguilt,allthe 
formal  apology  writing  that  Mr 
Linehan  suggests  isn't  going lo 
do  you  any  good  at  all.  Unless 
someone  knows  that  the  threats 
of  repercussions  are  not  empty 
words,  they  will  in  all  likeli- 
hood go  on  breaking  the  rules. 
And  breaking  into  places. 

Mr.  Linehan,  we  live  in  a 
world  of  rules,  and  those  rules 
need  to  be  enforced.  I'm  all  for 
good-spirited  tradition,  and  I 
don't  want  to  kill  the  spirit  cl 
this  school,  but  some  actions 
cannot  be  excused.  Remember 
your  gentlemen's  agreement 
Charlie.  I  do. 

Brian  K.  Tarleton 
Sophomore 


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News  &  Sports 


March  26, 1993 


Women's  Tennis 
Weathers  Storm 


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Staff  Writer 

Despite  the  horrible 
weather  much  of  us  experi- 
enced over  our  Spring  Break, 
the  Women's  Tennis  team  was 
able  to  plow  through  the  snow 
and  ice  and  face  their  southern 
opponents. 

The  first  opponent,  on 
March  16,  was  Newberry  Col- 
lege. Washington  College  was 
able  to  make  a  clean  sweep  of 
Newberry,  with  a  score  of  six 
for  Washington  College  and 
zero  for  Newberry  college. 
Washington's  number-three 
player,  Diana  Clausen,  wasable 
to  totally  dominate  her  match 
by  pulling  off  a  score  of  6-0, 6-0. 

St.  Patrick's  Day  was  both 
sweet  and  sour  for  the  women's 
team  .  Erksine  was  the  team  to 
beat  that  day,  but  Washington 
College  lost  3-6.  On  the  up  side, 
Pam  Hendrickson  came 
through  beating  her  opponent 
6-3,6-2.  The  same  positive  play 
was  true  for  the  doubles  team 


of  Pam  Hendrickson  and  Jen 
Sloan.  They  were  able  to  come 
out  on  top  by  a  score  of  6-4, 6- 
7, 6-3.  Diana  Clausen  and  Tina 
Lennon  were  able  to  beat  their 
opponents  as  well  by  a  score  of 
3-6,7-5,  6-2. 

On  March  19,  the  women 
met  with  the  Trinity  College 
(Texas).  Trinity  took  control  of 
the  entire  match,  sweeping 
Washington  College  6-0.  The 
next  match  at  Emory,  against 
Smith,  did  not  prove  any  better 
for  the  Shorewomen.  The 
winning  scores  all  went  to 
Smith  players.  Jen  Sloan,  Diana 
Clausen  and  Tina  Lennon  all 
had  their  matches  suspended, 
but  were  able  to  play  later  that 
same  day. 

Although  the  end  of  the 
break  did  not  bring  about  the 
best  results  for  the  ladies  of  the 
WCTennis  team,  the  beginning 
did  however,  illustrating  the 
great  potential  for  the  1993 
Spring  season. 


"Marshall,"  from  page  3 
Monday.).  Rt.  1  was  the  same 
as413.  Only  one  lane  was  open 
(asof  Friday  night,  this  was  still 
true  for  parts  of  Rt.  1).  The 
tracksof  those  that  went  before 
were  all  you  could  ride  on.  Rt. 
1  was  worse  inone  spot  though; 
a  three  lane  jug-handle  was  re- 
duced to  one  lane,  causing  sev- 
eral near  accidents  in  the  short 
time  it  took  us  to  get  through 
the  light  at  the  jug-handle.  The 
parking  lot  of  the  mall  was 
cleared  better  than  the  major 
highway  leading  to  it. 

I'm  not  sure  if  many  of  you 
are  familiar  with  Rt.  1.  It  is  a 
heavily  traveled  route  which 
links  tightwads  in  the  Trenton 
area  with  Filthadelphia  and  the 
PA  Turnpike  who  are  toocheap 
to  drive  to  the  turnpike  bridge 
and  get  to  the  turnpike.  It  is 
traveled  by  people  who  often 
have  no  other  way  of  getting  to 
work.  The  section  I  mentioned 
above  was  business  Rt.  1 ,  an  off 
shoot  of  Rt.  1,  but  it  was  the 
same  for  both  on  Monday. 

Why  was  it  so  difficult  for 
PennDOTtoclearafew  heavily 
traveled  roads  at  off  hours? 
NJDOThad  many  roadsclea  red 
Sunday  morning,  and  most 


major  highways  were  cleared 
by  Monday  morning.  (The  N] 
Turnpike  began  clearing  as 
soon  as  the  snow  stopped. 
Crews  started  immediately.) 
Interstate  95  was  snowed  over 
for  three  days  in  different  sec- 
tions. All  of  it  (in  PA)  was 
closed  on  Saturday  (no  sur- 
prise). From  Girard  exit  to 
Woodhaven  exit  was  closed  on 
Sunday,  and  from  Woodhaven 
north  to  Trenton,  N  J  was  closed 
on  Monday. 

Well,  we  can  draw  up  theo- 
ries until  the  Sun  turns  black, 
but  will  that  answer  why  an 
organization  that  is  supposed 
to  deal  with  such  situations 
chose  to  ignore  it  this  time?  A 
state  just  across  the  river  from 
Pennsylvania  which  got  just  as 
much  snow  had  it's  roads 
cleared  quickly;  why  didn't 
Pennsylvania?  I  mean,  NJ  may 
be  a  place  to  drive  through,  but 
PA  actually  hasbusinesses  that 
people  work  at  and  need  to  get 
to.  Clearing  the  roads,  which  is 
necessary  to  commerce,  should 
be  given  priority  over  some 
plow-driver's  coffee  break, 
which  is  not. 

Sorry,  I  just  needed  to  make 
a  pointless  rant 


"Cars/'  from  page  5 

fuel  than  changing  speed  of  ten. 
•  Air  Conditioning.  It  makes 
your  car  less  efficient  because  it 
adds  weight  and  robs  your  en- 
gine of  some  of  it's  power. 
Consider  installing  a  cutoff 
switch  that  automatically  turn 
it  of fduringquick  acceleration. 
Light  colored  cars  and  white 
interiors  are  a  lot  cooler  than 
darker  colors. 

•Trim  and  Power  Packages. 
These  add  weight  to  your  car 
and  cut  down  on  fuel  efficiency. 
If  the  weight  of  your  car  in- 
creasesby  ten  percent,  your  fuel 
economy  will  drop  by  four 
percent. 

The  1993  Environmcnial  Car 
After  reading  several  articles 
and  calling  thcdealers  myself,  I 
would  suggest  the  new  1993 
Honda  Civic  three  door  VX 
model.  It  gets  55  miles  per 
gallon,  has  an  airbag,  and  is  in 
the  range  of  $10,000. 

Compiled  From: 
Ecologue,  Edited  by  Anderson, 
Bruce  N.  Simon  and  Schuster, 
1990.  Pgs.172-185. 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 
have  led  a  series  of  attacks 
against  the  rights  of  all  Ameri- 
cans. The  campaign  against 
abortion  rights  is  therefore  not 
only  indicative  of  this  group's 
dissatisfaction  with  advances 
in  the  status  of  American 
women,  but  also  reflects  a  pro- 
found and  undying  hatred  of 
the  American  tradition  of  tol- 
erance and  moderation.  To 
understand  the  motivation  of 
men  like  Michael  Griffin,  we 
must  further  analyze  evangeli- 
cal extremists. 

Historically,  American  re- 
actionaries have  struck  at  the 
same  victims:  Blacks,  immi- 
grants and  women.  When 
mainstream  America  becomes 
shocked  by  atrocities  commit- 
tedagainst  one  of  these  groups, 
me  focus  of  attack  is  shifted  to 
another  subset  of  the  American 
people. 

Currently,  we  are  in  the 
roidst  of  such  a  shift.  For  the 
last  two  decades,  the  American 
Right  has  focused  like  a  laser 
beam  on  attacking  women's 
"ght's,  particularly  abortion 
nghts.  When  attacks  on  abor- 
tion rights  within  the  main- 
stream political  arena  have 
succeeded,  these  extremists 
tave  asked  for  more  radically 
restrictive  measures.  When 
Stacks  on  abortion  rights 
(vithin  the  mainstream  political 
arena  have  failed,  anti-abortion 
groups  have  grown  more  irrili- 
tfnt  and  violent  in  pursuit  of 
their  ultimate  aim. 

The  result  of  this  evolu- 
tionary process  has  been  alien- 
abon  of  the  majority  of  Ameri- 


cans away  from  the  anti-abor- 
tion movement.  When  moder- 
ates abandon  the  anti-abortion 
cause,  more  violent  and  narrow 
minded  men  are  left  in  control. 

At  the  same  time,  abortion 
foes  are  faced  with  a  funda- 
mentally alienating  tactical  di- 
lemma. Although  Pro-Lifers 
often  compare  themselves  to  the 
civil-rights  movement,  in  actu- 
ality their  material  goals  are 
fundamentally  different.  The 
goals  of  the  civil-rights  move- 
ment were  to  allow  Blacks  to 
eat  at  any  lunch  counter,  ride  in 
any  seat  on  buses  and  to  receive 
the  same  quality  of  education 
as  Whites. 

Tactically  speaking,  these 
are  all  positive  goals,  in  that  they 
are  all  geared  to  allowing 
people  more  freedom  of  action. 
As  this  is  the  case,  civil-rights 
activists  had  great  tactical 
freedom  to  pursue  these  goals, 
as  the  media  continued  to  cover 
sit-ins  and  nonviolent  protests. 
This  clearly  revealed  the  ex- 
cessesof  those  who  sought  (and 
still  seek)  to  oppress  American 
Blacks. 

Buttheanti-abortion  forces 
are  faced  with  a  negative  ob- 
jective. They  do  not  seek  to 
allow  people  to  do  something; 
they  seek  to  prevent  people 
from  doing  something.  There- 
fore they  must  actively  "get  in 
the  face"  of  women  seeking 
abortions.  (And,  incidentally, 
any  women  entering  a  facility 
which  offers  abortion  services. 
In  one  case  this  inability  to  dis- 
criminate between  abortion 
seekers  and  women  seeking 
prenatal  care  ended  in  a  young 


man  punching  a  woman  in  the 
stomach,  which  resulted  in  a 
miscarriage  three  weeks  later.) 

This  leaves  the  public  and 
the  media  with  the  impression 
that  organizations  like  Opera- 
tion Rescue  victimize  women. 
This  means  that  the  same  tactics 
which  got  extensive  media 
coverage  in  1988  are  ineffective 
in  1993.  The  end  result  of  this  is 
an  escalation  of  politically  mo- 
tivated violence. 

Make  no  mistake  about  it; 
these  radical  evangelicals  who 
like  tocompare  themselves  with 
the  civil-rights  movement  are 
the  same  people  who  violently 
opposed  it,  and  do  to  this  day. 
It  is  significant  that  the  Roe  de- 
cision came  at  about  the  same 
time  that  racism  was  becoming 
socially  unacceptable.  Roe 
provided  these  zealots  with  a 
new  vehicle  to  attempt  to  im- 
pose their  backward  and  totali- 
tarian beliefs  upon  America.  It 
is  no  coincidence  that  David 
Duke  opposes  abortion  rights. 
And  it  is  also  no  coincidence 
that  John  Burt,  Griffin's  friend 
and  regional  director  of  Rescue 
America,  is  a  former  Klansman. 

This  brings  me  back  to  the 
point  with  which  I  began  this 
article;  what  is  it  which  gives 
someone  who  believes  in  the 
preservation  of  all  human  life 
the  feeling  thatthey  are  morally 
justified  and  qualified  to  act  as 
judge,  jury  and  executioner? 
The  answer  is  as  old  as  time 
itself;  the  fanatical  conviction 
that  one  knows  the  absolute 
truth  of  God's  will. 

These  people  feel,  as  Pat 
Robertson  does,  that  "The 


spiritual  standard  for  America 
should  be  the  gospel  of  Christ 
and  everything  in  the  Old  and 
New  Testaments."  Men  like 
Michael  Griffin  act  in  accor- 
dance with  Deuteronomy  7:2, 
which  states  "When  the  Lord 
your  God  delivers  them  (en- 
emies) over  to  you  to  be  de- 
stroyed, do  a  complete  job  of  it 
—  don't  make  treaties  or  show 
them  mercy;  utterly  wipe  them 
out." 

None  of  this  is  to  be  con- 
strued a  s  a  broad  condemna  ti  on 
of  pentecostals,  charismatics, 
evangelicals  or  fundamental- 
ists. I'm  a  South  Carolinian, 
and  I  know  what  it  means  to  be 
a  Christian  in  the  exclusive, 
Southern  senseof  the  word.  My 
mother's  side  of  the  family  are 
Southern  Baptists,  and  my 
father's  side  are  devout 
Wesleyan  Methodists.  They're 
good,  simple  people,  and  their 
faith  has  at  times  been  inspira- 
tional to  me.  I  love  them,  and 
know  that  I  can  always  rely  on 
them. 

But  there  exists  a  grave 
danger  in  faith  which  is  too 
absolute.  Griffin  regularly  at- 
tended an  Assembly  of  God 
Church.  As  a  pentecostal,  he 
may  have  believed  in  the  word 
of  knowledge,  which  is  the 
"abili  ty  to  discern  the  needsand 
spiritual  condition  of  another." 
One  who  believes  that  he  pos- 
sessessuch  a  gift  fromGod  may 
assume  absolute  spiritual  su- 
periority. From  there  it  is  only 
a  short  step  to  killing  in  the 
name  of  the  Lord.  The  more 
alienated  and  politically  pow- 
erless such  an  individual  feels, 


the  stronger  the  temptation 
grows  to  sanctify  America  not 
in  the  blood  of  the  Heavenly 
Lamb,  but  in  the  blood  of  the 
unbeliever. 

In  another  column  earlier 
this  semester,  I  outlined  the 
declining  role  of  the  religious 
right  in  the  Republican  Party. 
It  seems  that  this  decline  will 
play  a  role  in  the  further 
radicalization  of  the  anti-abor- 
tion movement.  These  intoler- 
ant zealots  feel  that  they  arc 
above  the  law.  Operation 
Rescue's  Randall  Terry  "Said 
that  he  regretted  the  act  but 
noted  that,  after  all,  Dr.  Cunn 
was  a  murderer  of  babies." 
Newsweek  also  quoted 
Klansman  turned  Pro-Life  ac- 
tivist John  Burt  assaying  "When 
Clinton  came  in  wc  had  to  stop 
looking  to  the  President  and 
start  looking  to  God." 

But  it  seems  that  the  more 
these  extremists  look  to  God, 
the  more  they  rely  on  the 
worldly  methods  of  confronta- 
tion, sabotage,  and  assassina- 
tion. And  the  more  these  tactics 
are  used  the  more  these  unholy 
warriors  become  the  tools  of 
Satan.  They  will  become  po- 
litically marginalized,  morally 
isolated,  and  bankrupt  in  their 
faith.  And  if  theylistcn  carefully 
to  God,  they  will  hear  him  say 
unto  them  "You  must  wander 
in  the  desert  like  nomads  for 
forty  years.  In  this  way  you 
will  pay  for  your  faithlessness, 
until  the  last  of  you  lies  dead  in 
the  desert."  (Numbers  14:33) 
Such  is  the  fate  of  those  who 
place  their  trust  not  in  God,  but 


10 


March  26, 1993 


Columns 


Washington  College  ELM 


Shoremen  Bash  Bowdoin 


Men's  Lax  Moves 
To  2-1  On  Season 

Matt  Murray 

Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Wednesday,  the  Wash- 
ington men's  lacrosse  team 
hammered  Bowdoin  College 
17-10-  Even  though  the  field 
conditions  were  very  muddy, 
the  Shoremen  stormed  to  a  12- 
3  lead  over  the  visiting  Bears. 
Jason  Paige  and  Chris  Sanchez 
led  theoffense  with  fourgoalsa 
piece. 

"It  was  a  good  effort," 
Coach  Terry  Corcoran  said. 
"We  played  a  lot  of  people  in  a 
muddygame.  Weprobablyhad 
30  people  playing  on  a  40  man 
squad  so  we  had  a  lot  of  good 
contributions." 

Washington  (2-1)  started 
off  the  game  with  a  score  by 
Ted  Greeley  with  13:21  rc- 
maininginthefirstquarter.  The 
Shoremen  then  built  the  lead  to 
3-0  on  consecutive  goals  by 
Paige  and  Greg  Mouracadc. 

Thomas  Ryan  ended 
Bowdoin's  scoring  drought 
with  2:36  left  in  the  first  period, 
but  Greg  La  wlcr  made  the  score 
4-1  just  over  a  minute  later. 

Harris  Murphy,  I  .a  wlcr  and 
Sanchez  opened  the  second 
period  with  three  unanswered 
goals  to  build  the  lead  to  7-1. 
David  Ames  scored  for  the 
Bears  with  10:04  left  in  the  half 
to  pull  within  five. 

After  a  long  scoreless  streak 
for  both  teams,  Sanchez  scored 
on  an  assist  from  Paige  with 
4:44  remaining.  In  the  last  2:40 
of  the  half;  the  Shoremen 
notched  three  goals  to  make  the 
score  11-2.  Paige  scored  on  an 
assist  from  Murphy,  Janairo 
"Hondo"  Hernandez  added  a 
goal  with  1:22  left,  and  Paige 
scored  again  on  another  assist 
from  Murphy  at  the  0:46  mark. 


Harris  Murphy  scored  two  goals 
Bowdoin  in  a  17 

Bowdoin  scored  the  first  goal 
of  the  second  half,  as  Ames  once 
again  tallied  to  make  the  score  1 1- 
3.  Sanchez  answered  with  his 
third  goal  of  the  game,  making 
the  score  12-3. 

After  the  Sanchez  goal, 
Bowdoin  went  on  a  5-2  run  to 
close  within  six  at  14-8  with  8:43 
left  in  the  fourth  quarter.  Sanchez 
scored  on  an  assist  from  Chris 
Cote,  and  Lawlcr  scored 
unassisted  during  the  streak. 

However,  Washington  put 


nd  added  three  assists  against 
10  victory. 

away  the  game  with  three 
consecutive  goals.  Paige, 
Murphy  and  freshman  Bart 
Jaeger  all  tallied  to  make  the 
score  17-8.  Bowdoin  scored 
two  goals  in  the  last  1:33  to 
reach  17-10.  __ 

Washington's  next  game 
will  be  tomorrow  against 
Cortland  at  1:30  p.m.  The 
Shoremen  stand  at  2-1  after 
an  opening  day  24-14  loss  to 
Johns  Hopkinsanda  29-8  win 
over  Greensboro  College. 


Men's  Crew  Looks 
To  Strong  1993 

Senior  Leadership  Along  With 
Added  Depth  From  Host  Of 
New  Faces  Will  Provide  Edge 


Duke  Krieger 

Staff  Writer 

It's  all  a  quest  for  speed. 
That's  why  varsity  rowers  put 
up  with  anaerobic  threshold 
workouts,  erg  tests,  morning 
practicesandabsolute pain  and 
suffering.  Thisyear,thevarsity 
men  are  lean,  strong,  and  in 
sync. 

Coach  Mike  Davenport 
believes  the  last  barrier  for  his 
rowers  exists  only  in  their 
minds,  and  he's  not  sure  what 
to  expect  from  the  season. 

"The  physical  tools  are 
there  -  now  it's  all  mental," 
Davenport  said.  "I'm  always 
the  pessimist.  I  expect  surprises 
and  get  them,  but  they're  mostly 
better  than  I  expect." 

Men's  Crew  brought  back 
more  than  a  tan  from  Florida  as 
well.  Davenport  was  quite 
pleased  with  the  team's  Spring 
Break  trip. 

"We  wanted  fun  for  the 
kids,  to  build  team  harmony 
and  build  speed,"  he  said.  "I 
think  we  met  all  of  those  goals." 

The  team  is  a  little  behind 
in  part  due  to  winter  weather 
and  a  plague  of  injuries,  but 
they  are  firming  up  and  are 
trying  hard  to  perfect  the  "high 
speed-low  drag"  concept  as 
well  as  using  mental  condi- 
tioning techniques  taught  by 
Davenport. 

Seniors  on  the  team  will  be 
helping  to  lead  the  way  this 
season:  Ari  Kodeck,  John 
McCarthy,  R.J.  Eldridge,  and 


John'TheBeasf'Mulvaney.I 
Mulvaney  and  Eldridge  who 
help  make  up  the  men's  varsity 
four,  also  with  James  Pitt  and 
Eric  Jewitt,  which  took  a  first 
place  at  the  Metro  Cup  i 
Florida. 

The  men's  varsity  boat  is 
the  same  group  that  was  ranked 
third  in  the  country  last  year 
(except  for  Pitt),  and  it  is  re- 
turning todo  battle  withTemple 
and  Rhode  Island. 

The  lightweight  four  is 
looking  fast  as  well  with  a  firs! 
place  in  the  Metro  Cup  against 
the  University  of  Central 
Florida  and  Rollins  College. 

Davenport  says  it's  too 
early  to  tell  how  the  season  will 
go  though,  but  things  lookgood 
so  far. 

He  says  the  key  race  will  be 
the  Murphy  Cup  in  Philadel- 
phia on  April  17.  Davenport 
believes  this  race  has  the  same 
impact  as  a  football  team  play- 
ing four  games  in  a  row  and 
then  evaluating  their  perfor- 
mance. 

Davenport  knows  nextyear 
he  will  have  a  very  young  team. 
Five  key  seniors  will  graduate 
thisyearand  leave  tremendous 
shoes  to  fill.  However,  he  thinks 
there  is  good  depth  in  the  un- 
derclassmen and  the  novice 
teams  are  full  of  potential. 

But  first  things  first.  Beat 
Temple,  keep  the  Truslow  Cup 
away  from  Johns  Hopkins,  and 
complete  the  quest  for  speed' 


Women's  Lacrosse  Hopes  To  Bounce  Back 


Sarah  Feyerherm 

sports  information  Director 

Battling  injuries  and  inex- 
perience, the  women's  lacrosse 
team  finally  got  its  season  un- 
derway on  Saturday  but  found 
an  even  more  formidable  op- 
ponent in  a  visiting  Mary 
Washington  squad.  Originally 
scheduled  to  be  played  at  Mary 
Washington  but  moved  to 
Chestertown  because  of  better 
field  conditions,  the  game  saw 
the  Shorewomen  fall  behind 
early  on  their  waytoa  15-1  loss. 
Spreadingtheirl5goalsout 
between  seven  players,  the 
visitors  scored  five  first  half 
goals  before  Kirsten  Lucas  an- 
swered with  Washington's  first 


goal  of  the  season  at  the  26:16 
mark  of  the  first  half.  After  that, 
it  was  all  Mary  Washington  again 
as  the  Eagles  pelted  Shorcwoman 
goalkeepers  Nancy  Millhouscr 
and  Peggy  Busker  with  24  shots, 
scoring  eight  first  half  goals  and 
shutting  out  the  Washington  at- 
tack for  the  remainder  of  the 
game. 

With  several  Shorewomen 
playing  out  of  position,  the 
Washington  attack  never  got  off 
the  ground.  On  the  other  end  of 
the  field,  line  defenders  Eleanor 
Shriver  and  Peggy  Btjwman 
played  strong  throughout  the 
game  despite  being  under  con- 
stant pressure  from  the  opposing 
attackers.  Playing  the  majority  of 


the  game,  Millhouser  stood 
strong  in  goal,  turning  away 
seven  Mary  Washington 
shots. 

"I  thought  the  defense 
played  well,"  noted  head 
coach  Diane  Guinan.  "You 
could  really  see  things  coming 
together  for  them  and  they 
were  executing  the  things  we 
had  practiced." 

"We  anticipated  a  lot  of 
their  passes  and  were  able  to 
cut  a  lot  of  them  off,"  said 
Shriver,  who,  along  with 
Bowman,  is  the  most  experi- 
enced member  of  thedefense. 
"They  weren't  a  spectacular 
attack  but  we  just  had  a  few 
breakdownsand  weren'table 


to  double  team  as  much  as  we 
would  have  liked."  " 

With  only  12  bodies -and 
only  a  few  of  them  healthy  — 
several  Shorewomen  were 
forced  to  play  unfamiliar  posi- 
tions, which  hurt  the  team, 
particularly  in  the  midfield. 

"We  need  to  work  on  our 
transition  game  and  generating 
more  attack,"  said  Cuinan,  who 
has  compiled  a  29-23  record  in 
her  six  years  as  head  coach. 
"We  had  been  working  on 
specific  plays  for  theattack,  but 
because  of  injuries,  we  had  to 
move  people  around  to  differ- 
ent positions  and  45  minutes 
before  the  game,  I'm  asking 
them  to  do  things  that  they 


haven't  practiced.  Thingswd 
just  out  of  kilter." 

Lucas,  who  scored  five 
goals  last  season,  and  senior 
Amy  McCleary  will  be  key  t° 
the  success  of  the  Washing^" 
attack  as  the  season  progress^ 
McCleary,  a  regional  A"' 
American  and  All-MAC  p& 
last  year,  posted  35  goals  las' 
season,  and  should  start  pr°" 
during  again,  once  the  offense 
finds  its  rhythm.  Until  then,  t"e 
Shorewomen  will  have  to  (0°$ 
onimproving  with  each  outin& 
allowing  the  younger  play6" 
to  gain  valuable  game  exptf1' 
ence  while  the  veterans  provide 
the  necessary  stability. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


11 


March  26, 1993 


Baseball  Catches  On  To 
Winning  Spirit  In  Florida 


Matt  Murray  _ 

{^Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  baseball 
learn  returned  from  sunny 
Florida  with  three  wins  in  six 
gamesagainstWoosterCoIlege, 
Western  New  England  (two 
),  Skidmore  College  and 
New  Haven  University  (two 
ties). 

After  falling  to  Wooster  11- 
0  in  the  opener,  the  Shoremen 
bounced  back  with  a  7-6  win 
against  Western  New  England. 
In  their  second  game  against 
Western  New  England,  they 
again  lost  5-3  but  then  reeled 
off  consecutive  wins  versus 
Skidmore  and  New  Haven 
University.  New  Haven  won 
inthesixthgamebyascoreof8- 

b. 

"We  are  pleased  with  all 

aspects  of  the  game  after  play- 

jinFIorida/'CoachEd  Athey 

said.  "Let's  hope  we  brought  it 

back  with  us." 

Mike  D' Andrea,  Joe  Boan 
and  Keith  Whiteford  all  picked 
upa  win  a  piece  on  the  mound. 
Kevin  Roland  also  pitched  well 
in  a  complete  game  effort  but 
took  a  loss. 

D' Andrea  exploded  offen- 
sively, hitting  .307  on  the  trip 
with  two  home  runs  and  four 
runs  batted  in.  Rory  Conway 
and  Gerry  Scully  also  paced  the 
offensive  attack,  batting  .409 
and  .375  respectively. 

Senior  second  baseman 
MikeHanifeeprovideda  strong 
contribution  as  well  with  a  .285 
batting  average,  including  two 
doubles.  He  also  made  only 
one  error  in  the  field  in  28 
chances. 

Andy  Parks  batted  .250 
with  flawless  fielding  at  first 


NEWT'S 


Mike  D' Andrea  hit  very  well  in  Florida  with  a  307  batting  average 
and  two  homeruns.  He  also  pitched  well,  earning  one  win. 


base.  Freshman BrianRushdid 
not  commit  an  error  at  catcher, 
and  he  added  a  hit  and  an  RBI. 

Dan  Coker  sported  a  .391 
on  base  percentage  and  was  al  so 
errorless  in  the  field.  Chad 
Campbell  had  a  base  hit  in  six 
at  bats,  and  Max  Walton  went 
one-for-three  at  the  plate.  Kyle 
Hutchinson  also  played,  bat- 
ting three  times  during  the  trip. 

Washington's  double 
header  against  Western  Mary- 


land, scheduled  for  Wednes- 
day, was  postponed.  Weather 
permitting,  the  Shoremen 
opened  their  season  at  home 
yesterday  against  Tufts  Uni- 
versity. 

The  team  will  travel  to 
Haverford  College  tomorrow 
for  a  1:00  p.m.  double  header. 
They  will  play  at  home  again 
on  Monday,  March  29  with  a 
1 :00p.m.  double  header  against 
Lincoln  College. 


Men's  Tennis  Rallies  In  '93 


PHHBJtoffberger 

Co-Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  College 
Men's  Tennis  program  got  off 
'°atough  start,  returning  from 
Spring  Break  with  a  record  of  1- 
4i  The  losses  during  the  spring 
j"P  to  Hilton  Head  were  at  the 
^ds  of  Division-I  Clemson 
Jnd,  ninth-ranked  Division-Ill 
pm°ry-  and  Division-II 
^nan.ThelossversusGeorge 
vashington  came  before  break 
n  Washington's  home  omni- 
surface,  The  Benjamin  Johnson 

stt    me  Fitness  Center-  The 
e    win     came     against 

^vberry  College,  during  the 

^gtrip. 

Regardless  of  the  rocky 

^  Coach  Tim  Gray  is  opri- 

^tic  that  his  netters,  once  the 


season  progresses,  will  compile 
wins  in  those  crucial  matches. 
At  the  number  two  doubles 
position,  Erik  PikusandEmilio 
Bogato  have  compiled  a  record 
of  4-1.  Washington  College's 
doubles  teams  will  be  the  strong 
point  of  this  years  squad. 

Also  during  spring  break, 
the  netters  played  in  the  Emory 
invitational,  a  flighted  tourna- 
ment, which  counts  for  personal 
rankings  and  not  team 
rankings-  Competing  in  this 
tomament  along  with  the  Di- 
vision-Ill fifth-ranked 
Shoremen,  were  24th-ranked 
Methodist  College,  1 1  th-ranked 
Skidmore,  ninth-ranked 
Emory,  eighth-ranked  Trinity, 
and  number-one  Kalamazoo 
College,  located  in  beautiful 


Kalamazoo,  Michigan. 

At  the  Emory  Spring  Festi- 
val, Alberto  Diaz  advanced  to 
the  semi-finals  in  the  number 
one  seeded  flight.  Trevor  Hurd 
won  the  Number  two  singles 
flight,  reminissent  of  the 
Cincinatti  Golden  Bears. 
Trevor,  the  bears  are  very  lucky 
that  the  Maryland  Terrapins 
aren't  in  the  touney,  because 
we  all  know  the  story  of  the 
tortoise  and  the  bear,  or  is  that 
the  hare?  Anyway  the  Terps 
would  have  won. 

Emilio  Bogato  advanced  to 
the  semi-finals  in  the  flight  of 
the  number  three  seeds  and  Erik 
Pikusadvanced  to  the  Quarters 
in  the  number  four  spot.  Moffat, 
Raja,  and  Mclemore  all  com- 
peted in  their  respective  5th, 
6th,  and  7th  spots,  playing  hard, 
but  failing  to  make  it  to  the 
quarter  finals. 


Player  of  the  Week 


rt^  Trust 
Me 


CHESTERT0WN 


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vtflpil*. 


For  their  efforts  on  the  field,  the  awesome  Shoreman  attack  of 
Harris  Murphy,  Jason  Paige,  and  Chris  Sanchez  have  earned  the 
Newt's  Player  of  the  Week  award. 

The  entire  team  has  played  downing  opponents  left  and 
right,or  lefty  and  righty!  Paige,  a  Junior  Syracuse  transfer,  tallied 
4  goals  and  2  assists  in  the  win  versus  Bowdoin.  Chris  Sanchez 
also  got  wayoffscoring4goa!sand  an  assist.  Harris  Murphy,  the 
father  or  grandfather  of  this  line,  added  2  goals  and  4  assists. 

Speaking  of  caps,  nobody  should  enter  the  Newt's  tournament 
-  I've  already  won!  Anyway,  look  for  the  entire  lacrosse  team  to 
get  nice  on  Cortland  State  on  Saturday! 


Tjmobv  -  Sttwan 
PWWNIPHI 


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OHUII  mam  t  turn.  CM 

WW.  TV!  .  OW»LAr3  •  MC1MJ 


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Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sales 


RU3    .«d    DRV  CLEANERS    CORP. 


Men's  Lax 

Thrashes  Bot 

Greensboro 

And 

Bowdoin; 

29-8  &  17-10 


Women's  Lacrosse  Hopes  To 
Rebound  From  Loss  In  Opener 


WC  •  ELM 


Sports 


Brian  Flynn:  ONE  WAY 
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Baseball 
Hits  For 
Average  In 
Florida  Withl 
3-3  Record 

see  story  p.  li| 


Ion  Mulvany,  John  McCarthy,  lames  Pitt  ami  Eric  Icwett  laid  this  year's  men 's  rowing  team.  The  team  just  returned  from  Florida 

where  they  competed  with  the  University  of  Central  Florida  and  Rollins  College.  Coach  Mike  Davenport  is  unsure  of  what  to  expect 

from  this  season  as  he  says.  "1  'm  always  the  pessimist.  1  expect  surprises  and  get  them,  but  they  are  mostly  better  than  I  expect.  The  key 

race  for  Crew  will  be  the  Murphl  Cup  in  Philadelphia.  Pa.  on  April  IT. 


Scores 


Men's  Lacrosse 
Washington        29 
Greensboro         8 

Washington        17 
Bowdoin  10 

Baseball 

Washington         0 
Wooster  11 

Washington         7 
W.  New  England  6 

Washington         3 
W.  New  England  5 

Washington        10 
Skidmore 

Washington         7 1 
New  Haven 

Washington 
New  Haven 

Women's  Lacrosse 
Washington  ' 

M.  Washington  15 


Murphy,  Paige  Sanchez:  NEWT's  Players  of  the  Week 


'Why  can't  we  all  get  along?' 


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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-Two  •   April  2, 1993 


Washington  College  ♦  Chesterlown,  Maryland 


Turmel  Leaves  Student  Activities 

Amanda  Burt 

CfNews  hditor 

After  nearly  two  years  in 
her  position  as  Washington 
College's  first  Director  of  Stu- 
dent Activities,  Teri  TurmeJ  has 
resigned.  She  will  become  the 
Director  of  the  Student  Center 
program  at  Rice  University  in 
Houston,  Texas.  Her  resigna- 
tion is  effective  April  23. 

Turmel  said  that  she  de- 
cided to  accept  the  position  at 
Rice  because  it  would  be  a 
"great  opportunity  to  work  at  a 
very  prestigious  school."  She 
added  that  there  will  be  more 
cultural  opportunities  for  her 
atRice,  where  she  also  hopes  to 
begin  work  on  her  Ph.D. 

Because  Turmel  beganthe 
student  activities  program  at 
the  college,  she  said  it  will  be 
difficult  to  leave.  "I'll  miss  ev- 
erything ...  the  reaction  of 
people  when  something  gets 
done  -comedy  nights,  leader- 
ship programs,  concerts." 

Turmel  further  noted  that 
it  is  next  to  impossible  for  stu- 
dents to  coordinate  major  stu- 
dent activities  such  as  The 


Connells  concert  that  was  re- 
cently held  at  the  college  be- 
cause most  booking  agencies 
will  not  deal  directly  with  stu- 
dents. "Students  can  be  taken 
advantage  of,"  she  said. 

Although  Turmel  does  not 
know  whether  or  not  her  posi- 
tion will  be  refilled,  she  .said 
that  the  student  activities  pro- 
gram encourages  a  positive  so- 


cial atmosphere  for  students 
during  their  academic  educa- 
tion. "If  students  are  happy 
while  they're  here,  they'll  give 
more  back  later,"  she  rema  rked . 
"I'd  like  to  thank  Student 
Affairs,  Security,  Maintenance, 
and  the  cafeteria  staff,"  Turmel 
said.  "They  have  all  been  in- 
credible and  have  accommo- 
dated me  without  questioning." 


Off-Campus  Students  and  Jaycees 
Organize  Earth  Day  at  Worton  Park 


Jill  Sakaduski 

Staff  Writer 

Earth  Day,  an  annual  rec- 
ognition of  our  planet  to  aid  its 
preservation  and  reconstruc- 
tion, has  been  slightly  over- 
looked in thepast,  However,in 
Chesterlown  this  year,  Earth 
°ay  will  not  be  forgotten. 

The  Society  of  Off  Campus 
Students.a  newly  formed  orga- 
nization of  students  whoattend 
Washington  College  and  live 


off  campus,  has  worked  in  con- 
junction with  the  Kent  County 
Jaycees  to  organize  an  Earth 
Day  benefit  on  Saturday,  April 
24. 

With  the  Mayor  and 
Council's  permission  to  use 
Wilmer  Park,  SOCS  and  the 
Jaycees  will  provide  an  entire 
day  of  earth  awareness. 

Group  founder  and  project 
initiator  Curt  Millington  has 
worked  closely  with  County 
Court  Clerk  Mark  Mumford  to 


organize  the  society  and  plan 
the  day's  activities. 

"Ifs  important  that  Earth 
Day  be  recognized  annually, 
especially  in  such  an  agricul- 
tural town,"  Millington  said. 
"With  the  town  and  students 
working  together,  Earth  Day 
can  truly  become  an  eagerly 
awaited  holiday  in  Kent 
County." 

Theday'sactiviriesarelong 
and  plentiful,  and  begin  asearly 
as  8  a.m.  Along  with  Beth 
Armstrong  of  Kent  County 
Parksand  Recreation.and  Beryl 
Friel  of  Kent  County  Recycling, 
members  of  the  groups  and 
other  volunteers  will  participate 
in  the  Betterton  Beach  clean- 
up. 

At  noon,  members  of  envi- 
ronmental organizations  like 
the  Chesapeake  Bay  Founda- 
tion, Sierra  Club,  Camp  Echo 
Hill,  the  Cousteau  Society, 
World  Wildlife  Fund,  and  oth- 
ers will  set  up  booths  with  en- 
vironmental information. 

Campus    organizations 
suchasTerraFirma,HandsOut, 
and  Sane/Freeze  will  contrib- 
ute information  as  well. 
See  "Earth,"  page  12 


African  Unity  Model 


Christabel  Garcia-Zamor 

Staff  Writer 


March  3-6,  seven  Wash- 
ington College  Studcnlsand  Dr. 
Tahir  Shad  of  WC's  Political 
Science  department  went  to 
Howard  University  in  Wash- 
ington, DC  to  represent  the 
African  country  of  Angola  in 
the  National  Model  Organiza- 
tion of  African  Unity  (OAU). 

The  director  of  the  model 
was  Dr.  Michcal  Nwanze,  Di- 
rcctorofScminarsin  Diplomacy 
and  Chair  of  the  Political  Sci- 
ence department  at  Howard 
University. 

Thirty-four  schools  were 
represented,  with  students 
coming  from  as  far  away  as 
Texas. 

The  OAU  is  a  regional  or- 
ganization dedicated  to  ad- 
dressing pressing  nationwide 
issues  of  modern-day  Africa. 
The  Model  OAU  is  designed 
for  students  to  learn  more  about 
the  role  of  diplomacy  by  con- 
ducting meetings  utilizing  the 
same  parliamentary  proce- 
dures as  the  actual  OAU. 

During  the  three-day  stay,' 
Washington  College  students 
assumed  a  role  of  diplomacy, 
officially  representing  Angola. 
We  each  were  assigned  to  rep- 
resent our  country  in  one  of  six 


commissions,  including  the 
Council  of  Ministers,  Economic, 
Social,  Liberation  and  Defense, 
and  Mediation,  Conciliation, 
and  Arbitration.  Beforehand, 
the  students  who  attended  had 
to  create  a  paper  of  regional 
policy  reform  for  each  com- 
mission which  was  called  a 
resolution. 

Meetings  were  all  day, 
starting  at  8  a.m.,  and  they  of- 
ten ran  as  late  as  10  p.m.  in 
debate  of  which  resolutions 
were  to  be  voted  on  and  passed 
by  each  commission.  Few 
resolutions  passed  easily,  and 
many  hours  of  debate  dealing 
with  exact  wording  took  place, 
often  making  it  seem  as  if 
meetings  got  us  nowhere. 

Sashi  Fernando,  a  junior 
Washington  College  student 
from  Sri  Lanka  said,  "It  was  a 
really  good  experience  —  not 
just  foran  International  Studies 
major — butforanyone  withan 
interest  in  world  wideconccrns. 
It  was  a  learning  experience. 
There  was  a  lot  of  frustration.  I 
really  enjoyed  it,  though  I 
learned  in  a  short  time  that  di- 
plomacy is  not  an  easy  task." 

It  wasoftenourjobtostand 
before  all  the  other  African 
representatives  of  each  corn- 
See  "OAU/'  page  12 


Inside 


Moonpile  Reforms  the 
Role  of  College  Sports 

What  Did  You  Write 
On  The  Board 

Convict  Escapes  to 
West  Virginia 


9 


Junior/Sophomore 
Reading  Was  a  Blast 


Lots  O'  Letters 

See  Pages  2,  6  and  7 


April  2, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Guess  I'm  not  the  only  one... 

Yup  yupyup. 

The  last  thing  I  wanted  was  a  letter  war.  Sheesh.  No,  make 
that  the  nexl-to-the-lasl  thing  I  wanted.  The  VERY  last  thing  I 
wanted  was  to  be  criticized  (again)  for  use  of  the  word  'fuck.' 
Here's  my  quote  from  last  week:  "Give  me  a  fucking  break."  Does 
it  sound  to  any  of  you  like  I'm  cursing  someone  out?  Didn't  think 
so.  By  (he  way,  the  quote  still  stands.  It's  not,  and  it  wasn't, 
directed  at  anyone  specific.  But  we're  all  adults  here.  So  what  if 
this  is  an  R-rated  newspaper?  We're  all  over  17  here.  At  least,  in 
chronological  age.  If  I  choose  to  use  a  naughty  word,  so  be  it.  I 
don't  censor  letters.  Please  don't  tell  me  to  censor  my  editorials. 
(NOTE  tosqueamish  readers:  the  words  'damn'  and  "hell'  appear 
in  two  of  Ihc  letters  in  this  issue.  Read  with  caution.) 

No  one  has  to  tell  me  that  I'm  paranoid.  I  said  it  myself  last 
week  (paragraph  3,  line  8of  my  editorial).  But  wouldn't  you  be  a 
bit  paranoid  loo?  Not  about  anything  personal.  But  what  if  you 
were  running  a  coffceshop,  and  your  customers  started  talking 
about  how  much  they  like  the  coffee  down  the  street.  Or  if  they 
started  saying,  "you  know,  the  service  across  the  street  is  really 
speedy."  Wouldn't  you  wonder  a  little  bit  if  people  thought  your 
establishment  was  doing  something  wrong? 

Washington  College  is  not  the  place  for  a  race  war.  No  place 
is,  but  my  meaning  is  that  WC  hasonly  just  recently  kicked  itself 
in  the  panls  and  started  trying  lo  make  its  stats  look  a  little  more 
realistic  compared  to  those  of  the  nation  (or  the  Eastern  Shore). 
Black  students  are  not  the  only  ones  who  face  racism. 
1  mean  three  things  by  this  statement.  First  of  all.  There  are 
multitudes  of  ethnic  groups  who  find  themselves  being  judged 
solely  on  their  heritage/skin  color/last  namc/rcligion/what- 
have-yon.  Second,  this  includes  whites,  I  don'l  believe  lhat  "re- 
verse discrimination"  is  an  accurate  term.  Discrimination  exists, 
period.  And  the  only  way  it  will  cease  lo  exist  is  if  we  all  try  lo 
understand  each  other  a  little  belter.  And  third,  everyone,  I 
believe  (albeit  idealislically)  is  troubled  by  racism.  I  don't  think 
anyone  hales  another  human  being  or  group  thereof  without 
being  troubled  by  il  a  bit.  And  I  think  the  people  who  sit  idly  by 
and  lei  things  happen  do  so  because  they're  scared  and/or 
ignorant 

Which  brings  me  to  my  nexl  point.  Ignorance  is  the  biggest 
problem  Americans  face  today.  Any  of  us  who  participate  in  the 

cducalional  system,  whether  as  students  or  as  teachers,  arc  trying 
to  combat  this. 

But  it's  not  easy.  Ignorance  exists  and  il  feeds  hatred,  fcar.and 
more  ignorance.  And  I  think  all  of  us  are  guilty  to  a  certain  extent. 
I  for  one  have  no  idea  what  the  ideals,  goals,  prospects,  purpose 
or  membership  of  Cleopatra's  Daughters  arc.  I  admit  that  1  know 
nothing  about  itexcept  they're  hostinga  jazz  thing  tonight.  But  I'd 
like  lo  know.  II agrouparosc  calling  themselves  "Sons  of  Beowulf" 
I'd  ask  the  same  thing. 

Is  it  a  color  thing?  I  hope  not.  Because,  and  I  say  this  100 
percent  honestly,  1  don't  care  what  color,  height,  weight,  age, 
religion,  sexual  preference  you  are.  YOU  ARE  HUMAN.  And  I 
respect  all  humans  until  they  give  me  cause  lo  lose  that  respect. 

And  I'm  not  trying  to  starl  controversy.  I'm  just  asking  for  the 
story.  I'm  just  asking  why  everyone's  so  upset  if  there's  "really  no 
problem  with  racism  on  campus."  I'm  asking  if  there's  a  problem 
in  the  classroom,  and  if  so,  what  I'm  asking  the  members  of 
Cleopatra's  Daughters,  in  a  completely  innocuous  manner,  to 
write  us  (the  student  body)  a  letter  or  an  article  explaining  who 
they  are  and  what  their  agenda  is. 

Why  am  I  paranoid?  Because  what  I  do  fear  is  an  outbreak  of 
hatred  on  this  campus.  Between  any  persons  it  can  do  no  good. 


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Steal  This      Dont  Be  ^aid  of  Unity,  Curtia 

To  the  Editor:  Cleopatra's  Daughters  that  fo- 


To  the  Editor: 

It  seems  kleptomania  has 
swept  Washington  College.  At 
4  a.m.  last  Tuesday  morning,  a 
couch,  a  full-length  mirror  and 
two-framed  Spanish  poems 
were  stolen  from  the  Interna- 
tional House  first  floor. 

Stealing  from  fellow  stu- 
dents is  unseemly.  The  Inter- 
national House  has  livened  a 
socially  dead  campus  with  nu- 
merous parties  and  by  funding 
interesting,  timely  speakers. 
Takingfumiture  from  the  house 
hurts  everyone  in  the  end.  Tu- 
ition is  rising  just  fine  without 
thievery's  additional  costs. 

No,  the  items  taken  from 
the  International  House  were 
not  financially  that  valuable. 
Yet  the  framed  poems  are  of 
sentimental  value  to  the  house. 
Besides,  the  mirror  and  the 
couch  were  convenient  for  first 
floor  residents. 

Personally,  I  do  not  care 
who  committed  the  act.  The 
residents  of  International 
Houseask  that  they  be  returned, 
no  questions  asked. 

Jennifer  Gray  Reddish 

International  House 

More  letters 

on  pages  6 

and  7 


Attention:  Curtia  Arnold 

U-ni-ty  (yoo'  ni  te),  n.  1. 
the  state  of  being  one  single 
entity;  oneness.  2.  the  state  of 
being  combined  with  others  to 
form  a  greater  whole.  The  Ran- 
dom House  College  Dictionary 
defined  unity  to  its  fullest  po- 
tential. 

I  was  quite  astonished  to 
know  that  thedefinition  of  unity 
that  I  had  in  mind  was  similar 
to  one  defined  in  thedictionary. 
How  will  we  be  able  to  dem- 
onstrate unity  if  we  have  nar- 
row-minded people  like  you, 
who  feel  as  though  you  should 
be  the  spokesperson  for  every 
African-American  student  on 
Washington  College'scampus? 
No,  not  every  African 
American  student  feels  that 
they  areconfronted  with  racism 
everyday.  As  far  as  I  am  con- 
cerned, you  do  not  have  sup- 
portive evidence  to  prove  how 
you  are  faced  with  racism  ev- 
eryday. How  would  a  racist 
know  if  he/she  is  a  racist  if  you 
do  not  tell  him/her?  So  what 
you  might  be  the  only  African 


cus  on  African-American  is- 
sues, then  you  should  not  have 
a  problem  with  knowing  your 
heritageand  being  secure  about 
it.  The  purpose  of  going  to  col- 
lege is  not  to  gain  a  higher 
education,  but  to  introduce 
other  cultures  and  aspects  of 
other  peoples'  lives  as  it  is  in 
the  real  world.  Did  it  not  occur 
to  you  when  you  applied  to  this 
institution  of  higher  learning 
that  this  was  a  majority  Cau- 
casian school?  Just  as  you  said, 
"Don't  be  afraid  ol 
Afrocentricity...,"  don't  be 
afraid  of  UNITY. 

I  do  not  know  if  you  were 
aware  of  the  fact  that  you  con- 
tradicted yourself  in  stating,  "1 
am  confronted  with  racism  ev- 
eryday [...]  I  personally  believe 
that  there  is  no  such  thing  as 
racism;  there  isonlyintelligence 
and  ignorance." 

You  be  the  judge,  is  il  ig- 
norance or  intelligence  to  place 
yourself  in  a  situation  where 
you  are  unable  to  thoroughly 
explain  how  you  have  been 
placed  in  that  situation?  Ifyour 
feelings  are  that  strong  I  t"* 


j &'""^  "'t"i»y  uncart-     reelings  are  that  strong  i  uu 

AmericanstudentinadasslGet     encourageyoutosupportblack 
over  it!  Low  self  esteem,  yes,     colleges,  but  in  order  to  do  so, 


that's  what  it  is.  Who  gives  a 
damn  if  you  are  the  only  Afri- 
can-American student  in  the 
class?  I  guess  if  you  were  the 
only  women  in  a  class  that 
would  not  be  so  bad,  right? 

If  you  have  supportive 
groups  like  the  Dale  Adams 
Heritage  Exchange  and  the 


your  attendance  is  imperative. 
I  respect  your  opinions,  bul 
when  they  become  dogmatic 
that  is  when  it  is  time  to  draw 
the  line. 

Shrylnee'  Johnson 
Debbie- Ann  Robinson 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


April  2,1913 


CRIS/5 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


Last  week  a  speaker  from 
Accuracy  in  Media  came  and 
spoke  at  Washington  College. 
During  his  speech  he  made  it 
dear  (hat  while  his  group  does 
seek  to  encourage  the  media  to 
be  accurate  in  reporting  the 
news,  this  is  not  their  primary 
objective. 

He  posited  that  the  media 
was  run  by  leftist  journalists, 
and  that  this  results  in  a  liberal 
bias  in  the  presentation  of 
straight  news  stories  in  both 
the  pnnt  and  broadcast  media. 
He  presented  his  group  as  an 
arbitrary  watchdog  over  the 
media,  and  defined  this  func- 
tion as  a  socially  valuable  one 
in  forcing  the  presumable  lib- 
eral press  to  be  more  impartial. 

This  intrigued  me,  as  I  re- 
ally have  not  noted  any  sort  of 
liberal  bias  in  the  American 
media.  Itseemstomethatwhen 
events  sponsored  or  endorsed 
by  conservative  organizations 
arenot  covered,  the  participants 
take  steps  to  rectify  this  prob- 
lem. So  during  the  question 
and  answer  period  I  asked  what 
he  thought  of  the  success  the 
conservatives  had  gained  by 
Operation  Rescue's  attempts  to 
get  media  attention  at  the  1988 
Democratic  National  Conven- 
tion. I  also  asked  what  the 
possible  implications  of  bad 
press  resulting  from  the  mur- 
der of  Dr.  Gunn  were. 

At  that  point  he  informed 
me  that  as  a  matter  of  general 
principle  he  did  not  publicly 
address  any  issues  concerning 
abortion.  This  struck  me  as  not 
constructive,  in  that  someone 
who  insists  that  the  media  has 
art  agenda  ought  at  least  pay  us 


the  courtesy  of  instructing  us  of 
their  own  agenda.  One  who 
contends  that  the  media  is  not 
fair  to  the  conservative  move- 
ment should  not  refuse  to  ad- 
dress one  of  the  issues  which 
the  conservative  movement  has 
made  a  vital  part  of  its  agenda. 

This  inconsistency  dis- 
turbed me,  for  inconsistency  in 
action  implies  a  poorly  formu- 
lated understanding  of  one's 
own  ideology.  So  after  the  lec- 
ture I  obtained  four  free  issues 
of  Accuracy  in  Media's  news- 
letter, the  AIM  Report.  Some- 
time later  a  friend  gave  me  two 
issues  of  Campus  Report,  which 
is  the  newsletter  of  AIM's  sister 
organization.  Accuracy  in 
Academia  (AIA). 

One  AIM  article  assailed  a 
producer  at  ABC  News  who 
allegedly  advised  Clinton  dur- 
ing the  campaign.  Another 
defended  Caspar  Weinburger's 
contention  that  he  does  not  re- 
member anything  about  Hawk 
missiles  being  shipped  from 
Israel  to  Iran.  Yet  another 
sought  to  vindicate  Nixon  by 
linking  the  Watergate  break-in 
to  a  prostitution  ring  whose 
customers  included  officials  at 
the  Democratic  National  Com- 
mittee. 

The  common  thread 
through  all  of  these  articles  is 
not  conservatism  per  se.  It 
strikes  me  as  most  odd  that 
AIM,  who  profess  conservatism 
as  their  agenda,  nevertheless 
fail  to  address  themselves  to 
conservative  Democrats  or 
conservative  independents. 
AIM  material,  when  not  ad- 
See  "Koon/'  page  11 


The  Reformation  of  Athletics: 
Moonpile  on  Sports  and  Education 


Lately  our  society  has 
been  reevaluating  the  role  that 
sports  play  in  education. 
Some  states  have  enacted 
'pass-to-play'  legislation  re- 
garding High  School  athletes. 
Theselawsusually  require  the 
student  athlete  to  get  a  certain 
grade  point  average  in  order 
to  play  inter-mural  sports. 

Colleges  and  universities 
have  also  been  reevaluating 
the  role  of  sports  as  the  result 
of  NCAA  investigations  re- 
garding the  illegal  recruitment 
and  payment  of  student  ath- 
letes. Have  varsity  sports 
become  the  reason  that  many 
athletes  attend  college?  Have 
they  overshadowed  academ- 
ics as  the  primary  reason  such 
schools  exist? 

I  believe  that  varsity 
sports  truly  have  become 
more  important  than  aca- 
demics for  many  people  in- 
cluding the  students,  the  ad- 
ministration, and  even 
.alumni.  Many  students  attend 
colleges  solely  for  the  oppor- 
tunity to  play  varsity  sports, 
hoping  for  a  shot  at  the  pro- 
fessional leagues.  School  ad- 
ministrations over  fund  sports 
programs  at  the  expense  of 
academic  programs  in  hopes 
that  alumni  will  be  roused  to 
give  more  money  because  of 
the  school's  illustrious  sports 
record.  The  alumni,  thus  tar- 
geted, when  they  do  give 
money,  earmark  it  for  the  team 
of  their  choice.  Administra- 
tions also  allow  sports  to  in- 
terfere with  classes  by  allow- 
ing students  to  take  excused 
absences  for  sports  events. 

Now,  I  will  be  the  last  to 


say  that  sports  should  be  com- 
pletely eradicated  from  the  col- 
lege and  university  environ- 
ment. Used  wisely,  they  can 
foster  physical  fitness  and 
community  spirit:  two  impor- 


Justin 
Cann 


tant  things  to  theacademic  well- 
being  of  an  institution. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that 
a  person  in  good  physical  shape 
will  be  mentally  sharper. 
Physical  fitness  and  education 
have  been  going  hand  in  hand 
since  the  ancient  Greek  schools 
forgood reason.  Whatweneed 
to  do  today,  is  to  make  a  system 
in  which  sports  and  education 
can  co-exist  without  individu- 
als losing  sight  of  their  primary 
reason  for  being  at  a  college: 
education. 

First,  I  suggest  that  a  time 
be  set  aside  each  day  during 
which  no  classes  are  held.  A 
good  time  might  be  from  be- 
tween 2:00-4:00.  During  this 
time,  a  rec-sports  program 
would  hold  tournaments  and 
informal  athletic  competitions. 
Students  would  not  be  required 
to  participate,  but  would  be 
strongly  encouraged  to  take 
part.  These  sortsof  intra-mural 
sports  would,  aside  from  pro- 
viding a  regular  exercise  regi- 
men, foster  a  sense  of  unity  in 


the  student  body. 

Students  would  be  thrust 
into  social  situations  with  oth- 
ers who  they  may  not  have 
associated  with  otherwise. 
They  will  have  a  common 
ground  on  which  to  stand  if 
they  did  not  already.  This  may 
help  to  reduce  the  schismatic 
tendencies  inherent  in  student 
bodies. 

Second,  the  role  of  inter- 
mural  sports  would  bedc-em- 
phasized.  For  example,  the 
administration  would  not  al- 
low students  to  take  excused 
absences  for  varsity  and  junior 
varsity  sporting  events.  If  a 
student  decides  she  would 
rather  be  on  the  playing  field 
then  she  must  accept  the 
unexcused  absence.  Practices 
could  be  held  during  the  'rec- 
sports  time'  each  day  so  as  not 
to  interfere  withclasses.  Away 
games  may  still  interfere,  but 
each  student  would  be  re- 
quired to  make  the  decision 
for  himself. 

However,  inter-mural 
sports  would  not  be  simply 
cut  altogether.  They  do  foster 
an  inter-mural  sense  of  aca- 
demic community  that  is  im- 
portant. Varsitysportsshould 
foster  this  sense  of  community 
between  schools  rather  than 
provide  professional  leagues 
with  meat.  Baseball  provides 
us  with  a  good  example  here. 
They  do  not  generally  recruit 
from  colleges,  but  instead 
maintain  farm  teams.  The 
NFL,  NBA  and  other  profes- 
sional sports  leagues  should 
look  to  this  example  and  stop 

See  "Sports/'  page  12 


Open  Forum:  Hamsters  Help  You  Flirt 


Note:  Tanya  Allen  was  going  to 
"rite  this  Open  Forum  ubout 
something  else.  However,  Tanya 
Mknishavingabadweek.  Because 
Tanya  Allen  is  having  a  had  week 
*»'  still  has  to  turn  in  an  Open 
forum  for  this  week's  Elm,  she  is 
submitting  an  essay  she  wrote 
"hen  she  was  a  wee  little  Fresh- 
en—back when  she  was  still 
young  and  innocent  and  had 
hamsters. 

Everyone  needs  a  pet. 
"owever,  most  college  dorms 
*>  not  allow  their  residents  to 
™ve  any  sort  of  animal  in  their 
'ooms  besides  fish.  Inmyopin- 
'°n,  fish  are  ugly  and  die 
quickly.  My  friend  Kim  had 
lhr«  goldfish  at  Emerson  last 
year:  Fairfax,  Flannery,  and 
"ed.  They're  all  dead  now. 


One  of  my  mother's  Syra- 
cuse roommates hadafish.  Her 
roommate  was  also  a  messy 
person.  My  mother  does  not 
like peopletobe messy.  (Iknow 
thisbecause  I  myself  have  been 


Tanya 
Allen 


messy  in  the  past.  Now  I  am 
hearing  impaired  becauseof  the 
loudness  of  my  mother's 
screams  when  I  was  being 
messy.) 

One  day,  a  long  time  ago, 
my  mother  decided  to  clean  her 


roommate's  half  of  the  room, 
because  it  was  messy.  My 
mother  put  her  roommate's 
fish's  bowl  on  the  radiator  to 
get  it  out  of  her  way  while  she 
cleaned  up  her  roommate's 
mess.  Needless  to  say,  her 
roommate's  fish's  bowl's  water 
boiled.  My      mother's 

roommate's  fish  is  now  dead. 
My  friend  and  fellow  Wash- 
ington College  student  Mike 
just  got  a  plecostimus — a  gray, 
slug  like  fish — for  his  birthday. 
Ifs  not  dead  yet  but  it  sure  is 
ugly.  Maybe  he  should  have 
my  mother  clean  his  room. 

Anyway,ifyou'replanning 
on  going  to  college,  and  are 
planningon  ha  vingapet,  which 
you  should  be  planning  to  do, 
because  everyone  needs  to  have 


a  pet,  forget  about  fish,  and 
thinkabout... hamsters.  Ham- 
sters are  nice  to  have  and  if 
your  RA  happens  to  ask  to  see 
your  room  sometime  to  make 
sureyou  don't  have  any  pets  in 
ityoucanquicklythrowabunch 
ofyourjeansandsweatersover 
the  hamster  cageand  then  smile 
and  nod  a  lot  at  your  R.A.  while 
professing  to  be  petless. 

I  have  two  hamsters,  Eegor 
and  Viola.  I  spell  my  male 
hamster's  name  with  two  E's 
because  at  the  time  that  I  named 
him  I  didn't  know  that  the  tra- 
ditional spelling  of  the  name 
Eegor  is  "Igor."  Now  I  tell  ev- 
eryone that  I  meant  to  spell 
Eegor  like  I  spelled  it,  and  they 
believe  me.  Eegor  lives  in  a 
glass  tankand  thinks  that  he'sa 


plecostimus,  I  say  thisbecause 
I  put  a  small,  glass  bowl  in  his 
tank— one  of  the  sort  usually 
used  for  tropical  fish,  and  he 
loves  it.  He  sleeps  in  it  all  the 
time  and  looks  quite  delighted 
with  himself  when  he  does  so. 
Many  of  my  friends  say  that 
Eegor  is  stupid  for  doing  this 
and  for  thinking  that  he  is  a 
plecostimusbut  I  know  they're 
wrong.  He  does  look  pretty 
bored  sometimes,  though,  even 
though  he  has  his  fish  bowl,  so 
I've  gotten  him  a  girlfriend,  the 
aforementioned  Viola.  I  didn't 
come  up  with  the  name  Viola, 
another  friend  did. 

I  made  the  traditional  mis- 
take when  I  got  Viola.  I  forgot 

See  "Hamsters/'  page  11 


April  2, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  Best  of  The  Board 


Things  to  Change  &  Things  to  Keep 


Ryan  Walker 
Board  Person 


If  you  contributed  to  the 
success  of  last  week's  Board, 
buy  yourself  abigol'  icecream 
cone.  If  not,  write  something 
on  this  week's  topic  about  the 
role  of  alcohol  at  Washington 
College. 

And  do  some  drawing. 
As  of  now,  the  competition 
for  the  professor/adminis- 
tratordrawing  prize  of  twenty 
fivedollarsisless  than  heated, 
but  that  just  improves  your 
odds.  We've  got  to  give  the 
money  to  someone,  so  grab  a 
card  and  draw.  And  stick  to 
the  petty  and  imposing  rules 
{no  dice,  Scott). 

We  promised  to  give  the 
best  ten  answers  to  last  week's 
question,  "What  would  you 
changeatWAC?  Whatwould 
you keep?",butwe lied.  Here 
are  the  seventeen  responses 
most  representative  of  the 
varying  concerns  and  posi- 
tionsof  thosewho inked  their 
think.  Sorry  we're  skimping 
on  the  requests  for  sameness, 
we  misplaced  'em. 


Pleas  for  Change 

•  Get  kegs  back  on  campus. 

•  Get  a  real  RA  hiring  process. 

•  Better  free  condoms. 

•  Bus  in  more  men  with  big 
hair. 

•  Change  the  fact  that  I  am 
here. 

•  Goober  Junction-get  rid  of  it. 

•  A  football  team,  by  God! 
•No  mandatory  attendance  for 
classes!  We  are  all  adults  and 
will  have  to  take  responsibility 
for  our  own  actions.  If  we  fail 
then  its  our  problem! 

•  Eliminate  the  athletics  de- 
partment. 

•  Put  cots  in  the  library. 

•  Don'tbuild  thenewacademic 
building!  Use  Bill  Smith  and 
put  the  funds  to  better  use. 

•  The  idea  to  increase  enroll- 
ment is  ludicrous-ask  80%  of 
the  population  and  they  came 
here  to  go  to  a  small  school. 

•  Arm  security!  Putsome  teeth 
in  the  law! 

Keep  it  the  Same 

•  Goober  Junction-keep  it  for- 
ever. 

•  May  day 

•  The  Disco  Ball 

•Expired  drugs  in  Health  Ser- 
vices-it keeps  the  element  of 
danger  and  chance  in  all  our 
lives.  We  are  TOO  safe. 


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horse  around.  It  warns  you  of 
impending  hard  disk  attack  — 
once  if  by  LAN,  twice  if  by  C. 

RIGHT-TO-LIFE  VIRUS:  Won't 
allow  you  to  delete  a  file,  re- 
gardlcssof  howolditis.  If  you 
attempt  to eraseafile,itrequires 
you  to  first  seca  counselorabout 
possible  alternatives. 

DAN  QUAYLE  VIRUS:  Pre- 
vents your  system  from 
spawning  any  child  processes 
without  joining  into  a  binary 
network. 


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MARIO  CUOMO  VIRUS:  It 
would  be  a  great  virus,  but  it 
refuses  to  run. 

GEORCEBUSHVIRUS:Itstarts 
by  boldly  stating,  "Read  my  test 
...  no  new  files!"  on  the  screen, 
proceeds  to  fill  up  all  the  free 
space  on  your  hard  drive  with 
new  files,  then  blames  it  on  the 
Congress  Virus. 

'  ROSSPEROT VIRUS:  Activates 
every  component  in  your  sys- 
tem, just  before  the  whole  thing 
quits. 

ARNOLD  SCHWAR- 

ZENEGGER VIRUS:  Termi- 
natesand  stays  resident.  It'll  be 
back. 

MICHAEL  JACKSON  VIRUS: 
Hard  to  identify  because  it  is 
constantly  altering  its  appear- 
ance. This  virus  won't  harm 
your  PC,  but  it  will  trash  your 
car. 

ELVIS  VIRUS:  Your  computer 
getsfat,  slow,and  lazy  and  then 
self  destructs,  only  to  resurface 
at  shopping  malls  and  service 
stations  across  rural  America. 

OLLIE  NORTH  VIRUS:  Turns 
your  printer  into  a  document 
shredder. 

TERRY    RANDLE    VIRUS: 
Prints   "Oh   no  you  don't" 
whenever  you  choose 
"Abort"  from  the  "Abort,  Retry, 
Fail"  message. 

TED  TURNER  VIRUS: 
Colorizes  your  monochrome 
monitor. 

JIMMY  HOFFA  VIRUS:  No- 
body can  find  it. 

ADAM-AND-EVE  VIRUS: 
Takes  a  couple  of  bytes  out  of 


LAPD  VIRUS:  It  claims  it  feels 
threatened  by  the  other  files  on 
your  PC  and  erases  them  in 
"self-defense." 

CONGRESSIONAL  VIRUS: 
The  computer  locks  up,  screen 
splits  erratically  with  a  mes- 
sage appearing  on  each  half 
blaming  the  other  side  for  the 
problem. 

CONGRESSIONAL  VIRUS  2: 
Runs  every  program  on  the 
hard  drive  simultaneously,  but 
doesn't  allow  the  user  to  ac- 
complish anything. 

FEDERAL  BUREAUCRAT  VI- 
RUS: Divides  your  hard  disk 
into  hundreds  of  little  units, 
each  of  which  does  practically 
nothing,  but  all  of  which  claim 
to  be  the  most  important  part  of 
the  computer. 

GOVERNMENTECONOMIST 
VIRUS:  Nothing  works,  but  all 
your  diagnostic  software  says 
everything  is  fine. 

HEALTH  CARE  VIRUS:  Tests 
your  system  for  a  day,  finds 
nothing  wrong,  and  sends  you 
a  bill  for  $4,500. 

STAR  TREK  VIRUS:  Invades 
your  system  in  places  where  no 
virus  has  gone  before. 

AT&T  VIRUS:  Every  three 
minutes  it  tells  you  what  great 
service  you  are  getting. 

THE  MCI  VIRUS:  Every  three 
minutes  it  reminds  you  that 
you're  paying  too  much  for  the 
AT&T  virus. 

PBS  VIRUS:  Your  PC  stops  ev- 
ery few  minutes  to  ask  for 
money. 

POLITICALLY  CORRECT  VI- 
RUS: Never  calls  itself  a  "vi- 
rus," but  instead  refers  to  itself 


as  an  "electronic  microorgan- 
ism." 

OPRAH  WINFREY  VIRUS: 
Your  200MB  hard  drive  sud- 
denly shrinks  to  80MB,  and  then 
slowly  expands  back  to  200MB. 

TEXAS  VIRUS:  Makes  sure  that 
it's  bigger  than  any  other  file. 

AIRLINE  VIRUS:  You're  in 
Dallas,  but  your  data  is-in 
Singapore. 

SEARS  VIRUS:  Yourdata  won't 
appear  unless  you  buy  new 
cables,  power  supply,  and  a  set 
of  shocks. 

NEW  WORLD  ORDER  VIRUS: 
Probably  harmless,  but  i  t  ma  kes 
a  lot  of  people  really  mad  just 
thinking  about  it. 

GALLUP  VIRUS:  Sixty  percent 
of  the  PCs  infected  will  lose  38 
percent  of  their  data  14  percent 
of  the  time  (plus  or  minus  a  35 
percent  margin  of  error). 

IMELDA  MARCOS  VIRUS: 
Sings  you  a  song  (slightly  off 
key)  on  boot  up  then  subtracts 
money  from  your  Quicken  ac- 
count and  spends  it  all  on  ex- 
pensive shoes  it  purchases 
through  Prodigy. 

FREUDIAN  VIRUS:  Yourcom- 
puter  becomes  obsessed  with 
marrying  its  own  motherboard. 

NIKE  VIRUS:  Just  Does  It! 

KEVORKIAN  VIRUS:  Helps 
your  computer  shut  down 
whenever  it  wants  to. 

CLEVELAND  INDIANS  VI- 
RUS: Makes  your  486/50  ma- 
chine perform  like  a  286/AT. 

CHICAGO  CUBS  VIRUS:  Your 
PC  makes  frequent  mistakes 
and  comes  in  last  in  the  reviews,    | 
but  you  still  love  it. 


Washington  College  ELM 


April  2, 1993 


This  Week:  Dixon's 
Auctioneers 


Every  Wednesday,  starring 
at  9:30am  and  ending  only 
when  all  the  merchandise  is 
gone,  Dixon's  Auctioneers  in 
Crumpton  Maryland  holds  the 
largest  used  item  auction  on 
the  Eastern  Shore.  Everything 
you  could  possibly  imagine(oId 
books,  antiques,  jewelry,  furni- 
ture, knick-knacks,  old  Church 
alters  and  4  foot  candle  hold- 
ers, for  example)  can  be  found 
here.  This  is  a  wonderful  place 
to  go  if  you  need  to  purchase 
odds  and  ends.  You  are  not 
only  recycling  re-usable  items 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


that  are  in  good  condition,  but 
at  the  same  time  forgoing  the 
temptations  of  mass  consum- 
erism and  the  environmental 
side-effects  resulting  from  the 
common  production  of  syn- 
theticmaterialstof  which  nearly 
everything  is  made). 

On  Wednesday,  March  31, 
I  attended  this  Eastern  Shore 
event.  I  heartily  recommend 
this  gathering,  not  only  as  a 
recycling  opportunity,  but  as  a 
cultural  experience.  You  will 
defiantly  walk  away  from  it 
with  a  true  taste  of  the  Eastern 
Shore  in  your  mouth.  The  auc- 
tioneer sits  on  top  of  a  stand 
with  wheels  and  talks  in  a  fast 
mickeymouse  voice  thatishard 
to  decipher,  and  people  crowd 


all  around  him.  The  battery- 
driven  mike  is  hard  to  hear. 
There's  tons  of  native  food 
around,  like  snowcones,  cotton 
candy,  and  fried  chicken.  The 
conglomeration  of  people  is 
amazing.  I  saw  license  plates 
from  as  far  away  as  Washing- 
ton State.  Many  of  the  people 
there  are  antique  dealers  who 
come  to  make  mass  purchases 
for  resale.  Outside,  plants  and 
country  CD's  were  for  sale. 

Across  the  street,  next  to 
Lane's  Liquors,  is  an  open  lot, 
where  just  (mostly  antique) 
furniture  is  sold.  There  was  so 
much  there  that  it  could  have 
filled  up  the  whole  lawn  in  front 
of  Bill  Smith!  An  added  treat: 
From  about  5-10  pm,  live 
BlueGrass  Country  is  played 
inside  Dixon's  salebarn.  So  next 
time  you  need  something  or 
feel  like  blowing  a  few  bucks, 
or  just  want  a  taste  of  Eastern 
Shore  Culture,  go  checkout 
Dixon's  Auctioneers  in 
Crumpton,  Maryland. 

How  To  Get  There: 

1.  Head  South  on  Washington 
Avenue/Route  213,  cross  the 
bridge  and  past  Smileys. 

2.  Make  a  left  on  Rt.  544. 

3.  Go  for  about  10-15  minutes. 
When  you  get  to  the  flashing 
yellow  light,  make  a  left.  Make 
your  immediate  left  into  the 
salebarn  parking  lot.  There 
should  be  lots  of  cars  there. 
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DeProspo 
On  Porn 


On  Saturday,  the  Gender 
Relations  Awareness  Alliance 
will  present  a  lecture  by  Dr. 
Richard  De  Prospo,  titled  'The 
Female  Pornographer:  Katt 
Shea  Ruben  and  'Cat' 
McKimmon."  The  lecture 
will  be  held  at  10  a.m.  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  in  Miller 
Library. 

De  Prospo  will  integrate  a 
discussion  of  recent  landmark 
anti-pornography  legislation 
with  some  brief  clips  of  soft- 
core pornography  films,  in- 
cluding Rubens'  performance 
in  Stripped  to  Kill and  Poison  Ivy. 

In  addition,  he  will  talk 
about  such  controversial  figures 
as  Bob  Guccione,  the  publisher 
of  Penthouse,  and  Andrea 
Dworkin,  a  lesbian  activist. 

De  Prospo  said  he  may  also 
consider  the  difference  between 
the  male  and  female  pornogra- 
pher in  the  production  of  soft- 
core genre  films. 


Escaped  Rapist 


Last  Tuesday  Randy  McBee 
escaped  from  the  Eastern  Pre- 
Release  Unit  in  Church  Hill, 
Queen  Anne'sCounty.Md,  four 
days  after  he  arrived  in  Church 
Hill  from  the  Central  Laundry 
Facility  in  Sykesville. 

He  was finishinga  five-year 
prison  sentence  for  a  robbery 
committed  in  Washington 
County,  Md  and  would  have 
been  eligible  for  parole  next 
year. 

McBee  allegedly  broke  into 
the  home  of  a  Queen  Anne's 
County  Commissioner's  son — 
twice.  Reported  stolen  were  two 
pistols,  a  shot  gun,  100  rounds 
ammunition,  hiking  boots  and 
some  camouflage  clothing. 

Friday  morning  at  ap- 
proximately 8:30  a.m.,  McBee 
allegedly  forcibly  entered  the 
home  of  an  elderly  woman  and 
proceeded  to  sexually  assault 
her  while  holding  another 
woman  and  a  young  girl  hos- 
tage. 

He  escaped  with  the 
woman's  tan  1990  Volvo. 

A  statewide  search  in- 
volved a  five-hour  State  Police 


helicopter  patrol  and  a  K-9 
squad.  A  Chestertown  home, 
reportedly  belonging  to  a  rela- 
tive of  McBee,  also  was 
searched. 

Tuesday  night  the  Volvo 
was  found  near  Berkley 
Springs,  West  Virginia,  in  the 
vicinity  of  McBce's  former 
home.  McBee  was  sighted  in 
area,  which  is  densely  wooded 
and  near  the  Potomac  River. 
He  was  chased  on  foot  late 
Tuesday  night  but  has  not  been 
apprehended. 

Apparently  McBee  isan ac- 
compli shed  survival  ist. 

He  has  escaped  twice  be- 
fore from  West  Virginia  prisons, 
while  serving  time  for  rape  and 
armed  robbery. 

Correctional  officers  feel 
that  McBee  was  not  an  unsuit- 
able candidate  for  the  pre-re- 
lease center  since  his  last  in- 
fraction was  over  three  years 
ago. 

— Compiled  by  J.  Tarin  Towers 
from  the  Kent  County  News, 
March  31  issue;  Queen  Anne's 
County  Record  Observer, 
March  31  issue;  and  the  Balti- 
more Sun,  March  31  issue. 


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April  2, 1993 


Letters 


Washington  College  ELM 


You  Want  to  Drink?  Do  it  Responsibly 


Responsible  Drinking 

Some  recent  incidents  on 
campus  have  threatened  cur- 
rent beneficial  campuspolicies. 
Times  are  changing  and  we 
need  to  adapt  to  avoid  future 
restrictions  whichcould  inhibit 
social  life  on  campus.  The  ad- 
ministration has  been  basically 
lenient  in  recent  times  but  this 
does  not  mean  that  wecan  press 
our  luck.  We  are  lucky  to  have 


such  a  liberal  drinking  policy 
here  on  campus.  Many  colleges 
and  universities  are  bound  by 
much  greater  restrictions.  There 
are  several  reasons  why  we 
have  been  able  to  remain  under 
this  system. 

Our  small  school  environ- 
ment keeps  problems  within 
our  community  such  as  main- 
taining open  communication 
lines  with  the  administration. 
There  is  an  unwritten  trust  is- 


sued to  the  students  expecting 
them  to  act  responsibly  and 
respectfully  for  the  most  part. 
Obviously,  there  is  always  go- 
ing to  be  some  trouble  but  we 
believe  this  sort  of  trusting  sys- 
tem minimizes  that  trouble 
better  than  the  tyrannical  ad- 
ministration that  operate  with- 
out sympathy  to  individual 
concerns. 

This  provides  us  with  a 
great  deal  of  freedom.  There 


are  no  students  monitoring  en- 
trancesandexistsat  every  door. 
We  do  not  have  to  pester  our- 
selves with  complex  guest  lists. 
It  is  easy  to  forget  the  freedoms 
you  have  until  they  are  gone. 
There  is  no  reason  why  a  few 
individuals  should  spoil  these 
freedoms  of  the  whole.  Slowly, 
occurrences  are  going  to  force 
the  administration  to  install 
restrictions  which  may  infringe 
upon  our  privileges  in  the  near 


future. 

Respect  fellow  students' 
rights  and  residence.  Be  re- 
sponsible and  act  with  self-re- 
straint  when  attending  a  social 
function,  orthatsocial  function 
may  not  be  there  for  you  next 
time.  If  you  don't  believe  we 
have  these  freedoms,  respect 
your  fellow  students  who  do. 

Theta  Chi  Fraternity 


Interim  Chair  on  C-House  Wall  Issue 


To  the  Editor: 

lam  writing  to  clarify  many 
things  concerning  the 
CoffeeHouse/Dale  Adams  So- 
ciety issue.  1  was  the  head  of 
the  CoffeeHouse  Interim 
Project  and  can  testify  for  the 
truth  of  what  really  happened. 
Many  of  the  facts  that  the  Elm 
told  you  were  true,  but  it  did 
not  include  everything.  The 
reason  that  the  wall  was,  I  hate 
to  use  the  words,  "white 
washed,"  was  because  of  the 
derogatory  commentson  them. 
It  was  not  the  "Support  African 
American  Colleges"  statement 
that  inflamed  such  an  issue, but 
other  comments. 

Thingssuchas'XillatWiir 


referring  to  murder  without 
remorse.  Other  things  on  the 
wall,  such  as,  a  poem  about 
hating  allblack  women  because 
they  were/are  "bitches  and 
whores."  As  well  as  comments 
referring  to  white  women  in 
thesameway.  Thiswaswritten 
by  an  African  American  male 
whom  I  assume  the  Dale  Adams 
society  has  sanctioned.  But  it 
was  in  no  way  a  reflection  of 
the  society  as  a  whole.  Many 
members  of  the  group,  as  well 
as  others  who  saw  what  was  up 
there,  wereeither  inflamed  with 
angerorjuststartedtocry.  Once 
the  issue  was  discussed  with 
members  of  the  society  and 
Dawn  Israel  became  aware  of 


what  was  said,  it  was  just 
known  that  something  had  to 
bedone.  Itwasnotappropriate 
for  a  project  which  was  sup- 
posed to  represent  the  coming 
together  of  the  college,  nor  did 
it  represent  the  groups  message. 
The  decision  was  made  to  re-do 
the  wall  with  a  consensus  on 
whatshould  be  said,  rather  than 
the  previous  message  sent  out: 
"Any  member  of  the  group  can 
go  down  and  work  on  it." 

Second  clarifications,  the 
titles  given  to  the  two  letters  by 
Curtia  and  Lisa  were  titled  by 
the  Elm  and  not  the  writers 
themselves.  They  wanted  me 
to  clarify  this  point.  They  felt 
that  the  titles  were  inappropri- 


ate and  did  not  reflect  their  ar- 
ticles. For  future  reference, 
maybe  people  should  write  the 
titles  of  their  letters  so  as  not  to 
come  to  the  same  result. 

There  will  be  much  contro- 
versy over  this  issue  for  a  while. 
I  just  felt  that  the  truth  should 
be  known.  I  am  a  member  of 
the  Dale  Adams  group,  though 
somewhat  inactive  for  lack  of 
time,  butbeinga  Caucasian  I  do 
notfeel  rejected  from  thegroup. 
I  do  not  see  this  society  as  a 
"black"  one.  Many  of  the 
members  are  African- Ameri- 
can, but  there  are  a  large  num- 
ber that  are  not.  Beforeanyone 
judges  the  group  I  think  they 
should  see  it  for  what  it  really  is 


and  take  some  time  to  go  to  a 
meeting  or  a  function.  Only  if 
people  see  in  black  and  white 
will  they  see  the  group  in  such 
a  category.  Life  is  a  shade  of 
grey  that  varies  between  the 
two  extremes. 

Eve  Zartman 

Editor's  Note:  Letters  to  the 
editor,  just  as  anything  else  ina 
newspaper,  are  titled  accord- 
ing to  the  column  space  which 
the  letter  occupies.  Tides  sug- 
gested by  the  authors  are 
helpful,  but  often  must  be 
changed  to  fit  the  allocated 
space. 


Lack  of  Interpersonal  Communication 


To  the  Editor: 

I  am  writing  this  letter  in 
response  to  Eleanor  Shriver's 
letter  in  last  week's  edition  of 
the  Elm.  I  was  disappointed  by 
Ms.  Shriver's  condemnation  of 
my  commentary  in  Campus 
Voices  in  the  March  12  edition 
of  the  paper.  My  disappoint- 
ment was  aroused  not  because 
I  was  in  any  way  happy  with 
my  comment,  but  because  in 


the  ten  times  I  saw  Eleanor  af- 
ter the  paper  came  out,  she 
failed  to  say  anything  to  me 
about  my  statement. 

In  her  letter,  Eleanor 
stressed  the  importance  of 
support  amongst  the  RA  staff. 
Certainly,  communication 
playsa  vital  rolein  that  support 
system.  Unfortunately, 
Eleanor's  lack  of  communica- 
tion undermined  that  system 
and  caused  her  to  write  an  ar- 


ticle which  I  feel  attacked  me 
unjustly.  As  my  comment  on 
theSG  A  campaign  was  worded 
very  poorly,  I'm  afraid  Eleanor 
misunderstood  my  meaning.  In 
fact,  my  comment  was  not  in- 
tended as  a  personal  attack  on 
Eve  Zartman  but  as  a  criticism 
of  the  excessive  use  of  campaign 
flyers.  AsMs.Zartman'sdollar 
bill  flyer  was  the  most  unique 
and,  therefore,  the  most  promi- 


nent flyer,  it  was  the  first  one 
which  came  to  mind  when  I 
was  asked  the  Campus  Voices 
question.  After  the  paper  came 
out,  my  realization  that  the 
comment  mightbe  taken  in  the 
wrong  way,  caused  me  to  wri  te 
a  letter  of  apology  to  Eve,  four 
days  prior  to  the  appearance  of 
Eleanor's  letter. 

Eleanor's  comment  was  not 
the  only  negative  response  to 


my  statement  which  I  received. 
It  was,  however,  the  only  one 
which  I  had  to  read  the  Elm  to 
find  out  about.  Everyone  else 
spoke  with  me  directly.  I  am 
sorry  that  Eleanor  failed  to  show 
me  the  support  which  she  feels 
to  be  so  fundamental  to  the  RA 
system. 

Charlie  Linehan 

RA,  Cardinal 


Elm  Editor  is  'Paranoid  and  Vulgar' 


To  the  Editor: 

After  reading  your  edito- 
rial, "Controversy  Comes  in 
Different  Colors"  in  March 
26,1992  of  the  Elm,  I  was  out- 
raged by  your  arrogance.  I 
suggest  that  you  reread  my 
letter  because  you  took  my 
statements  out  of  context.  1  was 
not  addressing  the  article 
"Whaf  s  all  the  Hubbub,  Bub." 
It  wasn't  even  mentioned  in  my 
letter,  let  me  break  it  down  for 
you  point  by  point. 


First,  there  is  no  intelligent 
reason  why  the  editor  of  a  col- 
legenewspaper  should  degrade 
herself  and  her  opinion  by  the 
use  of  profanity.  College  stu- 
dents, especially  by  the  time 
they  become  juniors  and  se- 
niors, should  be  able  to  express 
themselves  in  acceptable  and 
appropriate  ways.  Your  word 
choice  was  completely  unpro- 
fessional. 

Second,  although  1  agree 
with  the  title,  "Racism  is  Ev- 
eryday   Issue    for    African 


American  Students,"  that  was 
not  the  focus.  Furthermore,  my 
letter  addressed  racism  as  a 
form  of  ignorance  dealing  with 
my  personal  opinion  about 
Afrocentricity. 

Third,  no  Tarin,  I  was  not 
"insinuating  that  The  Elm  was 
"crying  reverse  discrimination 
or  separatism.""  Although  The 
Elm  and  its  staff  are  not  crying 
reverse  discrimination  orsepa- 
ratism,  there  are  people  who 
do,  and  I  was  addressing  them 
in  my  letter.  All  letters  submit- 


ted to  The  Elm  as  editorials  are 
addressed  'To  the  Editor,"  but 
that  does  not  mean  they  are 
directed  towards  you  person- 
ally. In  fact,  the  letters  "To  the 
Editor"  aredirected  towards  the 
readers  of  the  paper. 

I  also  feel  that  you  seem  to 
be  paranoid.  I  think  this  is  a 
good  place  to  ask,  what  seems 
to  be  your  favorite  question, 
'WHY'.  Why  is  it  that  people 
become  "paranoid"  when  these 
issues  are  raised  at  W  AC?  A  lot 
of  people  feel  the  same  way  as 


I  do.  Would  you  curse  them 
also? 

There  was  no  reason  foryou 
to  attack  my  letter  in  such  a 
speculative  manner;  but,  you 
said  yourself,  "there's  nothing 
like  a  good  controversy."  I  hope 
the  Washington  College  com- 
munity read  my  letter  and 
based  on  their  experience, 
formed  their  own  opinion. 

Curtia  Arnold 

Sophomore 


Washington  College  ELM 


.April  2, 1993 


Dale  Adams:  For  People  of  All  Cultures 


To  the  Editor: 

The  Dale  Adams  Heritage 
Exchange  was  founded  as  a 
learning  experience  for  the  stu- 
dents and  faculty  at  Washing- 
ton College.  It  was  meant  to  be 
a  group  where  all  people,  not 
just  one  select  group,  could 
learn  about  each  other  and 
con  tribute  a  little  of  their  cul  ture 
to  our  small  community  at 
WAC. 

The  following  is  not  a 
criticism  of  Dale  Adams.  It  is, 
however,  the  feelings  of  myself 
and  other  members  of  the  orga- 
nization. 

The  events  that  took  place 
at  the  Coffee  House,  referring 
to  the  writings  on  the  DAHE 
wall,  did  not  uphold  the  ideas 
that  Dale  Adams  stands  for. 
"Support  black  colleges,"  al- 
though not  personally  offen- 


sive, does  not  belong  in  a  group 
that  represents  people  of  all 
cultures. 

There  were  many  other 
improper  things  that  were 
written  ion  the  wall.  Such  as 
the  statement  concerning  in- 
terracial couples.  This  state- 
ment basically  said  that  no  real 
black  man  or  black  woman 
would  date  outside  of  their  own 
race.  Being  a  white  member  of 
Dale  Adams  who  happens  to 
date  a  black  woman,  I  did  not 
appreciate  this.  It  was  a  per- 
sonally opinion  and  choice. 
Who  I  choose  to  date  and  who 
decides  to  date  me  is  no  one 
else's  concern  but  mine  and  my 
girlfriend's.  If  one  chooses  not 
to  date  outside  of  their  race  that 
is  fine,  but  everyone  has  the 
right  to  choose  for  themselves 
and  no  one  should  condemn 
that  choice. 


This  sort  of  statement  had 
no  place  on  the  Dale  Adams 
wall.  Many  other  members  of 
Dale  Adams  werealso  offended 
besides  myself.  Not  just  for  this 
comment,  but  others  as  well. 
This  is  why  such  swift  action 
was  taken  by  the  leaders  of 
DAHE  to  show  the  whole  col- 
lege campus,  as  well  as  its 
members,  that  this  is  not  the 
view  of  Dale  Adams,  but  rather 
other  individuals.  That  is  why 
an  apology  was  needed  and 
made.  No  one  was,  to  my 
knowledge,  accusing  the  Elm 
of  being  racist.  But  as  the  editor 
of  the  Elm  said,  "controversy 
brewed." 

As  Dawn  Israel  said,  the 
only  way  that  things  will  get 
settled  is  when  the  rumor  mill 
at  WAC  is  stopped.  The  Elm, 
however,  didn't  do  much  to 


suppress  these  rumors,  instead 
they  just  fueled  the  fire.  The 
Editorial  in  March  twenty- 
sixths  Elm  was  not  appropri- 
ate. Antagonizing  the  mem- 
bers of  DAHE  with  childish 
phrases  such  as  "Woo  woo 
woo"  and  "ooooo"  only  added 
to  the  hostility  that  already  ex- 
isted. ItmadetheElmseemhke 
it  was  hoping  for  this  type  of 
controversial  event  to  occur  and 
it  was  going  to  milk  it  for  all 
that  it  was  worth.  I  know  the 
Elm  can't  be  that  desperate  for 
news  stories.  The  use  of  foul 
language  in  the  editorial  only 
infuriated  people  more  and 
made  tempers  flare.  This  use  of 
foul  language  and  childish 
phrases  was  entirely  uncalled 
for  and  just  plain  rude. 

It  is  a  granted  fact  that  there 
are  problems  with  Dale  Adams. 


But  its  original  purpose  is  still 
important  and  should  always 
be  respected.  The  only  way  to 
overcome  prejudice  and  hate, 
which  everyone  has,  is  to  leam 
and  understand.  Knowledge  is 
power  and  with  power  you  can 
overcome  any  obstacle.  Its  true 
that  Dale  Adams  does  focus 
highly  on  Afro-American  top- 
icsand  events,  but  this  can  only 
change  if  you,  the  students  and 
faculty  at  WAC  participate  in 
the  organization.  Everyone  is 
welcomed.  Many  projects  of 
unity  are  in  place,  such  asa  visit 
to  Johns  Hopkins  and  the  Card 
for  the  terminally  ill  children 
there.  DaleAdamsisnotablack 
thing,  if  s  not  a  white  thing,  it's 
a  people  thing,  and  that's  the 
only  way  it  will  work! 

Richard  McKee,  Member 
Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange 


"Think  About  What  You're  Saying 


?♦ 


To  the  Editor: 

Attention:  Curtia  Arnold,  Lisa 
Castro,  and  all  remaining  ig- 
norant people 

It  seems  that  whenever  I 
pick  up  the  Elm,  there's  always 
something  about  racisminside. 
But,  so  far  all  I've  seen  is  hy- 
pocrisy. Things  are  becoming 
so  drastic  that  every  time  I  say 
something  I  feel  as  though  I'm 
offending  someone  because  I'm 
black.  I  truly  believe  that  there 
is  a  lot  of  pent-up  hatred  inside 
some  of  our  students.  I  for  one 
don't  believe  that  people  try  to 
understandoneanother.People 


are  too  hung  up  on  the  issues  of 
color,  nick  names  and  the  word 
"racism." 

First  of  all,  no  one  really 
cares  what  color  you  are,  it's 
about  who  youare.  If  you  know 
that  you  exhibit  an  enticing 
persona,  why  worry  (please,  by 
all  means  flaunt  it)?  As  far  as 
nicknames  are 

concerned... they' re  personal.  I 
feel  that  no  one  has  the  right  to 
intrude  on  a  person's  private 
life.  Whatever  my  nickname 
may  be,  realize  ir/s  mine  and 
only  I  have  to  live  with  it.  And, 
if  people  make  you  feel  un- 
comfortable, don't  tell  us,  tell 


them.  All  of  this  outrages  talk  is 
about  nothing.  From  my  point 
of  view,  EVERYONE  faces  rac- 
ism at  one  point  in  theiruves.  1 
believe  that  all  these  generali- 
zations people  are  making  are 
being  stretched  too  far.  And  it's 
"gittin"  on  my  nerves. 

The  other  thing  that  truly 
bothers  me  is  the  quote  "Sup- 
port Black  Colleges."  I'm  not 
saying  I  don't  believe  what  the 
quote  says.  But,  I  believe  that 
those  who  say  it  are  hypocrites. 
In  all  seriousness,  if  you  really 
want  to  support  black  colleges. . . 
you  should  have  gone  to  one. 
Think  about  what  you're  say- 


ing! Most  of  the  black  students 
here  are  here  on  scholarships 
that  they  wouldn't  have  re- 
ceived from  a  black  college  be- 
cause of  their  race.  Here  YOU 
are  a  minority,  and  WAC  re- 
cruits and  urges  you  to  come 
here.  Black  colleges  don't  pur- 
sue you  like  WAC  does.  Here 
you  are  not  a  number,  you're  a 
person  with  a  face  and  name. 
When  a  black  prospective  stu- 
dent visits  this  campus,  do  you 
think  they  want  to  hear  your 
hypocritical  chant?  Hell  no!!! 
What  you're  saying  is  don't 
come  here.. .attend  and  support 
black  colleges.  You  can  be 


proud  of  your  race,  but  don't 
forget  that  you  are  still  a  per- 
son. 

"Sometimes  1  feel  discrimi- 
nated against,  but  it  does  not 
make  me  angry.  It  merely  as- 
tonishes me.  I  have  no  separate 
feeling  about  being  an  Ameri- 
can Citizen  and  colored.  1  am 
merely  a  fragment  of  the  Great 
Soul  that  surges  within 
boundaries."  — Zora  Neale 
Hurston 

Tanae  N.  Coates 
Freshman 


Linehan  Strikes  Back  at  His  Critics 


To  the  Editor: 

First,  let  me  apologize  for 
taking  up  more  of  your  time 
discussing  an  issue  which  has 
already  been  run  into  the 
ground.  I  had  not  intended  to 
address  the  "broken  window 
fiasco"  again.  Unfortunately, 
Mr.  Tarleton's  letter  in  last 
week's  edition  of  the  Elm  made 
a  number  of  innaccurate  state- 
ments about  my  article  which  1 
fcelit  is  my  obligation  tocorrect. 

I  would  like  to  start  by 
saying  that  at  no  point  in  my 
article  did  I  attempt  to  label  the 
actof  vandalism  ("breakingand 
entering"  according  to  Tarleton 
~-  Funny,  I  wasn't  aware  it  had 
ever  made  it  past  the  "break- 
ing"  point)  committed  by  the 
"ve  freshmen  as  tradition.  The 
0lily  time  I  mentioned  tradition, 
except  in  my  discussion  of  tra- 
ctions which  presently  exist  at 
Washington  College,  was  in  my 


explanation  of  the  events  which 
took  place  prior  to  the  act.  At 
the  point  which  the  students 
attempted  to  force  open  the 
locked  window,  tradition 
ceased  to  be  associated  with  the 
incident.  By  personally  con- 
demning the  actions  of  the  five, 
1  thought  I  had  made  this  clear. 
Apparently  it  was  not  clear 
enough  for  Mr.  Tarleton. 

Next,  I  would  like  to  ad- 
dress Mr.  Tarleton's  mention  of 
my  "[Repeated  reference]  to  the 
situation  as  'petty"'  (Elm,  26 
March  1993).  I'vebeen  through 
the  article  a  number  of  times 
and  as  far  as  I  can  see,  the  word 
'petty"  appears  only  once.  I 
would  hardly  label  that  repeti- 
tion. Further,thewordappears 
after  discussion  of  a 
harrassment  incident  which 
took  place  in  Caroline  recently. 
I  hope  Mr.  Tarleton  would  agree 
that,  by  comparison,  the  broken 
window  seems  rather  petty. 


As  for  Mr.  Tarleton's 
ramblings  on  the  art  of  com- 
munication between  fraterni- 
ties —  well,  I'm  a  little  con- 
fused. I'mnotexactlysurchow 
it  works  over  at  KA  (I'm  sorry. 
I  know  everybody  was  just 
getting  used  to  Frat  A  and  Frat 
B.),  but  at  Phi  Delt,  we're  con- 
fident in  our  communication 
skills  and  we  don't  rely  solely 
on  our  President  to  speak  for  us 
everytime  something  goes 
awry.  Infact,onthenightofthe 
incident  in  question  (if  my  in- 
formation is  correct  —  and  I 
think  it  is)  there  was  a  good 
deal  of  communication  in  Cecil, 
after  the  incident  occurred,  be- 
tween a  number  of  KAs  and  a 
number  of  Phi  Delts  who  had 
sufficient  knowledge  of  the  in- 
cident to  talk  about  it.  In  ad- 
dition, there  was  plenty  of 
communication  between  the 
KA  president  and  a  number  of 
ranking  Phi  Delts  at  the  IFC 


meeting  which  Mr.  Tarleton 
mentioned.  (Since  this  is  really 
the  only  point  in  the  two  years 
which  Mr.  Tarleton  has  been  at 
this  school  that  I  have  spent 
any  amount  of  time  in  his 
presence,  I'massuming  that  the 
"gentleman's  agreement,"  to 
which  he  made  such  ominous 
reference,  is  supposed  to  have 
taken  place  here.  That  said,  I'm 
afraid  1  have  to  admit  that  I 
have  absolutely  no  idea  what 
he  is  talking  about.)  Presum- 
ably in  deference  to  his  presi- 
dent, Mr.  Tarleton  was  par- 
ticularly silent  during  this 
meeting.  The  KA  president,  in 
his  position  as  mouthpiece  for 
his  fraternity,  seemed  to  agree 
that  the  incident  may  have  been 
taken  a  bit  far. 

And  that  brings  me  to  my 
final  point.  In  my  article,  I  in- 
tended to  point  out  that  the  in- 
cident was  overblown.  Of 
course  I  felt  that  the  five  fresh- 


men deserved  to  have  some 
type  of  disciplinary  action  taken 
against  them.  What  they  did 
was  wrong.  However,bringing 
the  case  before  the  Student 
Conduct  Council,  especially 
considering  the  culprits'  coop- 
eration in  the  aftermath  of  the 
incident,  wasoverkill.  I  thought 
so  when  I  wrote  my  original 
article,  and  I  think  so  today. 

Mr.  Tarleton  spent  a  good 
deal  of  time  in  his  letter  lectur- 
ing me  on  getting  my  facts 
straight.  They  are  straight  and 
they've  been  straight  all  along. 
Perhaps  he  should  have  spent 
more  time  reading  the  article 
and  getting  his  own  facts 
straight  before  writing  such  a 
misguided  response. 

Thank  you  for  your  time.  I 
won't  waste  any  more  of  it  on 
this  tired  issue. 

Charlie  Linehan 
Senior 


April  2, 1993 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

April  2-  March  7 

7T"~"c~~~~~  Cousin  Bobby 

I     III    I    I     V^v^l  In^/Oi         Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 


The  Washington  College  Community  Chorus  presents  A  Gilbert  and  Sullivan 
Extravaganza.  Tawcs  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center.  Coffee  and 
pastries.  Cafe  Gibson  at  7:00  p.m.;  per  forma  nce8:00  p.m. 

The  Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange  presents  }azz  Extravaganza  featuring  jazz 
Johnson.  Coffee  House,  Hodson  Hall,  9:00  p.m.-l  :00  a.m. 

The  Gender  Relations  Awareness  Alliance  and  the  Department  of  Philosophy 
present  A  Symposium  On  Freedom  Of  Expression:  The  Sexual  Revolution  In  The 
Arts.  Sophie  Kerr  Room,  Miller  Library,  10:00  a.m.-3:00  p.m. 

The  Student  Government  Association  and  Theta  Chi  present  The  Great  Heiney 
Heist  featuring  Probable  Cause.  Dining  Hall,  Hodson  Hall,  9:00  p.m.-  12:00p.m. 
$3  at  the  door. 

Passover  Begins 

The  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs  presents  Can  We  Govern  Ourselves? 
Douglas  Cater,  President  Emeritus  of  Washington  College.  Hynson  Lounge, 
Hodson  Hall,  8:00  p.m. 


2 

Friday 

T 

Saturday 
Sunday 


LAST  DAY  TO  WITHDRAW  FROM  CLASSES 

1st  Annual  lust-Like  College  Game'.™  Tournament.  Mike  Sapp's  room. 


5 

Monday 


Advising  Day:  no  class. 


6 

Tuesday 


The  Women's  League  of  Washington  College:  Spring  Style  Show,  Luncheon, 
and  Card  Party,  featuring  ,4  Day  in  the  Life  of  an  Eastern  Shore  Woman.  Hynson 
Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  1 1 :30  a.m.  Reservations  required. 


7 

Wednesday 


The  International  House  presentsThe Middle  East  Crises.  The  Honorable  Talcott 
Seelye,  U.S.  Ambassador  to  Syria.  International  House  Basement,  7:30  p.m. 


8 

Thursday 


0X  and  SGA  Present 

PlROBABlLR  CAUSE 


live  at 

The  Great 
Heiney  Heist 

Saturday  April  3,  9pm- 12am 

$3  cover  charge 


Love  Them  O's 


The  Washington  College  Stu- 
dent Activities  Office  has  tick- 
ets for  upcoming  Baltimore 
Orioles  Home  Games.  Tickets 
are  now  on  sale  for  the  Friday, 
April  16  and  the  Saturday, 
May  1  games.  April  16  will  be 
the  Orioles'  third  home  game 
of  the  season.  The  seats  are  for 
the  first  base  side  and  the  May 
1  tickets  are  for  the  third  base 


side.  Game  times  are  7:35  p.m. 
and  7:05  p.m.,  respectively.  The 
tickets  are  being  sold  as  first 
come,  first  served  and  there  will 
be  no  reserved  tickets.  They  are 
being  sold  for  $8  and  can  be 
purchased  in  theStudent  Activi- 
ties Office,  and  if  enough  people 
are  interested,  transportation  can 
be  provided. 


Student  Profile: 
Jason  Truax 


A  Libra  from  Chambersburg,  PA,  Jason  TrualThas  a 
cummulativeGP  A  of  3.40.  He  is  double  majoring  in  International 
Studies,  where  he  is  concentrating  in  Anthropology;  and  Art, 
where  he  is  concentrating  in  History.  He  declared  a  double  major 
because  he  cannot  decide  in  what  field  of  study  he  really  wants  to 
concentrate.  He  is  the  current  president  of  WC's  Anthropological 
Society  and  Amnesty  International.  He  joined  Amnesty  Inter- 
national because  he  is  a  firm  believer  in  Human  Rights. 

Jason  has  applied  to  be  an  intern  at  the  Phillips  Collection  in 
Washington  D.C.  for  this  summer;  the  Phillips  Collection  is 
holding  nineteenth  and  twentieth  century  French  and  American 
Art.  He  would  eventually  love  to  combine  both  of  his  disciplines 
and  work  at  the  State  Department  Art  Bank. 

The  former  Features  Editor  of  the  WC  ElmL  Jason  likes 
chocolate  and  nuts  and  his  favorite  cuisine  is  Greek.  In  fact,  Jason 
can  even  speak  a  little  Greek,  and  French,  but  only  to  the  people 
that  he  likes.  He  also  comes  across  as  quiet  but  once  you  get  to 
know  him,  he  shows  no  mercy.  He  has  even  proclaimed  himself 
as  the  most  pensive  person  on  campus. 

One  day,  Jason  wants  to  have  a  lot  of  money  because  he  wants 
to  have  four  houses:  a  Brownstone  in  New  York,  a  Victorian 
Townhouse  in  Washington  D.C,  a  Villa  in  Northern  Greece,  and 
a  little  farm  in  the  Pennsylvania  Amish  Country.  He  also  wants 
to  have  a  doberman  named  ZEUS  because  he  believes  that  all 
people  Of  small  physiques  should  have  big  dogs.  This  could  stem 
from  the  fact  that  he  does  not  like  cats.  He  hates  them  because 
when  he  was  a  child,  his  parents  thought  that  he  needed  a 
companion  because  his  sister  was  older,  and  the  cat  taunted  him. 
Ever  since,  he  has  been  "allergic." 

Mary  Holmes  said  that  he  was  boring,  but  he  has  a  good 
fashion  sense.  And  Elisa  Hale  has  observed  him  as  more  catty  and 
bitchy  than  any  woman  that  she  knows. 

Jason's  final  thought  was  that  he  believes  that  everyone  has 
the  right  to  be  who  they  are. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


April  2, 1993 


Music  -  Music  -  Music 


jazz  Night 


This  Friday,  The  Dale 
Adams  Heritage  Exchange  and 
iVC's  Student  Government 
Association  are  sponsoring  a 
lazzNight.  Thiseventisspecial 
because  they  are  aiming  for  a 
nightclub  atmosphere  in  the 
Coffee  House,  while  still  keep- 
ing it  a  "classy  joint." 

Jazz  Johnson,  a  local 
Chestertown  star,  will  be  per- 
forming with  his  entire  band. 
And  to  top  it  all  off,  the  night 
lyjll  also  feature  performances 
by  Washington  College  stu- 
dents, such  as  Ciaran  O'Keefe, 
Chris"FATMAN"Goldenberg, 
Bridge  tte  Avant,  Yvette 
Hynson,  and  Tina  Balin. 

jazz  Night  will  run  from  9 
p.m-  until  1  a.m.  The  cost  is  $3 
[or  WAC  students  and  $5  for 
non-students.  Comeonoutand 
seeyourfriendsand  classmates 
shine  and  join  us  in  "All  That 


Juniors  to  Jam 

Juniors  John  Harris  and 
Ciaran  O'Keefe  will  present  a 
recital  on  Tuesdav,  April  6  at 
8:00  p.m.  in  Norman  James 
Theatre. 

Ciaran,  on  piano,  will  be 
playing  works  of  Chopin  and 
of  the  20th-century  composer 
Ginesterra,  as  well  as  one  of  his 
own  compositions.  A  Music 
and  Psychology  major,  Ciaran 
hasbeen  playing  the  piano  since 
the  age  of  four. 

John  Harris,  a  Music  major, 
will  be  playing  a  variety  of 
works  from  a  Concerto  by 
Alexandre  Guilmant  to  a  jazz 
tune  by  Leonard  Bernstein. 
Currently  John  is  principle 
trombonist  with  the  Delaware 
Repertory  Orchestra  and  lead 
trombone  for  the  Dover  Labo- 
ratory Jazz  Ensemble.  Profes- 
sor Garry  Clarke  and  jazz  pia- 
nist Dick  Durham  will  accom- 
pany him  on  piano. 


Twelfth  Night 


Tara  Kidwell 
Staff  Jeweler 

On  Monday,  the  King 
Alfred  Players  performed 
Twelfth  Night  at  Ta  wes  Theatre. 
The  play  opened  with  a  Greek- 
style  chorus  that,  for  some, 
became  tedious  after  the  first 
act.  The  acting  troupe,  while 
quite  knowledgeable  of  their 
script,  did  not  seem  to  make 
Iheir  characters  go  farther  than 
a  two-  dimensional  portrayal. 

The  actor  who  played  Sir 
Andrew  Aguecheek,  Simon 
Hails,  was  perhaps  the  most 
entertaining  and  believable;  the 
next  possibly  being  Malvolio, 
Bruce  Rodgers.     The  clown, 


Feste,  played  by  Mark  Dymock, 
did  not  encompass  the  bril- 
liance which  is  what 
Shakespeare  intended  the 
clown  to  be.  Another  discrep- 
ancy within  the  play  was  that 
instead  of  having  the  clown  sing 
the  songs,  they  chose  to  have 
the  Greek-esque  chorus  sing 
them,  and  even  they  were  flat. 
The  response  to  the  play 
was  mixed,  some  enjoyed  it 
while  others  felt  that  the  play- 
ers did  not  do  justice  to  this 
incredible  Shakespearean 
comedy.  Many  who  enjoyed 
the  production  felt  that  it  was 
due  mainly  in  part  to  the  fact 
that  it  was  a  play  written  by 
Shakespeare. 


A  Room  Full  O'  Scary  People 


Marianne  Culbertson 


Staff  Writer 

"You  want  a  cigarette?"  I 
asked  Tanya  Allen  as  she  began 
to  bring  the  diverse  group  to 
order.  It  was  the  evening  of 
March  28, 1993,  and  the  Second 
Annual  Junior/Sophomore 
Reading  was  about  to  begin. 
To  anyone  who  does  not  un- 
derstand what  exactly  this  en- 
tails, I  will  offer  the  briefest  ex- 
planation possible.  This  is  an 
event  where  anyone  in  the 
above  classes  may  come  to- 
gether in  a  semi-organized 
group  to  read  any  poetry  or 
prose  that  they  have  created. 

^This  year  we  had  an  un- 
usually large  group  of  writers 
who  decided  that  they  could 
overcome  the  embarrassment 
of  reading  their  own  work: 
Rachael  Fink,  Thane  Glenn, 
Kate  Sullivan,  Tanya  Allen, 
Tara  Kid  well,  Jennifer  Reddish, 
Tarin  Towers,  Fon-est  George, 
and  myself.  Each  one  of  these 
talented  people  were  able  to 
move  the  audience  to  laughter 
or  quiet  contemplative  thought. 
I  don't  believe  that  anyone 
present  found  themselves 
yawning  or  staring  up  at  the 
ceiling  in  prayer  for  the  end. 

In  fact,  this  was  one  of  the 
most  humorous  readings  that 
this  college  has  witnessed.  At 
several  points  the  audience  was 
prompted  to  almost  hysterical 
laughter.  Wine  and  cheese 
warmed  everyonespalate  while 
Tanya's  poem  Oranges  caused 
us  to  envision  beautifully  round 
citrus  fruit  flying  through  the 
air.  My  piece  induced  laughter 
as  the  audience  imagined  my 
psychotic  character  Murphy, 
stuffing  a  pair  of  detergent  per- 
fumed panties  between  his 
mattresses  "for  later  use  and 


junior  poet  Forrest  George  reads  at  the 
(duh)  Junior/ Sophomore  poetry  reading 


contemplation." 

Thane  Glenn  caused  us  to 
chuckle  quietly  when  he  seri- 
ously warned  us  that  he  would 
be  very  upset  if  we  laughed  at 
his  poems.  Needless  to  say,  not 
one  of  us  were  even  tempted  as 
he  read  Far  From  There.  I  know 
1  was  saddened  by  his  beauti- 
fully descriptive  scene  in  which 
he  shows  us  a  child  who  re- 
members that  his  father's  toys 
were  burned  when  he  con- 
tracted Scarlet  Feverand  relates 
this  event  to  his  father's  actual 
death. 

Both  Thane  and  Tanya  have 
had  poetry  published  as 
Broadsides.  Thissemester,look 
for  Thane's  poem  Hands,  and 
Tanya's  poems  From  the  Steps  of 
the  Silver  Valley  Rest  Home,  and 
Mother  in  Storms.  These  poems 
are  posted  inThe  ONeill  Liter- 


ary House,  and  a  few  other  se- 
lect places  on  campus. 

Jennifer  Reddish  intro- 
duced her  piece  by  informing 
us  of  her  on-going  series  of  po- 
emsbased  on  acharacternamed 
Jo.  Her  poem  was  particularly 
funny  because  it  depicted  her 
as  the  author,  running  madly 
around  after  Jo  and  in  the  end 
killingher,thusending  the  saga. 
Jenn  is  Managing  Editor  of  the 
Tribal  College:  journal  of  Ameri- 
can Indian  Higher  Education, 
Editor  of  the  International  Stud- 
ies  in  Political  Science  Newsletter, 
and  Student  Editor  of  the 
Washington  College  Review.  You 
may  also  view  her  work  in  ear- 
lier publications  of  Broadsides 
and  in  the  Washington  College 
Review. 

See  "Reading,"  page  10 


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Come  to 
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Join  the  Washington  Col- 
lege-Community Chorus  for  a 
Gilbert  and  Sullivan  Extrava- 
ganza, an  evening  of  music  by 
the  Victorian-era  Savoyards 
much  loved  on  both  sidesof  the 
Atlantic.  The  concert  is  set  for 
Friday,  April  2  at  8:00  p.m.  in 
Tawes  Theare  of  the  Gibson 
Performing  Arts  Center. 

The  chorus,  directed  by 
Associate  Professor  of  Music 
Kathleen  Mills,  will  perform 
excerpts  from  five  comic  op- 
eras by  the  legendary  duo,  li- 
brettist William  Schwenck  Gil- 
bert and  composer  Sir  Arthur 
Seymour  Sullivan,  The  pro- 
gram features  favorites  from  the 
choral  repertoire  suchas  the 
lovely  madrigal  When  the  Buds 
are  Blossoming  from  Ruddigore, 
and  The  Prisoner  Comes  to  Meet 
His  Doom  from  Yoeman  of  the 
Guard,  as  well  as  ensemble 
numbers  such  as  the  quartet 
Queen  Victoria  herself  adored, 
Then  One  of  Us  Wll  Be  a  Queen, 
from  Gondoliers  and  the  hilari- 
ous trio  I  am  a  Maiden,  Cold  and 
Stately  from  Princess  Ida.  Truly 
versatile,  Gilbert  and  Sullivan's 
collaborations  range  from  the 
sentimental(0/i  Love,  True  Love 
from  Sorcerer)  to  the  somber, 
and  from  thesilly(0/i,  Happy  the 
Lily  When  Kiss'd  By  the  Bee  from 
Ruddigore)  to  the  satirical.  That 
sharp  satire  of  Victorian  soci- 
ety and  politics  continues  to 
entertain  audiences  today. 

The  Lobby  of  Tawes  The- 
atre, transformed  for  the 
evening  into  "Cafe  Gibson," 
will  be  open  from  7:00  p.m.  to 
8:00  p.m.  for  coffee,  tea,  and 
sweets  prepared  by  local  chefs. 
Admission  to  the  concert  is  free 
and  pastriesand  beverages  will 
be  available  for  a  small  fee. 

Garry  E.  Clarke,  Professor 
of  Music  and  Chairman  of  the 
Music  Department,  is  accom- 
panying the  chorus.  Soloists 
include  Heron  Point  residents 
Traver  Berry,  Henry  Bruel,  and 
Richard  Eberts;  local  teachers 
Jim  Landskroener  and  Laura 
Tidemann;  area  residents  Kate 
Bennett,  John  Farr,  Hilda 
Greene,  Meredith  Davies 
Hadaway,  Marcia 

Landskroener,  Diane 

Landskroener,  Art  Leiby,Glenn 
Miles,  Steve  Mumford,  and  J.S. 
Edward  Tatnall;  Washington 
College  students  Katie 
Degentesh,  Niki  Goenaga,  Erin 
Talbert;  and  Washington  Col- 
lege Professor  of  Sociology 
Steven  Cades. 


'Reading,"  from  page  9 

Metaphysical  Mistress 
Tara  Kidwell  enticed  us 
with  her  Gypsy  jewels  and 
her  piece  Algiz  which  is 
Runic  for  protection,  while 
Forrest,  George  brought  a 
silent  calm  over  the  listen- 
ers with  her  poem  For  Those 
Who  Wonder.  Rachael  Fink 
describes  her  poem  Plastic 
Landscape  as  "a  merging  of 
dissimilar  images  into  a  co- 
hesive visual  image." 
Needless  to  say,  I  agree  with 
her.  Theaudiencewasfully 
able  to  comprehend  Kate 
Sullivan's  poem  Revelation, 
about  which  she  com- 
mented that  "it  is  the  piece 
most  personal  to  me  and  I 
felt  that  through  this poeml 
was  giving  the  most  of  my- 
self." 

Tarin  Towers  did  not 
surprise  those  of  us  who 
know  her  in  any  respect 
with  her  rant.  Telling  These 
People  to  GO  AWAY.  Here 
we  found  the  Editor  In- 
Chief  of  The  Elm  discussing 
one  of  her  most  favorite 
things  in  life,  ORGASMS. 
When  asked  to  comment  on 
her  work  she  stated,  "all  the 
critics  love  me  in  New 
York."  Besides  the  NY  sky- 
scraper job  of  running  The 
Elm,  you  may  have  seen  her 
performance  in  Orgasmo 
Adulto  Escapes  from  the  Zoo, 
or  even  more  recently 
jumping  around  on  her 
most  favorite  thing,  a  circus 
size  trampoline. 

To  all  of  you  who  failed 
to  attend  or  even  acknowl- 
edge the  existence  of  such 
an  event,  you  missed  what 
Robert  Day  openly  pro- 
claimed as  "terri  fie,  with  one 
exclamation  point  for  each 
of  the  writers."  There  is  al- 
ways next  year,  but  don't 
put  it  off  for  two  long  or 
Tanya's  airborne  oranges 
may  seek  you  out  and  juice 
on  you.  Everyone  else, 
thankyou  forattendingand 
a  HUGE  THANKS  to  the 
writers  who  had  the  GUTS 
'  to  read.  No  Tarin!  Not  that 
knife  again! 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

dressing  such  non-partisan  is- 
sueslikethenow-infamousGM 
truck  booby-trapped  by  NBC, 
addresses  itself  solely  to  Re- 
publicans. 

The  axe  which  AIM  grinds 
is  not  ideological,  but  partisan. 
In  the  examples  cited  above, 
AIM  focused  on  either  embar- 
rassing Democratic  politicians 
or  defending  Republican  poli- 
ticians. AIM  had  a  booth  at  the 
Republican  Convention  at 
Houston,  and  I'm  certain  that 
some  enterprising  journalist 
with  more  time  than  I  could 
find  many,  many  more  links 
between  the  Republican  Party 
and  AIM.  If  it  looks  like  a  Re- 
publican Party  front  organiza- 
tion, and  if  it  squawks  like  a 
Republican  Party  front  organi- 
zation, then  it  probably  is  a  Re- 
publican Party  front  organiza- 
tion. 

Although  it  disturbs  me 
that  what  is  essentially  a  parti- 
san organization  represents  it- 
self as  nonpartisan  (and  there- 
fore tax-exempt),  my  real  beef 
with  AIM  is  that  it  does  not  do 
the  job  it  claims  to.  While  AIM 
does  publicize  inaccurate  news 
stories,  from  what  I  have  seen 
in  its  newsletter  it  does  little  to 
actually  uncover  them.  Indeed, 
many  of  the  articles  blasting 
inaccurate  news  items  actually 
use  other  journalists  or  news 
organizations  as  the  source. 

Conservatives  argue  that 
industry  should  let  the  free 
market  determine  its  decisions 
on  matters  of  policy.  So  does 
AIM,  in  an  article  denouncinga 
suit  to  have  pesticides  listed  as 
a  food  additive.  Yet  if  this  is  the 
case,  then  why  attempt  to  inter- 
vene in  the  free  market  in  the 
news  media? 

If  the  conservative  point  of 
view  sells  more  papers  or  gets 
higher  ratings,  then  it  will  stand 
on  its  own,  without  the  whin- 
ing of  groups  like  AIM.  Butthe 
fact  is,  conservatives  seem  less 
willing  than  liberals  to  actually 
buy  newspapers.  There  are 
market  forces  which  determine 
whether  the  Washington  Post 
or  the  Washington  Times  has  a 
higher  circulation.  If  AIM  was 


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ideologically  consistent,  they 
would  shut  up  and  let  these 
market  forces  determine  edito- 
rial policy. 

Oddly  enough,  it  seems 
that  AIM  has  not  takena  serious 
look  at  Campus  Report,  the 
newsletter  of  its  sister  organi- 
zation, Accuracy  in  Acaderhia. 
This  newsletter  has  a  more 
journalistic  format;  indeed  the 
format  is  similar  to  the  college 
newspaper  you  are  reading 
rightnow.  Butif  AIM  subjected 
Campus  Report  to  the  same 
critical  eye  with  which  it 
evaluates  other  publications,  it 
would  find  that  Campus  Report 
is  neither  accurate,  nor  aca- 
demic. 

The  front  page  of  Campus 
Report  features  what  on  first 
glance  appears  to  be  a  straight 
news  story  entitled  "Reagan 
Legacy  Under  Attack."  A  little 
blurb  under  theauthor'sbyline 
informs  the  reader  that  it  is  a 
"proactive  article."  Assuming, 
however,  that  the  average  col- 
lege student  (Campus  Report's 
target  audience)  does  not  know 
what  proactive  means,  they  are 
liable  to  read  it  as  a  news  item. 

Among  other  things,  this 
article  states  that  Carter  ne- 
glected the  military.  This  is  a 
blatant  lie;  Carter  increased  the 
military  budget  substantially, 
and  many  of  the  weapons  which 
won  Desert  Storm  stem  from 
theCarterera.  Theauthoralso 
erroneously  asserts  that  "the 
way  the  country  feels  about  it- 
self" cannot  "be measured  with 
statistics."  Actually  it  can,  and 
it  has  been  since  the  invention 
of  nationwide  polling. 

The  author  (who  I  will  not 
name  because  in  my  view  he's 
an  idiot  whose  lackof  command 
over  factual  data  is  an  embar- 
rassment to  his  organization) 


also  asserts  that  Reagan  "o,, 
taxes  for  every  class,  not  'm 
the  rich."  This  guy  needs  a  bi 
whack  with  a  clue  stick.  While 
it  may  not  be  false  to  assert  thai 
Reagan  cut  taxes,  it  is  very  n% 
leading  to  state  this  without 
looking  at  the  ramifications  q| 
these  cuts. 

The  author's  method  of 
reasoning  is  anecdotal  and 
poorly  researched.  Therefore 
so  that  it  may  not  be  said  thatl 
am  unfair,  I  will  employ  the 
same  sort  of  argument  in  oppo- 
sitiontohim.  WhenReagancul 
taxes,  he  did  so  at  the  expense 
of  federal  funding  for  programs 
administered  by  the  states.  This 
meant  that  states  had  to  raise 
taxes.  Since  the  federal  govern- 
ment relies  heavily  on  the  pro- 
gressive income  tax  and  most 
state  governments  rely  on  re- 
gressive "revenue  enhancers" 
such  as  lotteries,  taxes  on  tiga- 
rettes  and  sales  taxes,  the  net 
result  of  Reagan's  programs 
was  a  net  tax  decrease  for  the 
ricn  and  a  net  tax  increase  for 
the  poor. 

This  seems  obvious  to  any- 
one with  a  brain,  but  it  isappar- 
ently  not  obvious  to  the  author 
of  the  aforementioned  article; 
therefore,  he  has  no  brain.  Yel 
what  is  most  disturbing  about 
AIA  is  that  it  offers  $100.00  to 
any  student  who  submits  an 
article  documenting  "class- 
room indoctrination  or  political 
correctness."  AIAoffersmoney- 
to  those  willing  to  rat  on  stu- 
dents or  faculty  who  are  active 
politically  and  are  liberal. 

AIA  also  offers  "Stop  the 
Liberal/Media  Lynch  Mob."  I- 
shirts for $12.00.  Whatismost 
ironic  is  that  in  this  country  1 
have  never  heard  of  a  liberal 
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"OAU,"  from  page  1 

fission  and  convince  other 
countries  that  our  resolution 
was  one  worth  voting  for.  It 
was  very  challenging  because 
we  had  to  act  in  the  interests  of 
true  Angolan  diplomats,  some- 
times having  to  vote  against 
humane  resolutions  which  ap- 
pealed toour  Western  idealism, 
while  conflicting  with  the  true 
interests  of  Angola. 

To  make  the  Model  more 
realistic,  the  teacher  advisors, 
in  conjunction  with  Howard 
University  political  science 
professors,  design  what  iscalled 
"the  crisis".  This  is  a  secret 
crisis  that  involves  a  major  di- 
saster which  the  students  have 
to  resolve  within  a  given  time. 
This  year,  there  were  two  cri- 
ses,one  of  which  was  in  Angola! 

As  are  several  countries  in 
Africa  today ,  Angola  is  experi- 
encing civil  war.  The  crisis  in- 
volved a  hostile  takeover  of 
electricity  and  water  plants  by 
rebel  forces,  as  well  as  blood- 
shed in  ensuing  panic  and  skir- 
mishes. This  resulted  in  a 
ma5si  ve  ou  tpouring  of  refugees 
into  surrounding  countries 
whichhadno  spa  ceor  resources- 
to  accommodate  them. 

It  was  our  job  as  diplomats 
of  Angola  to  takea  leading  role 
in  the  crisis  resolution.  The 
other  crisis  occurred  in  Liberia. 

After  each  commission 
voted  on  each  of  their  indi- 
vidual resolutions,  the  re-writ- 
ten ones  that  passed  were  all 
conglomerated  into  one  big 
packet.  The  final  day  was  spent 
with  all  the  commissions  in  one 
room,  with  head  delegates  as 
our  only  representatives. 
Angola's  head  representative 
was  Andy  McKim. 

This  was  very  frustrating 
because  resolutions  that  were 
discussed  and  argued  over  at 
great  length  in  the  individual 
commissions  could  be  voted 


against  in  this  final  meeting. 

The  Model  closed  with  a 
speech  by  the  Honorable  Dr.  A. 
Salim  Salim,  Secretary  General 
of  the  real  OAU.  He  was  the 
youngest  diplomat  ever,  be- 
ginning his  carreer  at  age  21. 
The  OAU  Headquarters  is  in 
Addid-Abba,  located  in  Ethio- 
pia, so  it  was  a  great  honor  to 
have  him  speak  for  us.  He  was 
a  very  charismatic  speaker  and 
his  words  were  quite  moving. 

"It  makes  me  happy  that 
you  have  all  immersed  your- 
selves in  the  art  of  being  Afri- 
cans and  the  art  of  being  good 
diplomats,"  he  said.  "You  have 
felt  the  frustration  of  diplomacy 
because  diplomacy  is  a  very 
frustrating  job.  I  feel  glad  that 
every  member  felt  the  joy  [of 
gettingresolutions  passed]  and 
frustration.  If  you  didn't  feel  it, 
you  would  not  be  good  diplo- 
mats." 

Junior  Washington  College 
student  Jennifer  Reddish  com- 
mented, "It  is  not  every  day 
you  get  to  see  Dr.  A.  Salim 
Salim.  I  thought  what  he  said 
was  pertinent  to  news  cover- 
age today.  Internationa!  Politics 
is  incredibly  aggravating,  but 
still  rewarding."  W    C 

students  who  a  ttended  include 
Steve  Dashiell,  Sashi  Fernando, 
Christabel  Garcia-Zamor,  An- 
drew McKim,  Ilene  Msells, 
Jennifer  Reddish,  and  Sui  Yee. 
We  could  not  have  done  it 
without  the  expert  advice  of 
our  resident  expert  and  advi- 
sor, Dr.  Tahir  Shad,  to  whom 
we  are  all  deeply  indebted. 

The  Model  OAU  is  a  learn- 
ing tool  that  I  believe  the  In- 
ternational Studies  department 
will  soon  find  indispensable  in 
a  world  which  demands  hands- 
on  practical  experience,  rather 
than  just  cl.issroom  participa- 
tion. 1  found  it  to  be  the  most 
exciting  and  challenging  col- 
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"Hamsters,"  from  page  3 

that  when  a  male  hamster 
and  a  female  hamster  get 
together  the  result  is 
usually...hamlets.  Viola  had 
four  of  them — Laertes, 
Horatio,  Yorrick,  and 
Ophelia.  At  the  time  that  the 
hamlets  were  bom  I  didn't 
know  that  when  a  couple  of 
hamsters  have  babies  for  the 
first  time  they  often  end  up 
...  eating  them.  I  know  this 
now.  AH  of  the  babies  were 
eaten,  except  for  Horatio, 
who  was  rescued  and  given 
to  another  friend.  Eegorand 
Viola  now  live  in  separate 
cages  on  my  floor  and  drive 
my  roommate  crazy. 

This  is  one  of  the  advan- 
tages of  having  hamsters: 
when  you  get  mad  at  your 
roommate  you  can  leave  the 
hamster's  metal  exercise 
wheel  sin  their  cages  at  night. 
The  hamster's  metal  exercise 
wheels  squeak  profusely, 
and  because  they  squeak 
profusely  your  roommate 
will  not  be  able  to  fall  asleep 
until  4  o'clock  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  thus  will  oversleep 
the  8:30  Freshman  Biology 
class,and  thusyou  will  have 
revenge  on  her  for  whatever 
it  is  she  did  to  make  you 
angry.  The  disadvantage  of 
leaving  the  hamster's  metal 
exercise  wheels  in  theircages 
is  that  the  noises  they  make 
will  keep  you  awake  also, 
and  thus  you  too  will  miss 
the  8:30  Freshman  Biology 
class. 

Another  good  reason  to 
get  a  namster  is  that  ham- 
sters are  very  good  props  to 
use  for  flirting.  Forexample: 
say  you  meet  cute  guy  who 
you  want  to  get  to  know  a 
little,  or  a  lot,  better.  One 
day,  when  you're  talking 
with  thecute  guy,  try  tosteer 
the  conversation  over  to  the 
subject  of  hamsters.  If  he's  a 
good  guy,  as  well  as  a  cute 
one,  he  will  say  something 
like,  "Hamsters!  I  love 
hamsters!"  and  thenyou  will 
say,  "You  love  hamsters? 
Really?" 

"Yes,"  he  will  say,  "Re- 
ally." 

"I  have  a  hamster!"  you 
will  say.  "Would  you  like  to 
meet  my  hamster?" 

"Cool!"  thecute  guy  will 
say. 

And  then  you  will  bring 
the  cute  guy  to  your  room. 
As  you  enter  the  room,  the 
two  of  you  will  be  talking 
about  your  Biology  class — 
about  how  annoying  the 
professor  is,  and  about  how 
much  you  hate  getting  up 
for  an  8:30 class — about  how 
annoying  the  professor  is, 
and  about  how  the  girl  who 
sits  in  the  front  row  and  ac- 


tually brings  apples  in  for 
theprofessorissuchabrown- 
noser  and  you  both  wish  she 
would  get  hi  t  by  a  Procolino's 
delivery  car  some  day . . .  and 
then  you  and  the  cute  guy 
will  run  out  of  things  to  say. 
The  two  of  you  will  then  sit 
on  your  floor  in  silence. 

However,  even  though 
you're  being  silent,  neither 
of  you  will  feel  awkward. 
This  is  because  you  will  be 
looking  at  the  hamster,  who 
will  be,  if  it's  daytime, 
sleeping  and  looking  cute,  or 
if  if  s  night,  running  around 
on  its  wheel,  then  getting  off 
and  starting  to  do  something 
that  sort  of  looks  like 
aerobics — jumping  up  and 
down  at  the  side  of  the  cage, 
hoping  against  all  that  all  of 
a  sudden  thecage's  glass  will 
disappear  and  it  will  be  free. 
"Ha,  ha!"  you  and  the  cute 
guy  will  say.  "You  silly 
hamster!  You  will  never  get 
outofthere!  Hahahahaha!" 
Looking  at  hamsters  with 
another  person  is  a  bonding 
experience. 

Finally  you  will  get  up 
your  guts  and  say  to  the  cute 
guy,  "Would  you  like  to  ... 
hold  my  hamster?" 

"Why,  yes,  I  sure 
would!"  he  will  say,  and  you 
will  pick  up  Finnegan,  or 
Curtis,  or  Alfusabar,  or 
whatever  itisyou  have  called 
your  hamster,  and  put  it  into 
his  hands.  The  cute  guy  will 
get  all  excited,  and  the  ham- 
ster will  try  torun  a  way  from 
him  and  jump  off  of  his  fin- 
gers. You  will  then  put  your 
own  hands  next  to  the  cute 
guy'shands,  and  the  hamster 
will  try  to  jump  off  of  your 
own  fingers,  and  will  end  up 
using  both  your  hands  and 
the  cute  guy's  hands  as  a 
makeshift  treadmill.  This 
will  be  good  because  it  will 
give  the  cute  guy  and  you  a 
nice,  light  amount  of  body 
contact,  as  your  hands  will 
touch  his  and  vice-versa  as 
you  hold  them  up  for  the 
hamster  to  run  on.  And  by 
doing  this,  by  playing  with 
the  hamsters  together,  the 
cute  guy  and  you  will  also  be 
having  another  bonding  ex- 
perience. The  act  of  bonding 
is  very  important  in  a  begin- 
ning relationship. 

However,  then  your 
roommate  will  come  into  the 
room,  with  steam  coming  out 
of  her  ears.  Your  roommate 
will  not  usually  have  steam 
coming  out  of  her  ears,  but 
thisday  will  bean  exception, 
because  on  this  day  she  will 
be  incredibly  angry  at  you; 
both  because  she  got  her  Bi- 
ology testback  that  morning, 
and  failed,  as  most  of  the 
questions  came  from  that  day 


of  lecture  which  she  missed 
because  your  hamsters  kept  her 
up  all  night  (the  reason  you 
passed  is  because  you  had  ex- 
plained the  situation  to  your 
Biology  teacher,  and  he  really 
likes  hamsters,  so  he  gave  you  a 
break);  and  secondly  because 
she  doesn'  t  have  any  cute  guys 
of  her  own,  and  here  you  are, 
sitting  on  the  floor,  bonding  so 
charmingly  with  this  one.  So, 
these  two  factors  will  have 
combined  to  create  the  steam 
which  will  be  coming  out  of 
your  beloved  roommate's  ears. 
"Get  rid  of  that  hamster!" 
your  beloved  roommate  will 
bellow,  her  face  red,  her  steam 
purple.  "Or!  will  flush  it  down 
the  toilet  myself!"  and  then 
you  will  say  "Oops...."  and  af- 
ter that  you  will  ask  the  cute 
guy  "Would  you  like  to  have  a 
hamster  of  your  very  own?" 
and  he'll  say  "Uh...."  and  you'll 
flutter  your  eyelashes  at  him 
and  say  "Pleeeeeaaaase...."  and 
he'll  say  "Well...OK...."  and  he 
will  take  your  hamster  back  to 
his  dorm  with  him,  thus  giving 
you  an  excuse  to  visit  him  sev- 
eral times  a  day  under  the  pre- 
tense that  Mushmush,  Pooh, 
Glubbityshnump  or  whatever 
else  you  have  named  your 
hamster  always  has  fresh  water, 
plenty  of  food,  plenty  of  affec- 
tion, and  a  clean  cage.  As  for 
you  yourself,  you  will  go  back 
to  the  pet  store  and  buy  yourself 
a  plecostimus,  and  hope  that 
your  roommate  never  gets  an 
urge  to  clean.... 

Epilogue,1993:"Horatio,"a.k.a. 
Curtis,  was  adopted  by  Wash- 
ington College  alumni  Raphael 
Koster,  and  now  lives  quite 
happily  with  14other  hamsters, 
Curtis'  own  wife  Isabella,  and 
several  hamlets.  As  far  as  I 
know,  Curtis  has  not  yet  de- 
voured any  of  hisown  children, 
but  you  never  know. 

Mike's  plecostimus  died. 
Mike  got  another  plecostimus 
to  replace  the  first  one.  That 
plecostimus  died  also.  Mike's 
third  plecostimusdied  too,  and 
so  did  his  fourth.  The  moral  of 
this  anecdote  is:  if  you  really 
want  a  fish,  invest  in  trout. 

Eegor  and  Viola  are  also 
dead.  Remember  that  com- 
mercial about  "When  it's  hot 
enough  to  fry  an  egg  on  the 
sidewalk,  it's  also  hot  enough 
tofryadog'sbrain"  ?  Well.... the 
same  holds  true  for  hamsters. 
Eegor  and  Viola. ..fried.. .in  my 
parent's  car,  sometime  during 
the  long  ride  from  Connecticut 
to  Washington  College — when 
I  was  being  driven  back  from 
summer  vacation  the  first  day 
of  my  sophomore  year.  This 
week's  Open  Forum  is  dedi- 
cated to  the  memory  of  tugor 
and  Viola,  and  to  all  other  pets 
who  have  met  similar  fates... 


12 


April  2, 1993 


Your  Name  Here 


Washington  College  ELM 


New  Literary  Prize  Established  for  Juniors 


The  Veryan  Beacham  Prize 
will  be  awarded  to  a  Washing- 
ton College  junior  for  excellent 
writing,  including  —  but  not 
limited  to  —  essayson  philoso- 
phy, history,  science,  social  sci- 
encesand  literature;  or  compo- 
sitions of  short  fiction,  drama, 
poetry  and  the  personal  essay. 

The  spirit  of  the  Veryan 


Beacham  Prize  is  to  recognize 
writing  that  reflects  both  the 
liberal  arts  tradition  and  the 
importance  of  language  in  the 
expression  of  ideas.  The  win- 
ning manuscript  will  be  pub- 
lished by  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House  Press  of  Washington 
College  in  a  numbered,  limited 
edition.     Manuscripts  from 


Washington  College  Juniors 
-  may  be  submitted  to  Professor 
Robert  Day  no  later  than  1  May 
1993. 

This  prize  is  not  just  for 
creative  writers.  Students  who 
have  written  in  a  variety  of 
fields  are  eligible,  and  should 
not  hesitate  to  submit  it  to  Pro- 
fessor RobertDay.  Submissions 


should  be  labeled  "Beacham 
Prize"  and  submitted  to  Day 
via  campus  mail  or  in  person. 
The  author's  name  should  ap- 
pear on  each  page  of  the  manu- 
script. Work  turned  in  for  class 
work,  or  for  other  publications 
such  as  the  Elm  or  for  the  up- 
coming Washington  College  Re- 
view are  eligible. 


Bill  Navel  I  saved  these 

kids  from  drowning,  but  he's 
not^a  lifeguard. 

Verketa  Wooten  found 

several  new  stars,  but 

she's  not  an  astronomer. 

And  Ivan  Neal  put  out 

a  lot  of  fires,  but  he's 

not  a  firefighter. 

These  are  teachers.  But  to  the 
kids  they  reach,  they're  heroes. 

BE  A  TEACHER.  BE  A  HERO. 

Call  1-800-45-TEACH. 


Phoux:  Robcn  Saju 


RochtormePow 


"Earth/'  from  page  l 

At  1  p.m.,  the  foot  of  Higr 
Street  will  be  re-landscaped 
and  dedicated. 

At  2  p.m.,  Jeff  Land  from 
the  Chesapeake  Bay  Founda- 
tion will  give  an  address  on 
Bay  preservation. 

Finally,  from  3:30-9  p.m. 
the  reggae  music  of  both  Ur> 
rising  Revolution  and  (he 
Tribulations  will  bring  tne 
festivities  to  an  end. 

The  park  will  be  color- 
fully decorated  with  chalk 
drawings  contributed  by  the 
children  of  Gamett  elemen- 
tary school.  Food  and  drink 
will  be  available  throughout 
the  afternoon. 

Environmental  activities 
are  free  of  charge  and  tickets 
for  the  concert  are  ten  dollars 
if  purchased  at  the  bookstore 
or  Andy's.  Otherwise,  they 
are  fifteen  dollars  at  the  door, 
if  available. 

By  combining  town  and 
studentefforts,SOCSandthe 
Jaycees  hope         thai 

Chestertown  will  actively 
recognize  Earth  Day  as  il 
approaches  each  year.  In  or- 
der to  preserve  our  environ- 
ment, we  must  first  acknowl- 
edge the  benefits  of  our 
planet.  Buy  your  tickets  for 
the  concert  now  and  prepare 
to  join  in  the  activities  on 
Earth  Day  1993! 

"Sports/'  from  page  3 

interfering  with  the  educa- 
tion of  America's  students. 

Third,  funding  would  be 
re-routed  away  from  sports 
teams  and  toward  more  aca- 
demic ends.  Not  to  say  thai 
sports  programs'  budgets 
would  bedecimated,butthey 
would  no  longer  receive  the 
ludicrous  amounts  of  money 
they  generally  get  today. 

-  Finally,  the  administra- 
tions of  colleges  and  univer- 
sities, in  conjunction  withor- 
ganizations  like  the  NCAA, 
would  not  allow  the  disgust- 
ing commercialization  ol 
college  sporting  events.  I  saw 
a  Pizza  Hut  cup  commemo- 
rating the  NCAA  final  four. 
This  is  not  what  college  sports 
shouldbeaboutatall.  Simp!* 
as  that. 

These  recommendations 
are  just  a  starting  point.  No 
doubt,  if  they  areever  enact*1 
(fat  chance)  there  will  be  sev- 
eral modifications  to  m** 
them  more  practical.  vVi"1 
these  changes,  hopefully  v* 
will  be  able  to  have  a  mo* 
physically  and  mentally  S 
student  body  —  a  stud*1' 
body  that  works  together  to- 
ward the  common  aim 
education.  . 


13 


Washington  College  ELM 


Dude  Goes  Bananas 


April  2, 1993 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


Psychological  Profiles  of  Your  Pals! 


,,*- 


_-  ™.i'* 


".::.    -,'.  vr  - 

A)  Claire  Pitt  Freshman 

B)  Jen  Waldych  Freshman 

C)  Thane  Glenn  Junior 

London,  England 

Baltimore,  MD 

Bryn  Athen,  PA 

A)  Hair 

B)  Hair 

C)  Hair 

A)  Cabbage 

B)  Light 

C) Shade 

A)  Heart 

B)  Whatever 

C)  Good 

A)  Read 

BIRead 

C)  Open 

A)  Mother 

B)  Cone 

C)  Mother 

A)  Pen 

B)  Must  write 

C) Long 

A) Body 

B)  What? 

C)  Different 

A)  Light 

B)  Closed 

C)  Window 

A)  Case 

B)  Full 

OCar 

A)  Drunk 

B)  Drank 

C)  Alcohol 

A)  Beer 

B)  Need  one 

OHat 

A)  Bounce 

B)  Here 

ORain 

A)  Shit 

B)  What? 

C)  Toilet 

A)  Carpet 

B)  Driving 

OHoor 

A)  No  one 

B)No 

C)  Girlfriend 

A)  Table 

B)  O.K. 

OSit 

A)  Yell 

B)  Hies 

C)  Window 

A) Sock 

B)  Uh-huh 

OMe 

A)  Heat 

B)  No  heat 

OHeat 

A)  Butterfly 

B)  Picture 

C)  Window 

A)  Kill 

B)No 

C)  Bridge 

A)  Snow 

B)  Climb 

C)  Sunset 

A)  Reptile 

B)Pit 

C)  Grass 

A)  Tree 

B)  Apartment 

C)  Chimney 

A)  Baby 

B)  What? 

Q  Women 

A)  Smoke 

B)  Smoke 

C)  Smoke 

A)  Teeth 

B)  Kiss 

C)  Teeth 

A)  Back 

B)  Ride 

C)  Cattle 

A)  No  answer 

B)You 

C)  Closed  door 

A)  Husband 

B)  Later 

C)  Husband 

A)  Rug 

B)  Chair 

C)  Chair 

A)  Hands 

B)Hit 

C)  Sword 

A)  Cow 

B) Jerky 

OCow 

A)  Baby 

BIJoe 

C)  Intestine 

A)  Animals 

B)  Animal 

C)  House 

A)  Person 

B)Yeah 

C)  Woman 

A)  Trouble 

B)  George  Bush 

OBad 

A)  Back 

B)  Psychology 

C)  Breasts 

A)  Nurse 

B)  Play 

C)  Stethoscope 

A)  Mud 

BIHurt 

OMud 

A) Rugby 

B)  Michael  Douglas 

C)  Blood 

A)  Films 

B)  Florida 

C)  Man  on  the  moon 

A)  Bug 

B)Dog 

C)  Bug                             M 

A)  Teeth 

B)  Bite 

C)  Pain 

A)  Cat 

B)Fun 

C)  Fury              ^hdl 

A)  Sing 

B)  Finished 

C)  Jump            f^k 

A) Shoot 

B)  Drink 

C)  Shoot           Sk 

A)  Ocean 

B)  Play 

O  Stream 
OWife 

A)  Wife 

B)  Husband 

A)  Dirt 

B)  Lit  House 

C)  Slime                         \ 

A)  Man 

B)  Washington 

OMan 

A)  Burn 

B)  Need  some 

C) Burn 

A)  Bad 

B)  Is  this  almost  over? 

C)  Vaccuum  cleaner 

A)  Cash 

B)  Money 

C)  Gold 

A)  Father 

B)  I  don't  know 

C)  Father 

A)  111 

B)Cab 

C)  White 

A)  Boyfriend 

B)  Later 

OGood 

A)  Car 

B)Now 

C)  Ride 

A)  Sex 

C)  Vocalization 

A)  No  answer 

C)  Passion 

SCORING:  'The  analy- 
sis of  responses  to  this... 
[the  Menninger  clinic's] 
word  association  tech- 
nique is  often 
commonsensical.  People 
in  a  normal  state  of  mind 
favor  synonyms,  oppo- 
sites,  or  complements  of 
the  test  word.  An  over- 
use of  neologisms  -  du- 
bious words  like  'food- 
less'  for  'hunger'  -  are 
held  to  indicate  low  in- 
telligence. Psychotics 
favor  non  sequiturs."  - 
from  Bigger  Secrets,  by 
William  Poundstone.  In 
addition,  one  word  re- 
sponses are  supposed  to 
indicate  defensiveness. 
Something  to  remember 
the  next  time  your  par- 
ents ask  you  what  you're 
learning  in  that  fancy- 
schmancy  college  of 
yours. 


14 


April  2, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Shoremen  Baseball 
Cruises  Past  Lincoln 


Matt  Murray 
Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Wednesday,  the 
Shoremen  baseball  team  faced 
Lincoln  University,  as  they 
looked  to  bounce  back  from  a 
double  header  loss  to 
Haverford  last  Saturday.  In  a 
blowout  win,  Washington 
crushed  Lincoln  19-2  in  the 
opener  of  a  double  header. 

Mike  D' Andrea  led  the 
Shoremen  with  five  RBIs  at 
the  plate  and  three  innings  of 
two-hit  ball  from  the  mound. 
Striking  out  four,  D'Andrca's 
only  mistake  came  in  the  first 
inning  when  he  gave  up  a  350- 
foot  homcrun  to  left-center. 

"I  wasn't  pleased  when  I 
gave  up  the  (homcrun)," 
D' Andrea  said.  "But  the  day 
at  the  plate  made  up  for  the 
disappointment." 

Freshman  Tod  Hall  fol- 
lowed D'Andrea  on  the 
mound  and  went  two  innings, 
giving  up  three  hits  and  a  run 
while  striking  out  one. 

"Even  though  we  were 
bearing  those  guys  pretty  bad, 
I  still  had  to  play  like  it  was  a 
serious  game,"  Hall  said.  "Be- 
ing a  freshman,  I  had  to  work 
on  the  things  I  can  do  as  a 
pitcher." 

Coach  Ed  Athey  has  been 
pleased  with  the  pitching  per- 
formances he  has  received 
thus  far.  However,  he  says 
hitting  will  be  the  key 
throughout  the  rest  of  the 
season. 

"If  we  hit,  we're  going  to 
be  all  right,"  Athey  said.  "We 
hit  today,  but  we  have  to  hit  in 
the  league  games." 

The  Shormen  banged  out 
nine  hits  on  the  afternoon  in  a 
shortened  five  inning  game. 

Lincoln  scored  first  on  the 
day  with  a  homerun  in  the 
first  inning.  In  the  bottom  of 
the  first,  Washington  scored 
two  runs,  without  the  aid  of  a 
hit,  on  a  combination  of  walks 
and  wild  pitches,  which  made 
the  score  2-1. 

After  D'Andrea  retired  the 
side  in  order  in  the  second, 
Washington  went  to  work. 
The  Shoremen  exploded  for 
14  runs  in  the  second  inning, 
sending  19  men  to  the  plate. 

Lincoln  gave  up  four  con- 
secutive walks  to  Dan  Coker, 
Rory  Conway,  Keith 
Whiteford  and  Mike  Hanifee 
to  drive  in  the  first  run  of  the 
inning.  Joe  Boan  drove  in  the 
next  two  runs  with  an  RBI 
single  to  left-center.  Andy 
Parks  walked  to  load  the  bases 
again,  and  D'Andrea  walked 
to  drive  in  the  fourth  run  of 


the  inning. 

Boan  scored  on  a  wild  pitch, 
and  Brian  Rush  walked  to  load 
the  bases  again.  Parks  scored 
on  another  wild  pitch,  and 
D'Andrea  scored  on  a  balk. 
Gerry  Scully  walked  with  Rush 
on  second  base,  and  Lincoln 
changed  pitchers  for  the  second 
time  in  the  game  with  the  score 
9-1." 

On  a  wild  pitch.  Rush  went 
to  third  and  Scully  went  to  sec- 
ond. Coker  knocked  in  a  run 
with  a  ground  out,  and  Scully 
went  to  third.  Conway  reached 
baseonan  error  asScully  scored, 
making  the  score  11-1. 

Whiteford  batted  next  and 
hit  a  bloop  double  to  left-center 
field  with  Conway  holding  up 
at  third.  Hanifee  drilled  an  RBI 
single  to  left,  bringing  in  two 
runs.  Boan  doubled  to  bring 
Hanifee  home.  After  Parks  was 
hit  by  a  pitch,  D'Andrea  singled 
to  drive  in  Boan  and  make  the 
score  15-1. 

After  Rush  hit  intoa  fielder's 
choiceat  third, Coach  Athey  sent 
Gary  Yovanovich  to  the  plate  to 
pinch  hit.  Yovanovich  drove  in 
a  run  with  a  single  to  right,  as 
D'Andrea  scored.  Coker,batting 
for  the  third  time  in  the  inning, 
struck  out  to  end  the  second 
inning  with  the  score  at  16-1. 

The  defensive  play  of  the 
game  was  made  in  the  topof  the 
third.  With  one  out  and  a  man 
on  second,  the  batter  hit  a  pop- 
up behind  the  plate.  Substitut- 
ing for  Rush,  Max  Walton  made 
a  sliding  catch  and  threw  out 
the  runner  trying  to  tag  up  at 
third  to  end  the  inning. 

Washington  scored  three 
more  in  their  half  of  the  third. 
Doug  "Billy"  Blairsingled,  Chad 
Campbell  flied  out  to  left,  and 
Ian  McVeigh  walked.  Chris 
Eaton  singled  to  bring  home 
Blair.  After  Hall  popped  out 
and  a  balk  put  runners  on  sec- 
ond and  third,  D'Andrea  singled 
to  bring  home  two  and  make 
the  score  19-1. 

Neither  team  scored  in  the 
fourth  inning,  but  Lincoln 
scored  their  second  run  of  the 
game  in  the  fifth  inning  on  two 
singles,  a  stolen  base  and  an 
error. 

The  results  from  the  second 
game  of  the  Lincoln  double 
header  were  not  available  at 
press  time.  The  win  breaks  a 
four  game  losing  streak  dating 
back  to  the  team's  Spring  Break 
trip.  Last  Friday,  Tufts  Univer- 
sity defeated  the  Shoremen  7-2 
and  Haverford  beat  Washing- 
ton twice  last  Saturday  by  scores 
of  4-0  and  5-2.  The  team's  next 
game  will  be  tomorrow  with  a 
double  header  at  home  against 
Swarthmoreat  1:00  p.m. 


String  Of  Third  Quarter  Goals 
Carries  Lacrosse  Past  Cortland 


Matt  Murray 
Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Saturday,  the  Wash- 
ington men's  lacrosse  team  de- 
feated  the  highly- touted 
Cortland  State  Red  Dragons  1 8- 
9.  Jason PaigeledtheShoremen 
attack  with  five  goals  and  two 
assists,  and  .  goalie  Jon 
Lundberg  anchored  the  de- 
fense with  14  saves  on  the  af- 
ternoon. 

Cortland,  ranked  10th  in 
Division  III  in  a  pre-season 
coaches'  poll,  scored  first,  1:39 
into  the  contest.  Chris  Sanchez 
answered  for  Washington  with 
a  goal  1:30  later  on  an  assist 
from  Chris  Cote.  However, 
the  Red  Dragons  finished  the 
first  quarter  with  back-to-back 
goals  and  led  3-1  at  the  break. 

The  pace  of  the  game 
changed  very  quickly,  though, 
as  the  Shoremen  scored  the  first 
eight  goals  of  the  second  pe- 
riod, four  of  which  came  in  the 
first  three  minutes. 

Goals  came  from  Paige, 
Jamie  Carver,  Ted  Greeley, 
Cote,  Paige  again,  Sanchez 
twice  in  a  row  and  Cote  again, 
as  the  Shoremen  tooka  9-3  lead. 
Paige,  Greg  Lawler  and 
Sanchez  all  added  two  assists 
during  the  run,  and  Greg 
Mouracade  also  had  an  assist. 

However,  the  Red  Dragons 
did  not  quit  as  they  scored  the 
last  three  goals  of  the  first  half, 
and  the  first  goal  of  the  second 
to  pull  within  two  goals  at  9-7. 

Paige's  third  goal  of  the 
game  made  the  score  10-7  with 
9:07  remaining  in  the  third 
quarter.  Kenny  Garcia  of 
Cortland  answered  with  his 
second  goal  of  the  game  less 
than  a  minute  later  to  pull 
within  two  goals  again. 

With  5:29  left  in  the  third, 
Lawler  scored  his  first  goal  of 
the  game,  and  he  scored  his 
second  just  1 2  seconds  later  on 
an  assist  from  Cote.  Garcia 
scored  again  for  Cortland, 


Blair  Muneses  won  19  out  of  29  face-offs  against  Cortland  State 


though,  with  just  15  seconds 
rex  laining  in  the  third  quarter 
to  i  jII  to  within  three  goals. 

However,  Washington 
chased  Cortland  right  out  of 
Kibler  Field  in  the  fourth 
quarter,  scoring  six  unan- 
swered goals,  to  close  out  the 
scoring  at  18-9.  Paige  and 
Sanchez  both  had  two  goals 
during  the  run  with  Cote  and 
Lawler  adding  the  other  two. 
Harris  Murphy  had  three  as- 
sists on  the  six  goal  spurt. 

With  the  win,  the 
Shoremen  moved  to  3-1  on 
the  season,  and  Paige's  five 
goals  gave  him  17  on  theyear. 
Murphy's  three  assists  gave 


him  11  for  the  season,  and 
Sanchez  and  Lawler  now  stand  ] 
with  14  and  12  goals  respec- 
tively. 

Blair  Muneses  also  had  a 
great  game,  winning  19  out  of  I 
29face-offs.  TheShoremenalso 
prevailedin  thegroundballde- 
partment  with  Carver  leading 
the  team  with  eight.  Patrick  , 
Crann,  Sanchez,  and  Scott 
Overend  all  scooped  up  seven. 

The  team's  next  game  will 
be  Saturday  with  two  gamesat 
Drew  and  FDU-Madison.  On  . 
April  7,  the  team  will  visit 
Swarthmore  College  and  will 
return  home  April  10  to  fa«  ; 
Franklin  &  Marshall. 


NCAA  Division  I 
Basketball  Final  Four 

Semi-Finals 
Saturday,  April  3 

Kentucky  Wildcats  vs.  Michigan  Wolverines 

N.  Carolina  TarHeels  vs.  Kansas  Jayhawks 

Finals    Monday,  April  5 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


15 


April  2, 1993 


Women's  Lacrosse  Outlasts 
Swarthmore  With  13-12  Win 


Sarah  Feyerherm       

Sorts  Information  Director 

Bouncing  back  from  a 
^spiriting  15-1  loss  to  Mary 
Washington,  the  women's  la- 
(josse  team  put  its  offense  in 
[ugh  gear  last  Thursday  and 
squeaked  by  Swarthmore,  13- 
12,  sparked  by  a  six-goal  per- 
formance from  senior  Amy 
tfcCleary. 

McCleary,  who  leads  the 
teaminscoring  with  eight  goals 
this  season,  started  the  scoring 
with  an  unassisted  goal  nine 
minutes  into  the  contest.  From 
there  on  in  it  was  a  see-saw 
battle  that  included  five  lead 
changes  and  some  key  defense 
by  the  Shorewomen  late  in  the 
game. 

After  McCleary's  initial 

1,  Swarthmore  didn't  take 
long  to  respond,  getting  a  goal 
from  Amy  Noyes  with  20:29 
remaining  in  the  first  half. 
McQeary  and  Noyes  traded 
goals  again  before  junior 
Kirsten  Lucas  got  in  on  the 
scoring  for  Washington,  tally- 
ingher  third  goal  of  the  season. 
However,  three  consecutive 

;  from  Noyes  put  the  Gar- 
netup6-4  and  it  looked  like  the 
Shorewomen  offense  had 
stalled. 

However,  Lucas  and 
McCleary  got  the  Maroon  and 
Black  back  on  track,  answering 


with  key  goals  only  46  seconds 
apart  to  tiethegameoncemore. 
In  the  second  half,  juniorcenter 
Renee  Guckert  and  freshman 
attacker  AliNaditchcamealive, 
scoring  all  five  of  their  com- 
bined goals  in  the  closing 
stanza.  Naditch  opened  the 
scoring  in  the  second  half,  tak- 
ing a  feed  from  McQeary  to  tie 
the  game  at  7  a  piece. 

Naditch  later  scored  what 
proved  to  be  the  winning  goal 
on  another  pass  from  McCleary 
when  she  found  the 
Swarthmore  net  with  5:00  left 
to  play,  putting  Washington  up 
13-11.  Naditch's  goal  was  the 
last  of  the  day  for  Washington. 
Swarthmore  closed  the  gap  to 
13-12onagoalfromNoyeswith 
just  over  one  minute  to  play 
and  threatened  to  tie  several 
times  thereafter,  but  key  saves 
by  goalie  Nancy  Millhouserand 
some  timely  checks  from  de- 
fenders Peggy  Bowman  and 
Eleanor  Shri  ver  closed  the  door 
on  the  Garnet. 

"Nancy's  play  in  the  goal 
was  key  to  the  win,"  noted  as- 
sistant coach  Lacy  Frazer.  "It 
worked  like  the  snowball  effect 
where  one  person  is  really  on 
and  it  carries  over  to  the  other 
players.  Everybody  worked 
extremely  hard  from  one  end  of 
the  field  to  the  other  for  the 
entire  game." 


Overall,  the  game  was  a 
much  cleaner  one  than  the  sea- 
son-opening  loss  to  Mary 
Washington.  There  were  fewer 
turnovers,  particularly  in  the 
midfield  whichhas  been  an  area 
of  concern  for  the  coaching  staff. 

"Our  basics  skills  were 
much  better,"  said  Frazer  after 
the  win.  "Our  passing  and 
catching  were  much  better.. .we 
were  cutting  to  the  ball  and 
passing  a  lot  quicker.  We  really 
worked  together  as  a  team." 

Despite  a  renewed  confi- 
dence in  their  attack,  the 
Shorewomen  were  forced  to 
face  MAC  division  opponent 
Western  Maryland  on  Tuesday 
without  twoof  their  topplayers. 
Bowman  and  Guckert  both 
missed  the  game  due  to  injury 
and  their  absence  was  notice- 
able as  Washington  fell  to  the 
Green  Terrors,  18-3. 

McCleary  accounted  for 
two  of  the  three  goals  while 
Lucas  contributed  one  for  the 
Shorewomen  who  were 
outshot,  38-9.  Millhouser  and 
freshman  goalkeeper  Peggy 
Busker  combined  for  17  saves 
on  the  afternoon  as  the  team 
dropped  to  1-2  and  0-1  in  the 
MAC  West  division.  The 
Shorewomen,  who  haven't, 
played  an  away  game  yet  this 
season,  will  host  Susquehanna 
on  Saturday  at  11:00  a.m. 


Women's  Crew  Gains  Experience  In  Florida; 
Washington  Wins  Varsity  Lightweight  Race 


Kara  Wiesenbaugh 


Staff  Writer 

The  Spring  racing  season  is 
approaching  fast  for  the 
Women's  Crew  Team,  and  they 
expecttobewellprepared.  The 
practices  over  Spring  Break  in 
not-so-sunny-FIorida  should 
pay  off  very  soon.  Since  the 
•earn  managed  to  avoid  the 
^ow  drifts  and  the  foul  weather 
°f Chestertown,  they  were  able 
'°gain  valuable  water  time  and 
touchneededracingexperience 
gainst  other  crews.  After  the 

Jttt  few  regattas,  we  shall  see ....... 

tow  the  women  rank  against     all,  Melanie  Bald 


Bortmes  was  the  coxswain  for 
the  second;  the  rowers  re- 
mained the  same.  This  eight 
team  included  rowers  Kara 
Wiesenbaugh,  Jen  Hozik,  Jen- 
nifer Dougherty,  Mary  Bird,  Sue 
Czechowski,  Stacey  Sherman, 
Kathy  Mullan,  and  Zandra 
Geller. 

The  Women'sNovice  Team 
is  looking  forward  to  their  first- 
tver  racing  season.  They  also 
competed  at  the  Metro  Cup  and 
gained  some  necessary  racing 
experience  .  Their  eight  in- 
cluded coxswain  Eileen  Hunter, 
followed  by  stroke  Taber  Over- 
win,  Eliza 


Chestertown  to  practice  during 
their  Spring  Break.  In  the  2000 
meter  Varsity  Eight  race, 
Washington  College  surpassed 
Union  with  a  time  of  7  minutes 
50  seconds  over  their  time  of 
8:08. 

Varsity  Women's  coach 
Glenn  Merry  claimed,  "the 
women  rowed  well  against  less 
experienced  crew  teams"  and 
that  this  race  wasa  good  opener 
to  the  season.  This  eight  in- 
cluded coxswain  Lisa  Brown, 
at  the  stroke  position  Kara 
Wiesenbaugh,  Jen  Hozik,  Jen- 
nifer Dougherty,  Mary  Bird,Sue 
Czechowski,  Jenny  Sue 
LeSchander,  Kathy  Mullan,and 
Melissa  Olsen  in  the  bow.  The 


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nda  and  Rollins  College.  In 


ot"er  schools  around  the  area.     Dickinson,       Jenny       Sue 

In  the  Metro  Cup  in  Winter     LeSchander,  Melissa  Olsen, 

BJK  Florida,  on  Saturday,     Christy  Hutson,  Mary  Jefferson,     teamfeelsquiteconfidentabout 

March  20,  the  eights  competed     and  Angie  Smidga.  They  also     their  upcoming  race  on  Satur- 

JJ'w°20°0  meter  races  against     competed  in  a  four  which  fin-     dayattheHopkinsInvitational 

ished  second  out  of  four  crews. 

This  boatconsisted  of  coxswain 

Renee   Kuhnel,  Jenny  Sue 

LeSchander,  Melissa  Olsen, 

Taber  Overall,  and  Melanie 

Baldwin. 

This  past  Saturday,  March 
27,  the  Women's  team  scrim- 
maged Union  College  of  Roch- 
ester, New  York.  This  team 
had     travelled     South     to 


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In 
'ne  second  race,  the  Women's 
v*rsity  Lightweight  Eight 
tossed  the  line  in  front  of  UCF. 
Lisa  Brown  was  the  cox- 
Wain  for  the  first  race  and  Amy 


At  the  meet,  they  will  compete 
against  Carnegie  Mellon, 
LaSalle,  Lafayette,  and 
Susquehanna.  Merry  stated, 

"I'm  looking  forward  to 
seeing  how  we  row  against 
more  experienced  crews  at 
Hopkins,  and  I'm  confident 
we'll  make  it  to  the  finals." 

They  plan  on  it — wish  them 
luck! 


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For  hisefforts on  the  tenniscourts,  Trevor  "Big Toe"  Hurd  has 
been  named  Newf  s  player  of  the  week. 

This  native  of  Spring,  Texas  has  compiled  an  awe-striking 
record  of  40  wins  and  2  losses  against  Division  III  opposition. 
Against  Division  I  Teams,  Trevor's  record  is  "hush  hush"  among 
his  teammates.  Prc-season  Trevor  was  ranked  35th  in  the  nation, 
but  his  win  in  the  second  flight  of  the  Emory  Invitational  Tour- 
nament, during  Spring  Break,  should  advance  him  about  ten 
places.  In  his  victory,  Hurd  dfeated  the  Eighth  ranked  player  in 
Div.  III.  Paired  with  Co-  captain  Alberto  Diaz,  Hurd  looks  to 
prove  once  again  that  their  doubles  team  is  worthy  of  their  all- 
american  distinctions.  Coach  Tim  Gray  commented,  "Trevor  is 
having  a  great  year,  and  thaf s  about  all  I'll  say  because  I  don't 
want  Trevor's  head  to  get  any  bigger."  Ouch!  Hey  Cinncinatti, 
thanks  for  trying  out!  Devlin,  the  only  part  of  thecapsgame  you'll 
ever  be  good  at,  is  talking  trash. 


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Baseball 

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Men's  Lacrosse 
Washington        18 
Cortland  St.         9 

Baseball 

Washington  2 

Tufts  7 


Washington 
Haverford 

Washington 
Haverford 


Washington  19 

Lincoln  2 

Men's  Tennis 

Washington  5 

Wash.  &  Lee  4 

Women's  Lacrosse 

Washington  13 

Swarthmore  12 

Washington  3 

W.  Maryland  18 


Chris  "split  the  reed"  Cote  and  Jason  Paige  have  had  a  huge  impact  on  this  year's  season.  With  the  lacrosse  team  standing  at  3-1,  Paige 

and  Cote  have  been  big  reasons  for  the  team's  easy  victories.  Last  Saturday,  against  Cortland  State,  Paige  had  five  goals  and  two  assists 

and  Cote  had  three  goals  and  three  assists.  On  the  season.  Paige  leads  the  team  with  1 7  goals,  and  Cole  is  tied  for  fourth  with  15  total 

points.  The  lacrosse  team  will  play  two  games  tomorrow  with  contests  against  Drew  and  FDU-Madison. 


Trevor  Hurd:  NEWTs  Players  of  the  Week 


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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-Three  •   April  9, 1993 


Douglass  Cater  Reflects  On 
The  Past,  Present  and  Future 
Of  Washington  College 

l.Tarin  Towers 


Washington  College   »  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Editor-in-Chief 

President  Emeritus 

Douglass  Cater  visited  his  old 
campus  this  week  to  give  a 
speech,  "Can  We  Govern  Our- 
selves?" aspartof  the  Goldstein 
Program  in  Public  Affairs. 

Cater  is  perhaps  best 
known  to  current  members  of 
the  WC  community  as  "the  man 
with  the  master  plan."  It  is 
Caler's  Wal  k  we  tread  on  every 
day  on  our  way  to  classes.  The 
Constance  Stuart  Larrabee  Arts 
Center,  the  Casey  Swim  Center 
and  the  Casey  Academic  Cen- 
ter are  also  parts  of  this  legacy. 

"The  thing  about  having  a 
master  plan  is  that  you  wonder 
if  you've  got  hold  of  it  or  if  it's 
got  hold  of  you,"  Cater  said  in 
an  interview  Wednesday.  But 
he's  happy  with  the  result 

"We  now  have  a  three-di- 
mensional campus  —  before  I 
came  all  the  buildings  were 
facing  Washington  Avenue, 
with  a  few  outposts  on  the  back 
half  of  campus  and  a  public 
road  running  through  the 
whole  thing,"  he  said. 

He  quipped  at  Monday's 
lecture  that  he  was  afraid  his 


Faculty  Prepares  for  End  of  Year 


President  Emeritus  Douglass 
Cater 

name  "would  be  the  equivalent 
of  mud  when  I  left."  He  added 
that  the  students  who  were  at 
WC  at  the  time  weren't  around 
to  really  enjoy  most  of  the 
physical  transformations  the 
college  underwent  during  their 
stay. 

"But  we  managed  to  get 
through  those  years  withour 
major  stress  —  there  weren't 
any  mud  strikes  or  mud  wars," 
he  joked. 

Cater  lists  not  buildings, 
but  rather  the  Goldstein  Pro- 
See  "Cater,"  page  5 


"On  a  lot  of  nights,  I'm  not 
sure  exactly  where  I'm  sleep- 
ing." President  Charles  H.  Trout 
was  referring  to  the  amount  of 
traveling  he's  been  doing,  both 
regionally  and  nationally.  But 
his  monetary  campaign,  while 
vigorous,  is  not  solving  the  fi- 
nancial crisis  at  Washington 
College,  as  became  apparent  at 
the  April  5  faculty  meeting. 

Senior  Vice  President  for 
Management  and  Finance  Gene 
A.  Hessey  continued  to  point  to 
declining  interest  rates  on  in- 
vestments and  on  endowment 
capital  as  a  key  factor  in  the 
college's  deficit. 

"The  college  is  extremely 
underendowed,  and  that  has  to 
become  a  major  concern  in  the 
future  of  this  college,"  Hessey 
said. 

All  departmental  equip- 
ment and  travel  budgets  have 
been  frozen  for  the  remainder 
of  the  fiscal  year.  More  bud- 
getary information  will  appear 
in  future  issues  of  the  Elm. 

Some  positive  financial 
news  was  announced,  however. 
The  Jesse  Ball  DuPont  Fund  has 
awarded  a  $78,000  grant  to  the 
college.  $35,000  has  been  allo- 
cated to  scientific  equipment 
purchases,  with  the  remainder 
going  to  summer  research  col- 
laborations between  WC  stu- 


Model  UN  Teaches  Ways  of  The  Real  World 


Ann  Veiga 
Staff  Writer 


Why  would  fourteen  stu- 
dents and  an  instructor  wake 
up  at  2:30  am  to  walk  outside  in 
the  pitch-black,  cold  winter  air 
and  pile  into  a  van  for  an  eight 
hour  ride  to  Boston? 


Senior  Stephanie 

Sherwell's  answer  is,  "I  just  like 
arguing." 

Traveling  with  a  bunch  of 
bodies  and  luggage  seems  like 
a  lot  of  trouble  to  go  through 
for  an  argument.  One  could 
justwritea  letter  to  the  editor  of 
a  school  newspaper.  However, 


Prom  left  to  right:  Monique  Ware,  Juan  Lorenzo,  Sarah  Young, 
Karen  Walker,  Amy  Bortmes,  Krissy  Rindfuss,  Dr.  Shad,  Lionel 
Dyson,  Stephanie  Sherwell.  Infronto/FaneuU  Hall  in  Boston. 


these  students  attended  the 
Model  United  Nations  confer- 
ence for  other  reasons. 

Monique  Ware,  a  senior 
majoring  in  Humanities  and 
Spanish,  wanted  to  see  how  the 
UN  works.  She  said  the  UN  is 
something  she  always  reads 
about.  By  attending  the  Model, 
she  said  she  was  exposed  to 
world  viewpoints  and  "con- 
fronted with  the  issues  of  to- 
day." Because  Washington 
College  represented  the  nation 
of  Spain,  Ware  discovered  that 
the  world  "really  does  not  care 
about  Spain."  She  concluded 
that  it  was  probably  because 
Spain  is  almost  100  percent  self- 
sufficient. 

On  the  other  hand,  this  was 
Sherwell's  second  trip  to  the 
Model.  Sherwell  represented 
Afghanistan  last  year,  and  she 
said  she  felt  more  respect  from 
the  world  community  as  a 
Spanish  delegate.  Working  in 
thecommitteetointegratestreet 

See  "UN,"  page  8 


dents  and  faculty. 

In  the  Maryland  State  bud- 
get for  the  upcoming  fiscal  year, 
WC  received  $972,000  in  state 
aid.  While  this  figure  is  ap- 
proximately $20,000  less  than 
originally  anticipated,  it  is  15.9 
percent  higher  than  the  current 
year's  amount  from  the  state. 

President  Trout  also  an- 
nounced that  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  will 
vote  on  two  tenured  positions. 
Faculty  members  Emily  Amt 
{currently  on  sabbatical  in  En- 
gland)and  Richard  Striner,both 
of  the  history  department,  will 
have  their  nominations  con- 
sidered at  the  April  24  meeting 
in  Baltimore. 

Provost  and  Dean  of  the 
college  Gene  G.  Wubbels,  in 
discussing  the  upcoming 
MiddleStates  Re- Accred  itation 
process,  played  teacher  to  the 
faculty  and  listed  on  the  Dun- 
ning Lecture  Hall  blackboard 
his  five-step  plan  for  an  orga- 
nized review  process.  Each 
committee  will  start  from  the 
Mission  Statement,  and  from 
that  infer  goals  which  Wubbels 
called  "the  eternal  properties 
of  the  college." 

These  goals  lead  to  more 
localized  objectives,  which  can 
then  be  assessed  as  to  their 
feasibility.  Finally,  the  specific 


planning  process  for  the  imme- 
diate future  of  the  college 
"should  cast  its  eyes  toward 
the  future." 

One  of  the  major  agendas 
for  Monday's  meeting  was  the 
confirmation  of  Senior  honors 
and  awards.  This  was  a  confi- 
dential process,  and  theawards 
will  be  announced  at  Com- 
mencement on  May  23. 

An  agenda  which  some 
faculty  were  slightly  less  se- 
cretive about  was  the  annual 
amendment  process  to  the 
Faculty  Handbook.  While  some 
wording  was  reworked  here 
and  there,  the  main  event  con- 
cerned language  about  the  po- 
sition of  Faculty  Secretary. 

Earlier  versions  of  the  book 
contained  no  mention  of  the 
position,  which  is  filled  in  one- 
year  stints,  usually  by  a  mem- 
ber of  the  junior  (untenured) 
faculty.  The  current  volume 
listed  the  record-keeping  job 
under  "other elected  positions." 

Modern  Languages  Lec- 
turer Jefford  Vahlbusch  read  a 
lengthy  declaration  on  the  part 
of  the  junior  faculty  (not  all  of 
whom  personally  endorsed  the 
mandate)  which  stated  the  be- 
lief thatnotonly  is  this  position 
traditionally  selected  by  the 
Nominations  Committee  with- 
out a  vote  from  the  faculty  at 


Inside 


Marianne  Explores 
Fredrick's  of  Hollywood 

Board  Report:   Baez 
Wins  Portrait  Contest 

Smidga  Accepted  to 
Oxford  University 


Victor  Returns  to  WC 
with  Dick  Durham  Trio 

Centennial  Conference 
Sponsors  Logo  Contest 


April  9, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


This  Space  For  Rent 

Actually,  you  will  be  paid  to  fill  this  space.  Your  student 
activities  fee  pays  me  to  fill  this  space  weekly,  whether  or  not  I  use 
the  word  "funk."  However,  next  year  I  will  explore  other  venues 
in  which  no  one  will  complain  about  my  "funk-ed  up"  language 
(read:  Tarin  will  have  two  senior  obligations  and  a  legal  ID). 

If  you  want  a  newspaper  to  read  next  year,  you  have  some 
serious  thinking  to  do.  This  applies  not  only  to  would-be  appli- 
cants but  to  the  less  journalistically  inclined  as  well.  The  Elm  will 
again  turn  over  its  helm  to  ...  someone.  Now,  not  to  call  names 
here,  but  for  those  of  you  who  remember  the  1990-91  Elm,  well, 
let's  just  say  that  bla  bla  bta  we  don't  want  a  bla  bla  bla  newspaper 
like  bla  bla  bla  that  ever  again. 

Therefore,  each  of  you  has  the  option,  nay,  the  duty  to  do  one 
of  two  things.  Either  apply  for  the  editors  hipor  support  someone's 
application.  If  your  roommate  has  a  brain  and  a  nose  for  news 
(typing  fingers  don't  hurt  either),  convince  him  or  her  that  yes, 
he/she  should  apply  for  the  job.  It  pays.  If  she's  female,  she  gets 
first  pick  of  the  groovy  apartment  in  Reid  with  the  private 
bathroomandkitchen.Yourduries/perksalsoincludeattendance 
at  faculty  and  Board  meetings  (which  is  cooler  than  it  sounds)  and 
lots  of  invitations  to  dinners  to  meet  the  illustrious  lecturers  who 
visit  campus. 

You  also  choose  the  other  members  of  the  editorial  staff  (for 
future  reference,  these  are  also  salaried  positions),  which  is  an 
important  task,  because  these  are  the  people  who  will  make  the 
next  nine  months  of  your  life  either  sheer  joy  or  living  hell. 

It  sounds  like  having  a  baby.  Well,  running  a  newspaper  is 
not  that  faraway  from  birthinga  child.  Every  week.  There  is  some 
pain  involved.  There  are  some  tough  choices  to  make.  But  when 
it  comes  out  it  is  indeed  a  happy  moment.  And  this  is  accompa- 
nied by  the  realization  that  you  are,  indeed,  responsible  for  the 
product,  which  will  be  much  improved  if  love  (and  other  assorted 
emotions)  go  into  it.  And  yes,  this  newspaper  hurts  me  much 
more  than  it  does  you.  Heh. 

In  fact,  journalism  is  somethingof  a  public  service.  Ignorance, 
as  I've  said  before,  is  perhaps  the  largest  enemy  in  America  today. 
And  in  my  view,  teachers  and  journalists  are  the  ma  in  combatants 
of  ignorance— at  least,  in  theory.  Students  as  well  are  waging  the 
battle  by  (hopefully)opening  their  minds  to  the  flow  of  information 
that  wants  to  be  free,  wants  to  be  known. 

When  information  is  hidden  from  the  public  it  is  rarely  for  the 
public'sown  good.  The  perpetrators  of  censorship  and  the  propa- 
gators of  ignorance  often  have  excuses.  They  are  valid  only 
insofar  as  the  public  agrees  with  them. 

The  goal  of  the  journalist  should  be  to  'feed  the  heads'  of  the 
public  with  the  truth,  as  much  as  possible. 

The  goal  of  the  editor  of  the  Elm  is  to  make  this  process 
possible  on  this  very  campus,  and  to  make  sure  this  process 
continues  by  helping  to  select  and  train  subsequent  journalists.  I 
hope  that  you  take  these  concerns  seriously,  and  do  your  part  by 
applying  or  supporting  the  position  of  the  next  filler  of  this  space. 

Whether  you  like  the  Elm  or  hate  it,  I'll  wager  that  it  has 
provided  an  information  service  and  that  if  you're  reading  this, 
you  appreciate  that  service. 

Whether  you  like  the  editorial  or  not  is  also  a  matter  of  taste; 
the  style,  contentand  opinions  expressed  by  theofficial  newspaper 
will  depend  on  the  applicant  pool. 

This  editorial  was  brought  to  you  by  me.  I'm  a  person.  So  are 
you.  You  use  words.  You  read  words.  I,  however,  have  spent  the 
last  year  living  words,  and  it's  time  to  pass  the  baton. 

And  it's  even  possible  to  do  tnis  without  using  the  word 
'fuck.' 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

Campus  needs  leaders  who  can  follow  as  well 


To  the  Editor: 

As  a  campus  leader  we  find 
support  to  be  lacking  in  the 
student  body.  However,  we 
can  turn  to  fellow  leaders  for 
support,  or  rather,  I  thought 
you  could.  But  be  aware,  other 
campus  leaders,  because,  sup- 
port from  some  of  your  fellow 
leaders  is  not  there. 

I  contend  that  support  by 
other  leaders  is  not  often  rec- 
ognized by  their  attendance  at 
an  event  or  meeting  you  might 
be  holding.  As  it  is,  the  other 
leaders  are  hold  ing  their  events 
and  meetings.  We  would  like 
to,  but  weas  humans  can't  be  in 
twoplacesatonce.  Thesupport 
is  not  always  spoken,  but  it  is 
felt  as  they  being  leaders  know 
the  struggle  it  takes  to  get  an 
event  to  work  around  here. 

I  thought,  but  boy  was  I 
wrong.  Support  from  other 
leaders  doesn't  happen  in  some 
cases.  Maybe  their  egos  are  too 
large  or  there  maybe  personal 
reasons  against  you,  so  these 
so-called  leaders  choose  not  to 
support  other  endeavors  to 
strengthen  and  broaden  the 
college  community. 

History  shows  us  that  the 


great  leaders  are  also  great  fol- 
lowers. As  a  leader  we  all  need 
our  followers  who  can  support 
the  cause.  As  leaders  we  can't 
do  it  alone.  I  contend  that  the 
great  leaders  of  tomorrow  are 
not  those  leaders  of  this  com- 
munity who  turn  their  nose  up 
or  boycott  an  event  for  one 
reason  or  another.  I  see  the 
great  leaders  of  tomorrow  as 
those  whoare  willing  tosupport 
today  when  they  are  not  the 
leaders  of  the  cause.  These  are 
the  unsung  heroes  of  this  com- 
munity who  come  to  the  event 
as  supporters  and  for  no  other 
reason. 

Mark  Moxley  for  example 
is  a  known  campus  leader  who 
is  willing  to  play  the  role  as  a 
follower.  He  is  an  example  of 
someone  who  does  not  com- 
plain about  the  problem,  rather 
he  suggests  ways  of  solving  the 
problem. 

Lisa  Pruett  is  a  problem- 
solver  who  is  willingtonotonly 
attend  the  events  but  is  someone 
who  wants  to  work  for  the 
cause. 

Stephanie  Sherwell  is  an 
example  of  someone  who  at- 
tends and  supports  the  cause 


by  just  being  there. 

I  would  like  to  think  that 
these  three  people  are  the 
standard  for  the  WC  commu- 
nity. They  are  not  This  college 
community  relies  on  student 
support  to  make  things  work. 
However,  the  student  support 
is  lacking  and  rather  disap- 
pointingfora  college  thatclaims 
to  be  a  close-knit  group. 

All  students  could  show 
more  support  and  less  com- 
plaining. Well,asitstands,now 
students  complain  more  then  it 
seems  they  do  anything  else. 
Now  some  will  say  I  am  one  to 
talk  and  I  agree,  I  am  not  doing 
all  I  can  to  put  my  best  foot 
forward,  but  that  is  going  to 
change!  Better  late  then  never. 

As  a  student  leader  and 
follower  stop  the  complaining 
and  set  your  best  foot  forward. 
The  rewards  will  be  amazing. 
Follow  the  examples  of  Mark, 
Lisa  and  Stephanie  and  do  all 
you  can,  and  once  you  have 
done  that,  do  just  a  little  more. 

"A  campus  leader  who  needs 
student  support" 
Whitney  W.  Myrus 
Senior  Class  President 


Applications  are  Being  Accepted  for  Editors-in-Chief  for 
Next  Year's  Elm  and  Pegasus.   Call  ext.  8585.   Other  Staff 
Positions  will  be  Available  After  Selection  of  the  Editors- 
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Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


April  9, 1993 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


It  seems  that  American 
editorial  writers  will  never  tire 
of  writing  about  "the  plight  of 
the  inner  city."  Every  library 
closing,  corruption  scandal  and 
jnfrastrucrural  crisis  is  accom- 
panied by  editorials  full  of  ob- 
servation and  commentary  and 
devoid  of  critical  analysis. 

This  is  especially  true  when 
the  issue  of  the  day  is  crime. 
The  print  and  broadcast  media 
relate  a  seemingly  endless 
stream  of  criminal  activity. 
Many  journalists  attempt  to 
explain  these  phenomena  as 
symptomatic  of  either  a  failure 
lo  properly  educate  our  youth, 
or  a  symptom  of  the  lack  of 
vocational  opportunities  in 
American  cities.  Sometimes 
more  conservative  columnists 
will  offer  explanations  which 
are  either  racist,  stupid,  or  both. 

But  when  suburban 
Americans  commit  crimes, 
these  same  columnists  are  re- 
markably silent.  The  liberals 
are  baffled  because  the  crimi- 
nals are  middle  class  and 
therefore  do  not  fit  into  their 
theory  that  poverty  is  the  pri- 
mary cause  of  crime.  The  con- 
servatives are  baffled  because 
they  like  to  attribute  crime  to 
some  moral  phenomena  which 
might  be  broadly  defined  as  a 
"decline  in  Christian  values." 
They  usually  argue  that  this 
decline  is  occurringinBlack  and 
Hispanic  communities,  and  so 
when  a  White  person  commits 
a  crime  they  become  quite 
puzzled  and  simply  devote 
their  ink  to  another  topic. 

They  do  not  look  at  the 
other  side  of  the  coin,  which  is 
that  if  urban  crime  is  a  symp- 
tom of  some  fundamental 
problem  in  urban  life,  fhensub- 
urban  crime  is  a  symptom  of 
some  fundamental  problem  in 
suburban  life. 


This  is  not  only  a  problem 
in  journalism,  but  in  academia 
as  well.  If  the  unexamined  life 
isn't  worth  living,  then  I  cer- 
tainly wouldn't  want  to  live  in 
the  suburbs,  for  it  seems  that 
nobody  really  wants  to  take  a 
good  hard  look  at  this  subject. 
This  may  be  because  subur- 
banites prize  privacy  nearly  as 
muchas  they  prize  property.  It 
may  also  be  that  most  academ- 
ics lead  the  suburban  lifestyle 
themselves,  find  it  utterly  un- 
interesting, and  therefore 
choose  not  to  study  it.  Or  it 
may  also  be  the  case  that 
scholars  are  afraid  of  discover- 
ing how  perverse  and  sick  our 
society  is. 

Although  people  have 
lived  on  the  periphery  of  cities 
throughout  the  history  of  civi- 
lization, the  suburbs  as  we 
know  them  today  are  a  rela- 
tively recent  innovation.  Sub- 
urbs began  to  appear  in 
America  during  WWII  and 
shortly  thereafter,  at  the  exact 
time  of  the  most  rapid  expan- 
sion of  its  industrial  capacity. 

This  first  wave  of  mass  mi- 
gration to  the  suburbs  from  the 
cities  also  created  a  trend,  in 
that  moving  to  the  suburbs  be- 
came a  way  of  increasing  social 
status.  Another  corollary  to 
this  theory  is  that  creating  a  lot 
of  housing  shortly  after  the  war 
helped  to  minimize  the  unem- 
ployment created  by  America's 
return  to  a  civilian  economy. 

And,  of  course,  there  was  a 
psychological  motivation  at 
work  as  well.  America  had  just 
won  a  war  which  taxed  the 
psyche  of  the  population. 
People  had  an  emotional  need 
forstabiliryand  prosperity.  The 
soldier's  reward  for  coming 
home  alive  was  a  car,  a  wife 

See  "Koon/'  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


How  do  you  feel  about  conformity  at  WC? 


Therearealotofconformistson     No  complaints. 

campus.  People  tend  to  find  a      Chad  Campbell ,  Freshman 

group  and  stick  to  it.  Georgetown,  DE 

John  Nunn,  Junior 

Washington,  DC 


If  people  feel  they  have  to  fol- 
low someone  to  fit  in,  then  they 
should  do  it,  but  I  think  people 
should  be  their  own  person. 
Ann-Marie  Molina,  Freshman 
Hyde  Park,  NY 


There  are  two  different  typesof 
people  at  WC:  the  people  who 
wear  baseball  caps  and  the 
people  who  wear  black.1 
Marc  Brewen,  Senior  Peoria,  IL 


As  the  Great  Pharoah  Benjamin 
T.  Hinkle  once  said,  "Can  we 
find  out  what  Smiley  said  first?" 
Dave  Cola,  Sophomore 
Dover,  DE 


As  the  great  Pharoah  Benjamin 
T.  Hinkle  once  said,  "People 
don't  look  the  same  but  pretty 
relaxed  and  laid  back  and 
comfortable  hanging  out  with 
each  other  it  doesn't  matter 
where  you're  from." 
Will  "Red  Dog"  Smiley, 
Freshman 
Lynchburg,  VA 


Open  Forum:  Fredrick's  Clothes  You  With  Tires 


Marianne  Culbertson  is  an 
indescribable,  indefatigable  (re- 
sting laughter)  Sophomore  who 
wis  kind  enough  to  pull  this  Open 
forum  out  of  a  nether  region.  She 
unzipped  her  teddy  to  get  it  oi*f. 

As  I  sit  here  eating  this 
beautifully  round  cherry-red 
apple  and  flipping  through  the 
catalogue  in  front  of  me  I  am 
moved  to  think  of  virgins  and 
cupless  bustiers.  Both  in  the 
same  sentence  and  only  words 
apart  you  ask?  Yes,  I  answer 
because  I  am  perusing  the  funky 
bedwear  advertisements  in 
Frederick's  of  Hollywood: 

I  happened  across  this 


risqu6  piece  of  mock-literature 
while  passing  through  the 
business  office  where  I  was 
payingoneofmybills.  Yes,the 


Marianne 
Culbertson 


business  office,  where  older 
women  dream  of  nights  when 
they  can  slip  on  those  leather, 
no,  excuse  me,  "vinyl  teddies" 
that  they  have  ordered  secretly 
from  the  catalogue. 


I  can  just  see  them  adding 
the  "all-the-way-up-the-thigh 
high  boot  (thatcan  also  be  worn 
cuffed),"  and  then  adding  the 
"world  famous  5  inch  spiked 
'  metallic  heel,"  to  their  already 
stunning  teddy.  Did  I  mention 
that  the  vinyl  teddy  is  also 
crotchless? 

One  of  my  personal  favor- 
ites isentitled  "Zip  per  Passion." 
Take  a  slow  meditative  look  at 
the  followingdescriptionof  this 
metallic,  mechanical  wonder; 
"Super  soft  vinyl  teddy  looks 
wetand  slick  withhigh -cut  legs 
and  plenty  of  zip  and  lace  ap- 


peal! Zippers  at  bustline  and 
crotch  with  soft  fine  liners  be- 
neath. Elastic  back  and  adjust- 
able straps.  Polyurethane.  Im- 
ported." 

Hey  we're  back  to  my  re- 
view again,  how  about  that? 
"Polyurethane"  and  "Imported," 
you  see  my  most  revered  audi- 
ence, polyurethane  is  just  a 
fancy  na  me  for,andIquote  from 
Webster's,  "any  of  various  syn- 
thetic rubber  polymers  pro- 
duced by  the  polymerization  of 
a  hy droxyl  radical  and  an  NCO 
group  from  two  different  com- 
pounds: used  in  cushions,  in- 


sulation, molded  products, 
etc..." 

People,  what  we  are  talk- 
ing about  here  are  tires.  In  es- 
sence all  they  have  done  is  thin 
therubberoutanddyeitsothat 
it  can  be  slipped  rather  snugly 
over  the  torso.  Let  me  further 
address  this  by  saying,  while  I 
do  enjoy  wearing  creative  lin- 
gerie I  do  not  want  to  even  take 
the  chance  at  having  a  very 
messy  accident  due  to  an  in- 
dustrial zipper  being  closed  in 
the  crotch  area. 

See  "Tires,"  page  4 


April  9, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  Board 


The  topic  of  the  board  last 
week  was  not  illegal  narcotics, 
but  rather  alcohol,  but  thank 
you  forshowingyour  support 
for  Pat  and  Ed  as  well  as  for 
your  feelings  about  marijuana. 
The  responses  that  best  sum 
up  the  feelings  about  alcohol 
on  campus  are  as  follows: 
•   Everyone  should  see  a  vid- 
eotape of  themselves  while 
they  are  drunk.    I  personally 
have  done  the  video-drunk 
thing.    1  discovered  that  my 
lips  enlarged, my  mannergrew 
vile,  and  I  have  an  organ  unbe- 
knownst to  the  medical  pro- 
fession containing  1/2  dis- 
solved rice  and  pizza. 
•  The  drinking  and  ^consid- 
eration on  this  campus  is  ri- 
diculous.  1  am  tired  of  being 
awakened  at  all  hours  of  the 
night  with  loudand  obnoxious 
behavior. 

The  more  restrictions  that 
are  placed  on  students  drink- 
ing on  campus,  the  more  prob- 


lems are  going  to  pop  up. 
People  will  find  a  way  to  drink, 
it  will  be  impossible  to  stop. 
•  We  need  kegs!  All  the  cases 
we  buy  just  waste  for  the  envi- 
ronment! Also— Securitysucks 
—  they  break  up  parties  for  the 
most  trivial  reasons;  this  is  a 
college  campus  not  a  prison-of 
course  there  is  going  to  be 
drinking.  Who  doesn't  drink  in 
college?!?!  /(RE)  There  are  some 
(not  me)  but  there  are  some./ 
(RE-RE)  Yeah  those  of  us  here 
who  are  recovering  alcoholics 
or  have  bodies  with  no  toler- 
ance for  the  stuff!!!! 
•  Stop  trying  to  bring  down 
drinking  and  start  trying  to 
bring  up  academics. 

Congratulations  to  Alex 
Baez,  the  winner  of  the  portrait 
contest,  for  her  drawing  of 
Christine  Pabon.  And  KUDOS 
to  Elisa  Hale  and  D.  Powell  for 
properly  participating.  Thank 
youtoalltheothercontributors 
as  well. 


ike  f\»Wfk  hftch  of  Mrs.  Rjboi; 


"Koon/'from  page  3 

and  a  detached  house  in  the 
suburbs.  In  this  way  the 
American  capitalist  system  in- 
fused the  masses  of  petit-bour- 
geois and  working  class  with 
false  consciousness. 

My  own  perception  of 
Americansuburbs  is  that,  while 
they  appear  very  orderly  and 
sane,  in  reality  they  create  so- 
cially maladjusted  citizens. 
Behind  the  well-maintained 
lawns  and  walls  of  suburbia 
lurk  an  alienated  and  anti-so- 
cial breed  of  humans  who  do 
not  know  how  to  love  their 
families,  let  alone  their  neigh- 
bors. In  such  environs  are  the 
likes  of  Ted  Bundy  bred. 

Our  society  is  only  now 
reaping  the  negative  conse- 
quences of  the  suburban  ex- 
plosion which  has  been  occur- 
ring in  America  over  the  course 
of  the  past  40  years.  When 
Americans  left  theories  behind, 
they  also  left  the  extended 
families  andethnic  associations 
which  are  invaluable  to  pro- 
viding emotional  support. 

For  the  first  time  in  the 
nation's  history,  we  became  a 
people  devoid  of  context.  The 
alienating  dynamic  of  the  split 
between  the  social  nature  of 
production  and  the  private 
ownership  of  property  was 
accelerated  by  removing 
people  from  their  emotional 
context.  People  no  longer  felt 
connected  to  their  neighbors. 
The  increasing  demands  for 
workers  to  be  geographically 
mobile  also  helped  break  up 
whatever  personal  connections 
people  did  make.  Children 
were  also  affected,  many  of 
them  having  to  uproot  and 
move  many  times,  leaving  be- 
hind their  friends  and  schools. 
It  is  a  direct,  inevitable  result  of 
demands  placed  on  American 
workers  by  their  bosses. 

The  end  result  of  this  has 
been  the  creation  of  a  suburban 
nation  where  every  person  is 
an  isolated  community  of  one. 
People  interact  more  with 


computers  and  televisions  than 
with  each  other.  While  it  is  true 
that  capitalism  has  made  us 
prosperous,  it  is  also  true  that  it 
has  made  us  a  nation  of  sickos. 
This  is  what  makes  it  pos- 
sible for  organizations  such  as 
the  Spur  Posse  to  exist.  For 
those  who  are  unfamiliar  with 
thiscontroversy,theSpur  Posse 
is  a  group  of  suburban  high 
school  athletes  in  Lakewood 
California  who  had  a  system 
whereby  individual  members 
competed  to  see  who  could 
have  sex  with  the  most  girls. 

This  games  seems  to  me  to 
be  a  natural  outgrowth  of  foot- 
ball. The  goal  was  to  get  the 
most  points — yet  there  were  no 
rules,  no  referees  and  no 
boundaries  of  chalk  to  delin- 
eate the  playing  area.  As  a  re- 
sult of  this,  girls  as  young  as  10 
andll  were  raped  by  gang 
members. 

Many  young  people  (par- 
ticularly young  men)  view  other 
people  not  as  individuals  with 
rights  of  their  own,  but  as  ob- 
jects.   There  must  be  outrage 
against  the  corruption  of  our 
youth,  but  it  should  be  directed 
at  the  real  causes  of  moral  de- 
cay. Don't  blame  the  schools, 
the  politicians,  the  churches, 
pornographers,  rock  stars  or 
professional  athletes.  It's  not 
theirfault.  This  isadirect  result 
of  the  alienation  of  capitalist 
society.  It  is  but  a  short  step 
from  accumulating  capital  by 
forcing  someone  to  do  mean- 
ingless and  degrading  work  to 
accumulating  points  by  raping 
littlegirls.  Is  it  a  Utopian  dream 
to  ask,  to  insist  that  our  sick, 
twisted  society  conform  to  some 
standard  of  decency?  I  have 
devoted  my  life  to  combating 
the  satanic  capitalist  system, 
and  I  would  do  so  even  if  I  were 
a  minority  of  one.  There  is  in- 
valuable political  work  do  be 
done,  and  so  I  ask  the  reader  to 
kindly  wake  the  fuck  up  and 
join  me.  Tosupportthecapital- 
ist  system  is  the  moral  equiva- 
lent of  genocide. 


"Tires/'  from  page  3 


Guys!  Here's  a  little  some- 
thing for  you  too.  Howabouia 
little  (we're  talking  miniscule 
here)  Heavy  Metal,  "Super, 
shiny,  made-to-cling  metallic 
microkini  G-string  [that]  is  like 
wearing  nothing  at  all!  Soft, 
strechy  poly  [tires  again  folks] 
with  metallic  elastic."  Essen- 
tially we  are  talking  about 
simulated  gold  and  silver  ball 
sacs.  This  piece  looks  a  lot  like 
the  skimpy  covering  worn  by 
the  tribal  males  in  the  latest  is- 
sue of  National  Geographic. 

This  edition  of  Frederick's 
also  features  Quick  Release: 
"Sizzling  peek-a-boo  stripe  and 
sheer  nylon/cotton  fits  like  a 
dream.  2quick-release  clips  for 
easyonandoff.  Imported."  Ok 
Ladies  and  Gents,  we've  now 
moved  down  the  totem  pole 
from  lusty  lingerie  toside  show 
costumes.    Who  in  his  right 
mind  would  willingly  pull  this 
little  doozy  on  and  let  his  girl- 
friend, or  whatever,  just  go 
ahead  and  pop  it  off?  I  can  see 
it  now,  "peek-a-boo"  she 
squeals,  with  obvious  pleasure 
at  seeing  you  be  made  fun  of, 
unless  she  is  also  mentally  ill. 
At  this  point  I  am  disposing 
of  my  apple  core  and  on  the  last 
page  of  the  ladies  lingerie  sec- 
tion I  find  yes,  the  Frisky  Feline, 
"In  sensuous  stretch  lace,  our 
cupless  underwired  catsuit  en- 
tices with  a  thong  back,  gartered 
legs,  and  flirty  sheer  ruffle 
shoulders  and  ankles."   Neck 
ruffle  included.   I  am  just  SO 
READY  to  slide  into  this 
CUPLESS  wonder,  which  still 
contains  underwire  otherwise 
it  just  wouldn't  look  right 
(women  you  know  why  and 
men  just  ask  a  decent  looking 
chick). 

Well  that's  about  it  for  this 
months  Frederick's  of  Holly- 
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because  featured  in  oneof  these 
catalogues  may  beyourcupless, 
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This  Week: 
Detoxifying  Your  Pets 


We  in  the  United  States 
share  our  homes  with  50  mil- 
lion dogs,  58  million  cats,  425 
milliun  fish,  and  3  million  other 
assorted  furry,  feathered,  or 
scaled  creatures.  As  a  whole, 
we  in  the  United  States  spend 
anaverageof$10millionayear 
on  everything  from  flea  collars 
to  hamster  bedding.  If  we  are 
going  to  spend  such  vast 
amounts  of  money,  why  not 
assure  that  the  products  we 
purchase  are  environmentally 
friendly? 

Wait!  Don't  flip  forward  to 
the  next  page  of  the  Elm!  Al- 
though this  may  not  sound  like 
a  very  important  topic  for  this 
week's  article,  I  can  assure  you 
from  personal  experience  that 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


it  is.  I,  myself,  had  a  horrible 
experience  this  past  summer 
involving  this  poorly  publi- 
cized issue.  I  had  to  watch  my 
Doberman  Fincher  die  after 
being  poisoned  from  toxic  anti- 
flea  treatment. 

First  of  all,  it  was  really 
gross  to  see.  Her  stomach  and 
spleen  enlarged  to  such  great 
proportions  that  she  flinched  if 
you  even  touched  her  belly.  She 
was  so  swollen  she  looked 
pregnant.  She  couldn't  walk, 
and  she  ate  less  and  less  until 
finally  she  ate  nothing  at  all. 
The  worst  part  was  that  it  hap- 
pened really  quickly.  Her  usual 
hyperactive  demeanor  was  re- 
placed to  lethargic  whimper- 
ing within  a  matter  of  weeks. 
Afterextensivebloodwork,our 
veterinarian  informed  us  that 
she  had  been  poisoned.  Of 
course,  we  were  baffled. 

Jamie  was  like  a  member  of 
the  family.  How  in  the  world 
could  she  have  gotten  poi- 
soned? We  swept  the  house 
through,  from  top  to  bottom, 
trying  to  find  what  could  have 
done  this.  I  felt  my  heart  skip  a 
beat  when  my  mom  informed 
me  that  the  flea  and  tick  spray 
weduti  fully  sprayed  Jamiewith 
was  the  culprit  It  was  bad 
enough  that  she  was  going  to 
die.  Itwas  even  worse  knowing 


that  we  were  responsible.  She 
passed  away  only  three  weeks 
after  we  first  realized  she  was 
becoming  sick. 

You  could  be  endangering 
your  pets  as  a  result  of  the 
products  you  are  purchasing 
for  them.  Please  take  a  few 
minutes  to  read  the  checklist 
below,  to  assure  that  your  pets 
will  live  long  happy  lives. 
Sometimes,  you  never  really 
know  how  important  they  are 
until  after  they  have  already 
gone. 

What  You  Can  Do: 
Fleas  can  be  a  problem  with 
many  household  pets.   These 
steps  can  help: 

•Vacuum  your  pet's  bed  and 
the  surrounding  area  fre- 
quently. 

•  Look  for  anti-flea  products 
containing  pyrethrin  .  It  is  a 
completely  nature-made  and 
toxic  free  substance  made  from 
African  chrysanthemums,  and 
it  is  effective  in  breaking  the 
flea/egg/flea  cycle  without 
harming  your  pet.  Fleas  don't 
build  up  an  immunity  to  it,  ei- 
ther. Itcanbefoundintheform 
of  dips,  sprays,  collars,  and 
house  foggers. 

•  Never  put  any  chemicals  on 
your  pets  that  you  wouldn't 
willinglyputonyourownskin. 
If  you  get  a  funny  feeling  about 
having  it  near  you,  chances  are 
it  is  not  very  healthy  for  your 
pet,  either. 

•  Feed  your  pet  brewer's  yeast, 
fennel,  rosemary,  vitamin  B, 
and  garlic  tablets.  (I  have  found 
that  our  family  cat  in  Rockville 
like  to  nibble  straight  from  the 
small  potted  rosemary  herb 
plant  we  have  in  the  backyard. 
Try  setting  a  small  potted  rose- 
mary plant  on  the  windowsill 
or  on  the  back  patio,  or  mix  it 
into  the  food). 

•  Make  citrus-oil  spray  by 
blending  orange  or  grapefruit 
skins,  then  simmering  theblend 
in  water.  Rub  cooled  pulp  into 
the  pef  s  fur  with  your  hands. 
•Consider  raising  llamas  in- 
stead of  horses.  They  are  often 
used  as  substitutes  for  horses 
on  ecologically  sensitive  trails 
because  they  move  so  lightly 
on  the  land  they  don't  damage 
it.  You  can  shear  them  once  a 


See  "StartNow,"  page  8 


"Cater,"  from  page  1 

gram,  as  well  as  the  McLain 
Program  in  Environmental 
Studies  and  the  Society  of  Jun- 
ior Fellows,  among  his  favorite 
accomplishments  as  president 
of  Washington  College.  He 
helped  acquire  funding  for 
these  programs  shortly  before 
he  left  WC;  they  now  have  a 
combined  endowmentof  about 
$2  million. 

Modeled  after  the  older 
Sophie  Kerr  Fund,  each  of  these 
programs  tries  to  do  for  WC  on 
a  smaller  scale  what  the  Kerr 
Fund  does,  largely  by  bringing 
in  speakers  of  note  not  just  to 
deliver  a  lecture,  collect  a  fee 
and  live  but  to  stay  for  several 
days  and  become  a  part  of  the 
campus  life  while  at  WC. 

Attending  or  teaching  in 
regular  classes,  as  well  as  par- 
ticipating in  workshops  or  din- 
ners with  the  students,  are 
among  the  things  Cater  sees  a 
speaker  wanting  to  do  while 
visiting  WC.  He  himself  arrived 
Sunday  and  stayed  until 
Thursday  noon. 

He  ate  dinner  with  the 
Junior  Fellows  Wednesday 
night  and  is  pleased  with  what 
the  group  is  doing,  although 
he'd  like  to  see  more. 

"I  feel  that  every  college 
has  to  have  a  way  to  encourage 
the  highly-motivated  students. 
We  concentrate  so  hard  on 
keeping  the  ones  at  the  bottom 
of  the  net  from  falling  out  that 
we  forget  to  take  care  of  the 
ones  at  the  top,"  he  said. 

"Itdisturbsmethatwegive 
so  much  money  to  the  so-called 
merit  scholars  who  may  or  may 
nothave  shown  the  irdistinction 
in  high  school.  Then  they  come 
to  college  and  goof  off,"  Cater 
said.  "Thecollegehas  to  reward 
the  students  whoare  motivated 
and  talented  while  in  school 
here." 

He  sees  the  Junior  Fellows 
Society  as  a  'Fraternity  of  the 
Meritorious,'  adding  that  it's 
not  so  much  a  mark  of  the  elite 
as  of  the  excellent.  "I  would  like 
to  seethe  Fellows  become  more 
collegial  —  there  should  be  a 
student  chair  who  works 
alongside  the  curator,  and 
regular  meetings." 

When  asked  what  his 
fondest  memory  was  as  Presi- 
dent, Cater  was  briefly 
stumped.  Buthequickly  found 
myriads  of  things  he  enjoyed 
thinking  about.  "The  jubilation 
of  Commencement  was  always 
sort  of  the  headiest  moment  — 
you'd  produced  another 
graduating  class,  you'd  gotten 
distinguished  speakers  to  ap- 
pear —  if  s  a  coming-together 
of  the  work  of  the  year." 

And  echoing  the  thoughts 
of  manyatWashington  College, 
he  added,  "the  anticipation  of 
the  relief  of  summer  coming 
was  always  a  reward  in  itself." 


Brief  Beef 


Any  graduating  Senior  who  would  like  to  read  in  the  annual 
Senior  Reading  on  May  2nd  at  8  p.m.  should  let  Kathy  Wagner 
know  by  April  23rd. 

April  15  is  the  deadline  not  only  for  filing  tax  forms,  but  for 
several  Washington  College  projects.  Submissions  to  the  Wash- 
ington College  Review  are  due  and  should  be  addressed  to 
Editor  Richard  Striner;  Natural  Sciences  Editor  Donald  Munson; 
Social  Sciences  Editor  Dan  Premo;  or  Humanities  and  Creative 
Writing  Editor  KathyWagner.  Non-fiction  articles  and  essays  are 
accepted,  as  are  fiction,  poetry  and  drama. 

In  addition,  April  15  is  the  deadline  for  applications  for 
Editor-in-Chief  of  the  Elm  and  Pegnsus.  A  letter  of  interest  and  a 
listof  qualifications  should  be  addressed  to  Board  of  Publications 
Chair  Richard  Striner.  Questions  can  be  addressed  to  the  Eli"  at 
ext.  8585  and  the  Pegaslis  at  ext.  8584. 

Finally,  the  Charles  H.  Trout  Commission  on  Undergradu- 
ate Research  funds  independentresearch  projectsand  internships. 
Interested  applicants  should  contact  Michele  Crosier  before 
Thursday's  deadline. 


Pan-Hellenic  Report 


Pan  Hellenic  Committee 

A  Greek  picnic  is  in  the  works  for  the  spring  and  Greek  letters 
will  be  sold  there.  Also  this  spring  anotherPanHel  tea  will  be  held 
in theCoffeeHouseon  April  18that7PM. On  April  13PanHel  will 
be  having  a  pizza  party  at  5:30  in  Minta  Martin  Basement  for  all 
leaders  Council  Members  of  AOPi,  ZTA,  and  AXO. 

Zeta  Tau  Alpha 

The  Bowl-For-Kid's  Sake  was  a  success.  The  sisters  and 
pledges  of  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  were  able  to  raise  much-needed 
money.  Thanks  to  all  who  supported  those  sisters  who  went  out 
and  bowled.  Easter  is  just  around  the  comer  and  the  Easter  Bunny 
hopped  into  town  a  little  early.  The  chapter  sponsored  an  Easter 
Egg  Hunt  for  the  children  of  the  Chestertown  community.  The 
eggs  were  hidden  all  over  the  front  lawn  and  even  George  had  a 
hand  in  hiding  a  few  eggs!  It  did  not  take  long  for  the  kids  to  find 
the  hidden  eggs  and  the  treasures  they  held.  The  pledges  of  ZTA 
will  be  sponsoring  a  Car  Wash  on  April  18th.  More  details  will 
follow,  but  come  out  and  support  our  pledges.  All  proceeds  will 
go  to  the  Susan  G.  Komen  Breast  Cancer  Foundation. 

Alpha  Omicron  Pi 

The  weekend  of  March  27  was  very  busy  for  AOPi.  They 
helped  with  the  Community  BeauHfkation  and  held  an  Easter 
egg  hunt  for  the  children  at  the  Benedictine  School.  This  past 
weekend  AOPi  and  KA  held  a  car  wash  at  Roy  Rogers  and  the 
Citgo  Station  and  were  very  successful.  On  April  17  AOPi  is 
planning  on  having  their  annual  Roseball  Celebration.  Finally,  in 
support  of  our  international  theme,  "AOPi  Cares  About  the 
World,"  on  Saturday  April  24,  Earthday,  AOPi  will  have  a  booth 
set  up  downtown  to  help  out. 


The  Village  Tavern 

presents 

Hoby  Dick 

every 

THURSDAY 

and  50  cen|p  B^scFv  on  Dmjt 

also 

$1  BUD  LIGHT 

LONGNECKS 

Mon-Thurs,  5pm-closing 

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Week  at  a  Glance 

April  9-15 

Fi I m  Q^rioc ■    The  story  °fB°ys  and  Girls 

I     III    I    I     OvIlV/Oi         Norman  James  Theatre,  730  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 


Good  Friday  for  at]  you  Christians  out  there. 


9 

Friday 


The  O'Neill  Literary  House  and  the  Music  Department  present  a  jazz  concert 
featuring  The  Dick  Durham  Trio.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts 
Center, 8:00 p.m.  Ticketsavailableatthedoor.  $10adults;$5students, youths 
under  18,  and  WC  Faculty  and  staff. 


10 

Saturday 


Easter-Go  to  church,  if  you  area  practicingChristian.  If  not,  wake  up  early  and 
frolic  about  the  countryside  looking  for  hidden  eggs  and  chocolate. 


11 

Sunday 


Health  Service  Task  Force  Meeting. 

The  William  James  Forum  and  GALA  present  A  Preview  of  the  April  25  March 
on  Washington/or  Cay  Rights.  A  talk  by  Rev.  Harry  Quiett,  All  Souls  Unitarian 
Church,  Washington,  D.C.  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 


12 

Monday 


TheGoldsteinProgramin  Public  Affairs  presents  Clinton'sForiegn  Policy:  Change 
and  Continuity.  Howard  Wiarda,  National  WarCollege.  Hynson  Lounge,  7:30 
p.m. 


13 

Tuesday 


Beverly  Hills  90210  will  present  a  very  special  episode  about  teenage  angst 
(imagine  that!) 


14 

Wednesday 


The  William  James  Forum  and  the  Sophie  Kerr  Committee  present  The  Ex- 
traordinary Family  of  Henry  and  William  James.  A  lecture  commemorating 
Henry  James'  150th  birthday  by  Professor  Charles  Caramello,  Department  of 
English,  University  of  Maryland  at  College  Park.  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson 
Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  present  Q'mfers.  Tawes  Theatre, 
Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m.  Parental  discretion  advised. 

Application  deadline  for  President  Charles  H.  Trout's  Comission  for  Under- 
graduate Research.  Contact  Michelle  Crosier  for  more  information 

Application  deadline  for  Editor-in-Chief  of  the  Elm.  Contact  J.  Tarin  Towers 
at  ext.  8585  for  more  information. 


15 

Thursday 


Thanks  Easter  Bunny 

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j^Bok!^ 


Student  Profile: 

Angie  "Non 

Circum  Coitus" 

Smidga 


Angie  Smidga,  a  Senior  Humanities  major  from  GlenBurnie, 
Maryland,  has  jus  t  been  accepted  into  the  PhD  program  at  Oxford 
University.  She  plans  to  start  in  the  fall  if  everything  works  out. 
She  wants  to  major  in  History  studying  Anglo-Saxon  England: 
Ecclesiastical  History.  She  has  been  on  the  Dean's  List  and  would 
have  been  a  Junior  Fellow  and  an  ODK  member  if  she  had 
applied,  she  thinks.  She  skipped  her  freshman  year  because  she 
had  enough  AP  credits  and  also  has  a  3.5  GPA. 

She  spent  her  Junior  Year  Abroad  at  Oxford  University 
studying  English  History  and  Latin  and  spent  her  spare  time 
traveling  and  backpacking  across  Europe  and  Russia.  She  has  a 
talent  for  foreign  languages  and  has  taught  herself  Latin.  Angie 
enjoys  reading  and  biking  and  her  current  favorite  book  is  Honor 
Bound  by  Joseph  Steffen. 

Angie  has  interned  at  The  Maryland  Gazette  and  Kent  County 
News  and  is  now  a  freelance  reporter  for  the  Annapolis  Capital,  Kent 
County  News,  and  the  Bowie  Blade. 

She  rows  on  WC's  illustrious  crew  team  and  has  very  bad 
dreams  about  ergs.  She  enjoys  college  basketball  and  is  being 
honored  at  the  "sports  thing  for  academia". 

Angie  is  a  serious  supporter  of  women,  gay  and  lesbian,  and 
animal  rights  and  considers  herself  a  "serious"  liberal.  And  she 
insists  that  her  beinga  vegetarian  is  not  just  a  phase.  In  fact,  when 
the  Dining  Hall  does  not  offer  anything  good  for  vegetarians,  she 
enjoys  pickle  and  bar-b-que  sauce  sandwiches. 

A  bit  on  the  quiet  side,  Angie  likes  to  keep  up  with  new  music 
and  she  enjoys  going  to  clubs  in  DC.  KMFDM  and  Meat  Beat 
Manifesto  are  currentfavorites,butLL  Cool  Jholdsa  special  place 
in  her  heart.  Her  current  favorite  song  is  Martin  Scorcese  by  King 
Missile.  She  also  enjoys  ballroom  dancing  and  country  music 

She  owns  a  1989  Subaru  "Trusty"  Justy  and  has  five  points  on 
her  driver's  license  that  should  come  off  this  month.  And  while 
living  with  Elisa  Hale  for  a  month  and  a  half,  she  learned  more 
than  she  did  in  kindergarten. 

Angie's  immediate  goal  is  to  earn  an  A  in  Dr.  Munson's 
Chesapeake  Bay  class.  Her  long  term  goal  is  some  sortof  academic 
fulfillmentbutwouldreallyenjoybeatingEdSlomanatagameof 
Scrabble™. 


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pick  Durham  Trio: 

Victor  Belanger  Returns 


The  Dick  Durham  Trio  will 
present  a  jazz  concert  at  Wash- 
ftonCollege's  Tawes  Theatre 
..  'Saturday,  April  10,  at  8  p.m. 
fle  concert  is  being  sponsored 
L  the  O'Neill  Literary  House 
gnd  the  College's  Music  De- 
partment. 

Durham  is  an  accom- 
plished jazz  pianist,  composer 
and  arranger,  whose  personal 
style  on  the  piano  weaves  an 
element  of  Garner,  Evans, 
Peterson  and  Waller  and  re- 
mains faithful  to  the  tradition 
of  sensible  melodic  and  har- 
monic interpretations  of  jazz 
music. 

Durham's  30-year  career 
includes  appearances  with  the 
Count  Basie  Orchestra,  Flip 
Wilson  and  Stanley  Turrentine. 
He  also  has  appeared  on  nu- 
merous television  shows,  con- 
terts,  and  club  appearances. 


Durham's  recordings  include 
"Remembrance"  and  "O.F.'s 
Waltz"  among  others. 

Appearing  with  Durham  in 
concert  on  April  10  will  be  Vic- 
tor Belanger  on  bass  and  Ray 
Anthony  on  drums.  Belanger 
is  currently  attending  the  North 
Bennett  Street  School  in  Boston 
while  he  is  studying  for  his  cer- 
tificate as  a  piano  technician. 
Originally  from  Toronto, 
Belanger  studied  music  pri- 
vately and  traveled  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  working  as  a  musi- 
cian. He  most  recentlyhas  been 
heard  playing  with  Bob  Moses, 
a  drummer  who  has  played 
with  Gary  Burton  and  Pat 
Metheny. 

Many  know  Victor  as  the 
dearly  missed  entree  chef  and 
all-around  nice  guy  from 


See  "Trio/'  page  8 


Centennial  Conference 

Seeks  Student-Designed  Logo 


The  newly-formed  Cen- 
tennial Athletic  Conference, 
which  Washington  College  will 
join  as  a  founding  member  in 
the  fall  of  1993,  is  sponsoring  a 
contest  at  member  schools  to 
design  a  logo  representing  the 
conference  as  a  whole.  Guide- 
lines are  as  follows: 

1.  The  logo  must  include  the 
words  "Centennial  Confer- 
ence." 

2.  The  camera-ready  logo  must 
be  submitted  by  April  30, 1993 
to  the  Conference  Office. 

3.  Logos  will  be  judged  by  ath- 
letic administrators  and  presi- 
dents. 

4.  The  prize  for  the  winning 
logo  will  be  $150. 

5.  All  entries  become  property 
of  the  Conference. 

The  member  schools  of  the 
CentennialConferenceareBryn 
Mawr  College,  Dickinson  Col- 
lege, Franklin  and  Marshall 
College,  Gettysburg  College, 
Haverford  College,  the  Johns 
Hopkins  University, 

Muhlenberg  College, 

Swarthmore  College,  Ursinus 
College,  Washington  College 
and  Western  Maryland  Col  lege. 
The  Centennial  name  stems 
from  the  fact  that  all  the  institu- 
tions are  more  than  100  years 
old. 

The  purposeof  the  Centen- 
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Within  an  atmosphere  of 
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Please  include  your  name, 
address  and  daytime  phone 
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Logo  submissions  may  use 
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media. 


Cinders: 

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Grab  Gusto 

Come  one  come  all,  to  Cin- 
ders, a  drama  being  presented 
next  Thursday,  Friday,  and 
Saturday.  Cinders  is  a 
humourous  portrayal  of  the 
tradgedy  of  life  atagirls' reform 
school,  "not  that  far  from 
Warsaw,  really."  Venture  to 
Tawes  to  see  what  happens 
when  a  film  crew  meets  the 
jaded  girls  of  the  school.  There 
are  shocks  and  surprises  which 
will  keep  you  in  stitches  or  leave 
you  in  tears. 

Bawdy  humour  and  pro- 
found statements  on  life  will 
keep  you  enrapt  as  you  watch 
the  drama  unfold.  The  cast, 
under  the  direction  of  Tim 
Maloney,  is  one  not  to  miss  ei- 
ther, it  is  a  diverse  group  of  the 
familiar  and  some  new  faces 
who  will  entertain  you  like  no 
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The  cast  includes  Paul 
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Buchman,  Melanie  Green,  Cleo 
Patterson,  Eve  Zartman,  Thea 
Mateau,  Lynn  Clifford,  Susan 
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"StartNow,"  from  page  5 

year  for  wool,  and  their  dung  is 
so  odorless  you  can  use  it 
(composted,  of  course)  on  house 
plants. 

•Compost  your  cat-box  litter  in 
a  corner  of  your  yard.  Most  of 
it  is  just  clay  —  a  natural  ingre- 
dient. 

•Avoid  dry  dog  food  bags  that 
have  foil  liners.  Most  dry  food 
is  packaged  in  paper  bags,  so 
this  is  easy. 

•Do  you  get  your  house 
sprayed  by  Orkin,  or  someother 
anti-bugging company?  Besure 
to  ask  them  if  what  they  are 
spraying  is  safe  for  animals. 
Also  ask  to  see  the  list  of  chemi- 
cals that  they  are  spraying,  and 
do  several  minutes  of  research. 
You  would  be  surprised  how 
many  people  don't  even  know 
what  types  of  chemicals  are 
toxifying  the  household. 
•Read  the  ingredients  in  your 
dog,  or  cat  food.  By-products 
are  okay,  but  be  careful  about 
the  long  lists  of  chemicals  some 


have.  I  have  found  that  the 
generic  brand  names  tend  to 
have  less  synthetic  chemicals, 
and  are  also  cheaper. 

Safer  Sources 

These  companies  put  out  cata- 
logs full  of  environmentally  safe 
products  exclusively  for  your 
pets.  Call  about  receiving  a 
catalog. 

•  The  Hummer  Nature  Works 
(512)  232-6167 

•  Animail  Pet  Care  Products: 
(800)  255-3723 

•  Pedigree:  The  Pet  Catalog 
(716)  637-1431 

•  Cedar-al  Products,  Inc.  (800) 
431-3444 

•  Elexis  Animal  Pet  Care  (716) 
352-1232 

•  Lion  and  Lamb  Cruelty  Free 
Products  (718)361-5757 

•  Safer,  Inc.  (800)423-7544 

Read  all  about  it 

For  more  information,  see 
Ecologue,  edited  by  Bruce  N. 
Anderson,  published  by 
Prentice  Hall,  1990. 


"UN,"  from  page  1 

children  and  the  disabled  into 
society,  she  said  the  Latin 
American  countries  depended 
on  Spain  to  voice  theirconcems 
to  the  European  Community. 
She  said,  "France  and  Germany 
are  more  inclined  to  listen  to 
Spain  than  to  Nicaragua." 

Juan  Lorenzo,  a  junior  ex- 
change student  majoring  in 
English  language  and  Interna- 
tional Commerce,  said  he  en- 
joyed representing  his  own 
country  in  an  academic  atmo- 
sphere. As  a  delegate  in  the 
World  Health  Organization, 
Lorenzo  said  he  learned  about 
other  countries'  views  con- 
cerning health  and  of  the  con- 
flicts that  arise  when  opinions 
differ. 

The  students  said  they 
would  attend  the  Model  UN 
again  because  they  learned  a 
great  deal  about  other  cultures 
and  how  they  work  to  solve 


world  issues  (and  Lorenzo  said 
he  would  do  it  again  if  he  could 
represent  Spain). 

However,  Ware  hopes  that 
instructors  will  take  the  Model 
more  seriously.  Because  the 
Model  UN  is  organized  by 
Howard  University,  Washing- 
ton College  competes  with  na- 
tionally recognized  and  com- 
petitive schools,  and  delegates 
spend  whole  days  in  session 
caucusing  and  debating.  Ware 
feels  the  instructors  at  Wash- 
ington College  should  be  more 
understanding  when  students 
miss  classes  for  the  Model. 

Others  who  attended  the 
Model  in  late  February  were 
Elizabeth  Aylesworth,  Amy 
Bortmes,  Charles  Bucknor, 
Michael  D'Andrea,  Skip 
Gibson,  Lionel  Dyson,  David 
Tsipenyuk,  myself,  Karen 
Walker,  Sarah  Young,  and  or- 
ganizers Krissy  Rindfuss  and 
Dr.  Shad. 


"Trio/'  from  page  7 

WCDS.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Duane  Dillard  Trio,  who 
often  appeared  at  Andy's.  He 
and  wife  Cynthia  are  well- 
known  and  liked  in  the  WC 
community. 

Anthony,  a  graduate  of  the 
Berklee  School  of  Music  in  Bos- 
ton, has  toured  internationally 
with  such  blues  artists  as 
Pinetops  Perkins  (of  Muddy 
Waters  fame)  and  Eddie 
Kirkland.  Anthony  also  has  re- 
corded with  Kirkland  and  John 
Lee  Hooker.  When  not  on  the 
road,     Anthony     lives     in 


Betterton,  MD.  Both  Belanger 
and  Anthony  are  featured  on 
Durham's  latest  recording, 
"Remembrance",  recorded  in 
July  1992. 

Tickets  for  the  upcoming 
concert  are  $10  for  adults,  and 
$5  for  students,  persons  under 
18,  and  Washington  College 
faculty  and  staff.  All  tickets 
will  be  available  at  the  door  the 
evening  of  the  concert. 

For  more  information  on 
this  and  other  events  at  Wash- 
ington college,  call  the  Campus 
Special  Events  Coordinator  at 
(410)778-7849. 


"Faculty/'  from  page  1 

large,  but  without  a  say  from 
the  candidate  himself. 

Vahlbusch  recanted  alle- 
gations which  he  compared  to 
"extortion"  on  the  part  of  "se- 
nior faculty  members,  deans 
and  department  chairs."  He 
noted  anecdotal  reports  from 
past  faculty  secretaries,  and  in- 
cluded legend  that  the  only 
junior  faculty  member  ever  to 
turndown  the  nomination  was 
not  tenured  and  is  no  longer  at 
WC. 

In  fact,  said  Vahlbusch,  it  is 
"common  knowledge"  that  the 
"tenure  threat"  is  levered 
against  nominees  as  lightly  as 
encouraging  them  to  accept  so 
that  they  will  get  tenure,  and  as 
forcefully  as  stating  bluntly  that 
if  the  position  of  faculty  secre- 
tary is  turned  down,  so  are  they. 

He  said  that  the  demands 
made  (such  as  this  one)  on  jun- 
ior faculty  members  are  such 
that  tenured  faculty  and  even 
deans  refer  to  them  lightheart- 
edly  as  "only  hazing,"  and  re- 
minded the  audience  that  haz- 
ing is  harassment  and  deliber- 
ate humiliation. 

Tenured  faculty  such  as 
Nate  Smith  and  Robert  Day 
dismissed  the  allegations  as 
"over  dramatized"  and  even 
"silly,"  stating  that  senior  fac- 
ulty often  have  to  serveon  more 
(and  more  taxing)  committees 
such  as  Appointments  and 
Tenure. 

But  Junior  faculty  such  as 
KateVervilleandLida  Baldwin 
(who  as  a  group  prevented 
President  Trout  from  cutting 
off  Vahlbusch  in  mid-stride) 
reminded  the  audience  that  the 
issue  was  a  valid  one,  particu- 
larly to  the  untenured. 

The  faculty  secretary  posi- 


tion requires  a  lot  of 
drudgework,and  the  occupant 
of  said  position  rarely  vocal- 
izes his  position  and  often  ab- 
stains himself  from  voting. 

Professors  Fessler  and 
Newell  reminded  the  group 
that  the  issue  could  not  be  re- 
solved in  this  single  meeting, 
and  the  goal  of  the  statement 
wassimply  to  cut  the  paragraph 
regarding  the  Faculty  Secretary 
position  and  to  further  investi- 
gate the  allegations  by  means 
of  a  faculty  advisory  commit- 
tee. 

After  considerable 

grumblings  fromboth  sides,  the 
amendment  was  passed.  The 
text  was  deleted  to  be  further 
considered  in  committee. 

The  next  item,  brought 
forth  by  Dean  Wubbels  for 
Academic  Council,  was  thecre- 
ation  of  a  Committee  on  Off- 
Campus  Study.  The  committee 
would  oversee  the  activities  of 
the  various  other  abroad  pro- 
grams such  as  Junior  Year 
Abroad,  the  Manchester  Col- 
lege Program,  etc. 

Wubbels  stated  that  the 
membership  would  be  com- 
prised of  a  faculty  member  from 
each  division  (Natural  Science, 
SocialScience  and  Humanities) 
as  well  as  an  at-large  faculty 
member  and  three  students. 

Some  discussion  ensued 
over  the  makeup  of  the  com- 
mittee, and  its  sensitivity  to  the 
needs  of  the  already-existing 
programs.  Wubbels  assured  the 
audience  that  the  Nominations 
Committee  would  be  'wise 
enough'  in  its  selection  of 
members. 

"I'm  not  so  sure,"  said 
Modem  Language  Chair  Tho- 
mas Pabon.  "I'm  not  challeng- 
ing the  incompetence  of  any- 
one [on  the  Nominations  Com- 


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Other  business: 

•  Rosemary  Ford  of  the' 
Committee  on  Athletics  exam- 
ined per  the  March  meeting  the 
reasons  behind  the  reporting 
by  semester  the  grades  of  v 
sity  athletes  compared  ton( 
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slight;  Ford  reported  that  the' 
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•  Dean  Wubbels  reported 
that  a  gift  has  been  allocated  to 
redo  Dunning  lecture  hall,  im- 
proving thelightingsystemand 
adding  a  more  convenient 
storage  facility  for  AV  equip- 
ment. 

•  Robert  Day  reported  for 
Faculty  Affairs  that  the  Affir- 
mative Action  Statement  will 
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•  The  keynote  speaker  for 
graduation  will  be  acclaimed 
Watergate  journalist  B 
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Sports 


April  9, 1993 


fetters  On  A  Roll:  Two  Wins  in  a  Row 


lou£Hoffberger_ 


^ofTs  Editor 

Last  week,  the  WAC 
letters  defeated  Washington 
nd  Lee  and  Monmouth  Uni- 
ersity,  5-4  and  5-2,  respec- 
vely.  The  real  test  for  the 
foremen  was  against 
warthmore,  who  is  ranked 
Eventh  in  the  nation,  on 
Wednesday  (article  to  appear 
nnext  week's  EJm),  and  versus 
foverford  College,  a  MAC 
inference  rival.  Last  year,  the 
foremen  won  5-4  without  the 
id  of  their  ace  Frank  Harhvig. 

In  playing  their  first  set  of 
etches,  the  Shoremen  have 
ome  to  the  realization  that  they 
II  must  give  100  percent  at  all 
[mes.  The  Netters  have  had  no 
Gimme"  matches  and  prob- 
bly  won't  have  one  until  the 
atter  half  of  their  schedule. 
lead  coach  Tim  Gray  has  been 
ery  happy  with  the  play  of  his 
)p  six  singles  players,  and  es- 


pecially with  the  play  of  the 
two,  three,  four,  and  five  posi- 
tions. At  the  number  one  posi- 
tion, Alberto  Diaz  has  not  had 
the  kind  of  season  he  would 
like  to  have  so  far,  but  that  is  all 
a  matter  of  confidence. 

"Every  team  usually  has  at 
least  one  good  player,  which 
means  Alberto  must  be  at  the 
top  of  his  game  at  the  beginning 
of  every  match...  Alberto  has 
had  some  great  wins,"  com- 
mented Gray.  Against  the  Di- 
vision I  Clemson  powerhouse, 
Alberto  went  three  sets  with 
the  number  one  player,  which 
proves  Alberto  can  hang  with 
the  best. 

Alberto  Diaz  and  Trevor 
"Van  Exel  lost  the  three  point 
shooting  contest"  Hurd  are 
ranked  eighth  in  thenation,  and 
continue  to  produce  key  wins 
for  the  Shoremen. 

The  bright  spot  for  the 
Gray's  Netters  has  been  at  the 
position    of    number    two 


doubles,  the  tandem  of  Erik 
Pikus  and  Emilio  Bogado  have 
tamed  the  number  two  doubles 
teams  of  Furman,  George 
Washington,  Emory,  and  a  host 
of  others.  They  also  played  a 
hard  fought  three  setter  in  los- 
ing to  the  number  two  doubles 
team  of  Kalamazoo  University, 
best  team  in  thenation  for  Divi- 
sion IC  In  singles,  the  fresh- 
man Pikus  has  been  doing  very 
wel  1,  while  gain  ing  grea  t  ma  tch 
experience.  At  the  number  five 
position,  Andrew  Moffat  has 
been  hitting  the  ball  very  well 
and  is  also  gaining  much 
needed  experience. 

In  the  next  few  weeks, 
Rochester  and  SUNY 
Binghampton  both  ranked  top 
twenty  in  Div.  HI,  appear  on 
the  WAC  schedule.  Rochester 
has  just  come  off  a  large  upset 
handily  beating  Skidmore  Col- 
lege, a  top  ten  Div.  Ill  team. 
Let's  allgetoutand  support  the 
Shoremen  Netters. 


RTomen  Make  Five  Goal  Run  at 
Susquehanna  but  Fall  Short 


arah  Feryerherm 

ports  Information  Director 

Still  plagued  by  injuries,  the 
jomen's  Iacrosset  team 
topped  a  14-8  decision  to 

iquehanna  despite  a  five- 
pal  run  that  spanned  the  first 
nd  second  half  and  brought 
heShorewomen  back  from  an 
ight-goal  deficit.  Now  at  1-3 
"verall,  the  team  is  still  0-1  in 
dAC  West  action  after  an  ear- 
ner loss  to  Western  Maryland. 
I  A  sluggish  beginning  by 
"Arlington  gave  Susquehanna 

7-0  lead  before  leading  goal 
mrer  Amy  McCleary  finally 
winected  with  just  over  15 
^utes  remaining  in  the  first 

Blf. 

The  Shorewomen  were 
torn  10-3  with  less  than  two 
"'nutes  left  in  the  stanza  when 
pGeary  scored  the  firstof  four 
^answered  goals— two  in  the 
'^  two  minutes  of  the  first 
alf  and  two  in  the  first  nine 
^utes  of  the  second.  Kirsten 
'Ucas  tacked  one  on  to  narrow 
^Crusader  lead  to  three  goas, 
ul  Washington  ran  out  of  gas 
0lvard  theend  and  the  visitors 
'*led  away  with  four  straight 
^  to  secure  the  victory. 
,  StiH  playing withoutcenter 
*nee  Guckert  (knee)  and  de- 
jndtfr  Peggy  Bowman  (ham- 
[  lng)    the    Shorewomen 


Ali  Naditch,  '96  vs.  Western  Maryland 


to  make  connecting 
Ns  and  committed  20  tum- 
p«  during  the  game. 
.  'WearestiIlhavingtrouble 
F*e  basics— throwing  and 
***&"  said  head  coach  Diane 


Guinan.  "We  can't  afford  to 
give  the  ball  away  that  many 
times." 

Aggressive  play  by 
Susquehanna,  a  team  that  was 
winless  lastyear  and  in  its  first 
two  games  of  this  season,  en- 
abled the  visitors  to  collect  35 
ground  balls  while  holding 
Washington  to  just  13  shots. 
McCleary  and  Lucas  converted 
on  a  high  percentage  of  their 
shots,as  they  havedoneall  year, 
but  they  simply  weren't  able  to 
muster  enough  shots  to  goal  to 
pose  a  serious  threat  to  the  Cru- 
saders. 

Freshman  Jill  Schultz  and 


Ditto 


Lizzy  O'Hara 


Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College 
Tennis  Team  had  some  time  off 
between  their  excursion  south- 
ward over  Spring  Break  and 
their  next  couple  matches.  The 
final  matches  of  Spring  Break 
were  over  shadowed  by  the 
team's  most  recent  victories.. 

The  first  match  for  the 
women  after  the  break  was  at 
Swarthmore.  Considering  that 
this  team  is  ranked  thirteenth 
in  the  nation,  the  Washington 
College  loss  of  only  4-5  was  not 
that  discouraging.  Clausen, 
Harmeyer  and  Roth  all  shined 
with  a  victory  against  their 
opponents.  Hendrickson  and 
Rothdidthesameinthedoubles 
competition  with  a  score  of  6-2, 
6-3  over  their  opponents. 

Thenext  ma  tch  was  against 
Gettysburg,  here  in 
Chestertown  on  March  -27th. 
The  Shorewomen  came  out  on 
top  by  a  margin  of  5-4.  Some 
impressive  performances  were 


exhibited  throughout  the 
singles  rounds,  specifically  by 
Hendrickson,Clausen,Lennon 
and  Harmeyer.  The  number 
two  and  three  doubles  matches 
were  suspended  due  to  time 
constraints,  but  the  number  one 
partners,  Hendrickson  and 
Sloan  came  out  on  top  in  their 
match. 

Millersville  was  the  next 
opponent  for  the  teamon  March 
31.  Washington  College  once 
again  came  out  on  top  with  a 
score  of  5-1.  Clausen  and 
Harmeyer  continued  to  hold 
their  winning  streak;  Clausen 
withahot6-4,6-l  and  Harmeyer 
with  a  cool  6-3,  6-1. 

It  seems  to  be  looking  up 
for  the  Women's  team.  Gray 
saw  much  improvement  and 
hopes  to  keep  the  winning 
streak  going.  Keep  an  eye  out 
for  some  upcoming  home 
matches,  the  courts  are  right 
behind  Cardinal  and  the 
women  would  love  to  see  you 
come  out  and  support  them! 


senior  Eleanor  Shriver  contin- 
ued to  play  solid  defense  for 
the  Shorewomen,  forcing  a 
combined  eight  turnovers,  but 
their  efforts  couldn'tcontain  the 
swarming  midfield  play  of 
Susquehanna  which  used 
double  and  triple  teams  to  re- 
claim the  ball. 

The  schedule  will  not  get 
any  easier  for  the  Shorewomen, 
who  were  scheduled  to  face  di- 
vision foe  Johns  Hopkins  on 
Thursday  and  will  meet 
Dickinson,  another  league  op- 
ponent, tomorrow.  Still  on  the 
slate  are  Salisbury  State  and 
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April  9, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  EL\ 


Softball  Ends  Skid 


Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College 
Softball  team,  a  program  which 
in  recent  years  has  had  trouble 
winning,  snapped  a  21-game 
losing  streak  this  week  with  a 
7-5  win  over  Wesley.  The  win 
was  Coach  Lanee  Cole's  first 
since  coming  to  WAC  this  year. 
The  team  is  now  (1-3). 

This  new  program,  initi- 
ated by  Cole  since  this  fall's 
tryouts,  is  designed  to  make 
the  team  respectable  and  suc- 
cessful,and  this  win  proves  that 
her  plans  may  be  coming  to 
fruition.  This  is  certainly  not 
the  program  that  watched  21 
gamesslip  through  their  fingers 
and  into  the  loss  column. 

Freshman  centerfielder 
Michelle  Chin  argues  that  this 
team  is  not  the  even  the  same 
team  that  took  the  field  for  WAC 
last  year. 

"This  is  an  entirely  new 
team,  built  almost  totally  from 
scratch,"  Chin  said.  "We  only 
have  two  returning  players, 
Tara  and  Lori,  our  captains. 
Coach  Cole  is  a  hard  coach,  but 
she's  also  very  understanding. 
She  just  wants  us  to  play  well 
and  win.  I  think  we  have  the 
potential  to beagood  team.  It's 
a  good  feeling  to  get  a  win  be- 
hind us." 

This  year's  team  includes 
some  talented  players  from 
some  metropolitan  area  schools 
who  are  used  to  a  high  level  of 
competition.  One  such  player 
is  freshman  first  baseman 
Courtney  Myers,  who  played 
high  school  ball  in  the  Wash- 


ington, D.C.  area  at  a  4A  high 
school. 

Myers  agreed  with  Chin's 
assessment  of  the  skill  level  of 
this  year's  team. 

"There's  lots  of  talent  on 
this  team,  and  weare  more  than 
capable  of  putting  together  a 
winning  season,"  Myers  said. 
"I  believe  that  as  young  as  we 
are,  in  two  years  we'll  be  a  a 
really  strong  team.  The  only 
thing  that  I  see  as  needing 
improvment  is  pitching.  We 
tend  to  fall  short  there.  And  of 
course  we  could  use  some 
fans." 

Myers  said  that  there  is  a 
difference  between  4A  high 
school  Softball  and  collegiate 
Division  111  softball,  though  it 
is  not  the  one  many  would  as- 
sume. 

"Here  in  college  the  pitch- 
ing seems  to  be  not  as  good  as 
in  high  school,  where  we  may 
havebeenplayingagainstsome 
Division  I  prospects,  and  the 
level  of  competition  here  does 
not  seem  as  high." 

A  new  program,  coach,  and 
attitude,alongwithafreshcrop 
of  young  eager  players,  this 
season  may  mark  a  turning 
point  for  the  softball  program. 
"Coach  Cole  takes  a  lot  of 
time,"  Myers  said.  "But  she 
expects  100  percent  and  more. 
I  believe  her  to  be  a  really  good 
coach." 

The  win  against  Wesley 
was  the  first  for  the  Washing- 
ton softball  programsince  1991. 
The  streak  spanned  over  the 
last  four  games  of  1991,  all 
fourteen  games  in  1992  and  the 
first  three  of  this  year. 


Men's  Lacrosse  Boxscore 

at  Drew  University 

at  FDU-Madison 

G 

A 

G 

A 

J.  Paige            5 

1 

B.  Jaeger         5 

1 

C.  Sanchez      4 

0 

S.  Warner       4 

5 

G.  Lawler        4 

0 

J.  Hernandez  3 

1 

H.  Murphy      1 

3 

T.  Albright      3 

1 

G  Cote             1 

2 

J.  Carver           3 

0 

G.  Mouracade  1 

0 

J.  Paige             2 

1 

C.  Boone       •  1 

0 

H.  Murphy      2 

4 

B.  Jaeger           0 

1 

M.  Zarinko        1 

2 

G.  Miller          0 

1 

M.  McDermott  1 

1 

T.  Heibler         1 

1 

Lacrosse  Devastates  Drew 

WC   Leaves   FDU-Madison   Far   Behind-29-0 

Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

Last  Saturday,  the  Wash- 
ington College  men's  lacrosse 
game  played  a  rare  double- 
header  in  New  Jersey  against 
Drew  University  and  FDU- 
Madison.  The  team  came  away 
with  two  wins — a  17-12  victory 
over  Drew  and  a  29-0  blowout 
over  FDU-Madison. 

The  Shoremen  played 
Drew  first,  and  Jason  Paige 
started  the  game  with  a  goal 
1:05  into  play  on  an  assist  from 
Harris  Murphy  to  give  Wash- 
ington the  lead.  Greg  Lawler, 
Christian  Boone,  Greg 
Mouracade  (from  Bart  Jaeger) 
and  Chris  Cote  all  a  scored  in 
the  first  period,  and  the 
Shoremen  led  5-2  at  the  end  of 
the  first  quarter. 

Washington  extended  their 
lead  to  8-2  with  the  first  three 
goals  of  the  second  quarter. 
Chris  Sanchez  tallied  on  an  as- 
sist from  Paige  with  12:29  re- 
maining. Paige  and  Murphy 
teamed  up  for  the  second  time 
of  the  game  at  11:47,  and 
Sanchez  scored  again  on  an 
assist  from  Cote  at  10:37. 

Drew's  Amos  Blinder 
pulled  the  Rangers  within  five, 
but  Lawler  answered  on  an  as- 
sist from  Cote  to  make  the  score 
9-3. 

However,  the  Rangers  re- 
taliated wi  th  a  three-goal  spurt, 
finishingwiththelasttwo  goals 
of  the  half  and  the  first  one  of 
the  second  half  to  pull  within  9- 

6.  Stefan  Zorich  tallied  twice 
and  Alex  Previdi  added  one  for 
the  home  team. 

Paige  answered  with  his 
third  goal  of  the  game  at  13:22 
of  the  third  period.  Drew  pulled 
back  to  within  three  on  a  goal 
by  Dave  Newman  at  11:13  to 
make  the  score  10-7. 

However,  at  that  point,  the 
Shoremen  pulled  away  from  the 
Rangers  on  five  unanswered 
goals  which  made  the  score  15- 

7.  Paige  scored  the  first  two 
goal  s  of  the  run,  Sanchez  scored 
the  next  two,  and  Lawler 
capped  the  rally  with  2:23  re- 
maining in  the  third  quarter. 

Newman  scored  one  more 
for  Drew  before  the  period 
ended,  but  the  Shoremen  kept 
the  momentum,  as  Harris 


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i 


Greg  Mouracade  scored  a  goal  against  Drew  and  tallied  again  in  A 

FDU-Madison  gam> 
Murphy  scored  on  an  assist     host  team  by  an  amazing© 


from  Greg  Miller  with  nine  sec- 
onds left  in  the  third. 

With  thescoreat  16-8,  Drew 
did  not  fold,  scoring  the  first 
three  goals  of  the  fourth  period 
to  pull  within  five.  However, 
Lawler  scored  unassisted  with 
6:31  remaining  to  make  the 
score  17-11.  Previdi  closed  out 
the  scoring  for  the  Rangers, 
tallying  with  2:10  left  in  the 
game,  making  the  final  17-12. 

Jon  Lundberg  made  13 
saves  for  Washington,  and  the 
Shoremen  offense  outshot  the 
Rangers  56-34. 

In  the  second  game,  Wash- 
ington totally  dominated  and 
annihilated  FDU-Madison  by  a 
score  of  29-0.  Freshman  Bart 
Jaeger  led  the  offensive  attack 
with  five  goals  and  an  assist. 
Junior  Stu  Warner  amassed  a 
total  of  nine  points  with  four 
goals  and  five  assists. 

The  Shoremen  outshot  the 


FDU-Madison  goalie  v 
upon  to  make  55  sa 
Lundberg,  Bill  Griffin,  And 
Manos  and  Craig  Flury  aB 
tended  goal  for  the  Shoremen 
making  one  save  a  piece. 

Janairo  "Hondo! 

Hernandez,  freshman  T.D. 
Albright  and  Jamie  Carver d 
added  hat  tricks  in  the  winning 
effort.  Paige  continued  toston 
goals  with  two,  and  Murphy 
scored  two  to  go  along  wift 
four  assists. 

Mike  McDermott,  Andre* 
Neville,  Matt  Zarinko,  T^ 
Greeley,  Greg  Mouracade, Tom 
Heibler  and  Dave  Lipinski  aj 
added  a  goal.  Sanchez  a 
Chestertown  native  Steve 
Bright  each  had  an  assist. 

Results         from 
Swarthmore      contest 
Wednesday  were  unavaiiaN 
at  press  time.  The  team's  nW 
game  will  be  tomorrow  atKib" 
Field  at  1:30  p.r 


Women's  Crew  Makes  Waves  At  Johns  Hopkins 

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Kara  WiesenbauRh 
Staff  Writer 

On  Saturday,  April  3,  the 
Women's  Varsity  Eight  raced 
at  the  Hopkins  Invitational  in 
Baltimore.  Itwas  an  impressive 
race  despite  the  undesirable 


weather  conditions.  The  co- 
operative water  current  and 
tailwind  quickened  the  race, 
but  the  waves  and  whitecaps 
made  the  rowing  more  difficult 
to  be  technically  correct.  In  this 
2000  meter  race,  Washington's 
eight  recovered  from  a  third- 


place  position  in  the  first  half  of 
the  race  to  cross  the  finish  line  in 
first  place  with  at  least  a  boat 
length's  distance  of  open  water 
between  them  and  second 
placed  Lafayette,  then  LaSalle, 
and  Susquehanna.  CoachGIenn 
Merry  was  thrilled  with  the 
come  back.    This  eight  was 


comprised  of  Melissa  Olsen  in 
the  bow  seat,  Kathy  Mullen, 
Jenny  Sue  LeSchander,  Sue 
Czechowski,  Mary  Bird,  Jen- 
nifer Dougherty,  Jen  Hozik, 
Kara  Wiesenbaugh,  and  cox- 
swain Lisa  Brown. 

Unfortunately    for    the 
Women's  Varsity  Four,  Novice 


EightandNoviceFour,allot^ 
races  following  the  Eight  rS 
werecancelled  due  to  the  row 
wind  and  water  conditions, 
next  regatta  to  look  forward 
is  the  Murphy  Cup  in  Phila^ 
phia  on  April  17,  where  *| 
will  be  even  more  crews  for 


women  to  compete  aga 


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11 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


April  9, 1993 


Saseball  Falls  To  Swarthmore 

earn  Hits  Tailspin;  Strikes  Out  With  MAC  Opponents 

JpSports  Editor 


As  some  students  witn- 
essed on  Monday,  watching  a 
Washington  College  baseball 
ame  these  days  can  be  de- 
ressing-  Since retumingnorth 
fom  their  Florida  trip,  the 
eam's  season  has  definitely 
leaded  south. 

"To  be  honest,  it's  going 
he  wrong  way,"  team  co-cap- 
ain  Mike  Hanifee  said.  "We 
lefinitely  need  to  rum  things 
jound  here.  People  haven't 
teen  prepared  coming  to  the 
ield  to  play." 

Since  returning  from 
ipring  Break,  the  baseball  team 
us  run  up  a  dismal  2-5  record 
tfith  the  on  ly  two  wins  coming 
[gainst  a  weak  Lincoln  club, 
[he  Shoremen  have  dropped  a 
Jouble  header  to  Haverford,  a 
ame  to  Tufts,  and  they  lost 
nother  double  header  against 
iwarthmore  on  Monday. 

"Of  Haverford  and 
warthmore,  neither  one  of 
hem  is  as  talented  as  we  are," 
loach  Ed  Athey  said.  "But  we 
laveto  hit  the  ball  with  men  on 
ases  consistently.  We  haven't 
ilayed  as  well  as  we  did  in 
lorida." 

Game  one  against 
iwarthmore  was  lost  in  heart- 
ireaking  fashion.  The 
thoremen  trailed  by  only  one 
un  going  into  the  seventh  in- 
ung,  but  Swarthmore  added 
hree  runs  on  a  homerun  to 
nake  the  score  6-2.  Washing- 
on  rallied  for  two  in  their  half 
>f  the  seventh,  but  it  wasn't 
5iough,  and  the  game  ended  6- 

The  game  started  off  posi- 
ivelyfortheShoremen,as  Keith 
iVhiteford  hit  an  RBI  double  in 
he  first  inning,  and  Washing- 
m  led  2-1  after  one.  However, 
Swarthmore  tied  it  in  the  third 


with  a  run,  added  a  run  in  the 
sixth  to  take  (he  lead,  and  fin- 
ished the  home  team  off  with 
the  homerun  in  the  seventh. 

Keith  Whiteford  pitched  a 
complete  game  and  took  the 
loss.  Only  three  of  the  six  runs 
he  gave  up  were  earned. 

The  Shoremen  only  man- 
aged five  hits  with  Whiteford, 
Hanifee,  Andy  Parks,  Gerry 
Scully  and  Dan  Coker  contrib- 
uting. 

In  game  two,  Washington 
practically  gave  the  gameaway, 
with  nine  runs  scoring  for 
Swarthmore  on  only  seven  hits. 
Only  one  of  the  runs  was 
earned. 

The  Shoremen  played 
much  better  offensively,  bang- 
ingoutninehits.  RoryConway 
had  two  hits,  and  Parks  ex- 
ploded for  a  three-for-three 
game  including  a  double  and 
two  RBIs.  Freshman  Gary 
Yovanovich  contributed  a  two- 
RBI  single  in  the  seventh. 

The  loss  drops 

Washington's  record  to  5-8  and 
0-4  in  the  MAC  Southeast. 
There  have  been  a  few  bright 
spots  for  the  Shoremen  this 
year,  but  they're  hard  to  find. 

"Andy  (Parks)  and  Whitey 
(Keith  Whiteford)  are  starting 
to  hit  the  ball,  and  Brian  Rush 
has  won  a  couple  of  games  with 
his  arm  (at  catcher),  and  our 
pitching's  been  pretty  respect- 
able," Hanifee  said.  "Ithinkit's 
going  to  take  a  couple  of  good 
games  in  a  row.  Basically,  our 
MAC  chances  are  over,  but  we 
always  want  to  beat  Hopkins 
(on  Saturday)." 

Signs  of  improvement  are 
there  for  the  young  team,  as 
Parks  and  Whiteford  have  be- 
gun to  contribute  offensively. 
Also,  a  trio  of  freshman  in  Rush, 
Yovanovich,  and  Doug  "Billy" 
Blair  have  helped  the  team's 
cause.  Rush  has  been  spectacu- 


lar behind  the  plate, 
Yovanovich  has  contributed 
RBI  singles  in  the  last  two 
double  headers,  and  Blair  has 
provided  consistency  from  the 
bullpen. 

However,  the  Hopkins 
game  looms  on  the  horizon  as 
one  that  could  make  or  break 
Washington's  season.  The 
teams  havea  strong  rivalry  and 
both  were  favorites  to  win  the 
conference.  Hopefully,  the 
team  can  come  around. 

"I  think  we  need  to  con- 
centrate and  focus,"Parks  said. 
"I  think  we  have  to  concentrate 
on  playing  to  win  instead  of 
playing  not  to  lose.  We're  not 
playingbad  baseball  right  now, 
but  we're  just  not  hitting." 

The  Shoremen  play  the 
Johns  Hopkins  Bluejays  tomor- 
row in  a  double  header  at 
Hopkins  at  12:00  p.m.  All  fan 
support  would  be  appreciated. 
Stop  by  on  the  way  home  for 
Easter  and  root  for  the 
Shoremen  to  break  out  of  their 
2-5  slump. 

Results  of  the  University  of 
Maryland  Eastern  Shore  double 
header  from  Wednesday  were 
not  available  at  press  time. 

Game  1 

Washington  AB  R  H  B[ 


NEWT'S 


Conway  cf 

2    0    0    0 

Whiteford  p 

2    111 

Hanifee  2b 

2    110 

Boan  3b 

4    0    0    0 

Parks  lb 

3    111 

U  Andrea  It 

4    U    U    0 

Rushc 

2    0    0    0 

Scully  rf 

3   0   10 

3   0   10 

25    4    5    2 

Swarthmore  AB  R  H  BI 

Santora  rf 

3    2    10 

Montenegro 

ss3    0   0    0 

Johnson  c-p 

4    0    0    0 

Crawford  If 

2    2    11 

Selverian  lb 

3    2    13 

Tindall  3b 

3    0    12 

Kim  2b 

2    0    10 

Gionakis  dh 

3    0   0    0 

3    0    0    0 

tntals 

76   6   5    6 

Keith  Whiteford  has  been  one  of  the  few 
bright  spots  for  the  Shoremen  this  year 


Swarthmore  1010013-6 
Washington    7  00  00  0  2-4 
qwarthmnrelPHRERBBSO 
Hudson W     6.25  4   2     1     6 
tnhnsnn  S      010  0    0     2     1 
Washinfton   TPHRF.RBBSO 
Whiteford  L    7  5  6    3    11    7 
Game  2  (Washington  only) 
Washington     AB  R  H  BI 
Conway  cf       4     0  2   0 
Whiteford  If     3    0    0  0 
Hanifee  2b       3      10   0 
Boanp  3      110 

Campbell  dh  0  10  0 
Parks  c  3    2    3    2 

Walton  lb  3  0  10 
D' Andrea  3b  4  0  10 
Scully  rf  10    0    0 

Yovanovich  rf  2  0  12 
Coker  ss  3     0    0   1 


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With  all  the  excitement  of  the  Wings  To  Go  store  opening 
C-Town  it  was  hard  to  find  time  to  pick  a  Newt's  POW,  but  we 
managed. 

We  knowhimaffectionately  around  campusas  "The  Bomber." 
Well  this  week,  Andy  "A.P."  Parks  has  been  named  the  Newt's 
Player  of  the  Week  for  his  stellar  performance  on  the  baseball 
team.  While  the  team  is  struggling  at  the  moment,  Parks  has 
continued  to  shine.  In  his  last  four  games  (doubleheaders  against 
Lincoln  and  Swarthmore),  the  Bomber  has  gone  five-for-eight 
(.625  streak),  with  two  doubles,  six  RBIs  and  six  walks.  He  also 
threw  out  three  runners  on  the  bases  from  catcher  against 
Lincoln. 

Parks  is  hitting  well  over  .300  for  the  season,  and  the  junior 
catcher/first  baseman  was  a  runaway  choice  for  this  issue's 
Newt's  POW. 

When  asked  how  he  feltabout  the  honorbestoweduponhim, 
the  jovial  ball  player  from  Hagerstown,  Maryland  would  only 
say,  "It's  about  time!"  Don't  let  the  Bomber  feel  slighted— give 
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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-Four  •   April  16, 1993 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Deficit  Nears  Million-Dollar  Mark 

Hopes  raise  for  June  resolution  to  temporary  crisis 


j,  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

As  of  the  end  of  February, 
the  financial  state  of  Washing- 
ton College  showed  red  ink  of 
over  $900,000.  As  reported  at 
the  faculty  meeting,  this  deficit 
is  expected  to  be  drastically 
reduced  by  the  end  of  the  fiscal 
year  on  June  30. 

Senior  Vice  President  for 
Finance  Gene  Hessey  wanted 
to  dispel  any  fears  that  this  was 
truly  a  "million  dollar  crisis." 
Hessey  told  the  Elm  last 
week  thatitis"notatalI  unusual 
lohave  a  larger  deficit  in  Feb- 
ruary than  you'll  have  in  June." 
The  projected  end-of-year 
figure  for  the  college  is  a  fi- 
nancial debt  of  $572,000,  this  in 
spite  of  the  year-long  efforts  to 
cutback  and  reduce  spending. 
Hessey  also  hopes  that  the 
debt  can  be  even  further  re- 
duced by  June  to  as  little  as 
S322,UOO  by  additional  belt- 
tightening. 

He  explains:  "When  the 
extent  of  the  financial  aid 
overrun  became  known  in  Sep- 
tember, a  year-end  financial 
deficit  of  $322,000  would  be 
right  on,"  he  said,  considering 
that     the      financial      aid 


overexpenditure  had  not  been 
budgeted  in  at  any  point.  The 
$322K  figure  is  approximately 
equivalent  to  breaking  even  in 
this  light. 

The  freeze  on  equipment 
spending  and  travel  funds  has 


heading  of  "Auxiliary"  rather 
than  "Athletics." 

Other  fund-saving  efforts 
include  freezing  the  contin- 
gency fund  which  is  in  place  to 
cover  unforeseen  costs.  Ap- 
proximately $100,000  of  that 


"[It  is]  not  at  all  unusual  to  have  a 
larger  deficit  in  February  than  you'll 
have  in  June."   — Gene  Hessey        


been  in  effect  for  some  time 
now,  Hessey  said,  and  part  of 
this  is  an  effort  to  reach  the 
$322K  mark.  The  freeze  will 
hold  through  the  end  of  June. 

"In  addition,  discretionary 
funds  can  by  intent  be  avoided 
simply  by  not  making  planned 
purchases,"  he  said.  The  cuts 
will  not  affect  the  campus  secu- 
rity phone  system  currently  on 
order. 

There  has  also  been  some 
question  as  to  whether  the  Ath- 
letic Department  and  sports 
budget  had  not  been  cut  when 
all  others  had.  This  misinfor- 
mation, said  Hessey,  was  the 
result  of  poor  formatting  on  the 
part  of  the  comptroller;  the 
$2,000  cut  from  the  athletic 
budget  was  'hidden'  under  the 


fund  has  been  frozen  and  ap- 
plied to  thedeficit,said  Hessey, 
and  this  does  not  affect  any 
departmental  budget. 

The  departments  were  af- 
fected by  a  5  percent  across- 
the-board  cut  in  September, 
with  additional  discretionary 
cuts.  Now,  in  addition  to  the 
freeze  on  equipmentand  travel, 
sources  of  substantial  balances 
were  also  frozen,  witha  positive 
budgetary  gain  of  up  to 
$250,000. 

Also,  as  Hessey  pointed 
out,  all  the  annual  fund  and 
alumni  contributions  have  not 
been  added,  and  a  large  revenue 
will  accrue  in  June — the  receipt 
of  the  Summer  Conference  in- 
come, which  is  estimated  at 
$25,000. 


Alternatives  to  Forms  of  Literature 
and  Composition  Class  Examined 


Tanya  Cunicand  Amanda  Burt 
News  Staff 

Earlier  this  year,  Dean  and 
Provost  Gene  G.  Wubbels  pro- 
posed that  the  Writing  Com- 
mittee consider  the  develop- 
ment of  a  new  course  for 
freshmen  to  replace  the  current 
Forms  of  Literature  and  Com- 
position program. 

In  a  recent  memo  to  the 
committee,  he  said  that  the 
composi  tion  class  for  freshmen 
"may  not  be  the  right  course" 
for  them.  He  listed  a  lack  of 
connection  to  advising  as  well 
as  a  lack  of  writing  across  the 
curriculum  as  some  of  the  more 
prominent  problems  with  the 
current  Forms  course.  He  asked 
foe  committee  to  evaluate  fur- 
ther "the  problems  with  what 
We  do  now." 

Wubbels  also  suggested 
foat  the  new  course  for  fresh- 
men might  incorporate  the  fol- 


low- 


ing: 


vriting  and  teaching 


across  the  curriculum 

•  the  professor  teaching  the 
course  would  also  be  the  aca- 
demic advisor  for  the  students 

•  an  introduction  to  other 
competencies  such  as  library 
research,  time  management, 
reading,  math  and  computer 
skills 

•  an  emphasis  on  interdis- 
ciplinary teaching 

•  uniform  course  content, 
possibly  thematic  in  nature,  that 
would  give  some  sort  of  a 
common  experience  to  all  stu- 
dents 

The  Elm  spoke  recently 
with  Dean  Wubbels  and  some 
members  of  both  the  writing 
committee  and  the  English  de- 
partment to  discuss  the  possi- 
bility of  instituting  a  new 
freshmen  common  course. 

Wubbels  said  that  he  does 
not  want  his  recommendations 
to  be  viewed  as  coming  down 
as  a  "pronouncement  from  on 
high."  But  he  added  that  the 
current  course  does  not  offer 


Student  Conduct 
Council  Held  First 
Trial  on  Break  In 


On  March  11,  the  Student 
Conduct  Council  (SCC)  heard 
its  first  case  of  the  1992-93  aca- 
demic year.  The  case  involved 
five  freshman  breaking  into 
Middle  Hall  in  to  order  to  steal 
a  sign.  In  the  course  of  the  theft, 
the  window  which  served  as 
point-of-entry  was  dropped 
and  destroyed.  Brian  Rush, 
Geoff  Bley,  Brian  Bird  and 
Steven  Dashiell  all  appeared 
before  the  SCC  and  were  each 
found  responsible  for  the  van- 
dalism. Each  were  ordered  to 
pay  1/5  of  the  total  cost  of 
damages  (amounting  to  $2670) 
and  were  required  to  perform 
fivehours  of  community  service 
for  buildings  and  grounds.  In 
addition,  they  each  received  an 
Official  College  Warning. 

Christopher  Evans,  the  fifth 
student  accused  of  vandalism, 
failed  to  attend  the  March  11 
hearing  and  did  not  give  the 
council  prior  notice.  Because 
Evans  was  not  present  to  give 
his  testimony  he  was  found  in 
contempt  of  council  and  was 
fined  $25;  a  separate  hearing 


date  was  scheduled  for  April  1. 
Evans  again  failed  to  attend  the 
hearing.  The  SCC  decided  to 
conduct  the  hearing  in  his  ab- 
sence and  he  was  again  found 
in  contempt  of  council.  He  was 
ordered  to  pay  1/5  of  the 
damages  plus  completing  five 
hours  community  service  with 
buildings  and  grounds;  he  also 
received  an  Official  College 
Warning.  In  addition,  he  must 
write  a  "well-written"  letter  of 
apology  to  the  SCC  showing  a 
clear  understandingof  the  need 
for  compliance  with  the  judicial 
system.  He  was  also  forbidden 
to  pledge  a  fraternity  this  se- 
mester. 

This  case  is  the  first  to  be 
brought  to  the  SCC  in  the  last 
two  years.  Bridgette  Winches- 
ter, president  of  the  SCC, hopes 
that  in  the  future  more  cases 
will  be  brought  before  the 
council  instead  of  always  going 
to  the  Student  Affairs  Office  or 
All-Campusjudiciary.  Shefeels 
that  "Students  deserve  the  right 
to  participate  in  the  judicial 
system." 


students  any  common  experi- 
ence, nor  does  it  offer  any  op- 
portunity for  "curricular  pio- 
neering." 

He  hopes  that  the  new 
program  will  offer  students  an 
introduction  to  a  number  of 
disciplines  and  will  encourage 
them  to  investigate  new  courses 
that  they  may  not  have  had  the 
opportunity  to  explore  in  the 
current  program.  "Writing  al- 
ready has  an  exalted  place  in 
our  college,"  he  said,  "and  this 
will  play  to  our  strength." 

Wubbels  noted  that  be- 
cause the  written  language  is  a 
way  to  articulate  what  a  person 
is  thinking,  the  structure  of  the 
new  course  will  promote  good 
writing.  "The  English  depart- 
ment warmly  endorsed  the  idea 
of  a  new  common  course  for 
freshmen,"  he  said,  "they  were 
strongly  supportive." 

An  anonymous  source 
from  the  college  told  the  Elm, 

See  "Forms,"  page  12 


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Parents  and  Yourself  tJ 


Christabel  Sees 
Gorbachev  Speak 


1782  Society  Gala  in 
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WC  Alum  Tells  the 
Story  of  Recycling 


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April  16, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


You  Don't  Want  to  Read  This 

As  I  near  the  end  of  my  term  as  Editor-in-Chief,  I  return  to  two 
topicswhich  peopleare  still  afraid  of;and  this  time  they'  re  combined 
intojone  d*j»ol»v^tory. 

1  go*  art  E-mail  jne«sag*,feofn  rny  t6feriQlt£ytait ueWay-ntgrit 
Roy  was  not  a  happy  Camber,  Roy  had  been  talking  to  a  friend  ofnls 
onthenetwork,on  one  of  the  bulletin  board  systems.  Something  bad 
happened,  she  said.  And  she  wouldn't  say  what  at  first.  Jesus.  I 
wouldn't  have  either... 

What  happened  was  this:  Roy's  friend  was  reading  one  of  the 
'rooms,' or  topics,  on  the  BBScalled"Queerspace."Thisisa"safespace" 
discussion  for  "LesBiCay"  people  (if  you  don't  know,  this  is  a 
convenient  moniker  used  to  describe  three  varieties  of  non-hetero- 
sexual people)  to  talk  about  LesBiGay  issues.  Roy's  friend  is  female 
and  bisexual.  But,  of  course,  to  the  average  onlooker,  you  can  only  tell 
she's  female.  That's  all. 

Of  course,  the  average  onlooker  doesn't  look  over  women's 
shoulder's,  see  the  word  "Queer,"  assume  she'sa  'dyke,'  and  then  see 
red.  The  average  onlooker  doesn't  get  two  of  his  buddies  to  wait  with 
him  outside  of  the  computing  center  at  Northwest  University  in 
Missouri  for  the  dyke  to  leave  the  building.  The  average  onlooker 
doesn't  drag  her  away,  beat  her  senseless,  and  rape  her  repeatedly 
with  his  buddies'  help.  "We're  not  going  to  let  you  go  until  you  like 
dick  belter  than  pussy,"  they  chanted. 

No,  these  are  not  your  average  onlookers.  These  are,  however, 
your  average  perpetrators  of  hate  crimes.  A  white  middle-class 
woman  is  not  exempt  from  bigotry  if  she  is  SUSPECTED  of  beinggay. 
And  this  is  what  happened  to  Roy's  friend.  These  "men,"  these  utter 
wastes  of  carbon,  saw  her  reading  a  computer  screen.  And  they  took 
out  every  gram  of  hate  they  had  on  her;  more  specifically,  on  her 
body. 

And  her  body  represented  in  those  awful  hours  two  things:  all 
women,  and  all  gay  people.  Rape  is  a  crime  of  violence,  this  is  true. 
But  the  sex  isnot  removed  from  it  altogether.  That  poor  girl  right  then 
became  a  stand-in  for  every  woman  who  has  ever  looked  askance  at 
that  bastard  ...  every  girl  who  ever  turned  him  down,  who  looked  at 
him  funny,  who  lauged  in  his  face,  And  she  became  an  object,  a 
cockpit  for  him  to  fly  in  and  strafe  all  women  and  all  gay  persons. 

Now,  1  am  not  going  to  reverse  this  and  say  all  men  are  capable 
of  such  a  thing.  Because  I  don't  think  that's  true.  But  after  something 
like  this  happens,  my  trust  in  HUMANITY  drops  to  a  level  it  hasn't 
lowered  to  in  years. 

Her  head  experienced  a  hairline  skull  fracture  accompanied  by 
severe  bruising  and  bleeding;  there  is  danger  of  stroke  with  the  high 
incidence  of  clotsat  the  back  of  her  head .  Other  than  that,  she  just  had 
the  "usual"  bleeding  and  bruising. 

She  is  at  home  again  (or  rather,  on  campus);  she  Is  conscious.  But 
she  is  now  a  statistic.  Bisexual  women  don't  often  appear  in  the  one- 
in-ten  status  now  attributed  to  the  homosexual  population  among 
hets.  But  they  appear  as  frequently  as  any  other  woman  in  these 
astonishing  figures: 

•  one  in  eight  women  has  been  raped 

•  one  in  four  college  women  sexually  assaulted  during  college  years 

•  one  in  50-78  percent  of  victims  who  know  the  rapist  (acquaintance 
rape  —  this  was  certainly  no  date  rape) 

•  one  woman  raped  every  six  minutes  in  the  US. 

and  only  10  percent  of  those  raped  will  report  the  crime. 

and  only  1  percent  of  male  students  who  rape  are  ever  prosecuted 

(much  less  convicted). 

and  one  in  12  male  college  students  admits  to  raping  or  attempting 

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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

New  Student  Activities  Director  Needed 


To  the  Editor: 

1  would  like  to  take  this 
opportunity  to  congratulate 
Ms.  TereseTurmel  on  her  being 
hired  to  work  at  such  a  "pres- 
tigious" instirutionas  Rice  Uni- 
versity. Ihope  Ms.  Turmel  finds 
her  new  job  rewarding. 

I  would  also  like  to  address 
theimportanceof  filling  the  po- 
sition of  Director  of  Student 
Activities.  Great  strides  have 
been  made  in  creating  alterna- 
tives to  what  are  traditionally 
alcohol  based  activities.  The 
Campus  Involvement  through 
Activities  Committee,  which 
Ms.  Turmel  created  in  1991,  has 
provided  trips  to  New  York, 


Ski  Resorts,  as  well  as  local 
sporting  events. 

The  committee  hasbrought 
many  sources  of  entertainment 
to  campus  also.  The  Connells, 
Kristen  Hall,  Disappear  Fear, 
Tom  Acousti,  Velcro  Wall 
Jumping,  Dan  LaRosa  (hypno- 
tist),and  Snickers  Comedy  Club 
to  name  a  few  examples.  Ms. 
Turmel  also  began  a  leadership 
program  (B.U.l.L.D.)  for  cam- 
pus leaders  in  order  for  the  stu- 
dents to  leam  more  about  com- 
mittee leadership  and  to  meet 
other  leaders  on  campus.  Far 
more  activities  have  occurred 
than  I  can  name. 

With  the  oncome  <sic>  of 


the  Washington  College  defidt 
it  may  seem  very  appealing  t( 
the  administration  to  cut  a  part 
of  the  budget  by  not  refilling 
the  position.  I  very  strongly 
feel  the  position  needs  to  be 
refilled.  As  the  campus  be- 
comes more  diverse  it  will  be 
very  important  to  have  a  pro- 
fessional to  coordinate  activi- 
ties so  as  to  avoid  overlapping 
activity  dates  and  to  deal  with 
entertainment  agencies.  The 
benefits  of  a  Student  Activities 
Office  far  outweigh  its  costs. 

David  George 

Sophomore 


WHY  IS  THERE  SO  MUCH  HATE? 

Obfuck.  Have  a  nice,  happy  day.  And  be  careful  out  there. 


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Fraternities  Aren't  That  Bad,  Really 


To  the  Editor 

Fact:  Inone  way  or  another, 
about  25  percent  of  Washington 
College  is  somehow  involved 
in  the  Greek  system. 

Fact:  Although  that  means 
about  200  people  are  involved, 
comprising  some  of  the  most 
influencial  people  on  this  cam- 
pus, the  Greek  system  does  not 
assert  itself  over  the  school. 

Or  does  it? 

You  need  not  be  a  member 
or  pledging  a  fraternity  or  so- 
rority to  realize  that  some 
people  would  question  that 
second  point.  Why?  Because,  I 
would  venture  to  say  that  of  the 


75  percent  that  are  not  Greek  at 
WC,  an  equal  25  percent  are 
vehemently  Anti-Greek.  Truth? 
Very  much  so.  Anything  to 
fear?  I  really  don't  think  so. 
Washington  College  carries  on 
the  tradition  of  being  a  very 
liberal  arts  college,  bringing 
like-minded  liberal  thinkers. 

The  idea  of  the  Greek  sys- 
tem, men  and  women  of  com- 
mon beliefs  and  respect  foreach 
other  bonding  in  a  unique  way 
is,  to  many  who  go  here,  one  of 
the  most  blatant  forms  of  con- 
servatism that  one  could  con- 
ceive. Add  to  that  that  some 
peoplecame  to  WC  with  grossly 


incorrect  stereotypes  of  Greek 
life  (i.e.  Animal  House),  and  you 
have  a  25  percent  that  doesn't 
like,  support,  or  sometimes 
even  acknowledge  the  Greek 
system.  Now,  is  that  right? 

I  think  not.  My  reasoning 
for  this  is  theother  side  of  liber- 
alism, the  freedom  of  choice.  I 
was  talking  a  few  weeks  back 
to  another  student  here  about 
fraterni  ties,  particularly  theone 
I  am  pledging,  and  she  couldn't 
understand  how  something  so 
old  and  "elitist,"  as  she  called 
it,  could  exist  in  such  a  liberal 

See  "Dashiell/'  page  4 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


April  16, 1993 


CRIS/5 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


As  of  this  wri  ting,  the  stand- 
jff  at  the  maximum-security 
slate  prison  at  Lucasville,  Ohio 
jfmains  unresolved.  At  this 
juncture,  negotiations  between 
jtale  authorities  and  450  pris- 
oners aredeadlocked, and  state 
authorities  will  not  allow  the 
prisoners  to  publicize  their  list 
jfl9demands  until  they  release 
at  least  one  of  the  eight  guards 
ihey  are  holding  prisoner.  But 
since  the  prisoners  have  not 
teen  fed  since  last  Sunday,  it  is 
probable  that  they  will  have 
capitulated  by  the  time  you  read 
this  column  on  Friday. 

Until  we  finally  know  what 

prisoner's  demands  consist 
of,  it  is  impossible  to  determine 
the  cause  of  what  authorities 
now  say  was  a  premeditated 
revolt.  Buttheriotisasymptom 
of  the  larger  problem  faced  by 
our  correctional  system.  That 
larger  problem  is  simply  that 
there  are  fartoo  many  criminals. 

No  one  is  more  cognizant 
of  the  problems  caused  by 
overcrowding  than  correctional 
personnel,  whose  task  it  is  to 
maintain  order  and  discipline 
among  an  ever  increasing 
prison  population.  The  Na- 
tional Institute  of  Justice  (a  re- 
search branch  of  the  Justice 
Department)  periodically  con- 
ducts a  survey  of  criminal  jus- 
tice professionals  which  it  calls 
The  Survey  of  Criminal  Justice 
Professionals. 

The  1990  survey  showed 


that69percentof  all  jail  manag- 
ers reported  that  their  facilities 
operated  at  more  than  100  per- 
cent capacity,  and  that  rate  was 
20  percent  higher  when  only 
those  facilitated  in  large  juris- 
dictions were  considered.  This 
statistic  has  risen  55  percent 
since  1986.  When  taken  as  a 
whole,  state  andiederal  prisons 
are  operating  at  129  percent  of 
capacity. 

And  yet  this  problem  exists 
despi  te  ever-increasi  ng  b  ud  gets 
for  correctional  facilities,  espe- 
cially when  compared  to  other 
justice- related  activity.  From 
1971  to  1990  real  per  capita  na- 
tional public  expenditures  for 
police  protection  have  risen 
only  sightly,  whereas  real  per 
capita  national  public  expen- 
ditures for  corrections  have 
risen  by  153.6  percent!  In  1990, 
$74  billion  was  spent  on  crimi- 
nal justice,  and  87  percent  of 
this  came  from  the  coffers  of 
state  and  local  governments. 

Getting  back  to  the  Survey 
of  Criminal  justice  Professionals 
results,  most  wardens  cited  the 
following  as  the  reasons  for 
over-crowding;  the  increase  in 
drug-related  offenses,  longer 
sentences,  a  higher  percentage 
of  those  found  guilty  being 
sentenced  to  prison  terms, 
higher  percentages  of  sentences 
being  served,  and  mandatory 
sentencing  for  certain  offenses. 

See  "Koon,"  page  12 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Moonpile 


Will  You  Write  an  Article  for  the  Elm  Next  Week?  If  Not, 
Why  Not? 


|ll«SP 


Maybe. 

Adam  Brown,  Senior 


No,  I  don't  want  to  ...  I've  got 

an  exam. 

Heather  Evans,  Junior 


Sure,  OK,  I'd  write  an  article. 
Rudy  Weitz,  Junior 


I  have  a  lot  of  work  ...  I  would 
do  it  but  1  have  a  lot  of  work. 
Mary  Price  Wick,  Sophomore 


'Cause  I  have  way  too  much 
stuff  to  do  already. 
Andrew  Manos,  Sophomore 


I'll  do  an  article  on  people  who 
don't  smoke  enough  pot. 
Clare  Pitt,  Sophomore 


Open  Forum:  Netsex:  Know  when  to  say  "No 


M 


Allen  Marhall  is  a  Freshman 
vhohas  beenpounding  f/ie  Internet 
since  Washington  College  started 
tteservice  this  semester. 

It  seems  that  a  lot  of  people 
tavediscovered  how  to  use  the 
University  of  Iowa's  BBS,  or  at 
least  how  to  login.  One  popu- 
lar occupation  of  the  users  of 
the  ISCABBS  {Iowa  Student 
Computing  Association  Bulle- 
tin Board  System)isnetsex.  Yes, 
you  yourself  probably  engaged 
^  it  over  Broadcast,  but  imag- 
^e  flirting  over  thousands  of 
m'les.  That  is  what  netsex  and 
"etcourtshipisonlSCA.  A  few 
of  my  friends  have  fallen  in  love 
with  those  they  meet  over  the 
computer;  some  have  worked, 
^me  have  not.  I  believe  the 
^'tor-in-chief  has  a  little  thing 
8°ing,  and  we'll  all  get  to  meet 
|his  guy  (who  is  apparently  a 
°arje)  sometime  soon. 

There  are  those,  however 
who  use  this  network  as  a 
^eans  simply  to  flirt.  Now, 
asidefromgettingthekeyboard 


and  mouse  all  sticky,  you  can 
now  catch  a  computer  virus: 
BBSSyndrome.  Yes,  that's  right, 
now  you  have  to  use  finger 
condoms  when  you  type  be- 
causeof  some  carelessuser  who 
might  have  been  there  before 
you.  "Oh  great",  you  say,  "Now 
there  is  another  thing  I  have  to 
worry  about.  First  it's  AIDS, 


Allen 
Marshall 


now  I  can't  even  have  sex  in  my 
imagination."  Well,  sorry,  I'm 
not  the  one  who  came  up  with 
thisvirus^t/sjustoutthere.  I'm 
the  one  who  can  tell  you  how  to 
prevent  the  infection. 

First  of  all,  watch  who  you 
try  to  depanty  over  the  Internet. 
You  can't  always  Finger  the 


right  person,  now  can  you?  I'd 
watch  out  for  names  like  "EZ" 
or  anything  remotely  sexual. 
These  people  are  at  high  risk 
for  this  disease.  Also,  be  on  the 
lookout  for  anyone  asking  you 
if  you  want  to  get  into  bed  with 
them.  Their  virtual  bed  may 
not  be  as  empty  as  the  real  one. 
You'd  be  surprised  at  the 
number  of  people  who  are  ex- 
perienced in  netsex  and  not  in 
real  life. 

Second,  even  the  most  in- 
nocent sounding  people  may 
be  infected,  so  I'd  take  a  few 
extra  precautions.  The  finger 
condoms  Imentionedbeforeare 
a  good  way  to  start.  You  might 
want  to  also  try  a  protective 
film  over  the  screen  (gotta 
protect  those  eyes).  As  far  as 
data  goes,  well,  you  might  find 
yourself  printing  prematurely. 
Disinfectant  (not  even  3.1)  will 
not  help  you  get  rid  of  this  vi- 
rus, and  remember,  you're  at 
risk  too. 

The  third  thing  you  can  do 


to  prevent  this  is  the  safest:  just 
don't  do  it.  There  is  nothing 
worse  than  going  to  the  library 
to  type  a  paper  and  seeing  that 
someone  had  the  pleasure  of 
using  it  before  you  if  you  know 
whatlmean.  (Kind  of  like  when 
you  go  into  a  bathroom  on  the 
upper  two  floors  of  Caroline 
and  see  that  someone  has  had  a 
sexual  experience  with  the  toi- 
let seat.)  This  sort  of  thing  is 
hardest  on  the  mouse  balls. 
Please,  if  you  do  have  netsex 
(or  an  auto-erotic  experience) 
remember  to  clean  up  after 
yourself.  It's  better  for  all  of  us 
if  you  just  say  "no"  to  that  horny 
little  bugger  out  in  Minnesota 
or  Arkansas. 

How  to  Tell  if  You're  Infected 
There  are  a  few  common 
symptoms  of  this  disease.  The 
biggest  one  is  a  really  annoying 
back  ache.  All  those  with  the 
BBS  Syndrome  have  thissymp- 
tom  for  some  time.  Another  is 
a  slight  discomfort  when  you 
use  the  mouse  followed  by  pain 


in  your  wrists  when  you  type. 
This  is  a  common  symptom, 
but  not  everyone  gets  this 
symptom  because  the  disease 
affects  people  differently.  A 
few  rare  cases  actually  begin  to 
prefer  netsex  to  the  real  thing. 
Yes,  there  is  help  for  you  if  you 
have  reached  this  stage. 

There  are  some  lesser 
known  symptoms  along  with 
these  common  symptoms. 
There  have  been  reports  of  a 
milky  discharge  from  output 
devices;  this  may  be  a  result  of 
cheap  screen  savers.  Monitors 
have  been  known  to  lose  their 
color  when  infected,  but  again, 
this  is  rare.  There  is  also  a  ten- 
dency to  do  Internet  searches 
for  GIF  files  of  models,  porn 
stars,  average  (and  not  so  av- 
erage) people,  and  rather  por- 
nographic cartoons;  if  you  have 
this  symptom,  remember  to 
keep  your  computer  clean. 

One  last  note:  always  watch 
out  for  falling  spam  and  other 
potted  meat  products. 


4 


April  16, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  EL\1 


The  Board 


Last-week's-Board  was 
/ery  yellow  and  very  straw- 
rovered.  {Why  was  it  straw- 
:overed?  Ask  last-week's- 
3oard -designer,  Ryan  Walker.) 
The  most  exciting  thing  about 
ast-week's-Board  was  the 
nysterious  appearance  and 
disappearance  of  the  Dental 
Dam.  Mmhm.  TheQuestionof 
ast-week's-Board  was:  What 
do  you  think  of  the  school's 
lttendance  policy? 

k>me  good  answers: 
—I  love  it. 

—What  Attendance  Policy? 
—Policies  in  which  grades  are 
iffected  by  lack  of  attendance 
ire  good  for  me — incentive  to 
A'ake  up,  etc.  However,  if  a 
itudent  can  do  well  on  exams, 
capers,  etc.  w/o  attending 
:lass — all  the  more  power  to 
lim/her.  Failing  a  student 
Kilelyon  the  basis  of  attendance 
s  ridiculous. 

—Any  attendance  policy  in 
:ollege  is  absurd.  Those  who, 
or  whatever  reason,  do  not 
,vant  to  go  to  class  do  not  be- 
ong  there.... 

—If  I'm  not  responsible  enough 
o  go  to  my  classes/fail — it's 


my  fault.  Hey,  I  have  to  pay  the 
consequences! 

—I  think  that  if  all  the  students 
are  not  in  class  at  the  appointed 
hour,  the  professor  should 
calmly  load  his/her  shotgun 
and  huntdown  the  delinquents 
Sure  this  can  disrupt  class  but  it 
really  encourages  attendance! 
— Let's  see  more  credit  from 
teachers  for  attending  lectures 
+  discussions  outsideof  class..., 

Other  questions  and  answers: 

Things  that  make  me  sad  about 

WAC: 

— Not  much  good  lighting — 

scary  to  walk  around  at  night. 

— The  fact  that  the  George 

Washington  statue  is  hollow!! 

Boo  Hoo! 

—The  fact  that  dating  at  WAC 

is  the  equivalent  of  incest. 

Things  that  make  me  happy 
about  WAC: 

— The  thing  by  Kent  where  all 

the  steam  comes  out  of  (smells 

like  fish) 

— The  trees  behind  the  art 

building 

— Mark    Murphy — what    a 

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Students  who  attended  Dr. 
Richard  C.  DeProspo's  lecture 
April  3  got  a  taste  of  pornogra- 
phy. 

"The  Female  Pornogra- 
pher:  Katt  Shea  Ruben  and  'Caf 
McKinnon,"  a  lecture  co-spon- 
sored by  the  Gender  Relations 
Awareness  Alliance  and  the 
Philosophy  Club,offereda  brief 
preview  of  the  course  in  por- 
nography that  will  be  offered 
next  semester  by  DeProspo. 

The  lecturestarted  off  with 
DeProspo  asking  everyone 
present  to  raise  their  hand  and 
swear  "I  will  not  sue  you  for 
sexual  harassment."  He  said 
that  while  the  pledge  did  not 
necessarily  ensure  that  he 
would  not  be  sued,  he  wanted 
everyone  to  be  aware  that  there 
would  be  film  footage  of 
women's  breasts  and  that  those 
who  might  be  offended  by  the 
clips  should  leave. 
No  one  left. 

DeProspo  went  on  to  pro- 
file both  Katt  Shea  Ruben  and 
Catherine  McKinnon  —  "the 
two  'cats.'"  McKinnon  is  a 
prominent  lawyer  who  was  in- 
strumental in  promoting  the 
recent  and -pornography  stat- 
ute in  Minneapolis.  The  land- 
mark 1988  law  prohibits  the 
distribution  of  pornography 
anywhere  within  Minneapolis 
city  limits. 

Her  article  in  defense  of 
anti-pornography  legislation 
was  printed  in  The  Harvard  Law 
journal,  which,  as  DeProspo 
noted,  was  the  first  time  that 
such  lurid  language  —  in  par- 
ticular, the  word  'fuck'  —  ap- 
peared in  one  of  the  United 
State's  most  prestigious  law 
journals.  He  remarked  that 
McKinnon  can  therefore  be 
given  credit  for  "elevating"  the 
journal  to  the  ranks  of  "Oprah, 
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Ruben,  was  an  obscure  ex-pom- 
actress  who  became  a  well- 
known  writer  and  director  of 
soft-core  pornography  films. 
Her  films  include  Stripped  to 
Kill,  for  producer  Roger 
Corman,  and  Poison  Ivy,  which 
was  responsible  for  rejuvenat- 
ing Drew  Barrymore's  career. 

DeProspo's  discussion  was 
not  so  much  centered  on  argu- 
ing either  side  of  the  case  for 
pornography  as  it  was  to  show 
that  Ruben's  films  are  perhaps 
smarter  and  more  aware  of  the 


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situation  of  the  female  pomog- 
rapher  than  many,  including 
Catherine  McKinnon,  would 
like  to  believe. 

He  proceeded  to  play  foot- 
age from  the  opening  dance 
scene  of  Stripped  to  Kill.  The 
scene  features  an  extremely 
athletic  dancer  performing  a 
strip  routine  on  a  stage  domi- 
nated by  an  "always  already- 
phallic  pole."  But  he  said  the 
nature  of  the  choreography 
makes  it  difficult  for  an  average 
male  consumer  of  soft-core 
pornography  to  become  sexu- 
allyaroused.  Rather  than  being 


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ence. 

Similar  clips  were  also 
shown  from  the  opening  scenes 
of Poison  Ivy  ana  SavageBeach^ 
film  by  Andy  Sidaris,  a  well- 
known  male  pomographer. 

Poison  Ivy,  one  of  Ruben's 
most  recent  films,  is  not  por- 
nography,butstilI  incorporates 
elements  of  erotica.  Once  Ruben 
hit  the  major  studios,  said 
DeProspo,  she  stopped  having 
tomakepomotomakea  living. 

DeProspo  concluded  the 
lecture  by  saying  that  the  fe- 
male pomographer  ironically 
poses  a  greater  threat  to  the 
typical  audience  for  soft-core 
pornography  than  the  more 
militant  feminist  activists  such 
as  Catherine  McKinnon.  He 
later  said  thathis  intention  was 
to  mix  the  media  of  the  lecture 
by  interlineating  both  writing 
and  film,  and  he  added  that  the 
structure  of  his  course  next  fall 
will  follow  a  similar  format. 

Although  DeProspo  had 
only  a  few  days  to  prepare  for 
his  discussion,  the  reception  to 
his  lecture  was  positive.  After 
thelecture,onestudentsaid,1  | 
can't  wait  to  take  the  class  next 
year.  I'm  there.  It's  going  to  be 
good." 

And  so  are  may  other  en- 
quiring minds.  Asa  previewof  I 
"Pornography  in  America," 
DeProspo's  lecture  intruiged.   I 


From  "Dashiell,"  page  2 


nation.  Well,  I  didn't  frown  on 
the  "elitist"  item,  but  I  did  tell 
her  basically  the  same  right  that 
allows  her  to  pursue  so  liberal  a 
belief  as  individualism  is  the 
same  that  gives  me  the  right  to 
choose  fraternity  life. 

It's  all  to  interpretation: 
One  can  see  it  as  a  grouping  of 
men  or  women  who  wish  to 
resideand  hangout  together  in 
their  own  littlecliques  like  kings 
on  a  hill,  or  one  can  choose  to 
see  it  as  a  group  of  men  or 
women  who  share  a  bond  be- 
tween them  that  is  beyond  a 
level  of  friendship.  No,  they  are 
not  all  the  same,  and  no  they 
don't  all  try  to  dress  and  talk 
alike.  Each  person  isonepartof 
a  greater  whole  in  a  fraternity 
or  sorority,  bringing  with  them 
their  gifts  and  imperfections, 
adding  to  make  something 
greater  than  any  single  one. 
They  represent  the  ultimate 
extended  family  and  joined  be- 
cause they  wanted  something 
more  out  of  college  than  a  de- 
gree. 


No,  they  don'tjustdrink.  If 
you  do  not  believe  me,  ask  the 
Zetas  where  the  money  for  their 
car  wash  went  or  what  the  Phi 
Delts  spent  the  last  two  Satur- 
days of  March  doing?  They 
were  helping  someone  other 
than  themselves.  Kind  of  puis 
a  damper  on  the  vain  pampered 
beauty  or  the  brainless  beer 
guzzling  jock  stereotype, 
doesn't  it?  Like  it  or  not  (and  I 
hope  you  likeit)  each  fraternity 
and  sorority  has  a  niche  on  this 
campus,  a  purpose  that  will  go 
on  after  every  person  reading 
this  paper hasgraduated.  Each 
organization  hold  scon  tin  uancy 
from  the  oldest  of  the  old 
(Kappa  Alpha)  to  the  newestof 
the  new  (Phi  Delta  Theta).  So 
no,  the  men  and  women  of  the 
Panhel  and  IPC,  and  the  orga- 
nizationstheyrepresent,arenot  ■ 
in  any  way  undermining  the  | 
sanctity  of  Washington  Col  lege, 
andnorwouldthey. Thisschool  | 
is  liberal,  and  that  is  how  it  "s  , 
going  to  stay,  and  for  better  or  I 
for  (what  some  think)  worse,  so 
is  the  Greek  system. 

Steve  Dashiell 


Washington  College  ELM 


April  16, 1993 


Career 
Center 

News 


Attention  Seniors: 

Graduation  is  fastapproaching, 
and  before  you  know  it,  you'll 
be  standing  there  getting  your 


What  it's  Like  To  See  Gorbie 


pictui 


re  taken  with  President 


Trout,  receiving  your  diploma. 
After  the  last  crumb  of  gradua- 
tion cake  is  devoured,  you  may 
start  to  think  about  'Life  After 
College'  and  getting  a  job. 

Reality  is  that  you  need  to 
start  thinking  about  these  things 
now.  There  are  some  real  life 
decisions  facing  you  in  the  up- 
coming months;  namely  bills, 
budgets,  where  you  are  going 
to  live,  health  insurance,  the 
need  for  a  job,  and  many  more. 
It  is  a  change,  a  shock  really  for 
some  people,  to  go  live  at  home 
after  college.  There  is  this  Tran- 
sition Period  that  is  rarely  for- 
mally discussed  with  college 
students,  but  is  extremely  nec- 
essary to  acknowledge  and  un- 
derstand. It's  a  drastic  change 
from  life  as  you  know  it. 

This  transition  fromcollege 
student  to  real-life-employee 
can  be  very  disconcerting  for 
the  former  student,  without 
prior  preparation  or  at  the  very 
least,  awareness  of  some  of  the 
issues.  The  Center  for  Career 
Development  is  organizing  a 
"Transitional  Workshop"  for 
this  very  reason,  to  help  ease 
the  potential  trauma  of  a  rocky 
transition  and  to  aid  in  your 
awareness  of  issues  that  need 
be  dealt  with. 
The  workshop  will  be  held 
on  Monday  April  26  at  7:00  PM. 
This  early  notice  will  hopefully 
arouse  your  interest,  allow  you 
to  plan  ahead  for  this  valuable 
workshop,  so  you  can  use  these 
resources  now.  Don'twaituntil 
you  are  home  or  moved  in  with 
five  intolerably  psychotic 
roommates  who  you  met 
through  a  newspaper  ad  be- 
cause the  monthly  rent  was  50 
cents  a  month  (now  you  know 
why)  and  are  miserable  and 
without  a  dime  to  spare,  to  re- 
gret not  having  checked  these 
things  out  sooner  when  the  re- 
sources were  at  your  disposal. 
This  workshop  hopes  to 
step  students  through  a  mini 
"survival  kit"  so  to  speak,  and 
will  include  a  few  expert 
speakers  on  health  insurance, 
financial  planning  /budgeting, 
getting  a  job  (what  employers 
a*e  looking  for)  etc.  So  please 
roark  this  date  down  on  your 
calender  —  it's  one  workshop 
you  won't  want  to  miss!! 


Christabel  Garcia-Zamor 
Staff  Writer 

On  Tuesday  morning,  at 
four  a.m.,  I  drove  to  the  Uni- 
versity of  Virginia  in  the  hopes 
of  catching  a  glimpse  of  one  of 
the  most  influential  and  revo- 
lutionary men  in  today's  world, 
Mikhail  Sergeyevich 

Gorbachev.  I  heard  around 
midnight  the  night  before  that 
he  would  be  speaking  at  U.V. 
for  the  250th  anniversary  of 
Thomas  Jefferson's  birthday, 
otherwise  known  as  Founder's 
Day.  To  see  a  men  responsible 
for  such  vast  social  and  politi- 
cal change  was  an  opportunity, 
literally,  of  a  lifetime. 

Mr.  Gorbachev,  former 
president  of  the  U.S.S.R.,  was 
bom  in  the  Northern  Caucasus 
in  1931.  In  his  youth,  he  com- 
bined his  studies  with  work  as 
a  harvester  operator's  assistant 
ata  ma  chine  and  tractorstation. 
He  is  a  graduate  of  both  the 
Department  of  Law  at  the 
prestigious  Mikhail 

Lomonosov  Moscow  State 
University  and  the  Department 
of  Economics  at  the  Stavropol 
Agricultural  Institute.  While 
still  attending  the  University, 
he  formally  joined  the  Com- 
munist Party,  a  move  which 
combined  his  legal  training  and 
background  in  the  Young 
Communist  League  prepared 
him  for  a  career  in  the  party 
administration. 

From  1967,  when  he 
graduated  from  the  University 
and  returned  to  his  native  re- 
gion (the  Stravopol  territory), 
to  1980,  when  he  became  a  full 
member  of  the  Politburo,  his 
rise  to  eminence  was  unusually 
rapid.  He  introduced  a  number 
of  agricultural  reforms  and 
gained  a  reputation  as  an  inno- 
vator. In  1985  he  became  a 
member  of  the  Presid  ium  of  the 
USSR  Supreme  Soviet  and 
served  as  Chairman  of  the 
President  from  1988  to  May 

1989.  At  the  First  Congress  of 
the  People's  Deputies,  he  was 
elected  Chairman  of  the  USSR 
Supreme  Soviet.  On  March  15, 

1990,  he  was  elected  the  first 
president  of  the  USSR. 

When  I  arrived  at  'The 
Lawn",  a  huge  grassy  expanse 
covered  with  chairs  and  sur- 
rounded by  beautifully 
architecturedbuildingson  three 
sides,  I  stopped  short  in  my 
tracks.  The  "Lawn"  is  about  as 
big  as  the  lawn  in  front  of  Bill 
Smith,  if  you  measured  it  from 
the  road  by  Dunning  all  the 
way  to  the  Cater  Walk  (if  there 
were  no  buildings  on  it  at  all). 
Thousands  of  students 
swamped  the  entire  area  ...  the 
sitting  area  looked  completely 
full,  from  front  to  back,  and 


people  were  shoulder  to  shoul- 
der everywhere  else —  on  ter- 
races, standing  on  the  back  of 
the  lawn  and  the  hills  after  that, 
hanging  out  of  classroom  win- 
dows, and  on  all  steps  and  ce- 
ment rails. 

My  brother,  who  invited 
me  looked  athis  two  tickets  for 
chair  seating,  looked  atme,and 
then  back  at  the  crowd.  I  felt 
my  gut  drop.  We  were  an  hour 
early,  and  there  was  not  a  seat 
to  be  found.  Gorbachev  would 
be  a  speck  from  the  distance  we 
were  standing  at  now. 

Luckily,  partly  due  to  my 
brother's  full  beard  and  suitand 
my  dark  sunglasses  and  con- 
servative dress,  we  managed  to 
slip  into  chairs  in  the  first  four 
rows,  designated,  "Faculty  and 
Special  Guests".  We  watched 
as  students  were  dragged  from 
the  section,  left  and  right,  but 
no  one  bothered  us.  We  were 
within  twenty  feet  of  the  po- 
dium! 

When  everyone  stood  up 
on  their  chairs  and  clapping 
thundered  in  the  air,  I  left  my 
seat  and  ran  to  the  center  aisle, 
wherehewouldpass.  Whenhe 
walked  by,  there  were  only  two 
students  between  me  and  him. 
I  saw  his  face.  The  first  im- 
pression I  got  was  that  I  liked 
his  smile.  It  did  not  look 
strained.  He  looked  genuinely 
happy  to  be  there.  I  went  back 
to  my  seat  as  the  crowd  took 
their  seats  again.  The  snipers 
who  were  supposed  to  be  hid- 
ing on  the  landings  shifted 
nervously. 

The  one  thing  which  struck 
me  the  most  was  a  statement 
made  by  a  Russian  couple  who 
was  sitting  behind  me  while 
the  National  Anthem  was 
playing.  They  were  looking 
around  confusedly,  whispering 
amongst  themselves.  Then  I 
realized  that  despite  the  fact 
that  there  was  thousands  of 
people  present,  I  couldn't  hear 
one  voice  singing  our  national 
anthem.  There  was  sheer  si- 
lence, aside  from  the  music 
through  the  speakers.  I  think  I 
even  saw  Mr.  Gorbechev  glance 
around  with  an  lifted  brow.  I 
felt  a  little  embarrassed. 

There  was  a  big  lag  time 
between  what  Mr.  Gorbechev 
said  and  the  translations  which 
took  place,  and  it  was  all  fo- 
cused around  howhelooked  to 
Thomas  Jefferson  as  a  role 
model  for  social  change.  Some- 
how, he  managed  not  to  men- 
tion the  USSR  at  all,  and  many 
of  his  statements  were  gener- 
alizations. However,  I  do  have 
to  admit  that  being  so  close. to 
the  man  who  held  a  major  part 
in  ending  the  Cold  War  was 
thrilling,  indeed. 


Parents  Day 

Schedule  of  Events 

— 9:00  a.m. 

Registration,  coffee,  and  donuts  in  Martha  Washington  Square 

Please  pick  up  name  tags,  meal  tickets  and  campus  map. 

— 9:30  a.m. 

Field  Day  Activities  (parents  are  welcome  to  participate) 

Campus  Tours  leave  from  Martha  Washington  Square. 

— 10:00  a  jn. 

College  Bookstore  open 

Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness  Center  and  Casey  Swim  Center  will  be 

open  for  all  parents  and  family  who  have  their  WC  Parent's  Day 

name  tags!  (Facilities  open  till  2:00  p.m.) 

Arthur  Ashe  Memorial  Tennis  Tournament  (till  4:00  p.m.) 

Co-sponsored  by  the  Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange  and  the  WC 

Tennis  Club.  Award  ceremony  will  follow. 

10:30  a.m. 
President's  Forum 

President  Charles  H.  Trout.  Jennifer  Del  Nero,  President  of  SGA 
Noman  James  Theatre 
— 11:00  a.m. 

Brunch  in  the  Main  Dining  Room,  Hodson  Hall 
— 1:00  p.m. 

Women's  Lacrosse  v.  Gettysburg.  Men's  Baseball  v.  Ursinus  (DH) 
Women's  Softball  v.  Ursinus  (DH) 
—1:00  p.m. 

International  Student  Forum 

Salwa  Amer,  Kenya;  Ciaran  O'Keefe,  Great  Britain;  Stephany 
Slaughter,  Spain;  Anne  Bottorf,  Scotland.  Hodson  Hall  Study 
Lounge 
— 1:30  p.m. 

Men's  Lacrosse  v.  Washington  College  &  Lee 
— 2:00  p.m. 
Sciences  at  WC 

Demonstration:  Dr.  Donald  Munson,  Professor  of  Biology 
Lecture:  Samantha  Clements,  chemistry  major 
Dunning  Hall 
— 3:00  p.m. 

Printing  Demonstration  and  Poetry  Reading 
O'Neill  Literary  House 
— 4:00  p.m. 

Forum:  Federal  and  State  Politics 
Eve  Zartman,  intern  on  Capitol  Hill,  and  Melissa  Chalupa,  intern 
in  State  Assembly.  Casey  Center  Common  Room 
— 5:00  p.m. 

Western  BBQ-sponsored  by  Phi  Delta  Theta  with  Music  by 
Cowboy  Jazz,  with  Kate  Bennett  '89.  Kent  Circle/Quad 
— 8:00  p.m. 
Cinders 

WC  Drama  department  presents  a  play  based  on  Cinderella 
Parental  guidance  strongly  suggested. 
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April  16, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Washington  College  To  Hold 
Spring  Gala  In  Baltimore 


Alumni  and  friends  who 
comprise  the  1782  Society  of 
Washington  College  will  gather 
at  the  Stouffer's  Harborplace 
Hotel  at  7:00  p.m.  on  Friday, 
April  23,  1993  to  honor  Alonzo 
G.  Decker,  Jr.,  W.  James  Price, 
and  Walter  Sondheim  for  their 
leadership  in  developing  phil- 
anthropic support  for  the  Col- 
lege. Washington  College  de- 
velopment officers  hope  the 
event  will  raise  thousands  of 
dollars  for  scholarships. 

Lester  C.  Thurow,  Dean  of 
M.I.T.'s  School  of  Economics 
and  economic  advisor  to 
Lyndon  Jonhson,  will  be  the 
keynote  speaker.  He  is  the  au- 
thor of  several  well-known 
books,  including  The  Zero-Sum 
Society  ( 1 980)  and  most  recently, 
Head  to  Head:  Coming  Economic 
Battles  Among  Japan,  Europe  and 
America  (1992).  As  commenta- 
tor on  the  economy  and  public 
policy  issues,  Thurow  writes 
for  the  Boston  Globe  and  ap- 
pears regularly  on  The  Nightly 
Business  Report  on  television. 

Alonzo  Decker  is  former 
Chairman  of  Black  and  Decker 
Corporation,  James  Price  is  a 
retired  Managing  Director  of 


Alex.  Brown  &  Sons  and  Walter 
Sondheim  isSenior  Advisor  for 
the  Greater  BaltimoreCommit- 
tee.  All  three  serve  on  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  of 
the  college. 

The  highlight  of  the  black 
tie  dinner  and  dance  will  be  the 
presentation  of  the  1782  Society 
Awards  recognizing  exemplary 
leadership  and  philanthropy  in 
keeping  with  the  tradition 
started  by  George  Washington, 
whose  gift  of  fifty  guineas 
helped  establish  Washington 
College,  the  tenth  oldestcollege 
in  the  country. 

The  1782  Society,  named 
for  the  founding  year  of  the 
College,  represents  approxi- 
mately 300  alumni  and  friends 
who  contribute  $1,000  or  more 
to  the  College  annually. 

Us  members  were  instru- 
mental in  raising  money  for  the 
Campaign  For  Excellence,  the 
most  successful  fundraising 
effort  in  the  history  of  Wash- 
ington College.  This  year,  1782 
Society  members  support  an 
innovative  scholarship  pro- 
gram that  enables  more  than 
fifty  needy  scholars  to  benefit 
from  a  liberal  arts  education. 


Participation  in  the  1782 
Society  entitles  members  to  use 
Washington  College  Facilities, 
including  the  Casey  SwimCen- 
ter  and  the  Lifetime  Fitness 
Center,  and  to  attend  special 
events,  including  this  year's 
Spring  Gala  in  Baltimore. 

Among  those  serving  on 
the  Dinner  Committee  with 
President  and  Mrs.  Charles  H. 
Trout  are  Henry  Beck,  William 
Brogan,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Calvin 
Cafritz,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George 
Cromwell,  Mr.  and  M  rs.  Robert 
Duemling,  Christian 

Havemeyer,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John 
Roberts,  and  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Russell. 

The  1782  Gala  will  be 
funded  by  corporate  sponsors. 
Those  who  wish  to  join  the  1782 
Society  and  participate  in  the 
Spring  Gala  should  call  Joyce 
HuberCafritz,Chairofthel782 
Society,  at  410-778-5083,  or 
Martin  Williams,  Assistant  Vice 
President  for  Major  Gifts, 
Washington  College,  at  410- 
778-7805. 

— Washington  College  News 
Bureau 


Philosophy  Major  Wins 
Fulbright  Fellowship 


Natural  Sciences  Receive 
Grant  For  Summer  Research 


TheJessieBallduPontFund 
has  awarded  Washington  Col- 
lege a  grant  of  $78,000  to  es- 
tablish a  student/faculty  sum- 
mer research  program  in  the 
sciences.  This  is  the  first  grant 
of  its  kind  for  the  College. 

Washington  College  has 
long  encouraged  students  and 
faculty  to  collaborate  on  inves- 
tigative projects  through  its 
"senior  obligation"  require- 
ment for  the  baccalaureate  de- 
gree. Extension  of  this  tradition 
into  summer  research  permits 
students  to  engage  in  more  in- 
tensive and  exciting  projects. 

The  newly-created  summer 
research  program  will  involve 
about  15  students  and  nine 
facul  ty  members  inits  first  year. 
Gene  Wubbels,  Provost  and 
Dean  of  the  College — and  also 
Professor  of  Chemistry  —  will 
serve  as  Program  director.  The 
program  will  support  indi- 
vidual research  projects  to  be 
carried  out  in  Dunning  Hall/ 
Decker  Center,  a  science  com- 
plex completed  at  the  cost  of 
$4.5  million  in  1989.  A  unique 
feature  of  the  program  will  be 
its  multidisciplinary  nature, 
involving  students  in  a  weekly 
seminar  that  spans  all  the  sci- 
ence disciplines. 

"The  basic  theory  behind 
summer  research  programs, 


wherever  they  exist,  is  that  sci- 
ence must  be  done  'hands-on' 
in  order  to  be  learned,"  says 
Wubbels.  'To  learn  anything 
well,  it  helps  if  the  teacher  and 
student  are  practitioners." 

Wubbels,  who  was  a 
founder  of  thenational  Council 
of  Undergraduate  Research, 
explains  the  philosophy  of  un- 
dergraduate science  research 
this  way.  "The  easiest  way  to 
fail  at  science  education  is  to 
permit  the  subjects  to  be  air- 
tight, bite-sized  packets  of  in- 
formation. What  the  philoso- 
pher Alfred  North  Whitehead 
called  'inert  ideas'  —  abstrac- 
tions that  are  merely  received 
into  the  mind  and  not  put  into 
context — are  the  bane  of  good 
education.Thecollegethatdoes 
no  research  —  that  tolerates 
inert  ideas  —  becomes  a  vi- 
carious outpost  of  science,  a 
place  that  merely  reports  on 
science  undertaken  elsewhere. 

"A  nice  consequence  of 
doing  science  is  that  it  provides 
the  college  with  a  convincing 
rationale  for  good  library  fa- 
cilities, state-of-the-art  equip- 
ment, and  adequate  supplies 
for  the  laboratories.  These  at- 
tributes also  attract  faculty  and 
students  whoare  well-qualified 
to  do  scholarship.  And  students- 
who  have  the  chance  to  do  sci- 


ence are  happier  and  better 
prepared  for  post-graduate 
training  or  employment.  Sum- 
mer research  makes  a  direct 
connection  to  greater  quality  of 
science  education. 

The  three-year  grant  from 
Jessie  Ball  duPont  will  support 
the  purchase  of  scientific  in- 
strumentation (specifically,  a 
UV-VIS  spectrometer)  and  the 
research  efforts  of  up  to  15 
students.  The  students  will 
work  for  ten  weeks  under  the 
supervision  of  nine  science 
faculty,  including  the  Provost 
and  Dean  of  the  College. 

Faculty  participatingin  the 
program  includeDavid  Russell 
and  Rosemary  Ford  in  biology; 
Rick  Locker,  Rosette  Roat,  and 
Gene  Wubbels  in  chemistry; 
Juan  Lin  in  physics;  and  George 
Spilich,  Michael  Kerchner,  and 
Kevin  McKillop  in  psychology. 

Students  are  invited  to 
collaborate  with  faculty  on  re- 
search projects  devised  by  the 
faculty.  Examples  of  research 
projects  include  theoretical 
modeling  of  ecological  systems 
(physics),  cancer  chemothera- 
peutic  agents  and  mechanisms 
(chemistry),  genetically  engi- 
neered organisms  in  plant 
symbiosis  (biology),  and  psy- 
chological effects  of  nicotine 
(psychology). 


Timothy  Stoltzfus,  a  senior 
philosophy  major  at  Washing- 
ton College,  has  been  awarded 
a  Fulbright  Fellowship  to  study 
theology  in  Germany  nextyear. 

Stoltzfus,  who  grew  up  ina 
Beachy  Amish  household  in  the 
Eastern  Shore  village  of 
Kennedyville,  will  be  investi- 
gating the  German  beginnings 
of  this  pietistic  movement  and 
its  continuing  effect  on  German 
secular  culture.  Although  no 
Amish  remain  in  Germany, 
Stolzf us  says,  the  Amish  custom 
of  "shunning"  is  still  practiced 
in  small  communities  in  the 
Hardt  region  of  the  Rhineland. 
This  is  the  region  to  which  Jacob 
Amman,  a  Swiss  reformer  of 
the  17th  century,  led  his  reli- 
gious followers  when  they 
broke  off  from  the  Mennonite 
church. 

Stolzf  us  will  be  studying  at 
the  University  of  Trier,  under 
the  supervision  of  Leroy 
Beachy,  a  scholar  of  the  Amish 
church.  Here  he  plans  to  take 
coursework  in  Latin,  Greek, 
Hebrew,  Biblical  studies,  and 
religious  movements  of  the  17th 
and  18th  centuries  in  Europe, 


and  pursue  his  investigation  of 
the  practice  of  shunning. 

Stolzfus  has  been  abroad 
before-he  spent  his  junior  year 
at  Manchester  College,  Oxford  I 
University  in  England.  "A  visit 
to  Germany  in  December  of  that 
year  sparked  my  interest  in  the 
language  of  my  childhood,"  he 
says.  Upon  his  return  to  cam- 
pus,  he  enrolled  in  Professor 
Lida  Baldwin's  introductory 
German  class,  where  he  blos- 
somed as  a  student  of  German 
and  was  encouraged  to  pursue 
a  Fulbright  scholarship  in  the 
area  of  theology. 

"Tim  is  a  wonderful,  won- 
derful person,"  says  Baldwin. 
"He  is  truly  a  gentlemen  and  a 
scholar,  and  sensitive  to  the  J 
needs  of  others.  With  his  intel- 
lectual curiosity  and  his  com- 
passion, I  believe  he  is  going  to  ' 
go  far  and  he  is  going  to  help 
people  along  the  way.  He  truly 
thinks  of  how  he  can  be  of  ser- 
vice to  others." 

After  completing  his 
Fulbright  studies,  Stolzfus  in- 
tends to  pursue  a  doctorate  in 
theology  and  become  a  scholar 
and  teacher  of  theology. 


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April  16, 1993 


Woodward  to  Speak  at  Commencement 

Chief  Justice  Robert  C.  Murphy,  Is  Also  Honored 


Washington  College  will 
honor  a  Pulitzer  Prize-winning 
journalist  and  the  head  of 
Maryland's  judicial  branch  at 
its  211th  commencement  on 
Sunday,  May  23rd,  when  more 
then  220  undergraduate  and 
graduate  students  areexpected 
to  receive  their  degrees.  Com- 
mencement be  gins  at  10:30a.m. 
on  the  campus  lawn. 

Robert  U.  Woodward,  As- 
sistant Managing  Editor  of  the 
Washington  Post,  will  be  the 
commencement  speaker  and 
will  receive  the  honorary  Doc- 
tor of  Laws. 

Bob  Woodward  made  his 
name  as  a  young  reporter  with 
the  Washington  Post.  While  on 
police  beat  he  was  assigned  to 
cover  the  arraignment  of  five 
men  who  had  been  arrested  for 


breaking  into  the  Democratic 
NationalCommittee'sofficesin 
the  Watergate  complex. 
Woodward,  teamed  with  his 
post  colleague  Carl  Bernstein, 
followed  by  the  story  from  a 
Washington  courtroom 

through  a  complicated  tangle 
of  clandestine  political  activi- 
ties into  the  highest  offices  of 
the  White  House.  Woodward 
won  several  awards  in  1973  for 
his  investigative  reporting  of 
the  Watergate  scandal,  includ- 
ing the  Pulitzer  Prize  in  jour- 
nalism and  the  George  Polk 
memorial  award. 

The  two  reporters  collabo- 
rated on  a  book  telling  thestory 
of  how  they  reported  the 
Watergate  cover-up.  All  The 
President's  Men,  published  in 


Create  a  Logo  for  New- 
Centennial  Conference 


The  newly-formed  Cen- 
tennial Athletic  Conference, 
which  Washington  College  will 
join  as  a  founding  member  in 
the  fall  of  1993,  is  sponsoring  a 
contest  at  member  schools  to 
design  a  logo  representing  the 
conference  as  a  whole.  Guide- 
lines are  as  follows: 

1.  The  logo  must  include  the 
words  "Centennial  Confer- 
ence." 

2.  The  camera-ready  logo  must 
be  submitted  by  April  30, 1993 
to  the  Conference  Office. 

3.  Logos  will  be  judged  by  ath- 
letic administrators  and  presi- 
dents. 

4.  The  prize  for  the  winning 
logo  will  be  $150. 

5.  All  entries  become  property 
of  the  Conference. 

The  member  schools  of  the 
Centennial  ConferenceareBryn 
Mawr  College,  Dickinson  Col- 
lege, Franklin  and  Marshall 
College,  Gettysburg  College, 
Haverford  College,  the  Johns 
Hopkins  University, 

Muhlenberg  College, 

Swarthmore  College,  Ursinus 
College,  Washington  College 
and  Western  Maryland  College. 
The  Centennial  name  stems 
from  the  fact  that  all  the  insti- 
tutions are  more  than  100  years 
old. 

The  purpose  of  the  Cen- 
tennial Conference  is  to  provide 
for  athletic  competition  among 
institutions  that  share  similar 
academic  aspirations  and  are 
committed  to  the  importance 
of  the  total  educational  experi- 


ence for  students  engaged  in 
sports. 

The  Conference  comprises 
independent  institutions  whose 
student  body  are  academically 
selective  and  whose  mission 
and  curricula  are  predomi- 
nately in  the  tradition  of  liberal 
education.  The  member  insti- 
tutions share  an  educational 
culture  that  seeks  to  foster 
academic  excellence. 

Intercollegiate  athletic 
programs  are  an  integral  part 
of  the  life  of  a  member  institu- 
tions and  complement  their 
educational  objectives.  Each 
institution  provides  a  compre- 
hensive, broad-based  athletics 
program,  available  to  all  stu- 
dents. All  varsity  sports  are 
expected  to  be  treated  equita- 
bly. 

The  supervision  and  over- 
sight of  the  athletics  programs 
is  vested  in  the  president  of  each 
institution.  The  day-to-day  op- 
eration of  the  program  is  con- 
ducted by  administrators  of 
athletics. 

Within  an  atmosphere  of 
integrity  and  mutual  trust,  the 
member  institutions  pledge 
their  commitment  to  the  pur- 
pose and  mission  of  the  con- 
ference. 

Submissions  should  be 
addressed  to:  Steve  Ulrich, 
Exec.  Secretary,  Centennial 
Conference,  Franklin  & 
Marshall  CollegeP.O.  Box  3003, 
Lancaster,  PA  17604-3003.  For 
information,call  (717)399-4463. 

Please  include  your  name, 
address  and  daytime  phone 
number. 


1974,  has  since  been  made  into 
a  movie.  Asecond  book  chroni- 
cling the  end  of  the  Nixon  Ad- 
ministration -The  Final  Days- 
quickly  followed. 

Woodward  has  written 
several  other  books  rooted  in 
U.S.  politics,  including  The 
Brethren  (1979);  Veil:  The  secret 
Wars  of  the  CIA  (1987);  The 
Commanders  (1991);  and  The 
Man  Who  Would  be  President 
(1992,  with  David  S.  Broder). 

The  Leader  of  Maryland's 
judicial  system  will  give  brief 
remarks  during  commence- 
ment. Robert  C.  Murphy,  Jr., 
Chief  Judge  of  the  Court  of 
Appeals  of  Maryland,  is  noted 
for  his  commitment  to  gender 
equality  and  for  administrative 
reform  of  the  courts. 


Chief  Judge  of  the  state's 
highest  court  since  1972,  Judge 
Murphy  oversees  the  Court  of 
Special  Appeals,  the  circuit 
courts,  the  district  court,  and 
orphans'  courts  of  state.  Dur- 
ing his  career  as  a  jurist,  Judge 
Murphy  has  encouraged  the 
proper  care  and  preservation 
of  the  historical  records  of  the 
courts.  Under  his  leadership, 
the  Maryland  State  Archives 
has  garnered  a  reputation  as 
the  most  heavily  used,  yet  eas- 
ily accessible,  state  archives  in 
the  nation.  He  has  gained  a  na- 
tional reputation  through  his 
effective  leadership  with  the 
National  Center  for  State 
Courts,  the  Conferences  of 
Chief  Justices,  and  the  Council 
of  State  Government. 


Thinking  About 
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Before  enrolling  for  summer 
school  courses  it  is  necessary  to 
stop  by  the  Registrar's  Office  and 
obtain  a  permit  and  copy  of  the 
summer  school  policies  and 
regulations.  Approval  for  the 
proposed  summer  program 
must  be  secured  with  the  faculty 
advisor  and  appropriate 
department  chair.  Summer 
school  work  will  not  transfer  to 
Washington  College  without  the 
appropriate  approval. 


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come  to  let  go  of  that  stress  that 
we  have  all  built  up  this  year. 
There  is  no  better  way  to  end 
this  year  then  a  trip  to 
Paramount's  Kings  Dominion 
Amuse  ment  Park. This  parkhas 
many  claims  to  fame  including 
The  Anaconda  Roller  Coaster 
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world's  only  roller  coaster  that 
you  stand  up  on),  The  Rebel 
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but  not  least,  the  all  new  Days 
of  Thunder  Ride  (claims  to 
make  you  experience  speeds  of 
up  to  200  mph). 

Hey  WAC,  Kings  Domin- 
ion is  the  ultimate  in  adult 
amusement.  If  you  doubt  me 
just  come  find  out  for  yourself. 
Twelve  Hours  of  fun  in  the 
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Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

April  16-22 


Film  Series: 


A  Tale  of  Springtime 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Cinders.  Tawes  The- 
atre, Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m.  Parental  Discretion  is  advised. 

The  Dale  Adams  Heritage  Exchange  presents  ?.  Coffee  House,  9  p.m.- 1  a.m. 

Amnesty  International  and  GALA  present  Frog  Legs.  Boat  House  Pavilion, 
9:30  p.m.  Rain  or  Shine.  Absolutely  Free.  BYOB 

Parent's  Day,  sponsored  by  the  WC  Student  Government  Association. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  Cinders.  Tawes  The- 
atre, Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m.  Parental  Discretion  is  advised. 


16 

Friday 

17 

Saturday 


The  Washington  College  Music  Department  presents  Early  Music  Consort. 
Norman  James  Theatre,  William  Smith  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

PanhellenicTea.  C-House,  7.00  p.m. 


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Sunday 


Grandma  Dickinson's  birthday. 


19 

Monday 


The  Washington  College  Concert  Series  presents  Western  Winds.  Tawes 
Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  ArtsCenter,8:00p.m.  Tickets  $10  Adults,  free  for 
students  and  youth  under  18.  Information:  (410)  778-7838. 


20 

Tuesday 


Greek  Picnic  at  Boathouse. 


21 

Wednesday 


The  Office  of  Student  Activities  presents  Leadership  Recognition  Ceremony. 
Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  ? 


22 

Thursday 


The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  Presents: 

Cinders 

Tonight  and  tomorrow  at  8:00  pm  in  Tawes  Theatre 
The  Elm  gives  this  play  a  rating  of  'R'  and  two  penises  up 


OpoyAevo: 

|  Frog  Legs  M 

Don't  Miss  The  Return  of  Powerhouse  Morgan  Huff, 

Friday,  9:30pm  at  the  Boat  House,  rain  or  moon 

Admission  is  free.  Bring  yer  own  Booze.  Sponsored  by 

GALA  and  Amnesty  International 


For  those  students  interested,  there 
are  still  tickets  available  for  the  May 
1  Orioles  Game  at  Camden  Yards. 
Last  day  of  ticket  availability  will  be 
April  21  and  the  cost  is  $8.  And  for 
those  students  with  tickets  to  this 
Friday  night's  game,  a  ride  will  be 
available  if  needed.  Contact  the 
Student  Activities  Office  by  3:30  p.m. 
if  interested. 


Student  Profile: 

Kristen  McMenamin 


KristenMcMenamin,a  Junior  Psychology  Major  from  Radnor, 
Pennsylvania,  needs  to  be  looked  for  around  campus  because,  if 
you  do  not  keep  your  eyes  open,  you  could  be  run  over.  That  is, 
when  the  fire  siren  goes  off,  you  can  see  her  pony  tail  bobbing  up 
and  down  as  she  runs  to  the  firehouse. 

Kristen  is  a  volunteer  fire  fighter  for  Chestertown  and  also 
works  with  the  Emergency  Medical  Team.  Along  with  this, 
classes,  rowing  crew,  pledging  the  Zeta  Tau  Alpha  fraternity,and 
working  at  the  WC  Deli,  she  says  that  she  really  has  no  other  spare 
time.  In  fact,  she  thinks  that  she  ought  to  move  into  the  Deli 
because  she  is  there  so  much. 

This  summer,  she  will  be  spending  her  time  working  for  the 
WC  Summer  Conferences  doing  leg  work.  That  is,  she  will  be 
working  as  a  caterer,  making  beds,  doing  basically  whatever,  but 
most  of  all  she  wants  to  have  fun.  This  could  be  a  pleasant  change 
because  when  she  is  at  home  she  works  as  an  Assistant  Manager 
at  McDonalds™. 

Contrary  to  popularopinion,Kristendoesown  some  feminine 
clothing  and  says  that  she  looks  stunning  in  spiked  heels. 

When  asked  about  her  hobbies,  she  said  that  fire  fighting  was 
interesting  enough.  Butshe  also  finds  time  to  read  at  the  boathouse 
and  basically  to  chill.  When  asked  about  men,  she  just  sighed  and 
giggled.  Jeanine  Bilderback  described  Kristen  as  bubbly,  happy 
and  hardworking.  Valerie  Neidig  simply  stated: 
"DUUUUUUUHHHH!?!" 

Her  nickname,  which  was  affectionately  given  to  her  by  Miss 
Bessie  in  the  WC  Deli,  came  about  because  she  was  caught 
ordering  waffles  one  evening  around  6  p.m. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


April  16, 1993 


poet  Phillis  Levin  to  Read  at  Lit  House 


Western  Wind  Blows  at  Washington  College 


[Tie  Washington  College  Con- 
Brt  Series  is  wrapping  up  its 
list  season  with  a  toe-tapping 
ivening  of  vocal  music,  cour- 
esyofWestemWind.  Theper- 
ormance  begins  at  8:00  p.m.  in 
iawes  Theatre  of  the  Gibson 
'erforming  Arts  Center. 

Despite  the  recent  explo- 
iion  of  a  capella  bands  onto  the 
nmtemporary  music  scene,  the 


23-year-old  Western  Wind  still 
reigns  supremeas  the  country's 
premiere  a  capella  group.  This 
co-ed  sextet  of  singers  employs 
a  blend  of  baritone,  tenor, 
countertenor,  and  soprano 
voices  that  result  in  a  full,  rich, 
flexible  sound. 

The  Western  Wind  has 
played  to  captive  audiences  in 
the  world's  finest  halls.    The 


Kennedy  Center,  Carnegie  Hall, 
and  even  NBC's  "Today  Show" 
have  hosted  the  group  to  over- 
whelming response.  One  such 
concert  inspired  the  New  York 
Times  to  comment :  "As  fresh 
and  stimulatingaconcertas  this 
listener  has  attended  in  quite 
some  time.  Long  may  the 
Western  Wind  blow." 

The  band  has  also  enjoyed 
an  eclectic  mix  of  engagements 
ranging  from  their  show  on 
National  Public  Radio,  The 
Western  Wind  on  the  Air,  and 
their  soundtrack  work  on  the 
Phillip  Glass  score  to  the  film 
Koyaanisqatsi.  Their  extensive 
repertoire  is  likely  diverse,  with 
pieces  ranging  from  everything 
from  Renaissance  to  barber 
shop  to  jazz. 

Tickets  can  be  purchased 
at  the  door.  $10  adults,  free  for 
students  and  youth  under  18. 
For  additional  information, 
please  call  778-7839. 


There  is  no  song  in  chalk, 

No  sail  in  ash. 
But  with  your  blood  I'll  mix  the 
chalk  into  clay. 

And  with  your  breath  I'll 
make  the  ashes  dance 
Into  the  forms  that  take  your 
breath  away. 

—Phillis  Levin,  "Chalk 
and  Ash" 


In  Spring,  Washington 
College  becomes  filled  with 
poetry  and  other  English-ma- 
jor-type stuff.  Bright-colored 
Broadsides  are  taped  up  on 
Bulletin  boards  and  window 
glass  around  campus.  Sophie 
Kerr  weekend  arrives  and  min- 
iature English  majors  camp  out 
in  the  Alumni  House.  Dead- 
lines for  the  Washington  College 
Review  and  the  Veryan  Beachan 
Prize  are  broadcasted  every- 
where. This  —  the  WC  1993 
student-edited  literary  maga- 
zine— prepares  to  come  out. 
TheSeniorshaveareading.  The 
Juniors  and  Sophomores  have 
a  reading.  On  May  Day  all 
those  scary  Lit  House  people 
get  naked  and  have  a  reading. 
The  WC  SGA  sponsors  yet  an- 
other reading  to  be  held  on 
Parent's  Day.  And  Washing- 
ton College  hosts  a  visiting 
poet — who  is  going  to  give  yet 
another  reading! 

On  Thursday,  April  22,  the 
poet  Phillis  Levin  will  visit 
Washington  College.     Phillis 


Levin  is  the  author  of  Temples 
and  Fields  (University  of  Geor- 
gia Press,  1988),  which  won  the 
Poetry  Society  of  America's 
Norma  Farber  First  Book 
Award.  Her  poems  have  ap- 
peared in  many  magazines  and 
anthologies,  including  The  Best 
American  Poetry  1989,  Partisan 
Revieio,  Paris  Review,  Grand 
Street,The Nation,  Poetry,  and  PN 
Review  (Great  Britain),  and  her 
work  has  been  published  in 
translation  in  Peru,  Argentina, 
Slovenia,  and  Israel.  She  is  the 
recipient  of  a  grant  from  the 
Ingram  Merrill  Foundation,  has 
been  a  resident  fellow  of  the 
MacDowell  Colony  and  The 
Virginia  Center  for  theCreative 
Arts,  and  has  been  a  fellow  at 
Bread  Loaf  and  the  Sewanee 
Writers'  Conference.  She  is  an 
Assistant  Professor  of  English 
and  Creative  Writing  at  The 
University  of  Maryland  at  Col- 
lege Park,  and  is  the  Senior 
Editor  of  Boulevard.  (Press  Re- 
lease) 

Phillis  Levin  will  be  read- 
ing on  Thursday  at  4:30  p.m.  at 
theO'Neill  Literary  House.  All 
who  attend  the  reading  will  be 
invited  to  the  following  recep- 
tion and  dinner,  which  are  also 
to  beheld  at  the  Literary  House. 
Everyone  is  invited  to  hear  a 
fine  poet  read,  and  to  feast  with 
her  afterwards!  Come!  Cel- 
ebrate poetry!  Celebrate  food! 
Celebrate  Springat  the  Literary 
House! 


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Washington  College  ELlM 


Musical  Picks  from  the  Bitch  and  the  Bore 


As  you  might  haveguessed 
this  is  filler  but  that  does  not 
mean  it  has  to  be  boring.  Music 
is  entertaining  and  sometimes 
art,  depending  on  what  one  lis- 
tens to,  therefore  this  article  is 
about  music.  Specifically  it  is 
about  taste,  or  the  lack  thereof, 
in  music.  The  reviewers  are 
George  Arthur  Jamison, 
Jr.(Gemini  and  editor  of  this 
page,  which  is  why  he  has  the 
power  to  let  this  article  go 
through)  and  Rae  Brown{the 
one  with  the  taste).  We  have 
racked  our  brains  and  come  up 
with  our  ten  favorite  albums. 
After  reading  through  our  se- 
lections I  feel  that  most  people 
now  have  a  definite  insight  to 
our  Iives(i.e.  misery  and  bore- 
dom) so  take  these  lists  with  a 
grain(or  a  mountain)  of  salt. 
Please  note  that  the  lists  are  in 
no  particular  order  as  it  was 
hard  enough  for  two  indecisive 
people  to  even  narrow  down 
ten  albums. 

George's  List 

X.TheCure-KissMeKissMeKiss 
Me 

Bob  Smith  and  the  rest  of  them 
outdid  themselves  with  this  al- 
bum. Depression,  happiness, 
drugs,  sex,  etc.  What  else  can  a 
human  ask  for?(We  can  ask  for 


money!  I  agree  with  this  choice 
but  I  feel  mine  is  better-R) 

2.  The  Smiths- Louder  than  Bombs 
Morrissey,  Morrissey, 
Morrissey.  What  else  needs  to 
be  said.(A  lot  more  needs  to  be 
said.  Tear  down  the  shrine!  Is 
there  life  after  Morrissey, 
George?  I  doubt  it.-R) 

3.  Tom  Waits-C/osmg  Time 
Depressing  jazz  with  satirical 
quips  and  odd  lyrics  and  musi- 
cal interludes.(No!  This  man  is 
Cookie  Monsteron  acid,  lhave 
been  made  to  endure  this  al- 
bum too  many  times.  Run!-R) 

4.  Jane's  Addiction-Nosing's 
Shocking 

Currently,  my  favorite  album 
to  sit  down  and  chill  with  after 
a  good  evening  of 
whatever.(The  only  time  I  have 
listened  to  these  people  is  when 
I  have  been  to  altered  to  move. 
Even  then  my  soul  cries  out  for 
release.-R) 

5. 10,000  Maniacs-//!  My  Tribe 
Natalie,  I  want  your 
children.(Pervert-R) 
6.  The  Sundays-B/mrf 
Harriet,  I  especially  want  your 
children!  I'm  sorry  I'm  not  Brit- 
ish. (Onceagainyouhave  taken 
a  talented  women  and  made 
her  selling  point  sex.  As  to 
beingBritish,  that  is  completely 
unnecessary.   You  are  pomp- 


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and  50  cent  Busch  on  Draft 
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Tonight  and  Tomorrow  at  the  Tavern: 

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ous  enough.-R) 

7.  Prince-  Sign  o'  The  Times 
He's  a  Gemini.  Also,  he  leaves 
the  public  questioning  his 
sexuality.  Who  cares?  He  is  the 
self-proclaimed  Prince  of  pop 
and  lives  up  to  those 
expectations.(His  only  down- 
fall is  that  he  is  a  Gemini.  This 
man  is  sex.-R) 

8.  The  Beatles-  Sgt.  Pepper's 
Lonely  Hearts  Club  Band 
Perhaps  the  greatest  album 
ever.  Good  to  listen  to  when 
chilling  and  doing  whatever.( 
God  spare  me  from  the  driving 
album  from  hell.  1  have  lis- 
tened to  this  album  on  short 
trips  and  long  trips.  Yes,  it  is 
good  but  I  have  nightmares 
about  driving  through  Tennes- 
see with  no  other  cassette  but 
this  one.-R) 

9.  Indigo  Girls-Strange  Fire 
The  first  in  a  lineof  fine  albums. 
They  outdid  themselves  on 
their  other  albums  but  I  love 
this  one  the  most.(  Yeah!  He 
only  likes  this  album  best  be- 
cause it  has  a  song  from  me  on 
it{Crazy  Game) .  A  good  choice 
but  definitely  snag  the  other 
three  to  hear  the  progression  of 
their  talent.-R) 

10.  Epiphany-Edge  of  a  New  Day 
One  of  my  closest  friends' 
bands.  Personal  meanings.  If 
you  would  like  a  copy,  give  me 
a  blank  tape.  I  would  love  to 
share  the  beauty  with  anyone 
who  wishes.(Argh!  Okay  so 
it's  his  friend  and  I  have  to  ad- 


mit that  this  one  is  better  than 
the  first  one  I  heard  but  that 
does  not  mean  that  I  would 
chose  to  listen  to  this  of  my  own 
volition.-R) 

Rae's  List 

1.  Indigo  Girls-Rtres  Of  Passage 
They  are  my  women.  They  are 
me.  I  am  them.  Especially 
Emily!  Ifyoudon'townachics 
album  you  have  not  experi- 
enced life.(A  little  obsession 
goes  a  long,  long  way-G) 

2.  Uncle  Bonsai-Boys  Want  Sex 
In  The  Morning 

Yeah!  Male  bashing  at  it's  fin- 
est. Thisalbum  isa  littleobscure 
but  the  best  things  in  life  are 
worth  searching  for.(They  are 
also  worth  dying  for-G) 

3.  Annie  Lennox-Diva 

The  women  with  the  voice. 
Definitely  an  end  of  the  day 
album.  Sit  down  with  a  smoke 
and  listen.(I  agree,  I  guess.  I  am 
not  totally  with  it  today-G) 

4.  The  Cute-Disintegration 
Pure  SEX!  If  you  don't  feel 
these  rhythms  you  are  not  alive 
or  you  are  just  asexual.  This  is 
probably  the  Cure  album  ev- 
eryone has  but  it's  still  worth 
it. (Liked  it  for  a  while,  didn't 
like  it  for  a  while,  now  am  start- 
ing to  like  it  again-G) 
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genius.  Once  again  this  is  an 
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to  get  into  his  pants.  Blames 
for  sexist  views,  will  ya.  £VB 
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6.  Phoebe  Snow 

This  is  a  woman  I  grew  upfo 
tening  to  and  I  was  withouthe 
music  for  a  while  but  luckily; 
good  friend(you  know  who  yc 
are)  lent  me  her  copy  recently 
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endowed  this  is  a  pleasa^ 
change.(I  can't  believe  thatyoi 
like  to  get  chemically  endowed 
you  tramp,  you  scamp.-G) 

7.  They  Might  Be  Giants-F/«J 
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did  a  take  on  Istanbul  (n, 
Constantinople)  .  (When  fc 
doubt,  turn  to  campy  things, 
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8.  Sade-Love  Deluxe 
Sultry.  If  you  want  to  sedua 
someone  these  are  the  toons  B 
use(I  am  sensing  a  sex  them 
throughout  mj 
list).(Suppressed  /Repressed 
are  we?-G) 

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Bottom  Line 

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Annapolis  but  they've  beenb 
the  school  enough  times.  I  lore 

folk  music!(I  know  I'm  l,i2y,bul 
I'm  so  damn  crazy...-G) 

10.  George  Winston  &  Meryl 
Streep-TTie  Velveteen  Rabbit 
This  may  sound  like  a  Strang; 
selection  but  this  story  mate 
me  smile.  It's  great  for  a  napa 
for  pointed  selections  on  mixa 
for  friends.  A  new  twist  onai 
old  story  .(An  old  twist  onanw 
story?-G) 

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this  article  in  its  entirety,  wean 
sorry  for  the  mindless 
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bored-R.)  and  life  has  taken' 
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embarrass  him  further 
George's  favorite  napp^K 
bum  is  The  Sound  Of  Music-  Ml 
work  here  is  done. 


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More  Letters 


11 


April  16, 1993 


Sophie  Kerr  Prize 


77ie  Sophie  2(err  Trize  is 
awarded  at  Commencement 
to  the  senior  deemed  By  the 
Sophie  9(err  Committee  to 
have  "the  best  ability  and 
promise  for  future  fulfillment 
in  the  field  of  literary 
endeavor.  "Students  wishing 
to  submit  samples  of  their 
•writing  are  invited  to  do  so. 
Ml  submissions  must  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  committee  by 
the  last  day  of  classes  and 
may  be  brought  to  the  office 
of  the  Chairmen  of  "English 
"Department  for  convenience 
and  safe-keeping.  Manu- 
scripts will  be  return  to  their 
owners  after  commencement. 
All  graduating  seniors  are 
eligible  recipients  of  the 
award. 


Sports  Guys  Need 
to  Wake  Up  Now 


To  the  Editor: 

The  coverage  in  the  sports 
section  on  the  women's  softball 
team  last  week  wasabo mi nable, 
not  to  mention  the  other 
women's  teams.  My  main  con- 
cern is  the  softball  team;  there- 
fore, I  will  not  address  the  poor 
coverage  of  all  the  other  female 
sports.  Last  week  the  article  on 
the  softball  team  was  the  first 
since  the  season  started,  despite 
the  fact  that  we  started  our  sea- 
son nearly  three  or  four  weeks 
ago.  Nonetheless,  it  was  a  ter- 
rible article. 

The  coverage  was 
unenthusiastic,  cold, 

unmotivating,  uninformative, 
inaccurate.  (I  became  infuriated 
when  thinking  about  it.)  No 
stats  were  given  except  for  the 
score  of  one  of  our  four  games 
and  our  record  as  of  mid-last- 
week.  The  broken  21-game  los- 
ing streak  was  mentioned,  but 
it  was  not  followed  with  addi- 
tional information  that  may 
have  given  it  more  meaning. 

Instead  it  passed  on  as  an 
unimportant  fact.  If  one  of  the 
sports  editors  ever  decided  to 
attend  one  of  our  games,  or  jf 
they  ever  bothered  to  learn 
anything  abou  t  this  year's  team, 
they  would  know  a  lot  of  talent 
and  potential  lie  hidden  within 
this  year's  team. 

We  have  not  only  broken  a 
21-game  losing  steak,  we  have 
won  more  games  than  the  past 
two  seasons  combined,  we 
have  also  won  three  of  our  last 
fourgamesincludinga  15-5  win 
over  Lebanon  Valley — consid- 
ered a  strong  and  heavily  expe- 
rienced team.  I  can  also  brag 


about  the  fact  that  more  than 
half  of  this  year's  starting  team 
is  made  up  of  freshmen.  This 
only  adds  to  the  never-has-or- 
would-have-been-covered 
good  news.  Our  current  record 
is  3-4  and  we  hope  realistically, 
not  optimistically,  to  be  over 
.500  by  the  end  of  the  week. 

I  do  not  want  to  prolong 
this  more  than  I  have  to  so  long 
as  I  make  my  point.  The 
women's  teams,  regardless  of 
the  sport,  deserve  better  cover- 
age,not  because  they're  having 
a  good  season  but  because  they 
are  athletes  with  feelings  who 
work  hard  to  achieve  whatever 
is  achieved. 

If  the  sports  editors  have 
taken  on  the  responsibility  of 
informing  the  Washington 
College  community  on  the 
weekly  stats  of  all  teams,  may 
they  do  so  adequately  and 
equally,  unlike  last  week's  cov- 
erage that  gave  three-quarters 
page  to  a  struggling  baseball 
team  (nothing  against  the  base- 
ball team,  just  against  equality) 
with  full  batting  stats  and  only 
gave  a  comer  page  to  an  up- 
and-coming  softball  team 
which  has  the  potential  of  hav- 
ing one  of  the  best  if  not  the  best 
record  in  Washington  College 
history. 

I  could  goon  for  ever  about 
my  many  disappointments  in- 
cluding the  fact  that  only  twice 
have  females  been  chosen 
Newt's  Player  of  the  Week,  but 
I'll  save  them  for  other  letters. 

Niki  Goenaga 

1993  Softball  Team 


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ublications  for  Editors-in-Chief 
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Send  letters  through  campus  mail 
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election  of  the  Editor-in-Chief. 


Myrus  Is  Full 
Of...  Himself 

To  the  Editor: 

This  is  in  response  to  the 
letter  written  by  Whitney  W. 
Myrus  in  last  weeks  Elm.  After 
we  translated  your  letter  into 
English,  Mr.  Senior  Class 
President,  we  still  didn't  un- 
derstand what  the  "f — "  you 
were  saying.  Is  Whitney  sin- 
gular, or  are  you  in  the  habit  of 
referring  to  yourself  with  the 
royal  "we"?  Is  it  we,  you,  or  I: 
"As  a  campus  leader  we  find 
support  to  be  lacking  in  the 
student  body.  However,  we  can 
turn  to  fellow  leaders  for  sup- 
port, or  rather,  I  thought  you 
could."  It  seems  to  us  that  one 
of  the  most  important  qualities 
of  a  great  leader  is  the  ability  to 
communicate.  Communica- 
tion, however,  includes  proper 
grammar. 

As  members  of  the  senior 
class,  we  made  an  effort  lo  be- 
come involved  and  offer  input. 
We  pointed  out  in  several  of  the 
class  meetings  that  many 
people  in  the  senior  class  are 
underage  and  by  law  not  al- 
lowed in  a  bar.  But  this  was 
ignored.  Just  recently  a  class 
meeting  was  held  at  Andy's. 
Consequently,  we  have  no  idea 
what  the  senior  class  is  up  to 
now,  and  apparently  it  doesn't 
matter  what  we  think  to  those 
who  are  "leading"  the  senior 
class.  Since  we  have  not  been 
choosing  our  own  leaders  and 
planning  our  own  senior  week 
activities.  Where  is  the  room 
for  support  in  this  situation? 
This  is  not  a  game  of  "follow 
the  leader."  A  good  leader  is 
merely  a  follower  of  the  group 
he  is  leading,  and  obviously  you 
are  not  able  to  do  this. 

The  most  unified  effort  of 
leaders  on  campus  that  we  re- 
member was  lastyear's  Aware- 
ness Week.  This  was  an  event, 
for  those  who  missed  it,  in 
which  leaders  from  many 
campus  organizations  got  to- 
gether to  "strengthen  and 
broaden  the  community."  We 
also  "contend"  that  "great 
leaders  ...are  not  those...  who 
turn  their  nose[s]  up  [at]  or 
boycott  an  event  for  one  reason 
or  another."  Where  were  you, 
Whitney? 

That  was  your  choice. 
We've  made  ours.  We're  not 
complaining.  We're  setting  our 
best  feet  forward  —  without 
you. 

"Student  organizers  who 
are  too  busy  supporting  each 
other  to  call  ourselves  leaders" 
Susan  Alexander 
Tim  Buckheit 
Keri  Nygaard 
Erin  Talbert 
Ann  Veiga 
Cindy  Young 
Jeff  Daly 


12 


April  16, 1993 


Reform 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Forms/'  from  page  1 

"the  newly  conceived  course 
merely  replicates  the  problem 
of  Forms  of  Lit.  and  Comp.; 
furthermore,  the  conception  of 
thenew  course  turns  the  course 
over  to  people  who  have  had 
less  formal  writing  training." 
Additionally,  the  source 
claimed  that  revising  the  Forms 
course  does  not  address  the 
larger  writing  problem.  "There 
will  still  be  the  assumption  that 
students  will  magically  absorb 
good  writing  skills,"  the  source 
said,  also  stating  that  the  only 
way  for  the  writing  program  to 
be  constructively  reworked  is 
to  begin  teaching  from  a  revi- 
sionist perspective.  This  per- 
spective includes  writing 
workshops,  peer  editing,  and 
writing  extensively. 

Finally,  this  source  stated 
that  the  freshman  common 
course  "does  not  change  the 
burden"  of  professors  who  will 
still  teach  Forms.  These  profes- 
sors will  still  be  responsible  for 
"teaching  writing,  introducing 
three  genres  of  literature,  and 
exploring  the  content  of  litera- 
ture." Either  way,  "class  time 
won't  be  given  to  hands-on  in- 
struction of  writing." 

Professor  Bennett  Lamond, 
Chair  of  the  Department  of  En- 
glish and  a  memberof  the  Writ- 


ing Committee,  said  that  a  new 
freshman  common  course 
would  permit  the  faculty  to  be 
more  flexible.  He  remarked  that 
the  committee  has  been  explor- 
ing the  option  of  teach  ingaone- 
semestercourse  in  composition 
that  would  ultimately  free  the 
English  department  from  the 
responsibility  of  its  current 
obligation  to  administer  the 
Forms  class  to  all  freshmen. 

Lamond  mentioned  the 
possibility  that  the  new  course 
for  freshmen  would  be  inter- 
disciplinary and  would  involve 
team-leaching.  In  addition,  he 
said  that  there  might  be  another 
year-sequence  course  that 
would  be  offered  in  place  of  the 
current  Forms  course  and 
would  be  included  as  an  option 
for  distribution. 

He  commented  that  while 
thenew  program  would  change 
the  structure  of  the  teaching 
situation  within  the  English 
department,  individual  mem- 
bers will  be  made  useful  in  dif- 
ferent ways.  "I  would  think 
that  we  could  make  more  cre- 
ative use  of  them,"  he  said. 

Dr.  Thomas  Cousineau, 
professor  of  English  and 
Graduate  Program  Director, 
said  that  he  favors  the  idea  of  a 
revamped  course  for  freshmen 
that  would  occur  in  one  semes- 
ter. "I  can  teach  what  I'm  able 


to  teach  about  composition  in 
one  semester,"  he  noted. 

He  also  said  that  a  new 
course  would  offer  the  oppor- 
tunity to  fill  in  some  "very  ob- 
vious gaps"  in  the  writing  pro- 
gram. In  particular,  he  men- 
tioned the  need  for  more  classes 
in  women's  studies  and  classi- 
cal literature  —  two  areas  that 
he  claimed  are  "scandalously 
neglected." 

Cousineau  said  that  he  did 
not  think  that  the  new  course 
would  drastically  change  the 
shape  of  the  faculty  because 
there  would  still  be  a  need  for 
professors  to  teach  composi- 
tion. But  he  did  say  that  the 
shape  of  the  current  program  is 
due  for  a  change.  "The  format 
of  the  Forms  class  was  decided 
long  ago,  and  it  has  become 
routine.  Periodic  change  is  a 
good  thing,"  he  commented. 
Cousineau  added  thathe  hopes 
there  will  be  room  for  profes- 
sors to  create  highly  individu- 
alized courses,  rather  than 
having  to  comply  with  a  com- 
mon syllabus. 

Kathy  Wagner,  lecturer  for 
the  department  of  English,  and 
Associate  Director  of  the  Liter- 
ary House,  is  "in  favor  of  mak- 
ing the  change  in  content  and 
construct"  which  the  new 
freshman  common  course  of- 


fers. However,  she  also  feels 
that  instructors  should  be  al- 
lowed to  create  their  own 
agendaand  there  should  not  be 
a  common  syllabus. 

Wagner  also  stressed  that 
the  freshman  common  course 
should  emphasize  writing 
across  the  curriculum  for  both 
the  students  and  faculty.  Al- 
though most  of  the  students  at 
Washington  College  participate 
in  the  Forms  course,  the  em- 
phasis on  writing  is  sometimes 
ignored  when  they  enter  other 
disciplines.  Wagner  states: 
"What  goes  through  a  student's 
mind  when  they  receive  a  pa- 
per that  has  no  corrections  on 
it?Studentsareconfused."  She 
further  said  that  students  lose 
sight  of  the  idea  that  writing  is 
a  process,  and  she  hopes  this 
problem  will  be  addressed 
when  professors  from  different 
areas  are  required  to  teach  the 
freshman  common  course. 

Wagneralsosuggested  that 
students  should  "have  a  choice 
of  courses"  because  "some  stu- 
dents need  two  semesters  of 
writing  instruction."  She  feels 
this  will  enhance  the  opportu- 
nity for  "writing  tutorials  be- 
cause there  will  be  a  small  stu- 
dent-faculty ratio." 

The  instructors  at  the 
writing  lab  also  feel  that  the 


new  freshman  common  course 
should  teach  students  that  "the 
discovery  of  writing  isa  tool  for 
writing."  Alice  Goodfellow, 
Tutor  and  Coordinator  for  the 
Writing  Program,  also  stated 
that  the  freshman  common 
course  should  "open  up  the 
excitement  and  possibility  of 
learning  ...  students  should 
learn  to  be  readers  and  writers 
for  life." 

One  of  the  ways  that  this 
can  be  accomplished  is  to 
present  writing  as  a  revisionist 
process.  Geraldine  Fisher,  an- 
other tutor  at  the  writing  lab, 
stated  that  one  way  that  this 
can  be  accomplished  is  through 
peerediting.  This  "co-operative 
and  collaborative"  method 
would  encourage  students  ti 
re-work  their  writing. 

All  of  the  members  of  the 
writing  lab  responded  posi- 
tively to  having  faculty  besides 
those  in  the  English  department 
teach  writing.  Gail  Tubbs,  i 
third  tutor,  stated  that  this 
course  structure  would  allow 
students  and  faculty  to  partake 
in  the  "mutual  exploration"  of 
the  subject  matter.  Fisher  also 
commented  that  this  format 
would  eliminate  the  "authority 
figure"  because  the  professor 
would  be  "outside  their  field  of 
expertise." 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

In  1990  there  were  293  pris- 
oners serving  sentences  of  one 
yearor  longerforevery  100,000 
people  in  America.  This  par- 
ticular statistic  has  risen  by  111 
percent  since  1980,  and  isa  new 
record.  Another  record  is  that 
2.35  percent  of  all  adults  are 
either  on  probation,  on  parole, 
in  jail  or  in  prison. 

Some  people  may  not  see 
anything  wrong  in  all  of  this. 
It's  easy  to  ignore  the  problems 
in  our  prisons  and  jails  if  you 
don't  have  to  work  in  one  or 
occupy  one  as  a  prisoner.  But 
the  problems  seem  a  lot  closer 
to  home  when  a  violent  offender 
escapes  from  a  nearby  pre-re- 
leasefacilityandgoesonacrime 
spree. 

Clearly,  when  addressing 
the  crisis  in  our  correctional 
facilities  we  need  to  carefully 
balance  financial  consider- 
ations with  the  need  to  keep 
violent  offenders  separate  from 
the  rest  of  society.  What  it 
needed  is  not  correctional  re- 
form, but  a  complete  re-evalu- 
ation of  the  way  society  deals 
with  criminal  justice. 

We,  as  a  society,  have  not 
found  anything  which  even 


approximates  a  real  solution  to 
the problemof crime.  Rehabili- 
tation ot  criminals  has  not 
worked.  Longer  sentences, 
tougher  parole  practices  and 
indeterminate  sentencing  have 
not  worked.  Classification 
systems  have  not  worked.  In- 
creased policing  has  not 
worked.  I  don't  think  that  the 
concept  of  "community 
friendly"  policing  will  work 
either. 

Both  conservatives  and  lib- 
erals are  correct  in  some  of  their 
perceptions  of  crime.  What  is 
lacking  in  both  approaches  is 
an  adequate  solution  to  the 
problemof  crime.  One  can  ei- 
therassume  that  we  need  more 
prisons,  or  one  can  assume  that 
there  are  too  many  people  in 
prison.  The  problem,  in  my 
view,  is  that  the  twoapproaches 
have  not  been  combined. 

One  quick  way  to  reduce 
the  numberof  prisoners  would 
be  to  decriminalize  drugs.  This 
is  impossible  in  the  current 
political  climate,  but  I  would 
not  be  surprised  if  it  were  to 
change  in  the  next  twenty  years. 
When  the  baby  boomers  are 
senior  citizens  and  the  current 
senior  citizens  are  dead,  legal- 
ization of  drugs  will  become  a 


real  possibility. 

Additionally,  legal  drugs 
would  reduce  tne  numoer  ot 
people  who  contract  the  AIDS 
virus  through  intravenousdrug 
use.  It  would  also  lower  cost  to 
addicts,  who  would  thenbeable 
to  maintain  their  habits  through 
methods  more  socially  accept- 
able than  larceny  and  prostitu- 
tion. 

Another  way  of  reducing 
the  inmate  population  would 
be  to  change  the  way  we  treat 
property  offenders.  Stiffer 
sentences  has  not  deterred 
burglars  and  car  thieves.  If  it 
does  not  actually  work  in  de- 
terring  property  crime,  then  the 
only  reason  our  society  impris- 
ons non-violent  offenders  is  for 
revenge.  Given  the  scope  of  the 
prison  over-crowdingproblem, 
we  need  to  ask  ourselves  if  we 
can  afford  the  financial  cost  of 
vengeance.particularly 

The  cost  of  punishment  for 
a  given  property  crime  almost 
invariably  is  more  expensive 
than  the  property  lost  or  dam- 
aged. A  more  constructive  so- 
lution to  this  problem  would  be 
fining  the  criminal  an  amount 
equal  to  the  monetary  value  of 
the  property  lost  or  damaged. 


This  money  would  than  be 
given  to  the  victim. 

Imprisoning  white-collar 
criminals  is  also  a  mistake.  We 
spend  entirely  too  much  money 
on  the  so  called  "country  club 
prisons."  The  real  solution  to 
white  collar  crime  is  not  to  im- 
prison these  criminals,  but  to 
confiscate  every  last  penny  of 
their  property.  This  would  not 
only  have  a  significant  deter- 
rent value,  but  would  make  a 
real  dent  in  the  deficit. 

Under  this  program,  the 
only  people  in  prison  would  be 
violent  offenders.  And  with 
the  addition  of  new  prisons, 
these  offenders  could  be  locked 
up  for  even  longer  sentences. 
We  would  no  longer  hypocriti- 
cally pretend  to  rehabilitate 
prisoners  in  over-crowded,  in- 
humaneconditions.  Wewould 
spare  society  the  suffering  in- 
duced by  having  fewer  violent 
criminals  on  the  street. 

All  of  this,  of  course,  is  a 
program  proposed  for  imple- 
mentation within  the  current 
operating  dimensions  of  the 
capitalist  system.  Of  course, 
after  therevolution,  we  will  still 
need  prisons.  Capitalism  has 
perverted  human  conscious- 


ness in  such  a  way  that  the 
criminal  mentality  will  be  with 
us  for  a  long  time  to  come. 
Undoubtedly,  the  crime  prob- 
lem is  a  symptom  of  the  alien- 
ation caused  by  capitalism,  and 
will  be  a  factor  in  the  demise  of 
capitalism. 

Of  course,  some  people 
might  disagree  with  this  hy- 
pothesis. Thafsfine,butifyou 
dodisagree,  I'd  like  to  hear  from 
you.  Quite  frankly,  I'd  like  to 
heara  theory  on  this  topic  whidi 
holds  water;  most  of  the  ideas 
which  have  been  put  forward 
lack  explanatory  value. 

Capitalism  objectifies  and 
dehumanizes  people  by  indoc- 
trinating them  in  the  imper- 
sonal  ideology  which  justifies 
appropriation  of  surplus  value 
This  is  the  real  root  of  crime, 
along  with  the  poverty  and 
desperation  produced  by  cap'* 
talism.  Is  it  a  coincidence  that 
America,  the  most  advanced 
capitalist  state,  is  also  the  state 
which  finds  it  necessary  to  if' 
prison  the  highest  proportion 
of  its  population?  It  is  not.  f^ 
more  advanced  the  state  of 
capitalism  becomes  in  a  giv£/l 
society,  the  more  criminal  'B 
members  become. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Earth  Day 


13^ 

April  16, 1993 


Where  Do  All  the  Bottles  and  Cans  Go? 


/{  1992  graduate  of  Washington 
College  last  year,  Michael  Tyson 
jttajoredinSpanisKstudied  abroad 
in  Spain,  and  was  active  in  the 
music  department.  Henowresides 
in  Chestertown  and  works  for  In- 
finity Recycling,  Inc. 

The  long-awaited  weekend 
arrives  at  Washington  College. 
It's  time  for  you  to  takea  break, 
set  aside  at  least  a  few  hours 
away  from  the  pressures  of 
studying  and  due  dates,  and 
relax.  You've  heard  there  are 
three  parties  going  on  this 
weekend  and  you  plan  to  let 
loose,  go  to  them  all.  Or,  per- 
haps you're  not  the  kind  to  go 
so  wild,  or  maybe  you're  just 
not  up  to  it  this  time.  So  instead 
of  drinking  cans  and  cans  and 
bottles  and  bottles  of  beer  at  the 
parties,  you  might  relax  with  a 
small  group  of  friends,  order  a 
pizza,  and  drink  cans  and  cans 
and  buttles  and  bottles  of  soda 
while  watching  moviesall  night 
long. 

Come  Sunday  morning, 
you've  had  your  fill;  it's  time  to 
sleep  off  that  hang-over,  or 
simply,  to  sleep,  and  then  to 
start  worry ingabout  that  paper 
due  on  Monday,  or  that  exam 
on  Tuesday ... 

But,  wait  a  minute.  Look  at 
all  those  cans  and  bottles! 
They're  overflowin'  those  con- 
tainers at  the  back  door  of  the 
Snack  Bar,  they're  piled  around 
small  containers  in  the  dorms' 
hallways,  and  they're  stacked 
in  boxes  and  bags  in  and  around 
the  metal  barrels  by  the  quad. 
Where  do  they  all  go?  What 
happens  to  them?  Maybe 
you've  seen  a  cleaning  person 
gather  them  up  and  take  them 
outside,  or  someone  in  a  truck 
with  a  trailer  come  and  take  the 
barrels  away,  leaving  empty 
ones  in  return.  Then  what? 

Infinity  Recycling,  Inc., 
founded  in  1989  by  Ford  and 
Marilee  Schumann  (both 
grad  uates  of  WC),  collects  glass 
bottles  and  jars,  steel  and  alu- 
•ninum  cans,  as  well  as  paper, 
newspaper,  brown  paper  bags, 
cardboard,  and  various  types 
of  metals,  from  over  30  collec- 
tion stations,  from  Wilmington, 
Delaware  to  Vienna,  Maryland, 
including  Washington  College. 

But  before  I  get  into  what 
Wedo,  let  me  back  track  to  cover 
all  four  steps  of  the  recycling 
process. 

The  first  step  is  source 
separation.  This  term  means  the 
sorting  of  recyclable  materials 
right  after  they  are  used.  All 
consumers,  that  is,  anyone  who 
0uys  and  uses  goods  —  you, 
your  friends,  your  family,  your 
P'ofessors,PresidentTrout,me, 
^d  other  workers  at  recycling 
c°mpanies  —  must  participate 
^  this  first  and  most  important 
steP  in  order  to  make  recycling 


work.  The  community  and  lo- 
cal recycling  company  must 
communicate  with  each  other 
in  order  to  have  an  effective 
recycling  program.  Everyone 
must  understand  what  they  can 
and  cannot  recycle  and  how  to 
prepare  their  recyclables  for 
collection. 

Let  me  take  a  moment  to 
summarize  what  exactly  is 
proper  preparation.  To  bebrief, 
I'll  just  talk  about  bottles  and 
cans. 

•  Separate  everything  accord- 
ing to  the  labels  on  the  con- 
tainer. (If  your  hall  uses  its  own 
containers,  they  should  be  la- 
beled likeoursinordertoavoid 
any  confusion).  Put  colored 
glass  into  the  appropriate  con- 
tainer (note  thatblue  glass,  such 
as  "Clearly  Canadian"  bottles, 
goes  in  the  green  glass  con- 
tainer),and  putaluminumcans 
in  their  proper  bin. 

•  Remove  the  lids  of  all  the 
glass  bottles  and  jars  before 
putting  them  into  their  proper 
container.  Throw  the  lid  in  a 
trashcan.  Ifyou  leave  the  lid  on 
your  drink  it  will  eventually  be 
removed.  However,  disposing 
of  it  yourself  makes  our  prod- 
uct a  lot  neater  and  more  valu- 
able, and  makes  the  processing 
for  us  and  other  subsequent 
companies  a  lot  smoother. 

•  Pleasedepositemptierfbottles, 
jars  and  cans  only .  If  you  haven't 
finished  your  drink  give  it  to 
somebody  else  to  finish  or  pour 
the  rest  out  before  putting  it 
into  its  proper  container.  Full 
or  partial  ly  full  bottles  and  cans 
get  too  messy  when  we  process 
them. 

•  No  trash.  Please  do  not  put 
trash  in  the  recycling  containers; 
put  it  in  the  trash  can. 

•  No  exceptions.  For  example, 
when  we  say  "clear  glassbottles 
and  jars  only"  it  really  has  to  be 
that  way.  The  moreother  things, 
or  contaminants,  mixed  with 
the  specified  recyclable  item, 
the  more  time  we  have  to  spend 
removing  them.  Even  if  a  green 
bottle  or  an  aluminum  can — 
both  perfectly  recyclable — is 
put  into  a  container  marked 
"clear  glass,"  it  is  a  contaminant, 
and  we  have  to  remove  it. 

Once  everything  is  sepa- 
rated at  the  source  properly, 
we  pick  it  up  and  take  it  back  to 
the  recycling  yard .  Now  begins 
the  second  step:  processing. 
Currently,  my  specialty  at  In- 
finity is  the  processing  of  glass 
bottles  and  jars.  I  dump  the 
barrels  of  them  onto  a  conveyer 
belt.  As  they  go  along  I  pick  out 
anything  that  doesn't  belong 
— wrong-colored  bottles,  cans, 
bits  of  trash,  and  any  type  of 
glass  that  cannot  be  recycled  at 
Infinity  —  broken  windows, 
drinking  glasses,  coffee  pots, 
and  casserole  dishes,  to  name  a 


few.  When  they  reach  the  top  of 
the  conveyer  they  fall  into  a 
bottomless  steel  box  onto  very 
rapidly  spinning  hammers 
which  smash  them  to  bits.  The 
pieces  fall  in toametalbin. Once 
the  bin  is  full  I  dump  it  into 
whaf  s  called  a  dump  trailer  — 
a  huge  metal  bin  on  wheels. 

The  way  aluminum  and 
steel  cans  are  processed  is 
similar  to  thatof  the  glass  bottles 
and  jars,  just  like  the  glass,  we 
dump  the  cans  onto  a  conveyer 
belt,  and  again  pick  out  any 
contaminants  —  glass  bottles, 
plastic  bottles,  shiny  silvery 
paper  that  is  very  easily  mis- 
taken for  aluminum  foil,  and 
bits  of  trash  that  never  made  it 
to  the  trash  can. 

After  we  remove  the  con- 
taminants, a  magnet  in  the 
conveyer  belt  pulls  the  steel  cans 
downward  into  a  can  flattener. 
Once  flattened,  they  ride  on 
another  conveyer  belt  which 
drops  them  into  a  dump  trailer. 
Meanwhile,  the  aluminum  cans 
have  not  been  attracted  by  the 
magnet,  and  have  fallen  into  a 
large  box.  When  it's  full  we 
carry  it  to  a  separate  machine, 
an  aluminumcan  flattener,  and 
dump  it  on  the  conveyer  belt. 
Once  again  we  pull  out  any 
contaminants  that  were  missed 
on  the  first  conveyer  belt,  such 
as  aluminum  foil.  (Although  foil 
is  recyclable  and  we  do  process 
it  at  Infinity,  it  can  not  be  mixed 
with  aluminum  cans.) 

The  cans  fall  intoaflattener 
and  then  are  shot  by  a  high- 
powered  fan  through  a  metal 
tube  into  another  trailer.  When 
the  clear  glass  dump  trailer  is 
full  it  can  hold  about  twenty 
tons  of  crushed  bottles  and  jars. 
A  full  steel  can  dump  trailer 
holds  about  ten  tons  and  the 
full  aluminum  trailer  six  tonsof 
aluminum  cans. 

Now  the  trailers  are  ready 
to  be  sold  to  other  companies 
who  will  clean  them  even  more 
to  get  the  materials  to  as  pure  a 
stateas  possible  before  melting 
them  down.  Afterwards  the 
glass  will  be  turned  into  new 
glass  bottles  and  jars  while  the 
steel  and  aluminum  cans  will 
be  turned  into  many  products, 
from  new  steel  cans  to  auto- 
mobiles and  from  aluminum 
cans  to  aluminum  bicycle 
frames. 

As  the  recycling  process 
starts  with  us  —  that  is,  the 
consumers  —  it  also  ends  with 
us.  In  the  fourth  step,  to  bring 
the  process  full  circle,  we  must 
buy  products  made  from  re- 
cycled material.  That  is  where 
the  money  ultimately  comes 
from  to  support  the  recycling 
industry. 

After  this  su  mmary,  I  hope 
to  ha  ve  made  the  recycling  pro- 
cess clearer  and  a  little  more 


tangible  for  you.  Now,  I  would 
like  to  talk  specifically  about 
the  recycling  program  at 
Washington  College. 

With  the  recyclables  that 
Infinity  collects  from  WC,  an- 
other step  must  be  added  — 
namely  the  entire  first  step  of 
so  u  rce  sepa  ration .  We  take  back 
barrels  and  plastic  trash  bags 
full  of  a  mixture  of  different 
colored  glass  bottles,  beercans, 
cardboard  boxes,  plastic  bottles 
paper  board  cases,  wetnapkins, 
plastic  cups,  cigarette  butts,  and 
other  pieces  of  trash.  Out  of  all 
the  things  on  this  list  we  only 
accept  glass  bottles  and  metal 
cans  from  the  Snack  Bar,  dining 
hall  and  dorms.  Although  we 
process  a  lot  of  cardboard  we 
do  not  take  it  from  WC;  and 
although  thin-necked  plastic 
bottles  (soda  and  milk  bottles 
mainly)  are  recyclable  here  in 
Kent  County's  program,  we 
presently  do  not  accept  any 
plastic  whatsoever.  Or  trash. 

Students  need  to  be  aware 
that  they  play  the  most  impor- 
tant part  in  the  recycling  pro- 
gram at  the  college.  You  are  the 
source  separators.  When  you 
allow  your  bottles,  cans,  and 
trash  to  be  mixed  in  the  recy- 
cling containers  you  not  only 
waste  our  time  and  money,  but 
you  also  do  not  take  responsi- 
bility for  your  part  in  your  recy- 
cling program.  I  would  like  to 
be  very  clear  that  I  am  not  slap- 
ping your  hand,  shaming  you 
and  telling  you  that  you'd  bet- 
ter recycle  or  else.  Rather,  I'm 
giving  you  the  facts  and  asking 
you  to  make  a  choice. 

There  are  three  possibili- 
ties: 1)  continue  the  way  it  is 
now  and  Infinity  Recycling  will 
discontinue  its  program  at  WC; 

2)  Tell  us  you  would  rather  not 
recycle  and  Infinity  will  dis- 
continue its  program  at  WC;  or 

3)  make  a  change  in  how  you 
collect  your  recyclables  so  that 
they're  neater  and  cleaner,  and 


Infinity  will  keep  processing 
them. 

I  realize  these  possibilities 
may  seem  drastic  and  may  come 
as  a  surprise.  Chances  are  no- 
body ever  told  you  how  impor- 
tant it  is  to  recycle  cleanly  and 
neatly.  That's  okay.  But  now 
it's  time  to  learn. 

If  everybody  is  informed  it 
really  isn't  that  hard  to  have  a 
good  recycling  program.  The 
hardest  part  is  changing  old 
habits.  Other  co-workers  at  In- 
finity and  I  have  thought  of 
three  ways  to  save  the  program. 
First, get  the  RAs  together.  Have 
hall  meetings  to  educate  and  to 
encourage  good  participation. 
Second,  organize  support 
throughout  the  whole  campus. 
If  every  SGA-sponsored  club 
donated  some  of  its  funds,  there 
would  be  more  than  enough 
money  to  establish  a  new  and 
much  improved  recycling  pro- 
gram. 

With  our  feedback  we 
could  work  something  out. 
Lastly,  spread  the  word.  You 
who  have  read  this  article,  re- 
member the  tips  given  earlier 
and  let  someone  else  know  be- 
fore they  throw  a  contaminant 
into  a  barrel.  Suggest  that  your 
RA  have  a  hall  meeting  to  talk 
about  how  to  recycle.  Only  a 
little  time  and  effort  are  neces- 
sary on  your  part  in  the  begin- 
ning. After  that  ifs  a  matter  of 
remembering  and  informing 
the  new-comers  to  WC.  Ifs  up 
to  you.  Just  as  the  citizens  of 
Kent  County  make  recycling 
happen  in  the  county,  it  is  the 
students  who  will  make  recy- 
cling happen  at  WC.  Person- 
ally, I  see  a  lot  of  potential  in  the 
student  body  and  a  big  oppor- 
tunity to  say  —  in  spite  of  an 
administration  that  is  very  slow 
to  take  the  lead,  in  spite  of  oth- 
ers who  just  don 'tea  re —  we're 
going  to  make  it  work,  and  then 
we'll  do  it. 


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April  16, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Baseball  Overcomes  Hopkins  Jinx 
Team  Improves  With  2-2  Week 


Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Tuesday,  the  Washing- 
ton baseball  team  defeated  the 
Johns  Hopkins  Bluejays  for  the 
first  time  since  1990.  In  the 
second  game  of  a  double 
header,  senior  co-captain  Joe 
Boan  shutout  Hopkins  5-0  to 
improve  Washington's  record 
to  7-10. 

"It  was  a  good  ball  game," 
Coach  Ed  Athey  said.  "We 
played  well  in  the  infield,  and 
we  got  some  help  from  their 
pitchers  who  were  kind  of 
wild." 

Strong  play  in  the  infield 
has  been  a  rarity  for  the 
Shoremen  this  year,  as  was 
evidenced  in  game  one.  Al- 
though Keith  Whiteford 
pitched  well,  the  defense  was 
suspect  in  an  8-3  toss. 

"Wehadtwoorthreeerrors 
in  the  first  inning  that  really 
took  us  out  of  (he  ball  game," 
Athey  said.  "After  the  second 
inning  of  the  first  game,  it  was 
good  baseball  on  both  sides." 

Last  week,  the  Shoremen 
split  a  double  header  with 
UMES.  Yesterday,  Washing- 
ton played  Salisbury  State  at 
home.  The  results  were  not 
availableatpress time.  Tomor- 


Co-captain  Mike  Hanifee  has 
anchored  the  Shoremen  defense 


row,  the  Shoremen  will  face 
divisional  foe  Ursinus  in  a 
double  header  at  home.  Athey 
hopes  the  win  over  Hopkins 
will    carry    over    into    the 


Salisbury  and  Ursinus  games. 
"If  it  doesn't  (carry  over), 
we  ought  to  be  shot,"  he  said. 
"If  you  get  good  pitching,  it 
helps  a  lot,  too." 


Rec  Sports  Softball,  Club  Sports 


Intramural  Hi-Comp  Softball 
The  Hi-Comp  intramural 
Softball  season  openers  were 
played  on  Tuesday  afternoon 
with  Kappa  Alpha  and  the 
Theta's  grabbing  commanding 
wins  over  the  Phi  Delts  and  the 
Smigs.  The  Theta's  used  a  six- 
run  last  inning  rally  to  defeat 
the  Phi  Delts,  and  the  KA's 
tucked  the  Smigs  awaay  in  a 
four-inning  shortened  game 
due  to  the  ten-run  slaughter 
ruling. 

High  Street  and  the  other 
Hi-Comp  team  opened  yester- 
day. The  Pre-Season  picks  for 
'93  softball  favor  the  KA's  who 
have  won  more  softball  titles 
(six  in  eight  tries)  than  any  other 
team  in  recent  Rec  Sport  His- 
tory. The  Theta  team  will  vie 
for  the  title  come  toumey  time 
with  the  Phi  Delts,  High  Street 
and  the  Smigs  rounding  out  the 
league. 

Co-Rec  League 

The  defending  Co-Rec 
softball  champs  return  fora  run 
at  the  title  against  the  Cabrones 
and  Kappa  Alpha.  This  year 
the  faculty  and  staff  have  en- 
tered as  an  exhibition  team 
(Goobers)— just  too  much  talent 
to  be  included  in  the  standings. 
Pre-Season  picks  place  the 


Lambadamen  at  #1  with  the 
KA2  and  Cabrones  even  at  #2. 

Club  Sport  Rugby 

Spring  Rugby  is  off  to  its 
best  spring  season  in  years. 
New  members  and  a  big  win 
over  the  University  of  Mary- 
land sets  thestage  fora  rematch 
with  UMBCand  the  President's 
CuponMayl.  Anew  practice 
field  with  goal  posts  has  been 
developed  behind  Cardinal 
and  this  will  go  a  long  way  to 
stabilize  the  sport  on  campus. 
Women's  rugby  has  begun  the 
process  of  initiating  a  program 
with  an  instructional  session 
scheduled  in  late  April. 

Club  Sport  Lacrosse 

Two  tough  losses  on  the 
road  to  Chesapeake  College 
and  Villa  Julie  College  opened 
the  season.  Two  rematch 
games  at  home  with  additional 
games  are  beingplanned.  Next 
year's  club  team  enters  the 
National  Collegiate  Lacrosse 
League  with  a  full  eight-game 
schedule  against  all  Division  I 
teams  (Loyola,  University  of 
Maryland,  Hopkins,  Navy, 
Towson  State,  and  UMBC). 

Club  Sport  Tennis 

Program  sponsors   the 


Arthur  Ashe  Memorial  Tourna- 
ment this  weekend  and  another 
tournament  slated  forearly  May. 
Contact  Steve  Dashiell  at  ext. 
8689  for  details. 

Focus  Croup  Results 

The  recent  recreational  ser- 
vices focus  group  concluded  its 
small  group  survey  of  students 
and  the  results  will  be  used  to 
improve  the  Recreational  Sports 
1994  program.  Preliminary  data 
suggests  several  areas  of  inter- 
est: 

— The  Johnson  LFC  is 
meetingstudent  needs  in  design 
and  schedule. 

— There  is  an  interest  in 
expanding  club  sport  opportu- 
nities with  increased  funding 
for  club  teams  and  increased 
opportunites  for  non- 
competitive clubs. 

— Additional  fields  and 
open  spaces  should  be  devel- 
oped. 

— Lighting  for  the  running 
track  on  Kibler  should  be  in- 
stalled. 

— Outdoor  basketball 
courts  and  sand  volleyball 
courts  should     be  installed. 

— Increased  access  to  the 
waterfront  for  recreational  use. 

— More  instructional  classes 
should  be  offered. 


Softball  Wins 


Denise  Hakanson  ex- 
ploded for  a  four-for-four  day, 
including  three  doubles  in  the 
Shorewomen softball  team's  11- 
7  win  over  Swarthmore.  This 
week's  Newt's  POW, 
Hakanson  also  drove  in  four 
runs  and  stole  two  bases. 

Team  co-captain  Tara 
Rathal  scored  three  runs  and 
added  two  hits.  Michelle  Chin 
also  contributed  two  hits  with 


two  runs  scored. 

Diana  Holton  improved 
her  pitching  record  to  3-4  on 
the  season  with  a  7-inning  com- 
plete game  effort. 

The  team's  record  now 
stands  at  3-4  after  splitting  a 
double  header  with  Lebanon 
Valley  and  the  Swarthmore 
win.  The  team  is  on  a  3-1  streak 
after  dropping  the  first  three 
games  of  the  season. 


Brandon  White 


Club  Lacrosse  Beats 
Washington  D.C.  Club 

of  the  goals  scored  by  Wash- 
ington D.C.  in  the  first  half  oc- 
curred during  man-up  situa- 
tions,dueto  the  very  tight  game 
that  the  referees  were  calling. 
The  Shoremen  regrouped 
during  halftime  and  came  out 
strong.  They  took  the  lead  in 
the  third  quarter  and  main- 
tained it  for  the  win.  The  high 
scorers  of  the  game  were  Gibby 
Semmes  (with  a  game  high  of 
three  goals  and  one  assist)  and 
Benny  Lamanna(with  two  goals 
and  two  assists).  The  lacrosse 
club  returns  in  a  week  to  face 
the  Penn  State  Nittney  Lions 
tomorrow  at  2:00  p.m. 


Staff  Writer 

Last  Saturday  the  Wash- 
ington College  lacrosse  club 
went  out  and  faced  Washington 
Lacrosse  Club  of  D.C.  and  de- 
feated them  by  a  score  of  14-9. 

The  Shoremen  struck  first 
in  the  opening  minutes  with  two 
quick  goals.  However,  Wash- 
ington D.C.  quickly  retaliated 
and  tied  it  up. 

During  the  rest  of  the  half, 
both  teams  alternated  scoring. 
At  the  half,  Washington  D.C. 
hadtakenaone-goallead.  Most 


Starting  women's  lacrosse  goalie  Nancy  Millhouser  has  been  strong 

in  the  net  this  year.  Although  the  team  is  struggling,  the  sophotnort 

keeper  has  anchored  the  defense.  The  women 's  lacrosse  team  droppd 

games  to  Hopkins  and  Dickinson  this  week.  Look  for  an  article  on 

the  team's  progress  in  next  week's  issue. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


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April  16, 1993 


Washington  Works  Over  Widener 
Men's  Lacrosse  Moves  Up  to  8-1 


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On  Wednesday,  the 
Shoremen  lacrosse  team  im- 
proved their  record  to  8-1  with 
a28-6  pounding  over  Widener 
University.  Jason  Paige  led  the 
attack  with  five  goaJs  and  four 
assists,  and  Harris  Murphy 
dished  out  a  season-high  seven 
assists. 

"Offensively,  we're  mov- 
the  ball  well,"  Coach  Terry 
Corcoran  said.  "But  we're  go- 
to have  to  raise  our  level  of 
play  defensively." 

Widener  opened  the  scor- 
ing 12  seconds  into  the  contest 
a  goal  from  Ryan  Price. 
However,  Washington  scored 
unanswered  goals  over  a 
2131  span  beginning  with  a 
goal  fromChrisCotewith  12:16 
left  in  the  first  period. 

Murphy  assisted  on  six  of 
thefirstsevengoals.  Washing- 
tonled  9-1  after  the  first  quarter 
with  Greg  Lawler,  Paige  (three 
limes),  Greg  Mouracade 
(twice),  Chris  Sanchez  and  Stu 
Warner  following  Cote  to  the 


Sanchez  opened  thesecond 
period  with  a  goal  assisted  from 
Paige.  Paige  followed  with  a 

"  at  the  14:10  mark,  and 
lawler  scored  unassisted  with 
13:19  remaining  in  the  second 
quarter.  Fourteen  seconds  later, 
defenseman  Greg  Miller  made 
run  upfield  and  scored  on  an 
another  assist  from  Paige. 

Murphy,  Brian  Flynn,  and 
Mouracade  all  tallied  to  make 
Hie  score  16-1  with  10:47  re- 
training in  the  first  half.  Coach 
Corcoran  emptied  the  bench  at 
that  point  and  immediately  got 
two  unassisted  goals  from 
freshman  Bart  Jaeger  to  make 
the  score  18-1. 

Jeff  Silpolu  stopped  the 
Shoremen's  scoring  streak  with 
foe  last  two  goals  of  the  first 
half.  However,  Cote  and  Paige 
toth  scored  beforeaminute  had 
passed  in  the  third  quarter,  ex- 
tending the  Washington  lead 
wck  to  17. 

Ryan  Price  scored  his  sec- 
ond goal  of  the  game  for  Wid- 
j^r  with  13:48  remaining  in 
e  toird  quarter,  making  the 
*G)re2(M.  However,  over  the 
"e*t  10:06,  Warner,  Jamie 
^arver,  Jaeger,  George 
perbury,  Tom  Hiebler,  and 
rke  McDermott  all  scored  in 
^cession  giving  the  Shoremen 
^ame-high  22  goal  lead  at  26- 

l  Adam  Prince  ended  the 
Widener  scoring  drought  with 
J*  flfst  goal  of  the  fourth 
lifter.  However,  McDermott 
rM|ed  on  an  assist  from 


Chris  Cote  scored  two  goals  and 
added  two  assists  against 
Widener  on  Wednesday 


Adderbury  with  8:02  remain- 
ing. With  5:00  left,  freshman 
Andrew  Neville  from  Berkeley, 
California  scored  his  second 
goal  of  the  season.  Widener's 
Pat  Ryan  closed  out  the  scoring 
with  2:30  remaining  with  the 
final  score  28-6. 

In  the  groundball  depart- 
ment, sophomore  Jerry  Davis 
led  the  Shoremen  with  six. 
Jaeger  and  Janairo  Hernandez 
each  picked  up  five  loose  balls, 
and  Mouracade,  Carver,  and 
Hiebler  each  had  four. 

Last  Saturday,  the 
Shoremen  defeated  Franklin  & 
Marshall  11-9.  Lawler  scored 
five  goals  in  the  winning  effort 
with  Paige  adding  three. 

"Franklin  &  Marshall's  a 
good  team,"  Corcoran  said.  "I 
expected  it  to  be  a  tough  game. 
We  did  what  we  had  to  do  to 
win." 

Corcoran  anticipates  a 
tough  contest  on  Saturday 
against  rival  Washington  &  Lee 
who  is  ranked  10th  in  the 
country  in  Division  III.  Wash- 
ington is  ranked  4th. 

"Washington  &  Lee's  going 
to  be  a  real  biggame,"  Corcoran 
said.  "Wehavetocomeoutthis 
weekend  and  play  excited." 

The  Washington  &  Lee 
game  will  take  placeamidst  the 
Parent's  Day  activities  on  Sat- 
urday. An  Alumni  lacrosse 
game  is  also  scheduled. 


Widner  Box  Score 


Washington 
J.  Paige 

B.  Jaeger 

G.  Mouracade 

C.  Cote 
G.  Lawler 
C.  Sanchez 
S.  Warner 

M.  McDermott 
H.  Murphy 
G.  Miller 
G.  Adderbury 

B.  Flynn 
J.  Carver 
A.  Neville 

Widener 
R.  Price 
J.  Silpolu 
A.  Prince 
P.  Ryan 

C.  DeRose 


G 

5 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 

G 

2 
2 
1 
1 
0 


12    3    4 
Pioneers    12   1   2-6 
Shoremen  9    9   8   2-26 

faceoffs 

Washington   22 
Widener  14 


NEWT'S 


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This  week,  there  were  way  too  many  candidates  for  the 
revered  Newt's  Player  of  the  Week.  Joe  Boan  shutout  Hopkins  5- 
0.  Renee  Guckert  continued  her  strong  play  on  the  women's 
lacrosse  team.  Harris  Murphy  recorded  seven  assists  against 
Widener,and  Jon  Lundberg  recorded  his  eighth  win  as  a  Shoremen, 
Tara  Rathal  continued  her  consistent  play  for  the  Softball  team, 
And  Dave  Cola  once  again  amazed  us  by  showing  off  his  ability 
to  take  a  licking  and  keep  on  ticking  (nice  shot,  Kraus!). 

However,  receiving  the  honor  of  this  week's  POW  is  Ra dial's 
teammate,  Denise  Hakanson.  A  freshman  from  New  Jersey, 
Hakanson  has  recovered  from  a  late  start  due  to  swimming,  and 
an  early  season  injury  to  begin  producing  offensively. 

The  right-hand  hitting  left  fielder  is  batting  a  robust  .667  for 
the  season.  Against  Swartfimore,  Hakanson  went  four-for-four 
with  three  doubles,  four  RBIs,  and  two  stolen  bases. 

With  all  eight  spring  teams  performing  well  at  the  moment, 
this  swami/editor  says  every  team  will  win  on  Parent's  Day 
weekend.  Support  the  Shoremen  this  weekend  as  every  team 
goes  into  action. 

Hey,  did  anyone  else  notice  that  as  big  as  Berger's  dog  is 
getting,  it's  hard  to  tell  diem  apart?  Oh,  Bucknor,  you  better  go  the 
batting  cages  this  weekend. 

If  you  like  Parent's  Day  tomorrow,  just  thank  Max. 


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Baseball 
Breaks 
Hopkins 
Drought 


Sports 


Kappa  Alpha,  Theta  Chi  Favored 
In  Intramural  Softball  Season 


WCLax 
Waxes 

Widener 

28-6 


Senior  defenseman  Scott  Overend  pursue  another  ground  ball.  Overend  led  the  team  in  the  ground  Ml  department  last  season,  and  he  is 
playing  strong  defense  this  year,  as  well.  Hailing  from  Annapolis.  MD  and  St.  Marys  High  School,  Overend  is  also  a  co-captain  on  the 

team  for  the  second  consecutive  year. 


Scores 


Lacrosse 
Men's 
Washington        28 
Widener 


Washington        11 
Frank.  &  Marsh.  9 

Women's 
Washington         4 
J.  Hopkins         19 

Washington 
Dickinson 

Baseball 
Washington 
J.  Hopkins 


Washington 
J.  Hopkins 

Softball 
Washington 
Leb.  Valley 


15 
5 


Washington  5 
Leb.  Valley 

Washington  H 

Swarthmore  1 


Denise  Hakanson:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 


And  they  said  it  couldn't  be  done 


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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-Three  •  April  23,  1993 

SCC's  Recent  Activity  Doesn't 
Account  for  Last  Two  Years 

1.  Tarin  Towers 


.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

On  April  15  the  Student 
Conduct  Council  heard  the 
third  and  fourth  cases  of  the 
semester  (the  first  two  involved 
the  Middle  Hall  break-in  and 
were  reported  in  last  week's 
Elm). 

The  third  case:  Curtis 
Millington  was  operating  a  jeep 
March  26  with  five  student  pas- 
sengers returning  from  Newf  s 
Hillside  Tavern;  the  party  cut 
through  the  graveyard  and  pro- 
ceeded to  traverse  the  women's 
lacrosse  field,  doing  'donuts' 
and  generally  tearing  up  the 
field. 

The  jeep  was  spotted  by  a 
campus  security  truck. 

The  SCC  found  Millington 
responsible  for  vandalism.  He 
was  sen  fenced  to  10  hours  com- 
munity service  to  be  completed 
with  Buildings  &  Grounds  lawn 
crew  by  May  3;  he  is  also  finan- 
tially  responsible  for  any  and 
all  repairs  needed  to  the  field. 

The  fourth  case:  three  WC 
students,  Jon  Lundberg,  Bart 
Jaeger,  and  Mike  McDermott 
were  'wrestling  around'  in  the 
basement  of  Wicomico.  Subse- 
quently the  group  broke  four 
ceiling  tiles,  damaged  aban- 
doned property  (including 
some  chairs)  and  spat  blood  and 
saliva  on  a  wall. 


The  trial,  originally  sched- 
uled for  April  1,  was  resched- 
uled due  to  student  conflict  with 
a  Political  Science  field  trip.  The 
subsequent  date,  April  15,  was 
later  also  found  to  be  inconve- 
nient to  the  group:  the  SCC  trial 
would  interrupt  lacrosse  prac- 
tice. 

SCC  Chair  Bridgette  Win- 
chester would  not  re-re-sched- 
ule the  trial  but  offered  the  three 
the  option  of  being  represented 
by  a  peer. 

Ron  Lockhart  represented 
the  party,  which  was  found  re- 
sponsible for  vandalism  and 
given  an  official  college  warn- 
ing. 

Lundberg,  Jaeger  and 
McDermott  are  responsible  for 
paying  or  doing  labor  for  all 
damages  to  the  Wicomico  Base- 
ment, as  well  as  doing  1 5  hours 
of  community  service  with  the 
Maintenance  division  of  Build- 
ings and  Grounds  by  April  26. 

Winchester  told  the  Elm  in 
an  interview  Wednesday  that 
these  four  cases  heard  in  the 
past  month  axe  the  first  heard 
by  the  SCC  since  January  of 
1991. 

"Many  cases  have  come  up 
this  year  that  were  appropriate 
for  the  SCC  to  hear,"  she  said, 
"however  the  body  was  by- 
passed in  favor  of  Student  Af- 
fairs or  the  All-Campus  Judi- 
ciary." 


According  to  the  Student 
Handbook,  said  Winchester,  a 
now-defunct  body  called  the 
Conduct  Screening  Board  sup- 
posedly screens  all  disciplin- 
ary cases  and  decides  through 
what  channel  the  case  will  be 
heard.  Apparently,  the  current 
process  is  somewhat  arbitrary. 

"Students  do  not  have  a 
chance  to  be  heard  by  their  peers 
— the  judicial  system  [at  WC]  is 
much  more  effective  when  the 
judgment  is  up  to  the  peers 
rather  than  having  a  statement 
handed  down  from  high  atop 
Mount  Casey  or  the  Buntagon," 
said  Winchester. 

Winchester  conducted  an 
informal  survey  during  many 
of  the  RA  interviews  to  find  out 
what  students  knew  about  the 
campus  judicial  system.    "I 
found  they  had  little  or  no 
knowledge  of  the  SCC  —  and 
these  are  some  of  the  most  out- 
going and  responsible  members 
of  the  college  community,"  she 
said. 

"This  demonstrates  a  lack 
of  awareness  in  the  student 
body  as  a  whole." 

Before  students  decide 
what  they  do  or  do  not  like 
about  the  Judicial  System  at 
WC,  she  said,  they  should  read 
the  section  of  the  Student  Hand- 
book which  deals  with  these 
issues  —  although  they  are  be- 
ing reexamined  by  the  college. 


Washington  College    •   Chestertown,  Maryland 

Fight  Prompts  Caution  About 
Off-Campus  Parties 

the  question  of  what  the  college 
is  going  to  do,"  especially  in 
regard  to  the  alcohol  violations 
by  WC  students. 

"Clearly,  there  have  been 
some  questions  raised  as  to  the 
nature  of  the  party,  the  amount 
of  alcohol  being  consumed  ... 
initially,  no  one  was  going  to 
touch  that,"  Roderick  said.  "But 
the  issue  has  been  turned  over 
to  Marty  Stetson,  the  alcoholic 
beverage  inspector  for  Kent 
County." 

Unfortunately,    said 
Roderick,  "this  is  going  to  af- 
fect future  off-campus  parties 
and  how  they're  viewed  by  the 
local  law  enforcement." 

He  pointed  out  that,  aside 
from  the  important  issues  of 
drunk  driving  and  serving  li- 
quor to  minors,  parties  which 
charge  at  the  door  for  alcohol 
consumption  are  in  essence  sell- 
ing liquor  without  a  license  — 
and  often  selling  to  minors. 

"We're  all  concerned  about 
events  like  this  —  we're  look- 
ing as  to  how  to  best  deal  with 
these  situations  in  the  future," 
Roderick  said.  "Incidents  like 
these  bring  issues  to  light  that 
we  all  have  to  look  at  —  this  is 
a  serious  incident  where  this 
kid  was  injured." 

Roderick  advises  other  stu- 
dents to  take  care  in  organizing 
any  off-campus  events;  the 
Spring  Sig  Farm  Party  has  ap- 
parently been  canceled  due  to 
fears  of  heavy  law  enforcement. 


Campus  Crime  Increases  as 
Semester  Draws  to  Close 


Jerry  Rode  Rick,  Director 
of  WK  Security,  would  like  to 
remind  all  students  that  spring 
often  sees  an  increase  in  the 
crime  rate  on  campus.  Students 
"with  their  minds  on  other 
things"  should  take  care  to  pro- 
tect themselves  and  their  prop- 
erty both  in  and  outside  of  the 
dorms.  "Exercise  common 
sense,"  he  stated. 

•  On  Thursday  April  8  be- 
tween 11  and  11:30  p.m.  (di- 
rectly before  Spring  Break),  a 
student  on  the  first  floor  of 
Caroline  dorm  who  was  study- 
mg  with  her  window  open  re- 
ported that  a  young  black  male 
Wed  to  gain  entrance  to  the 
building  through  her  open  win- 
dow. 

Rode  Rick  wants  students 
to  make  sure  their  windows  are 


secured,  particularly  first-floor 
windows;  caution  should  be 
exercised  especially  when  the 
student  leaves  the  dorm  or 
sleeps. 

•  On  April  13  the  Theta  Chi 
fraternity  reported  the  theft  of 
their  fraternity  banner  from  the 
Dorchester  Lounge.  The  ban- 
ner is  worth  about  $100,  and 
the  Theta's  would  like  to  see  it 
returned. 

•  On  April  15  at  2:10  a.m.  a 
student  kicked  in  an  East  Hall 
basement  window.  The  student 
admitted  to  causing  the  dam- 
age, and  the  case  has  been  re- 
ferred to  the  Student  Conduct 
Council. 

•  On  April  20  a  motor  ve- 
hicle accident  occurred  in  the 
Talbot-area  parking  lot.  Jason 
Ronstadt,  driving  a  Toyota  4x4 


pickup,  was  backing  up  when 
the  truck's  bumper  hooked  that 
of  a  Mazda  MX-3  owned  by 
Amy  Bickley  and  parked  in  the 
lot.  The  bumper  was  tom  from 
the  car.  Ronstadt  came  forward 
immediately  and  the  incident 
has  been  reported  to  the 
Chestertown  Police. 

•  Security  Officer  Ken 
Haines  reports  a  strange  rash  of 
vending  machine  thefts  which 
occurred  from  Tuesday  April 
13  to  this  past  Tuesday.  The 
Coca-Cola  delivery  man,  who 
comes  to  WK  on  Tuesdays,  re- 
ported a  significant  loss  in  cash, 
but  not  product,  from  one  week 
to  the  next.  Seven  different  Coke 
machines  were  hit,  ranging 
from  the  LFC  to  some  of  the 

See  "Security,"  page  9 


Editor-in-Chief 

An  off-campus  fight  which 
occurred  last  weekend  has  been 
causing  a  stir  in  the  local  pa- 
pers. 

At  approximately  2  a.m. 
last  Sunday  morning  a  fight 
broke  out  at  a  Pomona  residence 
rented  by  several  WC  students. 
A  non-student  apparently  pro- 
voked an  altercation  which  re- 
sulted in  three  hospitalizations 
and  several  minor  injuries. 

Andrew  C.  Wood  was  the 
most  serious  casualty;  he  was 
flown  to  Shock  Trauma  in  Bal- 
timore and  is  back  at  school. 

David  M.  Kraft  and  Mat- 
thew P.  Mullin  were  treated  for 
a  head  injury  and  a  split  lip, 
respectively,  at  Kent  and  Queen 
Anne's  Hospital. 

Nancy  E.  Whiteman,  Sonja 
E.  Wilson  and  R.  Jon  O'Connor 
also  suffered  minor  injuries  in 
the  fight,  which  is  currently 
under  investigation  by  the  Kent 
County  Sheriffs  Office. 

Although  no  charges  had 
been  filed  at  press  time,  the 
Sheriffs  Office  is  taking  state- 
ments and  expects  some  assault 
and  battery  reports. 

WC  Security  Director  Jerry 
Roderick  said  he  is  assisting  in 
the  investigation.  "We're  let- 
ting the  appropriate  authori- 
ties pursue  this;  we'll  help  wher- 
ever we  can."  He  added  that 
local  reporters  "keep  pushing 


Inside 


Erin  Rowe  Looks  at 
Lables  and  Language 

Thirty  Years  of  the 
William  James  Forum 

Bitch  &  Bore  Part  Two: 
Movie  Picks 


What  are  Your  Precon- 
ceptions About  Rape? 


8 


April  23, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College     ELM 


Reality  Check 

I  woke  up  in  a  cold  sweat  from  the  strangest  dream  I  ever  had. 
First  of  all  I  dreamt  I  had  made  it  to  all  my  classes  and  had  even  made 
it  to  some  of  them  on  time.  "This  can't  be  real,"  I  thought,  and  I 
rubbed  my  eyes  and  went  to  go  to  the  bathroom. 

As  I  got  out  of  bed  I  stepped  over  piles  of  clothes  on  the  floor. 
Bewildered,  I  said  to  myself,  "I  know  I've  done  laundry  in  the  past 
two  months.  How  odd." 

But  I  had  a  sinking  feeling  that  this  was  really  my  room  and  that 
yes,  I  was  out  of  socks. 

I  stumbled  into  the  kitchen  and  made  my  way  into  Tanya's 
room.  She  was  sitting  on  her  bed  and  reading  Shakespeare.  "How's 
your  paper  coming,"  she  asked. 

"This  can't  be  reality,"  I  murmured.  "That  paper's  not  due  until 
the  end  of  April." 

"It  is  the  end  of  April,"  she  said  quizzically.  "Only  two  weeks 
of  classes  left." 

"NO!"  I  cried.  I  must  still  be  dreaming!  yeah,  thaf  s  it.  I  looked 
around  slowly.  I  didn't  want  her  to  know  how  freaky  this  all 
seemed.  It  was  as  if  I  had  suddenly  crossed  cyberspace  to  live  in 
another  world,  and  I  was  afraid  that  this  was  reality. 

I  made  my  way  back  to  my  room  and  turned  on  the  radio.  The 
announcer  was  making  a  joke  about  how  many  Branch  Da  vidians 
you  could  fit  in  a  Yugo. 

Now  this  liad  to  be  fiction.  Jim  Jones  was  dead,  right?  There 
aren't  any  cults  in  our  rime...  well.  Not  anymore.  Jesus.  How 
obscene!  How ...  apocalyptic.  Shit.  This  had  to  be  a  movie.  Only  with 
no  visuals. 

Speaking  of  visuals.  A  piece  of  laundry  just  got  up  and  crawled 
under  my  bed.  Naw.  I  was  hallucinating. 

"Okay,"  I  said  out  loud,  "when  does  the  scary  music  start?" 

As  if  on  cue,  the  radio  began  to  play  "Whip  It." 

"1  LEFT  THE  EIGHTIES  WHERE  THEY  BELONGED!"  I  snarled. 
"INTHECAC!" 

I  shot  the  radio,  and  sat  down  and  smoked  a  cigarette.  "When 
did  1  start  smoking?"  I  asked  myself,  bewildered. 

"October  of  1990,"  a  little  voice  answered.  I  shot  a  furtive  look 
across  the  room.  The  voice  seemed  to  have  been  coming  from 
somewhere  in  a  pile  of  t-shirts. 

I  shook  my  head  and,  resigned,  went  back  to  bed. 

I  was  awoken  by  the  ring  of  the  phone. 

"Urgh."  I  ran  and  answered  it.  "Hello?"  I  tried  to  sound  as 
awake  as  possible. 

"Hello,  Tarin?" 

I  checked.  It  was  me.  "Yes?"  I  said  carefully. 

"Hi,  this  is  Lori  Burke,  internship  coordinator  knotting  Stone." 

"I  have  decided  to  offer  you  the  internship  atRolling  Stone.  Are 
you  still  interested?" 

"Uh,  yeah!  yes!  I'm  definitely  interested!" 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 

Hessey  Clarifies  WC's  Budget  Deficit  Situation 


To  the  Editor: 

I  would  like  to  commend 
your  effort  to  report  on  the 
College's  finances  in  the  Elm 
issueof  April  16,1993.  Operat- 
ing deficit  projections  are  a  dif- 
ficult topic  to  explain  even  for 
me  at  times. 

Perhaps  I  can  add  some 
clarification  for  the  campus 


were  reduced  to  offset  the  ma- 
jor portion  of  the  additional  fi- 
nancial aid  costs.  It  should  be 
pointed  out  that  a  deficit  of  this 
size  accounts  to  less  than  2  per- 
cent of  the  total  budget. 

There  has  since  September 


troller,  as  you  reported,  but  a 
common  classification  of  costs 
at  colleges  and  universities. 

An  additional  corrections 
to  your  article  is  that  June  rev- 
enues from  Summer  Confer- 
ence programs  are  estimated  at 


been  further  belt-tightening  and    $250,000,  not  $25,000  as  re- 
budget  reductions,  and  athlet-      ported. 


community  and  truly  dispel 
fears  about  a  deficit  that  is  in 

Iwasreallyconfusednow.IwenttothecalendarmadazetoteU  the  low  six  figure  ranee  As 
her  when  I  could  start.  This  had  to  be  a  movie.  Was  I  on  candid  „rt„  „nhlA  (»  ^5m„  „„„S,J.w™ 
camera? 

"No,"  said  the  little  voice  on  the  floor. 

Shit.  1  missed  history  class.  But  I  got  the  call  from  Rolling  Stone. 
Wait.  I  was  awake.  I  was.  Oh.  My.  God. 

I  called  Brian.  He  reminded  my  I  hadn't  written  my  editorial 
yet.  Yes,  this  was  reality.  I  called  Richard  Harwood.  (!)  He  told  me 

to  call  Bill  Greider.  (!!)  [the  National  Editor.  And  all  around  cool  guy]  '^asied  for  the  n^^aal  aid  over- 
I  called  Bill  Greider.  (!!!)  ^n  and  departmental  budgets 

And  I  sighed,  lit  a  cigarette,  and  looked  for  a  clean  pair  of  socks. 

So  this  is  reality.  Hmm. 


you  noted  it  is  my  expectation 
that  the  final  deficit  will  be  in 
the  range  of  $300,000  to 
$350,000,  which  was  the  range 
predicted  in  September  when 
the  operating  budget  was  ad- 


ics  have  not  been  spared.  In 
fact  the  amount  budgeted  for 
athletics  this  year  is  more  than 
$75,000  less  than  expended  for 
athletics  last  year.  Additional 
cost  savings  are  expected  by 
year  end.  The  reduction  was 
not  apparent  due  to  some  ath- 
letics costs  being  included  in 
auxiliaries,  which  is  not  an  er- 
ror of  formatting  by  the  con- 


Finally,  I  would  add  that 
the  faculty  and  staff  have  been 
extremely  cooperative  in  hold- 
ing costs  to  a  minimum  and 
whatever  the  final  deficit  rums 
out  to  be  will  be  in  large  mea- 
sure to  their,  credit. 

Gene  A.  Hessey 
Sr.  Vice  President  for  Manage- 
ment and  Finance 


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Stop  Picking  on  Sports  Writers  &  Ball  Players 

To  the  Editor:  about  sports  issues,  grass-grow- 

RE:  Ms.  Goenaga  ing  festivals  or  whatever,  do  it! 

Nice  letter.  Taking  out  the     I  love  writing  for  my  sport  Crow- 


complaints,  it  could  have  been 
a  nice  softball  article.  It  was  an 
understandably  heated  criti- 
cism of  the  Bm's  sports  jour- 
nalism. 

Students,  in  life,  if  you  want 
something  done,  do  it  yourself! 
Nothing  is  going  to  be  handed 
to  you. 

I'm  going  to  get  heat  about 
this,  may  even  be  called  a  chau- 
vinist, or  a  sexist  or  whatever 
garbage.  Do  I  care?  Glass  house 
and  all  of  that. 

If  anyone  out  there  thinks 
they  can  write  good  journalism 


ing),  and  about  the  people  in  it 
whom  I  admire,  women  in- 
cluded (my  first  article  was 
about  a  women's  team!)  Insinu- 
ating that  the  sports  writers  are 
sexist  is  a  cheap  shot,  which  is 
disappointing  from  such  a  well 
thought  out  letter. 

So  think  this  one  out  Ms. 
Goenaga;  you  play  softball? 
Write  about  softball!  Put  your 
money  where  your  mouth  is! 
Produce  a  solution,  don't  whine 
about  the  problem. 

Duke  Krieger 


P.S.  Also,  there  has  been  some 
griping  and  un-called  for  words 
spoken  to  the  varsity  women 
about  their  race  on  Saturday, 
and  their  entirely  respectable 
finish.  To  these  people,  I  say 
you  are  spineless  people  who 
have  no  class.  These  women 
are  model  athletes,  and  class 
ladies  everyone  of  them.  I  know 
they  do  not  need  me  to  defend 
them.  They're  strong  enough 
to  defend  themselves.,  but  they 
are  also  my  friends  and  the  con- 
tribution they  make  to  this 
school  is  vastly  underestimated. 
I  am  sick  of  their  second-hand 
treatment  and  it  will  hence  forth 
cease.  End  of  discussion.  — DK 


Washington  College     ELM 


Features 


April  23, 1993 


The  guilty  verdicts  ren- 
dered against  Sgt.  Stacey  Koon 
and  Officer  Lawrence  Powell 
have  been  hailed  by  the  press 
as  a  proof  of  equal  justice  in 
America.  The  army  of  occupa- 
tion in  the  heart  of  L.  A.  is  stand- 
ing down  as  the  threat  of  riot- 
ing diminishes.  Last  Monday, 
the  covers  of  many  major  met- 
ropolitan newspapers  carried 
photos  of  jubilant  Angelenos 
celebrating  the  convictions. 

I,  for  one,  am  not  joining 
the  celebratory  orgasm  which 
seems  to  be  accompanying 
these  verdicts.  We  must  not  let 
the  media  hoopla  cloud  our  vi- 
sion to  the  reality  of  the  situa- 
tion, which  is  that  these  men, 
acting  on  the  authority  of  the 
dry  of  Los  Angeles,  brutally 
beat  Rodney  King  and  almost 
got  away  with  it.  If  it  were  not 
for  the  rioting  which  followed 
the  verdicts  from  the  first  trial, 
federal  authorities  would  not 
have  brought  civil  rights 
charges  against  the  officers. 

The  beating  of  Rodney  King 
was  not  an  unusual  occurrence. 
Cro-magnon  cops  like  Koon 
and  Powell  are  not  so  unusual 
as  some  would  have  us  believe. 
Theonly  difference  between  the 
King  beating  and  normal  po- 
lice policy  is  that  the  beating  of 
Rodney  King  was  captured  on 
video  and  became  a  permanent 
part  of  the  American  psyche. 

Sgt.  Koon  maintained  all 
along  that  the  actions  of  the 
officers  were  entirely  consistent 
with  police  policy.  Sgt.  Koon 
must  know  whereof  he  speaks, 
since  he  has  a  master's  degree 
in  criminology.  So  if  the  offic- 
ers violated  King's  civil  rights, 
and  if  they  were  also  following 
normal  police  procedure,  then 
normal  police  procedure  is  a 
violation  of  civil  rights. 


After  the  beating,  Officer 
Powell  boasted  that  he  hadn't 
beaten  up  anyone  that  badly 
"in  a  long  time."  While  this 
may  be  comforting  to  some,  I 
wonder  exactly  how  often 
Powell  did  beat  people  up  that 
badly-and  how  often  his  com- 
rades at  the  LAPD  will  con- 
tinue to  do  so  in  the  future. 

At  some  point  in  the  recent 
past,  many  metropolitan  police 
forces  ceased  to  be  civil  police 
and  began  to  be  armies  of  occu- 
pation. The  conduct  of  police 
today  bears  less  resemblance  to 
"Adam  12"  than  it  does  to  the 
Israeli  Army  in  West  Jerusa- 
lem. 

Policemen  in  America  have 
developed  a  siege  mentality.  If 
police  trade  journals  were  an 
accurate  reflection  of  the  real- 
ity on  the  streets  today,  then 
cops  would  be  friendly,  polite, 
professional  and  vigilant 

But  this  is  not  the  case.  We 
would  like  the  police  to  be  mor- 
ally better  people  than  society 
as  a  whole.  They  are  not.  Our 
police  are  selected  from  the  so- 
ciety as  a  whole.  If  they  are 
racist,  it  is  because  our  society 
is  racist.  If  they  are  brutal,  it  is 
because  society  is  brutal. 

When  I  walk  around  big 
cities  I  am  less  fearful  of  crime 
than  I  am  distrustful  of  the  po- 
lice. Naturally,  police  depart- 
ments around  the  country  are  a 
mixed  bag;  some  are  profes- 
sional, some  are  hotbeds  of  cor- 
ruption, inefficiency  and  ha- 
rassment. 

The  function  of  the  police  is 
not  only  "To  serve  and  pro- 
tect," but  also  'To  keep  thepoor 
in  line."  The  real  source  of  the 
rioting  which  erupted  after  the 
first  verdict  was  the  gross  in- 

See  "Koon/'  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Dude 


LAME 


How  do  you  propose  we  create  an  overnight  international 
media  circus  in  Chestertown? 

We  take  all  the  memo  pa- 
per (the  paper  they  write 
on)  and  we  poison  it.  Then  '«■ 
all  the  faculty  and  admin- 
istration will  pass  out  for 
a  little  while.  Then  we  line 
them  up  end  to  end  on  the 
Cater  walk  and  jump  over 
them  with  a  motorcycle 
or  a  monster  truck  with 
knobby  tires. 
Steve  Brown,  Junior 
Morrison  CO 


Have  Thane  Glenn  take 
all  the  members  of  the 
Writer's  Union  and  lead 
them  chanting  down  the 
Cater  walk  and  into  the 
Lit  House,  lock  all  the 
doors  and  make  one 
phone  call  to  Security. 
Thane  will  say,  "If  you 
think  Waco  was  some- 
thing, waif  11  you  see  this." 
Tina  Dayhof  f ,  Senior 
Pago  Pago 


s^i 


We  cut  the  mayor's  head  off 
and  put  it  on  an  iron  stake  and 
dance  around  a  pentagram  of 
fire  and  send  our  praises  up  to 
the  goat-headed  god. 
Adam  Brown,  Senior 
Cincinnatti  OH 


Sex  with  animals  downtown 

with  condiments  on  May  Day. 

And  mint  condoms. 

Matt  Needham  /Andre  Taylor, 

Freshmen 

Washington  DC 


The  brothers  of  Phi  Sigma 
Kappa  (i.e.  Sigs)  take  control  of 
Bunting  and  hold  captive  the 
President,  Vice-President,  and 
the  Deans  of  the  college  for  re- 
admission  as  a  fraternity  at  WC. 
Chris  "Meat"  Spezio,  Senior 
WacoTX 


Open  Forum:  Looking  at  Labels  and  Language 


Erin  Kathleen  Rowe  is  some- 
Wyoushouldknow.  Whenyou're 
feting  low,  she  tells  you  "go  go 
P".  She  hadn't  read  Edgar  Allen 
poe  before  she  came  to  WAC  Now 
stete.  Youbetterbelieveit.  Next 
I'me  you  see  Erin  Kathleen  Rowe, 
Ml  her  "way  to  go".  Her  aunt 
''"es  in  Kansas.  Kansas:  it's  good 
°>°"gJi  for  Erin's  aunt. 

Have  you  ever  noticed  that 
People  need  a  label  to  file  you 
""der  in  their  minds?  They 
Wt  stand  not  to  have  some- 
fting  to  identify  you  with  — 
|;e-.  "jock,"  "freak,"  'liberal" 
'conservative,"  and  a  myriad 
™  other  things  people  try  to 


thro' 


'W  at  you  from  day  to  day. 
1  had  a  particularly  frus- 


trating conversation  with  a  man 
who  asked  if  I  were  a  Christian. 
"No,"  I  immediately  said.  Ap- 


Erin 
Rowe 


parently,  I  didn't  look  either 
Jewish  or  Muslim  or  Hindi  to 
him,  so  he  pursued  with:  "Oh, 
so  you're  an  atheist.   "No,"  I 


corrected  him.  He  asked  then  if 
I  were  agnostic.  I  replied  again 
in  the  negative.  "Then  what  are 
you?"  he  cried,  exasperated.  I 
had  no  answer  for  him,  except: 
"An  Erinist." 

Now,  I  haven' t  begun  a  cult 
religion  based  on  my  teachers 
as  Savior  of  the  Universe,  but  I 
do  have  a  definite  and  strong 
set  of  ethics,  morals,  and  reli- 
gious beliefs.  However,  they 
do  not  seem  to  conform  to  any 
existing  labels,  and  this  drives 
people  crazy.  Other  things  I 
have  been  accused  of  being:  a 
Democrat,  a  "bleeding  heart 
Liberal"  (aside:  what  does  that 
phrase  mean,  anyway?  Don't 
we  all  have  blood  in  our  hearts? 


Forgive  me  if  I  am  wrong,  but 
isn't  that  the  purpose  of  the  or- 
gan?), a  tree-hugger,  a  feminist, 
Politically  Correct  (because  I 
used  the  term  "Native  Ameri- 
can" and  a  lunatic  (this  is  the 
least  offensive  to  me). 

I  suppose  you've  guessed 
the  pattern  in  what  I've  been 
called,  so  you  already  have  a 
preconceived  notion  of,  say,  my 
political  view.  Although  I  have 
been  known  to  occasionally  ac- 
cept one  or  more  of  these  labels, 
or  variations  thereof,  they  never 
cease  to  annoy  me.  Why  can't  I 
just  believe  something,  with- 
out having  someone  think  I'm 
following  some  sort  of  doctrine 
or  cant  verbatim? 


I  am  not  pro-choice  because 
if  s  part  of  the  Democratic  Party 
Platform,  nor  am  I  a  Democrat 
because  I  am  pro-choice.  I  used 
to  be  pro-life,  but  I  "converted" 
afteralotofthought.  Irejectthe 
label  of  Democrat.  I  am  not.  I 
reject  "liberal"  and  "politically 
correct"  because  of  the  conno- 
tations behind  them  —  conno- 
tations that  I  cannot  agree  with. 

Recently,  a  big  deal  has 
been  made  out  of  language  and 
its  usage  — i.e.,  in  the  so-called 
Politically  Correct  movement. 
How  our  language  effects  our 
thought  is  a  fascinating  subject 
to  explore.  My  feelings  on  this 

See  "Labels/'  page  4 


April  23, 1993 


Washington  College     ELM 


The  Board 


Safety  Info  Inadequate 


Last  week's  Board  posed 
two  questions,  the  first  being 
"Silly  Things  Our  Professors 
Have  Said",  the  second  being 
"You  know  you've  been  hav- 
ing a  bad  day  at  Wac  when..." 
Neither  of  which  are  questions, 
have  nothing  important  to  say 
other  than  that  I  thought  the 
drawing  of  Dean  Wubbels 
should  have  won  the  contest. 
So  here  are  some  of  your  most 
poignant  responses  to  last 
week's  questions,  listed  chro- 
nologically in  order  of  when 
they  will  come  back  to  ruin  you. 
Profspeak: 

1)  "Are  you  the  type  of  person 
that  just  likes  to  ask  bullshit 
questions. .  .anaerobic. .  .threshold 
is  that?"  —Dr.  Russell 

2)  "The  suds  make  them  feel 
like  young  virgins."  — Dr. 
Malone 

3)  "When  being  chased  by 
dinnahsauhr    run    ovah 
queeksann — dinnhsahr  heavy, 
he  sink."  — Juan's  Pearls  #576 

4)  "Consider  the  universe  to  be 
like  pizza  dough"  — S.  Sidhu 

5)  "This  board  is  full  of  profan- 
ity and  so  far  no  one  has  quoted 
me."  — Bob  Day 


6)  "ICBM  can't  turn  around  to 
get  the  Columbian  coffee"  — 
Prof.  An 

7)  "Snails  poop  on  their  heads" 
— Dr.  Munson 

8)  "The  reason  why  her  legs  are 
in  the  stirrups  are  because 
they'reintheway!  You  need  to 
get  down  in  there."  — Prof. 
Cades 

9)  "Socrates  was  just  a  tool."  — 
Dr.  Anderson 

Bad  days: 

1)  You  are  "yelled  at  by  the 
nude  cleaning  woman". 

2)  "I  smell  and  have  bad  hair" 

3)  'You  write  another  scene  for 
playwriting  with  the  characters 
Eddie  and  Lenny" 
.4Mfttfhen  its  5:45  AM  and  Will 
mentions  either  anaerobic 
threshold  or  lactic  acid  utiliza- 
tion." 

5)  "When  you  stop  running 
from  the  girl  in  the  graveyard." 

6)  "When  I  wake  up,  the  sun  is 
shining  and  the  heat  has  still 
not  been  turned  down." 

7)  "The  board  topics  keep  get- 
ting worse  and  worse." 

8)  "Kegs!  Less  waste,  less  ex- 
pensive." J 


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BULA  GREAT  LAKES 


To  the  Editor: 

It  has  come  to  my  attention 
that  the  security  measures  on 
the  Washington  College  cam- 
pus have  room  for  improve- 
ment. I  am  writing  in  regard  to 
the  escaped  convict  who  was 
seen  in  the  area  during  the  first 
week  in  April.  I  only  leam  of 
the  five-hour  Maryland  State 
Police  search  and  subsequent 
departure  of  the  escapee  to  an- 
other state  in  that  week's  issue 
of  the  Elm.  I  am  sure  that  other 
students  were  not  aware  of  the 
situation  either;  therefore,  Ipro- 
pose  a  possible  solution. 


There  needs  to  be  greater 
communication  between  the 
campus  security  and  the  stu- 
dent body.  The  RA's  could  have 
been  alerted  to  the  escapee  and 
broadcast  the  news  to  the  stu- 
dents on  their  hall.  Photographs 
of  the  escapee  could  have  been 
posted  around  the  campus 
warning  students  not  to  go  out 
alone  and  to  keep  an  eye  out  for 
him.  I  hope  that  better  security 
measures  are  taken  the  next 
time  this  type  of  situation  oc- 
curs. 

Stephanie  Sherwell 

A  Concerned  Student 


"Labels,"  from  page  3 

are  not  that  women  should  be- 
gin to  call  themselves  "womyn" 
or  any  such  nonsense,  but  a 
slightly  different  slant  on  the 
whole  idea. 

It  comes  from  a  conversa- 
tion I  had  with  a  high-school 
Calculus  teacher  about  lan- 
guages. He's  been  to  college 
for  about  eighteen  years  (no 
exaggeration)  and  had  majored 
in  everything  at  one  time  or 
another.  Anyway,  he  told  me 
that  our  language  (and  almost 
all  modem  languages)  are  what 
are  called  "object"  languages. 
That  means  that  the  sentences 
revolve  around  nouns.  For  ex- 
ample: "I  sat  in  the  chair"  or  "I 
went  to  college".  This  means 
that  everything  pretty  much 
stays  the  same  all  the  time.  If 
you  left  for  college  and  then 
went  back  home,  you  are  still 
"Mary"  or  "John"  or  whatever, 
and  you  haven't  changed  a  bit. 

However,  in  some  Native 
American  languages  ( I'm  not 
going  to  argue  this  point.  I'm 
not  being  PC,  I'm  being  consid- 
erate. If  you  have  a  problem 
with  it,  pretend  like  it  says  "In- 
dian", but  I  am  not  referring  to 
those  who  live  on  the  sub-con- 
tinent) they  have  what  are  called 


"event"  languages.  There  are 
no  nouns.  AH  their  nouns  have 
a  prefix  or  a  suffix  that  are  verbs. 
Thus,  everything  is  always 
moving  and  changing. 

The  fascinating  aspect  of 
this  is  when  you  look  at  the 
difference  closer,  you  realize 
that  in  an  "event"  language 
nothing  stays  static,  least  of  all 
people.  People  are  always 
changing  and  moving  and  it's 
practically  impossible  to  put 
them  in  a  category  or  under  a 
definite  subheading,  because 
there  is  nothing  definite. 
Wowowowowowowow! 

I  guess  the  point  is  that  I 
would  get  a  lot  less  headaches 
if  people  would  think  in  events, 
not  objects.  People  don't  stay 
the  same.  We  are  always  chang- 
ing. Even  the  earth  under  our 
feet  is  rotating.  The  planets  and 
stars  and  entire  universe  re- 
volves in  one  giant  cosmic 
dance.  Of  course,  it  reduces  a 
lot  of  stress  sometimes  to  refer 
to  a  person  in  a  certain  manner 
— i.e.,  you  bitch/asshole — but 
what  it  all  comes  down  to  in  the 
end  is  respect.  Respect  for  oth- 
ers and  ourselves.  (Wow,  did  I 
just  sound  like  a  Sunday  School 
teacher  to  anyone  else?) 

Give  up  the  status  quo  and 
keep  moving. 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

equality  in  our  society.  n0. 
where  is  the  inequality  of 
American  society  more  easily 
apparent  than  Los  Angeles.  The 
accompanying  graph  shows  the 
increasing  differences  between 
median  family  incomes  of  se- 
lected rich  and  poor  areas  in 
Los  Angeles  County. 

This  historic  redistribution 
of  wealth  along  class  lines  is  the 
result  of  the  intensification  of 
the  process  of  accumulation  of 
capital.  As  western  capitalism 
now  increasingly  uses  sophis- 
ticated means  of  productions 
which  require  fewer  workers, 
more  workers  are  rendered  re- 
dundant and  profits  accrue  at 
an  increasing  rate  for  the  eco- 
nomic elite. 

Because  technological 
progress  has  eliminated  indus- 
trial jobs,  the  market  for  labor 
has  become  ever  more  competi- 
tive This  has  caused  the  real 
valueofwagestodecline.  Capi- 
talism is  reaching  a  high  point 
in  its  development.  Employee 
compensation  for  physical  la- 
borers has  declined  in  real 
terms,  whereas  CEOs  are  paid 
more  total  direct  compensation 
than  ever  before. 

According  to  the  Wall 
Street  Journal,  three  executives 
(C.  Lazarus,  S.  Weill  and  L.  C. 
Hirsh)  earned  over  $192  mil- 
lion in  total  direct  compensa- 
tion in  1992.  That  sum  is  equal 
to  the  net  income  of  all  Ameri- 
can affiliates  in  Chile. 

In  a  truly  just  society,  no 
one  would  earn  $67  million  a 
year.  The  riots  in  L.  A.  were  mon 
than  a  spontaneous  outburst  of 
rage  at  a  specific  instance  of 
injustice.  They  were  an  exampk 
of  the  enraged  proletariat  ris- 
ing up  and  striking  out  against 
a  society  which  offers  no  hope 
for  a  better  life.  Certainly,  the 
violence  was  misdirected.  But 
just  as  surely,  many  people 
were  radicalized  by  the  experi- 
ence, and  they  will  know  where 
to  strike  when  the  inevitable 
"next  time"  rolls  around. 


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April  23, 1993 


Andrea  Nolan,  this  week's 
guest  writer  for  Start  Norv,  is  Presi- 
dent of  Terra  Firma,  Washington 
College's  home-grown  environ- 
mental organization.  Wiis  special 
Earth  Day  edition  of  Start  Now 
ivns  requested  by  Mike  Tyson,  WC 
alum  and  employee  of  Infinity  Re- 
cycling. 

Recycling  at  Washington 
College  is  sporadic,  and  half- 
done,  but  it  exists,  which  is  a 
statement  that  may  not  be  able 
to  be  made  for  too  much  longer 
unless  drastic  improvements 
are  made.  Recycling  is  a  vital 
part  of  saving  this  Earth's  envi- 
ronment. The  statistics  sur- 
rounding the  impact  made  by 
recycling  or  not  recycling  can 
be  startling  (just  read  the  half- 
a-dozen  Green  Sheets  posted 
around  campus).  If  recycling 
was  done  a  hundred  percent 
around  the  world,  the  waste 
going  to  landfills  could  be  cut 
by  eighty  percent.  That  is  eighty 
percent  of  stuff  that  will  not  be 
left  to  ferment  and  sit  in  one 
place  for  thousands  of  years 
accomplishing  nothing  but  pol- 
lution. 

Washington  College  con- 
tains 1,000  members  of  the 
world's  population,  and  we 
should  play  our  part  in  recy- 
cling. However,  Infinity  Recy- 
cling (the  school's  non-profit 
recycler)  is  currently  losing 
mondo-money  on  our  school. 
It  seems  that  they  spend  at  least 
fifty  percent  of  their  time  sort- 
ing our  materials  (which  are 
supposed  to  be  pre-sorted),  thus 
losing  that  amount  in  man 
hours.  Ifwedonotimprovethe 
sorting  of  our  materials,  Infin- 
ity will  have  no  choice  but  to 
pull  their  services  and  Wash- 
ington College  will  be  forced  to 
start  a  new  program  since  not 
recycling  is  not  an  option. 

However,  not  to  worry,  all 
■s  not  lost.  Several  (and  I  mean 
several)  meetings  have  been 
held  on  the  topic  of  recycling 
involving  everyone  from  your 
friendly  dormitory  cleaning  la- 
dies to  the  Prez  himself,  and  a 
proposition  has  been  developed 
and  partially  enacted.  Butnow 
your  help  is  needed.  Newrecy- 
chng  bins  are  being  constructed 
for  all  dormitory  hallways  fol- 
lowing the  model  of  what  is 
now  in  place  in  the  C-house 
and  outside  of  the  snack  bar. 
The  SG  A  allocated  Terra  Firma 
upwards  of  $1,000  for  the  con- 
struction of  the  bins.  This 
should  fund  approximately  fif- 
teen bins  which  will  cover  half 
of  the  hallways  on  campus.  The 


other  half  of  the  money  has  been 
hard  to  come  by,  due  to  these 
budget-freezing  days,  but  while 
we're  waiting,  we  might  as  well 
build  some  bins. 

The  bins  will  hopefully  be 
built  next  week  (barring  any 
unforeseen  difficulties),  using 
the  C-house  as  our  workshop. 
The  building  spree  will  be  hap- 
pening April  27  -  29  (Tue- 
Thurs.).  Pitch  in  to  help  for  a 
half-hour  or  so  on  any  of  these 
nights.  Anyone  out  there  who 
is  addicted  to  Home  Improve- 
ment and  has  brought  their  own 
drill  to  school  is  more  than  wel- 
come to  come  play  with  their 
power-toys  on  our  plywood. 
Please  come  out  and  help.  Ifwe 
can  show  the  administration 
that  the  studentbody  wants  and 
respects  recycling  by  making 
recycling  in  the  dorms  work, 
we  can  hopefully  make  recy- 
cling universal  on  the  campus, 
and  begin  placing  bins  else- 
where (such  as  in  the  Casey 
Center  or  Bill  Smith  —  yes,  I 
have  heard  your  complaints, 
and  yes,  Cardinal,  you  should 
be  getting  a  new  collection  site.) 
Besides  helping  us  build  the 
bins,  please  make  your  current 
recycling  systems  work.  If  your 
hallway  doesn't  have  anything, 
stick  a  cardboard  box  or  two 
into  your  hallway.  Separate 
aluminum  from  glass,  and 
green  glass  from  brown,  and 
brown  from  clear.  Empty  your 
full  bins  into  either  the  collec- 
tion site  behind  the  dining  hall, 
outside  of  Queen  Anne's,  by 
Talbot,  or  into  any  of  the  other 
random  collection  drums  scat- 
tered around  campus.  Also, 
while  there  is  as  yet  no  recy- 
cling of  paper  on  the  hallways 
you  can  take  your  paper  to  the 
basement  of  Bill  Smith  where 
two  collection  bins  are  stand- 
ing by. 

So,  the  moral  of  this  Start 
Now!  column  is  to  get  off  your 
butts  and  stop  complaining. 
Don't  just  wear  an  Earth  Day  T- 
shirt,  smoke  pot,  and  talk  about 
how  our  environment  is  going 
to  pot — get  your  hands  a  little 
dirty.  A  sign-up  sheet  will  be  in 
the  dining  hall  on  Monday,  and 
probably  Friday  (sorry  about 
the  ambiguity,  but  as  of  this 
writing  some  of  these  hectic 
plans  are  still  not  solidified),  or 
if  you  have  any  specific  ques- 
tions, or  live  off-campus  and 
want  to  help  you  can  drop  me  a 
note  in  inner-campus  mail, 
reach  me  on  QuTckmail,  or  what 
the  hell,  even  give  me  (Andrea) 
a  call  at  #8637. 


US  Surgeon 
General  to 
Speak 

In  celebration  of  the  thirti- 
eth anniversary  of  the  William 
lames  Forum,  the  United  States 
Surgeon  General  will  visit 
Washington  College  to  partici- 
pate in  the  lecture  series  that 
has  brought  dozens  of  speakers 
of  national  renown  to  campus. 

Dr.  Antonia  C.  Novello  will 
be  sharing  her  vision  of  the  fu- 
ture for  public  health  care  in 
America.  Her  talk,  entitled 
"Challenge,  Change  and  Car- 
ing: Watchwords  for  a  Healthier 
America,"  is  set  for  Wednes- 
day, April  28  at  8  p.m.  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  She  will  receive  the 
college's  highest  award,  the 
honorary  Doctor  of  Science  de- 
gree. The  public  is  cordially  in- 
vited to  attend. 

Novello's  appointment  in 
1990  as  the  fourteenth  Surgeon 
General  was  an  historic  occa- 
sion. As  Surgeon  General,  she 
advises  the  public  on  health 
matters  such  as  the  effects  of 
smoking  and  alcohol  consump- 
tion, AIDS,  diet  and  nutrition, 
environmental  health  hazards, 
and  the  importance  of  immuni- 
zation and  disease  prevention. 

A  board-certified  pediatri- 
cian, Novello  left  private  prac- 
tice to  enter  the  United  States 
Public  Health  Service,  where 

See  "Novello/  page  8 


IFC  Report 


Phi  Delta  Theta 


Community  Service  Month 


Phi  Delta  Theta  got  involved  this  past  week  with  community 
service.  Earlier  this  semester  members  of  Phi  Delta  Theta  helped 
in  the  clean  up  effort  that  took  place  in  Chestertown  on  the  27  of 
March.  The  next  day  they  did  the  Adopt-A-Highway  program. 
They  collected  garbage  that  was  strewn  along  the  side  of  route  297 
N  from  Suds  and  Soda  to  the  town  of  Worton.  Nine  bags  of 
garbage  were  collected  in  all. 

This  past  week's  community  service  project  dealt  with  help- 
ing improve  low  income  housing.  Mr.  Wood,  owner  of  low 
income  housing,  had  recently  bought  six  to  ten  units  just  outside 
the  town  of  Centreville.  Eleven  members  of  the  Fraternity  helped 
demolish  two  sheds  that  were  falling  down  and  were  no  longer  of 
any  use.  After  the  demolition  of  the  sheds  the  Brothers  and 
Pledges  went  to  Bob  Baer's  Farm  on  the  other  side  of  Centreville. 
Mr.  Baer  donated  Oak  trees  to  Mr.  Wood.  Three  Oaks  were  dug 
up  so  they  could  be  taken  to  the  low  income  houses.  The  project 
took  two  and  a  half  hours.  Bill  Brimhall,  one  of  the  Phi  Delts 
helping  said,  "The  demolition  was  fun  but  the  tree  digging  was 
hard  work.  I  was  glad  to  be  in  on  the  activity.  Helping  people  out 
makes  it  worth  the  effort." 

Phi  Delta  Theta  members  are  planning  on  being  at  the  clean 
up  of  Betterton  Beach  this  Saturday  at  8:30  A.M..  This  is  the  last 
planned  community  activity  of  the  semester.  Over  all  I  am  pleased 
in  this  semester's  activities,  but  next  semester  I  am  hoping  for 
even  bigger  projects. 

-Jon  Clayton,  Phi  Delta  Theta  Community  Service  Chairman 


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Washington  College     ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

April  23-29 


Film  Series: 


Overseas 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


The  Washington  College  Art  Center  presents  Student  Art  Show .  Foyer,  Tawes 
Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center. 

Washington  College  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Cleopatra's  Daughters  presents  The  Biggest  Jam  of  the  Year  featuring  the  Bower 
Brothers.    Coffee  House,  Hodson  Hall,  9:00  p.m.  -1:00  a.m. 

Earth  Day-Join  in  on  the  Celebrations!! 

The  International  House  presents  The  Big  Pig  Toga  Party.  International  House, 
9:00  p.m. -1:00  a.m.  Band  in  Basement.  $5  for  those  without  Toga,  Free  for 
those  with. 


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Friday 

24 

Saturday 


The  1993  National  March  on  Washington  For  Lesbian,  Gay,  and  Bi  Equal 
Rights  and  Liberation.  For  more  information,  contact  Elisa  Hale  at  ext.  8758. 


25 

Sunday 


The  International  Relations  Club  presents  U.S.  Foreign  Policy  Toward  Africa.  A 
talk  by  the  Honorable  Smith  Hempstone,  U.  S.  Ambassador  to  Kenya.  Inter- 
national House  Basement,  4:30  p.m. 


26 

Monday 


The  Goldstein  Program  in  Public  Affairs  presents  Public  Policy  and  Develop- 
ment in  the  Middle  East  and  Vie  United  Nations'  Role  in  Arab  Political  Develop- 
ment .  A  symposium  on  the  Middle  East  with  Dr.  J.R.  Presley,  Loughborough 
University,  England;  and  Olympius  Katsiouani.  Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson 
Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Music  Department  presents'!  Student  Recital.  Norman 
James  Theatre,  William  Smith  Hall,  7:00  p.m. 

The  William  James  Forum  presents  Dr.  Antonio  Novello .  In  celebration  of  the 
William  James  Forum's  30th  anniversary,  Dr.  Novello,  U.S.  Surgeon  General, 
will  be  addressing  the  College  community  and  receiving  an  honorary  degree. 
Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  8:00  p.m. 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  The  Freckled  Jesus  Story 
and  Shoebox  Full  of  Snow .  Two  short  pieces  by  WC  senior  Tina  Dayhoff.  Tawes 
Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m. 


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Tuesday 

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Wednesday 

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Thursday 


Earth  Day 

Saturday,  Noon  'till  ? 


at  Wilmer  Park 


Tickets  on  sale 

$10  at  Bookstore 

$15  at  Wilmer  Park 


Celebration 


Student  Art  Show  Opens  Today 


This  Friday  the  Student  Art 
show  opens  in  Tawes  Theatre. 
The  show  displays  student  art 
from  throughout  the  school 
year.  Student  art  from  majors 
and  non-majors  will  be  exhib- 
ited. The  art  show  has  been  an 
annual  event  for  almost  twenty 
years.  There  will  be  a  reception 
on  Friday  at  4:30  p.m.,  during 
which  the  Lynette  Nielsen  Award 
will  be  given  to  a  student  with 
outstanding  contribution  and 
dedication  to  their  field  of  art. 


The  hours  of  the  showing  dur- 
ing the  remaining  weeks  will 
be  from  1:00  p.m.  to  5:00  p.m. 
Thursday  through  Sunday  - 
there  may  be  schedule  difficul- 
ties so  please  check  with  the  art 
department. 

Graduating  art  major  Jim 
Crawford  is  presenting  his  se- 
nior thesis  at  the  exhibit. 
Whitney  Myrus,  also  a  gradu- 
ating senior  has  pieces  on  dis- 
play as  well  as  Juniors  J.  Tarin 
Towers  and  Andrew  Stone. 


Student  Profile: 
Jim  Crawford 


Jim  Crawford,  a  Studio  Art  major  from  Kent  Island,  will  be 
very  visible  around  campus  this  weekend.  Or  rather  his  art  work 
will  be.  He  is  the  only  Senior  presenting  a  Senior  Thesis  in  the 
Student  Art  Show  that  opens  this  weekend. 

Jim  is  a  Dean's  List  Student  and  says  that  Art  is  his  main 
hobby  and  vocation.  Besides  that,  he  enjoys  reading  and  said  that 
college  has  opened  him  up  beyond  Science  Fiction.  He  is  also 
learning  how  to  cook  for  when  he  is  on  his  own.  And  lately,  he  has 
had  a  fleeting  thought  about  a  comic  strip  idea  which  is  based 
upon  something  that  he  did  for  the  soon  to  be  available  publica- 
tion, TH7S,  a  creation  of  WC  students  Tina  Dayhoff  and  Tanya 
Angell  Allen. 

When  asked  about  Washington  College,  he  said  that  it  is 
possible  to  get  a  good  education  but  the  tuition  is  too  high  for  the 
facilities  and  the  departments  that  we  have.  And  the  recruitment 
pattern  is  deplorable.  We  recruit  money  instead  of  talent. 

After  he  graduates  he  plans  on  doing  a  lot  of  praying  and  he 
plans  on  being  ostensibly  poor.  He  would  eventually  want  to 
teach  at  the  college  level  because  he  lacks  the  patience  for  high 
school  and  middle  school. 

He  said  that  the  Art  Department  is  middle  in  size  and  the 
funding  is  miniscule  at  best.  He  added  that  some  of  the  art  done 
here  competes  with  that  of  larger  schools  and  that  the  school 
needs  to  give  more  funding  to  draw  students. 

When  asked  about  how  he  would  feel  about  going  in  drag,  he 
chuckled  and  said  that  he  would  have  to  shave  his  beard. 

When  asked  about  Jim,  Mindie  Kaplan  said:  "He's  Bril- 
liant!!!!!" 

And  as  Jim's  final  quote:  "Fuck  Off,  I'm  Busy!!!!!!!" 


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Arts  &  Entertainment 


April  23, 1993 


Movie  Picks  by  the  Bitch  and  the  Bore 

The  Never  Ending  Saga  Continues  due  to  Lack  of  News 


Due  to  the  decided  lack  of 
artsy/ entertaining  news  yet 
again  this  week,  I  felt  that  it  was 
time  that  I  divulged  my  favor- 
ite movies.  This  being  the  sec- 
ond in  the  ever-popular  series 
of  "Rae  and  George  Pick  It,"  I 
felt  that  I  should  write  on  some- 
thing that  everyone  would  at 
least  appreciate,   if   not 
adore  (those  of  you  with  taste 
can  avoid  his  entire  section,  he 
has  none!  -Rae.).  So,  here  are 
our  Ten  Favorite  Movies  (in  no 
particular  order). 
George's  List 

1)  Baghdad  Cafe-  a  fabulous 
movie  about  a  friendship  be- 
tween two  women  from  differ- 
ent lifestyles  that  come  together 
and  teach  each  other  what  the 
"magic"  of  living  is  all 
about.  (His  dog  layed  on  me 
during  the  whole  damn  thing 
and  I  still  am  suffering  from 
whiplash  due  to  lack  of  plot- 
R)  (There  is  a  plot,  you  just  need 
to  be  interested  in  wanting  to 
like  this  movie.-G) 

2)  Edward  Scissorhands-a  sym- 
bolic walk  though  the  life  of  an 
unfinished  man  that  is  thrown 
into  the  stereotypical  confines 
of  suburbia.  The  more  times  I 
watch  this  the  more  times  I  am 
convinced  that  suburbia  is  evil 
and  that  it  should  be  destroyed. 
It  is  also  perfect  for  when  you 
are  having  one  of  those  days 
and  you  feel  like  life  could  not 
get  any  better  and  you  don't 
want  life  to  get  any  better.  Oh, 
I  have  also  been  compared  to 
Edward  on  many 
occasions.  (You  wish  you  could 
be  a  sweet  as  this  man!  Loved 
the  film  but  this  is  his  cinematic 
equivalent  to  Morrissey.-R) 
3)The  Cook,  The  Thief,  His 


Wife,  and  Her  Lover  -very 
twisted  love  story.  It  contains 
one  of  my  favorite  scenes  of  all 
times  (Hint:  the  last  one.).  Those 
of  you  without  a  stomach  for 
violence,  I  would  advise  you  to 
stayaway.  Thoseofyouthatdo 
like  violence,  it  is  more  mental 
than  physical  but  the  physical 
is  definitely  there.  (Hated  it!-R) 
4)  When  Harry  Met  Sally. . .  -  "I 
can't  take  it  back,  if  s  already 
out  there."  Nice  motto  to  live 
by.  The  quintessential  Male/ 
Female  relationship 
movie.  ("Men  and  women  can 
never  be  fri ends... "-R) 
5)The  Sound  of  Music-sappy 
movie  with  a  beautiful  ending 
and  an  even  more  beautiful 
sound  track.  It  is  perfect  when 
you  have  had  a  bad  day  and 
there  is  absolutely  nothing  you 
can  do  to  get  out  of  it.  Julie 
Andrews  makes  everyone  feel 
better  even  if  you  don't  want  to 
admit  it.  (Once  again  another 
film  that  I  love  that  I  have  been 
made  to  hate.  Anyone  want  to 
guess  how  many  times  he  has 
felt  down  enough  to  watch  this 
movie?  Lef  s  put  it  this  way,  I 
can  sing  any  part,  including 
yodeling,  on  cue.-R) 
6)Beauty  and  the  Beast-myfa- 
vorite  Disney™  film.  It  gives  a 
"beast"  the  hope  that  one  day  a 
"beauty"  will  appear  in  his/ 
her  life.  It  also  helps  that  same 
"beast"  appreciate  the  "beauty" 
that  he/she  has  in  his/her 
life.  (Loved  the  film!  When  are 
you  going  to  turn  into  a  Prince?- 
R) 

7)Brighton  Beach  Memoirs-my 
favorite  play  by  my  favorite 
playwright,  Neil  Simon.  Very 
strong  women  characters  and  a 
comedic  element  that  lies  un- 


der all  of  the  melodrama.  (You 
only  like  his  journal.-R) 
8)It's  a  Wonderful  Life-my  fa- 
vorite movie  to  hate.    I  don't 
hate  it,  it  just  reminds  me  of  my 
small  town  upbringing  and  the 
paradox  of  hating  and  loving 
something   at    the   same 
time.  (The  paradox  you  know 
all  too  well  George  Bailey.-R) 
9)  Whales  of  August    -Bette 
Davis' last  film.  I  love  Bette  and 
everything      that      she 
epitomizes.  (Indifferent.-R) 
10)Hellraiser  II  -my  favorite 
horror  film.   Psychological 
thriller,  blood,  superstition. 
Who  could  ask  for  anything 
more?  (I  hate  horror.-R) 

Rae's  List 

DCrossing  Delancey-I  want  a 
pickle  man!  This  movie  is  won- 
derful. Jewish  grandmothers, 
match  makers,  uptown  vs. 
downtown,  ecclectic  people, 
and  a  man  who  is  simple, 
straightforward  and  honest.  I 
should  be  so  lucky.  (Neurotic 
women  on  the  verge-G) 
2)Truly  Madly  Deeply-  British 
version  of  Ghost  and  infinitely 
better.  Any  man  who  wants  to 
hop  and  tell  life  stories  on  a  first 
date  is  perfect.  If  s  about  losing 
loved  ones  and  going  on  with 
life  without  dead  people  in  the 
livingroom      watching 
videos.  (Great  flick- 1  also  liked 
the  hopping  man-G) 

3)  The  Princess  Bride-  The 
twisted  fairy  tale  that  we  all 
love.  The  subtle  ironies  and 
witticism  are  beyond  compare. 
Also  I  think  Cary  Elwes  is  amaz- 
ing looking!  (You  had  to  pick 
the  one  movie  that  I  forgot, 
didn't  you?-G) 

4)  Guess  Who's  Coming  To 


Dinner?- Those  who  know  me 
will  appreciate  the  timeliness 
of  this  film  in  relation  to  my 
birth.  It  may  be  outdated  but  it 
is  a  great  film  to  see  about  inter- 
racial  dating  way  back  then.  By 
the  way,  the  kids  from  such  a 
marriage  do  turn  out  all  right. 
P.S.  I  love  Katherine  Hepburn. 
(I  like  what  Suzanne 
Sugarbaker  calls  this  film.-G) 
5)Barefoot  In  The  Park-  Jane 
Fonda  and  Robert  Redford  in  a 
film  about  honeymooners  who 
areopposites.  It  is  set  in  Green- 
wich Village,  the  place  I  want  to 
live.  Another  classic.  (Another 
great  movie.  Fabulous  charac- 
ters and  plot.  You  are  doing 
this  on  purpose-G)  (You  are 
right,  you  stuffed  shirt-R) 
6)Frankie  and  Johnny-  I  am  a 
die  hard  realist/romantic  and 
so  is  Frankie.  She  is  a  Scorpio 
and  I  completely  identify.  This 
movie  depicts  the  struggle  of 
relationships.  Are  they  worth 
it?  Will  I  be  hurt  again?  And 
thank  god  the  end  isn't  too 
sappy.  (You  keep  picking  mov- 
ies that  I  like  too  much  to  make 
rude  and  unnecessary  com- 
ments on  simply  because  you 
want  people  to  believe  that  I 
have  bad  taste  in  movies,  just 
like  you  did  with  the  music 
thing.-G) 

7)That  Touch  Of  Mink-  Did  I 
mention  I  love  Carey  Grant? 
He  is  the  most  suave  in  this 
flick  and  Doris  Day  doesn't  even 
annoy  me  all  that  much  this 
time.  All  about  the  single  girl 
and  how  they  can  be  taken  in 
by  men,  back  then.  (I  like  older 


films)  (Haven't  seen  it.  Prob- 
ably would  like  it  since  that 
seems  the  way  we  are  going  in 
this  series.-G) 

8)Singles-  All  about  ourgenera- 
tion  and  the  dating  scene  or 
lack  thereof.  You  will  see  people 
you  know  in  this  film.  Relax 
and  watch  your  life.  (Not  all 
that.  1  did  like  it  but!  think  that 
Slackers  is  more  appropriate.- 
G) 

9)Any  Star  Wars  Film-  My  fa- 
ther took  me  to  the  first  one  and 
I  was  hooked.  I  love  them  all.  I 
could  spend  a  Saturday  just 
watching  them.  Luke  was  my 
favorite  but  I  branched  to  Han 
Solo.  (Ditto-G) 

10)Boomerang-I  know  Eddie 
Murphy  does  not  have  much  of 
a  following  anymore  but  this 
movie  is  fun.  MEN  ARE  DOGS! 
You  can  watch  a  dog  brought  to 
heel  in  this  one.  (I  agree,  men 
are  dogs.  WOOF,  WOOF, 
WOOF.-G) 

Once  again  this  has  been  en- 
tirely too  long  for  all  involved. 
It  is  now  1:30  am  and  there  is  no 
way  we  are  going  to  motivate 
to  do  the  back  work  we  owe  our 
professors  at  this  hour.  Sorry! 
Those  of  you  who  have  gotten 
the  impression  that  I  am  overly 
mean/cranky/whatever  with 
George  and  his  choices  are  be- 
ing sucked  into  his  trap.  I  am 
really  not  the  cranky  one,  he  is. 
Once  again  he  is  sick/depressed 
and  he  is  still  not  pleasant  to 
deal  with.  But  then  again  nei- 
ther am  I.  -R. 


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"Novello,"  from  page  5 

she  rose  to  one  of  the  top  posts 
in  the  National  Institutes  of 
Health  before  being  named  Sur- 
geon General.  Among  her  re- 
sponsibilities at  N1H  were  co- 
ordinating pediatric  AIDS  re- 
search and  co-chairing  the  Ad- 
visory Committee  on  Women's 
Health  Issues. 

Though  Novello  is  noted 
for  her  diplomacy  and  nurtur- 
ing manner,  she  is  just  as  out- 
spoken as  her  formidable  pre- 
decessor, C.  Everett  Koop, 
about  the  country's  health  prob- 
lems and  she  has  used  her  posi- 
tion to  attract  national  media 
attention  to  her  viewson  health- 
related  issues. 

Guided  in  her  mission  by 
what  she  calls  her  motto  — 
"Good  science  and  good  sense" 
—  Novello  has  chosen  to  con- 
centrate on  the  health  care  of 
minorities,  women,  and  chil- 
dren; injury  prevention;  and  the 
problems  of  domestic  violence, 
alcohol  abuse  among  the 
nation's  youth,  and  smoking 
women  and  young  people. 

She  made  headlines  when 
last  March  she  and  James  Todd, 
the  executive  vice  president  of 
the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion, attempted  to  pressure  the 
R.J.  Reynolds  Tobacco  Com- 
pany to  withdraw  its  advertis- 


ing featuring  the  cartoon  char- 
acter "Joe  Camel/' 

She  condemned  the  ad 
campaign  for  targeting  young- 
sters and  encouraging  them  to 
smoke,  citing  an  AMA  study 
which  determined  that  Joe 
Camel  was  as  recognizable  as 
Mickey  Mouse  to  children  as 
young  as  six  years  of  age. 

Novello  has  attacked  ad- 
vertising for  alcoholic  bever- 
ages as  well  because,  she  says, 
"it  misleads,  misinforms,  and 
unabashedly  targets  youth." 

Novello  is  the  first  William 
James  Forum  speaker  to  receive 
the  honorary  degree.  The  Fo- 
rum was  founded  in  1963  by 
Peter  Tapke,  professor  of  phi- 
losophy and  religion  at  WC,  to 
honor  America's  quintessential 
thinker  who  in  his  diverse  ca- 
reer was  an  artist,  explorer, 
medical  doctor,  psychologist, 
philosopher  and  theologian. 

For  three  decades  the  Wil- 
liam James  Forum  has  been 
dedicated  to  provoking  thought 
and  discussion  on  dozens  of 
issues  of  value,  ranging,  for  in- 
stance, from  civil  rights  and 
antiwar  issues  of  the  1960s  and 
1970s,  to  feminist  and  human 
rights,  to  various  wars  around 
the  globe,  to  bioethics. 

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Do  You  Think  You  Know  Me? 


Below  is  part  of  a  speech  deliv- 
ered by  Peggy  Dersch  at  the  Inter- 
state Oratorical  Association  ora- 
torical contest  in  1980.  At  the  time 
she  was  a  student  at  Southeast 
Missouri  State  University. 

This  speech  was  posted  on  the 
University  of  Iowa  Bulletin  Board 
system.  Peggy  accurately  identi- 
fies the  stereotypes  often  placed  on 
a  "rape  victim."  Furthermore,  she 
demands  self-evaluation  from  the 
audience,  and  explains  its  impor- 
tance. 

It  was  winter,  1976.  A  news 
item  concerning  the  attempted 
rape  of  an  eight-year-old  child 
was  reported  on  WABC-TV  in 
New  York  City.  Following  the 
news,  the  station's  weather  an- 
nouncer, Tex  Antoine,  began 
his  report  by  reminding  view- 
ers of  what  he  called  an  ancient 
proverb;  "Confucius  once  say: 
If  rape  is  inevitable,  relax  and 
enjoy  it!"  After  enough  protest 
calls,  station  officials  required 
Antoine  to  offer  a  public  apol- 
ogy. He  said  simply,  "I  regret 
making  the  statement."  And 
then  he  added,  "I  didn't  realize 
the  victim  was  a  child." 

The  ignorance  about  rape 
displayed  by  Tex  Antoine  is  not 
uncommon.  In  Chicago,  Illi- 
nois, Gallant  Greeting  Corpo- 
ration produced  and  distrib- 
uted a  birthday  card.  On  the 
front  was  a  disheveled  woman 
with  a  wide  grin  across  her  face. 
The  inscription  read/  "Birth- 
days are  like  rape."  The  you 
open  the  card  the  message  con- 
tinued. "When  ifs  inevitable 
— enjoy...enjoy..."  There  was  a 
space  to  sign  your  name,  and 
then  the  final  phrase,  "Happy 
Day!" 

Jokes  about  rape  are  not 


difficult  to  find.  But  the  truth 
is,  rape  is  no  laughing  matter. 
When  we  consider  the  fact  that 
every  night  of  the  year,  in  fact 
every  15  minutes  day  and  night 
all  year  long  a  woman  is  forc- 
ibly raped,  we  realize  that  rape 
is  a  very  serious  matter. 
But  you  don't  have  to  share  the 
ignorance  of  a  Tex 
Antoine  or  the  Gallant  Corpo- 
ration to  be  guilty  of  misunder- 
standing the  nature  of  the  crime 
of  rape.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  all 
of  us,  everyone  in  this  room,  is 
a  victim  of  a  stereotype.  We  are 
all  prejudiced  against  the  rape 
victim.  I  know,  and  I  intend  to 
show  you. 

Now,  let  me  assure  you  this 
is  not  just  another  speech  on 
rape.  In  fact,  let  me  make  a  few 
things  clear  about  my  intentions 
before  I  go  any  further.  First  of 
all,  don't  get  the  idea  I'm  out  to 
accuse  anyone  of  being  apa- 
thetic or  unconcerned.  I'm  not. 
Don't  expect  me  to  shock  you 
with  the 

latest  probability  figures  show- 
ing that  everyone  in  this  room 
will  be  raped  within  the  next 
ten  days.  I'm  not.  Don't  think 
I'm  trying  to  repulse  you  with 
brutal  accounts  of  a  victim's 
experience  or  horrifying  stories 
of  courtroom  battles.  I'm  not. 

My  purpose  is  simply  this: 
to  make  everyone  here  think 
more  critically  about  how  he 
views  the  crime  of  rape.  You 
see,  this  is  not  a  speech  on  rape, 
but  on  the  attitude  we  all  have 
toward  it  —  attitudes  which 
are  frequently  as  serious  a  prob- 
lem as  the  act  of  rape  itself. 

Rape  is  an  unusual  crime. 
We  see  the  rapist  as  a  criminal, 
but  we  tend  to  see  the  rape  vic- 


tim that  way  too.  Society  ai. 
tributes  at  least  part  of  the  bli 
to  the  victim  herself.  We  | 
her  somehow  at  fault. 

Some  of  us  choose  to  be- 
lieve  that  women  secretly  want 
to  be  raped— that  they  askfor 
it.  Let  me  give  you  an  example 
In  Dane  County,  Wisconsin 
Judge  Archie  Simonson  let  a 
15-year-old  boy  off  with  only 
probation  for  raping  a  16-year- 
old  girl  in  the  stairwell  of  their 
high  school.  His  explanation? 
"I'm  trying  to  say  to  women- 
stop  teasing ...  Whether  women 
like  it  or  not,  they  are  sex  ob- 
jects." You  probably  recognize 
this  statement  for  the  ignorance 
it  represents.  But  even  those 
who  reject  the  notion  that  the 
victim  invited  the  attack  may 
still  hold  the  view  that  she  didn'i 
resist  hard  enough. 

"Why  didn't  she  fight 
back?"  we  say.  "Youcan'thita 
moving  target."  Socommonis 
this  myth  that  even  rape  vic- 
tims themselves  believe  it.  1 
recently  read  a  magazine  ar- 
ticle about  one  such  victim;  her 
name  is  Linda  Rodgers.  She  re- 
called: "Before  the  rape,  I  would 
have  been  surprised  that  a  vic- 
tim might  feel  guilty.  Yet  I  did 
—  not  that  I  had  invited  the 
rape,  but  that  I  should  have 
been  able  to  prevent  it." 

Her  feelings  might  be  easier 
to  understand  when  we  exam- 
ine what  is  currently  being 
taught  in  criminology  courses. 
For  example,  here's  what  one 
of  the  most  widely  used  crimi- 
nology textbooks,  Daniel 
Glaser's  Adult  Crime  and  Semi 
Policy,  has  to  say:  'To  force  a 

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"Dersch,"  from  page  8  ha^,been  *****  by iwo  words 

u  r  °  —  rape  victim." 

lVOman  into  intercourse  is  an  u  yon  were  to  meet  me 

impossible  task  in  most  cases  if  again  Vm  almost  sme  you,d  act 

thefemale  is  conscious  and  ex-  differently  than  you  would 

yemepainisnotinflicted."  Ajid  have  ten  minutes  ago.  And  if  I 

^  text  is  not  unusual.  Now,  happened  to  be  wearing  shorts 


0f  course,  not  everybody  be- 
lieves that  women  want  to  be 
raped  or  that  they  don't  try  hard 
enough  to  resist  an  attack.  But 
even  though  we  know  that,  we 
may  still  subconsciously  feel 
that  somehow,  some  way,  a 
woman  brings  rape  on  herself. 

Social  psychologists  call 
this  the  "just  world  hypothesis" 
— abelief  thatbad  thingsdon't 
happen  to  good  people — or,  in 
other  words,  good  women 
don't  get  raped.  For  example, 
one  rape  victim  called  a  Boston 
Hospital  follow-up  counselor 
and  explained:  "I  am  having 
problems  with  my  family.  No 
one  wants  to  have  anything  to 
do  with  me.  My  grandmother 
doesn't  want  me  to  tell  my 
brother  and  I  want  him  to  know. 
She  says  it  is  a  shame  on  the 
family.  No  one  is  talking  with 
me.  They  won't  even  say  hello 
to  me.  Even  my  husband  is 
ashamed  of  me." 

Now  perhaps  many  of  you 
at  this  point  are  saying  to  your- 
selves, "Not  me  —  I  don't  feel 
that  way."  Maybe  you're  right. 
But  maybe  you're  wrong.  Un- 
less I'm  mistaken,  everyone  in 
this  room  is  subject  to  ill-con- 
ceived attitudes  about  rape  vic- 
tims. All  of  us,  even  you,  are 
victims  of  a  stereotype.  And  I 
think  I  can  prove  it  to  you. 

Most  of  you  have  never  met 
me  before,  yet  even  so  you  have 
been  developing  just  in  these 
few  minutes  an  idea  of  what 
I'm  like,  so  that  by  now  you 
have  some  notion  or  image  of 
me, Peggy Dersch.  Nowletme 
tell  you  something  about  my- 
selfthatyoudon'tknow.  Atthe 
age  of  13, 1  was  violently  and 
forcibly  raped  in  the  home  of  a 
friend. 

Already  your  impressions 
°fme  are  beginning  to  change, 
aren't  they?  Just  in  these  last 
«w  seconds  your  image  of  me 


or  a  t-shirt  you  might  even  raise 
an  eyebrow  or  sneer.  You  see, 
when  a  woman  is  labeled  "rape 
victim,"  ordinary  behavior  is 
reinterpreted  in  sexual  terms. 
Any  attractiveness  in  dress  or 
figure  is  held  against  her. 

I  have  just  labeled  myself 
rape  victim,  and  Peggy  Dersch 
the  rape  victim  is  different  from 
the  Peggy  Dersch  you  knew 
before,  isn't  she?  I  could  be 
wrong.  My  point  may  be  to- 
tally erroneous. 

Now  please  don't  misun- 
derstand; I'm  not  asking  you 
for  sympathy  and  I'm  not  cast- 
ing blame  or  trying  to  make 
you  feel  guilty.  And  I'm  not 
saying  that  we  haven't  done  a 
great  deal  already  to  lift  the 
"veil  of  shame"  around  the  sub- 
ject of  rape.  But  if  s  still  there. 
Do  you  some  how  look  down 
upon  me  and  others  like  me, 
even  though  you  know  better? 
Don't  be  surprised  or  ashamed 
if  you  do.  The  attitude  is  quite 
common.  I  ask  you  to  consider 
how  you  would  act  if  your  sis- 
ter, or  daughter,  or  wife,  or 
someone  else  you  love  were 
raped.  How  would  you  treat 
her?  And  how  are  you  going  to 
treat  me? 


Men's  Tennis  8-5 

Team  Shoots  for  Nationals 


This  past  week,  the  Wash- 
ington College  Men's  Varsity 
Tennis  Team  improved  their 
record  to  a  meaty  8-5,  with  wins 
over  The  University  of  Roches- 
ter, and  conference  rivals 
Haverford,  and  Widener.  The 
matches  against  Rochester  and 
Haverford  were  both  decided 
by  one  match,  while  the  Wid- 
ener match  was  a  clean  sweep 
for  the  Shoremen. 

The  match  against  Roches- 
ter proved  to  be  a  crucial  match 
for  the  netters.  Rochester  had 
just  come  off  a  big  win,  upset- 
ting Swathmore  ,  who  the 
Netters  had  lost  to  earlier  in  the 
season.  Rochester  had  also  de- 
feated the  University  of  the 
South,  who  were  third  in  their 
regional  rankings.  In  the  win, 
Trevor  Hurd  defeated 
Rochester's  Dave  Wesley  who 
was  ranked  twelth  in  the  na- 
tion, pre-season.  Hurd  remains 
undefeated  in  Division  HI  paly. 
This  indirect  win  over  the 
Southern  Swamees  puts  Wash- 
ington College  in  a  key  position 
as  the  rankings  come  out  this 
week.  On  Tuesday  April  20, 
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Sports 


Washington  College     ELM 


Softball  Falters;  Looks 
Forward  To  Dickinson 


Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  softball 
team  has  struggled  lately, 
dropping  consecutive  double 
headers  to  Western  Maryland 
and  Franklin  &  Marshall. 

On     April      14,      the 


first.  After  that  Washington 
fell  behind  quickly,  losing  9-4. 
However,  Eakin  had  two  hits, 
including  a  double,  and  Myers 
and  Denise  Hakanson  each  had 
a  hit  as  well. 

In  the  second  game,  an  ex- 
perienced Franklin  &  Marshall 
team  blew  Washington  away 


Nikki  Goenaga  had  a  sacrifice  fly  RBI  against  F&M.  The  senior  also 

leads  the  team  in  letters  written  to  the  editor.  The  sports  editors 

apologize  for  the  poor  softball  coverage  this  year. 


Shorewomen  lost  to  Western 
Maryland  by  scores  of  1 2-0  and 
14-3.  Washington's  Michelle 
Chin  filled  in  for  Diana  Holton 
at  pitcher,  allowing  10  hits  in 
seven  total  innings  of  work  for 
the  day.  Courtney  Myers  went 
two-for-two  in  the  second  game 
with  one  RBI  to  lead  the  offen- 
sive attack.  Kelly  Eakin  also 
had  one  RBI  in  the  second  game. 

Against    Franklin    & 
Marshall,  the  Shorewomen  took 
a  1-0  lead  in  the  first  inning  on 
a  Niki  Goenaga  sacrifice  fly  but 
fell  behind  4-1  at  the  end  of  the 


26-i.  Tara  Rathal  led  Washing- 
ton with  two  hits,  two  runs 
scored  and  two  stolen  bases. 

However,  Coach  Lan6e 
Cole  believes  the  softball  team 
is  performing  much  better  than 
last  week's  games  reveal. 

"I'm  really  impressed  with 
the  improvement  we've  made 
with  such  a  young  team,"  she 
said.  "We've  really  improved 
defensively.  We're  more  ag- 
gressive at  the  plate  and  on  the 
bases. 

"We're  definitely  looking 
for  a  couple  more  wins  before 
the  year  is  over,"  she  said. 


Baseball  Splits  With  Wesley 


Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Tuesday,  the  baseball 
team  travelled  to  Wesley  College 
in  Delaware  to  try  and  sweep  a 
double  header.  While  the 
Shoremen  lost  the  first  game,  they 
got  great  pitching  and  defense  in 
close  contests. 

In  game  one,  Kevin  Roland 
started  for  the  Shoremen,  and 
took  the  game  into  the  sixth  in- 
ning, allowing  only  two  hits  in 
five  and  one-third  innings 
pitched. 

Washington  scored  first  in  the 
third  inning.    Keith  Whiteford 
walked,  and  Mike  Hanifee 
singled.    With  runners  on  first 
and    second,    Andy    Parks 
grounded  to  the  shortstop. 
Wesley  got  the  force  out  at  second, 
but  an  errant  throw  to  third  in 
attempt  to  pick  off  Whiteford  al- 
lowed a  run. 

However,  Wesley  tied  the 
score  in  the  bottom  half  of  the 
third  with  a  single,  two  stolen 
bases  and  a  fielding  error  by  the 
Shoremen. 

In  the  sixth,  the  home  team 
took  a  two-run  lead  over  the 
Shoremen,  as  Roland  walked  two 
men  and  got  one  out  before  being 
relieved  by  Doug  "Billy"  Blair. 
Wesley  bunted  the  runners  into  a 
second  and  third  situation,  and  a 
single  gave  them  a  3-1  lead. 

In    the    seventh,    Gary 
Yovanovich  drove  in  a  run  with  a 
double,  but  it  wasn't  enough,  and 
the  Shormen  left  two  runners  on 
base  at  the  end  of  the  game. 
Washington  lost,  3-2. 

Mike  D' Andrea  started  for 
Washington  in  the  second  game. 


Washington  Crew  Cruises  At  Murphy  Cup 


Duke  Krieger 

Staff  Writer 

In  the  face  of  adversity  and 
competition,  athletes  have  been 
known  to  crumble,  or  to  walk 
away.  Or  they  have  come  out 
fighting.  The  varsity  crew  is 
swinging  hard  this  spring  and 
is  knocking  out  some  serious 
competition. 

First,  on  March  27,  the  men 
and  women  smoked  Union's 
crew,  with  only  one  loss  out  of 
five  races  at  the  scrimmage.  The 
novice  men  also  showed  some 
juice  with  their  win  by  four  boat 
lengths  over  the  other  two 
Union  boats  at  the  scrimmage. 

The  next  weekend,  April  3, 
the  crew  gave  two  strong  per- 
formances with  wins  by  the 
varsity  women's  eight  and  by 
the  straight  pair.  The  race, 
though,  was  called  after  these 
wins  when  there  were  foot 
swells  and  whitecaps  on  the 


course. 

For  the  Easter  weekend, 
there  was  a  notable  perfor- 
mance by  the  lightweight  four 
with  a  two-length  victory  over 
Pittsburgh's  four  and  two 
Stockton  fours. 

This  past  weekend,  the 
Murphy  Cup  in  Philadelphia 
was  the  key  race  of  the  season 
thus  far.  Three  Shoremen  boats 
raced,  and  two  won. 

The  varsity  heavyweight 
men's  four  kicked  in  the  gas  at 
1 000  meters  and  held  off  Penn 
(a  notoriously  fast  crew)  as  well 
as  Villanova  and  Rhode  Island 
to  win  by  three  seat  lengths — 
the  closest  win  for  the  four  this 
year. 

James  Pitt,  John  "the  Beast" 
Mulvaney,  R.J.  Eldridge  and 
Eric  Jewitt  are  poised  to  enter 
the  Washington  College  Invi- 
tational tomorrow  as  the  fa- 
vored crew  after  their  strong 
performance  in  Philadelphia. 


Their  coxswain.  Amy  Osbourne, 
is  also  due  credit  for  negotiating  a 
fast  course  and  swift  current  on 
Saturday  as  well. 

The  novice  men  also  came 
away  with  a  win  at  the  Murphy 
Cup  over  Johns  Hopkins,  Drexel, 
Rochester  and  Rhode  Island, 
winning  by  a  full  boat  length. 
The    novice    team — John 
Shannahan,  Aaron  Downes,  Paul 
Suplee,  Brian  Hill  and  Jim 
Morrison  and  coxswain,  did  a 
reflection  of  the  heavyweight 
four's  face,  by  pulling  away  at  the 
1000  meter  mark. 

The  varsity  women's  eight 
placed  a  respectable  fift  behind 
four  very  fast  crews  fielded  by 
Temple,  Ithaca,  Rochester  and 
Delaware.  They  beat  Rhode  Is- 
land, though,  by  five  seconds. 

Come  support  the  rowing 
team  at  home  tomorrow  at  9:00 
a.m.  Almost  a  dozen  schools  will 
be  here  and  there  promises  to  be 
a  fight  for  the  Ross  and  Truslow 
Cups. 


Dan  Coker  contributed  one  of  four  Shoremen  hits  in  the  first  game 
against  Wesley 
Both  teams  scored  in  the      second  as  the  potential  winning 


four  inning.  Parks  drove  in 
Rory  Conway  on  a  single  past 
the  thirdbaseman  in  the  top 
half  of  the  inning.  Wesley 
tied  it  in  the  bottom  half  with 
two  walks  and  a  single. 

The  Shoremen  made  a 
big  defensive  play  in  the  fifth. 
With  the  bases  loaded  and 
one  out,  Washington  played 
the  infield  in.  The  Wesley 
batter  hit  a  grounder  to  Parks 
at  first  base.  Parks  threw 
home  for  the  force  out,  and 
Brian  Rush  turned  and 
picked  the  runner  off  third 
to  end  the  inning. 

In  the  seventh  inning, 
Washington's  defense  was 
calledupononceagain.  With 
a  Wesley  runner  standing  on 


run,  Washington  played  their 
defense  in  for  the  bunt.  Parks 
once  again  made  an  outstand- 
ing play  by  charging  in  from 
first,  catching  an  attempted 
bunt  in  the  air,  and  doubling  off 
the  runner  at  second. 

In  the  10th  inning,  the 
Shoremen  scored  the  game- 
winning  run  on  a  sacrifice  fly 
by  Hanifee  to  bring  home 
Conway. 

D' Andrea  pitched  seven 
strong  innings,  allowing  only 
one  run.  Blair  relieved  him  in 
the  eighth  to  pitch  three  innings 
of  shutout  relief  for  the  win 
Parks  finished  his  day  at  i 
plate  at  three-for-four  with  one 
RBI. 


Washington  &  Lee  Lacrosse  Game 
Scoring  Summary 

1  W&L  David  Lefkowitz  14:06 
1  W&L  Andy  Dutton  (David  Lefkowitz)  13:14 
1  W&L  Wleml  Donognih  (John  Hunter)  12:43 
1  WC      Chris  Sanchez  (Harris  Murphy)  8:00 
1  WC     Jason  Paige  (Harris  Murphy)  5:42 

1  WC     Greg  Mouracade  1:48 

2  WC      Greg  Lawler  12:59 
2  W&L  Colin  Higgins  10:58 
2  W&L  Wlemi  Donognih  7:45 
2  W&L  Wlemi  Donognih  7:28 
2  W&L  John  Hunter  5:38 

2  WC     Chris  Sanchez  0:30 

3  WC      Greg  Mouracade  Jason  (Paige)  10:25 
3WC     Jamie  Carver  9:31 

3  W&L  David  Lefkowitz  John  (Hunter)  8:32 
3  WC     Chris  Cote  (Greg  Lawler)  7:20 
3  W&L  David  Lefkowitz  0:19 

3  WC     Harris  Murphy  (Greg  Lawler)  0:09 

4  WC      Greg  Lawler  10:45 

4  W&L  David  Lefkowitz  7:27 

4  WC      Greg  Lawler  6:09 

4  WC     Chris  Cote  (Jason  Paige)  5:15 


Washington  College     ELM 


Sports 


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April  23, 1993 


WC  Lax  Jilts  Generals 


MattMurray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

Last  Saturday,  the  USILA 
fourth-ranked  Washington 
men's  lacrosse  team  pleased  the 
largest  home  crowd  of  the  sea- 
son on  Parent's  Day  with  a  12- 
10  victory  over  the  11th- 
ranked  Washington  &  Lee  Gen- 
erals.   The  win  improved 
Washington's  record  to  9-1  on 
the  season. 

The  Generals  jumped  out 
to  a  3-0  lead  behind  goals  from 
David  Lefkowitz,  Andy  Dutton 
and  Wlemi  Donognih  in  the  first 
2:17  of  the  game. 

However,  the  Shoremen 
came  5  torming  back,  scoring  the 
last  three  goals  of  the  period  to 
tie  the  score.  Chris  Sanchez 
and  Jason  Paige  both  scored  on 
Harris  Murphy  assists,  and 
Greg  Mouracade  closed  out  the 
first  quarter  with  an  unassisted 
goal  with  1:48  remaining. 

In  the  second  period,  Greg 
Lawler  gave  Washington  its 
first  lead  at  4-3.  However,  the 
Generals  scored  four  unan- 
swered goals  to  take  a  7-4  lead 
with  5:38  remaining  in  the  half. 
Sanchez  tallied  with  30  seconds 
left  for  the  Shoremen,  but 
Washington  still  trailed  7-5  at 
the  half. 

They  quickly  tied  it  up, 
though,  as  Mouracade  and 
Jamie  Carver  scored  consecu- 
tive goals. 

The  teams  began  trading 
goals  at  that  point.  Lefkowitz 
scored  on  an  assist  from  John 
Hunter  for  W&L  at  the  8:32 
mark.  Chris  Cote  answeredl:12 
later  to  tie  the  score  again  at 
eight.  The  teams  went  on  a 
seven  minute  scoring  drought 
before  Lefkowitz  again  scored 


Greg  Lawler  scored  three  goals  against  Washington  &  Lee  on 
Saturday 


with  0:19  left  in  the  third  pe- 
riod, but  Washington  built 
some  momentum,  as  Murphy 
scored  10  seconds  later  to  tie 
the  score  once  more. 

Lawler  opened  the  fourth 
period  with  his  second  goal  of 
the  game.  Lefkowitz  scored  his 
fourth  goal  for  W&L  to  retie  the 
score  at  ten  with  7:27  remaining. 

However,  the  Shoremen 
killed  the  Generals  and  the 
clock,  as  Lawler  scored  again  at 


the  6:09  mark,  and  Cote  closed 
out  the  scoring  with  5:15  re- 
maining to  give  Washington  a 
12-10  lead. 

Jon  Lundberg  played  a  su- 
perb game  in  goal,  and  Scott 
Overned  shut  down  high- 
scoring  Donognih  in  the  second 
half. 

Washington's  next  game  is 
tomorrow  at  Salisbury  State. 


Women's  Tennis  Splits  Matches 

Team  tops  Hopkins  and  W.  Maryland 


IjgyO'Hara 

StaffWriter 


The  Women's  Tennis  Team 
split  their  last  four  matches;  it 
Seems  that  this  group  of 
batches  definitely  had  its  ups 
^d  downs. 

On  April  eighth,  the  team 
P'ayed  at  Eizabethtown.  This 
Wa$  not  one  of  their  finest 
batches,  but  there  was  a  light 
of  hope  with  the  performance 
°f  Pam  Hendrickson,  as  shebeat 
her  opponent  6-0, 6-2.  All  of  the 
°jher  members  of  the  team  who 
j%ed  did  not  fare  as  well. 
Melissa  Harmeyer  gave  her 
°Pponent  a  run  for  her  money 
even  though  she  lost  by  a  score 


of  1-6, 6-4, 7-5.  The  matches  of 
the  number  six  singles  and  the 
number  three  doubles  were 
defaulted. 

Western  Maryland  College 
was  the  next  opponent,  and  the 
team  came  out  with  an  overall 
victory.  Once  again,  Pam 
Hendrickson  stepped  out  with 
a  6-0, 6-0  victory  over  her  oppo- 
nent. The  doubles  duo  of  Jen 
Sloan  and  Pam  Hendrickson 
did  a  wonderful  job  as  well  with 
a  score  of  6-1, 6-1.  A  good  effort 
in  doubles  was  put  through  by 
Kim  Prettyman  and  Vicki  Roth 
even  though  they  did  not  come 
out  on  top. 

April  15  was  the  next  match 
which  was  against  Johns 
Hopkins  here  at  Washington 


College.  Washington  came  out 
on  top  with  a  score  of  5-4.  Ev- 
eryone on  the  team  showed 
great  effort  and  the  scores 
proved  it.  Sloan  won  with  a 
score  of  6-1, 6-2  and  Tina  Lennon 
with  a  score  of  6-0,  6-4. 

The  most  recent  match  was 
not  a  good  wrap  up  for  the  team. 
It  was  against  Trenton  State  on 
April  19  here  at  Washington 
College.  Pam  Hendrickson  once 
again  scored  the  lone  victory 
for  the  Shorewomen  with  a  score 
of  6-1,6-3. 

The  end  of  the  season  is 
creeping  up  on  the  tennis  team, 
so  don't  waste  time,  come  out 
and  support  them  for  their  last 
matches  of  the  '93  Spring  sea- 


Newt's 


Player  of  the  Week 


For  their  efforts  in  the  Men's  Varsity  four  man  shell,  John  "the 
Beast"  Mulvaney,  James  Pitt,  R.J.  Eldridge  Eric  Jewitt,  and  cox- 
swain Amy  Osbourne  have  been  rightly  dubbed  the  Newt's  Team 
of  the  Week. 

Last  week,  this  awesome  foursome  rowedsome  theirsome 
waysome  tosome  victory  some....  enoughsome 
alreadysome... beating  Villanova,  Rhode  Island,  and  the  notori 
ously  fast  crew  team  of  Pennsylvania,  by  three  seat  lengths.  This 
victory  was  the  closest  win  that  this  team  has  had  yet  this  year. 
The  foursome  is  poised  to  enter  the  Washington  College  Invita- 
tional next  Saturday,  as  the  favored  crew.  (  For  all  you  gamblers 
out  there,  betting  is  illegal  at  Washington  College. ) 

There  might  have  been  more  directed  comedy  in  the  paper, 
but  Bucky  cracked  under  pressure  and  could  not  remember  any 
acts  of  comedy  that  had  occured  around  him  the  week  before. 

As  the  Spring  athletics  season  comes  to  a  close,  the  Washingti 
College  community  should  do  their  best  to  get  out  and  support  all 
of  WAC's  fine  young  atheletes! 

(R.J.  Eldridge  is  not  pictured  here) 

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Eleanor  Shriver  battles  a  Western  Maryland  attacker.  Shriver,  a  senior,  has  been  the  anchor  for  the  Washington  defense  all  season.  Also 
a  field  hockey  and  basketball  player,  her  Washington  athletic  career  is  winding  down  with  the  end  of  women's  lacrosse  season.  Shriver, 
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Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-Six  •  April  30, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Task  Force  Presents  Report  to  President 
Recommendations  include  censure  of  the  Dean 

I.Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  culmination  of  two 
school  years  of  research  and 
brainstorming  is  currently  sit- 
ting on  President  Trout's  desk 
waiting  foraction.  Wednesday, 
the  President's  Task  Force  on 
the  Status  of  Gay  Men  and  Les- 
bians at  Washington  College, 
headed  by  Dr.  Ed  Weissman  of 
the  Political  Science  Depart- 
ment, presented  its  final  advi- 
sory report  to  Trout. 

Since  the  Task  Force  was 
formed  by  the  faculty  in  Sep- 
tember of  1991,  its  efforts  have 
included  a  sample  survey  of 
the  sexual  behaviors  and  atti- 
tudes of  the  college's  students 
and  the  preparation  of  a  list  of 
recommendations  toTroutand 
the  college  as  a  whole. 

The  first  recommendation 
is  that  the  work  begun  by  the 
task  force  be  continued:  "Rec- 
ommendation 1:  A  watch  or 
compliance  committee  be  set 
up  to  monitor  the  implemen- 
tation of  recommendations 
contained  in  this  report  and  to 
evaluate  compliance  with  the 
nondiscrimination  clause  of 
the  college."  The  college's  non- 
discrimination policy  now  in- 
cludes sexual  orientation  as  a 
matter  of  consideration  (see 
Resolution,  page  7). 

In  light  of  a  number  of  inci- 
dents ranging  from  graffiti  to 
elaborate  pranks  carried  out  by 


Lambda  pledges  posing  as  Elm 
staff,  the  Task  Force  deems  fit 
that  such  bigoted  actions, 
termed  hate  crimes  against  ho- 
mosexuals, be  tracked.  "Rec- 
ommendation 2:  The  college, 
in  a  general  upgrading  of  its 
social  bookkeeping,  collect 
systematic  data  on  hate  crimes 
and  other  manifestations  of 
homophobia  in  the  Washing- 
ton College  community." 

To  serve  students  who  rec- 
ognize themselves  as  homo- 
sexual or  who  are  dealing  with 
the  possibility  of  'coming  ouf 
as  homosexual,  the  Task  Force 
offers:  "Recommendation  3: 
The  Health  Services  engage 
the  services  of  a  counselor 
brained  in  and  friendly  to  the 
needsof  gays  and  lesbians.  An 
individual  has  already  been 
recommended  for  this  posi- 
tion." 

According  to  the  1992  sur- 
vey, the  attitudes  of  the  student 
body  grant  gays  and  lesbians  a 
low  acceptancerate  on  the  "feel- 
ing thermometer."  To  counter- 
act such  ignorance  and 
homophobia,  the  Task  Force 
projects  a  need  for  direct  con- 
tact with  these  issues.  "Recom- 
mendation 4:  The  college 
implement  a  policy  of  hiring 
consultants  to  run  seminars  on 
homophobia.  These  seminars 
and  programs  should  be  di- 
rected to  different  target 
groups:  students,  f  acuity,  sta  ff 
and  administration." 


The  original  demand  of  the 
Task  Force  that  an  AIDS  educa- 
tion program  is  sorely  needed 
atthecollegehasbeenanswered 
by  Keith  Erickson's  Peer  Edu- 
cation Program.  "Recommen- 
dation 5:  The  Erickson  Com- 
mittee on  AIDS  Education  con- 
tinue to  be  supported  and 
funded  and  its  work  contin- 
ued after  Mr.  Erickson  gradu- 
ates from  the  college." 

Extension  of  fringe  benefits 
to  long-term  same-sex  partners 
is  a  goal  sought  by  homosexual 
persons  across  the  nation.  "Rec- 
ommendation 6:  The  immedi- 
ate implementation  of  the 
Domestic  Partners  Benefits 
Program  proposed  by  the 
Bedell  Subcommittee  to  the 
Benefits  Committee  of  the  col- 
lege." 

In  addition  to  tracking  hate 
crimes,  the  college  is  advised  to 
adopt  an  operational  definition 
of  the  word  Tiate  crime.'  "Rec- 
ommendation 7:  The  college 
draft  a  statement  on  and  policy 
for  hate  crimes  which  creates  a 
disciplinary  structure  stigma- 
tizing hate  crimes  and  provid- 
ing penalties  to  which  recog- 
nize the  repugnant  nature  of 
these  crimes  to  the  commu- 
nity." 

"Private  religious  convic- 
tions" and  "bias  against  homo- 
sexuality" as  evidenced  pub- 
licly and  in  committee  meet- 


Brien  Responds  to  Moral  Calling 

Proposes  Temporary  Changes  in  Honor  Code 


Amanda  Burt 


Co-News  Editor 

In  an  effort  to  rally  both 
student  and  faculty  support  on 
what  he  calls  "some  fundamen- 
tal values  of  personhood,"  Pro- 
fessor Kevin  Brien  will  ask  the 
faculty  at  next  Monday's  meet- 
ing to  vote  on  some  temporary 
changes  to  the  current  Honor 
Code. 

The  proposal,  which  also 
would  have  to  be  approved  by 
theSrudentGovemmentAsso- 
C|ation,  primarily  targets  what 
15  referred  to  as  the  'informer 
buses'  of  the  Honor  Code. 
These  clauses  require  both  stu- 
dents and  faculty  who  witness 
academic  dishonesty  to  report 
me  offending  student. 


On  page  19  of  the  Student 
Handbook,  under  the  "Respon- 
sibility of  the  Students,"  the 
code  states  that  each  student 
has  "a  moral  obligation  to  in- 
form either  the  professor  in  the 
course  involved,  the  Dean  of 
the  College,  the  Dean  of  Stu- 
dents, or  the  Chairperson  of  the 
Conduct  Screening  Board  of 
any  infraction  witnessed  by  in- 
dividual students." 

Similarly,  the  code  says  on 
the  same  page  that  it  is  the  re- 
sponsibility of  faculty  members 
to  "refer  cases  of  willful  aca- 
demic dishonesty  to  the  Asso- 
ciate Dean  of  the  College,  who 
will  advise  the  professor  on  the 
matter  and  refer  the  case  to  the 
All-Campus  Judiciary  for  deci- 
sion." The  code  does  stipulate 


that  a  faculty  member  may  also 
deal  privately  with  the  student 
if  the  violation  appears  to  be 
inadvertent.  An  inadvertent 
violation  might  involve  a  case 
of  faulty  documentation. 

Brien  claims  that  these  'in- 
former clauses'  undermine  the 
Honor  Code  beca  use  they  s  truc- 
tu  rally  negate  both  the 
personhood  of  students  and 
faculty  and  pull  them  into  a 
deep  moral  conflict.  He  says 
that  the  current  code  expects 
students  and  faculty  to  over- 
ride their  personal  moral  val- 
ues, and  that  as  a  result,  many 
end  up  violating  the  code. 

In  a  recent  interview  with 
the  Elm,  Brien  said  that  the  code 

See  "Brien/'  page  12 


J.Tarin  Towers 


Hodson  Hall  Renovation 
Approved  by  Trustees 

difficulties  inherent  in  a  glass 
wall.  The  T»ole  in  the  ground' 
added  another  $600,000  to  the 
project,  he  said. 

The  Board  Committee  for 
the  Hodson  Renovation  Project 
headed  by  Thomas  Maher  did 
not  want  a  general  capital  cam- 
paign, because  it  would  be  in 
direct  competition  for  funds 
withother  capital  projects,such 
as  the  Daly  Academic  Center. 

Raising  funds  for  the  base- 
ment "turned  out  to  be  much 
harder  than  anticipated,"  said 
Trout,  because  potential  donors 
cited  scholarships  and  the  Daly 
building  as  much  more  money- 
worthy  than  re-doing  an  exist- 
ing structure. 

As  the  $1.1  million  project 
started  to  get  bogged  down, 
said  Trout,  he  started  to  recon- 
sider the  validity  of  'the  hole.' 
"The  cost  per  square  foot  was 
phenomenal,"  he  said.  "You 
could  build  a  molecular  biol- 
ogy lab  for  lessdollars  per  foot." 

"Do  we  really  have  to  dig 
the  hole,"  he  started  to  ask.  The 
question  of  letting  light  into  the 
dim  basement  almost  seemed 
moot.  "It's  mostly  a  night-time 
facility,"  he  emphasized. 

When  he  suggested  the  de- 
letion of  the  amphitheater  area 
atanSGAmeetinginthefall,he 
felt  he  had  enough  student  sup- 
port to  redraw  the  plans,  which 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  amended  plan  for  the 
renovation  of  the  Hodson  Hall 
basement  was  approved  by  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors at  their  April  22  meeting. 

"It's  been  on  the  books  for  a 
long  time,"  said  President 
Charles  H.  Trout  in  an  Elm  in- 
terview Wednesday.  Trout  said 
he  inherited  the  project  from 
the  previous  administration, 
and  that  part  of  the  architec- 
tural work  had  been  completed 
before  his  arrival  at  the  college 
in  1990. 

The  first  phase,  the  Student 
Lounge  in  the  location  of  the 
former  bookstore,  was  com- 
pleted in  the  fall  of  1991. 

Completion  of  the  project 
will  include  a  major  overhaul 
of  the  CoffeeHouse  and  Snack 
Bar  areas. 

Delays  in  further  work 
_were  largely  attributed  by  Trout 
to  the  original  plan's  inclusion 
of  a  Tiole  in  the  ground'  off  of 
the  East  Wall  (facing  Kent 
House).  That  wall  was  to  be 
largely  glass,  opening  onto  a 
patio/amphitheater  area  and 
providing  a  playing  space  for 
bands  as  well  as  letting  light 
into  the  CoffeeHouse. 

Expenses  involved  in  that 
area  of  the  renovation  included 
'serious  drainage  problems,' 
said  Trout,  as  well  as  structural 


See  "Hodson/'  on  page  12 


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Installed  This  Week  *J 

Faculty  Adopts  Equality  Ef 

and  Budget  Resolutions  *J 

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April  30, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Get  your  act  together 

Every  day  we  get  older.  You  ever  feel  old?  I  feel  old.  I  looked 
at  the  list  of  peer  advisors  the  other  day  and  realized  that  first  of 
all,  I'm  the  only  third-year  PA  on  the  list,  and  second  of  all,  of  the 
new  PAs  listed,  I  only  knew  nine-tenths  of  the  people. 

Have  I  really  been  that  anti-social  this  year?  I  also  had  no  idea 
who  two  of  the  candidates  for  Senior  Class  President  were. 

I  am  finishing  my  third  year  at  Washington  College  and  I 
don't  know  as  many  people  as  I  did  my  first  year  here.  Or  at  least, 
that's  how  it  feels.  On  this  tiny  campus,  it  seems  every  day  I  see 
someone  else  I've  never  seen  before.  Of  course,  often  that's  just  a 
guy  who's  normally  hatted  going  bare-headed  (sometimes  liter- 
ally) into  the  world.  Of  course  they  look  different  with  eyes. 

I  thought  1  knew  a  lot  of  people  here.  But  1  sadly  realize  that 
1  do  not.  I've  always  thought  with  some  anecdotal  evidence  that 
the  freshmen  and  the  seniors  are  the  two  classes  who  exercise  the 
loudest  collective  voice  on  what  the  character  of  the  campus  is 
from  year  to  year.  And  next  year  (gulp!)  I  will  be  a  senior. 

I  was  a  bit  dismayed  this  year  by  the  fact  that  not  a  single 
junior  class  meeting  was  held.  At  least  not  publicly.  I  occasionally 
read  in  the  SGA  minutes  about  some  fund  drive  or  other,  but  I 
never  even  saw  any  of  these  things  being  sold. 

I  sincerely  hope  that  new  senior  class  president  Melissa 
Sullivan  takes  the  needs  of  her  classmates  seriously.  I  have 
witnessed  bickering  in  this  year's  senior  class  over  some  things 
that  should  be  trivial  but  have  turned  out  not  to  be.  For  example: 
I  personally  will  be  21  just  in  time  for  classes  next  year,  but  many 
of  my  friends,  also  rising  seniors,  will  not  be.  That  means  I  don't 
really  want  the  meetings  to  be  held  at  Andy's ...  notwithstanding 
the  fact  that  holding  a  meeting  in  a  bar  is  not  exactly  the  most 
expedient  method  of  actually  getting  work  done. 

Now,  this  is  not  just  an  abject  critique  of  Mike  and  Whitney. 
It's  a  suggestion  for  next  year's  leaders  to  begin  listening  to  their 
audience  as  soon  as  possible. 

Take  Jamie  for  example  ...  his  letter  at  the  right  exhibits  the 
willingness  to  listen  and  serve  that  got  him  elected. 

And  this  goes  for  other  organizations  as  well.  What  has 
happened  to  Hands  Out?  to  Target  Tutoring?  to  the  Margaret 
Horsley  Society?  Perhaps  there's  a  set  of  off  icers  out  there.  Target 
Tutoring  was  very  active  this  fall.  Hands  Out  had  perhaps  a 
project  or  two.  And  MH  had  ...  well ...  nothing  that  I  saw.  These 
organizations  have  fallen  prey  to  a  deadly  syndrome...  that  of  the 
powerful  leader  that  leaves. 

1  am  guilty  of  distance  myself  thisyear.  My  excuse  (and  1  hope 
it's  a  good  one)  is  this  newspaper.  Next  year  I  plan  on  again 
immersing  myself  in  other  organizations. 

But  1  would  hope  that  leaders  currently  leaving,  if  they  did 
not  already  do  so,  would  encourage  an  underclassman  with 
potential  to  run  forpresidentand  to  do  as  much — or  more — than 
current  presidents  to  make  sure  the  organization  continues  in 
more  than  name. 

If  1  hadn't  had  the  'JR'  on  my  transcript,  I  wouldn't  have 
known  that  the  junior  class  existed  except  for  a  single  letter 
suggesting  that  Nancy  Reagan  be  our  graduation  keynote  speaker. 
Bwah. 

This  could  happen  to  you. 

Congratulations  Scott  Ross  Koont 
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Open  Invitation 
to  Baccalaureate 
Services 

To  the  Editor: 

This  is  an  open  invitation 
to  all  members  of  the  college 
and  surrounding  community: 
on  Saturday,May22,1993,  there 
will  be  two  Baccalaureate  ser- 
vices for  graduation.  The  first 
will  be  at  3  p.m.  at  Janes  United 
Methodist  Church,  sponsored 
by  the  Chester  Valley  Ministers 
Association.  Featured  will  be 
performances  from  Janes'  Gos- 
pel Choir.  At  4  p.m.,  there  will 
be  a  Baccalaureate  Mass  at  Sa- 
cred HeartCatholic  Church.  All 
are  welcome  to  attend,  espe- 
cially graduates,  their  families 
and  friends.  If  there  are  any 
questions,  please  feel  free  to 
contact  myself  (Susan 
Wackerbarth),  Stephanie 
Sherwell,  or  June  Costen. 

Susan  Wackerbarth 

Senior 


To  the  Editor: 

I  was  wondering,  I  came  to 
this  college  inorder  to  getaway 
from  all  the  hassles  that  a  big 
college  has.  I  am  a  psychology 
major  and  will  be  a  junior  in  the 
fall.  There  will  be  34  other  psy- 
chology majors  on  campus  next 
year.  How  is  it  that  all  35  of  us 
are  shut  out  of  a  required  class? 

Alt  35  psych  majors  are  jun- 
iors and  all  of  us  need  to  take 
Biology  next  year  in  order  to 
fulfill  or  major  requirements. 
When  I  was  speaking  to  Dr. 
Donald  Munsonlastweekafter 
receiving  a  notice  that  I  was 
closed  out  of  General  Biology, 
his  solution  was  for  me  to  be 
put  on  the  waiting  list  or  take  it 
in  summer  school.  Thanks  but 
no  thanks!  I  am  here  on  finan- 
cial aid  and  worked  two  jobs  in 
order  to  have  enough  money  to 
go  here.  I  think  that  this  school 
needs  to  re-evaluate  its  priori- 
ties. 


On  Monday,  April  19, 1993 
myself  and  a  fellow  psych  ma- 
jor went  to  Dean  Wubbles  to 
see  if  he  could  help  us  in  our 
dilemma.  The  Dean's  response 
was,  and  I  quote  "I'veheard  the 
facts  and  I  will  write  a  letter  to 
Don  Munson."  What  good  is  a 
letter  going  to  do!  The  school 
year  is  almost  up  and  I  need  to 
know  now  if  I  am  able  to  take 
this  class. 

Dean  Wubbles  also  had  this 
to  say:  "I  know  this  is  an  inter- 
departmental dispute  and  you 
(the  students)  are  the  victims, 
but  there  is  not  much  we  can 
do.  We  are  not  going  to  do  any- 
thing radical."  I  think  it  is  time 
to  be  radical.  This  school's  atti- 
tude needs  a  face  lift.  What 
would  happen  if  this  school  did 
something  radical?  This  school 
would  be  something  better. 

Wendy  Kraus 
Psychology  Major 


New  Executive  Board  is  Here  to  Serve  You 


To  the  Editor: 

Having  recently  taken  of- 
fice, I  want  to  explain  further 
some  of  my  ideas  goals  and 
plans  for  the  coming  year. 

There  are  two  themes  with 
which  I  plan  to  start  my  term  in 
office.  I  feel  strongly  that  the 
feeling  of  cohesion  on  this  cam- 
pus can  be  improved.  There 
are  a  wide  variety  of  very  dif- 
ferent groups  and  students  and 


opinions  on  this  campus.  Heel 
that  many  people  can  gain  a 
tremendous  amount  from  the 
stimulation  of  difference  that 
comes  from  this  interaction 
within  our  community.  In  or- 
der to  truly  integrate  our  cam- 
pus, I  wish  to  encourage  sug- 
gestions and  efforts  that  work 
towards  this  goal.  A  strong 
approach  may  be  to  encourage 
cosponsoring  of  events  by  dif- 


ferent clubs  and  organizations 
on  campus. 

Another  area  where  I  feel 
the  SGA  executive  board,  as 
employees  of  the  school  and  its 
students,  must  make  a  strong 
effort  is  in  the  communication 
between  the  student  body,  the 
faculty  and  the  administrators. 
Much  of  the  unrest  and  anger 

See  "Baker,"  page  12 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


April  30, 1993 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


Advertising  is  the  bane  of 
contemporary  life.  Every  day 
we're  involuntarily  exposed  to 
messages  wedon't  particularly 
want  to  hear,  see  or  smell.  It 
seems  odd  thatweseldomques- 
tion  the  rationale. behind  this 
data  barrage-we  just  accept  it 
unquestioningly  and  adapt  as 
best  as  we  can. 

And  yet,  if  you  really  stop 
and  think  about  it,  advertising 
is  a  really  annoying  intrusion 
into  one's  brain.  How  often  do 
you  have  to  flip  through  page 
after  page  of  your  favorite 
magazine  in  a  frustrating  effort 
to  find  the  table  of  contents? 
Another  particularly  annoying 
advertising  ploy  is  that  when- 
ever network  television  gets  a 
really  good  movie/  the  first 
thirty  minutes  will  be  free  of 
advertising.  And  then,  as  soon 
as  the  audience  becomes  inter- 
ested-WHAM-there's  an  ad 
every  five  minutes. 

Of  course,  I'm  not  refer- 
ring to  small  businesses.  We 
here  at  the  Elm  like  small  busi- 
nesses. Really.  I'm  addressing 
the  senseless  abuse  of  the  right 
of  free  speech  which  is  commit- 
ted by  large  industries  every 
day. 

Often  I  wonder  why  a  given 
business  is  ad  vertisinganyway. 
For  example,  the  Edison  Elec- 
tric Institute  (which  I  suppose 
is  some  sort  of  think  tank  spon- 
sored by  producers  of  electric- 
ityjrecentlyranafull-page  color 
ad  in  The  New  Republic  which, 
amongother  things,  stated  mat 
cooking  in  a  microwave  oven  is 
safer  to  for  the  environment 
than  cooking  with  gas. 

That's  fine,  but  really,  who 
cares?  The  message  of  this  ad  is 
essentially  "electricity  good." 


We  already  knew  that.  Its  a 
silly  waste  of  time  and  money 
for  these  people  to  advertise. 
Chances  are,  if  you've  got 
enough  money  to  buy  a  maga- 
zine, you  probably  have  elec- 
tric lights  to  read  it  with. 

Equally  silly  are  defense 
industry  advertisements.  Just 
twopagesdownfromtheafore- 
mentioned  pro-electricity  ad  is 
a  two-page  ad  for  Boeing  which 
features  a  Boeing  worker 
perched  on  top  of  an  AW  ACS, 
right  underneath  of  the  big 
black  flying  saucer  thingy.  The 
ad  features  the  slogan  "The 
Price  of  peace  is  strength  and 
vigilance."  and  an  address  to 
write  to  for  more  information. 

Again,  why  are  these 
people  advertising?  The  aver- 
age reader  of  The  New  Republic 
has  about  as  much  control  over 
the  demand  for  sophisticated 
military  aircraft  as  I  do  over  the 
outcome  of  the  next  Orioles 
game.  Andwhathappenswhen 
I  write  away  to  the  address? 
Are  they  going  to  send  me  a 
coupon  for  50  cents  off  my  next 
purchase  of  a  jumbo-jet? 

In  situations  where  the  use 
of  a  product  is  limited  to  a  small 
section  of  society,  trade  jour- 
nals are  the  venue  of  prefer- 
ence. Trade  journal  advertise- 
ments are  very  different  from 
those  targeted  at  the  general 
population,  in  mat  they  usu- 
ally assume  that  the  reader  pos- 
sesses a  modicum  of  intelli- 
gence. 

In  some  situations,  the  con- 
sumer is  already  well  aware  of 
the  need  for  and  usefulness  of  a 
given  product.  This  is  exactly 
the  case  of  Pro-Gard  Riot  Body 

See  "Koon,"  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude ^^ 


Quote  some  serious  literature. 


Something  like,  "That  which 
does  not  kill  me  will  only  make 
me  stronger."  (Nietszche) 
Cindy  Young,  Senior 
Westford,  MA 


"Oh  Romeo,  Romeo,  wherefore 

art  thou,  Romeo." 

(Shakespeare) 

Alicia  Carberry,  Sophomore 

Annapolis,  MD 


"Life  is  not  created  by  con- 
sciousness, but  consciousness 
by  life."  (Marx) 
Brad  Foster,  Freshman 
Olney,  MD 


"I  think  ifs  time  for  a  drink." 
(Lori  Hastings) 
Skye  Tegtmeier,  Junior 
Abevigoda,  PA 


"All  the  Whos  in  Whoville  loved 
Christmas  but  the  Grinch  who 
lived  just  north  of  Who  villedid 
not."  (Seuss) 

Catherine  Rogers,  Sophomore 
Richmond,  VA 

Will  "Red  Dog"  Smiley,  Fresh- 
man 
Lynchburg,  VA 


"These  are  times  that  try  men's 
souls."  (Woodrow  Wilson) 
Rod  Benson,  Senior 
Keamy,  Mf 


Open  Forum:  Numbers  and  Homosexual  Rights 


Allen  Marshall  is  a  Freshman 
who  will  fortunately  be  living 
downtown  this  summer.  His  fa- 
vorite igneous  rock  is  coal  slag.  If 
he  had  to  live  one  day  over  and  over 
dike  that  movie)  it  would  be  July 
5th. 

Recently,  there  has  been  a 
lot  of  bickering  over  numbers. 
There  is  speculation  whether 
or  not  there  were  one  million 
people  at  the  March  on  Wash- 
mgton.  Can  you  believe  the 
Park  Service's  estimate  of  300, 
000  marchers  or  do  you  go  with 
^e  police  force  of  DC,  who  es- 
timated roughly  1.2  million 
People  attending  the  march. 
Even  if  you  agree  with  the  Park 
Service,  the  march  was  still  the 
same  size  as  the  march  Martin 


Luther  King  planned  for  civil 
rights.  Was  it  any  less  impres- 
sive because  they  had  less  than 
onejnillion  marchers? 


Allen 
Marshall 


What  about  the  popula- 
tion? Istenpercentofourpopu- 
lation  gay,  lesbian,  or  bisexual? 
Is  it  only  1%?  What  about  the 
Kline  scale,  which  says  that  80% 
of  us  are  bi  and  the  other  20%  is 
split  for  gay  and  straight? 


Which  study  do  you  believe? 
Why  should  we  play  this  num- 
bers game?  Isn't  it  all  done  to 
make  one  side  look  more  pow- 
erful than  it  would  without  all 
those  "official"  numbers? 

Some  people  say  that  this  is 
irrelevant.  I  merely  ask,  "What 
the  Fuck  Does  Any  of  This 
Have  to  do  with  Two  Guys  or 
Two  Women  Getting  Mar- 
ried?!" It's  not  like  who  some- 
one else  falls  in  love  with  is  any 
politician's  business.  Why  is  it 
such  a  problem  that  lesbigays 
would  like  to  have  the  same 
rights  that  heterosexuals  have? 
I  certainly  do  not  care  if  two 
heterosexuals  decide  to  have 
sex,  so  I  don't  see  why  there  is 
such  ire  over  people  going  for 


those  oftheir  own  gender.  Par- 
don me  for  not  being  able  to  see 
how  sick  it  is  that  two  people 
fall  in  love.  Yes,  fall  in  love,  not 
necessarily  fuck,  but  fall  in  love. 
Youdon'tneed  sex  to  have  love, 
just  as  you  don't  need  love  to 
have  sex. 

I  understand  your  argu- 
ment: we  queers  and  dykes 
can't  fall  in  love,  we  just  aren't 
capable  of  it.  All  we  ever  think 
about  is  sex  right?  Sony,  it 
doesn't  work  that  way.  There 
are  lesbigays  who  don't  engage 
in  sex,  but  have  love  relation- 
ships with  their  partners.  They 
can't  get  married  in  most  states 
due  to  the  laws  of  bigots,  but 
they  do  live  with  each  other. 
God  forbid  that  a  same  sex 


couple  should  try  tostarta  fam- 
ily. You  know  ifs  a  ploy  to 
convert  children  to  their  sinful 
lifestyle.  Ifalesbiantriesartifi- 
cial  insemination  to  have  a 
child,  ifs  in  the  hopes  for  a 
daughter  that  she  can  turn 
againstmen,  of  course.  (As  I'm 
writing  this,  I'm  hoping  that 
everyone  reading  it  can  see  the 
sarcasm,  but  unfortunately,  I 
know  that  no  one  on  this  cam- 
pus will.) 

This  whole  numbers  game 
is  justa  way  to  try  and  convince 
people  to  ignore  the  gay  rights 
movement.  If  lesbigays  make 
up  only  one  percent  of  our 
population,  then  they  DO  de- 
See  "Marshall/'  page  12 


April  30, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


The  Board 


Last  week's  Board  was  de- 
signed by  Elisa  Hale  for  the  Peer 
Education  Program — an  orga- 
nization originally  set  up  to 
educate  Washington  College 
students  about  AIDS.  Theques- 
tions  were: 

"Is  a  sexual  experience 
worth  ...Your  Health  ...Your 
Life?"  and  "What  STD  educa- 
tion programs  do  you  think 
would  be  valuable  and  helpful 
to  the  W.C.  community?" 

*You  need  to  make  people  real- 
ize they're  not  invulnerable 
'Did  you  know  you  can  get 
AIDS  from  talking  to  gay 
people.  'Ignorant  Person! 
*Gee...Uh...I  think  it's  called 
Sarcasm. 

'If  you're  going  to  Attack  her — 
Wrap  your  Wacker 
'Cover  me  I'm  going  in 
*lf  you  don't  know  about  AIDS 
by  now  you're  retarded  and 
there  is  no  hope  for  people  like 
you.  If  you  don't  die  of  aids, 
you'll  die  due  to  some  other 
impairment  of  your  common 
sense!  (crossing  the  street) 
The  fastest  growing  group  to 
get  HIV/AIDS  is  young  adult 
heterosexuals!  Thisisyou!  The 
Cay/Lesbians  have  learned 
about  safe  sex  and  now  are  one 
of  the  most  safe  and  stable 
groups  in  relation  to  HIV/ 
AIDS.  Get  past  the  stereotype 
(in  other  words  actually  edu- 


cate yourself)  and  become  a  re- 
sponsible adult  before  it  is  too 
late. 

'Don't  get  too  happy  with  your 
accomplishments— over95%  of 
all  persons  in  this  country  in- 
fected with  HIV  are  hetero- 
sexual or  bisexual  men! 
'  Thanks  a  lot,  Homos! 
*I  think  there  should  be  manda- 
tory classes  on  STD  +  AIDS 
education. 
•New  York  =  AIDS 
*  A  disease  far  worse  than  AIDS 
is  out  there  — if  s  called  igno- 
rance! 

free  your  mind  — gays,  blacks, 
jews  &  women  are  =  to  men! 


Thank  you  to  everyone  who 
gave  us  their  input,  including 
those  comments  which  were 
sexist  and  homophobic — they 
were  great  examples  of  what 
myths  are  unfortunately  still  out 
there. 

This  is  the  bottom  line, 
folks.  HTV/AIDS  is  spreading 
fast  on  collegecampuses  across 
the  country.  The  highest  num- 
ber of  new  cases  are  occurring 
in  heterosexuals  in  their  teens 
and  twenties. 

Be  smart,  Be  safe,  Be  un- 
derstanding. 

Remember,  AIDS  is  hard  to 
get  if  you  act  responsibly. 


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Shields,  which  are  advertised 
in  The  Police  Chief.  The  ad  in- 
forms the  reader  that  the  prod- 
uct will  "Set  Yourself  Apart 
from  the  Crowd."  Two  models 
of  shield  are  offered,  and  "Ei- 
ther shield  is  the  answer  for 
withstanding  heavy  blows  from 
rocks,  clubs  and  bottles  often 
encountered  in  mob  control 
situations." 

While  the  main  market  for 
this  product  exists  in  police 
departments  and  correctional 
facilities,  there  are  many  other 
people  who  would  be  interested 
in  this  product.  Possible  ex- 
pansion markets  for  Pro  Gard 
Riot  Body  Shields  include: 

•  Grade  school  teachers 

•  High  school  teachers 

•  Tax  collectors 

•  German  tourists 

•  Rush  Limbaugh. 

Besides  esoteric  products, 
tradejoumals  also  featureprod- 
ucts  which  don't  often  see  the 
lightofday,  yet  which  are  used 
by  millions  of  people  who 
would  rather  not  have  to  use 
them.  In  the  tasteful  phrasing 
of  the  ad  for  Secure*which  ap- 
peared recently  in  Progressive 
Grocer,  Secure®  is  "The  product 
all  America  is  not  talking 
about." 

But  just  because  people 
aren't  talking,  one  mustn't  as- 
sume that  they  aren't  buying: 
incontinence  isn't  exactly  the 
first  thing  42  million  consum- 
ers want  to  talk  about.  ...  At 
$500  million  in  sales,  the  incon- 
tinence market  is  already  the 
third  fastest  growing  category 

in  health  and  beauty Never 

before  has  such  a  silent  market 
made  so  much  noise  at  the  cash 
register." 

The  people  responsible  for 
this  ad  handled  a  truly  delicate 
subject  with  taste,  but  it  seems 
to  me  there  was  one  unfortu- 
natephrase.  Theretailerwhois 
concerned  about  marketing 
support  is  informed  that  Se- 


cure® brand  incontinence  prod- 
ucts "Can  tailor  a  program  that 
fits  you  handsomely." 

While  skimrning  through 
The  New  Yorker  in  search  of  ads 
for  this  article,  I  came  across 
something  I  have  never  seen  in 
an  American  magazine  -  an  ad 
for  South  African  Airways.  It 
featured  a  picture  of  a  leopard, 
a  sunset  among  the  baobob 
trees,  and  a  romantic  nighttime 
view  of  an  ocean  liner  in  front 
of  a  Capetown  cityscape. 

What  is  missing  from  this 
lovely  portrait?  Could  it  be 
civil  unrest  and  decades  of  op- 
pression? Of  course,  this  ad  is 
not  targeting  liberals;  its  bold- 
face slogan  reads  "Experience 
the  wilds  of  civilized  Africa." 
The  implication  of  this  is,  of 
course,  that  the  rest  of  Africa  is 
uncivilized.  In  case  the  reader 
might  miss  the  significance  of 
this  racist  tidbit,  another  nug- 
get of  copy  informs  the  reader 
thatSouth  Africa  has  "  Aunique 
mixture  of  civilization  and 
untamed  freedom."  This  is  one 
campaign  which  leaves  me  with 
no  recourse  but  to  ask  "Who 
were  the  ad  wizards  who  came 
up  with  that  one?" 

For  kooky  advertisements, 
its  hard  to  beat  National  Review. 
One  of  the  weirdest  I've  ever 
seen  is  for  KEX®  Anti-Drug 
Mats.  I'm  not  making  this  up, 
this  company  actually  urges 
National  Review  readers  to  "Join 
the  fight  against  drugs  with  an 
ever-changing  assortment  of 
KEX®  Anti-Drug  mats.  ...  Our 
service  includes  a  variety  of 
anti-drug  slogans  to  provide 
you  with  a  fresh  message  each 
time  you  receive  a  clean,  fresh 
mat.  Our  Walk  Off  mats  are 
constructed  to  capture  large 
amounts  of  dirt  and  grime. . ." 

The  full-page  ad  features  a 
full -color  photo  which  includes 
several  different  designs  of 
Anti-Drug  mats,  including  a 
"Say  NO  to  drugs"  mat  and  a 
"Drug-free  zone"  mat.  This  is 
probably  the  only  full-page  ad 


for  floor  mats  I've  ever  seen  in  a 
national  magazine.  I  bet  that 
they  willsell  like  ho  tcakes,how- 
ever  I  do  find  a  problem  with 
the  product  itself.  If  one  pre- 
sents a  message,  particularly 
one  which  is  meant  to  be  taken 
very  seriously,  then  it  is  best 
not  to  present  that  message  in 
such  a  manner  that  people, 
whether  they  agree  or  disagree, 
will  inevitably  wipe  their  feet 
all  over  it. 

But  to  find  the  greatest 
source  of  advertising  inanity, 
meaninglessnessand  charlatan- 
ism one  needs  to  look  to  the 
nations  largest  advertisers. 
None  are  more  nonsensical  than 
those  which  are  targeted  at  the 
most  poorly  informed  sector  of 
oursociety-thatis  to  say,  people 
between  the  ages  of  15  and  25. 
Nike,  for  example,  recently  ran 
a  two  page  color  ad  in  Esquire 
for  their  Air  Mowabb  shoes. 

The  ad  featured  a  highway 
sign  which  reads  "Exit  12a  16 
miles  lb  miles  until  what?  The 
next  off-ramp?  Take  it.  In  fact 
takeoff.  Goalittlecrazy,getoff 
the  road,  hit  the  woods,  jump 
the  streams,  and  make  the  next 
16  miles  mean  something." 

That's  all  it  says.  It  says 
nothing  at  all  about  shoes.  Oh, 
sure,  there  is  an  entire  page 
opposite  the  sign  devoted  to  a 
glossy  photo  of  a  shoe  with  the 
caption  "The  Air  Mowabb.  An 
outdoor  cross -training  shoe. 
Mileage  may  vary." 

I  do  not  now,  nor  have  I 
ever,  owned  a  pair  of  Nikes. 
This  ad  certainly  did  nothing  to 
convince  me  that  a  pair  of  $80 
Nikes  are  better  than  a  slightly 
irregular  pair  of  $20  tennis 
shoes.  It  did  persuade  me  that 
Nike  thinks  that  young  people 
are  so  stupid  that  they  make 
their  purchases  on  perceptions 
of  how  cool  a  given  product  is 
rather  than  normal  consider- 
ations such  as  price,  quality  etc 
Then  again,  if  Nike  sales  are 
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April  30, 1993 


New  Security  Phones 
Expected  to  Decrease 
Dormitory  Crimes 


This  week  the  Maintenance 
Department  began  installing 
security  phones  on  Caroline, 
Queen  Anne's,  Reid  and  Minta 
Martin  dormitories.  This 
project  was  conceived  during 
the  fall  semester.  TheSGApro- 
posed  the  purchase  and  instal- 
lation of  the  phones  as  an  effort 
to  stop  the  propping  of  dormi- 
tory doors.  President  Trout 
supported  this  proposal  and  ap- 
proved the  project. 

The  phones  are  designed 
to  enhance  to  enhance  dormi- 
tory security.  Students  may 
now  call  residents  to  meet  and 
escort  them  into  the  building 
after  the  doors  have  been 
locked.  The  resident's  campus 
extension  will  need  tobeknown 
in  order  to  make  the  call.  To 
operate  the  phone,  one  must 
push  the  ON  button,  then  dial 
the  campus  extension.    Once 


the  call  is  completed,  push  the 
OFF  button.  The  phones  will 
automatically  disconnect  after 
2  1/2  minutes. 

An  added  feature  will  al- 
low the  caller  to  contact  Secu- 
rity with  a  push  of  the  red 
EMERGENCYbutton.  Oncethe 
red  button  has  been  pushed, 
Security  is  automatically  dialed. 
This  call  will  also  automatically 
disconnect  in  2  1/2  minutes. 
The  phones  should  be  opera- 
tional by  the  week's  end. 

This  system  will  be  evalu- 
ated at  the  end  of  the  93-94 
school  year  to  determine  its  ef- 
fectiveness. Students  com- 
ments and  suggestions  will  be 
appreciated.  If  the  project  is 
successful,  phones  may  be  in- 
stalled outside  other  dormito- 
ries. 

— Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of 
Security 


One  of  the  new  campus  security  phones,  this  one  outside  Caroline, 
allows  students  to  call  on-campus  extensions  and  Security  officers 


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Faculty  Adopts  New  Resolutions 
on  Sexual  Equality  and  Budget 


The  following  resolutions  were 
passed  at  a  faculty  assembly  April 
20  and  sent  to  the  President  and 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors. 

Resolution  on  Equality 

The  faculty  reaffirms  its 
belief  in  the  equality  of  all  who 
work  and  study  at  Washington 
College  regardless  of  sexual 
orientation.  The  faculty  sup- 
ports all  aspects  of  their  equal- 
ity of  those  who  work  at  Wash- 
ington College  and  believes  that 
all  families  (homosexual  or  het- 
erosexual) in  the  larger  Wash- 
ington College  family  are  equal. 
The  faculty  concurs  with  the 
policy  of  equally  supporting  all 
domestic  partnerships. 

Resolution  on  the  Budget 

The  Faculty  of  Washington 
College  expresses  its  dismay  at 
the  decision  to  balance  the  Col- 
lege budget  at  the  expense  of 
the  core  elements  of  the  educa- 
tional process  —  the  material 
supports  of  our  academic  mis- 
sion and  the  well  being  of  the 
faculty  and  staff. 


A  strong  bond  of  trust  and 
mutual  respect  exists  among 
faculty,  staff,  students,  admin- 
istration and  Board.  This  bond 
is  the  backbone  of  Washington 
College.  We  hope  that  the  Board 
will  maintain  the  commitment 
made  in  the  early  1980's,  and 
reaffirmedduring  theCater  ad- 
ministration, to  sustain  a  salary 
level  which  is  compatible  with 
our  standing  as  a  national  lib- 
eral arts  college.  The  current 
salary  freezeplaces  this  in  jeop- 
ardy. The  inexplicable  failure 
tobudget  for  increases  in  health 
insurance  costs  has  the  same 
detrimental  effect.  For  the  past 
20  years,  the  College  has  cov- 
ered 100  percent  of  the  indi- 
vidual employee's  health  insur- 
ancecosts.This  benefithas  been 
an  indispensable  recruiting  tool 
and  a  significant  component  of 
overall  faculty  and  staff  com- 
pensation. Finally,  the  critical 
importance  of  sustaining  sup- 
port for  such  things  as  library 
acquisitions,  academic  comput- 
ing, and  laboratory  supplies 
hardly  requires  elaboration.  We 
feel  that  all  of  these  are  ele- 


ments of  the  spoken  and  tacit 
contract  that  undergirds  the 
trust  we  share. 

While  we  appreciate  the 
value  of  new  programs  and  ac- 
tivities, there  is  the  senseamong 
us  that  inadequate  attention  has 
been  paid  to  their  budgetary 
impact  on  the  core  elements  of 
the  educational  process.  In  the 
context  of  budgetary  constraint, 
it  is  necessary  to  set  priorities 
even  among  desirable  activi- 
ties. Highest  among  these  pri- 
orities are  the  people  and  pro- 
grams directly  supporting  the 
College's  educational  mission. 

Asitnowoperates,  the  bud- 
geting process  does  not  facili- 
tate the  assessment  of  priori- 
ties, nordoes  it  allow  sufficient 
early  involvement  of  the  fac- 
ulty. Weneed  to  strengthen  the 
role  of  the  faculty  in  setting 
meaningful  priorities  well  be- 
fore the  administration  brings 
its  budget  to  the  Board.  Our 
intent  is  to  eliminate  the  need 
for  pay  freezes,  cuts  in  benefits, 
and  emergency  reductions  in 
academic  support  budgets. 


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Board  Holds  Final  Meeting 
of  School  &  Fiscal  Year 


Jamie  Baker  &  Dina  Sansing 
Staff  Writers 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  met  Saturday  April 
24,  1993  to  discuss  upcoming 
plans  for  the  college.  Included 
in  the  discussions  was  the  in- 
tended collaboration  between 
Washington  College  and 
Pickering  Creek  Environmen- 
tal Center.  It  is  hoped  that 
through  this  arrangement  stu- 
dents will  be  able  to  study  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  Region  first- 
hand in  a  living  laboratory. 

The  Board  also  announced 
a  6  percent  rise  in  freshman 
applications  and  a  7percent  rise 
in  freshman  acceptance.  The 
Admissions  Office  plans  to  be 

Peer  Advisors 
1993  —  1994 

New 

Curtia  Arnold 
Amy  Brickley 
Kristin  Callahan 
Stephen  Fuchs 
Mariah  Geissler 
Skip  Gibson 
Tony  Higgins 
Eileen  Hunter 
Amanda  Kir  by 
Elizabeth  Likens 
Matthew  Murray 
Andrea  Nolan 
Kevin  Radar 
Melanie  Ruane 
Mary  Saverino 
Mary  Schrider 
Reuben  Stump 
Lisa  Swann 
Brian  Tarleton 
Max  Walton 
Liza  Whaland 
Eve  Zartman 

Returning 

Bridgette  Avant 
Jamie  Baker 
Marcella  Duffy 
Andrew  Evans 
Jennifer  Hozik 
Renee  Kuhnel 
Amy  Osborne 
Jennifer  Reddish 
Laura  Rindfuss 
Tarin  Towers 


conservative  with  the  amount 
of  financial  aid  offered  to  new 
students  to  avoid  a  repeat  of 
this  year's  cost  over-run  for  fi- 
nancialaid.  The  Board  also  dis- 
cussed plans  for  Daly  Hall,  the 
new  building  meant  to  house 
faculty  offices  and  additional 
classrooms.  The  building, 
which  will  be  located  behind 
William  Smith  Hall,  is  still  in 
the  planning  stages  and  con- 
struction will  not  begin  for  at 
least  one  year. 

Finally,  the  Board  passed 
the  Hodson  Hall  renovation 
project;  construction  is  planned 
to  begin  directly  after  Com- 
mencement. The  plans  call  for 
the  entire  basement  of  Hodson 
Hall,  with  the  exception  of  the 


newly  renovated  student 
lounge,  will  be  gutted.  What  is 
now  the  coffee  house  will  be 
redone  to  create  a  more  com- 
fortable inviting  atmosphere, 
much  like  that  of  the  student 
lounge.  The  new  snack  bar  will 
be  cafeteria-style  and  is  meant 
to  fit  more  of  the  needs  of  stu- 
dents. The  menu  will  include 
more  soups,  salads  and  other 
health  foods.  While  much  of 
the  $600,000  needed  for  the 
renovationhas  been  raised,  con- 
struction will  probably  not  be 
completed  until  fall  break,  1993. 
The  plans  for  the  renovation 
can  be  obtained  by  contacting 
Reid  Raudenbush,  Director  of 
Physical  Plant  or  maintenance. 


Resident  Assistants 

1993  —  1994 

Minta  Martin 

2nd 

Margaret  Bowman 

3rd 

Shrylnee  Johnson 

4th 

Megan  Ward 

Reid 

1st 

Renee  Guckert 

2nd 

Susan  Czechowski 

3rd 

Katina  Dukewski 

Queene  Anne 

1st 

Maria  Jerardi 

2nd 

Tarnmie  Silva 

Caroline 

lrd 

Sonja  Wilson 

2nd 

Paul  Mullin 

3rd 

Charles  Bucknor 

Kent 

IstS 

Kevin  Marshall 

IstN 

Brian  Tipton 

2ndS 

Marcia  Mowbray 

2ndN 

Thane  Glenn 

East 

Stephany  Slaughter 

Middle 

Lionel  Dyson 

West 

Michelle  Crosier 

Wicomico 

1st 

Salwa  Amer 

2nd 

Kenneth  Pipkin 

Worcester 

1st 

Douglas  Peterson 

2nd 

Jill  Schultz 

Somerset 

1st 

Matthew  Distler 

2nd 

Tyler  McCarthy 

3rd 

Chris  Freisheim 

4th 

William  Griffin 

Cecil 

Ryan  Mahoney 

Dorchester 

Michael  Ginns 

Talbot 

Michael  Frey 

Cardinal 

F 

John  Phoebus 

G 

Brenda  Stanley 

Congratulations  to  Scott  Ross  Koon 

Elm  Editor-in-Chief  1993-4 

and  to  Krissie  Callahan  and  Mary  Jefferson 

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April  30, 1993 


TurboGopher  Gives  the  Internet 
More  Than  Just  a  Pretty  Face 


Justin  Cann 

Features  bditor 


When  the  semesterstarted, 
many  Washington  Colege  stu- 
dents found  out  that  our  com- 
puternetwork  had  been  hooked 
up  to  the  international  In terNet. 
Many  were  instantly  bewil- 
dered by  the  particularly  non- 
Macintosh-like  interface  of  al- 
most every  service  on  the 
InterNet.  Computing  Center 
Director,  Paul  Bishop,  de- 
scribed the  InterNet  as  a  "vast 
gulfofinformation."  Suddenly 
there  were  hundreds  of  aca- 
demic and  other  services  that 
only  the  dedicated  netriders 
could  even  find  (much  less  use). 

It  can  be  amazingly  hard  to 
find  the  sort  of  resources  that 
you  are  looking  for  on  the 
InterNet.  Fortunately,  the  Com- 
puting Center  is  offering  an 
application  that  makes  the 
Internet  easier  to  navigate. 

It's  called  TurboGopher 
1.0.6  b5.  It  can  be  copied  to 
your  hard  drive  from  the  cam- 
pus server  "Info  &  Updates." 
Paul  Bishop  says,  "The  Gopher 
software  hasallowed  us  to  place 
a  Mac-like  interface  onto 
internet  rescourses."  Washing- 
ton College,  and  many  other 


schools  and  organizations  that 
participate  in  the  InterNet 
maintain  what  is  known  as  a 
Gopher  Server. 

Gopher  Servers  provide 
links  to  the  information  that 
Gopher  users  all  over  the  world 
are  searching  for.  For  example, 
our  own  Gopher  Server  has 
links  to  such  things  as  the  Cam- 
pus Calandar,  the  Miller  Li- 
brary electronic  card  cata- 
logues, elecronic  library  card 
catalogues  from  around  the 
world,  Computing  Center 
manuals  for  the  Washington 
College  network  and  the  Prime 
Minicomputer,  MacintoshSoft- 
ware  Archives,  (where  things 
like  Disinfectant  3.2,  an  anti- 
viral program,  are  available 
from  other  school's  archives) 
Course  Descriptions  from  the 
Registrar's  Office,  the  Campus 
Telephone  Directory,  USA  To- 
day, and  WAC  Happenings. 

The  ELM  is  also  planning 
on  publishing  electronically  on 
the  Washington  College  Go- 
pher Servernext  semes  ter,mak- 
ing  it  the  only  college  newspa- 
per other  than  Notre  Dame's 
that  publishes  on  the  InterNet. 

We  can  also  use  other 
schools'  Gopher  Servers,  access- 
ing thelinks  to  information  that 


they  have  collected  on  their 
Gopher  Servers. 

These  links  exist  in  the  form 
of  Telnet  Sessions  and  FTPable' 
documents,  as  well  as  text  docu- 
ments and  searching  services- 
These  searching  services,  the 
wistfully  named  Archie  and 
Veronica,  search  FTP  sites  and 
Gopher  Servers  respectively. 
FTP  stands  for  "File  Transfer 
Protocol."  This  is  the  current 
standard  forcopyingfiles  across 
the  InterNet,  from  one  host  to 
another. 

These  searching  services 
help  to  narrow  down  the  vast 
amounts  of  files  and  services 
on  uncountable  computers  at 
uncountable  sites  across  the 
world.  Paul  Bishop  says  that 
about  110  countries  currently 
have  access  to  the  InterNet. 

Asidefrom  the  obvious  aca- 
demic uses  of  TurboGopher, 
such  as  searching  libraries, 
TurboGopher  should  be  an- 
other step  in  the  road  to  the 
long-envisioned  paperless  of- 
fice. Bishops  says,  "it  provides 
us  locally  with  the  ability  to 
distribute  Washington  College 
information  electronically 
across  the  campus,  alleviating, 
somewhat,  the  flood  of  paper 
in  our  campus  mailboxes." 


'Task  Force/'  from  page  1 

ings  led  to  the  next  piece  of 
advice.  "Recommendation  8: 
The  Provost  and  Dean  of  the 
College,  Gene  Wubbels,  be 
instructed  by  the  President  to 
cease  and  desist  from  all 
homophobic  and  other  bigoted 
utterances  in  relation  to  his 
official  duties.  As  well,  he  shall 
be  instructed  to  cease  and  de- 
sist from  advocating  policies 
in  any  venue  of  the  college 
which  discriminate  against  gay 
and  lesbian  members  of  the 
community,  their  partners  and 
families.  Such  instruction  and 
an  agreement  to  comply  shall 
be  made  public  along  with  an 
apology  to  the  gay  and  lesbian 
community.  Finally  the  Presi- 
dent must  make  it  clear  that 
continued  employment  de- 
pends on  strict  adherence  to 
the  nondiscrimination  clause 
of  the  college." 

"The  man's  a  bigot,"  said 
Weissman  in  an  Elm  interview 
Wednesday.  "He  has  no  busi- 
ness being  in  a  position  of  au- 
thority." 

Allegations  of  Wubbels' 
homophobia  include  reports  of 
theDean'sviewthathomosexu- 
auty  is  immoral. 

"He's  been  known  to  quote 


the  Bible,"  said  Weissman  cryp- 
tically, adding  "He  has  a  very 
sexist  view  of  the  role  of 
women,"  a  bigotry  that  follows 
to  other  groups  as  well. 

In  addressing  the  report  as 
a  whole,  Weissman  admitted 
that  a  major  flaw  in  the  report's 
methodology  is  the  exclusion 
of  bisexuality  from  its  terms. 

"When  I  decided  to  make 
the  original  motion  of  this  task 
force,"  he  said,  "I  was  so  con- 
cerned with  the  major  problems 
at  hand  thatl  was  notas  conclu- 
sive as  I  ought  to  have  been  — 
while  to  a  certain  extent,  the 
issues  of  bisexuals  aredealt  with 
in  the  report,  any  future  work 
—  and  mere  must  be  lots  — 
must  include  the  issues  of  bi- 
sexuals." 

Weissman  is  hopeful  about 
the  future  of  homosexual  per- 
sons at  Washington  College.  "I 
would  hope — in  fact,  I  hope — 
that  the  major  effect  of  this  re- 
port will  be  to  allow  all  mem- 
bers of  this  community  to  feel 
free  to  be  openly  whoever  they 
are,"  he  said. 

Looking  not  just  at  the 
needs  of  current  and  future  stu- 
dents, the  Task  Force  Chair 
stresses  the  needs  of  the  alumni 
body.  "I  think  the  college  has  to 


address  its  alumni  and  that  the 
college  has  ignored  the  special 
needs  and  problems  of  its  Gay, 
Lesbian  and  Bisexual  alumni," 
Weissman  said. 

"I  think  the  first  way  you 
can  deal  with  that  is  for  the 
college  to  officially  apologize 
for  having  ignored  and  dis- 
criminated against  then  for  the 
first  211  years  of  the  college's 
history,"  he  said. 

He  related  that  his  own 
alma  mater  did  just  that:  "I  am 
an  alumofMiddlebury  College 
in  Vermont,  where  just  such 
activities  have  been  under- 
taken," he  said.  Middlebury 
apologized  to  its  LesBiGay 
alumni  body  and  invited  them 
back  for  a  special  reunion  on 
the  campus  grounds. 

A  LesBiGay  Alumni  Chap- 
ter was  voted  down  by  Alumni 
Council  this  spring  "with  the 
excuse  that  they  do  not  want 
any  special  interest  chapters  — 
they  didn't  wantto  subdivide." 

Weissman  ended  with  this 
thought:  "When  all  is  said  and 
done,  homophobia  comes  not 
from  fear  of  others  but  from 
fear  of  self,  or,  those  who  are 
down  on  homosexuals  in  pub- 
lic tend  to  have  been  down  on 
homosexuals  in  private." 


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April  30, 1993 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 

April  30  -  6 

Film  q^ri^o.  Overseas 

I     III    I    I    V-J^^l  Ivyi         Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 

Monday 

The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  The  Freckled  Jesus  Story 
and  A  Shoebox  Full  of  Snow.  Two  one-act  plays  written  and  directed  by  Senior 
Tina  Dayhoff.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m. 


30 

Friday 


The  Washington  College  Drama  Department  presents  The  Freckled  Jesus  Story 
and  A  Shoebox  Full  of  Snow.  Two  one-act  plays  written  and  directed  by  Senior 
Tina  Dayhoff.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m. 

May  Day-Get  Naked  and  Celebrate  Spring's  Arrival. 


The  Washington  College  Music  Department  present  The  WCJazz  Band.  Tawes 
Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  4:00  p.m. 

The  O'Neill  Literary  House  presents  The  Senior  Reading.    O'Neill  Literary 
House,  8:00  p.m. 


The  Washington  College  Historical  Society  presents  Living  History  Lecture. 
Hynson  Lounge,  Hodson  Hall,  7:30  p.m. 

Wshington  College  Drama  Students  present  The  Collective.  A  collection  of 
scenes  and  one-act  plays  produced  and  directed  by  Washington  College 
Students.  Tawes  Theatre,  Gibson  Performing  Arts  Center,  8:00  p.m. 


1 


Saturday 


2 

Sunday 
Monday 


Last  Day  of  Classes    6 

J  Thursday 


TheFreckled 
Jesus  Story 


A  Shoebox 
Pull  of  Snow 

written  and  directed  by  Tina  Dayhoff 

Tawes  Theatre,  8:00  pm 


Student  Profile: 

Tina  Dayhoff 


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This  weekend,  Tina  Dayhoff  is  directing  two  one-act  plays 
that  she  has  also  written.  The  Freckled  Jesus  Story,  first  introduced 
during  lastyearePlaywribngcourse,andJ4Sh(Ki»xFwWq/"SNNn(ra), 
a  series  of  monologues  that  have  been  cut  from  eight  to  five  for 
this  production,  is  Tina's  first  real  introduction  into  some  of  the 
delights  and  horrors  that  are  associated  with  theatre. 

Tina,  a  senior  English  major,  came  to  WC  from  New  Windsor, 
MD.  She  is  a  Dean's  List  Student,  a  member  of  the  Society  of 
Junior  Fellows,  and  a  co-editor  of  THIS,  a  literary  magazine  that 
she  calls  "a  last  hurrah  for  some  of  the  seniors". 

After  graduation,  Tina  wants  to  stay  in  Chestertown.  She 
wants  to  find  a  nice  9-5  job  that  is  less  work  than  she  is  doing  now 
and  she  wants  to  be  able  to  watch  sit-coms  and  not  feel  guilty 
aboutall  of  the  work  that  she  should  be  doing.  And  with  thisgoes 
out  a  plea  for  any  kind  of  job  with  40  hours  or  more  per  week. 

Tina  would  eventually  love  to  go  to  grad  school  to  study 
either  English  Literature  or  Creative  Writing  but  she  has  heard 
too  many  horror  stories  about  both  of  the  options.  She  would  also 
like  to  have  a  job  that  she  will  enjoy  and  will  keep  her  in  touch  with 
the  literary  world,  such  as  teaching,  publishing,  etc.  Also,  since 
her  drama  production,  she  has  had  a  fleeting  thought  that  she 
would  like  to  work  in  theatre  because  she  now  knows  how  to  use 
power  tools. 

Tina  considers  herself  a  rather  peace-loving  individual.  In 
fact,  she  has  a  hard  time  getting  angry.  This  was  proven  in  her 
Acting  class  last  year  when  Dale  told  her  to  get  so  angry  that  she 
could  break  a  chair  with  a  broom  handle.  And  she  couldn't. 

She  considers  as  one  of  her  most  embarrassing  moments 
when  she  went  home  for  a  weekend  and  her  mother  started 
reading  one  of  the  monologues  about  her  and  how  restrictive  she 
was  and  when  she  got  to  the  word  pussy,  she  got  a  two-hour 
lecture  about  sex. 

Tina's  ideal  job  would  be  to  be  put  into  a  library  and  told  to 
read  all  of  the  books  and  get  paid  for  it.  She  also  wouldn't  mind 
teaching  at  a  Community  College  because  most  of  the  students 
really  want  to  be  there  not  because  of  parental  or  societal  pres- 
sures and  also  because  Community  Colleges  are  relatives  new 
and  different  ideas  and  teaching  techniques  are  usually  allowed 
because  of  this  newness. 

Tina's  dream  is  to  get  to  the  point  in  her  writing  career  as  to 
where  she  can  sit  in  a  house  and  write  most  of  the  day  and  be 
aware  that  she  can  afford  to  do  this  for  many  years. 

Tina's  final  quote:  "Hey  Yobbo,  hand  me  a  Makita." 


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April  30, 1993 


Disco  Queen  No  Longer 
Misses  the  Seventies 


George  and  Rae  asked  me 
[o  write  a  piece  about  "Disco", 
defined  by  Webster's  as  a  style 
of  popular  music  designed  for 
dancing  and  recorded  with 
complex  electronic  instrumen- 
tation and  heavy  pulsating 
rhythmic  beat.  Two  years  ago, 
|  transferred  from  a  small  col- 
lege buried  in  the  woods  of 
Ahnandale,  New  York,  where 
students  took  pride  in  being 
eccentric.  Close  to  ninety  per- 
centofthestudentbody  sported 
bell-bottoms,  wide  collared 
shirts,and  feathered  ha  iras  part 
of  their  every  day  styleof  dress! 
In  passing  any  given  dormi- 
tory hallway,  you  could  hear 
sounds  of  liquid  guitar  mixed 
with  shadings  of  piano  all  com- 
bined into  that  funky  seventies 
sound    we   know    term   as 


Attention 
r^ywrights 


The  Baltimore  Playwrights 
Festival  is  now  accepting  sub- 
missions of  original  plays.  The 
Festival's  member  theatres  will 
present  full  productions  of  sev- 
eral plays  during  the  summer 
of  1994  as  well  as  presenting 
staged  readings  during  the 
1993-93  theatre  season.  Both 
one-acts  and  full  length  plays 
are  accepted.  The  Festival  is 
upen  to  any  playwright  who  is 
a  current  or  former  resident  of 
the  state  of  Maryland.  For  full 
submission  guidelines,  please 
send  a  S  ASE  to:  Baltimore  Play- 
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Point  Corner  Theatre,  251  S. 
Ann  Street,  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, 21231. 


"Disco".  After  deciding  to 
leave,  I  thoughtrdactually  miss 
those  sounds,  as  well  as  all  of 
the  strobe  lights  that  shined 
from  student's  windows,  until 
I  came  to  find  myself  in  the 
Washington  College  Dining 
Hall  where  a  silver  disco  ball 
hangs  from  the  center  of  the 
ceiling.  I  even  noticed  a  few  of 
Washington  College's  finest 
guys  cultivating  the  look  of 
longer  and  wider  sideburns 
than  Luke  Perry  himself(which 
I  must  admit  suits  them  well)! 

Now  many  of  you  might  be 
thinking,  "The  seventies  were 
the  worst,  fashion  wise  and 
music  wise,"  but  think  again! 
How  many  of  you  have  old 
embarrassing  family  photos 
with  your  hair  slicked  in  the 
middle  part,  sisters  in  tube  tops 
and  brothers  in  polyester  suits? 
How  many  of  you  went  to  grade 
school  dances  and  begged  the 
D.J.  to  play  "Celebrate"?  Trust 
me,iamgoingsomewherewith 
this.  Not  only  are  they  hysteri- 
cal childhood  flashback  stories 
we  tell  and  joke  about,  but  they 
are  responsible  for  shaping  the 
music  and  fashion  scene  of  the 
nineties! 

Remember  Chic?  They 
were  the  biggest  most  influen- 
tial group  of  the  seventies.  Their 
1975  hit,  "Good  Times"  inspired 
the  entire  phenomenon  of  rap 
music,  iney  wrote  songs  rur 
Sister  Sledge,  Diana  Ross,  Carly 
Simon,  and  many  more.  In  fact, 
they  are  responsible  for  pop, 
acidjazz,andeventechno.  Vir- 
tually all  "second  British  Inva- 
sion" bands  of  the  eighties 
formed  out  of  a  desire  to  re- 
create a  Chic-and-rock  fusion 
sound.  We  can  thank  Chic  for 


giving  us  Duran  Duran,  Hu- 
man League,  Pet  Shop  Boys, 
and  others.  Madonna  also 
strove  at  reviving  the  disco 
sound  when  she  recorded 
"Holiday"!  The  whole  new 
"grunge"  look  stems  from  pat- 


Joy  T. 
Yarusi 


tems  and  fabrics  once  worn  on 
the  Disco  floors  at  Studio  54.  So 
once  again,  the  saying  is  defi- 
nitely true,  "History  does  re- 
peat itself."  Even  a  little  at 
Washington  College. 

For  those  of  you  styling 
with  platform  shoes,  wide  ties, 
and  middle  parts.. .  more  power 
to  you!  And  those  of  you  blar- 
ing old  Blondie  45's  or  Kool 
and  the  Gang  LP's,  thanks  for 
keeping  the  seventy-sound 
alive  in  Maryland  and  making 
this  New  Yorker  feel  at  home. 
Finally,  for  any  of  you  who  feel 
that  you  music  collection  is  lack- 
ing in  the  disco  department,  I 
recommend  purchasing  "The 
Disco  Years"  Vol.  I  and  II.  It's 
great  for  laughs  and  even  a 
party  or  two.  I  promise  it/11 
m*ke  you  remember  the  days 
or  big-DULionea  juxeooxes  mat 
featured"Ring  My  Bell"  and 
"Funky  Town".  Lastly,  let's 
keep  in  mind  that  disco  died  as 
an  exclusive  radio  format  in 
1980.  Thanks  to  all  of  the  90's 
"hipsters"  who  retreated  to 
where  they  came  from  and 
helped  launch  its  comeback  ... 
and  the  beat  goes  on! 


Dayhoff  s  Own 
Personal  Jesus 


Alexandra  Baez 


Staff  Writer 

Tina  Dayhoff's  The  Freck- 
led fesus  Story  and  A  Shoebox 
Full  of  Snow  unite  the  distinct 
approaches  of  the  creative  wri  t- 
ingand  thedrama  departments. 
This  proves  a  fruitful  and  un- 
usual, yet  sensiblealliance.  The 
first  piece,  a  play  in  two  acts, 
and  the  second,  a  series  of 
monologues,seemtospringsty- 
listically  more  from  a  poetic  and 
fictional  base  than  from  a  dra- 
matic one.  The  result  is  a  series 
of  theatrical  works  addressing 
topics  frequently  ignored — 
much  to  society's  detriment — 
in  plays.  A  theatrical  approach 
likewise  enhances  the  rather 
poetic  nature  of  the  scripts. 

The  production  will  please 
those  with  literary  inclinations 
because  of  the  doggedly  and 
successfully  "literary"'  feel. 
These  seem  to  be  plays  that 
would  fare  as  well  in  the  read- 
ing as  in  the  acting,  but  to  see 
them  acted  is  gratifying,  espe- 
cially because  this  unique  "feel" 
seems  poignantly  natural  and 
deserving  of  theatrical  explo- 
ration. The  plays  in  some  way 
convey  a  sense  of  fascination 
with  words  for  their  own  sake. 
Dayhoff  explores  writing  and 
the  implications  it  brings  with 
it.  She  explores  emotional  and 
mental  issues  of  writers,  and 
writers'  relationships  to  the 
world  and  to  thepublic.  Among 
the  exceptional  features  of 
Dayhoff's  playwriting  is  her 
ability  to  capture  natural  as- 


pects of  speech.  In  this  regard 
she  surpasses,  it  seems,  many 
professional  playwrights, 
whose  works  can  sound  artifi- 
cially rhetorical  when  per- 
formed. 

The  Freckled  fesus  Story  is  a 
play  in  two  parts,  of  which  the 
reviewer  saw,  sadly,  only  the 
first.  This  first  part  centers 
around  thelifeofayoungpoet, 
Ms.  Black,  who  lives,  somewhat 
like  Emily  Dickinson,  in  the 
clois  tered  seclusion  of  her  apart- 
ment. She  does  not  entertain 
people,  and  never  leaves  the 
building.  But  things  change 
slightly  when  Mr.  Blenckstone, 
an  editor  of  a  publication  to 
which  she  has  submitted,  de- 
cides to  drop  by  one  day  to  find 
out  more  about  the  woman 
whose  words  inspired  him  to 
publish  again.  What  follows  is 
not  a  soap-opera  melodrama  of 
relationships,  but  Ms.  Black's 
ironic  insistence  that  her  rela- 
tionship with  words  is  para- 
mount. She  shuffles  about  the 
room's  small  space,  trying  to 
transcend  Mr.  Blenckstone's 
presence  while  explaining  the 
natureofherartandlife.  Justas 
she  did  before  the  man's  ar- 
rival, she  alternates  between 
poring  through  countless  books 
and  rattling  off  snatches  of  po- 
etry. 

Although  the  entire  sphere 
of  action  unfolds  in  Ms.  Black's 
apartment,  the  primary  action 
does  not  take  place  in  an  apart- 
ment, but  rather,  in  the  minds 
of  both  characters.   The  poet, 

See  "Dayhoff/'  page  10 


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Senior  Reading 

This  Sunday,  the  O'Neill  Literary  houseissponsoringyet  another 
senior  reading.  This  year's  reading  should  prove  to  be  very 
interesting  because  it  could  show  a  preview  of  this  year's  Sophie 
Kerr  Prize  winner.  Adam  Brown,  Amanda  Burt,  Justin  Cann, 
Lynn  Clifford,  Tanya  Cunic,  Tina  Dayhoff,  Erin  Page,  Chris 
Rummell,  Mike  Sapp,  Roxanne  Seubert,  Matt  Shields,  Doug 
Smith,  Susan  Wackerbarth,  and  Cindy  Young  are  those  that  are 
slated  to  make  art  appearance.  Come  show  your  support.  The 
festivities  begin  at  8:00  p.m.  and  will  take  place  in  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House. 

Leadership  Awards 

One  hundred  and  six  awards  were  given  out  thel993  Student 
Leadership  Recognition  Ceremony  in  Tawes  Theatre  on  Thurs- 
day, April  22.  Ryan  Mahoney  had  been  nominated  by  the  English 
Department  for  his  outstanding  campus  citizenship,  but  because 
of  some  presentations  that  were  made  out  of  order,  Ryan  was 
never  called  onto  the  stage  to  recieve  public  recognition.  We 
apologize  for  this  mistake  and  hope  the  Ryan  realizes  we  are 
grateful  for  his  fine  character  and  service  to  the  Washington 
College  campus.  Ryan  is  a  positive,  upbeat  role  model  and 
student  leader  for  the  entire  Washington  College  community. 


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On  Wednesday,  April  28, 
the  William  James  Forum  cel- 
ebrated its  thirtieth  aniversary 
with  a  very  distinguished  lec- 
turer, the  Surgeon  General  of 
the  United  States,  Antonia 
Novello,  M.D.,  M.P.H.  Dr. 
Novellowasawarded  the  high- 
est honor  to  be  given  to  any 
William  James  Forum  speaker, 
the  honary  degree,  the  Doctor 
of  Science.  Her  lecture,  Chal- 
lenge, Change,  and  Caring:  Watch- 
words for  a  HEalthier  America, 
talked  about  the  ten  challenges 
that  needed  to  be  overcome  in 
order  for  a  national  healthcare 
policy  to  actually  work.  These 
included  education, 

voluntarism,  the  providing  of 
mentors,  the  putting  the  money 
where  the  mouth  is,  more  at- 
tention on  children,  a  focus  on 
the  AIDS  epidemic,  a  focus  on 
public  and  private  violence, 
working  as  a  team,  communi- 
cation, and,  finally,  the  blend- 
ing of  what  we  know  with  what 
we  can  do,  without  asking  for 
anything  in  return. 


Dr.  Antonia  C.  Novelio  was 
appointed  the  14th  Surgeon 
General  of  the  United  States 
Public  Health  Service  in  1990. 
She  became  the  first  woman 
ever  to  hold  that  position. 
Guided  by  her  motto-  "Good 
science  and  good  sense"- 
Novello  advises  the  public  on 
heath  matters  such  as  effects  of 
smoking  and  alcohol  consump- 
tion, AIDS,  iet  and  nutrition, 
environmental  health  hazards, 
and  the  importance  of  immuni- 
zation and  disease  prevention. 

Though  noted  for  her 
dipomacy  and  nuturing  man- 
ner, Novello  is  outspoken  re- 
garding the  country's  health 
problems  and  she  has  used  her 
position  to  attract  national  me- 
dia attention  to  her  views  on 
health-related  issues.  Dr. 
Novello  has  chosen  to 
conentrate  on  te  health  care  of 
minorities,  women,  and  chil- 
dren; injury  prevention;  and  the 
problems  of  domestic  violence, 
alcohol  abuse  among  the 
nation's  youth,  and  smoking 


among  women  and  youne 
people. 

Dr.  Novello  made  headlin 
last  March  when  she  con 
demned  the  R.J.Reynolds  To- 
bacco Company  for  targeting 
youngsters  with  its  advertising 
featuring  the  cartoon  character 
"Joe  Camel".  She  had  attacked 
advertising  for  alcoholic  bever- 
ages  as  well  because,  she  says 
"it  misleads,  misinforms,  and 
unabashedly  targets  youth," 

A  board  certified 
pediatrition,  Novello  left  pn". 
vate  practice  in  1978  to  enter 
the  U.S.  Public  Health  Servki 
where  she  rose  to  deputy  direc- 
tor of  the  National  Institute  of 
Child  Health  and  Human  De- 
velopment. Amongherrespon- 
sibilities  as  the  National  Insti- 
tutes of  Haealth  were  coordi- 
nating pediatric  AIDS  research 
and  co-chairing  the  Advisory 
Committee  in  Women's  Health 
Issues.  She  is  clinical  professor 
ofpediatricsattheGeorgetown 
University  School  of  Medicine. 


"Dayhoff/'  from  page  9 

and  gradually,  her  editor  ac- 
quaintance as  well,  uncover 
larger  and  larger  spheres  with 
their  words.  Like  Ms.  Black, 
the  audience  soon  begins  to  ig- 
nore physical  contexts  in  favor 
of  the  realms  of  the  mind. 

Unlike  any  plays  or  films 
I  have  ever  seen  that  focus  on  a 
writer  character,  The  Freckled 
Jesus  Story  treats  the  audience 
with  generous  artistic  effusions 
of  the  poet  herself,  who  is  a 
creative  dynamo.  Generous 
windows  into  Ms.  Black's  artis- 
tic world  invite  us,  of  course,  to 
closely  focus  upon  this  actual 
verbal  material.  Incidentally, 
some  of  these  passages  may 
sound  familiar  to  our  audi- 
ence— placing  these  is  just  one 
of  the  sneaky  challenges  this 
play  presents.  Other  continu- 
ous allusions  to  literary  and 
historical  themes  add  continual 
spice  to  the  play  and  all  the 
monologues.  In  one  mono- 
logue, some  ongoing  references 
to  material  from  a  specific 
course  at  this  college  creates 
some  startling  fun. 

The  Freckled  Jesus  Story 
raises  many  questions,  and  it 
distinguishes  itself  in  its  disci- 
pline, leaving  space  for  the  au- 
dience to  form  answers,  and 
even  questions.  An  overall 
theme  seems  to  be  that  of  dis- 
parities between  the  apparent 
and  the  real.  Among  the  play's 
related  focuses  are  questions  of 
originality  and  possession.  For 
instance,  if  a  poet  writes  poems 
that  contain  parts  of  other 
people's  poems  or  novels,  has 
this  "second"  poetstolen  these? 
Or,  could  words  instead  be  part 
of  an  unowned,  universal  flow, 


like  air? 

The  play  investigates  the 
nature  of  isolation,  and  celibacy. 
Ms.  Black  seems  entirely  unin- 
terested in  things  that  society 
typically  regards  as  "earthly," 
despite  the  Mr.  Blenckstone's 
insistence  that  she  must  feel 
longing  for  company  and  for 
fresh  air.  Yet  she  virtually 
swims  amid  books  all  day,  fold- 
ing herself  up  in  words  and 
letting  them  run  through  and 
around  her  like  cool  water,  and 
she  grasps  bundles  of  books  in 
her  arms  to  sleep  with  them 
passionately  at  night.  Can  we 
agree  with  her  when  she  pro- 
claims that  if  anything,  she  is  a 
concubine?  Both  plays  ques- 
tion the  limited  ways  in  which 
people  are  "allowed"  to  fulfill 
roles. 

Incidentally,  Dayhoff 
seems  to  have  gained  quite  a 
knack  fordirecting.Sheappears 
as  assured  in  this  capacity  as  in 
that  of  a  playwright.  Her  ideas 
and  suggestions  to  the  actors  in 
this  regard  are  as  thorough  and 
thoughtful  as  any  director  1 
have  witnessed.  The  actors,  too, 
all  seem  to  be  enjoying  this 
project,  and  have  mastered  the 
somewhat  unusual  demands  of 
the  scripts.  The  intricacies  of 
the  complex  language  present 
quite  a  different  challenge  from 
those  often  presented  to  actors. 
The  overall  tone  of  the  pieces, 
with  their  emphasis  on  intellec- 
tual abstractions,  is  somewhat 
rare  and,  one  would  presume, 
challenging  as  well. 

A  Shoebox  Full  of  Snow,  a 
series  of  six  monologues,  uses 
mental  challenges  similar  to 
those  of  Freckled  Jesus,  but  does 
so  with  a  flow  of  new,  different, 
equally  energetic  approaches  to 


other  problems.  These  are, 
largely,  problems  of  controland 
oppression.  Dayhoff's  mono- 
logues take  full  advantage  of 
their  format.  She  fills  them  with 
vivid  word-pictures — an  ideal 
tactic  when  the  stage  is  virtu- 
ally bare  and  one  character  is 
entirely  responsible  for  main- 
taining the  audience's  engage- 
ment. She  is  not  content  to  al- 
low her  characters  to  merely 
recapitulate  experiences  they 
have  had,  or  to  rant  on  some 
arbitrary  topic.  Instead,  she 
forces  each  monologue  to  be- 
come a  virtual  world,  with  as 
great  a  breadth  of  focus  and 
innuendo  as  that  of  a  full  play. 
Therange  of  ideas  and  sub- 
jects covered  in  The  Freckled}esm 
Story  and  A  Shoebox  Full  of  Snow 
is  vast  While  the  plays  cover 
this  ground  quite  subtly,  one 
realizes  finally  that  the  multi- 
faceted  purposes  of  the  play' 
wright  have  been  addressed 
with  singular  control,  innova- 
tion, and  sophistication.  The 
entire  production  exerts  a  gitf' 
deal  of  uncanny  power 
Dayhoff  and  the  actors  also 
know  how  to  drop  little  bursts 
ofhumorinjusttherightspoK- 
The  Freckled  Jesus  Story 
and  A  Shoebox  Full  of  Snow  v® 
be  performed  in  Tawes  Theater 
at  8:00  p.m.  on  Thursday,  m 
day,  and  Saturday.  The  firs' 
part  of  the  play  stars  Lyn* 
Clifford  and  Timothy  Bucki^1 


The  second  part  stars 


O"1 


Patterson  and  Timothy 
Buckhiet.  The  monologues  are 
performed,  in  order,  by  Ch* 
Goldenburg,  Richard  McK» 


Lynne       Clifford, 


saiiy 


Haynesworth,   and   Than6 
Glenn. 


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TV  Picks  From  the  Bitch  and  the  Bore 

Twenty  Ways  to  Deaden  Your  Mind  During  Finals  Week 


Once  again  we  have  taken  it 
upon  ourselves  to  fill  this  space, 
kjs  week  we  will  be  covering 
all  time  favorite  television 
programs.    Some  of  the  pro- 


grams 


that  have  been  chosen 


are  still  on  the  air  but 
some,unfortunately,  are  no 
longeron.  The  shows  that  are 
still  on  the  air  you  are  certainly 
free  to  watch  as  you  procrasti- 
nate all  the  work  that  you  have 
left  until  the  end  of  the 
jemster(like  I  have)  and  the 
programs  that  have  left  the  air- 
waves you  can  kill  time 
remininscing  about.  We  came 
across  a  big  problem  in  making 
our  lists.  To  George's  shock 
and  dismay  our  lists  were  very 
similair(l  believe  the  actual 
words  were,  "You  Bitch,  that  is 
my  show!").  To  remedy  this 
situation  I  am  going  first  so  as 
to  steal  the  shows  he  wants  out 
from  under  him.-R  This  isnoth- 
;new.  You  have  been  doing 
Ihisfor  two  weeks  now.  Iflhad 
time  and  energy  to  respond  o 
these  in  my  usual  manner  I 
would  but  it  seems  that  some 
professors  think  that  their  class 
is  theonly  class  I  am  taking  and 
they  assign  outrageous 
amounts  of  work.  Getaclue!!!- 
G 

Rae's  List 

l)thirtysome thing-  Yuppies  at 
their  finest.  I  wish  my  future 
looked  as  bright  as  theirs,  now 
that  the  recession  is  a  reality 
and  this  way  of  life  no  longer 
exists  for  the  masses.  Week 
after  week  of  people  whining 
about  their  jobs,  families  and 
lovelives.  Actually  it  sounds  a 
lot  like  college.  Maybe  the  fu- 
ture isn't  that  bleak. 
^Designing  Women-  Four 
outspoken  Southern  women 
with  the  best  one  liners  written. 
Hove  this  show  for  the  strong 
female  characters  and  the  way 
't  takes  on  feminist  issues.  I 
don't  like  the  show  as  much 
without  Suzanne  simply  be- 
muse we  do  not  see  the  won- 
terful  relationship  of  Anthony 
andSuzanne.  Any  women  who 
Sieves  that  men  should  be 
exfoliated  is  wonderful  in  my 
"Ook.  By  the  way  I  have  been 
told  on  occasion  that  I  am 


Suzanne(George's  way  of  en- 
dearing himself  to  me).(See  my 
list  for  further  information-G) 
3)Cagney  and  Lacey-  Another 
program  with  strong  female 
leads.  My  mother  and  I  would 
stay  up  late  together  to  watch 
this  program  and  marvel  at  the 
stupidity  of  the  males.  I  also 
like  the  thought  of  women  hav- 
ing guns  and  taking  down 
criminals. (Macho  women  wih 
guns.  Sounds  like  fun  to  me-G) 
4)Pa  rker  Lewis  Can't  Lose-The 
most  amazing  cinematography 
and  sound  effects  on  the  tube 
today.  Yeah,  it  is  coming  back 
on  the  air.  If  my  high  school 
had  been  like  this  one  maybe  I 
would  have  enjoyed  it.  The 
principal  is  my  favorite  because 
of  the  fits  she  throws  every  week 
and  that  greasy  dude  she  has 
working  as  a  spy -(twisted,  I  like 
it-G) 

5)Moonlighting-  Witty  banter, 
sexual  innuendo,  and  great 
clothing.  One  of  the  best  shows 
to  ever  happen.  My  favorite 
episode  was  the  adaption  of 
Shakespeare's  Taming  of  the 
Shrew ,  especially  the  horse  with 
the  sunglasses.  Too  bad  it  had 
to  be  ruined  by  waning  egos  in 
the  end  but  the  show  still  is 
worthy  of  classic  status.(I  love 
this  show-G) 

6)Beverly  Hills  90210-  Okay, 
maybenot  the  bestshow  in  tele- 
vision but  it's  could  for  an  hour 
of  mindless  entertainment. 
Nobdy  in  my  high  school 
loooked  that  good  but  unfortu- 
nately they  wore  the  same 
clothes  and  drove  the  same 
carsfl  am  from  New  Jersey!). 
My  favorite  is  when  they  have 
a  very  special  episode.  Yeah! 
Let's  see  Brenda  cry  one  more 
time  as  Dylan  gets  drunk  and 
Kelly  breaks  a  nail.(Get  out  of 
my  Facial!!-G) 

7)Murphy  Brown-  I  love  a 
woman  with  a  big  mouth  who's 
not  afraid  to  use  it.  Her  secre- 
tary problemhas  become  a  run- 
ning joke(my  mother  loves  this 
show  because  she  has  the  same 
problem).  My  favorite  episode 
is  the  one  where  she  sent  Miles 
12  pizzas  throughout  the  night 
and  they  weren't  at  regular  in- 
tervals so  he  didn't  get  any 
sleep.    This  is  a  woman  who 


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knows  how  to  work  around 
problems.  Also  I  like  Corky's 
special  reports  and  Frank's  pa- 
thetic life  as  a  bachelor.flfs 
okay-G) 

8)  Any  thing  But  Love-  Hannah 
and  Marty  are  the  perfectcouple 
or  not.  Either  way  they  were 
great  together.  Ann  Magnuson 
was  fabulous  as  the  editor  of 
the  magazine  at  which  they 
workedfshe  reminds  me  of 
J.Heather  Lynch).  The  best  line 
ever  uttered  on  this  show  was 
by  Mar  ty .  "Women  chose  when 
they  have  sex,  men  just  take 
where  they  can  get  it." 
9)Days  of  Our  Lives-  Yes  I  am 
plugging  my  soap.  I  have  been 
wtching  this  soap  for  12  years 
now  and  i  live  it  even  though  it 
has  gone  downhill.  I  will  never 
give  up  hope  that  it  will  reach 
the  glory  of  those  Bo  and  Hope 
days,  (soaps  are  stupid!-G) 
10)Tiny  Toons-I  mentioned 
them  before  in  our  music  picks 
but  they  are  too  wonderful  to 
ignore.  They  are  hip  and  far  too 
sarcastic  for  children  to  get  the 
whole  message.  Some  of  the 
references  in  the  show  are  for 
adults  only  but  kids  still  enjoy 
it.  Elmyra's  quick  change  into 
Madonna  was  classic. 

George's  List 

l)thirtysomething-whiny,  in- 
dividuals experiencing  mid- 
life-crisises,  divorce,  death,  can- 
cer, children.  Rae  compares  me 
to  Gary.  I  don't  know  why. 
Maybe  because  I  can  never 
make  up  my  mind,  I  don' t  know 
what  I  want  out  of  life,  I  never 
appreciate  what  I  have,  I  love 
literature,  etc.  My  favorite  epi- 
sode is  the  one  in  which  Gary  is 
having  a  breakdown  concem- 
ing  his  life  and  Emily  Dickinson 
comes  to  him  in  a  vision.(I'm 
tired  of  my  professors,  there 
are  big  monkeys  flying  out  of 
their  butts  and  I  am  glad  Gary 
dies!-R) 


2)Designing  Women-pushy, 
sou  thern  women  witha  Hi  hides . 
gotta  love  em.  Susan  is  my 
favorite.  She  reminds  me  of 
Rae.  ldon'tknowwhy,shejust 
does.  My  favorite  episode  is 
whenSuzanne  glues  her  mouth 
shutwithSuperGlue™.  Itgives 
me  hope  for  the  future.  (Your 
future  is  bleak  if  that  is  your  big 
hope.  Can't  you  come  up  with 
an  original  choice?-R) 
3)Sesame  Street  and/or  Mr. 
Rogers'  Neighborhood-  my 
perfect  day  would  be  to  sit 
around  and  watch  these  shows 
back  to  back.  Top  it  off  with 
Fred  and  Burt  and  Ernie  joining 
me  for  dinner  and  I  would  be  in 
ecstasy.  But,  I  think  the  worst 
thing  that  they  did  on  Sesame 
Street  was  to  make 
Snuf  faluppagus  not  imaginary 
any  more.  And  also,  they 
changed  the  theme  song.  No 
more  "Sunny  days,  sweeping 
the  clouds  away,  on  my  way  to 
where  the  air  is  s  weet(everyone 
singalong)."(Ifyougetany  sap- 
pier I  will  steal  your  security 
pillow  and  puke  all  over  it.-R) 
4)China  Beach-Dana  Delaney 
and  crew  helped  me  see  how 
war  is  even  more  horrible  than 
I  thought  it  was.  Great  acting. 
Now  being  showed  on 
Lifetime™  .(This  is  the  most 
boring  show  to  ever  happen-R) 
5)Family  Ties-I  am  Steven 
Keaton  and  I  am  destined  to 
having  an  Alex  for  a  child  .(it  is 
only  fitting  that  you  have  Alex 
as  a  child  although  I  think  it  is 
more  likely  that  you  will  have  a 
Mallory  in  your  house.-R) 
6)Roseanne-Today's  Queen  of 
Comedy.  Lately  she  has  had 
manya  other  famous  guest  stars 
thatjustblowmymind.  Firstit 
was  Sandra  Bernhart  and  now 
Tim  Curry.  Must  be  nice  to 
have  that  much  drawing 
power.(Ilove  the  bitch  todeath.- 

R) 

7)Anything  but  Love-Hannah 


and  Marty.  lagreewithRae.(It 
is  actually  in  print.  George  has 
agreed  with  me.  And  people 
thought  it  would  never  hap- 
pen.-R) 

8  )N  or  thern  Exposure-Dr. 
Fleishman  and  Maggie  are 
prime  examples  of  the  love/ 
hate  syndrome.  The  main  ex- 
istence of  my  being.  Either  1 
loveyouorlhateyouandifldo 
love  you,  I  hate  loving  you  and 
if  I  hate  you,  I  love  hating  you. 
This  show  often  reminds  me  of 
Moonlighting  for  some  strange 
reason.  1  also  love  the  other 
eccentric  characters  and  hope- 
fully I  will  get  to  visit  Alaska 
some  day.(Get  over  your  damn 
syndrome.  I  hope  you  do  make 
it  to  Alaska.  Then  I  wouldn't 
have  to  hear  your  incessant 
whine. -R) 

9)Seinfeld-too  fabulous  of  a 
show  to  say  anything 
about.(and  besides,  it's  about 
nothing-R) 

10)Fernwood  Tonight  and/or 
Late  Night  With  David 
Letterman-stu  pid,  human  jokes 
for  those  of  you  with  a  dry  sense 
of  humor.  Both  are  satirical 
spoof ings  of  the  late  night  talk 
show  thing.  Especially  funny  if 
you  watch  them  with  other  in- 
dividuals that  appreciate  stu- 
pid jokes  that  go  over  other 
people's  heads.  (I  hate  these 
shows!  Martin  Mull  and  David 
Letterman  are  the  whitest  men 
I  have  ever  seen.  Late  Night  is 
justplainboringandFemwood 
has  too  many  men  encased  in 
plaid  polyester.-R) 

This  has  been  yet  another  ar- 
ticle that  has  been  used  as  a 
filler.  Hopefully,  this  will  be 
the  last  installment  of  the  ever- 
popular  "bitch  and  bore"  se- 
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responses  and  letters.  They 
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"Brien/'  from  page  1 

does  not  allow  students  or  fac- 
ulty to  make  a  private  decision 
in  difficult  situations.  "What 
would  happen  if  the  violator  is 
the  student's  best  friend?  Or 
lover?"  heasked.  "The  informer 
clausesoftheHonorCodedon't 
recognize  the  viability  of  com- 
peting values  and  the  range  of 
what  a  person  is." 

He  said  that  if  the  code's 
current  negation  of  personhood 
is  to  be  resolved,  the  informer 
clauses  must  be"scuttled"  from 
the  current  codeas  well  as  from 
any  future  code  that  the  college 
mightadopt.  Brienalsostressed 
theimportanceofcraftinganew 
HonorCode  that  integrates  and 
affirms  both  academic  and  so- 
cial personhood.  "Academic 
integrity  has  significant  social 
implications,"  he  said.  "Not  to 
give  credit  [to  sources]  is,  in  a 
subtle  way,  to  deny  the  social 
dimension  of  our  own  being. 
We  have  to  recognize  our  inter- 
connection with  others." 

What  Brien  plans  to  do  at 
Monday's  meeting  is  to  recom- 
mend changing  the  honor  code 
temporarily  until  a  student- 
drafted  code  iscompleted.  One 
of  his  recommendations  is  to 
replace  the  current  paragraph 
on  the  "Responsibility  of  the 
Student."  A  part  of  the  pro- 
posed change  reads,  "If  a  stu- 
dent witnesses  someone  else 
cheating,  two  primary  options 
are  available.  The  first  option 
for  a  student  who  witnesses 
another  student  cheating  is  to 
confront  the  offending  student 
personally,  affirming  the  value 
of  the  Honor  Code  and  assert- 
ing that  any  infraction  of  it  di- 
minishes the  entire  campus 


community."  The  second  op- 
tion is  to  inform  the  appropri- 
ate authorities  of  the  violation. 

Faculty  members  would 
also  have  more  than  option. 
Brien  recommends  that  in  any 
case  of  a  first  violation  of  the 
Honor  Code,  professors  should 
be  able  to  deal  privately  with 
the  student.  However,  in  all 
cases  of  academic  dishonesty, 
theprofessor  would  be  required 
to  "report  the  incident  of  such  a 
violation  in  writing  to  the  Dean 
of  the  College,  who  will  in  turn 
keep  a  logof  all  such  incidents." 
The  professor  could  alsochoose 
to  "turn  the  matter  of  a  first 
offense  over  to  the  Associate 
Dean  of  theCollege  for  disposi- 
tion." 

In  addition,  Brien  will  pro- 
pose to  replace  the  first  two 
paragraphs  of  the  Honor  Code, 
which  primarily  address  the 
issue  of  the  college's  commit- 
ment to  academic  honesty,  with 
three  new  paragraphs.  One  re- 
affirms support  for  both  aca- 
demic and  social  honesty,  and 
the  second  stipulates  that  the 
new  code  would  ultimately 
have  to  be  "presented  for  ap- 
proval by  both  the  Student  Gov- 
ernment Association  and  the 
Faculty." 

The  third  paragraph  ad- 
dresses the  signing  of  the  Honor 
Code.  Students  will  have  to 
sign  the  Honor  Pledge  as  they 
do  now,  but  the  difference  will 
be  that  they  will  "submit  the 
signed  pledges  to  representa- 
tives of  the  Student  Govern- 
ment Association  during  Ori- 
entation sessions  conducted  for 
firstyearand  transfer  students." 

Instead  of  making  an  im- 
personal pledge,  students  will 
have  to  make  personal  pledges 


"Hodson,"  from  page  1 

now  exclude  'the  hole'  as  the 
only  project  deletion. 

A  deletion  from  the  famil- 
iar CoffeeHouse  will  be  the  ar- 
cade room.  Pinball  and  video 
game  machines  will  no  t  appear 
in  the  new,  improved  student 
center.  Pool  and  ping-pong 
tables  will  be  niched  in  the  cur- 
rent site  of  the  tv  room  (in  the 
east  'wing'),  and  the  tv  lounge 
will  be  situated  in  the  area  be- 
hind the  current  bar  (in  the  area 
of  current  WCDS  staff  offices). 

The  current  stage  will  be 
removed  and  a  portable,  remov- 
able stage  will  be  available  for 
performance  events  in  the 
CoffeeHouse  (marked  'multi- 
purpose room'  on  the  new 
plans). 

Wallspace  between  the 
Snack  Bar  and  the  CoffeeHouse 
will  be  glass,  and  freer  access 
between  the  two  areas  will  be 
given  by  doors. 

The  Snack  Bar  itself  will  be 
completely  different,  with  grills 
and  food  preparation  areas  run- 
ningdown  the  sides  (rather  than 


to  SGA  representatives.  Brien 
said  in  his  interview  that  it  is 
important  for  students  to  make 
a  real  pledge.  "The  negation  of 
personhood  is  reinforced  by  the 
policy  of  signing  the  pledge  the 
way  we  carry  it  out  now."  He 
indicated  that  many  students 
do  not  take  the  current  pledge 
seriously,  and  that  they  feel  as 
if  they  are  being  "blackmailed" 
when  they  have  to  sign  it  before 
registering  for  classes  in  their 
freshmen  year. 

Brien  will  make  his  pro- 
posal to  the  faculty  on  Monday 
without  the  support  of  the  Ad 
Hoc  Committee  on  Academic 
Honesty,  an  organization  which 
he  co-chaired  with  Bridgette 
Winchester,  who  is  herself  no 
longer  part  of  the  committee, 
until  he  resigned  several  weeks 
ago.  His  resignation  came  after 
the  former  SGA  leadership  rec- 
ommended that  the  committee 
suspend  any  further  study  and 
proposals  until  a  student  ver- 
sion of  the  Honor  Code  could 
be  drafted.  Brien  said  that  he 
also  felt  as  if  he  had  to  resign 
after  the  rest  of  the  committee 
seemed  ready  to  block  any  dis- 
cussion of  the  substance  of  the 
proposal  that  had  been  sug- 
gested. 

"The  issue  of  scuttling  the 
informer  clauses  is  so  impor- 
tant to  me  that  I  had  to  step 
down  as  chair,  and  go  forward 
with  my  proposal  even  with- 
out group  support,"  Brien  said. 
He  added  that  he  has  a  deep 
sense  of  moral  obligation  to 
bring  this  particular  proposal 
to  the  attention  of  the  faculty. 
"My  commitment  to  this  has 
behind  it  a  deeper  one  to  values 
of  personhood.  I  can't  live  with 
myself  if  I  don't  try  it." 


at  the  front  of  the  current  facil- 
ity). The  free-standing  tables 
(which  currently  seat  about  40 
maximum)  will  be  replaced 
with  booths  seating  90-100 
people. 

All  of  the  money  for  the 
project,  which  totals  under 
$600,000,  is  in  hand.  Trout  ex- 
pects a  $595,000  ceiling  and 
hopes  for  an  expenditure  of 
$575,000. 

Washington  College  is  con- 
tracting the  project  itself.  "A  lot 
of  the  work  is  being  done  by 
our  own  crew,"  said  Trout. 

Work  will  begin  May  24, 
the  day  after  Commencement. 
"It's  not  so  much  a 
groundbreaking  as  a  wall- 
knocking-down,"  Trout 
quipped. 

The  proposed  completion 
date  is  Fall  Break  1993;  Trout 
hopes  for  a  faster  finish,  par- 
ticularly of  the  Snack  Bar. 

"I  am  delighted  at  all  the 
support  and  imagination  that 
the  students  have  put  into  this 
project,"  said  Trout.  "It's  going 
to  make  a  difference  in  the  life 
of  the  college. 


"Marshall,"  from  page  3 

serve  the  same  rights  as  all  other 
Americans.  To  say  otherwise  is 
just  bigotry,  not  sticking  to  the 
status  quo.  Since  African- 
Americans  make  up  a  total 
(roughly)  of  twelve'  percent  of 
the  population  nationwide, 
does  this  mean  that  they  don't 
deserve  thesame  rights  as  white 
Americans?  Of  course  not,  ev- 
eryone deserves  to  have  their 
civil  rights  protected. 

This  new  study  which 
states  that  only  1%  of  the  popu- 
lation is  gay  is  firstof  all  inaccu- 
rate because: 

a)  not  all  people  were  asked  to 
take  part  in  this  study,  it  was  a 
small  sampling  of  a  small  seg- 
ment of  our  society,  middle 
class  males  between  20-30  years 
of  age. 

b)  as  with  all  studies,  it  doesn't 
take  into  account  that  people 
lie,  especially  in  a  matter  where 
they  can  be  fired,  beaten,  dis- 
criminated against,  etc.  if  the 
information  was  leaked. 
This  study  is  used  merely  as 
fuel  to  discredit  the  lesbigay 
rights  movement,  which  it 
should  not  do.  Human  rights 


are  human  rights,  no  matte, 
how  large  a  segment  of  the 
population  may  be  when  they 
ask  for  them.  Numbers  just 
serve  to  make  things  sound  o|. 
ficial.  If  they  really  mattered 
then  no  one  but  white  women 
would  have  rights  in  this  coun- 
try since  that  group  outnum. 
bers  any  other  group. 

I  do  realize  that  this  is  a 
campus  where  "feminazi"  isa 
term  commonly  used  to  de- 
scribe a  woman  who  seeks 
equality,  just  as  "dyke"  is  the 
accepted  term  for  a  lesbian.  | 
can't  expect  much  more  than 
this  since  there  are  people  o: 
this  campus  who  didn't  even 
sit  in  a  classroom  with  a  black 
student  until  they  came  to  this 
school.  (And  I  always  thoughl 
/was sheltered.)  Also,youcan 
always  hear  that  (in)famous 
"now,  I  don't  want  to  sound 
prejudiced,  but..."  issuingforth 
from  a  student's  mouth  regu- 
larly. Whenever  I  hear  this,  I 
know  what  is  coming  next,  a 
prejudiced  remark.  This  is  more 
of  a  country  club  than  a  college. 
The  student  body  seems  more 
interested  in  theirbeemers  than 
in  the  rights  of  anyone  else. 


"Baker,"  from  page  2 

on  our  campus  comes  from 
misunderstandings.  If  theSGA 
could  be  the  vehicle  to  aid  mu- 
tual understanding,  many 
problems  could  be  avoided. 
Next  semester  the  SGA  execu- 
tive board  will  be  available 
weekly  in  an  informal  forum  to 
answer  and  address  questions 
and  aid  in  the  student  body's 
general  understanding  of  all  the 
aspects  of  our  school.  We  will 
let  you  know  where  and  when 
next  fall. 


These  ideas  are  a  starting 
point  for  me  corning  year.  Any 
additional  ideas  or  thoughts 
brought  to  me  personally  or  to 
the  executive  board  or  senate 
will  be  greatly  appreciated. 
Many  new  and  creative  ideas 
could  easily  come  up  and  I  want 
to  encourage  the  voicing  of 
these  ideas.  Iseethisasthefirst 
step  and  a  theme  for  a  prosper- 
ous future  year. 

Jamie  Baker 
SGA  President 


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April  30, 1993 


A  Chat  With  Two  All-Americans 


pjHoffberger 


Co-Sports  Editor 

AtWashingtonCollege,we 
[ave  many  fine  atheletes  com- 
peting in  an  array  of  sports. 
few  athletes  however,  earn  the 
distinction  of  College  All- 
American.  Co-captains  Alberto 
Diaz  and  Trevor  Hurd  have 
certainly  earned  their  All- 
American  honors.   Diaz,  a  se- 

r,who  played  his  high  school 
ball  at  McDonough  in  Mary- 
land, currently  is  ranked  16th 
in  the  nation  in  singles  and  11th 
in  the  nation  for  doubles.  Diaz, 
lastyears  most  valuable  player, 
also  holds  a  cumulative  G.P.A. 
of  3.1.  Trevor  Hurd  hails  from 
Houston,  Texas  and  was  last 
year's  most  improved  player. 
Hurd,  who  seems  to  always 
pick  bad  basketball  teams  to 
follow,  is  ranked  23rd  in  singles 
and  11th  in  doubles  nationally. 

ELM:  When  did  you  both  begin 
fo  play  tennis? 

ALBERTO:  I  started  taking  les- 
sons when  I  was  8  years  old.  I 
lived  in  the  Dominican  Repub- 
lic and  all  tennis  lessons  were 
given  for  free.  I  remember  my 
mom  watching  me  play  during 
my  first  lesson.  I  really  didn't 
want  to  play,  but  my  mom 
forced  it  on  me.  For  the  first 
four  years  of  my  tennis  carrer,  I 
didn't  want  to  be  playing,  but 
I'm  nothing  but  thankful  now. 
TREVOR:  I  started  playing 
when  I  was  8  years  old  in  the 
backwoods  of  Mississippi.  My 
first  vivid  memory  of  wanting 
to  become  a  tennis  player  , 
occured  during  the  famous 
[natch  between  McEnroe  and 
torg  in  1978. 

ELM:  How  has  your  tennis  pro- 
gressed since  you've  been  at 
WC? 

ALBERTO:  When  I  arrived  here 
&  a  freshman,  I  was  playing 
number  six  singles,  and  now 
playing  number  one,  and  I 
fMl  rather  comfortable. 
^EVOR:  I  came  here  as  a 
sophomore  in  1989  and  I  played 
number  four  singles,  and  cur- 
rently I'm  playing  number  two 
singles.  From  this  slight  move, 
11  probably  doesn't  appear  as 
'bough  I've  made  much 
'Sress,  but  my  skills  have 
'n  taken  to  a  new  level  over 
Repast  three  years. 
LM:  Overyour  years  at  Wash- 
J"gtonCollege,whathavebeen 
^e  most  major  changes  in  the 
'^nis  program? 
^A:ThefiringofFredWyman 
*as  probably  the  biggest 
Fjange  in  the  W  AC  tennis  pro- 
™-  That  particular  year,  our 
^  0rd  was  good  and  we  were 
n  a  roll  heading  into  nationals. 


Then  all  of  a  sudden  we  get  hit 
with  this.  It  was  just  so  unex- 
pected, and  very  disappointing. 
ELM :  Since  the  VVyman  incident, 
what  has  happened  to  the  pro- 
gram? 

T&A:  Tim  Gray  has  happened 
to  the  tennis  program,  that's 
what.  We  couldn't  have  asked 
for  a  better  replacement  for  Fred . 
Tim  is  probably  the  best  thing 
thathas  ever  happened  to  WAC 
tennis. 

He  has  an  aggressive  style 
of  coaching  that  has  really 
helped  our  doubles  game.  He's 
taught  us  that  we  can't  relax 
and  play  defensively,  and  that 
we  must  constantly  be  on  the 
attack.  Sometimes  we  get  the 
priveledge  of  playing  against 
Tim,  but  to  tell  you  the  truth,  we 
can't  remember  ever  losing  to 
him. 

ELM:  How  has  this  year's  team 
compared  to  teams  in  the  past? 
T&A:  This  year  the  team  may  be 
a  little  weaker  skillwise  then 
teams  in  the  past,  but  personal- 
ity wise  it's  the  best  team  we've 
ever  played  on.  We  all  get  along, 
and  thaf  s  half  of  playing.  We 
do  have  strong  players,  don't 
get  us  wrong,  it's  just  that  we're 
not  strong  enough  to  compete 
with  the  top  five  teams  in  Divi- 
sion III.  We  have  produced  wins 
this  year  at  the  right  time.  We 
have  done  as  well  as  we  possi- 
bly could  this  year  considering 
the  tough  schedule. 
ELM:  When  did  you  both  be- 
come Ail-Americans? 
T&A:  We  became  Ali-Ameri- 
cans  at  the  end  of  the  '92  season. 
We  were  ranked  5th  in  doubles 
going  into  the  national  tourna- 
ment, which  gave  us  what  is 
known  as  an  "automatic  birth." 
The  only  other  way  to  become 
an  Ail-American,  is  to  reach  the 
quarter-finals  in  the  national 
tournament.  At  Nationals  last 
year,  we  beat  the  2nd  best  team 
in  the  nation  from  Gustavus- 
Aldolphus.Weabsolutely  rolled 
over  them,  7-5, 6-1,  in  what  was 
probably  oneof  the  bestmatches 
we've  ever  played.  We  then  lost 
to  Ryan  McKee,  and  Chris  Noyes 
of  Claremont,  who  eventually 
wenton  to  win  the  tournament. 
There's  also  alot  of  politics 
involved  in  becoming  an  All- 
American.  There  is  a  ranking 
committee  that  is  made  up  of  six 
coaches  from  different  Division 
ID  schools,  and  those  coaches 
wouldn't  be  human  if  they 
didn't  exhibit  biased  attitudes 
to  their  own  players. 
ELM:  Are  you  competitive  with 
each  other? 

T&A:  (After  a  slight  chuckle) 
You're  damn  right  we  are.  We're 
always  pushing  one  another  to 
do  better.  This  year  we  have  not 


.    ,    .    .    I 


Alberto  Diaz  has  been  solid  at  number  one  all  season. 


been  as  competitive  as  we  have 
been  in  the  passt,  because  the 
line-ups  are  more  or  less  set  in 
stone  for  the  top  three  players. 
ALBERTO:  I  feel  comfortable 
playing  at  thenumberone  spot 
and  Trevor  is  comfortable  at 
number  two.  If  I  lose,  Trevor's 
rankings  are  screwed  and  vice 
versa. 

T&A:  There  is  no  leeway  to  let 
up  on  opponents  playing  in 
the  number  one  and  two  posi- 
tions. Especially  in  doubles, 
everyone  is  gunning  for  a  piece 
of  us,  because  for  some  teams, 
it's  their  only  chance  to  get  a 
bid  to  Nationals.  Also,  as  cap- 
tains, we  must  play  hard,  be- 
cause we  in  a  way  forecast 
matches  for  the  younger  play- 
ers. We  also  talk  trash  to  each 
other  while  we  play...  ourgame 
thrivesonthischatter.  Wecer- 
tainly  don't  overpower  teams, 
but  we  still  own  them.  Even  at 
Newfs  Midnight  Madness,  we 
talk  trash  to  one  another. 
ELM:  What  was  your  greatest 
moment  at  WC? 
T&A:  It  had  to  be  our  match 
versus  Skansee  and  Reid  dur- 
ing last  year's  National 
Doubles  Tournament.  It  was 
one  of  the  last  matches  of  the 
team  tournament.  Thewinshot 
us  way  up  in  the  rankings.  It 
was  definitely  a  turning  point 
in  our  careers. 
ELM:  After  Washington  Col- 


lege, will  you  continue  your 
tennis  careers? 

ALBERTO:  I  think  my  tennis 
career,asfarascompetitiveplay 
is  concerned,  will  end.  All  I 
wanted  to  do  was  to  get  the 
most  out  of  my  college  career, 
and  Tvecerta  inly  done  just  that. 
I  may  give  some  tennis  lessons, 
but  that  will  be  the  extent  of  it. 
TREVOR:  I  may  teach  a  little  on 
the  side,  but  I'm  really  inter- 
ested in  becoming  a  member  of 
the  Secret  Service.  That's  right, 
I'm  dropping  my  racket  and 
picking  up  a  9mm  Beretta.  In 
the  fall  of  '93, 1  will  be  entering 
the  Federal  Law  Enforcement 
Training  Center. 
T&A:  We  both  got  a  taste  of 
what  it  would  be  like  to  play  on 
the  professional  circuit,  and  it's 
something  that  we  have  no  in- 
terest in  because  tennis  has  to 
become  your  life.  It's  just  prac- 
tice day  after  day  after  day. 
We've  both  played  satellite 
tournaments  which  is  in  effect 
the  minor  league  of  tennis.  This 
is  by  far  the  hardest,  most  com- 
petitive minor  league  circuit 
that  yields  little  reward. 
ELM:  Best  of  luck  goes  to  the 
tennis  team  for  the  rest  of  the 
season  and  the  post-season.. 
T&A:  Thanks  Doug. 
Elm:  You're  welcome.  Hey,are 
you  guys  going  out  tonight? 
T&A:yup! 


Women's 
Lacrosse 
Looks  To 
Next  Year 

Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

The  Washington  women's 
lacrosse  team  wrapped  up 
their  season  last  week  with  a 
20-4  loss  to  Haverford  on 
Wednesday.  While  the  team 
finished  at  1-10,  quite  a  few 
positive  moments  marked  this 
year's  Shorewomen  team. 

"It  (the  season)  was  not  a 
disappointment,"  co-captain 
Eleanor  Shriver  said.  "Any- 
body would  be  disappointed 
with  only  win,  but  winning 
isn't  everything. 

"Wegotalong  really  well," 
shesaid.  "It  was  a  good  group 
of  people,  and  we  had  fun  re- 
gardless of  the  outcome." 

The  outcome  certainly 
wasn't  very  favorable  for  most 
of     the     season.  The 

Shorewomen  were  outscored 
162-73  on  the  season,  with  five 
losses  of  ten  goals  or  more. 
However,  a  few  players  defi- 
nitely made  their  presence 
known. 

Amy  McCleary,  a  senior 
co-captain,  notched  36  goals 
and  four  assists.  She  had  a  big 
impact  in  Washington's  only 
win  asshe  scored  sixgoals  and 
notched  two  assists  in  the 
team's  13-12  win  over 
Swarthmore  on  March  25. 

ReneeGuckert,  in  her  first 
year  on  the  team,  was  also  out- 
standing, tallying  19  times  for 
theseason.  Sophomore  Kirsten 
Lucas  added  14  goals  and  four 
assists,  and  freshman  Allison 
Naditch  showed  flashes  of 
strong  play,  finding  the  net 
twice. 

With  the  loss  of  only  two 
seniors  at  the  end  of  the  sea- 
son, Coach  Diane  Guinan  will 
have  15  experienced  players 
returning  next  year.  With  1993 
over  with,  perhaps  the  1994 
version  of  the  women's  la- 
crosse team  could  have  un- 
tapped potential. 

"As  the  season  went  on, 
we  improved  so  much,"  sopho- 
moreJenniferHageysaid.  "We 
came  back  and  played  some 
really  great  lacrosse  games." 
Hopefully  for  Washing- 
ton, the  success  will  carry  over. 
With  Nancy  Millhouser  return- 
ing in  goal  for  two  more  sea- 
sons,and36goalscomingfrom  j 
underclassmen,  next  year's 
chances  look  promising. 


14 


April  30, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


For  WC's  Shriver,  Three  Sports  Is  The  Charm 


Matt  Murray 
Co-Sports  Editor 

With  the  conclusion  of 
women's  lacrosse  season,  Wash- 
ington senior  Eleanor  Shriver 
concludes  a  brilliant  four-year 
athletic  career. 

Shriver's  prowess  on  the 
athletic  field  is  impressive  in 
itself,  as  she  has  been  a  captain 
on  both  the  lacrosse  and  field 
hockey  teams. 

However,  her  feat  is  even 
more  amazing,  as  she  has  played 
three  sports  at  the  college  level 
while  maintaining  high  aca- 
demic grades  and  participating 
in  many  college  activities.  She 
hasn't  had  much  time  to  relax. 

"It  (playing  three  sports) 
just  sort  of  happened,"  Shriver 
said.  "It  wasn't  something  that 
I  planned.  If  I  had  to  do  it  all 
over  again,  I  probably  wouldn't, 
but  I  don't  like  to  quit  things." 

As  a  freshman,  Shriver  only 
played  field  hockey.  The  team 
was  7-6  in  1989  with  Shriver 
playing  occasionally.  She 
planned  on  playing  lacrosse  in 
the  spring  but  could  not  due  to 
illness. 

In  her  sophomore  year,  she 
lettered  on  a  field  hockey  team 
that  achieved  a  national  rank  of 
14  and  finished  10-3-1,  placing 
second  in  the  MAC  Southeast. 

"We  were  really  strong 
sophomore  year,  and  I  think  the 
group  I'm  graduating  with  has 


improved,"  she  said.  "The 
sophomore  team,  I  think  ev- 
erybody was  together." 

In  the  spring  of  1991, 
Shriver  hit  the  tennis  courts  for 
a  year,  which  reflected  her  ver- 
satility as  an  athlete. 

However,  she  really  dis- 
played her  athletic  ability  in 
her  junior  year.  She  returned 
to  the  field  hockey  field  for  the 
third  year  and  started  every 
gamefortheShorewomen.  The 
team  finished  at  10-5-1.  In  the 
winter,  she  began  swimming 
and  playing  club  basketball. 
Playing  two  sports  in  the  same 
season,  even  though  one  was  a 
clubsport,wasratherdifficult. 

"Sometimes  I'd  go  straight 
from  the  pool  to  the  bus  for  a 
basketball  game,"  she  said. 

In  the  spring,  she  went  back 
to  the  lacrosse  field  and  let- 
tered for  the  Shorewomen. 

This  year,  she  has  once 
again  played  three  sports.  She 
received  her  third  letter  in  field 
hockey,  played  basketball  for 
Coach  Lanee  Cole,  and  co- 
captained  the  lacrosse  team. 
Her  career  is  coming  to  a  close, 
and  Shriver  has  loved  every 
minute  of  it. 

In  hockey,  she  also  set  a 
school  record  for  the  most  de- 
fensive saves  in  a  season  with 
13,  as  well  as  the  most  defen- 
sive saves  in  a  game  with  four. 


Additionally,shescored  two  goals 
and  had  two  assists  in  1992. 

"I'm  very  proud  of  it,  and  I 
think  my  parents  are  proud,  bu  1 1 
haven't  done  this  for  them.  I've 
done  it  for  me,"  she  said. 
"Twenty-five  years  down  the 
road,  I'll  be  proud  of  my  educa- 
tion and  know  that  these  years 
got  me  where  I  am." 

While  participating  in  three 
sports  and  maintaining  a  GPA 
near  3.0,  Shriver  also  has  been  a 
resident  assistant,  a  member  of 
the  SG  A,  a  tour  guide,  and  a  mem- 
ber of  Alpha  Chi  Omega.  The 
time  commitment  has  been  sub- 
stantial, but  she  hasn't  minded. 

"The  hardest  thing  that  I  face 
is  from  other  people.  They  ques- 
tion my  reasons,  or  think  I  have 
ulterior  reasons,"  she  said.  "But 
it's  the  individual  person.  You 
can't  tell  somebody  to  do  it.  They 
have  to  want  to  do  it. 

"As  long  as  you  have  in  sight 
the  important  things,  there 
shouldn't  be  anyone  questioning 
my  ability  to  handle  them.  I  don't 
want  to  choose.  I  think  I  can 
handle  it,  and  I  want  to  do  it." 

Hailing  from  Garrison  Forest 
School  in  Owings  Mills,  Mary- 
land, Shriver  believes  she  has 
made  the  mostof  her  collegeyears. 

"I  don't  sit  and  wait  for  things 
to  come  to  me,"  she  said.  "I  think 
this  college  has  a  lot  to  offer,  and 
I  think  you  need  to  go  out  and 
find  them." 


In  four  years,  Eleanor  Shriver  has  lettered  six  times  in  three 
different  sports,  as  well  as  playing  club  basketball  for  two  years. 


Shoremen  Baseball  Beats  Gallaudet 


Matt  Murray 

Co-Sports  Editor 

Washington  hosted 

Gallaudet's  baseball  team  on 
Tuesday.  The  visitors  put  on  a 
strong  showing,  but  the 
Shoremen  prevailed  by  an  8-4 
score. 

Kevin  Roland  went  the  dis- 
tance for  Washington,  striking 
out  12  on  his  way  to  his  first 
victory  this  season.  He  didn't 
get  much  help  defensively, 
though,  as  the  Shoremen  made 
four  errors  in  the  game. 

"Defensively,  we  played 
oneof  our  poorer  games,"  Coach 
Ed  Athey  said.  "From  a  posi- 
tive pointof  view,  I  thinkit  gave 
Rolanda  lotof  confidence  to  get 
his  first  win,  and  I  think  he's 
going  to  be  a  pitcher  to  be  reck- 
oned with  in  thenext  few  years." 

The  Shoremen  started 
slowly,  falling  behind  2-0,  as 
Gallaudet  scored  in  the  firstand 
third  innings. 

However,  Washington 
broke  into  the  scoring  column 
in  a  big  way  in  the  fifth  when 
they  scored  five  runs  and  bat- 
ted around.  Gary  Yovanovich 
walked  twice  in  the  inning,  and 


Andy  Parks  had  a  two-RBI 
single  to  fuel  the  rally. 

The  Shoremen  blew  the 
game  open  in  the  sixth  when 
they  added  three  runs  to  the 
lead.  Mike  Hanifee  had  a  two- 
RBI  single  to  lead  the  way,  and 
Washington  took  a  command- 
ing 8-2  lead. 

Gallaudet  scored  twice  in 
the  top  of  the  seventh,  but 
Roland  held  on  to  earn  his  first 
win. 

Parks,  Keith  Whitef ordand 
Dan  Coker  each  had  two  hits  in 
the  win.  Rory  Coway, 
Whiteford,  Hanifee,  Parks  and 
Yovanovich  each  contributed 
RBIs  to  the  win. 

Barring  a  cancellation,  the 
Shoremen  finished  their  sea- 
son yesterday  at  St.  Mary's 
College.  The  Gallaudet  game 
moved  their  season's  record  to 
11-14.  Athey  sums  up  the  sub- 
300  record  fairly  simply. 

"This  is  one  of  the  best  de- 
fensive teams  we've  had  at  the 
college,  but  we  just  haven't 
been  hitting,"  he  said.  "We've 
had  good  enough  pitching  to 
win,  though." 


Gallaudet  AB  R  H  BI 
Rodgers  lb  3  1  1  0 
Kovacs  ss  3  110 
Clausen  p-cf  2  10  1 
Ortega  cf-lf  2  0  0  0 
Jungheimlf  1110 
Clearyc  4  0  0  1 
McPhail  3  0  0  0 
Schmidt  lf-p  30  10 
Gill  2b  3   0  10 

Molens  3b     3   0  10 
Totals  27  4  6  2 

Washington  AB  R  H  BI 
Conway  cf  4  2  11 
Whiteford  If  3  2  2  1 
Hanifee2b  3  112 
Parks  lb  4  0  2  2 
Boan3b  4  0  0  0 
Rushc  3   0  0  0 

Yovanovich  rf  1  1  0  1 
D' Andrea  dh  3  110 
Coker  ss  3  12  0 
Totals  28  8  9   7 

Gallaudet  101000  2—4 
Washington  0  0005  3  x— * 
Gallaudet  IP  H  ER  R  BB  SO 
Clausen  L  5  6  5  5  5  3 
Schmidt  13  2  3  1^ 
Washington  IP  H  ER  R  BB  SO 
Roland  W      7  5   2  4  4  1* 


Keith  Whiteford  went  two-for-three  with  an  RBI  on  Tuesday. 


15 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


April  30, 1993 


Shorewomen  Fall  To  Sea  Gulls 

Errors  Hurt  In  3-1  Loss  Against  Eastern  Shore  Foe 


Co-Sports  Editor 

On  Tuesday,  the  Washing- 
ion  softball  team  played  a  tight 
pmeagainst  Eastern  Shore  foe 
Salisbury,  but  fell  short  to  the 
Sea  Gulls  by  a  score  of  3-1 . 

Before  a  wild  crowd  of  25 
faithful  fans,  the  Shorewomen 
got  great  pitching  from  Diana 
Holton,  and  a  strong  offensive 
output  from  freshman  Michelle 
Chiri  to  help  stay  close.  Unfor- 
tunately, Chin  didn't  get  very 
much  help  from  other  spots  in 
the  line  up,  and  the  defense 
didn't  support  Holton  very  well 
in  the  early  innings. 

"All  three  runs  were  un- 
earned, but  we  played  a  lot  bet- 
ter than  we  have  been  play- 
ing," co-captain  Tara  Rathel 
said.  "We  have  to  get  the  bats 
going." 

Holton  started  the  game 
strong,  retiring  the  first  two 
batters  she  faced  in  the  game. 
However,  two  defensive  errors 
and  a  single  loaded  the  bases 
for  Salisbury.  The  first  run  of 
the  game  scored  on  another  er- 
ror, and  the  Gulls  took  a  2-0 
lead  on  a  Holton  wild  pitch. 
Those  were  the  only  runs 
Salisbury's  Sonja  Akers  would 
d. 

However,  Akers  struggled 
inthefirstinning.  Leadingoff, 
Rathel  singled  down  the  right 
field  lineandwentto  second  on 
a  wild  pitch.  On  a  Chin  bunt 
iingle,Ramelwenttothird.  The 
Shorewomen  scored  their  only 
run  of  the  game  in  the  inning 
when  Rathel  and  Chin  executed 
a  perfect  double  steal.  Akers 
retired  the  next  three  batters  in 
order  to  end  the  inning. 

Salisbury  added  their  in- 
surance run  in  the  second. 
Holton  struck  out  the  first  bat- 
ter but  walked  Jennifer  Toole 
^d  Channon  Cianelli.  On  a 
Kelly  Carey  single  up  the 
riddle.  Chin  threw  the  ball  past 
Kelly  Eakin  at  third  in  an  at- 
tempt to  nail  Toole  on  a  force 
P'ay,  and  Salisbury's  third  run 
srared.  Holton  retired  the  last 
too  batters  to  end  the  inning. 
Unfortunately  for  Wash- 
ington, Akers  settled  down  for 
"»  Gulls.  She  struck  out  the 
N  four  batters  before  Wash- 
ington threatened  again  in  the 
to'd.  With  one  out,  Rathel 
*a|ked,  Chin  singled,  and 
Denise  Hakanson  walked  to 
loadthebases.  However,Akers 
jftired  Courtney  Myers  and 
«kin  to  end  the  inning. 

Both  pitchers  cruised  after 
*e  third.    In  the  Salisbury 
)urtb,  Niki  Goenaga  threw  out 
a  steal  attempt  to 


Diana  Holton  leads  Washington 's  pitching  staff  in  1993. 


Gulls'  fifth  inning,  Holton  al- 
lowed one  hit,  and  the  defense 
made  one error,butshe  escaped 
from thejam easily.  Inthesixth 
and  seventh,  only  two  Salisbury 
hitters  reached  base. 

For  Washington,  Akers  re- 
tired six  of  the  seven  hitters  she 
faced  in  the  fourth  and  fifth, 
including  three  strike  outs. 
Chin  was  die  only  hi  tter  to  reach 
with  a  double.  Her  third  hit 
raised  her  average  from  .237  to 
.292  in  one  game. 

In  the  sixth,  the 
Shorewomen  got  runners  to 
first  and  third  with  two  outs 
but  failed  to  score,  and  Akers 
mowed  them  down,  in  order, 
in  the  seventh.  ■ 

Coach  Lanee  Cole  had 
mixed  feelings  about  the  game. 

"Diana  (Holton)  threw  real 
well.  Itwasagoodgame.  We're 
still  learning,  and  we've  made 
a  lot  of  progress  this  year,"  she 
said.  "But  it  should  have  been 
a  /W'." 


NEWT'S 


Salisbury 

AB  R  H  BI 

Cianelli  cf 

3    0  0    0 

Carey  2b 

3    0   10 

Lawless  ss 

3    10    0 

Bowman  c 

3     110 

Warren  lb 

4    0    10 

Tompkins  3b  2    0  0    0' 

Akers  p 

3      0    0    0 

Heath  if 

2     0    0    0 

Toole  dh 

110    0 

Totals 

24   3   3    0 

Washington  AB  R  H  BI 

Rathel  ss 

3    110 

Chincf 

3    0  3   0 

Hakanson  1 

2    0   0  0 

Myeis  lb 

3    0   10 

Stanley  pr 

0  0  0  0 

Eakin  3b 

2   0  0  0 

Goenaga  c 

2   0   10 

Strauss  ph 

10  0  0 

Holton  p 

3   0   10 

Zemanskirf     3    0   0   0 

Nolan  dh 

3    0    0   0 

Totals 

25    1    7   0 

Salisbury 

IP  H  ER  R  BB  SO 

Akers  W 

7    7    113      7 

Washington  IP  H  ER  R  BB  SO 

Holton  L 

7   3    0   3     6   2 

Toole  , 


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a  potential  rally.  In  the 


SSU  Smashes  WC  Lacrosse 

Div  III  No.  1  Team  Makes  Impression 


LastSaturday,  the  Washing- 
ton men's  lacrosse  team  took  a 
17-5  beating  at  the  hands  of  the 
Salisbury  Sea  Gulls. 

Salisbury  (12-0),  ranked  first 
in  the  USILA  Division  m  la- 
crosse poll,  jumped  out  to  a  7-1 
lead  in  the  first  period  behind 
three  goals  from  Joe  DiNenna, 
two  from  Jason  Coffman,  and 
one  each  from  Dave  Webb  and 
Chris  Soper.  Chris  Cote  scored 
the  only  goal  of  the  period  for 
Washington  at  the  734  mark. 

In  the  second  quarter,  the 
Gulls  built  their  lead,  taking  a 
13-2  score  into  the  locker  room 
athalftime.  Salisbury  got  tallies 


from  six  different  people  in  the 
period.  Wasington's  only  goal 
of  the  quarter  came  from  Bart 
Jaeger  on  an  assist  from  Greg 
Lawler  at  the  5:11  mark. 

However,  the  Shoremen 
settled  down  in  the  second  half, 
only  being  out  scored  4-3  for  the 
half.  Jason  Paige  scored  twice, 
and  Harris  Murphy  added  one 
for  the  half  to  make  the  final 
score  17-5. 

The  Shoremen  will  travel  to 
Haverford  today  for  their  final 
MAC  match.  They  will  con- 
clude their  regular  season  to- 
morrow at  St.  Mary's  in  a  1:30 
p.m.  game. 


Player  of  the  Week 


Me 


CHE5TERT0WN 


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For  his  efforts  in  leading  the  Shoremen  to  another  successful 
season,  Coach  Terry  Corcoran  has  been  named  Newt's  Coach  of 
the  Week. 

As  if  being  a  redhead  wasn't  enough  for  Coach  Corcoran  to 
win  this  award,  he  has  completely  turned  the  Shoremen  around 
from  last  year's  somewhat  disappointing  season. Along  with 
the  rest  of  the  coaching  staff,  Corcoran  has  masterminded  key 
victories  against  F&M,  W&L,  and  Cortland  State.  Despite  the 
drubbing  versus  the  vultures  of  Salisbury  State,  Corcoran  has 
made  sure  that  the  team  holds  high  aspirations  for  the  rest  of  the 
season.  Currently  ranked  5th  in  the  nation  with  an  8-2  record,  the 
Shoremen  are  looking  to  win  tne  MAC  conference  and  take  mat 
win  all  the  way  to  the  finals  of  the  national  tournament.  Go 
Shoremen! 

High  Street  has  a  very  good  softball  team! 

Hey  Billy,  sorry  you  missed  the  paper  again!  I'm  glad  you 
warmed  up  in  the  bullpen  for  so  long,  though. 

And  McCarthy,  believe  it  or  not,  it's  no  big  deal  to  win  a  'B' 
softball  game. 

Look  for  next  week's  final  issue  and  Newt's  POW  for  the 
year.  As  Hoffberger  retires,  we'll  say  good  bye  in  fine  fashion. 


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RUQ    and    DRY    CLEANERS     CORP. 


Salisbury 


Hurd  And  Diaz:     Exclusive  Interview 


Softball 
Successful! 
Slows  WC 


3  Exciting  Pages 


Defeats 

Gallaudet 

University 


For  (he  second  week  in  a  row,  a  women  s  lacrosse  flayer  graces  the  back  page  of  The  Elm.  However,  in  all  fairness,  we  don  t  want  to 

leave  out  a  super  lacrosse  player  in  Amy  McCleary.  McCleary  finishes  her  fourth  year  at  Washington  with  a  host  of  athletic  successes. 

Afield  hockey  and  lacrosse  player,  she  has  certainly  been  one  of  the  stars  at  the  WAC.  She  led  the  team  for  the  second  straight  year  m  the 

lacrosse  scoring  department  with  36  goals.  While  this  year's  lacrosse  season  may  have  been  disappointing,  McCleary  stood  out. 


Scores 


Men's  Lacrosse 
Washington  5 

Salisbury  St.      17 

Washington  at 
Haverford 
Today  3:30  p.m. 

Baseball 

Washington         1 
Widener  2 


Washington 
Widener 


Washington 
Gallaudet 

8 
4 

Softball 

Washington 
Dickinson 

8 
11 

Washington 
Dickinson 

3 
28 

Washington 
Salisbury  St. 

1 

2 

Women's  Lacrosse 

Washington 
Haverford 

4 
20 

Men's 
Tennis 
Wins 
MACS 


Terry  Corcoran:  NEWT's  Coach  of  the  Week 


No  Regrets. 


NOTHING 

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RUTH 


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Summer  Weather 


Sometimes  it'll  rain 
and  sometimes  it'll 
shine  but  the  sun  will 
rise  every  morning. 


Volume  64,  Number  Twenty-Seven  •  May  7, 1993 


Washington  College  *  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Campus  Mourns 
Loss  of  Freshman 
Conan  J.  Bailey 


Freshman  Conan  J.  Bailey 
was  found  dead  early  Thurs- 
day morning,  apparently  of  a 
self-inflicted  gunshot  wound 
from  a  handgun. 

At  press  time,  the  police 
report  was  not  available  and 
the  "unattended  death"  is  still 
under  investigation. 

Bailey  was  living  off  cam- 
pus this  semester  at  the  request 
of  his  parents.  He  was  last  seen 
on  campus  the  night  of  Satur- 
day, May  1.  He  was  headed  to 
his  residence  and  never  arrived; 
his  landlady  said  he  kept  very 
regular  hours  and  was  worried 
about  his  absence. 

Monday  evening  Bailey's 
parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James 
Vernon  Bailey  of  Salem,  New 
Jersey,  filed  a  missing  persons 
report  with  the  Chestertown 
Police  Department. 

Tuesday  his  professors 
were  notified  and  a  notice  was 
posted  in  the  faculty  lounge  to 
alert  professors  to  his  absence. 

Thursday,  May  6,  a  deliv- 
ery man  found  the  body  behind 
Acme  grocery  store  at  Kent 
Plaza  Shopping  Center,  and 
notified  the  police. 

There  is  nothing  to  indicate 
that  alcohol  or  drugs  were  in- 
volved in  the  death,  and  there 


is  no  knowledge  of  a  suicide 
note. 

Bailey  was  involved  in  cre- 
ative writing  and  had  strong 
academic  standing. 

His  parents  are  looking  into 
establishing  some  sort  of  me- 
morial at  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House. 

A  memorial  service,  to  be 
held  in  his  home  town,  will  be 
announced  when  investiga- 
tions are  complete. 

President  Trout  issued  the 
following  statement  to  the  cam- 
pus: 

1  am  deeply  saddened  to 
report  that  one  of  our  students, 
Conan  J.  Bailey,  was  found  dead 
this  moming,apparently  as  the 
result  of  a  self-inflicted  gun- 
shot wound.  Conan  had  been 
reported  missing  on  Monday 
evening  and  the  discovery  of 
his  body  was  the  result  of  a 
search  by  the  Chestertown  Po- 
lice Department  and  Washing- 
ton College  security  officers. 

Conan  was  a  member  of 
our  freshman  class  and  the  son 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  Vemon 
Bailey  of  Salem,  New  Jersey. 
He  will  be  greatly  missed. 

We  will  notify  the  commu- 
nity when  funeral  arrange- 
ments have  been  made. 


Faculty  End  Year  with  Epic 


J.Tarin  Towers 


Editor-in-Chief 

Beginning  with  a  pile  of 
memos  before  anyone  entered 
Dunning  Lecture  Hall,  the  final 
faculty  meeting  of  the  1992-93 
school  year  convened  on  May  3 
to  discuss  issues  ranging  from 
affirmative  action  to  academic 
honesty. 

In  the  interest  of  savingti me 
and  covering  as  much  ground 
as  possible  at  this  last  meeting, 
reports  from  several  offices  of 
the  college  were  issued  in  ad- 
vance. 

Statements  responding  to 
the  report  of  the  Task  Force  on 
the  Status  of  Gay  Men  and  Les- 
bians at  Washington  College 
were  issued  by  the  President 
and  the  Dean  prior  to  the  meet- 
ing and  appear  in  this  issue. 
Professor  Robert  Day's  state- 
ment also  appears  in  this  issue. 

Faced  with  a  19.2  percent 
increase  in  health  insurance  pre- 
miums, President  Trout  is  push- 
ingforcollegeemployees  to  pay 
only  32  percent  of  that  increase 
rather  than  the  50  percent  ad- 
vocated by  the  board. 

Trout  announced  at  the 
meeting  that  the  Board  of  Visi- 
tors and  Governors  will  recon- 
vene May  23  to  revote  on  the 
issue.  Paychecks  put  out  in  the 
interim  will  reflect  the  faculty's 
choice  in  anticipation  of  a  fa- 
vorable vote  from  the  Board. 

Dean  Wubbels,  in  his  writ- 


Fight  Instigator  Brought 
Up  on  Assault  Charges 


Criminal  charges  have  been 
Placed  against  a  Rehobeth, 
Delaware  man  by  detectives  of 
the  Kent  County  Sheriff's  Of- 
fice- William  Nelson  Coleman, 
nU9,of  Highway  1,  Rehobeth, 
Was  charged  with  five  counts 
ofassaultand  battery  (one  count 
•or  each  victim)  after  his  in- 
volvement in  an  off-campus 
Washington  College  party  at 
me  Markey  Farm"  located  on 
Quaker  Neck  Road  south  of 
Chestertown  on  April  18  at2:10 
a.m. 

In  that  incident,  Andrew 
carr  Wood,  24,  a  WC  student, 
was  airlifted  to  Shock  Trauma 
^  Baltimore  and  later  released 


from  the  injuries  sustained  as  a 
result  of  an  altercation. 

Two  additional  students, 
Matthew  PatrickMulIin,19,and 
Robert  Jon  O'Connor,  18,  were 
treated  and  released  at  Kent  & 
Queen  Anne's  Hospital. 

Coleman  was  charged  by 
detectives  after  ten  written 
statements  and  concurrence 
with  Kent  County  State's  At- 
torney Susanne  Hayman  were 
obtained. 

The  arrest  was  made  at 
10:30  a.m.  April  28,  and 
Coleman  was  taken  before  a 
District  Court  Commissioner 
where  he  was  released  on  per- 
sonal recognizance.  Coleman  is 


a  former  resident  of 
Chestertown  and  is  not  a  stu- 
dent at  Washington  College. 

Two  other  students  injured 
at  the  off-campus  party  who 
did  not  require  medical  treat- 
ment are  Nancy  Elizabeth 
Whiteman,  20,  and  Sonja  Eliza- 
beth Wilson,  19. 

Detectives  are  pursuing  in 
cooperation  with  college  offi- 
cials, the  Kent  County  Alcohol 
Beverage  Inspector  and  the 
State's  Attorney's  Office,  strict 
enforcement  of  all  underage 
drinking  violations. 

-Kent  County  Sheriffs  Office 
Press  Release 


ten  report  thanked  the  faculty 
for  progress  on  the  Middle 
States  preparation  process  and 
encouraged  them  to  keep  at  it. 

Vice-President  for  Devel- 
opment and  College  Relations 
Shawn  Lyons  reported  Annual 
Fund  giving  was  up  to 
$1,142,317  as  of  April  29,  a  35 
percent  increase  over  last  year 
at  this  time. 

The  estate  of  Grace 
Nickerson  has  bequested  a 
$30,000  endowment  for  library 
acquisitions. 

Membership  in  the  1782 
society  is  up  to  279  members, 
an  all-time  high,  and  a  total  of 
310  is  expected  by  the  end  of 
the  fiscal  year. 

PresidentTroutmadesome 
additional  announcements  of 
grants  and  awards: 

•  The  Charles  A.  Johnson  Jun- 
ior Faculty  Fellow  for  this  year 
is  Lida  Baldwin.  She  will  re- 
ceive a  semester  off. 

•  The  Research  Corporation  of 
America  has  awarded  a  $25,270 
grant  to  Rosette  Roat  for  two 
summers  of  research  in  chem- 
istry. 

•  The  National  Science  Foun- 
dation will  award  between  $55 
and  $57,000  to  Rosemary  Ford 
as  an  NSF-ILI  grant. 
•CASE'sannual  alumni  maga- 
zine awards  include  a  bronze 
prize  in  the  best  news/features 
articIecategorytoGarryClarke 
for  an  article  in  The  Washington 
College  Magazine. 


For  the  Long  Range  Plan- 
ning Committee,  Dean 
Wiibbels  reported  that  the 
agreed  major  emphases  for  the 
coming  years  are: 

•  growth  by  the  year  2,003  to 
1,150  students 

•  involvement  of  students  in 
living  and  learning. 

Academic  Council  mo- 
tioned the  establishment  of  a 
Neuroscience Concentration  in 
the  Psychology  Department; 
the  faculty  waived  the  seven- 
day  rule  and  passed  it  unani- 
mously. 

Richard  Striner,  Board  of 
Publications  Chair,  congratu- 
lated Scott  Ross  Koon  as  the 
new  editor  of  the  Elm  and 
Kristin  Callahan  as  returning 
editor  of  the  Pegasus.  Mary 
Jefferson  also  will  be  returning 
as  co-editor  of  the  yearbook. 

Robert  Day,  for  the  Faculty 
Affairs  Committee,  proposed 
an  Affirmative  Action  plan 
which  was  discussed  at  length, 
amended,  and  then  tabled.  {See 
article  page  6) 

Faculty  Affairs  also  an- 
nounced that  the  position  of 
Faculty  Secretary  and  its  selec- 
tion will  be  investigated  next 
year  as  part  of  an  examination 
of  all  faculty  committees. 

AfterNancyTatum'sreport 
on  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  (see  last  week's  Elm 
for  highlights),  Thomas  Pabon 

See  "Faculty/'  page  6 


Inside 


Who  Recieved  Junior 
Fellows  Grants? 

Faculty  Debate  Affirm- 
ative Action  Plan 

Trout  and  Wubbels 
Respond  to  Task  Force 


Distinguished  Alumnus 
Discusses  Kerr  Prize 


13 


May  7, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Do  not  go  gentle  into  that  good  night 
Rage,  rage  against  the  dying  of  the  light" 

— Dylan  Thomas 

When  I  woke  up  this  morning  to  a  phone  call  telling  me  about 
Conan,  a  number  of  things  flashed  through  my  head.  "Why?"  was 
oneofthemainones.  And,nice  thing  to  say  or  not,  "Bad  timing"  was 
another.  No,  this  phone  call  also  was  not  a  dream.  This  academic 
year  has  seemed  to  be  designed  to  deliver  the  maximum  stress  all 
the  time,  and  as  I  write  this  editorial,  I  am  still  in  shock. 

1  was  all  prepared  to  write  a  joyous  conclusion  to  my  year  as 
editor-in-chief.  It  looks  as  though  I'm  going  to  get  all  my  work  done, 
I've  got  big  plans  for  next  year,  and  hey,  I'm  going  to  New  York. 

And  then  this  happens  —  a  sort  of  bookend  to  last  semester's 
hell.  I  don't  know  what  to  say.  I  don't  have  any  sentiments  right 
now,  seeing  as  how  I'm  completely  numb. 

How  do  I  mourn  the  loss  of  someone  who  has,  intentionally  or 
not,  hurt  so  many  of  my  friends  with  his  actions?  I  and  they  are  sad 
and  angry  and  confused  all  at  the  same  time,  I  can't  say  anything 
tastefully  sympathetic.  I  just  don't  have  it  in  me. 

Has  anyone  else  noticed  how  this  campus  seems  to  be  the 
central  setting  for  a  very  bizarre  and  rather  Vim  Venders  kind  of 
film?  Life  here  tends  to  be  so  very  odd.  Most  of  the  time  it's  odd  in 
a  vaguely  disturbing  but  generally  enjoyable  manner.  People  who 
tell  me  that  Chestertown  is  boring  obviously  don't  look  around 
them  very  often.  I  mean,  I  get  cabin  fever  myself  and  I  am  anxiously 
awaiting  the  culture  shock  ahead  of  me  when  I  move  into  my 
apartment  on  Washington  Square  in  the  Village.  But  a  lot  of  strange 
and  wonderful  things  go  on  in  our  community  —  and  (occasionally 
but  not  as  rarely  as  we'd  like)  sad  and  terrible  things  happen  as  well. 

Things  come  and  go,  and  my  memories  of  this  year  include 
being  physically  threatened  at  a  Halloween  party;  being  onstage  in 
Tawes  Theatre  playing  a  woman  being  stabbed  to  death  when 
someone  passed  out  on  the  floor;  driving  back  from  Elkton  in 
hurricane-force  winds  and  rain  that  caused  flooding  all  over  the 
Shore;  the  damned  Galena  cat  following  us  from  a  car  accident  to  a 
herd  of  deer  over  the  course  of  the  year;  swallowing  things;  coming 
in  second  at  the  Nuyoriccan  Poetry  Slam  in  Alphabet  City  while  the 
storm  of  the  century  finished  coming  down  outside;  and  Ed. 

These  things  shaped  my  life  as  things  shaped  yours;  there  are 
numerous  things  I  would  never  mention  and  that  I've  managed  to 
squeak  by  the  rumor  mill  unnoticed  —  yes,  it  is  possible. 

My  other  regret  this  issue  is  that,  in  the  interest  of  sensitivity,  I 
couldn't  run  the  headline  that  I've  been  itching  to  run  since  day  one. 
Literally.  "Wubbels  Wobbels;  Trout  Flounders."  It  would  have 
almost  even  worked  this  time.  Ah,  well. 

Now  I  have  a  few  people  to  thank.  STU  NEIMAN  for  getting  me 
my  job  (yes  it  all  goes  back  to  Stu).  Gene  Wubbels,  for  his  name. 
Tanya  Allen,  for  being  a  great  roommate  and  for  being  goofy.  Big 
thanks  to  Heather  Lynch,  Esther  Diamondstone,  Bridgette  Win- 
chester, Heather  Evans,  Allen  Marshall,  Thane  Glenn,  Dale  Daigle, 
Beverly  Wolff,  Jeff  Vahlbush  &  Audrey  Fessler,  Tex  Andrews,  Sue 
Tessem,  Cleo  Patterson,  Neal  Wise  and  Roy  Crisman  for  being  my 
favorite  people  outside  of  the  Elm  staff.  ObFuck.  Jason  Truax, 
Jennifer  Reddish,  Chris  Vaughn  and  Tim  Reardon  for  doing  the  Elm 
thangfirstsemester.MeredithDaviesjust  because.  Richard  Harwood 
forlotsof  things.  HurttDeringer  for  givingmethejob  that  made  this 
all  possible.  Matt  Shields  and  Doug  Smith  for  footnotes.  Burt  for 
Beef.  Martha  for  the  same  (but  in  a  different  way).  Linehan  for  being 
Charlie.  Justin  for  being Moonpile.  and  Brian  forbeing  the  godsend 
that  he  is  and  the  pain  in  the  butt  he  needed  to  be. 


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Feedback,  Correspondence  &  Dirt 
A  Plea  for  Gender  Studies 


What 
Beef? 


To  the  Editor: 

I  can  overlook  your  occa- 
sionally losing  MikeSapp's  car- 
toon or  beating  a  lame  topic 
like  the  Birthday  Ball  to  the 
ground,  but  I'm  afraid  you  went 
too  far  in  last  week's  Elm.  Obvi- 
ously I  am  referring  to  your 
claim  of  having  "more  beef" 
than  Taco  Bell!  I  know  you've 
been  to  Taco  Bell  because  I've 
seen  you  there.  After  seeing  the 
new  "Big  Beef  Taco,"  you  must 
have  known  what  a  ludicrous 
claim  you  were  making.  Fur- 
thermore, I  saw  no  evidence  of 
beef  in  the  Elm.  Now  I  know 
you  can't  be  perfect,  but  there  is 
no  way  that  I  will  sit  by  silently 
whileyou  bad-mouth  Taco  Bell. 
I  demand  an  apology! 

Dan  Kretzer 
Senior  History  Major 


To  the  Editor: 

When  I  first  arrived  at 
Washington  College,  I  was 
hopeful  I  would  find  classes 
that  dealt  specifically  with  gen- 
der issues.  That  was  four  years 
ago  and  within  that  time,  al- 
though there  has  been  a  slight 
improvement,  few  courses  are 
offered  that  deal  specifically 
with  gender  issues.  Those  that 
do  are  considered  Special  Top- 
ics. Washington  College,  unfor- 
tunately, continues  to  prima- 
rily teach  the  "dead  white 
male." 

After  two  years  of  unsuc- 
cessfully searching  for  a  gen- 
der issues  course,  I  decided  to 
take  the  matter  into  my  own 
hands.  With  the  help  of  Audrey 
Fessler  and  the  Student  Gov- 
ernment Association,  I  was  able 
to  create  the  Gender  Studies 
Reading  Group.  Members  of 
this  organization  gathered  ev- 
ery other  Sunday  during  the 
school  year  to  discuss  written 
works  dealing  with  gender  is- 
sues. These  topics  ranged  from 
religion  to  new  concepts  of 
masculinity.  Additionally,  the 
Gender  Studies  Group  con- 


sisted of  over  thirty  members 
forthel992-1993academicyear. 

I  believe  that  this  should 
signal  the  administration  and 
the  faculty  that  students  are 
craving  courses  in  gender  stud- 
ies. I  implore  Washington  Col- 
lege to  examine  other  colleges 
and  universities  that  already 
have  a  Gender  Studies  Major 
and  follow  suit. 

Finally,  I  ask  my  peers  to 
please  make  their  voices  and 
opinions  heard  on  this  matter. 
Please  fill  out  the  questionnaire 
printed  in  the  Elm  and  return  it 
to  me  through  student  mail  as 
soon  as  possible.  I  realize  that 
everyone  is  very  busy,  but  this 
will  only  takeamomentof  your 
time.  We  are  permitted  to 
choose  what  classes  we  take, 
why  not  choose  what  courses 
should  be  taught? 

Thank  you  for  your  help  in 
this  matter.  I  look  forward  to 
receiving  your  responses  in  stu- 
dent mail. 

Tanya  L.  Cunic 

Senior  English  &  Psychology 

Major 


The  Washington  College  ELM  d 


ui  discriminate  on  any  basts. 


If  you  wrote  for  us,  thanks.  If  you 

didn't,  you  missed  out.  Either 

way,  write  for  Scott  next  year. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


May  7, 1993 


On  Sunday,  the  New  York 
Times  reported  that  on  Satur- 
day President  Clinton  agreed 
that  the  arms  embargo  against 
Bosnian  Muslims  should  be 
lifted,  and  that  American  war- 
planes  should  be  used  to  bomb 
Serbian  fighters  into  submis- 
sion. Theplan,asspelIedoutin 
the  Times,  includes  no  involve- 
mentof  U.S.ground  troops.  The 
duty  of  pro  tec  tingcivilians  from 
atrocities  would  continue  to  be 
theprovinceof  UN  troops.  The 
objective  of  this  announcement 
seems  to  be  to  frighten  Bosnian 
Serbs  into  accepting  the  Vance- 
Owen  plan. 

Yet  if  the  objective  is  to  se- 
cure a  lasting  peace  in  Bosnia, 
then  the  Vance-Owen  plan  is 
severely  flawed.  And  even  if 
the  Vance-Owen  plan  were  ac- 
ceptable, air  strikes  alone  are 
unlikely  to  be  effective  in  se- 
curing Serbian  acquiescence. 

The  option  of  using  air 
strikes  is  politically  less  dan- 
gerous than  committing  ground 
troops.  It  is  a  cliche  that  the 
military  always  fights  the  last 
war,  yet  this  seems  to  be  exactly 
what  Clinton  is  doing.  Bosnia 
is  not  Kuwait.  If  we  must  look 
to  any  war  as  a  lesson  relevant 
to  military  engagement  in 
Bosnia,  then  the  war  to  look  to 
would  be  Vietnam.  And  the 
real  lesson  in  Vietnam  was  not 
to  use  war  as  a  solution  to  po- 
litical problems,  but  to  fight 
wars  in  a  way  which  is  simulta- 
neously consistent  with  polici- 
calobjectives  and  unfettered  by 
domestic  pacifist  sentimental- 
ity. 

While  some  seem  to  feel 
that  the  fact  that  Bosnian  Serb 
forces  are  irregulars  indicates 
that  they  would  be  easily 


routed,  in  actuality  the  fact  that 
they  are  irregulars  works 
against  air  strikes  as  a  viable 
tactical  tool.  Motivation  is  in- 
deed a  factor.  The  Iraqi  Army 
fled  from  our  air  power,  only  to 
find  that  the  desert  is  no  safe 
haven  from  attacks  from  the 
sky.  In  hilly  Bosnia,  the  Serbs 
would  probably  hunker  down 
and  try  to  out  wait  us. 

In  war,  America  cannot  win 
the  waiting  game.  When  one 
considers  the  failure  of  our 
bombing  attacks  in  wearing 
down  the  Vietnamese,  it  flies  in 
the  face  of  all  logic  to  assume 
that  it  would  affect  the  Bosnian 
Serbs  any  differently.  If  any- 
thing, air  strikes  would  prob- 
ably have  the  effect  of  strength- 
ening Serbian  resolve. 

It  is  obvious  why  Clinton 
has  chosen  what  otherwise  ap- 
pears to  be  an  irrational  tactic. 
According  to  the  most  recent 
Newsweek  poll,  60%  of  Ameri- 
cans oppose  sending  American 
ground  troops  to  the  Balkans. 
Yet  I  would  contend  that  this  is 
exactly  what  we  must  do,  if 
peace  in  the  Balkans  really  is  in 
the  American  national  interest. 

The  job  simply  cannot  be 
done  without  ground  troops. 
Even  theClinton  plan  acknowl- 
edges this.  But  therein  lies  the 
rub:  Clinton  wants  the  UN 
forces  to  handle  this  task.  But 
what  kind  of  message  is  this 
sending  to  our  allies?  That  Ca- 
nadian, French  and  British 
troops  are  expendable,  whereas 
ours  are  not? 

A  successful  coalition  im- 
plies an  equal  assumption  of 
risk.  If  America  is  to  remain 
credible  as  the  leader  of  the 

See  "Koon,"  page  10 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Dude 


What  did  you  think  of  May  Day? 


iii* 


"It's  a  good  excuse  to  get     "Loved  It!" 
drunk.. .but  you  don't  need  a     Tony  Squires,  staff 
good  reason  to  get  drunk."  Crumpton,  MD 

Chris  Hargett,  Sophmore 
Annapolis,  MD 


"I  think  it's  a  wonderful  time  to 
see  your  fellow  student  bod- 
ies" 

Lainie  Goldsmith,  Sophmore 
New  York  City,  NY 


"I  think  it's  a  good  thing,  and      "I  think  it;s  a  fun  tradition  but     "May  Day  is  awesome.  The  eel- 


women  should  learn  to  appre- 
ciate it  as  well.  If  every  day  is 
Earth  Day  why  can't  every  day 
be  My  Day?" 
Aran  Downes,  Freshmen 
Ridgely,  MD 


it's  become  to  commercial" 
Kelly  Bums,  Junior 
Annapolis,  MD 


ebration  of  youth,  innocence, 
and  renewal. ..there's  really 
nothing  better." 
Thaine  Glenn,  Junior 
Bryn  Athyn,  PA 


Open  Forum:  Bealtainne,  Walpurgisnacht,  and  May  Day 


Christabel  Garcia-Zamor  isan 
International  Studies  Major  who 
is  also  pursuing  Biology  and  An- 
thropology Minors.  She  will  be 
studying  in  London  next  semester 
tod  hopes  todosomeresearch  there 
deeming  her  Thesis  on  the  dif- 
ferences between  American  and 
English  Paganism. 

Allen  Marshall  is  a  frequent 
c°ntributer  to  the  Open  Forum. 
You  know  all  of  his  italicized  info 
pretty  well  by  now,  don 't  you  ? 

Twelve  young  men  and 
women  dance  circling  a  giant 
Phallic  symbol.  Ribbons  in  their 
hands,  these  supposedly  nor- 
"wl  college  s  tudents  ecs  tatically 


call 


upon  an  older  time  when 


men  and  women  erected  these 


sexualsymbolsinhonorofwhat 
they  believed  God  was.  This 
was  the  time  when  a  priest  and 
a  priestess  joined  in  a  field  in 
order  to  make  the  crops  grow. 
They  joined  together  in  an  act 
of  love  to  honor  the  Gods.  No 
evil  lurked  in  wait.  No  sin  was 


Christabel 
Garcia- 
Zamor    & 
Allen 
Marshall 


seenintheactofsex.  Pure  love 
of  life  and  the  creative  act  were 
motivation  enough.  No  one 
thoughtofhow  "naughty"  they 
were  being  by  dancing  naked 
before  the  Gods.  They  just 
couldn't  help  but  do  so. 

In  these  ages,  recorded 
since  20,000  before  the  Com- 
mon Era,  this  special  day, 
known  to  us  as  May  Day,  was 
widely  known  as  Beltane.  The 
Scottish  and  Gaelic  called  it 
Bealtainne,  to  the  Germans  it 
was  known  as  Walpurgisnacht. 

May  Day  is  a  fire  festival  of 
nature  which  welcomes  back 
the  returning  Sun.  In  ancient 
times,  the  bumingof  large  bon- 
fires of  tenaccompanied  this  cel- 
ebration, as  did  maypole  danc- 


ing and  love  making.  The  bon- 
fires wereused  for  purification, 
and  to  represent  sexual  power. 
The  maypole  was  used  a  great 
phallicsymboland  involved  the 
use  of  a  freshly  cut  oak,  birch, 
elm,  or  fir  to  impart  fertility  to 
village  women,  crops,  and  ani- 
mals by  the  tree  spirits.  The 
day  celebrates  a  time  of  sexual 
rejoicement,  renewed  fertility, 
and  resurrection. 

Looking  at  the  students 
dancing  in  back  of  the  Lit  House 
on  May  Day,  one  would  swear 
that  they  knew  the  history  of 
their  ancestors'  dancing  and 
festivities.  They  all  wore  lilacs 
and  dogwood  flowers  in  their 
hair  and  woven  into  their 
clothes.  Scottish  highland  mu- 


sic drifted  over  from  a  nearby 
boom-box,  and  ribbons  braided 
onto  the  maypole  as  the  men 
and  women  circled  in  opposite 
directions,altematingpositions 
from  top  to  bottom.  There  is  no 
one  staring  at  them  with  open 
mouths,  or  any  name  calling  to 
be  heard.  They  tend  to  keep  an 
eye  on  each  other  as  they  round 
the sideof  the Lithaus, and  stay 
in  a  group  when  dancing  and 
celebrating. 

I  was  at  the  Lit  House  and 
there  was  no  outright  or  even 
subtle  rudebehavior,namecall- 
ing,  gawking,  or  crowding 
townies.  We  had  a  great  time 
nude  (women  and  men).   We 

See  "May  Day/'  page  4 


May  7, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


"May  Day,"  from  page  3 

played  some  groovy  music, 
danced  around  a  maypole,  had 
some  wonderful  wine,  spirits 
and  ale,  played  frisbee,  volley- 
ball, and  read  poetry.  I  think 
that  this  Mayday  was  the  most 
pagan  and  true-to-its-roots  cel- 
ebration, ever. 

On  the  other  side  of  the 
road,  the  water/mud  slide  was 
the  center  of  attention,  along 
with  the  naked  people  them- 
selves due  to  a  huge  number  of 
spectators.  It  was  defiantly  an 
interesting  experience  to  run 
and  jump  naked  onto  a  piece  of 
plastic,  zip  down  11/2  hills  , 
and  over  the  grass  of  the  last  1  / 
2  hill,  but  there  was  definitely  a 
different  vibe  about  the  place. 
First  off,  there  were  barely  any 
girls  nude,  except  the  ones  who 
came  over  from  the  Lithaus 
(around  10:30  pm)  and  there 
were  tons  of  people  just  stand- 
ing around  and  staring.  It  felt 
more  like  a  show  circus,  espe- 
cially with  all  the  yelling  and 
too-loud  laughter.  Itjustdidn't 
seem  the  small  group  of  friends, 
either,  there  were  just  tons  of 
staring  students  and  townies, 
some  armed  with  cameras. 

Apparently,  the  "spectator 
sport"  sense  about  the  hill 
dorms  has  recently  sparked  off 
a  great  deal  of  controversy 
(which  can  be  read  about  in  the 
May  Day  group  of  the  Paperless 
Community  folder  of  Hobbes 
Forum,  which  can  be  accessed 


from  most  any  computer  at 
Washington  College).  Due  to 
harassment  by  townies  and  col- 
lege students  alike,  individuals 


had  a  good  time. 

What  I  don't  understand  is 
why  some  individuals  would 
journey  so  far  out  of  their  usual 


populationof850withl0men?) 
the  campus,  and  President 
Trout  invited  the  police  tocome 
on  campus  without  warrant.  I 


Mayday  revelers  dance  the  Maypole  on  duh,  May  1  outside  the  Lit  House.  This  is  a  'before'  photo.  Much 
clothing  was  later  shed. 


are  starting  to  question  the 
safety  of  May  Day.  Some  are 
becoming  so  concerned  that  it 
seems  as  if  they  are  condemn- 
ing those  who  didn't  have  prob- 
lems for  actually  saying  they 


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cliques  to  enter  a  totally  djffer- 
ent  group  (like  the  Hill  Dorm 
scene)  on  this  particular  day.  If 
you  don't  get  along  with  those 
sorts  of  people  regularly,  why 
would  you  choose  to  meet  them 
in  their  worst  states,  noisy,  rude, 
naked  and  drunk,  on  May  Day? 
Of  course  the  area  in  front  of 
the  hill  dorms  is  a  meatmarket! 
Key  phrase ...  "don't  go  there  if 
you  flunk  you  would  have  a 
problem  with  it!" 

On  Saturday  afternoon  and 
night,  every  single  security  per- 
son employed  by  WC  "blan- 
keted" (whatever  the  hell  that 
means ...  how  can  you  blanket  a 


think  that  the  administration 
did  not  encourage  security  to 
get  to  wniesoff  campus  because 
they  felt  it  was  a  way  to  "stop 
May  Day  from  happening"  via 
intimidation /harassment. 
How  can  you  get  an  adminis- 
tration to  spend  money  on  con- 
tainment of  an  event  they  do 
not  even  condone  in  the  first 
place? 

It  is  unrealistic  to  try  to  stop 
certain  groups  of  people  from 
celebrating  May  Day  the  way 
they  choose.  The  student  com- 
munity has  to  realize  that  tak- 
ing all  theirclothesoff  and  walk- 


ing around  is  likely  to  bring 
comment  (I  have  heard  people 
receive  comments  even  when 
they  had  their  clothes  on!)  and 
that  a  bit  of  extra  caution  must 
be  exercised.  By  saying  that,  I 
am  not  condoning  harassment 
orsayingthatwecan  only  buffer 
ourselves  against  it  as  best  as 
we  can  ...  I  am  implying  that  it 
is  now  time  to  use  those  street 
smarts  your  mom  always 
bugged  you  about  when  you 
went  to  that  club  in  the  city  and 
walked  to yourcarat4am alone. 
I  am  sorry  to  report  that  Wash- 
ington College  really  isn't  a 
guarded  and  fenced-in  country 
club. 

I  think  everyone  can  have  a 
good  time,  but  that  the  place 
you  choose  to  party  tends  to  be 
a  decisive  factor.  If  people 
bother  you,  just  don't  go  there 
and  contact  security  if  they  ha- 
rass you.  There  are  places  and 
people  on  campus  who  know 
how  to  celebrate  safely,  but  by 
condemning  the  whole  celebra- 
tion and  those  of  us  who  did 
enjoy  it,  I  think  many  people 
are  being  a  little  bit  naive  and 
unfair. 

One  anonymous  writer  to 
the  Pacer  Forum  wrote,  "The 
Lithaus  crowd  and  their  ilk  are 
that  way  on  this  as  they  have 
been  on  other  issues.  The  lib- 
eral intelligentsia  see  nothing 
wrong  from  their  ivory  tower 
as  long  as  they  are  above  the 
mess.  That  is  why  they  just  con- 
tinue with  their  feel  good  poli- 
cies and  psychobabble  while  the 
common  people  suffer.  By  the 
time  it  gets  to  them  it  is  too  late. 
It  has  been  that  way  around  the 
world  for  years.  Lets  see  if  we 
can't  get  the  Lithaus  crowd  to 
wake  up  to  the  problems  now 
with  May  Day..." 

Hmmmmm who  needs 

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This  Week:  What  You 
Can  Do  This  Summer 


Well,  here  we  are!  Trie  last 
issue  of  the  Elm  for  the  1993 
school  year.  Since  most  of  us 
are  studying  for  exams,  I 
thought  I  would  skip  all  the 
technical  ecological  facts  for  this 
issue,  and  just  give  everyone  a 
neat  list  of  environmental 
projects  they  can  do  during  the 
summer. 


Christabel 
Garcia-Zamor 


1.  Plant  a  garden.  Be  it  one 
potted  flower  or  your  whole 
backyard,  planting  a  garden  of 
food  and  vegetables  is  fun,  good 
for  the  environment,  healthy, 
and  even  spiritually  invigorat- 
ing. Be  sure  to  use  organic  prod- 
ucts to  nourish  and  protectyour 
plants.  Try  organic  composting, 
too. 

2.  Purify  your  body.  Start  a 
vegetarian  diet  or  intense  exer- 
cise routine.  Stop  smoking. 
Drink  at  least  8  glasses  of  water 
a  day.  Pamper  your  body  with 
your  own,  at  home  spa  ...  veg- 
etable and  grain  face  masks, 
oiled  baths,  massage,  and  medi- 
tation! 

3.  Clean  out  your  room  and 
storage  closet!  Chances  are,  you 
are  returning  home  to  discover 
a  lot  of  things  you  don't  use 
anymore.  Don't  throw  them 
out!  Recycle  by  giving  them  to 
shelters  or  consignment  shops. 
4-Getyourcaratuneup.  Okay. 
Now  your  home  and  your  par- 
ents will  probably  give  you  the 
money  to  do  this.  No  more 
sacrificing  of  beer  money.  Just 
smile  and  tell  them  you  want  to 
do  your  part  to  help  save  the 
environment. 

5.  Plantatree.  If  everyone  who 
went  to  Washington  College 
planted  justone  tree  during  the 
summer,  that  would  yield  over 


800  new  trees!  Do  your  part! 
Write  the  Arbor  Day  founda- 
tion or  call  your  local  chapter ... 
they  will  even  give  you  free 
trees! 

6.  Make  your  home  a  recycling 
one.  Now  that  I  have  lived  in 
the  dorms  with  the  recycling 
bins,  it  is  hard  to  imagine  throw- 
ing cans  and  plastic  away,  any- 
more. Help  your  family  set  up 
recycling  bins  and  teach  them 
about  the  system.  Tell  your 
neighbors  and  friends,  too. 

7.  Stop  your  junk  mail.  I  know 
it  is  really  cool  to  get  mail  here 
at  school,  but  there  is  definitely 
too  much  junk  that  comes  to 
my  house!  You  can  stop  your 
junk  mail  by  writing  to  the  Mail 
Preference  Service  (c/o  Direct 
Marketing  Association,  11  West 
42nd  St.,  P.O.  Box  3861,  New 
York,  NY  10163)  send  them  a 
listof  all  the  different  ways  your 
name  are  printed  on  mailing 
labels.  Also  contact  your  local 
Post  Office  and  see  if  you  can 
an-angeitdirectly  though  them. 

8.  Do  something  about 
homelessness.  Contact  a  soup 
kitchen  at  a  church  or  shelter 
near  you,  and  ask  for  informa- 
tion about  volunteering. 

9.  Teach  yourself  sign  lan- 
guage, (we  need  global  co-op- 
eration and  understanding  be- 
fore we  can  progress) 

10.  Install  water  aerators  and 
purifiers  on  the  taps  from  which 
you  drink.  You  will  be  shocked 
by  all  the  waste  it  extracts! 

•One  final  note  ...  Due  to  the 
fact  that  I  will  be  going  to  Lon- 
don next  semester,  Susan 
Huntly  will  be  continuing  this 
column  on  a  weekly  basis.  If 
you  think  of  a  topic  that  you 
wantcovered,orhaveany  ques- 
tions, be  sure  to  contact  her 
when  you  arrive  back  next  fall. 
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Grants  to  Junior  Fellows  for  1993 

The  Society  of  Junior  Fellows  has 
awarded  funding  to  the  following 
students;  several  more  applications 


are  pending. 

Emilio  Bogado  -  Research  on 
privatization  of  Argentine  com- 
munications industry,  under 
direction  of  Institute  Torarate 
Di-Tella,  Buenos  Aires,  Argen- 
tina 

Lisa  Brown  -  Internship  at 
Bucks  County,  PA  Opportunity 
Council,  a  non-profit  agency 
thataids  low  income  families  to 
become  self-sufficient 


Michelle  Crosier  -  Internship 
at  Baltimore  Zoo  in  under- 
graduate volunteer  program 


John  Phoebus  -  Internship  in 
London  of  f  ice  of  Hon .  Gwyneth 
Dunwoody,  British  M.P. 


Jennifer  Hozik  -  Internship 
with  VictimWitness  Assistance 
Program  in  Annapolis 

Kathryn  Mullan  -  Research  in 
England  on  nature  and  perspec- 
tive of  English  Romanticism 
and  Wordsworth 

Matthew  Murray  -  Internship 
as  sports  writer  on  Maryland 
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Jennifer  Reddish  -  Internship 
at  United  States  Embassy, 
Bangkok 

Stephany  Slaughter  -  Intern- 
ship teaching  English  as  a  sec- 
ond language  in  Quito,  Ecua- 
dor 

J.  Tarin  Towers  -  Internship  at 
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York  City 


Munson  Asked  to  Serve  on  Board  of 
Visitors  of  Fish  Disease  Laboratory 


Donald  A.  Munson,  Joseph 
H.  McLain  Professor  of  Envi- 
ronmental Studies,  and  Chair 
of  the  Department  of  Biology, 
has  been  asked  to  serve  as  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Visi- 
tors of  the  Cooperative  Oxford 
Laboratory  located  on  the  Tred 
Avon  River  in  Oxford,  Mary- 
land. 

The  invitation  to  member- 
ship was  recently  extended  by 
Torrey  C.  Brown,  M.D.,  the  Sec- 
retary of  the  Department  of 
Natural  Resources  of  the  State 
of  Maryland. 

The  laboratory  is  a  joint 
venture  of  the  Maryland  De- 
partment of  Natural  Resources 


(DNR)  and  the  National  Ma- 
rine Fisheries  Service  (NMFS). 
Its  primary  focus  is  in  research 
and  monitoring  diseases  that 
have  caused  major  declines  in 
Chesapeake  Bay  oyster  stocks, 
but  the  laboratory  also  re- 
searches health  of  finfish,  clams, 
crabs,  marine  mammals,  and 
sea  turtles. 

The  Board  will  be  asked  to 
review  the  scientific  and  edu- 
cational merits  of  the  Oxford 
Laboratory,  and  make  recom- 
mendations to  Secretary  Brown. 
Munson  was  very  happy  about 
the  opportunity. 

"It  is  an  honor  to  be  asked 
to  be  part  of  a  body  that  is 


charged  with  improving  the 
health  of  Chesapeake  Bay  fish- 
eries. It  is  especially  fulfilling 
as  the  majority  of  my  graduate 
study  was  focused  toward  para- 
sites and  diseases  of  fish," 
Munson  said. 

"I  have  maintained  my  in- 
terest in  these  areas,  and  wel- 
come the  opportunity  to  get  in 
more  direct  contact  with  such 
major  areas  of  research  and 
practical  interest.  I  have  been 
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ratory since  I  first  visited  it 
about  twenty  years  ago.  I  ea- 
gerly look  forward  to  my  asso- 
ciation with  it." 


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Washington  College  ELM 


Affirmative  Action  Plan  Stirs  Debate  with  Faculty 


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Editor-in-Chief 

The  Affirmative  Action 
Plan  in  the  works  for  so  long 
was  presented  May3at  the  Fac- 
ulty Meeting;  its  first  two  pages 
were  passed  by  a  37-32  vote, 
which  was  so  close  that  the  is- 
sue was  tabled  until  next  year. 

Professor  Nate  Smith  of  the 
History  Department  asked  why 
the  plan  did  not  call  for  a  di- 
verse faculty  and  administra- 
tion. Kate  Verville,  the  plan's 
draftsperson,  answered  that 
this  is  a  project  of  the  Faculty 
Affairs  Committee  and,  should 
the  plan  pass,  a  similar  proviso 
would  be  passed  on  the  admin- 
istration. 

Smith  said  he  saw  the  goals 
of  the  first  part  of  the  report  as 
admirable.  "It  seems  to  call  for 
very  thorough  search  proceed- 
ings and  for  encouraging  vari- 
ous groups  to  apply  ...  and  it 
calls  for  no  bias  in  die  process 
thereafter." 

He  said  that  the  report  lent 
itself  "to  equivocation  and  pur- 
poses that  go  beyond  the  goals 
set  in  page  one,"  adding,  "how 
can  we  set  goals  and  not  the 
same  time  keep  from  discrimi- 
nating against  the  members  of 
any  group?" 

Smith's  criticism  of  the 
statement  included  analysis  of 
the  specific  groups  mentioned. 
He  said  that  there  was  no  his- 
torical bias  to  women  or  to 


Asians,  both  of  whom  appear 
on  the  proposed  list,  whereas 
Jews  did  not  appear  on  the  list 
and  had  been  the  victims  of 
discrimination  at  Washington 
College. 

"We  did  not  find  religious 
groups  on  our  comparative 
lists,"  said  Verville. 

Professor  Thomas 

Cousineau  said  he  agreed  with 
the  gist  of  the  proposed  docu- 
ment but  that  its  statement  on 
paper  "seems  to  imply  that  we 
haven't  been  trying  [to  achieve 
a  diverse  faculty]." 

Some  faculty  were  felt  that 
the  affirmative  action  policy 
would  be  an  incredibly  posi- 
tive step.  "We  are  an  unknown 
place  in  most  of  Academia," 
said  Steven  Cades.  "We  stand  a 
chance  of  increasing  our  appli- 
cant pool  beyond  those  solic- 
ited by  an  ad  in,  say,  The 
Chronicle." 

A  question  about  "moni- 
toring effectiveness"  was  raised 
by  Terry  Scout. 

Verville  said  it  referred  to 
"monitoring  effectiveness  of  the 
plan  in  terms  of  numbers,"  not 
referring  to  who  was  hired  but 
to  "what  the  job  search  was 
turning  out  in  terms  of  num- 
bers, based  on  the  applicant 
pool  and  compared  to  the  cur- 
rent availability  in  the  field"  of 
certain  groups. 

"Effectiveness  cannot  be 
determined  on  a  search-by- 
search  basis,"  she  said,  stating 


that  recording  progress  over 
time  was  one  of  the  goals  of  this 
plan. 

Tim  Maloney  was  con- 
cerned with  the  validity  of  the 
reporting  of  members  of  these 
groups  in  the  first  place.  "How 
would  I  determine  if  a  person  is 
a  member  of  a  designated 
group,"  he  asked,  wondering 
who  was  going  to  be  respon- 
sible for  verifying  the  identify- 
ing info. 

Verville  said  that  the  infor- 
mation would  come  from  the 
dossier,  and  President  Trout 
offered  that  gender  is  "fairly 
easily  to  determine  on  paper  if 
not  by  looking  at  the  name  then 
by  reading  the  recommenda- 
tion letters  to  see  if  they  used 
'he'  or  'she;'  a  Hispanic  last 
name  would  indicate  a  possi- 
bility that  there  was  some  His- 
panic background  in  .the  can- 
didate. 

"This  will  never  be  clear 
cut/  said  Sean  O'Connor. 
"There  is  always  a  tempering 
of  judgment  between  the  de- 
partment and  the  administra- 
tion. 

Smith  was  concerned  about 
how  enforcement  of  non-speci- 
fied 'goals'  could  allow  for  vio- 
lation of  rights.  "We  are  open- 
ing ourselves  up  to  coming  in 
conflict  with  the  footnote  ... 
which  says  that  no  one's  rights 
will  be  discriminated  against," 
he  said. 

"This  [policy]  seems  to  me 


devious,  evasive,  cumbersome, 
and  I  don't  think  it's  quite  hon- 
est," he  stated.  "I'm  objecting 
to  the  shoddiness  as  well  as  to 
the  clumsiness  of  what's  been 
brought  before  us." 

Verville  seemed  to  be  de- 
nying that  a  quota  system 
would  be  what  was  in  place.  "If 
we  are  going  to  worry  about 
numbers  at  some  point,"  she 
said,  "if  we  only  look  at  what 
happens  on  the  day  of  the  hire, 
we  forget ...  after  an  individual 
has  been  hired,  retention  is  a 
factor ...  there  may  bea  number 
of  factors  that  may  contribute 
to  the  unhappiness  of  the  indi- 
vidual after  they  have  been 
hired. 

"We  can't  just  look  at  the 
outset,"  she  said. 

Richard  DeProspo  too  was 
worried  not  about  the  current 
proposal  being  too  hard-line, 
but  about  it  "having  the  poten- 
tial to  be  used  as  such." 

"This  looks  like  equivoca- 
tion to  me — 'don't  worry  about 
it,  we're  not  really  going  to  do 
anything,'"  he  said.  He  ex- 
pressed fears  about  future  ad- 
ministrators using  the  proposed 
plan  to  enforce  a  rigid  agenda 
of  their  own. 

While  Richard  Striner  felt 
that  "there  should  be  room  for 
a  conscientious  decision  on 
this,"  he  too  expressed  concerns 
about  the  wording  of  the  plan. 

"It  seems  that  what  we're 
being  offered  here  is  a  moral 


trade-off  —  there  are  certain 
goods  being  offered  here  and 
there's  a  trade-off,"  Striner  said. 

Other  professors  were  sup- 
portive of  the  "even  playing 
field"  school  of  thought.  Jeff 
Vahlbusch  said  that  "Ethnicity 
is  in  fact  a  qualification  —  you 
can't  say  'all  things  being  equal' 
in  this  context  —  we  cannot." 

Dean  Lucille  Sansing  said 
that  "We've  not  had  a  blind 
application  process ..  and  what 
we  are  attempting  to  doing  an 
Affirmative  Action  plan  is  to 
even  the  playing  field  —  this 
doesn't  happen  naturally." 

"Good  will  is  not  enough 
—  we  need  incentives  also," 
said  Thomas  Cousineau. 

Many  faculty  members  ex- 
pressed distaste  at  the  idea  of 
an  extra  salary  incentive  to  mi- 
nority  candidates.  Dean 
Wubbels  quipped  that  "We're 
not  tainted  by  cash,"  also  stat- 
ing that  "The  community  ...  is 
the  necessary  feature  of  success 
here." 

Nate  Smith  proposed  an 
amendment  to  the  plan  which 
would  delete  "everything  after 
page  two."  A  vote  on  the  mo- 
tion was  too  close  to  call  and  a 
written  ballot  counted  the  split 
as  37-32  in  favor  of  passing  the 
abridged  plan  to  be  further  re- 
vised by  Faculty  Affairs. 

President  Trout  deemed 
the  vote  as  too  close  to  settle  the 
matter,  which  was  tabled  until 
the  fall. 


'Faculty/'  from  page  1 

made  a  motion  that  Faculty 
Affairs  review  the  external  re- 
view process  and  that  the  invi- 
tation to  the  Board  to  look  at 
recent  results  of  these  reviews 
be  suspended  until  this 
evalutation  be  completed. 

Nate  Smith   added   an 
amendment  to  that  motion  that 


no  portions  of  the  reports  be 
kept  secret  from  the  faculty  and 
that  no  portions  refer  to  per- 
sonnel matters  (specifically  not 
to  judge  individual  members 
after  a  two-day  visit).  The  mo- 
tion and  amendment  passed. 

Garry  Clarke  reported  for 
the  Board  Student  Affairs  Com- 
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•  A  new  Federal  mandate  that 
sexual  assault  cases  be  heard 
on  campus  requires  that  a 
sexual  assaultpolicybedrafted 
by  October  1,  which  may  or 
may  not  require  revisions  to 
the  current  policy  on  sexual 
harassment. 

Dr.  Brien,  former  chair  of 
the  Ad-hoc  Committee  on  Aca- 
demic Honesty,  submitted  his 
own  revisions  to  the  "informer 
clauses"  which  he  claims  cause 
moral  strife  within  the  student 
body  and  the  faculty  as  well. 


"The  honor  code  is  under- 
mining itself,"  he  said,  adding 
that  "when  faculty  is  soft  on 
cheating,  they  help  the  student 
inadvertantly  to  negate  their 
status  as  a  student." 

He  asked  that  the  faculty 
approve  the  changes,  which 
move  from  requiring  students 
to  report  their  fellow  classmates 
to  the  professor  or  dean  and 
requiringprofessorstotakedis- 
ciplinary  action  and  report  vio- 
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discussion  of  the  issues  rather 
than  obligatory  report. 

Several  faculty  members 
were  concerned  about  the  pro- 
cedure of  the  proposal;  the 
amendments  to  the  HonorCode 
came  neither  from  a  committee 
nor  from  the  SGA. 

Nate  Smith  added  an 
amendment  to  the  changes 
which  said  that  the  faculty 
would  recommend  the  SGA 
consider  the  changes  to  the  in- 
former clauses  of  the  honor 
code.  It  would  then  be  up  to  the 
SGA  Senate  to  approve  the 
amendments,  at  which  time  the 
faculty  would  officially  ap- 
pro ve  them  and  the  Honor  Code 
would  be  amended.  Brien's 
motion  passed  with  the  addi- 
tion of  Smith's  amendment. 

Current  SGA  advisor 
David  Newell  suggested  that 
the  SGA  President,  one  of  two 
students  (along  with  the  editor 
of  the  Elm)  invited  to  attend 
faculty  meetings,  be  allowed  to 
make  a  brief  report  monthly  to 
the  faculty  if  (s)he  desires. 

Dan  Premo  concluded  the 
meeting  with  best  wishes  for 
two  retiring  faculty,  Dr.  Andre 
Yon  of  the  French  Department 
and  Dr.  Davy  McCall  of  Eco- 


Washington  College  ELM 


May  7, 1993 


Council  Supports 
Their  Gay  Alums 


To  the  Editor: 

I  have  been  informed  of  Ed 
Weismann's  comments  (April 
30  Elm)  concerning  the  Alumni 
Council's  response  to  a  request 
to  establish  a  LesBiGay  Alumni 
Chapter. 

On  behalf  of  the  Alumni 
Council,  I  wish  to  address  Pro- 
fessor Weismann's  inference 
that  we  have  denied  this  re- 
quest with  an  "excuse"  that  we 
do  not  want  any  special  inter- 
est chapters.  The  Council  rec- 
ognizes that  as  our  Association 
grows  in  number  and  diver- 
sity, it  is  appropriate  to  revisit 
thecriteria  for  alumni  chapters, 
currently  defined  by  our  con- 
stitution and  Bylaws  as  geo- 


graphic entities. 

At  its  April  '93  meeting, 
the  Council  created  a  task  force 
to  review  this  traditional  crite- 
ria and  consider  how  to  ad- 
dress this  and  any  future  re- 
quests for  amendments.  Pend- 
ing a  recommendation  by  this 
task  force,  LesBiGay  alumni 
have  been  assured  the  continu- 
ing support  of  the  Alumni 
Council  and  Office  of  Alumni 
Affairs.  It  is  the  mission  of  the 
Association  to  support  and  in- 
clude ALL  alumni  in  college 
affairs,and  the  Council  isdedi- 
cated  to  this  philosophy. 

Kathryn  Wurzbacher  '83 

Alumni  Council 


Bob  Day  Conies  to 
Wubbels'  Defense 


To  the  Editor: 

The  following  statement  was 
read  and  entered  into  the  record 
of  the  May  3  Faculty  Meeting. 

I  have  served  with  Dean 
Wubbles  on  the  Faculty  Affairs 
Committee  for  a  full  year  now. 
During  that  time  we  have  had 
over  twenty  meetings  of  about 
two  hours  each  in  length.  We 
have  discussed  —  sometimes 
vigorously  —  many  matters  of 
policy  pertaining  to  the  faculty 
and  the  college,  among  them 
issues  of  discrimination,  equal 
opportunity,  and  —  more  re- 


cently —  affirmative  action.  In 
all  these  discussions  the  Dean 
participated  fully,  giving  his 
opinions  and  advice  frankly 
and  —  as  best  as  I  can  judge — 
honestly.  I  want  my  colleagues 
to  know  that  notoncedid  I  hear 
from  Dean  Wubbles  any  state- 
ment that  seemed  to  me  big- 
oted in  any  fashion.  Nor  did  I 
hear  statements  that  reflected 
any  particular  religious  prefer- 
ence, nor  any  statement  that 
reflected  prejudice  toward  any 
group. 

Robert  Day 

Professor  of  English 


Dance  Week  Ignored  By  Paper 


To  the  Editor: 

I  am  greatly  disheartened 
by  the  inability  of  the  Elm  to 
print  news  that  reflects  the  ac- 
tivities and  achievements  of  stu- 
dents at  Washington  College 
and  the  variety  of  events  in 
which  the  college  community 
can  participate.  I  refer  specifi- 
cally to  the  April  23  Arts  &  En- 
tertainment section  which  de- 
voted 45  column  inches  to  re- 
views of  commercial  videos 
because  the  A&E  "reporter" 
found  "a  decided  lack  of  artsy/ 
entertaining  news  yetagain  this 
week,"  (a  statement  that  begins 
with  a  grammatical  error!) 

In  celebration  of  Interna- 
tional Dance  Week,  the  dance 


program  sponsored  a  number 
of  cultural/educational,  yes, 
even  entertaining,  events 
throughout  the  week,  includ- 
ing films,  workshops,  and 
classes  in  various  styles  of 
dance.  Not  one  word  about 
those  events  found  a  place  in 
the  Elm.  Add  itionally,  theopen- 
ing  of  the  seniors'  art  show  was 
April  23  and  the  Music  Depart- 
ment presented  a  student  re- 
cital on  April  28.  A  student 
drama  production  opened  on 
Thursday,  April  29.  Surely 
among  the  above  there  was 
something  worthy  of  print. 

Perhaps  cultural  awareness 
on  this  campus  will  improve 
when  the  Elm  has  the  wisdom 


to  choose  talent  and  artistry 
among  its  own  and  the  wide 
choice  of  cultural  activities  on 
this  campus  instead  of  singing 
the  praises  of  Edward 
Scissorhands  &  Star  Wars  "due 
to  (sic)  lack  of  news." 

Karen  Smith 

Athletics  Department 

Please  note  that  articles  on  the 
Student  Art  Show  and  on  A 
Shoebox  Full  of  Snow  did  appear 
in  last  week's  Elm.  Events  to  be 
publicized  should  be  brought  to  the 
attention  of  the  editorial  staff  by 
the  Wednesday  preceding  that 
Friday's  Elm.  —Ed. 


Trout  Responds  toWelssman's  Accusations 


What  follows  is  President  Trout's 
Official  statement,  in  the  form  of  a 
memo  sen  t  to  the  Task  Force  on  the 
Status  of  Cay  Men  and  Lesbiansat 
Washington  College, 

I  decline  to  accept  or  even 
recognize  what  purports  to  be 
the  final  draft  of  the  "Report  of 
the  Task  Force  on  the  Status  of 
Gay  Men  and  Lesbians  at  Wash- 
ington College,"  and  I  will  not 
do  so  until  a)  the  eighth  recom- 
mendation is  deleted;  b)  an 
apology  for  the  ad  hominem  at- 
tack on  Dean  Wubbels  is  forth- 
coming; and  c)  all  members  of 
the  Task  Force  are  convened 
and  sign  whatever  report 
emerges  from  that  meeting. 

While  the  Task  Force's 
point  that  "members  of  the  com- 
munity have  the  right  to  expect 
[that]  those  in  authority  will 
willingly  embrace  and  accept 
the  non-discrimination  policy 


of  the  college"  is  unexception- 
able, it  is  my  view  that  the 
unsubstantiated  allegations 
you  have  made  against  Dean 
Wubbels  constitute  an 
unpardonable  breach  of  pro- 
fessional standards  and  ethics. 
It  is  also  my  conviction  that  the 
Task  Force  has  rushed  to  judg- 
ment in  a  manner  I  find  dis- 
maying, if  not  reprehensible: 
the  Task  Force  has  intolerably 
failed  to  tolerate  the  merely  tol- 
erant. In  my  judgment,  it  has 
required  every  member  of  the 
community  to  adhere  to  uni- 
form private  beliefs  on  this  or 
any  other  issue.  What  is  re- 
quired at  Washington  College 
is  not  approval  of  all  beliefs,  or 
all  matters  of  social  policy,  but 
tolerance.  I  expect  and  receive 
from  my  senior  staff  no  less.  To 
insist  upon  monolithic  belief  is 
an  impermissible  assault  upon 


the  fundamental  values  of  this 
venerable  institution  and 
smacks  of  McCarthyism  of  the 
worst  sort.  You  should  know 
that  I  consider  Dean  Wubbels 
to  be  a  man  of  unimpeachable 
integrity,  tolerance,  character, 
and  ability.  In  all  dealings  with 
the  Dean,  I  have  found  him  to 
be  wholly  committed  to  non- 
discrimination. Washington 
College  is  fortunate  he  is  with 
us,  and  I  support  him  with  ev- 
ery fiber  of  my  being. 

Apart  from  serious  con- 
cerns about  the  Task  Force's 
adherence  to  process  and  the 
totally  objectionable  eighth 
point  in  the  "final  draft,"  I  find 
much  else  to  commend.  I  do 
want  to  assure  you  that  I  look  to 
the  day  when  1  can  accept  the 
report  and  in  timely  fashion 
consider  its  implementation. 


Some  Thoughts  on  the  Accusations  of  Mr.  Weissman 


What  follows  is  Dean  Gene  G. 
Wubbels  official  response  to  the 
allegations  made  in  the  report  of 
theTask  Force  on  the  Status  of  Gay 
Men  and  Lesbians  at  Washington 
College. 

1.  It  seems  clear  that  Mr. 
Weissman  believes  he  has  me 
completely  figured  out  I  am 
characterized  by  himas  a  Bible- 
quoting,  religiouszealot  and  a 
bigotwho  secretly  defames  and 
disparages  homosexuals.  Mr. 
Weissman  has  also  let  me  know 
directly  that  he  considers  me 
contemptible.  He  loudly  be- 
rated me  on  Monday,  April  26, 
as  a  bigot,  a  Nazi,  a  person  like 
those  who  persecute  Jews,  gar- 
bage, lower  than  garbage,  one 
unfit  to  do  my  job,  and  a  dis- 
grace to  this  College.  I  do  not 
expect  to  change  Mr. 
Weissman's  mind,  but  Ido  hope 
to  clarify  my  past  actions  and 
outlook  for  those  less  partial 


than  Mr.  Weissman. 

2.  It  is  false  that  I  have  ever 
quoted  the  Bible  on  the  subject 
of  homosexual  behavior.  I  am 
sure  of  that  because  I  do  not 
know  where  in  the  Bible  the 
relevant  passages  are  located 
or  what  they  say.  I  don't  be- 
lieve I  have  ever  even  repeated 
the  allegation  that  the  Bible  has 
something  to  say  on  the  sub- 
ject. 

3.  I  have  not  to  my  recollec- 
tion called  homosexual  behav- 
ior immoral.  I  have  reported  in 
as  many  as  three  meetings  at 
Washington  College  the  fact 
that  many  of  the  largest  moral 
communities  in  theworld  re- 
gard homosexual  behavior  as 
immoral. 

4.  I  do  not  and  have  not  en- 
gaged in  condemning  homo- 
sexual behavior.  I  have  at- 
tended to  the  requirements  of 
weighing  College  policy  ques- 
tions, the  recent  ones  relevant 


here  being  the  formulation  of 
an  affirmative  action  plan  in 
Faculty  Affairs,  and  theconsid- 
eration  of  the  Domestic  Part- 
ners Benefits  proposal  in  Ex- 
ecutive Council  and  in  the  Aca- 
demic Affairs  Committee  of  the 
Board.  In  both  cases  I  initially 
questioned  whether  either  con- 
stitutes wise  social  policy.  Sub- 
sequently, I  worked  tirelessly 
on  the  Affirmative  Action  Plan 
that  comes  before  the  Faculty 
today,  and  at  the  April  meeting 
of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  I  succeeded  in  mak- 
ing certain  that  the  Committee 
on  Academic  Affairs  would,  as 
it  did,  formally  place  the  Do- 
mestic Partners  issue  on  the 
Board's  agenda  for  subsequent 
consideration.  I  oppose  the 
Domestic  Partners  Benefits  plan 
for  several  reasons,  none  of 
which  requires  me  to  assert  that 
homosexual  behavior  is  im- 
moral. 


5.  Mr.  Weissman  fails  to  dis- 
tinguish approval  of  homo- 
sexual behavior  from  toleration 
of  it.  He  wishes  general  ap- 
proval, yet  all  I  can  give  him, 
what  I  have  very  consistently 
given  him,  and  indeed  what 
the  USA  everywhere  requires 
in  like  circumstances  is  tolera- 
tion. There  are  hundreds  of 
behaviors  and  characteristics  of 
individuals  that  other  persons 
may  have  favorable  or  unfa- 
vorable opinions  about.  The 
essence  of  prejudice  lies  not  in 


holding  those  opinions  -  they 
are  inevitable  -  but  in  acting  on 
them  in  an  intolerant  way.  I 
submit  that  I  have  never  done 
that  in  regard  to  Mr.  Weissman, 
and  I  have  no  intention  of  do- 
ing so  in  the  future,  despite  the 
career- threa  tening  provoca  tion 
and  belligerence  he  has  dis- 
played. 

6.  Mr.  Weissman  adds  the 
gratuitous  insult  to  his  accusa- 
tions in  the  Elm  that  I  am  big- 
oted on  the  subject  of  women. 
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Comprehensive  Exams  begin. 


Friday 


Comprehensive  Exams  continue  and  end. 


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Saturday 


Final  exams  begin. 


10 

Monday 


Final  exams  end. 


15 

Saturday 


12:00  p.m.Luncheon  for  members  of  the  Senior  Class  and  Faculty  at  Hynson- 

Ringgold  House. 

6:30  p.m.Senior  Class  Party  .outside  of  the  Casey  Academic  Center. 

9:00  p.m. The  Alumni  Association  celebrates  the  Class  of  '93  with  a  champagne 

toast  to  Seniors  and  Master's  Candidates. 


21 

Friday 


22 

Saturday 


23 

Sunday 


830-9:30  a.m. Continental  breakfast,  Hodson  Hall. 

930  a.m.Commencement  Rehearsal,  Johnson  Lifetime  Fitness  Center.  Atten- 
dance is  Required. 

12:00-2:00  p.m.Picnic,  Campus  Lawn.  Traditional  Bluegrass  music  by  Tem- 
perance Hill  Station  with  Doug  Livingstone'60. 
4:00  p.m.  President's  Reception,  Hynson-Ringgold  House. 
7:00  p.m.Alumni  Buffet,  Hodson  Hall 
10:00  p.m.-l:00  a.m.  Senior  Dance,  Hodson  Hall. 


830-930  a.m.Continental  Breakfast,  Hodson  Hall 

830  a.m-Breakfast  for  Master's  Candidates,  their  families,  and  graduate 

faculty,  Hynson  Lounge. 

1030  a.m.211th  Commencement  with  Honorees  Robert  C.  Murphy,  Jr.,  Chief 

Judge,  Maryland  Court  of  Appeals,  and  Bob  Woodward,  Assistant  Managing 

Editor,  Washington  Post.  Alumni  Citation:  William  R.  Russell,  Jr.  '53.  Campus 

Lawn,  1030  p.m. 


Commencement 


Be  there,  or  come  back  next  year... 

Bob  Woodward 

Robert  C.  Murphy 

Tanya  Cunic 

May  23,  10:30am,  on  the  Campus  Lawn 
Congratulations  to  all  graduating  seniors 


Student  Profile: 
Scott  Ross  Koon 


Next  year's  Elm  Editor-in-Chief,  Scott  Koon  is  a  junior  from 
Columbia,  South  Carolina.  He  is  a  rather  uninteresting  person. 
As  an  Army  brat,  he  lived  in  West  Berlin  from  1979  to  1986,  where 
he  gained  an  appreciation  of  the  German  language,  the  German 
people  and  the  German  ideology.  He  is  a  political  science  major, 
an  Elm  columnist,  a  member  of  the  Long  Range  Strategic  Planning 
Committee  and  Phi  Sigma  Alpha. 

Scott  started  acting  at  the  age  of  13,  and  has  kept  up  this 
interest  by  participating  in  three  productions  at  WAC.  His  main 
artistic  interest  is  woodcarving.  He  works  primarily  with  hard- 
woods and  will  carve  "anything  except  ducks  or  other  water- 
fowl." His  other  hobbies  include  writing  poetry  and  prose,  draw- 
ing and  reading. 

After  graduation,  Scott  hopes  to  work  as  either  a  political 
consultant  or  a  journalist.  His  idols  are  Thomas  Paine,  Leon 
Trotsky  and  Malcolm  X.  He  wants  to  eventually  settle  down  and 
start  a  family,  because  he  contends  that  "Family  values  and 
communism  are  inseparable." 


Washington  College  ELM 


This  is  No  Longer  The  Elm 


May  7, 1993 


yje  all  did  our  own  damn  student 
profile  this  week,  because  conflict 
of  interest  wouldn't  lei  us  hog  the 
spot  next  to  the  calendar  all  year. 

Editor-in-Chief  J.  Tarin  Tow- 
ers might  be  a  senior  next  year. 
She  majors  in  English  and  Art 
and  will  either  write  a  thesis 
about  fairy  tales  or  do  a  poetry 
portfolio.  This  summer  she  will 
Ik  working  in  an  unpaid  in- 
ternship at  RollingStone  in  New 
York,  and  though  the  Society  of 
Junior  Fellows  grant  is  cover- 
ing her  housing,  she  plans  on 
eating  a  lot  of  plain  white  bread 
sandwiches.  She  might  even 
quit  smoking.  Tarin  is  also  a 
member  of  ODK  and  various 
and  sundry  other  organizations 
off  and  on.  She  can  be  found  at 
the  Lit  House  or  the  Drama 
Department  as  often  as  in  her 
room,  and  her  interests  include 
feminism,  cynicism,  coloring 
books,  philosophy,  photogra- 
phy, and  making  fun  of  inno- 
cent bystanders. 

Co-News  Editor  Amanda  Burt 
is  glad  that  the  Elm  is  finally 
over.  It  is  time  she  stopped.  She 
cannot  go  on.  She  plans  to  go 
fall  in  a  d  i  tch  somewhere,  where 
it  is  midnight,  and  raining 
(knock  knock  —  hi  G.E.).  Or 
maybe  it  won't  be  midnight,  or 
raining.  Whatever.  Amanda 
will  be  in  Paris  next  year,  and 
there  is  little  left  to  tell.  She  will 
goon. 

Co-News  Editor  Charlie 
"Love"  Linehan  is  one  of  the 
original  Bleacher  Creatures.  A 
"graduating"  senior  English 
major,  Charlie  is  a  member  of 
the  soccer  team,  an  RA  in  Car- 
dinal, a  Junior  Fellow  and  a 
member  of  ODK.  His  hobbies 
include  playing  caps  and  walk- 
ing around  with  a  stupid  look 
on  his  face.  Whennotbumming 
cigarettes  or  being  a  news 
hound  extraordinaire,  Charlie 
is  doing  work  for  his  drama 
Masses,  which  are  some  of  his 
'avorites.  He  recently  had  a 
piece  in  "The  Collective,"  put 
on  by  Dale  Daigle's  Directing  I 
dass.  This  summer  he  will  be  in 
California  doing  workon  films. 

Justin  "Moonpile"  Cann  (Fea- 
tures Editor  and  Long-winded 
guy) 

One  day  in  the  Fall  semes- 
ter of  my  Sophomore  year,  in  a 
J!me  I  like  to  refer  to  as  B.W., 
(Before  Work)  Pat  "Sad" 
Attenasio  came  up  to  me  and 
^d  something  to  the  effect  of 
Wanna  lay  outa  newspaper?" 

sa»d,  having  happened  across 
*ageMaker  3.0  that  summer, 

Sure." 

Thus  the  Saga  of  This  Is  Not 


the  Elm  began,  at  least  for  me. 
We  did  a  few  crazy  things  that 
I'm  not  telling  anybody  about 
and  some  that  have  become  WC 
legend.  Then  we  got  our  act 
together,  layout-wise  and  not- 
pissing-off-so-many-people- 
wise.  We  put  together  the  Col- 
legian. 

Summer  happened.  I  did 
archeology  and  was  tan  and 
svelte  for  the  fall  of  my  Junior 
year.  Then  WHAM!  The  Elm 
editor-in-chief-ship  fell  into 
Pat's  hands.   We  has  a  paper 


A&E  Editor  George  Arthur 
Jamison,  Jr.,  a  junior,  about  to 
bea  senior,  English  Major,  can't 
wait  fo  the  semester  to  be  over. 
Despite  working  two  jobs  and 
taking  five  classes,  he  was  the 
"not-too-effective"  president  of 
Hands  Out  and  the  Arts  &  En- 
tertainment Editor  of  the  Elm 
this  past  semester.  He  tends  to 
be  a  rather  melancholic  indi- 
vidual that  has  a  lot  of  trouble 
staying  on  top  of  things.  He 
hopes  that  one  day  he  can  call 
himself  a  success,  but  until  mat 


sophomore  political  science 
major  in  his  first  year  at  Wash- 
ington College.  This  summer 
he  will  intern  as  a  sports  writer 
at  The  Maryland  Gazette  news- 
paper, and  he  will  return  as 
Sports  Ed  itor  of  the  Elm  in  Sep- 
tember. Besides  sports  writing, 
Murray  is  active  in  SGA,  and  he 
is  a  brother  of  Kappa  Alpha. 

Hi!  It's  Wistie,  not  Margaret 
Wurtz.  (Photo  Editor)  If  you're 
wondering  why...mabe  you'll 
find  outsomeday!  Anyway,  I'm 


thing  a  chance.  He  thinks  he's 
so  smart.  Sometimes  he  really 
gets  on  rny  nerves,  with  his 
grumpy  attitude  &  holier-than- 
thou  stance  on  morality. 

Start  Now!  Columnist 
Christabel  Carcia-Zamor  is  an 

International  Studies  major 
with  minors  in  Anthropology 
and  Biology,  and  will  be  a  se- 
nior next  year.  She  loves  dry 
red  wine  and  Tiger's  Eye.  Also 
horseback  riding,  her  psycho 
cat,  "Mexico",  and  her  boy- 


The  happyl992-93  Elm  Staff:  From  left  to  right:  George  Jamison  (A&E),  Wistie  Wurts  (Photography),  Matt  Murray  (Sports),  Christabel 

Garcia-Zamor  (Start  Now!),  jean  Doughty  (Office  Manager),  Amanda  Burt  (News)  f.  Tarin  Towers  (Big  Guy),  Brian  Matheson  (Layout 

Chump),  Charlie  linehan  (News),  and  Justin  "Moonpile"  Cann  (Features).  Not  pictured:  Doug  Hoffberger  (Sports),  Gehrett  Ellis 

(circulation),  Peter  Jons  (Ads),  Mike  Sapp  (Caroonist  Extraordinaire),  and  Doug  "Dude"  Smith  (Campus  Voices).  (See  Scott  "Crisis" 

Koon's  profile  on  page  8). 


and  only  a  basic  clue  and  I  still 
had  Mono.  I  guess  we  figured 
something  out.  I  had  many 
sleepless  Wednesday  nights 
completely  redesigning  the 
look  of  the  paper  and  wonder- 
ing if  my  spleen  might  explode 
spontaneously. 

Since  then,  they  haven't 
been  able  to  get  rid  of  me.  Will 
they  in  the  future?  Scott  Koon 
can  only  hope. 

Somewhere  in  there  I  man- 
aged to  write  some  poetry  and 
graduate.  I'd  say  "Farewell 
Washington  College!  Longlive 
the  Elm\"  but  I'm  gonna  be 
around  next  year. 

This  is  my  smoog  for  the 
final  issue  of  this  year's  Elm. 


time,  he  plans  on  remaining 
unimpressed  with  his  accom- 
plishments. He  loves 
Morrissey,  Edward 
Scissorhands,  and  Eeyore  and 
wishes  that  people  did  not  try 
to  change  the  fact  that  he  likes 
being  melancholy.  After  gradu- 
ation, he  plans  on  grad  school 
or  doing  the  Teach  for  America 
thing  to  help  him  either  delay 
or  help  him  pay  his  college 
loans.  His  final  quote:  "What 
happened?  Iguessweallmade 
up  our  minds  and  we  finally 
found  our  spines.  At  times  I 
miss  IJ,  but  growing  up  is  not 
really  a  bad  thing,  is  it?" 

Sports  Editor  Matt  Murray  is  a 


finishing  my  junior  year  as  a 
humanities  major...?  I  am  as 
glad  as  the  rest  of  you  are  that 
its  summer  again!  I  get  to  go 
home  and  work,  but  at  least  I 
HkewhatIdo."So,whatdoyou 
do?"  you  ask...well  I  do  graph- 
ics on  the  computer.  Yeah,  I 
know-its  a  bit  artsy-fartsy,  but  I 
like  it.  In  fact  I  got  a  promotion 
for  this  summer  to  a  full-fledged 
designer.  Pretty  Cool!  As  far  as 
the  summer  goes... .No  Fools, 
No  fun!  A  statement  to  live  by!! 
Have  a  good  one. 

Cartoonist  Mike  Sapp  is  a 
graduating  Senior  with  no  in- 
terests. He  dislikes  most  things 
because  he  doesn't  give  any- 


friend,Tony.  She  does  research 
into  environmental  issues  and 
Paganism  during  much  of  her 
free  time.  She  is  *very*  happy 
she  is  going  to  London  next 
semester,  and  hopes  her  brain 
doesn't  explode  from  excite- 
ment. She  likes  leather,  too, 
and  hopes  to  acquire  a  pair  of 
black  go-go  boots  during  her 
trip. 

Doug  "Dude"  Smith  of  Cam- 
pus Voices  fame  is  a  chump. 

Brian  Matheson  has  no  time 
for  interests  because  he  is  the 
layout  editor.  He  also  doesn't 
have  time  to  type  in  a  profile  of 
himself. 


10 


May  7, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


A  Preview  of  Senior  Comprehensives 


Instruction:  Read  each  ques- 
tion carefully.  Answer  all 
questions.  Time  Limit  —  4 
hours.  Begin  immediately. 

History:  Describe  the  history  of 
the  papacy  from  its  origins  to 
the  present  day,  concentrating 
especially,  but  not  exclusively, 
on  its  social,  political,  economic, 
religious,  and  philosophical 
impact  on  Europe,  Asia, 
America,  and  Africa.  Be  brief, 
consise,  and  specific. 
Medicine:  You  have  been  pro- 
vided witharazorblade,a  piece 
of  gauze,  and  a  bottle  of  Scotch. 
Remove  your  appendix.  Do 
not  suture  until  your  work  has 
been  inspected.  You  have  fif- 
teen minutes. 

Public  Speaking:  2,500  riot- 
crazed  aborigines  are  storming 
theclassroom.  Calmthem.  You 
may  use  any  ancient  language 
except  Latin  and  Greek. 
Biology:  Create  life.  Estimate 
the  differences  in  subsequent 
human  culture  if  this  form  of 
life  had  developed  500  million 
years  earlier,  with  special  at- 
tention to  its  probable  effect  on 
the  English  Parliamentary  sys- 
tem. Prove  your  thesis. 
Music:  Write  a  piano  concerto. 
Orchestrateandpreformitwith 
flute  and  drum.  You  will  find  a 
piano  under  your  seat. 
Psychology:  Based  on  your 
knowledge  of  their  works, 
evaluate  the  emotional  stabil- 
ity, degree  of  adjustment,  and 


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repressed  frustrations  of  each 
of  the  following:  Alexander  of 
Aphrodisias,  Ramses  II,  Gre- 
gory of  Nicea,  and  Hammurabi. 
Support  your  evaluation  with 
quotations  from  each  man's 
work,  making  appropriate  ref- 
erences. It  is  not  necessary  to 
translate. 

Sociology:  Estimate  the  socio- 
logical problems  which  might 
accompany  the  end  of  the 
world.  Construct  an  experi- 
ment to  test  your  theory. 
Management  Science:  Define 
Management.  Define  Science. 
How  do  they  relate?  Why? 
Create  a  generalized  algorithm 
to  optimize  all  managerial  de- 
cisions. Assuming  an  1130CPU 
supporting  50  terminals,  each 
terminal  to  activate  your  algo- 
rithms; design  the  communica- 
tions interface  and  all  neces- 
sary control  programs. 
Engineering:  The  disassembled 
parts  of  a  high-powered  rifle 
have  been  placed  in  a  box  on 
your  desk.  You  will  also  find 
an  instruction  manual,  printed 
in  Swahili.  In  ten  minutes  a 
hungry  Bengal  tiger  will  be  ad- 
mitted to  the  room.  Take  what- 
ever action  you  feel  appropri- 
ate. Be  prepared  to  justify  your 
decision. 

Economics:  Develop  a  realistic 
plan  for  refinancing  menational 
debt.  Trace  the  possble  effects 
of  your  plan  in  the  following 
areas:  Cubism,  the  Dona tis t  con- 
troversy, the  wave  theory  of 
light.  Outline  a  method  for  pre- 
venting these  effects.  Criticize 
this  method  from  all  possible 
points  of  view.  Point  out  the 
deficiencies  in  your  point  of 
view,  as  demonstrated  in  your 
answer  to  the  last  question. 
Political  Science:  There  is  a  red 


telephone  on  the  desk  beside 
you.  Start  World  War  in.  Re- 
port at  length  on  its  socio-po- 
litical effects,  if  any. 
Epistemology:  Take  a  position 
for  or  against  Truth.  Prove  the 
validity  of  your  position. 
Physics:  Explain  the  nature  of 
matter.  Include  in  your  answer 


an  evaluation  of  the  impact  of 
the  development  of  mathemat- 
ics and  science. 
Philosophy:  Sketch  the 
evelopment  of  human  thought; 
estimate  its  significance.  Com- 
pare with  the  development  of 
any  other  kind  of  thought. 
General  Knowledge:  Describe 


in  detail.  Be  objective  and  spe- 

cific. 

Extra  Credit;  Define  the  Uni. 

verse;  give  three  examples. 


"Koon,"  from  page  3 

"New  World  Order,"  then  it 
needstobeequallyatrisk.  Fur- 
thermore^ lack  of  a  U.S.  ground 
presence  means  that  the  U.S. 
will  have  no  tactical  control  of 
the  conduct  of  the  ground  war. 

If  the  Bosnian  Serb  Parlia- 
ment rejects  the  latest  peace 
plan  (as  is  probable),  theClinton 
administration  must  rethink  its 
policies.  Our  objective  at  this 
point  in  time  has  been  accep- 
tance by  the  Bosnian  Serbs  of 
the  Vance-Owen  plan.  This 
plan  allows  Serbs  to  retain  con- 
trol of  much  of  the  land  con- 
quered during  the  war. 

This  plan  smacks  of  ap- 
peasement. The  international 
community  has  bentover  back- 
wards to  secure  a  settlement, 
and  each  time  it  has  met  with  a 
strong  rebuff  from  the  Bosnian 
Serbs.  Atrocities  are  one  thing: 
Clinton  has  shown  an  inhuman 
unwillingness  to  take  action, 
even  when  entire  villages  are 
put  to  death.  The  Serbs  are  now 
demonstrating  that  they  hold 
the  U.S.  and  its  allies  in  utter 
contempt 

The  Vance-Owen  plan 
seeks  to  please  all  the  parties  to 
the  Balkan  conflict,  but  it  over- 
looks the  need  to  avoid  conflict 
in  the  future.  It  is  a  nonsensical 
gerrymander  based  solely  on 
political  and  ethnic  consider- 


ation, without  regard  to  the 
post-war  military  security  of 
either  Bosnia  or  Croatia.  Cer- 
tainly, it  calls  for  deployment 
of  tens  of  thousands  of  UN 
troops  to  secure  the  peace,  but 
these  troops  will  eventually 
depart.  At  that  point,  Bosnia 
and  Croatia  would  be  defense- 
less. 

It  overlooks,  for  example, 
one  of  the  primary  problems 
faced  by  Bosnian  Muslims  dur- 
ing the  war:  the  abscess  of  a 
port.  Under  the  Vance-Owen 
plan,  Bosnia  would  remain 
landlocked.  During  the  present 
war,BosnianMuslimshavehad 
to  pay  unbelievable  duties  to 
the  Croatians  to  secure  arms 
arrivingatCroatian ports.  Giv- 
ing the  Muslims  access  to  the 
sea  would  greatly  enhance  the 
stability  of  a  Muslim  state  in 
Bosnia. 

The  involvement  of  U.S. 
troops  in  the  war  would  be  po- 
litically risky  but  morally  cor- 
rect. But  in  order  to  succeed, 
we  must  not  start  out  with  air 
strikes  and  then  gradually  es- 
calate. The  President  must  in- 
form the  public  of  the  Ameri- 
can interest  in  European  peace, 
and  he  mustadvise  them  that  it 
will  not  be  painless. 

Typically,  Americans  be- 
come rather  nationalistic  in 
wartime.  While  many  oppose 
involvement  now,  successful 


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sion and  ending  atrocities 
would  increase  support.  The 
media  must  emphasize  [he 
moral  imperative  to  deter 
atrocities.  Yet  they  must  n 
arouse  hopes  of  a  quick  and 
easyvictory.  A  recent  Newswit 
article  depicts  the  Serbian  forces 
as  undisciplined  and  possess- 
ing low  morale.  This  maybe 
the  case,  but  if  we  are  to  have 
any  hope  of  victory  we  must 
not  underestimate  the  enemy. 

If  the  U.S.  does  not  roll  back 
Serbian  aggression,  if  it  c 
not  act  in  a  unified  way  to  an- 
nounce to  the  world  that  v 
crimes  and  territorial  aggran- 
dizementby  force  haveno  place 
in  the"New  World  Order/'then  i 
every  nationalist  bigot  and  mi  li- 
tant  fanatic  will  ha  ve  so  und  rea- 
son to  believe  that  they  are  ut- 
terly free  to  pursue  their  bloody 
ambi  tions  at  the  expense  of  their 
neighbors.  The  American  fl 
stands  now  and  has  always 
stood  for  the  defense  of  liberty, 
human  rights  and  justice,  not 
appeasement. 

We,  as  a  nation,  must  rally 
together  in  support  of  a  sen- 
sible military  solution  to  the 
shameless  Serbian  aggression 
in  Bosnia^  Some  of  the  lessons 
learned  in  Iraq  are  applicable. 
We  must  not  act  alone,  but  as 
the  leader  of  a  united  front 
against  Serbian  atrocities. 


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Fifty  Ways  to  Really  Fail  Your  Final  Exams 


50  Fun  things  to  do  in  a  final 
that  does  not  matter  (i.e.  you 
are  going  to  fail  the  class  com- 
pletely no  matter  what  you  get 
0n  the  final  exam) 

1.  Bringa  pillow.  Fall  asleep  (or 
pretend  to)  until  the  last  15  min- 
utes. Wake  up,  say  "oh  geez, 
better  get  cracking"  and  do 
some  gibberish  work.  Turn  it  in 
a  few  minutes  early. 

2.  Get  a  copy  of  the  exam,  run 
out  screaming  "Andre,  Andre, 
I've  got  the  secret  documents! !" 

3.  if  it  is  a  math/science  exam, 
answer  in  essay  form.  If  it  is 
long  answer/essay  form,  an- 
swer with  numbers  and  sym- 
bols. Be  creative.  Use  the  inte- 
gral symbol. 

4.  Make  paper  airplanes  out  of 
the  exam.  Aim  them  at  the 
instructor's  left  nostril. 

5.  Talk  the  entire  way  through 
theexam-Readquestions  aloud, 
debateyour  answers  with  your- 
self out  loud.  If  asked  to  stop, 
yell  out,  "I'm  SOOO  sure  you 
can  hear  me  thinking."  Then 
start  talking  about  what  a  jerk 
the  instructor  is. 

6.  Bring  cheerleaders. 

7.  Walk  in,  get  the  exam,  sit 
down.  About  five  minutes  into 
it,  loudly  say  to  the  instructor, 
"Idon'tunderstandANYofthis. 
I've  been  to  every  lecture  all 
semester  long!  What's  rhedeal? 
And  who  the  hell  are  you? 
Where's  the  regular  guy?" 

8.  Bring  a  Game  Boy  (or  Game 
Gear,  etc.).  Play  with  the  vol- 
ume at  max  level. 

9.  On  the  answer  sheet  (book, 
whatever)  find  a  new,  interest- 
ing way  to  refuse  to  answer 
every  question.  For  example:  I 
refuse  to  answer  this  question 
on  the  grounds  that  it  conflicts 
with  my  religious  beliefs.  Be 
creative. 

10.  Bring  pets. 


11.  Run  into  the  exam  room 
looking  about  frantically. 
Breathe  a  sigh  of  relief.  Go  to 
the  instructor,  say  "They've 
found  me,  I  have  to  leave  the 
country"  and  run  off. 

12.  Fifteen  minutes  into  the 
exam,  stand  up,  rip  up  all  the 
papers  into  very  small  pieces, 
throw  them  into  the  air  and  yell 
out"MerryChristmas."  Ifyou're 
really  daring,  ask  for  another 
copy  of  the  exam.  Say  you  lost 
the  first  one.  Repeat  this  pro- 
cess every  fifteen  minutes. 

13.  Do  the  exam  with  crayons, 
paint,  or  fluorescent  markers. 

14.  Come  into  the  exam  wear- 
ing slippers,  a  bathrobe,  a  towel 
on  your  head,  and  nothing  else. 

15.  Come  down  with  a  BAD 
case  of  Turet's  Syndrome  dur- 
ing the  exam.  Be  as  vulgar  as 
possible. 

16.  Do  the  entire  exam  in  an- 
other language.  If  you  don't 
know  one,  make  one  up!  For 
math/science  exams,  try  using 
Roman  numerals. 

17.  Bring  things  to  throw  at  the 
instructor  whens/he'snotlook- 
ing.  Blame  it  on  the  person 
nearest  to  you. 

18.  As  soon  as  the  instructor 
hands  you  the  exam,  eat  it. 

19.  Walk  into  the  exam  with  an 
entourage.  Claim  you  are  go- 
ing to  be  tapingyour  next  video 
during  the  exam.  Try  to  get  the 
instructor  to  let  them  stay,  be 
persuasive.  Tell  the  instructor 
to  expect  a  percentage  of  the 
profits  if  they  are  allowed  to 
stay. 

20.  Every  five  minutes,  stand 
up,  collect  all  your  things,  move 
to  another  seat,  continue  with 
the  exam. 

21.  Turn  in  the  exam  approxi- 
mately 30  minutes  into  it.  As 
you  walk  out,  start  comment- 
ing on  how  easy  it  was. 


22.  Do  the  entire  exam  as  if  it 
was  multiple  choice  and  true/ 
false.  If  it  is  a  multiple  choice 
exam,  spell  out  interesting 
things  (DCCAB.  BABE.  etc.). 

23.  Bring  a  black  marker.  Re- 
turn the  exam  with  all  ques- 
tions and  answers  completely 
blacked  out. 

24.  Get  the  exam.  Twenty  min- 
utes into  it,  throw  your  papers 
down  violently,  scream  out 
"Fuck  this!"  and  walk  out  tri- 
umphantly. 

25.  Arrange  a  protest  before 
the  exam  starts  (i.e.  Threaten 
the  instructor  that  whether  or 
not  everyone's  done,  they  are 
all  leaving  after  one  hour  to  go 
drink) 

26.  Show  up  completely  drunk. 
(Completely  drunk  means  at 
some  point  during  the  exam, 
you  should  start  crying  for 
mommy). 

27.  Every  now  and  then,  clap 
twice  rapidly.  If  the  instructor 
asks  why,  tell  him/her  in  a  very 
derogatory  tone,  "the  light  bulb 
that  goes  on  above  my  head 
when  I  get  an  idea  is  hooked  up 
to  a  clapper.  DUH!" 

28.  Comment  on  how  sexy  the 
instructor  is  looking  that  day. 

29.  Come  to  the  exam  wearing 
a  black  cloak.  After  about  30 
minutes,  put  on  a  white  mask 
and  start  yelling  "I'm  here,  the 
phantomof  theopera"  until  they 
drag  you  away. 

30.  Go  to  an  exam  for  a  class 
you  have  no  clue  about,  where 
you  know  the  class  is  very  small, 
and  the  instructor  wouia  rec- 
ognize you  if  you  belonged. 
Claim  that  you  have  been  to 
every  lecture.  Fight  for  your 
right  to  take  the  exam. 

31.  Upon  receiving  the  exam, 
look  it  over,  while  laughing 
loudly,  say  "you  don't  really 
expect  me  to  waste  my  time  on 


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this  drivel?  Days  of  our  Lives  is 
on!!!" 

32.  Bring  a  water  pistol  with 
you.  Nuff  said. 

33.  From  the  moment  the  exam 
begins,  hum  the  theme  to  Jeop- 
ardy. Ignore  the  instructor's  re- 
quests for  you  to  stop.  When 
they  finally  get  you  to  leave  one 
way  or  another,  begin  whistling 
the  theme  to  the  Bridge  on  the 
River  Kwai. 

34.  Start  a  brawl  in  the  middle 
of  the  exam. 

35.  If  theexam  is  math/science 
related,  make  up  the  longest 
proofs  you  could  possibly  think 
of.  Get  pi  and  imaginary  num- 
bers into  most  equations.  If  it  is 
a  written  exam,  relate  every- 
thing to  your  own  life  story. 

36.  Come  in  wearing  a  full 
knight's  outfit,  complete  with 
sword  and  shield. 

37.  Bring  a  friend  to  give  you  a 
back  massage  the  entire  way 
through  the  exam.  Insist  this 
person  is  needed,  because  you 
have  bad  circulation. 

38.  Bring  cheat  sheets  to  an- 
other class  {make  sure  this  is 
obvious...  like  history  notes  for 
a  calculus  exam...  otherwise 
you're  not  just  failing,  you're 
getting  kicked  out  too)  and 
staple  them  to  the  exam,  with 
the  comment  "Please  use  the 
attached  notes  for  references  as 
you  see  fit," 

39.  When  you  walk  in,  com- 
plain about  the  heat.  Strip. 

40.  After  you  get  the  exam,  call 
the  instructor  over,  point  to  any 
question,  ask  for  the  answer. 
Try  to  work  it  out  of  him/her. 

41.  One  word:  Wrestlemania. 

42.  Bring  balloons,  blow  them 
up,  start  throwing  them  around 


like  they  do  before  concerts 
start. 

43.  I'll  mail  it  to  you  after,  I 
accedentally  erased  it!!  (oops..) 

44.  Play  frisbee  with  a  friend  at 
the  other  side  of  the  room. 

45.  Bring  some  large,  cumber- 
some, ugly  idol.  Put  it  right  next 
to  you.  Pray  to  it  often.  Con- 
sider a  small  sacrifice. 

46.  Get  deliveries  of  candy, 
flowers,  balloons,  telegrams, 
etc...  sent  to  you  every  few  min- 
utes throughout  the  exam. 

47.  Duringtheexam,takeapart 
everything  around  you.  Desks, 
chairs,  anythingyou  can  reach. 

48.  Complete  the  exam  with 
everything  you  write  being 
backwards  at  a  90  degree  angle. 

49.  Bring  a  musical  instrument 
with  you,  play  various  tunes.  If 
you  are  asked  to  stop,  say  "it 
helps  me  think."  Bringa  copy  of 
the  Student  Handbook  with 
you,  challenging  the  instructor 
to  find  the  section  on  musical 
instrumentsduring  finals.  Don't 
forget  to  use  the  phrase  'Told 
you  so". 

50.  Answer  the  exam  with  the 
"Top  Ten  Reasons  Why  Profes- 
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WC  Has  Distorted  Priorities 


To  the  Editor: 

I  would  like  to  take  this 
opportunity  to  makea  comment 
for  posterity.  While  Dr.  Shad 
was  a  tremendous  help  in  the 
completion  of  my  thesis,  unfor- 
tunately I  cannot  say  the  same 
for  the  rest  of  Washington  Col- 
lege, both  faculty  and  adminis- 
tration. The  woeful  lack  of  re- 
search materiaLcombined  with 
the  increased  funding  of  super- 
ficial projects  such  as  the  Life- 
time Fitness  Center,  leads  me  to 
believe  that  the  priorities  of  this 
college  are  entirely  distorted. 
When  the  majority  of  seniors 
must  go  off  campus  to  obtain 
research  materials,  when  there 
is  inadequate  funding  for  aca- 
demic endeavors,  and  when 
there  seems  to  be  unlimited 
funding  for  college  promotion 


and  appearance,  there  appears 
to  be  a  gross  misunderstanding 
concerning  the  true  purpose  of 
Washington  College.  More  em- 
phasis, and  more  money,  must 
be  reserved  for  academic  mat- 
ters, especially  our  Miller  Li- 
brary. It  is  time  that  those  in 
charge  realized  that  the  quality 
we  hope  for  in  our  school  can- 
not be  achieved  by  superficial 
means,  but  rather  by  rasing  our 
academic  standards  and  in- 
creasing our  resources. 

Therefore,  I  would  like  to 
dedicate  my  thesis  in  the  hope 
that  Washington  College  will 
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ture by  realizing  the  error  of  its 
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In  an  effort  to  continue  the 
rapid  expansion  of  Washing- 
ton College's  computing  re- 
sources, a  new  application 
called  PacerForum  has  been 
added  to  the  extensive  list  of 
computing  services. 

PacerForum  is  a  bulletin 
board  on  the  campus  computer 
network.  More  user  friendly 
than  many  BBS  systems, 
PacerForum  is  icon-driven  and 
works  in  the  friendly  Macin- 
tosh windows  environment. 
Topics  ranging  from  "Classi- 
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such  as  "Pagan  Discussion," 
"National  and  International 


News,"  and  many  other  cur- 
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comment  from  anyone. 

PacerForum  is  available  on 
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dates." Users  are  encouraged 
to  participate  in  topic  discus- 
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limited  user  package,  allowing 
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PacerForum  system  foruse  next 
year,"  he  said. 

"I  think  that  academically, 
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classroom  discussions  beyond 
the  confines  of  the  physical 
classroom.  In  technospeak, 
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The  Brothers  of  Phi  Delta Theta  would  like  to  announce  the  induction  and  initiation  of  thesenew 
brothers:  Gary  Yovonovich,  Steve  Dashiell,  Shawn  Clink,  Rob  Moran,  and  Brian  Rush. 

Zeta  Tau  Alpha 

The  end  of  the  academic  year  quickly  approaches  and  so  does  the  end  of  another  successful  year 
for  Zeta  Tau  Alpha.  On  May  2, 1993,  eleven  pledges  were  initiated  into  our  fraternity.  We  would  like 
to  congratulate  them  on  a  job  well  done  and  hope  that  they  will  continue  doing  fantastic  work  for 
Zeta  Tau  Alpha.  Wrapping  upother  loose  ends,  the  sisters  of  ZTA  will  be  picking  up  trash  on  Friday 
for  their  Adopt-A-Highway  service  project.  There  are  many  sisters  involved  with  Zeta  Tau  Alpha, 
but  we  would  like  to  extend  our  best  wishes  for  successful  lives  beyond  the  walls  of  Washington 
College  to  our  graduating  seniors.  Our  Seniors  include:  Franci  Green,  Tina  Rively,  Melissa  Sirick, 
Teresa  Cropper,  Miriam  Jecelin,  Christy  Hams,  Tammie  Michener,  Traci  Castello,  Kelly  Huber, 
Anne  McDermaid,  Kristen  Phalen,  Anne  Bottorf,  Stephanie  Evans,  Monique  Ware,  and  Dawn 
Manion.  We  wish  them  the  best  of  luck  and  hope  they  don't  forget  us.  We  hope  that  everyone  has 
a  fantastic  summer! 


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studies  course  at  Washington  College. 

NO,  I  would  not  Uke  to  take  a  Women's/ 
gender  studies  course  at  WC. 

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Washington  College  ELM 


Sad  /  Features 


May  7, 1993 


How  Not  to  Lose  the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize 


PatAHenasio 


^C  Alumnus 

I  won  the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize 
on  an  empty  stomach.  Sixteen 
hours  later  I  would  witness  my 
otvn  death  after  the  removal  of 
four  impacted  wisdom  teeth. 
Normally,  the  day  after  receiv- 
ing Washington  College's  most 
prestigious  literary  award,  any 
niece  of  my  body  with  the  word 
wisdom  in  front  of  it  I  wasn't  in 
any  hurry  to  pa  rtwith,but  those 
migraines  had  continued  even 
after  Chaucer  class  had  ended. 
My  plan  that  day  was  simple: 

(1)  Drive  alone  to  the  Doctor, 

(2)  lose  the  teeth,  (3)  walk  three 
blocks  to  thebank  with  the  Kerr 
check  [laughing  all  the  way 
there  of  course  optional],  (4) 
live  happily  ever  after.  Two 
local  shots  of  sodium  pentathol 
later  and  off  I  floated  towards 
the  First  National.  In  one  hand 
was  the  unopened  green 
Demerol  pills  —  very  much 
open.  I'dbeensigningmyname 
for  some  ten  minutes  (A-t-t-A- 
t-t-M-o-u-s-e)  when  it  hap- 
pened. The  medications  col- 
lided in  my  stomach  witha  fron- 
tal system  of  blood,  and  what 
followed  looked  so  much  like  a 
mob  hit,  I  actually  looked 
around  for  Raphael  and  Bruce 
holding  machine  guns,  sport- 
ing fedoras.  Blood  splashed 
everywhere — on  the  tellers,  on 
the  floor  around  me,  on  the 
check.  As  1  collapsed  to  the 
carpet,  blobs  of  sopping  cotton 
popped  from  my  mouth,  scat- 
teringaround  my  head  like  little 
gauze  bullets.  Someone  then 
shouted,  "Hey,  look,  that  kid's 
dead!"  An  ambulance  arrived, 
but  by  then  I  was  fine.  The 
driver  took  me  home,  and  upon 
my  arrival,  my  mother  com- 
mented, "Is  this  the  kind  of  be- 
havior we  should  expect  from  a 
Sophie  Kerr  winner?" 


Two  local  newspapers  cov- 
ered my  story  the  next  week 
(the  Kerr  thing,  not  the  mob 
hit).  One  rananop-ed headline 
which  read,  "A  Good  Reputa- 
tion is  More  Valuable  than 
Money,"  to  which  I  replied,  "A 
Good  Newspaper  is  More  Valu- 
able than  the  Westf  ield  Leader." 
The  other  paper  confused  me 
with  another  front  page  story. 
The  other  piece  detailed  the  life 
and  happy  times  of  a  local  one- 
winged  parrot  named  Chuck. 
Since  Chuck  possessed  just  the 
solo  wing,  he  was  capable  of 
flying  only  in  circles.  Thus, 
Chuck  spent  his  days 
kamikaziing  into  people's 
porch  windows,  mostly  those 
belonging  to  elderly  women. 
They  would  pick  him  off  the 
ground,  dust  him  off,  and  say, 
"Tweed  le-dee?"  to  which  he 
delightfully  responded, 
"Tweedle-dum!"  Of  courseour 
photo  captions  were  destined 
to  be  switched,  so  that  now  lam 
forever  known  to  all  North  New 
Jerseyites  as  Chuckle,  A  Rare 
Bird  Amongst  Prize  Winners! 

The  key  to  the  Sophie  Kerr 
is  not  how  to  win  it,  but  how 
not  to  lose  it.  The  fact  of  the 
matter  remains  that  only  one 
person  wins  the  award,  while 
so  many  other  quality  writers 
(usually  good  friends  of  the 
winner)  do  not.  Sophie  Kerr  is 
the  second  to  last  prizeawarded 
atgraduation.  You  simply  can- 
not set  yourself  up  for  such  a 
fall  at  the  very  last  moment  of 
your  college  career  if  you  do 
not  win.  You  can't  plan  on 
winning,  you  can't  already  have 
the  money  spent,  you  must 
somehow  be  prepared  to  lose. 

Like  so  many  other  dopey 
prospective  high-school  writ- 
ers, I  first  heard  those  two  words 
—  Sophie  Kerr  —  before  hear- 
ing those  other  two  words  — 
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our  previous  writing  experi- 
ences amounted  to,  we  insisted 
on  a  college  with  a  good  writ- 
ing program,  whatever  that 
means.  Then  you  hear  those 
two  words  and  it's  yeah,  yeah, 
yeah  to  the  rest  of  the  details, 
let's  talk  about  the  brass  ring, 
Mr.  Guidance  Counselor.  You 
think  this  prize,  like  some  ri- 
diculous high  school  fantasy  of 
catching  the  winning  touch- 
down pass  or  nailing  the  prom 
queen,  will  somehow  legitimize 
your  brief  existence.  Nothing 
could  be  farther  from  the  truth. 
Straight  out,  if  you  came  to 
Washington  College  because 
you  think  you're  gonna  win  the 
Sophie  Kerr,  you've  just  made 
the  biggest  mistake  of  your 
young  life. 

If  it's  the  only  money  you're 
af  ter,  you  should'vestayed  with 
your  high  school  job.  You'll 
have  much  more  than  twenty- 
five  g's  at  the  end  of  your  four 
years,  and  a  lot  less  student 
loans  to  pay  off.  Besides,  with 
the  job  market  in  the  shape  it  is 
now,  you'd  be  better  off  at  your 
high  school  job  —  maybe  even 
being  promoted  to  second 
asshole  from  therightafter  four 
years.  College  kids  today,  after 
waiving  all  rights  to  benefits 
and  full-time  hours,  usually 
start  out  as  only  fourth  or  fifth 
asshole  from  the  right. 

I  did  not  think  I  would  win 
the  Sophie  Kerr.  Simply  be- 
cause I  didn't  believe  I  had  the 
politics  to  win.  Which  is  unfor- 
tunately how  many  writers  on 
this  campus  think.  Did  I  attend 
enough  of  so  and  so's  lecture? 
Did  I  stay  awake  long  enough 
in  Beckett  today?  That  sort  of 
paranoia  that  fuels  every  one  of 
us  to  an  early  grave  or  break- 
down. How  I  won  the  prize 
was  very  simple:  1  didn't  have 
time  to  think  about  it.  I  had  so 
much  work  between  the  Elm, 
my  classes,  and  a  thesis  mat 
just  graduating  was  a  more 
pressing  goal,  and  always  in 


doubt.  Which  leads  me  to  an- 
other point:  timing  is  just  as 
important  to  this  prize  as  tal- 
ent. Every  year,  especially  this 
one  with  what  I  feel  to  be  the 
strongest  crop  of  graduating 
writers  ever  at  WC,  there  are  at 
least  two  or  three  writers  with 
that  "something  extra"  it  takes 
to  win  the  prize.  Some  people 
respond  to  pressure  better  than 
others,  while  some  just  are  not 
ready  yet.  My  stuff  just  wasn't 
readyyet.  Who's  to  say  that  the 
guy  who  finishes  fourth  in  the 
voting  doesn't  go  on  to  a  fabu- 
lous career  while  the  actual 
winner  never  writes  again? 

Twenty-three  thousand 
dollars  is  a  ridiculous  amount 
of  money  to  award  any  young, 
unproven  writer.  So  many 
people  ask  me  what  I  am  doing 
with  the  money,  not  how  my 
writing's  going.  And  I'm  con- 
vinced this  kind  of  money  can 
dooneoftwo  things  toa  twenty- 
two  year  old  —  put  them  in  or 
get  them  out  of  debt.  I  have 
recently  become  a  convert  in 
the  De  Prospo  Theory  on  Com- 
passion at  WC.  Split  the  prize 
into  three  ten-thousand  dollar 
chunks  and  award  them  to  the 
top  three  student  writers,  not 
just  one.  This  would  alleviate 
some  of  the  baggage  and  all  of 
the  pressure  that  inevitably 
comes  with  the  award.  An- 
other idea  would  be  to  employ 
independent  and  qualified 
judges  outside  of  the  English 
department.  For  the  strength 
of  any  writing  program  rests 
within  the  quality  of  its  writers 
and  their  relations  to  each  other 
and  the  faculty.  These  slight 
changes  would  do  wonders  to 
fix  those  shortcomings,  but  this 
is  WC  —  where  our  headlines 
are  bigger  than  your  headlines 
—  so  don't  hold  your  breath. 
Until  then  all  you  can  do  as  a 
student  is  to  write!  You  have  to 
know  in  your  own  heart  that 
what  you're  doing  is  your  best 
work  at  that  time.    This  com- 


mittee can  award  you  a  finite 
pile  of  dough,  but  it  cannot  give 
you  self-confidence  or  even  in- 
tegrity. These  are  things  you 
award  yourself  and  areof  much 
greater  value. 

This  past  year  has  not  been 
an  easy  one.  Grad  schools  have 
been  dissing  me  (Folks,  Iowa 
and  Arizona  accept  less  than 
three  percent  of  their  appli- 
cants). The  Sophie  Kerr  Prize  is 
a  nice  piece  of  publicity  for 
Washington  College,  but  I 
needed  to  find  out  what  it  meant 
forme.  It  was  not  the  greatest 
moment  in  my  life  —  and  if  it 
was,  then  I'll  live  a  pretty  sad 
life.  1  hope  to  one  day  change  it 
from  a  chapter  heading  to  a 
merefootnote  in  my  biography. 
I  have  spent  so  much  of  this 
past  year  worrying  about  things 
1  cannot  control.  It  takes  about 
a  year  to  remove  the  Sophie 
Kerr  Funk  (note  no  reference  to 
the  word  curse).  I  do  things 
again  like  I  always  did  them  — 
on  my  own  terms  and  my  own 
time-table.  All  the  money  in 
the  world  will  not  make  me  or 
anyoneelseabetter writer.  And 
ain'tnothingin  this  world  thafs 
easy  or  cheap.  I  try  to  write 
everyday  now,  and  when  1  do, 
I  play  for  keeps.  Those  wisdom 
teeth  of  mine  sit  in  a  shot  glass 
atop  my  Apple,  and  occasion- 
ally I'll  rub  them  for  good  luck. 

My  best  to  whoever  wins 
the  Sophie  Kerr  this  year.  And 
to  all  those  who  do  not.  Either 
way  —  win  or  lose  —  to  really 
win  this  award  is  not  to  lose  it. 
As  the  great  poetTess  Gallagher 
once  said,  what  they  can  give 
you  they  can  also  try  to  take 
away.  She  was  referring  to  the 
gods  in  the  heaven,  but  I  think 
it  works  just  as  well  with  the 
English  department. 

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May  7, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


In  WC  Sports,  Year  Held  Story  Of  The 

Shoremen  Teams  Laden  With  Underclassmen  Show  Marked  Improvement 

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Matt  Murray 
Co-Sports  Editor 

As  the  1992-93  academic 
year  comes  to  a  close,  so  does 
the  athletic  year  of  Washington 
College's  many  fine  teams.  Over 
the  past  nine  months,  Shoremen 
athletics  has  provided  a  focal 
point  for  the  school. 

This  past  year,  the  key 
words  for  Washington  coaches 
were  young,  inexperienced, 
potential  and  improvement. 
While  on  the  surface  it  may  ap- 
pear that  the  Shoremen  suffered 
through  a  rough  year  overall, 
for  quite  a  few  teams,  it  was  a 
strong  "rebuilding  year." 

For  Washington  College 
athletics  in  1992-93,  a  strong 
freshmanclass  gave  Athletic  Di- 
rectorGeoff  Miller  and  his  four- 
teen sports  teamsa  look  into  the 
future.  For  Washington  Col- 
lege, thefuru  re  loo  ksbright,  and 
the  present  wasn't  so  bad  ei- 
ther. 

Listed  below  (in  alphabeti- 
cal order)  is  the  review  for  each 
of  Washington's  fourteen 
sports: 

Baseball:  For  the  Shoremen 
baseball  team,  1993  was  not  ex- 
actly what  they  had  hoped  for. 
The  team  finished  below  .500 
with  tough  divisional  double 
header  losses  to  Swarthmore 
and  Haverford  with  splits  com- 
ing against  Ursinus,  Johns 


Hopkins  and  Widener.  How- 
ever, there  were  bright  spots 
along  the  way. 

Rory  Conway  was  named 
to  the  All-MAC  Southwest 
Team  with  a  .355  batting  aver- 
age and  28  runs  scored.  Senior 
Joe  Boan  was  named  to  the 
second  team,  as  he  pitched  43 
l/3inningswitha4.15ERAas 
well  as  hit  .284  with  eight 
doubles. 

Mike  Hanifee  provided  se- 
nior leadership,  hitting  .256 
with  14  RBIs.  Juniors  Keith 
Whiteford  and  Andy  Parks  will 
return  next  year  after  they  both 
hit  over  .300  this  season. 
Whiteford  is  also  expected  to 
anchor  the  pitching  staff. 

And  as  has  been  the  theme 
for  many  of  the  other  sports, 
freshman  helped  substantially. 
Doug"Billy"  Blair  was  the  man 
out  of  the  bullpen  with  a  2-0 
record,  24  strikeouts  in  24  in- 
nings and  a  1.81  ERA.  Gary 
Yovanovich  hit  .290  with  eight 
RBIs  in  the  outfield,  and  Brian 
Rush  played  great  defense  be- 
hind the  plate. 

SaidCoachEdAthey:  "On 
the  basis  of  all  the  teams  we've 
had  at  Washington  College, 
this  is  one  of  the  best  defensive 
teams  here,  but  unfortunately, 
we  were  also  one  of  the  poorer 
hitting  teams.  We're  satisfied 
with  the  pitchingstaff  (for next 
year),  but  we  need  bolstering 


Tad  George  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  a  freshman  class  of 17  on  Coach 
Todd  Helbling  's  soccer  team. 


in  the  hitting." 

Men's  Basketball:  For  the 
basketball  team,  it  was  a  year  of 
ups  and  downs.  The  Shoremen 
struggled  from  theoutsetbut  won 
eight  of  their  last  twelve  games. 
Senior  Peter  Basel  led  the  team  in 
scoring  with  a  15.1  points  per 
game  average.  Geoff  Rupert, 
Darren  Vican  and  Charles 
Cummingsall  averaged  in  double 
figures. 

Finishing  at  13-12,  the  big- 
gest game  for  the  Shoremen  came 
on  February  20  when  they  beat 
Widener  in  double  overtime  89- 
87.  The  win  forced  a  one-game 
playoff  on  February  23,  which  was 
lost  by  Washington  68-51. 

The  team  should  have  a 
strong  corps  of  returning  players 
with  freshmen  Mark  Kenah  and 
Edmund  Hicks,  as  well  as  sopho- 
more Jay  Devlin,  and  juniors 
Cummings  and  Rupert. 

"I  thought  this  year's  team 
didn't  hit  the  expectations  that 
the  coaching  staff  had  for  it," 
Coach  Tom  Finnegan  said.  "We 
never  developed  the  consistency 
that  we  needed  to  become  a  good 
team.  Although  we  made  a  nice 
run  at  the  end  of  the  season  to  get 
ourselves  into  playoff  contention, 
I  thought  we  should  have  been 
more  successful  than  we  were." 
Men's  Crew:  The  success  of 
the  rowing  team  this  year  can  be 
seen  by  watching  the  Varsity  Four 
of  John  Mulvaney,  Eric  Jewitt,R.J. 
Eldridge,  and  James  Pitt.  Former 
Newt's  POW's,  the  foursome  has 
been  a  force  to  be  reckoned  with 
on  the  college  circuit  this  season. 
With  wins  at  the  Murphy 
Cup,  the  Washington  Invitational 
and  the  MACs,  the  Varsity  Four 
has  been  one  of  the  most  success- 
ful teams  on  campus. 

However,  Coach  Mike  Dav- 
enport is  one  of  the  only  coaches 
on  campus  with  a  lot  of  graduat- 
ing seniors.  It  will  be  a  chore  to 
replace  his  outstanding  crew, 
which  unfortunately  gets  little 
recognition. 

"This  is  one  of  the  hardest 
working  teams  that  I've  ever  had 
the  pleasure  to  coach,"  Daven- 
port said.  "And  I  expect  great- 
ness from  these  guys  in  our  next 
race. 

"(Next  year's)  going  to  be  a 
rebuilding  year.  We're  going  to 
lose  a  lot  of  people.  We  have  six 
guys  graduating." 

Women's  Crew:  For  the 
women,  the  strong  rowing  of  the 
Varsity  Eight  has  spurred  the  team 
to  another  successful  season.  The 
team  rose  to  high  expectations 
before  struggling  at  the  Murphy 
Cup,  butCoachGlenn  Merry  can't 
wait  to  get  to  next  year.  He  also 
has  a  lot  of  young  faces. 

"The  women's  team  has  im- 


proved immeasurably  since 
the  beginning  of  the  year," 
he  said.  "We're  looking  to 
even  better  results  next  year. 
Only  one  senior  is  graduat- 
ing." 

Field  Hockey:  While  the 
team  finished  at  6-7,  Coach 
Diane  Guinan  considered 
1992  a  very  successful  sea- 
son. The  field  hockey  team 
played  a  very  difficult  sched- 
ule with  tough  losses  to 
Dickinson,  Catholic, 

Albright,  Swarthmore, 
Haverford,  Johns  Hopkins, 
and  Mary  Washington. 
Many  of  the  games  could 
have  gone  either  way,  but 
Guinan  believes  her  team 
played  well. 

There  were  also  many  in- 
dividual successes.  Eleanor 
Shriver  was  named  a  regional 
All-American,  and  Renee 
Guckert  and  Marie  Mohler 
both  attained  MAC  All-Star 
status. 

Liz  Olivere  and  Renee 
Guckert  both  led  the  team  in 
goals  with  six.  Mohler,  Jill 
Schultz,  Shriver,  Kouri 
Coleman  and  Amy  McCleary 
all  added  goals  to  the 
Shorewomen's  cause.  Brigid 
DeVries  was  stellar  in  goal 
with  an  .876  save  percent- 
age. 

"Wewonthreeoutofour 
U  fivegames/'Guinansaid. 
"We  graduate  five  seniors, 
but  I  see  some  underclass- 
men with  an  awful  lot  of  po- 
tential. Maybe  next  year,  or 
maybe  the  year  after,  but 
hopefully  each  year,  they're 
going  to  get  better.  Experi- 
ence makes  all  the  difference 
in  the  world." 

Men's  Lacrosse:  In  1993, 
the  Shoremen  stormed  to  an 
11-2  regular  season  record 
with  the  only  losses  coming 
to  traditional  powerhouses 
Johns  Hopkins  and  Salisbury 
State. 

The  team  still  has  an 
MAC  championship  game 
wi  th  Gettysburg  and  a  chance 
to  get  to  the  NCAA  playoffs. 
However,  the  team  has  al- 
ready notched  big  wins 
against  ranked  teams  in 
Washington  &  Lee,  Franklin 
&  Marshall,  Cortland  State, 
and  Bowdoin  College. 

Jason  Paige  led  the  scor- 
ing attack  with42  goals.  Greg 
Lawler  and  Chris  Sanchez 
both  notched  31.  Harris 
Murphy  was  outstanding 
with  44  assists,and  freshman 
goalie  Jon  Lundberg  earned 
each  of  the  11  wins. 

"I'm  real  pleased  with 
how  the  kids  did  this  year," 
Coach  Terry  Corcoran  said. 


They  did  a  great  job.  We  still 
have  a  big  game  left  against 
Gettysburg  and  keep  our  fin- 
gers crossed  for  the  playoffs. 

"We  have  an  exciting  bunch 
for  next  year.  We're  going  to 
lose  so  me  senior  leadership,  and 
it's  important  for  this  year's  jim- 
iors  to  step  up  next  year." 

Women's  Lacrosse:  Like 
field  hockey,  Coach  Guinan 
feels  the  lacrosse  team  should 
not  be  judged  solely  by  its  win- 
loss  record. 

"One  thing  that's  unfortu- 
nate is  that  people  only  look  at 
the  score  and  the  won-loss 
record,"  she  said.  "You  play  to 
win,  but  if,  in  your  preparation, 
you  don't  come  out  on  the  win- 
ning side  of  the  numbers,  it 
doesn't  mean  you  don't  come 
out  as  winners." 

Amy  McCleary  led  the 
Shorewomen  this  year  with  36 
goals.  Junior  Renee  Guckert 
tall  ied  19  times,  and  sopnomore 
Kirsten  Lucas  added  14  { 
Nancy  Millhouser  made  156 
saves  on  the  season,  and  the 
defense  was  led  by  senior 
Eleanor  Shriver.  Guinan  warns 
not  to  be  fooled  by  the  1-10 
record. 

"We  played  Gettysburg  to 
a  four-goal  differential  and 
played  very  well,"  she  said. 
"We  play  a  very  tough  sched- 
ule. I  don't  feel  bad,  and  I  don't 
want  people  to  feel  sorry  for  us. 
We're  out  there  looking  for 
more  than  just  a  win." 

Soccer:  The  soccer  team 
epitomized  the  youth  move- 
ment in  Washington  athletics 
thisyear.  Coach  Todd  Helbling 
carried  17  freshman  on  theros- 
terandonly  twoseniors.  While 
they  finished  at  5-12-2,  the  team 
won  four  of  their  last  seven 
matches. 

Junior  Rory  Conway  led  the 
team  in  scoring  with  seven 
goals.  Shawn  Clink,  Cliff 
HowelLand  Chris  Klebergeach 
had  three.  Freshmen  Brian 
Rush,  Chad  Wheatley,  Jonathan 
Johnson  and  Chip  Helm  al' 
added  a  goal  a  piece. 

Greg  Miller  and  Bill  Reigel 
played  well  in  the  goal  with 
Miller  stopping  114  shots  and 
Reigel  sporting  a  .884  save  p 
centage.  Coach  Helbling  will 
return  20  players  for  1993. 

"We  had  our  ups  and 
downs,"  freshman  sweeps 
Chip  Helm  said.  "I  think  vfi 
played  well  at  the  end  of  th* 
year.  We  showed  a  lot  of  i"1' 
provement,  and  hopefully  *a 
improvement  will  carry  ovef 
into  '93." 

Softball:  LaneeCole'sl^3 
softball  team  came  into  they*3' 
with  an  18-game  losing  streak 
to  get  rid  of.  In  the  fourth  &&* 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


15 


May  7, 1993 


Young  And  The  Patient 

And  Eagerly  Anticipate  1993-94  Seasons 


0f  the  season,  they  beat  Wesley 
on  their  way  to  a  season  with 
tfueewins.  However,  she  is  also 
looking  for  a  vastly  improved 
„0up  next  season. 

The  team  will  only  graduate 
three  seniors  in  Lori  Hastings, 
Niki  Goenaga,  and  Diana  Holton. 
However,  leading  hitters  Denise 
Hakanson  (.500),  Tara  Rathel 
(333),  and  Michelle  Chin  (.317) 
wiilallretumfornext^year's  cam- 
paign. The  major  loss  will  be 
Holton,  who  carried  the  pitching 
staff. 

"It's  one  step  in  the  right  di- 
rection," Cole  said.  "Wegotthree 
wins.  I  was  really  pleased  with 
our  improvement.  I'm  looking 
forward  to  continuing  where  we 
left  off  next  year." 

Men's  Swimming:  The 
men's  swim  team  rolled  to  a  7-2 
regular  season  record  and  a  sev- 
enth place  finish  in  the  MACs. 
With  only  one  senior  graduating 
and  a  strong  recruiting  class  of 
fiveor  six  coming,  the  Shoremen 
will  be  a  force  to  be  reckoned 
with  next  year. 

Sophomore  Dave  Cola  led 
the  barrage,  winning  the  500  at 
MACs — an  event  he  did  not  lose 
all  year.  Sophomores  Chris 
Freisheim,  Jason  Campbell  and 
Ty  McCarthy  also  swam  well 
during  the  season  providing  for 
astrong  nucleus.  With  the  addi- 
tion of  freshmen  Scott 
Steinmuller,  Peter  Ward  and 
Dave  Kraft,  the  Shoremen  im- 
proved greatly  over  theprevious 
year. 

"This  was  a  transition  year," 
Freisheimsaid.  "Wewentfroma 
second-year  team  to  a  team  that 
incomparable  to  the  league  pow- 
erhouses and  other  competitive 
schools.  (Next  year)  we  should 
go  into  every  meet  with  a  chance 
'o  win,  and  have  a  stronger  per- 
formance in  the  championship 
meet." 

Women's  Swimming:  The 
women's  swim  team  was  led  by 
Jen  Green,  Colleen  Roberts  and 
Karen  Prendergast.  Also  a  team 
m  transition,  the  women  hope  to 
expand  their  team  next  year. 

Roberts  along  with  fellow 
freshmen  Jen  Dow  and  Denise 
"akanson  provided  a  strong 
toost  to  the  team.  While  they 
°nly  won  two  meets  and  finished 
•Oth  in  the  conference  champi- 
onships, the  team  showed  im- 
provement throughout  the  year. 

"We  were  very  excited  with 
*e  finish  even  though  we  didn't 
win  a  lot  of  meets,"  Coach  Kim 
^sard  said.  "We  ended  up 
peaking  four  school  records,  and 
four  girls  place  in  individual 
ev*nt5  at  MACs.  Ifs  a  young 
!eam  that  should  continue  to 
'niprove." 

Men's  Tennis:    The  tennis 


Freshman  Mark  Kenah  started  at  point  guard  for  Coach  Tom 
Finnegan.  Kenah  will  halp  provide  the  nucleus  for  the  Shoremen  for 

the  next  three  years. 
team  continued  its  strong  tra-     pick  up  four  or  five  girls  in  re- 


ditionat  Washington  College. 
Ranked  fifth  in  the  nation  in 
the  pre-season,  the  Shoremen 
fought  through  a  rigorous 
schedule. 

Seniors  Trevor  Hurd  and 
Alberto  Diaz  led  the  team,  and 
both  will  play  in  the  NCAA 
tournament. 

"We  started  a  little  slow, 
butwejustkeptonpickingup 
steam  as  the  year  went  on," 
Coach  Tim  Gray  said.  "Our 
key  match  was  a  5-4  loss  to 
Swarthmore.  That  loss  may 
keep  (the  team)  out  of  nation- 
als. 

"I've  got  some  good  play- 
ers coming  in.  I  think  we'll  be 
stronger  next  year  than  we 
were  this  year.  That's  a  par- 
ticular benefit  to  the  men  be- 
cause they're  already  a  top 
contender." 

Women's  Tennis:  Al- 
though not  as  strong  as  the 
men's  team,  the  women  also 
had  a  good  year,  highlighted 
by  Pam  Hendrickson's  victory 
in  the  MAC  tournament. 

"I  was  pleased,"  Gray 
said.  "I  think  we  made  the 
best  with  what  we  had.  Ev- 
erybody worked  very  hard. 
We  weren't  the  most  talented 
team,  but  we  made  up  for  it 
with  a  lot  of  effort  and  hard 
work. 

"Hopefully,  I'm  going  to 


cruiting,  so  I'mhopingfor  things 
to  pick  up  from  what  they  were 
this  year." 

Volleyball:  Last  hut  not 
least,  the  volleyball  team  also 
finished  the  season  with  a  late 
flourish,  winning  six  of  their  last 
nine  matches. 

Jen  Dixon,  Julie  Dill,  Beverly 
Diaz,  Michelle  Chin,  Miriam 
Jecelin  and  Courtney  Myers  led 
the  team  to  a  12-20  record  which 
included  big  wins  against 
Dickinson,  Johns  Hopkins, 
King's,  Haver  ford  and  Scran  ton. 

"After  having  graduated 
three  seniors  from  the  year  be- 
fore, we  knew  it  was  going  to  be 
a  rebuildingyear,"  Coach  Penny 
Fall  said.  "Initially,  it  was.  We 
started  three  or  four  freshman 
every  game,  and  consequently, 
we  started  very  slowly.  We 
started  out  1-7  before  we  hit  our 
stride.  From  then  on,  we  played 
very  well." 

With  so  many  teams  play- 
ing with  such  little  experience, 
most  of  the  fourteen  teams  hopes 
to  live  up  to  their  potential  in 
1993  and  beyond.  With  each 
recruiting  class  getting  stronger, 
especially  for  sports  such  as 
swimming,  Softball  and  soccer, 
each  season  is  sure  for  improve- 
ment. While  only  four  teams 
will  head  into  post-season  com- 
petition this  spring,  there  may 
be  many  more  in  the  future. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


(4101 77B-9SI* 


For  the  last  Newt's  POW  for  the  year,  Pam  Hendrickson 
takes  it  away  in  fine  fashion  on  behalf  of  the  women's  tennis 
team.  Hendrickson  recently  won  the  singles'  tournament  at  the 
MAC  Championship  for  the  Shorewomen. 

CoachTim Gray's  women's  tennis  teamis  just  agood  recruit- 
ing class  away  from  being  a  national  powerhouse,  but 
Hendrickson  clearly  was  the  highlight  this  season. 

However,  as  the  year  ends,  we  must  bid  adieu  to  Doug 
Hoffberger  as  he  retires  from  his  post  as  co-sports  editor.  In  a 
prepared  statement,  Doug  said:  "I  bid  farewell  to  the  sports 
reading,  humor  loving,  rag  session,  skimming  public.  That's 
right,  after  this  semester,  I,  Doug  Hoffberger,  will  no  longer  be 
your  co-sports  editor.  I  am  handing  the  reigns  completely  over 
to  my  partner  in  humor—Matt  Murray.  I  know  we've  shared 
great  times  this  semester,  but  it's  time  for  Berger  to  move  on. 
We've  laughed  and  we've  cried,  and  to  all  those  people  who  got 
cut  on,  remember  it's  all  in  good  fun,  right  Herbie!" 

With  this  shocking  news,  I,  Matt  Murray  will  take  full 
responsibility  for  the  sports  section  next  year.  Here's  hoping  it 
will  be  a  great  year,  and  if  you're  looking  to  write  for  the  sports 
staff,  it's  not  too  early  to  talk  to  me  (hint:  Dave  George). 

And  oh  yeah,  "Eat  s — ,  Myers!" 


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Hendrickson 


Title  In 

Women's 
Tennis 


Hoffberger  Retires: 

Masses  Mourn  Loss  Of  Go-Editor  And 
One  "Real  Funny  Guy" 


Hurd  And 
Diaz  Qualify 
For  NCAA 


Tourament 

Coach  Gray  And 
Team  Walt  For  Word 
On  Team  Qualifying 


Kelly  Eakin,  a  freshman,  gets  set  for  a  hot  smash  at  third  base.  Eakin  hit  .242  this  season  with  a  .410  on  base  percentage.  She  helps  lead 

a  strong  freshman  class  on  the  softball  team,  as  the  continue  to  improve.  Coach  lanee  Cole  hopes  the  softball  team  wilt  win  even  more 

games  next  year.  She  calls  this  season  "a  step  in  the  right  direction. " 


Pam  Hendrickson:  NEWT's  Player  of  the  Week 




Good 
Luck 
To 
Coaches 
Corcoran, 
Gray, 
Merry, 
And 
Davenport 
As  They 
Take 
Their 
Teams 
To  The 
Post- 
Season 


Men's 

Lacrosse 

Finishes 

With  Win 

Against 

St.Marys 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  college  community  since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  One  •   September  3, 1993 

Foster  Finishes  Fourty-Fourth 
With  Elm  Scepter  in  Hand 


l\ 


Grand  Marshall  Ermon  Foster,  Registrar  emeritus  prepares  to  lead 
academic  procession  from  Dunning  lobby. 


Ermon  Foster  led  yesterday 
his  128th  and  final  academic 
procession  as  Grand  Marshall 
during  the  1993  Fall  Convoca- 
tion ceremony.  During  the 
ceremony  Foster  was  presented 
with  a  replica  of  the  scepter  he 
has  carried  as  Grand  Marshall 
in  honor  of  his  many  years  of 
dedicated  service  to  Washing- 
ton College.  This  scepter  was 
crafted  by  Chestertown  resi- 
dent and  alumnus  Frank 
Rhoades  '83  from  the  wood  of 
the  late  Elm  tree. 

Foster  has  been  part  of  the 
Washington  College  family  for 


44  years.  A  former  professor  of 
education  and  psychology, 
Foster  served  as  Registrar  from 
1950untilhisretirementinl986. 
Since  retiring,  Foster  served  as 
a  consultant  to  the  Registrar  as 
well  as  continuing  to  lead  aca- 
demic processions  in  corn- 
men  cements  and  convocations. 
As  Grand  Marshall,  Foster  has 
place  hoods  on  many  dignitar- 
ies including  President  Dwight 
D.  Eisenhower,  Maryland 
Governor  J.  Millard  Tawes, 
journalist  Walter  Cronkite,  Su- 

See  "Foster/' page  7 


Cutbacks 
Force  Loss 
of  Jobs 

John  K.Phoebus 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 

Loose  Cannon 
Rolls  Again 


News  Editor 

Due  to  budget  restrictions 
several  positions  have  been  cut 
or  reshuffled  at  Washington 
College  for  the  1993-94  aca- 
demic year.  Independent  of 
budget  influenced  changes, 
several  members  of  the  Wash- 
ington College  community 
have  left  to  pursueother  things. 
The  President's  Office  pro- 
vided information  related  to 
these  changes  last  week. 

According  to  Joe  Holt,  Ex- 
ecutive Assistant  to  the  presi- 
dent, these  changes  will  not 
result  in  any  diminishment  of 
service  to  students  or  alumni. 
Rather  than  cutting  serv  ices  the 
college  has  chosen  to  consoli- 
date responsibility  among  ad- 
ministrativeofficesinacreative 
combination  of  similar  jobs.  It 
has  accomplished  this  through 
attrition  and  reasignment  of 
responsibility,  not  through 
furloughs  or  draconian  cuts, 
according  to  Holt.  While  times 
will  be  tighter  at  WC,  Holt 
points  out  that  last  year  was 
the  first  that  a  budget  freeze  hit 
our  school,  while  other  insti- 
tutions have  faced  shortages 

See  "Jobs/'  page  5 


Scott  Ross  Koon 


Editor-in-Chief 

Last  week  an  anonymous 
evangelist  of  conservatism 
came  to  Washington  College 
and  left  behind  a  memo  entitled 
'The  Excerpt  from  Required 
Reading  for  Pornography  409." 
The  courageous  crusader  swept 


in  cars  parked  outside  of  the 
dorms  as  students  were  mov- 
ing in. 

This  time, Huck'sattack  was 
somewhat  successful.  One 
parent  and  one  board  member 
took  thememo  at  face  valueand 
complained.  This  caused  the 
Dean  and  Provost  to  summon 
the  course's  instructor.  Dr.  Ri- 


"We  defend  the  right  of  faculty  to 
select  courses  they  think  are 
appropriate/' 

-  Gene  Wubbels 

Dean  and  Provost 


in  like  an  avenging  angel,  a 
prophet  of  righteousness  self- 
lessly  seeking  to  protect  young 
minds  from  the  wicked  propa- 
ganda which  passes  for  educa- 
tion nowadays. 

Washington  College  has 
seen  this  angel  before,  of  course. 
To  know  her  is  to  love  her,  for 
sheisnoneotherthanSueHuck, 
ultimate  arbiter  of  morality. 
And  this  time,  she  has  struck  at 
a  time  when  she  knew  she  could 
reach  the  parents  of  freshmen. 
Huck's  propaganda  wasplaced 


chard  De  Prospo,  for  a  meeting 
to  discuss  the  course.  Huck's 
contention  that  "This  course 
degrades  and  demeans  the 
College"  had  caused  a  fracas  of 
the  first  order. 

Or  had  it?  Frankly,  who 
gives  a  flying  Huck  what  she 
thinks?  Thecourseitselfcauscd 
no  controversy  when  it  was 
added  to  the  curriculum,  and 
Dr.  De  Prospo  is  correct  when 
he  says  that  it  is  the  "best  pub- 
See  "AMS  491/'  page  7 


New  Professors  and  Promotions  at  WC 


Thea  Mateu 


Staff  Writer 

Washington  College  wel- 
comes four  new  faculty  mem- 
bers to  departments  of  Eco- 
nomics, French,  Math  and 
Psychology. 

Edguardo  Buscaglia  is  a 
new  assistant  professor  for  the 
Economi  cs  Department.  He  isa 
consultant  to  the  World  Bank. 
Buscaglia  comes  to  us  from 
Stanford  University  where  he 
was  a  Visiting  Scholar  teaching 
law  and  economics  of  techno- 
logical innovation  in  Latin 
America  and  Eastern  Europe. 
Hehasamaster'sdegreeinLaw 
and  a  doctoral  degree  in  Eco- 
nomics from  the  University  of 
Illinois  at  Urbana-Champaign. 
He  was  Visiting  Fellow  at  the 
Cardinal  Newman  College  of 


the  National  University  of 
Buenos  Aires.  Hevolunteersas 
a  professor  of  law  and  econom- 
ics in  the  National  University 
of  Buenos  Airesin  hissummers. 
He  was  research  associate  in 
the  Jurisprudence  and  Social 
Policy  Program  at  the  Univer- 
sityofCaliforniaat Berkley.  His 
teaching  style  is  one  of  interac- 
tive approach.  He  believes  in 
preparing  the  students  to  live, 
in  the  "real  world"  and  said 
that  lea  ving  the  fear  of  exposing 
pointsof  view  in  front  of  a  group 
is  an  important  step. 

Amy  Smiley  joins  the  De- 
par  tment  of  Modern  Languages 
as  an  Assistant  Professor.  She 
succeeds  Andre  Yon,  who  re- 
tired last  spring.  She  was  for- 
merly an  Assistant  Professor  of 
English  at  the  Universite  of 
Paris  6,  and  an  instructor  of 


French  at  the  University  of 
Kansas.  Smiley  earned  her  un- 
dergraduate degree  in  Litera- 
ture from  State  University  of 
New  York,  Purchase  and  then 
earned  a  Master's  Degree  and 
a  Ph.D.  in  French  literature 
from  the  University  of  Paris  7. 
She  will  be  teaching  Elemen- 
tary and  Intermediate  French 
in  addition  to  her  French 
Masterpieces  course.  Smiley 
likes  to  recreate  life  situations 
in  the  classroom  for  the  student 
to  get  moreout  of  the  language 
course.  Her  main  literary  in- 
terests are  in  the  writing  of  the 
French  Resistance. 

In  the  Mathmatics  Depart- 
ment, Samuel  B.  Smith,  son  of 
senior  faculty  member  Nathan 
Smith,  has  been  appointed  to 
fillavacancy.  Smith  graduated 
Phi  Beta  Kappa  from  Bucknell 


University  in  1988  and  recently 
completed  his  Ph.D.  in  the  area 
of  Algebraic  Topology  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota.  He 
taught  at  the  University  of 
Minnesota  and  wasa  recitation 
instructor  for  two  instructional 
television  programs  called 
UNITE  and  Finite  Math. 

Cecilia  Acocella  joins  our 
Psychology  Department  as  an 
Assistant  Professor.  She  has  a 
bachelor's  degree  from 
Hamilton  College  in  New  York 
and  she  earned  her  master'sand 
doctoral  degreesinexperimen- 
tal  psychology  from  North- 
eastern. She  was  a  teaching 
assistant  in  Northeastern  in 
several  areas,  including  neuro- 
anatomy and  psychobiology. 
Her  main  research  interests  are 
in  the  field  of  vision.  Acocella 
has  studied  aspects  of  central 


vision  loss  with  monkeys.  Now 
she  is  planning  to  work  more 
with  Sensation  and  Perception 
and  use  human  subjects.  She 
likes  personal  interaction  in  the 
classroom  and  is  looking  for- 
ward to  working  with  students 
on  her  research. 

Also  new  to  the  Psychology 
Department  is  visiting  Assistant 
Professor  Dr.  Cynthia  Kalodner. 
She  obtained  her  Ph.D.  in  1988 
fromPennState University.  She 
has  done  work  in  University  of 
Texas  at  Austin  as  a  counciling 
center  staff  psychologist,  and 
was  an  Assistant  professor  at 
Ohio  University  of  Akron  for  3 
years.  Kalodner  also  had  a  fel- 
lowship at  John  Hopkins  and 
taught  at  George  Mason  Vir- 
ginia.    Her  research  interests 

See  "New  Profs/'  page  7 


September  3, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Positive  Aspects  of 
a  Divided  Campus 

Across  the  country,  the  high  school  class  of  '93  is  becomi  ng 
thecollegeclassof'97.  Different  individuals  will  undoubtedly 
react  to  this  new  experience  in  different  ways.  For  some  of  the 
Freshmen,  I'm  certain  that  the  first  priority  upon  arriving  at 
Washington  College  was  to  hook  up  the  stereo  so  as  to  be  able 
to  listen  to  Inna  Gadda  Da  Vida  at  maximum  volume.  For  oth- 
ers, the  first  task  was  a  visit  to  the  bookstore  to  buy  books  and 
get  ahead  on  their  reading.  Others  will  go  into  town  fora  bout 
of  shopping  to  buy  all  the  necessities  which  they  forgot  to  bring 
with  them  from  thicr  homes  in  Rochester,  Baltimore  and  Bryn 
Ma  wr.  And  there  are  al  waysa  large  number  who  unpack  their 
belongings,  curl  up  in  a  fetal  position  on  their  beds  and  try  to 
become  invisible  until  spring  semester. 

That's  fine.  The  beauty  of  Washington  College  as  an 
institution  is  that  students  have  the  freedom  to  discover  their 
own  idiosyncrasies.  This  is  truer  today  than  ever  before, 
thanks  in  large  part  to  the  college's  efforts  to  promote  social 
heterogeneity.  A  small  student  body,  liberal  policies  regard- 
ing campus  behavior  and  a  wide  variety  of  curricular  and 
extracurricular  programs  arc  other  factors  which  make 
Washington  College  an  excellent  place  for  young  people  to 
discover  who  they  are. 

As  college  students  grow  and  develop,  they  look  to  their 
peers  for  social  support.  During  young  adulthood,  people 
determine  the  values  and  morals  which  will  guide  their  con- 
duct for  the  rest  of  their  lives.  This  is  intrinsically  a  difficult 
process,  which  is  not  made  easier  if  you're  constantly  being 
critiqued  by  your  friends.  So  inevitably  people  splinter  into 
little  tribes  of  like-minded  individuals.  Thiscanbcsceninany 
community  throughout  the  world.  At  large  universities,  this 
is  rarely  seen  as  a  problem,  as  it  is  simply  impossible  to  even 
meetall  the  people  in  your  Psych  101  class.  But  at  Washington 
College  the  most  general  complaint  is  that  social  cliques  frag- 
ment [lie  campus  in  a  way  which  is  exclusionary,  snobbish  and 
elitist. 

At  larger  schools,  individual  cliques  can  pretend  that  the 
others  simply  do  not  exist,  as  each  clan  is  large  enough  to 
comprise  a  community  unto  itself.  Here  at  WC  people  simply 
cannot  ignore  one  another  for  long,  which  is  why  cliques  are 
perceived  asa  problem.  While  each  person  strives  to  surround 
him  or  herself  with  others  who  will  agree  on  central  values, 
everyone  is  constantly  forced  to  be  in  contact  with  others  who 
vehemently  disagree. 

This  is  exactly  why  Washington  College  is  such  an  excel- 
lent place  for  young  people  to  sort  out  their  place  in  the  world. 
Here  it  is  possible  not  only  to  learn  who  you  are,  but  also  who 
you  are  not. 

Weallcan  find  uncommon  ground  upon  which  to  disagree: 
what  is  truly  useful  about  cliques  in  a  small  social  settingis  that 
they  actually  promote  unity  through  division.  We  are  united 
through  our  divisions  because  they  provide  the  context  for 
achieving  the  intellectual  goals  of  a  liberal  arts  eduaction.  We 
are  all  here  to  learn,  not  only  from  ourprofessorsand  textbooks, 
but  also  from  each  other.  Washington  College  would  be  much 
less  lively  if  there  were  not  both  freaks  and  Greeks.  It  is  only 
by  respecting  our  differences  that  we  can  maintain  a  fertile 
ground  for  ideas  without  intellectual  inbreeding. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


September  3, 1993 


DIRT: 


Coffee  and  Cigarettes:  A  Brief 
History  of  the  Last  Three  Years 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor  Emeritus 

When  I  came  to  Washing- 
ton College  in  the  fall  of  1990, 1 
didn't  smoke.  President 
Charles  H.  Trout's  first  semes- 
ter was  my  first  semester,  and 
since  then  no  less  than  three 
Deans  have  presided,  as  well  as 
four  SGA  Presidents,  five  Elm 
editors,  four  Pegasus  editors 
(yes,theyearbookisonitsway), 
and  two  directors  of  Student 
Activities. 

During  my  stay,  the  Casey 
Academic  Center  opened,  Se- 
curity moved  from  the  Spanish 
House  to  off-campus,  the  Elm 
was  cut  down,  and  the  Johnson 
Lifetime  Fitness  Center  was 
built. 

Kent  House  my  freshman 
year  was  an  all  male,  largely 
freshman  dorm.  Caroline  sec- 
ond and  third  floors  were  co-ed 
special  interest  halls  (creative 
arts,  where  I  lived,  and  hu- 
manities, respectively).  The 
CoffeeHouse  served  beer  and 
food  and  was  packed  with 
peopleonmanya  weekend.  The 
bookstore  was  in  the  basement 
of  Hodson  Hall,  where  the 
study  lounge  now  sits. 

Student  Affairs  and  the 
Language  Lab  were  in  Smith 
Hall,  the  writing  lab  was  in  the 
basement  there,  and  so  were 
the  mail  boxes,  which  we 
shared.  Behind  Bill  Smith  wasa 
huge  parking  lot,  replaced  by 
the  brick'n'grass  mall  you  now 
see.  The  athletic  field  parking 
lot  did  not  exist,  and  neither 
did  the  phone  hookups  in  ev- 
ery room,  the  computing  class- 
room, or  the  Lit  House  Press 
annex. 

Three  years  and  countless 


cigarettes  later,  some  folks 
would  have  you  think  WC  is  a 
largely  stagnant  place.  I  dis- 
agree. For  starters,  Hands  Out, 
Hillel,  the  Rugby  Club,  Terra 
Firma,  Gender  Relations 
Awareness  Alliance,  SANE/ 
Freeze,  WAC  Happenings,  the 
Dale  Adams  Heritage  Ex- 
change, and  GALA  all  started 
my  first  two  years  here  and  have 
left  their  indelible  mark  on  the 
campus.  Others,  such  as 
YAWP,  have  come  and  gone, 
and  some,  such  as  the  Dutch 
Dumschott  Society,  have  sim- 
ply gone.  And  then  there  are 
theSigs... 

People  believe  whatever 
they  want.  Washington  College 
is  either  too  liberal  or  too  con- 
servativeforsometastes.  When 
1  was  about  five  years  old,  I 
read  this  book  called  "Nothing 
Ever  Happens  on  My  Block." 
My  freshman  year,  I  ran  across 
it  again  and  was  struck  by  the 
similarities  to  WC. 

The  narrator,  a  little  kid, 
complains  the  whole  way 
through  how  boring  his  town 
is,  while  missing  a  parade,  a 
bank  robbery,  and  the  subse- 
quent crash  of  an  armored  car. 

Freshman  year,  our  SGA 
President  shot  himself  in  the 
foot,  literally,  which  eventually 
got  me  an  internship  at  Rolling 
Stone  Magazine.  My  predeces- 
sor at  the  Elm  shook  things  up 
by  starting  an  independent 
newspaper  called  This  Is  Not  The 
Elm  to  cover  Neimangate,  since 
the  1990  Elm  was  queasy  at  the 
prospect.  Pat  Attenasio  and  the 
rest  of  us  also  covered 
"Lacrossgate,"  which  involved 
a  college  van  and  several  cases 
of  beer.  [A  similar  van  later  ex- 
ploded in  Baltimore.] 


My  second  year  was  Beyond 
the  Slmdow  of  A  Trout  an  inter- 
esting one.  The  Elm,  which  this 
newspaper  was  named  for,  was 
removed.  Dutch  Elm  Disease 
destroyed  the  tree  taken  circa 
1930  fromMount  Vernon  (that's 
George  Washington's  Estate, 
for  those  of  you  watching  at 
home)  and  planted  in  the 
middleofthe  campus  lawn. The 
New  Twig  —  er.  Tulip  Poplar 
—  was  planted  near  Washing- 
ton Avenue. 

We've  had  fireson  campus, 
thefts  of  major  equipment,  and 
sadly,  two  student  deaths.  Eu- 
gene McCarthy,  John  Barth, 
Jorie  Graham,  Bob  Woodward, 
Antonia  Novello,  Bob 
Woodward,  Marian  Wright 
Edelman,  and  Carl  Rowanhave 
all  spoken  on  campus,  to  name 
a  few.  Musical  ensembles  from 
the  Julliard  String  Quartet  to 
Quink  have  visited,  as  have  the 
Connells,  Black  Sheep,  Disap- 
pear Fear  and  Uprising.  And 
campus  bands  such  as  the 
Incorrigibles,  the  Brainchillins, 
Guns'n  Houghter  and  the  Sa- 
cred Cows  over  the  years  have 
rocked  our  various  worlds. 

Even  if  it  takes  a  cup  of 
dining  hall  coffee  and  a  pack  of 
Camel  Filters  to  open  your  eyes, 
try  it.  Ifsworthit.  Idon'twant 
anyone  on  this  campus  to  look 
back  on  their  four  years  here 
and  realize  that  the  best  times 
they  had  on  campus  were  the 
ones  they  couldn't  remember 
the  next  morning.  Washington 
College  is  its  own  little  world. 
But  while  you're  living  in  it, 
pay  attention.  You  might  be 
surprised  at  what  you  miss  ... 
not  only  after  you  leave,  but 
while  you're  here. 


Campus  Voices 


by  Steve  Brown 


Does  it  appear  to  you  that  there  has  been  a  lot  of  illicit 
activities  (like  drinking  and  sex  and  drugs  and  mur- 
der) in  the  first  few  days  here  at  WC? 


Danica  Heath 
Freshman 

There  has  been  quite  a  bit  of 
drinking  so  far,  but  I'm  sure 
that's  because  it's  so  early  and 
the  freshmen  are  actually  able 
to  drink.  WOAH!  As  for  sex 
and  drugs,  I  haven't  seen  or 
had  any  yet.  Now,  murder...I 
swear  I  know  nothing! 


P.  J.  Mullin 

Senior 

Why  yes,  people  lying  half 

passed-out  in  the  parking  lots 

at  3:00  in  the  morning  is  a  bad 

sign. 


Lauren  Levirte 

Freshman 

There  does  seem  to  be  quite  a 

lot  of  drinking,  but  thaf  s  to  be 

expected. 


Eileen  Hunter 

Sophomore 

Here?    At  WC?    Oh,  1  really 

don't  think  so. 


Open  Forum:  Summer  Pruning  of  WC  Staff 


That  time  is  here  at  last  and 
our  hallowed  halls  have  thrown 
open  the  doors  to  welcome  us 
into  the  fold  of  higher  educa- 
tion once  again.  The  more  as- 
tute among  our  incumbent 

Pat 
Geissel 


student  body  will  notice  the 
number  of  changes  about  our 
campus  from  thepreviousyear. 
Before  I  ramble  on,  my  enter- 
prising readers  should  take  this 
opportunity  to  try  and  put  their 
respective  finger  on  just  whatis 


missing  this  year. 

Who  can  help  but  miss  the 
rampant  construction  that  has 
deprived  us  of  our  beloved 
snack  bar?  No  foaming 
capuccino  in  the  wee  hours  be- 
fore class;  our  students  must 
rely  on  the  skeleton  crew  as- 
sembled in  the  CAC  to  redeem 
theircoupons.  Oursophomores 
most  certainly  should  notice  the 
loss  of  their  fellows,  a  large 
number  of  whom  did  not  make 
it  through  their  first  year. 
{Freshman,  beware  -  let  this  be 
a  lesson  to  you.) 

The  one  change  that  most 
of  you  have  undoubtedly 
overlooked  is  the  cutback  in 
college  staff  workers.  Over  the 


summer,  five  employees  of  the 
college  were  laid-off.  This  ac- 
tion was  a  direct  result  of  the 
tragedy  many  of  us  remember 
from  last  year. 

It  started  with  rumors 
whispered  about  the  edges  of 
campus.  First,  building,  then 
rising,  and  eventually  erupting 
in  a  series  of  exposes  embla- 
zoned across  the  front  pages  of 
this  very  newspaper.  Our  col- 
lege was  going  bankrupt! 
President  Trout  tried  to  allay 
our  fears,  but  even  he  had  to 
face  the  overwhelming  evi- 
dence. Neartheendof  the  year, 
each  of  us,  or  more  often  our 
parents,  received  a  small,  se- 
date but  proud  memo  from  the 


PresidenfsOffice  declaring  that 
steps  were  being  taken  to  save 
our  mighty  institution.  To  no 
one's  great  surprise,  these  steps 
includedanotherrisein  the  cost 
of  tuition.  Another  of  these 
steps  involved  the  trimming  of 
the  budget,  and  specifically  the 
payroll. 

A  total  of  five  employees 
were  dismissed.  In  addition,  a 
number  of  positions  vacated 
through  attrition  were  left 
unfilled.  The  new  Office  of 
Student  Activitiesand  Campus 
Recreation  is  another  result  of 
these  cost  cutting  measures. 
What  we  have  here  is  a  re-dis- 
tribution of  labor  among  a 
smaller  group  of  laborers. 


If  you  remained  blissfully 
ignorant  of  these  changes,  let 
us  hope  that  there  is  no  reason 
to  become  alarmed  now.  Can 
we  trust  that  our  campus  will 
continue  to  function  as  effec- 
tively as  before  with  a  smaller 
work  force?  Will  I  be  able  to 
visit  the  Business  Office  to 
complain1  a  bill  and  have  to  face 
the  fate  of  having  my  lymph 
nodes  extracted  through  my 
nostrils  by  an  overworked  sec- 
retary? Will  there  still  be  all  of 
those  cool  guitar  shows  that  I 
have  never  seen  but  still  hope 
to?  Whataboutthe Hypnotist? 
Only  time  will  tell  if  ourcollege 
can  respond  adequately  to  the 
needs  of  its  student  body. 


September  3, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


We've  Got  It  Easy 


Staff  Writer 

Each  year  hundreds  of 
college  student  across  the  na- 
tion make  the  big  jump  from 
dorm  life  to  off-campus  hous- 
ing. In  some  cases,  students 
simply  want  a  placcaway  from 
the  hustle  and  commotion  of 
campus  life,  but  for  others 
having  a  house  off  campus 
means  non-stop  parlies,  and 
that  means  problems  for  the 
permanent  residents  of  the 
community.  Regardlcssofthc 
reasons  for  the  move,  the  off- 
campus  student  becomes  not 
only  a  member  of  the  college 
community,  but  also  part  of 
the  larger  community  of  the 
city  or  town. 

The  Baltimore  County 
Council  is  now  trying  to 
eliminate  housingproblcms  for 
its  residents.  Councilman 
Douglas  Riley  has  proposed 
legislation  that  will  place  more 
rcsponsibilityonthcownersof 
houses  rented  to  college  stu- 
dents, making  it  easier  to  get  a 
boarding-house  permit  .re- 
quired for  the  renting  of  prop- 
erty to  anyone.  There  is  one 
catch:  the  government  will  re- 
quire information,  not  only  on 
the  house,  but  its  occupants. 
The  bills,  which  will  affect 
communities  surrounding 
Towson  State  University,  the 
University  of  Maryland,  Balti- 
more County  and  Essex  Com- 


munity College,  are  an  effort  by 
the  county  council  to  gain  more 
control  over  which  groups  of 
students  are  allowed  to  migrate 
from  campus  housing  into  the 
community. 

Here  in  Chestertown  regu- 
lations are  much  simpler,  not 
only  for  students  but  also  for 
property  owners.  The  city  code 
defines  a  "family"  as  "a  group 
of  not  more  than  four  (4)  per- 
sons living  together  by  joint 
agreement  and  occupying  a 
single  housekeeping  unit  with 
single  culinary  facilities  on  a 
nonprofit,  cost-sharing  basis." 
Thisdcscriprion  applies  to  most 
students  living  off-campus.   In 
order  to  rent  to  college  students, 
a  property  owner  has  to  com- 
plete no  special  paperwork  or 
special  permits.   This  not  only 
keeps  housing  costs  down,  but 
expands  the  choices  available  to 
college  students  seeking  to  move 
out  of  dorms.  One  off-campus 
senior,  Mike  Tarrant,  likes  this 
arrangement  and  says  that  liv- 
ing off-campus  "just  has  a  dif- 
ferent feci. ..people  are  much 
more  respectful  of  your  rights." 
We  do  have  it  easy  here  in 
Chestertown.     Relations  be- 
tween the  college  community 
and  town  residents  are  usually 
good.  Itisinourbestinterestto 
maintain  amicable  relations,  not 
onlyforoff-campusstudentsbut 
also  for  the  rest  of  us.  Remem- 
ber —  good  fences  don't  always 
make  good  neighbors. 


Honor  Code  of  Yesteryear 


Early  WC  Administrators  Ran  a  Tight  Ship 

Freshmen  and  transfer  stu-     reverently  and  devoutly  under 
dents  who  have  just  arrived  at     such  penalty  notexceeding  five 


Washington  College  may  be 
surprised  by  the 

prernissiveness  which  pervades 
dorm  life  here.  Generally 
speaking,  students  here  have  it 
relatively  easy:  we  are  free  to 
come  and  go  as  we  please,  we 
can  have  guests  of  whatever 
sex  we  choose  whenever  we 
choose,  and  we  can  drink  as 
much  as  we  want  to. 

It  hasn't  always  been  this 
way.  In  the  early  19th  century 
students  had  to  abide  by  rules 
which  seem  draconian  by  mod- 
ern standards.  So  the  next  time 
your  RA  threatens  to  fine  you, 
just  be  glad  that  you  don't  have 
to  follow  the  same  rules  which 
governed  student  conduct  in 
the  early  days  of  Washington 
College. 

Rule  1  st.  The  roll  shall  be  called 
morning  and  afternoon  fifteen 
minutes  after  the  ringing  of  the 
bell,  and  every  student  shall 
answer  to  his  name  under  the 
penalty  of  twelve  and  a  half 
centsorsuchother  punishment 
as  the  Professor  in  hisdiscrerion 
may  think  proper  to  inflict, 
unless  he  shall  give  satisfactory 
excuse  for  his  absence. 
Rule  2nd.  Immediately  after 
the  calling  of  the  roll  in  morn- 
ing there  shall  be  prayers: 
during  which  time  every  stu- 
dent shall  demean  himself 


Hodson  Hall  Renovation  Project  Underway 


Amy  Peterson 
Staff  Writer 

The  renovations  to  turn  the 
old  Deli  in  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall  into  a  combination 
Student  Center/Coffeehouse 
have  finally  commenced,  after 
changes  in  the  original  plans. 

Originally,  the  renovation 
project  included  an  under- 
ground terrace  in  one  comer  of 
the  former  Coffeehouse.  Un- 
fortunately, due  to  structural 
problems  and  difficulty  in 
rainwater  drainage,  the  plans 
were  unfeasible.  Dennis  Berry, 
Director  of  Student  Activities 
and  Campus  Recreation,  said 
the  new  plans  for  the  Coffee- 
house are  set  for  a  grand 
opening  when  students  return 
second  semester.  According  to 
Rcid  Raudenbush,  Director  of 
Buildings  and  Grounds,  reno- 
vations will  cost  no  more  than 
the  budgeted  $575,000. 

January  may  seem  long  for 
students  to  wait  for  a  central 
meeting  place,  but  the  planned 
Coffeehouse  is  well  worth  it. 
Berry  said  it  will  include  pool 
tables,airhockey  andfoozeball 
tables,  along  with  bikes  that 


students  can  check  out  for  a  day 
ofcampususe.  The  new-Coffee- 
house will  also  have  room  for 
concerts,  and  less  formal 
studying  than  thestudy  lounge. 
Activities  currently  held  in  the 
study  lounge  will  move  into  the 
new  Coffeehouse,  leaving  the 
lounge  as  a  "home  to  commuter 
students",  creating  a  "living 
room  for  the  campus"  says 
Berry. 

The  new  Coffeehouse  in- 
cludes room  for  a  future  radio 
station.  Because  the  Coffee- 
houseand  Lounge  will  be  staffed 
and  run  by  students,  possible 
usesfor  the  area  arelimited  only 
by  the  energy  and  imagination 
of  WC's  students.  Another  plus 
this  year  is  the  Comedy  Club. 


There  is  no  cover  charge,  to 
encourage  students  to  just  drop 
by  without  having  to  worry 
about  whether  they  remem- 
bered their  wallets. 

In  the  meantime,  students 
looking  for  a  change  from  the 
food  in  the  Dining  Hall  can  find 
it  at  the  Casey  Academic  Cen- 
ter from  10:30 a.m.  to4:30 p.m., 
Monday  to  Friday.  The  Interim 
Deli  serves  sandwiches,  mi- 
crowave foods,  drinks,  muffins 
and  yogurt.  Coupons  for  the 
Deli  will  be  accepted.  One 
complaint  is  the  lack  of  veg- 
etarian options,  according  to 
student  vegetarian  Amy  Elliot. 
They  also  tend  to  run  out  of 
sandwiches  and  drinks  before 
they  close. 


dollars,  as  the  Professor  in  his 
discretion  may  think  proper  to 
impose. 

Rule  3rd.  During  the  hours  of 
recitation  and  study,  it  shall  be 
the  duty  of  every  student  to 
attend  to  his  business,  nor  shall 
he  trifle  away  his  time  in  any 
way  whatsoever  under  a  pen- 
alty of  twelve  and  a  half  cents, 
or  such  punishment  at  the  Pro- 
fessor in  his  discretion  may 
think  proper  to  inflict. 
Rule  4th.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of 
every  student  to  be  prepared 
for  recitation  in  the  course  of 
his  class  under  a  penalty  not 
exceeding  fifty  centsfor  the  first 
offense  -  for  the  second  private 
and  for  the  third  public  admo- 
nition. The  habitual  neglect  of 
this  rule  shall  expose  to  sus- 
pension and  finally  expulsion. 
Rule  5th.  The  Professor  shall 
class  the  students  in  such  man- 
ner as  he  shall  think  proper, 
and  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  each 
class  in  turn  to  commit  to 
memory,  whether  their  own 
composition  or  that  of  the  oth- 
ers, and  on  Saturday  morning, 
declaim  or  speak,  in  order  to 
improve  in  elocution;  but  each 
piece  shall  be  previously  sub- 
mitted to  the  inspection  of  the 
Teacher. 

Rule  6th.  At  the  expiration  of 
every  quarter,  the  several 
classes  shall  be  publicly  exam- 
ined in  their  respective  studies. 
If  any  student  shall  absent  him- 
self in  order  to  avoid  such  ex- 
amination, or  shall  refuse  to  be 
examined,  he  shall  be  fined  in 
the  sum  not  exceeding  two  dol- 
lars or  shall  be  publicly  admon- 
ished as  the  case  may  be. 
Rule  7th.  During  the  school 
hours,  every  student  shall  ab- 
stain from  talking  loud,  or 
making  any  noise,  whether 
within  or  without  the  college, 
whereby  the  business  thereof 
may  be  inten-upted  or  in  any 
way  hindered;  under  a  penalty 
notexceeding  fifty  centsor  such 
other  punishment  as  the  Pro- 
fessor in  his  discretion  may 
think  proper  to  inflict. 
Rule8th.  Any  student  who  shall 
be  guilty  of  immoral  conduct, 
such  as  quarreling,  cursing, 


swearing,  or  immodest  conver- 
sation, shall  for  the  first  offense 
be  fined  a  sum  not  exceeding 
two  dollars  ( in  the  discretion  of 
the  Professor),  for  the  second 
shall  be  privately  admonished, 
for  the  third  publicly  -  and  if  he 
continues  to  disregard  the  au- 
thority of  the  College,  he  shall 
be  suspended  from  its  benefits 
and  privileges,  and  may  be  fi- 
nally expelled. 

Rule  9th.  No  student  shall  in 
any  way  or  manner  injure  the 
buildings  of  the  College,  or  its 
appurtenances,under  a  penalty 
of  double  damages.  In  all  such 
cases  and  damages  shall  be  es- 
timated by  the  Visitors  or  un- 
der their  direction,  and  such 
penalty  shall  be  paid  to  the  Pro- 
fessor within  seven  days  after 
proper  notification  shall  have 
been  given  of  said  evaluation. 
Rule  10th.  Every  student  shall 
demean  himself  toward  his 
teacher  in  a  decent  and  respect- 
ful manner,  under  penalty  not 
exceeding  five  dollars  in  the 
discretion  of  the  Professor,  and 
a  repetition  of  this  disrespect  in 
language  or  conduct,  shall  sub- 
ject the  party  offending  to  sus- 
pension or  expulsion  as  the  na- 
ture of  tine  case  may  require. 
Rule  11th.  All  fines  that  may 
arise  under  any  of  the  preced- 
ing rules  shall  be  paid  to  the 
Professor  at  the  expiration  of 
the  quarter  during  which  they 
were  incurred.  Excepting  those 
that  may  arise  under  the  9th 
rule. 

Rule  12th.  If  a  student  shall 
violate  any  of  the  rules  of  the 
College  and  shall  refuse  to  sub- 
mit himself  to  the  punishment 
imposed  thereby;  he  shall  im- 
mediately be  reported  to  the 
President  of  the  Board  of  Visi- 
tors and  Governors,  who  shall 
forthwith  call  a  special  meeting 
of  the  Board  in  order  to  take 
such  offense  into  consideration. 
Rule  13th.  As  cases  may  occur 
that  are  not  expressly  provided 
for  by  the  Rules  of  the  college, 
upon  all  such  occasions,  the 
Visitors  and  Governors  shall 
proceed  according  to  their  best 
discretion,  and  may  punish  a 
student  by  fine,  or  otherwise 
according  to  the  circumstances 
of  the  offense. 


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Features  &  News 


September  3, 1993 


Don't  Rock  the  Vote,  Baby 

MTV  Executives  Learn  the  New  Rules  of  "Social  Responsibility" 


Scott  Ross  Koon 

Editor-in-Chief 

With  last  year's  "Rock  the 
Vote"  program,  MTV  con- 
sciously entered  the  political 
arena.  The  corporate  manage- 
ment of  MTV  must  be  feeling 
pangs  of  guilt  at  the  fact  that 
MTV's  mindless  and  often 
decadent  programming  has 
stunted  the  intellectual  growth 
of  so  many  in  our  generation. 
"Rock  the  Vote"  and  other 
"socially  responsible"  pro- 
gramming marks  a  transparent 
attempt  to  convince  young 
America  that  MTV  is  not  just 
another  scumbag  entertain- 
ment corporation. 

MTV's  feeble  attempts  to 
report  news  may  actually  ex- 
acerbate the  problem  of  the 
MTV  generation's  lack  of  in- 
terestin  politics.  MTV  presents 
to  the  viewers  a  world  where 
Madonna  gets  100  times  the 
coverage  then  received  by  the 
President  of  the  United  States. 
Obviously,  MTV  is  supposed 
to  be  music  television  and  not 
CNN,  but  the  fact  that  MTV 
offers  news  at  all  will  cause 
many  viewers  to  neglect  to  read 
newspapers  or  even  watch 
more  in-depth  television  pro- 
grams, as  they  have  already 
been  kept  abreast  of  world  hap- 
penings, albeit  by  Kurt  Loder. 
For  many,  MTV  News  is  their 
only  news  source,  which  is 
laughable. 

The  question  is  not  "should 
young  people  vote,"  but  rather 
"Do  we  really  want  someone 
who  watches  5  hours  of  MTV  a 


day  to  vote?"  People  who  know 
more  about  Boo-ya  Tribe  than 
Bosnia  and  who  may  support 
massive  NEA  grants  to  under- 
write Queensreich's  next  East 
Coast  tour  should  not  have  a 
hand  in  determining  the  poli- 
cies of  the  world's  largest  eco- 
nomic and  military  power. 

If  MTV  is  successful  over 
the  long  run  in  it's  efforts  to 
"RocktheVote,"  18-24yearolds 
will  become  a  politically  pow- 
erful part  of  the  electorate  which 
every  politician  will  have  to 
reckon  with.  Politicians  will  be 
forced  to  address  the  interests 


ontology  of  Heidegger. 

What  will  press  confer- 
ences look  like  20  years  from 
now  when  more  Americans  get 
their  news  from  MTV  News 
than  from  any  other  source.... 
Sen.  Lardbottom  (R-Okla.):  Yes, 
Mr.  Loder? 

Kurt  Loder  (MTV News):  What's 
your  position  on  AIDS  re- 
search? 

Sen.  Lardbottom:  As  chairman 
of  the  Appropriations  Com- 
mittee, I've  worked  closely  with 
Elton  John  and  Naughty  by 
Nature  to  hammer  out  a  na- 
tional public  health  policy. 


MTV's  feeble  attempts  to  report  news  exacerbates 
the  problem  of  youth's  lack  of  interest  in  politics. 


and  whims  of  the  MTV  genera- 
tion. Many  politicians  will  learn 
to  speak  MTV-speak  and  think 
MTV-think.  If  that  happens, 
MTV  will  be  able  to  substan- 
tially determine  the  American 
political  agenda. 

MTV  also  seeks  to  have  a 
voice  in  America's  moral 
agenda.  MTV  recently  ad- 
dressed the  moral  issues  of  to- 
day in  "Seven  Deadly  Sins,"  a 
show  which  featured  such 
eminent  moral  authorities  such 
as  Queen  Latifa,  Aerosmi  th,  Ice- 
T,  Ozzy  Osboume  and  Kirstie 
Ally.  They  could  have  sought 
out  a  Tibetan  hermit  to  learn 
the  meaning  of  life,  but  instead 
they  sought  out  an  aging  rock 
and  roller  named  Ozzy.  Ru- 
mor has  it  that  Ozzy  is  just  now 
finishing  up  his  doctoral  dis- 
sertation on  the  fundamental 


if 


Campus  Classics 

Otudy  the  classic  blend  of 

comfort  and  style  in  Birkenstock 

footwear,  and 

learn  how  good 

your  feet  can 

feel!  Suede, 

leather,  and 
;  nubuck  styles 
| autumn  colors 
[forest,  berry, 


We've  also  got  both  of  the 
Nelson  Brothers  conducting 
genetic  research  at  the  CDC, 
and  we're  very  optimistic  that 
they'll  find  a  cure. 
Loder:  A  folIowup-Whatabout 
the  nation's  drug  policy? 
Lardbottom:  We're  treating  this 
as  a  public  heatth  issue.  The 
NIH  just  approved  a  50  million 
dollar  grant  to  Keith  Richard  to 
conduct  research  to  find  out 
exactly  how  much  heroin 
someone  can  inject  and  still 
keep  on  breathing.  Yes,  Ms. 
Fuentes. 

Daisy Fuentes (CNN):  Thereare 
persistent  rumors  that  you're 
down  with  O.P.P. 
Lardbottom:  I  am  not  now,  nor 
have  I  ever  been,  down  with 
O.P.P.  Squishy? 
Squishy  Thomas  (Guitar  Player 
Magazine):  You  know,  like,  that 
track  on  Congressional  Record- 
ing, like,  that  one  you  did  with 
Barny  Frank  and  Sam  Nunn? 
Lardbottom:  Yes? 
Thomas:  And,  like,  you  know, 
like  thepart  just  before  thedrum 
solo  where  you're  going  off, 
like,  playing  lead  guitar? 
Lardbottom:  Yes? 
Squishy:  Well,  like,  what  kind 
of  pick  did  you  use? 

Is  this  what  we  want  our 
society  to  come  to?  We  must  be 
ever  vigilant  to  protect  America 
from  the  insidious  MTV  men- 
ace. MTV  should  stick  to  music 
videos,  and  leave  important  is- 
sues to  journalists  who  are  go- 
ing to  be  able  to  give  each  topic 
the  depth  of  attention  it  merits. 
Should  they  continue  to  inter- 
view Megadeath  and  Faith  No 
More?  Absolutely,  but  they 
should  ask  them  questions 
about  music,  not  politics. 

People  have  long  since 
given  up  caring  about  Sinead 
O'Connor's  political  opinions. 
Perhaps  in  some  more  perfect 
world  of  the  future  we  won't 
have  to  listen  to  them. 


"Jobs,"  from  page  1 

for  many  more  years  previous. 

The  most  significant 
change  in  the  '93  reshuffle  is 
theresignationofShawnLyons, 
former  Vice  President  for  De- 
velopment, to  accept  a  position 
as  Director  of  Development  for 
a  Kentucky  based  education 
lobbyist  group.  The  chief  role 
of  Vice  President  for  Develop- 
ment is  to  initiate  and  super- 
vise the  solicitation  of  dona- 
tions for  the  college.  Gene 
Hessey,  Senior  Vice  President 
for  Management  and  Finance, 
will  chair  a  small  search  com- 
mittee consisting  of  Gene 
Wubbles,  Dean  and  Provost  of 
the  college.  Professor  Garry 
Clarke,  and  members  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors L,  Cliff  Schrocder,  and 
Joyce  Huber  Cafritz.  The 
committee,  with  President 
Trout  participating,  will  begin 
a  search  in  October  to  fill  this 
post.  In  the  interim,  the  De- 
velopment, College  relations, 
and  Alumni  offices  wiflcontinre 
their  respective  work. 

Other  changes  have  taken 
place  throughout  the  college 
community.  These  are: 
Student  Activities 

Dennis  Berry  has  assumed 
the  role  of  Director  of  Student 
Activities  and  Campus  Recre- 
ation, taking  over  the  position 
vacated  by  Teri  Turmel  last  se- 
mester in  combination  with  his 
position  as  rec  sports  director. 
Last  year.  Berry  determined 
that  around  80%  of  the  campus 
had  participated  in  some  form 
of  Rec  Sport  activitiy.  He  hopes 
to  achieve  similar  levels  of  par- 


ticipation in  social  events 
planned  for  the  semester.  His 
new  office  is  located  in  the 
basement  of  Hodson  Hall  amid 
all  of  the  rubble  from  the  former 
Coffee  House/Miss  Dee's. 
Development 

In  addition  to  the  resigna- 
tion of  Lyons,  Tom  C  Handley, 
Assistant  Director  of  Develop- 
ment, resigned  to  accept  a  posi- 
tion in  development  at  a  Boston 
theater  company;  he  is  replaced 
by  Robert  Bull  who  has  consid- 
erable experience  in  organiz- 
ing volunteers  which  will  be 
applied  to  the  WC  phonathon. 
Kathleen  O'Donncll  was  pro- 
moted from  Assistant  to  Asso- 
ciate Director  of  Development. 
Patsy  Will,  formerly  of  the 
Registrar's  Office,  will  assume 
secretarial  duties  in  Develop- 
ment. 
Athletics 

Diane  Guinan  resigned  as 
Head  Coach  of  the  field  hockey 
and  women's  lacrosse  team  to 
pursue  her  doctorate  in  sports 
psychology.  She  served  nine 
years  as  coach  and  is  succeeded 
by  Sarah  Feyerherm,  former 
Directorof  Sports  Information. 
Feyerherm's  former 

rersponsibilities  will  distrib- 
uted among  Athletics  and 
COHege  Relations.  Jon  Ferber 
resigned  as  Head  Trainer  and 
is  succeeded  by  Mark  Laursen, 
former  assitant  traimer  at 
UMBC.  In  addition  to  person- 
nel changes,  most  sports  lost 
the  equivalent  stipend  of  one 
assistant  coach. 
Financial  Aid 

Jean  Narcumhasbeen  pro- 
See  "Jobs,"  on  page  7 


Thirty  Grimey  Freshmen 
Muck  in  Tidal  Wetlands 


John  K.  Phoebus 


News  Editor 

Mud  mucking  doesn't 
sound  like  a  traditional  part  of 
Freshman  orientation,  but  this 
year  30  freshmen  got  their  feet 
wet  and  their  clothes  dirty  as 
part  of  a  pre-orientation  excur- 
sion to  Port  Isabel,  VA,  a  small 
island  in  the  Chesapeake  Bay. 
The  group  of  Freshmen  volun- 
teered to  come  back  on  Sunday, 
August 23,  fourdays before  the 
rest  of  their  class  to  attend  this 
program.  The  mud  mucking 
was  organized  by  the  Chesa- 
peake Bay  Foundation  (CBF) 
and  the  Student  Affairs  Office 
of  Washington  College. 

The  Fresmen  were  joined 
by  their  RAs  Salwa  Nahdi  and 
Ken  Pipkin,  peer  advisorsSteve 
Fuchs  and  Melanie  Ruane,  and 
faculty  advisors  David  Russell 
and  Beverly  Wolff.  They  par- 
ticipated in  a  wide  variety  of 


Bay  oriented  activities:  camp- 
ing, canoeing,  marsh  hiking, 
crabbing,  dredging,  fishing  and 
recycling.  Thegroupspenttwo 
nights  on  the  island  under  the 
instruction  of  two  CBF  guides. 
Notonly  did  thisgroup  join 
together  in  this  adventure,  but 
excepting  their  professors  and 
peer  advisors,  they  will  live  to- 
gether in  Wicomico  with  RAs 
Ken  Pipkin  and  Salwa  Nahdi. 
It  is  the  hope  of  Dean  of  Stu- 
dentsMaureen  K.McIntirethat 
"pre-orientation"  programs, 
based  on  the  success  of  this  fall's 
will  continue  in  the  future, 
possibly  with  participation  by 
even  more  incoming  students. 
Says  Pipkin,  "the  trip  was  edu- 
cational as  well  as  fun.  ..the  mud 
mucking  was  the  most  fun  —  if 
you  can  survive  that,  you  can 
survive  anything."  For  exactly 
wha  t  mud  mu  eking  is. .  -go  ask  a 
seasoned  Chesapeake  Bay- 
savvy  freshman  in  Wicomico. 


September  3, 1993 


Arts  &  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Week  at  a  Glance 


September  3  -  9 


Film  Series: 


Close  to  Eden 

Norman  James  Theatre,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Sunday,  and 
Monday 


The  Washington  College  Art  Exhibits  Committee  presents  Textiles  from  Van- 
ishing Cultures.  On  display  in  the  Cibson  Performing  Arts  Center  Lobby 
through  October  3, 1993.  Open  Thursdays  through  Sundays,  1:00  -  5:00  p.m.  FfidaV 


3 


Labor  Day 


6 

Monday 


Graduate  classes  begin 


7 

Tuesday 


Outdoor  Volleyball  Tournaments  begin.  For  information,  see  Steve  Dashiell  or 
Mike  Ginns  in  the  Rec  Sports  Office. 


8 

Wednesday 


Volleyball  Tournaments  Continue 

Last  day  to  drop/add  classes 

Washington  College  Community  Chorus'  first  rchersal.  New  members  wel-        Thursday 

come.  Norman  fames  Theatre,  7:00  -9:00  p.m.  For  information,  call 

(410)778-7837 


9 


Major  Changes  in  Store 
for  Student  Activities 


Marianne  Culbertson 

Staff  Writer 

Upon  resigning  her  position 
as  Director  of  Student  Activities 
last  year,  Terri  Turmel  indicated 
she  did  not  know  whether  or  not 
she  would  be  replaced.  This  fall, 
in  a  cost-saving  move,  her  post 
was  merged  with  that  of  Dennis 
Berry,directorofRecSports.  Berry 
now  assumes  the  title  of  Director 
of  Student  Activities  and  Campus 
Recreation. 

While  little  change  is  in  store 
for  the  successful  Rec  Sports  pro- 
gram. Berry  plans  to  take  Student 
Activities  in  a  radically  different 
direction.  "What  we're  trying  to 
offer  is  a  student-run  program," 
saysBerry.  "Selectionofactivities 
and  entertainment  will  be  con- 
ducted by  student  employees 
working  closely  with  the  social 
chairs.  I'm  not  going  to  be  the 
booking  agent."  Berry  plans  to 
emphasize  student  leadership 
programs  and  to  change  one  such 
program,  B.U.I.L.D.,  into  a  one- 
day  seminar. 

By  merging  Student  Activi- 
ties with  the  Rec  Sports  program, 
the  college  will  eliminate  one 
salaried  positionand  save  money. 
Although  this  change  might  re- 
duce the  quality  of  service  to  the 
student  body,  student  employees 
are  optimistic  that  they  will  be 
able  to  pick  up  the  torch.  Students 


Michelle  Crosier  and  P.J.  Mullin 
will  be  responsible  for  planning 
this  semester's  events. 

Crosier  and  Mullin  have  al- 
ready begun  to  deal  with  some 
of  the  pressures  of  a  reduced 
budget.  In  the  past,  comedians 
have  been  paid  upwards  of  five 
hundred  dollars  to  appear  at  the 
Comedy  Club  in  the  Coffee- 
house. However,  in  two  weeks, 
Crosier  and  Mullin  managed  to 
book  the  same  comedians  as  in 
previous  years  for  less  money. 
In  an  addi  tional  change,  students 
will  no  longer  have  to  pay  to 
attend  the  Comedy  Club. 

Crosierand  Mullin  havealso 
arranged  to  augment  the  Film 
Series  by  showing  two  popular 
movieseveryTuesdayrtight.  The 
Film  Series  will  continue  to  be 
show  in  Norman  James  Theater, 
but  all  other  events  will  be  held 
in  the  Hynson  Study  Loungedue 
to  the  renovation  o(  the  Coffee 
House  and  Snack  Bar. 

Berry  and  his  student  em- 
ployees welcome  suggestions  for 
future  activities.  Any  organiza- 
tion that  desires  to  hire  a  band 
may  audit  the  demo  tapes  of 
groups  available  to  play  at 
Washington  College.  Berry, 
Crosier,  and  Mullin  are  also 
looking  forward  to  working  with 
the  SGA  Social  Chairs  in  plan- 
ning events  and  sharing  infor- 
mation. 


J.  Carter  Brown  Speaks  at  Convocation 


A&E  Editor 

J.  Carter  Brown,  director  of 
the  National  Gallery  of  Art  from 
1969  to  1992,  addressed  Wash- 
ington College  Thursday  as  an 
honored  guest  at  this  year's 
convocation.  The  College  pre- 
sented him  with  an  honorary 
degree  of  Doctor  of  Fine  Arts, 
celebrating  his  contributions  to 
visual  arts  and  especially,  his 
long  and  world-renowned  ten- 
ure as  director  of  the  National 
Gallery.  He  is  the  recipient  of 
numerous  international  awards 
and  the  object  of  much  national 
recognition. 

As  an  enterprising  director, 
Brown  brought  comprehensive 
and  valuable  changes  to  the 
National  Gallery.  He  guided  its 
transformation  from  a  medium- 
sized,  fairly  austere  collection  of 
European  masterworks  to  a  col- 
lection increased  by  20,000  art- 
works, a  highly  attended  setting 
for  European  and  American 
works  dating  from  the  impres- 
sionist period  to  the  late  20th 
century. 

Brown  oversaw  the  design 


and  construction  of  the  East 
Building,  securing  the  services 
of  celebrated  architect  I.  M.Pci. 
The  East  Building  created  a  dy- 
namic new  space  and  an  ideal 
setting  for  modern  works  and 
temporary  exhibits  as  well  as  a 
major  educational  resource.  It 
won  national  acclaim  as  an  ar- 
chitectural achievement  and  an 
artwork  in  its  own  right. 

Grand-scale  traveling  ex- 
hibitions installed  in  the  East 
Building  were  one  of  the  hall- 
marks of  Brown's  career  as  di- 
rector. Brown  negotiated  two 
to  three  such  extravaganzas 
each  year.  Among  these  were 
the  mammoth  Tutankhamen 
exhibit  of  the  1980's  and  the 
more  recent  "Circa  1492"  and 
"Treasure  Houses  of  Britain" 
shows.  While  producing  these 
exhibits,  the  National  Gallery 
became  noteworthy  by  setting 
a  high  standard  for  museum 
catalogs  and  installations. 

The  East  Building  also  al- 
lowed the  National  Gallery  to 
offer,  for  the  first  time,  a  regu- 
lar series  of  films,  lectures, 
courses,  and  teacher  work- 
shops open  to  the  public.    In 


addition,  the  Building  be- 
came the  home  for  a  research 
center  for  art  historical 
scholarly  work  and  fellow- 
ships for  study. 

Brown  secured  tremen- 
dous gifts,  both  monetary 
and  artistic,  to  the  Gallery, 
including  more  than  1,000 
works  of  19th  and  20th 
ccnturyarf.  Hisbackground 
in  both  business  adminis- 
tration and  art  history  af- 
forded him  the  administra- 
tive acumen  to  run  the  large, 
complex  operations  of  the 
Smithsonian's  biggest  art 
museum  and  the  artistic 
knowledge  to  maintain 
rapport  with  tne  people  with 
which  he  dealt. 

Brown  is  the  trustee  at 
many  prominent  institu- 
tionsandservesas  chairman 
of  the  U.S.  Commission  of 
Fine  Arts,  the  Leadership 
Council  of  the  National 
Cultural  Alliance.  Heisalso 
chairman  of  a  new  fine-arts 
cable  channel,  the  Ovation 
network,  to  beairing  for  the 
first  time  this  fall. 


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Did  They  Have  to 
Make  it  Linger? 


nachel  Demma 


Staff  Writer 

I've  never  liked  cranberries 
jejtherasajuiceorasauce,andas 
a  band,  the  Cranberries  are 
equally  unappealing.  This  Irish 
foursome's  debut  album.  Every- 
tody  else  is  doing  it,  so  why  can 't 
it* ?  has  some  bright  spots,  but  it 
;jS  by  and  large  dark  and  plod- 
jding.  Lead  singer  Delores 
iQ'Riordan's  breathy  but  strong 
jvocals  are  dragged  down  by  re- 
dundant melodies  such  as  "Not 
Sorry"  and  "How."  The  band 
does  manage  to  hit  with  a  strik- 
ing and  enchanting  power  in  the 
Ipreviously  released  single 
"Dreams.  "  Only  here  do 
Isongwriters  O'Riordan  and  gui- 
jiarist  Noel  Hogan  tear  them- 
isclvesawayfromtheirbrooding 
|lheme  of  loves  had  and  lost.  The 
jCranberries'  current  single 
linger,"  with  its  cutting  lyrics 
againsta  tear-jerker  background 
of  violins,  is  apparently  sending 
Ihem  high  on  the  American  col 
Jegeand  mainstream  charts  long 
lafterthcir  appearance  in  Britain 
lin  1991,  but  it  is  nonetheless 
unoriginally  reminiscent  of  the 
Sundays  and  Shellyan  Orphan. 

Regardless,  the  album  could 
havedone  with  some  trimming. 
.Twelve  tracks  is  a  bit  long  to  sit 
listening  to  O'Riordan's  ethereal 
vocal  meandering,  especially 
when  it  is  broken  only  by  her 
Sinead  O'Connerish  caterwaul- 
ingsuchasin"I  Will  Always."  It 
isnot  that  this  is  such  a  bad  band 
necessarily,  it  is  just  lifeless  and 
unexceptional.  There's  the  an- 
swer to  the  album's  querying 
title:  there's  no  reason  why  they 
leant  do  what  everyone  else  is 
jdoing,  but  it's  all  been  done  be- 
||oreand  better. 

Jobs,"  from  page  1 

"Wed  from  Assistant  Director 
'ofull  Director  of  Financial  Aid, 
following  successful  completion 
°'her  first  year  in  that  Office. 
Business  Office 

Susan  Davis  has  left  her  po- 
sition as  Director  of  Personnel 
tossummer.  Herdutieswillbe 
JJsumedbyGeneHessey. 
0[her  Changes 

lohn  White  '91  left  as  assis- 
tant to  Jay  Meranchik  in  Audio- 
visual. His  position  will  not  be 
renlled,  but  Meranchik  will  be 
j^re  closely  linked  with  the 


puling  Center  and  provided 


'"Cen 
Sornt 


more  work  study  students. 


tral  Services,  James 
«rs.  Mail  Clerk,  and  Tony 
Quires,  Offset  Printing  Clerk, 
^e  both  left.  One  person  will 
J6  nired  to  replace  these  posi- 
es. Finally,  Suzanne  Fischer 
7*  Peggy  Holmes,  part-time 
»ees  in  the  Library  have 
,  r*v-.  I  here  positions  will  not 
^filled. 


are  in  the  area  of  eating  disor- 
ders where  she  has  published 
several  articles.  Sheisalicensed 
psychologist  and  is  consider- 
ing doingsome  work  in  the  area 
of  eating  disorders  during  her 
time  with  us. 

The  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  recently  approved 
several  faculty  promotions  and 
two  tenured  appointments. 

Promoted  fromassociate  to 
full  professorships  were  W. 
Michael  Bailey  in  Economics, 
Kevin  Brien  from  Philosophy, 
Robert  Janson-La  Palme  in  Art, 
Kathleen  J.  Mills  in  Music,  Sean 
O'Connor  in  Education,  and 
Librarian  William  Tubbs.  In 
the  Biology  Department, 
Rosemary  Ford  was  promoted 
from  Assistant  to  Associate 
Professor. 

In  the  history  department, 
EmilieAmt  and  Richard  Striner 
were  granted  tenure  and  pro- 
moted to  Associate  Professor. 
Amt  has  been  part  of  our  fac- 
ulty since  1988  and  teaches  the 
College's  only  continuing 
women's  history  course: 
"Women  in  the  Middle  Ages." 
She  recently  published  her  first 
book,  Women's  Lives  in  Medi- 
eval Europe:  A  Source  Book. 
She  spent  last  semester  in  En- 
gland on  a  junior  faculty  leave 
as  Washington  College's 
Christian  A.  Johnson  Fellow. 
Richard  Striner  is  founder  of 
the  Art  Deco  Society  of  Wash- 
ington D.C.  and  the  1993  recipi- 
ent of  the  Renchard  Prize  for 
Historic  Preservation.  He  has 
been  involved  in  several  pres- 
ervation projects  in  the  Wash- 
ington area  and  has  written 
extensively  about  theseprojects 
in  both  the  popular  media  and 
professional  journals. 

"Foster/'  from  page  1 

preme  Court  Justice  Sandra  Day 
O'Connor,  and  Lady  Byrd 
Johnson.  Foster  has  been  an 
integral  part  of  Washington 
College  for  many  years  and  his 
service  is  greatly  appreciated. 
Keynote  speaker  J  Carter 
Brown,  director  emeritus  of  the 
National  Gallery,  was  pre- 
sented with  an  honorary  doc- 
torate in  fine  arts.  Students 
honored  were  those  scholars 
who  last  year  achieved  the 
highest  GPA  in  their  class: 
Melanie  Baldwin,  Fox  Fresh- 
man Scholarship  Medal; 
sophomore  Amanda   Kirby, 


Alumni  Medal;  and  juniors 
Megan  Ward  and  Thane 
Glenn,  Visitors  and  Gover- 
nors Medal.  The  Visitors  and 
Governors  Scholarship 
Award  was  presented  to  cur- 
rent junior  Lisa  Brown  and 
senior  Thane  Glenn.  The 
Interfraternity-Sorority  Lov- 
ing Cups  were  presented  to 
Greeks  with  the  highest  aver- 
age GPA  for  last  year:  soror- 
ity Alpha  Chi  Omega  and  fra- 
ternity Phi  Delta  Theta.  Fi- 
nally Seniors  Michelle  Cro- 
sier, Maria  Jerardi,  John  K. 
Phoebus,  and  Stephany 
Slaughter  were  recognized  as 
this  year's  Middendorf 
Scholars. 

"AMS  491/'  from  page  1 

licized  course  in  the  history  of 
Washington  College." 

According  to  Dr.  De 
Prospo,  the  controversy 
started  with  a  phonecall  from 
Dr.  Huck.  She  started  by  con- 
genially enquiring  about  the 
nature  of  the  course,  and 
identified  herself  only  after 
five  minutes  of  conversation. 
Among  other  things,  she 
asked  what  the  most  contro- 
versial part  of  thecourse  was. 
Dr.  De  Prospo,  ignorantof  Dr. 
Huck's  mission  to  cleanse 
acactemia  of  anything  which 
might  be  construed  as  pruri- 
ent or  politically  correct, 
naively  identified  the  most 
offensive  section  of  the  sylla- 
bus: pages  288-291  of  Bret 
Easton  Sllis's  American  Pycho. 

This  section  would  offend 
anyone  who  wasn't  a  raving 
psychopath.  Huck  immedi- 
ately bought  the  book,  photo- 
copied that  section,  and  dis- 
tributed it  along  with  the 
memo.  Thememoitsclfisnot 
only  sensationalistic,  it  also 
deliberately  misrepresents  the 
courseand  subtly  slandersDr. 
De  Prospo. 

The  memo  mentionsonly 
two  books:  American  Pycho 
and  Madonna's  Sex.  She  does 
not  mention  Naked  Lunch, 
Lolita  or  The  Second  Sex.  She 
only  mentions  that  Dr.  De 
Prospo  would  makeavailablo 
his  "private  reserve"  of  Sex 
and  "similar  material." 
Huck's  purpose  in  so  doing  is 
simple:  to  distort  and  pervert 
the  truth  and  thereby  grind 
her  personal  axe. 


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Dr.  De  Prospo  offered  the 
course  after  overwhelming  stu- 
dent interest  whichaccompanied 
the  lecture  on  pornography  he 
presented  to  the  Gender  Rela- 
tions Awareness  Alliance  last 
spring.  His  interest  in  pornog- 
raphy lies  in  the  fact  that  it  is  a 
topic  which  an  instructor  cannot 
advocate.  "I'm  interesting  in 
teaching  a  course  which  has  no 
content,"  De  Prospo  said  in  the 
first  session  of  the  seminar.  "Por- 
nography, in  order  to  be  pornog- 
raphy, must  be  titillating.  In  or- 
der to  do  its  job  it  must  disappear 
as  a  genre." 

Of  course,  Dr.  Huck,  with 
her  Ph.D.  in  Geography,  is  obvi- 
ously better  qualified  to  deter- 
mine which  are  courses  offered 
at  Washington  College  than  a 
mere  department  head  like  Dr. 
De  Prospo.  Whether  she  under- 
stands the  rationale  behind  a 
course  offering  is  unimportant: 
for  her  the  only  real  question  is 
whether  something  conforms  to 
her  personal  prejudices. 

And,  of  course,  there  is  a  lot 
of  money  in  being  narrow- 
minded.  Conservative  publica- 
tions are  quite  willing  to  publish 
anything  which  is  critical  of  the 
"politically  correct  academic  es- 
tablishment." Dr.  Huck  also  re- 
cently circulated  an  article  which 
is  soon  to  appear  in  Conservative 
Review.  In  the  article  she  derides 
the  Modem  Language  Associa- 
tion for  offering  seminars  such  as 
"Feminist  Responses  to  Racism 
and  Xenophobia." 

Dr.  Huck  mentions  Dr.  De 
Prospo'scourseinthearticle,and 
also  asked  him  in  their  telephone 
conversation  if  he  had  attended 
the  MLA  convention  in  question. 
Obviously,  she's  looking  for  more 
material  to  publish  in  some 
magazine  which  doesn't  care 
about  piddling  little  issues  of  ac- 
curacy or  quoting  out  of  context. 
Ironically,  De  Prospo  is  also 
critical  of  the  same  bourgeois 
feminists  Dr.  Huck  loves  to  com- 
plain about.  Of  course,  Dr.  Huck 
gets  paid  only  if  she  is  critical  of 
feminism,  whereas  Dr.  De  Prospo 


is  paid  whether  he  is  critical  of 
feminists  or  not. 

Dr.  Huck  also  mistakenly 
announced  in  her  memo  that 
AMS491  is  required  for  Ameri- 
can Studies  Majors.  While  the 
course  does  fulfill  the  require- 
ment that  American  Studies 
majors  take  an  American  Stud- 
ies seminar.  Dr.  De  Prospo  is 
offering  another,  non-contro- 
versial option  next  semester 
which  also  fulfills  the  require- 
ment, "labsolutelypromiseyou 
American  Studies  majors  don't 
have  to  take  the  course,"  Dr.  De 
Prospo  said. 

And  while  no  student  has 
to  take  Pornography  in  the  U.S., 
nearly  forty  have  volunteered 
to  do  so.  They  are  not  taking  the 
course  because  they  have  to: 
they  are  taking  the  course  be- 
cause Dr.  De  Prospo  is  a  first 
rate  instructor  and  because 
Pornography  in  the  U.S.  is  an  in- 
teresting offering  for  students 
who  often  have  to  take  courses 
with  instructors  who  some- 
times use  notes  forlcctures  they 
gave  in  1957. 

The  administration  stands 
by  De  Prospo:  "We  defend  the 
right  of  faculty  to  select  courses 
they  think  are  appropriate," 
said  Dean  and  Provost  Gene 
Wubbles.  Wubbelsalso pointed 
out  that  any  course  may  be  of- 
fered up  to  three  times  with  the 
approval  of  the  department 
head,  and  that  Dr.  De  Prospo 
"has.  made  a  special  effort  to 
make  sure  no  student  is  com- 
pelled (to  take  the  course)." 

"I  don't  see  it  as  a  matter  of 
free  speech,"  one  student  said, 
"so  much  as  a  matter  of  letting 
one  person  push  around  the 
entire  class."  According  to  De 
Prospo,  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  is  considering 
the  issue  of  whether  the  course 
shouldbetaughtatall.  Thcrcal 
shame  is  that  the  only  ones  to 
suffer  if  the  course  is  axed  are 
students  who  are  truly  inter- 
ested in  serious  study  with  an 
excellent  teacher. 


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Meet  the  93-94  RAs 


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Tammie  Silva 

Queen  Anne's  2nd  floor 


W.  Kevin  Marshall 
Kent  1st  South 


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Meet  the  93-94  RAs 


September  3, 1993 


Rcnee  Guckert 
Reid  1st  floor 


Charles  Bucknor 
Caroline  3rd  floor 


Maria  Jerardi 

Queen  Anne's  1st  floor 


Thane  Glenn 
Kent  2nd  North 


P.J.  Mullin 
Caroline  2nd  floor 


Mike  "Sarge"  Ginns 
Dorchester  House 


John  K.  Phoebus 
Cardinal  F 


Megan  Ward 

Minta  Martin  4th  floor 


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Not  pictured: 

Katina  Duklcwski 
Reid  3rd  floor 

Mike  Frey 
Talbot 

Shrylnee  Johnson 
Minta  Martin  3rd  floor 

Chris  Freisheim 
Somerset  3rd  floor 


Peggy  Bowman 
Minta  Martin  2nd  floor 


Douglas  Peterson 
Worcester  1st  floor 


Jill  Schultz 
Worcester2nd  floor 


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September  3, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Chip  Helm  (#5)  gets  up  for  this  head  ball  in  a  game  last  year  against 
Gouchcr.  Helm  should  anchor  this  season  s  Shoremen  defense. 

Field  Hockey  Falls 
to   Salisbury 


After  a  week  of  pre-scason 
practices,  the Sho' Women  Field 
Hockey  team  scrimmaged  the 
Salisbury  State  Gulls  on  State's 
home  field  at  4:30  p.m.  on 
Wednesday,  September  1.  The 
Sho'Womcn  ,  under  the  new 
leadership  of  Coach  Sarah 
Fcyerherm,fclltotheGullsbya 
score  of  4  to  2. 

Despite  the  loss,  the  scrim- 
mage was  a  positive  beginning 
for  the  team.  Coach  Fcycrherm 
was  able  to  experiment  with 
new  fielding  formations  and 
utilize  all  players  in  many  dif- 
ferent positions  This  first 
scrimmage  wasanopportunity 
for  Coach  Feyerherm  to  see 
these  changes,  from  former 
Coach  Diane  Guinan's  pro- 
gram, put  in  effect. 

Ten  new  players,  includ- 
ing nine  freshmen,  joined  the 
team  this  year,  bringing  the 


squad  a  comfortable  number  of 
substitutions.  The  team  boasts 
three  goalies,  more  than  mak- 
ing up  for  the  lossof  graduated 
goalie  Brigid  DcVries  '93.  Se- 
nior Captain  Renee  Guckert 
heads  the  Sho'Women's  vicious 
attack.  The  scrimmage's  two 
goals  were  scored  by  wings 
Cory  Coleman  and  Marsha 
Flynn.  All  MAC  Captain  Peggy 
Bowman  leads  an  aggressive 
defense  with  the  help  of  strong 
returning  players. 

With  the  experience  gained 
through  the  Salisbury  State 
scrimmage,  the  team  looks  to 
the  next  two  days'  of  practice. 
Coach  Feyerherm  and  new  as- 
sistant Coach  Samantha 
Emmitt  will  take  the 
Sho'Womcn  to  meet  Goucher 
College  for  another  scrimmage 
on  Saturday. 


"  I  have  enclosed  five  photographs  of  Navy 
men  and  women.,  responding  to  the  Christ- 
mas Mail  Call.  The  joyful  look  on  their 
faces  speaks  greater  volumes  of  thanks  than 
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Fall  Schedules 


Volleyball 

September  8    Washington  vs.  ND,  St.  Mary's,  Wilmington— 6:30 
September  1 1  Washington  at  Haverford  Tournament-9:30 
September  14    Washington  vs.  Dickinson— 7:00 
September  16    Washington  at  Catholic,  Essex--7:00 
September  18    Washington  at  Scranton  Tournament-9:30 
September  22    Washington  at  Swarth more— 7:00 
September  25    Washington  at  Gettysburg,  Muhlenburg-7:00 
September  28    Washington  at  Haverford-7:00 
October  1-2    Washington  Invitational  Toumament-6:00 
October  6    Washington  vs.  Ursinus-7:00 
October  8-9    Washington  at  Gallaudet  Tournament 
October  13    Washington  vs.  Hood,  Salisbury,  Widener--6:30 
October  19    Washington  at  Hopkins-7:00 
October  23    Washington  at  IF  &  M,  Bryn  Mawr-ll:00 
October  26    Washington  vs.  Western  Maryland--7:00 
October  29-30    Washington  College  Tournament 

Men's  Soccer 

September  4    Washington  vs.  Lebanon  Valley-1:30 
September  9    Washington  a>t  Lancaster  Bible-4:00 
September  11-12    Washingttonat  Muhlenburg Tournament 
September  14    Washington  vs.  Marymount-4:00 
September  16    Washington  vs.  GalIaudet-4:00 
September  18    Washington  at  Franklin  &  MarshaIl-2:00 
September  22    Washington  at  Swarthmore-4:00 
September  25    Washington  vs.  Gettysburg-1:30 
Scplcmber29   Washington  at  Goucher-4:00 
October  2    Washington  at  Ursinus-1 1 :00 
October  6    Washington  vs.  Haiverford— 4:00 
October  9    Washington  at  Allentown-l  :00 
October  14   Washington  vs.  Mt.  Olive-4:00 
October  16    Washington  vs.  Western  Maryland~l:30 
October  19   Washington  vs.  Widener-3:30 
October  23    Washington  vs.  Johns  Hopkins--l :30 
October  26    Washington  vs.  Delaware  Valley— 3:00 

Field  Hockey 

September  8    Washington  at  Wesley— 4:30 
September  11    Washington  vs.  Gettysburg-1:00 
September  16    Washington  vs.  Western  Maryland-4:30 
September  18    Alumni  Game 
September  21    Washington  vs.  Haverford— 430 
September  26    Washington  at  FDU-Madison-1 1 :00 
September  30    Washington  at  Swarthmore— 4:30 
October  2    Washington  at  Bryn  Ma wr— 1:00 
October  3    Washington  vs.'Mary  Washington— 1 :00 
October  7    Washington  at  Franklin  &  Marshall-4:00 
October  9    Washington  vs.  Dickinson— i:00 
October  12    Washington  at  Johns  Hopkins-4:00 
October  15    Washington  vs.  Randolph  Macon— 4:00 
October  23    Washington  at  Muhlenburg— 1:00 
October  27   Washington  vs.  Catholic-4:00 


Guts  and  Gatorade 


bumping  our  proverbial  balls. 
We  sprinted  to  end  lines,  and 
spiked  until  our  hands  were 
raw.  We  hauled  our  tired  and 
sorebodiesoutofbedtoseethe 
beautiful  Chestertown  sunrises 
on  6:30  am  runs.  We  pushed 
ourselves  and  each  other  under 
the  guidance  of  our  coaches, 
and  we  survived.  At  the  end  of 
the  week  there  was  a  collective 
feeling  that  we  all  had  guts.... 
and  that  we  had  cleared  the 
dining  hall  out  of  Gatorade. 


Kate  Sullivan 
Co-Sports  Editor 

Regret.  Regret  that  I  hadn't 
stuck  to  the  summer  condition- 
ing schedule.  Sweat.  Sweat 
covering  me  through  three 
practices  on  95  degree  days.  I, 
like  my  fellow  field  hockey, 
soccer  and  volleyball  players, 
spent  the  week  of  August  23rd 
pushing  my  body  to  surpass 
limits  I  didn't  know  I  had.  We 
spent  morning,  afternoon,  and 
evening  hitting,  kicking  and 


Coming  Next  Week;  WC  Students  Pick  Top 
Ten  College  Football  Teams 


Soccer 
Starts 

The  Washington  men's  sow 
team  will  be  the  first  athfe 
team  to  begin  its  season  whej 
plays  Lebanon  Valley  at  hoc 
tomorrow  at  1:30  p.m. 

The  team'spre-sea son  finish, 
ona  high  note  when  it  tied.be 
games  of  a  doubleheader* 
Catholic  University  | 
Catholicdefeatcd  theShorerr« 
4-0  last  fall. 


WAC  Notes 


Senior  Rory  Conway  and  ju 
ior  Greg  Miller  are  the  capkj 
for  Washington  with  Millerj 
pected  to  be  the  starting  goi 
for  tomorrow's  game. 

The  Shoremen  are  looking 
have  their  first  winning  seas 
in  14  years. 
SID  Position  Cut 

The  Sports  Information  Din 
tor  position  has  been  cut  byt 
athletic  department. 

Last  year's  S.I.D.,  Sar 
Feryherm,  has  been  retained 
head  field  hockey  and  womei 
lacrosse  coach  and  Sports  I 
formation  Coordinator. 

While  the  cut  probably  m 
make  much  of  a  difference 
the  overall  scheme  of  the  ( 
partment,  it  won't  allow  I 
such  things  as  game  prograi 
at  every  game  or  as  manyf 
tures  being  taken. 

The  sports  information! 
partment  is  now  being  run 
Feyerhermand  two  work-shi 
students,  but  it  has  been  ms 
a  considerably  smaller  op? 
tion. 

92-93  Review 

Did  you  know  the  mei 
swimming  team  had  the  s 
ond  highest  winning  perce 
age  of. all  the  sports  teamatl 
college  last  year? 
The  team's7-2  record  and' 
winning  percentage  is  sefli 
only  to  Washington's  NO 
Division  III  Final  Four  me 
lacrosse  team  which  finished 
11-2. 

The  only  other  teams  | 
winning  records  during 
1 992-93  school  year  weren* 
basketball  (13-12)  and  "* 
tennis  (11-5). 

The  overall  record  I 
Shoremen  teams  last  year* 
87-103-2. 

League  Change 

In  case  you  were  woncten 
with  Washington  switch 
the  Centennial  Conference' 
year,  it  marks  the  first  li** 
Shoremen  will  not  play"1 
Middle  Atlantic  Confer* 
since  1946. 

Before  '46,  Washington^ 
member  of  the  Mason-D" 
Athletic  Conference. 


Washington  College  ELM 


n_ 

September  3, 1993 


Optimal 
Experience 

„.  the  start  of  another  academic  year  here  at  Washington 
College  which  means  if  s  also  the  beginning  of  another  sports 
season. 

The  field  hockey,  volleyball  and  men's  soccer  teams  have  been 
practicing  since  August  23,  trying  to  prepare  for  the  upcoming 
year  as  quickly  as  possible. 

While  the  three  teams  combined  for  a  23-39-2  record  last  year, 
each  sport  is  looking  to  turn  things  around. 

fhe  key  word  for  this  year — optimism. 

It's  the  new  feeling  on  campus  when  it  comes  to  sports  teams, 

and  the  student  body  has  every  reason  to  be  optimistic  about  the 

season  ahead. 

Ifsa  good  time  for  a  fresh  start  as  Washington  enters  a  brand 

new  conference  with  ten  other  very  competitive  schools. 

With  fresh  starts  of  their  own,  each  fall  sports  team  feels  a  sense 

of  excitement  about  this  fall. 

In  field  hockey,  first-year  head  coach  Sarah  Feyerherm  hopes 

lojump  start  the  program. 

II  was  only  three  years  ago  when  the  team  achieved  a  national 

miking  in  Division  III  of  14,  but  the  program  has  since  dropped 

ilia  little  bit. 

Sports  Commentary 


While  the  team  lost  a  lot  of  seniors,  Feyerherm  hopes  to  return 
Washington  field  hockey  to  the  top  of  the  conference. 

There's  also  a  sense  of  optimism  in  the  men's  soccer  program. 

Coach  Todd  Helbling  is  in  his  third  year  at  the  helm.  While  it's 
been  a  rocky  start  with  only  six  wins  in  two  years,  the  team  is 
looking  to  having  its  first  winning  season  in  14  years. 

A  talented  freshman  class  of  eight  should  supplement  the 
already  strong  corps  of  sophomores. 

In  volleyball,  Coach  Penny  Fall  hopes  her  team  will  start  of  the 
1993  season  as  they  finished  in  1992. 

Aftera  tough  beginning  last  year,  the  Shorewomcn  finished  on 
a  winning  streak.  With  almost  all  of  their  key  players  back,  they 
hope  to  start  off  on  a  roll. 

If  s  hard  not  to  notice  the  sense  of  optimism  prevalent  around 
campus,  especially  when  it  comes  to  Washington's  three  sports 
learns. 

Every  pre-season  is  optimistic  when  every  team  is  0-0,  but  this 
pre-season  found  optimism  oozing  all  over  the  place. 

However,  for  all  of  the  doomsayers  out  there,  former  Detroit 
Pistons  coach  Chuck  Daly  once  noted,  "a  pessimist  is  an  opti- 
roist  with  experience." 

While  Daly  may  be  right,  Washington's  fall  sports  haven't  had 
"inch  experience  being  optimistic,  so  here's  hoping  November 
^on't  bring  pessimistic  news. 

--Matt  Murray 


J&M's 

^'op  in  and  enjoy  fresh  steamed  river 
crabs  or  steamed  shrimp,  or  have  a  pizza 
ai>d  a  cold  draft  beer  and  play  Keno. 
J«M's  is  open  from  6am  to  10pm,  seven 
flays  a  week,  serving  the  best  breakfast, 
lunch,  and  dinner  in  Chestertown. 

1 1/2  miles  south  of  the  Chester  River  Bridge, 
___across  from  the  bowling  alley.  778-5881 


On  The  Move 

WC  Switches  Sports  Conferences 


Matt  Murray 


Co-Sports  Editor 

It  may  not  be  as  dramatic  a 
move  as  Penn  State's  venture 
into  the  Big  Ten  or  the  Univer- 
sity of  Arkansas'  switch  to  the 
Southeastern  Conference. 

However,  as  Washington  Col- 
lege begins  play  in  the  Division 
III  Centennial  Conference  this 
year,  the  competition  between 
teams  will  be  tougher  and  it  will 
betheendofWashington'slong- 
standing  relationship  with  the 
Middle  Atlantic  Conference. 

Washington  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  MAC  since  1946  and 
has  been  an  active  participant 
since  the  conference  reorga- 
nized in  1958. 

Although  going  to  a  new  con- 
ference will  break  a  46-year 
tradition,  the  school's  adminis- 
tration didn't  think  twice  about 
making  the  switch. 

"You're  known  by  the  com- 
pany you  keep  and  we're 
keeping  good  company," 
Washington  College  President 
Charles  Trout  said.  "They 
(members  of  Centennial  Con- 
ference) are  superb  schools 
academically  and  also  have 
strong  athletic  reputations." 

The  charter  members  of  the 
Centennial  Conference  are 
Washington,  Dickinson, 
Ursinus,Franklinand  Marshall, 
Western  Maryland, 

Muhlenberg,  Swarthmore, 
Haverford,JohnsHopkins,Bryn 
Mawr  and  Gettysburg. 

Last  year,  the  MAC  had  26 
teams,  and  Trout  feels  the 
smaller  1 1-team  conference  will 
boost  the  athletic  program. 
"Itgivesusa  focus,"  Trout  said. 
"When  you  have  11  schools  in- 
stead of  26,ifsmoremanageable 
and  you're  competing  against 
the  same  schools.  If  s  also  not  so 
large  a  league  that  we  can't 
schedule  other  games." 

Trout  first  heard  about  the 
possibility  of  a  new  league  in 
the  Fall  of  1991  when  there  were 
rumors  about  eight  schools 
breaking  away  from  the  MAC 
to  form  a  conference  which 
would  showcase  football. 

Trout  and  Athletic  Director 


Rory  Conway  and  the  rest  of  Washington 's  athletes  are  preparing  to 
take  on  rivals  such  as  Swarthmore  in  the  new  Centennial  Conference. 


Geoff  Miller  looked  at  the  pos- 
sible change  as  an  opportunity 
for  Washington  to  become 
stronger  in  athletics. 

"What's  coming  to  the  Cen- 
tennial Conference  from  the 
MAC  are  the  strongest  pro- 
grams," Miller  said.  "We've  got 
our  hands  full,  and  I  think 
you'd  have  to  say  we're  taking 
a  step  up." 

In  March  of  1992,  Washington 
was  notified,  along  with 
Haverford  and  Bryn  Mawr,  of 
its  inclusion  into  the  confer- 
ence. 

The  athletic  department  is 
particularly  excited  about  the 
opportunities  the  conference 
brings  for  its  women's  athletic 
teams. 

"I  think  for  women's  athletics 
it  puts  us  into  a  regular  season 
environment  that  probably 
puts  us  in  some  pretty  fast, 
company,"  Miller  said. 
"You've  got  field  hockey, 
women's  basketball,  volleyball 
and  women's  swimming  which 
will  all  be  very  strong." 


Besides  the  tougher  competi- 
tion, there  aren't  many  adjust- 
ments for  the  college  to  make 
athletically. 

However,  there  won't  be  post- 
season play  except  in  the  cases 
of  swimming  and  tennis  which 
is  a  change  from  the  MAC. 

One  adjustment  to  make  will 
be  in  the  financial  department. 

Annual  dues  for  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  was  $2500 
per  year.  The  new  dues  for  the 
Centennial  Conference  will  be 
$11,000  each  year. 

The  increase  also  include  the 
additionof  women's  basketball 
as  an  intercollegiate  sport  at 
Washington. 

Trout  hopes  the  new  confer- 
ence will  also  help  place  the 
school  in  a  more  positive  light 
through  promotion  of  the  ath- 
letic program. 

"It  think  we're  going  to  get 
more  press  than  we  did  in  the 
MAC,"  Trout  said.  "These 
schools  that  are  a  part  of  it  are 
among  the  most  highly  visible 
in  Division  III." 


Sports  Writers  Needed  For  Fall  Semester 


If  you  are  interested  in  writing 
for  the  sports  section  of  The  Elm 
this  semester,  please  contact 
Matt  Murray  a  text.  8783  or  Kate 
Sullivan  at  ext.  8612  as  soon  as 


possible. 

We  need  writers  for  occasional 
features  and  we  will  also  need 
a  larger  staff  once  winter  sports 
begin  in  late  October. 


Voters  Needed  For  Weekly  Football 

Beginning  next  week,  The  Elm  college  football  season  and 

will  publish  a  NCAA  Division  I  should  have  results  for  their 

football  poll  in  each  issue.  Top  20  teams  in  the  nation 

Voterswillbeexpectedtohave  turned  into  Jason  Kraus  each 

a  working  knowledge  of  the  Monday. 


Also,  we  need  writers  inter- 
ested in  contributing  to  the 
sports  commentary  section 
which  we  will  be  printing  each 
week. 

Poll 

If  you  are  interested  in  par- 
ticipating, please  call  Jason  at 
ext.  8789  by  this  weekend. 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


Men's  Soccer 


Scrimmaees 


Washington 

SCORES  Caholi 


Field  Hockey 
Scrimmages 


Washington 
Salisbury 


Washington 
Catholic 


Volleyball 


Scrimmages 


Washington 
Anne  Arundel 


Junior  Beverly  Diaz  is  setting  up  for  Washington's  1993  volleyball  season.  Diaz  was  one  of  the  captains  on  Inst  year's  squad  which 
finished  the  season  at  12-20.  The  volleyball  team  hopes  to  start  off  this  year  as  well  as  they  finished  last  year. 


Player  of  the  Week:  Coming  next  week 


MEN'S 
SOCCER 

WASHINGTON  VS. 
LEBANON  VALLEY 
SEPTEMBER  4   1:30 

WASHINGTON  AT 
LANCASTER  BIBLE 
SEPTEMBER  9     4:00 

VOTIFYBAU 

WASHINGTON  AT 
WESTERN  MD.  (S) 
SEPTEMBER  4 

WASHINGTON  VS. 
ND,  ST.  MARY'S,  WIL. 
SEPTEMBERS    6:30 

FIELD 
HOCKEY 

WASHINGTON  AT 
GOUCHER 
SEPTEMBER  4    1:00 

WASHINGTON  AT 
WESLEY 
SEPTEMBERS    4:30 


INSIDE 

♦Washington  moves 

to 

new  athletic 

conference 

*WAC  Notes 

"This  season's 
schedules 

♦Sports  Comment 


0«TSc* 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  college  community  since  1930 


Long  Range  Planning 
Committee  Releases 
preliminary  Report 


Tqhn  K.  Phoebus 

fiews  Editor 

In  January  1993,  Washing- 
ion  College  formed  the  Long 
Range  Planning  Committee 
(LRFC)  to  critically  look  at  our 
institution,  compare  it  to  other 
peer  colleges  and  chart  a  course 
for  WC  ten  years  from  now. 
This  week  the  committee, 
chaired  by  Dean  and  Provost 
Gene  Wubbles,  released  its 
preliminary  report:  A  Plan  for 
the  Third  Century:  Extending 
Tradition  Through  Innovation. 
The  eighty  page  document 
contains  the  recommendations 
and  end  product  of  the  work  of 
the  24  members  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  ad- 
ministrators, faculty  and  stu- 
dents who  spent  almost  eight 
months  on  this  project 

InaTuesday  interview  with 
the  Elm,  Wubbles  pointed  out 
that  the  committee  "has  no  au- 
thority to  decide  anything, 
[merely]  to  make  recommen- 
dations to  the  appropriate 
committees  at  the  college." 
What  the  committee  has  ac- 
complished is  the  first  truly 
objective  look  at  WC  in  recent 
memory.  The  document 
frankly  assesses  WC'sstanding 
in  relation  to  peer  institutions. 
Through  this  and  an  examina- 
tion the  college's  past  and  the 
changes  which  have  shaped  our 
institution,  the  LRPC  offers  a 
plan  by  which  the  college  can 
be  strengthened  over  the  next 
ten  years. 

Central  to  this  plan  and 
early  recognized  by  the  com- 
mittee is  "that  prudent  growth 
and  an  emphasis  on  personal 
engagement  hold  great  prom- 
ise as  central  objectives." 
Throughout  the  document,  the 
LRPC  holds  to  these  two  tenets 
|n  asserting  its  goals  for  Washi- 
ngton College.  The  executive 
summary  prefacing  the  report 
summarizes  these  goals  and 
recommendations  through 
which  to  reach  them.  The  text 
of  this  introduction  is  reprinted 


in  entirety  within  this  issue. 

It  is  important  to  note  that 
these  recommendations  were 
made  with  full  benefit  of  fi- 
nancial and  comparative  data. 
While  WC's  status  may  appear 
somewhatlackingcompared  to 
peer  institutes,  this  comparison 
is  necessary  to  draw  the  goals 
and  conclusions  the  LRPC  de- 
veloped. 

The  major  objectives  the 
committee  set  for  WC  to  achieve 
within  ten  years  are  as  follows. 

•  to  increase  the  student  body 
by  300  students. 

•  to  increase  the  faculty  and 
staff  by  at  least  20  positions. 

•  to  increase  the  staff  by  about 
30  positions. 

•  to  increase  the  endowment 
fund  of  the  College  by  at  least 
$50  million. 

•  to  increase  the  selectivity  of 
our  admissions  so  as  to  replace 
the  least  qualified  quarter  of 
the  entering  class  with  those  at 
the  middle  of  our  spectrum. 

•  to  reduce  the  annual  net  at- 
trition of  students  from  15%  to 
12%  or  less. 

•  to  increase  the  percentage  of 
our  graduates  from  6%  to  at 
least  25%  who  have  had  a  full- 
time  off-campus  study  experi- 
ence of  at  least  one  semester. 

•  to  increase  the  percentage  of 
our  graduates  who  carry  on  in- 
dependent study  or  internship 
projects  for  academic  credit. 

•  to  strengthen  the  residential 
life  program  by  adding  five 
professional  staff. 

•  to  build  dormitory  and  din- 
ing space  for  225  additional 
students  and  to  renovate  the 
dormitories  that  have  not  re- 
cently been  renovated. 

•  to  build  a  new  student  center. 

•  to  build,  add  to,  or  renovate 
five  major  academic  buildings. 

•  to  augment  budgets  sup- 
porting faculty  professional 
activities  by  at  least  $300,000 
annually,  from  four  to  five 
percent. 

•  to  induce  100%  of  the  stu- 
dents, faculty,and  staff  tomake 
effective  use  of  [the  network]. 


^  ort  on  page  7 
|rextiles  in  Gibson  on  page  9 
football  Poll  on  page  15 


Alumni  Turn  Junk  into  Scholarships 


Early  tomorrow  morning, 
September  1 1 ,  "one  man's  trash 
becomes  another  man's  trea- 
sure becomes  a  bookstore 
scholarship"  in  the  event  of  the 
Kent  and  Queen  Anne's 
Alumni  Chapter  Flea  Market. 
For  this  annual  event,  9  a.m.  to 
noon  on  the  lower  campus 
lawn,  alumni  rent  tables  to 
anyone  in  town  who  wants  to 
turn  a  cluttered  closet,  garage 
or  attic  into  cash.  There  will  be 
books,  bicycles,  lamps,  lug- 
gage, typewriters,  TVs,  clothes 
shoes,  jewelry  and  plenty  of 
"junk"  for  rummage  sale  prices. 
Students  are  welcome  to  shop 
and  browse.  The  "rent"  that 
our  alumni  collect  for  use  of 
these  forty  or  fifty  tables  goes 
to  support  the  Kent  and  Queen 
Anne's  Alumni  Chapter 
Bookstore  Scholarship  Fund. 
The  alumni  scholarship  is  pre- 
sented annually  to  help  a  Kent 
or  Queen  Anne's  County  stu- 
dent afford  textbooks.    This 


Kent  and 
Starling 


Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Chapter  officers  Gretchen  Kratzer 
73  and  Ralph  Thornton  '40  present  the  alumni  bookstore 
scholarship  to  DeShawn  Roberts. 


year's  scholarship  was  pre- 
sented to  DeShawn,  who  has 
the  highest  GPA  of  incoming 
freshmen  from  QA  County,  at- 
tended Queen  Anne's  County 
High  School  and  lives  with  his 


family  in  Church  Hill.  He  plans 
to  study  economics  and  busi- 
ness management  at  WC  and 
then  continue  on  to  law  school. 
Our  local  alumni  are  proud  to 
help  DeShawn  on  his  way. 


Trespasser  Near 
Caroline  Dorm 

Police  Nab  Suspect 

John  K.  Phoebus 

News  Editor 

Over  Labor  Day  weekend, 
Caroline  Houseof  Washington 
College  was  the  scene  of  an 
attempted  break-in.  Through 
the  cooperation  of  WC  Security 
and  the  Chestertown  Police 
Department,  the  perpetrator 
was  arrested  and  charged  with 
tresspassing'.  Jerry  Roderick, 
director  of  Security,  comple- 
mented the  Caroline  resident 
for  taking  the  correct  action  in 
quickly  reporting  the  crime  to 
campus  security  at  extension 
7810. 

5:15  a.m.  Monday  morn- 
ing, September  6,  a  resident  of 
the  first  floor  of  Caroline  was 
awake,  reading  in  her  room. 
At  this  time,  she  heard  a  loud 
noise  coming  from  her  window 
and  looked  up  to  see  the  air 
conditioner  move.  Hesitating, 
she  opened  the  closed  blinds 
to  the  room  and  saw  someone 
running  away.  Security  was 
promptly  phoned.  Along  with 
the  local  police  department, 
they  responded  immediately, 
canvasingthearea  behind  Reid 
and  Caroline.  The  local  police 
officer  pursued  a  man  running 
on  foot  past  Kent  and  Queen 
Anne's  County  Hospital  to  the 
old  Acme  parkinglot  where  he 
wasaprehendpd.  Themanwas 
arrestedand  later  char  geuVV'th 
trespassing. 


'93  Security  Concerns 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Staff  Writer 

Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of 
Washington  College  Campus 
Security,isconcerncd  about  the 
incidence  of  over  50  break-ins 
to  local  businessesover  the  last 
two-and-a-half  months.  Allot 
the  reported  break-ins  targeted 
cash  only;  computers  in  the 
businesses  were  left  un- 
touched. 

Campus  officials  are  wor- 
ried that,  now  that  school  is 
back  in  session,  the 
perpetrator(s)  of  these  crimes 
may  target  college  offices  or 
residence  halls.  Roderickurges 
all  students  to  lock  their  room 
doors  and  windows  (once  air 
conditioning  is  removed  later 
thismonth)  and  not  propdoors 
to  residence  halls  at  night  to 
discourage  theft  and  vandal- 
ism. 

If  students  are  expecting 
visitors  after  the  dorm  doors 
are  locked,  they  should  make 
available  their  room  extension 
(which  operates  in  all  rooms 
regardless  of  whether  a  phone 
charge  card  has  been  pur- 
chased). Guests  can  use  the 
callboxes  located  outside  of 
Caroline,  Queen  Anne,  Reid 
and  Minta  Martin  dorms.  No 
student  should  prop  a  locked 
door  at  night  for  any  reason, 
(see  related  story,  page  one) 

Roderick  told  the  Elm  that 


several  students  have  moved 
into  their  rooms  without  regis- 
tering or  picking  up  their  keys 
from  Security.  Students  who 
have  not  yet  registered  for  classes 
should  do  so. 

Roderick  is  concerned  that 
the  residence  of  all  students  be 
known  in  case  of  emergency. 
Similarly,  some  students  have 
moved  off-campus  without  no- 
tifying Student  Affairs.  This  is  a 
violation  of  the  residence  hall 
policy;  in  addition,  the  students 
cannot  receive  a  refund  if  they 
vacate  their  room  without  noti- 
fying Student  Affairs.  All  off- 
campus  students  should  give 
their  addressand  phone  number 
to  Diane  Lammore  in  the  Stu- 
dent Affairs  Office  so  that  the 
Deans  of  Students  can  reach 
them  in  case  of  an  emergency. 

Any  student  who  currently 
has  their  car  parked  on  grass  or 
inany  other  non-designated  spot 
must  move  it  or  risk  it  being 
towed  at  the  owner's  expensed 
Security  officers  have  begun 
enforcing  parking  violations 
with  $7.50  tickets. 

As  a  final  note,  Roderick 
wants  to  remind  all  students,  on 
or  off  campus,  as  well  as  faculty 
and  staff,  that  1993-94  parking 
stickers  are  required  for  all  ve- 
hicles parking  on  campus  on  a 
regular  basis.  They  are  available 
from  Security  for  $10.  The  Se- 
curity Office  is  located  at  500 
Washington  Avenueacross  from 
College  Heights  Plaza. 


September  10, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Long  Range  Planning 
Committee  Places 
College  in  Competitive 
Situation  for  the  Future 


Of  all  the  major  American  industries,  the  college  education 
industry  is  perhaps  the  strangest  animal.  In  most  businesses, 
slack  demand  causes  prices  to  drop.  This  is  not  true  with  colleges 
and  universities.  In  times  of  slack  demand,  the  real  price  of  a 
college  education  rises  because  real  institutional  expenses  per 
student  rise  as  enrollment  declines. 

One  would  think,  then,  that  real  costs  would  decline  as 
enrollment  rises.  This  is  true,  but  the  dynamic  of  the  higher 
education  market  is  such  that  there  is  little  downward  pressure 
on  prices. 

Financial  considerations  are  of  paramount  importance  to 
many  college  students,  A  college's  pricing  strategy  determines 
who  will  attend.    Several  studies  indicate  that  cost  is  more  . 
important  a  factor  for  students  from  middle  class  families  than  for 
those  of  cither  lower  or  upper  income  groups. 

The  preliminary  report  of  the  LRPC  shows  an  understanding 
of  the  logic  of  this  illogical  market:  "The  logic  of  our  market  is  not 
that  greater  institutional  resources  result  in  lower  prices,  al- 
though a  few  exceptions  to  that  rule  exist."  Colleges  charge  high 
prices  because  they  can.  Most  of  the  students  who  attend  private 
liberal  arts  colleges  will  attend  a  private  liberal  arts  regardless  of 
the  cost. 

All  these  factors  tend  to  exert  upward  pressure  on  the  prices 
colleges  can  charge.  Unlike  other  industries,  colleges  are  pro- 
tected from  foreign  competition  because,  unlikecars,  education  is 
not  readily  transportable  on  container  ships.  Innovation  in  the 
industrial  sector  also  does  little  to  bring  down  the  cost  of  a  college 
education.  Assembly  line  workers  can  be  teplaced  by  robots: 
college  professors  cannot. 

This  has  resulted  in  a  real  increase  in  the  cost  of  a  college 
education  relative  to  other  goods.  A  study  by  the  Consortium  for 
Financing  Higher  Education  reveals  that  the  median  tuition  of 
thirty-two  selective  liberal  arts  colleges  increased  196  percent 
from  1978  to  1989,  and  increase  which  does  not  compare  favor- 
ably with  the  90  percent  increase  in  the  consumer  price  index  over 
the  same  period  of  time. 

The  costs  faced  by  colleges  will  continue  to  increase  at  ap- 
proximately the  same  rate  in  the  future.  The  college  is  fortunate 
at  this  time,  in  that  the  governing  structure  of  the  college  is  aware 
of  the  demographic  and  economic  phenomena  which  will  dictate 
the  higher  education  market  structure  for  the  next  century. 

In  the  long  range  planning  process,  the  college  has  taken  a 
decisive  step  towards  positioning  itself  for  the  future.  Middle 
class  families  are  already  examining  the  cost  of  higher  education 
at  liberal  arts  colleges.  In  the  future  it  is  probable  that  upper- 
income  families  will  do  so  as  well. 

It  is  possible  for  a  school  like  Washington  College  to  thrive  in 
such  an  austere  market.  To  be  successful  in  the  twenty-first 
century,  Washington  College  will  need  to  differentiate  itself  from 
other  similar  schools.  The  LRPC's  preliminary  report  marks  an 
effort  to  do  just  that. 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


SGA  President  Welcomes  Student  Body 


To  the  Editor; 

I  would  like  to  take  this 
opportunity  to  give  you  a  hit 
of  an  idea  of  who  and  what 
the  Student  Government  As- 
sociation is,  and  what  to  ex- 
pect from  this  group  during 
the  year. 

The  SGA  is  made  up  of 
the  Executive  Board,  the 
Senate,  the  Student  Advisory 
Board  (SAB),andtheStudent 
Conduct  Council  (SCC).  The 
executive  board  positions  are 
held  by  students  elected  by 
the  student  body  eachspring. 
The  Senate  ii  comprised  of 
dorm  senators,  class  presi- 
dents and  off-campus  sena- 
tors. The  SAB  is  involved 
with  student  input  and  rec- 
ommendations about  aca- 
demic issues,  and  the  SCC  is 
the  judicial  branch  of  the 
SGA. 

The  SGA  hasbecome  the 
vehicle  for  student  voicesand 
opinions  to  be  heard 
throughout  the  College.  The 


accomplishments  of  SGA  Ad- 
ministrations in  the  past  show 
clearly  the  extent  of  the  influ- 
ence and  abilities  of  the  SGA.  I 
encourage  you  to  explore  any 
thoughts  of  involving  yourself 
with  the  SGA  that  you  may 
have.  The  full  Constitution  is 
printed  in  the  Student  Hand- 
book if  you  are  interested  in 
finding  out  more. 

There  are  a  few  general 
themes  which  the  Executive 
Board  will  be  keeping  in  mind 
during  the  actions  of  the  SGA 
this  year.  The  first  of  these  is 
supporting  and  helping  "stu- 
dent involvement."  This  idea 
is  very  broad  and  has  innu- 
merable applications;  we  want 
to  encourage  student  involve- 
ment in  our  own  College,  in 
your  education,  within  your 
own  peer  group,  and  in  our 
community  as  a  thoughtful 
participant.  The  rewards  from 
such  interactions  can  be  tre- 
mendous and  I  feel  this  is  a 
worthy  cause  to  encourage. 


This  theme  is  so  prevailing  N 
it  applies  to  many  other  ideas 
we  have  for  the  coming  year. 
As  I  personally  want  to  en- 
courage your  own  involvement 
in  the  workings  of  the  schooU 
feel  the  SGA  has  a  strong  duty 
to  keep  the  student  body  in- 
formed of  what  we  are  doing' 
We  will  be  making  strong  ef- 
forts to  keep  everyone  up  K 
date.  Theroutesofinformatio" 
include  your  dorm  senators, 
letters  through  the  Elm,  and 
through  the  Executive  Board.  1 
am  hoping  that  this  informa- 
tion flow  can  go  both  ways;"'* 
are  thestudentrepresentatives. 

and  we  need  to  hear  whatyo«r 
concerns  are. 

For  anyone  interested  j 
running  for  a  senator  position 
petitions  are  now  availak'e 
student  affairs  and  are  due" 
12  noon  on  Tuesday,  Sepl*n' 
ber  14,  in  Student  Affairs. 

Jamie  Baker 
SGA  President 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


September  10, 1993 


DIRT: 


Can  Jackson  Beat  It? 


Campus  Voices 


by  Steve  Brown 


j.Tarin  Towers 

You  know,  I'm  surprised 
that  Michael  Jackson  hasn't 
been  publicly  accused  of  acrime 
before  now.  Not  that  I'm  going 
to  pass  judgment  on  whether 
or  not  I  think  he's  committed 
any  crimes,  because  I'm  not.  I 
simply  don't  have  all  the  facts 
—  and  neither  did  Newsweek 
and  Time,  who  made  Jackson 
their  number  one  and  number 
two  stories  this  week,  respec- 
tively. 

By  the  time  child  star  Drew 
Barrymore  was  thirteen  years 
old,  she  was  already  in  recov- 
ery for  drug  and  alcohol  abuse. 
By  the  time  Michael  Jackson 
was  thirteen,  he  was  recording 
his  fifth  album  as  lead  singer  of 
the  Jackson  5. 

Ten  yearslater,  yet  another 
thirteen-year  old  child  (over  one 
billion  served?)  is  talking  about 
Michael  Jackson.  But  not  to  his 
sixth-grade  friends.  To  the  po- 
lice. To  use  the  same  cliches  the 
rest  of  the  press  is,  we  always 
knew  that  Jackson  was  Off  the 
Wall.  1 1  was  in  dispute  ho  w  Bad 
he  was.  But  Dangerous? 

The  accuser  is  the  child  of  a 
divorce.  His  custody  is  the  sub- 
ject of  a  messy  legal  battle  be- 
tween rich  parents.  The  father, 
adentist  and  co-writer  of  Robin 
Hood:  Men  in  Tights,  owes  back 
child  support  of  over  $68,000  to 
the  mother,  who  is  married  to 
Mr.  Rent- A-W  reck. 

The  accusee  is  the  child  of 
alleged  physical  and  emotional 
abuse  by  his  father,  the  man- 
ager of  the  Jackson  5.  The 
group's  first  single  was  released 
when  Michael  himself  was  five 
years  old.  He  told  Oprah 
Winfrey  in  February  that  grow- 
ing up  in  front  of  America  was 
one  cause  of  his  ironically  pub- 
licized withdrawal  from  public 
appearances.  (Incidentally,  his 
last  television  interview  before 
Ihisyear  was  fourteen  years  ago 
—before  his  accuser  was  born). 

It  adds  up  that  Jackson 
should  be  accused  of  abuse. 
Many  of  his  best  friends  are  not 
yetinhigh  school.  He  routinely 
holds  slumberparties  in 
Neverland.  He  is  the  child  of 
abuse  himself.  And  he  hasn't 
teen  the  object  of  any  scandal 
greater  than  criticism  since  his 
"air  caught  on  fire  during  the 
filming  of  a  Pepsi  commercial. 

America  is  scandal-hungry. 
Newsweek  claims  that  America 
tas  already  cleared  Jackson  of 
'hecharges  in  its  heart,  because 
no  one  wants  to  watch  his  star 
•all.  Time,  on  the  other  hand,  is 
convinced  that  he  is  falling  re- 
gardless. Both  admit  that  his 


scars  will  rival  those  left  by  his 
years  of  plastic  surgery  and 
skin-lightening  treatments. 

But  what  about  the  child? 
The  child  apparently  told  his 
shrink  that  Jackson  had  gone 
beyond  the  sharing-a-bed  stage 
that  so  many  youths  are  gleeful 
about.  Jackson  allegedly  began 
taking  baths  with  the  child, 
french  kissing  him,  and  fellat- 
ing  him. 

The  press  corps  dismisses 
the  child  as  the  tool  of  one  or 
o  ther  of  the  greedy  paren  ts,  and 
an  emotionally-stressed,  unre- 
liable witness.  Jackson'sprivate 
investigator  insists  that  the  fa- 
ther wanted  Jackson  to  support 
a  $20  million  dollar  film  project, 
and  that  extortion  would  be  part 
of  the  deal.  Jackson's  biogra- 
pher reports  that  extortion  at- 
tempts are  run-of-the-mill  for 
celebrities  with  the  money  — 
and  reputation  for  weirdness 
—  that  Michael  has. 

But  the  child  is  the  victim 
of  abuse  regardless,  even  if 
Jackson  hasn't  laid  one  gloved 
finger  on  him.  This  1 3-year-old 
boy  hasbecome  a  symbol  at  the 
same  time  Jackson's  signifi- 
cance is  changing. 

Let  me  explain  the  balance 
first  in  terms  of  one  of  the  other 
richest,  weirdest  stars  on  the 
planet. 

Madonna  hit  the  music 
scene  oneyearafter  Thriller  did. 
She  was  a  sex  symbol  and  a 
tomboy,  aggressively  feminine 
and  hypnotically  androgynous 
at  the  same  time.  Since,  she  has 
offended  almost  everyone,  in- 
cluding many  of  her  now-ex- 
fans.  The  ones  who  have 
stopped  liking  her  music  claim 
they  still  respect  her  as  a  busi- 
nesswoman in  the  morning. 

And  that  she  is.  Think  back 
over  the  last  ten  years.  Every 
single  scandal  she  has  been  in- 
volved with  has  been  self-in- 
flicted. She  has  offended  femi- 
nists, anti-feminists,  Christians, 
athiests,lesbians,homophobes, 
and,  with  one  book,  Sex,  both 
fans  of  pornography  and  anti- 
pornographers. 

Pepsi  dropped  her  as  a 
campaigner  after  her  Like  A 
Prayer  video.  Feminists  and  fans 
of  Marilyn  Monroe  failed  to  see 
the  humor  in  Material  Girl. 
Parents  were  appalled  when 
their  children  came  home  sing- 
ing "I'm  gonna  keep  my  baby." 
She's  been  called  a  slut  since 
her  first  video  and  yet  she's 
been  sexually  linked  to  fewer 
people  than  some  stars  have 
been  married  to. 

See  Dirt  on  page  8. 


Name  one  unsolvable-solvable  social  problem.  (And 
your  favorite  color  at  the  end.) 


I  think  that  abortion  is  an  un- 
solvable  social  problem.  How- 
ever, I  think  that  it  is  possible  to 
come  to  an  ultimate  personal 
decision. 

Jennifer  Ruenzel 

East  Lime.  CT 
Teal 


How  to  get  Bill  out  of  office 
now,  without  assassinating  the 
poor  fool 

Matt  Petraccio 

Bayhead,  NJ 

blue 


LUNCH 

Will  Hillyer 
Ocean  City,  MD 
Clear 


The  moral  and  social  deterio- 
ration of  the  United  States  over 
the  last  fifty  years  is  directly 
linked  to  the  unavailibilty  of 
haggis  on  the  Eastern  Seaboard. 

Paul  Smail 

Annapolis,  MD 

orange 


There  is  no  unsolvable  social 
problem.  There  are  problems 
aplenty  unsolvable  through 
unlimited  context  or  constructs 
(such  as  PC).  Love-that's  my 
input.  ■ 

Thane  Glenn 

Bryn  Athyn,  PA 

sun  fading  across  spring 

field. 


I  think  one  of  the  unslvable  is- 
sues has  to  be  abortion.  Why? 
Because  there  are  two  groups 
of  people;  pro-life  and  pro- 
choice.  Obviously,  pro-life 
people  have  nothing  better  to 
do  than  to  stick  their  heads  in 
other  people's  business. 

Tina  L.  Balin 

Bethesda,  MD 


Open  Forum: 

Mark  Phaneuf 

Opnioniated  Person 

With  Labor  Day  come  and 
gone  and  the  end  of  the  sum- 
mer arriving,  it  is  time  for  some 
autumn  reflection.  Turning 
away  from  the  cozy  confines  of 
New  WAC  city,  away  from  the 
cliques,  closed-down  coffee 
house,  plentiful  weekend 
parking  to  our  beloved  land. 
This  is  America,  Our  Country 
Tis  of  Thee,  leader  of  the  free 
world  and  defender  of  the 


bottle  green 

America  Open  All  Night 


oppressed(unless  they  are  not 
set  up  in  the  desert  for  smart 
bombs  and  definitely  not  if  they 
are  in  the  heart  of  the  new  dark 
continent,  Europe.  As  the  af- 
fairs, of  the  politic  not  the  body, 
of  Mister  Bush  and  now  Mister 
Clinton,  who  never  met  a  body 
he  couldn't  politic,  inaction  and 
indecisionaretheonly  bi-parti- 
san qualities).  Sure,  America  is 
all  that  is  noble  and  good  but  it 
also  goes  beyond  that.  I  am 
willing  to  wager  the  U.S.A. 
stands  not  only  for  hourly  mo- 


tel rates  and  Aerosmith  but 
much,  much  more.  What 
America  is,  my  friends,  is  Wal- 
Mart.  The  perfect  mix  of  7-1 1 
and  K-Mart.  It  took  the  hours 
of  the  former  and  the  quality  of 
the  latter,  yet  quality  is  not  nec- 
essarily the  first  word  that 
comes  to  mind  when  one  men- 
tions K-Mart.  If  it  is  even  the 
last  word  one  thinks  of,  it  is  not 
in  the  context  that  K-Mart  has 

See  Phaneuf  on  page  8. 


September  10, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


College  Honors  Foster,  Brown 
at  it's  211th  Fall  Convocation 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Editor  Emeritus 

President  Charles  H.  Trout 
opened  Washington  College's 
211th  year  by  looking  beyond 
the  next  nine  months  to  a  future 
of  fiscal  stability.  Considering 
that  the  1992-93  fiscal  year 
closed  in  red  ink,  Trout  pre- 
ferred to  highlight  "not  just 
matcrialbut spiritual  strength." 

Long  range  planning  and 
thcupcomingMiddicStatcs  Re- 
accreditation  process  were  high 
on  Trout's  list  of  priorities  at 
Fall  Convocation  last  Thursday. 
He  also  urged,  particularly  to 
the  freshmen,  the  importance 
of  garnering  lifelong  friend- 
ships at  WC. 

Both  Board  of  Visitors  & 
Governors  Chair  Louis  L. 
Goldstein  '35  and  SGA  Presi- 
dent Jamie  Baker  stressed  the 
importance  of  student  involve- 
ment during  their  remarks  to 
the  assembled  crowd,  which 
many  think  showed  the  largest 
student  turnout  in  years. 

Goldstein,  also  Maryland's 
Comptroller,  presented  in- 
volvement as  service  in  the 
context  of  President  Bill 
Clinton's  youth  corps  project. 

"Expanding  the  breadth  of 
your  experience"  was  Baker's 
take  on  student  activism.  He 
encouraged  his  peers  to  "take 


advantage  of  ourdiversity"  this 
year  in  light  of  the  25  percent 
minority  freshman  class,as  well 
as  the  variety  of  opportunities 
available  to  the  entire  campus. 

Convocation  is  the  com- 
mencement of  the  fall,  and  ac- 
cordingly, the  honorary  doc- 
torate of  fineartswasconferred 
upon  J.  Carter  Brown,  Director 
Emeritus  of  the  National  Gal- 
lery of  Art.  Involvement  and 
service  certainly  run  in  Brown's 
family;  this  "closet 

Marylander"'s  brother  is  Di- 
rcctorof  the  National  Aquarium 
in  Baltimore,  and  Washington 
College  President  Norman 
James  was  Brown's  first  cousin. 

As  October,  National  Arts 
and  Humanities  Month,  ap- 
proaches. Brown,  though  re- 
tired from  the  Gallery,  is  busy 
overseeing  the  National  Cul- 
tural Alliance,  which  amasses 
the  contributionsof  over  23,000 
organizations  to  the  arts.  The 
Ad  Council  has  accepted  the 
cause  of  education  in  the  arts  as 
a  legitimate  one  for  public  ser- 
vice advertisement,and  Brown 
foresees  White  House  involve- 
ment next  month  and  in  the 
future. 

Education,  explained 
Brown,  is  as  valid  in  the  arts  as 
in  any  field.  He  cited  Howard 
Gardener's  landmark  work 
which  outlined  the  seven  kinds 
of  intelligence.  Not  only  verbal 


and  math  skills  are  part  of 
"smartness,"  he  said,  but  spa- 
tial, kinesthetic,  musical,  visual 
and  inter-  and  intrapersonal 
skills  are  also  valuable. 

"We  should  ask  not,  "how 
intelligent  is  this  child,'  but 
'how  is  this  child  intelligent,'" 
Brown  said,  to  widespread  ap- 
plause. The  arts  are  a  valid  av- 
enue toward  learning  and  as 
part  of  learning,  he  continued. 
"What  better  way  to  feel  and 
understand  whereother  people 
arecomingfrom[...]Whatbetter 
avenue  to  joy?"  he  asked. 

Brown's  accomplishments 
are  widespread  and  far  from 
over.  After  23  years  of  running 
the  National  Gallery,  including 
helping  to  bring  its  East  Wing 
to  fruition,  Brown  will  now 
chair  a  new  fine  arts  cable 
channel,  the  Ovation  Network. 

Finally,  after  43  years  as 
part  of  the  Washington  College 
community,  Registrar  Emeritus 
Ermon  Foster  led  the  academic 
procession  for  the  last  time  on 
September  2.  After  his  first  year 
as  a  professor  of  education  and 
psychology,  Foster  was  given 
the  mace  and  the  title  of  Grand 
Marshall,  "although  I  never  was 
quite  sure  why." 

Since  that  time,  Foster  has 
served  many  different  presi- 
dents and  deans,  and  over  6,000 

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Staff  Writer 

Marine  pollution  has  be- 
come an  environmental  issue 
of  great  interest  and  concern. 
One  can  no  longer  visit  a  beach 
andfinditfreeofgarbage.  This 
man-made  debris  constitutes 
one  of  the  greatest  problems  in 
our  bodies  of  water.  We  all 
know  how  dangerous  and  eco- 
logicallydevastating  toxic  spills 
are  to  our  marine  life,  but  we 
don' t  realize  that  we  contribu  te 
to  the  ecological  imbalance  with 
our  trash.  Plastic  is  a  material 
that  is  loved  for  its  durability, 
light  weight  and  strength,  but 
it  is  a  deadly  enemy  of  our  sea 
animals  for  the  very  same  rea- 
sons we  love  it.  Every  year 
many  animais  die  as  a  conse- 
quence of  mindless  littering  of 
our  oceans.  Seabirds,  seals,  sea 
lions,  otters,  whales  dolphins, 
porpoises,  turtles  and  fish  die 
due  to  plastics  pollution. 

Animals  such  as  jellyfish 
can  mistake  plastic  for  food  and 
choke  on  it  or  starve;  they  get 
tangled  in  those  plastic  rings 
that  keep  six-packs  together,  or 
on  discarded  fishing  net,  or 
nylon  cords.  There  are  many 
ways  for  our  creatures  to  perish 
because  of  plastic. 

As  of  1989  the  U.S.  has  a 
law  prohibiting  the  disposal  of 
garbage  at  sea.  It  is  still  legal  to 


dispose  of  some  materials  but 
at  least  plastic  is  regulated. 
There  are  guidelines  that  regu- 
late  what  can  and  can't  be  dis- 
posed according  to  the  distance 
from  the  coast.  Foreign  vessels 
are  restricted  from  disposing 
garbage  in  the  200  mile  area 
that  constitutes  US  economic 
territory. 

There  are  ways  you  can  I 
help  control  this  problem  with 
garbage: 

1.  Don't  dump  your  trash  on 
beaches, riversides, lakes  oral 
sea. 

2.  Whenever  possible  retrieve 
garbage  you  find  on  water  I 
shores  or  in  the  water. 

3.  Find  out  about  beach  clean- 
ups in  your  area  and  stay  in- 
volved. 

4.  Educate!  Talk  about  the 
problemand  tell  people  itexisls. 
Recruit  people  to  help  save  our 
planet. 

5.  Use  biodegradable,  readily 
recyclable  or  reusable  materi- 
als when  possible. 

6.  Cut  loops  from  six-packyokes 
before  throwing  them  out. 

7.  Notify  the  Coast  Guard  i 
you  see  someone  littering  our 
waters. 

For  more  information  on  Ma- 
rine Pollution  you  can  write : 

NOAA's  Marine  Debris 
Information  Office 

Center  for  Marine  Conser- 
vation 

1725  de  Sales  St  NW  Wash- 
ington DC  20036 


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The  rumors  you  may  have 
heard  are  true:  MTV's  lip  syn- 
chronization game  show  Lip 
Service  has  scheduled  an  audi- 
tion at  Washington  College. 

The  auditions  will  take 
place  on  October  7th  at  8  p.m., 
and  budding  contestants 
should  contact  Dennis  Berry  for 
more  information  and  regis- 
tration. 

Auditions  will  last  2-3 
hours,  and  teams  of  three  or 
five  contestants  must  have  a  3 
minute  lip  synch  routine  with 


choreography.  Teams  of  con- 
testants must  bring  the  song  for 
their  routines  on  cassette.  A  ■ 
cassette  player  will  beprovided. 
All  teams  will  be  video- 1 
taped  for  review  by  the  shows  j 
producers.  Approved  teams  ^ 
will  be  contacted  and  booked 
to  appear  shortly  thereafter. 
MTV  does  not  guarantee  that 
any  team  appearing  at  the  au- 
ditions will  be  booked  for  the 
show.  Contestants  will  be 
judged  on  originality,  perfor- 
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September  10, 1993 


Chestertown  Volunteer  Fire  Department 
has  Ongoing  Relationship  with  College 


Marshall  Norton 

"Staff  Writer 

Sirensblaringinthemiddle 
of  the  night  have  caused  con- 
sternation and  anger  for  many 
a  Washington  College  student* 

These  pranks  really  annoy 
most  students  and  the  Security 
Department,  but  they  often 
don't  cause  concern  at  the  local 
fire  department.  "As  you  get 
older,  you  learn  to  leave  those 
things  alone,"  said  Fire  Chief 
Richard  White  of  the  Kent 
County  Volunteer  Fire  Depart- 
ment. According  to  Chief 
White,  the  Fire  Department  has 
never  had  to  ans  wermany  false 
alarmson  the  Washington  Col- 
lege campus. 

For  sixteen  years,  White 
has  served  on  the  firefighting 
force  in  Chestertown  and  has 
been  Chief  for  three  years. 
White  heads  a  force  of  seventy- 
five,  "six  or  seven"  of  whom 
are  either  Washington  College 
students  or  alumni. 

Last  Tuesday  classes  be- 
gan foranewgroupof  recruits, 
including  several  from  Wash- 
ington College,  who  are  per- 


haps trying  to  realize  aspira- 
tions dreamt  at  a  young  age. 

To  become  a  firci  lgh  ter,  the 
recruits  must  complete  the  rig- 
orous 117-hour  Firefighting  1 
course.  Thecourse'sthree-hour 
Wednesday  night  sessions  are 
sponsored  by  the  University  of 
Maryland's  Fire  Instructor's 
Institute.  Upon  completion  of 
that  course  they  may  elect  to 
continue  with  Firefighting  2. 

Evenwithallthisclassroom 
instruction,  the  new  recruits 
must  log  24  hours  of  additional 
training  at  the  station  in 
Chestertown.  The  training 
schedule  is  entirely  up  to  the 
volunteer,  and  there  are  no  re- 
strictions on  theamount  of  time 
taken.  Many  of  these  hours  are 
spent  riding  with  other 
firefighters  as  they  respond  to 
calls. 

"The  volunteers  from 
Washington  College  have  al- 
ways made  a  great  contribu- 
tion to  the  force,"  offered  Chief 
White,  "especially  in  the  after- 
noons when  [other  volunteers! 
are  working  in  the  day  time. 
The  college  students  can  come 
in  during  the  afternoon  when 


they  have  a  break  from  classes." 
Senior  Steve  Brown  is  one 
of  the  new  recruits  this  year.  "I 
believe  that  this  will  be  a  very 
gratifyingexperience,"  he  said. 
What  interests  him  in  fighting 
fires?  "I  like  to  do  things  that 
involve  a  certain  amount  of 
skill-not  just  a  skill  that  you 
already  have,  but  one  that  takes 
time  to  learn.  And  it'll  be  fun, 
too." 

Paul  Mullin  has  been  a 
volunteer  at  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment for  the  past  four  years. 
"When  you  first  start  out,  a  lot 
of  your  time  is  spent  sitting 
around  at  the  station  waiting 
for  things  to  happen."  Now, 
however,  Mullin  responds  to 
an  average  of  three  to  five  calls 
a  week.  'This  is  something  that 
has  always  interested  me,  but  I 
never  had  the  time  or  ambition 
for  it  in  high  school." 

Many  young  people  dream 
of  beingan  astronaut,  aballcrina 
or  a  firefighter,  but  few  get  the 
chance toachievetheirgoal.  For 
Mullin  "Being  able  to  do  stuff 
that  most  people  don' thave  the 
guts  to  do  is  what  I  enjoy  the 
most." 


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Mideastern  Leaders  Unfurl  Plans  for  New  Palestinian  Autonomy 


Paul  Briggs 


Staff  Writer 

Consider  the  irony.  One 
U.S.  administration  after  an- 
other has  tried  to  negotiate  an 
end  to  the  Mideast  crisis,  with 
varying  degrees  of  failure.  The 
one  who  made  the  most 
progress  was  probably  Jimmy 
Carter,  who  negotiated  the 
Camp  David  Accords  between 
Mcnachem  Begin  of  Israel  and 
Anwar  Sadat  of  Egypt.  Unfor- 
tunately,Sadat  waslater  assas- 
sinated, which  would  not  seem 
to  bode  well  for  future  Mideast 
peace  negotiations. 

Recently,  however,  the  Is- 
raeli government  and  the  Pal- 
estine Liberation  Organization 
have  sat  down  and  worked  out 
asecret  agreement  which  brings 
the  whole  Palestinian  issue 
closer  to  a  peaceful  solution 
than  it  has  ever  been-  and  they 
did  it  all  without  any  help  from 
us. 

The  agreement  calls  for  an 
Israeli  withdrawal  from  the 
Gaza  Strip  and  the  West  Bank 
city  of  Jericho  within  six 
months.  These  locales  will  be 
placed  under  the  authority  of  a 
Palestiniangovcmmcnt  headed 
by  V.ii-ir  Arafat,  pending  elec- 
tions to  be  held  in  nine  months. 
The  agreement  alsocalls  for  an- 
other agreement  within  a  few 


years  to  incorporate  the  rest  of 
the  West  Bank,  except  for  Is- 
raeli military  facilities  and 
Jewish  settlements.  The  plan 
amounts  to  an  experiment  in 
Palestinian  self-rule.  In  ex- 
change, the  PLO  will  agree  to 
cease  all  violence  against  the 
state  of  Israel. 

Self-ruleand  independence 
are  two  different  things.  The 
Palestinian  government  will 
handle  things  like  education, 
road  maintenance,  health  care, 
etc.  Law  enforcement  will  be 
handled  by  a  joint  Israeli-Pales- 
tinian patrol  of  the  region.  Some 
of  those  doing  the  patrolling, 
however,  will  be  cx-PLO  guer- 
rillas. The  full  extent  of  self- 
rule-  whether  there  will  be  a 
Palestinian  seat  at  the  U.N.,  or  a 
Palestinian  unit  of  currency,  or 
any  of  the  other  trappings  of 
nationhood-  has  yet  to  be  de- 
termined. It  is  doubtful,  how- 
ever, that  a  Palestinian  stand- 
ing army  will  be  permitted. 

Incredible  as  it  may  seem, 
there  appears  to  be  much  less 
resistance  to  this  plan  among 
the  PLO  than  there  is  among 
Israelis.  Mostofwhatresistancc 
there  is  centers  around  the  fact 
that  the  plan  does  not  immedi- 
ately call  for  Palestinian  au- 
tonomy in  all  the  occupied  ter- 
ritories. This  may  be  due  loan 
awareness  among  the  more 


radical  Palestinians  that  after 
forty  years  of  fighting,  they  are 
still  going  nowhere  fast. 

Resistance  to  the  plan 
among  hard-line  Israelis  stems 
partly  from  religious  claims  to 
the  land  in  question.  Opposi- 
tion to  the  plan  is  especially 
strong  among  those  Israelis 
who,  invited  by  former  Prime 
Minister  Yitzhak  Shamir,  mi- 
grated to  Jewish  settlements  in 
the  West  Bank  in  the  hopes  that 
it  would  one  day  officially  be- 
come part  of  Israel. 

Many  other  more  moderate 
Israelis  do  have  legitimate  con- 
cerns about  the  security  of  Is- 
rael under  the  plan.  Consider- 
ing Arafat's  current  reason- 
ableness, it  is  easy  for  Ameri- 
cans to  forget  that  he  was  one  of 
Israel's  most  implacable  en- 
emies for  most  of  his  career.  It 
was  only  in  1988  that  he  pub- 
licly renounced  terrorism  and 
recognized  Israel. 

Even  if  the  PLO  does  re- 
nounce violence,  individual 
Palestinians  may  not.  In  par- 
ticular, the  military  bases  and 
settlements  are  likely  to  be 
flashpoints.  If  a  Palestinian 
should  commit  a  crime  in  Israel, 
or  against  an  Israeli,  and  then 
flee  to,  say,  the  Gaza  Strip, 
would  hebeextradited,or  stand 
trial  in  Gaza?  There  is  a  strong 
possibility  that  ex-PLO  guerril- 


SGA  Elections 

Dorm  Senators  Elected  Wednesday 

John  K.  Phoebus 


News  Editor 

The  Student  Government 
Association  will  hold  Senate 
elections  next  Wednesday, 
September  14,  in  the  Casey 
Academic  Center.  Petitionsare 
available  in  theOt'ficc  of  Student 
Affairs  (2nd  floorCAC)  and  are 
due  there  Tuesday. 

The  Senate  is  the  represen- 
tative body  of  the  SGA.  Each 
dormitory  and  off  campus 
residents  have  representatives 
which  meet  as  the  SGA  every 
Tuesday  at  9  p.m.  Senators 
represent  from  12-45  under- 
graduates each.  Along  with 
senators,  class  presidents  serve 
as  voting  members  of  the  SGA. 
Freshman  class  off  icerelcctions 
will  be  held  the  following  week. 

'The  SGA  supports  student 
interests,  student  activities  and 
represents  the  student  body  in 
all  aspects  of  the  college,"  said 
SGA  President  Jamie  Baker.  The 
SGA  also  plans  many  social  ac- 
tivities and  funds  over  50  cam- 
pus organizations,  Senators 
may  serve  on  committees 
within  in  the  SGA  which  ad- 
dress various  functions  of  the 
studentgovernment.  Pertinent 


issues  are  addressed  each  week 
which  of  ten  stem  from  the  input 
of  senators  and  their  constitu- 
ents. 

SGA  senators  can  join 
various  committees  within  the 
senate.  Committees  deal  with 
activities  such  as  budgeting 
funds,  public  relations,  plan- 
ning social  events,  and  various 
ad  hoc  issues  before  the  SGA. 

SGA  Vice  president  Max 
Waltonfeelsinterested  students 
should  becomeinvolved  for  the 
same  reason  he  did:  "It  gives 
the  opportunity  to  affect  the 
academic  and  social  life  of  the 
campus  and  shape  it  the  way 
you  want.  [The  SGA  is  inter- 
ested] in  the  person  who 
wouldn't  normally  run  for  of- 
fice, but  is  willing  to  devote 
theirtimeand effort."  TheSGA 
at  Washington  College  is  pow- 
erful and  well  respected. 

By  becoming  a  member  of 
the  SGA  one  can  become  in- 
volved in  the  decisions  re- 
garding issues  which  have 
lasting  and  meaningful  effect 
on  the  Washington  College 
community.  Petitions  require 
fifteen  signatures  and  are  due 
next  Tuesday  at  noon. 


las  will  wind  up  pursuing  their 
former  comrades-in-arms  for 
doing  exactly  what  they  them- 
selves used  to  do.  It  is  largely 
because  of  questions  like  these 
that  the  experiment  in  Pales- 
tinian self-ruleisbeingconfincd 
to  the  Gaza  Strip  and  Jericho 
for  the  time  being. 

The  experiment  is  not 
without  if  srisks.  If,  within  the 
next  few  years,  it  should  prove 
impossible  for  a  Palestinian 
government  to  coexist  peace- 
fully with  Israel,  it  will  pose  a 
serious  dilemma.  Israel  will 
then  be  unable  to  recapture  the 
territory  without  an  enormous 
increase  in  violence,  or  give  up 
the  rest  of  the  West  Bank  with- 
outendangeringitssecurity.  It 
might  become  necessary  to  im- 
pose a  blockade  on  the  self- 
governing  region. 

The  Palestinians  also  have 
a  considerable  stake  in  the  suc- 
cess of  the  plan.  A  state  or 
territory  consisting  only  of  the 
GazaStripand  Jericho  wouldn't 
really  be  a  viable  political  en- 
tity, especially  if  Israel  should 
impose  an  economic  blockade. 
In  other  words,  the  very  risks 
inherent  in  the  plan  will  ensure 
that  both  sides  do  their  best  to 
make  sure  it  succeeds. 

But  haven't  we  heard  all 
this  before?  How  many  failed 


rounds  of  Middle  East  peace 
negotiations  have  there  been 
over  the  years?  Why  should 
this  be  any  different? 

As  stated  at  the  beginning 
of  this  piece,  this  time  talks  were 
carried  out  in  secret,  without 
help  from  the  U.S.  or  any  other 
third  party.  While  the  U.S.  has 
played  an  important  role  in  the 
region  in  the  past,  one  must  ask 
"why  the  United  States  should 
ever  have  been  involved  in  the 
talks  to  begin  with.  We,  after 
all,  had  very  little  to  gain  by  it, 
other  than  some  oil  and  a  lower 
risk  of  terrorism.  And  weren't 
the  Israeli  and  Palestinian  ne- 
gotiators full-grown  adults,  ca- 
pable of  negotiating  without 
superpowers  holding  their 
hands? 

There  is,  in  fact,  a  purpose 
tothird-partymediation.  When 
one  is  negotiating  with  a  badly 
hated  adversary,  a  third  party 
may  propose  compromises 
which  both  sides  agree  would 
be  sensible,  but  which  neither 
side  (keeping  their  constituen- 
cies in  mind)  would  wish  to  be 
seen  proposing.  The  fact  that 
both  Rabin's  government  and 
Arafat  feel  comfortable  pro- 
posing compromises  suggests 
an  increase  in  moderation  on 
both  sides.  That,  in  itself,  is 
reason  for  hope. 


Republicans  Not  Fascist,  just  Misunderstood 


Tara  Kidwell 

Distribution  Manager 

How  far  right  do  you  go 
before  you  hit  fascist?  As  a 
student  on  this  campus  I  find 
myself  questioning  how  why  I 
am  labeled  as  fascist  merely 
because  I  say  that  I  am  Repub- 
lican. Maybe  I  hang  out  with  a 
liberal  faction  of  people  who  do 
not  know  I  am  conservative?  It 
is  almost  like  coming  out  of  the 
closet;  I  suppose  we  all  have  a 
closet  to  come  out  of  then. 

This  leads  me  to  question 
why  people  link  certain  stereo- 
types to  certain  ideals.  Repub- 
lican does  not  equal  Rush 
Limbaugh.  What  does  it  mean 
to  say  that  one  is  a  Republican? 
There  are  those  who  would  say 
that  itmeansAncienne  Regime, 
outmoded  ideas  which  repress, 
oreven  fascist.  I  would  have  to 
say  that  these  words  label  me 
and  any  other  conservative 
anywhere.  We  all  know  that 
Kirkegaard  said  to  label  me  is 
to  negate  me.  To  stereotype  is 
to  profess  ignorance  which  in 
my  volume  of  conservative 
laws  is  not  a  conservative  trait. 
How  people  choose  to  mask 
theirown  motivations  isacom- 
pletely  different  subject  than 
ignorance. 

I  will  not  bore  you  with 
what  it  is  to  be  conservative, 
but  I  will  say  that  everyone  has 


their  own  views  on  everything 
regardless  of  where  they  take  a 
political  stance.  I  have  been 
appraised  of  a  new  right-wing 
magazine  on  campus  which 
contains  articles  and  view- 
points that  I  would  consider 
fascist  propaganda.  I  would 
hope  that  those  of  you  who  read 
this  new  paper  keep  in  mind 
that  misinformation  leads  to 
ignorance  and  ignorance  to 
problems.  Remember  as  the 
laws  of  this  country  state  igno- 
ranceisno  excuse.  I  would  also 
like  to  make  a  response  to  the 
article  from  last  weeks  ELM 
entitled  Loose  Cannon...  Sue 
Huck,  while  entitled  to  her' 
opinion  should  have  used  more 
tact  and  researched  her  argu- 
ments before  circulating 
damning  testimony  about  por- 
nography. Iwouldsuggestthat 
Ms.  Huck  take  a  course  in 
Chaucer  before  condemning 


Dr.  Deprospo's course  Pornog- 
raphy a  course  which  does  not 
have  any  truly  pornographic 
material  contained  within  its 
bounds.  Maybe  even  pick  up  a 
good  old  copy  of  Hamlet  and 
reread  all  about  matters  of  the 
"country".  I  have  only  one  thing 
to  say  before  closing  "Tee  Hee 
quod  she  and  clapped  the  win- 
dow tho" 

Convo.  from  page  4 

students.  The  Ermon  Foster 
Garden  at  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House  was  dedicated  in  1987, 
and,  accordingly,  he  was  given 
an  organic  reward  for  his  ser- 
vice. Frank  Rhoades  '83  carved 
a  replica  of  the  Washington 
College  Mace  out  of  wood  from 
the  original  Washington  Col- 
lege Elm  Tree,  which,  like  Fos- 
ter, is  remembered  in  spirit  al- 
though it  no  longer  physically 
watches  over  campus. 


778-3181 

Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sates 


RUG    and    DRV   CLEANERS    CORP. 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  10, 1993 


Executive  Summary  of  the  Long  Range  Planning  Committee's  Preliminary  Report 


What  follows  is  the  text  from 
the  Executive  Summary  of  the 
L0ng  Range  Planning 
Committee's  preliminary  re- 
port, released  this  week.  This 
introduction  outlines  the  ob- 
jectives the  committee  recom- 
mends the  college  set  as  goals 
toward  strengthening  the  in- 
stitution over  the  next  ten  years. 
The  complete  report  of  the 
eommitteeisavailableon  closed 
reserve  at  the  circulation  desk 
of  Miller  Library.  Copies  have 
been  sent  to  faculty,  staff,  and 
members  of  the  Board  of  Visi- 
tors and  Governors. 

Executive  Summary 

During  the  past  ten  years, 
Washington  College  has 
emerged  as  a  greatly  strength- 
ened institution.  It  has  ex- 
panded its  financial  base, 
greatly  enhanced  its  physical 
plant,  increased  the  qualifica- 
tions, diversity,  and  number  of 
its  students,  and  added  several 
attractive  academic  and  extra- 
curricular programs. 

The  College  remains 
strongly  committed  to  its  tra- 
ditional mission  of  education 
in  the  liberal  arts.  In  this  en- 
deavor, the  College  enjoys  and 
seeks  to  build  upon  its  great 
historical  heritage.  The  nine 
"colonial  colleges"  have  all  be- 
come research  or  comprehen- 
sive universities,  although  each 
retains  a  liberal  arts  college  at 
its  core.  As  the  tenth  existing 
college  to  be  founded  in 
America  and  the  first  to  be 
founded  after  the  Revolution- 
ary War,  Washington  College 
is  the  oldest  of  the  institutions 
classified  as  a  liberal  arts  col- 


Impetus  for  the  founding 
of  the  College  was  provided  by 
George  Washington,  and  the 
College  is  proud  to  share  with 
such  institutions  as  the  Uni- 
versi  ty  of  Leiden,  Simon  Bolivar 
University,  the  University  of 
Virginia,  and  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania,  the  prestigious 
distinction  of  having  been 
started  by  one  of  the  founding 
fathers  of  the  country.  Indeed, 
George  Washington  contrib- 
uted to  the  founding  of  the 
College  a  substantial  sum  of 
money,  his  name,  and  his  ser- 
vice on  the  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors.  The  founding 
president  of  the  College,  Wil- 
liam Smith,  was  also  an  illus- 
trious colonial.  He  was  the 
Provost  of  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  before  being  as- 
signed as  rector  of  the  Episco- 
pal parish  in  Chestertown,  and 
he  founded  St.  John's  College 
Jfter  he  founded  Washington 
College. 


The  College  was  the  first  of 
the  ten  oldest  colleges  in  the 
country  to  become  coeduca- 
tional (in  1891).  This  exempli- 
fies the  pioneering  spirit  of  the 
College  and  its  long-standing 
commitment  to  equality  of  op- 
portunity. 

Three  Challenges 

Balance.  The  College  sub- 
scribes to  the  view  enunciated 
in  one  of  the  classic  defenses  of 
the  liberal  arts,  Newman's  The 
Idea  of  a  University,  that  the 
absence  in  a  college  of  primary 
fields  of  pure  knowledge  leads 
to  distortion  of  all  knowledge 
transmitted  in  that  institution. 
The  faculty  of  Washington 
College  represent  21  formal 
fields  of  study.  This  is  mini- 
mum coverage  of  the  liberal  arts 
and  sciences,  and  one  of  the 
smallest  arrays  of  any  college 
of  our  type.  In  approximately 
half  of  those  fields,  however, 
our  size  and  resources  limit  the 
College  to  very  small  numbers 
of  faculty.  Consequently,  those 
academic  programs  teeter  on 
the  edge  of  viability.  Inorderto 
achieve  a  proper  balance  and 
strength  in  those  programs  and 
in  the  College  as  a  whole,  we 
need  to  expand  the  staffing  and 
the  reach  of  those  programs. 

Connection.  It  is  connection  to 
life,  the  world,  and  the  great 
problems  of  the  past  and 
present  that  makes  lessons  and 
students  come  alive,  and  that 
confers  value  on  learning.  The 
College  offers  traditional  cur- 
ricula based  on  adequate 
physical  and  bibliographic  re- 
sources. But  we  should  give 
greater  effort  to  articulating 
why  these  courses  should  be 
studied,  why  they  are  designed 
as  they  are,  what  emphases  we 
employ  to  achieve  particular 
purposes,  whether  student  ex- 
perience in  them  is  interesting, 
and  whether  the  learning  is 
valuable  in  laterlife.  Weshould 
focus  also  on  encouraging  and 
providing  for  the  spirit  of  per- 
sonal investigation  that  so  en- 
ergizes both  students  and  fac- 
ulty. We  believe  that  the  study 
of  these  issues  will  lead  to 
continual  reform  of  our  cur- 
ricula and  enrichment  of  stu- 
dent learning  at  the  College. 

Community.  Ernest  Boyer, 
head  of  the  Carnegie  Commis- 
sion, attaches  highest  priority 
to  the  creation  of  community  in 
institutions  of  higher  education. 
We  are  a  residential  college 
strongly  committed  to  the  inte- 
gration of  living  and  learning. 
But  we  believe  that  we  have  a 
great  way  to  go  and  a  great 
opportunity  for  national  dis- 


tinction in  building  a  strong 
learning  community  out  of  in- 
creasingly diverse  threads.  We 
must  devise  structures  and 
mechanisms  that  encourage 
more  productive,  civilized,  and 
responsible  living  on  our  cam- 
pus,andstrongercommitments 
to  service,  personal  integrity, 
and  excellence. 

A  Strategy  for  the  Future 

The  College  sees  two 
strongly  complementary  em- 
phases that  together  comprise 
a  strategy  for  addressing  our 
three  challenges.  These  are: 

•  growth  in  the  size  of  the  Col- 
lege 

•  personal  involvement  in 
learning 

Growth.  Washington  College 
ranks  in  the  10th  percentile  in 
size  and  the  40th  percentile  in 
overall  quality  among  coedu- 
cational national  liberal  arts 
colleges  (140  colleges  of  whom 
120  are  coeducational).  Only 
three  of  the  60  coeducational 
national  liberal  arts  colleges 
ranked  in  the  top  half  of  the 
U.S.  News  and  World  Report 
survey  have  enrollments 
smaller  than  ours,  and  their 
endowment  resources"  are  two 
or  three  times  ours.  The  College 
is  hard  pressed  to  compete  un- 
der these  circumstances. 
Growth  by  300  students  would 
move  the  College  from  the  10th 
percentile  in  size  to  the  35th 
percentile.  This  would  enable 
program  growth,  additions  of 
selected  new  programs,  and 
economies  of  scale  sufficient  to 
make  the  College  more  com- 
petitive across  the  full  spectrum 
of  its  programs. 

Involvement.  It  is  elementary 
that  knowledge  requires  a 
knower.  Attempts  to  transmit 
knowledge  that  do  not  respect 
and  provide  for  the  personal 
dimensionaremeaninglessand 
superficial.  Washington  Col- 
lege has  long  prided  itself  on  its 
personal  character.  We  wish  to 
build  upon  and  amplify  that 
strength.  We  wish  especially  to 
do  thisin  increasing  the  service, 
quality,  and  attractiveness  of 
theundersubscribed  programs 
of  the  College,  but  attention  to 
this  principle  of  quality  will 
strengthen  all  of  our  programs. 
In  programmatic  terms,  em- 
phasis on  involvement  means 
that  programs  will  expand 
student  opportunities  for  aca- 
demic year  and  summer  re- 
search, internship  experiences, 
off-campus  and  foreign  study, 
hands-on  experience,  contact 
with  original  sources,  and  in- 
tensive interactions  with  liv- 
ing/learning communities. 


Goals  of  the  Plan 

We  have  identified  a  num- 
ber of  general  goals  that  logi- 
cally connect  to  the  character- 
istics and  potentialities  of  the 
College: 

•  to  strengthen  all  the  aca- 
demic programs  by  making 
them  more  accessible,  attrac- 
tive,lean,  connected  tocontexts, 
and  infused  with  opportunities 
for  active  learning,  investiga- 
tion, and  formation  of  learning 
communities. 

•  to  increase  the  flow  of  stu- 
dents through  our 
underutilized  major  programs. 

•  to  improve  the  physical  and 
bibliographic  resources  for 
learning. 

•  to  enhance  the  residential 
experience  of  Washington 
College  students  and  to  relate 
residential  life  more  coherently 
to  academic  life. 

•  to  increase  the  number,  di- 
versity, and  qualifications  of 
our  matriculants. 

•  todecrease  the  rate  of  attri- 
tion of  our  students.  * 

•  to  improve  the  articulation 
of  the  value  of  our  educational 
experiences. 

Objectives  and  Concomitants 
of  the  Plan 

We  have  identified  several 
objectives  and  concomitants  of 
theimplementation  of  this  plan 
oyer  the  coming  decade: 

•  to  increase  the  student  body 
by  300  students. 

•  to  increase  the  faculty  by  at 
least  20  positions. 

•  to  increase  the  staff  by 
about  30  positions. 

•  to  increase  the  endowment 
fund  of  the  College  by  at  least 
$50  million. 

•  to  increase  the  selectivity 
of  our  admissions  so  as  to  re- 
place the  least  qualified  quarter 
of  the  entering  class  with  those 
at  the  middle  of  our  spectrum. 

•  to  reduce  the  annual  net 
attrition  of  students  from  15% 
to  12%  or  less. 

•  to  increase  the  percentage 
of  our  graduates  from  6%  to  at 
least  25%  who  have  had  a  full- 
time  off-campus  study  experi- 
ence of  at  least  one  semester. 

•  to  increase  the  percentage 
of  our  graduates  who  carry  on 
independent  study  or  intern- 
ship projects  for  academic 
credit. 

•  to  strengthen  the  residen- 
tial life  program  by  adding  five 
professional  staff. 

•  to  build  dormitory  and 
dining  space  for  225  additional 
students  and  to  renovate  the 
dormitories  that  have  not  re- 
cently been  renovated, 
•tobuilda  newstudentcenter. 

•  to  build,  add  to,  or  reno- 
vate five  major  academic  build- 
ings. 


•  to  augment  budgets  sup- 
porting faculty  professional 
activities  by  at  least  $300,000 
annually. 

•  to  increase  the  library  per- 
centage of  Educational  and 
General  expenditures  fromfour 
to  five  percent. 

•  to  induce  100%  of  the  stu- 
dents, faculty,and  staff  to  make 
effective  use  of  networked 
computing. 

Conclusions 

The  proposed  plan  relies 
on  expansion  at  3%  per  year  of 
our  number  of  matriculants  as 
the  engine  of  change.  Our  ad- 
missions situation,  however, 
requires  additional  resources 
beyond  those  currently  avail- 
able in  order  to  initiate  the  plan. 
The  College  will  have  to  invest 
a  total  of  $150,000  during  the 
first  two  years  for*a  thorough- 
going consultation  on  admis- 
sions, image,  and  marketing,. 
We  will  also  have  to  monitor 
our  performance  in  admissions 
and  financial  aid  very  closely 
and  be  ready  to  provide  neces- 
sary reinforcements  quickly. 
The  plan  also  will  require  for  its 
success  a  significant  general 
fund  campaign.  If  the  enroll- 
ment targetsare  met,  thecurrent 
fund  budget  will  move  rapidly 
into  a  surplus  that  will  acceler- 
ate through  the  duration  of  the 
plan. 

The.  presidency  of  Daniel 
Gibson  at  Washington  College 
focused  on  growth  of  the  Col- 
lege in  the  new  era  following 
World  War  II  and  the  opening 
of  the  Chesapeake  Bay  Bridge. 
Joseph  McLain  was  clearly  a 
builder  of  the  faculty,  even  as 
the  College  moved  into  finan- 
cial difficulty  in  the  later  years 
of  his  presidency.  Douglass 
Cater  resolved  the  financial 
problems  of  that  era  and  made 
impressive  improvements  in 
the  physical  plant  of  theCollege. 
Thetimeisrightintheeraofthe 
presidency  of  Charles  Trout  to 
invest  substantially  in  the  aca- 
demic program  of  the  College. 
This  investment  is  appropriate 
because  it  has  been  long 
awaited,  it  is  visibly  missing, 
and  the  College  needs  it  to  be 
competitive.  The  foundation 
and  the  structures  of  a  superb 
college  are  here,  and  the  faculty 
leadership  to  flesh  out  and  ex- 
pand the  academic  program  is 
evident. 

We  now  ask  those  who 
were  enabled  and  enriched  by 
the  College  to  come  to  its  aid. 
We  ask  you  to  make  a  further 
investment  in  its  future  and  in 
your  own  future.  Washington 
College  is  forever,  and  each  of 
uscontinuestobelitbyitslight. 


September  10, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Dirt,  from  page  3. 

And  she's  been  in  control 
of  every  move,  perhaps  even 
when  Scan  Penn,  her  ex-hus- 
band, wasallegcdly  beating  her 
up.  She  was  the  victim  then  — 
not  of  scandalous  accusations 
but  of  scandalous  abuse.  And 
she  came  out  of  it  all,  if  not 
looking  good,  at  least  being 
looked  at. 

Jackson,  on  the  other  hand, 
is  not  a  good  PR  man  for  him- 
self. He's  been  on  the  music 
scene  for  30  years  now,  but  he 
may  be  more  famous  for  alter- 
inghisphysicalappcaranccand 
keeping  a  pet  chimp  named 
Bubbles  than  for  any  single 
song.  Like  Madonna,  his  image 
is  as  widespread  as  his  name, 
but  he  has  much  less  control 
over  it.  In  the  same  Oprah  in- 
terview1, he  claimed  he  had  no 
idea  until  recently  that  people 
thought  he  was  batshit. 

While  Madonna  is  the 
symbol  of  control  —  sexual, 
monetary,  and  media  —  Jack- 
son is  the  symbol  of  rcclusion. 
Heonly  looks  happy  in  his  vid- 
eos and  with  children.  His  fan- 
tasy movie  role  is  Peter  Pan.  He 
has  an  amusement  park  and  a 
movie  theatre  on  his  ranch, 
Neverland.  He  not  only  doesn't 
want  to  grow  up,  he  wants  to  be 
the  proverbial  Toys  'R'  Us  Kid. 
And  most  of  America,  until  re- 
cently, was  willing  to  let  him 
buy  the  toyshedidn't  have  time 


to  play  with  as  a  child,  and  to 
share  them  with  other  kids. 

Now,  as  Jackson  slips  in 
the  public  eye  from  man-child 
to  child-handler,  his  accuser  is 
rising  into  thcpubliccyc  to  give 
physical  presence  to  a  name- 
less symbol  America  has  feared 
for  the  last  twenty  years  —  the 
child  who  grows  up  too  fast. 

Whether  or  not  Michael's 
guilt  or  innocence  is  ever  re- 
solved, his  13-year-old  antago- 
nist will  stand  for  all  the  chil- 
dren who  shouldn't  be  old 
enough  to  know  the  word  fella- 
tio.Some  routinely  engage  in  it 
with  other  children  they're 
"going  with."  Some  are  victims 
of  incest  or  other  sexual  abuse. 
Most  arc  just  more  media-ready 
than  their  —  our  —  parents  are 
willing  to  admit. 

Ifthechild  is  solely  a  victim 
of  Jackson,  it  is  a  crying  shame 
that  he  had  to  be  exposed  to  sex 
as  an  unwilling  participant.  If 
the  child  solely  a  victim  of  the 
will  of  one  or  both  of  his  par- 
ents, the  same  is  true. 

But  as  long  as  Americans 
demand  a  scandal,  someone 
will  produce  it,  whether  it's  a 
misguided  celebrity  who's  lost 
touch  with  reality,  a  greedy 
leech  of  an  easy  target,  or  Ma- 
donna. Let's  just  hope  that  they 
pick  on  someone  their  own  size. 
Not  children,  no  matter  what 
their  age. 


Phaneuf f,  from  p.  3 

quality  to  spare  and  can  share 
some  withanothcr  store.  Any- 
way, one  of  these  Wal-Mart 
stores  that  I  have  always  read 
about,  and  for  some  strange 
reason  I  thought  had  something 
had  to  do  with  H.  Ross  Perot, 
came  to  my  town,  and  it  was 
just  amazing.  It  was  like 
Smile/ s  on  acid,  if  you  will. 

A  friend  and  thrifty  con- 
sumer alerted  me  to  the  fact 
that  one  of  these  stores  had  ar- 
rived, located  on  the  outskirts 
of  town,  the  area  that  1  imag- 
ined was  where  recluses  would 
have  lived  or  where  the  whore 
house  and  hooch  parlor 
would've  been  located  in  less 
savory  times.  My  friend  told 
me  that  he  was  mystified  at  the 
fact  that  whenever  he  wasdriv- 
ing  on  the  highway  he  could 
see  this  parking  lot  filled  up 
withcarsatall  hours.  Wewere 
intrigued.  The  only  places  we 
knew  that  were  open  all  night 
was  the  aforementioned  7-11 
and  Denny's  and  so  we  drove 
out  there  at  around  one  or  two 
in  the  morning. 

What  I  saw  there,  the  sense 
of  awe  and  wonder  that  I  felt,  id 
difficult  to  put  into  words.  I 
would  compare  it  to  what  Co- 
lumbus must  have  felt  when 
gazing  upon  the  New  World 
(I'm  talking  about  when  he  was 
struck  with  the  enormity  of  his 
amazing  discovery  and  not 
those  other  thoughts,  which 
must  have  been  along  the  lines 
of  "Boy  o'  boy,  how  can  1  exter- 


minate  all  the  indigenous 
populationand  culture  and  still 
get  a  holiday  named  after  me  in 
the  country  that  is  home  to  Wal- 
Mart"  (I'm  paraphrasing,  of 
course,  and  he  would've  said  it 
in  Spanish  of  Portuguese,  I  can 
never  remember.)). 

Mixed  with  the  feeling  of 
disbelief  was  an  ineffable 
eerieness.  Many  cars  were  in 
the  parking  lot  but  no  where 
near  maximum  capacity,  this 
must  beanoff-hour  we  thought, 
the  realcrowd  probably  doesn't 
show  until  the  bars  close.  The 
shopping  carts  were  strewn  all 
over  the  lot,  giving  the  impres- 
sion that  a  tornado  had  just  hit. 
Or  perhaps,  it  was  the  place 
that  we  all  dreamed  about,  the 
lot  where  shopping  carts  go  to 
die.  There  was  also  a  man  sit- 
ting outside,  in  the  dark, 
guarding  the  display  lawn  fur- 
niture, guarding  from  what  I 
do  not  know.  You  have  to  won- 
der what  reformatory  he  was 
out  of  and  how  did  he  get  to 
stay  past  lock-out. 

Inside  was  more  than  any- 
one can  hope  for  in  a  store.  It 
sold  everything,  satisfied  ev- 
ery need.  If  you  just  had  to 
have  an  outboard  motor  now 
or  the  midnight  run  for  under- 
wear, Wal-Mart  is  you  place. 
Need  a  toy  for  your  kid  or  just 
some  new  plates.  Cosmetics. 
Compact  Discs.  Rugs.  I  re- 
member stories  my  grandfather 
used  to  tell  me  about  nights 
when  he  was  my  age  and  he 


would  wake  up  and  have  a 
mighty  strong  hankering  for  a 
throw  rug  but  there  was  noth- 
ing that  he  could  do  about  it. 
He  would  have  to  lay  in  bed 
and  sweat  it  out  until  morning. 
It  isa  comfortingnotion,  know- 
ing that  when  I  go  to  bed  and  1 
wake  up  screaming  in  need  of  a 
filing  cabinet  or  a  new,  but  not 
too  high  quality  of  suit,  I  will 
not  be  left  wanting.  Perhaps, 
even  more  important  is  the  se- 
curity that  I  am  afforded,  that  if 
I  ever  have  children,  they  will 
be  able  to  sleep  soundly  and 
wake  me  up  in  the  middle  of 
the  night  and  demand  a  pet 
salamander.  And  I  will  be  able 
to  look  down  at  him,  muss  my 
littleFidel'shairand  say  "What 
color?" 

That's  all  in  the  future  and 
sure,  my  friend  and  I  didn't 
buyanythinganditseemedlike 
the  majority  of  the  people  in  the 
store  were  teenagers  getting 
rowdy  in  the  toy  section,  but 
somewhere,  maybe  on  aisle 
twelve  where  all  of  the  VCR's 
are,  there  isa  principle  involved. 
Mrs.  D's  may  be  shut  down  but 
you  can't  take  away  my  Wal- 
Mart.  AndthatiswhatAmerica 
is,  through  and  through.  You 
can  print  E  Pluribus  Unutn  and 
In  God  We  Trust  on  all  of  the 
money  you  want  but  it  will 
never  mean  as  much  as  Open 
Twenty-Four  Hours  A  Day, 
Seven  Days  A  Week  (Including 
Weekends  and  Holidays). 
Drive  Safely. 


A  Friendly    Reminder  from  the 
Washington  College  Bookstore 

If  you  have  dropped  a  class,  the 

Bookstore  asks  that  you  please 

return  the  books  you  no  longer  need. 

Some  of  your  fellow  students  may 

need  to  read  those  very  books! 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  10, 1993 


Arts  and  Entertainment 


Textiles  from  Vanishing  Cultures 

Washington  College  Presents  its  Traveling  Art  Exhibit  of  the  Year 


^Alex_Bafz_ 


A  &  E  Editor 

This  collection  of 
weavings  from  the  Middle 
East,  North  Africa,  North 
America,  and  Central  Asia  will 
be  the  only  exhibit  presented 
by  Washington  College's  Art 
Exhibits  Committee  this  year, 
and  it  is  a  suitably  lavish  dis- 
play. The  exhibit  includes  flat 
woven  works  from  pastoral, 
semi-nomadic,  and  village 
peoples  whose  traditional  way 
of  life  is  now  threatened  by 
array  of  interrelated  modern 
pressures.  The  exhibit,  while 
featuring  a  disappearing  art 
form,  also  spotlights  a  textile 
form  that  has  historically  re- 
ceived scant  attention  com- 
pared that  given  pile  textiles. 
The  works  here  are  also  of  spe- 
cial interest  because  flat 
weaves,  unlike  pile  weaves, 
are  designed  and  produced 
almost  exclusively  by  women. 

It  is  useful  to  have  some 
familiarity  with  the  history, 
construction,  and  purposes  of 
both  pile  and  flat  weavings 
before  studying  the  pieces 
Pile-woven  pieces  have  been 
the  prized  textile  for  Western- 
ers as  long  as  trade  with  the 


Melissa  Moorehead " 

Staff  Writer 

Unless  you've  been  ma- 
soned on  some  tropical  island, 
you've  heard  about  the  Woody 
Allen  scandal.  ■  We  were  all 
shocked  and  horrified  to  find 
out  that  Woody  Allen  had  an 
affair  with  his  18-year-old 
adopted  daughter.  Butsowhat? 
Should  this  really  have  any  ef- 
fect on  how  we  view  him  or  his 
works?  I  think  not.  In  fact,  I 
would  say  that  with  his  new 
movie,  Manhattan  Murder 
Mystery,  Woody  Allen  has  put 
the  events  of  last  year  behind 
him. 

For  one  thing,  he  has  re- 
placed long  time  leading  lady 
Mia  Farrow  with  old  chum 
Diane  Keaton.  The  choice  of 
Keaton  is  particularly  impor- 
tant considering  that  Allen  and 
Beaton  have  not  worked  to- 


East  has  taken  place.  Early 
Western  infatuation  with  pile 
weaves  is  attested  to  in  the 
works  of  such  17th-century 
painters  as  Vermeer,  who  de- 
picted themin  lush  constrast  to 
simple  domestic  scenes.  Cer- 
tainly, flat  weaves  were  often 
made  to  serve  more  humble 
and  utilitarian  purposes  than 
those  filled  by  pile  works,  and 
flat  weaves  may  thus  havebcen 
less  attractive  to  Western  col- 
lectors. However,  when  inter- 
est in  Caucasian  rugsincreased 
in  the  late  twentieth  century, 
the  Western  market  finally 
moved  into  flat  weaves.  This 
Western  market  increased  dra- 
ma tically  in  the  1 960"  s  and  70's, 
although  the  best  flat  weaves 
have  never  been  considered  as 
valuable  as  pile  rugs. 

Structurally,  the  pile  wo- 
ven textile  has  fibers  that  stand 
up,  knotted  onto  the  warp  and 
woof.  The  pile  rug  was  typi- 
cally designed  by  men  for  fac- 
tory production,  and  often  ex- 
ecuted by  little  girls  because 
their  small  fingers  were  better 
fit  to  tie  the  small  knots  neces- 
sary. On  the  other  hand,  flat 
weaves  consist  entirely  of  the 
i  n  terwea  ving  of  warp  and  woof 
and  were  made  by  individual 


women  on  portable  looms. 
Often,  insensitive  to  the  im- 
portant distinctions  between 
pileand  flat  weaves,  collectors 
make  the  mistake  of  treating 
them  interchangeably.  Com- 
pared to  pile  rugs,  flat  weaves 
are  delicate  and  are  inappro- 
priate to  lay  on  trafficked 
floors,  where  they  may  begin 
to  disintegrate. 

The  representative  sample 
of  flat  weaves  in  this  exhibit 
helps  illustrate  the  purposes 
for  which  flat  weaves  were 
made.  The  exhibit  includes 
both  rugs  and  other  textile 
items.  The  rugs,  called  kilims, 
take  the  form  of  tent  rugs, 
prayer  rugs,  offering  rugs  and 
tent  dividers.  Other  forms  of 
the  flat  weave  include  saddle 
and  food  bags,  animal  trap- 
pings, and  traditional  gar- 
ments. For  peoples  who 
moved  regularly,  flat  weaves 
were  practical  because  they 
could  be  made  on  small,  por- 
table looms,  and  the  weaves 
themselves  were  lighter  and 
less  cumbersome  than  pile 
rugs.  Thebestandrnostelabo- 
rate  work  was  invariably  pro- 
duced for  women's  dowries. 

None  of  the  weaves'  de- 
signs, which  are  often  com- 


plex, were  planned  in  any  for- 
mal way;  this  makes  their  dis- 
ciplined intricacy  and  indi- 
viduality all  the  more  remark- 
able. Thepatternsdisplayboth 
consistency  and  occasional 
variation.  These  variations 
may  be  attributed  partially  to 
the  conditions  in  which  a  tex- 
tile was  made.  The  work  would 
be  carried  on  over  a  series  of 
moves  from  one  campsite  to 
another,  and  occasionally,  a 
viewer  can  see  where  one  ses- 
sion of  weaving  broke  off  and 
whereanewonebegan.  Thisis 
signaled  by  a  sudden  break  in 
fabric  color  or  design. 

Parts  of  the  designs  are  of- 
ten based  on  the  forms  of  ani- 
mator plants.  Bat-and  insect- 
like figures  and  stylized  forms 
of  trees  hide  amid  geometrical 
or  semi -geometrical  designs. 
The  stylized  natural  forms  be- 
came increasingly  abstracted 
as  tribal  structures  brokedown 
from  onegeneration  to  the  next; 
as  the  women  weavers  began 
to  forget  what  the  designs 
meant,  these  designs  became 
viewed,  and  reproduced,  as 
though  mere  abstractions. 

Traditionally,  vegetable 
dyes  determined  the  colors  in 


Manhattan  Murder  Mystery 


gether  since  the '70s.  Remem- 
ber Annie  Hall?  Interestingly 
enough,  Allen  explained  in  a 
Rolling  Stone  interview  that  he 
had  originally  intended  Annie 
Hall  to  be  a  murder  mystery. 
So  he  picked  up  where  he  left 
off,  right?  Not  exactly;  it  is 
about  15  years  later,  but  Allen 
and  Keaton  still  have  great 
chemistry  on  screen  as  the 
characters,  the  "Uptons". 

Larry  and  Carol's  mun- 
dane life  is  interrupted  when 
newly  met  neighbor,  Mrs. 
House,  dies  of  a  heart  attack. 
Did  I  mention  that  Mrs.  House 
appeared  to  be  in  perfect  heal  th 
and  that  she  had  a  stairmaster 
in  her  bedroom?  Carol  be- 
comes suspicious  when  Mr. 
House  seems  a  little  too  cheer- 
ful the  day  after  his  wife's  de- 
mise. Her  suspicions  are  con- 
firmed when  she  finds  an  um 
hidden  in  the  kitchen.  You  see, 


Mrs.  House  was  supposed  to 
be  buried,  not  cremated.  "If  s 
harder  to  find  out  the  cause  of 
death  that  way,"  explains 
writer  friend  Ted,  played  by 
AlanAIda.  Off  Carol  and  Ted 
go,  playing  amateur  detectives 
trying  to  find  evidence  that  Mr. 
House  murdered  his  wife. 
Larry  thinks  the  whole  thing  is 
ludicrousandtellsCaroltosave 
some  of  her  craziness  for 
menopause.  Feeling  a  little 
dejected,  Carol  spends  more 
and  more  time  with  Ted,  who 
is  recently  divorced  and  very 
attracted  to  Carol.  Meanwhile 
lonely  Larry  is  tempted  by 
Marcia,  played  buy  vampish 
Anjelica  Houston.  So  we  have 
the  mixed,  complicated  rela- 
tionships that  are  so  character- 
istic of  Allen's  movies.  This 
timethingsaredifferent:  Carol 
and  Larry  might  be  tempted  to 
cheat,  but... 


Here  I  leave  you  todiscover 
the  rest  of  this  developing  plot. 
I  assure  you,  the  story  won't 
leave  you  disappointed.  Keep 
in  mind,  if  we  knew  half  of  the 
life  stories  behind  some  of  our 
favorite  authors  and  poets,  we 
would  probably  never  read 
them  again.  Allen  is  truly  a 
talented  writer,  director  and 
star.  To  wrap  up  this  movie 
review,  I  will  leave  you  with 
this  last  judgement  call:  it  is 
absolutely  no  mystery  why  this 
movie  is  a  hit! 


Reminder  to  Perkins 
Loan  Recipients: 

The  Financial  aid  Office  will 
be  conducting  3  information 
sessions  in  the  Sophie  Ken- 
Room  for  all  recipients. 

Session  1  Sepf.  15  11:00  a.m. 
Session  2  Sept.  16  2:00  p.m. 
Session  3  Sept.  20  10:00  a.m. 

for  more  information  call  X  7214 


these  textiles.  Although  some- 
what limited,  the  palettes  pro- 
vided by  vegetable  matter  were 
capable  of  producing  rich  de- 
signs, and  works  that  are  wholly 
vegetable-dyed  exhibit  purity 
and  harmony  of  color.  However, 
at  the  end  of  the  19th  century, 
commercial  analine  dyes  ap- 
peared for  the  first  time,altering 
and  arguably  reducing  the  qual- 
ity of  the  work.  Some  of  the 
chemical  dyes  faded  and  were 
bad  for  the  wool.  Aside  from 
these  telltale  clues,  a  person  who 
is  familiar  with  tex  tiles  caneasily 
discern  a  commercial  dye  in  a 
piece;  the  color  appears  some- 
how jarring  and  out  of  place. 

Historically,  flat  woven  tex- 
tiles have  assumed  a  position 
secondary  to  pile  weavings  in 
the  international  eye.  This  rich 
exhibit  confirms  that  flat  weaves 
are  also  infinitely  worthy  of  col- 
lection, admiration,  and  study. 


Textiles  from  Vanishing  Cultures, 
is  on  display  at  theGibson  Fine  Arts 
Center  through  October  13,  Thurs- 
days through  Sundays  from  one  to 
five  p.. m.. 


Note 
Well 


William  W.  Warner, 

the  Pulitzer  Prize 

winning  author  of 

Beautiful  Swimmers: 


Watermen.  Crabs,  and 


the  Chesapeake  Bay 


will  speak  this  Friday 

September  10,  at  4:00 

p.m.  in  Hynson 

Lounge. 


10 


September  10, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Album  Review 


RacKelJOjem  nia 


Staff  Writer 

Smashing  Pumpkins  is  one 
of  the  more  recent  bands  to  blow 
out  of  the  Windy  City,  but  don't 
be  too  quick  to  throw  them  in 
with  other  Chicago-based  bands 
like  Big  Black,  Ministry  and  Jesus 
Lizard.  All  are  fine  producers  of 
noise,  but  Smashing  Pumpkins 
is  not  of  these  other  bands'  ilk. 
Having  been  introduced  two 
years  ago  with  their  debut  al- 


Smashing  Pumpkins'    "Siamese 
Dream  Is  Simply  Dreamy 


bum  "Cish,"  and  sporadically 
popping  upagain  with  a  single 
and  an  EP,  the  band  is  once 
more  in  the  limelight  after 
touring  with  the  Red  Hot  Chili 
Peppers  and  Pearl  Jam  and  re- 
leasing their  latest  album, 
"Siamese  Dream." 

The  currently  released 
single,  "Disarm,"  is  but  a  small 
taste  of  all  that  this  album  de- 
livers. Each  song  on  "Siamese 
Dream"  is  its  own  little  self- 


contained  circularmaze.  Billy 
Corgan's  voiceand  lyrics  twist 
through  emotional,  brooding 
melodies,  climb  upwards  to 
exhiliratingreleasesof  sound, 
and  then  downshift  once  more 
to  subdued  crooning  over 
James  Iha'sguitar.  Songs  such 
as  "Spaceboy"  and  "Lana" 
are  so  lulling  at  first  that  they 
almost  mislead  until  they  rise 
into  jarring,  yet  still  somehow 
melodic,         cacaphonies. 


"Cherub  Rock,"  the  first  single 
released  off  the  album,  is  met,  if 
not  surpassed,  by  "Mayonnaise" 
in  its  grating  tunefulness  and  re- 
lentlessbass.  "Mayonnaise,"  like 
one  or  two  other  songs  on  the 
album,  hearkens  back  to  the  early 
Dinosaur  Jr.  singles  with  its 
wistful,  winding  melody  over  the 
top  of  heavy,  no-nonsense  gui- 
tars. 

"Siamese  Dream"  has  it  all. 


Bittersweet  and  haunting 
melodies  are  intertwined  with 
plenty  of  aggressive  and  gritty 
guitar  playing.  Smashing 
Pumpkins  weaves  these  two  el- 
ements together  so  artfully  that 
one  is  never  quite  sure  where 
the  songs  are  leading — but  you 
can  be  sure  they'll  get  you  there. 


WEEK  at  a  Glance 


September     10-16 

10  Film  Series  ".the  last  days  of  chez  nous 

Monday  Norman  James  Theater,  7:30  p.m.  Friday,  Saturday  and  Monday 

1 1  Kent  and  Queen  Anne's  Alumni  Flea  Market 

Saturday  Campus  lawn,  9:00  a.m.  to  1 :00  p.m. 

1  5  The  Dance  on  Rim  Series  presents  WHITE  NIGHTS. 

Wednesday  Casey  Academic  Center  Forum,  6:30  p.m. 

I  O  The  McLain  Program  in  Environmental  Studies  Presents 

Thursday  CHESAPEAKE  BAY  ISSUES  AND  INTERNSHIP  Norman 

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Washington  College  ELM 


September  10, 1993 


Afield 


Come  Ye  All! 


Maryland's  Rennaissance  Festival: 


New  Party  Rules 


Tanya  Allen 


Staff  Writer 

Sick  of  living  in  1993?  Feel 
a  need  to  getoff  campus?  Inter- 
ested in  peering  unabashedly 
at  men  in  tights  and  women 
whose  bosoms  are  purposefully 
close  to  fallingou  t  of  their  peas- 
ant blouses?  Then  pick  a  week- 
end day  any  time  between  now 
and  October  17  and  check  out 
the  Maryland  Renaissance  Fes- 
tival! 

The  Festival  is  one  of  sev- 
eral held  across  thecountry  each 
summer  in  places  such  as  New 
York  and  California.  The 
Maryland  Festival  grounds  are 
set  up  as  "the  village  of  Revel 
Grove,"  where  "His  lordship, 
Mayor  Bribeworthy  has  declared  a 
festival  to  honor  the  visit  of  His 
Most  Glorious  Majesty,  Henry 
Vlll,  King  of  England,  who  this 
day  tours  with  his  royal  court. 
Four  spectacular  Jousts  will  be 
performed  by  Revel  Grove's  new 
jousting  Troupe,  Heroes  and  Vil- 
lains. 

The  year  is  1537.  One  year 
ago,  the  King  married  his  third 
wife.  Lady  Jane  Seymour.  Nowthe 
entire  realm  awaits  the  imminent 
birth  of  the  Royal  Heir.  The  Queen 
is  fond  of  this  village,  and  believes 
a  visit  would  bring  good  luck  to  her 
baby. 

But,  lo!  Baron  Thomas 
Cromwell  has  other  plans  for  the 
town.  The  powerful  courtier  has 
decided  that  Revel  Grove  would  be 
the  perfect  site  for  the  King's  new 


palace,  Nonsuch.  He  orders  the 
entire  village  to  be  leveled  in  three 
days.  The  Mayor  and  villagers 
must  find  a  way  to  save  their  vil- 
lage. Intrigue  abounds1." 

To  fully  enjoy  the  Festival 
one  should  really  go  to  it  3 
times  -  once  to  follow  the  on- 
going drama  of  Henry  VIII, 
which  is  played  out  all  over  the 
Festival  with  acts  including 
Jousting  Scenes  and  a  "Human 
Chess  Game."  One  should  re- 
turn to  check  out  the  other  bits 
of  musical  and  dramatic  enter- 
tainment. Especially  recom- 
mended are  "Shakespeare's 
Skum,"  which  performs  comic 
skits  based  on  the  plays  of 
Shakespeare;  "Broon,"  a  par- 
ticularly hilarious  juggling  co- 
median; and  the  "Bawdy  Bal- 
ladeers,"  who  sing  about  men 
and  wine.  Finally,  one  can  go 
to  shop.  Most  of  the  merchan- 
dise is  one-of-a-kind  and  of 


high  quality.  The  merchants 
sell  swords,  jewelry,  Renais- 
sance clothing,  hats,  talismans, 
sculptures,  pottery,  knives, 
chain  mail,  candles,  leather 
goods,  prints,  toys,  dragons, 
herbs,  mirrors,  puzzle  boxes, 
etc.  However,since admission 
to  the  Festival  costsa  littleover 
$10.00,  most  typical  (poor) 
college  students  might  prefer 
to  go  only  once. 

Here  are  some  tips  from 
Katie  Degentesh  and  Tanya 
Allen  for  spending  a  good  day 
at  the  Festival:  rainy  day  is  ac- 
tually better  than  going  on  a 
sunny  day — fewer  people  go 
to  the  Festival  when  ifs  wet, 
and  as  Katie  says,  "...the  fake 
forest  feels  safer  when  it 
rains.""Renaissance  Festival." 
Tum  right  and  within  a  few 
minutes  you'll  be  in  a  different 
country  and  a  different  time 
period! 


WC  Dance  Program  Ready  To  Swing 


The  Washington  College 
Dance  Program  has  arranged  a 
schedule  of  diverse  offerings 
including  Dance  Cluband  credit 
classes,  field  trips,  shows,  and 
films.  The  Dance  Club  classes, 
chosen  and  scheduled  by  inter- 
ested dance  students,  are  de- 
signed to  accomodate  learners 
at  various  levels.  Students,  staff, 
and  faculty  are  invited  to  attend 
any  or  all  classes.  Students  who 
wish  to  learn  modem  dance  may 
also  attend  the  class  for  enjoy- 
ment rather  than  credit.  The 
Clubthisyearsofarhasattracted 
many  enthusiastic  participants, 
and  the  Program  looks  forward 
to  an  active  year. 

Dance  Club  Schedule  for  1993 

-  Tap  Dance 

Mondays— 6:30— 7:30pm(Cain 

Dance  Studio) 

Fir$t  class  September  20 


-  Ballet 

Tuesdays— 4:30— 6:00pm  (LFC 
Studio) 

-  Ballroom  Dance 
Wednesday— 6:30— 7:30  pm 
(LFC  Studio) 

-Jazz 

Thursdays— 4:30-6:00pm  (LFC 

Studio) 

-  Modem  Dance  Class 
Monday  and  Wednesday — 
2:30-3:30  pm  (LFC  Studio) 

-  Field  Trip  to  Hollywood  Ball- 
room in  Silver  Spring 
September  13  (Call  Karen 
Smith,  ext.  7237,  for  details) 

-  Dance  on  Film 
Wednesday  September  15, 6:30 
pm  (CAC  Forum) 

White  Nights 


White  NightsL  starring 
Mikhail  Baryshnikov  and  Gre- 
gory Hines,  tells  the  story  of  a 
Soviet  ballet  dancer,  played  by 
Baryshnikov,  who  attempts  to 
defect  to  the  West.  While  flying 
across  Siberia,  the  dancer's 
plane  unexpectedly  is  forced  to 
land  and  the  dancer  is  recap- 
tured by  Soviet  agents.  The 
agents  force  him  to  return  to 
Moscow  and  appoint  a  defected 
American  dancer,  played  by 
Hines,  to  keep  tabs  on 
Baryshnikov  because  of  the 
American's  proven  preference 
for  the  Soviet  dance  world. 
While  Hines  pursues  his  mis- 
sion, the  two  dancers  work  out 
in  the  studio  together  and  cho- 
reograph'works.  It  is  these  se- 
quences that  make  the  movie 
most  memorable,  and  it  is 
through  these  that  much  of  the 
story  unfolds. 


In  a  meeting  with  the  Resi- 
dent Assistantson  Wednesday, 
September  8,  Dennis  Berry,  Di- 
rector of  Student  Activitiesand 
Campus  Recreation,  along  with 
the  Deans  of  Student  Affairs, 
unveiled  the  new  procedure  for 
registering  paries  on  campus. 

The  impetus  behind  this 
new  policy  change  was  to  en- 
courage more  parties  to  be  offi- 
cially registered  so  as  to  enable 
college  oficials  to  assist  in  the 
planningand  security  at  parties. 

The  RAs  were  ininitially 
targeted  to  receive  this  infor- 
mation because  all  parties  held 
in  dormitories  must  be  ap- 
proved by  them.  Fraternity  and 
sorori  ty  leaders  as  well  as  lead- 
ers of  other  college  organiza- 
tions will  also  meet  with  Berry 
and  the  Deans  regarding  the 
registration  of  parties. 

Parties  which  are  registered 
enable  thecollege  to  better  plan 
the  security  arrangements  for 
the  evening.  Student  liability 
also  decreases  if  the  college  is 
aware  of  social  plans  than  if 
parties  are  not  registered.  _ 

Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of 
Campus Securi  ty,  informed  the 
RAs  that  extra  security  guards 
would  be  provided  on  week- 
ends and  would  assist  in  the 
control  of  these  events.  Howev 
er,  if  Security  does  not  know 
about  a  party,  it  is  more  diffi- 
cult for  them  to  plan  the  nec- 
essary man-power  for  the 
evening.  Roderick  also  em- 
phasized that  students  should 
work  with,  no  t  against,  Securi  ty 
as  they  are  likely  to  be  more 
understanding  than  the  local 
police. 

Washington  College  pro- 
hibits open  containers  of  alco- 
hol from  being  taken  outside  of 
buildings.  Chestertownhasan 
open  container  law  prohibiting 
this  as  well.  Kegs  or  multi- 
gallon  con  tainersof  alcohol  are 
also  not  permitted  on  campus. 
Hard  alcohol  (beverages  other 
than  beer  or  wine)  cannot  be 
served  at  parties.  It  has  been 
the  opinion  of  the  school  that 
the  mixing  of  beer  and  hard 
alcohol,  when  served  at  parties 
in  the  past,  has  had  detrimental 
effects  on  the  well-being  of  stu- 
dents. 

The  new  policy  on  register- 
ing parties  asks  the  sponsor  of 
the  party  to  take  on  a  more  ac- 
tive role  in  coordinating  all  as- 
pectsof  thepartyplanning.  The 
sponsor  must  personally  ga  ther 
the  approval  of  the  appropriate 
Resident  Assitant  and  a  Security 


officer  as  well  as  meeting  with 
the  Director  of  Student  Activi- 
ties and  Campus  Recreation  to 
discuss  the  party. 

Registered  parties  must 
provide  non  alcoholic  bever- 
ages and  food  in  addition  to 
any  beer  and  wine  that  is  to  be 
served.  A  suitable  system  of 
age  identification  should  also 
be  in  effect.  The  sponsor  of  the 
event  must  be  present  during 
the  extent  of  the  evening's  ac- 
tivities. This  is  to  better  facili- 
tate communication  between 
security  guards  who  will  help 
to  control  the  event.  The  Resi- 
dent Assistant  must  also  agree 
to  be  present  during  the  party, 
and  therefore  has  the  right  to 
deny  approval  to  any  group. 

Non  Washington  College 
"guests'  must  register  with  the 
monitoronduty.  Themonitor, 
hired  through  the  Campus  Se- 
curity Office,  will  register 
guests  as  individuals  enter  the 
event. 

Security  reports  will  be 
closely  examined  by  Berry  and 
the  Deans,  (f  reports  are  unsat-. 
isfactory,  they  will  be  reviewed 
with  the  party  sponsor. 

Party  registration  forms  are 
available  from  the  Office  of 
Student  Activitiesand  Campus 
Recreation,  located  in  the  base- 
ment of  Hodson  Hall  (under 
the  Dining  Hall).  The  forms 
must  be  submitted  at  least  one 
week  prior  to  the  anticipated 
event.  Afterapprovalby Berry, 
the  RA(s)  and  Security,  services 
of  needed  departments  may 
then  be  arranged. 

States  Berry  in  a  Thursday 
letter  to  the  RAs,  "I  am  confi- 
dant that  these  "changes'  are 
best  described  as  re-stating  ex- 
istingCollege  policy  with  clear, 
understandable  parameters  for 
[the  RAs].  These  procedures 
will  also  better  serve  the  clubs 
and  organizations  that  want  to 
offer  social  functions  within  the 
College's  estalished  guide- 
lines." He  encourages  anyone 
interested  in  more  specific  de- 
tail regarding  registration  to  feel 
free  to  stop  by  his  offices  to 
discuss  these  details. 

This  policy  change  does  not 
drastically  change  anything 
that  was  not  already  in  place 
last  semester.  Rather  it  is  a 
more  clear  assertion  of  the 
College's  alcohol/party  policy 
designed  to  encourage  the  reg- 
istration of  parties  for  the  ben- 
efit of  the  entire  college  com- 
munity. 


12 


September  10, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Making 
History 


It's  kind  of  hard  to  care  about  Washington's  first  Centennial 
Conference  games  this  weekend,  isn't  it? 

You're  probably  tired  of  reading  about  it,  and  I  don't  blame 
you  because  I'm  tired  of  writing  about  it  (1  just  don't  have 
anything  else  to  write  about  since  the  season  hasn't  yet  gotten 
under  way). 

It's  not  as  if  anybody  really  cares  if  dinky  Washington  College 
changes  athletic  conferences.  The  only  people  that  might  care 
arc  the  840  students  and  their  parents,  but  most  of  them  prob- 
ably still  don't  know  about  the  change. 

It's  not  like  we're  Pcnn  State  getting  hooked  up  with  Indiana, 
Michingan  and  Illinois  in  the  Big  Ten,  or  Florida  State  leaving 
the  Southeastern  Conference  in  favor  of  North  Carolina  and 
Duke  in  the  Atlantic  Coast  Conference. 

We're  only  little  old  Washington  College— a  school  which  is 
only  known  for  a  good  lacrosse  team,  a  strong  writing  program, 


Sports  Commentary 


and  a  celebration  we  have  at  the  beginning  of  May. 

Who  really  cares  if  we  change  conferences,  especially  when 
we're  joining  schools  the  average  person  would  not  recognize 
by  name? 

Honestly,  can  you  name  all  eleven  teams  in  the  conference 
along  with  their  hometowns? 

Do  you  even  know  Muhlenberg's  mascot? 

How  about  Havcrford  or  Bryn  Mawr? 

And  we  all  know  the  Dickinson  Red  Devils  are  nationally 
known  for  their  powerful  athletic  teams. 

Will  the  new  Centennial  Conference  be  seen  on  ESPN?  No. 

Will  it  get  substantially  more  coverage  than  the  MAC?  Prob- 
ably not. 

Will  it  have  an  effect  on  anyone  outside  Maryland  and  Penn- 
sylvania? Nope. 

But  was  the  move  significant? 

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! 

We  have  now  entered  a  league  where  the  schools  may  not  be 
known  for  their  athletic  talent  but  are  extremely  prestigious  for 
their  academic  attributes. 

Ask  anyone  in  academic  circles  anywhere  in  the  country 
where  Dickinson,  Johns  Hopkins  orSwarthmoreare,and  people 
will  start  to  listen. 

Begin  discussing  Gettysburg,  Franklin  &  Marshall  or  Western 
Maryland,  and  ears  open. 

Bryn  MawT,  Havcrford,  Muhlenberg  and  Ursinusaren't  shabby 
either. 

Washington  has  associated  itself  with  the  elite,  and  even 
though  it  may  seem  limited  to  athletics,  it  isn't. 

Like  it  or  not,  athletics  attract  attention  to  a  school,  and 
association  withprogramslikethcCentcnnial  Conference  boasts, 
only  bolsters  Washington's  reputation. 

While  the  move  wasn't  tough  for  the  school  to  make  because 
of  all  of  the  advantages  I've  just  mentioned,  the  switch  was  also 
significant,  as  it  ended  an  era  in  Washington  athletics  while  it 
began  a  new  one. 

The  Middle  Atlantic  Conference  was  founded  in  1912  and 
Washington  joined  in  1946.  Washington  has  been  an  active 
member  since  the  conference  reorganized  in  1958. 

For  46  years,  Shoremen  teams  have  competed  in  the  MAC  and 
those  teams  are  now  a  part  of  history. 

And  whether  you  thinkabout  it  or  not,  Washington  is  a  college 
steeped  in  tradition-a  211-year  tradition.  At  Washington,  it  is 
definitely  a  big  deal  to  make  a  change  of  such  a  magnitude,  as 
a  lot  of  things  haven't  changed  in  Chestertown  in  a  long  time 
(take  a  walk  around  town  and  you'll  see  what  I  mean). 

This  weekend,  however,  Washington  College  will  be  making 
history  as  Shoremen  teams  take  on  Centennial  opponents  at 
Muhlenberg,  Haverford  and  here  at  home. 

Come  out  and  be  a  part  of  history  when  the  Sho'women  field 
hockey  team  hosts  Gettysburg  at  1  p.m.  tomorrow. 

While  it  won' t  be  Penn  State's  first  football  game  in  the  Big  Ten, 
it  promises  to  be  special  in  its  own  sort  of  way. 
—Matt  Murray 


Washington  College  Soccer: 
Nineteen  Games  To  Glory 


Paul  Kenny 


Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College  soc- 
cer program  is  still  in  the  re- 
building stages  with  coach 
Todd  Helbling  in  tent  on  restor- 
ing it  to  its  former  glory. 

According  to  coach  Helbling 
the  number  one  goal  is  to  make 
improvements  over  last  season, 
which  saw  the  Shoremen  go  5- 
12-2.  However,  the  team  has 
reason  to  be  positive  going  into 
this  season  as  they  ended  last 
year  with  a  4-2-1  surge  over  the 
last  seven  games. 

"I'm  very  optimistic,"  head 
coach  Todd  Helbling  said. 
"We're  still  a  very  young  team, 
but  we're  going  to  get  better 
and  better  as  the  season 
progresses." 

If  you  were  to  take  a  glance  at 
the  '93  roster, you  wou Id  clearly 
see  that  theShoremenareyoung 
compared  to  their  opponents. 

Most  programs  on  average 
would  havea  handful  of  juniors 
and  seniors  returning  with  three 
or  four  seasons  of  experience 
playing  together. 

In  contrast,  W.C.  has  one  se- 
nior and  one  junior  returning 
although,  there  is  a  strong  core 
of  ten  sophomores  of  whom 
most  were  starters  last  season 
also  returning. 

There  are  nine  incoming 
freshmen  recruits  who  all  have 
potential.  Thisyears  team  isnot 
lacking  in  talent  but  in  experi- 
ence playing  together  as  a  unit.  a  very  aggressive  and  skillful 
pair  of  outside  backs. 

"We  still  have  a  long  way  to  go  yet." 
-coach  Todd  Helbling 


Coach  Todd  Helbling  hopes  to  lead.  Washington  to  a  10-win  season 


over  the  sweeper  role  this  year. 

Cliff  Howell  and  Brian  Rush, 

former  high  school  teammates, 

come  together  this  year  to  form 


Senior  co-captain  Rory 
Conway,  who  is  in  his  second 
season  for  the  Shoremen,  will 
take  charge  of  the  field  up  I  ront 
in    the    forward    position. 


Geoff  Bley  should  be  a  force  in 
the  middle  of  the  defense  at 
stopper. 

Freshmen  Brian  Dorst  and 
Will  Merriken  will  also  play 


Conway  was  the  teams  top  defensive  roles  this  year  with 

scorer  last  year  with  a  seven-  sophomore  Chris  Downs  as  the 

goal  tally  for  the  season.  reserve  goalkeeper. 

Playing  alongside  Conway  Sophomore  transfer  Shawn 

will  be  freshmen  Andrew  King  McMahon  will  team  up  with 

and  Marc  Tayloroson.  King,  fellow  sophomores  Yoseph 


who  also  adds  some  strength  in 
the  air  for  the  Shoremen  offense, 
scored  in  the  first  of  two  1  -1  ties 
againstCatholic  in  a  pre-season 
scrimmage. 

At  the  other  end  of  the  field 
the  Shoremen  are  looking  to  be 
shong  where  junior  co-captain 
andgoalkeeperGregMillerwill 
direct  a  strong  defense  consist- 
ing of  four  returning 
sopohmores. 

Talented  midfielder  Chip 
Helm  will  move  back  to  take 


mage  against  Catholic.  With 
Castello  out,  the  Shoremen  lose 
a  lot  of  speed  in  the  midfield. 
Injuries  are  a  cause  of  con- 
cern for  coaches  Helbling  and 
assistant  coach  Jack  Shafer. 
Depth  is  a  weakness  for  this 
years  team,  so  as  the  season 
progresses  and  players  become 
more  injury-prone,  the  team 
will  have  to  depend  more  and 
more  on  the  support  from  the 
sideline. 

An  injury  to  any  key  player 
will  hurt  the  teams'  overall 
output. 

The  Shoremen  opened  their 
season  last  Saturday,  Septem- 
ber, witha  1-Ovictory  against 
Lebanon  Valley,  breaking  a 
three-year  home  losing  streak 
for  the  Shoremen. 

Sophmore  Brian  Rush  scored 
on  an  unassisted  goal  in  the 


Bekele  and  Tommy  Hiebler  to 
form  a  talented  and  smart 
midfield  unit. 

They  will  be  backed  up  by  second  half, 

freshmen  Jon  Kostyal,  Jolyon  "We  came  out  with  a  win 

Bowman,  Greg  Ferri,  Jason  agair>st  a  weaker  side,  but  the 

McDade  and  sophomores  Matt  ^Ys  did  not  play  anything 

Murray  and  John  Moreland.  close   to    their   potential," 

Unfortunatly,    freshman  Helbling  said.  "We  still  have  a 


midfielder  Chris  Castello  will 
be  unable  to  play  for  next  few 
week  due  to  a  broken  leg  which 
he  sustained  in  the  first  few 
minutes  of  a  pre-season  scrim- 


long  way  to  go  yet." 

Hopefully,  this  year's  team 
will  reach  its  potential,  bu  t  only 
time  can  tell  if  they  can  improve 
on  last  years  marks  and  attain 
their  goal  of  a  winning  season. 


13 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  10, 1993 


Washington  Volleyball  Sets  Up  To  Kill  Conference  Foes 


pjka  K.  Ford 


Staff  Writer 

The  Washington  College  vol- 
leyball team  is  off  and  spiking 
this  month,  looking  forward  to 
a  successful  season. 

Several  weeks  of  practicing  in 
10O-degree  heat  and  the  high 
humidity  in  Cain  Gymnasium 


has  only  pushed  the  team 
harder.  The  young  team  is 
hoping  to  "earn  its  wings"  and 
come  out  leaders  in  the  Cen- 
tennial Conference  this  fall. 

Co-captains  junior  Beverly 
Diaz  and  sophomore  Michelle 
Chin  will  lead  the  12-player 
Sho'women  team,  which  was 
12-20  last  year. 
"I  think  we  have  a  tot  of  poten- 


Michelle  Chin 


tial,"  Diaz  said.  "We  play  as  a 
whole  team,  and  we  work  to- 
gether on  the  court  well." 

Penny  Fall,  volleyball  coach  at 
Washington  for  18  years,  also 
has  high  expectations. 

"I'm  looking  forward  to  a  very 
positive  experience  this  year," 
Fall  said.  "A  strong  nucleus  of 
players  has  returned,  along 
with  four  strong  freshmen." 

Fall's  assistant  coach  is  1991 
Washington  graduate  Leigh 
Ann  Gay. 

With  no  seniors  and  three 
juniors,  the  volleyball  team  is 
young.  Laura  Heidel,  Sabrina 
Lugibuhl,  and  Diaz  are  the 
juniors' on  the  team. 

Sophomore  hitter/blocker  Jen 
Dixon,  Washington's  Most 
Valuable  Player  last  season, 
returns  for  1 993.  As  a  freshman, 
she  led  the  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference  in  kills,  and  was 
ranked  fifth  in  kills  percentage 
for  the  MAC. 

Sophomores  Amanda  Barnes, 
Courtney  Myers,  and  Mariah 
Geissler  return  ashitters  for  this 
ultimate  team  game. 

"I  anticipate  a  great  season," 
Geissler  said.  "We're  having  a 
good  time,  and  our  practices 
are  going  well." 

Co-captain  Chin  will  act  as 
setter  and  hitter  for  the 
Sho'women. 

The  four  freshmen  that  will 
add  their  skills  are  Catherine 
Barrett,  Kari  Lee,  Tina  Smith, 
and  Rebecca  Stephens.  Fresh- 
man Edna  Roberts  will  be  team 
manager. 


Monumental  Hockey  Star 
Comes  To  Washington  College 


Catherine  Sullivan 


Co-Sports  Editor 

New  assistant  field  hockey 
«id  lacrosse  Coach,  Samantha 
=mmet,  comes  to  Washington 
-ollege  after  a  monumental 
junior  year  at  William  Smith 
College  in  Geneva,  New  York. 
I  A  four  year  field  hockey  and 
pireeyearlacrosseplayerCoach 
pmmet  graduated  in  '93  with  a 
pchelors  in  Psychology.  Dur- 
pg  her  playing  experience  at 
jWilliam  Smi  th,  the  field  hockey 
feam  made  it  to  the  NCAA's 
each  year  and  won  the  finals 
last  year,  beating  the  irrefut- 
able champions  Trenton  State. 
Poach  Emmet  distinguished 
herself  as  a  superior  attack 
Player  in  both  field  hockey  and 
^crosse. 
As  well  as  being  a  gifted  ath- 
lete.  Coach  Emmet  brings  ex- 


perience off  the  field  to  her 
coaching  internship.  She  spent 
two  summers  coaching  field 
hockey  and  lacrosse  at  the 
Merestead  Sports  Camps  and 
one  summer  as  a  lacrosse  coach 
at  Choate/Rosemary  Hall. 

When  asked  why  she  chose  to 
come  to  Washington  College, 
Coach  Emmet  responded; 
"Washington  has  a  good  repu- 
tation for  academic  excellence 
and  athletic  support.  There  is 
such  a  diverse  group  of  stu- 
dents on  the  team  who  are  all 
nice  to  work  with. They  seem  to 
eager  to  pick  up  what  I  can 
contribute." 

In  addition  to  Washington's 
reputation,  it  was  also  a  famil- 
iar place.  A  native  of  Virginia, 
Coach  Emmet  attended  the 
Garrison  Forest  School  in 
Maryland.  She'll  be  taking 
graduate  courses  in  Psychol- 


ogy, working  towards  her 
Masters  degree,  and  assistant 
coaching.  Though  she  stated 
emphatically  that  she  doesn't 
miss  college,  she  did  remark 
that  it's  nice  to  be  "able  to  work 
with  intelligent  adults  who  are 
growing  and  maturing  and  who 
are  out  there  because  they  love 
the  sport." 

Excited  about  the  team  and 
becoming  a  member  of  the 
Washington  College  family, 
Coach  Emmet  looks  forward  to 
the  rest  of  the  field  hockey  and 
lacrosse  seasons.  She  has  settled 
herself  in  Chestertown  and  re- 
portsthatshe received  a  "warm 
welcome."  We  in  the  Sports 
Department  welcome  Coach 
Emmet  and  hope  that  she  en- 
joys the  mildChesterto  wn  win- 
ters. 


Jen  Dixon  goes  for  the  spike  while  Michelle  Chin,  Beverly  Diaz, 
Courtney  Myers  and  Julie  Dill  ( '93(  watch  the  result. 

Coach  Fall  feels  that  the  sue-  fall, 

cess  or  failure  of  her  team  de-  "We'll  be  in  the  tougher  Cen- 

pends  on  three  factors.  tennial  Conference,  plus  all  of 

"Can  we  stay  healthy?"  Fall  -  our  old  MAC  rivals  are  still 

asks.  "With  12  players,  every-  ^0™  "  ■=!-«*  B»tA  "iArn  «t™.i 


oneon  this  rosteris  important." 
Secondly,  Fall  hopes  the  young 

team  "can  gain  the  maturation 

necessary  to  play  together  and 

win." 
The  coach  also  commented  on 

the  team's  difficult  schedule  this 


there,"  she  said.  "We  also  have 
a  very  demanding  tournament 
schedule  each  weekend." 

The  Sho'women's  next  home 
game  is  Tuesday  night  at  7p.m. 
against  Dickinson.  Hope  to  see 
you  there  cheering  them  on. 


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September  10, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Field  Hockey  Looks  To  Stick  It  To  '93  Opponents 


Scotl  Steinmuller 


Staff  Writer 

With  the  arrival  of  Fall  immi- 
nent, field  hockey  season  isonce 
again  upon  us. 

Yet,  beyond  that,  assumptions 
should  go  no  further,  as  the 
winds  of  change  have  not  blown 
idly  during  the  past  year.  A 
new  leader,  a  new  way,  and  a 
new  enthusiasm  have  arisen  in 
Sho'womcn  field  hockey. 

Sarah  Feycrhcrm,  former 
Washington  College  Sports  In- 
formation Director  and  now 
head  coach  of  the  field  hockey 
team,  stands  ready  to  begin  the 
fall  campaign,  in  hopes  of  im- 
proving upon  last  year's  6-7 
record. 

Coach  Feycrhcrm,  assistant 
coach  Samantha  Emmet,  and 
this  year's  team  members  have 
come  up  with  three  key  goals 
for  the  '93  season. 

Their  ultimate  goal  is  to  win 
the  Centennial  Conference. 

If  not  reached,  their  next  goal 
would  be  to  play  better  than 
.500. 

Finally,  their  third  goal  is  an 
all  encompassing  one  in  that 
they  arc  striving  to  be  in  con- 
stant support  of  each  other,  to 
give  100%  in  both  practice  and 
in  games,  and  to  have  better 
communication  with  each 
other. 

Coach  Feycrhcrm  believes  the 
newly  formed  Centennial  Con- 
ference will  be  one  of  the 
toughest  conferences  in  field 
hockey  in  the  nation. 


This  belief  can  be  substantiated 
by  the  fact  that  now  Johns 
Hopkins  and  Franklin  and 
Marshall,  both  NCAA  qualifiers 
last  year,  arc  scheduled  oppo- 
nents against  Washington  this 
season. 

In  terms  of  statcgy  in  approach- 
ing this  new  competition.  Coach 
Feyerhcrm  has  brought  in  a  new 
offensive,  attacking  system  in 
hopes  of  "overwhelming"  the 
opposing  teams.  This  system  dif- 
fers from  more  conventional 
styles  of  play. 

The  new  system  is  a  5-3-2  for- 
mation with  five  forwards,  three 
midfielders,  and  two defensemen 
(two  of  the  forwards  will  share 
defensive  responsibility). 

Very  few  schools  use  this  sys- 
tem, so  Coach  Feycrhcrm  hopes 
to  keep  opposing  players  off 
guard. 

.  "It  puts  pressure  on  the  other 
team,"  Feyerherm  said.  "It  makes 
them  unsure  of  roles  and  of  what 
is  supposed  to  be." 

The  new  system  was  used  for 
the  first  time  in  last  Wednesday's 
scrimmage  against  Salisbury. 

Coach  Feyerherm  thinks  the 
Sho'women  started  out  a  little 
"baffled"  with  the  new  system, 
probably  even  more  so,  because 
of  the  aggressiveness  of  the 
Salisbury  team. 

Yet,  in  the  second  half, 
Feyerherm  said  she  saw  a  com- 
pletely different  team.  Washing- 
ton began  playing  well  within 
their  new  system. 
The  Sho'women  actually  tallied 
more  goals  in  the  second  half 
than  Salisbury,  but  the  final  score 


Co-captain  Renee  Guckert  leads  the  Sho'woman 


still  favored  the  Seagulls  4-2. 

However,  in  Saturday's 
scrimmage  against  Goucher, 
the  Sho'women  playing  to- 
gether for  a  second  time  pre- 
vailed 1-0. 

"We  played  very  hard 
against  a  very  aggressive 
Goucher  team,"  Feyerherm 
said. 

To  lead  the  team  onto  the 
field  in  Wednesday's  opener 
against  Wesley  will  be  senior 
co-captains  Peggy  Bowman 
and  Renee  Guckert. 
The  Sho'  women  are  a  young 
team  composed  of  four  senior, 
one  junior,  six  sophomores 
and  eight  freshman.  Though 
they  may  be  inexperienced, 
Feyerherm  likes  her  team's 
aggressiveness. 
"They  would  run  through  a 


brick  wall  for  the  ball,"  she 
said. 

Key  players  on  attack  will 
be  Guckert  along  with  senior 
Liz  Olivere,  junior  Amy 
Barrell  and  sophomores  Jill 
Schulz,  Kouri  Coleman,  and 
Cindy  Matalucci. 

Freshman  Helen  Pitts  also 
will  see  time  up  front. 

The  midfield  defense  will 
be  maintained  by  Bowman 
and  senior  Maria  Jerardi 
along  with  freshmen  Amy 
Scarlett  and  Marcia  Flinn. 

Freshmen  Jen  Ruenzel  and 
Nikki  Chmura  will  also  pro- 
vide support  on  defense. 

The  deep  defense  will  be 
bolstered  by  sophomores  Jen 
Hanifeeand  Shannon  Metcalf 
along  with  freshmen  Gloria 
Mast  and  Elizabeth  Barlow. 


offense  this  season. 

Finally,  in  goal,  time  will  be  split 
between  sophomore  Peggy 
Busker  and  freshman  Stephanie 
Self. 

Managing  the  team  will  be 
Patrice  Stanley. 

Coach  Feyerherm  is  looking  for- 
ward to  the  '93  season  with  an 
enthusiastic  outlook. 

"I  really  want  the  team  to  enjoy 
the  game,"  she  said.  "It  might  not 
be  the  most  entertaining  game  to 
watch,  but  it  is  a  lot  of  fun  to  play. 

"I  would  like  each  player  to  come 
out  of  the  season  with  a  better 
knowledge  of  the  overall  game 
and  to  have  fun.  They  have  been 
incredibly  enthusiastic  about  the 
new  system,  and  I  feel  they  will 
get  alot  out  of  the  season." 

Come  support  the  Sho'women 
field  hockey  team  tomorrow 
against  Gettysburg  at  1:00  p.m. 


Field  Hockey,  Volleyball,  Soccer  Ready  To  Kick  Off 
Centennial  Conference  Competition  This  Weekend 


This  weekend  will  be  the  first 
Centennial  Conference  games 
for  Washington  in  school  his- 
tory. 

All  three  of  our  fall  sports 
teams  will  be  involved  with 
conference  foes,  as  field  hockey 
will  hostGettysburg  tomorrow 
at  1  p.m.,  soccer  will  travel  to 


we're  going  to  start  ours  at  12:59 
p.m.  just  so  wecan  literally  be  the 
first  contest." 

Miller's  only  kidding  about 
starting  at  12:59  just  so  Washing- 
ton can  be  the  first  Centennial 
game  in  history.  However,  the 
new  conference  is  certainly  no 
joke. 


WAC  Notes 


the  Muhlenberg  Tournament 
and  volleyball  will  be  at  the 
Haverford  Tournament. 

"Our  field  hockey  team  plays 
Gettysburg,  always  a  tough 
opponent,  in  what  will  be  the 
first  Cewntennial  Conference 
game  in  the  history  of  the  new 
all-sports  contest,"  athletic  di- 
rector Geoff  Miller  said. 

"There  is  another  conference 
field  hockey  game  scheduled 
for  1  p.m.  in  Philadelphia,  but 


This  weekend,  Gettysburg  will 
be  a  tough  game  for  the  field 
hockey  team,  and  Muhlenberg  is 
one  of  the  top  programs  in  Divi- 
sion III  soccer. 

The  soccer  team  will  have  two 
gamesunderits  belt  whenit  faces 
Muhlenberg,  and  field  hockey 
will  have  played  one  game. 

The  new  conference  is  full  of 
tough  teams  and  this  weekend  is 
only  the  beginning. 


Fall  Out-of-Season 
Workouts  Start 

Fall  practice  for  out-of-sea- 
son  sports  began  this  week, 
and  it's  a  chance  for  a  large 
numberof  athletes  to  get  back 
into  the  swing  of  things  and 
condition  themselvesfor  their 
official  start  in  February. 

Tennis,  Crew,  baseball, 
Softball  and  men's  lacrosse  are 
all  under  way  for  their  short 
season  which  typically  in- 
volves a  lot  of  practicing  and 
a  few  scrimmages. 

Fall  practices  are  not  re- 
quired but  can  be  a  big  help  to 
rerumingathletesandarepart 
of  the  try-out  process. 

The  highlight  for  this  fall 
scrimmage  season  will  be  the 
lacrosse  team's  contest  with 
Division  I  power  Maryland  to 
be  played  here  on  Kibler  Field. 


Soccer  Breaks  Funk 

Did  you  know  the  men's 
soccer  team's  l-0victory  over 
Lebanon  Valley  lastSarurday 
was  the  Shoremen's  first  win 


at  Kibler  Field  in  three  years? 

All  five  of  last  year's  wins  and 
the  only  win  of  1991  came  on  the 
road. 


Michelle  Chin  and  Jen  Dixon  set  up  for  the  shot. 


15 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  10, 1993 


O's  Stay  In  Chase;  Skins  Prevail 


The  Baltimore  Orioles  have 
rolled  back  into  the  American 
League  Eastern  Division  pen- 
nant race. 

An  eight-game  winning  streak 
which  ended  Tuesday  night 
brought  the  team  back  to  within 
two  games  of  the  first  place 
Toronto  Bluejays  and  New  York 
Yankees. 

In  the  National  League  East, 
(he  Philadelphia  Phillies  still 
hold  a  big  lead  over  the 
Montreal  Expos  with  an  eight 
and  one  half  game  advantage 
going  into  Wednesday  night's 
game. 

[n  the  western  divisions,  the 
Chicago  Whitesox  lead  in  the 
American  League  by  six  over 
Texas  and  the  San  Francisco 
Giants  are  currently  holdingoff 
(he  Atlanta  Braves  by  three  and 
one  half. 

The  baseball  highlight  for  the 
week  was  Jim  Abbott's  no-hitter 
against  the  Indians  last  Satur- 
day, helping  New  York  stay  in 
the  pennant  chase. 

This  weekend's  National 
Football  League  action  proved 
eventful. 

On  Monday  night,  the  Wash- 
ington Redskins  thrashed  the 
defending  Super  Bowl  cham- 


pion Dallas  Cowboys  35-16. 

In  other  action: 

The  Denver  Broncos  beat  the 
New  York  Jets  26-20  despite 
Boomer  Esiason's  371  passing 
yards  for  New  York. 

Kansas  City  pounded  the 
Tampa  Bay  Bucaneers  in  Joe 
Montana's  Chiefs  debut.  Mon- 
tana threw  for  246  yards  and 
three  touchdowns. 


McMahon's  first  game  in  a  Min- 
nesota uniform.  Jeff  Hostetler 
was  14-15  for  150  yards  for  Los 
Angeles. 

New  York  beat  the  Chicago 
Bears  26-20  in  Dan  Reeve's  Gi- 
ants' coaching  debut. 

Other  games  had  Detroit  over 
Atlanta,  30-13;  Cleveland  de- 
feating the  Bengals  27-14;  Buf- 
falo all  over  the  Patriots  by  a  38- 


Around  tlhe  Nation 


Green  Bay's  Sterling  Sharpe 
caught  seven  passes  for  120 
yards  to  lead  the  Packers  to  a 
36-6  victory  over  the  Los  An- 
geles Rams. 

The  Dolphins'  Dan  Marino 
lofted  a  one-yard  touchdown 
pass  with  35  seconds  left  in  the 
game  to  lead  Miami  over  the 
Indiannapolis  Colts,  24-20. 
Philadelphia  beat  the  Phoenix 
Cardinals  23-17  with  Baltimore 
native  Vaughn  Hebron's  66 
rushing  yards  sparking  the 
Eagles'  offense. 

The  San  Francisco  49ers  de- 
feated Pittsburgh  behind  Steve 
Young's  three  touchdown 
passes. 

The  Raiders  crushed  the  Vi- 
kings   24-7    to    spoil    Jim 


14  score;  the  Chargers  winning 
againstSeattle,18-12;anda!ittle 
bit  of  a  surprise  in  New  Or- 
leans' 33-21  win  over  the  Hous- 
ton Oilers. 

In  college  football,  Maryland 
lost  to  Virginia  43-29  in  local 
action. 

Other  big  winners  on  the  na- 
tional college  football  circuit 
were:  Michigan  41  Washington 
State  14,  Miami  23  Boston  Col- 
lege 7,  Texas  A  &  M  24  L.S.U.  7, 
Notre  Dame  27  Northwestern 
12,  Nebraska76  North  Texas  14, 
Ohio  State  34  Rice  7,  South 
Carolina  23  Georgia  21,  Penn 
State  38  Minnesota  20,  Clemson 
24  U.N.L.V.  14,  and  West  Vir- 
ginia 48  Eastern  Michigan  6. 


College  Football  Poll:  Pre-Season 

WC  Students  Rank  Florida  State  Seminoles  As  Number  One  Team 


[ason  Kraus 


iiaff  Writer 

i  This  year's  national  champi- 
onship is  completely  up  for 
grabs  as  seven  teams  have  le- 


gitimate chances  of  being  #1. 
Florida  State  and  Michigan  are 
probably  the  most  talented 
teams  but  must  watch  out  for 
teams  with  weaker  schedules 


such  as  Alabama/ Texas  A&M 
and  Miami.  Notre  Dame  and 
Syracuse  round  out  the  rest  of 
the  field  as  both  teams  are 
loaded  with  talent. 


The  Top  20 

I.  Florida  State  (2-0)     10.  Colorado  (1-0)  18.  Oklahoma  (1-0) 


2.  Alabama  (1-0) 


11.  Tennessee  (1-0)        19.  Stanford  (0-1) 


3.  Michigan  (1-0)  12.  Ohio  St.  (1-0) 

- 
5.  Texas  A&M    (1-0)     13.  Penn  St.  (1-0) 

5.  Miami  (1-0)  14.  Arizona  (1-0) 

6.  Syracuse  (1-0)  15.  Clemson  (1-0) 

7.  Notre  Dame  (1-0)       16.  North  Carolina 

(1-0) 
3.  Florida  (1-0) 

17.  N.C.  State  (1-0) 
5.  Nebraska  (1-0) 


20.  B.Y.U.  (1-0) 


The  Division  I  College  Foot- 
ball Poll  is  conducted  by  Wash- 
ington College  students  with  an 
interest  in  college  football 

Senior  Jason  Kraus  is  in  charge 
of  the  poll,  and  if  you  wish  to 
vote  on  the  top  twenty  in  col- 
lege football  today ,  call  Kraus  a  t 
ext.  8789. 

Or  you  can  call  Matt  Murray  at 
ext.  8783. 

Wc  hope  to  expand  the  poll  to 
ten  voters  to  increase  interest 

Thanks  for  your  support. 


NEWT'S 


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It  was  a  tough  choice  for  Newt's  POW  this  week. 

With  only  one  sport  playing  a  regular  season  game  before 
Wednesday  night's  deadline,  we  had  only  a  few  athletes  to 
choose  from. 

However,  once  we  thought  it  over,  we  figured  Brian  Rush  did  a 
pretty  good  job  for  the  soccer  team  this  weekend,  as  he  hustled  all 
over  the  field  and  scored  the  only  goal  in  a  1-0  victory  over 
Lebanon  Valley. 

Rush,  a  sophomore  from  Seaford,  Delaware,  normally  stays  on 
the  defense  but  saw  a  great  opportunity  on  Saturday  to  put  the 
ball  in  the  net. 

Oh  well...  this  editor  is  really  tired  about  now  and  running  out 
of  things  to  say— much  less  funny  things. 

I  must  say  I  really  miss  Dougie  Hoffberger  in  this  department  as 
he  turned  the  Newt's  POW  write-up  into  a  fine  art  which  was 
dramatic  every  week.  Doug,  if  you  could  take  the  time  out  to 
bestow  your  infinite  wisdom  upon  me,  maybe  I  can  get  back  into 
the  groove! 

Honorable  Mention  for  this  week  goes  to  Greg  Miller  who  had 
nine  saves  last  week  against  Valley...but  grand  honorable  men- 
tion honors  go  to  Shawn  McMahon  and  Tom  Hiebler  (13-0  in 
Washington's  "official  game"  last  Saturday.  Wow!). 


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J&M's  is  open  from  6am  to  10pm,  seven 
days  a  week,  serving  the  best  breakfast, 
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Washington 
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Vollevball 


Washington 
Notre  Dame       Late 
Wilmington       Game 
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UPCOMING 
GAMES 


MEN'S 
SOCCER 

WASHINGTON  AT 
MUHLENBERG  TOUR. 
SEPTEMBER  11-12 

WASHINGTON  VS. 
MARYMOUNT 
SEPTEMBER  14  4:00 

WASHINGTON  VS. 
GALLAUDET 
SEPTEMBER  16  4:00 

VOLLEYBALL 

WASHINGTON  AT 
HAVERFORD  TOUR. 
SEPTEMBER  11 


Junior  goalkeeper  and  co-captain  Greg  Miller  leads  this  year 's  Shoremen  defense.  In  Saturday's  victory  over  Lebanon  Valley,  Miller  r, 
nine  saves  for  his  first  shutout  of  the  young  season.  Miller's  career  best  for  saves  is  33  in  a  1-0  loss  to  Haverford  in  1991. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Brian  Rush 


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Volume  63,  Number  Three  •   September  17, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


F^-Clllty  RC3.Ct  tO         Smokescreen,  Harassment  Disrupts  Minta  Martin 

Long  Range  Plan 


Many  Have  Great  Reservations 


Scott  Koon 


Editor-in-Chief 

The  Faculty  meeting  of 
13  September  opened  with 
President  Charles  H.  Trout 
delivering  a  brief  introduction 
before  opening  the  floor  for 
committee  reports. 

Trout  set  the  tone  for  the 
meeting  by  commenting  on  the 
objectives  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee's  Prelimi- 
nary Report.  He  noted  that  the 
Report  stressed  involvement, 
and  that  the  Report  as  a  whole 
had  many  ramifications  for 
Faculty. 

One  of  the  ramifications 
expounded  upon  by  Trout  is  a 
result  of  a  proposal  to  increase 
the  college's  retention  rate, 
which  now  stands  at  approxi- 
mately 60%.  The  retention  rate 
is  a  measure  of  how  many  stu- 
dents graduate  within  five 
years. 

Trout  attributed  some  of 
this  attrition  to  academic  diffi- 
culties, and  stated  that  the 
Faculty  must  take  early  action 
to  assist  students  who  appear 
to  be  headed  towards  stormy 
waters.  "Keep  in  mind  that 
these  are  late  adolescents," 
Trout  said,  "sometimes  the  stu- 
dent with  the  greatest  bravado 
is  the  student  greatest  in  need." 


While  most  participants  in 
the  Faculty  meeting  were  better 
dressed  than  they  normally  are 
for  class,  there  are  some  analo- 
gies which  may  be  drawn  be- 
tween the  Faculty  meeting  and 
the  classroom  situation.  The 
floor  at  this  particular  meeting 
was  dominated  by  Trout,  Dean 
Wubbles  and  about  a  dozen  of 
the  more  alert  Faculty  mem- 
bers. The  rest  either  silently 
paid  attention  or  pretended  to 
pay  attention.  Some  did  not 
bother  with  even  the  merest 
pretense  of  interest,  being  oc- 
cupied by  doodling,  reading 
magazi  nes  or  a  ttending  to  their 
correspondence. 

During  the  committee  re- 
ports. Dr.  Richard  Striner,  Chair 
of  the  Board  of  Publications, 
announced  that  last  year's  Pe- 
gasus would  be  available  in  ap- 
proximately one  month. 

Dr.  Tahir  Shad  of  the 
Friends  of  the  Library  spoke  on 
the  need  to  retrieve  severely 
overdue  library  books  takenout 
by  Faculty  members. 

Dr.  Nancy  Tatum,  Faculty 
Representative  on  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors,  stated 
that  the  Board  had  elected  not 
to  alter  the  controversial  new 
policy  on  insurancecosts  which 

See  Faculty  on  Page  7 


J.  Tar  in  Towers 


Staff  Writer 

Smoke  was  detected  in  the 
basement  hallway  of  Minta 
Martin  Dormitory  Sunday 
night  at  approximately  9:10 
p.m.  Residents  of  the  dorm 
called  Washington  College  Se- 
curity, who  responded  and 
then  called  the  Chestertown 
Volunteer  Fire  Department 

Firefighters  on  the  scene 
determined  that  the  smoke  was 
coming  from  a  washing  ma- 
chine in  the  basement  laundry 
room.  The  drive  belt  had 
slipped  off  of  the  motor  and 
was  melting,  which  caused  the 
smoke.  The  machine  was  dis- 
connected before  an  actual  fire 
could  start. 

Students  are  reminded  to 
use  caution  when  dealing  with 


the  laundry  machines  on  cam- 
pus, and  to  report  and  me- 
chanical problems  immedi- 
ately tothe  Maintainance  De- 
partment. 

Students  should  also  take 
precautions  to  prevent  their 
laundry  from  being  stolen. 
Never  leave  laundry  unat- 
tended for  long  long  periodsof 
time. 

In  other  security  news, 
several  bicycles  ranging  in 
value  from  $400  to  $1 ,000  ha  ve 
been  stolen  from  campus.  Two 
of  these  were  stolen  last  week- 
end, one  of  which  was  taken 
from  an  unlocked  dorm  room. 

This  continues  a  rash  of 
bike  thefts  begun  last  year. 
Townspolice  say  that 
Chestertown  proper  is  experi- 
encing similar  problems.  Di- 
rector   of    Security    Jerry 


Roderick  encourages  owners  to 
exert  extra  precautions  in  secur- 
ing all  bicycles. 

Several  complaints  of  ob- 
scene phone  calls  have  been  re- 
ported to  security.  The  on-cam- 
pus  students,  all  female,  have 
been  harassed  by  a  male  caller. 
Anyone  who  experiences  such 
harassment,  or  anyone  who  has 
received  such  a  call  and  has  not 
reported  it,  is  encouraged  to 
contact  Roderick  at  ext.  7810. 

Security  iscurrently  investi- 
gating an  instance  of  malicious 
destruction  which  took  place 
Wednesday  morning  at  2  a.m. 
Five  students  ran  through  the 
hall  of  fourth  floor  Minta  Martin 
and  ripped  decorations  from 
doors  and  bulletin  boards,  as 
well  asdestroyingother  personal 
property.  Any  leads  should  be 


reported  to  Security.  £2 

Casey,  Price  Retire  from  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 


John  K.Phoebus 


News  Editor 


leaving  Washington  College's 
governing  body.   Casey,  wife 
of  the  late  Eugene  B.  Casey,  is 
Betty  Brown  Casey  '47,     an  alumna  of  the  school.  The 
member  of  the  Board  of  Visitors     Casey  family  has  made  signifi- 
ed Governors  for  20  years,  is     cant  contributions  to  Wash- 


Inside 


Dirt  on  Drinking  page  3 

Bookstore  Prices  Page  5 

Natural  Foods  page  4 

Blub  (?)  page  6 


ington  College.  Most  promi- 
nent are  the  Casey  Academic 
Center  and  the  Eugene  B.  Casey 
Swim  Center,  but  the  they  have 
also  contributed  endowment 
funds  and  scholarship  money 
to  the  school.  Perhaps  more 
valuable  than  money  is  the  time 
rfnd  interest  that  they  have  de- 
voted to  the  Washington  College 
community.  In  the  dedication 
ceremony  for  the  CAC  in  the 
Spring  of  1991,  Betty  Casey 
challenged  members  of  the 
Washington  College  commu- 
nity to  give  time  back  to  their 
school  and  community,  calling 
it  Casey  Time. 

Betty  Casey  is  a  resident  of 
Montgomery  county  and  re- 
mains president  of  the  Eugene 
B.  Casey  Foundation,  a  non- 
profit charity  organization. 


Casey  herself  began  work  here 
at  WC  by  establishing  a  schol- 
arship fund  with  colleague 
Mrs.  Marvin  Mandel  in  1975. 
She  has  left  the  Board  at  WC 
due  to  difficulties  in  attending 
the  meetings  of  the  body.  She 
is  succeeded  by  her  step-son, 
Douglas  Casey,  who  now  as- 
sumes a  position  on  the  Board. 
Says  President  Charles  H. 
Trout,  "In  the  last  decade, 
Washington  College's  physi- 
cal plant  has  been  essentially 
rebuilt.  Betty  Brown  Casey  has 
been  central  to  this  achieve- 
ment. Shehasexhibited  aston- 
ishing material  generosity,  but 
a  caring  about  Washington 
College  which  has  perhaps 
been  an  even  greater  gift." 

Retiring  to  emeritus  status 
this  year  is  W.James  Price.  He 


will  be  living  in  Florida  while 
continuing  to  serve  in  advisory 
capacity  to  the  Board.  Price  is 
retired  Managing  Director  of 
Alexs,  Brown,  and  Sons,  Inc. 

Each  year,  six  positions  on 
the  Board  become  open,  two 
Board  positions  elected  by  the 
Board,  two  gubernatorial  posi- 
tions appointed  by  the  gover- 
norof  Maryland,  and  twoalumni 
positions  elected  by  alumni. 
Reelected  to  an  alumni  position 
is  Clare  S.  Ingersol  '71  of 
Chestertown,and  newly  elected 
isRoseMaryHatemBonsack'55. 
Coming  on  as  Board  selections 
are  former  alumni  appointment 
Mark  A.  Schulman  '67,  a  former 
alumni  appointment  who  is 
President  of  Schulman,  Ronca, 
&  Bucuvalas,  Inc.,  and  Jack  S. 
Griswold,  Managing  Director  of 
See  Casey  on  page   7 


September  17, 1993 


Editorial 


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Change  for  the  Better? 


It  will  soon  be  Fall  in  Chcstcrlown,  and  the  rhythms  of  nature 
are  subtly  beginning  to  change.  The  first  leaves  and  seeds  have 
become  airborne,  spiralling  inevitably  to  the  ground  like  so  many 
laid-back  kamikazes.  The  skies  are  beginning  to  shift  from  blue 
to  gray,  and  the  demon  of  humidity  which  has  possessed  the  area 
all  summer  is  again  subject  to  its  annual  exorcism. 

People  arc  also  effected  by  these  annual  transformations.  It 
is  as  if  each  of  us  has  a  tiny  organ  lodged  deep  within  the 
cerebellum  which  causes  us  to  change  into  our  Fall  selves.  The 
reptilian  part  of  our  brain  calls,  and  we  obey.  Thou  shall  no  longer 
play  frisbee:  thou  shall  now  play  football.  Thou  shall  no  longer  lounge 
about  idly  all  day:  thou  shall  do  thy  homauork.  Thou  shall  not  wear 
white  after  Labor  Day. 

At  the  college,  Fall  means  that  students  and  Faculty  return. 
But  the  College  is  not  a  ghost  town  over  the  summer.  The  college 
bustles  with  activity  generated  by  the  Summer  Conference  Pro- 
gram, and  increasing  numbers  of  students  stay  on  campus  to  take 
part  in  the  new  opportunities  for  undergraduate  research  at 
Washington  College. 

Despite  the  new  summer  student  academic  activity  on  cam- 
pus, the  college  during  the  summer  exists  for  the  Summer  Con- 
ference Program,  Normally,  at  the  end  of  the  summer,  the  college 
b'idsadicu  to  the  last  conference  and  prepares  for  the  avalanche  of 
students, 

This  year,  however,  the  pattern  has  been  altered.  While  the 
college  has  successfully  ended  the  year's  Summer  Conferences,  it 
is  also  losing  the  prime  mover  behind  the  Summer  Conference 
Program.  Mary  E.  Brown,  the  Associate  Director  of  Summer 
Conferences,  recently  resigned.  Ms.  Brown,  an  alumna,  had 
occupied  her  position  for  six  years.  She  also  completed  her  M.A. 
in  Psychology  here  this  summer. 

The  college  will  sorely  miss  Brown's  contribution.  During 
her  tenure,  the  program  consistently  grossed  between  $400- 
600,000  for  the  college.  While  this  docs  not  cover  the  overhead 
costs  for  the  entire  summer,  it  does  help  improve  the  college's 
bottom  line. 

"1  lived  and  breathed  the  program  for  six  years,"  Brown  said 
in  a  recent  interview.  "I  feel  pride  in  the  program's  success.  Very 
few  people  understand  the  magnitude  of  the  program.  You  can't 
stop  it.  Whether  you  like  it  or  not,  six  hundred  people  will  be 
coming  in  at  a  predetermined  time,  and  you  have  to  be  ready." 

Brown's  position  will  not  be  refilled,  Darrell  Jester  and  Nora 
Sullivan  of  WC  Dining  Services  will  divide  Brown's  responsi- 
bilities. Thisiscauseforconcern.  Howmanymorepositionsand 
departrnentscanbe  merged?  Time  will  tell  whether  the  reductions 
in  force  will  have  a  lasting  impact  on  the  college's  ability  to  serve 
its  constituencies. 

So  far,  it  appears  that  the  merger  between  Student  Activities 
and  Campus  Recreation  has  been  successful,  but  does  it  make 
sense?  There  is,  of  course,  an  interrelationship  between  Summer 
Conferences  and  Catering,  but  does  it  make  sense  to  conduct 
administrative  reorganizations  on  the  basis  of  nothing  more  than 
who  quits  next.  In  this  austere  time,  attrition  is  the  most  painless 
way  to  reduce  payroll  expenses.  We  can  only  hope  that  changes 
made  today  do  not  harm  the  college's  viability  in  the  future. 


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ftsctainter:  this  article  is  in  no 

anti-drinking.  It  is  instead 
Jased  to  mandatory  drinking. 

Buried  on  page  eleven  of 
last  week's  Elm  was  an  anony- 
niousanalog  of  the  'new'  party 
itions  for  the  Washington 
College  campus.  The  changes 
ipply  to  the  Resident  Assistants 
(RAs)  of  the  dormitories,  who 
must  not  only  approve  all  par- 
tes but  also  must  be  present 
during  said  events. 

Sponsors  21  years  of  age 
listed  on  the  registration  form 
jJsomust  be  present  during  the 
party  and  will  serve  as  liaison 
lo Campus  Security. 

In  addition,  the  monitor- 
ing system  designed  for  the 
CoffeeHouse  last  year  will  now 
teapplied  todorms.  Registered 
events servingalcohol  will  have 
third  party  hired  by  Security 
to  check  IDs  of  guests  and 
maintain  a  responsible  atmo- 

ere. 

The  other  rules  mentioned 
are  not  entirely  new:  parties 
must  be  registered  with  Stu- 
dent Activities  a  week  ahead  of 
time;  no  kegs  are  allowed  in 
residence  halls;  parties  must 
srve  non-alcoholic  beverages 
and  food;  and  no  open  contain- 
ersareallowedoutside(thisisa 
Chestertown  law  as  well  as 
campus  policy). 

While  the  RA  conditions 
arenew  to  campus,  thaf  s  not  to 
say  anythingis  going  change.  I 
toow  of  at  least  six  parties  held 
during  orientation  weekend  by 
RAs,  one  with  a  keg  and  one 
with  mixed  drinks  (both  pro- 
hibited by  the  alcohol  policy). 
here's  nothing  wrong  with 
Pitying  when  you  get  to  col- 
lege. But  orientation  was  man- 
dated to  be  'dr/  by  both  the 
^ns  of  Students  when  ad- 
dressing the  RAs  and  the  Asso- 
ciate Dean  of  the  College  when 
dressing  Peer  Advisors. 

There  is  a  huge  difference 
«tween  an  RA  not  objecting  to 
inking  on  the  hall  and  the  RA 

_  on  a  beer  run  for  students 
*ho  may  never  have  learned 


to  drink  alcohol  responsi- 


My, 

I'm  not  objecting  to  the  fact 
"W  there  were  parties  that 
heekend,  simply  to  the  way  it 
P  approached,  by  the  ad- 
Fistra  tion  as  well  as  the  RAs. 
jvents  organized  by  Dennis 
.  ty  in  his  new  capacity  as 

fid?*  °f  Studem  Activities 
" Campus  Recreation  to  be  a 


Part  of 


orientation  were,  alas, 


Arable  failures. 

^st,  there  was  Thursday 


night's  band  in  theCAC.  Don't 
get  me  wrong,  the  DickDurham 
Trioisa  fantastic  jazz  ensemble. 
But  the  acoustics  in  the  CAC 
Gallery  are  such  that  people 
couldn't  hear  themselves  think, 
much  less  talk  to  each  other. 
Needless  to  say,  everyone 
drank  heavily  instead. 

Friday  was  left  open. 
Strictly  Ballroom  was  the  opener 
for  the  film  series,  and  the  other 
suggestion  was  to  go  to  the  gym 
and  work  out.  Needless  to  say, 
everyonedrank  heavily  instead. 

"One  of  the  area's  hottest 
DJs"  turned  out  to  be  a  skinny 
dork  with  black  socks  halfway 
up  to  his  Bermuda  shorts  play- 
ing aged  dance  club  tracks  to 
about  20  freshmen  sitting  on 
the  floor  of  the  LFC.  Needless 
to  say,  everyone  drank  heavily 
instead. 

Now,  I  should  address  the 
word  "everyone"  in  the  above 
paragraphs.  Not  everyone  at 
WC  drinks.  Not  all  the  freshmen 
drank  beyond  the  verge  of 
praying  to  the  porcelain  god. 
Not  all  of  them  had  any  beer  at 
all.  But  the  visible  ones  did, 
right  alongside  their  new  up- 
perclassmen  buddies  bearing 
IDs  and  cars. 

This  sends  out  an  easily 
decipherable  message  to  the 
student  body,  from  the  student 
body:  in  order  to  get  to  know 
people  socially,  you  must  drink 
with  them.  Sadly,  it  is  not 
wholly  untrue,  and  worse,  it  is 
not  harmless  either. 

My  best  friend  was  taken 
to  the  hospital  my  freshman 
year  during  a  room-to-room 
because  of  alcohol  poisoning. 
Other  seniors  estimate  at  least 
25  others  suffered  the  same  fate 
at  least  once  that  year. 

Let  me  stress  here 
that  she  did  not  go  to  Kent 
&  Queen  Anne's  Hospital 
because  she  was  at  a  frat 
party,  or  because  she 
drank.  It  was  because  she 
drank  to  excess.  There's  a 
difference  between 
pleasantly  buzzed  and  out 
of  control. 

That  difference  is  what 
caused  an  ear  to  be  bitten  off  in 
a  fight  that  same  year;  it's  what 
caused  the  walls  of  Wicomico 
basement  to  be  covered  inblood 
and  saliva  last  spring;  it's  what 
causes  a  large  percentage  of  the 
dropout/failout  rate  each  year. 

Drinking  can  be  a  social 
tool;  it  loosens  inhibitions  and 
makes  conversation  flow  easier. 
But  when  you're  too 
schnockered  to  carry  on  con- 
See  Dirt  on  page  4 


Campus  Voices 


by  Steve  "Iron"  Brown 


No... I  don't  believe  in  ghosts.       No  . . .  No. 
Well,  I  think  so,  but  it  turned 
out  to  be  an  ugly  woman. 


Andre  Taylor 
Sophomore 


Regis  De  Ramel 
Freshman 


No  .  .  .   No,   but  if  I  had,  I'd 
probably  believe  in  them. 


Kelly  Youngblood 
Freshman 


No,    I  don't  want  my  picture 
taken! 


B:  ibelieve  that  so  me  sprits  don't 
hit  their  destinations  .  .  .  they 
are  in  limbo. 
A:  What  do  you  think? 


Oh  my  God  . . .  NO! 


Christy  Belliveau 
Sophomore 


Andy  Stone        Becky  Bryant      Heather  Murray 
Senior  Junior  Freshman 


Open  Forum:  WAC  First  Impression 


Angela  Pan  ton 


Freshman 

Like  most  Freshmen,  I  en- 
tered Washington  College  with 
great  anticipation  and  uncer- 
tainty. Maybe  more  so  for  me 
because  this  was  my  first  ex- 
perience of  the  American  edu- 
cational system.  Therefore,  we 
were  all  in  a  form  like  travelers 
in  a  foreign  country,  with  an 
extremely  basic  level  of  the 
language.  Fortunately,  for  us 
this  was  a  country  where  the 
natives  were  at  least  friendly 
and  helpful. 

I  was  certainly  unaware  of 
the  amount  of  formal  proce- 
dures that  freshmen  have  to 
undergo.  Thus,  the  four  days 
of  orientation  appeared  to  be  a 


lifetime  of  endless  tasks. 

Moreover,  there  was  a  di- 
lemma in  deciding  which 
events  to  go  to,  or  to  participate 
in.  I  concluded  that  it  was 
pointless  going  to  every  event, 
and  so  I  went  to  those  events 
that  would  be  most  beneficial 
to  me.  There  were  of  course 
some  happenings  that  were 
worth  going  along  to.  One  ex- 
ample was  the  meeting  of  inter- 
national students.  This  was  a 
fantastic  opportunity  to  for- 
mally be  introduced  to  some  of 
the  old  and  new  international 
students  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. At  the  same  time  we  were 
also  introduced  to  a  sample 
body  of  the  foreign  language 
faculty.  This  gathering  mainly 


involved  international  stu- 
dents, however,  it  was  a  shame 
that  there  were  only  a  few 
Americans  who  attended,  and 
so  therefore  many  people 
missed  an  opportunity  to 
broaden  their  horizons  and 
dissolve  their  ignorance  about 
the  fabric  of  other  countries. 
Further,  another  opportunity 
was  given  to  meet  the  interna- 
tional crowd  on  the  following 
Sunday(August29).  Againthis 
was  another  disappointing 
turnout. 

A  second  example  of  an 
event  that  was  worth  attending 
was  the  talk  on  "Sex  and  Beer ... 
Your  freedom  ...  Your  choice ... 

See  "Panton"  pg.  4 


September  17, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Students  Shift  to  Sciences 


Marshall  Norton 
Staff  Writer 

For  many  years,  the  Cre- 
ative Writing  Programhasbecn 
oneof  the  main  academicdraws 
for  incoming  freshmen  to 
Washington  College.  With  at- 
tractions like  the  O'Neill  Liter- 
ary House  and  the  prestigious 
Sophie  Kerr  Prize,  Washington 
College  successfully  recruits 
some  of  the  best  young  writers 
available.  This  year,  however, 
the  Sciences  appear  lo  be  in- 
creasing in  popularity. 

"For  many  years,  Creative 
Writing  has  been  the  flagship 
of  the  academic  program  here, 
"  stated  Kevin  Covcny,  Vice 
President  for  Admissions  and 
Enrollment  Management,  "be- 
cause it  is  the  most  visible  here." 
He  went  on  to  say  that  this  year 
a"  significant  portion  of  the 
freshman  class  has  already  de- 
cided to  major  in  one  of  the 
sciences. 

Out  of  the  214  freshmen  at 
Washington  College,  35  have 
declared  themselves  Biology 
majors.  Ten  have  chosen  to 
follow  the  Prc-Med  program. 
Nine  freshmen  are  majoring  in 
Mathematics,  which  is  a  sub- 
stantial increase  from  previous 
years.  FourchosoChcmistryas 
their  major.  Three  freshmen 
are  majoring  in  Physics,  while 
another  two  arc  enrolled  in  the 
3+2  Engineering  Program. 

That  adds  up  to  63  fresh- 


men, or  nearly  30  percent  of  the 
class  who  have  chosen  to  major 
in  the  Sciences.  AsCovenyput 
it,  "Science  majors  represent  a 
big  chunk  of  the  freshman  class 
this  year." 

Coveny  and  the  rest  of  the 
Administration  recognize  that 
such  programs  as  the  Fine  Arts 
and  Modern  Languages  are 
under-subscribed  in  relation  to 
the  sciences  and  Creative  Writ- 
ing, but,  Coveny  concluded, 
"You  go  with  your  strengths." 

Unfortunately,  while  the 
Admissions  staff  succeeds  in 
attractingstudents  with  diverse 
interests  to  the  college,  many  of 
the  students  find  that  Wash- 
ington is  just  not  the  place  for 


them.  Approximately  40%  of 
studentsdo  not  graduate  within 
five  years  of  beginning  college 
atWC. 

They  might  be  interested 
in  a  field  of  study  that  Wash- 
ington College  does  not  offer, 
or  they  discover  that  they  would 
feel  more  comfortable  in  a  less 
rural,  or  even  larger  setting. 
Whatever  the  reason,  some  stu- 
dents find  the  Washington  Col- 
lege experience  inadequate. 

The  administration  is 
aware  of  this  issue,  and  for  that 
reason  Coveny  and  the  other 
members  of  the  Admissions 
staff  are  scheduled  to  attend  a 
conference  next  month  in  Balti- 
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Panton,  from  pg.  3 

Your  responsibility."  The  title 
maybe  suggested  that  this  talk 
would  ha  ve  been  more  of  a  lec- 
ture by  somebody  like  your 
father,  telling  you  what  not  to 
do,  and  to  report  any 
mishappenings  to  President 
Trout.  However,  this  was  not 
the  case.  Gary  Bonas,  from  the 
University  of  Villanova,  held 
the  talk,  and  he  was  certainly 
not  like  my  father!  He  did  not 
preach  to  us,  but  merely 
strengthened  our  already 
strong  views  on  sex,  HIV  and 
alcohol.  Those  who  did  not 
attend  missed  one  of  the  best 
laughs,  if  not  "the  best"  laugh 
of  orientation. 

On  the  other  hand,  there 
were  a  few  disappointments  in 
the  orientation  days.  The  or- 
deal of  reading  the  book  Beau- 
tiful Swimming  by  William 
Warner,  was  one  of  them.  Most 
of  us  have  strong  criticisms 
about  the  book.  However,  my 
disappointment  was  not  due  to 
this  as  much  as  a  lack  of  in- 
depth  concentration  about  the 
book.  We  could  have  had  a 
formal  discussion  monitored 
by  a  member  of  the  Arena  Reg- 
istration, and  as  if  we  had  not 
suffered  enough,  we  were  put 
through  the  ordeal  of  purchas- 
ing our  required  books  at  the 
bookstore.  Both  procedures 
require  revision.  The  registra- 
tion process  could  be  updated 
so  that  each  course  had  a  re- 
quired amount  of  Freshmen, 
Sophomores  and  upperclass- 
men,  so  that  we  could  all  get  "a 
fairshareofthepie/'sotospeak. 
Moreover,  the  purchasing  of 
books  could  be  revised  so  that 
depending  upon  which  letter 
of  the  alphabet  your  last  name 
began  with,  reflected  on  what 


day  of  the  week  you  purchase 
your  books.  However,  thissys- 
tern  would  required  the  sup. 
port  of  the  professors,  so  thai 
they  would  give  studenis 
whose  last  name  began  with 
"Z"  more  time  to  acquire  their 
books. 


Dirt,  from  page  3 

versation,  I  question  how 
much  fun  you're  really  hav- 
ing. 

Don't  get  me  wrong.  ] 
have  been  so  smashed  on  a 
number  of  occasions  that  I 
couldn't  remember  which 
side  of  213  1  lived  on.  Did  I 
regret  getting  drunk?  No. 
Many  of  my  best  memories  I 
of  Washington  College  have 
involved  alcohol.  But  it  was 
the  people,  not  the  alcohol, 
that  made  these  events  | 
memorable. 

I'm  not  going  to  claim  : 
that  I've  never  pounded  a 
beer  before  a  non-alcoholic 
event  just  for  the  buzz.  But 
why  is  it  necessary  to  serve 
drinks  to  have  people  even 
show  up? 

The      key       to      the  I 
administration's  huff  over  j 
alcohol  is  not  to  ban  it,  as 
many  colleges  have  done- 
College  is  the  best  place  to  I 
learn  how  to  drink  responsi- 
bly, and  honestly,  you  won't 
have  a  raging  party  if  you  I 
don't  serve  alcohol.  But  pre- 
tend you're  playing  thenanie  I 
game  in  reverse,  mink  while  | 
you  drink.  Your  best  friends 
probably  don't  value  you  for  J 
ho  w  many  caps  you  can  sink. 
Q. 


Who  can  provide  you  with 
transportation  anywhere? 


The 

Taxi  Man 


Can! 


Mac  McAuliffe 
(410)778-0132 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  17, 1993 


WC  Bookstore  Prices  Higher  Than  Local  Stores 


gjrhard  Kane 


Staff  Writer 

The  typical  college  student 
isbyno  means  wealthy.  In  fact, 
j,is  or  her  checking  account 
probably  suffers  a  severe 
drought  during  the  school  year. 
Hence,  the  need  for  summer 
employment.  While  no  student 
may  expect  to  come  out  on  the 
plussideattheendof  the  school 
year,  ends  must  meet 

On  campus  work-study 
jobs  range  in  salary  from  a 
meager  $4.25  to  $5.00  per  hour. 
The  low  salaries  added  to  the 
limited  number  of  available 
hours  to  work  clearly  illustrates 
that  work-study  is  designed 
nly  to  make  ends  meet 

With  this  being  common 
knowledge,  why  then  is  thecost 
of  living  on  campus  signifi- 
cantly higher  than  living  in 
Chestertown  itself?  For  in- 
stance, lunch  at  a  downtown 
restaurant  such  as  the  Old 
Wharf  Inn  costs  about  three  to 
(ourdollars  less  than  thedining 
hall.  Keep  in  mind  that  down- 
to  wnyou're  waited  on  andyour 
choice  of  food  ranges  through 
an  entire  menu.  There  are  also 
i  gimmicky  $25  fines  for  not 
clearing  your  tray.  Downtown, 
they  do  it  for  you.  But  because 
themeals  at  the  Dining  Hall  are 
purchased  through  meal  plans, 
the  prices  do  not  directly  effect 
the  student  cost  of  living.  It 
seems  insignificant  next  to  the 
huge  tuition  and  Room  &  Board 


Textbooks  are  overpriced,  but  what  about  other  merchandise? 


costs. 

Then  there  is  the  Washing- 
ton College  Bookstore,  a  place 
where  you  are  gleefully  en- 
couraged to  absent-mindly 
"charge,  charge,  charge  away., 
neverminding  what  you  pay." 
This  again,  is  reminiscent  of  the 
Dining  Hall. 

Keeping  the  example  of  the 
WC  Bookstore,  the  higher  on 
campus  cost  of  living  becomes 
irritatingly  obvious  with  a  little 
price  comparison  shopping.  To 
make  this  comparison,  a  short 
walk  to  the  store  Rose's  in  Kent 
plaza  was  taken. 

At  the  WC  Bookstore  200 
sheets  of  non-recycled  filler 
paper  costs$2.00.AtRose'sthat 
same  200  sheets  (without  the 
WC  logo  on  the  first  piece)  costs 
$0.64.  At  WC  Bookstore  a  200 
sheet  notebook  costs  $4.79.  At 
Rose's  a  200  sheet  notebook  of 
identical  quality  (minus  the  WC 
logo)  costs  $1.59.  Even 

brand  name  items  differ  in 
price.  For  instance:  a  role  of 
scotch         tape™  (WC- 

$1.85;Rose's-$0.78),     Crest 


toothpaste™  (WC-$2.65;Rose's 
$1.49),  White-out™  (WC- 
$1.90;Rose's-$1.29),  even 
Tampax™  cost  eleven  cents 
more  on  campus. 

In  order  to  further  bring 
these  price  differences  into  fo- 
cus, lets  create  "Campus  guy 
Bob."  Let's  say  "Bob"  (who  just 
finished  paying  some  $290  for 
his  books)  needs  to  get  a  200 
sheet  notebook  for  each  of  his 
four  classes,  two  packs  of  filler 
paper,  a  pack  of  pens  ,  some 
Crest™  for  his  teeth,  and  some 
envelopes  to  send  letters  todear 
old  mom  and  dad.  At  the  WC 
Bookstore,  Bob  would  have 


spent  $32.01.  However,  at 
Rose's  Bob  would  only  have 
spent  $11.91.. 

Thus,  on  campus,  Bob 
would  have  spent  almost  three 
times  as  much.  Shopping  off 
campus  would  leave  Bob  with 
more  money,  the  same  quality 
of  stuff,  no  Washington  College 
Iogos,and  fifty  more  envelopes. 
At  the  WC  Bookstore  it  costs 
$3.21  more  for  50  envelopes 
than  it  does  for  a  100  of  them  at 
Rose's. 

Throughout  an  entire 
school  year,  or  say  four  years, 
the  money  wasted  buying 
things  on  campus  becomes 
enormous.  Consequently,  the 
amount  of  money  saved  buy- 
ing things  off  campus  becomes 
enormous  as  well. 

After  shopping  around 
town,  the  prices  at  the  Wash- 
ington College  bookstore  be- 
come insulting.  The  WC  book- 
store is  assuming  a  monopoly 
that  isn't  really  there  when  you 
consider  that  Rose's"  is  but  a 
short  walk  north  on  Washing- 
ton Ave.  €1 


of  Prices  Hot  ween  Rosas  and  Tha  WC  Bookstore 


□  Bookstore 
■  Roses 


Filler  paper      Notebook    Scotch  Tape       Crest 


JLi 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

Congratulations  for  recog- 
Nzing  a  story.  That  pussycat, 
Hurtt  Derringer  of  the  Kent 
County  News,  decided  that  this 
was  a  non-event. 

■  As  one  who  has  been 
hashed  by  Jack  Anderson,  your 
effort  ranks  as  a  "nice  try."  But 
J°u  can't  always  trust  Dr.  De 
■/ospo.  I  identified  myself  at 
^ beginning  of  our  conversa- 
Kbut  he  only  had  ears  for 

arid  I'm  interested  in  your 
^rse."  Later,  I  gave  him  my 
"^e  again. 

Dr.  De  Prospo  did  not  tip 
Jjeoff  to  the  offensive  pages. 
^en  American  Psyrhn  was 
Polished,  reviewers  strongly 
Rested  thatitwasreallybad. 
Knowing  that  before  ever 
faking  to  Dr.  De  Prospo,  I 
Jent  to  the  bookstore  to  find 

,  "mountain  of  trash  reading 

ledforhiscourse.  And  please, 
^  not  buy  the  book!  It  took 

ew  ^conds  of  page-flipping 


to  find  the  revolting  four  pages 
I  reproduced.  I  also  found 
Dworkin's  "Whip  Chick,"  but 
it  didn't  compare. 

One  of  my  objectives,  when 
interviewing  Dr.  De  Prospo, 
was  to  ascertain  that  he  had 
indeed  read  all  the  garbage  he 
was  asking  his  students  to  buy. 
I  also  asked  about  the  MLA 
meetings  because  of  the  raun- 
chy papers  and  sessions.  You 
were  extraordinarily  selective 
in  your  reporting  on  that! 
What's  the  matter-  was  the 
MLA  Convention  too  gross  for 
you?  Did  it  sicken  you? 

I  asked  Dr.  De  Prospo 
whether  students  might  make 
a  porn  video,  and  he  was  rather 
delighted  by  the  idea,  saying 
that  he  might  not  stand  in  the 
way  of  "anything  that  outra- 
geous." 

Now,  would  you  favor  an 
AMS  492  seminar,  "Making 
Skin  Ricks?"  You  are  probably 
unable  to  think  of  any  reason 


why  the  college  should  not  of- 
fer such  a  course.  And  that 
would  be  because  you  have  no 
standards. 

The  fact  that  Dr.  De  Prospo 
encountered  essentially  no  op- 
position, when  proposing  this 
course,  tells  us  that  the  college 
lacks  both  standards  and  com- 
mon sense.  There  is  nothing 
surprising  about  students 
flocking  to  a  smut-wallow  for 
credit,  but  the  number  of  par- 
entsprepared  to  pay  seventeen- 
five,  or  whatever,  so  the  kid  can 
study  pornography  is  limited. 

Farfrombeingaloneinthis, 
I  did  not  encounter  a  single  per- 
son, in  town  or  elsewhere,  who 
considered  this  course  to  be 
anything  but  a)  a  joke  in  poor 
taste,  and  then  b)  disgusting. 

Yours  truly, 

Susan  Huck 

Editor's  note:  I  elected  to  cover  Dr. 
Muck's  anti-pornography  tract 
because  it  caused  complaints  from 


a  Board  member  andaparent,  and 
was  therefore  newsworthy  in  the 
context  of  this  paper's  role  as  an 
organ  of  Washington  College.  Dr. 
Muck's  other  recent  circulation, 
an  article  written  for  Conservative 
Review  on  the  topic  of  a  recent 
Modern  Language  Association 
convention,  was  only  relevant  in- 
sofar as  it  related  to  the  AMS  491 
story. 


To  the  Editor, 

Where  are   the   1992-93 
Yearbooks?  Does  anybody 
know?     They  appear  to  be 
missing.  Just  wondering. 
Sincerely, 
Andrea  J.  Nolan 

Editor 's  note:  Due  to  difficulties  in 
finding  an  editor  for The  Pegasus, 
the  yearbooks  for  this  past  academic 
year  were  not  completed  according 
to  schedule .  Theyearbooks  will  be 
available  sometime  during  the 
month  of  October., 


Election 
Returns 


lohn  K.  Phoebus 


News  Editor 

This  Wednesday  theStu- 
dent  Government  Associa- 
tion held  elections  for  the 
1993-94  SGA  Senate.  Despite 
the  absence  of  any  hotly  con- 
tested races,  (only  two  dor- 
mitories had  more  people 
running  than  available  posi- 
tions) turnout  was  relatively 
high  for  an  election  of  this 
magnitude.  Around  36%  of 
the  campus  turned  out  to  se- 
lect their  representatives  for 
the  SGA. 

The  composition  of  tlje 
1993-94  SGA  is  as  follows:' 
Executive  Board 
(elected  Spring  1993) 
President 
famie  Baker 
Vice  President 
Max  Walton 
Secretary 
Megan  Ward 
Treasurer 
Sonja  Wilson 
Social  Chairs 
Doug  Hoffberger 
Gibby  Semmes 

Senate 
(elected  Wednesday) 
Caroline 

Matt  Mullin 
Elizabeth  Likens 
Cardinal 

Joy  Yarusi 
Skip  Gibson 
Cecil 

Chris  Welch 
Dorchester 

Jay  Devlin 
East 

Ryan  Vingent 
Kent 

Will  Smiley 
Jen  Friedman 
Middle 

Mark  Murphy 
Minta  Martin 
Beth  Barlow 
Natalie  Guiberson 
Wendy  Debnam 
Queen  Anne 

Martha  Kimura 
Reid 

Sharla  Ponder 
Eve  Zartman 
Somerset 

Rueben  Stump 
Talbot 

Jon  O'Connor 
West 

Doug  Beckworth 
Wicomico 

Elizabeth  Mango 
Worcester 

Thomas  Webb 
Off  Campus 

Catherine  Rogers 
Sarah  White 
Mary  Holmes 
Molly  Blake 
Alicia  Carberry 


September  17, 1993 


Washington  College  EL1VI 


North  Considers  Political  Career 

Arent'  There  Enough  Liars  in  Congress  Already? 


Scott  Ross  Koon 
Editor-in-Chiof 

Most  convicted  criminals 
don't  get  elected  to  high  public 
office,  and  most  would  never 
consider  it-  This  is  not  the  case 
with  Oliver  North,  who  is  try- 
ing the  waters  for  a  1994  Senate 
campaign. 

In  most  places  in  the 
country,  North  wouldn't  stand 
a  prayer  of  winning  even  the 
Republican  primary.  ButNorth 
isaresidcntofVirginia.  Due  to 
his  impeccable  conservative 
credentials,  manyconservalive 
Virginians  might  be  willing  to 
overlook  his  Federal  convic- 
tions. 

Indeed,  for  some.  North's 
criminal  record  is  part  of  his 
appeal.  Oliver  North  was 
willing  to  risk  prison  in  order  lo 
execute  what  he  believed  to  be 
an  immeasurable  service  to 
American  interests.  North  was 
convicted  of  obstructing  Con- 
gress, destroying  official  docu- 
ments and  accepting  an  illegal 
gift,  In  one  of  the  ultimate  iro- 
nies of  the  American  political 
system,  this  law  and  order  ad- 
vocate only  escaped  prison  be- 
cause a  judge  overturned  his 
convictions  because  of  a  legal 
technicality. 

Of  the  charges  against  him, 
the  most  serious  was  that  of 
lying  to  Congress.  There  are 
some  who  arc  willing  to  ignore 
violationsof  thela  w  when  those 
who  break  the  law  do  so  in  the 
^name  of  America.  But  the  fact 
remains,  Oliver  North  wasn't 
some  rash  kid  out  on  a  joy  ride: 
he  was  a  Lieutenant  Colonel  in 
the  Marines  and  was  old 
enough  to  know  better. 

Law  and  order  candidates 


Tanya  Allen 

Writer  Type 

It  was  a  regular  day  in 
the  Washington  College 
dininghall.  The  male  cafete- 
ria workers  were  leaning 
casually  against  the  wall  in 
the  conveyer-belt  place, 
ogling  all  the  girls  as  they 
daintily  disposed  of  their 
dinnerware.  Some  sopho- 
more girl  was  sitting  in  the 
back  comer,  laughingloudly. 
People  at  the  surrounding 
tables  were  staring  at  her, 
debating  whethcror  not  they 
should  elect  someone  to  hit 
her  with  a  large  cantaloupe. 
Cleopatra's  Daughters  were 
sitting  at  another  table,  also 


such  as  North  typically  argue 
for  stiff  mandatory  sentencing 
and  tighter  parole  programs. 
They  argue  against  early  good 
behavior  releases  for  prisoners. 
Their  rationale  is  that  once  a 
criminal  has  committed  his 
crime,  he  becomes  predisposed 
to  committing  more  crimes. 

Why  shouldn't  this  same 
standard  apply  to  Lt.  Colonel 
North?  He  has  committed 
crimes  while  in  the  service  of  the 
American  people  once  already, 
why  should  he  be  given  the  op- 
portunity to  do  so  again? 

Thcrearesome  who  say  that 
we  will  never  know  the  whole 
truth  about  the  I  ran -Contra  de- 
bacle, and  that  it  is  impossible  to 
prove  that  Lt.  Colonel  North 
actually  lied  to  Congress.  Ulti- 
mately, how  can  we  say  for  cer- 
tain if  someone  who  says  '1  don't 
remember"  actually  is  lying? 

Fortunately  for  all  of  us,  the 
U.S.  government  has  been 
working  on  this  problem  since 
World  War  I.  The  law  enforce- 
ment community  has  employed 
many  a  trained  psychologist  to 
devisea  system  for  detectinglies 
during  questioning.  These 
standards  are  well  accepted  by 
criminal  investigators  and  are 
codified  in  the  official  investi- 
gation manual  of  the  Drug  En- 
forcement Agency. 

The  DEA  manual  gives  the 
official  guidelines  for  govern- 
ment agents  seeking  to  find  the 
truth.  They  offer  guidance  by 
rendering  examples  of  typical 
behavior  of  people  who  lie  dur- 
ing interrogation. 

The  DEA  manual  tells  us  to 
be  wary  of  those  who  "Make 
statements  like  TMot  that  I  re- 
member,' or  "To  the  best  of  my 


•  «■    \        m    ■  a 


laughing  loudly,  but  at  different 
things.  A  senior  who  knew 
where  the  secret-switch-that- 
tums-on-the-di  sco-ball  isturned 
it  on.  The  room  was  filled  with 
whirling  light  -  creating  an  un- 
derwater effect.  A  number  of 
girls  going  through  Rush 
waltzed  in,  wearing  evening 
gowns.  Anumberofboys going 
through  Rush  stormed  in, 
spraypainted  mightily.  Another 
young  woman  going  through 
Rush  went  around  to  all  the 
tables,  offering  people  bananas. 
A  few  clowns  wandered  around 
to  all  the  tables  also,  making  bal- 
loon animals.  Miss.  Betty,  the 
new  reincarnation  of  the  Haiho 
Lama,  who  the  monks  of  the  Sa- 


recollection."  The  DEA  in- 
forms us  that  people  making 
such  statements  are  "qualify- 
ing answers  in  case  later  con- 
fronted with  the  facts." 

North  made  many  such 
statements  during  his  testi- 
mony beforeCongress.  In  fact, 
he  often  would  string  several 
such  statements  together,  as 
he  did  when  asked  by  Sen 
Linman  if  he  had  suspected 
that  profits  from  the  sale  of 
Hawk  missiles  to  Iran  were 
being  used  to  fund  the  Contra 
rebels  in  Nicaragua:  "I  don't 
believeldid.  Imean,Ihaveno 
recollection  of  that." 

According  to  the  DEA,  li- 
ars also  "block  the  in-depth 
interview  by  referring  to  pre- 
viousstatementshehasmade. 
These  individualsareafraid  to 
repeat  their  stories,  because 
they  can't  always  remember 
what  they  already  said,  and 
don't  want  to  develop  incon- 
sistencies in  their  'stories.'" 
North  would  often  do  this  by 
saying  "You've  read  my  pa- 
pers, haven't  vou?" 

North  is  no  novice  liar:  he 
used  every  trick  in  the  book. 
The  DEA  warns  of  the  "yes 
sir"  liar,  who  "will  try  to  'yes 
sir"  you  to  death."  North  fre- 
quently employed  this  tactic 
in  his  testimony  as  he  played 
out  his  self-appointed  role  of 
thehonorablesoldier.  Heal'so 
employed  "a  device  by  which 
the  subject  tries  to  tie  up  the 
interviewer  by  arguing  about 
trivial  points  and  fine  distinc- 

See  North,  page  8 


We  Can't  Avoid 
Health  Anymore 


Raphael  Fink 

Staff  Writer 

We  thought  we  were  safe. 
We  thought  we  could  ward  off 
theinvasion.  WeheldupFeasfs 
seven  grainbread,  and  Wilma's 
po  werhousein  a  pita  as  conces- 
sions to  the  rampant  movement 
towards  the  pure  and  natural 
in  food,  and  thought  that  we 
would  escape  unharmed.  Na- 
ivete' is  such  an  endearing 
quality.  But  now  we  must  sub- 
mit, at  least  partially,  to  those 
more  health  conscious  than 
ourselves.  On  June  19th,  we 
junk  food  junkies  lost  the  battle 
and  Chestertown  Natural 
Foods  opened  its  doors.  And 
those  brave  enough  to  admit  it 
are  glad.  Located  in  the 
Townshend  Building,  across 
from  the  post  officedowntown, 
CNF  offers  just  about  anything 
a  health  nut  would  want,  and  if 
they  don't  have  it. .  .they'll  get 
it.  Vegetarians,hypoglycemics, 
diabetics,  and  those  with  diffi- 
cult food  allergies  rejoice;  you 


can  now  purchase  fat  free,  dairy 
free,  refined  sugar  free  ice 
cream,  wheat  or  com  free  ce- 
real, dried  fruits,  nuts,  rice 
dried  beans,  flour,  granola 
pasta,  fruit  juice  .  .  .  anything 
your  hungry  stomach  desin 
and  the  rest  of  your  body  will 
let  you  eat.  Open  Wednesdays 
thru  Fridays  from  10  to  6  and 
Saturdays  from  9  to  5,  CNF  ca- 
ters to  unusual  diets  and  tastes. 
Owner,  Trish  Young-Gruber 
stresses  the  wide  variety  of 
products  she  offers  and  is 
committed  to  providing  her 
customer  with  anything  they 
want  or  need  in  the  way  of 
health  food,  natural  soaps  and 
alternative  snack  items,  and  if 
its  not  on  her  shelves  and  you 
want  it,  tell  her  and  it  will  be 
there  next  time.  Those  of  us 
with  a  food  related  health 
problem  thank  you,  and  those 
addicted  to  Proc's  pizza  and 
Roy's  fries  mumble  under  our 
breaths  and  submit.  Welcome 
to  Chestertown,  Trish!  Q 


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and  who  can  be  recognized  by 
the  way  she  goes  around  say- 
ing and  doing  wise  things  in 
small,  mysterious  ways;  was 
saying  "hi"  to  all  the  people 
gettingdrinks.Clitusappeared 
by  the  bread.  Students  ran  up 
to  hug  him.  A  junior  walked 
in,  bearing  a  tray  and  a  ma- 
niacal grin  that  meant  he  was 
either  going  to  bite  someone 
in  the  face  or  shoot  someone  in 
the  head,  Jeff  Vahlbush,  Dr. 
Tatum,  and  President  Trout, 
(who  was  wearing  a  bow  tie,) 
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Faculty  from  page  1 

was  adopted  last  spring. 

Registrar  Dr.  Jack  Hamilton 
reported  that  the  college  cur- 
rently has  812  full-time  stu- 
dents, 20  part-time  students,  48 
continuing  education  students, 
38  graduate  students  and  28 
continuing  education  graduate 
students  enrolled. 

Trout  then  began  to  present 
the  LRPC  Report  by  emphasiz- 
ing that  the  plan  ". .  .is  a  work  in 
progress.  A  lot  of  hard  work 
doesn't  ensure  that  a  document 
is  worth  the  paper  that  it's 
written  on.  A  good  deal  of  this, 
I  expect,  will  be  recast." 

If  approved  by  the  Board, 
the  Preliminary  Report  is  to  be 
submitted  to  the  President.  It 
will  then  be  the  subject  of  a  six 
month  feasibility  study. 

Wubbles  then  took  the  floor 
as  the  primary  person  respon- 
sible for  the  draft.  He  said  "I 
consider  myself  to  be  in  the 
position  of  trying  to  create  a 
document  the  Faculty  is  happy 
with."  Wubbles,  an  avid  golfer, 
also  noted  that  the  drafting  of 
the  document  had  had  a  detri- 
mental effect  on  his  golf  game. 

Wubbles  emphasized  that 
the  plan  was  by  its  nature  stra- 
tegic and  not  tactical.  "We  are 
running  a  deficit,  and  there's  a 
crucial  question  of  how  short 
term  plans  relate  to  the  long 
range,"  Wubbles  said^  "This  is 
apian,  but  nota  specific  solution 
to  short  term  problems." 

Wubbles  then  reaffirmed 
that  the  Plan  has  no  authority 
inand  of  itself,  but  that  it  merelv 


possessed  the  power  to  set  the 
agenda  for  the  regular  organs 
of  the  college. 

After  the  floor  was  opened 
to  Faculty  comment  on  the  Pre- 
liminary Report,  Dr.  Daniel 
Premo  said  "I  didn't  find  the 
language  very  neutral.  The 
author  clearly  has  an  agenda  in 
mind  in  how  he  describes  the 
senior  obligation." 

Premo  was  referring  to  a 
passage  on  page  66  of  the  Pre- 
liminary Report.  The  passage 
reads  "Only  rarely  do  senior 
obligation  projects  see  any  form 
of  publication  that  helps  the 
Faculty  member,  the  program, 
and  the  College  sustain  the  ac- 
tivity. It  is  difficult  to  feature 
this  fuzzy,  somewhat  sinister, 
private  thing  as  an  asset  of  our 
education,  and ,  therefore,  it  is 
hard  to  provide  good  library, 
laboratory,  studio  and  other 
resources  for  it.  If  the  Obliga- 
tion were  a  credited  exercise,  it 
might  be  possible  to  provide 
Faculty  load  credit  for  it,  espe- 
cially if  some  thinning  in  de- 
partmental course  offerings  in 
the  larger  majorsaccompanied 
the  change." 

Premo,  in  responding  to 
this  passage,  said  "I  see  no 
demonstration  or  evidence  to 
show  student  dissatisfaction 
with  the  senior  obligation. 
There  is  an  absence  of  data." 
Premo  also  stated  that  he  was 
". .  .  concerned  about  a  docu- 
ment with  this  tone  going  to 
the  Board."  He  also  said  that  to 
offer  course  credits  for  the  se- 
nior obligation  ". . .  would  be  to 
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Wubbles  countered  that 
"We  intended  to  have  this  ses- 
sion to  get  Faculty  feedback 
before  the  Board  sees  . . .  [the 
plan.]."  Wubbles  then  empha- 
sized that  the  plan  revealed  to 
the  Faculty  a  lot  of  information 
to  which  they  had  never  before 
had  access.  He  said  he  was  ". . 
.  shocked  to  learn  that  there's 
been  a  tradition  of  hiding  the 
data  from  Faculty." 

Dr.  Richard  De  Prospo 
then  said  "If  we  want  to  dis- 
sent, we'll  have  to  articulate 
these  problems  very  very 
carefully  and  very  precisely 
because  the  document  is  very 
authoritative." 

Professor  Robert  P.  Day 
then  noted  that  the  report  ". . . 
commands  the  Board  to  do  a 
lot  of  things.  We  have  to  enter 
into  a  contract  to  see  the  plan 
through,  and  it's  an  expensive 
contract.  Arewegoingtowork 
on  it  and  are  they  going  to  say 
it's  too  expensive?" 

Trout  assured  Professor 
Day  that  "Some  of  the  most 
conservative  board  members 
fiscally  feel  the  college  has  to 
grow  to  survive —  There's  an 
opportunity  for  trustees  to  take 
investment  risks." 

Dr.  Steven  Cades  then 
stated  that  "The  plan  actually 
asks  little  of  the  Board,  with 
the  exception  building  con- 
struction/' 

The  debate  the  shifted 
again  to  the  academic  aspects 
of  the  plan.  Dr.  Steven  Cades 
noted  that  'It's  true  that  the 
number  of  independent  study 
programs  It's  difficult  to  see 
how  diverse  divisions  produce 
publishable  material.  This  can 
happen  from  time  to  time,  but 
only  with  extraordinary  stu- 
dents, at  least  in  those  divi- 
sions where  theory  is  more  im- 
portant than  praxis." 

Dr.  Emilie  Amt  said  "Can 
we  take  this  as  a  consensus 
document?  Especially  in  the 
lean    curriculum    concept. 


which  I  would  say  is  a  bomb- 
shell." 

The  discussion  then  began 
to  revolve  around  what  Trout 
called  "the tendency  formajors 
to  cluster."  Dr.  Robert  Ander- 
son said  "There's  a  problem  in 
the  very  concept  of  an 
underutilized  department. 
There  are  departments  which 
should  be  service  departments. 
My  impression  was  that  the 
document  suggested  that  there 
are  seven  winning  majors  and 
nine  losing  majors."  German 
Instructor  Jefford  Vahlbusch 
then  remarked  "If  Bob  Ander- 
son feels  he's  in  a  losing  depart- 
ment, then  my  department  has 
lost." 

Professor  Day  then  sug- 
gested that  written  comments 
about  the  plan  be  solicited  from 
Faculty.  Trout  then  said  that 
Faculty  members  could  con- 
sider themselves  invited  to 
submit  their  reactions  to  the 
plan  in  writing. 

The  discussion  then  began 
to  range  more  broadly.  Premo 
reacted  to  a  segment  of  the  plan 
from  page  31  which  reads  'The 
College  has  made  real  progress 
on  Faculty  salaries  during  the 
pastdecade."  Premo  said  "That 
has  not  been  my  experience, 
nor  does  it  jibe  with  the  data." 
He  then  asked  "Is  it  now  the 
policy  of  the  college  to  use 
Hodson  Trust  fundsfor  student 
financial  aid?"  Trout  re- 
sponded in  the  affirmative. 

Premo  then  went  on  to  state 
that  the  plan  lacked  an 
acknowledgement  of  the  role 
in  student  involvement  played 
by  such  programs  as  the 
Goldstein  Program  in  Public 
Affairs  and  the  Society  of  Jun- 
ior Fellows. 

Dr.  W.  Michael  Bailey  then 
stated  that  the  plan  sought  to 
accomplish  too  much  at  one 
time.  He  asserted  the  plan  is 
unrealistic  in  attempting  to  si- 
multaneously increase  tuition 
at  a  rate  2  percent  over  the  rate 


of  inflation,  increase  the  SAT 
scores  of  incoming  freshmen, 
reduce  the  total  number  of  stu- 
dents on  financial  aid,  decrease 
the  amount  of  financial  aid 
awarded  to  each  recipient  and 
add  three  hundred  students  to 
the  Washington  College  stu- 
dent body. 

The  meeting  ended  with 
Dr.  Sean  O'Connor  saying  that 
he  believes  a  consensus  be- 
tween the  Faculty  and  Admin- 
istration. "It  will  be  difficult  to 
come  to  a  common  agreement, 
but  I  believe  that  we  can  over 
the  next  three  or  four  months," 
O'Connor  said.  "I'm  very  en- 
couraged by  thisdocumcnt,and 
I'm  very  encouraged  by  this 
discussion."  Q 


Casey  from  page  1 

Armata  Partners.  Griswold  is 
the  fatherof  Sarah  Griswold  '94 
and  is  also  on  the  board  of  Pres- 
ervation Maryland  Community 
Foundationandpresidcntofthe 
Maryland  Historical  Society. 

Joining  the  Board  this  year 
as  new  gubernatorial  appoint- 
ments are  Joyce  Huber  Cafritz, 
founder  of  the  Georgetown 
Employment  Service,  Inc.  in 
Washington  DC,  and  chair  of 
WC'sl782Society,and  Jeannie 
P.  Baliles  '62  wife  of  a  former 
Virginia  Governor.  Cafritz  is  a 
leader  in  the  Chestertown  com- 
munity since  purchasing  a  sec- 
ond home  here.  The  1782  So- 
ciety grew  by  115  new  mem- 
bers last  year  under  her  leader- 
ship. 

Trout  feels  that  through 
these  new  members  the  college 
has  "done  extraordinarily  well 
in  revivifying  the  Board."  New 
members  join  the  Board  as  it 
convenes  for  its  first  meeting  of 
the  1993-94  academic  year  this 
weekend  at  the  Aspen  Institute 
in  Wye  Mills,  Maryland.  Q, 


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For  many,  (here  is  the 
temptation  to  believe  that  there 
was  at  some  point  in  human 
history  a  "golden  age."  when 
things  were  better.  This  space 
will  bedevoted  to  articles  from 
the  past  which  will  serve  to 
educate  not  only  about  the  his- 
tory of  the  college,  but  also 
about  history  itself.  The  edito- 
rial below  first  appeared  in  the 
March  6th,  1926  issue  of  the 
Collegian.  It  could  have  been 
written  yesterday 

The  College 
Nonentity 

Harry  S.  Russell  '26 

Editor-in-Chief, 
Washington  Collegian,  1926 

The  leaders  of  our  various 
organizations  often  are  im- 
pressed with  a  deplorable  con- 
dition existing  among  the  stu- 
dents of  this  college  when  they 


are  looking  for  students  with 
initiative  and  responsibility 
enough  to  take  charge  and  to 
perform  duties  incidental  to 
curricular  and  extra-curricular 
activity.  Theability thatalarge 
number  of  students  have  in 
evading  anything  that  has  the 
earmarks  of  a  little  mental  or 
physical  exertionissurprisingly 
large.  As  a  consequence  there 
are  a  few  who  generally  have 
the  bulk  of  the  extra  work  thrust 
upon  their  shoulders  while  the 
larger  group  of  work  shirkers 
gaze  upon  them  complacently 
offering  cynical,  inconsequen- 
tial criticisms. 

This  self  satisfied  content- 
wit  h-things-as-they-arc  group 
may  be  noticed  more  markedly 
by  the  students  than  by  the  fac- 
ulty. In  fact  they  may  seem  an 
entirely  satisfactory  sort  to  those 
in  charge  of  running  this  insti- 
tution for  they  get  fairly  good 
marks  and  do  not  produce  a 
bad  impression  upon  their  su- 
periors. Certainly  not-they  are 


too  lazy  to  be  heretical-too 
cowardly  to  be  obnoxious-and 
too  eager  to  get  a  good  grade  to 
dispute  the  pet  theories  of  a 
professor.  Their  negative  in- 
fluence is  as  insignificant  as 
their  positive  accomplish- 
ments. They  are  merely  null. 

They  go  through  college 
thinking  second-hand 

thoughts,  dittoing  the  ideas  of 
theirinstructors,  following  the 
general  trend  of  the  mob,  and 
perhaps  soaking  upsuperficial 
knowledge  having  no  ideas  of 
their  own,  or  at  least,  failing  to 
indicate  them  lest  they  be  er- 
roneous. To  them  the  criterion 
for  education  is  getting  the 
highest  possible  grade  for  the 
lowest  possible  output  of  work. 

Oh,  of  course  they  will  be 
graduated,  but  the  bubble  of 
self-satisfaction  will  eventually 
burst,  leaving  them  practically 
helpless  in  the  realization  of 
the  insignificance  of  their  po- 
sition. O. 


Washington  College  Dining  Services 

They  Will  Work  With  You  to  Fulfill  Your  Special  Needs 


Tanya  Allen 

Staff  Writer 

Do  you  have  a  problem 
with  the  food  offered  at  thedin- 
inghall?  Areyoua vegetarian? 
Are  there  certain  foodsyou  can't 
eat  because  they'll  give  you 
hives,  headaches,  or  convul- 
sions? Are  there  some  nights 
when  you  just  can't  find  any- 
thing to  eat  except  cereal? 
Reader,  remember  this:  you  go 
toa  small  school.  Small  schools 
have  cafeterias  that  care. 
Washington  College  has  been 
renowned  for  the  quality  of  its 
food,  but  many  of  the  special 
services  it  offers  students  are 
not  commonly  known. 

There  is  a  new  note  on  the 
Napkin  Board  about  the  "W.C. 
Guarantee,"  which  reads" 
"When  at  any  board  meal  plan, 
you — our  valued  customer- 
are  dissatisfied  with  the  avail- 
able entree  selections,  the 
WCDS  Supervisor  on  Duty  will 
provide  you  with  an  alterna- 
tive entree."  According  to  Lisa 
Travis,  who  supervises  the  meal 
plans,  'If  you  ask  for  it  and  we 


have  it,  we'll  get  it  for  you." 
This  has  always  been  an  un- 
written law.  If  you  can't  find 
anything  in  the  dining  hall  that 
suits  you,  you  can  go  up  to  one 
ofthesupervisorsandaskthem 
to  get  you  something  else, 
whether  it  be  an  omelet,  or  a 
sandwich,  hotdog,  or  particu- 
lar type  of  bagel. 

TheWCdiningservicealso 
takescareof  students  with  food 
allergies— such  as  lactose  intol- 
erances, wheat  intolerances, 
MSG  sensitivity,hypoglycemia 
and  diabetes;  by  working  with 
them  to  create  individual  "spe- 
cial diets."  For  hypoglycemics 
who  need  toeat6smallmealsa 
day,  the  dining  hall  makes  up 
"Food  bags,"  which  usually 
contain  such  staples  as  cheese 
and  apples.  To  get  on  a  special 
diet,  a  student  must  obtain  a 
doctor's  note  and  recommen- 
dations for  what  types  of  food 
he  or  she  should  and  shouldn't 
eat.  The  Dining  Service  also 
has  a  Registered  Dietitian 
available  to  discuss  any  dietary 
question  a  student  may  have. 

For  vegetarians  the  Dining 


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Service  tries  to  provide  menu 
alternatives,  such  as  beansand 
pastas,  at  every  meal.  If  they 
put  cold  cuts  out,  for  instance, 
they  will  also  put  out  cheese. 
On  September  22  the  Hall  will 
have  "Vegetaria  n  Worthington 
Night,"  on  which  students  will 
be  able  to  sample  new  vegetar- 
ian dishes. 

There  is  a  new  carry  out 
policy  this  year  as  well.  The 
school  will  no  longer  use 
styrafoam  sick  trays.  Instead, 
plastic  carry-out  containers 
were  issued  at  orientation,  and 
students  can  still  get  them  by 
asking  a  supervisor.  There  is 
no  more  prepackaged  plastic 
ware  also,  which  will  cut  down 
on  waste,  and  paper  cups  are 
being  used.  The  dining  service 
uses  recycled,  non-bleached 
napkins,  washesout  their  trash 
cans  instead  of  using  plastic 
liners,  and  recycles  all  of  their 
cardboard  and  tin.  Lacking  a 
compactor,  they  crush  all  of 
their  cans  by  foot. 

The  Dining  Service  en- 
courages students  to  haveone- 
on-one  communication  with 
their  supervisors  and  staff. 
They  like  students  to  bring  in 
recipes,  and  to  give  the  staff 
new  ideas  and  feedback.  Ob- 
viously, the  Washington  Col- 
lege Dining  Service  really  does 
care  about  the  Washington 
College  students,  which  is  one 
of  the  wonderful  things  about 
going  to  a  small  school.  Q. 


Thea  Mateu 


Staff  Writer 

Saving  the  rain  forests  has 
become  a  focal  point  in  many 
environmentalist  campaigns.  In 
1971  Norman  Myers  published 
one  of  the  first  comprehensive 
books  in  our  long  environmen- 
talist campaign:  The  Sinking  Arc. 
In  thisalarming  text  Myers  states 
that  the  world  could  "lose  one 
quarter  of  all  species  by  the  end 
of  year  2000."  He  goes  on  to 
state  that  the  main  loss  will  be 
from  tropical  forests.  Now  only 
was  this  alarming,  it  was  also 
controversial.  To  this  day  spe- 
cialists are  debating  as  to  the 
severity  of  this  situation  and 
what  measurescan  or  should  be 
taken. 

It  is  common  knowledge 
that  rain  forests  are  being  de- 
stroyed, and  that  this  threatens 
the  planet's  ecological  balance. 
In  spite  of  this  knowledge,  many 
countries  have  been  hesitant  in 
stating  policies  against  defores- 
tation for  economic  reasons. 
This  is  especially  true  of  Third 
World  countries. 

The  worldwide  demand  for 
exotic  hardwoods  has  remained 
high  over  the  past  twenty  years, 
and  this  has  given  an  economic 
incentive  to  tropical  countries 
strapped  for  hard  currency. 


Countries  like  Burma  need  the 
cash  to  support  economic  de- 
velopment projects,and  forests 
are  often  the  easiest  resource  to 
exploit.  No  geologic  surveys 
are  necessary:  everyone  knows 
where  the  forests  are.  Simple 
enough? 

The  long-term  effectsaren't 
as  simple.  They  run  from  ex- 
tinction of  endangered  species 
to  global  warming.  Our  rain 
forests  are  one  of  the  most  frag- 
ile and  valuable  ecosystems  on 
our  Earth.  They  serve  as  home 
for  thousands  of  species  of  ani- 
mal life  and  varieties  of  exotic 
plants. 

In  the  70's  the  first  "tree- 
huggers"  appeared  as  a  group 
of  women  making  human 
chains  around  trees  in  the  Hi- 
malayan foothills.  And  they 
started  a  tradition  of  sorts. 
Many  companies  such  as  Com- 
munity Products  Inc.  (makers 
of  Ben  &  Jerry's  with  their 
Rainforest  Crunch)  have  started 
to  take  on  their  own  campaign 
to  stop  deforestation,  and  be- 
cometreehuggersof  sorts.  You 
too  can  become  a  tree  hugger, 
get  involved  in  Environmental 
groups,  support  companies  that 
areagainstdeforestation.  Read 
about  it.  Start  Now.  Q. 


North,  from  page  6 

tions,  rather  than  the  issues." 
North  did  this  when  confronted 
with  an  incriminating  memo 
from  his  safe:  "I  am  not  denying 
that.  I  am  simply  saying  it  is  not 
a  document  that  I  originated, 
that  I  solicited,  that  1  encour- 
aged or  that  I  believe  I  ever 
talked  to  (late  CIA  Director 
Casey)  about."  That  whole  last 
bit  is  totally  immaterial  to  the 
case  at  hand,  of  course,  as  the 
topic  at  that  time  was  whether 
North  was  awareof  certain  con- 
versations between  General 
Singlaub  and  Casey.  North  has 
employed  a  tactic  analogous  to 
the  military  tactic  of  with  a  feint 
and  thereby  misdirecting  the 
forces  of  the  opposition. 

Of  course,  Senators  are  not 
that  easily  duped:  they're  all 
seasoned  politicians  and  know 
exactly  what  techniques  are 
employed  in  evading  unpleas- 
ant questions.  But  while  they 
won  the  battle  on  most  points, 
iheylost  the  overall  war.  North 
successfully  used  a  technique 
often  employed  by  the  execu- 
tive branch  of  many  countries; 
the  big  lie. 


The  DEA  manual  defines 
the  big  lie  orrepeated  assertion 
as  "based  on  the  assumption 
that  if  you  say  something  often 
enough,  and  loud  enough,  some 
people  will  believe  it.  The  re- 
peated denial  of  the  crime  re- 
enforces  the  subject's  ability  to 
lie.  We  as  interviewers  (read 
interrogators)  should  not  give 
the  subject  an  opportunity  to 
repeatedly  deny  the  crime  dur- 
ing our  questioning." 

Congress  made  exactly  this 
mistake  during  the  Iran-Contra 
hearings.  North  continually 
denied  that  the  activities  he 
carried  out  violated  the  Boland 
Amendment.  His  repeated  de- 
nials had  the  effect  of  reinforc- 
ing his  own  ability  to  lie,  and 
yielded  the  additional  benefit 
of  allowing  himself  to  appear 
as  an  innocent  victim  of  Demo- 
cratic Congressional  percep- 
tion. Americans  today  are  ab- 
solutely skeptical  of  the  hon- 
esty and  integrity  of  their  poli- 
ticians and  civil  servants.  If 
Oliver  North  is  elected  to  the 
Senate,  Americans  will  have 
more  to  worry  about  than  ever 
before.  Q 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  17, 1993 


Merry  Wives  of  Windsor  to  WC 

Dan  Garret  Speaks  About  Being  Falstaff 


lisa  Swann 


Staff  Writer 

Cunning  ladies,  madcap 
pranksters,  and  jealous  hus- 
bands collaborate  to  entertain 
Washington  College!  The  Uni- 
versity of  Maryland,  Baltimore 
County's  Shakespeare  on 
Wheels  will  present  The  Merry 
Wives  of  Windsor  on  Saturday 
andSunday,Septemberl8and 
19,  at  7:30  p.m.  Falstaff  and 
various  other  familiar 
Shakespearian  characters  will 
come  alive  in  open  air  on  the 
Martha  Washington  Square 
outside  of  the  Gibson  Perform- 
ing Arts  Center.  Admission  is 
free,  and  performances  are  in- 
terpreted for  the  hearing  im- 
paired. 

The  company  will  roll  their 
traveling  stage,  complete  with 
actors,  scenery,  and  props,  onto 
the  square,  recreating  a  type  of 
theater  common  in  the  days  of 
the  Bard. 

This  marks  the  eighth  suc- 
cessful season  of  Shakespeare 
on  Wheels  under  the  leader- 
ship of  its  founder,  William  T. 
Brown.  A  busy  season  awaits 


the  actors,  with  53  perfor- 
mances scheduled  at  28  sites 
throughout  Maryland,  Penn- 
sylvania, Virginia,  West  Vir- 
ginia, and  the  District  of  Co- 
lumbia. The  coveted  part  of 
Falstaff  isclaimed  by  Dan  Gar- 
ret, a  native  of  the  Eastern 
Shore.  Dan  says  this  will  be 
his  second  performance  at 
Washington  College;  he  played 
apart inlastyear'sOthello.  As 
a  skinny  26-year-old,  playing 
Falstaff  has  been  oneofhisbig- 
gest  challenges,  he  says.  The 
role  has  expanded  him  greatly 
as  an  actor — not  literally,  luck- 
ily. Dan  really  enjoys  traveling 
around  with  the  theater,  but  he 
especially  enjoys  acting  in  his 
home  turf.  As  an  added  item 
of  interest,  Dan  will  play  the 
bad  guy  in  an  upcoming  Chan- 
nel 2  series,  "Homicide." 

In  this  interpretation  of 
"The  Merry  Wives  of 
Windsor,"  director  Sam 
Creedy  emphasizes  the  comic 
qualities  of  love  and  jealousy. 
In  the  process,  he  creates  an 
amazing  evening  of  hilarious 
entertainment.  Allareencour- 
aged  to  bring  blankets  and 
snacks  and  enjoy  the  fun. £2 


Special;  British  Drama 


Monday,  September  20   SsOOp.m. 

A  lecture  with  slides  on  the  "Visual  Style 
of  British  Historical  Prama,"  from  Shakespeare 
to  Allen  Bennett.  Lecture  by  Andrew  Lavender, 
Dept  of  Drama,  Goldsmith  College,  University 
of  London,  Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library. 

riday,  September  24    8:00  p.m. 

A  lecture  on  the  "Quiet  Passion  of  British 
Cinema,"  with  video  excerpts  from  Room  with  a 
View,  The  Draughtsman's  Contract,  The  Crying 
Game,  and  Tlie  Krays..  Lecture  by  Andrew 
Lavender,  Dept  of  Drama,  Goldsmith's  College, 
University  of  London,  CAC  Forum. 


William  Warner  Honors 
Our  Bay's  Complexities 


Andrea  Nolan 

Staff  Writer 

Last  Friday,  Washington 
College  was  host  to  a  talk  by 
William  Warner,  author  of 
Beautiful  Swimmers  and  recipi- 
ent of  the  Pulitzer  Prize.  His 
talk  was  a  treat  to  hear,  for  Mr. 
Warner  spoke  eloquently  and 
frankly  about  the  Bay,  neither 
denying  the  Bay's  problems 
nor  acting  as  doomsayer.  For 
those  who  missed  his  talk,  I 
recommend  picking  up  a  copy 
of  his  book,  if  you  haven't  al- 
ready read  it.  Anyone  who 
lives  on  the  Eastern  Shore  for 
any  period  of  time  should  hang 
their  head  inshameif  this  book 
is  not  in  their  library. 

Beautiful  Swimmers  focuses 
on  the  Atlantic  Blue  Crab,  or 
Callenectes  sapidus  ,v  which 
translated  means  (you  guessed 
it)  "the  beautiful  swimmer." 
By  following  the  crab  through 
the  seasons  and  hence,  follow- 
ing the  waterman  who  fish  the 
crab,  Warner  opens  up  a  win- 
dow to  view,  and  in  some  ways 
understand,  the  complexities 
of  the  Chesapeake  Bay. 

The  Bay  is  a  living  testi- 
mony to  understatement.  The 
Chesapeake  is  shallow,  wide, 
and  on  most  days  calm  and 
unassuming.  While  it  is  cer- 
tainly beautiful  when  viewed, 


often  it  is  not  recognized  as  the 
strange  and  completely  unique 
ecosystem — one  of  the  seven 
wonders  of  the  universe — that 
it  is,  right  in  our  backyards. 

ThecomplcxitiesoftheBay 
defy  complete  understanding. 
The  Bay  is  both  fragile  and  re- 
silient. Our  fertilizers,  pollu- 
tion, sewage,  and  development 
are  deeply  scarring  and  endan- 
geringtheBay.  Meanwhile,  we 
are  fishing  the  Bay's  crabs  and 
oysters  with  greater  fervor  than 
ever.  Obviously,thiscannotgo 
onforlong.  If  itdoes,  there  will 
be  no  more  crabs,  certainly  no 
oysters,  and  a  large  part  of  the 
magic  of  Maryland  will  be  lost. 

However,  while  the  Bay  is 
fragile,  it  is  also  resilient.  This 
resilience  was  one  of  the  main 
emphases  of  Warner's  speech. 
If  we  limit  our  fishing  prac- 
tices, institutea  moratorium  on 
oysters,  and  correct  our  living 
practices,  the  Bay  can  "come 
back:"  it  has  in  the  past,  and  it 
can  again.  We  don't  need  to 
heal  the  Bay,  we  just  need  to 
allow  her  time  to  heal  herself. 
We  must  remember  that  while 
living  in  Chestertown,  on  our 
little  Chester  River,  we  are  as 
much  a  part  of  the  Bay  as  the 
Blue  Crab.  We  must  be  careful 
of  how  we  treat  our  unique,  if 
temporary,  home. 


For  those  of  you  that  haven't 
read  Beautiful  Swimmers,  go  out 
and  buy  a  copy  today.  Don't 
leave  the  Shore  without  having 
read  this  book.  For  all  you  in- 
coming freshman  that  were 
forced  to  read  it  this  summer, 
and  may  not  have  been  overly 
enthusiastic  about  learning  the 
differences  between  and  sook 
and  a  jimmie,  save  your  book. 
Get  out  into  the  bay,  schlock 
around  in  the  marshes  of  East- 
ern Neck  Island,  leam  how  to 
sail,  row  a  boat  backwards  on 
the  Chester,  hang  out  with  the 
watermen  in  Rock  Hall,  go  to 
Betterton  Beach  (day  or  night), 
watch  the  migrating  geese  at 
Remington  Farms,  and  eat  a  hell 
of  a  lot  of  crabs. 

Then,  when  you  are  burned 
out  on  thesis  writing  (or  comps 
studying),  in  your  senior  year, 
pull  out  your  copy  of  Beautiful 
Swimmers  and  read  it  again.  I 
promise  you,  you  will  wonder 
how  you  could  have  not  loved 
this  book.  In  the  years  to  come 
you  will  find  that  you  are  glad 
that  you  lived,  for  a  time,  on  the 
banks  of  the  Chesapeake.  Her 
name  will  sound  like  poetry. 
And  you  will  find  yourself  glad 
to  come  back  for  alumni  picnics, 
providing  you  have  a  chance  to 
drive  the  familiar  road  to 
Betterton,  sit  on  the  beach,  and 
look  at  the  Bay.  CI 


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Concert  Series  Tonight 

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The  42nd  season  of  the 
Washington  College  Concert 
Series  will  begin  tonight.  The 
organizers  of  past  Concert  Se- 
ries have  pleased  and  delighted 
many  audiences  with  an  out- 
standing array  of  talented  per- 
formers, and  it  looks  as  though 
they  are  prepared  todo  it  again. 
This  year's  lineup  is  varied, 
ranging  from  classical  chamber 
music  to  an  acoustic  guitar  duo 
to  an  a  capella  vocal  ensemble. 

The  American  Chamber 
Players  open  the  season  this 
Friday,  September  17.  This  en- 
semble was  formed  in  1982  as 
an  offshoot  of  a  Library  of  Con- 
gress concert  series.  Its  mem- 


bers are  all  accomplished  so- 
loists as  well  as  ensemble 
players.  The  American 
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their  program  of  music  will 
include  pieces  by  Beethoven, 
Schubert,  and  Brahms.  They 
will  also  perform  twocontem- 
porary  pieces  commissioned 
by  the  Players,  one  of  which 
will  be  the  first  performance. 
The  season's  series  will 
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profiles  will  appear  prior  to 
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Sunday 


The  Alumni  Council  and  Student  Government  Association's  Cooperative  Retreat 

on  campus. 

Volleyball  at  Scranton  Tourament,  9:00  p.m. 

Soccer  at  Franklinfc  Marshall,  2.00  p.m. 

The  Sophie  Kerr  Committee,  Lecture  Series,  and  Actors  Community  Theater  present 
UMBCs  Shakespeare  on  Wheels'  production  of  THE  MERRY  WIVES  OF  WINDSOR. 
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Tuesday 


FIELD  HOCKEY  vs.  HAVERFORD,  4:30  p.m. 

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Thursday 


Soccer  at  Swarthmore,  4:00  p.m. 
Volleyball  at  Swarthmore,  7:00  p.m. 

The  William  James  Forum  presents  GENOCIDE  IN  BOSNIA:  HOW  IT  CAN  BE 
STOPPED.  A  lecture  by  William  Colby,  CIA  Director  from  1973-76,  and  Paul 
O'Brien,  Founder  andPresident,  Americans  for  Freedom  in  Former  Yugoslavia,  Inc 
Hynson  Lounge,  7:30  p.m. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


11_ 

September  17, 1993 


"I  understand."  Christine 

Blub  from  page  6  ^d   "You  see,  when  you're  a 

...  .  ic.-.  freshman  you're  afraid  of  ev- 

salad  bar.     A  popular  SGA  a„.\.nJ        c     i. 

water,  falling  on  his  rear  end.  - i  „.  ,      ,.  ,  V 

_.        u        ?.    ■     .         .       '  and  plus  you  strong  y  dislike 

Theentirecafetenacheeredand  ,k„„  i     ■  5 '. 

clapped  them.  Junior  year  you  hate  ev- 

ti,  '        r-i  j    i--  erybody,  because  you're  supe- 

Thane    Glenn    and    his  _;„,.  .„  li. c     ■ 

,.  ....  ,     ,  nor  to  them.  Senior  year,  vou 

apostles  were  sitting  at  a  back  ,,„„  ,     ,  /"='"' y«u 

.  ui  •      r>u.  u  7  know  everybody.  You  can  sav 

able,  singing  Phish  songs.  An-  .n,i„,  7      .     """"v 

,.      c     •       /t.  ■    •     5    .,         ™   to  everyone  and  you  don  t 

otherSemor-ChnstineSmth-  „,,„..„  „'•,„■  J"""""' 

.,      ...      .  ,  want  to  make  enemies — who 

wassittingatanothertablew  th  „,,„.c  ,„ .     „         .        ,     " 

her  friends  Andrea  and  Mary.  1"     «       rem™ber«J  af'f 

Tanya  Allen  -  still  the  proud  gf«*»  «  .  Semor  b**? 
All  your  unjustifiable  animos- 


owner  of  a  Rainbow  Trout 
pocketbook  -  ran  to  their  table, 
all  excited.  "Guys!  Guys!" 

"What?  What?"  Christine, 
Mary  and  Andrea  said. 

"I  just  talked  to  Scott  Koon," 
Tanya  said,  clapping,  "And  I 
asked  him  if  I  could  do  a  hu 


ity  is  gone!" 

"And  the  last  time  I  did  a 
column  was  when  [  was  a 
sophomore..."  moaned  Tanya. 
"And  now  I  don't  hate  anyone, 
and  that  sort  of  thing  is  so  im- 
portant for  this  kind  of  column 

mor/pseudo-gossipcolumnfor   S'tvo^''  1"^  t  °< 

The  Elm    again,  and  he  said,   £'*™T  ^T'*!'5' 

»,k  t  m  uj  .»  because  I  m  one  of  only,  oh,  4 

veah.  1  could  do  onp!"  _  ,    ,.  .  ''      ' 

5  people  living  in  the  New 


yeah,  1  could  do  one!" 


"Thaf  s  great!" 


Dorms  who  doesn't  belong  to  a 


me  ^OFLmS?''tthiS-He,0ld   "tyorsorority.and.geez 

"No  Flies?!"  ~ SOme  °' them are  my  friends! 

"Voah     m„  n;«     i.  .    And  '  cant  make  fun  °f  the 

I.       T, \    ,        I  °     ^ministration  or  the  SGA,  be- 

alIowedtodoJosePh.neaga.n."   cause  ,Ve  worked  wjth  fllem 

-Why  doesn  t  he  want  you   and  realized  me/re  rea„y  a„ 

'„,.„,  .        ...     good  people... I  can't  make  fun 

1  don  t  know    It  probably    of  u,  Hou5e  ,    because 

has  something  to  do  with  his  am  one    ,  caVmake  fun  of 
pol.tical  beliefs.  Arg."  seniors   because  ,,m  one 

Whatever  happened  to   those-  also....and  ,  can.,  make 


fun  of  freshmen  because,  as  a 


Josephine,  anyway?"     asked 

Christine.    -        —  senior,I'maboveallthat.  Geez 

'ts  a  lon&  long  story,"  does  it  5uck  bd       a  senior, 

sighed  Tanya     Involving  lots  what  am  ,        jn|  ,„  wrf 

of  mail  and  Rod  Stewart.  Too  aD0U[7" 
involved  to  go  into  now.  But, 


(Thane  Glenn  and  his 
apostles  were  having  a  food 
fight.  Oneoftheapostles picked 
up  a  meatball  and  chucked  it  at 


in  which  I  can  make  fun   another  apostle.  It  missed  the 
3le  in  which  I  can  dis-   .„„e,i„  „j .  „.., 


what  can  I  write  about  if  I  can't 

write  aboutflies?  I  need  an  alter 

ego... I  need  to  come  up  with  a 

format  i 

of  people...  »,, .,„  u,„  ^  Jnd  .  v;,  :  v 

guise  people  so  they  won't  get  ing,  like  a  bird,  high,  overhead, 

mad  when  I  poke  fun  at  them..."  and  hu  ,he  disco  ^„  ^  djsco 

How  about...you  could  ball  crashed  to  the  floor, 
wnte  about...hamsters?   Ham-  There  was  a  bljndi      nash 

stersareaverypopularcampus  and  sudden|y  ,he  r00°  was 


filled  with  water  and) 

"Christine?  Ohmygod, 
Christine!  You've  just  turned 
into  a  flounder!" 

"Agh!"  Christine  shouted, 
No,usingghostscouldget   'Tanya!  You'vejusttumedinto 
weird, .especially  after  last  year.   an  angeifish]- 


"No,  hamsters  aren't  mo- 
bile enough." 

"Mobile. ..how  about 
ghosts?  Ghosts  can  be  mobile." 


Agh!  I  just  realized  something 
horrible!" 

"What?" 

"I  just  realized  -  I'm  a  Se 
nior!  And  that  means,  there': 
no  one  I  have  unjustifiable  anr 
mosity  against  anymore!" 


"Huh?"    Mary  - 
more  -  said. 


"Agh!"  Tarin  Towers 
screamed  from  another  table 
as  she  turned  into  a  Portuguese 
Man-of-War.  "Blub!"  Thane 
Glenn  and  his  apostles  said  as 
they  turned  into  monk  fish.  Jeff 
Vahlbusch  was  surprised  to 


a  sopho-  find  himself  transformed  into 
catfish.  President  Trout  was 
surpised  to  find  himself  turned 
into  a  . . .  ft 


Eating  Concents  Group 

A  new  women's  health  group  will  meet  to  discuss 

topics  such  as  binge  eating,  chronic  dieting,  over 

exercise  and  purging.  Tuesdays  from  10:00  to  11:15 

am.  starting  September  28  at  the  Counseling 

Center. 

For  more  information  call  Tami  Laursen  at 

ext.  7826 


Enthused  students  wow  at  posters    photo  Kntina  Duklewski 

CAC  Gallery  Goes  Commercial 


This  past  Wednesday,  the 
gallery  area  of  the  Casey  Aca- 
demic Center  was  mystically 
transformed  into  what  some 
thought  was  the  parking  lot 
outside  of  the  Dead  show  in 
Philadelphia  this  weekend. 
Well  maybe  you  couldn't  buy 
tie-dyes,  but  you  could  choose 
from  an  almost  unfathomable 
number  of  posters  with  which 
to  decorate  your  room  includ- 
ing many  of  Jerry  himself. 
Freshmen  gawked  in  wonder, 
ready  to  charge  home  to  Mom 
and  Dad  more  posters  than 
could  cover  the  surface  area  of 
even  the  off-peach  office  of 
President  Trout  ,  more  less 
theirown  measly  roomin  Kent 
house.  Upperclassmen,  used 
to  the  annual  phenomenon 
bumped  past  the  crowds  and 
overly-eager-to  assist-you 
salespeople  to  get  to  class  or  to 
clear  mothballs  Career  Center 
notices  out  of  their  mailboxes. 
Eclipsed  by  all  of  this  hustle 


and  bustle  was  the  SGA  Elec- 
tions table,  resigned  to  a  less 
noticeable  table  usually 
occupyed  by  Faye  and  Ethel 
eating  lunch. 

Among  the  usual  naked 
women  and  beer  posters 
flocked  to  by  thefreshmen guys 
and  the  kitty  cat  photos  ac- 
quired under  order  by  every 
sorority  on  campus,  there  were 
a  few  unusual  and  tasteful 
posters  available  to  adorn  your 
room.  Most  unique  were  the 
computer  generated  posters 
which  resolved  themselvesinto 
three  dimensional  images  after 
a  few  minutesof  adapting  your 
eyes  to  them.  Many  people 
filled  the  chairs  conveniently 
provided  to  attempt  this,  some 
in  frustration.  Periodically,  the 
murmur  of  the  crowd  would  be 
interrupted  by  "I  see  it,  I  see  It!" 
enthusiastically  uttered  by  a 
new  devotee  of  modern  tech- 
nology. 

Also  available  were  extra 
large  British  tube  posters  (thafs 


'subway'  posters  for  all  you 
non-cosmopolitan  readers) 
which  themselves  would  suf- 
fice to  cover  half  of  any  room  in 
Somerset.  Savvy  students  se- 
lected such  classic  posters  as 
Monty  Python's  Ministry  of 
Silly  Walks,  the  subtly  colored 
Lordof  the  Rings print,and  one 
entitled  "In  case  you  need  an 
excuse  to  party."  (a  piece  one 
would  think  Washington  Col- 
lege could  publish  itself...) 

By  the  end  of  the  day 
Washington  College  students 
had  completed  the  ever  impor- 
tant decoration  of  their  meager 
dormitory  rooms  even  at  the 
outrageous  prices  of  between 
$1 0  and  $20  for  a  glossy  piece  of 
paper  destined  to  be  thrown 
away  or  destroyed  by  duct  tape 
and  staples  by  next  May.  As  for 
the  unlucky  placement  of  the 
Elections  table,  the  SGA  did 
manage  to  involve  a  sizable 
portionofthecampusin  voting, 
who  knows,  perhaps  because 
of  the  very  shoppers  present? 


Amt  Publishes  Second  Book 


Emilie  Amt  is  anticipating 
the  publication  of  her  second 
book  on  medieval  history.  Her 
book,  The  Accession  of  Henry  II 
in  England,  Royal  Government 
restored,  will  be  released  by 
Suffolk  publishing  house 
Boydell  &  Brewer  this  Novem- 
ber. The  book  will  cost  $63.00, 
and  will  be  available  in  the  WC 
Bookstore  and  Miller  Library. 
The  book  is  based  on  Amt's 
doctoral  dissertation,  and  is  the 
product  of  nine  years  of  study 
and  research.  Amt  finished  the 
book  while  on  junior  faculty 
leave  in  Oxford  last  year.  "I'm 
very  grateful  to  the  college  for 
the  opportunity,"  Amt  said. 


The  book  deals  with  the 
transition  between  the  reign  of 
KingStephenof  England  (1135- 
54)  and  that  of  Henry  II  (1154- 
89),detailing  the  steps  by  which 
Henry  negotiated  peace  and 
established  the  authority  of 
government. 

Amt  said  that  the  royal 
government  had  become  inef- 
ficient during  the  reign  of 
Stephen.  Amt  came  to  this  con- 
clusion by  analyzing  the  royal 
financial  accounts. 

"This  kind  of  work  is  based 
very  largely  on  original 
sources," Amtsaid.  "Ididwork 
with  the  Pipe  Rolls,  which  are 
royal  financial  accounts.     I 


compu  terized  four  years  worth 
of  this  this  original  data,  which 
hasnotbeendonebefore."  Amt 
said  tha  t  the  patternsof  revenue 
indicated  that  there  had  been 
"a  massive  collapse  of  the  ju- 
dicial system  under  King 
Stephen."  Amt's  book 
chronicles  the  rebuilding  of  ju- 
dicial revenues  which  took 
place  under  King  Henry. 

Amt  is  the  college's  first 
Christian  A.  Johnson  Fellow. 
The  Christian  A.  Johnson  Fel- 
lowship supports  opporruni  ties 
for  junior  faculty  to  conduct 
scholarly  research.  Her  first 
book,  Women's  Lives  in  Medieval 
Europe:  a  Sourcebook,  was  pub- 
lished by  Routledge  in  1992. 


12 


September  17, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Separate  But 
Equal? 


To  begin  this  commentary  I  would  like  to  introduce  myself.  I  am 
Kate  Sullivan,  co-sports  editor,  and  former  varsity  athlete.  I 
remind  those  offended  by  the  allegations  1  will  make  in  thi 
:ommentary  that  this  is  a  commentary.  This  commentary  reflects 
my  own  opinion.  Nothing  more,  nothing  less.  Asa  woman  and  a 
former  athlete  at  Washington  I  bring  a  unique  perspective  to  the 
subject  of  which  I  am  about  to  speak.  I  ask  that  all  of  you  read  thi; 
ommentary  with  your  own  unique  perspective  in  mind. 
On  the  last  page  of  the  Washington  College  catalog,  in  very  small 
print,  there  is  the  college's  statement  on  the  discrimination  policy 
It  states  that  "Washington  College  admits  qualified  students  of 
any  race,  sex,  sexual  preference,  color,  national  or  ethnic  origin,  to 
all  the  rights,  privileges,  programs,  and  activities  generally  ac- 
corded or  made  available  to  students  at  the  school." 
I  believe  that  this  policy  has  been  violated  by  certain  members  of 
[he  Washington  College  Athletic  Department.  This  violation  is  in 


Sports  Commentary 


Bullets  Shoot  Down  Sho'women 


individual  circumstances  and  in  some  cases,  may  not  have  been 
purposeful.  I  am  going  to  speak  to  one  individual  case,  my  own.1 

I  played  Varsity  Softball  last  spring  under  new  coach,  Lance 
Cole.  I  participated  in  the  fall  ball  program  and  felt  my  perfor- 
mance to  be  more  than  satisfactory.  Coach  Cole  was  nothing  but 
supportive  of  my  playing  and  seemed  confident  in  my  abilities  as 
a  Softball  player.  Note  here  that  1  came  into  last  season  with  a  .500 
matting  average,  33  stolen  bases,  only  2  fielding  errors  and  was 
voted  Most  Valuable  Player  of  my  league.  We  went  into  the 
regular  season  and  began  our  practices.  I  was  still,  at  this  point, 
one  of  the  coach's  prodigies.  I  was  a  dedicated  player  and  she 
maintained  her  confidence  in  my  abilities  to  compete  on  the 
Division  III  level. 

Now  we  reach  our  problem.  A  couple  of  weeks  prior  to  the  first 
*ame  I  approached  my  coach  about  a  personal  problem.  I  did  not 
want  to  attend  practicconc  afternoon  and  went  to  her  office  to  ask 
to  be  excused. Sheaskcd  for  a  reason.  Hold  her  that  the  relationship 
that  I  had  been  in  had  ended.  She  asked  why  that  had  to  do  with 
softball.  I  reluctantly  told  her  that  1  had  been  involved  with  a 
member  of  the  softball  team  and  that  I  did  not  feel  that  I  was  able 
to  practice  with  her  that  afternoon.  My  coach  preceded  to  inform 
me  that  lesbianism  was  against  her  religion.  She  then  asked  me  if 
I  felt  guilty  about  being  "that  way." 

My  sexual  orientation  should  not  have  been  the  dominating 
factor  in  our  discussion.  1  ended  up  attending  that  practice  and 
spending  the  season  on  the  bench.  1  did  not  receivea  Varsity  letter 
at  the  end  of  the  season  ,  like  all  the  other  members  of  my  team. 

It  is  my  opinion  that  I  was  placed  on  the  bench  because  the  coach 
discriminated  against  me  on  the  basis  of  my  sexual  orientation. 
Quite  frankly, being  a  lesbian  had  nothing  to  do  with  softball  and 
the  only  time  I  ever  brought  it  into  the  realm  of  softball  was  that 
day  in  her  office  when  she  wanted  a  reason  why  I  did  not  feel  I 
could  attend  practice.  I  am  not  alone  in  my  opinion.  There  are 
members  of  the  softball  team  who  support  me  in  this. 

1  feel  that  I  should  have  the  support  of  the  entire  school  becasue 
af  the  statement  made  in  the  handbook.  My  situation,  and 
possibly  the  situations  of  others  like  me,  are  blatently  discrimi- 
natory. The  policy  of  Washington  College  should  be  the  policy  of 
sach  individual  at  this  school,  student  or  faculty.  We  run  by  an 
honor  code  here  and  this  honor  code  is  not  just  academic, 
Upholding  the  discrimination  policy  should  be  a  part  of  our 
honor  code.  The  discrimination  plolicy  is  in  effect  so  that  each 
individual  is  treated  with  the  same  respect  and  courtesy.  My 
coach  did  not  treat  me  with  the  same  respect  with  which  she 
treated  my  fellow  teammates.  It  is  my  right  asa  human  being  and 
as  a  member  of  this  community  to  demand  the  same  respect  and 
the  same  courtesy.  I  demand  the  same  opportunities  as  the  rest  of 
the  women,  heterosexual  or  lesbian,  are  afforded  at  Washington 

I  address  this  in  this  commentary,  not  to  further  my  own  cause, 

cut  to  make  this  community  aware.  I  ask  all  of  us  to  examine 

ourselves  and  work  in  our  own  ways  to  make  a  difference. 

—  Kate  Sullivan 


Washington  Falls,  But 

Scott  Steinmuller 

Staff  Writer 

On  a  Saturday  of  Fall  breezes 
and  bright  sunshine  the 
Sho'women  of  Washington  en- 
gaged the  Bulletsof  Gettysburg 
in  a  field  hockey  game. 

This  confrontation  developed 
into  a  very  closely  played  con- 
test. Though  in  the  end  ,  the 
even  play  not  being 
reflected,the  Sho'women  suc- 
cumbed to  the  Bullets  3-1. 

"I  was  pleased  with  how  we 
played,"  Coach  Feyerherm  said. 
"Obviously,  I  would  have  pre- 
ferred we  won,  but  I  was  satis- 
fied withour  effort.  Gettysburg 
thwarted  a  lot  of  our  attempts, 
especially  going  up  the  middle. 
It  was  a  very  evenly  played 
game. 

"It  was  a  fast-paced  but  clean 
game.  Both  teams  played  ag- 
gressively, especially  in  the 
second  half.  There  were  a 
couple  of  breakdowns,  but  we 
worked  hard.  The  players  were 
tired  at  the  end,"  she  added. 

In  the  first  half,  Gettysburg 
displayed  good  ball  movement, 
and  immediately  went  on  the 
offensive.  The  Bullets'  style  of 
play  immediately  created  op- 
portunities. They  finally  con- 
verted ten  minutes  into  the 
game  with  a  strong  shot  from 
the  right  side. 


Confidence  Is  Still  On 

Following  the  Gettysburg  goal 
the  game  grew  tighter.  The 
Sho'women  began  to  exchange 
offensive  threats  with  the  Bul- 
lets but  due  to  strong  defense 
on  the  part  of  both  teams  the 
scored  remained  1  -0  for  the  next 
ten  minutes. 

Then,  around thel5:00 minute 
mark  senior  forward  Liz 
Olivere  passed  the  ball  from 
the  midfield  up  to  fellow  senior 
forward  and  co-captain  Renee 
Guckert  who  broke  away  on  a 
one-on-one  withthegoalie  and 
scored  unassisted  to  tie  the  score 
at  one. 

The  remaining  15  minutes 
were  evenly  played  with  many 
chances  for  goals  on  both  sides. 
However,  onlyGettysburgwas 
able  to  capitalize  with  a  goal 
with  seven  minutes  remaining. 
The  first  half  ended  with  a  key 
save  by  freshman  goalie 
Stephanie  Self. 

"We  felt  very  much  in  the 
game  at  halftime,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "We  reinforced  that.  We 
also  talked  about  emphasizing 
thesidesof  the  field  and  circling 
up  quicker  around  their  free 
hits." 

Going  into  the  second  half  the 
Sho'women  were  down  2-1. 

The  second  half  reflected 
very  closely  the  first  half  with 
its  tight  play.  The  only  break- 
down occurred  with  12  min- 


The  Rise  For  93-94 

utes  remaining  when 
Gettysburg  scored  to  up  the 
score  to  3-1. 

"I  think  the  third  goal  took 
the  steam  out  of  us,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "Hard  opportunities, 
bought  us  down  a  notch.  Not 
in  effort,  but  just  in  the  fact  that 
now  it  was  harder  to  think  we'd 
pull  it  off." 

When  asked  if  the  outcome  of 
the  game  brought  about  any 
second  thoughts  in  using  the  5- 
3-2  formation,  coach  Feyerherm 
responded,  "No,  in  fact  we  had 
a  couple  of  breakaways,  and 
Renee  (Guckert)  scored  on  one. 
If  anything  it  secured  my  belief 
in  the  system.  We  generated  a 
lot  more  attack  than  we  had  in 
any  other  game." 

"We  need  to  improve  on  stop- 
ping the  ball  clean,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "When  we  get  the  ball  we 
need  to  control  it  better.  We 
seem  to  either  hold  it  too  long 
and  then  get  tackled  or  it  gets 
taken  away.  Thirdly,  we  need 
to  create  breakaways  down  the 
side,  the  right  side  especially  so 
as  to  bring  the  ball  down  the 
opponent's  non-stick  side. 
"Gettysburg  generated  attacks 
so  quickly.  They  received  many 
more  clean  balls  than  we  did 
and  they  capitalized  on  any 
mistake  we  made," she  added. 

The  Sho'women's  next  game 
is  on  Saturday  the  18th  against 
the  Alumni. 


]ill  Schultz  and  Maria  Jerardi  hope  to  work  the  ball  up  the  field  all  season. 

Centennial  Releases  Honor  Roll 


The  Centennial  Conference 
named  its  first-ever  weekly 
athletic  honor  roll  for  the  high- 
lighted performances  from  the 
week. 

Each  sport  from  each  school  in 
the  conference  nominates  a 
player  to  be  named  as  Centen- 
nial Conference  Player  of  the 
Week. 

No  Washington  players 
earned  the  distinction  of  being 
Player  of  the  Week  last  week, 
but  three  were  named  to  their 
respective  sport's  honor  roll. 


In  field  hockey,  ReneeGuckert 
earned  honorable  mention  for 
her  two  goals  against  Wesley 
and  Gettysburg. 


kills  last  year. 

Earning  a  place  on  the  soccer 
honor  roll  was  senior  co-cap- 
tain Greg  Miller. 


WAC  Notes 


On  the  volleyball  court, 
sophomore  Jen  Dixon  earned  a 
place  on  the  Centennial  honor 
roll  for  her  games  against 
Dickinson,  Wilmington,  St. 
Mary's,  Notre  Dame  and  at  the 
Haverford  Tournament. 
Dixon  led  the  Sho'women  in 


Miller,  the  starting  goalie, 
earned  his  spot  for  his  con- 
secutive shutouts  against 
Lebanon  Valley  and  Lancaster 
Bible. 

Miller  went  on  to  record  a  win 
over  Albright. 


13 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  17, 1993 


Soccer  Kicks  Off  With  Best  Start  Since  1981 


Paul  Kenny 
Staff  Writer 


The  Washington  College  soc- 
cer team  has  launched  its  1993 
campaign  with  the  best  starting 
record  of  a  Shoremen  soccer 
team  since  1981.  Thus  far,  the 
Shoremen  have  posted  three 
wins  and  two  losses  against 
some  tough  competition. 

Last  Thursday  (September  9), 
the  Shoremen  defeated  a  strong 
Lancaster  Bible  team  3-0. 
Washington  got  off  to  a  slow 
start  but  the  momentum 
changed  when  senior  co-cap- 
tain Rory  Conway  drilled  home 
the  first  of  his  two  goal  tally  late 
in  the  first  half. 

Early  in  the  second  half, 
Conway  scored  his  second  goal 
off  an  assist  from  sophomore 
Geoff  Bley. 

Freshman  Andrew  King 
scored  the  Shoremen's  third 
goal  with  his  head  off  a  30-yard 
throw-in  by  Bley. 

Ble/s  huge  throw-ins  have 
proven  to  be  a  big  offensive 


threat  for  the  Shoremen,  with 
the  ball  oftentimes  landing 
right  in  theopponents  six-yard 
box. 

Overall,    Washington 
outplayed  the  home  team. 

"Our  game  plan  started  to 
come  together  in  the  second 
half,"  assistant  coach  Jack 
Shafer  said.  "That's  when  we 
put  Lancaster  away." 

Head  coach  Todd  Helbling 
credits  the  defensive  unit  for 
shutting  out  an  offensively 
talented  and  aggressiveoppo- 
nent. 

"It  was  a  good  overall  perfor- 
mance compared  to  that  of  last 
weeks  game  against  Lebanon 
Valley,"  Helbling  said. 

Over  the  weekend,  the 
Shoremen  travelled  to 
Muhlenburg  for  a  two-  game 
tournament. 

The  Shoremen  opened  up 
with  a  2-0  loss  to  Mulhenburg, 
one  of  the  toughest  opponents 
on  their  schedule.  The  Mules 
finished  #17in  Division  III  last 
year. 


Although  the  Mules  controlled 
the  game,  scoring  two  spectacu- 
lar goals,  the  Shoremen  had  their 
opportunities  but  found  them- 
selves unable  to  execute  and  put 
the  ball  in  the  net. 
"Overall,  our  performance  was 
much  better  than  in  previous 
years  against  the  Mules," 
Helbling  said. 

In  their  second  game  of  the 
tournament,  the  Shoremen  de- 
feated Albright  3-1.  As  in  the 
Lancaster  game  the  Shoremen 
got  off  to  a  weak  start  and  found 
themselves  down  1-0  at  the  end 
of  the  first  half. 

However,  in  the  second  half, 
the  Shoremen  came  out  strong 
and  dominated. 

Sophomore  Sean  McMahon 
opened  the  scoring,  blasting  a 
shot  into  the  upper-right  hand 
corner  of  the  net. 

Minutes  later,  freshman  Jon 
Kostyal  beat  four  Albright  de- 
fenders to  score  the  second  goal 
for  the  Shoremen. 

The  third  goal  came  with  ten 
seconds  left  in  the  game  when 


Jerardi  Sticks  With  It 

Senior  Field  Hockey  Player  Performs  On 
The  Athletic  Field  And  In  The  Classroom 


Matt  Murray 


Co- Sports  Editor 

Maria  Jerardi  would  never  be 
classified  as  a  dynamic  field 
hockey  player  who  would  be 
ccrtaintogetattention  from  fans 
in  the  stands. 

"Maria  is  certainly  not  flashy, 
but  she's  a  solid  player,"  field 
hockey  head  coach  Sarah 
Fcyerherm  said.  "She's  sort  of 
your  ultimate  team  player." 

What  makes  Jerardi  unique  is 
the  academic  career  she  has  led 
along  side  her  four-year  ath- 
letic stint. 

She  has  been  named  to  the 
College  Field  Hockey  Coaches 
Association  National  Academic 
Squad  for  the  last  two  years  in 
recognition  of  her  academic 
achievement. 

Her  academic  resume  is 
stacked  with  high  scholastic 
marks  and  extracirricular  ac- 
tivities. 

Jerardi,  a  native  of  Columbia, 
Maryland  and  a  graduate  of 
WildeLakeHighSchocLcarries 
a  3 .89  grade  point  average  while 
double  majoring  in  Interna- 
tional Studies  and  Chemistry 
which  has  also  earned  her  a 
place  in  the  Omicron  Delta 
Kappa  honor  society. 

Her  extracirricular  activities 
include  involvement  with  Zeta 
Tau  Alpha  sorority,  Crew,  In- 
ternational Relations  club. 


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Maria  jerardi 

Hands  Out,  Target  Tutoring, 
Student  Government  and  sev- 
eral music  ensembles.  She's 
also  been  a  peer  advisor  and  is 
currently  a  resident  assistant. 

For  Jerardi,  field  hockey  has 
only  been  a  piece  of  the 
puzzle — but  it's  been  an  im- 
portant piece. 

"I  play  because  I  love  the 
sport,"  she  said.  "I  love  trav- 
elling with  the  team,and  I  love 
playing.  It's  a  good  release 
because  I  get  to  go  out  for  a 
couple  of  hours  and  do  noth- 
ing else.  It's  also  been  good 
because  it  helps  me  organize 
my  time. 

"I  guess  the  big  thing  would 
be  the  people  I've  met  through 
field  hockey." 


Jerardi  is  excited  about  field 
hockey  so  far  this  year,  as  the 
team  stands  at  1-1  after  the 
Gettysburg  game. 

"I  think  the  team  is  very  prom- 
ising this  year,"  she  said.  "I  think 
we  play  together  really  well  as  a 
team.  It's  been  the  most  fun 
season  I've  had  since  freshman 
year." 

Another  thing  which  has  made 
Jerardi's  field  hockey  career 
special  has  been  her  rise  from  a 
bench  player  to  a  starter. 

Even  though  she  started  as  one 
of  the  last  players  on  the  depth 
chart  on  a  nationally  ranked  team 
in  1990,  she  has  taken  the  same 
hard  work  ethic  from  the  class- 
room onto  the  athletic  field. 

"That's  theadvantageof  a  small 
school,"  she  said.  "You  can  go 
out  and  get  to  move  up.  It's  been 
a  long  haul,  but  I  can  look  back 
and  tell  another  player  on  the 
bench  now  to  stick  with  it." 
To  Jerardi,  field  hockey  has  also 
given  her  as  strong  a  sense  of 
pride  as  her  academic  pursuits. 

"Other  players  are  flashier,  bu  t 
I  just  go  out  and  want  to  have 
fun,"  she  said.  "I've  improved  a 
lot  (in  field  hockey).  I  can  play  at 
the  college  level  with  other 
people  who  can  play  hockey. 
When  I  was  a  freshman,  I 
couldn't  play  very  well  at  all." 
Jerardi  hopes  her  next  accom- 
plishment will  be  a  win  over 
Haverford  on  Tuesday. 


Geoff  Bley  launched  another 
huge  throw-in  which  was 
settled  and  kicked  into  the  goal 
by  freshman  Andrew  King. 

"Playing  back  to  back  games 
is  tough,  but  we  knew  that  we 
were  a  more  talented  side  than 
Albright",  Helbling  said. 

Throughout  the  first  four 
games,  junior  co-captain  Greg 
Miller  proved  to  be  a  force  in 
goal  for  the  Shoremen  saving 
23  of  26  shots.  This  is  a  very 
good  statisticconsideringsome 
of  talented  strikers  he  has  had 
to  face  so  far. 

With  a  one  day  rest  after  the 
Mulhenburg  tournament  and 
somegoodgamesagainst  tough 
competition  under  their  belts 
the  Shoremen  took  on 
Marymount.  However,  they 
were  disappointingly  defeated 
at  home. 

This  game  was  frustrating  for 
players  and  fans  alike. 
The  Shoremen  dominated  the 
first  half  of  play  but  found 
themselves  unable  to  put  the 
ball  in  the  net,  missing  several 
easy  opportunities.  With  2:24 
minutes  remaining  in  the  first 
half  the  scoring  was  opened 
when  both  teams  scored  "own 
goals  "  back  to  back. 

Marymount  came  out 
suprisingly  strong  in  the  sec- 
ond half  scoring  a  quick  goal  in 
the  first  few  minutes. 

The  Shoremen  loaded  the  of- 
fensive end  of  the  field  leaving 


their  goal  as  an  easy  target 
when  a  Marymount  defender 
got  a  lucky  break  and  scored 
their  third  goal  with28  minutes 
remaining. 

The  Shoremen  picked  their 
heads  up  and  put  on  a  strong 
offensive  spurt  but  were  only 
able  to  score  one  more  goal  in 
the  remainder  of  the  game. 

The  goal  was  scored  by 
Conway  when  he  beat  two  de- 
fenders and  pushed  the  ball  by 
the  Marymount  goalie  to  com- 
plete a  strong  offensive  move. 

Sophomores  Yoscph  Bckele 
and  Brian  Rush  played  par- 
ticularly well,  although  the 
team  as  a  unit  simply  failed  on 
the  day  to  produce  goals  and 
ended  up  making  mistakes 
which  they  can  ill  afford  to 
make  against  the  tougher 
teams  on  their  schedule. 

Helbling  was  pretty  happy 
wi  th  the  teams  performance  in 
the  games  to  date. 

"Being  a  young  team  we  still 
make  mistakes  and  winning 
games  that  we  should  win  tal- 
ent-wise, is  tougher  than  it 
should  be  simply  because  we 
are  still  lacking  experience 
playing  together,"  he  said. 


Correction 

Last  week.  The  Elm  made  a 
mistake  in  saying  the  soccer 
team  had  not  won  at  home  ir 

three  years.  The  error  was 

made  in  two  places.  In  fact, 

the  team  won  its  only  game 

in  1991  at  home. 


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Volleyball  Spikes  Competition  To  Go  8-3 


Erika  K.  Ford 

Staff  Writer 

After  playing  a  week's  worth 
of  games,  the  Washington  Col- 
lege volleyball  team  hasalrcady 
proven  to  be  a  formidable  new 
membcrof  thcCcntennial  Con- 
ference. On  Tuesday  the 
Sho'womcn  pushed  past 
Dickinson  to  win  three  matches 
out  of  five  against  the  Devils. 

This  victory  improves  their 
record  to  8-3  overall. 
Michelle  Chin,  sophomore  co- 
captain,  was  pleased  with  the 
effort. 

"We  had  a  very  tough  time, 
but  I  think  we  played  well,"  she 
said.  "We  had  a  few  problems 
at  the  beginning  that  we  were 
able  to  overcome  when  we  stuck 
it  out  together. 

"The  freshmen  were  helpful 
too.  When  we  really  needed  to 
score,  we  were  able  to  work 
together  and  pull  it  off." 

However,  Chin  feels  the  out- 
ing was  not  a  complete  success. 
"Our  coach  tells  us  that  right 
now  we're  only  lapping  about 
50%  of  our  potential/'  she  said. 


"We're  left  with  that  other  50% 
to  improve  upon  in  upcoming 
games." 

Playing  the  positions  of  both 
setter  and  hitter.  Chin  led  the 
team  in  assists  with  16.  She  also 
contributed  lOdigsandcightkills 
for  the  night. 

Freshman  starter  Tina  Smith 
helped  the Sho' women  along  the 
way.  She  had  10  digs  and  11  as- 
sists. 
Courtney  Myersand  Catherine 
Barrett  also  saw  a  lot  of  action  on 
the  court  and  were  keys  to  the 
victory. 
Junior  co-captain  Beverly  Diaz 
also  had  a  big  impact  on  the 
match. 

"She  (Diaz)  is  very  strong  in 
every  aspect,"  head  coach  Penny 
Fall  said.  "She  is  important  be- 
cause she  plays  a  little  bit  of  ev- 
erything for  us." 

Diaz  led  the  team  in  digs,  kick- 
ing in  27,  as  well  as  in  aces,  with 
four  for  the  evening. 
Sophomore  Jen  Dixon,  usually 
a  big  contributor  on  the  team, 
filled  in  as  usual.  She  had  24  digs 
and  15  kills  in  Tuesday's  game. 
Coach  Fall  said  the  the  success 


and  failureof  the  team  will  be 
affected  by  "how  well  we  can 
get  balls  to  setters  to  attack." 
"We  need  to  keep  a  positive 
attitude  among  the  players," 
Fall  added. 

The  September  8  Quad-Meet 
at  Washington  started  the 
team's  regular  season.  They 
defeated  the  College  of  Notre 
Dame  2-0,  as  well  as  St. 
Mary's,  2-1.. 

However,  the  Sho'women 
fell  to  Wilmington,  0-2. 

On  September  11  the  team 
traveled  to  Haverford  to  play 
in  a  tournament  with  seven 
other  colleges.  They  won  five 
of  the  match-ups,  beating 
Bryn  Mawr,  Worcester  Poly. 
Tech.,  Notre  Dame, 
Kutztown,  and  Wilmington. 
They  lost  to  Catholic  and 
Widencr  Universities. 
The  team's  three  games  this 
week  will  be  away.  They'll 
travel  to  Catholic  again,  par- 
ticipate in  a  tournament  at 
Scranton,  and  play 
Swarthmore,  hoping  to  im- 
prove upon  their  8-3  record- 


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September  17, 1993 


Braves  Chop  Giants  Lead  In  NL; 
Football's  Giants  Move  To  2-0 


Andy  Parks 

Staff  Writer 

Baseball 

Atlanta  has  won  eight  of 
(heir  last  10  and  the  Giants 
have  dropped  seven  of  their 
last  10  as  the  Braves  have 
finally  gained  the  lead  in  the 
National  League's  Western 
Division. 

Philadelphia  holds  a  five  and 
one  half  game  lead  heading 
into  Wednesday  night's 
games  over  Montreal  wi  th 
only  18  games  left  to  play. 

Baltimore  and  New  York 
have  stayed  within  two 
games  of  division-leading 
Toronto  in  the  American 
League  East. 

Chicago  holds  a  three  and 
one  half  game  lead  over  Texas 
in  the  American  League  West. 

Baseball  Tid-Bits 

Minnesota's  Dave  Winfield 
needs  three  hits  for  3,000  over 
his  career. 

St.  Louis  Cardinals' 
outfielder  Mark  Whiten  hit 
fourhomeruns  and  drove  in 


12  runs  in  one  game  last 
week.  Both  tied  Major 
League  marks. 
Darryl  Kile  fired  a  no-hitter 
at  the  New  York  Mets  the 
Wednesday  before  last. 


behind  against  the  Packers, 
20-17.  Roger  Ruzek  nailed  a 
30-yard  field  goal  with  five 
seconds  left  and  Randall 
Cunningham  was  23-for-29 
with  209  yards  and  two 


Around  the  Nation 


Football 

In  professional  football 
action,  Rodney  Hampton  ran 
for  134  yards  and  Phil  Simms 
threw  for  204  yards  and  a 
touchdown  as  the  Giants 
ripped  the  Buccaneers,  23-7. 
David  Treadwell  added  three 
field  goals  for  New  York. 

Boomer  Esiason  threw  for 
323  yards  including  two 
touchdowns  and  he  also  ran 
one  in  to  lead  the  Jets  over  the 
Dolphins  24-14. 

The  Colts  skimmed  by  the 
Bengals,  9-6,  as  Dean  Biasucci 
nailed  his  third  field  goaI--a 
42-yarder  with  three  seconds 
left.  Biasucci  added  field  goals 
of  31  and  53  yards  as  well. 
Thirteen  fourth  quater  points 
helped  the  Eagles  come  from 


touchdowns. 

The  Saints  overcame  three 
fourth  quarter  touchdowns  by 
the  Falcons  to  slide  by  Atlanta, 
34-31 .  Morton  Anderson  hit  a 
43-yard  field  goal  with  no 
time  on  the  clock. 

Jim  McMahon  was  23-29 
with  173  yards  including  a  16- 
yard  touchdown  to  Chris 
Carter  in  the  fourth  quarter  to 
lead  the  Vikings  over  the 
Bears,  10-7. 

In  other  action; 

Lions  19  Patriots  16 

Broncos  34  Chargers  17 

Rams  27  SteelersO 

Bills  13  Cowboys  10 

Oilers  30  Chiefs  0 

Cardinals  17  Redskins  10 

Raiders  17  Seahawks  13 

Browns  30  49ers  13 


College  Football  Poll:  Week  2 

WC  Students  Rank  Florida  State  Seminoles  As  Number  One  Team 


Ijsori  Kraus 
WfWriter 

This  weeks  action  saw 
problem  riddled  Texas  A&M 
58t  thrashed  by  the  Sooners  of 
Oklahoma  and  Notre  Dame's 


prayers  being  answered  in  the 
formof  a  victoryover  Michigan. 
However  nothing  changed  at 
the  top  as  the  steamroller  of- 
fense of  Florida  State  pushed 
on,     With     the     pending 


annihliationofNotreDarneand 
Miami  lookforFloridaStateand 
Alabama  to  meet  for  the  national 
championship  on  New  Years 
day  in  the  Sugar  Bowl. 


The  Top  20 


jl.  Florida  State  (3-0)     10.  Colorado  (2-0)         19.  B.Y.U.  (2-0) 

%  Alabama  (2-0)  11.  Ohio  St  (2-0)  20.  Boston  Coll.  (1-0) 


?■  Syracuse  (2-0) 
'•Miami   (1-0) 
P-  Notre  Dame  (2-0) 
f- Tennessee  (2-0) 
?•  Michigan  (1-1) 
f-  Florida  (2-0) 
?■  Nebraska  (2-0) 


12.  Penn  St.  (2-0) 

13.  Oklahoma  (2-0) 

14.  Arizona  (2-0) 

15.  U.N.C.  (2-0) 

16.  N.C.  State  (2-0) 

17.  Texas  A  &  M  (1-1) 

18.  Stanford  (1-1) 


The  Division  I  College  Football 

Foil  is  conducted  by  Washing- 
ton College  students  with  an 
interest  in  college  football. 

Senior  Jason  Kraus  is  in  charge 
of  the  poll,  and  if  you  wish  to 
vote  on  the  top  twenty  in  col- 
lege football  today,  call  Kraus  a  t 
ext.  8789. 

Or  you  can  call  Matt  Murray  at 
ext.  8783. 

We  hope  to  expand  the  poll  to 
ten  voters  to  increase  interest. 

Thanks  for  your  support. 
This  week's  voters  wereseniors 
jason  Kraus  and  Rory  Conway, 
junior  Charles  Bucknor,  fresh- 
man Chris  CamiUo  and  Student 
Activities  Director  Dennis 
Berry. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


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Junior  Beverly  Diaz  is  this  week's  player  of  the  week  for  her 
strength  in  all  aspects  of  the  game  of  volleyball.  In  the  game 
against  Dickinson  on  the  14th  Bev  had  8  kills,  6assists,4  aces,  and 
27  digs.  Go  Bev!  This  year  she  is  a  co-captain  and  leader  of  her 
team.  She  has  been  playing  since  her  freshman  year  here  and  is 
well  known  throughout  the  conference.... and  in  the  training 
room.  Bev  is  an  English  major  and  a  member  of  the  Zeta  Tau 
Alpha  sorority.  She  spent  the  summer  in  Japan  with  her  stud 
muffin  Geoff.  Bev  is  partying  off  campus  this  semester  and  gets 
partycones  frequently.  Keep  digging  Beverly! 

Honorable  mention  goes  to  sophomore  Jen  Dixon  for  her  15  kills 
and  24  digs  in  the  Dickinson  game.  Jen  has  also  brought  a  new  do 
to  her  volleyball  play  this  season.  Nice  coif,  Jen! 

Second  honorable  mention  goes  to  sophomore  field  hockey 
goalie  Peggy  Buskar  for  her  2  saves  in  the  Wesley  game.  This 
editor  misses  our  Michelin  Man  pants  and  our  lunges  (said  in 
Tess's  accent)  and  angles.  Keep  it  up  Peggy! 

Lastly,  some  mention  must  go  to  my  fellow  editor,  Matt  Murray, 
forgiving  me  the  responsibility  of  POW  this  week.  It's  been  a  joy. 
Also-Remember  Campaign  '93  is  underway  to  vote  for 
"Brian  Dorst:  Player  of  the  Week" 


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SPORTS 

THE  ELM 


Field  Hockey  co-captain  Peggy  Bowman  chases  after  a  loose  ball.  Bowman,  a  senior  is  captain  of  thel-l  field  hockey  team  along  with 

Renee  Guckert. 


UPCOMING 
GAMES 


MEN'S 
SOCCER 

WASHINGTON  AT 
F&M 
SEPTEMBER  22  4:00 

WASHINGTON  AT 
SWARTHMORE 
SEPTEMBER  22  4:00 


VOLLEYBALL 

WASHINGTON  AT 
SCRANTON  TOUR. 
SEPTEMBER  18 

WASHINGTON  AT 
SWARTHMORE 
SEPTEMBER  22  7:00 


FIELD 
HOCKEY 

WASHINGTON  VS. 
ALUMNI 
SEPTEMBER  18  1:00 


WASHINGTON  VS. 
HAVERFORD 
SEPTEMBER  21  4:30 


INSIDE 

•Soccer  goes  through 
2-2  week 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Beverly  Diaz 


*WAC  Notes 


•Volleyball  cruises 
•Field  Hockey  falls 
•Sports  Comment 


•Around  the  Nation 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  college  community  since  1930 

Volume  63,  Number  Four  •  September  24, 1993  Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Board  Meets  at  Wye 

LRPC  Preliminary  Report  Considered 

Scott  Koon    mence  next  spring. 

Another  topic  of  discussion 
was  what  could  be  done  to  make 
the  College  more  attractive  to 
prospective  students.  Wubbels 
said  that  in  recent  years  the 
College  had  lost  ground  in 
markets  where  it  has  tradition- 
ally performed  well,  notably 
among  Maryland  students  and 
students  from  private  schools. 

Dean  Mclntire  stressed  the 
need  to  improve  student  life  at 
the  College.  She  said  that  if  the 
College  reached  the  plan's  goal 
of  raising  the  retention  rate  by 
10  percent,  the  College  would 
have  50  more  students  enrolled 
than  it  does  at  the  present. 

Also  at  issue  was  the  ques- 
tion of  what  could  be  done  to 
make  more  students  willing  to 
pay  the  full  bill  for  four  years  of 
schooling  at  Washington  Col- 
lege. 

Since  the  plan  calls  for  im- 
proving the  quality  of  incom- 
ing students  while  simulta- 
neously increasing  enrollment, 
it  focuses  on  increasing  the  at- 
tractiveness of  academic  pro- 
grams as  the  primary  means  to 
achieve  these  goals. 

By  implication,  the 
College's  academicallure  must 
increase  relative  to  its  athletic 
appeal.  The  plan  states  that 
"38%  of  the  1992  matriculants 
expected  to  participate  in  a  var- 


The  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  held  its  first  meet- 
ingof  the  1 993-94  academicyear 
this  past  Friday  and  Saturday 
at  the  Aspen  Institute's  Wye 
Center  in  Queenstown. 

On  Friday,  the  Board  conv- 
ened a  plenary  session  to  con- 
sider the  Preliminary  Report  of 
the  Long  Range  Strategic  Plan- 
ning Committee.  After  Louis 
Goldstein  called  the  second 
plenary  session  to  order,  Presi- 
dent Trout  began  by  acknowl- 
edging that  some  faculty  have 
reservations  about  the  plan, 
saying  that  there  is  "under- 
standable nervousness  among 
faculty  that  the  many  academic 
items  [in  the  plan]  are  things 
they  mustdo,  rather  than  things 
they  must  discuss."  Trout  also 
emphasized  that,  while  many 
committees  and  constituencies 
within  the  College  will  be  con- 
sulted before  final  revisions  are 
made,  only  the  trustees  "will  be 
asked  to  approve  this  in  a  for- 
mal way." 

Dean  Wubbels  then  sum- 
marized the  plan  for  the  Board, 
and  Gene  Hessey  explained  its 
financial  implications. 

The  floor  then  opened  up 
for  discussion.  Several 
attenders  noted  that  the  plan 
could  constitute  an  important 
part  of  the  upcoming  capital 
campaign  planned  to  corn- 


See  "Board"  on  page  9 


Trout  on  WC's  Future 


Amy  Peterson 


Wednesday  evening, 
President  Trout  held  an  open 
forum  with  students  to  present 
his  views  of  Washington 
College's  futureand  to  respond 
tostudentconcerns.  Whilethe 
turnout  of  about  fifteen  stu- 
dents and  several  administra- 
tors was  disappointing.  Trout 
provided  those  attending  with 
highlights  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee's  Prelimi- 
nary Report,  the  data  prepared 
for  the  Middle  States 
reaccreditation  and  an  oppor- 
tunity to  address  any  "burning 
concerns." 

Trout  opened  wi  th  remarks 
describing  the  extensive  self- 
study  in  which  the  college  has 
been  engaged  for  the  last  year. 
The  Middle  States  evaluation 
of  the  college  takes  place  every 
ten  yearsin  order  toassistin  the 
reaccreditation  of  WC  as  an 
institution.  "In  one  sense  it  is  a 
huge  nuisance,  inanothersense 
it  is  really  illuminating,"  said 
Trout,  pointing  out  that  the  nine 
committees  formed  examined 
everything  about  the  college. 
"Well,  maybe  not  everything; 
everything  is  a  lot  of  stuff." 
However  the  huge  amount  of 
data  collected  through  the 
process  "generated  a  knowl- 
edge of  [Washington  College] 
more  comprehensive  than  ev- 
ery before  in  its  212  year  his- 
tory," claimed  Trout. 


Sunday  Evening  Vandalism 


LTarin  Towers    _ 

Two  male  students  imbibed 
large  quantities  of  beer  and 
terrorized  campus  Sunday 
night. 

The  first  incident,  a  fire 


alarm  pulled  in  the  Cullen 
Dorms  (Worcester  -  Somerset  - 
Wicomico),  happened  at  ap- 
proximately 7:55  p.m,  on  Sep- 
tember 19.  While  falsely  re- 
porting a  fire  is  a  criminal  of- 
fense reportable  to  theState  Fire 


Entrance  of  Caroline  after  vandalism  left  building  covered  in  dust. 


Marshall,  no  suspects  havebeen 
charged. 

Five  minutes  later,  at  8  p.m., 
two  students  entered  Caroline 
House  and  acquired  the  dry- 
chemical  fire  extinguisher.  They 
stormedinto  the  firstopen  room 
and  coated  it  thoroughly  with 
the  yellow  dusty  substance 
contained  in  the  extinguisher. 
The  two  residents  of  the  room 
were  present  and  the  perpetra- 
tors sprayed  both  women  in 
the  face. 

After  spraying  under  at 
least  one  door  on  first  floor  and  ' 
coating  the  front  half  of  the 
hallway,  the  two  proceeded  to 
the  second  floor  and  sprayed 
the  remainder  of  the  hall's  con- 
tents and  under  residents' 
doors. 

See  "Crime"  on  page  6 


President  Trout  addresses  the  concerns  of  students 


Trout  then  discussed  the 
preliminary  report  that  the 
Long  Range  PlanningCommit- 
tee  (LRPC),  released  last  week. 
While  praising  certain  aspects 
of  the  College  today,  Trout 
quoted  the  report's  assertion 
that  "stasisimpairs  our  future." 
He  endorsed  the  major  plans 
for  growth  proposed  by  the 
committee  which  he  feels  will 
create  a  more  vital  campus  and 
a  more  meaningful  degree.  The 
growth  discussed  by  Trout  ad- 
dressed increasing  enrollment, 
augmenting  faculty  and  staff 
positions  in  order  to  strengthen 
existing  departments  on  cam- 
pus, and  raising  endowment 
funds. 

Trout  hopes  that  the  size  of 
Washington  College  will  in- 


crease from  its  current  850  un- 
dergraduates to  11 50  within  ten 
or  eleven  years.  Breaking  the 
one  thousand  barrier  was  cited 
as  an  important  step  in  attract- 
ing quality  students  to  WC. 
Trou  t  poi  n  ted  ou  t  tha  t  only  less 
than  6%  of  entering  students 
nationwide  are  interested  in 
attending  an  institution  with  a 
student  body  less  than  1000. 

A  larger  student  body 
would  provide  WC  with  "the 
critical  mass  to  do  what  we  do 
well."  More  students  would 
enable  WC  to  better  distribute 
students  among  majors.  Cur- 
rently 84%  of  student  are  ma- 
joring in  seven  of  21  majors  of- 
fered at  WC.    More  students 

See  "Trout"  on  page  7 


Inside 

Phi  Sig  Clean  up 

6 

Madonnafesto 

3 

Alumni/Student  Mtg. 

7 

Hale's  Senior  Play 

10 

Briggs  on  Yeltsin 

4 

Return  of  Crisis 

12 

September  24, 1993 


Editorial 


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WC:  Less  Filling,  Tastes  Great 

Theseare  terribly  interesting  times  tobeat  Washington  College. 
While  all  the  talk  ol  reforming  the  curriculum,  increasing  the 
College's  endowment  and  growth  in  the  size  of  the  student  body 
has  stirred  up  considerable  controversy  and  debate  among  nearly 
every  constituency  of  the  College,  one  important  group  has  not 
really  been  heard  from:  the  student  body. 

ArcthcopinionsofWashingtonCollcge  students  worth  bstcning 
to?  Most  assuredly.  A  fair  proportion  of  Washington  College 
students  do  show  that  they  have  strong  convictions,  and  these 
students  are  often  quite  willing  to  exert  a  lot  of  Hme  and  labor  to 
further  their  agendas.  In  my  three  yearsat  Washington  College,  I've 
had  the  honor  of  meeting  some  very  dedicated  and  meritorious 
young  people.  Some  Washington  College  students  have  accom- 
plishments which  are  virtually  superhuman,  and  thesesrudents  are 
a  credit  to  this  institution  and  this  nation. 

Alas,  these  students  are  not  representative  of  the  campus  as  a 
whole.  Faculty  and  adminisrratorsatWashinglonCollegc  sometimes 
make  the  mistake  of  assuming  that  these  same  overachievers  are 
what  might  be  called  "student  leaders." 

While  some  might  be  perfectly  capable  of  leading,  they  lack  an 
essential  attribute  which  leaders  must  have  in  order  to  be  leaders: 
a  group  of  followers.  There  are  no  real  of  the  leaders  of  the  WC 
studentbody.becausecach  student  pretty  much  does  as  they  please 
independant  of  leadership.  The  best  thai  official  studentleaders  can 
do  is  to  serve,  not  lead.  There  are  no  leaders  who  determine  an 
agenda,  because  the  agenda  is  determined  for  them. 

But  what  issue  is  the  most  important  to  more  Washington 
College  students  than  any  other?  What  do  we  really  care  about? 
There  have  been  many  surveysand  questionnaires  circulatedasthe 
College  has  undergone  the  arduous  self-examination  of  the  past 
couple  of  years,  yet  none  have  really  touched  on  the  core  concern  of 
the  plurality  of  students  here. 

Tha  t  issue,  of  course,  is  beer.  Wine,  liquor,  alcoholic  beverages 
in  general:  these  issues  are  also  important  to  the  student  body  here. 
But  when  push  comes  to  shove,  it  isbeer  which  is  the  firstlove  of  WC 
students. 

On  most  issues,  the  student  body  appears  to  have  the  patience 
of  Job.  Decrepit  laundry  machines,  bad  plumbing,  tuition  hikes, 
noise  on  campus,  a  communist  takeover  of  the  student  newspaper 
—  all  are  bourne  without  official  complaint.  Oh,  sure,  folks  love  to 
gripe  and  complain  to  their  friends,  but  that  is  usually  as  far  as  it 
goes. 

But  take  away  their  beer,  or  even  make  it  slightly  inconvenient 
for  them  toconsumebeer,and  some  students  go  absolutely  ballistic. 
By  every  conceivably  measure,  this  is  the  hottest  issue  on  campus. 
Restrictions  on  drinking  always  provoke  the  most  letters  to  the 
editor  in  this  paper,  the  most  heated  debates  in  the  SGA  and  the 
most  lively  Dining  Hall  discussions. 

Is  it  acceptable  to  charge  money  for  entrance  to  parties  where 
alcohol  is  served?  Will  kegs  and  hard  alcohol  ever  be  allowed  back 
on  campus?  What  is  the  right  way,  the  acceptable  way,  to  serve 
alcohol  to  minors?  These  are  the  most  controversial  issues  on 
campus  today.  In  the  minds  of  many  students  questions  of  larger 
importance  to  the  College  and  Chestertown  pale  in  comparison. 

At  least,  thaf  s  been  my  experience  on  campus  here.  The 
College  itself  is  incredibly  tolerant  of  underage  drinking,  but  of 
course  whenever  abuses  occur,  some  sort  of  crackdown  inevitably 
follows.  Students  should  simply  keep  calm  and  realize  that  all 
crackdowns  eventually  come  to  an  end.  So  maybe  you  only  get  to 
play  caps  with  three  friends  instead  of  sixteen.  It's  not  the  end  of  the 
world. 


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On  the  Advantages 
of  Transferring  to 
Washington  College 


Washington  College  and 
Franklin  Pierce  College.  It 
would  seemlikea  most  unlikely 
comparison.  Normally,  one 
would  not  expect  to  find 
themselves  in  a  situation  of 
having  to  compare  the  two. 
However,  early  this  summer  as 
I  was  considering  transferring, 
1  found  myself  in  just  that 
situation.  In  fact,  I  ended  up 
spending  a  good  portion  of  my 


tion  in  a  similar  fashion.  There 
are  the  usual  speakers  and  lec- 
tures that  students  line  up  for 
in  advance  hoping  to  maximize 
the  quality  and  diversity  of  their 
education,  (yeah  right!).  There 
is  also  the  occasional  comedian 
and/or  band  that  manages  to 
keep  people  occupied  for  a  few 
hours,  if  nothing  else. 

Perhaps  the  main  differ- 
ence is  the  lack  of  fraternities  at 


David  H.  Knowles 


summer  comparing  and  con- 
trasting the  various  fine  points 
of  nearly  every  aspect  of  these 
institutions.  Now,  being  the 
resident  expert  on  Franklin 
Pierce  College,  I  am  here  to  of- 
fer my  testimony  on  the  many 
differences  between  Washing- 
ton College  and  Franklin  Pierce 
College,  as  well  as  an  inside 
look  at  the  process  of  transfer- 
ring from  one  college  to  an- 
other. 

Franklin  Pierce  College  is 
located  in  southwestern  New 
Hampshire  in  the  town  of 
Rindge.  My  biggest  complaint 
has  always  been  that  while  it  is 
a  pleasant  little  community,  it 
is  too  small,  isolated,  and  bor- 
ing. When  I  list  this  as  my  main 
reason  for  transferring  I  often 
get  sarcastic  responses  such  as, 
"Oh  yeah,  and  now  you're  in 
Chestertown!"  However,  what 
these  people  do  not  realize  is 
that  Rindge         makes 

Chestertown  look  like  a  boom- 
ing metropolis.  That  is  to  say 
that  being  situated  in  an  actual 
town  rather  than  suburban 
Rindge  isa  great  improvement. 

Campus  life  is  also  an  im- 
portant aspect  to  consider.  Ac- 
tually, the  two  campuses  func- 


Franklin  Pierce.  This  makes  for 
a  confused  and  disorganized 
parly  scene.  This  also  means 
that  most  of  the  parties  are  held_ 
in  the  halls  of  the  dormitories 
as  opposed  to  a  more  festive 
location.  Also,  fraternities  seem 
to  provide  a  vehicle  for  stu- 
dents to  get  to  know  one  an- 
other; they  are  particularly  use- 
ful for  freshmen  and  transfer 
students  to  meet  the  rest  of  the 
student  body.  Without  this 
social  facility,  there  tends  to  be 
less  structure  to  campus  social 
life. 

Founded  in  1963,  Franklin 
Pierce  is  a  relatively  young 
school,  thus  the  campus  itself 
has  not  been  developed  to  its 
fullest  potential.  For  example, 
there  isonly  one  mainacademic 
building.  Being  in  the  same 
building  for  all  of  your  classes 
makes  for  a  monotonous  atmo- 
sphere, and  is  just  a  little  too 
much  like  high  school.  Wash- 
ington College  on  the  other 
hand  has  a  beautiful,  well-de- 
veloped campus,  appearing  to 
be  much  larger  than  its  enroll- 
ment of  850  students  would 
suggest.  It  is  quite  unique  for 

See  "Knowles"  page  8 


Madonnafesto 


Mark  Phaneuf 

I  know  with  all  this  stuff 
going  on  with  Michael  Jackson, 
that  it's  not  the  hippest  topic, 
but  let  me  turn  to  the  other 
musical  geniusof  the  1980s  (not 
including  the  second  coming  of 
Steven  Tyler  and  Aerosmith) 
and  tell  you  that  Madonna  has 
to  die.  This  is  an  inescapable 
truth.  I  know  we  all  have  to  die, 
but  I  mean  she  has  to  die 
soon. And  she  must  know  this. 

TheMaterialGirlisnotget- 
ting  younger  and  as  most  of  the 
women  at  this  school  can  attest 
to,  or  I'll  do  it  for  them,  time 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Steve  Brown Photos  by  Katina  Duklewski 


Question: 


a.  Are  you  satisfied  with  the  makeshift  WC  Deli  in  the  CAC? 

b.  And  do  you  like  the  Mr.  Bumble  Ball? 


really  takes  its  toll  on  the  sec- 
ond sex.  Madonna  must  real- 
ize this,  and  being  that  she  is 
not  Sean  Connery  or  Paul 
Newman,  getting  old  is  going 
to  mean  more  and  more  people 
are  not  going  to  want  to  look  at 
her  body  parts. 

I  know  she  sings  and  acts, 
well  she  does  dance  at  least,  but 
honestly,  she  can't  keep  up  do- 
ing the  things  she  is  doing.  She 
has  become  the  Chuck  Yeager 
of  Pop,  pushing  the  envelope  to 
its  extremes.  Theonlythingleft 
for  her  to  do  is  freeze  this  image 
of  her  in  our  minds  and  by  that 
I  mean  Madonna  must  die. 

No  one  has  proven  better 


a.  Well,  I  think  they  are  doing  a  a.  I  think  it  is  going  well  so  far.  a.  (mesmerized  by  Bumble  Ball) 

fine  job  with  the  coffee,  but  I  b.  No.  Uhh...See,nowthey'regoingto 

wouldn't  eat  too  many  bags  of  make  me  feel  bad  if  I  say  no 

potato  chips.  Rose  Usilton  (pointing  to  Deli  staff ),so 

b.  (Chuckling  like  a  three  year  Chestertown,  MD  b.  Do  1  like  it?!   I  am  visually 

old)  I  love  it!  Deli  Staff  (woooo!)  addicted  to  Mr.  Bumble  Ball!!! 


Randy  Noonan 
Greenwich,  CT 
Senior,  Philosophy 


Anthony  Hecht 
Haggis,  Paraguay 
Sophomore,  Hamsterolog 


a.  I  don't  know  what  to  say. 
I've  never  been  there. 

b.  It's  so  much  fun! 

Stacey  "Bean"  Hammond 
Cincinnati,  OH 
Freshman,  Pre-Med 


a.  (without  hesitation)  No,  they 
don't  sell  fries,  I  hate  micro- 
wave food,  and  the  little  signs 
on  the  doors  really  annoy  me. 

b.  Don't  taunt  Mr.  Bumble  Ball. 

Mike  Tarrant 
Hope,  NJ 
Senior,  Sociology 


a. No.  Absolutely  not,  it  stinks! 
b.Uhhh.... Yeah, it's  unique 
...Thisthing'scool!!  It'smaking 
me  dizzy  though. 

Sue  Huntley 
Darien,  CT 
Junior,  Sociology 


at  marketing  Madonna  than 
herself,  so  perhaps  it  is  talking 
out  of  turn  for  me  to  make  this 
declaration.  She  has  over  and 
over  again  redefined  and  rec- 
reated herself,  surpassing 
anyone' s  expec  ta  tio  ns  abou  t  her 
longevity.  Sharon  Stone,  that 
incredible  flash  in  the  pan,  and 
other  crotch-peddlers,  will  only 
be  'ass'terisks  in  encyclopedias 
while  Madonna  will  have  soci- 
ologists discussing  those  me- 
tallic, pointy  things  she  wears 
on  her  breasts  and  have  college 
students  writing  essays  on  the 
social  ramifications  of  her  pic- 
ture book  for  upper  level 
American  Studies  classes. 

But  the  Kennedy  mystique 
lives  on  because  he  didn't  live 
long  enough  to  create  any  re- 


allybigKennedymistakes.  (He 
was  gonna  pull  us  out  of  Viet- 
nam, he  really  was!)  And 
Marilyn  put  on  a  little  weight 
towards  the  end  of  her  short 
stay,  but  thafs  not  the  image 
we  have  of  her.  Thafs  why  she 
will  alwaysbe  Marilyn  Monroe 
and  never  Martha  Raye  or  any 
of  the  Golden  Girls. 

The  only  other  possibility 
options  for  the  former  Mrs. 
Penn  is  that  she  become  a 
mother  and  devote  her  life  to 
that.  She  could  get  involved 
with  Hillary  Clinton  and  that 
Edelman  chick  and  help  save 
this  nation's  youth.  She  would 
have  to  give  up  her  glamorous 
exhibitionism  and  use  her 
nipples  for  something  other 
than  dripping  hot  wax  on.  We 


would  remember  her  as  a  mod- 
em day  Saul.  And  she  probably 
could  make  some  money  off  of 
that. 

But  if  she  doesn't  want  to 
becomea  mother,  theonly  other 
career  choice  Madonna  can 
make,  not  withstanding  another 
movie  or  album,  would  be 
death.  I  am  not  advocating 
anyone  go  out  and  off  Ma- 
donna, I;m  sure  she  is  one  step 
ahead  of  any  of  us.  Leave  it  up 
to  her,  she  has  brought  herself 
to  the  top  of  her  profession 
without  anyone's  help.  Art  re- 
quires sacrificesand  sometimes 
the  artist  must  suffer.  Shanghai 
Surprise  and  Body  of  Evidence 
make  it  clear  that  Madonna  is 

See  "Madonna",  page  12 


September  24, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Yeltsin  Dissolves  Legislature 


Paul  Briggs 


By  the  time  you  read  this 
column,  it  will  probably  be  out 
of  date.  The  former  Soviet 
Union  is  once  again  spinning 
out  of  control. 

Here's  the  situation  as  of 
2:00  AM  Eastern  time,  Septem- 
ber 22, 1993.  Russian  President 
Boris  Yeltsin  has  officially  dis- 
banded the  Congress  of 
People's  Dcputiesand  called  for 
parliamentary  elections  in  De- 
cember. The  Parliament, 
meanwhile,  has  not  only  ig- 
nored Yeltsin's  order  to  dis- 
band, but  has  officially  im- 
peached him.  Alexander 
Rutskoi,  Yeltsin's  ex-Vice 
President,  has  declared  himself 
"Acting  President." 

Of  course  all  of  this  is  ille- 
gal, according  to  the  Russian 
Constitution,  which,  like  most 
of  Yeltsin's  opponents  in  Par- 
liament, dates  back  to  the 
Brezhnev  era.  It  remains  to  be 
seen,  however,  if  anybody  is 
actually  going  to  enforce  the 
law  against  cither  side.  For  the 
m,omei\t,The  Army  seems  to  be 
cither  supportive  of  Yeltsin  or 
neutral.  No  mass  demonstra- 
tions have  yet  taken  place  in 
support  of  either  side.  It  is  im- 
probable that  the  Russian 
people  will  remain  silent  for 
long;  my  guess  is  that  before 
too  long  Red  Square  will  be 


packed. 

President  Clinton,  mean- 
while, has  spoken  with  Yeltsin 
and  is  backing  him  on  the  con- 
dition that  parliamentary  elec- 
tions are  held  as  scheduled.  It 
is  generally  agreed  that  if  elec- 
tions take  place,  the  ex-com- 
munists who  currently  domi- 
nate the  Parliament  will  be 
thrown  out,  but  what  sort  of 
people  would  replace  them  is 
anybody's  guess. 

Chris  Wallace.sittinginfor 
Ted  Koppel  on  ABC'sNightline, 
interviewed  Alexander 
Rutskoi.  Rutskoi  stated  that 
since  assuming  "office"  he  has 
dismissed  several  Cabinet  of- 
ficers, including  the  Foreign 
Minister,  and  appointed  people 
to  replace  them.  He  did  not  say 
whether  the  people  he  "dis- 
missed" have  actually  left  their 
jobs.  My  suspicion  is  that  they 
are  still  at  work  as  though  noth- 
ing had  happened. 

Right  now  the  smart  money 
seems  to  be  on  Yeltsin  coming 
out  on  top.  The  executive  or- 
gans of  the  Government  seem 
tobesupportinghim.  Butsince 
he  has  disbanded  Parliament 
he  can't  do  anything  more,  un- 
less he  sends  in  the  police  or  the 
army  to  drag  out  the  deputies 
and  arrest  them.  He  may  do 
that,  or  he  may  simply  reduce 
them  to  irrelevance  by  govern- 
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Whoever  eventually  wins, 
the  current  political  chaos 
doesn't  bode  well  for  Russia's 
future.  If  the  Congress  of 
People's  Deputies  succeeds  in 
ousting  Yeltsin,  reform  may 
grind  to  a  halt,  and  the  Russian 
people  will  be  deprived  of  their 
only  truly  representative  gov- 
cmmentofficial.  IfYeltsinwins, 
his  poli  tical  future  will  be  tainted 
by  hisdisbanding  of  Parliament 
and  unconstitutional  rule  by 
decree.  However  necessary  his 
actions  may  be,  they  set  a  dan- 
gerous precedent  in  a  country 
that  has  never  known  democ- 
racy until  very  recently. 

This  crisis  may  harm  the 
Russian  body  politic  in  other 
ways.  On  many  occa- 

sions, including  the  Moscow 
coup  attempt  two  years  ago,  the 
Russian  people  have  stood  up 
for  change  and  democracy.  In 
return  they  have  received  a  col- 
lapsing economy,  a  ruined  stan- 
dard of  living,  and  promises  that 
someday,  years  from  now,  life 
will  get  better.  The  sight  of 
Yeltsin  wrangling  with  the 
deputies  may  inspire  determi- 
nation in  them  to  press  for  addi- 
tional change,  but  it  is  more 
likely  to  inspire  apathy  and  de- 
spair. 

There  is  also  the  question  of 
the  local  governments  of  the 
Russian  Federation.  Many  of 
these  feel  free  to  try  new  eco- 
nomic solutions  without  con- 
sulting the  central  government 
in  Moscow.  For  example, 
Kalmykia,  a  small  state  on  the 
CaspianSeasouthof  Astrakhan, 
is  experimenting  with  some- 
thing akin toacorporatestate.  If 
the  ex-communist  deputies  in 
Parliament  succeed,  they  will 
have  a  hard  time  enforcing  their 
will  on  these  regions. 
Unless  Yeltsin  wins  an  abso- 
lutely crushing  victory,  the  cen- 
tral government  can  only 
emerge  weaker  and  more  dis- 
credited. Nationalist  and  seces- 
sionist tendencies  are  flourish- 
ing in  many  areas,  including 
Tatarstan,  the  Caucasus,  and  the 
Russian  Far  East. 

Increasingly,  local  leaders 
will  be  asking  themselves 
whether  they  wish  to  be  at  the 
mercy  of  what  they  perceive  as 
an  unstable  and  largely 
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In  the  past  decade,  as  we 
have  become  more  conscious 
of  our  planef  s  needs,  we  have 
also  started  to  worry  about  the 
importance  of  good  nutrition 
to  our  health. 

Vegetarianism  hasbecome 
more  popular  as  a  natural  so- 
lution. There  are  several  cat- 
egories of  vegetarianism.  The 
most  strict  or  extreme  group 
are  categorized  as  vegans  and 
eat  no  meat,  fish  or  seafood, 
eggs  or  dairy  products.  This  is 
a  very  healthy  and  environ- 
mentally friendly  way  of  life. 
Many  people  also  have  ethical 
reservations  about  killing  ani- 
mals for  food.  Considering  the 
many  pesticides,  hormones 
and  drugsanimalsare  exposed 
to,  vegetarianism  appears  to 
be  a  healthy  alternative. 

Nutritional  studies  are 
largely  sponsored  by  meat,  egg 
and  dairy  industries.  These 
are  vital  industries  to  our 
nation's  economy  and  thuscan 
manipulate  the  information 
they  want  the  public  to  receive. 
Government  data  on  our  pro- 
tein requirements,  have  gen- 
erally been  gathered  from 
studies  of  amino  acid  patterns 
of  rats.  When  the  studies  were 
performed  on  humans,  re- 
searchers took  the  highest  fig- 
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eat  eggs  and  dairy  products. 
Some  vegetarians  eat  fish  and 
seafood  but  mainly  vegetables. 

The  reasons  for  these  prac- 
tices are  also  varied.  Many 
people  adopt  vegetarianism  for 
ethical  reasons.  Not  only  are 
the  animals  slaughtered  but 
they  live  in  inhumane  condi- 
tions. Most  vegetarians  also 
tend  to  look  for  natural  prod- 
ucts. This,  too,  is  a  new  trend 
that  is  gaining  popularity.  You 
can  see  this  with  all  the  new 
health  food  stores  and  natural 
product  stores  which  r.re  crop- 
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One  problem  that  we're 
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News  for  the  Masses 

Holdouts  and  Handshakes 

agreement  last  week,  was  an- 
other agreement,  albeit  wi  th  less 
direct  effect  on  the  NFC  East. 
This  was  the  Middle  East  Peace 
Pact  signed  by  Yassar  Arafat 
and  Yitzhak  Rabin. 

You  may  ask  yourself,  who 
aretheseclowns?  Whodothey 
play  for?  Were  they  the  all- 
stars  of  the  Barcelona  Dragons 
of  the  World  Football  League? 
Nope,  unfortunately  not.  The 
one  is  a  cute  and  lovable  ter- 
rorist and  theother  is  a  grizzled 
old  war  veteran.  One  is  the 
leader  of  Israel  and  the  other  is 
theleaderof  the  PLO,  whatever 
that  stands  for.  I'm  not  really 
sure  which  one  of  these  guys  is 
which  and,  honestly,  who  re- 
ally cares?  But,  basically,  these 
two  groups  have  been  fighting 
since  God  knows  when,  their 
entire  respective  existences 
have  been  dedicated  to  wiping 
each  other  off  the  face  of  the 
map.   It  has  been  a  fight  over 


Asmany  of  you  know,  they 
finally  agreed.  They  bridged  a 
once  unfathomable  chasm, 
ending  what  to  have  been 
drawnoutforanetemity.  Two 
sworn  enemies  were  able  to 
summon  up  enough  common 
sense  and  foresight  and  arrive 
at  an  amicable  settlement.  A 
few  signatures  and  a  hand- 
shake and  peace  was  brought 
to  . . .  Dallas.  Yes,  Jerry  Jones, 
owner  of  the  World  Champion 
and,  more  recently,  the  0  an  2 
Dallas  Cowboys,  and  Emmitt 
Smith,  the  league's  leading 
rusher  for  the  last  two  seasons, 
came  to  terms  which  put 
Emmitt  back  in  uniform  to  the 
tune  of  14  million  dollars  over 
four  years.  The  issue  that 
proved  sodivisive  to  the  locker 
room  was  put  to  rest,  allowing 
the  team  to  concentrate  on  the 
playing  field.  Somewhat  lost 
in  all  of  this  hullabaloo  of  the 
monumental  and  historical 


See  "Phaneuf/1  page  9 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


September  24, 1993 


DIRT 


So  today  I  unofficially 
heard  that  my  senior  thesis  was 
approved.  I'm  glad  —  I  prob- 
ably would  have  transferred  if 
I  were  to  take  an  exam  in  order 
to  graduate.  It  seems 
unfulfilling  to  me,  and  I  realize 
that  some  people  prefer  comps 
over  theses  —  but  I  can't  see  it. 

Since  I'm  writing  a  poetry 
portfolio,  I  was  amused  to  read 
the  following  in  A  Plan  for  the 
Third  Century:  Extending  Tradi- 
tion Through  Innovation  •  Pre- 
liminary Report  of  the  Long-Range 
Planning  Committee:  "The  most 


|Credit?  We  don't  need) 
no  stinking  credit! 

combination  with  a  compre- 
hensive art  history  exam.  Art 
history  majors  simply  take  two 
days  of  exams.  The  thesis-writ- 
ing option  does  not  exist  for  art 
majors. 

Here's  where  it  gets  sticky. 

What  follows  is  the  run- 
down for  the  rest  of  the  depart- 
ments, as  per  the  1992-1994 
Washington  College  Catalog: 
American  Studies:  AMS  semi- 
nar course,  thesis;  Biology:  se- 
nior seminar,  and  option  of 
comps,  lab  research  project,  or 
written  thesis;  Chemistry: 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


distinctive  academic  programs 
of  the  College  are  the  creative 
writing  program  centered  at  the 
O'Neill  Literary  House,  the 
general  writing  program,  and 
(he  Senior  Obligation,  but  the 
latter  two  programsare  not  very 
visible  in  our  literature." 

I  don't  know  who  decided 
that  the  writing  program  was 
so  hot.  Most  people  have  prob- 
lems doing  the  Sophomore 
Writing  Obligation  in  order  to 
graduate,  much  less  during  the 
sophomore  year. 

As  for  the  senior  obliga- 
tion, most  majors  require  a 
written  thesis  of  some  kind;  the 
kindsare  varied  and  reflect  their 
department  for  the  most  part. 
For  example,  the  business  the- 
sis is  a  written  document  em- 
ploying research  techniques 
exploring  marketing,  manage- 
ment or  other  aspects  of  the 
business  management  major. 

The  drama  thesis  entails 
directing  or  designing  a  theat- 
rical production,  complete  with 
a  director's  notebook  detailing 
dramaturgy,  theory,  vision  and 
other  things  about  which  the 
major  has  spent  four  years 
learning.  The  drama  major  can 
instead  choose  to  do  a  written 
thesis. 

Art  majors  likewise  have 
the  option,  with  departmental 
approval,  of  mounting  an  art 
show  displaying  original  work 
in  the  media  of  their  choice,  in 


seminar  and  lab  project  with 
"thesis-quality  report";  Eco- 
nomics: research  thesis;  His- 
tory: research  thesis  or  honors 
thesis  (preceded  by  a  junior- 
year  course  in  Historical 
Method);  Humanities:  thesis  or 
comps;  International  Studies: 
research  thesis;  Mathematics 
and  Computer  Science:  thesis 
and  completion  of  problems  in 
mathematical  journals;  Music: 
thesis  or  performance;  Philoso- 
phy and  Religion:  thesis  on  his- 
tory of  philosophy  or  special 
topic;  Physics:  Journal  Club, 
oral  examinations;  Political 
Science:  research  thesis;  Psy- 
chology: senior  seminar  and 
research  project;  Sociology:  re- 
search thesis. 

I  left  a  couple  things  out: 
Modem  Language  and  English 
majors  must  take  comps  unless 
their  GPA  is  high  enough  (3.4 
and  3.5,  respectively)  to  write  a 
thesis;  they  can  then  choose. 
English  majors  then  have  the 
option  of  a  creative  thesis:  a 
portfolio  of  poetry  or  short  sto- 
ries, or  a  novel. 

Why  does  the  English  de- 
partment, one  of  WC's  largest 
majors,  not  encourage  writing? 
Isn't  thisa  writing  school?  Don't 
we  have  a  whole  building  just 
because  of  that?  Are  we  saying 
that  this  is  'sort  of  a  writing 
school,  but  only  for  those  who 

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Everyone  in  the  Washing- 
ton College  population  had 
just  been  transformed  into 
aquatic  sea  creatures.  Chaos 
reigned.  Christine  Smith,(who 
had  just  been  turned  into  a 
flounder,)  screamed  "Ack!  I 
don't  know  how  to  swim!" 
Mike  Frey  (who  had  been 
turned  into  a  swordfish)  and 
the  rest  of  the  members  of  the 
Washington  College  swim 
teams  immediately  hired 
themselves  out  as  swimming 
instructors,  charging  $10.00  a 
lesson  for  every  water-illiter- 
ate student.  The  deans  imme- 
diately scheduled  a  meeting 
for  the  porpoise  (sorry)  of  get- 
ting all  the  R.A.'s  together  to 
inform  them  of  how  to  deal 
with  the  very  cod  (sorry  again) 
situation.  The  R.A.'s  immedi- 
ately scheduled  hall  meetings 
to  get  their  residents  together 
so  residents  could  have  the 
chance  to  carp  (sorry  once 
more)  about  their  feelings.  All 
the residentsditched  their  hall 
meetings.  All  the  students  in- 
stead swam  en  masse  to  the 
quad  of  the  New  Dorms,  which 
even  underwater  still  looked 
remarkably  like  the  setting  of 
Sesame  Street.  Haus,(whohad 
turned  into  a  grouper)  swam 
to  the  top  of  Dorchester  and 
cried  out  to  the  crowd,  "I  be- 
lieve that  since  we've  all  just 
been  turned  into  aquatic  sea 
creatures,  we-the-students 
should  depose  the  entire  ad- 
ministration and  elect  Mark 
Murphy  to  be  the  King  and 
ruler  of  Washington  College!" 
All  of  the  students  shouted 
"Wahoo!  Mark  Murphy!  Mark 
Murphy!  Yay  Mark  Murphy! 


Wahoo!"  Mark  Murphy,  who 
had  been  turned  into  a  proud, 
noble  guppy,  swam  slowly  up 
to  the  top  of  Dorchester,  floated 
next  to  Haus,  looked  down  at 
the  cheering  students  (packed 
into  the  quad  like  sardines,) 
smiled  his  great  big  old  smile, 
(or  at  least  as  great  big  old  a 
smile  as  a  guppy  can  give)  and 
said  southemly,  "Well,  aaaalllll 
right!" 

Tanya-the-Angelfish  and 
Chris  tine- the- Flounder  looked 
out  at  the  crowd  from  the  win- 
dowsof  their Talbotsuite.  "My," 
said  Tanya,  some  of  the  men 
look  very  nice  as  fish...."  John 
Phoebus,  for  example,  had  been 
turned  into  a  quite  gorgeous 
Snook  {Centropomus  undecimalis) 
fish.  Max  Walton  swam  around 
as  a  proud  Pompano 
(Trachinotuscarolinus).  Thetwins 
Skip  Gibsonand  Harrison  (note: 
greatmysteryofWAC:  whether 
the  name  "Harrison"  is 
Harrison's  first  name,  last  name, 
or  middle  name.  No  one  will 
ever  really  know.)  had  turned 
into  a  couple  of  the  most  marvel- 
ous Mutton  Snappers  (Lutjanus 
analis)  anyone  had  ever  seen 

"Wow,"  said  Christine-the- 
Flounder,  "With  all  these  men 
transformed  into  newly  to-die- 
for-looking  fish,  maybe  there's 
good  things  ahead  for  the  Wash- 
ington College  women!" 

"Yeah!"  Said  Tanya-the- 
Angelfish.  "At  the  beginning  of 
this  semester  the  Junior  and  Se- 
nior classes  had  such  a  lack  of 
prime  breeders  that  the  women 
kept  having  to  have  to  jump 
Freshmen  boys,  but  now " 

"Now  there's  hope."  Chris- 
tine-the-Flounder  said. 

"Uh,      guys?"  Sue 

Czechowski — a  Biology  major 


and  leader  of  minnows  said, 
swimminguptothetwo,  "Sorry 
to  break  it  to  you,  but..." 

"But  what?" 

"Fish  don't  have  sex." 

"They  don't  have...." 

"No.  Fish  copulation  con- 
sists of  female  fish  emitting 
eggs,  which  fall  to  the  bottom 
of  the  sea,  and  then  male  fish 
swimming  above  the  eggs,  de- 
positing sperm." 

"Ew!" 

Mark  Phaneuf,  (this  carp 
nobody  knows  because  he  was 
abroad  last  year)  swam  up  to 
Tanya-the-Angelfish,  looking 
confused.  "Uh,"  he  said,  "I 
could  be  wrong  on  this,  but 
don't  some  fish  eat  other  fish?" 

"See,  fish  DO  have  sex!" 
Christine  said  triumphantly. 

"What?"  Mark  said,  con- 
fused. 

"Don't  mind  her,"  Tanya 
said,  "And  gecz,  you're  right. . . 
fish  generally  live  on  other  fish! 
I  hope  no  one  else  realizes  this! 
Oh,  dear!"  she  said,  looking  at 
her  friends  in  horror,  "Are  all  of 
us  at  WAC  going  to 
become... .cannibals?" 

"And..."  Mark  said,  still 
sounding  perplexed,  "Has 
anybody  thought  about  the 
Sho'men?" 

(At  this  same  moment  the 
Chestertown  Sho'men  were 
beginning  to  notice  that  Wash- 
ington College  had  just  been 
turned  into  an  underwater 
community  full  of  large,  mu- 
tant fish.  The  Sho'men  began 
to  smack  their  lips.  The  "Wel- 
come back,  Washington  College 
students!"  banner  in  themiddle 
of  High  Street  flapped  forebod- 
ingly in  the  soft  bay  breeze....) 

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Phi  Sigs  Donate  Their  Time  to  Chestertown 

Banned  Campus  Organization  Seeks  to  Promote  Goodwill  Downtown;  Bloom  and  Maxcy  Speak  Out 


John  K.  Phoebus 

LastSunday,Septcmbcr  19, 
the  brothers  of  Phi  Sigma  spent 
an  hour  and  a  half  cleaning  up 
downtown  Chestertown.  This 
effort  marks  the  beginning  of  a 
community  service  project  they 
plan  to  conduct  every  six  to 
eight  weeks.  According  to 
President  Bill  Bloom,  in  thepast 
the  Sigs  have  been  actively  in- 
volved with  volunteer  work  in 
the  town,  both  through  Hands 
Out  and  on  their  own.  ThcSigs 
contemplated  adopting  a  high- 
way but  Bloom  settled  on  "un- 
officially adopting  downtown 
Chestertown"  to  bolster  town 
relations.  Bloom  said  that  since 
many  members  of  Phi  Sigma 
live  in  town  "This  is  just  our 
way  of  giving  something  back 
in  return." 

In  the  cleanup  i  tsel  f,  twelve 


trash  bagarmed  Sigscanvassed 
lower  High,  Water,  Queen  and 
Cannon  Streets.  Approxi- 
mately ten  residents  stopped 
the  students  to  thank  them  for 
their  effort.  Father  Peterson,  of 
Sacred  Heart  Parish,  praised 
themasan"ambitiousgroupof 
young  men."  While  many  resi- 
dents were  just  interested  in 
the  brothers  cleaning  their 
backyard,  others  were  sincere 
in  their  thanks. 

Phi  Sigma  has  not  been  an 
officially  recognized  fraternity 
on  campus  for  five  years.  The 
Sigs  are  descended  from  the 
national  fraternity  Phi  Sigma 
Kappa,  which  evolved  into  a 
local  fraternity,  later  to  be  re- 
moved from  campus  for  vari- 
ous reasons.  Bloom  feels  they 
have  been  able  to  retain  a  re- 
markable degree  of  organiza- 
tion for  an  'underground'  fra- 


The  people  in  your  neighborhood  do  their  part  to  keep  the  Fountain 

Park  neat  and  tidy. 

ternity.  He  points  out  that  the      another  fraternity's  farm  party 


Members  of  the  Phi  Signta  and  friends  clean-up  crew  pose  by  the 

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fraternity  is  a  distinctly  differ- 
ent group  than  the  one  which 
was  thrown  off  campus.  They 
currently  exist  asa  paradox  for 
the  administration  because 
they  are  unrecognized,  yet  a 
visible  student  organization. 
However,  the  administration 
has  taken  steps  to  discuss  this 
paradoxical  existence.  The 
Student  Affairs  committee  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Gov- 
ernors discussed  at  their  Sat- 
urday meeting  steps  WC  can 
taketo"deal  with"off campus 
fraternities,  recommending  the 
issue  for  further  investigation. 
In  an  interview  with  the 
Elm,  Dean  Maxcy  commented 
that  "underground  groups 
have  come  to  the  attention  of 
the  college  community  and  lo- 
cal community  because  of  a 
couple  of  events  that  occurred 
off  campus  last  semester." 
[This  reference  is  in  part  to 


at  which  several  students  were 
injured  in  a  fight.  While  the  Sigs 
in  the  past  have  had  farm  par- 
ties, they  have  held  none  this 
year  and  none  are  planned.] 

Maxcy  says  that  "if  mem- 
bers of  these  underground 
groups  are  willing  to  be  identi- 
fied they  will  be  represented 
before  [the  Student  Affairs] 
committee."  Maxcy  said  they 
are  currently  unrecognized  by 
the  College  because  they  have 
chosen  not  to  follow  steps  to 
become  an  official  fraternity. 
While  Bloom  understands  that 
the  procedure  needed  to  become 
legitimate,  he  feels  "that  finan- 


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to bcingoff campus."  Duesf0f 
the  Sigs  are  currently  approxj. 
mately  one  fifth  of  dues  of  fa. 
temities  recognized  by  the  Col- 
lege. 

Despite  their  questionable 
existencein  the  mind  of  admin, 
istrators,  theSigsareadynarnic, 
visiblegrouptothestudentson 
campus.  Phi  Sigma  Chris 
"Topher"  Head  says,  "I  believe 
that  we  are  sincerely  interested 
guys.. .the  kind  of  guys  thai 
arrange  their  sock  drawers  - 
butdon'twear socks."  Despite 
the  jovial  nature  of  some  mem- 
bers, Bloom  and  other  brothers 
are  seriousabout  preserving  the 
existence  of  Phi  Sigma. 
Whether  the  administration 
will  take  steps  to  prevent  this 
remains  to  be  seen. 


Participating  people  pitch  in. 


"Crime,"  from  page  1 

Exiting  thebuilding,  the  two 
ran  to  third  floor  Minta  Martin, 
openingdoors,  throwing  things 
and  wreaking  general  havoc. 
After  thoroughly  disturbing  the 
residents,  the  suspects  began 
wrestling  with  each  other  in  the 
hallway,  at  which  time  the 
nightwatchman  onduty  caught 
up  with  them. 

They  confronted  him  and 
ran  out  the  door.  People  at  the 
scene  had  identified  one  sus- 
pect and  investigations  led  to 
the  identity  of  the  other. 

Security  is  continuing  the 
investigation,  and  the  All-Cam- 
pus Judiciary  will  try  the  sus- 
pects. Assault  victims  in 
Caroline  may  also  prosecute 
criminally. 

Jerry  Roderick,  Director  of 
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tors. He  told  the  Elm  that  "it  was 
very  careless  of  these  individu- 
als to  disrupt  campus  life  and 
to  displace  dorm  residents  for 
any  period  of  time." 

The  chemical  substance  in 
the  extinguisher  is  not  a  serious 
health  hazard,  said  Roderick 
but  it  does  cause  respiratory 
and  eye  irritation. 

Other  Security  news: 

•  More  information  has 
come  in  about  the  harassing 
phone  calls  being  received  ty 
female  students.  Any  othervic- 
tims  of  these  calls  should  con- 
tact Roderick  at  ext  781 0  to  fur- 
ther the  investigation. 

•  Another  bicyclehasbeen 
stolen  from  campus.  The  bite 
left  unlocked  at  Cardinal 
dorms,  has  a  value  of  $35A 
Roderick  remindsall  bikeown- 
ers  to  secure  their  vehicles. 

•  On  September  17,  tvA 
Security  lights  were  pulled  of1 
the  walls  of  the  Cullen  domt 

•  A  fight  was  broken  up  9 
Minta  Martin  on  September^ 
at  12:55  a.m.  The  'domesticdis- 
pute'  caused  a  disturbancein1 
stairwell  and  the  couple  W 
told  to  keep  it  down. 

•  Tampering  with  anoul 
side  doorway  on  second  ^ 
Dorchester  was  reported  "' 
September  21.  It  has  not  y^ 
been  determined  whether  «* 
incident  was  an  attempt 
break-in  or  a  malicious  df 
struction  of  property. 

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September  24, 1993 


"Trout"  from  page  1 

would  enable  WC  to  increase 
revenue  in  a  capacity  to  justify 
the  hiring  of  an  additional  pro- 
fessor for  our  smaller  majors. 
Seven  majors  are  presently 
staffed  by  only  two  full-time 
faculty.  The  prospect  of  a  stu- 
dent considering  an  art  history 
major  where  eight  or  nine  of 
the  required  courses  are  taught 
by  the  same  professor  was 
dubbed  "pedagogically  bogus" 
by  Trout.  Greater  enrollment 
would  provide  educational  va- 
riety and  versatility  within 
small  majors. 

On  the  subject  of  faculty 
and  staff  growth,  Trout  sug- 
gested increasing  faculty  by 
twenty  positions  and  staff  by 
thirty. 

Two  "R"s  focused  on  by 
Trout  were  "recruiting"  and 
"retention."  The  retention  rate 
at  WC  stands  at  62%,  the  per- 
centage of  students  who 
graduate  in  four  years.  Trout 
hopes  to  increase  our  retention 
ra teby  ten  percentin  four  years. 
Of  the  students  who  leave  WC, 
Trout  categorized  into  thirds: 
one  third  fail  out,  one  third  leave 
because  of  location  or  size  and 
one  third  for  financial  reasons. 

There  is  not  much  WC  can 
do  about  location,asTroutsaid, 
"we  can't  move  Chestertown 
to  Baltimore."  To  address  fi- 
nancial related  student  attrition, 
WC  is  working  on  raising  the 
scholarship  endowment.  By 
putting  more  students  on 
scholarship  as  opposed  to  fi- 


nancial aid,  the  college  risks  less 
money  since  scholarships  may 
be  revoked  depending  on  aca- 
demic achievement. 

Trout  bragged  that  the  av- 
erage board  scores  of  the  fresh- 
man class  had  risen  to  1100  from 
less  than  1000  six  years  ago. 
The  bottom  10-15%  of  the 
freshman  class  is  the  risky  por- 
tion for  the  college  and  Trout 
hopes  to  attract  improvement 
in  this  segment  of  the  entering 
class. 

Recrui  tment  at  Washington 
College  will  also  improve  as 
the  school  grows  and  as  the 
national  demographic  surge  in 
eighteen  year  old  reaches  col- 
lege age.  To  assist  in  "selling" 
Washington  College  Trout  said 
the  college  is  considering  hir- 
ing an  outside  group  to  handle 
WC's  publications  and  market- 
ing. [Editor's  note:  last  Satur- 
day, the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  voted  to  contract 
Communicorps  to  perform  this 
task  for  Washington  College.] 

Increasing  the  endowment 
of  WC  is  another  major  goal  of 
Troufs.  When  he  arrived  here 
in  1990,  Trout  said  the  college's 
endowment  stood  at  $19  mil- 
lion. It  has  risen  to  the  current 
level  of  $30  million  and  Trout 
hopes  to  raise  another  $2  mil- 
lion. Due  to  the  state  of  the 
economy,  interest  rates  are  low 
resulting  in  a  lower  return  on 
endowment  than  expected. 
Trout  feels  WC  must  tap  the 
endowment  funds  to  perform  a 
"jumpstarting  of  the  institu- 
tion." Spring  of  1994  is  set  as  a 


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kickof  f  for  a  development  fund 
raising  campaign.  By  tapping 
the  endowment  funds,  WC 
would  invest  and  wager  on  its 
future.  Trout  hopes  the  Board 
acceptsthisplanofaction.  "We 
must  grow  or  die." 

Trout  then  briefly  spoke  of 
othercampusnews.  Hepraised 
WC's  entry  into  the  Centennial 
Conference.  The  Hodson  Hall 
renovation  project  is  slated  for 
completion  next  year.  Con- 
struction of  the  Daly  Hall 
building  and  renovation  of  Bill 
Smith  beginsin  June  1994.  Trout 
approved  of  the  Student  leader 
and  Alumni  retreat  held  last 
weekend  at  which  plans  for  next 
February's  Birthday  Ball,  and 
October  30's  Casey  day  were 
discussed. 

President  Trout  then 
opened  the  floor  to  questions. 
Of  the  remarkably  few  students 
(less  than  fifteen)  attending, 
even  fewer  had  questions.  John 
Phoebus  inquired  about  the 
type  of  student  that  Washing- 
ton College  sought  to  attract 
and  if  this  would  change  in  the 
expansionof  theCollege.  Trout 
responded  that  WC  seeks  to 
"attract  the  student  that  has  the 
personal  characteristics  to  take 
advantage  of  the  theme  of  in- 
volvement." This  student 
would  not  be  passive.  Trout 
pointed  out  the  improved  board 
scores  of  students. 

Regarding  tuition  costs, 
Trout  said  he  hoped  students 
understood  that  tuition  must 
increase  to  keep  pace  with  costs. 
He  pointed  out  that  the  net  tu- 
ition revenue  (the  revenue  re- 
ceived by  WC  after  financial 
aid  has  oeen  paid>  has  stayed 
flat  for  the  last  five  years.  In- 
creasing net  tuition  revenue  is 
an  important  goal  and  can  be 
realized  by  the  shift  to  scholar- 
ship awards  in  place  of  many 
financial  aid  awards.  This  is 
dependent  on  the  scholarship 
endowment  which  Trout  hopes 
will  increase. 

Dr.JuneCostin,advisorfor 
the  Newman  club,  inquired 
about  WC's  responsibilities  in 
meeting  Americans  with  Dis- 
abilities Act  requirements. 
Trout  pointed  out  that  the 
renovation  of  Hodson  Hall  and 
planned  work  on  Bill  Smith 
include  handicapped  access. 
Daly  Hall  will  be  fully  handi- 
capped accessible.  The  total 
cost  to  WC  of  compliance  with 
this  federal  act  will  be  $850,000. 
Bill  Dudich  asked  what 
Trout  planned  todo  to  improve 
student  life.  Trout  suggested 
that  perhaps  the  SG A  would  be 
better  able  to  address  these 
concerns  with  the  greatly  in- 
creased budget  they  now  have. 
Trout  expressed  his  "faith  and 
confidence"  in  Dennis  Berry  to 
assist  in  enriching  student  life. 
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Alumni  and  Student  Leaders 
Gather  in  Weekend  Retreat 

Casey  Day  and  Birthday  Ball  Planned 


This  Saturday,  while  the 
Board  met  at  Wye,  many  of  the 
"movers  and  shakers"  of  the 
campus  met  in  a  retreat  with 
the  Alumni  Council  to  discuss 
the  upcoming  year.  Coordi- 
nated by  Pat  Trams,  Director  of 
Alumni  Relations,  the  alumni 
were  interested  in  "what  stu- 
dent programs  are  important 
and  how  [they]  can  help  realize 
them."  Attending  were  mem- 
bers of  the  SGA,  class  officers, 
and  other  student  leaders. 
Among  various  issues  dis- 
cussed, two  major  events  were 
planned  at  this  meeting. 

For  this  Fall,  Betty  Brown 
Casey's  vision  of  a  "Casey  Day," 
in  which  students  volunteer 
time  to  the  college,  was  real- 
ized. Sophomore  Class  Presi- 
dent Mark  Reyero  offered  his 
leadershiD  in  initiatine  a  re- 
landscaping  project  along  the 
campus  and  Washington  Av- 
enue. Covering  the  area  from 
the  fire  lane  to  the  north  en- 
trance to  campus,  the  project 
will  solicit  student  volunteers 
to  give  "Casey  Time"  in  beauti- 
fying this  area  of  campus. 
Alumni  will  raise  money  for 
the  necessary  tools  and  sup- 
plies. Also  promising  support 
are  members  of  the 
Chestertown  community. 
These  resident  feel  grateful  for 
the  many  efforts  college  stu- 
dents have  made  in  assisting 
town  projects.  This  is  viewed 
as  a  way  to  pay  back  Washing- 
ton College  for  their  past  help. 
Casey  in  her  CAC  dedication 
speech  hoped  for  just  thisunion 
of  students,  town  residents  and 
alumni.  Additionally,  Reid 
Raudenbush,  Director  of  the 
Physical  Plant,  and  Christian 
Havemeyer,  Chair  of  the 
Board'sBuildingsandGrounds 
Committee,  pledged  their  as- 
sistance for  this  project.  Casey 
Day  will  take  place  during  the 
morning  hours  of  Saturday, 


October  30. 

Looking  ahead  to  the 
Spring,  the  participants  in  the 
retreat  planned  for  next 
semester's  Washington's 
Birthday  Convocation  Ball.  To 
be  held  on  February  19,theball 
will  take  place  in  the  newly 
renovated  Hodson  Hall  student 
center.  Accompanied  by  the 
music  of  the  Zim  Zemel  Or- 
chestra, attendees  may  wear 
formal  or  masquerade  attire. 
The  Washington  College  His- 
torical Society,  under  leader- 
ship of  President  Wendy 
Debnam,  will  provide  the  the- 
matic surroundings  for  the 
night,  carrying  students, 
alumni  and  staff  back  to  WC's 
founding  in  1782.  Dave 
Knowles,  Director  of  Food  Ser- 
vices graciously  agreed  to  pro- 
vide a  formal  sit  down  dinner 
for  the  Ball  at  730  p.m.  as  an 
alternative  to  the  regular  meal 
served  that  evening. 

The  committee  examined 
the  history  of  the  Ball  in  their 
day's  planning.  They  discov- 
ered that  the  Ball  has  not  al- 
ways been  held  in  Cain  Gym- 
nasium and  thus  settled  on  the 
new  student  center  as  a  prime 
location  for  this  year's  event. 
The  aim  of  the  committee  was 
to  attempt  to  schedule  events 
which  would  allow  increased 
interaction  among  alumni,  fac- 
ulty and  student.  TheFebruary 
event  promises  to  accomplish 
this  goal. 

Plans  were  also  discussed 
regardinga  Parent's  Day  in  the 
spring  at  which  alumni  could 
return  and  participate  in  a  job 
fair  for  interested  students. 

Trams,  in  reflecting  on  the 
retreat  felt  that  "the  student  in- 
volvement was  great  in  revital- 
izing the  alumni."  Ifthiscnergy 
is  applied  to  alumni/student 
functions,  she  feels  confident  in 
their  success.  O. 


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Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Phi  Delts  get 
Involved  in 
Candlelight  Tour 
of  Chestertown 

Jon  Clayton 

This  past  weekend  five 
members  of  Phi  Delta  Theta 
volunteered  their  assistance  in 
conducting  thecandlelight  tour 
of  Chestertown.  As  guides  in 
the  Law  Office  of  Sam  Heck 
they  received  a  brief  history  of 
artifacts  found  in  particular 
roomsof  the  house.  Participants 
included  Matt  Johnson,  Sean 
Swift,  Rob  Moran,  Jesse  Ham- 
mock, and  Steve  DaShcilds, 
who  enjoyed  doing  the  service 
project. 

The  five  participants  felt  it 
gave  them  a  better  sense  of  the 
history  of  Chestertown  and 
provided  an  excellent  oppor- 
tunity to  simultaneously  have 
the  occasion  to  meet  some  of 
the  local  people  in  the  com- 
munity. Sean  Swift  said,  "Mr. 
Heck  was  a  good  individual, 
and  1  learned  a  lot  about  the 
history  of  the  house." 

Thchousewasbuiltinl866, 
and  it  resembles  the  court 
houses  built  during  that  time 
period.  It  was  remodeled  in  the 
1940s.  Some  of  the  of  house's 
original  contents  included  de- 
coys and  paintings  from  native 
Eastern  Shore  artists.  Jesse 
Hammock,  a  resident  of  the 
Eastern  Shore,  believes  that 
learning  more  of  the  Shore's 
local  history  instilled  in  him 
pride  of  his  community  and 
those  who  live  in  it 

Events  like  the  candlelight 
tour  demonstrate  what  small 
towns  like  Chestertown  have 
to  offer.  They  give  Washington 
College  students  the  opportu- 
nity to  aquire  a  sense  of  culture 
and  pride  in  both  the  past  and 
the  present.  Washington  Col- 
lege has  been  an  important  as- 
set to  Chestertown  and  the  en- 
tire Eastern  Shore  of  Maryland 
for  211  years,  and  the  brothers 
of  Phi  Delta  Theta  arc  working 
to  continue  this  long  tradition 
ofamicablcrclations.  Phi  Delta 
Theta  encourages  other  Wash- 
ington College  students  to  try 
and  get  involved  in  such  events 
because  after  four  years  are  up 
you  may  never  get  another 
chance  to  see  what  a  place  like 
Chestertown  can  offer. 

Phi  Delta  Theta  is  planning 
other,  larger  community  ser- 
vices during  the  fall  semester. 
They  will  once  again  participate 
in  the  Adopt-A-Highway  pro- 
gram. Phi  Delta  Theta  is  also 
planning  to  operate  a  haunted 
house  in  conjunction  with  Zeta 
Tau  Alpha.  These  events  are 
done  not  only  to  serve  the  com- 
munity, but  also  get  to  involved 
and  meet  the  different  people 
of  the  community.  £1 


SGA  Convenes  for  1993-94  Term 


The  Student  Govern- 
ment Association  of  Wash- 
ington College  convened  for 
their  first  mectingof  the  Fall 
Semester  Tuesday,  Scptem- 
bcr21.  Earlierintheevening, 
the  Executive  Board  of  the 
SGA  had  dinner  with  Presi- 
dent Trout  to  discuss  the 
upcoming  year.  (Hey 
President  Trout:  When  is 
the  Elm  Staff  going  to  get  a 
dinner,  huh?)  Bakcropencd 
the  Senate  meeting  by 
swearing  in  the  newly 
elected  dorm  senators. 

The  Senate  were  then 
asked  to  approve  the  nomi- 
nation of  Bridgctte  Avant  as 
the  Student  Conduct  Coun- 
cil Chair  and  Carey 
Hargrove  as  thcSG  A  Parlia- 
mentarian. Each  were  ap- 
proved unanimously. 

Both  the  Junior  and  Se- 
nior classes  reported  that 
they  were  in  the  process  of 
planning  parties  to  raise 
fundsforclass  activities.  The 
Sophomore  class  reported 


Wac  Bits 


Loving  Cups 

Kappa  Alpha  Order  and 
Zeta  Tau  Alpha  are  the  holders 
of  the  Intcrfraternity  Loving 
Cupsawarded  to  the  fraternity 
and  sorority  with  the  highest 
mean  GPA  for  1992-93.  Due  to 
a  computing  in  error  in  the 
Registrar's  Office,  the  Loving 
Cups  wereincorrectly  a  warded 
at  Fall  Convocation.  Dean 
Maxcy  congratulated  all  of  the 
Greekorganizationsstatingthat 
the  GPAs  were  within  hun- 
dredths of  points  of  each  other. 
Caroline  Parties 

Last  week  noticesappearcd 
in  Caroline  proclaiming  that 
parties  were  forbidden  in 
Caroline  until  further  notice. 
According  toDean  Maxcy, 
"There's  always  been  a  policy 
that  there  are  no  unregistered 
parties  in  residence  halls." 

Traditionally  enforcement 
has  been  carried  outby  Resident 
Assistants,  who  typically  allow 
informal  gathcringsof  students 
so  long  as  they  do  not  engage  in 
disruptive  behavior. 

Maxcy  said  the  crackdown 
was  needed  because  "Caroline 
is  so  heavily  populated  by  new 
students  that  socializinggot  out 
of  hand  the  first  couple  of  weeks 
this  semester.  It  had  come  to 
our  attention  that  students  in 
Caroline  were  unable  to  study 
or  sleep  because  of  the  disrup- 
tion caused  by  too  active  a  so- 
cial life."  The  no-party  policy 
will  be  continued  until  further 
notice.      Q. 


that  they  planned  a  campus 
bcautification  project  called 
'Casey  Day'  for  October  30,  and 
that  the  annual  blood  drive  was 
in  the  planning  stages.  There 
was  no  Freshman  class  report, 
asofficershaveyettobeelected. 

Most  the  executive  officers 
reports  and  new  business  fo- 
cused on  encouraging  senators 
to  volunteer  for  the  SGA  com- 
mittees. Before  the  meeting  was 
adjourned,  SGAPresident  Jamie 
Baker  reminded  the  senators 
that  they  should  report  back 
often  to  their  constituents  on 
the  activities  of  the  SGA. 

After  the  meeting,  Baker 


said  he  felt  encouraged  by  what 
he  said  was  a  "capable,  diverse 
groupofSGAsenators."  When 
asked  why  the  SGA  has  gotten 
off  to  a  slower  start  than  it  has 
in  recent  years,  Baker  said  "We 
wanted  students-especially 
new  students-to  get  comfort- 
able on  campus  before  throw- 
ing business  their  way.  By 
holding  elections  on  the  fif- 
teenth of  September,  we  have 
gotten  a  more  diverse  group  of 


"Knowles,"  from  page  3 

such  a  small  college  to  have  so 
many  fine  academic  and  ath- 
letic facilities. 

Transferring  from  one  col- 
lege to  another  is  a  major  deci- 
sion in  one's  life.  In  doing  this, 
you  leave  behind  the  friends 
that  you've  just  really  gotten 
acquainted  with,  to  start  the 
whole  process  all  over  again. 
On  arrival  at  your  new  school, 
you  find  that  your  classmates 
are  already  established  in  their 
social  groups.  It  then  becomes 
a  race  against  time  to  make  up 
for  that  lost  year.  But  after  all  is 
said  and  done,  the  tiring  hassle 
of  transferring  was  worthwhile 
for  me. 

Establishing  oneself  in  a 
community  takes  time.  I  have 
certainly  found  this  to  be  true.  I 
was  also  surprised  to  find  that  I 
share  the  same  name  with  the 
director  of  the  Washington 
College  Dining  Service.  This 
has  already  caused  confusion 
in  the  mail  room.  So  the  way  I 
sec  it,  the  day  my  mail  comes  to 
me  before  it  is  routed  through 
the  dining  hall,  I'll  know  that 
I've  established  myself  on 
campus.  O. 


participants." 

Very  few  of  the  SGA  Senate 
elections  were  actually  con- 
tested, but  Baker  does  not  feel 
that  this  reflects  a  low  level  of 
interestin  studentgovernment. 
"It  wasn't  a  lack  of  interest,  just 
a  problem  of  advertising  and 
publicity,"  Baker  said.  "Having 
only  the  Elm  and  WAC  Hap- 
penings made  it  difficult  to 
adequately  publicize  (the  elec- 
tions.)"    Q 


Student  Profile: 
Andrew  Evans 


Andrew  Evans,  a  Senior  Business  Major,  comes  to  Washing- 
ton College  from  Ft.  Washington,  PA.  In  addition  to  his  role  as 
Senior  Class  Vice  President,  Andrew  is  a  Peer  Advisor,  a  Dean's 
List  student,  a  member  of  the  Society  of  Junior  Fellows,  and  the 
Investment  Club  President. 

The  summer  after  his  sophomore  year,  Andrew  worked  as  an 
intern  for  the  Private  Sector  Task  Forceon  Financial  Management 
for  the  city  of  Philadelphia.  And  this  past  summer,  he  worked  as 
an  intern  at  the  Council  for  the  National  Interest,  a  lobbyist  group 
for  United  States  ForeignPolicyintheMiddleEast,  in  Washington, 

D.C. 

After  graduation,  Andrew  would  like  to  get  a  job  with  a 
professional  sports  team  or  in  sports  management.  But,  his  dream 
job  would  be  as  a  sports  agent  in  which  he  would  represent  the 
business  interests  of  professional  atheletes.  He  also  plans  to  go 
back  to  school  eventually. 

He  states  that  watching  Star  Trek:  The  Next  Generation  is  his 
only  real  recreation.  And  he  also  wanted  to  say  hi  to  his  two 
biggest  fans.  Josh  and  Topher. 


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Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


September  24, 1993 


Board/'  from  page  1 

iitysport.  Involvement  of  fac- 
j]ty  in  recruiting  for  non-ath- 
etic  programs  is,  however, 
leldom  seen  at  the  College, 
ave  for  special  efforts  of  the 
native  writing  program  and 
he  natural  sciences." 

Dean  Wubbels  acknowl- 
edged this  during  the  plenary 
session,  saying  that  academic 
programs  are  sometimes  "not 
fijgh  on  the  list  of  reasons  why 
students  come  here."  Both 
ftout  and  Wubbels  stated  re- 
itedly  during  the  session 
|hat  final  approval  by  the 
trustees  could  occur  only  after 
Ihe  many  academic  issues 
raised  by  the  plan  had  been 
resolved  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  the  faculty. 

On  Saturday  the  Board 
convened  its  full  session. 
iUurence  Wescott  announced 
that  the  proposal  to  recognize 
single-sex  domestic  partners 
could  not  be  presented  to  the 
Board  for  a  vote,  as  i  t  had  been 
defeated  by  a  5  to  5  vote  in 
committee.  This  proposal  of 
the  Fringe  Benefits  Commit- 
leeof  the  faculty  would  have 
confered  upon  single-sex  do- 
mestic partners  benefits  cur- 
rently recieved  by  married 
faculty  and  staff. 

The  Board  then  passed 
resolutions  welcomingits  new 
imembers.    In  separate  mea- 


sures, the  Board  voted  unani- 
mously to  hold  half  of  the  en- 
dowment for  the  Casey  build- 
ings in  reserve  for  major  re- 
pairs, and  not  to  allow  Dr.  Ross 
to  have  right  of  way  across  Col- 
lege property. 

Mark  Schulman  reported 
that  this  has  been  a  "difficult 
and  disappointing  year"  for 
admissions.  He  said  that  the 
low  number  of  freshmen  en- 
rolled is  attributable  to  the  "de- 
mographic trough."  He  re- 
ported that  the  College  is  still 
experiencing  difficulty  in  at- 
tracting healthy  numbers  of 
full-pay  students.  Of  the  high- 
need  students  accepted,  50-55% 
opt  to  attend,  whereas  only  18- 
24%  of  the  low-need  students 
decided  to  attend. 

While  the  Board  did  not 
vote  to  adopt  the  Long  Range 
Plan  in  its  current  form,  it  did 
vote  to  follow  one  of  its  recom- 
mendations. The  Board  ap- 
proved a  two  year  contract  with 
Communicorps,  an  Atlanta 
based  consulting  firm  special- 
izing in  marketing  higher  edu- 
cation. The  firm  will  work  with 
the  College  to  increase  its  ap- 
peal to  prospective  freshmen. 
The  firm's  first  task  will  be  to 
develop  literature  designed  to 
encourage  those  students  who 
are  accepted  to  Washington 
College  to  attend  Washington 
College.  £1 


"Dirt,"  from  page  5 
can  write  well  enough  to  make 
the  grade?  Aren't  we  supposed 
to  learn  this  here?  Or  is  it  as- 
sumed to  be  innate  talent,  and 
not  subject  to  revision?  Yes, 
comps  are  a  written  examina- 
tion, but  how  fair  is  it  to  sum  up 
four  years  of  study  of  litera- 
ture, theory  and  writing  by  tak- 
ing a  test? 
[    Sounds  like  a  cop-out  to 

It  also  encourages  cram- 
ming. And,  I  may  be  wrong, 
but  if  you're  going  to  be  al- 
lowed to  matriculate  as  an  En- 
glish major,  the  assumption 
would  seem  to  me  to  be  that 
you  would  know  how  to  write 
research  thesis.  Or  a  theoreti- 
ttlone.  Ora  creative  one.  Topic 
flnd  range  to  be  by  approval,  of 
course.  And  if  you  still  wanted 


lo  take 


comps,  well,  I  guess 


Iwf  s  fine.  But  at  least  make  it 

^option  to  those  students  who 

a  C  in  one  English  class. 


The  lovely  document  the 
faculty  are  heated  over,  the 
Long  Range  Planning  Commit- 
tee thingy,  suggests  that  this 
obligation,  in  any  and  all  de- 
partments, be  weighted  as  a 
course.  If  they  were  to  grant 
academic  credit  to  the  senior 
thesis  or  comps,  they  would 
accordingly  have  to  grantcredit 
to  the  other  non-graded  re- 
quirement for  graduating:  the 
Sophomore  Writing  Obligation. 

Which  goes  back  to  my 
original  point:  studentsat  a  self- 
billed  writing  school  are  ex- 
pected to  know  how  to  write,  or 
to  be  taught  how.  Almost  all 
majors  require  evidence  of  this. 

To  give  course  credit  for 
the  thesis  would  seem  to  me  to 
undermine  it,  not  legitimize  it. 
To  make  it  completable  before 
the  senior  year  would  make  it 
perhaps  not  as  subject  to  the 
same  level  of  scrutiny — by  the 
students  themselves.  £1 


Do  You  Hate  Laundry? 


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Delivery 

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Our  second  installment  in 
the  Elm  Archives  series  touches 
on  the  sensitive  subject  of  the 
fifth  year  student  at  Washing- 
ton College.  In  the  Friday,  Oc- 
tober 18,  1957  issue  of  The 
Washington  Elm,  an  article  ap- 
peared that  sheds  light  on  this 
troubling  phenomenon.  While 
many  explanations  have  been 
offered  for  the  fifth  year  stu- 
dentatWC,itislikelythatmany 
students  today  will  agree  with 
the  assessment  in  Dave  Gillio's 
student  profile  parody. 

Spotlight  on  a  5th 
Semester  Senior 

Dave  Gillio 


elections. 

Although  AI  has  not  been 
politically  successful,  he  has 
done  even  worse  in  his  grades. 
Admittedly  a  "manana"  stu- 
dent, he  is  well  known  for  his 
philosophical  acceptance  of 
life's  trials  with  "What,  me 
worry?" 

In  his  junior  year  (second) 


This  paper's  second  spot- 
light falls  on  Mr.  Albert  Ath- 
lete. Albert,  "Mumbles"  to  his 
friends,  has  been  very  seldom 
affiliated  with  anything.  In '49, 
he  ran  for  office  of  Frosh  Class 
Representative,  but  was  de- 
feated by  Zelda  Glezenfelder. 
Again  in  '50,  he  tried  before 
finally  being  voted  in  by  a  bare 
margin  in  '51  sophomore  class 


Alfred  Athelete 
he  was  pledged  to  his  frater- 
nity, Sigma  Phi  Nothing — a 
post  he  held  for  several  years. 
AI  also  ran  for  president  of 
Young  Democrats  Club,  Pan 
Hellenic,  Young  Republicans 
Club,  and  Alfred  E.  Newman 
Club. 

A  physical  education  ma- 
jor, with  social  drinking  as  a 


minor,  AI  hopes  to  be  able, 
someday,  to  attend  graduate 
school,  although  he  has  had 
substantial  offers  from  indus- 
try— notably  froma  Mr.  Gibson 
of  local  fame.  He  is  from 
Kimberland  Heights,  Tcnnes- 
see,but  has  traveled  extensively 
on  the  continent  as  a  result  of 
winning  first  prize  in  a  contest 
sponsored  by  his  draft  board. 
His  secret  ambition  is  to  gradu- 
ate from  W.C.  before  1960,  and 
make  some,  any,  team  this 
spring. 

AI  enjoys  vacations,  week- 
ends, girls,  and  cool  music, but 
positively  detests  education. 
Now  that  this  new  drinking 
fraternity,  Rho  Tau  Ho,  is  eli- 
gible for  SGA  funds  as  a  cam- 
pus activity,  he  hopes  that  this 
will  be  hisbiggest  and  best  year. 
In  looking  over  his  eight  years 
at  W.C,  AI  expressed  regret  that 
hewasneveraskedtojoinODK, 
but  brightened  when  told  that 
it  wasnotaX-country  honorary 
fraternity. 

Lots  of  luck  to  Albert,  for 
this  year  and  1960. 


Kent  Laundry  Loves  it! 


"Phaneuf,"  from  page  4 

land,  I  think,  involving  places 
called  the  West  Bank  and  Sun- 
set Strip.  They  even  denied 
eachother'srightto  exist.  None 
of  this  really  makes  any  sense 
to  me,  because,  if  you  look  at 
baseball  and  football  teams, 
come  this  time  of  year,  they 
have  to  share  the  same  field. 
Sure,  it  is  annovinc.  and  often 
distracting,  to  see  the  diamond 
outline  and  dirt  mounds  from 
the  San  Francisco  Giants  game 
when  the  Forty-Niners  are 
driving, but  it  is  nothing  to  start 
throwing  stones  about. 

I  know  all  about  this  be- 
cause last  Monday  morning, 
when  I  was  hoping  to  watch 
The  Price  Is  Right,  a  special 
report  interrupted  the  broad- 
cast. When  I  saw  that  special 
report  logo,  I  am  always  re- 
minded of  when  we  kicked 
Saddam  Hussein's  butt,  and 
hoped  maybe  maybe  some- 
thing neat  like  that  was  going 
to  happen  again. 

Instead,  it  was  the  peace 
signing  deal,  involving  those 
two  guys  I  talked  about  before 
and  President  Bill  Clinton,  who 
Ihadheardof.  DanRatherand 
ConnieChung  were  hosting  the 
event.  They  would  not  shut  up 
about  how  important  an  event 
it  was,  about  how  you  could 
feel  the  winds  of  change  blow- 
ing and  how  some  handshake 
was  symbolic  of  things  to  come. 
Oh  yeah,  right,  whatever  Dan 
and  Connie.  The  campus  was 
just  a  buzz  about  the  hand- 
shake, everybody  was  being 
nice  and  peaceful;  Lambdas 


were  shaking  hands  with  Lit 
House  Freaks.  Get  real. 

During  the  elections,  I  re- 
member a  professor  of  mine 
talking  about  how  media  often 
manipulates  events  to  make 
them  seem  newsworthy.  Well, 
we  fell  for  that  whole  character 
issue  but  I  was  glad  to  see  that 
this  time  the  plan  backfired  and 
no  one  I  knew  had  the  slightest 
clue  about  the  so-called  "his- 
toric" agreement. 

Just  to  get  a  frame  of  refer- 
ence, I  went  tot  the  library  and 
got  one  of  those  books  with  all 
of  the  maps,  searched  the  index 
and  found  out  exactly  where 


commotion  about  nonsense 
letters  since  Van  Halen  came 
out  with OU812;at  least  I  knew 
what  that  meant. 

The  President's  wife  hasher 
health  reform  plan  coming  out 
soon  too.  From  what  I  can  tell, 
Hillary  is  trying  to  get  a  lot  of 
the  inefficiency  and  waste  out 
of  the  system  along  with  stop- 
ping the  escalating  costs.  Who 
knows,  with  the  Health  Services 
and  tuition  wc  have  here  at 
Washington  College,  maybe 
our  school  is  an  actual  micro- 
cosm of  the  nation.  And  I  saw 
the  Vice-President  on  David 
Letterman  smashing  ashtrays 


Dan  and  Connie  kept  mentioning  the  Norwe- 
gians and  how  they  helped  hammer  out  the 
accord.  I  tried  to  find  out  where  this  Norwegia 
is  but  I  couldn't  find  it.  I  think  it  is  out  in  the 
Midwest  somewhere. 


this  Israel  was.  And  I'm  here  to 
tell  you  that  this  place  looks 
aboutasbigaCentreville.  It  is 
where  Jesus  is  from,  I  think,  so 
that  is  pretty  cool. 

I  remembered  from  The 
Dan  and  ConnieSho w  how  they 
kept  mentioning  the  Norwe- 
gians and  how  they  helped 
hammerout  the  accord.  Sincel 
had  that  book  out,  I  tried  to  find 
ou  t  where  this  Norwegia  is  bu  t 
I  couldn't  find  it.  Ithinkitisout 
in  the  Mid  West  somewhere. 

Dan  and  Connie  agreed, 
probably  the  only  time,  tha  t  this 
wasabig  boost  for  Bill.  Henow 
has  something  about  a  trade 
agreement  with  Mexico  called 
NAFTA.    I  haven't  heard  this 


in  some  sort  of  anti-smoking 
message,  I  guess. 

All  of  this  political  junk 
aside,  last  week  was  an  historic 
week.  It  was  a  week  when,  for 
a  few  moments,  the  sun  shonea 
little  brighter;  a  day  the  birds 
chirped  a  little  more  melodi- 
cally.  You  had  an  extra  spring 
in  you  step  if  you  were  a  Cow- 
boy fan. 

Cherish  the  moment.  Em- 
brace it.  Carve  the  notion  into 
your  psyche  and  never  forget 
it.  You  can  tell  your  kids  where 
you  were  when  you  first  heard 
the  Emmitt  Smith  had  ended 
his  hold-out  and  rejoined  the 
Dallas  Cowboys.  Drive  Safely. 

n 


10 


September  24, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


Outsider's  View:    "Damn  Yankees"  in  the  Works 

Tracing  the  Unfolding  of  a  Senior  Drama  Production 


Each  year,  a  number  of 
drama  majors  at  Washington 
College  produce  and  direct 
productions  as  their  fulfillment 
of  the  Senior  Obligation.  The 
most  many  non-drama  stu- 
dents may  witness  of  such  ar- 
duous and  complex  undertak- 
ings, though,  is  the  final  prod- 
uct. 

For  the  next  four  weeks, 
the  Elm  will  trace  the  produc- 
tion of  the  musical  "Damn 
Yankees,"  directed  by  Elisa 
Hale,  through  each  stage. 

The  reporter,  perhaps  like 
many  students,  has  little  per- 
sonal familiarity  with  the  the- 
ater, the  drama  department,  or 
the  distinct  mores  of  either. 
Thus,  it  seems  an  especially 
compelling  task  to  demystify 
the  complexities  of  launching  a 
student  production  at  WC. 

As  a  junior,  Elisa  Hale  had 
already  determined  that  she 
wanted  to  produce  a  musical. 
She  began  researching  and  lis- 
tening to  many  musicals.  Fi- 
nally, she  picked  "Damn  Yan- 
kees" because  it  fit  the  many 
constraints  she  knew  she  would 
have,  and  because  she  felt  this 
musical,  about  life  in  the  base- 
ball world,  would  be  appropri- 
ate for  the  kind  of  mixed  audi- 
ence she  could  expect. 

Inchoosing  a  musical,  Elisa 
had  to  keep  in  mindthe  nature 


of  Ta  wes  Theater,  her  expected 
budget  of  around  $150,  and  the 
costumes  the  musical  would 
require.  Elisa  was  interested  in 
producing  a  musical  fromthe 
'50"s  and  legitimizing  musical 
production  a  tWashingtonCol- 
lege,  which  traditionally  has 
avoidedmusicalsbecauseofthe 
work  they  require  to  launch. 

Elisa  says  she  hopes  "Damn 
Yankees"  restores  the  image  of 
the  musical  at  WC,  and  that  the 
musical  is  enjoyable  for  crew, 
actors,  and  audience  alike. 

Perhaps  one  of  the  first  and 
biggest  surprises  for  Elisa  this 
fall  was  the  realization  that  she 
would  have  only  four  weeks  to 
prepare  her  project.  She  had 
requested  a  due  date  before 
Thanksgiving  so  the  baseball 
uniforms  she  needed  would  be 
available  from  the  Sports  De- 
partment. Faculty  from  the 
Drama  Department  assigned 
Elisa  her  production  date,  and 
she  must  plan  all  succeeding 
action  according  to  this  factor. 

Despite  doubts  about 
whether  she  would  be  able  to 
pull  off  a  musical  in  this  time, 
Elisa  decided  to  persevere. 
However,  she  realizes  that  the 
four  week  limit  will  require 
great  organization  and  sweat. 

The  first  formal  stage  of 
launching  the  production,  prior 
to  auditions,  is  the  production 
meeting.  Foranuninitiate,  this 
maycomeasa  bit  of  a  surprise, 
since  this  aspect  of  the  produc- 


tion process  is  seldom  publi 
cized. 

"Damn  Yankees'"  pro- 
duction meeting  took  place  in  a 
small  room  in  the  hall  of  The 
Drama  Sundaday  evening. 

Most  of  the  discussion  in 
this  meeting  was  based  on  con- 
siderable prior  thought  and  ac- 
tion on  the  part  of  the  director, 
technical  crew,costumeand  set 
designers,  stage  manager,  and 
drama  faculty.  Elisa  chose  her 
crew  based  on  their  abilities  as 
demonstrated  in  past  produc- 
tions. 

In  many  cases,  Elisa  has 
worked  personally  with  the 
members.  By  the  production 
meeting,  Elisa  clearly  had  al- 
ready enlightened  her  crew 
about  her  basic  expectations 
and  goals  and  the  essential 
duties  each  member  would 
carry  for  "Damn  Yankees." 

The  physical  limitations  of 
Tawesstageare  important,  and 
the  initial  conversation  re- 
volved around  related  issues. 
Elisa  discussed  her  ideas  about 
the  set'sdesign  with  her  techni- 
cal directors  and  agreed  on  ba- 
sic details,  such  as  how  the 
lighting  and  musicians  would 
generally  be  placed,  and  later, 
how  special  effects,  such  as 
smoke  and  certain  movements, 
would  be  achieved. 

The  team  discussed  which 
materials  would  be  best  for  the 
set.  Thegroupwillgamersome 
items  from  campus;  for  in- 


stance, the  crew  hopes  to  use 
lockers  from  the  Music  Depart- 
ment. The  group  also  debates 
about  whether  some  items 
should  be  made  from  scratch, 
or  if  existing  items  should  be  u 
used.  Often,  existing  set  pieces 
Elisa  wants  to  use  are  sug- 
gested by  the  group. 

There  is  also  the  question 
of  where  all  the  objects  will  fit 
when  they  areoffstage  and  how 
they  will  be  transported 
onstage.  The  libretto,  which  is 
en  route  from  New  York,  will 
help  the  group  focus  on  some 
specific  details.  Meanwhile, 
Elisa  plans  to  lend  a  cassette  of 
the  music  to  Richard  McKee, 
her  choreographer.  And  Elisa 
is  presently  trying  to  get  hold  of 
a  copy  of  the  video. 

The  schedule  of  Tawes 
Theater  itself  must  be  checked 
to  ensure  there  will  be  no  con- 
flicts between  other  events  it 
will  host  and  the  emergence  of 
the  "Yankees"  set.  Orchestral 
visits,  lectures,  and  dramatic 
and  other  events  already 
scheduled  can  make  for  con- 
siderable complications.  It  is 
determined  that  Elisa  can  have 
her  set  onstage  from  October 
2nd  until  the  21st;atother  times 
the  space  must  be  free. 

Elisa  plans  to  produce 
workingdraftsof  the  stage  plan 
by  the  weekend.  Josh 
Buchman,  one  of  Elisa's  techni- 
cal directors,  will  draft  the 


lighting  plans  as  soon  as  pos- 
sible. The  patterns  of  move- 
ment for  the  actors  must  also  be 
set  down;  these  will  influence 
how  the  set  is  designed. 

Elisa  held  her  first  audi- 
tion on  Thursday  evening  and 
will  hold  another  next  Tues- 
day. Her  experience  has  been 
that  with  only  one  audition, 
numerous  actors  call  up  and 
have  to  schedule  a  different  time 
to  try  out. 

Elisa  tells  the  productio 
meeting  group  that  she  is  des- 
perate for  people  who  can  sing 
and  dance,  but  she  stresses  to 
her  team  that  there  are  non- 
singing  parts  and  that  actors 
who  do  not  sing  should  be  e 
couraged  to  audition.  The  crew 
is  asked  to  spread  the  word. 

Surprisingly  enough,  even 
at  this  early  time,  details  about 
the  cast  parties  are  being  dis- 
cussed. The  weaknessesof  cer- 
tain cast  parties  of  last  year  are 
discussed;  plans  are  made  to 
alter  these  details.  The  team 
reviews  the  present  alcohol 
policy  and  how  this  will  affect 
the  parties.  The  group  also  dis- 
cusses the  need  to  get  a  fan  to 
blow  air  through  the  otherwise 
stuffy  confines  of  Phoebe's 
the  haunt  beneath  the  theater 
where  cast  parties  are  held. 
Elisa  and  her  directors  now 
await  the  results  of  auditions. 

Next  week:  Auditions 


Printing  Press  Workshop  Launches  its  Eighth  Year 


Jason  R.  Truax 


OnMonday,September20, 
the  eighth  year  of  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  Printing  Press 
Workshop  began.  Mike  Kaylor, 
director  of  the  Printing  Press, 
conducts  the  workshop,  which 
is  held  on  Monday  evenings 
from  7:00  to  9:00  p.m.  the  first 
eight  weeks  of  each  semester. 
There  is  no  fee  for  the  work- 
shop, but  space  is  limited  by 
the  size  of  the  printshop. 

Kaylor  said  that  most  stu- 
dents who  participate  in  the 
workshop  are  new  to  the  trade. 
He  says  he  always  wants  to 
know  why  each  student  chose 
to  take  the  workshop;  reasons 
vary  from  a  love  of  books  to 
interest  in  design.  The  re- 
quirementsoftheworkshopare 
not  burdensome.  Students  need 
only  attend  the  workshop  and 
spend  two  hours  a  week  on 
individual  projects  that  are  al- 
ways being  undertaken  by  the 
Press.   These  projects  include 


the  elegant  announcements  of 
events  that  are  posted  around 
campus,  the  large  Washington 
College  Review  to  be  released 
later  this  fall,  and  two  new 
major  outside  commissions. 

The  workshop  is  designed 
to  enlighten  students  about  the 
history  of  printing  and  to  give 
students  practical  press  expe- 
rience. Students  spend  the  first 
session  learning  about  the  his- 
tory of  the  written  word,  from 
early  pictograms  to  the  present 
(an  ambitious  agenda  for  a  lec- 
ture, to  be  sure). 

Students'  next  task  is  to 
begin  learning  how  a  piece  of 
type  looks  when  set  in  a  com- 
posing stick,  and  the  difference 
between  troublingly  similar 
letters  such  as  u  and  n,  p  and  q 
when  seen  upside-down.  As 
the  workshop  progresses,  stu- 
dents learn  plenty  of  informa- 
tion and  lore,  including  the 
origin  of  expressions  that  be- 
gan in  printshops  and  that  are 
now  common  usage,  such  as 
the  now-familiar,  "Mind  your 


p's  and  q's." 

Once  this  introductory 
stage  has  been  completed,  stu- 
den  ts  begin  to  learn  where  each 
type  piece  fits  in  the  typecase 
through  a  combination  of 
practical  experience  and 
memorization  of  a  diagram 
sheet.  A  student  also  learns 
where  one  inserts  spaces  be- 
tween letters  and  what  size 
these  should  be:  matters  of 
aesthetics  more  thanimmutable 
law. 

Finally,  a  student  practices 
laying  out  some  type  on  his  or 
her  own.  At  the  outset,  this 
may  require  more  dexterity 
than  a  student  can  muster;  there 
may  be  tumultuous  spills  of 
lead  letters  to  the  floor  or 
throughout  a  typecase.  Even- 
tually, though,  the  process  be- 
comes cloer  to  second  nature. 

A  student  will  gain  a  well- 
rounded  knowledge  of  print- 
ing procedure  by  combining 
typesetting  practice  with  run- 
ning set  pages  through  one  of 
the  three  antique  presses  in  the 


shop.  If  a  student  finds  this 
apprenticeship  demanding,  he 
maybe  reminded  thatin earlier 
eras,  he  would  be  required  to 
sweep  the  floor  for  some  time 
before  being  allowed  to  touch 
the  type.  In  the  old  days,  an 
apprenticeship  would  begin  at 
a  young  age  and  the  subject 
began  as  an  unpaid  printer's 
devil,  progressing  through 
journeyman  ship  to  the  final 
status  of  master  printer.   The 


whole  learning  process  took  . 
from  five  to  ten  years  at  mini- 
mum. 

The  ascent  to  power  in  I 
Kaylor's  workshop  is  com- 
paratively swift.  After  gaining 
an  aptitude  for  laying  type  and 
producing  several  flyers  or  . 
similar  projects,  a  student  will 
be  invited  to  createand  produce 

personal  projects,  such  as  a 
carefully  designed  copy  of  one's 


Mike  Kaylor  printing  at  the  Literary  House  Press 


11 


Washington  College  ELM 


September  24, 1993 


Bach's  Lunch: 
An  Outdoor  Delight 


Bach's  Lunch,  an  outdoor  concert  presented  by  students  and  faculty,  will  take 
place  on  the  Terrace  of  Miller  Library  at  12:30  p.m.,  Wednesday,  September  29 
The  rain  date  will  be  the  same  time  and  place  on  October  6. 


Melissa  Wentzell 
Elizabeth  N.  Barlow 
Melissa  Ellwanger 
Rebecca  Herrara 
Kathleen  Mills 
Antoinette  Smith 


Performers: 
Kari  Lee 
Maria  Jerardi 
Sara  Hazzard 
Erin  Branch 
Angie  Parcell 
Garry  Clarke 


Tiffany  Altizer 
Jodie  Clark 
Elizabeth  MacDonald 
Jessica  Davies 
Marilee  Schumann 


Works  by  the  following  composers  will  be  played: 
Pierre  Attaingnant        Valentin  Haussmann     Erasmus  Widmann 
Giuseppe  Sammartini  Antonio  Vivaldi  Franz  Benda 

John  Stanley  George  Handel  Ursula  Mamlok 


SGA 
Sponsors 


Public  Service 

I  An  SKA  and  Funk  band  from  Philly 
Saturday,  September  25  7p.m.- 10  p.m. 
between  Tawes  and  Casey 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

Sept.  24-30 


Film 

Series: 

Orlando 

Norman  James 
Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 


24 

Friday 

guiet  Passion  of  British 

Cinema 

A  presentation  with 

Andrew  Lavender 
CAC  Forum.  8:00p.m. 


25 


Saturday 

Public  Service 

Between  Tawes  and 

Casey 

BYOB  (no  open 

containers) 


26 

Sunday 

Church 


27 

Monday 

Washington  College 
Women's  League,  Mlnta 
rtartin  Lounge  1:00  p.m. 


28 

Tuesday 

SGA  Meeting 
5:00  Casey  Forum 


29 

Wednesday 

Music  Dept.    presents 

Bach's  Lunch 

Miller  Library  Terrace, 

12:30  p.m. 


30 


Thursday 

Junior  Year  Abroad 
in  Scotland  slide/ 
video  presentation 
Brown  Cottage, 
4:00p.m. 


Juliana   Hatfield:  Sticky  Sweet 


Rachel  Demma 


Juliana  Hatfield  sounds  a 
lot  younger  than  she  is.  "Be- 
come What  You  Are,"  her  sec- 
ond album  since  her  separation 
from  the  Boston-based  Blake 
Babies,  is  little  more  than 
rhymes  of  childish  simplicity 
warbled  out  by  Hatfield's  ba- 
byish girly-girl  voice.  It's 
twelve  tracks  of  absolute  fluff, 


Todd  Philips  and  bassist  Dean 
Fisher,  these  horrible  bits  of 
verse  arc  transformed  into  toe- 
tapping  little  ditties. 

"Become  What  You  Arc"  is 
full  of  lilting,  upbeat,  and 
thankfully  short,  songs. 
"Feelin'  Massachusetts,"  mov- 
ing slightly  beyond  the  trite 
silliness  of  the  other  songs,  is 
worth  a  listen.  Hatfield's  littlc- 
girlishness  can  be  almost  en- 


Album  Review 


pure  bubble-gum  pop. 

Having  said  that,  it  should 
be  added  that  as  fluff  and 
bubble-gum  go,  Hatfield  does 
not  make  for  bad  listening. 
Sure,  you  have  to  grit  your  teeth 
through  lyrics  like  "He's  a 
movie  star/and  he  drives 
around  in  cars/Met  her  in  a 
bar/said  I  know  who  you 
are..."  and  the  current  and 
overplayed  single  "My  Sister." 
But  with  backing  from  the 
"Hatfield  Three"  drummer 


dcaring  in  "Spin  the  Bottle,"  a 
tale  of  truth  or  dare  and  five 
minutes  in  the  closet.  (When 
I'm  25, 1  only  hope  I  won't  be 
playing  kissing  games  at  par- 
ties.) 

The  tunes  tend  to  be  repeti- 
tive, but  Hatfield  can  keep  your 
head  bobbing  throughout  all 
twelvetracksonthealbum.  The 
Hatfield  Three  are  sugary  and 
stickysweet.  Ifyour  local  record 
store  is  sold  out,  check  at  the 
candy  store.  Q 


Director  Sally  Potter's 
Orlando  to  Play  for 
Film  Series  This  Week 


Based  on  the  eponymous 
novel  by  Virginia  Woolf,  this 
film  has  ben  called  a  dazzling 
feminist  epic.  It  juggles  gen- 
ders,property,andhistory.  The 
hero/heroine  changes  sex  as 
he/she  travels  across  centuries 
and  continents.  Woolf  and 
Potter  explore  the  arbitrariness 
of  sexual  roles,  liberating  iden- 


1  tityfrom'gender.StarHng'Tilcte 
Swinton  and  Billy  Zane,  this 
film  received  excited  reviews 
for  its  delicious  eccentricity,  wit, 
and  high  style.  It  is  also  worth 
seeing  for  its  lavish  period 
costumes,  which  received  re- 
cent coverage  in  Elle  maga- 
zine. Q, 


'Tress/'  from  page  8 

own  favorite  poem,  or  picture 
bookplates.  Because  Kaylor  is 
interested  in  the  total  art  of  the 
page  and  the  book,  students 
may  also  learn  techniques  for 
creating  fancy  dyed  pages, 
strange  folding  book  designs, 
and  bookbinding.  Kaylor  also 
is  familiar  with  handmaking 
many  types  of  paper  and  may 
be  willing  to  impart  his  knowl- 
edge to  interested  students. 

The  Print  Workshop  is  not 
limited  to  students  of  English 
and  creative  writing,  as  an  out- 
sider might  falsely  assume. 
Kaylor  is  interested  in  instruct- 
ing students  from  all  disci- 
plines, especially  students  with 
a  knowledge  of  the  graphic  arts. 
This  relevanceof  all  disciplines 
to  printing  quickly  becomes 
clear  as  one  listens  to  Kaylor 
speak  in  the  workshop. 

This  year,  Kaylor's  exten- 
sive experience  in  printing  has 
earned  him  the  position  of 
President  of  the  Chesapeake 
Chapter  of  the  American  Print- 
ing History  Association.  He 
will  soon  be  attending  their 


annual  conference.  Kaylor 
started  type  work  at  the  age  of 
twelve  and  has  collected 
equipment  for  eleven  years. 

Much  of  the  equipment  in 
the  shop  belongs  to  Kaylor;  he 
owns500cases  of  handset  type. 
The  college  has  750  cases  of 
handset  foundry  type  inall.  The 
equipment  one  sees  in  the 
pressroom  itself  is  only  a  frac- 
tion of  the  total  equipment  at 
the  Literary  House.  The  base- 
ment also  holds  an  extensive 
assortment  of  printing  trea- 
sures: 300  cases  of  type,  most  of 
which  are  irreplaceable. 

Incidentally,  students  will 
be  pleased  by  a  break  halfway 
through  each  workshop  ses- 
sion, during  which  Kaylor 
typically  brews  tea  and  pro- 
duces a  box  of  cookies  for  the 
enjoyment  of  all.  Often,  inter- 
esting ethnic,  classical  or  other 
music  will  be  played  in  the 
background. 

While  WC  students  do  not 
receive  academic  credit  for  the 
workshop,  students  form  other 
institutionscanattend  printing 
press  internships  for  academic 
credit  from  their  colleges.  O 


September  24, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


"Madonna,"  from  pg.  3 

well  aware  of  this  selflcssidcal. 

Who  knows  what  method 
she  will  use,  suicide  (I  don't 
mean  another  movie)  or  a  lone 
gunman.  Perhaps  she  could 
enlist  the  help  of  the  Norwe- 
gians, who  did  such  a  bang-up 
job  on  that  Middle  East  peace 
pact.  Or  she  could  choose  to 
make  a  mysterious  disappear- 
ance, after  which  she  would 
hide  herself  away  in  Woodlawn 
Park,  Colorado  working  as  a 
waiter  named  Corey  at  the 
nearby  Cripple  Creek  Casino. 

Heave  you  with  this  ques- 
tion to  ponder:  at  the  funeral, 
how  will  they  be  able  to  close 
the  coffin  with  those  damn 
shiny  cones  sticking  out?  Drive 
Safely. 


XZIS/S 

Scott  Ross  Koon 


STUDY  AT  THE  UNIVER- 
SITY OF  ST.  ANDREWS, 
SCOTLAND 

A  presentation  by  Dr.  Barrie 
Spurr  American  Enrollment 
Office  and  Dr.  Prank  Crecgan 
of  Washington  Collcgo  con- 
cerning junforyear  abroad  op- 
portunities. Sept.  30 
Brown  Cottage,  4:30  p.m. 


Only  a  couple  of  decades 
ago  any  economi  st  would  have 
deemed  it  an  impossibility  for 
an  advanced  capitalist 
economy  to  make  a  transition 
toaserviceeconomy.  Nations, 
after  all,  produce  goods  which 
are  derived  from  discrete  ma- 
terial inputs,  not  ephemeral 
"intellectual  properties."  From 
this  perspective,  a  service 
economy  is  inherently  contra- 
dictory, as  what  nation  could 
possibly  export  services  to  ob- 
tain the  exchange  needed  to 
buy  the  material  goods  neces- 
sary to  maintain  a  consump- 
tion-based economy? 

Today  this  view  has  lost 
popularity.  The  international- 
ization of  of  the  capitalist  eco- 
nomic system  has  made  it  pos- 
sible for  advanced  nations  to 
relocate  manufacturing  enter- 
prises to  less  developed  coun- 
tries. 

In  theory,  this  shift  allows 


the  more  advanced  nations  to 
retain  those  jobs  with  the  high- 
est degreeof  value  added  while 
simultaneously  allowing  indi- 
vidual manufacturing  firms  to 
remain  competitive  in  the  glo- 
bal marketplace. 

This  has  not  been  what  has 
happened  in  the  case  of  the 
UnitcdStates.  Although thercal 
value  of  America's  Gross  Do- 
mestic Product  increased  al- 
most fivefold  from  1 948  to  1 988, 
the  average  factory  worker  has 
not  benefitted.  Wages  of  non- 
supervisory  workersin  constant 
dollars  reached  their  peak  in 
1972  and  have  been  steadily 
decreasing  ever  since. 

This  trend  has  little  to  do 
with  the  supply  of  labor,  and 
more  to  do  with  the  inner  work- 
ingsof  the  processof  accumula- 
tion of  capital.  Marx  Wrote  in 
the  first  volume  of  Capital  "If 
the  quantity  of  unpaid  labor 
supplied  by  the  working-class. 


and  accumulated  by  the  capi- 
talist class,  increases  so  rapidly 
that  its  conversion  into  capital 
requires  an  extraordinary  addi- 
tion of  paid  labor,  then  wages 
rise,and,allother  circumstances 
remaining  equal,  the  unpaid 
labor  diminishes  in  proportion. 
But  as  soon  as  this  diminution 
touches  the  point  at  which  the 
surplus-labor  that  nourishes 
capital  is  no  longer  supplied  in 
normal  quantity,  a  reaction  sets 
in:  a  smaller  part  of  of  revenue 
is  capitalized,  accumulation 
lags,  and  the  movement  of  rise 


in  wages  receives  a  check." 

This  dynamic  explains  the 
wage  patterns  observed  in  ^ 
accompanyinggraph.  Massive 
government    spending  , 


WWII  and  the  cold  war 


pro- 


vided an  enormous  stimulusto 
the  American  economy.  Tech- 
nological innovations  in  the 
means  of  production  during 
this  period  did  cause  a  rapid 
increase  in  the  extraction  of 
surplus  value.  These  innova- 
tions continued  throughout  the 
cold  war  period,  which  in  part 
accounts  for  the  length  of  the 


I960  1945 


1970  1975  1980 


They're  like 

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Sports 


13 


September  24, 1993 


put  Me  In  Coach, 
I'm  Ready  To  Play 

^amazing  thing  happened  last  Thursday.  I  was  mindingmy 

jivn  business  in  my  reserved  spot  on  the  soccer  team's  bench  in 

iur  gamc  against  Gallaudet.    But  before  I  knew  it,  we  were 

eading  4-0  at  halftime,  and...I  got  to  play! 

After  a  five-game  "exile"  to  the  "pine"  (actually,  they're  alumi- 

ium  here),  I  got  into  a  game.  It  was  a  very  special  moment.  It 

vas  also  a  special  day  for  Chris  Downs,  Brian  Dorst,  Jolyon 

jowman,  John  Moreland... 

This  isn't  to  say  we  don't  belong  on  the  bench,  just  as  it  isn't  to 

ay  the  thirteen  or  fourteen  guys  who  play  regularly  for  the 

Vashington  soccer  team  don't  belong  on  the  field.  It's  just  that 

was  so  happy  playing  and  it  was  such  a  great  experience  that 

it's  hard  to  explain)...  See... 

Hove  Washington  College. 

O.K.  That  couldn't  have  cleared  it  up  too  much. 

See,  1  love  Washington  College  and  everything  it  stands  for.  I 

tank  it's  great  that  players  like  myself  can  come  to  a  small 


Sports  Commentary 


iberal  arts  college  and  continue  our  athletic  career. 
ntercollegiate  athletics  can  be  an  important  part  of  the  educa- 
ional  process,  and  here  at  Washington,  students  can  partake  in 
his  unique  opportunity. 

Opportunity — that's  what  students  find  here  in  Chestertown. 
t's  the  chance  to  remain  a  starter  instead  of  a  red-shirted  has- 
sen.  It  offers  the  chance  to  fill  a  role  as  opposed  to  languishing 
in  a  Division  I  bench.  It  offers  the  opportunity  to  just  keep 
jlaying— merely  for  the  love  of  the  game. 
Division  III  isn't  about  winning  or  losing  (although  winning  is 
lice)  or  big  crowds  at  games  (although  more  than  30  at  a  home 
pme  would  be  great)  or  getting  television  exposure.  It's  about 
ilaying  for  the  love  of  the  sport  and  getting  the  most  out  of 
allege. 

In  national  news  today,  we  always  hear  about  Division  I 
irograms  preparing  for  probation.  Syracuse,  Kentucky, 
3emson,  Auburn  and  Maryland  haveall  had  either  their  football 
ir  basketball  programs  in  trouble  with  the  NCAA  in  recent 
fears. 

However,  do  you  think  Elizabethtown  would  ever  get  their 
ioccer  team  in  trouble  foroffering  a  corvette  to  a  player?  Would 
jeltysburg's  women's  swimming  team  go  straight  to  a  two- 
fear  penalty  for  boosters  giving  cash  payments  in  excess  of 
[25,000  to  participants? 

Nope.  It  would  never  happen,  because  in  Division  III,  students 
vorry  about  their  chemistry  grade  first  and  their  jumpshot 
fccond.  If  they  don't,  they  won't  stay  very  long.  Coaches  in  D 
"don't  have  a  good  enough  rapport  with  professors  to  change 

athlete's  grade  (see  Rollie  Massimino — UNLV). 
■mis  is  Division  III,  and  more  specifically,  this  is  Washington 
■ollege.  There  are  only  840  students  here  and  over  30  percent 
"them  participate  in  varsity  athletics.  Last  year,  271  students 
the  fields,  courts  and  rivers  to  stay  fit.  This  fall  over  175 
"Metes  are  currently  active  in  an  intercollegiate  sport  between 
"■season  (volleyball,  soccer,  field  hockey)  and  out-of-season 
P^'s  (fall  programs  in  baseball,  softball,  crew,  tennis  and 
ten's  lacrosse). 

Look  around  campus,  and  there  are  a  lot  of  athletes,  and  the 
Potest  thing  about  Division  III  is  you  probably  don't  consider 
tern  athletes — but  people.  They  are  special  people  playing  at 
te  highest  level  they  can  personally  achieve. 
Washington  now  has  15  (8  for  women,  7formen)  intercollegiate 
P°rts,  and  while  men's  lacrosse  and  men's  basketball  will 

ways  be  the  two  dearest  in  Chestertown's  hearts,  this  campus 
^es  time  out  to  recognize  each  and  every  sport. 
*'  next  time  you're  at  a  game,  think  about  the  athletes.  No 
^tter  who  is  on  the  field,  cheer  loud,  because  for  one  indi  vidual, 

rnay  be  the  game  they  remember  for  the  rest  of  their  life. 

aybe  the  Shoremen  will  be  going  up  against  Gallaudet,  and 

rsome,  it  will  be  the  first  game  action  in  a  college  contest  in 
heir  career. 

—Matt  Murray 


WC  Field  Hockey  Contest 
With  Red  Wave  Is  A  Wash 


Adam  Poe 


On  Thursday,  September  16th, 
.  the  Sho'Women  field  hockey 
team  faced  the  Western  Mary- 
land Green  Terrors,  as  well  as 
the  driving  rain,  only  to  be  de- 
feated 1-0  in  overtime. 

The  loss  dropped  the 
Sho'Women  to  1-2  overall,  and 
0-2  in  the  Centennial  Confer- 
ence. 

Even  though  Coach 
Feyerherm  felt  that  the  weather 
was  a  "non-factor,"  the  rain 
poured  down  for  the  entire  first 
half  and  well  into  the  second. 
When  the  rain  finally  let  up, 
and  the 70  minutesof  regulation 
time  were  over,  the  score  stood 
at  0-0. 

With  11:45  left  in  the  overtime 
period.  Heather  Scaburg  of 
Western  Maryland  got  a 
breakaway,  raced  up  the  right 
side  of  the  field  and  scored  on  a 
quick  shot  to  the  goal. 

Coach  Feyerherm  described 
the  defeat,  as  a  "very  tough 
loss,"  and  that  things  were  very 
quiet  in  the  Sho'Women  locker 
room  after  the  game. 

Both  the  players  and  Coach 
Feyerherm  felt  that  this  was  a 
big  game  and  that  they  needed 
the  win.  A  victory  would  have 
evened  theirconference  record, 
as  well  as  marking  their  first 
ever  win  in  the  newly  formed 
Centennial  Conference. 

"This  was  a  big  game,  in  the 
sense  that  Western  Maryland 


was  a  beatable  team," 
Feyerherm  said.  "We  played 
the  better  game,  wedomina  ted 
the  entire  second  half,  and  we 
felt  we  deserved  to  win." 

The  Sho'Women  outshot  the 
Green  Terrors  12  to  five,  put- 
ting pressure  on  their  defense 
and  goalie  the  entire  second 
half,  only  to  come  away  empty. 

The  Sho'Women  also  had  two 
key  penalty  corners  within  the 
last  minute  of  regulation,  as 
well  as  a  few  key  breakaways, 
which  they  were  unable  to 
capitalize  on. 

Coach  Feyerherm  felt  tha  t  they 
had  the  momentum  heading 
into  the  Overtime  period,  and 
that  they  were  "on  the  door- 
step." 

Once  they  were  unable  to 
punch  the  ball  in  the  net  right 
away,  the  momentum  began  to 
shift,  and  ended  when  Scaburg 
scored  the  winning  goal.  Sherry 
Albrightanchored  the  Western 
Maryland  defense  with  eight 
saves  in  the  goal. 

Feyerherm  felt  full-back  Jen 
Hanifee  performed  well  in 
controlling  the  Sho'Women 
defense. 

"(Hanifee)  was  very  con- 
trolled and  very  on," 
Feyerherm  said.  "She  had  a 
great  game  and  possibly  her 
best  outing  of  the  year  so  far." 
Feyerherm  also  felt  that  Amy 
Barrell  and  Liz  Olivares,  who 
have  tough  jobs  of  playing  of- 


fense and  also  marking  a  de- 
fense man,  were  "really  getting 
the  hang  of  the  job,  and  they 
each  had  a  great  game  on 
Thursday." 

Also,  center  back  Peggy  Bow- 
man was  very  aggressive  and 
was  all  over  the  ball  the  entire 
game. 

"Now  that  we  are  starting  to 
generate  a  lot  of  scoring  oppor- 
tunities, its  very  important  that 
we  begin  to  start  to  capitalize 
on  those  opportunities," 
Feyerherm  said.  "We  must 
think  about  where  we  want  to 
place  it.  When  we  do  that,  we 
will  begin  to  score  and  start 
winning  games." 

On  Tuesday  the  21st,  the 
Sho'Women  were  onceagain  at 
home,  this  time  facing  the  Red 
Wave  of  Haverford  College. 
Once  again,  both  teams  were 
unable  to  score  in  regulation. 

The  game  headed  into  over- 
time tied  at  0-0.  After  two  very 
exciting  overtime  periods, 
where  both  teams  had  oppor- 
tunities to  score  and  end  the 
game,  the  horn  sounded  at  a  0- 
Otie. 

During  this  well-played  game 
by  both  schools,  the 
Sho'Women  took  27  shots  on 
goal,  while  the  Red  Wave  took 
32.  Goalkeeper  Stephanie  Self 
came  up  with  11  saves  for  the 
Sho'Women,  while  goalkeeper 
Rachel  Levine  stopped  14  shots 
for  Haverford. 


College  Football  Poll-Top  Ten 


1.  Florida  State  (4-0) 

2.  Alabama  (3-0) 

3.  Miami  (2-0) 

■).  Notre  Dame  (3-0) 


5.  Florida  (3-0)         9.  Nebraska  (3-0) 

6.  Ohio  State  (3-0)  10.  Tennessee  (2-1) 

7.  Syracuse  (2-0-1) 
8.Michigan  (2-1) 


We  need  voters!  We  had  the 
same' five  voters  as  last  week 
Call  Jason  Kraus  at  ext  8789. 


14 

September  24, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Soccer  Sticks  With  Swarthmore  In  A  1-1  Tie 


The  Shoremen  soccer  team 
travelled  lo  Swarthmore  Col- 
lege Wednesday  and  pulled  out 
a  1-1  tie  in  double  overtime. 
Washington's  record  in  the 
Centennial  Conference  is  now 
0-2-1. 

Washington  scored  early  with 
Andrew  King's  tap-inoff  a  Brian 
Rush  free kickonly  2:06  into  the 
game. 

Swarthmore  tied  the  score 
with  approximately  10  minutes 
left  in  the  first  half  on  a  header 
from  a  corner  kick. 

Both  teams  went  the  next  85 
minutes  without  scoring,  and 
the  game  ended  in  a  tie. 

Greg  Miller  led  the  Shoremen 
defense  with  seven  saves  in  the 
goal. 

On  Saturday,  Washington  fell 
to  Franklin  &  Marshall  2-1  in 
anotherCentennial  Conference 
contest. 

The  teams  played  the  first  half 
in  Lancaster  withoutagoal, but 
Rory  Conway's  goal  off  of  a 
Tom  Hicbler cross  two  minutes 
into  the  second  half  gave  the 
Shoremen  a  1-0  lead. 

However,  the  lead  was  short- 


lived as  a  Franklin  &  Marshall 
attacker  broke  through  fora  goal 
with  24:30  remaining  in  regula- 
tion, and  Billy  Boyle  drove  the 
nail  into  the  coffin  with  the 
winning  tally  with  only  1 :30  left 
in  the  game. 

Last  Thursday  (September  16), 
the  Shoremen  trounced 
Callaudet  by  a  6-0  score. 

Freshman  Greg  Ferri  scored 
only  24  seconds  into  the  contest 
and  the  rout  was  on. 

)on  Kostyal,  Shawn  McMahon 
and  Conway  added  first  half 
goals  to  give  Washington  a  4-0 
lead  at  halftime. 

Freshman  Andrew  King  had 
two  assists  in  the  first  45  min- 
utes. 

In  the  second  half.  Rush  scored 
on  a  McMahon  cross  with  34:14 
remaining. 

jason  McDadeadded  to  the  lead 
on  a  goal  with  10:38  remaining 
on  a  pass  from  sophomore  Matt 
Murray. 

Washington's  record  now 
stands  at  4-3-1,  and  the 
Shoremen  face  Gettysburg  to- 
morrow at  home  at  1:30  p.m. 


Tom  Hiebler  and  Chris  Kleberg  ( '93)  go  for  a  loose  ball  in  a  game  last  year  while  Chip  Helm  hofcon. 


Centennial  Names  Honorees; Sports  On  Conference  Skid 


Centennial  Honor 

The  Centennial  Conference 
announced  its  weekly  honor 
roll  and  while  no 
Washing  tonathletes  were 
named  the  conference's  player 
of  the  week,  the  honor  rolls  were 


filled  with  Shoremen. 
In  field  hockey,  sophomore  Jen 


anchoring  the  Washington 
defense  in  last  week's  loss  to 


WAC  Notes 


Hanifee 
earned 


(this  week's  P.O.W.) 
conference  honors  for 


Last  week's  Newt's  P.O.W.,  Beverly  Diaz  goes  up  for  the  set.  The 
volleyball  team  was  at  Swarthmore  on  Wednesday. 


Western  Maryland. 

In  volleyball,  sophomore  Jen 
Dixon  earned  honor  roll  status 
for  her  second  week  in  a  row 
after  being  named  to  the  All- 
Tournament  team  in  Scranton. 

For  the  soccer  team,  honors 
went  to  seniorco-captain  Rory 
Conway  for  his  three-goal 
week. 

Conway  tallied  one  goal  each 
against  Marymount, 

Gallaudet  and  Franklin  & 
Marshall. 

Centennial 
Follies 

Thus  far,  the  new  conference 
has  no  t  been  kind  to  the  athletic 
teams. 

Only  the  volleyball  team  has 
earned  a  win  over  a  Centennial 
foe  in  their  match  against 
Dickinson. 

However,  the  soccer  and  field 
hockey  teams  are  both  0-2-1 
against  Centennial  competi- 
tion. 

The  overall  record  for  Wash- 
ington teams  in  Centennial 
Conference  matches  is  1-4-2. 

Gimme  A  Break 

The  field  hockey  team  is  de- 
veloping a  bad  knack  of 
outplaying  opponents  but 
ending  up  on  the  short  end  of 


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Greg  Miller  goes  up  for  a  save  in  a  1991  game.  Miller  kid  serf1 
saves  against  F  &  M  and  Swarthmore. 
the  scoreboard.  -         ningon  several  fall  scrimp 

Even  though  the  Sho'women  The  baseball  team's  stf 
have  outshot  their  opponents  mage  with  Prince  Georg 
68-53  so  far  this  season  and  Community  Collegwasu'1 
outscored  them  by  a  5-4  total, 
the  team  has  run  up  a  1-2-1 
record. 


Fall  Swing 

The  Softball  and  baseball 
squads  are  inthe  middle  of  their 
fall  programs,  and 

Washington's  teams  are  plan- 


tunately  rained  outonTueso 
The  game  will  most  like')' 
rescheduled. 
The  softball  team  is  pla^ 
fora  September 30  contest* 
Delaware  Tech  at  homeljj 
Lanee  Cole's  team  wil' 
play  at  home  on  Octobf 
against  Anne  Arundel  C9 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


15 


September  24, 1993 


Sho'women  Seek  Serious 
Success  In  Scranton  Series 


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jijteran  impressive  early  start, 
some  tough  competition  has 
slowed  the  winning  streak  of 
[he  Washington  College  vol- 
eyball  team. 

Overall,  the  team  still  has 
med  a  .647  average  after  17 
imes.  In  the  Centennial  Con- 
ference they  are  1-0  following 
astweek's  win  over  Dickinson. 
On  September  16,  the 
iho'women  traveled  to  Catho- 
ic  where  they  lost  two  games 
[o  one.  Co-captains  Beverly 
)iaz  and  Michelle  Chin  led  the 
earn  in  digs. 

Last  weekend  Washington 
inished  third  out  of  12  teams  in 
he  Scranton  Tournament. 
iophomore  hitter/blocker  Jen 
Jixon  was  named  to  the  All- 
foumament  team. 
We're  playing  a  lot  better  as 
ime  goes  on  and  can  step  up  to 
iome  tough  competition," 
Dixon  said.  "I  think  we've  made 


a  good  reputation  for  ourselves 
since  we've  been  up  against  a 
bunch  of  experienced  teams." 

Dixon  currently  leads  the 
Sho'womenin  kills  with  133and 
has  138  digs.  Her  total  attempts 
at  the  ball  number  over  300. 

In  the  five  game  tournament, 
Washington  lost  the  first  to 
Upsala,  2-0.  Freshman  Becky 
Stephens  had  four  kills. 

"We  have  chemistry  on  the 
courtandl've  never  experienced 
that  on  a  team  before,"  Stephens 
said.  "We  communicate  during 
practices  and  we  try  to  do  it  dur- 
ing out  games,  too." 

The  volleyball  team  won  its 
second  match-up  against  Allen- 
town  2-1 .  Michelle  Chin  contrib- 
uted 23  assists. 

They  beat  Mary  wood  2-0  in  the 
tournament.  They  also  were  vic- 
torious over  the  University  of 
Scranton,  2-1.  Dixon  and  Diaz 
combined  for  48  digs  and  23  kills. 

Washington  lost  their  final 
gameagainst  Hunter,  two  games 


to  none,  but  still  finished  third 
overall  in  the  Scranton  Tour- 
nament. 

Freshman  hitter  Catherine 
Barrett,  a  frequent  player  on 
the  team,  is  enjoying  her  first 
seasonat  Washington  College. 

"As  a  team,  we're  talking  a 
lot  and  we  show  support  for 
each  other,"  Barrett  said.  "I'm 
really  grateful  that  the  sopho- 
mores and  juniors  have  helped 
the  freshmen  out  the  way  they 
have. 

"Many  teams  are  surprised 
at  how  good  we  are — they 
weren't  expecting  a  chal- 
lenge." 

Tomorrow  the  Sho'women 
vollovball  team  will  travel  to 
Gettv  ^hurg  to  play  both 
Gettysburg  and  Muhlenberg. 
On  Tuesday  they'll  be  away  at 
Haverford .  Next  weekend  five 
colleges  will  come  here  to  play 
in  the  Washington  College  In- 
vitational. 


Frolicking  In  Philadelphia 

Phillies  And  Eagles  Roll  In  City  Of  Brotherly  Love 

Andrew  Parks 


In  professional  football  action, 
tandall  Cunningham  threw  for 
(60yards,  including  a  10-yard 
ass  with  four  seconds  left  to 
ilvin  Williams  (eight  recep- 
ions,  181  yards,  three  touch- 
lowns)  to  lead  the  Eagles  over 
he  Redskins,  34-31. 
The  New  York  Giants  (3-0), 
Klby  Rodney  Hampton's  134 
arts,  prevailed  over  the  Rams, 
0-10. 

NeilO'Donnell  threw  forthree 
wchdowns  and  the  Steelers 
pined  223  yards  on  the  ground 
'  they  whipped  the  Bengals, 

The  Cleveland  Browns  re- 
gained undefeated  as  Vinny 
Kteverde  rallied  them  for  16 
°ints  in  the  final  three  min- 
"Kof  regulation.  EricMetcalf  s 
"e-yard  run  capped  the  ralley 
give  the  Browns  a  19-16  win 
'er  the  Raiders. 

^  Dallas  Cowboys,  playing 
n*  Emmitt  Smith  for  the  first 


time  in  1993,  defeated  the 
Phoenix  Cardinals,  17-10. 
Derrik  Lassie  ran  for  two 
touchdowns,  asSmith  saw  lim- 
ited playing  time. 
The  New  Orleans  Saints  held 
Barry  Sanders  to  76  yards  rush- 
ing, and  rookie  Derrik  Brown 


the  Oilers,  18-17. 

The  Chiefs'  Nick  Lowery  hit 
five  field  goals  on  Monday 
night,  as  Kansas  City  held  off 
the  penalty-plagued  Broncos, 
15-7. 

In  major  league  baseball,  the 
New  York  Yankees  and  Balti- 


Around  the  Nation 


ran  for  121  yards,  as  the  Saints 
beat  the  Lions,  14-3. 

The  Seahawks  squeaked  by 
the  Patriots,  17-14,  as  Chris 
Warren  ran  for  174  yards.  Pa- 
triot kicker  Scott  Sisson's  54- 
yard  field  goal  try  hit  the  up- 
rights with  30  seconds  left. 

Eric  Pengramm  ran  for  192 
yards,  but  it  wasn't  enough  as 
Steve  Young  threw  for  three 
touchdowns,  210yards,  and  ran 
for  52  more  to  lead  the  49ers 
over  the  Falcons,  37-30. 

John  Carney  mailed  six  field 
goals  to  help  the  Chargers  nip 


more  Orioles  remain  tied  at  five 
games  out  as  the  Blue  Jays  con- 
tinue to  hold  the  lead  in  the 
American  League  Eastern  Divi- 
sion. 

Chicago's  WhiteSox  remain 
four  and  one  half  games  up  on 
the  Texas  Rangers  in  the  A.L. 
West. 

Montreal's  eight  wins  in  10 
games  helped  themgain  ground 
on  the  Phillies  who  hold  a  four- 
game  lead  in  the  N.L.  East. 

Atlanta  holds  a  three-game 
lead  on  the  Giants  in  the  N.L. 
West. 


fe  need  more  writers  for  the  sports  section! 


Veneed  writers  foroccasional 
^res  and  for  winter  sports 
'Jen  they  start. 
Also,  we  need  voters  for  the 

lt$e  Football  Poll  or  else  it 

'die  out. 

y°u  are  interested  in  voting 
"%  Poll,  call  Jason  Kraus  at 
<t.87RQ 


Also,  coaches— 
If  you  have  information  which 
you  want  to  appear  in  the  WAC 
Notes  section,  please  call  Matt 
Murray  at  ext.  8783  or  drop  a 
note  in  the  student  mail. 

You  can  also  call  Kate  Sullivan 
at  ext.  8612. 


Additionally,  if  coaches  feel 
they  have  a  qualified  candidate 
for  Player  of  the  Week  status, 
you  can  also  call  Murray  at  8783. 
Please  also  leave  any  statistics 
which  would  pertain  to  your 
athletes  nomination. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


This  week,  we  pick- 
Jen  Hanifee  for  Newt's  P.O.W.! 
Also  known  as  Wiz's  little  sis,  the  sophomore  from  Millington, 

Maryland  and  a  graduate  of  Kent  County  High  School,  has  been 

he  defensive  spark  the  field  hockey  team  has  needed  to  stay 

ompetitive  this  season. 

Hanifee's  work  in  the  Western  Maryland  earned  high  praise 

:rom  her  coach. 
"She  is  the  reason  Peggy  Busker  only  had  to  make  two  saves," 

Doach  Sarah  Feyerherm  said. 

Hanifee  also  performed  well  in  the  Haverford  game,  leading  the 

,vay  to  a  Washington  shutout. 
We  could  bother  to  mention  honorable  mention  for  this  week, 

Dut  if  you  cared,  you  could  look  at  the  Notes  section  and  find  out 

who  the  Centennial  Conference  picked. 
But  we  know  you  don't  care,  so  we  won't  bother. 
Therefore,  just  congratulate  Jen  on  her  fine  performance  last 

week.  And  here  are  some  other  people  to  mention  just  for  the 

leek  of  it- 
Chris  Downs  ended  a  24-game  streak  on  the  bench  when  he 

?layed  the  entire  second  half  of  the  Gallaudet  game. 
And  we  also  congratulate  Aran  Downes,  but  we  don't  exactly 

enow  why... 


Newt's 


Others  may  try  to 
immitate  us,  but  they 
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Washington  College  ELM 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 

THE  ELM 


Men's  Soccer 

Washington  1    OT 

Swarthmore  1 

Washington  1 

F&M 


Field  Hockey 

Washington        0      OT 


Washington 
Western  Md. 


Volleyball 


Washington 
Scranton  Tour. 


UPCOMING 
GAMES 


MEN'S 
SOCCER 

Washington  vs. 
Gettysburg 
September  25 1:30 

Washington  at 
Goucher 
September  29  4:00 

VOLLEYBALL 

Washington  at 
Gettysburg,  Muhlenburg 
September  25 

Washington  at 
Haverford 
September  28  7:00 

FIELD 
HOCKEY 

Washington  at 
F.D.U.-Madison 
September  26 11:00 

Washington  at 
Swarthmore 
September  30  4:30 


INSIDE 


•Soccer  ties  Swarthmore 


Soccer  co-captain  Rory  Conway  fights  off  a  Swarthmore  player  in  the  teams'  contest  last  season.  In  this  week's  game  at  Swarthmore, 
Conway  played  over  100  minutes  in  a  double  overtime  1-1  tie.  The  senior  striker  leads  the  team  with  five  goals  on  the  season. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Jen  Hanifee 


•Volleyball  goes  3-2 
at  Scranton 

•  Field  Hockey  ties 
Haverford 

•  Sports  Comment 
•Around  the  Nation 
•WAC  Notes 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  college  community  since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Five  •  October  1, 1993 


Washington  College  •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Greeks  Like  tO  Drink     Senior  Class  Activities 


National  Greek  Letter  Organizations  Imbibe 
More  Alcohol  Than  Other  College  Students 


Residents  of  fraternity 
houses  on  campuses  around  the 
country  drink  three  times  more 
alcohol  than  other  college  men, 
according  to  re-searchers  at 
Southern  Illi- 
nois Univer- 
sity at  Car- 
bond  ale.  The 
study,  the 
most  exten- 
sive ever  done 
on  collegiate 
drinking 
shows  that 
fraternity 
house  resi- 
dents imbibe 
an  average  of 
20  drinks  a 
week,  while 
other  college 
men  drink  an 
average  of 
eight  drinks 
in  the  same 
time  period. 

The  sur- 
vey also  said 
that  on  a 
weekly  basis, 
sorority 
house  resi- 
dents drink 
two  times 
more  alcohol 
(6  drinks) 
than  other 
college 
women  (3  drinks). 

"Thedifferenceisastound- 
ing.  This  is  significant  new  in- 
formation that  campus  officials 
and  prevention  specialists  need 
tohave,"  said  Cheryl  A.  Presley, 
director  of  SIUC's  Core  Insti- 
tute for  Alcohol  and  Other  Drug 
Studies. 

The  sweeping  study  sur- 
veyed 5800  students  at  78  col- 
leges and  universities  around 
thecountry.  Of  these, 568  were 
fraternity  house  residents  and 
438  lived  in  sorority  houses. 

"The  question  arises,  'Is  it 


Greek  Ifke  itself  that  results  in 
heavy  drinking  or  is  it  the  heavy 
drinkers  who  are  attracted  to 
Greek  life?'  If  s  probably  a  little 
of  both,"  Presley  said. 


■  Creeks 

□  Non-Greeks 


1 


a 


Got  really 

Had 

Suffered 

Blacked 

Alcohol 

messed 

hangover 

alcohol 

out  in 

related 

up  within 

in  past 

or  drug 
related 

past 

fight  or 

last  two 

year 

year 

argumen 

weeks 

in.ury 

t  in  past 

•  Fifty-fourpercentof  fraternity 
and  sorority  members  reported 
driving  while  intoxicated  in  the 
year  before  the  survey  in  com- 
parison to  36  percent  of  the  rest 
of  the  student  body. 

•  Other  findings  included  the 
following  data. 

•  Eighty-six  percent  of  frater- 
nity house  residents  and  59  per- 
cent of  sorority  house  residents 
had  binged  on  alcohol  in  the  two 
weeks  before  the  survey,  com- 
pared to  42  percent  of  other  stu- 
dents. 


•  Twenty-one  percent  of 
Greek  house  residents  six  or 
more  times  in  two  weeks, 
compared  to  7percent  of  other 

students. 

•  Ninety- 
two  percent 
of  Greek 
house  resi- 
dents suf- 
fered hang- 
overs in  the 
year  before 
the  poll, 
compared 
to  66  per- 
cent of 
other  stu- 
dents. 

•  Nearly 
two  times 
more  Greek 
house  resi- 
dents (33 
percent) 
suffered  al- 
cohol and 
drug-  re- 
lated inju- 
ries as  did 
other  stu- 
dents (17 
percent). 

•  Almost 
twice  as 
many 
Greek 
house  resi- 
dents   (57 

percent)  annually  suffered 
alcohol-  and  drug-induced 
blackouts  compared  to  other 
students  (31  percent). 

•  More  than  half  of  Greek 
house  residents  (59  percent) 
got  into  alcohol-related  fights 
or  arguments  in  a  year,  a 
problem  reported  by  about 
one  in  three  other  students 
(33  percent). 

•  Seventy  percent  of  Greek 
house  residents  missed 
classes  as  a  result  of  alcohol 
or  drug  use,  compared  to  33 


Missed 
classes 
because  of 
drinking 
or  drugs 


percent  of  other  students,  ft 

Toastmasters  Club  to  Form;  Hear,  Hear! 

sists  or  a  brief  business  mcet- 


Terry  Scout 

Whatever  yourgoals  in  life 
^y  be,  much  of  your  success 
Will  depend  on  your  ability  to 
speak.  People  who  can  effec- 
"Vely  communicate  possess  one 
°'  the  skills  necessary  for  suc- 
cessful living.  According  to  a 
^rvey  by  the  College  Place- 
ment  Council,  ability  to  com- 
municate is  the  number  one  at- 
tribute that  employers  seek  in 
new  employees. 


If  you  would  like  to  learn 
how  to  communicate  better  in  a 
non- threatening  environment, 
thenjoinToastmasters.  Theclub 
will  help  you  discover  commu- 
nications abilities  tha  lyoudidn't 
know  you  possessed.  Active 
participation  will  bring  you  to 
the  point  where  you  will  feel 
confident  expressing  yourself  in 
publi. 

Each  meeting  of  the  club 
lasts  about  one  and  one-half 
hours.   A  typical  meeting  con- 


ing, table  topics  —  a  session 
of  impromptu  speeches,  and 
short  prepared  speeches. 
Membership  in  the  club  pro- 
vides you  with  a  wide  range 
of  professionally  produced 
educational  materials  and  re- 
sources on  speaking. 

There  will  be  a  demon- 
stration meeting  by  a  group 
of  DuPont  employees  from 
Newark,  Delaware,  at  7:00 
p.m.  on  Wednesday,  October 
6,  in  the  Forum  of  the  CAC.ft 


■ 


Senior  Class  President  Melissa  Sullivan 


Andrew  Evans 


The  Senior  Class  met  for  the 
first  time  this  past  Monday 
evening,  October  27.  President 
Melissa  Sullivan  opened  the 
meeting  by  reporting  that  she 
and  the  other  class  officers  met 
with  President  Trout  to  discuss 
1994  Commencement  speakers. 
Names  brought  up  in  the  meet- 
ing with  Trout  were:  George 
McGovem,  Janet  Reno  and  Maya 
Angelo.  Suggestions  for  speak- 
ers werealso  taken  from  those  in 
attendance  and  will  be  brought 
Up  in  the  next  meeting  with  the 
President.  Seniorsinattendance 
put  forth  Al  Gore  and  Jane 
Alexander,  Director  of  the  Na- 
tional Gallery,  as  preferences. 
Further  ideas  for  a  speaker  may 
be  presented  at  any  time  to  the 
Senior  Class  President. 

Sullivan  also  announced 
plans  for  a  Senior  Class  party  to 
be  held  this  semester.  Potential 
locations  for  this  event  are  the 
Country  Club  and  Great  Oak. 
She  said  that  it  was  intended  to 
bring  the  class  together. 

The  officers  were  encour- 
aged to  see  the  turn  out  for  the 
meeting  and  hope  that  this  en- 

GOP  Media  Expert 
Speaks  Wednesday 

Steve  Sandler,  who  hasbeen 
doing  radio  and  television  com- 
mercials for  the  Republican  Party 
for  nearly  twenty  years,  is  visit- 
ing the  Washington  College 
campus  in  Chestertown  on 
Wednesday,  October  6,  to  talk 
about  conservative  politics. 

The  guest  of  the  Louis  L. 
Goldstein  program  in  Public 
Affairs,  Sandler  is  delivering  a 
lecture  entitled  '"Well,  Maybe 
Incest  is  Okay":  Untravelled 
Paths  of  Conservative  Poli  tics." 
The  lecture  beginsat  7:30  p.m.  in 
Hynson  Lounge,  and  is  open  to 
the  public  at  no  charge,     ft 


thusiasm  will  continue.  Any 
Senior  interested  in  becoming 
part  of  these  activities  is  en- 
couraged to  attend  the  next 
meeting  on  October  1 1 .  Notices 
will  be  sen  t  out  to  all  Seniors,  ft 


Senior  Retrospective  Video 

About  20  of  the  campus' 
student  leaders  have  leapt  for- 
ward into  the  business  world. 
With  Kathleen  O'Donnell  in  the 
Development  Office,  the  vol- 
unteer effort  known  as  the  Se- 
nior Campaign  is  being  led  by 
co-chairs  Ivettc  Gormaz  and 
Julia  Scheid.  And  the  rest  of  the 
class  will  reap  the  benefits  — 
starting  with  theSenior  Dinner. 

On  October  27,  the  Senior 
Class  will  gather  fora  sit-down 
dinnerand  a  video  presentation 
put  together  by  their  classmates 
—  based  on  campus  life  and 
photos  borrowed  from  other 
seniors.  In  order  to  complete 
this  presentation,  seniors  need 
to  lend  their  photos  tobe  added 
to  the  montage.  Any  photos 
you're  willing  to  lend  to  the 
effort  can  be  put  in  the  box  in 
the  CAC  mailroom,  or  you  can 
contact  Julia  at  ext.  8908.       ft 


Software  Changes 
in  Miller  Library 


William  Tubbs 


Students  may  have  no- 
ticed that  we  shut  down  the 
library  system  last  week  for  a 
couple  of  hours.  We  needed 
tha  t  time  to  load  a  new  version 
of  the  system  software,  which 
includes  a  number  of  im- 
provements. Though  most  of 
these  will  not  be  visible  to  the 
general  public,  thereisone that 
people  may  want  to  know 
about:  the  ability  to  see  what 
library  books  are  charged  out 
to  you  without  having  to  ask 
at  the  circulation  desk,     ft 


Inside 

Lit  House  Rules 

Page  6 

How  Not  to  Impress 
the  Elm  Editor 

Page  3 

October  1, 1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  ELM 


Editorial 


Sin  Tax  Imposed  by  WC 

Back  in  my  day,  there  was  a  smoking  section  in  the  dining  hall. 
We  would  sit  down  with  our  trays,  gorge  ourselves  on  starchy 
food, eat  fatteningdesscrtsand  then  relax  withcoffceand  cigarettes. 
It  was  a  veritable  heaven  in  Hodson  Hall. 

Nowadays,  alas,  this  relaxed  atmosphere  is  no  more.  We  were 
never  really  offered  an  adequate  explanation  for  the  change  in 
policy,  but  we  didn't  really  fight  it.  Smoking  is  a  dirty  habit,  we 
smokers  dirty  people,  and  we  knew  we  couldn't  beat  the  system. 

It  happened  all  over  campus.  Once,  people  could  smoke  in  the 
magazine  room  in  Miller  library.  No  more.  Once,  we  could  smoke 
anywhere  in  the  Lit  House.  No  more.  In  the  Casey  Academic 
Center,  we  have  a  new  building  on  campus  which  is  entirely 
smoke  free-ashtrays  notwithstanding.  And  when  they  renovate 
Bill  Smith,  they'll  probably  make  that  a  smoker-free  zone  as  well. 

What  gives?  Is  there  anywhere  indoors  where  you  can  smoke 
and  study  at  the  same  time,  besides  your  own  room?  There  is  the 
lovely  study  lounge  in  Hodson,  but  they  might  as  well  hang  a  sign 
outside  that  says  "non-smokingstudcntsonly."  Of  course,  students 
can  feel  free  to  light  up  in  the  Bunting  conference  room,  but  how 
many  students  use  the  Bunting  conference  room? 

These  policies  may  be  intended  to  discourage  smoking,  but 
they  only  serve  to  make  student  life  less  bearable  for  students  who 
smoke.  The  only  real  program  which  could  reduce  smoking  on 
campus  would  be  a  medically  supervised  smoking-cessation  pro- 
gram. There  is  no  such  program  here,  and  it  is  not  likely  that  one 
will  be  introduced. 

These  reductions  of  the  rights  of  smokers  come  at  a  time  when 
the  College  is  making  more  profit  than  ever  from  the  sale  of 
cigarettes  to  students.  This  summer  Phillip  Morris  drastically 
reduced  the  price  of  its  Marlboro  line  of  tobacco  products.  This 
precipitated  a  price  war  with  other  producers,  which  has  resulted 
in  the  lowest  cigarette  prices  in  years. 

It  is  now  possible  to  buy  Marlboro  cigarettes  for  $1 .70  at  any 
store  in  town,  yet  the  College  charges  $2.70  for  the  same  product. 
The  College  is  perfectly  willing  to  make  exorbitant  profits  form  the 
sale  of  cigarettes  to  shidents-so  long  as  the  students  don't  try  to  to 
smoke  them  in  any  of  the  campus  buildings. 

Currently  our  President  (Clinton,  not  Trout)  is  speculating  on 
increasing  the  federal  tax  on  cigarettes  by  $1 .00  a  pack.  That's  fine 
with  me,  because  he  plans  to  use  the  money  to  finance  universal 
health  care.  But  what  is  the  College  doing  with  the  extra  $1 .00  a 
pack  students  pay  for  the  privilege  of  being  able  to  buy  cigarettes 
on  campus? 

The  federal  government  has  the  right  to  impose  sin  taxes.  By 
the  time  any  tax  on  cigarettes  is  imposed,  it  will  have  been  subject 
to  review  by  many  special  interests.  Jeff  DeMoss  is  accountable  to 
nobody  when  he  sets  prices  on  cigarettes. 

He  is  accountable  to  his  customers,  however.  The  prices  of 
cigarettes  in  the  so-called  "WC  Deli"  are  outrageous.  No  generic 
brands  are  offered  as  a  substitute  for  the  high  priced  brands.  The 
only  way  to  make  Mr,  DeMoss  lower  his  prices  is  to  stop  buying 
cigarettes  at  the  "Deli."  1 1  iseasy  to  walk  down  to  C-Town  or  Royal 
Farms  and  buy  our  cigarettes  there.  A  boycott  by  students  would 
show  Mr.  DeMoss  that  the  market  is  unwilling  to  bear  as  much  as 
he  thinks  it  is. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

For  those  of  you  who  may  be  unaware,  the  Computing  Center  Directors  have  seen  fit  to  require 
all  working  students  to  use  a  time  clock.  I  object!  My  family  objects!  This  is  not  in  any  way  what 
we  want  our  tuition  money  spent  on.  Not  to  mention  the  obvious  suggestion  it  makes  about  my 
work  ethics.  Just  what  is  it  that  you  are  saying? 

Their  [sic)  are  alwaysa  few  bad  apples  in  the  bunch,  but  you  are  charged  with  dealing  with  them 
in  an  adult  manner.  If  you  cannot,  then  get  someone  who  can!  Is  this  to  better  define  the  "slack" 
culprits?  I  am  certain  there  are  more  mature  and  cost  effective  ways  of  determining  problems. 

While  it  may  appear  to  them  as  the  only  way  to  get  results,  it  has  probably  cost  WC  more  than 
will  ever  be  recuperated. 

I  am  required  to  fill  out  a  time  card  for  the  Computing  Center,  as  well  as  complete  a  time  sheet 
for  the  Business  Office.  Double  time  effort.  If  you  workat  Computer  Repair  in  Bill  Smith,  you  must 
walk  all  the  way  down  to  Ferguson  to  Punch  in,  Punch  out.  Those  two  trips  alone  take  approx.  (sic) 
20  minutes  out  of  work  time.  Poor  utilization  of  time,  not  to  mention  the  obvious  suggestion  that 
I  am  basically  untrustworthy.  Where  did  you  folks  get  your  work  ethics?  Bad  for  morale! 

I  am  required  to  fill  out  each  week  a  separate  time  card.  This  added  to  the  original  time  sheet 
makes  three  pieces,  every  two  weeks  for  every  student  worker.  Waste!  What  about  our  costs,  what 
about  our  trees! 

This  practice  insults  my  intelligence  and  makes  me  question  those  of  the  Computing  Center.  I 
take  pride  in  my  work  here  at  WC,  both  as  a  Student  and  as  a  worker. 

I  object! 

Editor's  note: 

It  is  not  standard  practice  at  The  Washington  College  Elm  to  accept  letters  to  the  editor  which  are  w\ 
signed.  The  above  submission  is  included  merely  as  an  example  to  other  potential  letter  writers. 

Learn  from  thisauthor  's  mistakes.  Do  not  use  boldfaceorall  capitals  to  emphasize  certain  sections  of  your 
letter.  That  is  a  newsprint  faux  pas. 

Proofread  your  letter  carefully  to  make  certain  that  it  contains  no  grammar  or  spelling  errors.  Ifyourmtst 
make  unfounded  accusations,  at  least  have  enough  courage  to  sign  your  name  to  them. 

The  editor  reserves  the  right  to  edit  for  spelling,  punctuation  grammar  and  accuracy.  The  editor  also 
reserves  the  right  not  to  edit  for  spelling,  punctuation,  grammar  and  accuracy. 

If  you  feel  that  you  have  legitimate  grounds  to  justify  a  request  for  anonymity,  then  call  the  Elm  at  ext. 
8585,  and  we  will  confidentially  work  with  you  to  determine  if  your  letter  merits  anonymity. 


To  the  Editor, 

Goodness!  So  what  is  the  value  of  a  human  life  to  you  these  days,  Mr.  Phaneuf?  How  much  she 
entertains  you?  How  much  her  physical  self  fits  your  very  limited  idea  of  beauty?  There  are  a  great 
many  people  who  find  Madonna  a  threat,  and  she  has  made  use  of  that.  Death  has  allowed  popular 
culture  to  control  Marilyn  Monroe  —  to  use  her  in  many  ways.  If  Madonna  shared  that  fate  would 
it  make  you  feel  more  comfortable  with  her  image?  If  she  continues  to  prosper  and  succeed 
commerically  well  into  old  age,  will  that  threaten  you  and  your  sense  of  human  worth?  I'm  only 
asking.  But  you've  confirmed  my  sense  of  the  real  need  for  a  Woman's  Studies  program  that  will 
explore  the  answers. 

Beverly  J.  Wolff 


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Week 

at  a 

Glance 

Oct.  1-7 


Film 
Series: 

Three  of  Hearts 

Norman  James 
Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 


24 

Friday 
The  Jacketman 

will  be  in  the  CAC  Foyer 

11am  to  4  pm  selling  pre- 

made  items  and  taking 

orders. 


25 

Saturday 

Pan-He!  Car  Wash 

at  Downey's  9  a.m.  to 
3  p.m. 


unday 


Church 


27 

Monday 
Literary  House 
Career  Day 
11:30  a.m. 

lunch  provided 


28 

Tuesday 
Internship 
Discussion 

Casey  Forum  7  p.m. 


29 

Wednesday 

"Well.  Maybe  Incest  is 
Okay:  Untraveled  Paths 
of  Conservative  Politics' 

.ecture  with  Steve  Sandler 
^ynson  Lounge  .  7:30  p.m. 


30 

Thursday 

MTV  Lip  Sync 
Auditions 

Tawes  Theatre,  8:30  p.m. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  1, 1993 


Open 
Forum: 


Having  recently  returned 
frorn  a  year  in  Salzburg,  Aus- 
tria, I  am  both  interested  and 
mzzled  to  be  back  at  Washing- 
ion  College.  I  had  a  great  year 
and  1  would  love  to  tell  you  a 
liw  things  about  what  I  experi- 
enced. ■  ■  especially  in  regard  to 
one  certain  topic. 

I  have  had  the  opportunity 
lo study  German  and  Austrian 
oilhireand  history  for  some  six 
years  now  and  consider  myself 


Swastikas  at 
the  CAC 


zis  and  how  I  felt  when  seeing 
them.  They  frightened  me 
when  they  followed  a  friend  of 
mine  and  howled  racial  re- 
marks at  him.  1  also  remem- 
bered a  group  of  them  gather- 
ing around  a  friend,  calling  her 
names.  They  even  prodded  her 
with  sticks.  These  were  un- 
comfortable situations — situa- 
tions I  would  like  to  believe  we 
a  Washington  College  don't 
have  to  face. 

I  also  remembered  my  trip 


Jeff  Sawyer 


relatively  astutein  dealing  with 
related  themes.  What  struck 
nyeye  at  the  academic  society 
){ Washington  College  was 
tightening,  new,  and  relatively 
jbviousattemptsat  freedom  of 
speech.  The  puzzling  aspect  is 
he  choice  of  the  Hackenkreuz, 
jefter  known  as  the  Swastika, 
isa  method  of  expression. 

I  first  noticed  on  of  the 
symbols  on  a  desk  in  my  Span- 
shdassin  Smith  36.  Thinking 
t  an  abnormal  occurrence,  I 
eded  as  usual  to  the  Casey 
Tenter  where  I  retrieve  my  mail 
mdreaditin  thefoyer.  Aslsat 
it  one  of  the  tables  pleasantly 
lecoratcd  with  the  name  of  the 
nstitution,  I  noticed  another. 
laving  seen  two  Hackenkreuz 
ntwo  hours,  I  began  to  think 
ibout  the  symbol  and  its  mean- 

Then,  I  thought  about  my 

ftperiences  in  Europe  with  the 
Jver-rising  number  of  Neo-Na- 


to  Dachau,  the  first  model  camp 
for  the  concentration  camp  sys- 
tem established  in  the  mid-30's. 
Then  I  later  thought  of  my  trip 
to  Poland  where  I  visited 
Auschwitz,  the  deadliest  camp 
of  World  War  II.  I  also  remem- 
bered my  visit  to  Buchenwald, 
a  camp  in  the  former  East  Ger- 
many, where  I  stood  on  the 
foundations  of  buildings  where 
some  of  the  most  grotesque  ex- 
periments in  history  occurred. 
Having  studied  these 
places,  I  saw  it  necessary  to  go 
and  see  them  first-hand.  It  was 
the  coldest  feeling  I'd  ever  ex- 
perienced. Hitler  actually 
adopted  the  symbol  of  the 
Hackenkreuz  from  an  Indian 
symbol  usedin  philosophy  that 
was  in  no  way  related  to  racism 
and  hatred.  The  swastika  stood 
for  something,  something  un- 
pleasant like  a  lake  that  is  still 
See  "Sawyer"  on  page  5 


CAMPUS  VOICES 


By  Steve  Brown 


Photos  by  Katina  Duklewski 


Question:  Who  would  you  most  like  to  see  use  a  drug  (if  all  drugs  were  legal,  of  course,)  and  what 
drug  would  you  like  to  see  them  on? 


LSalL  pu%°eZg"r  ■•0n     Mtetael  ,ackS°n  °"  ™y*^      Dean  Wubbles plastered. 


Brian  Tipton 
Sophomore 
Hazel  Eyes 


Mark  Stephens 
Sophomore 
Brown  Eyes 


Kate  Sullivan 
Junior 
Green  Eyes 


Bill  Clinton. 

Valium. ..(snicker).., 

Beverly  Dias 
Junior 
Brown  Eyes 


•urn on     What'shis    name    -ummm- 

lhatehim.      President  Trout.. ..ahhh.. .on 
anything... 

BillieRenaldi 
Freshman 
Hazel  Eyes 


As  the  great,  BenjaminT.  Hinkle 
says,  we'd  like  to  see  ourselves 
onPeyote.  Yeah....I'dliketosee 
that.... that'll  go  over  well  with 
the  faculty. 

Tad  George  and  Joe  D'Ursa 

Sophomores 

Brown  Eyes 


Do  You  Know  Who's  Coming  To  Dinner?  Neither  Do  I! 


^arkPhaneuf 


ometimes,  when  I  have  fin- 
shed  my  work  at  the  end  of  a 
ongdayof  Washington  College 
earning,  I  think  about  the 
Wvies  St.  Elmo's  Fire  and  The 
mfast  Club.  Those  movies 
[Jre  our  generation's  Rebel 
fiihout  a  Cause  and  Easy  Rider. 
"it  I  the  only  one  dying  to  see 
f^els  to  these  classics?  Am  I 
w  only  one  who  wants  to  see 
*actly  where  these  kids  wound 
Itflwonder  how  farRob  Lowe 
|ot  playing  his  saxophone  and 
Anthony  Michael  Hall  actu- 
%did  go  off  and  create  a  Mi- 
fosoft-like  dynasty. 

They  must  have  ended  up 
Jitewhere,  because  Demi 
wore  is  the  only  one  who  is 
1,11  making  hit  movies.  I 
'Onder  what  became  of  the 
^'-retentive  principal  from 
*  breakfast  Club,  not  to  be 


confused  with  the  anal-reten- 
tive principal  from  Ferris 
Bueller's  Day  Off.  1  know  he 
went  on  to  play  the  anal-re- 
tentive police  chief  in  Die  Hard, 
but  he  wasn't  in  Die  Harder. 

After  I  sit  and  think  about 
that  guy  for  a  while,  I  think 
about  how  he  was  the  author- 
ity figure  and  how  much  of  a 
jerk  he  was.  It  is  relevant  be- 
cause we  are  in  an  age  when 
authority  figures  wield  no  au- 
thority, an  age  when  power  is 
mishandled  and  justice  is  mis- 
carried. Brought  up  by  the 
dottering  old  man  Reagan  and 
tutored  by  the  man  who  kicked 
near  Saddam  Hussien's  butt, 
we  have  found  justification  in 
the  belief  that  all  old  people  are 
out  of  touch,  insincere  and 
stupid.  To  find  the  incompetent 
strawmen  who  are  our  leader- 
ship, we  don't  need  to  look  to 


the  movies  or  the  White  House. 
We  need  look  no  farther  than 
the  Hynson-Ringgold  House. 

A  few  weeks  ago  I  was  in- 
vited down  to  the  President's 
house  for  dinner.  It  was  in  con- 
junction with  the  William  James 
Forum,  which  was  sponsoring 
a  talk  by  Ralph  Waller,  the 
Principal  of  Manchester,  Ox- 
ford. I  studied  at  that  institu- 
tion last  year  (remember  that,  it 
is  important).  I  was  surprised 
and  honored  for  a  chance  to 
schmooze  with  the  man  who  is 
in  all  those  pictures  holding 
oversized  checks  in  the  Wash- 
ington College  Magazine.  In  the 
years  I  have  been  here,  I've 
never  before  had  the  chance  to 
meet  the  President.  Hell,  I  only 
got  a  checking  account  this 
summer! 

I  arrived  at  his  house  with 
several  other  people.    At  the 


door  he  said  "Hi"  and  I  said 
"Hi."  We  shook  hands.  He 
pronounced  my  name  wrong, 
but  everyone  does  that,  so  I  cor- 
rected him.  I  thought  about 
saying  it  was  nice  to  meet  him 
but  I  thought  that  it  might  be 
impolite.  Dinner  went  fine. 
There  were  about  fourteen  of 
us  there,  split  upat  two  tables. 
Isatat  the  table  with  Mrs.  Trout. 
We  were  served  and  the  food 
and  conversation  was  great.  I 
really  encourageeveryone  to  to 
take  advantage  of  this  oppor- 
tunity and  go  down  there  for 
some  grub. 

The  group  then  moved 
back  up  to  campus  to  hear  the 
talk  by  Dr.  Waller.  The  speech 
was  about  whether  or  not  we 
needed  higher  education.  It 
was  like  Pat  Riley  giving  a 
speech  on  whether  we  need  hair 
gel.  AsIsaidmygoodbyes,the 


President  of  Washington  Col- 
lege^ whose  house  I  haddined 
only  a  few  hours  earlier,  asked 
me  why  I  was  there.  He  asked 
me  if  I  was  a  former  president 
of  the  William  James  Forum  or 
just  an  interested  party.  Qui- 
etly, I  said  I  went  to  Manchester 
College  last  year. 

I  left  Hynson  Lounge  feel- 
ing deflated  and  depressed,  like 
a  blow-up  doll  of  Kate  Moss.  I 
didn't  expect  him  to  know  who 
I  was  or  how  to  pronounce  my 
name.  I  could  understand  that. 
After  all,  in  my  years  here  I 
have  never  made  an  attempt  to 
speak  to  him.  In  this  burgeon- 
ing campus  of  eight-hundred 
plus,  I  was  able  to  get  by  un- 
noticed and  quiet-like. 

What  got  me  was  that  he 
didn't  even  know  why  I  was  at 
his  house.  Maybe  I'm  petty, 
maybe  I  pay  too  much  attention 


October  1, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


(Note:  Before  beginning  this 
column  the  author  wishes  to 
make  a  few  public  apologies. 
Firstly,  Christine-my-room- 
matc:  I  am  sorry  I  put  an  oral 
sex  joke  in  your  mouth  last 
week.  Secondly,  A1I-WAC- 
peoplc-who-have-becn-mak- 
ing-and-will-be-making- 
spontaneous-appearancos-in- 
Blub-and-do-not-like-what- 
fish-they-havc-becn-trans- 
formed-into:  Sorry.  Blame 
Christine.  Thirdly,  To-all- 
those-who-have-bcen- won- 
dering; Thcoccurrcncesin  Blub 
arc  completely  fictional.  The 
Washington  College  campus 
has  not  REALLY  been  turned 
into  a  school  of  fish.  Calm 
down.) 

President  Trout  (A  Trout) 
and  Dean  Wubbels  (A  Wa- 
hoo),  neither  of  whom  had  yet 
learned  that  the  students  had 
just  deposed  them  and  elected 
Mark  Murphy  to  be  king,  (Note 
to  anyone  who  doesn't  know 
Mark:  he  was  the-guy-in-that- 
neck-brace  last  year)  were 
having  a  discussion  about  the 
latest  occurrence  on  the 
Washington  College  campus. 

President  Trout:  I  can't 
believe  this!  We've  all  been 
turned  into  aquatic  sea  crea- 
tures! This  is  great!  Finally! 
Something  that  will  draw  na- 
tional attention  to  Washington 


Blub 


College! 

Dean  Wubbels:  And  na- 
tional attention  drawn  to  the 
college  means  more  students 
drawn  to  the  college! 

President  Trout:  More 
students!  More  students!  Yay 
more  students! 

Dean  Wubbels:  So  many 
people  will  want  to  come  here 
that  we  can  stop  giving  Fresh- 
men all  those  academic  schol- 
arships! 

President  Trout:  And  so 
many  people  will  want  to  come 
here  that  we'll  be  able  to  make 
up  for  all  the  students  we  lost 
this  summer! 

Dean  Wubbels:  More  stu- 
dents! More  students! 

PresidentTrout:  Yay,  more 
students! 

Dean  Wubbels:  Gosh,  you 
know,  the  only  other  thing  that 
would  get  us  as  much  national 
attention  as  this  would  be  hiring 
a  hit  man  or  old  SGA  president 
to  shoot  everyone  in  the  dining 
hall! 

PresidentTrout:  And  thank 
God  we  don't  have  to  do  that! 
This  will  bring  us  publicity- 
galore!  We  can  now  put  out 
full-page  ads  in  the  Washing- 
ton Post,  saying  things  like 
"Send  your  children  to  Wash- 
ington College.  We'llgivethem 
the  AQUATIC  EXPERIENCE!" 
More  students!  More  students! 


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Yay,  more  students! 

Dean  Wubbels:  Shall  we 
have  one  of  our  secretaries  call 
around  to  tell  thisgloriousnews 
to  all  the  newspapers? 

PresidentTrout:  Yes! 

"1  say  we  have  an  enormous 
celebration  to  celebrate  the 
coronation  of  Mark  Murphy!" 
shouted  Haus-the-grouper. 

"Par-tee!  Par-tee!"  chanted 
all  the  Washington  College  stu- 
dents/aquatic sea  creatures. 

"Oh,  wow!"  said  Mary 
Holmes  of  Mary&Jcrry  who  had 
both  turned  into  Atlantic  Bonito 
fish,  "Think  of  ho  w  great  parties 
are  going  to  be,  now  that  we're 
all  aquatic  sea  creatures!  All  we 
have  to  do  is  empty  a  keg  into  a 
room  and  invite  everyone  in  to 
swim  around!  We'll  all  be  able 
to  get  drunk  through  osmosis!" 

"Par-tee!  Par-tee!"  chanted 
all  the  Washington  College  stu- 
dents/aquatic sea  creatures. 

"Oh,dear."  saidTanya-the- 
angelfish.  "Asa hypoglycemic, 
I  still  can't  consume  alcohol...." 

"That'sok!"saidChristine- 
the-Flounder,  "You  can  be  our 
musical  entertainment,  then!" 

"Musical  entertainment?" 

"Yeah!  You  can  sing  forus!" 

"You're  right!"  said  Tanya- 
the-Angelfish  as  she  launched 
into  two  of  her  favorite  songs: 

BOBBY  DAY  (to  be  sung  to 
the  tune  of  "Barbara  Ann") 

Ba  ba  ba  ba  bobby  day,  Ba 
ba  ba  ba  bobby  day 

Bobby  Day-ay-ay,  yeah  he's 
o-kay-ay-ay 

He's  got  us  reading  and 
a'writing,  rockin'  and  rebellin' 

Bobby  Day-ay-ay,  Ba  bobby 
Day 

TATUM  (to  be  sung  to  the 
tune  of  the  theme  of  the  Lone 
Ranger) 

Tatum  Tatum  Tatum 
Tatum,  Tatum  Tatum  Tatum 
Tatum. 

Tatum  Tatum  Tatum 
Tatum,  Tatum!  Tatum  Tatum. 

"Par-tee!  Par-tee!"  shouted 
all  of  the  Washington  College 
students/ aquatic  sea  creatures. 

See  "Blub"  on  page  5 


No  one  ever  called  Miz 
Dee's  a  swanky  joint  in  any  of 
its  incarnations.  I  hope  the 
name  doesn't  die  after  the  last 
WC  Students  to  see  Dee  on 
campus  (i.e.  seniors) graduate. 
And  I  do  think  the  next,  new- 
and-improved  Snack  Bar/WC 
Deli/whatever  will  be  worth 
the  wait.  I  mean,  they're  going 
to  have  booths. 

They've  seemed  to  re-do 
Dee's  every  year.  The  lattice 
work,  the  hospital  striping,and 
the  menu  ha  veallgone  through 
revisions  each  year  ...  But  this 
is  the  biggest  change  I've  seen. 
The  menu  of  about  ten  items 
does  leave  a  lot  to  be  desired. 
Its  present  location  in  the  CAC 
is  handy  on  the  way  to  class, 
but  then  again,  that's  exactly 


territory  to  spend  $.60  for  12 
ounces  of  flavored  carbonated 
water.  Then  they  "forgot"  to 
have  the  Coke  man  refill  the 
machine.  They  also  refused  to 
give  you  change  for  your  Dee's 
dollars  so  you  could  go  t 
yourself  a  Coke.  (In  the  past 
change  was  provided  for  those 
who  needed  it  for  the  candy 
machine  when  Dee's  wasoi 
of  candy.) 

Meanwhile,  theBookstor 
went  on  supplying  such  deli- 
cacies as  Crystal  Pepsi  and 
Clearly  Canadian  — still  over- 
priced, chargeable,  and  linked 
to  the  Deli  Syndicate/WAC 
Monopoly — but  everpresent. 
If  you  had  time  to  stand  ii 
line. 

Tuesday,  they  removed 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


what  it's  missing. 

You  can  buy  an  over- 
priced, wilted,  microwaved 
cheeseburger,  or  some  version 
of  a  chicken  sandwich  and  a 
hot  dog.  They  do  not,  how- 
ever, have  three  of  Dee's  big- 
gest sellers  —  fries,  nachos,  and 
chili.  You  can  buy  yoghurt  and 
blueberry  muffins  if  they 
haven't  run  out.  There's  cook- 
ies, crackers  and  chips  —  but 
no  candy. 

But  the  biggest  aberration 
from  the  norm  is  the  drinks. 
Yes,  once  again  the  Dining  Hall 
is  thwarting  the  happiness  of 
Washington  College  Students 
by  limiting  their  potential  bev- 
erage consumption.  First  no 
bar  in  the  CoffeeHouse,  and 
now  this. 

This  being  that  Dee's  — 
excuse  me.  WCDeliattheCAC 
—  sells  approximately  four 
things:  coffee,  Gatorade, 
Snapple,  and  nothing.  Occa- 
sionally there  will  be  fruit  juice 
or  "gasp*  a  soda  or  two.  This 
latter  item,  of  course,  only  fol- 
lowing the  removal  of  the  Coke 
machine. 

First  they  left  the  machine 
behind  the  counter  so  you  had 
to  intrude  into  food  service 


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the  machine  and  started  sell- 
ing sodas.  A  few.  At  five  cents 
more  than  the  machine  price 
(which,  incidentally,  you  can 
get  around  if  you  go  to  Gibson 
or  Bill  Smith — but  only  if  yon 
think  about  soda  ahead  of 
time). 

Let  me  clarify  the  Deli 
Syndicate/WACMonopoly.A 
few  weeks  back  there  was  an 
articlein  these  pages  about  the 
Bookstore  Extortion  Plot. 
Thoseofuswhoarepoor(read, 
Mommy  and  Daddy  can't  af- 
ford to  send  us  money.  Ever. 
Much  less  every  month)  haw 
to  charge  our  books,  art  sup 
plies,  etc.  and  pay  in  install- 
ments in  order  to  cover  the 
inflated  prices.  We  shop  at  the 
Dollar  Store  for  everything 
else. 

Now  they  (same  manure, 
different  they)  have  caught  us 
unaware  and  want  us  to  pay, 
for  the  privilege  of  drinking 
sodas  we  could  get  for  c 
selves,  cheaper,  if  they'd  jus' 
give  us  the  change,  as  they 
have  in  the  past.  You  cant 
boycott  thembecause,ifyou'rt 
on  the  full  meal  plan,  you've 
already  paid  for  the  food,  s° 
you  may  as  well  eat  it. 

Or  drink  it.  In  a  classless 
society,  Coca-Cola  would  be 
the  same  price  for  the  man 
shoppingatSuperFreshasit'5 
for  students  at  a  liberal  arts 
college.  But  we're  drinking 
coke  in  a  gallery  with  million' 
dollar  floors,  so  they're  going 
to  milk  us  "rich  kids"  (Hah!) 
for  every  nickel  we're  worth- 
Bu  t  this  is  no  classless  society- 
And  they  have  no  class. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  1, 1993 


"Sawyer/'  from  page  3 
pey  after  fifty  years  or  like 
tooms  full  of  hair,  shoes,  or 
eyeglasses.  I've  been  to 
Amsterdam  and  walked 
through  the  house  of  Anne 
prank.  I've  stood  in  her  bed- 
room and  have  seen  the  actual 
pictures  she  had  pasted  on  the 
walls'  I  also  lived  off  of  a  street 
where  Nazi  troops  used  to 
march  by  the  hundreds. 

The  individual  with  which 
we  are  dealing  has  obviously 


expressed  the  freedom  of 
speech,  but  has  no  understand- 
ing of  what  he  or  she  has  done. 
Maturity  playsa  large  role  here. 
I  am  grateful  for  my  education 
and  I  am  glad  I  have  a  good 
understanding  of  the  topic  dis- 
cussed here.  Obviously,  some- 
one needs  to  book-up  on  the 
topic  of  the  Hackenkruez  and 
the  ideologies  for  which  it 
stands.  lean  think  ofmorethan 
a  few  things  that  will  make  ev- 
erything very  clear.  Q 


"Phaneuf,"  from  page  3 
to  details,  but  I  cannot  remem- 
ber one  time  in  my  short  little 
life  when  I  had  invited  some- 
one to  my  home  and  didn't  have 
a  clue  as  to  why  they  were  there 
when  they  had  arrived.  Actu- 
ally it  did  happen  once,  but  I 
was  really  drunk  when  I  made 
out  the  invitations.  I  didn't 
know  who  anyone  there  was, 
including  myself,  and  hadn't 
the  slightest  idea  as  to  why  I 
decided  to  make  it  an  all  Rich- 
ard Simmons  theme  party.  So 
there  are  extenuating  circum- 
stances. And  truthfully,  aside 
from  the  fact  that  he  has  his 
pictu  res  taken  wi  th  those  checks 
and  that  he  lived  in  the  house,  I 
am  not  exactly  sure  why  the 
president  was  there. 

Bu  t  this  is  all  in  the  past  and 
lhave  learned  the  errors  of  my 
ways.  Every  time  I  enter  the 
cafeteria  I  announce  "I  am  here 
because  I  am  hungry  and  I  am 
going  to  eat  lunch"  or,  con- 


versely, "I  am  here  to  eat  din- 
ner". It  doesn't  matter  if  there 
is  anyone  in  the  room  when  I 
get  to  class,  I  make  sure  to  de- 
claim "I  am  here  because  I 
registered  for  this  class".  My 
roommates  look  at  me  kind  of 
funny,  when  I  get  back  and  say 
"I  am  here  because  I  live  here". 
It  may  sound  silly,  but,  if  you 
look  at  it,  it  really  makes  a  tre- 
mendous amount  of  sense  and 
saves  from  any  possible  confu- 
sion in  the  future. 

When  I  go  into  the  bath- 
room I  feel  somewhat  awkward 
telling  the  toilet  why  I  am  here. 
But  as  most  of  you  can  attest  to, 
there  is  nothing  worse  than  a 
befuddled  toilet.  And  as  I  sit 
here  and  think  about  all  of  this, 
I  can't  help  wondering  how 
Molly,  Judd,  and  good  ole 
Emilio  made  out  and  whether 
the  charter  members  of  The 
Breakfast  Club  ma  tured  in  to  card 
carrying  members  of  The 
Diner's  Club.  Drive  Safely.  Q. 


"Blub,"  from  page  4 

"More  students!  More 
students!  Yay,more students!" 
chanted  President  Trout  and 
Dean  Wubbels. 

"Yay,  FISH!"  cheered  a 
Sho'men  as  he  cast  his  line  into 
the  Washington  College  cam- 
pus. 

"Whafs  that?"  said  Chris 
Sanchez  (a  Spanish  Mackerel) 
asa  large  shining  hook  with  an 
enormous  worm  at  one  end 
came  plunging  into  the  middle 
of  the  quad. 


All  of  the  students/aquatic 
sea  creatures  got  suddenly  si- 
lent. 

"I  don't  know,"  said  Killi- 
Fish  Heubert,  but  I'm  getting 
mighty  hungry...." 

All  of  the  Washington  Col- 
lege students  were  surprised  to 
find  that  they  suddenly  had  an 
even  greater  hunger  for  worms 
than  they  usually  had  for  din- 
ing hall  food....  CI 


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Arts  and  Entertainment 


Washington  College  ELM 


Literary  House  Becomes  Cultural  Center 
Extraordinaire  at  Washington  College 


CLiterary  Briefs  ~) 


Poets,  fiction  writers  and 
listenersare invited  to  thcyear's 
first  Open  Reading  sponsored 
by  the  Writer's  Union.  All  are 
welcome  to  the  O'Neill  Liter- 
ary House  at  8:00  p.m.  tonight 
(October  1)  to  hear  and  share 
both  original  works  and  favor- 
ites by  other  authors.  Refresh- 
ments will  be  served. 

SundayaftemoonattheLit. 
House  is  chock  full  of  events. 
Women  and  men  interested  in 
the  study  of  each  other  —  for- 
mally known  as  the  Gender 
Studies  Reading  Group  —  will 
have  their  meeting  in  the  Mary 
Wood  Readers'  Room  October 
3  at  1:00  p.m.  Old  and  new 
members  are  welcome. 


Then  at  4:00  p.m.,  the 
Freshman  Literary  Colloquy,  a 
symposia  of  literature,  will  fo- 
cus this  year  on  Spirituality  & 
Self.  Everyone  is  invited  to  the 
Lit  House  on  Sunday  to  listen 
and  leam. 

Following  the  reading,  the 
Clean  Teeth  Club  Magazine  will 
makeitsdebutappearance.  The 
magazine,  edi  ted  by  Erin  Ro we, 
includes  works  by  seven  stu- 
dents and  was  put  out  with 
money  from  the  memorial  fund 
of  Conan  Bailey. 

It's  never  loo  early  to  think 
about  Halloween,  and  all  those 
interested  in  helping  to  plan 
the  annual  Lit  House  Hallow- 
een Reading  &  Masquerade  are 


encouraged  to  attend  an  orga- 
nizational/planning meeting 
at  the  Lit.  House  Wednesday, 
October  6  at  7:30  p.m. 

October  11  is  National 
Coming  Out  Day,  and  GALA 
has  planned  a  series  of  events 
to  celebrate  sexual  diversity. 
The  film,  Torchsong  Trilogy, 
will  be  shown  on  Thursday, 
October7at7:30p.m.intheLit 
House. 

The  Coming-Out  Reading 
is  open  to  everyone  interested 
in  LesBiCay  culture  and  lit- 
erature. Read  your  own  or 
others'  works  at  the  Lit  House 
Friday,  October  8  at  8:00  p.m. 


There  will  be  a  book  sign- 
ing session  with  Washington 
College  alumnus  and  prize- 
winning  illustrator  Jack 
Schroeder  '58.  Schroeder  illus- 
trated the  new  Literary  House 
Press  published  Selected  Poems 
of  Gilbert  Byron  '23.  Literary 
House,  2:00  p.m.,  October  2. 

This  year's  issue  of  the 
Washington  College  Review  will 
be  unveiled  by  the  Lit  House 
PressonOctober4.  Forthe first 
time,  the  edition  will  include 
contributions  from  all  disci- 
plines, including  scholarly 
work  by  students  as  well  as 
creative  writing. 


The  CareerCenter  will  hold 
ah  instruction  session,  Getting 
Started  in  Publishing:  How  to 
How  To  Land  an  Entry-Level  ]ob 
on  Monday,  October  4  from 
11:30  a.m.  to  2:00  p.m.  at  the 
Literary  House.  The  talk  will 
be  given  by  Washington  Col- 
lege Alumna  Sarah  Hamlin,  '9] , 
Hamlin  is  an  Administrative 
Editorial  AssistanforHarmony 
Books  and  graduated  from 
Washington  College  with  a 
major  in  English;  she  wrote  an 
honors  thesis  on  Toni  Morrison. 
Lunch  will  be  provided  with 
the  talk. 


Literary    Fellowship  Rooms  Awarded  for  1993-94 


Each  year,  the  Literary 
Houseawardsfourroomstolive 
in  to  qualified  students  for  the 
rest  of  the  year.  These  rooms, 
known  as  the  Fellowship 
Rooms,  offer  the  recipients  a 
quality  working  environment 
strategically  located  on  the  third 
floor  of  the  one  of  the  college's 
main  hotbeds  of  writing  and  lit- 


erary activity. 

This  year,  the  rooms  were 
awarded  to  seniors  Tanya 
Allen,  Melissa  Moorehead, 
Jennifer  Reddish,  and  Tarin 
Towers. 

In  selecting  the  recipients, 
preference  is  usually  given 
tosenior  English  majors  writ- 
ing theses;  juniors  with  a  spe- 


cific project  in  mind,  such  as  a 
novel  in  progress,  are  also  con- 
sidered. Theses  may  be  either 
scholarly  or  creative  writing. 
Thisyear'srecipients  represent 
both  venues. 

"Finally!  A  quiet  place  that 
has  enough  bookshelves!"  ex- 
claims Tarin  Towers. 


Thane  Glenn  Wins  Beacham  Prize 

In  a  contest  judged  by  poet 
and  writer  Wiliam  Mott  of 
William  and  Mary  College,  se- 
nior Thane  Glenn's  short  story, 
'The  Lion's  Cage"  took  first 
place,  the  Beachum  Prize  is  the 
publication  by  the  Literary 
House  Press  of  the  winning 
manuscript  in  a  limited  chap 
book  edition.  The  publication 
date  for  the  story  is  set  for 
Spring,  1994. 


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Arts  and  Entertainment 


October  1, 1993 


In  Their  Own  Voices:  "Damn  Yankees"  Auditions 


pachael  Fink: 

"Are  you  here  to  audition? 
Great!  Please  fill  this  out  you'll 
^number  15.  When  I  call  you, 
you  can  go  out  and  sing  for 
Elisa." 

"Elisa,  I  have  three  more 
for  you,  but  I'm  sending  in 
Eve.  She  has  to  go  to  SGA." 

"Okay,  Jen,  you  read 
Applegate,  and  Bridgette,  you 
read  Lola  in  scene  five." 

"Professor  Weissman, 
you're  next." 

Two  nights  of  auditions, 
overthirty  people,  losing,  read, 
and  then  cast.  As  a  stage  man- 
ager, I  had  the  easy  job.  All  I 
had  to  do  was  get  everyone  in 
and  out  as  quickly  as  possible. 
But  auditions  of  this  size  never 
mn smoothly.  Someonealways 
has  to  bedone by  8:00, or  hasn't 
decided  what  to  sing;  or  is 
scared  stiff  about  the  whole 
process. 

Making  sure  everyone  is 
where  they  should  be  at  any 
given  point,  making  sure  they 
know  what  to  do  when,  and 
making  sure  everyone  is  calm 
was  my  job. 


Elisa  Hale,  my  direc- 
tor, and  Ciaran  O'Keefe,  our 
musical  director,  had  to  decide 
who,  when  and  why  everyone 
would  get  a  part. 

But  we  did  it,  and  every- 
one got  a  part  and  now  rehears- 
als are  in  full  swing,  despite 
scheduling  conflicts,  lung  in- 
fections and  not  enough  hours 
in  the  day. 

Stopby  the  green  roomany 
night  for  the  next  month  and 
we'll  be  there,  singing,  danc- 
ing, building  a  set  and  getting 
ready  to  open  the  curtain  on 
"Damn  Yankees!" 

And  come  see  the  show  on 
October 21, 22 or 23.  Itwillbea 
fun  show  that  everyone  should 
enjoy,  except  me.  I'm  not  sup- 
posed to  enjoy  it;  I'm  the  stage 
manager.  Socomeandenjnvit 
for  me! 
Marshall  Norton: 

Painless. 

That's  how  I  would  de- 
scribe the  audition  for  "Damn 
Yankees."  This  was  a  welcome 
change  compared  to  the  audi- 
tions I  went  to  in  high  school, 


during  which  all  the  prospec- 
tive cast  members  sat  in  the 
audience-altogether  an  un- 
comfortable experience.  In  the 
case  of  the  auditions  for  "Damn 
Yankees,"  however,  the  only 
people  in  the  audience  were 
Ciaran  O'Keefe  and  Elisa  . 

Having  been  involved  in 
numerous  theater  productions 
in  high  school,  I  almost  jumped 
at  the  chance  to  be  on  stage 
during  my  freshman  year. 
Granted,  1  had  never  even 
heard  of  "Damn  Yankees"  so  I 
didn't  really  know  what  to  ex- 
pect, but  I  thought  that  the  ex- 
perience would  be  fun. 

As  usual,  everyone  there 
was  asked  to  fill  out  a  form 
detailing  their  past  theatrical 
accomplishments,  their  daily 
schedule,  and  any  other  times 
that  they  might  not  be  able  to 
attend  a  rehearsal.  While  ev- 
eryone was  busy  with  that. 
Stage  Manager  Rachael  Fink 
informed  us  all  that  the  musical 
was  not  about  the  Civil  War. 

Then  came  the  fun  part. 
According  to  the  number  writ- 


j  rbchael  Fink,  Stage  Manager  and 

runner  of  auditions 


Marshall  Norton  will  play 
parts  of  Vernon  and  Postmaster 


ten  at  the  top  of  each  audition 
sheet,  we  were  instructed  to  go 
out  on  stage  where  Ciaran 
would  be  waiting  toaccompany 
everyone  on  the  piano.  Elisa 
was  outintheaudience,seated 
about  ten  rows  back  to  see 
whether  everyone's  voices 
could  carry  well. 

Each  singing  audition  was 
followed  by  script  readings 
from  various  combinations  of 
theauditioners.  This  partof  the 
audition  took  the  longest,  for  in 
each  case  it  was  necessary  to 
wait  until  enough  people  had 
finished  singing  to  have  the 
right  number  for  each  scene. 
Theaudition began  at  7:00p.m., 
and  I  (who  was  #11,  out  of 
around  20)  wasn't  finished  un- 
til after  9:00. 

The  Saturday  following 
that  Tuesday  audition,  I  re- 
ceived a  call  informing  me  that 
I  had  been  given  two  roles  in 
"Damn  Yankees,"  so  appar- 
ently the  audition  went  well. 

All  I  have  to  do  now  is  fig- 
ure out  how  I'm  going  to  juggle 
the  rehearsal  schedule  along 
with  everything  else  I  need  to 
get  done. 

Kiyaa  Washington: 

My  experience  with  the 
play,"Damn  Yankees,"  hasbeen 
quiteenjoyablesofar.  I'vegtten 
the  chance  to  meet  different 
people  on  campus.  The  audi- 
tion was  not  difficult  and  I  felt 
calm.  Hopefully  the  musical 
will  be  a  success. 


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Freshman  Colloquy 

Student  Director 
Previews  Annual 
Event 


Kelli  K.  Youngblood 
Kelli  Youngblood 

The  social  event  of  the  year 
approaches.  Yes,  if  s  Freshman 
Literary  Colloquy  time  again. 
Wacky  creative  writing  kids 
have  pooled  their  collective 
brain  cells  and  bookshelves  to 
bring  you  ninety  stimulating 
minutes  of  "Spirit  and  Self." 
The  single  performance  will  be 
on  the  deck  of  the  Rose  Casey 
O'Neill  Literary  House  this 
Sunday,  October  3,  at  4:00  p.m. . 
All  are  welcome. 

If  you're  wondering  what 

the  theme,  "Spirit  and  Self,"  en- 
compasses, you're  in  excellent 
company.  TheColloquygroup, 
wondering  the  same  thing,  has 
brought  together  a  truly  diverse 
collection  of  poetry,  prose  and 
dramatic  selections.  All  of  these 
works  have  had  influence  on 
individuals'  definitions  of  the 
human  spirit  and  how  it  is  ex- 
pressed through  the  self. 

Conventionally,  spiritual 
guidance  is  sought  in  a  reli- 
gious setting,  not  in  a  writers' 
hangout.  However,  the  Fresh- 
man Literary  Colloquy  opens 
its  mind  to  the  possibility  that 
this  setting  is  religious.  Still, 
this  Sunday  (at  the  Lit  House) 
you  will  hear  no  sermons. 

Instead,  you  will  hear  (and 
see)  are  dramatic  scenes  from 
The  Little  Prince,  Our  Town, 
Rosencrantz  &  Guildenstern  Are 
Dead,  and  Six  Characters,  and  the 
poetry  of  Thomas  Hardy,  Dou- 
glasCoupland,  Alexander  Blok 
and  others. 

William  Faulkner,  Alice 
Walker,  Leo  Tolstoy,  and  Ayn 
Rand  will  be  among  theauthors 
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October  1, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELfy[ 


On  The  Rise 
In  The  Fall 

Octoberisonitsway.  Infact,ifshere.  Today  begins  the  season 
when  we  start  to  think  about  falling  leaves,  Halloween,  and 
cooler  weather.  It's  also  the  time  of  year  when  fall  sports  are 
right  in  the  midst  of  the  year. 

That's  right — if  s  just  about  the  midpoint  of  the  1993  season  for 
the  Washington  field  hockey,  volleyball,  and  men's  soccer 
teams.  It's  a  time  to  reflect  and  look  upon  what  each  team  has 
accomplished. 

Last  year,  it  was  a  dismal  fall  in  Chestertown,  as  our  three 
varsity  sports  combined  fora23-39-2record.  However,  everyone 
on  each  team  kepi  saying,  "Wait  until  next  year."  Even  so,  a 
little  bit  of  skepticism  arose. 

This  year,  it's  hard  to  find  skeptics  around  campus.  After  all, 
what  could  any  doubters  have  to  say  about  this  season.  For 
instance... 

The  volleyball  team  is  currently  13-8  waiting  with  anticipation 
for  the  Washington  College  Invitational  this  weekend.    The 


Sports  Commentary 


volleyball  team  has  never  won  its  own  invitational  but  has  a 
realistic  shot  for  accomplishing  the  feat  for  the  first  time  in  school 
history.  Winning  the  tournament  would  give  theSho'women  an 
18-8  record.  They  have  already  surpassed  last  year's  win  total, 
and  they  still  have  a  very  young  team. 

Thcmen's soccer  team  also  is  still  young.  Coach  Todd  Helbling's 
squad  has  only  one  senior  and  one  junior.  The  rest  of  the  team 
is  entirely  comprised  of  sophomores  and  freshmen.  However, 
the  team  is  still  performing  well  with  a  4-4-1  record  at  press  time. 
Their  losses  include  tight  matches  with  Franklin  &  Marshall, 
Muhlenberg,  Gettysburg  and  Marymount.  The  Shormen  also 
tied  Swarthmore  1-1  for  their  first  non-loss  to  the  Garnet  in  10 
years.  It  was  also  the  first  goal  for  the  Shoremen  against 
Swarthmore  in  1  Oyears.  However,  the  soccer  team  still  has  some 
tough  games  remaining  against  thelikesof  Dickinson,  Ha  verford 
and  Johns  Hopkins. 

The  field  hockey's  record  may  not  reflect  it,  but  they  are 
probably  having  a  better  season  than  last  year.  While  they  are  1- 
2-1  at  press  time,  their  two  losses  have  come  to  Centennial 
Conference  powers  Gettysburgand  Western  Maryland.  Probably 
more  so  than  the  other  two  sports,  field  hockey  has  been  handed 
a  much  tougher  schedule  with  the  move  to  a  new  conference. 
Also  the  adjustment  toa  new  coach  could  bea  factor  in  the  team's 
1-2-1  start.  However,  the  Sho'womcn's  tie  with  Haverford  last 
week  was  a  very  encouraging  sign,  and  Washington  has  two 
games  this  weekend  for  a  chance  at  a  couple  of  wins. 
Thus  far,  this  fall's  sports  season  has  not  been  a  time  to  wish  for 
the  coming  basketball  season.  Fans  are  beginning  to  show  up  in 
large  numbers  for  athletic  contests,  and  maybe  there  will  be  even 
more  to  cheer  for  at  the  end  of  the  season. 

Start  coming  out  in  even  larger  numbers  and  root  for  the 
Shoremen  during  their  tough  Centennial  Conference  schedule. 

We  won't  try  and  predict  how  the  teams  will  finish  up,  but  it 
should  definitely  be  better  than  last  year. 
—Matt  Murray 


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ON  IMI(  HESTER  RIVER 


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CHESTERTOWN.  MD.  21620 

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Present  this  advertisement  with  your  student 
ID  for  a  10%  discount  on  any  dinner  entree. 

Valid  Monday.  Tuesday  and  Wednesday 


Volleyball  Gets  Ready  For 
Washington  Invitational 

Team  Beats  Swarthmore  To  Improve  Record  To  13-8 


Erika  K.  Ford 


Following  Tuesday's  3-0  win 
at  Haverford,  the  Washington 
College  volleyball  teamnow  has 
a  .619  winning  percentage  with 
a  13-8  record.  In  the  Centennial 
Conference  their  record  is  3-2. 
On  September  22  the 
Sho'women  traveled  to 
Swarthmore  and  won  three 
games  out  of  four.  Last  Saturday 
they  played  away  against 
Gettysburg  and  Muhlenberg  in 
Pennsylvania.  They  fell  to 
Gettysburg  0-3,  but  were  victo- 
rious over  Muhlenberg  3-2. 

Through  last  weekend, 
sophomore  Jen  Dixon  had  170 
kills,  the  most  on  the  team.  Last 
year  she  led  the  Middle  Atlan- 
tic Conference  in  kills.  Junior 
co-captain  Beverly  Diazhad  210 
saves  and  19  aces.  Freshman 
Becky  Stephens  led  with  24  solo 
blocks,  and  freshman  Tina 
Smith  had  36  aces.  The 
Sho'women  have  proven  that  a 
team  effort  is  the  key  to  success. 


Coach  Penny  Fall  is  pleased 
with  the  young  team  and  the 
improvement  over  last  year's 
12-20  mark. 

"Already  this  season  we're 
ahead  of  where  I  anticipated 
we'd  be,  especially  with  the 
heavy  du  ty  schedule  we' ve  been 
playing,"  Fall  said.  "I'm  very 
satisfied,  and  it  must  be  very 
satisfying  for  the  student  ath- 
letes too." 

Fall  believes  the  volleyball 
team  still  has  room  to  improve 
though. 

"We  have  to  find  the  key  to 
consistency  in  our  games,"  she 
said.  "We  must  understand 
what  we  have  to  do  as  a  group 
to  play  at  a  high  level  righta  way. 

"Sometimes  we  let  other  teams 
get  ahead  and  gain  momentum 
early  in  games,  and  then  we 
have  to  work  extra  to  catch  up. 
Luckily  we  often  can,  but  that 
isn't  a  good  strategy." 

Ultimately,  Fall  thinks  that  the 
Sho'women  "must  be  ready  for 
serious  play  sooner,  and  must 


stay  competitive  throughom 
each  match." 

This  weekend  Washington 
College  hosts  the  Invitational 
Tournament.  Five  colleges  will 
come  to  Chestertown  with 
hopes  of  going  home  with  the 
winning  trophy.  Washington 
has  never  won  first  place  in  the 
Invitational,  but  they  hope  that 
this  year  will  be  different 

"The  team's  attitude  for  this 
weekend  is  very  positive,"  Diaz 
said.  "Everybody  really  wants 
a  first  place  win." 
Sho'women  volleyball  will  go 
up  against  five  tough  teams  on 
Friday  and  Saturday.  They  will 
face  Gallaudet  at  6  p.m.  and 
Scranton  at  8  p.m.  Friday,  Oc- 
tober 1 . 

On  Saturday,  they  play 
Albright  at  11  a.m.  in  Cain 
Gymnasium.  That  afternoon 
they'll  face  Salisbury  at  1  p.m. 
and  Catholic  at  2  p.m.  In  recent 
match-ups  Washington  beat 
Scranton  in  close  matches,  but 
lost  to  Catholic. 


Swimming  Practice  Begins 


Swimming  practice  began 
Sunday  night,  and  Coach  Kim 
Lessard  is  looking  forward  to  a 
strong  season,  especially  with 
new  recruits  for  both  the  men's 
and  women's  team. 

The  men's  team  now  has  18 
swimmers,  which  is  the  largest 
ever  in  school  history.  The 
women's  team  has  also  grown 
substantially  with  Hswimmers 
being  twice  as  many  as  the  seven 
who  swam  last  year. 

Due  to  the  nature  of  the  sport, 
swimming  has  the  longest  sea- 
son on  campus,  going  from  late 
September  to  late  February — 
nearly  five  months  long. 

The  first  meet  of  the  year  will 
be  on  November  6  in  an 
intersquad  scrimmage.  The  first 
official  meet  will  be  on  Novem- 


ber 13,  which  will  be  the  first 
Centennial  Conference  meet  in 
school  history,  and  it  will  also 
be  the  first  time  the  swimming 
teams  have  hosted  Franklin  & 
Marshall. 


In  field  hockey,  freshman 
goalie  Stephanie  Self  from 
Pocomoke  City,  Maryland  was 
named  to  the  honor  roll  for  the 
first  time  for  her  performance 


WAC  Notes 


"We've  got  six  weeks  to  try 
and  get  in  some  kind  of  shape," 
Lessard  said. 
Centennial  Honor 

The  Centennial  Conference 
published  its  athletic  honor  roll 
again  this  week,  and  two  Wash- 
ington athletes  were  named. 

In  volleyball,  Jen  Dixon  was 
named  for  the  third  straight 
week.  The  sophomore  from 
Glen  Burnie,  Maryland  had  37 
kills,  48  digs  and  18  blocks  in  a 
1-2  week  for  the  Sho'women 


in  the  Haverford  game  last 
week.  Self  had  11  saves  in  the 
tie,  earning  her  first  collegiate 
shutout. 

Vandalism  Hurts  Lacrosse 
Because  of  the  v  andalism  last 
week  and  the  suspensions 
thereafter,  the  men's  lacrosse 
team  will  be  missing  two  qual- 
ity players.  One  of  the  students ; 
suspended  played  goalieforthe 
Shoremen  last  year,  and  the 
other  student  saw  time  at  a' 
tack. 


Jason  Campbell  hopes  to  help  lead  the  Washington  men's  swimming  team  to  a  higher  place  in  the 
conference  standings  this  season. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


October  1, 1993 


Gettysburg  Soccer  Sets  Tone  Early 

Washington  Stays  Close  Behind  Miller's  13  Saves  But  Falls  3-0  To  Bullets 


Paul  Kenny 


Last  Saturday,  September  25, 
the  Washington  College  men's 
soccer  team  took  on  the  Bullets 
of  Gettysburg.  It  was  a  cloudy 
afternoon  with  several  rain 
showers  making  playing  con- 
ditions tougher  for  both  sides. 

Gettysburg  set  the  tone  of  the 
game  early.  The  Bullets  scored 
two  goals  in  the  first  five  min- 
utes reflecting  the  talented  na- 
ture of  their  side.  However,  the 
Bullets  couldn't  keep  up  the 
pace  of  the  first  10  minutes  for 
the  whole  game,  and  the 
Shoremen  eventually  settled 
into  their  game  in  the  remain- 
ing part  of  the  first  half. 

Gettysburg  finished  ranked 
23rd  in  the  nation  in  Division 
HI  last  year  and  are  ranked 
10th  this  year.  The  Bullets  are 
one  of  the  toughest  opponents 
in  the  Centennial  Conference, 
ranked  second  in  their  region. 

"  Gettysburg  is  an  excellent 
team  with  tremendous  experi- 
ence and  skill,"  head  coach 
Todd  Helbling  said.  "The  thing 
that  makes  them  complete  is 
that  they  work  hard." 
Offensively,  the  Shoremen  had 


a  quiet  first  half.  Defensively, 
sophomores  Brian  Rush  and 
Cliff  Howell  had  a  strong  first 
half.  Howell  made  a  key  de- 
fensive save  on  the  goal  line  for 
the  Shoremen  when  goalkeeper 
Greg  Miller  was  beaten  by  a 
Getteysburg  attackman. 

The  score  was  2-0  in  favor  of 
Gettysburg  at  the  end  of  the 
first  half. 

However,  the  second  half  was 
a  different  story.  Although  the 
rain  persisted  rather  heavily  at 
times,  the  Shoremen  came  out 
strong. 

Senior  co-captain  Rory 
Conway  had  a  cracker  of  a  shot 
from  20  yards  out  in  the  first 
five  minutes.  However,  theball 
bounced  off  the  inside  of  the 
left  post. 

With  this,  the  crowd  of  spec- 
tators^— consisting  mainly  of 
parents  and  some  students — 
came  alive.  The  Shoremen 
seemed  to  set  off  a  spark  that 
ignited  the  spectators  who  now 
cheered  on  their  team  and 
screamed  at  the  referee.  It  all 
created  an  atmosphere  of 
excitment  and  anticipation  as 
the  Shoremen  played  shot  for 
shot  against  the  10th  best  team 


Junior  goalie  Greg  Miller 
in  the  nation. 

"We  played  hard,"  Helbling 
said.  "They  are  better  than  us, 
faster  than  us  and  all  that  we 
could  do  was  to  go  out  work 
hard  and  earn  their 
(Gettysburg's)  respect". 

Gettysburg  quickly  realized 
that  this  was  not  going  to  be  a 
walk  in  the  park  for  them.  The 
Bullets  responded  with  an  of- 
fensive onslaught  of  the 
Shoremen  defense. 


comes  off  his  line  for  a. 

However,  the  Shoremen  de- 
fense took  the  challenge  head- 
on  and  reduced  the  number  of 
shots  that  Gettysburg  had  from 
25  in  previous  years  to  13  on 
Saturday. 

Junior  co-captain  goalkeeper 
Greg  Miller  emerged  as  the 
player  of  the  game  for  the 
Shoremen,  shutting  the  Bullets 
out  for  80  minutes  and  making 
13  superb  saves.  Miller  has  a 
.826  save  percentage  in  overall 


ioremen  defense  hustles  back. 

games,  averaging  1.41  goals 
against  him  per  game. 
However,  with  six  minutes  left 
in  the  game  the  Bullets  scored 
their  third  off  a  good  offensive 
combination. 

Regardless  of  the  3-0  final, 
it  was  not  a  disappointing 
perfomance  for  the  Shoremen. 
They  played,  a  strong  game,  es- 
pecially in  the  second  half 
against  a  team  of  a  much  higher 
caliber. 


Field  Hockey  Reaches  Midpoint  Of  '93  Season 
With  High  Confidence  Despite  1-2-1  Record 


Adam  Foe 


Last  week's  tie  to  the  Red  Wave 
of  Haverford  rounded  out  the 
Sho'Womens'  field  hockey 
record  to  1-2-1  overall.  Al- 
though this  is  not  where  they 
wanted  to  be  at  this  point  in  the 
season,  an  upbeat  attitude  still 
prevails  amongst  the  players 
and  the  coaches,  as  they  head 
into  the  back  stretch  of  their 
season. 

"We  are  looking  forward  to 
the  week  ahead  of  us,  both  in 
terms  of  playing  and  winning 
somegames,"  head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm  said.  "I  feel  both 
Swarthmore  and  Bryn  Mawr 
are  definitely  beatable  teams, 
and  that  we  can  start  out  the 
second  half  of  the  season  on  the 
right  track,and  come  away  with 
'wo  wins." 

By  the  time  the  Sho'Women 
P'ay  the  Swarthmore  Garnet  on 
^ursday,  they  will  have  had  a 
week  lay-off  between  games. 
The  result  of  both  scheduling 
and  bad  weather,  this  week  off 
concerns  Coach  Feyerherm. 
Although,  she  feels  that  the 
team  is  still  working  very  hard 
'"practice,  and  that  they  should 


be  O.K. 

"Despite  the  slow  start,  the 
team  is  pretty  happy  with  their 
level  of  play  so  far,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "It  has  been  frustrating, 
but  things  could  be  worse. 
We're  definitely  not  being  out- 
classed in  any  way,  we're  just 
coming  up  on  the  short  end  of 


especially  the  eight  freshmen, 
become  integrated  with  the 
system  as  quickly  possible, 
because  they  just  might  be 
counted  on  to  step  up  and  fill 
the  team's  needs. 

"Not  all  the  freshmen  play 
right  now,  but  I'm  very  confi- 
dent in  their  abilities  as  field 


Recently,  freshman  Amy 
Scarlett  has  gotten  more  play- 
ing time,  especially  in  the  later 
stages  of  the  Haverford  game, 
when  her  play  was  described  by 
Coach  Feyerherm  as  being, 
"very  composed." 
Freshman  Helen  Pitts  was  see- 


ing some  playing  time  coming 
off  the  bench,  before  she  broke 
her  nose,  while  the  other  four 
freshmen,  Gloria  Mast,  Eliza- 
beth Barlow,  Jen  Ruenzel,  and 
Nikki  Chmura,  are  still  waiting 
in  the  wings  to  prove  them- 
selves. 


"It  has  been  frustrating,  but  things 
could  be  worse.  We're  definitely  not 
being  outclassed  in  any  way,  we're 
just  coming  up  on  the  short  end  of 
the  stick."  —coach  Sarah  Feyerherm 


the  stick." 

Looking  beyond  next  week  on 
the  schedule,  the  Sho'Women 
will  befacingtwoof  the  current 
top  three  teams  in  the  South 
Region.  On  October3,  they  will 
be  facing  Mary  Washington 
College,  who  is  ranked  first  in 
the  South  Region  at  6-0,  and  on 
the  12th,  they  will  be  facing  the 
Bluejays  of  Johns  Hopkins 
University,  who  are  ranked 
third  in  the  South  Region  at4-l . 
In  the  season  preview, 
Feyerherm  felt  that  it  was  im- 
portant that  the  underclassmen, 


hockey  players,  and  I  know 
that  when  the  time  comes  for 
them  to  be  asked  to  produce, 
that  they  will  be  able  to  do  so," 
Feyerherm  said.  "The  fresh- 
men are  not  giving  up  at  all, 
they  are  working  very  hard  in 
practice  to  make  themselves 
better  field  hockey  players,and 
I  definitely  notice  their  efforts." 
Right  now,  freshman  Marcia 
Flinn  is  starting  for  the 
Sho'Women,  while  freshman 
goalie  Stephanie  Self  is  alter- 
nating starting  in  goal  with 
sophomore  Peggy  Busker. 


Renee  Guckert  goes  for  a  goal. 


10 


October  1, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Rich  In  Tradition 

WC  Lacrosse  Hopes  To  Pick  Up  Where  They  Left  Off 


Dave  Li pinski 


Last  spring,  the  Shoreman  la- 
crosse team  made  il  all  the  way 
to  the  semi-finals  in  the  NCAA 
Division  III  Tournament.  It 
marked  the  ninth  tournament 
appearance  since  head  lacrosse 
coach  Terry  Corcoran  took  the 
job  in  1983. 

The  Shoreman  pulled  off  one 
of  the  biggest  upsets  in 
tournement  history  when  they 
defeated  number  top-seeded 
Salisbury  State  University,  12- 
11. 

The  Shoremen,  seeded  eighth, 
dethroned  Salisbury  at  home  in 
Cinderella  fashion  before  2,000 
astounded  fans. 

The  Shoreman  had  lost  the 
annual  "War  on  the  Shore"  a 
few  weeks  earlier  17-5.  Need- 
less to  say,  Washington  College 
faced  a  very  confident  SSU  team 
when  they  arrived  at  Sea  Cull 
Stadium. 

SSU  head  coach  Rick  Bcrkman 
reflected  his  teams  confidence 
in  ,in  interview  with  a 
Wilmington  News  Journal  re- 
porter before  the  game. 

'This  could  be  the  best  te.im 
we  ever  had,"  rBcrkrnan  saidi 
"Lacrosse  is  the  talk  of  the 
campus  right  now." 

The    win    was    one    of 


Washington's  greatest  athletic 
accomplishments.  It  reestab- 
lished the  Washington  College 
lacrosse  reputation  of  a  program 
built  on  heart  and  determina- 
tion and  made  Washington 
College  one  of  the  top  four  Di- 
vision III  teams  in  the  nation. 

The  victory,  which  sent  the 
Shoremen  to  Delaware,  Ohio  for 
the  semi-final  contest  against 
Ohio  Weslcyan,  notched  a  spot 
for  the  '93  Shoremen  in  the 
Washington  College  lacrosse 
record  books. 

The  game  showcased  perfor- 
mances by  four  Shoremen  who 
would  earn  All-Amcrican  sta- 
tus. 

Sophomore  Greg  Lawler 
earned  First  Team  Ail-Ameri- 
can honors,  and  junior  Jason 
Paige  achieved  Ail-American 
status  for  the  second  year  in  a 
row  with  Third  Team  honors. 
Senior  defender  Scott  Overcnd 
and  junior  mid-fielder  Chris 
Cote  both  received  Honorable 
Mention  All-American.  In  addi- 
tion, senior  attackman  Harris 
Murphy  was  selected  to  the 
North-South  All-Star  Game. 

Tomorrow,  the  annual  scrim- 
mage between  the^WashSngton 
College  Alumni  and  the  '93-'94 
varsity  lacrosse  team  will  take 
place  on  Kiblcr  Field  at  1 :30p.i 


The  game  will  be  highlighted 
by  performances  by  some  of 
the  greatest  players  in  Wash- 
ingtonColIege  history.  Several 
former  players  have  gone  on 
to  Extraordinary  careers  as 
professionals  in  the  Indoor  la- 
crosse league  (MILL). 

This  group  includes  Dickie 
Grieves  who  was  a  two-time 
All-Americanand  1986  World 
Team  standout,  Ricky  Sowell 
who  was  a  two-time  All- 
American  and  All-Pro,  whose 
overtime  goal  lifted  the 
Shoreman  past  Hobart  on 
Kibler  field  in  1985,  John 
Nostrantwhowasa  three-time 
All-American  and  All-Pro,  Bob 
Martino  who  was  a  two-time 
All-Amcrican  mid-fielder,  and 
two-time  All-American 
attackman  Tim  Hormes. 

Martino  and  Hormes,  who 
played  together  for  four  years, 
combined  for  four  Shoremen 
playoff  appearances,  includ- 
ing a  trip  to  the  finals  in  1990. 
All-Americans  Chris  Dollar 
('87,  '88),  Paul  Denikea  C88), 
Mike  McGuan  ('87,  '88),  Steve 
Beville  ('84,  '85),  and  Dave 
Slomkowski  ('89,  '90,  and  '91 ) 
will  also  be  on  hand. 
These  players  and  many  more 
are  part  of  the  reason  why 
Washington  College  has  and 


Dixon  Looking  For  Bigger 
And  Better  Things  This  Fall 


entcd  player,"  Fall  said.  "How 


her  skills  meld  with  everyone     worksand  plays  well  togethl 
elses  is  what  concerns  Icn.    I         »tu„..  -5_  _     .         ,6 


David  H.  Knowles 

When  it  comes  to  coaching 
volleyball,  it's  safe  to  say  that 
not  many  know  more  than 
Penny  Fall.  In  her  eighteen  years 
as  the  head  women's  head 
coach  at  Washington  College, 
she's  seen  someof  the  very  best 
come  and  go.  Therefore,  when 

shedescribesoneofhcrplaycrs     digs.  Overall,  she  has  170  kills 
as    having    "an    enormous     and  191  digs  in  21  matches. 


It  is  a  team  that  obviously 


rhat  concerns  Jen.  I 
have  actually  spent  a  great  deal 
of  time  convincing  Jen  that  she's 
as  good  as  she  is." 

In  inter-conference  matches, 
Dixonis  ranked  third  in  theCen- 
tcnnial  Conference  with  52  kills 
and  leads  the  conference  with  72 


amount  of  talent,"  you  know 
that  this  is  no  ordinary  athlete. 
Jen  Dixon,  a  sophomore  from 
Glen  Burnie,  Maryland,  is 
among  the  top  players  in  the 


They  are  a  very  pleasant 
group  tocoach,"  Fall  said.  "I've 
never  had  a  team  this  young 
with  so  much  raw  talent." 
There  is  no  doubt  that  volley- 
ball isa  physically  demanding 
sport.  The  team  plays  any- 
where from  forty  to  fifty 
matches  per  season.  Tourna- 
ments are  also  a  big  part  of 
their  schedule,  in  which  a  team 
playsanabsoluteminimumof 
five  matches  in  one  day. 
Such  an  arduous  schedule 


Fall  also  believes  Dixon  is  a 
strong  leader  in  her  own  sort  of 
way. 
"Jen  leads  by  example,  much 
.      the  same  wav  as  someone  likn 
Middle  Atlantic'  Conference.     Cal  Ripken."  Fall  said,  "hegoes      ZJ,h   ",?  Zl  P  ^ 
Shehasbccnon  theCentennial      out  and  does  her  very  besf  on     ^"?ha"df°n<>'<">™n&but 
Conference  Honor  Roll  for  the     and  off  the  court  "      V  rT   Tl  ",     v"8*  aS  We'L 

pas.  three  weeks.  As  a  fresh-        Indeed,  performance  off  the    ^erTi^tol L^™"^ 

team  priority.    Fall  comments    lems     ' 
That's  very  unusual  for  a      that  "the  team's  goal  is  for  a 


MAC. 


freshman,"  Fall   said.   "Most 
players  don't  make  All-MAC 


until  at  least  their 


junior  year." 


Remarkably.asFall  pointsout. 
allofDixon'stalentand  success 
hasn't  caused  her  to  lose  sight 
of  her  teammates  or  the  task  at 
hand. 

"She  is  the  essence  of  a  team 
player— the  ultimate  team  ori- 


grade  point  average  of  at  least 
3.0." 

When  it  comes  to  talent,  Dixon 
is  in  good  company.  Captains 
Bev  Diaz  and  Michelle  Chin 
provide  strong  leadership  for 
playerssuchasAmanda  Barnes, 
Courtney      Myers,       Becky 

Stephens,  KatherineBarreit.and 
Mariah  Geisler. 


However  this  has  not 
discouraged  her. 

"I'm  very  dedicated  to  the 
sport,"  Dixon  said. 

This  Friday  and  Saturday, 
Washington  College  is  host- 
ing the  Washington  College 
Invitational. 

"It's  our  goal  to  win,  espe- 
cially since  it's  our  own  tour- 
nament," Dixon  said. 


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Saints  Are  Heavenly;  Go  4-0 

flrhite  Sox,  Bluejays,  Phillies  Clinch  Baseball  Divisions 


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]n  professional  football  action, 
lieNew  Orleans  Saints  became 
the  first  team  to  go  4-0,  as 
Norton  Anderson  hita  49-yard 
field  goal  with  five  seconds  left 
lobreaka  13-13  tie  with  the  San 
Francisco  49ers. 

The  Miami  Dolphins  upset  the 
defending  AFC  champion  Buf- 
falo Bills,  22-13.  Dan  Marino 
[jirew  for  282  yards,  passed  for 
one  touchdown  and  ran  for 
another. 

jack  Trudeau  threw  for  260 
ardsand  Dean  Biasucci  kicked 
three  field  goals  as  the  India- 
napolis Colts  gave  the  Browns 
their  first  loss  of  1993,  23-10. 
Jim  McMahon  completed  a  45- 
yard  pass  to  Eric  Guilford  with 
four  seconds  left,  to  set  up  a 
fuad  Reveiz  field  goal  as  the 
Vikings  squeaked  by  the  Pack- 
Is,  15-13. 
The  Rams  beat  the  Oilers  28- 


13  as  Jim  Everett  tossed  for  316 
yards  and  Henry  Ellard  caught 
six  passes  for  132  yards. 

The  Detroit  Lions  improved 
to  3-1,  as  they  beat  the  Phoenix 
Cardinals  26-20.  Andre  Ware 
threw  for  194  yards,  including 
a  nine-yard  score  to  Brett 
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The  Chicago  Bears  took  ad- 


crunched  the  Falcons  45-17  on 
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are  winding  down. 

The  Chicago  Whitesox 
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October  6  4:00 


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Washington  College 
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October  6  7:00 

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Washington  vs. 
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Washington  at 
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October  7  4:00 


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WC  Invitational 

•  Field  Hockey  game  with 
FDU-Madison  cancelled 

•  Sports  Comment 
•Around  the  Nation 
•WAC  Notes 


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Serving  the  College  Community  Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Six  •  October  8, 1993 


Washington  College  ■  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Gene  Hamilton  on  LRPC  Calculations 


3hnlcrhoebus_ 


In  an  interview  with  the 
Jm,  Dr.  Gene  Hamilton  high- 
jgh'ted  his  recent  findings  re- 
ading errors  in  the  Financial 
iodels  of  the  Long  Range 
lanning  Committee's  Prelimi- 
lary  Report.  As  he  describes, 
hese  mistakes  in  calculations 
md  projections  have  a  signifi- 
cant effect  on  the  conclusions 
that  can  he  drawn  from  them. 
Re-projections  of  corrected  data 
jy  Hamilton  appear  to  conflict 
with  the  precedent  for  growth 
Expounded  upon  by  Wubbels 
and  Trout  in  recent  references 
:o  the  Report.  Hamilton  pre- 
sented this  report  to  Washing- 
ion  College's  chapter  of  the 
American  Association  of  Uni- 
versity Professors  last  Tuesday 
jnd  last  Saturday  to  the  LRPC 
itself 

The  LRPC's  Preliminary 
report  describes  three  financial 
models  lor  the  collegeprojected 
)ver  eleven  years.  Plan  A  calls 
forgrowth  to  1150  students  with 
conservative  estimates  of  state 
aid  and  annual  giving.  Plan  B 
[has  the  same  growth,  but  is 
more  optimistic  about  the  rev- 
enue derived  from  stateaidand 
anrtualgiving.  PlanCholdsthe 
same  conservative  estimates  as 
A,  but  only  grows  to  capacity. 
All  three  plans  make  aggressive 
assumptions  about  tuition  rev- 
enue. PlansAandC  have  been 


used  to  compare  a  model  of 
growth  (A)  to  a  model  of  no 
growth  past  capacity.  Page  82 
of  the  report,  in  drawing  con- 
clusions for  the  infallibility  of 
Plan  C  states:  "The  deficit  of 
$700,000  [Plan  C's  outcome  in 
year  2004]  can  be  compared 
directly  to  the  outcome  from 
Projection  A  (surplus  of  $2.3 
million)  because  both  projec- 
tions use  the  same  assumptions, 
the  difference  being  the  as- 
sumption of  growth  in  Projec- 
tion A."  Hamilton's  careful 
examination  of  the  figures  in 
these  two  plans  show  that  cer- 
tain assumptions  are  different 
in  each  of  them.  These  differ- 
ences, appearing  to  be  only 
small  discrepancies,  greatly 
overstate  the  difference  in  the 
outcomes  of  Plan  A  and  Plan  C 
after  eleven  years. 

Hamilton  served  as  chair 
of  a  subcommittee  of  the  Task 
Forceon  Budgets,  Financesand 
Facilities  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee  This 
subcommittee's  task  last  Spring 
was  to  prepare  a  report  on  the 
college's  financial  stability.  The 
financial  projections  in  the 
LRPC's  Preliminary  Report, 
however,  werecrea ted  by  Gene 
Wubbels,  Dean  and  Provost, 
this  summer  and  formally  pre- 
sented to  the  College  in  the 
Report  released  September  8. 
The  Report  is  a  preliminary 
report,  the  major  themes  of 


which  were  "growth"  and  "in- 
volvement." The  LRPC's  report 
is  a  recommended  course  of 
action  for  the  College  to  take 
over  the  next  ten  years  and  is  in 
its  early  stages  of  examination 
by  the  various  bodies  who 
would  enact  its  plans,  if  ap- 
proved by  them. 

Hamilton  found  eight  dif- 
ferences in  the  assumptions  of 
the  two  plans.  First,  the  in- 
struction budget  in  Plan  A  is 
not  adjusted  for  the  number  of 
FTE  students  as  it  increases.  The 
headcount  after  eleven  years  is 
1159  in  A,  959  in  C.  However 
the  instruction  budget  in  A  is 
not  adjusted  to  take  account  for 
the  greater  number  of  students. 
"The  instruction  budget  is 
mainly  departmental  budgets, 
not  including  salaries.  It  does 
include  photocopying,  test 
tubes,  supplies.  Photocopying 
would  double  if  the  headcount 
doubled.  Thatcausesproblcms 
for  plan  A  right  away." 

Secondly,  the  Residence  li  fe 
programs  arc  not  adjusted  fora 
lower  headcount  in  plan  C.  The 
proposed  Residence  life  pro- 
gram would  hire  five  profes- 
sionals who  would  live  in  the 
dormitories,  one  of  whom 
would  be  higher  salaried  and 
preside  over  the  others.  As 
Hamilton  points  out  "Dean 
Mclntire  said  the  programs 

See  "Hamilton"  on  p.  9 


Faculty  Discuss  Domestic 
Partners  at  Meeting 


ScoUKoori 

At  the  Faculty  Meeting  on 
October  4  the  Faculty  discussed 
lh«  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governor's  recent  rejection  of 
fredomestic  partners  proposal. 

The  debate  on  the  issue 
kgan  after  the  Faculty  Repre- 
sentative to  the  Full  Board,  Dr. 
Nancy  Tatum,  reported  on  the 
ward  Meeting  of  September  1 7- 
18-  Dr.  Edward  Weissman 
«"nmented  on  the  Board's  ac- 
h°n,  saying  "1  cannot  even  be- 
P"  to  express  my  revulsion, 
dlsgust  and  abhorrence  at 
anyone  who  would  somehow 
j^toimpose  private  religious 
i  a  public  institution 


beliefs  ( 


1  as  the  College.    It  is  as 


abhorrent  as  denying  benefits 
to  someone  who  was  Jewish." 

The  proposal  rejected  by 
the  Board  was  a  watered-down 
version  of  the  original,  and  of- 
fered no  tuition  or  health  ben- 
efits. President  Trout  said  the 
proposal  constituted  a  move  to 
".  .  .  affirm  the  importance  of 
domestic  partnerships  at  least 
symbolically.'"  Trout  added 
that  "I  think  that  there  are 
trustees  who  opposed  it  on 
moral  grounds,  but  there  are 
some  who  argue  eloquently 
against  that  point  of  view." 

During  the  discussion 
Weissman  asked  ". . .  what  role 
did  the  Provost  play  in  all  of 
this  [rejection  of  the  proposal.]" 
Dean  Wubbels  replied  that  "I 


spoke  when  I  was  spoken  to.  I 
wasasked  about  administering 
theplan.  Dr.  Weissmanaccuses 
me  of  unfairness  and  1  dispute 
that.  I've  been  fair  to  him  and 
other  people  at  the  College." 
Professor  Jay  Wright  added 
"The  Dean  did  not  make  any 
incendiary  commentary.  He 
simply  did  not." 

In  other  business,  Trout 
informed  the  Faculty  that  the 
93-94  "deficit  situation"  would 
be  approximately  $500,000, 
adding  that  he  did  not  foresee 
that  this  red  ink  would  neces- 
sitate further  cutbacks  at  the 
College. 

See  "Faculty"  page  12 


Scott  Koon 


Christine  Pabon  speaks  out  at  Open  Forum 


The  first  Long  Range  Plan- 
ning Committee  open  forum 
was  held  on  October  6  in  Dun- 
ning Lecture  Hall.  The  meeting 
was  attended  by  twenty-seven 
people,  including  six  students. 

The  open  forumis  intended 
as  an  opportunity  for  members 
of  the  College  community  to 
attempt  to  reach  a  consensus 
on  the  Long  Range  Plan  (LRP). 
The  Preliminary  Report  of  the 
Long  Range  Planning  Commit- 
tee provides  the  framework  for 
the  drafting  of  the  LRP.  The 
Preliminary  Report  was  writ- 
ten by  Dean  Wubbels,  and  is 
based  on  the  work  of  the  Long 
Range  Planning  Committee. 

Currently,  the  six  faculty 
members  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee  have 
formed  a  subcommittee.  The 
six  faculty  members  on  the 
committee  are  professors 
Steven  Cades,  Colin  Dickson, 
Robert  Fallaw,  Michael 
Kerchner,  Rossette  Roat  and 
Nate  Smith.  At  the  beginning 
of  the  forum.  President  Trout 
stated  that  these  six  have  ". . . 


taken  upon  themsel  ves  the  task 
of  redrafting"  the  Preliminary 
Report's  academic  sections  in 
consultation  with  the  rest  of  the 
Faculty. 

Wubbels  said  that  a  major 
purpose  of  the  plan  is  to  pro- 
vide a  sense  of  vision  of  the 
College's  future  that  would  be 
attractive  to  individual  and  in- 
stitutional donors,  and  thereby 
enable  the  College  to  ".  .  .  get 
another  fifty  million  dollars  that 
weotherwisewouldn'tget.  We 
need  something  to  point  to 
when  we  go  and  make  our  case 
for  the  College." 

In  answering  recent  criti- 
cisms of  the  financial  models 
used.  Trout  said  "I  believe  that 
beyond  five  years  in  modeling 
it's  pretty  iffy.  This  isn't  a  fixed 
model,  it's  a  model  which  will 
be  revisited  all  the  time.  Some 
small  leap  of  faith  is  necessary 
to  embark  on  the  journey,  and 
it  won't  be  necessarily  linear,  as 
the  models  might  suggest." 

The  wariness  of  many  to- 
wards the  Preliminary  Report 

See  "Forum"  page  9 


Inside 

Are  Freaks  Evil? 

5 

International  Chaos 

6 

Environmental  History    *7 

New  Comics  Page 

8 

Wellness 

10 

WCMUD 

11 

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Whither  the  Long 
Range  Plan? 

The  debate  surrounding  the  Long  Range  Planning  process  is 
heating  up.  Many  in  the  Washington  College  community  have 
voiced  specific  concerns  with  the  Preliminary  Report  of  the  Long 
Range  Planning  Committee. 

This  is  understandable.  I  know  that  it  irks  mc  somewhat  to 
hear  the  Dean  and  Provost  and  the  President  say  that  the  process 
is  nowhere  near  being  over,  and  then  repeatedly  refer  to  the 
Preliminary  Report  as  "The  Plan." 

Washington  College  isn'tGouchcr,  but  perhaps  we'  vereached 
the  Goucher  moment,  or  perhaps  we  may  be  in  a  Goucheresque 
situation,  or  mode,  if  you  will,  or  we  may  even  be  said  to  be  in  a 
Goucher  way.  I'm  rather  tired  of  hearing  the  same  old  Goucher 
analogy. 

And  "involvement."  Involvement  is  probably  the  most  vague 
word  in  the  English  language.  Sure,  I'm  all  for  involvement. 
Involvement  is  free.  I  don't  have  to  sell  my  soul  to  Signet  Bank  to 
become  involved  I  was  involved  a  heck  of  a  lot  before  I  ever  came 
to  college,  and  1  guess  the  best  1  can  say  is  that  I  didn't  catch  any 
diseases. 

These  points  are,  of  course,  minor,  and  are  more  a  matter  of 
personal  style  than  substance.  President  Trout  is  correct  when  he 
says  that  most  of  the  problems  which  have  surfaced  in  people's 
critiques  are  ones  which  can  be  resolved  through  a  consensus 
building  process. 

Trying  to  accomplish  any  task  at  a  college  is  a  bit  like  trying 
to  get  a  bill  though  Congress.  I  can  think  of  no  other  environment 
where  it  is  necessary  to  fill  out  paperwork  in  order  to  havea  party. 
In  a  place  where  something  as  ostensibly  simple  as  throwing  a 
parly  is  often  quite  complex,  orchestrating  a  ten  year  plan  is  an 
impressive  feat  indeed. 

Perhaps  this  is  the  first  time  Washington  College  has  seen  the 
emergence  of  such  a  plan.  1  know  that  if  1  were  a  freshman  and 
were  not  on  the  Long  Range  Planning  Committee,  I'd  probably  be 
confused.  When  I  was  a  freshman,  I  felt  really  great  about 
attending  Washington  College.  If  the  current  controversy  re- 
garding the  planning  process  had  occurred  while  I  was  here  for 
my  first  semester,  it  would  have  been  unsettling.  What  must  it  be 
like  to  choose  a  school  because  you  like  the  school  and  then  have 
the  highest  officials  turn  around  and  publicly  state  'This  school 
needs  to  change."  Usually,  people  don't  fix  something  if  it  is  not 
broken. 

That  is  probably  why  so  many  are  leery  of  the  planning 
process.  No  one  wants  to  think  of  Washington  College  as  being 
"broken."  Some  people  have  minor  reservations  about  the  Pre- 
liminary Report  of  the  LRPC,  some  have  major  reservations.  This 
is  probably  the  greatest  testimony  of  how  important  Washington 
College  is  to  its  students,  faculty,  and  staff.  To  exclude  anyone 
from  the  process  of  planning  the  College's  future  is  a  great 
disservice  to  the  institution. 

Whatever  our  differences,  we  should  not  forget  the  impor- 
tanceof  the  Long  Range  Plan  to  the  future  of  the  College.  To  some 
extent,  the  actual  content  of  the  Preliminary  Report  is  not  as 
important  as  making  sure  that  each  constituency  of  the  College 
maintains  close  contact  with  the  process.  The  Preliminary  Report 
itself  mentions  diversity  as  a  worthy  goal  and  an  important 
element  of  theexperience  at  Washington  College.  It  is  time  for  our 
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Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

When  used  properly,  the 
Elm  has  the  potential  to  be  one 
of  thestudents' strongest  assets 
(or  weapons,  depending  on 
how  you  look  at  it).  Unfortu- 
nately^ appears  to  be  working 
against  the  students,  rather  than 
for  them.  I  have  several  ex- 
amples I  would  like  to  cite. 

First,  your  editorial  in  the 
September  24  issue:  Yes,  1  can 
tolerate  decrepit  laundry  ma- 
chines, bad  plumbing,  tuition 
hikes,  and  noise  on  campus. 
However,  I  am  now  lodging 
my  official  complaint  against 
the  Communist  takeover  of  the 
student  paper  (as  you  so  elo- 
quently put  it).  Beer  does  not 


happen  to  be  my  first  love,  and 
in  answer  to  your  question, 
"Will  kegs  ...  ever  be  allowed 
back  on  campus?",  probably  not 
while  you  are  the  editor.  I  will 
return  to  this  point. 

Second:  "Maddonafesto." 
("You"  in  this  context  refers  to 
Mark  Phaneuf,  the  author  of  the 
article  in  question,  -Ed..]  I  per- 
sonally do  not  care  whether  or 
not  you  like  Madonna,  or  if 
Marilyn  Monroe  put  on  a  little 
too  much  weight  for  your  taste. 
What  I  do  care  about  is  the  fact 
that  the  Elm,  which  is  supposed 
to  represent  the  entire  student 
body,  not  just  the  male  popula- 
tion, printed  your  blatantly 
sexist  article.  Forexample,"The 


Material  Girl  is  not  getting  any 
younger  and  as  most  of  the 
women  at  this  school  can  attest 
to,  or  I'll  do  it  for  them,  time 
really  takes  its  toll  on  the  sec- 
ond sex  ...  getting  old  is  g 
to  mean  that  more  and  more 
people  are  not  going  to  wantto 
look  at  her  body  parts* 
(whereas  Paul  Newman  ami 
Sean  Connery  are  only  im- 
proving withage).  Tocontinue 
"The  only  other  possibility 
options  [check  your  grammar, 
Mark]  for  the  former  M  rs.  Perm 
is  that  she  become  a  motha 
and  devote  her  life  to  that.  She 
could  get  involved  wi  th  Hillary 
Clinton  and  that  Edelmanchid 

See  "Wilson"  on  p.  3 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

Oct.  8-14 


Film 
Series: 

Tous  les  Matins  du 

Monde  " 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 


8 

Friday 

Coming-  Out 

Reading 

to  all  interested  in  sexual 

diversity 

8:00  p.m.Lit  House 


9 

Saturday 

Washington 

College  Ballet 

Tawes  Theatre 

6:30  p.m. 


10 

Sunday 

Greek  Games 

1:00  p.m. 
Campus  Lawn 


11 

Monday 
At  the  Lit  House 

7:30  p.m.  Collegian 

meeting.    New  staff 

welcome 

9:00  p.m.  Halloween  pRrt? 

meeting 


12 

Tuesday 

SGA  meeting 

CAC  Forum 

9:30  p.m. 


13 

Wednesday 
Comedy  Club 

8:00  p.m. 

Hodson  Hall 

Study  Lounge 


14 

Thursday 

GALA  meeting 

9:00  p.m. 
CAC  Commons 


Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  8, 1993 


Open 

Forum: 


"Beep!  HelIo,thisisGeorge 
Jamison  from  the  Elm.  I'd  like 
you  to  write  an  open  forum 
article  this  week. . ." 

Should  I  do  it?  If  I  don't, 
this  George  Jamison  person  will 
probably  never  ask  me  to  write 
(or  the  Elm  again.  What  is  an 
open  forum  anyway?  I  usually 
read  the  paper  but  I  don't  pay 
attention  to  the  titles.  Ihavetoo 
much  work  to  do  anyway. 


Friendly 
Eyes 


them  with  humble  apologies. 
They  lash  at  me  with  theireyes. 
Eyes  glazed  in  disdain. 

I  guess  all  anyone  wants  to 
do  is  to  look  up  and  meet 
friendly  eyes;  to  keep  the  world 
around  them  tranquil  and  ap- 
peased. But  friendly  eyes  are  a 
ratherexpensivepteasure;  they 
arebrough  t  with  inhibition  and 
subservience.  T.  Maloney,  the 
sage  of  the  Drama  Department, 


Lisa  Swann 


"Hello,  this  is  Lisa  Swann 
returning  your  call.  I  guess  I 
can  write  thisopen  forum  thing. 
What  do  people  generally  open 
Ibralize  about?" 

"Anything." 

"Anything?" 

"Yes.  Like  one  was — well, 
one  was  on  Wal-mart.  Any- 
thing is  fine,  really." 

Oh,  God!  Now  I've  an- 
noyedhim.  "Of  course  I'll  write 
a  Wal-mart  like  piece  for  the 
Elm  this  week.  No  problem!" 
Shew.  Well,  thaf  s  a  relief,  I 
appeased  the  George  Jamison 
on  my  phone;  now  all  I  have  to 
do  is  write  an  article. 

I  don't  know  why  I  hate 
offending  people  so  much. 
Freud  could  probably  tell  me, 
but  no  one  listens  to  him  any- 
more anyway.  If  s  silly  realy — 
I  mean  being  so  paranoid,  not 
not  listening  to  Freud.  Most 
people  don't  seem  to  mind  of- 
fending me  at  all.  I  work  at  a 
grocery  store  and  day  after  day 
people  smugly  allow  me  to  bag 
their  groceries  in  plastic,  just 
waiting  for  the  opportunity  to 
cock  their  head  boldly  and  de- 
clare, "I  want  paper!"  Actu- 
ally, I  think  they  find  it  rather 
amusing  to  see  me  showering 


explains,  "Inhibition  murders 
Art.  Apersoncannottrulybring 
life  to  any  art — painting,  act- 
ing, writing — unless  that  per- 
son is  comfortable  with  him- 
self, and  not  seeking  outside 
approval.  A  person  can  never 
hide  behind  his  art,  he  must 
live  through  it." 

I  know,  he  sounds  a  little 
bit  like  Yoda  from  Return  of  the 
Jedi,  but  his  words  are  true — 
and  frightening.  I  played  two 
roles  last  year  in  play s  produ  ced 
at  WAC  and  I  enjoyed  hiding 
behind  both  of  them.  But  hid- 
ing is  a  poor  substitute  for  liv- 
ing. Puck's  mischievouspranks 
and  Laura's  shame  belonged  to 
them  and  I  refused  to  accept 
responsibility  for  their  faults. 

Consequently,  these  char- 
acters lackedlife.  Looking  back, 
I'd  gladly  share  the  joys  and 
sorrows  of  these  people — the 
joysand  sorrows  of  all  people — 
human  nature  is  universal  any- 
way. Unfortunately,  in  the  the- 
atre, and  in  life,  you  only  get 
one  chance  to  be  bold,  to  be 
true;  and  those  who  hide  are 
simply  left  unfound.  People 
are  simply  too  lazy  or  too  busy 

See  "Swann/'  page  4 


CAMPUS  VOICES 

By  Steve  Brown Photos  by  Katina  Duklewski 


Question:  What  was  the  last  cultural  event  you  voluntarily  attended  and  how 
did  you  get  there? 


Midnight  Oil  concert.. ..and  I     The       Philadelphia       Folk     This  conversation. ..no,  that 


drove  my  little  Nissan. 

Denise  Hakanson,  Sophomore 

Gloucester,  NJ 

Underwear  Color:  Bugs  Bunny 


t'tMJf 


Festival...I  went  with  Wistieand 
some  other  people  in  a  car  (a 
Volkswagen  Jetta). 

Cary  Kelly,  Junior 

Salem,  VA 

Underwear  Color:  White 


'asn't  voluntary. ..Freshman 
Colloquy?  No,  that  wasn't 
voluntary.. ,ohh....SueTcssem's 
art  show  at  the  Imperial 
Hotel... .on  my  own  initiative. 

Professor  Bennett  Lamond 
Worton,  MD 

Underwear  Color:  White,  like 
soul. 


I     saw     Dennis'     dog 
neutered. ...skateboard. 

Chris  Berghaus,  Senior 
Winchester,  VA 
Underwear   Color:      R 

Mickey  Mouse 


get 


Freshman  Literary  Colloquy...! 
guess  I  was  a  participant  in 
that....I  walked. 

Tom  Briggs,  Freshman 
Rockville,  MD  (sorta) 
Underwear  Color:     White  (I 
went  for  the  tighty  whitey  vari- 
ety) 


went  to  Bach's  Lunch. ..well,  I 
had  to  play  in  that.... I  play  the 
harpsichord....!  walked. 

Melissa  Wentzell,  Junior 
Woodstown,  NJ 
Underwear  Color:    (Am  I  al 
lowed  to  look?)    White  with 
blue  flowers. 


"Wilson"  from  p.  2 

and  help  save  this  nation's 
youth.  She  would  have  to  ... 
use  her  nipples  for  something 
other  than  dripping  hot  wax  on 
■•■  But  if  she  doesn't  want  to 
become  a  mother,  the  only  other 
career  choice  Madonna  can 
make.. .would  be  death." 

Whether  or  not  you  chose 
to  be  politically  correct  is  your 
business,  but  there  isno  need  to 
forget  the  basic  etiquette  you 
should  have  learned  when  you 
Were  five.  I  don't  appreciate 
insults  aimed  at  any  race,  reli- 
gion, or  gender.  Keep  your 
derogatory  comments  (second 
sex,  only  other  option  is  be- 
coming a  mother,  and  chick) 


and  your  personal  opinions 
about  women  to  yourself.  The 
Elm  should  not  be  the  place  to 
air  your  grievances  about 
women,  whatever  they  might 
be.  That  is  not  news.  Speaking 
of  not-news,  was  there  a  point 
to  your  "Do  You  Know  Who's 
Coming  to  Dinner?  Neither  Do 
I!"  article  or  did  you  just  want 
to  bitch  about  the  lack  or  rec- 
ognition that  you  feel  you  de- 
serve? 

Continuing  with  the  Oc- 
tober 1  issue,  I  would  like  to 
say  that  while  I  am  sure  the  Lit 
House  does  indeed  rule,  and 
I'm  almost  positive  that  some- 
one on  campus  cares  how  not 
to   impress  the  Elm  Editor 


(someone  must...  so  me  where), 
this  is  not  a  terribly  informative 
"Inside"  guide  to  the  paper. 

Lastly,  "Greeks  Like  to 
Drink"  (you  saw  this  coming). 
Rumor  has  it  that  there  was  no 
news  this  week  and  you  needed 
a  filler.  I  almost  missed  the 
"Vandalism  Hurts  Lacrosse" 
paragraph  tucked  at  the  bottom 
of  page  eight.  As  nearly  as  I  can 
tell,  Greeks  on  this  campus 
consume  no  more  than  anyone 
else.  This  survey  is  probably 
very  useful  to  the  students  at 
Southern  Illinois  University  at 
Carbondale;  however,  it  has  no 
proven  merit  at  Washington 
College.  Maybe  for  next  week's 
issue  you  could  go  through  the 


trash  bins  and  count  the  num- 
ber of  empty  beer  cans  that  you 
find.  That  might  be  encour- 
agement to  make  campus  dry 
(in  case  anyone  missed  this  ir- 
relevant article). 

It  is  my  understand  ing  that 
personal  opinion  is  to  be  kept 
out  of  newspapers  (save  the 
Editorial).  Apparently,  I  am 
mistaken.  This  paper  shows 
favoritism,  bias,  and  discrimi- 
nation. I  don't  see  the  need  to 
offend  ninety-eight  percent  of 
your  peers  to  make  a  point. 

(By  the  way,  your  critical 
literary  analysis  of  the  anony- 
mous letter  last  week  was  very 
impressive,  but  lefs  not  be 
hypocrites.  I  couldn't  seem  to 


find  the  byline  for  the  "Greeks" 
orthe"Blub."  And  did  you  notice 
two  to'sin  Mark  Phaneuf's  article? 
How  about  misspelling  "gotten" 
in  "In  Their  Own  Voices?"  I  re- 
alize that  it  isdifficult  to  proofread 
an  entire  paper,  but  considering 
the  lack  of  news  one  would  think 
you'd  have  had  time.  I  probably 
shouldn't  be  writing  this  in  pa- 
renthesis —  my  faux  pas.) 

Sonja  Wilson 

Editor's  reply:  When  I  first  read 
"Madonnafesto"  I  didn't  see 
anything  which  could  be  con- 
strued as  offensive.   I  didn't  see 

See  "Reply"  on  page  7 


'  October  8, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Poet  Robert  Dana  to 
Give  Reading 


DeVido  Comes  to  Washigton  College 


At  4:00  p.m.  on  Wednes- 
day, October  13  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  and  the  WC 
Lecture  series  will  present  a 
reading  by  the  poet  Robert 
Dana.  Thercadingwillbchcld 
in  the  Sophie  Kerr  room  of  the 
Miller  Library  at  4:00  pm. 

Robert  Dana  is  the  author 
of  12  books  of  poetry,  includ- 
ing Whit  I  Think  I  Know:  New  & 
Selected  Poems,  Another  Chi- 
cago Press,  1991;  and  the 
forthcoming  Yes,  Everything, 
Another  Chicago  Press,  1994. 
He  was  recently  awarded  the 
National  Endowment  for  the 


Arts  Poetry  Fellowship,  and 
has  also  been  granted  the 
Rainer  Maria  Rilkc  Prize  for 
Poetry,  the  White  House  Salute 
to  Poetry  and  American  Poets, 
the  Delmorc  Schwartz  Me- 
morial Poetry  Award,  and 
several  others. 

He  is  also  a  contributing 
Editor  to  The  North  American 
Review  and  a  Professor  of  En- 
glish and  Poct-in-Rcsidcnce  at 
Cornell  College.  His  publica- 
tions include  The  New  Yorker, 
The  Paris  Review,  Poetry,  The 
Nciv  York  Times,  The  Nation, 
and  at  least  25  others  maga- 
zines, ii 


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why  1  think  this  article  is  perti- 
nent to  others.    Whether  you 


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Nol  to  be  confused  with 
that  short,  pudgy  comedtc  ac- 
tor of  Taxi  fame,  New  York's 
own  Danny  DeVido  will  be 
coming  to  WC  next  Wednes- 
day, October  13  at  7:30  p.m.  in 
the  Hynson  Lounge. 

Hailing  from  Peekskill, 
DeVido,  27  is  a  regular  emcee 
at  The  Comic  Strip.  In  addi- 
tion, he  works  at  Catch  A  Ris- 
ing Star,  The  Comedy  Cellar, 
and  The  Original  Improvisa- 
tion. He  regularly  plays  clubs 
and  colleges  up  and  down  the 
east  coast,  and  recently  re- 
lumed from  a  two  week  stint  in 
Cancun,  Mexico.  DeVido  is 
proud  to  be  celebrating  his45th 
year  in  showbusiness  (at  least 
that's  what  he  says  it  feels  like.) 

"I  try  to  be  a  comic  with  a 
little  integrity.  I  was  in  mid- 
town  Manhattan,  and  this  guy 
comes  up  to  me  and  says,  'Ex- 
cuse me  sir,  how  do  I  get  to 
Carnegie  Hall?'  I  looked  at 
him  for  a  second,  and  said, 
'That's  too  easy.'  And  1  walked 
away." 


We're  trying  hard  to  get  our 
liquor  license,  but  until  then... 

BRING  YOUR 
OWN  BEER 


From  8pm  until  the  game  is  over 


Danny  DeVido 


DeVido  isa  graduate  of  The 
Ithaca  College  School  of  Com- 
munications, where  he  received 
the  Rod  SerlingAward.aschol- 
arship  for  creative  television 
writing.  He  also  won  several 
national  awards  for  his  writing 
and  producing  of  The  Nothing 
Show,  Ithaca  College's  answer 
to  Saturday  Night  Live. 

You  may  recognize  DeVido 
from  recent  appearances  on 


Short  Attention  Span  Theater  and 
Stand-Up  Stand-Up  on  HBO's 
Comedy  Central.  DeVido  was 
proud  to  perform  for  our  troops 
on  the  USS  Intrepid  during  the 
Operation  Desert  Storm.  In  ad- 
dition, he  was  mentioned  in  the 
Village  Voice  as  a  "hard-work- 
ing, up  and  coming  comic.a 
delightful  host."  €1 


Premo  Speaks  on  Cuba's  Crisis 


On  Tuesday,  October  5,  the 
second  lecture  in  the  Interna- 
tional House  Fall  Series  was 
presented  by  Dr.  Daniel  Premo 
in  the  basement  of  East  Hall. 

The  lecture  was  on  the 
ramifications  of  the  end  of 
Stalinism  in  the  Soviet  Bloc  on 
socialism  in  Cuba.  Dr.  Premo 
prefaced  hisremarksby  noting 
that  the  source  material  for  his 
presentation  come  froma  short 
trip  to  Cuba  about  a  year  ago  in 
addition  to  his  ongoing  re- 
search on  politics  in  Latin 
America.  Hestatedthatdespite 
the  decline  in  living  standards 
in  Cuba,  he  sees  "no  indication 
that  Castro's  34  year  regime  is 
in  danger  of  collapse." 

Premo  put  the  present  cri- 
sis into  context  by  noting  the 
importance  of  the  USSR  to  the 
Cuban  economy  in  the  past. 
By  1989,  the  Soviet  Union 
supplied  aid  equivalent  to  one 
sixth  of  the  Cuban  economy. 
Premo  stated  that  the  end  of 
this  aid  has  caused  a  25  to  50 
percent  shrinkage  in  the  Cu- 


I  international  House  Fall  Lecture  Series 

October  26     . 

Current  directions  in  Spanish-  Literature 

Professor  George  Shivers  • 

November  16 

Reform  and  Technological  Change  in  Argentina 

Prof  essor  Edgardo  Buscaglla  ■•     - 

December  7 

At  the  Crossroads  of  Fascism  and  Freedom:  The  Case  of 

■■Tunisia-.  ■       ■  -•■■■ 

Professor  Amy  Smfley 

All  events  begin  at  7  p.m. 


ban  economy,  and  has  sent  Cu- 
ban imports  plummeting  from 
$8  billion  to  $2.2  billion.  "In  a 
sense,  what  has  happened  in 
Cuba  is  that  the  country  is 
deindustrializing  at  an  aston- 
ishing rate,"  Premo  said. 

The  lecture  was  attended 
by  over  forty  faculty  and  stu- 
dents, and  was  followed  by  a 
lively  question  and  answer  ses- 
sion. Dr.  Shad,  the  Director  of 
the  International  House,  en- 


couraged people  to  attend  the 
lecture  series.  "The  series  pro- 
vides students  with  specific 
analysis  of  contemporary  inter- 
national issues,"  Shad  said.  "Its 
interdisciplinary  in  nature, 
thaf swhafsmostattractive.  It's 
an  intimate  kind  of  situation 
which  gives  people  the  oppor- 
tunity to  ask  questions.  This  is 
the  kind  of  program  that  Wash- 
ington College  is  all  about."  A 


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Washington  College  ELM 


Features 


October  8, 1993 


DIRT 


Are  Freaks  the 
Root  of  All  Evil? 


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Blub 


The  first  time  I  was  at 
Washington  College  was  in 
1989  for  a  writer's  workshop. 
As  a  junior  in  high  school,  the 
campus  looked  extraordinarily 
...  quaint.  And  this  is  from 
someone  who  grew  up  largely 
in  a  town  of  500  near  Pennsyl- 
vania Dutch  Country. 

Looking  back,  the  similari- 
ties between  those  two  weeks 
and  my  four  years  here  are 
amazing.  Cliques  formed, 
rather  quickly.  There  were  cool 
people,  and  there  was  every- 


huge  portion  is  scared  off  each 
yearby  a  few  well-placed  glares 
shot  by  territorial  upperclass- 
men. 

This  snowballs  to  the  ex- 
tent that  people  who  have  never 
been  in  the  building  will  never 
go  because  "they"  are  either 
extraordinarily  weird  or  ex- 
traordinarily clique-y  "over 
there."  The  building  has  an  in- 
vite-only attitude  projected  by 
a  very  few  and  accepted,  and 
resented,  by  the  majority. 

Even  the  external  review- 


Tanya  Allen 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


one  else.  The  cool  people  were 
whatever  group  you  happened 
to  bein... and  there  were  freaks, 
then,  too. 

There  were  people  who 
seemed  to  do  everything,  and 
there  were  people  who  did 
nothing  but  pay  their  money 
and  show  up.  We  had  a  literary 
magazine,  poetry  readings, 
structured  and  informal  ethical 
discussions,  art  classes,  sailing 
classes,  and  other  sports. 

Intensity  is  the  one  word 
everyone  used  to  describe  the 
experience.  A  large  part  of  that 
wastheprofessors,  professional 
writers  from  all  over  the  place. 
They  made  the  experience.  And 
they  made  it  worth  it.  Teaching 
a  bunch  of  pretentious  high 
school  writers  how  to  take  criti- 
cism was  not  easy,  but  it  was 
the  best  thing  they  could  have 
done  to  teach  us  how  to  write ... 
and  how  to  be. 

The  mix  of  students  from 
all  over  the  state  is  enlarged 
several  fold  by  the  mix  of  stu- 
dents here,  now,  from  all  over 
the  world.  But  the  distillation 
of  diversity  into  cliques  of 
sameness  is  not  a  phenomenon 
confined  to  the  Washington 
College  campus. 

I  do  think,  however,  that  it 
provides  an  interesting  case 
study.  I'm  most  associated,  I 
guess,  with  the  "Lit  House 
Freaks,"  to  the  extent  that  the 
"descriptions"  compiled  of  se- 
nior leaders  by  the  Develop- 
ment Office  for  the  Senior 
Campaign  list  me  as  "Elm,  Lit 
House." 

Unfortunately,  the  conno- 
tation that  that  carries  with  it  is 
not  merely  that  I  write  and  am 
a  little  odd.  Thaf  s  harmless. 
What  isn't  harmless  is  that,  out 
of  the  huge  number  of  people 
*ho  are  attracted  to  the  cam- 
pus by  the  O'Neill  Literary 
House,  the  building  itself,  a 


ers  visiting  to  examine  the  En- 
glish Department  picked  up  on 
that .  They  asked  if  the  Li  t  House 
divides  the  English  department. 
Divides?  Not  formally.  But  it 
does  set  a  precedent  for  offi- 
cially-sanctioned elitism. 

Most,ifnotall,oftheGlarers 
from  the  past  three  years  have 
graduated.  Some  of  those  who 
were  scared  off  long  ago  have 
migrated  back .  But  what  I'd  like 
to  point  out  here  is  that,  first  of 
all,  the  point  is  well  taken.  The 
faculty  don't  exactly  discour- 
age the  territoriality  and  pre- 
tension that  the  Lit  House  is 
famous  for.  They,  in  a  few  in- 
stances, have  discouraged 
people  from  creative  writing, 
or  forced  people  to  choose  be- 
tween English  and  sports  or 
English  and  drama. 

Second,  no  one  is  going  to 
throw  rocks  at  you  for  showing 
up  your  senior  year,  or  your 
freshman  year,  if  you've  never 
been  in  the  Lit  House  before. 
Say  hi.  No  one  will  shoot  you. 
And  if  someone's  head  is  bur- 
ied in  a  book,  ask  yourself  if , 
you'd  like  to  be  rousted  from 
your  studies  in  yourlibrary  car- 
rel. 

Third,  without  making  any 
other  accusations,  I  want  to 
point  out  that  the  Freaks  are 
hardly  the  only  tight  group  on 
campus.  They/we  don't  even 
have  a  minimum  GPA  require- 
ment to  fit  in/to  be  yourself. 

As  an  afterword,  I'd  like  to 
point  out  that  the  Center  for 
Creative  Writing  and  Humani- 
ties, run  by  the  Gifted  and  Tal- 
ented division  of  the  Maryland 
Board  of  Education,  has  been 
shut  down  due  to  statewide 
budget  cuts.  And  without  Mary 
Brown'sleadership  of  the  Sum- 
mer Conference  Program,  it 
may  never  be  satisfactorily  re- 
placed Q 


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Weekly  apology  to  Christine- 
my-roommate:  I  am  sorry  for 
blaming  the  responsibility  for 
who-turned-who-into-what-fish 
on  you  last  week.  Disclaimer: 
Christine-my-roommate  is  not 
responsible  for  who-has-turned- 
into-what-fishin  "Blub."  Blame 
sophomore  Mary  Saverino  in- 
stead. 

A  gigantic  hook  with  a 
very  large  worm  on  it  had  just 
been  dropped  in  the  middleof 
the  quad  of  the  New  Dorms 
(which  are  actually  kind  of 
old.)  "Wow!"  said  all  of  the 
Washington  College  stu- 
dents— who  had  recently  been 
turned  into  aquatic  sea  crea- 
tures. "That  worm  looks  sort 
of...delectable!" 

A  Pumpkinseed  fish 
named  Aaron  Pierce  (Aaron 
has  been  chosen  to  be  in  Blub 
this  week  because  he's  one  of 
the  few  Freshmen  who  have 
already  begun  to  emerge  as 
campus-persons-almost-ev- 
eryone-can-recognize.  To 
figure  out  who  Aaron  is,  just 
look  for  the  Freshman- with- 
the-  shoes.)  swam  up  to  the 
worm. ..and  swallowed  it. 
"Whoa!"  everyone  said,  and 
then  began  to  scream  as  Aaron 
was  yanked  upwards  and 
disappeared. 

"OhmyGod!  Where'dhe 
go?"  cried  Sonja  Wilson,  trea- 
surer of  the  SGA.  (She  had 
been  turned  into  a  very  pretty 
Pink  Salmon.)  Everyone 
stared  blankly. 

Suddenly  there  was  a  cry. 
"Aaaaargh!"  Aaronappeared 
again,  plungingdown  into  the 
depths  of  the  New  Dorms, 
"They  didn't  want  meeeee.... 


he  called  as  he  shot  past  them. 

"Who  didn't  want  you?" 
shouted  Senior  John  Harris — an 
Atlantic  Sailfish. 

"The  Shoooooo'men...they 
said  they  wanted  a  Seeeeenior!" 
Aaron  disappeared  into  the 
depths  of  the  New  Dorms. 

"Well,  then!"  said  Melissa 
Sullivan — a  Golden  Shiner,  'I'm 
president  of  the  Senior  class,  so 
I'LL  swallow  the  next  worm!" 

Another  hook  with  a  giant 
pink  worm  on  the  end  plunged 
down  and  came  to  a  halt  in  the 
middle  of  the  New  Dorms. 
Melissa  stared  at  it.  The  worm 
writhed. 

"Well,  there  it  is — go  ahead, 
Melissa!  Eat  it!"  said  Vice 
President  Andrew  Evans,  (a 
Muskellunge) 

"Eat...it!  Eat...it!  Go,  Mel- 
issa! Go,  Melissa!"  chanted  the 
W.C.  students/aquatic  sea 
creatures. 

"Oh...yuck!  I  can't  believe 
I'm  doing  this!"  said  Melissa  as 
she  swam  to  the  hook.  She  cau- 
tiously swallowed  the  worm.  It 
wiggled  in  her  throat.  She  let 
out  a  muffled  cry  as  she  was 
yanked  up. 

"EEEEEEEEEEE!"  she 
screamed  a  moment  later  as  she, 
too  was  forcibly  thrust  back  into 
the  water. 

"Why  didn't  they  want 
her?"  said  Andrew. 

"Probably  because  she's  fe- 
male." said  Erin  Rowe — a  Scup 
and  editor  of  the  Clean  Teeth  Club 
Magazine. 

"Oh,  nice  statement.  What 
are  you,  a  feminist  or  some- 
thing?" said  a  Largemouth  Bass. 

"Well,  actually,  yeah,  I  am." 
said  Erin. 

"What?"  said  a  yellow 
perch,  "Give  me  a  break!  Erin, 


you're  not  a  feminist!" 
"Uh...yes  1  am...." 
"No  you're  not!  You  can't 
be  a  feminist — you  don't  hate 
men!"  * 

"Feminists  don't  necessar- 
ily hate  men...." 

"Oh,  come  on,"  said  a  Dolly 
Varden  Trou  t,  "Sorry,  Erin,  but 
it's  obvious  you're  putting  us 
all  on — you  can't  be  a  feminist! 
Lookatyou!  You  wear  dresses! 
And  you  have  long  hair!  And 
you're notalesbian!  Therefore, 
you're  not  a  feminist!"  * 

"Wait,"  said  Erin,  "Do  you 
people  even  know  what  femi- 
nism is?" 

"Well,  I  know  what  femi- 
nists are,"  said  a  minnow. 
"Feminists  are  rough,  angry, 
dissatisfied  women  who  want 
to  be  better  than  men."  * 

Erin  erupted.  "GET  AN 
EDUCATION!  Feminism  is  a 
belief  in  the  social,  politicahand 
economic  EQUALITY  of  the 
sexes!  To  me,  feminism  is  my 
belief  that  I  am  capable  of  doing 
anything  that  I  want  and  I 
shouldn't  be  stopped  on  basis 
of  my  gender!"  * 

"Well,  equality  shmality." 
Said  a  female  haddock.  "I 
personally  have  never  been 
discriminated  against, so  I  don't 
believe  discrimination  actually 
exists  anymore.  *  Men  and 
women  are  all  treated  equally 
now.  Feminism  is  a  movement 
whose  time  has  passed."  *  She 
paused  fora  moment,  then  said 
in  a  smaller  voice,  "I  am  right 
about  this,  aren't  I?" 
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October  8, 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  ELM 


Student  Profile 
Ben  Smyth 


Ben  Smyth,  a  Gemini  from  the  southern  PA,  York  County 
area,  holds  the  status  of  being  a  Senior  Psychology  major.  He  is 
also  a  brother  in  the  Kappa  Alpha  Fraternity  and  has  made  the 
Dean's  list  a  few  times.  He  plans  on  attending  graduate  school 
for  cither  ncuroscicnce  or  neurochemistry. 

This  past  summer  he  held  an  internship  with  WAC's  Dr. 
McKillop.  He  worked  on  Interpersonal  Enmity  Relationships. 
For  the  layperson,  he  researched  the  dynamics  and  demograph- 
ics and  purpose  of  enemies  on  an  interpersonal  basis.  In  ten 
years  he  plans  to  still  be  in  schooKa  professional  student)  and 
eventually  he  would  like  to  be  an  M.D.  in  Psychiatry. 

Among  his  likes  he  includes  dancing,  reading,  musicthip- 
hop,  reggae.  Sting,  modern  jazz,  etc.).  Among  his  dislikes  he 
includes  country  music  and  spicy  food.  His  favorite  color  is  the 
sky  forty-five  minutes  after  sundown  on  a  clear  night;  indigo  or 
some  shade  of  purple  that  he  can't  pinpoint.  He  sees  himself  as 
mildly  athletic  which  can  be  interpretted  in  many  different 
ways.  He  claims  to  have  a  brown  belt  in  Shuko-Ki. 

On  Washington  College,  he  said  that  i(  is  what  you  make  of 
it;  put  in  what  you  want  to  get  out.  His  favorite  memory  at  WAC 
isnotprintable(notunusuaIonthiscampus)andheisgladhegot 
to  meet  so  many  interesting  people.  He  is  a  dynamic  conversa- 
tionalist which  anyone  could  discover  just  by  cornering  him  for 
a  chat. 


Chaos  in  Somalia  and  Russia 


Paul  Briggs 

In  light  of  the  bloody  fight- 
ing that  has  taken  place  recently 
between  US  forces  and  General 
Mohammed  Farah  Aideed's  fol- 
lowers, one  might  get  the  im- 
pression that  the  mission  in  So- 
malia is  a  failure. 
The  truth  is  that  most  of  the 
original  objectives  have  been 
achieved.  Thefaminchascnded, 
the  population  hasbeen  fed,  and 
most  of  the  country  is  safe. 
However,  there  is  not  yet  a  cen- 
tral government  in  place  capable 
of  maintaining  order  in  the  ab- 
sence of  United  States  and 
United  Nations  peace  keepers. 
Note  the  term  "peace  keepers." 
It  seems  harmless  enough  im- 
plying that  troops  will  not  actu- 
ally have  to  defeat  anybody,  just 
keep  violence  from  flaring  up. 
And  so  it  was-  until  General 
Aideed  ordered  his  troops  to 
open  fire  on  the  Pakistani  troops 
who  were  serving  under  the  UN. 
Then  the  world  learned  that 
peacekeeping  involves  more 
than  just  standing  around  on  a 
street  comer  with  a  gun  in  hand. 
Now  the  multi-national  forces 
in  Mogadishu  have  found  them- 
selves fighting  heavily  armed, 
well-organized,  absolutely 
ruthless  urban  guerrillas. 
Newspaper  descriptions  of  the 
fighting  often  made  it  sound  as 


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though  the  US.  forces  were  de- 
feated. This  is  not  the  case- the 
Somali  gunmen  suffered 
heavier  casual  ties  and  emerged 
in  a  strategically  worse  posi- 
tion. But  this  is  less  important 
than  it  seems.  This  conflict  is 
essentially  one  of  a  ttrihon,  and 
the  question  is  whocanendure 
the  greatest  losses.  For  better 
or  for  worse,  Americans  have 
become  accustomed  to  win- 
ningenormously  lopsided  vic- 
tories, and  have  very  little  tol- 
erance for  high  casualties-  par- 
ticularly when  the  goals  are  so 
farremovedfromourimmedi- 
ate  interests.  Aideed,  on  the 
other  hand,  has  much  more  at 
stake  and  is  perfectly  willing 
to  sacrifice  everything  but  his 
own  head  in  his  quest  for 
power. 

Currently,  conventional 
wisdom  holds  that  the  only 
options  we  have  are  to  increase 
the  American  presence  until 
Aideed  is  caught  or  withdraw 
completely.  ThePresidenthas, 
for  now,  chosen  the  first  op- 
tion. Neitheroption  is  particu- 
larly appealing.  Unless  the 
United  States  withdraws,  it  is 
1  ikel  y  tha  t  more  Americans  wil  I 
be  killed,  wounded  or  cap- 
tured. But  if  we  pull  out  now, 
General  Aideed  will  have  So- 
malia on  a  silver  platter. 
The  fact  is  that  it  is  extremely 
unlikely  that  Aideed,  with  all 
of  Mogadishu  to  hide  in,  will 
be  captured  anytime  soon. 
Consider  all  the  trouble  the 


United  States  had  to  go  to  cap- 
ture Noriega.  The  most  that 
can  realistically  be  achieved  is 
that  Aideed's  forces  can  be 
crippled  to  the  point  where  the 
next  Somali  government  can 
deal  with  them.  As  we  have 
recently  learned,  even  this  can- 
not be  done  safely. 

The  power  struggle  in 
Moscow  hasended,and  Yeltsin 
is  firmly  in  charge.  The  army 
has  cast  its  lot  with  him  and 
taken  control  of  the  parliament 
building,  violently  dispersing 
the  pro-communist  demon- 
strators which  had  surrounded 
it.  Signals  from  Moscow,  in- 
cluding the  firing  of  several 
major  regional  administrators, 
indicate  that  the  government 
will  soon  begin  cracking  down 
on  the  Communist  Party  bosses 
and  bureaucrats  who  still  hold 
power  in  many  parts  of  Russia. 

As  was  mentioned  two 
weeks  ago,  parliamentary 
elections  are  scheduled  for  De- 
cember. If  the  new  Parliament 
defies  himon  some  issue,  what 
will  he  do  then?  Political  vio- 
lence is  a  hard  habit  to  break, 
especially  if  it  proves  effective- 
as,  in  this  case,  it  has. 

Clinton  was  right  to  sup- 
port Yeltsin  through  this  crisis. 
However,  he  must  remember 
that  Russia'sfuture  is  more  im- 
portant than  any  one  man.  He 
must  be  prepared  to  insist  that 
nothing  like  this  ever  happens 
again.  Q 


"Reply"  from  page  3 

the  need  to  print  any  sort  of 
disclaimer  disavowing  the 
opinions  expressed  therein,and 
I  thought  that  it  was  an  appro- 
priate piece  to  run  in  a  space 
which  for  the  past  two  years 
has  been  allotted  to  opinion 
features.  I  honestly  did  not 
think  that  anyone  would  con- 
fuse it  with  a  news  story. 

Opinion  features  may  be 
submitted  to  this  paper  by  any 
student,  at  any  point  in  time, 
and  the  viewsexpressed  therein 
do  not  reflect  the  opinions  of 
the  Elm,  if  s  staff,  Washington 
College  or  anyone  else  but  the 
author.  That  has  been  the  policy 
in  the  past,  and  it  continues  to 
be  the  editorial  policy. 

Having  said  that,  I  must 
admit  that  in  hindsight  I  regret 
the  decision  to  run 
"Madonnafesto."  The  problem 
is,  that  although  I  personally 
may  be  offended  by  a  submis- 
sion, my  personal  tastesare  not 
at  issue. 

If  I  had  the  time,  I  would 
draw  up  a  focus  group  of  typi- 
cal students  and  run  every  ar- 
ticle by  them  before  publica- 
tion. I  do  know  that  someone, 


somewhere  will  be  offended 
by  somethingin  this  paper  ona 
weekly  basis. 

You  may  rest  assured, 
however,  that  the  word  "chick" 
will  not  be  used  in  this  year's 
Elm  to  refer  to  anything  other 
than  a  young  bird.  The  word 
"girl"  will  not  be  used  in  refer- 
ence to  any  woman  over  the 
age  of  thirteen.  Any  other 
words  which  have  historically 
been  used  to  impugn  women's 
morality,  belittle  women's  oc- 
cupations, ridicule  women's 
temperaments,  characterize 
women  as  immature,  mark 
women  as  animalistic,  or  dis- 
criminate against  any  women 
on  any  basis  are  also  prohib- 
ited. The  same  naturally  ap- 
plies to  slurs  against  persons 
based  on  their  race,  religion, 
ethnicity  or  sexual  orientation. 

As  pertains  to  the  "Greeks 
Like  to  Drink"  article,  I  trust 
that  readers  did  not  misinter- 
pret the  data  to  be  referring  to 
Hellenic  organizations  at 
Washington  College.  There  is 
absolutely  no  empirical  evi- 
dence to  suggest  that  members 
these  organizations  at  WC 
drink  any  more  than  the  rest  of 
the  student  body.  £1 


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Although  conservation  is  a 
jal  issue,  it  is  not  possible 
(crone  person  to  travel  around 
the  world  righting  all  environ- 
mental wrongs.  Theimpulseto 
correct  environmental  prob- 
lems is  a  recent  one  in  our  so- 
ciety. Settlers  longed  to  control 
and  conquer  the  land,  thus 
makingany  kind  of  relationship 
with  nature  impossible.  The 
Indians  stressed  theimportance 
of  life  as  a  web  connecting  man. 
Earth  and  creature.  Most  set- 
tlers aimed  to  destroy  not  only 
the  Native  Americans,  but  also 
their  ideas. 

17th  century  settlers  were 
driven  by  fear  of  the  elements, 
of  "witches"  and  "devils."  They 
wanted  to  subdue  nature.  De- 
struction became  a  status  sym- 
bol. It  was  fine  to  kill  wild 
creatures  for  fun  or  cut  down 
trees  just  because  they  were 
there.  They  were  destroying 
the  harmony. 

Even  in  these  early  times, 
some  men  like  Thoreau  and 
George  Perkins  Marsh  believed 
preserving  the  beauty  of  the 
wilderness.  An  important 
point  in  the  environmental 
movement  came  in  1975,  when 
the  American  Forestry  Asso- 
ciation was  created  in  hope  of 
influencing  government.  And 
that  they  did.  Soon  laws  were 
created  that  authorized  presi- 
dents to  declare  forest  reserves 
Public  Domain.  In  1907  this 
privilege  was  taken  away  by 
/  congressmen,  but  it  is 
thanks  to  these  early  move- 
ments that  we  have  many  of 
our  National  Parks  and  Re- 


Mark  A.  Schulman 


serves. 

In  1886  George  Bird  Grinnel 
founded  the  first  Audubon  So- 
ciety. He  and  the  Audubon 
Society  can  be  credited  for  the 
Park  Protection  act  of  1894, 
which  forbade  hunting  in 
natural  parks  and  created  the 
first  wildlife  sanctuary:  Peli- 
can Island.  In  1892  the  Sierra 
Club  was  created  and  helped 
in  creating  the  Antiquities  Act 
in  1906.  This  act  was  prepared 
in  reaction  to  the  depredation 
of  pot  hunters  in  archaeologi- 
cal sites  in  the  Southwest.  The 
act  authorized  the  President  to 
set  aside preciousor  threatened 
sites. 

A  movement  often  in  con- 
flict with  the  park  and  forest 
conservation  movement  is  the 
wildlife  movement.  While  the 
conservationists  urge  the  re- 
sponsible use  of  nature  by  hu- 
man society,  wildlife  activists 
advocate  as  little  meddling 
with  nature  as  possible.  In  1964 
the  Wildlife  Act  was  passed.  It 
authorized  hands-off  protec- 
tion for  areas  out  of  national 
forests,  parks  and  Bureau  of 
Land  Management  lands.  This 
happened  far  too  late  to  save 
many  species.  Also  in  1964  the 
Wilderness  Bill  was  passed, 
designating  9.1  million  acres  of 
wilderness  as  wildlife  refuge. 
In  1970  we  celebrated  our 
first  Earth  day  and  have  been 
working  arduously  for  23  years 
since.  Man  has  moved  from 
dependenceon  the  Earth  to  add 
responsibility  to  his  relation- 
ship. And  as  Wallace  Stegner 
said  "we  are  still  in  transition 
from  the  notion  of  Man  as  mas- 
ter of  Earth  to  the  notion  of 
Man  as  part  of  it."  Q. 


An  Informal  Evening 
with  the 


TASHINGTON^ 

Saturday,  October  9,  1993 

Tawes  Theatre 


tickets  for  Washington  College 
students  are  only  $9,  and  will  be 
Mailable  at  the  door  on  Sunday 
**ght. 


As  Washington  College  ex- 
pands both  physically  and  aca- 
demically it  must  constantly 
question  and  examine  its  edu- 
cation policies  and  search  for 
new  ideas  and  concepts  to  en- 
courage the  self-development 
of  the  individual.  One  such 
concept  which  remains  to  be 
explored  by  Washington  Col- 
lege is  the  Honor  System. 

The  Honor  System  is  based 
on  the  belief  that  students  can 
successfully  take  the  responsi- 
bility of  establishing  and  main- 
taining standards  in  social  and 
academic  life.  Entailed  in  this 
concept  are  such  things  as  stu- 
dent self  proctoring  of  exami- 
nations, student  self  schedul- 
ing of  examinations,  and  stu- 
dent self  responsibility  for  their 
social  conduct. 

What  are  the  implications 
of  such  an  Honor  System?  The 
effectiveness  of  the  Honor  Sys- 
tem rests  on  the  high  sense  of 
inner  morality  of  the  student. 
Whenstudentsplantoabideby 


an  Honor  Code  they  are  indi- 
cating publicly  their  acceptance 
of  the  system  and  their  inten- 
tion to  live  by  their  principles. 

Thataviolationofthiscode 
should  never  occur  is  probably 
inconceivable.  But  students 
must  resolve  that  their  ideals 
shall  be  maintained,  whatever 
penalties  must  be  imposed  to 
maintain  them. 

Implicit  in  the  Honor  Code 
is  the  requirement  that  a  stu- 
dent report  an  infraction  of 
which  he  has  firsthand  knowl- 
edge. Occasionally,  there  is  the 
tendency  to  feel  that  this  re- 
quires spying  or  "tattling". 
There  is  sometimes  a  tendency 
to  feel  that  to  report  another's 
breach  of  honor  is  to  deprive 
honor  of  its  personal  sanctity. 

For  any  code  of  rules  or 
Honor  System  to  be  effective, 
however,  there  must  exist  two 
forms  of  social  control:  one  is 
an  individual,  inner  morality 
resulting  from  religion,  educa- 
tion, and  pubUc  opinion;  and 
the  other  is  an  external  control, 
law.  Although  distinct  in  their 


mode  of  operation,  these  two 
forms  of  control  are  supple- 
mentary. 

For  the  vast  majority  of  stu- 
dents, the  Honor  Code  will  take 
the  first  form,  that  of  a  set  of 
personal  ideals  or  code  of  con- 
duct. In  a  group  of  persons 
with  varied  backgrounds  and 
different  moral  standards, 
however,  there  are  always 
some,  who,  for  a  time  at  least, 
must  be  made  to  understand 
that  dishonorable  conduct  has 
temporal  penalties  also,  one  of 
which  may  be  a  forced  separa- 
tion from  the  group  whose  in- 
tegrity they  have  violated. 

It  has  generally  been  the 
conviction  of  the  many  schools 
that  use  the  Honor  System  that 
dishonor  will  never  becurtailed 
by  curtailing  honor,  and  that 
those  few  who  are  weak  will 
never  be  strengthened  by 
weakening  those  many  that  are 
strong.  It  is  for  this  reason  that 
the  Elm  suggest  s  careful  con- 
sideration of  the  establishment 
of  an  Honor  System  at  Wash- 
ington College.  £2 


Pan  Hel 
Council 


Michelle  Crosier 

The  Panhellenic  Council 
would  like  to  congratulate  fall 
1993  pledges.  The  Alpha  Chi 
Omega  group  includes  Amy 
Bickley,  Heather  Gray,  Vicki 
Roth,  Robin  Shaw,  Melanie 
Slower,  and  Jen  Waldich.  The 
Alpha  OmicronPi  girlsinclude 
Charlie  Darby,  Nicole 
Gallagher,  Jen  Hagey,  Melanie 
Ruane,  Melissa  Ruane,  and 
Renee  Seaman.  The  Zeta  Tau 
Alpha  pledge  class  includes 
Michelle  Chin,  Jessica  Clark, 
Colleen  Cusick,  Shane  Dwyer, 
Kelly  Eakin,  Mariah  Guissler, 
Mary  Jefferson,  Courtney 
Myers,  Sharla  Ponder,  and  Kim 
VanKeuren.  Congratulations 
ladies,  and  have  a  great  se- 
mester. 

The  Panhellenic  Associa- 
tion sponsored  a  car  wash  last 
Sunday  at  Downey's  Restau- 
rant. Wehadagreatday,raising 
over  $100.  Sunday  we'll  host 
the  annual  Greek  Games  which 
will  include  sports  events,  fun 
activities,  anda  banner  contest. 

Several  co-ed  events  have 
beenaddedthisyear,including 
the  tug  of  war,  volleyball,  and 
3-legged  race.  Students  and 
faculty  are  invited  and  encour- 
aged to  come  out  and  watch. 
Events  will  begin  at  1:00  p.m. 
on  the  campus  lawn.  Cl 


Broadsides  Spring  Up  All  Over 


Tanya  Allen 


"There  is  Something  Wrong 
with  Poetry,"  a  poem  by  Katie 
Degentesh,  was  the  first  to  ap- 
pear this  year.  Then  there  was 
Mark  Murphy's  "Why  I  Like  to 
Think  About  Life:  a  truly  ex- 
ploratory discussion  about  the 
reason  I'm  sitting  here  writing 
this  by  an  ordinary  man  who 
thinks  a  whole  bunch  of  very 
powerful  thoughts."  This  week 
the  "Lawn  Furniture"  of  Paul 
Smail  sprang  up  all  over,  thor- 
oughly confusing  all  those  who 
noticed  that  theeditorhad  typed 
in  "Broadsides — Spring,  1993" 
at  the  bottom  of  the  page. 
(Wistful  thinking.)  There  will 
be  at  least  seven  more  poems 
and  short-short  stories  dis- 
played across  campus  this  se- 
mester, along  with  roughly  ten 
more  during  Spring  semester. 
All  Broadsides  are  written  by 
undergraduate  WC  students. 

The  Broadsides  series, 
which  has  had  a  long  tradition 
at  Washington  College,  has  al- 
ways been  one  of  WC's  most 
visible  publications.  Two  years 


ago  a  related  tradition,  the  "Po- 
etry Postcard"  contest,  wasalso 
started.  The  three  winners  of 
each  semester's  contest  get  to 
see  their  Broadside  made  into  a 
postcard  by  Mike  Kaylor  and 
the  students  who  work  in  his 
print  shop.  All  Broadsides  are 
considered  in  the  contest,  al- 
though preference  is  given  to 
publications  of  poetry.  The 
contest  is  judged  by  a  profes- 
sional poet.  Last  year's  judge 
was  the  poet  Lynne  Doyle.  A 
few  previous  winners  of  the 
postcard  contest  have  been 
Tanya  Allen,  Alex  Baez,  Becky 
Bryant,  Thane  Glenn,  Jennifer 
Reddish,  Tarin  Towers  and 
Rudy  Weitz.  Broadsides 
has  a  rolling  acceptance 
policy — submissions  will  be 
accepted  any  time.  They  should 
be  given  to  Tanya  Allen  through 
Literary  House  mail,  campus 
mail,  or  E-mail.  It  would  be 
helpful  if  writers  put  their  room 
numbers  and  extensions  on 
submissions,  as  the  editor  will 
need  writers  to  proof  their  po- 
emsandgiveapproval  of  design 
before  final  printing.  Q 


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October  8, 1993 


"Forum"  from  page  1 

was  addressed  by  Dr.  Peter 
Wakefield.  "When  I  come  to 
these  meetings  I  hear  you  talk 
in  general  terms  and  i  f  s  all  very 
polite  and  sincere/'  Wakefield 
said.  "But  when  I  walk  out  of 
here  1  hear  comments. . . .  Are 
you  trying  to  sneak  something 
by  the  Faculty,  and  how  do  you 
explain  such  a  tough  reception 
[of  the  Preliminary  Report]?" 

Wubbels  responded  by 
confirming  the  worst  fears  of 
the  faculty.  "Sue  Huck,  Chuck 
and  me  had  a  secret  meeting  on 
Kent  Island  late  one  night  last 
spring"Wubbelsquipped.  "As 
far  as  I  know,  this  came  up  in  a 
public  way.  It  sprang  from 
wholly  wholesome  instincts  to 
try  to  do  better  rather  than 
worse  for  the  College.  That's 
the  agenda." 

Trout  addressed  faculty 
discontent  more  directly.  "It 
saddens  me.  I  think  a  lot  of  it's 


President  Trout  defends 
natural.  You're  moving  along, 
living  your  life,  teaching  your 
classes,  and  along  comes 
something  which  asks  us  to 
change  what  we're  doing.  The 
College  is  fragile,  the  future  is 
notguaranteed,"  hesaid.  Trout 
then  emphasized  that  not 
moving  forward  is  a  luxury  the 
Faculty  can  ill  afford,  ". . .  be- 
cause if  we  don't  move  here, 
our  chances  of  prosperity  are 
nil." 

Wakefield  then  asked 
about  errors  in  the  statistical 
section  of  the  Preliminary  Re- 


the  Preliminary  Report 

port  which  Dr.  Gene  Hamilton 
made  public  at  a  recent  meeting 
oftheAAUP.  Wubbels  agreed 
that  there  were  "about  six"  er- 
rors which  had  crept  into  the 
Report.  He  also  noted  that  the 
impact  on  the  validity  of  the 
models  used  was  minimal,  and 
that  "In  my  opinion,  it  has  not 
changed  the  basic  financial  in- 
telligence (contained  in  the 
Preliminary  Report.]" 

Wakefield  said  another 
source  of  concern  was  the 
$200,000  to  be  invested  in  pro- 
moting the  College  by  hiring 


Communicorps,  an  Atlanta- 
based  higher  education  mar- 
keting firm.  Vice  President  for 
AdmissionsKevinCoveneyfelt 
the  expense  was  justifiable, 
saying  "In  the  ten  years  I've 
been  here,  Washington  College 
has  invested  almost  nothing  in 
marketing."  Trout  concurred, 
saying  "The  feeling  on  the  part 
of  the  Trustees  was  that  this  is  a 
moment  for  investment."  He 
added  that  the  $200,000  figure 
may  be  higher  than  the  final 
costs  of  the  marketing  effort, 
and  that  the  sum  is  to  be  paid 
incrementally. 

The  discussion  then  be- 
came more  broad-ranging. 
Cades  stressed  the  need  for  re- 


alism, affirming  that  the  final 
plan  ". . .  shouldn't  be  pie  in  the 
sky,  and  that's  why  we  want  to 
have  a  lot  of  faculty  discussion." 

Dr.  Tatum  said  that  the 
Long  Range  Plan  ".  .  .needs 
thoroughness,  and  time  may  be 
a  factor  in  thoroughness.  [The 
College  should  not]  .  .  .  rush 
with  the  idea  that  we  must  be 
finished  at  such  and  such  a 
date."  Trout  responded  that  "It 
seems  to  me  that  a  fourteen 
month  period,  certainly  from  a 
trustee  point  of  view,  isa  really 
long  time." 

Another  topic  of  discussion 
was  the  role  of  "under  sub- 
scribed" academic  departments 
See  "Forum"  page  11 


Dr.  Cades  listens  with  interest 


"Hamilton"  from  page  1 

were  generously  allocated  and 
Plan  C  could  probably  get  by 
with  three  Residence  Life  staff." 
By  including  five  such  staff  in 
Plan  C,  expenditures  were 
overstated  in  proportion  to  the 
lower  headcount. 

Thirdly,  the  student/fac- 
ulty ratio  is  higher  in  Plan  C, 
representing  the  hiring  of  a 
greater  number  of  faculty  per 
students,  thus  increasing  ex- 
penditures in  Plan  C 

Fourth,  the  optimal  capac- 
ity of  the  college  is  not  reached 
as  quickly  in  Plan  C  as  in  Plan 
A,  and  Plan  C  only  reaches  a 
Fall  FTE  of  925.  Hamilton  feels 
that  a  Fall  FTE  of  966  would  not 
exceed  capacity.  Also,  by 
growing  to  capacity  at  the  same 
rate  as  Plan  A,  Plan  C  would 
grow  to  a  headcount  of  939,  but 
a  year  later  than  Plan  A,  re- 
sulting in  less  revenue  in  the 
interim  years.  Additionally, 
increasing  enrollment  at  the 
same  rate  in  both  models  makes 
them  easier  to  compare. 

Fifth,  Hamilton  feels  that 
the  library  doesn't  need  to  be 
expanded  to  the  same  size  in 
bothplans.  Withmorestudents, 
Plan  A  would  need  greater  fa- 
cilities, but  C  could  manage 
without  expansion.  He  admits 
that  this  is  arguable,  but  would 
assist  Plan  C  in  being  more 
competitive. 

Sixth,  debt  service  costs  (the 
interest  paid  on  loans)  are  less 
in  Plan  A's  model  than  ex- 
Pressed  on  page  77  of  the  Pre- 
liminary Report.  The  con- 
struction of  new  dormitories  are 
proposed  to  take  place  in  1996, 
!999  and  2000,  with  the  money 
to  be  borrowed  the  year  before. 
The  cost  of  these  buildings 


would  be  $2.25,  $2.5  and  $2.75 
million  respectively,  reflecting 
inflation.  Hamilton:  "Dormi- 
tories are  reflected  in  Plan  A  as 
costing  the  same  each  time. 
Money  is  borrowed,  but  the 
increasein  thedebt  servicedoes 
not  reflect  the  increased  cost  of 
the  second  and  third  dorms. 
The  expense  of  dorms  contin- 
ues for  30  years.  This  error 
results  in  a  $54,000  discrepancy 
from  the  year  2000  on."  The 
Replacement  and  Repair  re- 
serve, usually  3%  of  the  build- 
ings' value,  is  also  not  included 
for  new  buildings  in  Plan  A. 

In  examining  the  discrep- 
ancy between  expenditures  in 
Plans  A  and  C,  even  when  both 
were  at  the  same  number  of 
students  Hamilton  found  that 
more  Financial  Aid  was  given 
out  in  C,  though  less  students 
wereonroomandboard.  "Plan 
C  has  same  number  of  students 
than  plan  A,  in  addition  it  has 
less  students  on  room  and 
board,butwaspayingoutmore 
financial  aid.  Financial  Aid  is 
computed  with  room  and 
board  taken  into  account." 
Although  both  plans  projected 
75%  of  students  to  live  in 
dorms,  Plan  A  had  more  stu- 
dents living  on  campus  for  the 
first  year.  This  resulted  in  an 
increased  revenue  for  A  com- 
pared to  C 

Hamilton  corrected  the 
models  to  takeintoaccount  the 
above  problems  he  spotted. 
When  re-projected,  Plan  C  pulls 
out  of  deficits  in  FY1996  with  a 
surplus  of  $193,000  and  con- 
tinues to  grow.  Plan  A  pulls 
out  at  the  same  time,  but  with 
only  a  razor-thin  ($18,548)  sur- 
plus. Plan  A  grows  to  a  much 
higher  surplus  by  FY2005 
($1,671,199  compared  to  C's 


$786,153),  but  Plan  C's  viability 
is  present  in  that  it  does  not  go 
back  into  debt.  Plan  C  has  a 
better  profit  /loss  performance 
for  all  but  the  last  two  years. 

To  summarize  conclusions 
drawn  from  his  corrected  ver- 
sion, Hamilton  says:  "The  big 
argument  against  Plan  C,  is  that 
it  will  pull  the  College  out  of 
debt  slowly  but  then  go  back  in 
debt.  The  corrected  version 
pulls  out  of  debt  much  more 
aggressively,  and  doesn't  go 
back  in  deficit.  Additionally, 
most  financial  planners  say  you 
can't  project  out  more  than  five 
years  anyway  —  If  you're  just 
interested  in  getting  out  of  debt, 
Plan  C  is  better  than  Plan  A." 

After  theinitial  stageof  cor- 
rections, Hamilton  set  out  to  see 
how  he  could  improve  the  plans. 
He  examined  ways  to  create  a 
more  realistic  pictureof  the  next 
elevenyears.  "When  a  deficit  is 
run,  models  show  no  effect  on 
the  next  year.  Where  does  the 
deficit  go?  It  is  taken  out  of  the 
funds  functioning  as  endow- 
ment. (Money  we're  allowed  to 
spend.)  One  of  the  revenues 
items  is  the  endow  ment  i  ncome, 
5%  of  a  three  year  moving  av- 
erage. What  should  have  been 
done  is  to  feed  back  the  profit  or 
loss  of  each  year  into  the  funds 
functioning  as  endowment  of 
thenextyear.  Thar/smuchmore 
realistic. 

"When  this  is  corrected  for, 
Plan  A  has  a  really  weak  pull 
out  and  by  the  year  2000,  has  a 
razor  thin  ($2000)  surplus  Plan 
C  however,  pulls  out  in  two 
years  and  continues  to  rise,  [to  a 
$1,097,959  surplus  in  FY  2001] 
In  the  beginning,  both  are  hurt 
by  the  deficit.  But,  Plan  C  con- 
tinues to  grow  and  the  surplus 
stabilizes  in  the  last  years." 


Hamiltonagainattemptsto 
improve  upon  these  models  by 
using  the  current  estimated 
budget  (based  on  815  full  time 
enrollment  (FTE)  rather  than 
the  projected  840  FTE)  and  by 
underestimating  restricted  ex- 
penditures and  transfers.  The 
LRPC  projections  used  an  esti- 
mate of  $267,000  restricted  gifts 
for  this  year,  but  more  recently 
the  Faculty  Finance  committee 
was  given  the  estimate  of 
$500,000asmoreaccurate.  With 
a  better  picture  of  this  year's 
budget,  Hamilton's  re-projec- 
tion resulted  in  "Plan  A  having 
deficits  until  2000,  then  pulls 
out.  Both  models  were  hurt  by 
the  real  budget,  but  PlanC  pulls 
out  weakly  in  two  years,  then 
grows  and  stabilizes  around  a 
$1  million  surplus  in  2002." 

All  of  these  re-projections, 
Hamil  ton  feels,  decrease  the  ar- 
gument in  favor  of  the  aggres- 
sive growth  of  the  Plan  A  as 
clearly  viable  over  Plan  C  which 
calls  for  only  growth  to  capac- 
ity. 

When  re-projected  by 
Hamilton,  the  plans  are  much 
closer  than  the3  million  differ- 


ence in  outcome  the  LRPC  re- 
port suggests.  The  results  of 
Hamilton's  projections  do  not 
clearly  indicate  plan  A  as  being 
as  clear  of  a  sign  for  growth  as 
Wubbels  claimed  in  the  Pre- 
liminary Report.  In  fact, 
Hamilton  feels  that  growth  to 
capacity  would  better  get  the 
college  out  of  debt  and  be  more 
feasible.  'To  balance  the  bud- 
get in  two  years,  balance  in  the 
senseof  having  everything  fully 
funded,  what  should  be  done  is 
get  the  enrollment  up  to  900 
and  the  endowment  up  to  38 
million.  That  would  do  it.  You 
should  get  the  enrollment  up  as 
fast  as  you  can,  whether  or  not 
you  can  raise  the  endowment. 
It  just  helps.  After  that  if  you 
want  to  grow,  it  is  fine  as  long 
as  you  keep  growing  the  en- 
dowment along  at  the  same 
time.  What  is  required  is  basi- 
cally an  initial  push  for  endow- 
ment money,  and  at  the  same 
time,  grow  to  nine  hundred. 
After  that  increase  enrollment 
in  tandem  with  endowment 
growth. "Q 


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Mental  Health  and 
Wellness  Lecture 
Series 


The  Mental  Health/ 
Wellness  Speaker  Series  began 
last  Tuesday  with  a  lecture  by 
Leo  Quinn  on  stress  and  time 
management.  The  new  series  is 
sponsored  by  Health  Services, 
the  Pan-Hellenic  Council,  Stu- 
dent Activities  and  Student 
Affairs. 

Mr.  Quinn's  lecture  ad- 
dressed the  need  to  rationally 
cope  with  the  many  conflicting 
stressors  which  can  sometimes 
overwhelm  us  in  a  world  where 
people  can  easily  overload 
themselves  with  responsibili- 
ties. 

These  stresses  often  arise 
when  people  commit  them- 
selves to  too  many  projects  at 
onetime.  Mr.  Quinn  noted  the 
need  to  prioritize  activities,  and 
advised  that  over-committed 
people  need  to  "learn  how  to 
say  no,"  to  those  who  would 
seek  to  increase  the  demands 
on  their  time. 

Another  of  Mr.  Quinn's 
themes  was  time  management- 
Procrastination  is  an  easily 
eliminated  source  of  stress.  To 
prevent  procrastination,  one 
may  plan  ahead  to  effectively 
budget  time  and  reduce  stress. 


Mr.  Quinn  said. 

Another  technique  for  cop- 
ing with  stress  is  taking  a  break 
from  stressful  activities.  Ac- 
cording to  Mr.  Quinn,  reading, 
watching  television  and  sleep- 
ingareall  effective  ways  to  cope 
with  stress. 

Exercise  is  another  impor- 
tant tool  inany  program  of  stress 
management.  Regular  exercise 
has  been  proven  to  prevent 
sleeplessness,  lower  blood 
pressure  and  decrease  the  bio- 
logical impact  of  stress.  Mr. 
Quinn  also  demonstrated  how 
meditation  can  enhance  relax- 
ation. 

The  Mental  Health/ 
Wellness  Speaker  Series  has 
been  organized  by  Maria 
Jerardi.  Ms.  Jerardi  encourages 
students  to  attend,  adding  that 
"While  the  lectures  are  held 
during  lunch  time,  you  won't 
loose  the  social  atmosphere  of 
lunch.  You  can  come  in,  bring 
your  lunch  and  eat  during  the 
presentation."  The  next  lecture 
in  the  series  is  on  Wednesday, 
20  October  in  Hynson  Lounge 
at  12:30.  The  topic  of  the  next 
lecture  is  co-dependency.  CI 


Kappa  Alpha  and  Alpha 
Chi  Omega  Assist  Lions 


Mark  Murphy 


Michelle  van  der  Nat_ 

Saturday  was  a  great  day 
for  flipping  chicken!  Last  Sat- 
urday the  Lyons  Club  held  their 
annual  "Chicken  Hip"  at  Trin- 
ity Lutheran  Church  in 
Chestertown.  From  9:00  a.m. 
to  4:00  p.m..  the  Kappa  Alpha 
Order  and  TWO  Alpha  Chis 
flipped  and  basted  hundreds 
of  chickens.  Woohoo!!!  Every- 
one seemed  to  be  having  a  good 
time  and  the  chicken  was  deli- 
cious. 

There  was  also  a  flea  mar- 
ket, where  Mark  Murphy 
picked  up  an  awesome  Schlitz 
hat.  It  happens  to  be  his  second 
favorite  type  of  malt  liquor  but 
his  new  favorite  hat.  Oh  yeah, 
he  also  had  his  first  and  per- 
haps last  gizzard.  Have  you 
ever  had  one? 

Anyway,  all  of  the  pro- 
ceeds went  to  a  very  good 
cause,  but  we  just  can't  re- 
member exactly  what  cause  it 
went  to.  Probably  the  Lyons 
Club.  Most  important  of  all,  it 
was  a  chance  for  some  of  the 


Greek  Organizations  of  Wash- 
ington College  to  throng  with 
the  Chestertown  community. 
(Do  you  know  what  "throng" 
means?  To  crowd  together  in 
great  numbers.) 

Kevin  Marshall  seems  to 
enjoy  it.  "We  like  it  good.  Real 
good,"  he  says. 

"The  best  part  was  actually 
flipping  the  chicken. . .  No!  Eat- 
ing! Eating  the  chicken  was 
best!"  claims  Caroline  Jensen. 

"We  always  do  it  in  the  fall 
and  in  the  spring,"  Jeff  Grafton 
says. 

Even  though  there  was  not 
a  multitudeof  AX's,  at  least  one 
is  expected  to  show  up  in  the 
spring. 

"I'd  flip  for  the  KA's  any 
day,"  says  Michelle. 

"More  AX's  would  have 
showed  up  had  Michelle  told  us 
the  right  date,"  claims  Becky 
Strauss. 

"1  was  happy  to  see  the  two 
of  them,"  says  Mark  Murphy. 

Michelle  and  Caroline  and 
the  KA's  got  pretty  hot  and 
greasy,  however  they  were  glad 
to  help,  a 


Freshman  Class  Elections 


Elections  for  Freshman  Class  Officers  will 
be  held  on  Wednesday,  October  13,  in  the 
CAC  before  dinner  and  in  the  Dining  Hall 

during  dinner  hours. 

Speeches  will  be  held  Monday,  October  11, 
at  7  p.m.  in  the  Hynson  Study  Lounge. 


Get  involved  and  help  your  class  grow! 


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Maryland  General  Assembly 

Internships 

The  selection  process  has 
begun  for  students  interested 
in  applying  for  admission  to 
the  internship  program  at  the 
Maryland  General  Assembly 
during  the  spring  semester. 
This  program  requires  full  time 
participation  of  interns  on 
Tuesdays  and  Thursdays  as 
well  as  class  on  Monday  after- 
noon. Students  must  have  an 
overall  cumulative  GPA  of  at 
least  3.0  and  who  have  earned 
at  least  a  B  in  forms  of  lit  (if 
applicable.) 

Preference  will  be  given  to 
students  who  are  political  sci- 
ence majors  in  their  junior  year 
or  to  students  who  will  be  first 
semester  seniors  in  the  spring. 
Preference  will  also  be  given  to 
students  who  have  taken  pol 
sci  391,  311  and/or  401. 

Final  choice  of  interns  will 
be  made  in  Annapolis,  however 
the  Political  Science  Depart- 
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Benedictine  School  Internship 

The  Benedictine  School  for 
Exceptional  Children  is  cur- 
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for  a  paid  internship  position  in 
public  relations  and 
fundraising.  The  position 
comes  with  a  stipend  of  $2000  a 
year.  Successfulapplicantswill 
report  to  the  Director  of  De- 
velopment of  the  Benedictine 
School  and  need  to  be  prepared 
to  start  as  soon  as  possible. 

The  Benedictine  School  is  a 
residential  facility  for  mentally 
disabled  children  and  young 
adults.  It  is  located  in  Ridgely, 
which  is  about  35  miles  from 
Chestertown. 

Internship  responsibilities 


include  drafting  a  monthly 
newsletter,  conducting  media 
relations,  planning  of  events, 
researching  prospective  donors 
and  contacting  individual  and 
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Applicants  must  be  either 
a  junior  or  a  senior,  although  a 
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Some  knowledge  of  not  for 
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jd.  "When  we  consider  how 
any  are  taking  a  foreign  Ian- 
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none  occasion  already,  and 
fiber  activities  with  Hands 
fotareon  the  schedule  for  later 
'the  semester. 

On  Saturday,  Sep tember  25, 
'embers  of  the  hall  and  hands 
to  painted  at  Camp  Fairlee 
lanor. 

This  past  Saturday,  Octo- 
Br  2,  residents  of  the  hall 
ainted  parts  of  the  exterior  of 
*  house  at  the  Kent  Youth 
enter. 

The  next  event  is  to  be  in 
operation  with  Hands  Out, 

is  scheduled  for  Saturday, 


Virtual  Reality 


Sherry  Menton 


Lest  the  headline  mislead  you, 
I'm  not  talking  about  the  cool  ar- 
cade games  with  helmets  and 
gloves,  a  la  laxunmower  Man.  I'm 
referring  to  the  text-based  virtual 
reality  of  Multi-User  Dungeons, 
or  MUDs.  For  those  of  you  unfa- 
miliar with  MUDs,  they  can  best 
be  described  as  online,  interactive 
Dungeons  &  Dragons,  combined 
with  the  social  chit-chatting  of 
bulletinboard  systemslike  the  one 
run  by  U  Iowa.  Similar  to  the  old 
single-user  text  adventure  games 
like  Adventure!  and  the  Zork  tril- 
ogy, MUDs  allow  you  to  create  a 
playing  character  and  explore  a 
text-based  world  populated  with 
monsters  to  kill,  items  and  equip- 
ment to  gather,  and  quests  to  solve, 
usually  with  the  help  of  other 
players  along  the  way.  A  wide 
range  of  social  commands  allow 
you  to  interact  with  other  players 
much  more  flexibly  and  realisti- 
cally, than  the  numerous  smiley 
faces  of  bbs-ing  allow. 

LegendMUD,  running  at 
telnet  address  192.146.226.4 1 0358, 
is  not  your  run-of-the-mill  MUD, 
however.  LegendMUD  will  con- 
tain areas  based  strictly  on  events 
in  real-world  history  or  mythol- 
ogy. Many  WC  students,  past  and 
present,  are  working  to  make  this 
happen.  Raph  and  Kristen  Koster, 
Class  of  '92  and  '90  respectively, 
are  the  most  prolific  area-builders 
so  far.  Raph  has  created  Roman 
Britain,  complete  with  Picts  be- 


bober  23.    The  day  will  be 
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yond  Hadrian's  Wall,  and  an 
abandoned  Druidic  enclave  on  the 
Isle  of  Man.  Raphisalsoin  various 
stages  of  completing  three  differ- 
ent eras  of  Peruvian  civilization, 
and  is  co-creating  an  Iroquois  vil- 
lage. Kristen  has  just  this  week 
completed  her  Arabian  area,  which 
is  where  you'll  begin  the  game 
when  you  login.  Mike  Tarrant,  a 
senior  Sociology  major,  is  creating 
Celtic  Ireland,  I  am  making 
St. Denis  Abbey,  and  Katie 
Meadors  and  Katie  Degentesh 
have  helped.  Friends  that  we've 
met  over  the  Internet  are  also 
working  on  the  MUD,  and  other 
upcoming  or  hoped-for  areas  in- 
clude WWH  North  Africa,  1908 
Antarctica,  Salem  Village,  the  tex- 
tile factories  of  Lowell,  MA, 
Dante's  Hell,  and  Arcadia/ 
Olympus. 

We  make  no  claims  that 
LegendMUD  is  fully  functional 
and  ready  to  play,  but  there  ISa  lot 
you  can  do  already.  Raph  and 
Kristen  and  I  are  considering 
making  a  Washington  College 
campus  tour/replica  using  a 
MUD-like  environment,  and 
would  love  to  hear  from  anyone 
who'd  be  interested  in  working 
with  us.  A  playing  area  of 
LegendMUD,  basedon 
Chestertown,  is  also  possible  if  we 
receive  enough  interest. 

A  double-clickable  telnet 
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On  Saturday,  September 
25, 27  students  participated  in 
a  day-long  program  in  leader- 
ship training.  These  students 
had  been  nominated  by  faculty 
and  peers,  and  at  the  seminar 
heard  lectures  by  eight  mem- 
bersof the  Washington  College 
faculty,  administration  and 
staff.  The  Campus  Leaders 
Seminar  was  designed  as  an 
introduction  to  management 
techniques. 

From  an  introductory 
message  in  a  booklet  prepared 
for  the  seminar  participants, 
W.  Dennis  Berry,  Director  of 
Student  Activitiesand  Campus 
Recreation  writes,  "There  is  no 
denying  this  is  an  ambitious 
project  with  quite  a  bit  of  in- 
formation for  one  short  day 
program.  However,  I  am  sure 
that  this  management  sampler 
will  provide  you  with  enough 
information  to  allow  you  to 
assume  a  more  visible  and 
poised  leadership  role  on 
campus  and  within  society." 

Topics  included  "Goal 
Setting,"  from  Vicky  Sawyer, 


Assistant  Director  of  the  Office 
of  Career  Development;  "Moti- 
vating Volunteers,"  from  Dave 
Knowles,  Director  of  Dining 
Services  and  Conferences; 
'Team  Building,"  from  Barry 
Barrell,  Sociology  Department 
Lecturer;  'Time  Management," 
from  Athletic  Director  Geoff 
Miller;  "Planning  and  Con- 
ducting Meetings,"  from  George 
Spilich,  Psychology  Department 
Chair;  and  "Public  Relations: 
Interacting  with  Groups,"  from 
Joe  Holt,  Executive  Assistant  to 
the  President. 

Response  was  so  positive 
to  the  seminar  that  an  additional 
one  is  in  the  works  for  second 
semester.  Said  Berry,  "We're 
going  after  those  kids  and  ask- 
ing what  they  want  to  see  in  the 
Level  Two  program.  24  out  of 
the  27  seminar  participants 
wanted  to  see  Level  Two  be  a 
half-day  program  that  would 
be  concentrated  on  one  topic 
rather  than  an  overview  like 
Level  One  is."  The  second  phase 
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Washington  College  ELM 


"Faculty"  from  page  1 

Trout  also  spoke  to  the  Fac- 
ulty about  the  need  to  improve 
retention,  noting  that  "Last  June 
the  Committee  on  Academic 
Standingdropped  27  students." 
Forty  more  students  were 
placed  on  academic  probation, 
and  nineteen  more  remained 
on  academic  probation.  About 
twenty  additional  students  are 
held  back  each  year  because  of 
failed  courses  and  incomplete 
senior  obligations. 

To  find  academic  problems 
as  soon  as  possible.  Trout  ad- 
vised professors  to  test  their 
students  early,  and  to  use  "ex- 
tra vigilance,  extra  care." 

Trout  also  said  that  of  the 
last  250  students  who  left  WC 
in  the  past  three  semesters,  21  % 
left  because  of  academic  diffi- 
culty, 48%  transferred  to  other 
colleges,  9%  left  for  personal 
reasons,  5%  left  for  financial 
reasons,  5%  took  a  leave  of  ab- 
senceand  16%  left  forunknown 
reasons. 

Weis5man  offered  a  hy- 
pothesis in  an  effort  to  explain 
why  some  of  the  students  for 
personal  reasons.  "1  have  spo- 
ken with  several  students  who 


feel  that  they  havenot  received 
the  full  support  of  the  College 
in  coming  to  terms  with  their 
sexual  identity,"  he  said. 
Wcissman  also  indicated  that 
certainofthoProvost'srcmarks 
show  that  ".  . .  the  institution 
has  a  ways  to  go  in  creating  an 
environment  where  all  stu- 
dents feel  a  part  of  the  com- 
munity, regardless  of  sexual 
orientation." 

Wubbcls  reported  for  the 
Academic  Council,  comment- 
ing on  a  new  course  proposal 
form,  thestatusof  independent 
study  and  the  senior  obligation 
a  t  Washington  Collcge,and  the 
need  toexamincthecriteria  for 
completing  a  major.  Tatum 
then  said  to  Wubbcls  that  "No 
one  knows  what's  going  on  in 
Academic  Council,  except 
when  you  report  it  at  Faculty 
Meetings."  Dr.  Cousineau 
agreed,  adding  that  "a  mere 
summary"  does  not  replace  a 
thorough  accounting. 

Elections  for  Committee 
posi  tions  were  conducted,  and 
Dr.  James  Locker  was  selected 
for  the  Appeals  Committee. 
Jason  Rubin  was  selected  for 
the  Honors  and  Awards 
Committee,  il 


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Sports 


13 


October  8, 1993 


Singing  The 
Hockey  Blues 

The  Washington  College  field  hockey  team  hasn't  won  since 
its  victory  over  Wesley  College  on  opening  day.  Currently  in  a 
six-garne  winless  streak,  the  Sho' women  just  completed  an  0-3 

week. 

So  what's  wrong  with  them?  They*  reonly  three  years  removed 
from  a  Division  III  national  ranking  of  14.  There  are  still  players 
on  this  year's  team  who  remember  what  it  was  like  to  be  the 
second-ranked  team  in  the  Middle  Atlantic  Conference. 
So  what's  wrong  this  year?  The  team's  tailspin  has  included 
losses  to  Gettysburg,  Western  Maryland,  Swarthmore,  Bryn 
Mawr,  and  Mary  Washington.  Currently,  the  highlight  of  the 
season  is  a  tie  to  Haverford. 

So  whafs  up  with  this?  Should  new  head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm  get  the  pink  slip  seven  games  into  her  Washington 
coaching  career?  Does  the  team  need  to  pick  up  all  new  players? 
Does  the  athletic  department  need  to  get  rid  of  the  field  hockey 
program? 


Sports  Commentary 


Not  on  your  life.  Not  after  Sunday's  performance  against 
Mary  Washington. 

Were  you  there  to  see  the  home  team  take  on  the  top-ranked 
team  in  the  South  Region?  Were  you  there  to  see  history  almost 
in  the  making?  Were  you  at  the  game  where  Washington 
almost  pulled  off  the  biggest  upset  of  the  season? 

If  you  said  no  to  all  of  the  questions  above,  you  need  to  go 
support  the  field  hockey  team.  While  their  record  may  be 
subpar,  the  team  is  just  coming  into  itsown,  and  the  players  are 
finally  starting  to  jell  with  each  other  and  the  coach. 

Additionally,  three  of  their  losses  have  come  by  only  one  goal, 
and  the  defense  has  been  superb.  In  last  week's  three  losses, 
goalie  Peggy  Busker  had  56  saves  combined. 

The  team  is  loaded  with  talented  young  players,  and  it  is 
sendinga  message  to  the  rest  of  the  Centennial  Conference  that 
they  are  here  for  a  while.  While  it  may  be  frustrating  to  keep 
ending  up  on  the  short  end  of  the  score,  the  Sho' women  are  long 
on  experience. 

It  may  be  tough  on  the  seniors,  but  they  watched  their  team 
rise  to  prominence  during  their  freshman  year.  Now,  if  s  a 
chance  for  the  freshmen  and  sophomores  to  gain  valuable 
experience  so  that  they  will  hopefully  be  able  to  reach  the  top 
of  the  standings  someday. 

So  you  haven't  seen  a  field  hockey  game  yet  this  year?  Check 
them  out  tomorrow  at  1  p.m.  against  Dickinson.  Maybe  you'll 
see  their  first-ever  conference  win — and  maybe  it  will  be  the 
start  of  something  big! 

—Matt  Murray 


Conference  Announces  Honors 

Matt  Murray 


For  the  first  time  in  Centen- 
nial Conference  history,  a 
Washington  athlete  was 
"amedasa  conference  Player  of 
the  Week  in  their  sport. 


WAC  Notes 


Last  week,  Jon  Kostyal  scored 
"ve goals  with  fourcomingina 
4-1  win  over  Ursinus,  as  he  was 
named  as  the  soccer  player  of 
'he  week. 

Kostyal  is  also  Newt's  P.O.W. 
this  week. 

A'so  being  honored  in  their 
fespectives  sports  were  Peggy 
B"sker  and  Beverly  Diaz,  as 
Jhey  Were  named  to  the  field 
h°ckey  and  volleyball  honor 


WC  Field  Hockey  Sticks 
With  Top  Team  In  Region 


rolls. 

Busker,  a  sophomore  from 
Silver  Spring,  MD,  made  55 
saves  in  four  games  and  held 
her  opponents  to  five  goals. 


Diaz  held  her  team  together 
this  weekend  with  47  kills  and 
68  digs  in  the  Washington  In- 
vitational. 

Soccer  Reaches  Milestone 

With  their  4-1  win  over 
Ursinus,  the  soccer  team 
achieved  the  300th  win  in  its 
history. 
The  soccer  program  at  Wash- 
ington dates  back  to  1946. 


Renee  Guckert  and  fill  Schultz  fight  for  the  ball  in  front  of  the  net. 


Matt  Murray 


It  was  your  typical  David 
versus  Goliath  contest  last 
Sunday,  as  Washington 
College's  field  hockey  team 
attempted  to  upset  the  South 
Region's  top-ranked  Mary 
Washington. 

The  Sho'women  held  the 
game  scoreless  for  the  first  60 
minutes  of  the  contest,  but 
Leslie  Ptashinski's  penalty 
stroke  gave  the  visiting  team  a 
1  -0  lead  which  would  prove  to 
be  the  game-winner. 

For  Washington  (1-5-1),  the 
game  went  into  the  loss  col- 
umn, but  it  wasa  moral  victory 
of  sorts,  especially  since  the 
team  played  without  leading 
scorer  Renee  Guckert. 
"It  wasn't  our  best  game,  but 
defensively  we  did  what  we 
had  to  do  to  keep  them  out  and 
we  frustrated  them,"  head 
coach  Sarah  Feyerherm  said. 
"They  (Mary  Washington) 
were  excited  to  get  a  second 
goal  out  of  us  and  get  out  of 
her  with  a  win." 

All  day  long,  Mary  Wash- 
ington pounded  the  goal  with 
shots.  The  visitors  totaled  43 
shots — 30  from  inside  the  arc. 
Washington's  Peggy  Busker 
finished  with  16  saves. 

Mary  Washington  started 
pressuring  the  Sho'women 
early.  For  the  first  ten  minutes 
of  the  game,  the  visitors  held 
the  ball  on  theoffensive  end  of 
the  field  and  forced  three 
penalty  comers. 

Washington  settled  down 
and  started  to  carry  the  ball 
onto  the  offensive  end  a  little 
bit,  but  Mary  Washington  still 
dominated. 

With  13:30 leftin  the firsthalf, 
Mary  Washington  had  their 


best  opportunity  of  the  game  up 
until  that  point.  With  a  crowd  of 
people  in  front  of  the  goal, 
Busker  made  one  kick  save,  and 
when  Suzy  Chenault  tried  to 
follow  up,  defender  Jen  Hanifee 
saved  the  shot  and  knocked 
Chenault  into  the  post. 

At  that  point,  Washington 
started  to  pick  up  steam  and 
attack  the  Mary  Washington 
goal  with  Kouri  Coleman  and 
Liz  Olivere  getting  a  couple  of 
fast  break  opportunities. 
"I  think  the  difference  was  we 


"It  would  have 
been  huge.   I  don't 
think  the  players 
realize  how  big 
this  would've 
been.  I  don't  think 
the  players  realize 
how  big  it  was  to 
only  lose  2-0." 
—Sarah  Feyerherm 

stopped  playing  like  we  were 
afraid  to  let  them  score  and 
started  playing  like  they  were 
going  to  score,"  Feyerherm  said. 

Washington's  best  chance  at  a 
goal  came  with  1:28  left  in  the 
half  when  Coleman's  shot  off  a 
fast  break  opportunity  was 
saved  by  Mary  Washington's 
Stephanie  Lowe,  and  Amy 
Barrell's  follow  up  shot  was 
stopped  by  defender  Bridget 
Rooney. 

At  halftime,  the  score  was  tied 
0-0  with  Washington  playing 
close  against  one  of  the  top  ten 
teams  in  Division  III. 


'To  be  0-0  at  halftime  is  not 
what  they  (Mary  Washington) 
were  expecting,"  Feyerherm 
said. 

The  second  half  started  much 
as  the  first  had  with  Mary 
Washington  pressuring  the 
Sho'women  defense.  Eight 
minutes  into  the  half.  Busker 
made  two  tough  saves  on  shots 
from  ten  yards. 

However,  the  game  would  be 
decided  17  minutes  later  when 
a  pile  up  in  front  of  the  goal  led 
to  the  penal  ty  stroke  which  gave 
the  visitors  the  lead.  Mary 
Washington  would  score  again 
on  a  Chenault  shot  with  time 
running  out  to  make  the  final  2- 
0. 

In  staying  close  with  one  of  the 
best  teams  in  the  country, 
Washington  almost  pulled  off 
one  of  the  biggest  upsets  in 
school  history. 

"(The  win)  would  have  been 
huge,"  Feyerherm  said.  "I  don't 
even  know  if  the  players  realize 
how  big  this  would've  been.  I 
don't  think  the  players  realize 
how  big  it  was  to  only  lose  2-0." 

Midfielder  Jill  Schultz  also  felt 
the  game  had  important  rami- 
fications for  Washington's  sea- 
son. 

"I  think  we  stuck  together  and 
if  we  keep  playing  like  we  have 
been  playing,  we'll  surprise 
some  people  towards  the  end  of 
the  season,"  she  said. 

Feyerherm  was  happy  wi  th  the 
team's  performancebutwasstill 
disappointed  in  the  outcome. 

"I'm  proud  of  how  they 
played,"  she  said.  "They've 
been  playing  good  hockey  and 
we're  still  not  winning,  and 
right  now  I  just  have  to  ask 
myself  why." 


14 


• 


October  8, 1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  ELM 


Washington  Scores  A  Win,  A  Loss,  And  A  Tie 

Shoremen  Tie  Haverford  In  Double  Overtime  After  4-1  Explosion  From  Ko^tval_MUrsinus 


Paul  Kenny 


Last  week,  the  Shoremen  soc- 
cer team  played  three  key 
games  which  would  give  them 
a  good  perspective  on  the  out- 
look for  the  rest  of  the  season. 

On  Wednesday,  the  29th  of 
September,  the  Shoremen  were 
disappointinglydefeatcd4-l  at 
Goucher.  The  actual  game  was 
much  closer  than  the  score-line 
suggests. 

"They're  a  solid  team  all 
round,  and  they  have  a  couple 
of  good  players,"  head  coach 
Todd  Hclbling  said,  "They 
matched  upevenly  against  us." 

However,  luck  was  with  the 
Gophers.  They  scored  their  f  i  rst 
goal  in  the  first  45  seconds  of 
thegamc.  Their  second  goal  was 
scored  with  a  shot  from30yards 
out  which  was  deflected  by  a 
Shoremen  defender,  sending 
goalie  Greg  Miller  the  wrong 
way. 

The  Shoremen  picked  the  pace 
up  tremendously  in  the  follow- 
ing twenty  minutes  playing 
someof  their  best  soccer  ailyear. 

Although  the  Shoremen  had 
the  opportunites  to  score,  out- 
shooting  the  Gophers  15-12  for 
the  game,  they  were  unable  to 
put  the  ball  in  the  net  in  the  first 


half.  For  most  of  the  first  half  the 
Shoremen  dominated  the  flow 
of  the  game. 

To  add  to  their  frustrations, 
defensive  sweeper  Chip  Helm 
sprained  his  ankle  late  in  the 
first  half  and  was  unable  to  play 
for  the  rest  of  the  game.  Early  in 
the  second  half,  freshman  Jon 
Kosytal  scored  the  one  and  only 
goal  for  the  Shoremen,  off  a 
through  ball  from  Rory  Conway. 

The  rest  of  the  second  half  was 
a  battle  between  the  two  teams. 
The  Shoremen  applied  more 
pressure  in  an  effort  to  break  the 
Gophers  down  and  maybe  score 
an  equalizer. 

However,  the  Gophers  scored 
their  last  two  goals  late  in  the 
second  half,  quelling  any  hopes 
for  the  Shoremen. 

Last  Saturday,  the  Shoremen 
travelled  to  Ursinus  where  they 
would  gain  a  key  win  in  a  con- 
ference ga  me.  This  game  proved 
to  be  the  exact  opposite  of  the 
Goucher  game.  This  time,  the 
score  was  to  be  4-1  Shoremen  in 
another  evenly  matched  game. 

Coach  Hclbling  made  some 
position  changes  in  an  attempt 
to  maximize  the  strengths  of  his 
players.  Whether  the  position 
changes  had  anything  to  do  with 
it  or  not,  the  Shoremen  played  a 


superb  game. 

"It  was  the  best  game  we've 
played  all  season,  and  we 
played  all  90minutes  intense," 
co-captain  Greg  Miller  said. 
"The  team  is  starting  to  come 
together  as  a  unit  with  the 
freshmen  settling  into  thestyle 
of  play." 

The  defensive  unit  played  a 
superb  game,  marking  their 
players  tightly  and  shutting 
down  the  opportunites  that 
Ursinus  had. 

Sophomores  Chip  Helm  and 
Geoff  Bley  played  great  games 
and  freshman  Will  Merriken 
played  a  great  game  at  stop- 
per for  the  Shoremen. 

At  the  other  end  of  the  field, 
freshman  Jon  Kosytal  scored 
all  four  of  the  goals  for  the 
Shoremen  earning  him  the 
honor  of  Centennial  Player  of 
the  week.  Kosytal  is  the  first 
athlete  to  earn  this  honor  for 
Washington  College  in  the 
new  Centennial  Conference. 

Ursinus  is  a  very  similar  team 
to  Washington.  They  are 
young  and  match  up  talent- 
wise  man  for  man  with  the 
Shoremen.  However,  the 
Shoremen  got  the  breaks  and 
capitalized  on  them.  The  over- 
all record  for  the  Shoremen  is 
5-5-1. 


Greg  Miller  had  11  saves  against  Haverford  on  Wednesday. 


This  Wednesday,  Washing- 
ton (5-5-2)  tied  the  Haverford 
Red  Wave  0-0  in  double 
overtime. 

Greg  Miller  had  11  saves  in 


which  held  one  of  the  confer- 
ence powers  scoreless. 

Haverford's  last  victim  had 
been  Western  Maryland  in 
6-0  victory,  but  Washington 


the  goal  to  anchor  the  defense     shut  Haverford  down. 


Washington  Volleyball  Shows  Well  In  Tourney 


Erika  K.  Ford 


After  a  fast-paced  weekend  of 
tough  tournament  play,  the 
Sho'women  volleyball  team 
finished  2-3  in  the  Washington 
College  Invitational.  They  arc 
now  15-11  overall. 

Friday  night  ended  with  an 
enthusiastic  spirit  when  both 
Gallaudet  and  Scranton  were 
easily  defeated.  The  three 
games  the  next  day  proved  to 
be  more  difficult  however,  and 
the  team  fell  each  time.  In  the 
last  game  of  the  tournament, 
sophomore  Jen  Dixon  was 
downed  after  suffering  an  in- 
jury. 

Volleyball  coach  Penny  Fall 
felt  that  the  team  showed  "their 
best  playing  all  season"  against 
Scranton. 

"We  had  few  errors  and  just 
good  clean  playing  in  both 
matches,"  Fall  said. 
Sophomore  Michelle  Chin  had 
13  assists  that  match-up  while 
junior  Beverly  Diaz  led  with 
nine  digs. 

On  Saturday  morning,  the 
Sho' women  firstfaced  Albright. 

"We  lacked  a  total  focus  situ- 
ation," Fall  said.  "We  were  not 
good  intensity-wise  against 


them." 

Albright  won  two  of  three 
matches. 

In  the  next  round  of  play,  the 
teamstruggled  against  Salisbury 
State,  one  of  the  toughest  schools 

"They  (S.S.U.) 
beat  us  clean. 
I  would  have 
to  say  they 
played  the 
best  volleyball 
overall  that 
weekend." 
-Penny  Fall 

in  the  region,  and  lost  twice. 

"They  beat  us  clean,"  Fall  said. 
"I  would  have  to  say  they  played 
the  best  volleyball  overall  that 
weekend." 

In  the  final  match-up  against 
Catholic,  Dixon  suffered  a  knee 
injury  and  was  forced  to  sit  on 
the  bench.  Fall  was  extremely 


pleased  at  how  the  rest  of  the 
team  rallied  together,  staying 
"intensity-focused  and  in  the 
game."  She  concluded  that  the 
team  had  a  "disappointing  loss, 
but  not  a  disappointing  perfor- 
mance." 

Co-captain  Diaz  was  a  substan- 
tial part  of  the  team's  force  in  the 
Invitational.  She  had  47  kills,  68 
digs,  four  service  aces,  as  well  as 
six  blocks  in  the  tournament. 
Overall  the  team  remains  3-2  and 
ranks  fifth  of  the  Centennial 
Conference's  eleven  teams. 

In  a  late  game  on  Wednesday 
Washington  went  up  against 
Ursinus(l-5  coming  into  the 
game).  This  weekend  they'll  be 
away  at  the  Gallaudet  Tourna- 
ment in  D.C. 

The  volleyball  team's  next  ap- 
pearance on  their  homecourt  will 
be  Wednesday,  October  13.  At 
6:30  p.m.  when  they'll  face  off 
against  Hood,  Salisbury  State 
again,  and  Widener,  hoping  to 
improve  upon  their  .577  winning 
percentage. 

Theteam  will  then  have  six  days 
off  until  their  match  at  Hopkins 
on  October  19. 


Beverly  Diaz  goes  up  for  the  block. 


Washington  College  ELM 


Sports 


15 


October  8, 1993 


Jordan  Retires 


Matt  Murray 


On  Thursday  morning  at  11 :00 
a.m.,  basketball  star  and  icon 
Michael  Jordan  retired  from  the 
National  Basketball  Association 
and  the  Chicago  Bulls. 

After  winning  his  third  con- 
secutiveN.B.  A.  Championship, 
Jordan  felt  he  had  reached  the 
"pinnacle  of  his  career"  and  it 
was  time  to  move  on. 

Besides  the  team  champion- 
ships, Jordan  was  the  most 
popularbasketballplayerinthe 
world,  and  his  exploits  on  the 
court  were  legendary. 

Jordan  was  an  all-star  from 
the  moment  he  entered  the 
league  in  1984. 

Hisretirementcomesonlytwo 
years  after  Earvin  "Magic" 
Johnson's  retirement  and  one 
year  after  Larry  Bird's  retire- 
ment. All  three  are  basketball 
legends. 

Jordan  also  cited  the  death  of 
his  father  this  summer  as  an- 
other reason  for  his  departure. 

He  said  a  comeback  was  pos- 
sible in  a  year  but  unlikely. 

Jordan's  Bulls  beat  the  Phoe- 
nix Suns  for  the  championship 
in  June. 


In  other  news... 

The  American  and  National 
League  Championship  Series 
began  this  week  in  Major 
League  Baseball. 

In  the  American  League,  Jack 
McDowell  leads  the  Western 
Division's  Chicago  Whitesox 
against  John  .Olerud  and  the 
Eastern  Division's  Toronto 
Bluejays. 

The  Bluejays  are  built  on  hit- 
ting and  speed  with  19-game 
winner  Pat  Hentgen  leading  the 
pitching  staff.  The  Jays  won 
game  one  on  Tuesday  night. 


wrench  time  or  the  possibility 
of  losing  three  straight  World 
Series. 

Philadelphia's  offense  of 
Lenny  Dykstra,  John  Kruk, 
Dave  Hollins,  and  Darren 
Daulton  hope  to  beat  up  on 
Atlanta's  super  pitching  staff  of 
GregMaddux,  Tommy  Glavine, 
Steve  Avery,  and  John  Smoltz. 

All  games  are  being  televised 
on  channels  9  and  11. 

InN.F.L.  action  this  weekend, 
it  was  Chicago  over  Atlanta, 
Tampa  Bay  over  Detroit,  Den- 
ver with  a  win  over  Indianapo- 


Around  the  Nation 


The  Sox  are  built  on  power 
and  pitching.  Big  bats  Frank 
Thomas  and  Robin  Ventura 
hope  to  balance  their  strong 
pitching. 

In  the  National  League,  the 
series  pits  the  fearless  against 
the  gutless.  The  Philadelphia 
Phillies  haven't  been  afraid  of 
anything  all  year,  and  they're 
not  overly-concemed  with  the 
Atlanta  Braves  who  face  gut 


W.C.  Alumni  Scoring  Machine 
Schools  '93  Lacrosse  Team 


Dave  Lipinski 


This  past  Saturday,  the 
Washington  College  Lacrosse 
Team  had  their  first  game  of 
the  fall  against  the  Alumni.  The 
Alumni  won  the  match  15-7  in 
front  of  the  familiar  crowd  on 
Kibler  Field. 

The  Shoremen  played  with 
determination  but  could  not 
seem  to  slow  down  the  Alumni 
scoring  machine. 

"It  was  a  great  opportunity 
for  our  kids  to  compete  against 
players  who  were  not  only  tal- 
ented but  mentally  tough," 
head  lacrosse  coach  Terry 
Corcoran  said.  "The  Alumni 
showed  our  kids  that  you  don't 
let  fatigue  prevent  you  from 
executing." 

Dave  Slomkowski  showed  a 
little  about  what  it  takes  to  be  a 
three-  time  AH- American  goalie 
as  he  dazzled  the  crowd  with 
thirty  saves. 

"IfitwasnotforSlom(kowski) 
they  would  have  been  right 
there  with  us,"  said  two-time 
first  team  All-Americanand  '90 
grad  Bob  Martino  who  had  two 
goals.  "The  game  went  well. 
That  wasdefinitely  the  bestthey 
have  playedusin  the  lastcou  pie 
°' years.  I  think  they  are  going 
•o  have  an  exceptional  year." 
For  the  Shoremen,  the  scoring 
came  from  the  veterans.  Two- 


time  AIl-American  senior 
attackman  Jason  Paige  found 
the  goal  twice  in  the  second 
and  third  quarters.  Junior 
midfielder  Christian  Boone  also 
tallied  two  goals.  Starting 
attackmen  Chris  Sanchez  and 
Bart  Jaeger  both  scored  for  the 
Shoremen.  Finally,  Ail-Ameri- 
can senior  midfielder  Chris 
Cote  tallied  once. 

For  the  Alumni  the  scoring 
was  generous.  Bob  Martino 
scored  twice  along  with  All- 
American  Tim  Hormes.  Three- 
time  All-Pro  MILL  and  Ail- 
American  John  Nostran  t  netted 
three  scores  from  midfield.  All- 
Pro  Baltimore  Thunder 
standout  Rick  Sowell  had  two 
goals,  while  AlI-American 
Chris  Dollar  contributed  with 
one.  Additionally,  1993  gradu- 
ates Greg  Moura cade  and  Dave 
TaibI  both  scored. 

This  Saturday  at  1:30  the 
Shoremen  will  host  Division  I 
powerhouse  the  University  of 
Maryland.  Corcoran  is  looking 
forward  to  the  challenge. 

"Maryland  will  be  another 
great  opportunity  for  us  to 
measure  our  determination 
against  bigger  and  faster 
people,"  he  said. 

So  come  out  tomorrow  to 
watch  some  good  lacrosse  and 
support  the  team  as  they  take 
on  the  Terps. 


lis,  Dallas  with  a  blowout  of  the 
Packers,  Kansas  City  over  the 
Raiders,  the  49ers  with  a  win 
over  Jim  McMahon's  Vikings, 
the  Sain,ts  beating  the  Rams  to 
stay  undefeated,  the  Eagles 
taking  first  place  in  the  NFC 
East  wi  th  a  win  over  the  Jets  on 
a  94-yard  interception  return, 
Seattle  over  the  Chargers,  Buf- 
falo beating  the  Giants,  and  the 
Dolphins  over  Washington. 


KA  Takes 
D  II  Crown 


Jason  Kraus 


On  Tuesday  afternoon,  a  fired 
up  Kappa  Alpha  Order  football 
team  played  arguably  theirbest 
game  of  the  year  in  defeating 
Phi  Delta  Theta  27-20. 
This  win  gives  the  K.A.'s  their 
first  football  title  since  the  late 
1980's  and  returns  a  little  re- 
spectability to  a  group  more 
well-known  for  their  academic 
than  athletic  prowess. 
The  K.A.'s  finally  took  control 
of  a  back  and  forth  game  when 
Andre  Taylor  busted  into  the 
endzone  from  about  a  yard  out 
with  less  than  a  minute  to  play. 
Taylor's  touchdown  run  was 
setupbya  deep  pass  to  Division 
II  player  of  the  year  Chuck 
Albrecht,  who  was  able  to  get 
behind  the  Phi  Delt  secondary 
for  the  third  time  that  day  and 
bring  his  team  to  within  one 
yard  of  a  victory. 

This  touchdown  nullified  an 
outstanding  effort  by  Phi  Delt 
quarterback  Giles  Beale  who 
singlehandedly  had  tied  the 
game  at  twenty  with  his  slash- 
ing running  style. 

rlowever,  in  the  end,  it  was  a 
mistake  by  Beale  that  secured  a 
victory  forthe  K. A. 'sas  Maurice 
Freeland  intercepted  an  errant 
pass  with  about  ten  seconds  left 
in  the  game  to  secure  the  win. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Look-it's  a  bird,  it's  a  plane,  it's-Jon  Kostyal! 

The  amazing  freshman  from  Pittsburgh,  Pennsylvania  put  on 
anincredible  performance  on  Saturday  when  he  set  a  Centennial 
Conference  single-game  record  with  four  goals  against  Ursinus. 

He  scored  in  all  sorts  of  ways  to  lead  the  Washington  Soccer 
team  to  the  300th  victory  in  its  history  (its  record  is  300-258-56 
since  1946). 

Kostyal  also  scored  the  only  goal  in  Washington's  4-1  loss  to 
Coucher.  Defined  by  his  slashing  style  across  the  field  and  his 
powerful  shot,  Kostyal  now  leads  the  team  in  goals  with  seven. 

Honorable  mention  this  week  goes  to  Peggy  Busker  who  made 
55  saves  in  three  games  against  Swarthmore,  Bryn  Mawr  and 
Mary  Washington 

In  other  news... 

Fan  of  the  week  this  week  goes  to  Greggi  Miller  who  did  a  great 
job  cheering  at  girlfriend  Kouri  Coleman's  field  hockey  game. 
Coleman  showed  Greggi  a  thing  or  two  in  an  awesome  perfor- 
mance against  Mary  Washington  on  Sunday. 
Cyclist  of  the  week  goes  to  ...  Mark  Murphy  again.  He  showed 
off  his  awesome  cycling  skill  once  again.  Most  Improved  Cyclist 
goes  to  Michelle  Vandernat  (Sorry  Michelle...  Mark  put  me  up  to 
it). 

And  by  sports  editorial  decree,  we  feel  Tara  Rathel  needs 
smaller  uniform  pants  because  the  trainers  always  have  to  tape 
them  (I  think  Kate  whines  too  much). 


Newt's 


Others  may  try  to 
immitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15*  Drafts:  11  p.m.-l  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


October  8, 1993 


Washington  College  ELM 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

fePORT^ 

THE  ELM 


Men's  Soccer 


Washington  4 

Ursinus  1 

Washington  0 

Haverford  0 


Field  Hocke^ 


Washington         0 
M.Washington    2 

Washington        Late 
F  &  M  Game 


Volleyball 


Washington  2-3 

Washington  Tour.  Rec. 


UPCOMING 
GAMES 


MEN'S 
SOCCER 

Washington  at 
Allentown 
October  9  1:00 


Washington  vs. 
Mount  Olive 
October  14  4:00 


VOLLEYBALL 

Washington  at 
Gallaudet  Tournament 
October  8-9 


Washington  vs. 
Hood,  Widener,  SSU 
October  13  6:30 

FIELD 
HOCKEY 

Washington  vs. 
Dickinson 
October  9  1:00 

Washington  at 
Johns  Hopkins 
October  12  4:00 


a 
s 


Freshman  Andrew  King  from  Aiken,  South  Carolina  has  been  a  big  part  of  the  Shoremen 's  success  this  fall.  King  has  shown  versatility 
by  playing  striker,  midfielder  and  sweeper  .  A  graduate  of  the  Salisbury  school,  King  hopes  to  play  tennis  for  W..C,  this  spring. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Jon;  Kostyal 


•  Soccer  ties  Haverford 

•Volleyball  goes  2-3 
at  Washington  Invit. 

•Field  Hockey  falls  to 
Mary  Washington 

•  Sports  Comment 
•Around  the  Nation 
•WAC  Notes 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  CoUege  Community   Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Seven   •   October  22,  1993 


Hodson  Hall  Rennovation 
Causes  Campus  Cacophony 


The  exciting  tribulations  of  the  Hodson  Hall  renovation 
reached  a  new  decibel  level  as  the  roar  of  Jack- 
hammering  reverberated  across  campus.  Hubert  "Spoon" 
Phillips  demonstrates  proper  jackhammer  technique. 


Task  Force 
Selected 

By  Charles  H.  Trout 


Washington  College   •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


In  mid-July,  I 
issued  a  response  to  the 
report  of  the  Task  Force  on 
the  Status  of  Gay  Men  and 
Lesbians  at  Washington 
College  and  pledged  to 
appoint  an  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  comprised  of 
faculty,  staff,  and  students 
to  monitor  the 

implementation  of  the 
recommendations  agreed  to 
in  my  memorandum  of  July 
13th.  I  am  pleased  to 
report  the  following 
members  of  our  community 
have  accepted  appointment 
to  the  Committee:  Dale 
Daigle-Chalr,  Linda  Cades, 
Jeff  Chaffin,  Lionel  Dyson 
'94,  Rachel  Fink  '94. 

I  expect  the 
Committee  will  hold  an 
organizational  meeting  in 
the  not-too-distant  future 
to  begin  work  on  evaluating 
the  implementation  of  the 
recommendations.  I  urge 
all  members  of  our 
community  to  provide 
assistance  to  members  of 
this  committee,    fi 


SGA  Addresses 
Students'  Concerns  on 


John  K.  Phoebus 


Last  Tuesday 

Student  Government 
Association  President 
Jamie  Baker  met  with  Dean 
Mcintire.  Student  Activities 
and  Campus  Recreation 
Director  Dennis  Berry, 
Security  Director  Jerry 
Roderick  and  Sgt.  Ken 
Haines  to  discuss  the 
alcohol  policy  of  the 
College. 

Student  concerns 
motivated  Baker  to  call  the 
meeting.  "There  were  two 
things  I  wanted  to  address. 
One  is  the  perception  from 
students  that  Campus 
Security  was  cracking 
down,  and  the  other  was 
the  alcohol  policy  itself." 
Baker  said  In  a  recent 
Interview  with  The  Elm. 

Jerry  Roderick  has 
heen  making  an  effort  to 
§et  the  word  out  to 
students  on  how  the 
t-ollege's  alcohol  policy 
w°rks.  Recently,  Roderick 
attended  hall  meetings 
across  campus  to  explain 
now  security  officers  will  be 
forking  with  students  to 
ensure  that  social 
Iunctions  are  safe  and  In 
compliance  with  school 
P°hcy.  Roderick  said  that 
'^dividual  officers  In  the 
Past  have  used  their  own 
°lscretlon  in  handling 
alcohol  related  matters,  but 
"at  Security  is  currently 


handing  these  situations  in 
a  more  consistent  manner. 

In  an  interview  with 
The  Elm.  Sgt.  Lenny 
Thompson  of  Campus 
Security  concurred  with 
Baker's  assessment:  "In  the 
past  we  tended  to  tell 
people  to  get  it  [alcohol]  out 
of  the  public  eye.  But  since 
we've  had  so  many 
problems,  we're  trying  to 
curtail  problems  before 
they  happen.  We're  trying 
to  have  everyone  enforce 
the  alcohol  policy  in  the 
same  way.  We're  not 
condoning  underage 

drinking  at  all.  [If  this  is  a 
problem]  .  .  .what  we  do  is 
take  the  the  name  down 
and  refer  it  to  student 
affairs  for  appropriate 
action." 

This  new 

consistency  appears  to  be 
the  primary  source  of 
misunderstanding  for  most 
students.  In  addition. 
Baker  said  that  since 
Security  has  more  officers 
on  duty,  some  students 
have  perceived  that  a 
crackdown  is  taking  place. 
Baker  said  that  one  of  the 
primary  conclusions  he 
reached  during  the  meeting 
is  that  "The  role  of  Security 
is  to  act  as  a  buffer 
between  students  and 
outside  law  enforcement  in 
a  preventative  way.  The 
idea  behind  the  alcohol 
policy  is  that  it  provides  the 


opportunity  for  students  to 
act  responsibly,  and  that 
security  is  there  to  help 
students  with  this 
responsibility." 

Baker  also  said  that 
Security's  primary  concern 
is  maintaining  order.  "If 
you're  getting  out  of  hand, 
making  noise,  breaking 
stuff  or  whatever,  then 
Security  will  come.  They're 
taking  complaints  from 
residents  very  seriously." 

The  SGA  Is 
currently  engaged  in  an 
effort  to  revitalize  social  life 
on  campus.  Caroline  Dorm 
Senator  Elizabeth  Likens 
said  "I  think  that  everyone 
is  unaware  of  what  they 
can  do  and  what  they  can't. 
I  think  once  everyone 
knows  the  policy  -what 
they  can  and  cannot  do- 
people  will  have  better 
parties."  Likens  said  she  is 
engaged  in  an  effort  to  find 
out  what  kind  of  problems 
her  constituents  may  be 
having  with  the  current 
policy. 

Baker  said  his  work 
with  school  officials 
regarding  the  alcohol  policy 
will  soon  culminate  In  "a 
forum  with  Dean  Mcintire, 
Dennis  Berry,  Security 
officers  and  the  SGA  on 
how  students  can  have  a 
successful  party  which 
complies  with  the  existing 
rules.     12 


Students  Present 
Honor  Code  Draft 


bv  Abby  R.  Mnffff 


The  Honor  Code 
Committee  of  the  Student 
Government  Association 
will  present  Its  draft  of  a 
new  Honor  Code  to  the  Ad 
Hoc  Committee  on 
Academic  Dishonesty  next 
Tuesday.  The  proposal  is 
the  culmination  of  several 
years  of  student 

involvement  in  the 
reevaluation  of  the  Honor 
Code. 

SGA  Vice  President 
Max  Walton  heads  up  the 
SGA  Honor  Code 


array  of  misconduct, 
thereby  becoming  more  of  a 
code  of  conduct. 

Among  the  new 
provisions  of  the  draft  are 
some  which  are  implicit  in 
the  current  Honor  Code, 
but  are  not  explicitly 
enumerated  simply  because 
the  offenses  did  not  exist  at 
the  time  the  current  Honor 
Code  was  written.  This 
modernization  of  the  Honor 
Code  includes  such 
offenses  as  pirating 
computer  software, 

unauthorized  tapping  Into 
computerized  records  of  the 


As  it  is,  people  sign  on  to  the  Honor 
Code  their  freshman  year  and  never 
see  it  again  at  Washington  College." 

-Max  Walton 


Committee,  and  has  been 
Instrumental  in  writing  the 
draft.  Walton  said  that  the 
draft  was  compiled  using 
research  material  which 
has  come  from  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee,  adding  that  "I 
firmly  believe  that  this  [the 
Honor  Codel  should  be 
strengthened  and  useable. 
Everyone  should 

understand  what  Is  meant 
by  the  Honor  Code  and 
what  the  consequences  for 
violating  It  are." 

The  ten  page  draft  Is 
a  far  more  comprehensive 
document  than  the  current 
Honor  Code.  The  current 
Honor  Code  is  quite  explicit 
on  what  constitutes  an 
academic  offence,  but  Is 
vague  on  other  forms  of 
student  misconduct.  The 
student  draft  is  equally 
specific  on  academic 
dishonesty,  but  expands  in 
scope  to  include  a  broad 


College  or  its  students  and 
the  deliberate  Introduction 
or  creation  of  computer 
viruses. 

Additionally,  faculty 
members  would  be 
expected  to  "file  model 
papers,  tests,  lab  reports 
and  exams  In  the  Library 
so  that  the  student  has  the 
opportunity  to  see  what 
level  of  quality  is  expected 
of  the  student."  This  would 
also  act  as  a  disincentive 
for  students  to  maintain 
files  of  past  work  or  to 
solicit  "samples"  of  work 
from  other  students. 

Walton  said  that  "I 
believe  that  if  this  is 
adopted  as  the  Honor  Code, 
it  will  be  more  visible.  As  It 
is,  people  sign  on  to  the 
Honor  Code  their  freshman 
year  and  never  see  it  again 
during  their  time  at 
Washington  College."    n 


Inside 

Forest  George  Angry  About 
Domestic  Partners  Decision 

2 

Tanya  Allen  Clarifies 
the  Role  of  Satire 

3 

Koon  Corrects 
Political  Correctness 

4 

Phaneuf  Phinally  Comes 
out  of  the  Closet 

5 

Towers  Comes 
Clean  in  Dirt 

6 

Alcohol  Policy  Stricter  than 
MD  Law  -  Elm  Archives  1968 

8 

October  22.  1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


A  Tale  of  Two  Weeks 


This  has  been  an  unusual  week  on  campus,  In 
that  it  is  a  week  with  two  thematic  designations.  The 
week  of  October  18-22  has  been  "TImex/Ocean 
Spray/Cool  Mint  Llsterinc  Fitness  Week"  and  "Alcohol 
Awareness  Week"  simultaneously. 

Two  weeks  for  the  price  of  one,  and  with  seemingly 
related  themes,  at  that.  Both  represent  an  effort  to 
promote  healthy  behavior,  and  the  Office  of  Student 
Activities  and  Campus  recreation  is  to  be  commended  for 
their  efforts  in  coordinating  the  many  activities  which 
have  taken  place  in  the  past  week.  The  grand  finale 
occurs  today,  with  the  Tlmex  Fittest  Student  Contest" 
and  a  non-alcoholic  social  gathering  In  the  basement  of 
Hodson  Hall. 

The  main  difference  between  the  two-weeks- 
which-are-really  the-same-week  is  the  level  of 
participation  of  the  corporate  sponsors.  Tlmex  Fitness 
Week  has  been  accompanied  by  a  high  level  of  corporate 
support  of  activities  on  campus.  Tlmex  has  generously 
donated  a  good  number  of  sports  watches  to  be  awarded 
to  the  winners  of  the  contests  It  sponsors,  and  the  other 
Fitness  Week  sponsors  have  also  donated  their  products. 

Additionally.  Tlmex  has  played  a  strong 
organizational  role,  which  Included  orchestrating  the 
massive,  nationwide  aerobics  workout  yesterday.  Timex's 
sponsorship  of  Fitness  Week  has  been  a  success  In 
providing  fun  activities  for  students  as  well  maintaining 
the  company's  good  Image  and  promoting  its  products.  It 
has  been  a  good  example  of  how  businesses  and  colleges 
can  work  together  for  the  benefit  of  both  parties. 

Contrast  this  level  of  support  with  the  level  of 
support  provided  by  Anheuser-Busch,  the  main  sponsor 
of  Alcohol  Awareness  Week.  They  provided  no  speakers, 
no  non-alcoholic  products  (or  alcoholic  products,  for  that 
matter),  and  no  activities.  Basically,  all  they  provided  was 
a  theme. 

Yet  Anheuser-Busch  is  the  largest  brewer  in  the 
nation,  selling  86  million  barrels  of  beer  In  1991.  which 
represents  44.1%  of  the  total  sold  by  the  American 
brewing  industry.  It  is  a  company  far  larger  than  any  of 
the  Fitness  Week  sponsors,  yet  they  have  chosen  to  spend 
less.  Anheuser-Busch  spent  $2.13  billion  on  marketing, 
distribution  and  administrative  expenses  in  1991.  which 
makes  the  company  seem  downright  cheap  for  not 
donating  a  few  cases  of  non-alcoholic  brew. 

Why  does  A-B  sponsor  Alcohol  Awareness  Week, 
anyway?  Anheuser-Busch's  public  relations  department 
would  like  us  to  think  that  It's  because  A-B  is  a 
magnanimous  exemplar  of  civic  virtue,  but  we  all  know 
better.  Call  me  a  cynic,  but  It  seems  clear  to  me  that  the 
company  wants  to  avoid  appearing  responsible  for  the 
social  ills  often  associated  with  immoderate  alcohol 
consumption. 

A-B  is  being  more  than  a  little  disingenuous  In  all 
of  this.  The  company  sells  beer  to  young  men  through  ad 
campaigns  featuring  mirages  full  of  (underage?)  models  In 
tight  clothing  while  trying  to  look  like  a  paragon  of 
corporate  responsibility.  The  1991  Anheuser-Busch 
Annual  Report  states  There  is  simply  no  evidence  of  a 
relationship  between  beer  marketing  and  abuse  of  beer 
products."  If  this  is  true,  then  Anheuser-Busch  must  be 
the  only  company  in  the  world  to  annually  spend 
hundreds  of  millions  of  dollars  on  Ineffective  advertising. 
Tens  of  millions  will  witness  the  highly  entertaining  "Bud 
Bowl"  during  the  Superbowl  this  year,  and  hundreds  of 
thousands  will  sleepily  ignore  the  late  night  "Know  When 
to  Say  When"  spots.  Anheuser-Busch  speaks  from  two 
mouths.    One  mouth  shouts  "DRINK  OUR  BEER."  while 

the  Other  Whispers  "responsibly  and  in  moderation. " 


THIS  M*»fcttf  W«IL» 


The  Washington  College  ELM 
Established  1930 


Editor-in-Chief 

Scott  Ross  Koon 

News  Editor 
John  K.  Phoebus 
Features  Editor 
George  Jamison 
Advertising  Manager 
Brian  Matheson 


Layout  Editor 

Abby  R.  Moss 

Sports  Co-Editors 

Matt  Murray  &  Kate  Sullivan 

Photography  Editor 

Kauna  Duklewskl 

Circulation  Manager 

Tara  Kldwell 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


Student  Discontented  with 
Board's  Domestic  Partners  Ruling 


To  the  Editor, 

Sad  to  say,  I  am  a 
bad  WC  student,  only 
partially  skimming  the 
Elm,  not  realizing  that 
important  decisions  were 
made  at  the  last  meeting  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  as  reported  in 
your  September  24  issue. 
The  lights  did  not  shine 
until  I  picked  up  the 
October  8  paper  and  read 
the  article  "Faculty  Discuss 
Domestic  Partners  at 
Meeting." 


I  am  heavily 
disappointed  in  the  men 
and  women  who  sit  on  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  A  college,  to 
me,  is  an  establishment 
which  makes  enlightened 
thinking,  based  on  logic 
and  experiment,  Its 
business.  It  Is  upsetting  for 
me  to  see  the  people  on  the 
Board  pass  judgment  on  an 
individual  because  of  their 
misunderstanding  of  that 
person's  life. 

A  lesbian  friend  of 


mine  recently  lost  a  job  for 
a  rather  suspicious  reason, 
I.e.  because  she  is  a  lover 
of  women.  The  pay  was 
paltry  but  it  helped  paid 
her  rent  and  tuition.  So  I 
return  from  my  hometown 
to  my  college  and  see  that 
this  Ivy  tower  is  no  more 
enlightened  in  policy  than 
the  "real  world." 

Forrest  M.  George 

Letters  Cont.  on  page  3 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 


Film 
Series: 

Johnny  Stecchino 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30 

p.m. 


22 

Friday 


Drama  Production 
DAMN  YANKEES 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 


23 

Saturday 

Drama  Production 

DAMN  YANKEES 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 


24 

Sunday 

Church 


25 

Monday 

Current  Concerns  About 
Chesapeake  Bay  Water 
Quality  and  Land  Usage 

A  talk  by  author 

Tom  Horton 

Hynson  Lounge  4:00  p.jft 


26 

Tuesday 

Current  Directions  in 

Spanish  Fiction 

A  talk  by  Professor 

Shivers 
International  House 
Basement   7:00  p.m. 


27 

Wednesday 

Comedy  Club 

Hodson  Study 

Lounge 

8:00  p.m. 


28 

Thursday 

Concert  Series: 
Meridian  Arts 

Ensemble 
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On  Gays  and 
The  Military 


Gays  in  the  military.  This  subject  has  been  much 
debated  this  summer  and  I  am  about  to  drag  the  horse  up 
off  the  ground  to  beat  it  again.  First  I  would  like  to  leave 
(he  topic  of  "gays  in  the  military"  and  just  focus  on 
military. 

Military  a  word  which  means  "n.  soldiers 
collectively"  ok.  so  what  is  a  soldier?  Soldier  n.  5.  in 
zoology,  any  type  of  asexual  white  ants,  having  powerful 
jaws,  which  serve  as  fighters  in  defense  of  the  colony. 
6. one  who  tries  to  shirk  work:  one  who  pretends  to  do 
work  but  does  little,  [old  slang)  7.  one  who  works  for  a 
specified  cause."  These  are  the  most  specific  definitions 
of  soldier  that  I  could  find.  I  did  not  neglect  the  others:  I 
read  them  and  noted  that  they  were  obscure. 


Tara  Kidwell   | 


The  above  defines  military  and  those  within  its 
bound,  soldiers  all  with  the  exception  being  the  ants.  I 
(tad  it  rather  amusing  that  the  definition  of  soldier  does 
not  encompass  the  following  traits:  fighter,  accurate, 
skilled,  intelligent,  bloodthirsty,  nationalistic,  protective] 
heterosexual,  megalomanical,  or  male  (  the  first  4 
definitions  of  soldier  all  refferred  to  men  although  I  read  it 
in  the  neutered  sense  of  the  word  I  knew  it  can  be 
construed  as  MAN  not  mankind  hence  why  they  are  not 
In  my  article.) 

Now  that  military  and  soldier  has  been  defined 
who  does  not  fit  the  description,  please  raise  your  hand. 
The  way  the  definition  reads  means  that  everyone  of  us  is 
a  soldier  and  we  are  all  in  some  sort  of  military  or 
another.  War  is  a  fact  of  life,  therefore  the  need  for  the 
military  follows.  In  order  to  protect  and  keep  order  in  any 
country  there  must  be  some  hierarchal  regime  which  can 
be  considered  military.  Do  you  want  to  be  protected  by 
someone  who  can  be  easily  lulled  into  submission? 
Would  you  feel  secure  In  the  knowledge  that  there  Is  a 
person  out  there  with  a  gun  who  hates  you  because  of  the 
color  of  your  skin  regardless  to  where  your  loyalties  lie? 
Isn't  it  reassuring  to  know  that  military  soldiers  up  until 
last  April  had  the  ability  to  use  rape  as  a  method  of 
submission  and  purging? 

These  questions  lurk  in  my  mind  and  they  make 
me  question  our  miltary.  Are  our  soldiers  the  best  people 
for  the  job?  Do  they  embody  what  the  genera]  public 
thinks  they  do?  Did  you  know  that  if  one  officer  hears 
another  officer  make  a  remark  about  the  president  of  our 
country-regardless  of  the  fact  that  he  chose  to  avoid 
Vietnam-has  the  right  to  arrest.  If  not  seriously  Injure,  the 
soldier  making  the  remark.  Our  constitution  gives  us  the 
freedom  of  speech,  but  why  does  it  take  It  away  from  our 
military  officers?  See  «Gays"  on  p    4 


October  22.  1993 


loampus  voices 


By  Steve  Brown 

Question:    Do  you  have  anything  you  would  like  to  complain  about? 


Photos  by  Katina  Duklewski 

1 


Yeah,  the  Phillies  blew  a 

f'cking grrr.. ..that's  the 

only  thing  I  want  to 
complain  about  now. 

Andrew  Evans 

Fort  Washington,  PA 

Senior 

Favorite  Food  Group: 

Veggies 


no. ...not  really.. .no 
complaints... 

Kate  Towery 
Reisterstown.  MD 
Senior 
Veggies 


Too  many  people  on  this 
campus  smoke... 

Jon  O'Connor 

Phtlidelphia,  PA 

Junior 

Beer.. .I'm, also  Protestant. 


nod  nod 

nod.. ..Phillies. ...yeah. 

Dan  Coker 
Highland  town.  MD 
Junior 
Pudding 


Goodness. ...wnat  can  I 
complain  about?  I  have  to 
think  of  something  fun  to 
say.. .anything  you  want... 

Ashley  Hershey 
Wilmington,  DE 
Senior 
Veggies 


The  weekend  wasn't  long 
enough. ..there  aren't 
enough  trees  in  Maryland. 

Jamie  Baker 
Katonah,  NY 
Junior 
Meat 


Letters  to  the  Editor  Continued 


Satirist  Tanya  Allen  Defends  Madonnafesto 


To  the  Editor, 

I  winced  when  I 
read  the  line  "as  most  of 
the  women  at  this  school 
fan  attest  to.  or  I'll  do  it  for 
Jbttn,  time  really  takes  its 
[°H  on  the  second  sex"  In 
^rk  Phaneufs 

Madonnafesto"        (Elm. 

'24).  However,  as  a  fellow 
satirist.  I  winced  doubly 

22?  l  read  Dr-  Beveriy 

wwffa  response  in  the  next 
f™:  "Goodness!  So  what 
"  the  value  of  a  human  life 
p°  you  these  days,  Mr. 
^aneuf?  How  much  she 
pertains  you?  How  much 
"er  Physical  self  fits  your 
very  limited  idea  of  beauty? 
:■■«  Madonna  (died)  would 
make   you    feel   more 


comfortable  with  her 
Image?  If  she  continues  to 
prosper  and  succeed 
commercially  well  into  old 
age.  will  that  threaten  you 
and  your  sense  of  human 
worth?"  I  also  cringed 
when  I  read  Sonja  Wilson's 
letter  of  10/8:  "Whether  or 
not  you  chose  to  be 
politically  correct  is  your 
business,  but  there  is  no 
need  to  forget  the  basic 
etiquette  you  should  have 
learned  when  you  were  five. 
I  don't  appreciate  insults 
aimed  at  any  race,  religion, 
or  gender.  Keep  your 
derogatory  comments 
(second  sex.  only  other 
option  is  becoming  a 
mother,  and  chick)  and 
your   personal    opinions 


about  women  to  yourself. 
The  Elm  should  not  be  the 
place  to  air  your  grievances 
about  women,  whatever 
they  might  be.  That  Is  not 
news.  Speaking  of  not- 
news.  was  there  a  point  to 
your  'Do  You  Know  Who's 
Coming  to  Dinner?  Neither 
Do  II'  article  or  did  you  just 
want  to  bitch  about  the 
lack  of  recognition  that  you 
feel  you  deserve?" 

Ay  yi  yi.    Something 
went     wrong     here.  I 

consider  myself  a  feminist, 
and  I've  known  Mark 
Phaneuf  since  Freshman 
year,  and  so  can  attest  both 
to  the  fact  that  Mark  is  a 
nice,  conscientious  guy  and 
that  he  Is  not  sexist.  After 
having  a  professor  whom  I 


respect  greatly  ask  me  "Are 
you  sure  (Mark's  piece)  was 
satire?"  and  after  having  a 
few  discussions  with  Mark 
about  this  controversy,  I 
feel  a  need  to  come  to  his 
defense  and  reply  (at  the 
risk  of  putting  words  in  his 
mouth)  that  the  views 
expressed  in 

"Madonnafesto"  were  not 
Mark  Phaneufs  personal 
opinions.  One  of  the  things 
his  feature  did  was  satirize 
some  common  views  that 
many  men  still  have  of 
women,  and  that  the  media 
perpetuate.  When  he  wrote 
"...being  that  (Madonna)  Is 
not  Sean  Connery  or  Paul 
Newman,  getting  old  Is 
going  to  mean  more  and 
more  people  are  not  going 


to  want  to  look  at  her  body 
parts,"  and  The  only  other 
possibility  options  for  the 
former  Mrs.  Penn  Is  that 
she  become  a  mother  and 
devote  her  life  to  that. ..But 
if  she  doesn't  want  to 
become  a  mother,  the  only 
other  career  choice 
Madonna  can  make... would 
be  death:"  It  Is  my 
understanding  that  he  was 
using  the  medium  of  satire 
(defined  in  the  American 
Heritage  Dictionary  as 
"Irony,  sarcasm,  or  caustic 
wit  used  to  attack  or  expose 
folly,  vice,  or  stupidity")  to 
make  fun  of  those  popular 
views. 

See  "Allen,"  on  p.  4 


October  22.  1993 


"Allen,"  from  p.  3 

I  spoke  briefly  to 
Sonja  about  this,  and  she 
said  that  one  of  the  points 
she  wanted  to  make  was 
that  if  comments  such  as 
the  ones  used  in 
"Madonnafesto"  were  made 
about  people  of  any  racial 
or  religious  minority 
instead  of  a  gender 
minority,  the  feature  would 
not  have  been  printed. 
This  is  most  likely  true. 
However,  the  views  that 
Mark  made  fun  of  in 
"Madonnafesto"  are 

indisputably  common, 
constantly  perpetuated  by 
the  media  through 
advertisting,  stereotypelng, 
casting  choices,  Disney 
movies.  pornography, 
mixed  messages  in 
"Women's  Magazines,"  and 
so      on.  We      receive 

derogatory  messages  about 
women  every  day  and 
usually  don't  even  notice 
or  think  about  them 
unless  someone  points 
them  out  to  us.  Mark's 
feature  was  controversial 
in  that  it  did  point  out  the 
messages,  in  that  it  put 
words  to  the  subtle,  softly 
sexist  messages  our 
society  is  still  being  given. 
It  Is  sometimes  painful  to 
be  forced  to  really  see 
what  we  are  constantly 
being  shown. 


having  this  done  to  me 
gave  me  a  valuable  lesson 
about  how  much  satire  can 
hurt,  and  made  me  more 
aware  of  Journalistic  and, 
for  that  matter,  letter-to- 
the- editor-writing  etiquette: 
attack  ideas,  not  people; 
and  when  one  docs  satirize 
or  address  specific  people, 
keep  In  mind  the  difference 
(although  this  is  tricky, 
because  everyone  seems  to 
have  different  lines  drawn 
for  this)  between  attacking 
and  criticizing. 

In  response  to 
Sonja's  suggestion  that  "It 
Is  my  understanding  that 
personal  opinion  is  to  be 
kept  out  of  newspapers 
(save  the  Editorial,)''  I 
agree  that  personal 
opinions  should  be  kept 
out  of  straight  news  pieces. 
Sonja  Is  right  In  that  those 
of  us  who  write  and  edit  for 
the  Elm  this  year  are  going 
to  have  to  take  better  care 
to  make  sure  that  we  aren't 
writing  biased  Journalism. 
However,  satirical  and 
opinion  pieces  do  have  a 
definite  and  needed  place 
in  newspapers.  Personally, 
I've  always  thought  of 
satire  as  a  way  of  having 
fun  with  writing — of 
making  people  laugh  and 
wince  and  look  at 
themselves  more  closely 
and  somehow,  sneakily, 
nudge  them  into  thinking 


I've  always  thought  of  satire  as  a  way  of 
having  fun  with  writing. 


Perhaps  Mark — not 
having  the  sort  of  writing 
style  that  would  allow  him 
to  hide  behind  the  mask  of 
a  fly  or  angelflsh — should 
have  made  it  more  clear 
that  he  was  being  satirical. 
However,  perhaps  the 
newspaper  itself  should 
have  done  something  more 
to  indicate  that  it  wasn't  a 
regular  news  article — 
maybe,  instead  of  Just 
tacking  on  the  disclaimer 
that  Scott  Koon  suggested, 
even  doing  something  as 
blatant  as  printing 
"satirist"  next  to  Mark's 
by-line.  If  Mark  had  been 
a  woman,  people  probably 
would  not  have  had  any 
trouble  recognizing  his 
work  as  being  satirical,  but 
because  of  his  gender,  his 
work  has  been 

misinterpreted. 

For  the  past  few 
weeks,  this  episode  and 
the  response  to  it  has  been 
bothering  me,  because  I 
too  have  at  times  been 
misunderstood  and  have 
received  sometimes-harsh 
criticism  for  things  I've 
written,  especially  In  my 
old  column  "Josephine  the 
Fly"  and  In  the  short-lived 
publication  "Beyond  the 
Shadow  of  a  Trout."  At 
one  time  I  myself  was 
viciously  satirized  in  the 
Elm  by  another  humorist 
who  misunderstood 

something  that  had  been 
written  In  B.S.T.  I  was  so 
hurt  by  the  attack  that  I 
cried,  then  wandered 
around  the  rest  of  the  day 
In  a  complete  daze. 
Although       unpleasant. 


and  talking  and  arguing 
and  getting  upset  about 
important  issues,  whether 
personal  or  campus  or 
nation  oriented.  Although 
risky,  satire  Is  great  fun  to 
write,  and  when  it's  done 
successfully,  it  can  do  a  lot 
of  good.  The  way  Mark 
pointed  out  some  common 
perceptions  of  females,  for 
example,  was  valuable  in 
that  it  confirmed  Dr.  Wolffs 
"...sense  of  the  real  need 
for  a  Women's  Studies 
program..."  and  the 
resulting  controversy  is 
helping  to  draw  more 
needed  attention  to  what, 
(if  anything.)  WC  students 
think  of  feminist  issues. 
Sonja's  letter  itself  shows 
how  important  opinion 
features  are.  In  that  Mark's 
feature  prompted  her  to 
write  a  counterpoint,  which 
prompted  me  to  write  a 
counterpoint  to  her 
counterpoint,  which  will 
lead  to  God  knows  what. 
Public  discussions  such  as 
this  one  we  are  having 
through  the  Elm  promote 
private  discussions  among 
readers,  and  by  discussing 
episodes  such  as  this  one 
we  are  learning  to 
formulate  our  own 
opinions  on  things  such  as 
sexism  and  free  speech  and 
responsible  Journalism. 
Learning  to  think  about 
things  like  these; — learning 
to  turn  ourselves  Into 
critical  thinkers,  Is  one  of 
the  things  we  all  came  to  a 
liberal  arts  college  to  do. 

Sincerely, 
Tanya  Allen 


Features 


P. 


Washington  College  Elm 


by  Scott  Koon 


In  America  today, 
practically  no  one  is 
neutral  on  the  subject  of 
political  correctness  in 
academia.  The  rabid  right 
often  attack  politically 
correct  ideologues,  yet  the 
very  vociferousness  of  their 
attacks  reveal  the  strength 
of  p.c.  as  a  force  in  our 
society.  The  right  is  fearful 
of  the  p.c.  Ideology,  and 
this  fear  can  only  stem 
from  an  instinctual 
perception  that  the 
American  left  has  finally  hit 
upon  an  Idea  which 
resonates  well  In  the  nation 
as  a  whole. 

While  p.c.  may  be 
an  idea  whose  time  has 
come,  there  are  two 
reasons  why  it  is  easy  to 
criticize  In  a  way  readily 
comprehensible  to  the 
person  on  the  street.  The 
first  is  that  the  principal 
advocates  of  p.c.  are 
academics,  who  are  easily 
stereotyped  by  the  right  as 
a  cadre  of  goofy  radicals 
desperately  out  of  touch 
with  the  lives  of  average 
people.  The  second  is  that, 
while  these  academics 
agree  on  broad  principles, 
they  are  bitterly  divided 
against  themselves  when  it 
comes  to  the  specifics  of 
their  political  program. 

The  reactionary 
monthly  Campus  Report 
recently  published  a  review 
of  "Rage  Across  the 
Disciplines,"  which  was  a 
leftist  conference  held  last 
June  at  the  University  of 
California,  San  Marcos. 
Observing  the  deep 
divisions  between  Blacks 
and  Whites,  gays  and 
straights,  women  and  men, 
Campus  Report  observed 
that  "In  retrospect,  the 
conference  might  have  been 
titled  "Whine  About  the 
Left,"  because  their  [sic] 
was  very  little  sense  of  real 
rage  and  most  of  what  their 
[sic  again]  was  was  self- 
directed.  In  their  never- 
ending  quest  to  be 
completely  and  perfectly 
PC,  the  Left  is  quickly 
dividing  itself  and  is  bound 


to  fall." 

This  is  a  telling 
commentary  which  has 
been  leveled  at  advocates  of 
p.c.  by  leftist  critics  as  well, 
yet  the  past  twenty  years 
show  that  the  American  left 
is  a  house  divided  beyond 
reconciliation.  It  is  no 
accident  that  the  liberal 
elite  in  America  is 
profoundly  split  by 
divisions  based  on  race, 
gender  and  sexual 
orientation,  for  the 
American  capitalist 

establishment  has 

cunningly  exploited  these 
divisions  to  prevent  the 
emergence  of  a  viable  leftist 
coalition.  Academic 

advocates  of  p.c.  have  been 
unable  to  transcend  the 
psychological  class 

divisions  which  result  from 
economic  class  divisions. 

These  academics 
have  erred  In  a  more 
fundamental  way  as  well, 
in  that  they  have  narrowly 
focused  on  one  small 
aspect  of  what  should  be  a 
comprehensive  ideology. 
They  reject  the  language  of 
oppression,  yet  they  level 
no  real  criticism  at  the 
most  important  issue  facing 
the  truly  oppressed,  which 
is  the  inequity  of  our 
current  economic  system. 


oppressed  because  I'm  a 
woman,"  or  "I'm  oppressed 
because  I'm  a  lesbian,"  or 
"I'm  oppressed  because  I'm 
Black,  a  woman  and  a 
lesbian."  Each  category  of 
oppression  Is  existentially 
different  from  each  other 
category  of  oppression,  yet 
they  all  have  the  same 
cause.  What      these 

academics  need  to  do  is 
awaken  (or  reawaken) 
themselves  to  the  fact  that 
each  oppressed  group  is 
oppressed  simply  because 
It  is  useful  to  the  capitalists 
to  oppress  them. 

This  is  a  realization 
which  leads  to  the  ideo- 
logical comprehensiveness 
and  unity  lacked  in 
current  p.c.  advocates.  To 
attack  discrimination 
without  attacking  its  cause 
Is  to  have  no  effect:  the 
struggles  of  minorities  in 
America  have  proven  this. 
To  attack  the  language  of 
oppression  without 

attacking  the  capitalists 
who  promulgate  it  is  even 
less  useful. 

This  is  not  to  say 
that  stressing  language 
which  emphasizes  the 
equality  of  all  is  not  an 
important  part  of  any 
legitimate  socialist 

platform.     Indeed,  it  seems 


The  phrase    intellectual  hygiene"  .. 
sound  Orwellian  to  some,  but  it  is 
necessary  for  language  to  mature  as 


nia.y 

..  attire  c 
,Uage  will  change 
.Ja  we  not  make  a 
o  make  sure  that  this 


society  matures.    Lan 

anyway,  so  why  shoi 

concerted  effort  to  i.. T 

change  occurs  in  such  a  way  so  as  to 

encourage  the  equality  of  all? 


Simply  put,  they  hate  the 
oppression  of  capitalism 
but  like  the  benefits  they 
receive  from  capitalism.  To 
put  It  even  more  simply, 
they've  sold  out  to  the  same 
men  they  so  dearly  love  to 
criticize. 

It  is  perhaps  not 
surprising  that  in  an 
individualistic  society  such 
as  ours  oppressed  people 
have  been  largely  unable  to 
find  solidarity  with  other 
oppressed  people.  Each 
thinks  "I'm  oppressed 
because  I'm  Black,"  or  "I'm 


to  me  that  many  of  the  best 
"p.c."  ideas  were 

shamelessly  stolen  from 
Leon  Trotsky.  In  his  essay 
"The  Struggle  for  Cultured 
Speech."  Trotsky  explicitly 
condemned  slurs  against 
women  and  ethnic 
minorities,  writing  that 
"The  struggle  against  'bad 
language"  is  a  condition  of 
Intellectual  hygiene,  just  as 
the  fight  against  filth  and 
vermin  is  a  condition  of 
physical  hygiene," 

The  phrase 

See  "Crisis"  on  p.  7 


The  Dale  Adams 
Heritage 
Exchange 

is  sponsoring  a 


ft^ 


Saturday,  October  23 


"Gays"  from  page  3 

I  would  like  to  see  a 
military  of  dedicated, 
intelligent,  war  loving 
women  and  men  who  have 
the  desire  to  protect  their 
country.  As  our  military 
stands  now,  people  who  are 
qualified  soldiers  are  being 
withheld  from  their  pursuit 
of  happiness  and  ridiculed 
for  their  wanting  to  help 
protect  this  great  nation  of 
ours.  These  denied  soldiers 
are  being  supressed  by  the 
fifth  deflntion  of  soldier.  As 
any  military  startegist 
would  agree  with  me  a  well 
oiled  and  trained  battalion 
is  your  asset,  and  to  have 


anyone  whose  desire  is  not 
to  fight  and  "soldier"  could 
cost  you  the  war. 

Expand  your  mind 
and  understand  that  if  y°u 
choose  to  be  a  part  of  the 
mlliatary  which  '3 
suppposedly  for  the  benefit 
of  the  society  then  it  should 
not  matter  where  your 
sexual  oerlentation  leads 
you,  but  rather  how  you  do 
your  job.  Personally,  I  have 
been  pondering  Thomas 
Jefferson's  words  "If  yoU 
don't  like  the  way  the 
government  is  going,  rebel- 
As  my  friends  know,  I  l°ve 
a  good  war  as  much  as  the 
next  soldier.   Q 


Washington  College  Elm 


An  Addict's 
Confession 


Features 


October  22. 1993 


by  Mark  Phaneuf 

The  newspaper  is  a 
wondrous  thing.      One  can 
use     it      to      inform      or 
persuade.     It  can  bring 
down  a  presidency  and  give 
you  the  box  scores.    This  is 
not  my  intent  with  this 
piece.    Clinton  is  safe  and 
you  will  have  to  find  out  for 
yourself  how  the  women's 
field  hockey  team  won  their 
first  game.    I  feel  too  much 
emphasis  is  put  on  the 
negative  side  of  issues  and 
I  wish  to  appeal  to  that 
other    segment     of    the 
reading  population,  those 
who  are  not    interested  in 
name   calling    and    mud 
slinging.    I  only  hope  that 
one  person  was  able  to 
make  it  to  lunch  to  pick  up 
a  paper.    Our  Washington 
College  community  is  a 
sharing  and  caring  one;  we 
do  not  Judge  each  other  but 
accept    and    glorify    the 
differences  that  declare  our 
individuality.     Our  loving 
attitude      accents      the 
startling  diversity  of  the 
school  and  is  what  prevents 
the   student   body   from 
looking  like  a  sick  fusion  of 
xerox  and  J.  Crew.    All  of 
us  have  secret  sins  that  we 
hide  and  I  am  at  the  point 
now  where  I  am  able  to 
admit    my    problem.       I 
Implore  for  your  patience 
and  compassion  in  dealing 
with  this  highly  sensitive 
topic. 

I  am  Mark  Phaneuf 
and  I  am  a  passive  smoker. 
I  am  addicted  to  secondary 
smoke.  I  hope  that  you  can 
appreciate  how  hard  it  is 
for    me     to     state     this 
publicly,     to     overcome 
society's  stigma  that  I  am 
somehow  half  a  person.    It 
Is  true  that  I  do  not  like  to 
smoke  myself  but  I  need 
that  nicotine  fix  as  much  as 
any     two-pack     a     day 
Marlboro  man  or  Virginia 
Slim  woman.    My  fingers 
and  teeth  might  not  be  as 
stained  but  those  are  only 
a  few    of    the    negative 
aspects  of  passive  smoking. 
I  first  noticed  I  had 
a  problem  in  high  school. 
While  most  of  the  other 
pys  went  to  the  bathroom 
'o  smoke  a  few  butts.  I 
would  Just  hang  out  with 
them      breathing      that 
beautiful    aroma.        My 
Wends  would  ask  me  why  I 
was  down  there  since  I 
™ta't  smoke  and  I  had  to 
Ue-    I  was  too  ashamed  to 
[eU  them  the  real  reason  so 
'made  up  the  excuse  that 
•nee  those  smokers  were 
5°°1.  I  would  be  cool  too  by 
"anging  out  with  them.   As 
'  refused  to  confront  my 
^mon,  I  just  dug  myself 
r£per  and  deeper  into  my 
aadiction.      When  I  would 
"'"=       out.       I       would 
specifically  request   the 
poking  section.    When  I 
"«ded  a  quick  hit,  I  would 


Just  go  into  a  diner  and 
order  a  cup  of  coffee  or  pie 
and  suck  up  the  smoke. 

It  has  got 

progressively  harder  at 
Washington  College  to 
Indulge  In  my  smoke-lust. 
At  first.  I  found  myself 
fraternizing  with  people, 
not  because  I  found  them 
interesting,  but  because 
they  smoked.  Yet.  it  seems 
like  everywhere  smoking 
has  become  prohibited.  To 
this  day.  when  I  go  back  to 
read  the  Atlantic  Monthly 
or  Entertainment  Weekly  in 
the  library  and  think,  with 
the  risk  of  showing  my  age, 
about  the  old  days  when  it 
was  a  smoke-full  zone. 
These  days  I  go  there  and 
breathe  in  that  clean, 
though  somewhat  stuffy, 
air,  and  begin  to  hack  and 
wheeze.  Sometimes  it  Just 
becomes  too  much  for  me. 
The  cafeteria  and  the  Casey 
Academic  Center  have 
become  damned  bastions  of 
healthy  air.  Thank  God  for 
Dorchester  parties.  I  know 
that  I  can  go  there  for  a  few 
minutes  and  I  won't  be  let 
down.  The  air  is  so  thick 
and  smoky  that  I  know  that 
I  will  be  able  the  take  the 
scent  of  cigs  back  with  me 
on  my  clothes  and  inhale  at 
my  own  leisure.  I  am  not 
proud  of  this  action  and 
seek  to  hide  my  head  even 
as  I  confide  in  you  now. 

At  my  Passive 
Smokers  Anonymous 
meetings,  I  hear  personal 
accounts  that  would  clear 
your  throat.  Joe  is  a 
recovering  addict.  My 
gosh,  the  horror  stories  he 
tells.  He  said  he  knew  he 
hit  bottom  when  he  found 
himself  beating  up  an 
eighty-year  old  man  after 
he  refused  to  smoke  a 
cigarette  for  Joe.  Other 
people  talk  about  trading 
their  bodies  In  exchange  for 
an  unknown  non-smoker  to 
light  up  and  exhale  the 
forbidden  scent.  I  never  fell 
that  far  and  I  realize  how 
lucky  I  am.  I  have  to  take 
It  one  day  at  a  time.  I  still 
get  the  shakes  and  I  find 
myself  taking  extra  breaths 
out  in  front  of  Bill  Smith  as 
I  try  to  partake  In  some  of 
the  exquisite  fumes. 

I  know  my 

confession  will  not  fall  on 
deaf  ears.  I  know  there  are 
many  others  who  suffer  in 
smokeless  silence  along 
with  me.  I  appreciate  all  of 
the  support  that  I  have 
been  given  for  coming  out. 
The  first  step  is  admitting 
that  you  have  a  problem,  so 
the  saying  goes,  and  I  never 
realized  it  until  now.  I  am 
thankful  for  the 

opportunity  to  share  my 
problem  with  the  rest  of  the 
school,  who  I  know  will 
buoy  me  up  on  their  broad 
shoulders  of  love  and 
understanding.  Drive 
safely.    Q 


by  Tanya  Allen 


"So.  what  exactly  is 
Washington  College's 
alcohol  policy?"  said 
CHRIS  TOPHR,  (who  the 
author  doesn't  know  at  all 
and  whose  name  was 
suggested  by  a  mutual 
friend  who  wishes  to 
remain  anonymous.  For 
the  lack  of  a  better  fish 
CHRIS  TOPHR  Is  a. ..urn. 
a. ..an  American  Shad. 
Yeah.) 

"Uh...l  don't  know — 
aren't  there  like,  three  of 
them?"  said  PAUL 
OBRECHT  (another 

American  Shad.  Mmhm.) 

"I  don't  know,  but  I 
guess  we  should  find  out. 
since  we're  helping  plan 
this  party  for  MARK 
MURPHYs  coronation." 

"But,  like.  If  Mark 
Murphy  is  king  of 
Washington  College,  then 
we  don't  have  to  go  by  the 
rules  of  the  administration 
anymore!" 

"Say.. ..You're  right!" 
said  CHRIS  TOPHR,  a 
remarkably  studly  (—the 
author  will  assume,  even 
though  she  has  never  seen 
him)  fish.  "Dude!" 

Meanwhile,  a  posse 
of  fish,  lead  by  PAUL 
BRIGGS,  (an  Alligator  Gar) 
had  surrounded  the  deans 
and  PRESIDENT  TROUT, 
and  were  herding  them  into 
Miller  Library's  flshbowl  by 
jabbing  at  them  menacingly 
with  freshly  sharpened 
Number  2  pencils,  rolls  of 
duct-tape,  and  several 
lethal-looking  staple  guns 
which  they  were  all 
clutching  in  their  mouths 
and  fins.  "But.. .but  Paul," 
wubbled  DEAN  WUBBELS, 
"Why  are  you  doing  this  to 
us?  You,  of  all  people — the 
son  of  one  of  our  most 
esteemed  Professors  of 
Mathematics  and 

Computer  Science.... Paul! 
We  thought  you  were  our 
friend!" 

"Back,  you  Wahoo! 
Back!"  snarled  Paul, 
threatening  him  with  a 
protractor. 

"Paul?"  said  DEAN 
WUBBELS.  "Paul?  Paul! 
Paul?  Paul!" 

"Somebody  call  in 
Security!"  screamed  DEAN 
SANSING  (a  dolphin) 
They'll  get  here  right  away. 
In  about  an  hourl  They'll 
protect  usl" 

But  despite  their 
cries,  all  of  the  Deans  were 
herded  Into  the  flshbowl. 
The  doors  of  the  flshbowl 
were  locked  behind  them 
and  the  students  Jeered 
and  gawked  outside. 

"That'll  pay  you 
back  for  not  giving  me  a 
Cardinal!"  (yelled  a 
random  senior  fish) 

"...for  making  me 
room  with  the  Queen  of 
dirty  underwear!"  (shouted 
a  random  sophomore  fish) 

"...for  not  Informing 
the  new  Astronomy 
professor  that  Astronomy  is 


supposed  to  be  an  easy 
course!" 


"...for  hiking  up 
tuition  after  you  trapped 
me  here  by  giving  me  an 
academic  scholarship!" 

"...for  trying  to 
impose  WC's  ridiculous 
alcohol  policy/cies!" 

"...for  putting  all  of 
those  horrible  freshmen  In 
Caroline!" 

"...for  letting  Queen 
Anne's  remain  a  really 
crappie-looking  dorm  with 
nauseatlngly  70's  style 
decor!" 

"...for  the  way  my 
dorm's  laundry  machine 
keeps  breaking  down!" 

"...for  the  way  my 
girlfriend  dumped  mel" 

"...for  all  the  bad- 
hair  days  I  had  before  I 
became  a  fish!" 

"...for  all  the 
problems  in  Somalia!" 

"Yeah!  Yeah!  Thls'll 
pay  you  back!  This'll  pay 
you  back!"  the 

students/aquatic  sea 
creatures  cheered  as  the 
Deans  and  PRESIDENT 
TROUT  swam  back  and 
forth  Inside  the  flshbowl. 

"Mark."  said  JEN 
WALDYCH,  (a  Channel 
Catfish)  "soon  you  will  be 
king,  and  you  will  have 
ultimate  power  over 
Washington  College." 

"And  ah  can't  even 
begin  to  tell  you  how 
pleased  ah  am  about  this 

latest     development " 

MARK  MURPHY  (the  proud, 
but  noble  guppy)  said 
contentedly. 

"What's  the  first 
thing  you'll  do  as  king. 
Mark?" 

"Well."  Mark 

stretched  back.  "First 
thing  ah'm  going  to  do  is 
get  mahself  one  of  those 
new-fangled-looking  Club 
Cars  and  have  another 
gahrage  built  on  campus, 
just  for  me,  so  ah  can  be 
like  that  TOM  WEBB  guy, 
who  lives  In  Worcester? 
You  know  you've  got 
ultimate  power  when  you 
have  your  very  own  on- 
campus  garage.  Yeah.  Mah 
own  garage.  That's  what 
ah'm  going  to  have  done 
first." 

"Ah,"  said  JEN 
WALDYCH  knowingly. 
"And  so. ..what  else  are  you 


going  to  do.  Mark?" 

"Second  thing  ah'm 
gonna  do  Is  make  sure 
everyone  at  Washington 
College  starts  learnln'  how 
to  love  each  other. 
Washington  College  needs 
more  love." 

"Washington  College 
needs  more  love?"  said  Jen. 
"You  think  so.  Mark?" 

"Yes,  ah  do,  Jen." 
said  Mark.  "Ah  have  found 
it  is  very  Important  to  love. 
Love  Just  about  anything 
that  is  any  good  at  all 
especially  your  mama  but 
also  food,  friends,  and  the 
things  that  you  like." 

"And  what  do  YOU 
like,  Mark?" 

"Well."  Mark  said. 
"Ah  personally  like  to  fish. 
But...."  his  eyes  bugged 
out.    "Now  ah  AM  a  fish! 
Well,  sheeeet!    Ah  guess 
ah'm  gonna  have  to  find  a 
new  hobby,  now...."  Mark 
paused      for     a     while, 
thinking.    "You  know."  he 
continued  benevolently, 
"the  next  thing  ah'd  do  is 
make  it  so  all  those  new 
teachers  who've  become  so 
important  to  the  college— 
the  one's  who've   pretty 
much     revitalized     this 
school  and   It's  various 
departments— ah'm  talkin' 
in  particular  professors  like 
BETH  McCOY,   and   DR. 
FESSLER,       and      JEFF 
VAHLBUSH,      and     TEX 
ANDREWS,  and  there  are 
some  others  In  the  other 
departments  too  that  ah 
Just  can't  think  of  at  the 
moment....  all  get  to  stay 
on  here  next  year  and  in 
the   years    to    come,    no 
matter     whether     their 
contracts     are     up     or 
particular  review  boards 
say  they  should  be  gotten 
rid  of  to  save  money...." 
Mark  paused  again,  and 
nodded  as  best  as  a  fish 
can  nod.    "You  know  what 
ah'm    gonna    do?"       He 
winked   at  Jen.      "Ah'm 
gonna  make  sure  that  they 
all  get  tenure.  They  deserve 
tenure — they're        great 
teachers,   and  we've  all 
grown  to  love  them,  and 
love  is  Important.  Ah  like 
love."    Mark  smiled  as  best 
as  a  fish  can  smile.    "Yeah. 
Ah'm  going  to  give  all  those 
professors  tenure.     They 
deserve  it."  il 


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"But  how  can  I  be  the  Student  Profile  if  I'm  always  late  for  class?" 

Cries  of  "woo  hoooooo"  can  be  heard  on  Washington  College's  campus  these 
days  inflicting  smiles  from  all  within  hearing  range.  Who  is  responsible  for  starting  this 
trend?  None  other  than  Anthony  "The  Hamster"  Hecht  a  Sophomore  hailing  from 
Baltimore.  MD.  Anthony  is  an  easy  going  guy.  who's  love  for  fun  probably  began  while 
still  in  high  school.  Graduating  from  City  College  high  school  in  1992.  he  came  to  WC 
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countries:  Austlallia.  Ireland,  or  England/Scotland,  of  course.  Austrailia  being  his  first 

CC'when  not  procrastinating  ("I  like  to  put  off  work  til  the  last  minute  or  beyond...") 
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Frisbie  Thane  "FT  Glenn,  and  Joel  "BJ"  Brown.  After  I  noticed  his  CD  collection  in  his 
room  in  Kent  House.  I  decided  to  ask  about  his  musical  Interests.  Anthony  says  that  he 
collects  CD's  but  he  has  specific  tastes  where  music  is  concerned.  He  is  a  big  PHISH 
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Professors  seem  to 
berate  students  over  and 
over  again  for  not  working 
ahead,  for  writing  many  of 
our  papers  the  night  before 
the  due  date.  Although 
many  of  them  are 
understanding  about 
emergencies,  they  also 
express  concern  as  to  why 
we  havn't  been  working  on 
this  thing  all  along.  They 
always  tell  us  that  If  we 
hadn't  waited  until  the 
night  before,  we  could  have 
averted  this  catastrophe  or 
had  time  to  deal  with  It. 


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midterm  grades  in  by  a 
certain  date  (today,  in  fact) 
and  so  they  schedule  all 
their  graded  assignments 
for  the  two  weeks  before. 

Not  all  professors  do 
this.  Some  have  their 
exams,  or  response  papers, 
or  research  projects,  spread 
out  over  the  semester.  But 
if  you  were  to  use  one  of 
those  nifty  little  chart-and- 
graph  programs  to  plot  out 
the  due  date  for  each 
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What  they  don't 
seem  to  understand  is  the 
nature  of  time  for  students. 
For  me,  personally,  it's 
hard  to  remember  that  a 
paper  was  assigned,  much 
less  what  date  It  is  due.  or 
If  any  of  the  other  papers  I 
was  assigned  fall  on  the 
same  day.  They  often  do. 

A  friend  of  mine 
involved  in  Damn  Yankees 
had  two  tests  on  the 
morning  of  dress  rehearsal, 
as  well  as  a  take-home  due, 
and  yet  another  take-home 
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class  essay  —  it  wasn't. 

If  I  hadn't  been  to 
faculty  meetings  last  year 
as  Elm  editor.  I  would 
swear,  as  I  did  in  high 
school,  that  professors  use 
the  meetings  to  sit  and  plot 
how  to  hit  the  greatest 
number  of  students  the 
hardest  by  scheduling  the 
projects  and  tests  for  the 
same  days. 

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with  the  added  burden  of 
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of  the  semester. 

And  they  wonder 
why  we  have  trouble  getting 
things  in  on  time. 

The  student  concept 
of  time,  which  1  mentioned 
before,  doesn't  revolve 
around  week-long  chunks 
of  time  left  before  a  paper  Is 
due.  There's  MWF.  there's 
TTH,  and  then  there's  the 
weekend,  when  people  plan 
to  spend  the  daytime  doing 
work  and  sleep  in  or  go  on 
roadtrips  instead. 

In  my  experience, 
the  paper  (or  whatever)  Is 
in  the  back  of  the  mind, 
but  it  is  not  until  anxiety 
sets  in  can  I  really  think  It's 
a  project  I  have  to  worry 
about.  Keeping  up  with 
reading  (and  art  classes) 
bites  but  enough  time 
without  outside  reasearch. 

This  isn't  meant  to 
be  an  excuse  not  to  do 
work,  but  only  to  question 
how  professors  can  expect 
a  level  of  quality  in  projects 
which  are  due  during 
stress  season.  I  think  this 
article,  written  during 
production  week  and 
midterm  week,  is  proof  of 
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"Crisis,"  from  p.  4 

"Intellectual  hygiene"  may 
sound  Orwelllan  to  some, 
but  It  Is  necessary  for 
language  to  mature  as 
society  matures.  Language 
will  change  anyway,  so  why 
should  we  not  make  a 
concerted  effort  to  make 
sure  that  this  change 
occurs  in  such  a  way  so  as 
to  encourage  the  equality  of 
all?  The  American  Heritage 
Dictionary  contains  71 
words  which  are  offensive 
slurs  applicable  only  to 
women.  Of  these,  23  are 
synonyms  for  slut.  Would 
it  be  so  terrible  if  these 
slurs  fell  out  of  common 
usage?  To  pose  the 
question  is  to  answer  it. 

Yet  some  would 
maintain  that  it  is 
necessary  for  freedom  of 
speech  and  the  press  to 
keep  these  terms  in  usage. 
Poppycockl  When  was  the 
last  time  you  heard  anyone 
use  the  word  strumpet? 
Has  the  language  suffered, 
have  we  lost  our  freedom, 
simply  because  we  no 
longer  commonly  use  the 
word  strumpet?  No,  it  is 
simply  one  less  word  in  the 
verbal  arsenal  of 

misogynists. 

In  the  struggle  for 
social  justice,  we  must  all 
strive  to  follow  the  example 
of  Trotsky,  who 

unceasingly  spoke  out 
against  the  reactionary 


tendencies  of  even  his  own 
comrades:  "...  we  often 
witness  psychological 
contrasts  In  the  same 
mind.  A  man  is  a  sound 
Communist,  devoted  to  the 
cause,  but  women  are  for 
him  Just  'females,'  not  to  be 
taken  seriously  in  any  way. 
Or  it  happens  that  a  very 
deserving  Communist, 
when  discussing  the 
smaller  nationalities,  starts 
spouting  hopelessly 

reactionary  stuff 

Human  psychology  is  very 
conservative  by  nature,  and 
the  change  due  to  the 
demand  and  the  push  of 
life  affects,  in  the  first 
place,  those  parts  of  the 
mind  which  are  directly 
concerned  in  the  case.  .  . 
.the  problem  is  extremely 
complicated,  and  could  not 
be  solved  by  school 
teaching  and  books  alone: 
the  roots  of  contradictions 
and  psychological 

inconsistencies  He  In  the 
disorganization  and  muddle 
of  the  conditions  in  which 
people  live."  To  change 
language  Is  not  enough:  to 
achieve  lasting  social 
Justice,  we  must  drastically 
alter  the  economic 
foundations  of  our  society. 
Perhaps  a  few  of  the  better- 
paid  academics  will  have  to 
drive  Volkswagens  instead 
of  Volvos,  but  I'm  certain 
they're  all  willing  to  put 
their  money  where  their 
mouths  are.     Q. 


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Features 


Washington  College  E|m 


Elm  Archives:  October  18,  1968 
Westerdahl  Calls  for  Review  of 
College  Drinking  Rules      


"Damn  Yankees" 
Hits  Home  Run 


Special  to  the  Elm 

Dean  of  Men  Carl 
Westerdahl  chaired  a 
committee  last  week  to 
study  the  prospects  of 
changing  the  campus  rule 
regarding  the  consumption 
and  possession  of  alcohol . 

The  committee, 
composed  of  students  and 
faculty  members,  met  this 
week,  and  prepared  a 
report  which  will  be 
presented  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  at 
their  regular  meeting 
scheduled  for  this 
weekend. 

The  proposal  is 
eported  to  recommend 
that  the  state  law 
regarding  the  possession 
and  consumption  of 
alcoholic  beverages  be 
enforced,  rather  than  the 
present  rule  which  states: 
"Alcoholic  beverages  of  any 
nature  are  not  permitted 
on  the  campus..." 

According    to    the 

proposal,  any  student  who 

found  to  be  intoxicated 

the     campus     will 

continue  to  be  "subject  to 

disciplinary  action." 

At  present,  the  law 
as  stated  in  the  college 
handbook  is  not  rigidly 
enforced.    There  is  some 


Dean  of  Men  Carl 
Westerdahl 
question  among 

Washington  College 

authorities  about  the 
enforcibility  of  the  present 
law.  The  adoption  of  this 
measure  byt  the  Board 
would  facilitate  the  change 
of  the  law  Into  one  which 
might  describe  as  being 
"sensible."  It  would 
apparently  remove 

numerous  members  of  the 
administration  from  a 
potentially  embarrassing 
postltion,  and  indicate  a 
more  reasonable  and 
mature  attitude  toward 


student  responsibility  and 
Judgement. 

The  results  of  the 
Board's  Judgement  on  the 
committee's  recom- 

medation  will  be  made 
known  Saturday,  after  the 
meeting.  If  the  Board 
delays  passage  of  the 
measure  at  this  time, 
approval  could  not  come 
until  the  Board's  next 
regularly  scheduled 

meeting  in  January,  unless 
a  special  meeting  were 
called  to  consider  the 
matter. 

It  is  not  known 
definitely  what  the  reaction 
would  be  among  the 
student  body  or  the 
administration  If  the 
proposed  ruling  change 
were  not  adopted.  Elm 
Editor  Heymann 

commented  that  the 
reaction  would  "certainly 
be  a  negative  one"  and 
would  "probably  not  be 
confined  to  the  student 
body." 

He  continued  by 
stating  that  "I  hope  the 
Board  will  give  every 
consideration  to  this 
important  Issue  and 
approve  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  special 
study  committee."    CI 


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conjunction  with 

Washington  College's 
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Department  this  November. 
The  program  is  open  to 
students  and  employees  of 
Washington  College. 

The  classes  will 
meet  nine  times  In  four 
weeks,  and  are  slated  to 
begin  on  November  first. 
The  classes  will  serve  as  a 


support  group  for  those 
who  are  trying  to  quit 
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Norton,  John  Phoebus, 
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Youngblood,  Lisa  Christie, 
Mari  Endo.  and  Dave 
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Up  in  the  office 
Marianne  Culbertson.the 
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Kate  Sullivan  (Lynch), 
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order.  All  the  time  these 
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incredible  chorus  of:  Kelly 
Beckwith,  Erika  Fitzhugh, 
Thea  Mateu,  Namala 
Moss,  Heather  Noble, 
Kiyaa  Washington. 

The  cast  and  crew 
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this  show  a  veritable  feast 
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choreographed  by  Billy 
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thank  Tarin  Towers  for 
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The  running  crew  Tarln 
Towers,  Forrest  George, 
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Sports 


October  22.  1993 


Sweet  Ring 
Of  Victory 

As  I  sat  down  to  write  this  commentary.  I  heard  it  ring. 
The  sweet  sound  crossed  campus  and  made  Its  way  in 
my  window.  It  was  the  sound  of  a  victorious  team.  It  was 
the  sound  of  hard  work,  sweat,  and  the  payoff  for 
grueling  practices.  It  was  the  sound  of  the  Victory  Bell. 

For  those  of  you  who  are  not  familiar  with  the  Victory 
Bell,  it  is  located  outside  of  the  Cain  Athletic  Center.  It  is 
large  and  encased  in  brick.  You  can't  miss  it,  especially  if 
a  team  is  gathred  around  ringing  it. 

Tor  years  the  bell  has  been  rung  as  a  symbol  of  athletic 
accomplishment.  It  has  become  a  tradition  for  the 
athletes  to  ring  it  when  they  win.  I  think  this  is  the  nicest 
tradition  we  have  here  at  Washington  College.  It 
symbolizes  all  of  the  time  and  effort  each  athlete  puts  in 


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to  his  or  her  sport.  It  symbolizes  the  high  of  winning 
when  all  of  your  efforts  pay  off. 

The  Victory  Bell  will  always  be  here.  Even  after  athletes 
graduate  and  new  teams  are  started.  It  will  be  here. 
Sometimes  I  wish  the  bell  could  speak  of  the  victories  It 
has  known.  The  bell  is  more  than  a  trophy  case,  it  Is  the 
athletes  past  and  present.  It  is  the  spirit  of  competition 
the  soul  of  the  game.  The  Victory  Bell  Is  Washington 
College  athletics. 

The  first  thing  I  thought  of  as  a  Washington  College 
athlete  was  when  I  would  be  able  to  ring  the  Victory  Bell. 
fhe  first  time  an  athlete  rings  the  bell  Is  a  special  one. 
There  are  probably  people  out  there  who  are  wondering 
why  ringing  a  bell  Is  such  a  spiritual  experience,  and 
why  I  am  diving  deep  In  to  the  Zen  of  athletics.  However. 
I  think  the  Victory  Bell  is  an  experience  we  can  all  share 
as  a  community.  It  Is  not  just  the  team  who  has  won,  It 
is  the  college.  Every  time  that  bell  rings  we  should  all  feel 
proud. 

On  several  occasions  I  have  heard  the  bell's  ringing 
followed  by  Interested  non-athletes  asking  "  Who  won?" 
This  shows  a  cohesion  of  our  college  community.  The 
Victory  Bell  is  not  just  a  tradition  for  athletes,  but 
something  that  can  pull  our  community  together. 

I  would  like  to  congratulate  all  of  the  teams  who  have 
rang  the  bell  this  season  and  encourage  each  team  to 
keep  it  ringing.  Keep  running,  keep  kicking,  keep  spiking 
and  keep  going.  The  season  Is  beginning  to  wind  down 
and  now  is  the  time  to  put  in  that  extra  effort.  That  extra 
effort  is  what  will  keep  the  Victory  Bell  ringing. 

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After  suffering  through  a 
tough  series  of  games, 
including  opponents  who 
qualified  for  the  NCAA 
tournement  last  year,  and 
the  loss  of  senior  co- 
captain  Renee  Guckert  to 
injury,  the  Sho'women 
showed  resiliency  in 
defeating  Randolph- 

Maconl-0  to  end  a  nine- 
game  winless  streak. 

Leading  the  Sho'women  to 
victory  was  senior  co- 
captain  Peggy  Bowman  who 
scored  the  lone  goal  of  the 
game  on  a  penalty  shot. 

Preceding  the  shot,  the 
Sho'women  put  a  lot  of 
pressure  on  the  Randolph- 
Macon  goalie.  During  the 
continous  pressure,  the 
Randolph-Macon  goalie 
batted  a  ball  away  with  her 
left  glove  hand.  The  Illegal 
maneuver  gave  the 
Sho'women  a  penalty  shot 
which  turned  out  to  be  the 
only  score  of  the  game. 

"We  played  pretty  well," 
head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm  said.  "Our 
attack  played  the  best  it 
has  played  all  year. 

"It  wasn't  just  a  hit  and 
run  attack,  as  we  had 
played  at  times  in  the  past. 
Rather,  it  was  a  build-up 
attack.  We  passed  and 
moved  the  ball  among  three 
to  four  players  on  a  series. 
We  did  a  much  better  Job 
overall  of  passing  the  ball. 
We  finally  clicked.  And  also 
once  again  the  defense 
played  well.  We  dominated 
the  game.  They  got  a  lot  of 
shots,  but  we  dominated 
play." 

Also  on  the  schedule  in 
the  last  two  weeks  were 
three  of  last  year's  NCAA 
qualifiers  in  Franklin  and 
Marshall,  Johns  Hopkins 
and  also  Dickinson. 

Against  the  Diplomats  of 
Franklin  and  Marshall,  the 
Sho'women  lost  2-0. 

"On  the  field  I  don't  think 
we  showed  up  for  the  first 
ten  minutes,  but  once  we 
got  got  going  we  had  alot  of 
shots,"  said  Feyerherm 
whose  team  outshot  F&M 
23-22. 

"The  difference  was  that 
they  were  able  to  capitalize 
on  rebounds,  something 
which  we  have  had  trouble 
doing,"  she  said.  "The 
statistics  of  the  game  were 
pretty  even,  but  F&M  just 
put  the  ball  In  the  goal." 

The  schedule  grew  no 
easier  during  the  next  game 
as  the  Sho'women  faced 
Johns  Hopkins  on  their 
home  field,  who  besides 
being  NCAA  qualifiers  last 
year,  are  also  ranked  12th 
in  the  nation  and  3rd  In  the 
South  region  this  year. 

"We  didn't  look  like  we 
came  to  play,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "We  were  probably  a 
little  intimidated  by  the 
turf,  the  stadium,  and  the 
fact  that  everybody  knows 


Senior  co-captaln  Peggy  Bowman  scored  the  game- 
winning  goal  In  the  Randolph-Macon  game. 


that  Hopkins  Is  a  good 
team. 

"We  didn't  go  out  with  the 
force  we  usually  do.  Also  It 

"I  think  losing 
close,  hard-fought 
games  in  the  first 
of  the  season  took 
a  toll  on  us  that 
had  finally  caught 
up  with  us.   Then 
because  of  the 
time  of  the  year 
with  exams  and 
papers  due  there 
was  an  additional 
mental  strain, 
which  made  it 
hard  to  get  up  for 
games  and  win." 
—Sarah  Feyerherm 


was  hard  for  Peggy 
(Busker),  our  goalie,  to 
adjust  to  how  fast  the  ball 
actually  moved  on  the 
artificial  turf." 

The  Sho'women  fell  short 
In  the  game  5-0. 

Finally,  the  last  opponent 
prior  to  the  Randolph- 
Macon  victory  was 
Dickinson. 

"It  was  the  first  game  we 
really  felt  we  were 
outplayed,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "They  had  a  very  good 
game  against  us.  Their 
right  wing  was  really  fast. 
She  did  an  excellent  Job  of 
carrying  the  ball  down  the 
field." 

"It  was  the  first  time  a 
good  team  stayed  with  their 
original  game  plan.  We 
couldn't  take  them  out  of  it 
and  they  beat  us  soundly." 
Feyerherm  said. 

"It  was  onlyl-0  at  the  half. 
We  felt  we  would  hang  in 
there  and  give  them  a  go. 
Yet,  In  the  second  half, 
Dickinson  just  took  It  to  a 
higher  level.  We  realized 


that  even  hard  play  can't 
always  beat  skill." 

The  final  score  saw 
Washington  succumb  to 
Dickinson  3-0. 

Adding  negatively  to  the 
Dickinson  game  was  the 
subsequent  loss  of  co- 
captain  Guckert  due  to 
concussion  complications. 
Guckert  had  incurred  the 
concussion.  durJng__the. 
game  against  Swarthmore  a 
couple  of  weeks  ago. 

"I  think  she  pushed 
herself  too  hard  when  not 
fully  recovered,"  Feyerherm 
said. 

Though  on  the  sidelines 
for  the  remainder  of  the 
season,  Guckert  will  still  be 
a  vocal  leader  during  the 
games. 

Coach  Feyerherm  had 
some  final  thoughts 
regarding  the  few  previous 
games. 

"I  think  losing  close,  hard- 
fought  games  In  the  first  of 
the  season  took  a  toll  on  us 
that  had  finally  caught  up 
with  us.  Then  because  of 
the  time  of  the  year  with 
exams  and  papers  due 
there  was  an  additional 
mental  strain,  which  made 
it  hard  to  get  up  for  games 
and  win,"  she  said. 

The  Sho'women  overcame 
all  of  the  strain  and  fatigue 
In  defeating  Randolph- 
Macon.  Coach  Feyerherm 
wishes  that  the  next  game 
for  the  Sho'women  was  not 
a  whole  week  after  the 
Randolph-Macon  win. 

"It's  tough  now  because 
we  got  It  going  and  we  have 
to  wait,"  she  said. 

The  Sho'women's  next 
game  is  Saturday  at 
Muhlenberg. 

The  Sho'women  will 
complete  their  season  with 
a  home  game  against  the 
Catholic  University  of 
America  on  October  27  at 
4:00  p.m. 

Currently,  the  team's 
record  stands  at  2-8-1  with 
two  games  remaining  on 
the  schedule. 


10 


October  22.  1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sullen  Shoremen  Soccer  Squad  Suddenly 
Suffers  Severe   Suspenseful  Scoring  Slump 


It  was  a  rough  couple  of 
weeks  for  the  Washington 
College  men's  soccer  team. 

After  a  2-0  loss  to  Western 
Maryland  last  Saturday, 
the  Shoremen  dropped 
their  second  straight  game 
In  falling  to  5-7-3. 

On  Saturday,  the  Green 
Terrors  of  Western 
Maryland  visited  Klbler 
Field  for  a  Centennial 
Conference  match.  The 
Shoremen  played  a  good 
first  half,  highlighted  by 
strond  defensive  marking, 
and  the  score  was  tied  0-0 
at  halftimc. 

However,  Western 
Maryland  broke  both 
teams'  scoring  drought 
midway  Into  the  second 
half  when  Scott  Schoberg 
headed  a  cross  from  the 
outside  midfielder  into  the 
net. 

Washington  pressed  the 
Western  Maryland  defense 
In  an  attempt  to  tie  the 
score,  but  the  Shoremen 
defense  was  burned  on  a 
quick  counter-attack,  and 
the  Green  Terrors  won  the 
match  2-0. 

Last  Thursday.  Mt.  Olive 
visited  Washington  from 
North  Carolina. 

In  a  close  contest,  the 
visitors  squeaked  by  the 
Shoremen  by  a  2-1  score. 

The  first  goal  was  a  fluke, 
as  a  Mi.  Olive  wing 
intended  to  cross  the  ball, 
and  it  floated  into  the  side 
of  the  net. 

However,  Washington 
bouced  back  with  under 
five  minutes  to  play  in  the 
first  half  when  Shawn 
McMahon  scored  the 
equalizer  on  an  assist  from 
Chip  Helm.  McMahon  took 
a  pass  from  Helm  on  an 
indirect  kick,  and  placed 
the  ball  into  the  upper 
right-hand  corner  of  the 
net. 


The  Shoremen  opened  their  season  celebrating  after  a  Brian  Rush  goal,  but  after  22  goals  in  their  first  1 1  games, 
Washington  has  only  tallied  twice  in  their  last  four  contests. 


Tied  1-1  at  halltlme.  the 
game  was  tight  throughout, 
but  It  was  a  Mt.  Olive  goal 
after  a  scramble  in  front  of 
the  net  which  decided  the 
game. 

At  Allentown  College  on 
October  9.  Washington  tied 
its  second  game  in  a  row  1- 


I. 

McMahon  scored  the  only 
Shoremen  goal  of  the 
contest  on  a  penalty  shot 
early  in  the  first  half. 
However.  Allentown  tied  the 
score  twenty  minutes  later, 
and  the  score  remained  tied 
through  the  second  half 


and  two  overtimes. 

These  three  games 
present  a  recent  trend  for 
the  Shoremen  of  being  tied 
at  halftime  and  coming 
away  without  a  win.  In 
their  last  four  games, 
Washington  has  been  tied 
at  the  half  and  has  gone  0- 


2-2  over  that  time  span. 

Of  their  fifteen  games. 
Washington  has  only 
played  in  four  contests  with 
more  than  a  two-goal 
differential. 
— compiled  by  Paul  Kenny 


W.C.  Volleyball  Boasts  21-14  Mark 
Behind  Chin,  Diaz,  Dixon,  Smith 


Erlka  K.  Ford 


In  the  last  stretch  of  the 
fall  season,  the  Washington 
College  volleyball  team 
boasts  a  21-14  record.  In 
the  past  two  weeks  they 
have  won  five  out  of  eight 
games  played. 

In  the  Centennial 
Conference  the  team  is  5-2. 
On  Wednesday,  the 
Sho'women  travelled  to 
Baltimore  and  were 
victorious  over  Johns 
Hopkins.  Winning  three 
matches  out  of  four,  the 
players  combined  for  46 
digs  in  all,  with  much  help 
from  junior  Beverly  Diaz 
and  freshman  Becky 
Stephens.  Upon  returning 
home,  the  celebrating  team 
rang  the  victory  bell  outside 
of  Cain. 


Against  Hopkins  the  team 
stayed  alert,  with  over  100 
total  attempts  on  the  court. 
Sophomore  Jen  Dixon  led 
In  kills,  while  freshman 
Tina  Smith  and  sophomore 
Michelle  Chin  led  in 
assists. 

Four  Washington  players 
have  the  distinction  of 
being  ranked  by  the 
Centennial  Conference  as 
leaders  in  all  matches. 

Dixon  leads  all  Conference 
teams  in  kills  and 
attempts,  while  Smith  is 
ranked  third  in  ace 
percentage.  Setter  and  co- 
captain  Chin  is  listed  in 
Conference  stats  for  her 
assists.  Co-captain  Beverly 
Diaz  leads  all  teams  in  total 
digs. 

The    volleyball    team 
travelled  to  Washington, 


D.C.  the  weekend  of 
October  8  and  9  to  play  In 
the  Gallaudet  Tournament. 
They  won  two  match-ups 
and  lost  two.  Against 
Methodist  the  Sho'women 
lost  two  of  three  matches, 
but  they  beat  Salisbury  2- 
0.  They  fell  to  Gallaudet  by 
losing  both  matches,  but 
were  victorious  over 
Greensboro  2-1. 

Statistical  leaders  In  the 
Gallaudet  Tournament 
were  Smith  with  43  assists 
and  sophomore  Courtney 
Meyers,  who  kicked  In  47 
digs  for  the  weekend. 

On  October  13  the 
volleyball  team  battled 
Hood,  Salisbury,  and 
Wldener  at  home. 

Against  the  seasoned 
Salisbury  squad  they  came 
up  empty  losing  two  games 


out  of  three.  They  won 
against  Hood,  however,  and 
also  crushed  Wldener  2-1. 
Diaz  added  the  most  digs 
that  night,  and  a  strong 
team  effort  caused  the 
night  to  be  a  success. 

Tomorrow  the  Sho'women 
will  play  Franklin  and 
Marshall  and  Bryn  Mawr 
College  away.  F&M  is  a 
strong  Centennial  power, 
while  Bryn  Mawr  is  ranked 
below  Washington  in  the 
Conference.  Their  season 
ends  next  weekend  at  home 
when  they  host  the 
Washington  College 

Tournament. 

The  next  home  game  for 
the  Sho'women  will  be 
Tuesday,  October  26  at 
7:00  p.m.  against  Western 
Maryland. 


Pall  Classic 
Opens  In 
Toronto 


Watt  Murray 


The  World  Series  began 
last  weekend  with  the 
Philadelphia  Phillies 
travelling  to  Toronto 
Canada  to  face  the 
American  League's 

Bluejays. 

As  of  Wednesday,  the 
Series  stood  at  2-1  1" 
Toronto's  favor. 


Around  the  Nation 


In  National  Football 
League  action,  the  Steelers 
dealt  the  Saints  their  fire1 
loss  of  the  season. 

In  other  games,  the 
Chiefs,  Browns.  Lions 
Oilers.  Cowboys 

Cardinals.    Giants.    an" 
Falcons  were  all  victorious 

The  Cincinnati  Ben 
fell  to  0-6. 


11 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


October  22.  1993 


Washington  Men's  Lacrosse 
Wraps  Up  Impressive  Fall 


nave  Upinaki 


The  Washington  College 
Lacrosse  team  had  a  busy 
couple  of  weekends  as  they 
wrapped  up  the  1993  fall 
season. 

Two  weekends  ago,  the 
Shoremen  faced  the 
University  of  Maryland  at 
home  on  Kibler  field. 

Although  they  only  trailed 
by  a  narrow  10-6  margin  at 
the  half,  the  Shoremen  fell 
to  the  Terps  by  a  final  of 
19-10. 

In  the  scoring  department 
the  story  was  sophomore 
attackman  Bart  Jaeger, 
who  managed  to  find  the 
net  five  times  and  assist  on 
one  more. 

Senior  Ail-American 
mldfeilder  Chris  Cote  tallied 
twice  and  assisted  on 
another. 

Sophomore  Christian 
Boone  and  All-American 
Jason  Paige  each 
contributed  with  a  goal. 

Senior  face-off 
supremisist  Blair  Muneses 
accounted  for  one  goal  and 
two  assists,  while  senior 
attackman  Chris  Sanchez 
had  three  assists  on  the 
day. 

Sophomore  mldfeilder 
Andy  Neville  had  an  assist 
and  junior  midfielder  Jamie 
Carver  took  three  shots. 

This  past  Saturday,  the 
Shoremen  took  on  two 
Division  I  powers  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania 
and  defending  National 
Champion  Syracuse  at 
Speer  Field  in  Baltimore. 

The  Shoremen  faced  off 
against  Penn  first  and 
quickly  jumped  out  to  a  5-0 
lead.  Jason  Paige  found 
the  net  first. 

Freshman  midfielder  Greg 
Tomaso,  assisted  by 
Sanchez  (who  had  four 
assists  on  the  day),  scored 
next  to  put  the  shoreman 
ahead  2-0. 

Then,  Jaeger  found  the 
goal  for  the  first  out  of  his 
three  goals  on  the  day. 
Muneses  and  Cote  both 
added  a  goal. 

Penn  quickly  came  back, 
and  by  haltime  tied  the 
game  5-5. 

Despite  stellar  efforts  at 
joth  ends  of  the  field,  the 
Shoremen  could  not  hang 
on 

■When  all  was  said  and 
done.  Penn  came  out  on  top 
10-7. 

Immediatly  following,  the 
Shoremen  took  on  the 
Syracuse  Orangmen, 

Riding  them  to  an 
tajpresstve  score  of  9-4. 

It  was  a  game  of  attrition 
and  the  Orangman 
^bited  one  main  atribute 
"K  Shoreman  did  not  have- 
■  depth. 

"Syracuse  had  alot  of 
£ePth,"  Neville  said.  They 
"J^e  able  to  run  alot  more 
"jWflelders,  and  we.  on  the 
other  hand  didn't  have  the 
'u*ery  0f  that  kind  of 
depth." 

Despite  the  depth  factor 


Chris  Cote  scored  twice  against  the  University  of 
Pennsylvania  last  weekend, 
the  Shoremen  did  not  back     twice, 
down  an  inch  and  played  a 
respectable  game  against  a 
team  of  that  type  of  ability. 
"It  was  a  good  experience 


"It  was  a  good 
experience  to  play 
against  Division  I 
teams  like 
Syracuse  even 
though  things 
didn't  go  our  way. 
It  was  a  great 
chance  for  us  to 
challenge  our 
skills  and  work 
together  as  a  team 
in  order  to  unite 
for  the  season." 
-Jerry  Davis 

to  play  against  Division  I 
teams  like  Syracuse  even 
though  things  didn't  go  our 
way,"  Junior  defenseman 
Jerry  Davis  said.  "It  was  a 
great  chance  for  us  to 
challenge  our  skills  and 
work  together  as  a  team  in 
order  to  unite  for  the 
season." 

The  Shoremen  are  a  team 
light  on  experience. 

However.  It  did  not  stop 
them  from  holding  one  of 
the  mpost  potent  offenses 
in  Division  I  to  Just  nine 
goals,  a  score  that  will 
undoubtably  turn  some 
heads  in  Division  III. 

Cote  opened  up  the 
scoring  with  a  goal  and 
later  added  an  assist. 
Syracuse  transfer  Jason 
Paige  had  a  successful 
outing  against  his 
almamater.  as  he  scored 


Jaeger  found  the  cage 
once  for  the  Shoremen 
while  Muneses,  who  had  a 
superb  day  facing  off. 
tallied  with  an  assist. 

"Overall,  it  was  a  great 
experience  to  go  against 
Division  I  teams  like  Penn 
and  Syracuse,"  head  coach 
Terry  Corcoran  said.  "To 
get  off  the  bus  and  play 
against  teams  like  that  was 
educational, 

"I've  learned  a  lot  about 
what  we  need  to  work  on 
and  what  direction  we  need 
to  go.  I  think  the  players 
have  all  made 

improvements  and  the 
competition  has  shown  us 
in  what  facets  of  the  game 
we  need  to  improve.  On 
another  note  it  was  exiting 
for  me  to  see  the  number  of 
students  and  Alumni  who 
came  out  to  support  us.  I 
thought  that  was  great." 

When  asked  about  the  fall 
season  as  a  whole  Sanchez 
reiterated  Corcoran' s 
evaluations;  "I  think  after 
this  fall  everybody  has  a 
good  Idea  of  what  they  need 
to  work  on  over  the  winter. 
Simply  put,  we  know  what 
we  need  to  do  we  Just  have 
to  do  it." 

This  spring,  the  Division 
III  title  is  wide  open.  Last 
year's  finsalists  Hobart, 
Ohio  Weslyan,  Gettysburg, 
and  even  Salisbury  State  all 
have  a  tremendous  amount 
of  rebuilding  to  do. 

Washington  College  has 
been  rebuilding  for  the  last 
few  years.  Last  season's 
semi-finalist  birth  would  be 
a  great  foundation  from 
which  the  Shoreman  could 
build  for  the  '94  season. 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Peggy,  Peggy,  Bo-Beggy,  Banana-Fana,  Fo-Feggy,  Me, 
VII,  Mo-Meggy,  Peggyll  It's  the  name  game,  and  this 
week  It's  Peggy  Bowman's  time  to  shine.  The  senior  co- 
^iptain  led  the  ShoVomen  to  their  second  victory  of  the 
fear  when  she  scored  the  lone  goal  of  the  game  against 
Randolph-Macon. 

Bowman  has  also  contributed  as  a  team-leader  on  a 
/ery  young  squad.  The  senior  has  been  a  major  reason 
iiat  Washington  has  played  in  so  many  close  games  this 
season. 

In  other  news... 

With  the  retirement  of  Michael  Jordan,  people  say  we 
ion't  have  enough  good  role  models.  Well,  what  about 
Greek  god  Chris  Berghaus  and  Greek  goddess  Michelle 
vandernat?  Occasionally,  the  two  of  them  come  down 
from  Mt.  Olympus  to  share  their  infinite  wisdom. 
[Michelle  is  also  a  great  backgammon  played) 

Our  other  role  models  can  be  found  in  this  week's 
Honorable  Mentions,  who  are  Greggi  Miller,  Jen  Dixon, 
and  Stefanie  Self. 

Fan  of  the  week  goes  to  Doug  Peterson  (but  the 
megaphone  has  got  to  go,  big  guy)! 
Well,  Happy  Trails... 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 

imitate  us,  but  they 

can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  <?  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


October  22.  1993 


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Volume  63,  Number  Eight   •    October  29,  1993 

Volunteers  Needed  to  Make 
Casey  Day  a  Success 


John  K.  Phoebus 


Students  curious  as 
lo  the  meaning  of  the  signs 
recently  placed  behind  Kent 
House  need  only  wait  until 
tomorrow  to  ascertain  their 
slgnificance.  This  Saturday 
morning  the  edge  of 
campus  bordering 

Washington  Avenue  north 
of  the  Fire  Lane  will  be  the 
site  of  a  student/  alumni 
beautlfication  project. 
Under  coordi-nation  by 
Sophomore  Class  President 
Mark  Reyero  and 

Sophomore  Class  Vice- 
president  Jon  O'Connor, 
approximately  75  student 
volunteers  have  signed  up 
to  help.  According  to 
Reyero,  plans  for  the  day 
have  turned  out  better  than 
aimed  for.  Alumni.  led  by 
an  initial  significant  contri- 
bution from  Brooke  L. 
Frank  '92,  have  donated 
over  $1500  for  supplies  and 
plants. 

Casey  Day  will 
commence  at  8:30  a.m. 
with  coffee  and  donuts 
behind  the  Kent  House 
dormitory.  Volunteers  are 
asked  to  be  at  the  site  by  9 
a.m.  in  comfortable  clothes. 
The  event  is  described  by 
Reyero  and  O'Connor  as  "a 
service  project  initiated  by 
the  combined  effort  of 
Alumni  and  the  SGA.  After 
all  of  the  Casey's  donations 
ICAC,  Swim  Center,  etc.) 
Betty  Casey  hoped  students 
would  be  inspired  to  give 
something  back  to  the 
school.  This  day  is  our  way 
of  doing  that." 

The    embankment 


Mrs,  Casey  with  the  CAC  bust  of  her  late  husband 


along  Washington  Avenue 
is  targeted  in  the  first  of 
what  Reyero  hopes  will 
become  an  annual 
Sophomore  class  project. 
The  area  will  be  refur- 
bished with  trees  and 
plants,  the  unused  paved 
driveway  will  be  removed 
and  the  foundations  for 
two  walkways  laid.  Reyero 
is  especially  pleased  that 
this  area  was  selected 
because  he  not  only  lives  in 
Kent  House  but  says  that 
thearea  bordering  Wash- 
ington Avenue  north  of  the 
fire  lane  is  currently  a  very 
unattractive  site.  "Improve- 
ment to  this  location  will 


not  only  be  appreciated, 
but  extremely  visible. 

Work  begins  at  9 
and  is  expected  to  last 
until  noon.  Students  who 
have  not  already  signed  up 
are  welcome  to  attend. 
O'Connor  encourages 
students  to  attend:  "The 
Elm.  Kent  County  News, 
and  Washington  College 
Magazine  will  be  there  to 
take  pictures,  plus  it's  a 
great  way  to  give  back  to 
your  school."  The  officers 
also  encourage  Greek 
organizations  to  support 
the  event  as  a  means  of 
donating  community 
service.  Q 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 

LRPC  Open  Forum 

Tension  Between  Provost  and  Faculty 

in  Baltimore  on  Monday. 
At  this  meeting  a  group  of 
independent  auditors 
presented  their  report  on 
Washington  College's 
financial  status.  Wubbels 
cryptically  noted  that  in 
their  verbal  remarks  to  the 
committees  of  the  Board, 
the  auditors  "pointed  to 
very  bad  financial  news  in 
need  of  attention."  Feeling 
this  to  be  "a  very  scary 
meeting,"  Wubbels 

explained  that  at  this  time 
he  realized  the  severity  of 
the  college's  financial 
predicament  which 

impressed  upon  him  the 
necessity  "for  movement  at 
the  college  to  (handle]  our 
academic  problems." 

Faculty  members  pressed 
Wubbels  to  report  more 
fully  the  business 
considered  In  the  Baltimore 
meeting.  Dr.  Tom  Pabon 
questioned  the  Dean. 
"When  will  you  speak  to  the 
faculty  about  what  [will  be 
done]  about  the  'edge  of  the 
abyss'"  which  Wubbels  had 
earlier  used  as  analogy  to 
the  college's  financial 
situation. 

Wubbels  responded: 
"I  assess  that  the  Board 
wants  some  kind  of 
understanding  with  the 
College,  with  the 

administration,  but 

primarily  the  faculty,  that 
the  faculty  is  able  to 
participate  in  some  kind  of 
reform  of  the  Academic 
Program.  But  if  the 
Inclination  of  the  faculty  is 
to  say  'everything  is  okay,' 
that  is  not  the  spirit  they 
are  looking  for.  [The  Board) 
wants  to  know  the  faculty 
is  with  them. 


Candidates  Come  Clean 


ScottKoon 


Yesterday,  the  Elm 
interviewed  the  three 
candidates  for  mayor  of 
Chestertown,  Vito  TInelli, 
Margo  Bailey  and  Richard 
Proctor. 

&!m:  In  this  week's  Kent 
County  News  it  was 
reported  that  you 
fupported  the  notion  of 
adoptive  families"  for  off- 
campus  Washington 
College  students.  What 
Would  the  "adoptive 
'amily"  program  entail? 
rinelli:  This  was 
Suggested  to  me  by  a 
recent  Washington  College 
graduate,  and  my  son,  the 
jnree  of  us  together  were 
dlscussing  this  one  day 
^d-  as  I  mentioned  at  the 


meeting  I'm  not  smart 
enough  to  come  up  with 
this  Innovative  kind  of 
Idea.  They  thought  that  If 
you  had  an  adoptive-type 
family  that  would  work 
both  ways.  If  the  student 
had  a  problem  they  could 
go  to  them  or  they  would 
have  the  student  in  for 
supper  once  a  week  or 
dinner  once  a  week,  and 
put  the  student  back  into 
a  family  type  of  an 
atmosphere,  and  then  if 
there  was  any  problem  the 
other  way  they  would  be 
notified  to  talk  to  the 
student.  It  was  a  kind  of  a 
suggestion  that  they 
thought  may  work, 
somebody  might  look  into 
that.  I  haven't  talked  to 
anybody  up  at  the  College 


about  it,  I  haven't  talked 
to  Dean  Maxcy  or 
anybody,  it  was  just 
brought  up. 

Elm:  So  this  isn't  really  a 
campaign  issue,  then? 
Tinelli:  Oh,  no,  no,  no  it's 
definitely  not  a  campaign 
issue.  This  is  something 
I've  felt  badly  about 
because  almost  each  year 
we  get  complaints  from 
people  from  the  town 
about  college  students, 
and  each  year  Dean  Maxcy 
comes  in  and  explains  the 
situation  and  how 
everybody  Is  having  their 
own  little  off- campus 
senate  and  the  rest  of  it 
but  each  year  we  continue 
to  get  complaints  because. 

See  "Mayor,"  p.  7 


John  K.  Phoebus 

At  a  forum  open  to 
all  members  of  the  college 
community.  Gene  Wubbels, 
Dean  and  Provost, 
commented  on  the  state  of 
the  LRPC's  Preliminary 
Report.  This  meeting  was 
attended  by  only  eleven 
professors  and  two 
students.  Despite  what 
could  have  been  an 
informal  setting,  Wubbels 
stiffly  presented  the  status 
of  the  LRPC's  PR  reflecting 
recent  Input  on  certain 
sections  of  the  Report 

The  faculty 

members  of  the  LRPC, 
commonly  known  as  the 
"Gang  of  Six,"  have  drafted 
and  redrafted  sections 
regarding  faculty  and  the 
faculty  program  with  the 
intention  of  putting  it 
before  a  faculty  assembly. 
Their  work  will  be 
presented  to  the  LRPC  at 
Its  next  meeting  on 
November  13. 

The  financial 

projections  have  been 
redone  to  reflect  errors 
spotted  by  Dr.  Eugene 
Hamilton.  Affected  are 
models  A  and  C.  Wubbels 
feels  that  these  changes 
"don't  change  the 

conclusion  in  the  plan,  just 
narrowed  the  margin  from 
$3  to  $2  million."  Wubbels 
here  refers  to  the  surplus 
after  ten  years  in  favor  of 
plan  A.  He  stated  that  the 
committee  should  in  its 
final  draft  propose  a  plan, 
rather  than  present  several 
alternatives. 

Wubbels  reported 
on  the  meeting  of  the 
Executive  Committee  and 
the  Finance  Committee  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  which  occurred 


See  "LRPC"  on  p.  6 


Inside 

Briggs  on  NAFTA 

3 

Culbertson  on  Cattiness 

3 

Merdinger's  Ouster 

4 

Towers  on  Budget 

5 

Senior  Dinner 

6 

October  29.  1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College 


Lies,  Damn  Lies  and 
Statistics  on  Halloween 

One  of  the  most  common  complaints  voiced  by 
students  Is  that  Washington  College  Is  very  much  a 
"suitcase  college,"  where  students  stay  on  campus  all 
week  but  drive  home  on  the  weekends.  At  lairger  schools, 
this  Is  not  such  a  problem,  because  there  Is  always  a 
critical  mass  of  students  available  for  social  activity  even 
when  a  fairly  large  proportion  opt  to  return  home  for  the 
weekend.  Here,  If  even  a  quarter  of  students  decide  not 
to  stay,  a  marked  pall  descends  upon  the  campus. 

There  are  a  few  weekends  when  this  is  never  the 
case,  and  Halloween  weekend  Is  one  of  them.  Since 
Halloween  falls  on  a  Sunday  this  year,  there  should  be 
several  lively  theme  parties  this  weekend  as  students  try 
to  relieve  some  of  the  stress  which  they  have  been  under 
since  finishing  their  mid-terms. 

It's  really  easy  to  understand-Halloween  occurs  at 
one  of  the  most  stressful  times  of  the  academic  year,  and 
therefore  students  use  the  holiday  as  a  chance  to  relax, 
socialize  and  take  their  minds  off  of  school.  Yet  to  some 
social-psychologist-types  out  there,  every  social 
phenomenon  is  a  conundrum  worthy  of  profound 
examination  and  exhaustive  meditation. 

This  is  apparently  the  impulse  behind  "Dressing  in 
Costume  and  the  use  of  Alcohol,  Marijuana,  and  Other 
Drugs  by  College  Students,"  a  most  impressive  bit  of  non- 
research  conducted  by  Kimberly  A.  Miller,  Cynthia  R. 
Jasper  and  Donald  R.  Hill  which  was  published  in  the 
Spring.  1993  issue  of  Adolescence  ,  a  scholarly  journal 
devoted  to  the  study  of  "the  second  decade  of  life." 

The  academic  urge  to  research  and  publish  is 
certainly  laudable,  but  sometimes  results  In  the 
publication  of  slovenly  and  methodologically  unsound 
research,  as  in  the  case  of  the  paper  cited  above.  The 
researchers  found  "significant  associations  between 
dressing  In  costume  and  drinking  alcohol,  and  between 
masquerading  with  a  group  and  using  marijuana  and 
other  drugs.  No  significant  associations  were  found 
between  disguise  of  identity  and  the  use  of  alcohol, 
marijuana  and  other  drugs."  This  statement  of  empirical 
observation  occurs  right  up  front  In  the  abstract  of  the 
paper. 

The  real  limitations  of  the  study  are  only  evident 
in  the  method  section,  which  reveals  that  the  data  come 
from  questionnaires  administered  to  students  In  social 
science  classes  In  two  colleges  In  upstate  New  York 
between  1978  and  1982.  The  sample  was  a  bad  sample 
by  anyone's  standards,  with  women  being  over- 
represented  by  a  margin  of  805  to  448. 

While  the  sample  was  quite  large,  it  cannot  be 


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was  drawn  from  only  two 
colleges  in  upstate  New 
York,  and  only  from 
students  In  social  science 
courses  at  that.  To  extrap- 
olate from  this  to  make 
sweeping  statements  about 
American  college  students 
In  general  is  scandalously 
erroneous,  given  the  lack  of 
empirical  data  to  support 
the  proposition  that 
students  in  upstate  New 
York  are  somehow 
representative  of  students 
In  the  nation  as  a  whole. 

The  most  egre- 
glously  deceptive  aspect  of 
the  paper  Is  that  it  reports 
data  from  the  period  1978- 
1982  as  If  it  were  somehow 
relevant  to  college  students 
In  1993.  Any  social 
scientist  who  has  studied 
historical  patterns  of 
substance  abuse  among 
adolescents  knows  that 
these  years  marked  a 
historical  peak  in  the 
reporting  of  use  of  alcohol 


and  illegal  drugs  by 
adolescents  nationwide.  To 
report  data  from  this  period 
without  disclaimer  suggests 
that  the  researchers  have  a 
most  unscientific  bias. 

The  conclusion  of 
the  paper  is  less  than 
breathtaking.  It  states  that 
since  use  of  alcohol  and 
drugs  sometimes  occurs  at 
holiday  festivities,  students 
"could.  .  .  use  alcohol  and 
other  drugs  in  an  attempt 
to  simulate  the  atmosphere 
of  Halloween  in  other 
situations.  To  address  this 
problem,  educators  could 
emphasize  that  dressing  in 
costume  can  be  a  positive 
social  experience -one  that 
allows  for  creative 
expression  of  the  self-and 
that  alcohol  and  other 
drugs  are  not  necessary  to 
enhance  this  experience." 
In  other  words,  the  end 
result  of  all  this  ground- 
breaking research  is  to 
urge  teachers  to  tell  kids 
not  to  get  drunk  or  use 


drugs. 

Conducting 
search  on  college  students ! 
is  an  easy  cop-out  for  these 
scientists,  as  they  do  not 
actually  have  to  leave  their 
ivory  tower  to  study  the 
real  world.  Doing  research 
on  alcohol  and  drug  use  at 
colleges  involves  no  risk  to 
the  researcher.  It  is  ; 
easy  opportunity  to  I 
moralize,  to  conduct 
demagoguery  while  hiding 
behind  the  veil  of  scientific 
objectivity  and  omni- 
science. Even  laying  aside 
the  many  fun-damental 
flaws  of  this  particular 
research,  there  Is  a  greater 
social  danger  in  research  of 
this  type,  in  that  it  tends  to 
make  mountains  out  of 
molehills.  It  is  political 
propaganda  aimed  at 
reinforcing  negative  stereo- 
types of  college  students, 
and  constitutes  a  slur 
against  all  college  students, 
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October  29,  1993 


Open 
Forum 


-Psst.  .      Hey 

FishbrainsI  Have  you 
heard  about  Snakebite?" 

"Wow,  is  this  really 
^e?  I  can't  believe  that  he 
Is  doing  that,  what  the  hell 
ls  he  thinking?" 

I  really  have  no 
Idea.  I  personally  think  the 
whoie  idea  is  disgusting." 

Oh,  my  Godl 
There's  Turtlel"  (turns  to 
Turtle  and  whispers)  "Hey 
Turtle,  have  you  heard 
about  Snakebite  yet?" 

"No,  tell  me." 
(hesitant  look  appears  on 
Orange  Peel's  face  just  to 
egg  her  on)  "Oh,  come  on 
and  Just  tell  mel    What's 


WC  Rumor  Mill 
Grinds  Out 
of  Control 


might  IMAGINE  that  they 
see.  Naturally,  they  tend  to 
ask  other  people  about  the 
situations  at  hand  in  order 
to  settle  their  own  minds, 
or  in  some  cases,  to  feed  off 
all  of  the  negative  energy 
they  can  possibly  dig  up. 
"Dig  up"  being  the  operative 
term  here.  Wouldn't  it  be 
more  logical  to  ask  the 
person  or  persons  involved 
In  the  situation  that  you 
are  concerned  about.  It 
would  be  the  more  direct 
route  to  getting  a  truthful 
response. 

These  are  a  few 
questions  that  you  should 
asking        yourself        in 


Marianne  Culbertson 


going  on  anyway?" 

"Well,  come  over 
here,  let's  chat."  (Fishbrain 
and  Orange  Peel  lead  Turtle 
off  Into  a  corner.) 

This  is  something 
that  happens  everyday  at 
Washington  College 

because  of  the  simple  fact 
that  people  just  don't  have 
any  R-E-S-P-E-C-T  for 
other  people's  privacy. 
Simple  conversations  like 
the  one  above  can  really 
cause  problems  for  the 
people  being  discussed. 
Rumors  have  always  been 
detrimental  to  the  small 
community  in  which  we 
live.  All  they  do  is  create 
chaos  in  our  seemingly 
pleasant  little  worlds. 
When  rumors  get  started, 
they  break  apart  the 
community  rather  that  pull 
it  together  in  the  way  that 
it  is  supposed  to  be. 

This  kind  of 
discussion  occurs  when 
people  get  scared  of 
something  that  they  see,  or 


Campus  Voices 


By  Steve  Brown 


Photos  by  Katina  Duklewski 


QUESTION:   what  Is  the  most  exotic  thing  you  would  consider  doing  to  your 
body? 


determining  how  involved 
you  are  in  the  rumor  mill. 
How  do  you  know  that  the 
snippets  that  you  pick  up 
here  and  there  In 
conversation  are  true?  Do 
you  even  care  whether  or 
not  they  are  true?  Are  you 
the  type  of  person  that 
looks  for  differences  in 
other  people's  lives  just  so 
you  can  talk  about  them? 
Are  you  confident  enough 
in  yourself  that  you  could 
confront  people  about 
whom  rumors  are  being 
spread?  Are  you  so 
insecure  that  you  have  to 
draw  attention  to  other 
people's  lives  so  that  yours 
will  stay  out  of  the 
limelight /rumor  mill? 

I  personally  would 
be  offended  if  any  one 
person  or  GROUP  of  people 
were  talking  about  me  in 
order  to  search  for  answers 
they  are  never  going  to  find 
unless  they  ASK  ME. 

See,  "Forum,"  on  6 


It  doesn't  make 
sense.. ..most  exotic? 
Un.  probably  tattoos. ...I 
wouldn't  go  much 
further  than  that... 

Dave  Johnson 
Gathersburg,  MD 
Sophomore 


I  would  (long 
pause) . . .  (shake  s 
head). ..(glares  at 
Steve)....  (looks 
vague). ..all  right,  I  got 
it. ..eat  the  seven  layer 
casserole. 

Frank  Frisbie 
Crofton,  MD 
Sophomore 


I  would.. .ahhh.. .shave 
all  my  hair  off.. ..that 
would  be  good. 

Catherine  Barrett 
Gettysburg,  PA 
Freshman 


You  don't  want  to 
know.. ..(yes,  I  do) 
you  don't. 

Becky  Stephens 
Hagerstown,  MD 
Freshman 


Ummm...no...no 
way...NOOOII   I  won't 
even  get  into  it. 

Catherine  Mercer 
Washington,  DC 
Wendy  Dlmich 
Ocean  City,  MD 
Sophomores 


I  can  chew  five  pieces  of 
bubble  gum  at  the  same 
time. ..other  things 
would  be  too  erotic. 

Brad  Foster 
Washington,  DC 
Sophomore 


North  American  Free  Trade  Agreement 


Paul  Briggs 


In  case  you  missed 
it,  the  government  of 
Canada  has  been 

overthrown.  Kim 

Campbell,  the  Progressive 
Conservative  prime 

minister,  and  two  thirds  of 
the  parliament  have  been 
voted  out  of  office.  In  place 
of  this  is  a  parliament 
dominated  by  the  Liberal 
party,  with  the  main 
opposition  formed  by  two 
regional  parties,  the 
separatist  Bloc  Quebecois 
and  the  western-based 
Reform  Party. 

Where  does  all  this 
leave  Canadian 

Participation  in  NAFTA,  the 
North  American  Free  Trade 
Agreement?  It  is  not  yet 
known  whether  the  new 
Prime  Minister,  Jean 
Chretien,  wishes  to 
renegotiate  parts  of  the 


NAFTA  deal.  Clinton,  thus 
far,  has  said  that  he  is 
unwilling  to  renegotiate. 

The  problem  with 
Canada  has  to  do  with 
wheat  exports.  U.S. 
farmers  from  Midwestern 
states  are  worried  about 
competition  from  the  wheat 
farms  of  western  Canada. 
NAFTA  is  facing  stiff 
opposition  in  Congress, 
and  the  Washington  Post 
has  reported  that  the 
President  may  impose 
import  quotas  on  durum 
wheat  in  order  to  secure 
approval  from  western 
senators  and 

representatives.  This  may 
have  the  effect  of  stirring 
opposition  to  NAFTA  In 
Canada,  particularly  among 
the  Reform  Party,  which 
now  holds  over  flfty  seats. 

In  addition  to  which 
there  remains  the  question 
of   whether    NAFTA    will 


mean  a  loss  of  jobs  to 
Mexico. 

As  NAFTA' s 

supporters  have  often 
mentioned,  if  labor  costs 
were  the  only  consideration 
in  selecting  a  factory  site, 
there  are  plenty  of  nations 
which  are  much  poorer 
than  Mexico,  in  which 
companies  could  pay  even 
lower  wages  and  less 
benefits.  In  fact,  this  does 
happen  sometimes.  Many 
industries  (the  textile 
industry  in  particular)  set 
up  "industrial  zones"  in 
desperately  poor  regions  in 
which  cheap,  unskilled 
labor  is  easily  exploited.  In 
most  poverty-struck 

nations,  however,  the 
roads,  airports  and 
shipping  facilities  are  so 
minimal  as  to  make 
transporting  large 

quantities  of  manufactured 
goods  out  of  the  country 


impractical,  if  not  virtually 
impossible.  How  Mexico 
fares  In  this  regard  is  not 
yet  known. 

Whether  or  not 
NAFTA  is  passed, 

companies  will  probably 
continue  to  export  jobs 
south  of  the  border,  as  they 
have  already  been  doing  for 
years  now.  If  NAFTA  is 
passed,  the  Mexican 
market  will  be  rendered  far 
more  open  to  U.S.  goods, 
which,  hopefully,  will 
eventually  result  in  the 
creation  of  jobs  here. 

The  real  problem 
with  NAFTA  Is  that  very 
little  is  generally  known 
about  the  details  of  it.  still 
less  about  the  separately 
negotiated  labor  and 
environmental  agreements 
surrounding  it.  It's  easy 
enough  to  visualize 
companies  packing  up  and 
moving  south  of  the  border 


to  take  advantage  of  cheap 
labor.  It's  not  so  easy  to 
visualize  profits  from  sales 
in  Mexico  creating  jobs  In 
America. 

As  a  result,  this  new 
controversy  over  wheat 
exports  only  complicates 
the  situation.  If  Clinton 
has  to  renegotiate  NAFTA 
or  impose  quotas  in  order 
to  make  the  agreement 
palatable,  Canada  may 
back  out.  If  he  doesn't,  the 
United  States  may  back 
out. 

Strange  as  It  may 
seem  to  many  of  his 
supporters,  President 
Clinton  still  supports 
NAFTA.  In  his  presidential 
campaign,  he  said  that  he 
believed  that  NAFTA  could 
work,  If  managed  properly 
and  given  the  proper  side 
agreements 

See  "NAFTA,"  on  6 


October  29.  1993 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Start  Now 


Rather  than  merely  presenting  facts  to  you  this 
week,  I  have  a  discussion  to  cover.  I  was  talking  with  a 
friend  last  week  about  environmental  issues,  and  she 
brought  up  the  fact  that  a  lot  of  people  worry  about  the 
environment  but  forget  that  humanity  is  a  part  of  it.  The 
environmentalist  movement  is,  of  course,  based  on  people 
and  ecological  causes  are  also  largely  social.  Although  we 
may  rant  and  rave  about  the  greenhouse  effect,  and  come 
up  with  complicated  scientific  solutions  to  complicated 
scientific  problems,  these  problems  exist  within  the 
context  of  our  society  and  we  must  deal  with  them  as  a 
group. 

It  la  interesting  to  note  how  the  whole  root  of 
ecological  /environ  mental  evil  was  the  alienation  of  man 
from  his  brothers  and  sisters  and  from  his  earth.  The  ties 
of  respect  were  weakened  if  not  lost.  In  ancient  societies 
respect  for  the  earth  was  part  of  their  religion  and  respect 
for  one  another  was  fundamental.  Native  Americans  are 
a  more  recent  example.  A  large  part  of  the  Native 
American  spirituality  deals  with  the  respect  and  loving 
relationship  with  the  Earth.  The  concept  of  animism  Is 
also  present,  making  nature  not  merely  static  but  rather  a 
living  participant  In  dally  life. 

Our  modern  focus  Is  on  finding  out  what  we  can 
get  out  of  our  planet,  what  we  can  use.  We  are  now 
looking  at  ourselves  as  Masters  of  the  Earth  rather  than 
part  of  it.  I  don't  want  to  get  too  deep  into  all  these 
spiritual  considerations,  what  I  mean  to  say  is  that 
separatism  caused  us  to  gradually  lose  our  respect  and 
"worship"  so  to  speak  of  the  Earth.  Parting  from  that 
premise,  there  are  a  few  things  that  we  should  consider 
about  our  current  environmentalist  movement  that  Is 
becoming  more  and  more  militant,  as  are  our  social 
movements  also.  Separating  and  arguing  won't  help  half 
as  much  as  uniting  forces  and  Respect  will. 

I  am  not  trying  to  paint  a  "Shiny  happy  people 
holding  hands"  REM  picture  here,  Just  suggesting  that  a 
little  less  attacking  and  a  little  more  negotiating  might  be 
useful.  We  want  to  make  the  Earth  a  better  place  for  us 
(o  live  In  as  a  society  so  we  can't  Ignore  the  fact  that  we're 
in  this  together.  It  is  interesting  to  note  that  our  society 
tends  to  divide  issues  Into  narrow  groups.  Social 
problems  and  environmental  problems  are  caused  by  a 
common  enemy.  Even  social  problems  are  divided  Into 
many  categories:  we  have  gender  issues,  racial  issues,  gay 
issues  and  so  forth,  but  it  seems  that  what  we  all  want  to 
do  it  to  teach  respect. 

See  "Start  Now"  on  6 


Elm  Archives:  December  1,  1972 

After  2  1/2  Years  in  Office, 
President  Merdinger  Steps  Down 


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When  Dean  Robert 
Seager  resigned  from  the 
College  last  Spring,  he 
ensured  that  his  departure 
would  be  marked  by  the 
same  controversy  which 
accompanied  his 

administration  —  Seager 
made  public  caustic 
remarks  about  his 
relationship  with  the 
faculty.  Dr.      Charles 

Merdinger,  in  his  exit,  is 
intent  upon  avoiding  that 
same  situation;  whatever 
caustic  remarks  he  may  be 
thinking,  he  is  keeping 
them  private. 

Merdinger,  In  an 
Elm  interview  Thursday, 
outlined  his  reasons  for 
leaving  Washington:  "In 
general.  I've  reflected  on 
where  the  College  is  now 
and  what  further  use  I  can 
be  to  It.  As  I  look  down  the 
long  range  I  don't  feel  I 
have  much  more  to  offer  it. 
I've  completed  my  mission. 
The  College  had  problems.  . 
.so  I  tackled  as  many  as  I 
could." 

Upon  questioning, 
the  President  admitted  that 
the  campus  unrest  in  the 
past  year  had  affected  his 
decision.  "I  didn't  find 
things  in  the  happiest  of 
situations."  he  remarked, 
"but  I  wasn't  going  to  run 
away  from  anything."  He 
added  laughingly  "No  one 
ran  me  out  on  a  rail.  .  .they 
Just  offered  me 

encouragement  to  improve 
my  position." 

Where  did  his 
administration  go  wrong? 
"There  were  obvious 
difficulties  in  the  wind 
before  I  came,"  Merdinger 
said.  "The  College  has 
been  having  difficulties  for 
years.  It  Is  a  difficult 
question  to  answer  —  it's 
compounded  of  so  many 
things.  The  administration 
was  new  with  no  foot  on 
campus  and  It  made  it 
difficult.  There  was  the 
problem  of  getting 
organized  and  finding 
people  for  positions.  It  was 
a  desperate  period  for 
higher  education  in 
general.  Action  had  to  be 
taken  immediately  which 
might  have  been  gradual." 
An  example,  he  said,  was 
the  freezing  of  faculty 
salaries. 

Dr.  Merdinger 

refused  to  elaborate  on  his 
relationship  with  the 
faculty,  explaining  that  any 
comments  "could  start 
things  again.  I  should  try 
to  make  as  smooth  a 
turnover  as  possible."  On 
student  relations  he 
remarked  that  some 
students  were  hostile,  but 
"others  were  a  delight." 

Explaining  what 
influenced  him  to  resign 
this  month,  over  a  year 
after  students  and  faculty 
first  requested  his 
departure,  the  President 


Dr.  Charles  Merdinger 


commented  "I  knew  I 
wasn't  going  to  spend  the 
rest  of  my  working  days 
here.  When  the  College 
reached  a  stable  state,  I 
would       leave."  Has 

Washington  reached  that 
stability?  "This  period," 
Merdinger  said,  "should  be 
viewed  from  the  perspective 
of  history.  There  were 
positive  things.  They  may 
have  happened  because  of 
me  or  in  spite  of  me.  This 
is  a  stronger  school  than  it 
was  In  June  1970.  The 
question  to  ask  is  'is  it  in 
better  shape?'  I  think  it  Is. 
It's  no  great  tragedy  that  a 
President  has  stayed  less 
than  three  years.  I  want  to 
leave  on  a  happy  note." 
The  President  said  he  was 
not  embittered  by  the 
situation  he  faced.  "My  life 
has  not  been  warped."  He 
added  that  though  there 
has  been  a  strain  on  his 
family,  a  strain  he  is 
"happy  is  over." 

Merdinger  answered 
"no  comment"  when  asked 
If  any  administrators  will 
leave  with  him. 

When  questioned  if 
he  felt  he  was  the  right 
man  for  the  job  of  President 
of  Washington  College,  the 
soon-to-be  Ex-President 
replied  tersely,  "no 
comment."  He  added 
though  that  he  was  enough 
of  an  optimist  to  "do  it 
again"  even  knowing  the 
difficulties  he  would  face. 
From  his  experience, 
Merdinger  proffered  a 
suggestion  for  what  the 
ideal  Washington  College 
President  should  be:  he 
immediately  cracked  that  It 
would  be  someone  from 
Quantlco.  then  added 
"seriously"  that  it  takes 
someone  with  good 
scholarly  credentials,  goos 
administrative  experience, 
a  broad  viewpoint,  and 
"vigor  and  health  to 
withstand  the  buffeting  he 
is  sure  to  get." 

President  Merdinger 
admitted  that  some  plans 
and  proposals  of  his  remain 


undone.  "We  have  not 
honestly  achieved  a  long 
range  plan.  It's  vital."  He 
is  particularly  disappointed 
with  the  College's  study  of 
the  implications  of 
variously  sized  student 
bodies.  "We  don't  know  to 
this  day  what  each  of  these 
sizes  would  mean  to  us. 
We  have  a  start  on  this. 
But  it  hasn't  been  looked 
as  thoroughly  as  it  should." 
The  College  must 
also  face  more  "academic 
soul  searching"  on  the  four 
course  plan,  he  warned.  In 
fund  raising,  an  area  which 
In  the  last  two  years  has 
been  heavily  criticized,  the 
College  needs  more  to  sell 
than  the  fact  that  "this  is 
Just  a  nice  little  College,"  he 
said.  "Again  we  have  the 
beginnings.  It's  still  in  the 
embryonic  stage."  In 
association  with  other 
colleges,  Merdinger 

emphasized  that 

Washington  has  not  gone 
far  enough.  The  concept  of 
consortiums  must  be 
investigated,  he  said. 
"We've  tended  to  be  too  self- 
contained." 

For  the  future,  Dr. 
Merdinger  explained  that 
Washington  continues  to 
have  the  potential  for 
further  development  of 
excellence;  it  was  that 
potential  for  further 
development  of  excellence, 
he  says,  which  drew  him 
here.  "Whether  we  realize 
that  potential  depends  on  a 
number  of  factors  in  the 
next  years.  It's  still 
possible  but  independent 
colleges  are  up  against  the 
barricades." 

What  will  Dr. 
Merdinger's  future 

relationship  with  the 
College  be?  "I  will  do  what 
I  can  to  push  the  College. 
I  don't  want  to  see  this 
place  go  down  the  drain.  1 
want  to  see  it  prosper.  I've 
enjoyed  it  here  very  much 
—  it's  a  part  of  my  life  I'm 
not  going  to  erase."   CI 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


October  29,  1993 


DIRT 


Okay,  this  has  gone 
too  far-  I  enticed  several  of 
my  friends  to  go  to  the 
Senior  Dinner  with  the 
promise  that  we'd  get 
senior  gifts,  a  tradition  of 
sorts.  Last  year  they  got 
nifty  Washington  College 
prints  like  the  one  hanging 
in  the  Student  Affairs 
Office. 

I  was  emceeing  the 
[jttle  event,  which  basically 
meant  I  gave  a  stupid  little 
introduction  to  each  of  the 
scheduled  speakers.  After 


Budget 
Crunch 


to  be  re-pocketed  from 
Inside  the  college.  Thus  we 
don't  get  posters,  or 
postcards,  or  postage 
stamps  at  senior  dinners. 

That's  a  small 
example  of  a  larger 
phenomenon  manifesting 
itself  in  the  systematic 
shrinking  of  the 

administrative  staff.  These 
are  not  people  who  goof  off. 
They  were  busy  ray 
freshman  year.  They've 
become  busier  as  the 
length  of  time  spent  at  their 


►     "  Blub 


by  Tanya  Allen 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


the  last  such  person, 
president  Trout,  I  remained 
in  my  seat.  I  was  waiting 
for  Kathleen  O'Donnell,  the 
advisor  of  the  Senior 
Campaign  Committee,  to 
rise  from  her  seat  clutching 
untold  riches  for  us  to  reap 
as  rewards  for  our  last 
three  years  of  work. 

Nothing  happened, 
and  I  rushed  to  the 
podium,  feeling  and  no 
doubt  looking  foolish.  I  told 
everyone  to  have  a  good 
night,  and  was  thronged  by 
seniors  muttering  at  me, 
"what  about  our  presents?" 

I  asked  Kathleen, 
who  bespoke  the  two 
dreaded  words:  "budget 
cuts."  I  muttered  them 
back  to  my  friends,  who 
walked  away  muttering. 

Not  that  we're  all 
greedy.  We  appreciated  the 
gesture  of  free  food  (except 
for  those  of  us  —  at  least 
one,  at  my  table  —  who 
couldn't  eat  it  because  It 
had  sugar  In  it).  But  what 
sort  of  thing  Is  that  to  cut? 

There  are  other, 
more  practical  places  that  a 
little  extra  cash  could  be 
used.  The  number  of  new 
books  purchasable  per  year 
in  Miller  Library  is 
dwindling  at  a  time  when 
availability  of  information 
is  becoming  ever-more 
crucial  to  a  student  body 
which,  we  are  told,  will 
grow  by  at  least  two 
hundred  students  in  the 
next  ten  years. 

The  Internet  can  tell 
you  what  books  are 
available  at  a  given  library 
at  the  University  of  North 
Carolina,  but  if  you  wait 
three  weeks  for  it  to  arrive 
°n  loan  and  find  out  it 
doesn't  have  what  you 
want,  it  does  you  no  good. 

Right  now,  the 
information  highway  can 
give  you  titles,  but  not 
contents  of  many  books. 
Availability  of  articles  is 
also  piecemeal  and  subject 
to  tastes  of  those  willing  to 
type  them  in.  Current 
Contents  listings,  again, 
only  give  you  title  and 
subject. 

But  if  we  can 
assume  that,  for  the 
financial  moment,  the 
amount  of  money  in  pocket 
isn't  going  to  Increase 
much  any  time  soon,  it  has 


respective  jobs  has  given 
them  more  duties.  And 
they're  even  busier  now 
that  departing  staff 
members'  occupations  are 
spread  around  to  other, 
already  full-time,  workers. 

A  practice  of 
administrative  workers  has 
been,  in  the  past,  to  secure 
a  Job  and  get  a  free 
bachelors'  and/or  masters' 
degree.  This  process 
sometimes  leads  people  to 
discover  that  what  they 
really  want  to  do  is  not  to 
crunch  numbers,  or 
distribute  financial  aid,  or 
coordinate  events.  When 
this  happens,  they  leave.  In 
the  past,  however,  they 
were  replaced. 

How  much  shuffling 
of  staff  and  money  will  go 
on  before  a  major  change  Is 
realized?  Members  of  the 
college  community  can  get 
their  hands  on  all  the 
swizzle  sticks  they  desire, 
but  not  on  resources,  such 
as  books  and  time. 

Lord  knows  I  barely 
manage  to  keep  my 
checkbook  in  balance.  I 
wouldn't  want  to  —  I 
couldn't  —  manage  a 
business  the  size  of  a 
college.  So  I  don't  know 
where  the  discrepancies  in 
budgetary  management 
are.  If  I  had  a  free  month,  a 
lot  of  patience,  a  business 
degree,  and  a  copy  of  the 
last  five  years  books  —  the 
ones  they  really  keep,  not 
the  large  categorized  figures 
they  print  In  the  Elm  — 
then  I  might  be  able  to  do 
It.  But  I  don't  have  any  of 
those  things. 

Is  the  national 
financial  crisis  really 
responsible  for  shortages 
that  crop  up  in  odd  places? 
Possibly.  Is  the  situation 
dire  enough  to  demand  a 
lack  of  commemorative 
posters?  Apparently.  Will 
the  administration  keep  re- 
distributing unfilled 
positions  until  those 
overworked  assistants  still 
in  employ  all  revolt  —  and 
quit,  not  to  be  replaced, 
tiieir  positions  distributed 
to  the  SGA?  I  hope  not. 

But  what  I  want  to 
know  is.  How  many 
equivalents  of  $500  toilet 
seats  are  on  campus?  God 
only  knows  —  and  Gene 
Hessey.     fi 


This  author  is 
heading  off  this  week's 
column  with  a  needed  (so 
she's  been  told)  synopsis 
for  all  irregular  readers — 
i.e.  those  who  only  read  the 
first  paragraph  of  Blub, 
then  put  It  away,  intending 
to  finish  it  later  but  ending 
up  using  It  Instead  to  wrap 
things — fish,  perhaps,  and 
sometimes  presents.  This 
synopsis  is  also  for  those 
who  only  read  Blub  when 
they  happen  to  glance 
down  at  It,  see  their  name, 
and  say  "What 

the.... THAT'S  A  REALLY 
UGLY  FISH!  IDONTWANT 
TO  BE  THAT  FISH!  What's 
going  on?  Is  somebody 
making  fun  of  me?  Urn...." 
So  too,  this  is  for  those 
friends  of  the  author 
(ahem)  who  only  read  Blub 
when  the  author  whines 
loudly  and  makes  them  feel 
guilty.  (Rachel.  Ryan, 
KT....) 

For  those  wondering 
what  the  hey  Blub  is:  Blub 
Is  a  highly  amusing 
satirical  column  about 
Washington  College,  told 
through  an  ongoing  fiction. 
What  has  happened  in 
Blub  so  far:  One  typical 
Washington  College  day, 
THANE  GLENN  (hip- 
pie/writer /RJV-  guy  In  Kent 
who  bears  a  strong 
resemblance  to  Jesus)  and 
his  apostles  were  wasting 
valuable  Casey  time  by 
throwing  food.  One  of  the 
apostles  tried  to  throw  a 
meatball  at  another 
apostle,  but  the  meatball 
missed  that  apostle  and  hit 
the  WC  disco  ball  Instead. 
For  some  reason  the  Impact 
of  meatball  and  disco  ball 
caused  everyone  on  the 
entire  Washington  College 
campus  to  turn  Into 
various  aquatic  sea 
creatures  (picked  at 
random  by  the  author  from 
a  book  of  "American  Food  & 
Game  Fishes.")  So  far,  the 
only  other  main  plottlsh 
things  readers  have  to 
know  about  to  be  able  to 
follow  Blub  are:  The 
Chestertown  Sho'men  want 
to  catch  and  eat  the  WC 
students.  The  students  of 
Washington  College  have 
decided  to  depose  the  WC 
administration  and  make 
MARK  MURPHY  (the 
K.A./Lit  Haus  sophomore 
guy  with  a  southern  accent) 
king  of  Washington  College. 
The  deposed  PRESIDENT 
TROUT  AND  THE  DEANS 
are  currently  locked  In  the 
Miller  Library's  flshbowl, 
where  they  are  considering 
forming  a  rock  group,  with 
DEAN  SANSING  as  the 
sultry  lead  singer,  DEAN 
MAXCY  on  keyboards, 
DEAN  WUBBELS  on 
saxophone.  DEAN 

MclNTIRE  on  tambourine, 
and  PRESIDENT  TROUT  on 
drums.  PRESIDENT 


TROUT  And  The  Deans 
have  been  driven  into  the 
flshbowl  by  PAUL  BRIGGS 
and  a  band  of  loyal 
followers.  The  rest  of  the 
campus  is  busy  planning 
MARK  MURPHY'S 

coronation.  When  we  last 
left  off,  Mark  was  talking  to 
JEN  WALDYCH  about  the 
first  few  things  he's  going 
to  do  as  king  of  Washington 
College.  The  first  few 
things  he's  going  to  do  are: 
give  several  of  the 
professors  who  we  need 
here  but  who  most  likely 
won't  be  kept  on  next  year 
tenure;  start  spreading  love 
all  over  campus:  have  a 
special  on-campus  garage 
built  Just  for  himself,  and 

"Fourthly,"  Mark 
Murphy,  the  proud-but- 
noble-guppy  said,  "Ah'm 
going  to  get  mahself  a 
queen." 

"Ooooo!"  many 
male  fish  on  campus 
immediately  started 

dressing  up  in  drag, 
because  EVERYBODY 
wants  to  be  Mark  Murphy's 
Queen.... 

"Uh,  no,  guys, 
sorry,"  Mark  said,  turning 
as  red  as  a  fish  can  turn 
without  being  baked,  "Ah 
don't  mean  that  kind  of 
queen...." 

"What?  Are  you  a 
homophobe?"  cried  a  male 
fish. 

"Nol    Ah'm  not,  ah 

just "      began     Mark, 

turning  even  redder. 

"Ooooo!"  many  of 
the  female  fish  on  campus 
immediately  started 

squealing.  "Mark  Murphy's 
queenl  Mark  Murphy's 
queen!" 

"I  want  to  be  Mark 
Murphy's  queen!"  said 
JODIE  CLARK,  a  banana 
fish. 

"I'd  make  a  better 
Mark-Murphy-queen  than 
you  would!"  said  PAULA 
DeSTEFANO,  a  strawberry 
bass, 

"No  you  wouldn't!" 
said  Jodie. 

"Yes  I  would!"  cried 
Paula. 

"I  think  we're  going 
to  have  to  have  a  contest  to 
see  who  would  make  the 


best  queenl"  said  EVE 
ZARTMAN,  a  butterfly  fish. 

"Ill  win!"  said  Lola.  I 
mean  BR1DGETTE  AVANT, 
the  loro  In  her  oh-so 
steamy,  sexy  voice. 

"No,  I'LL  win."  said 
TARIN  TOWERS. 

Portuguese  (wo)man  of  war. 
"Ah,  yes. ..as  Queen  of 
Washington  College  I'll 
RULE  this  school!  I'll  have 
even  more  power  than  I 
have  already!  I'll  have 
complete  domination,  over 
everything!   I'll  have...." 

"Wait  a  minute," 
said  TANYA  Angelfish 
ALLEN,  "A  contest  to  see 
who  would  make  the  best 
queen  for  Mark  Murphy? 
This  is  sick!  Do  you  realize 
how  sexist  this  ls?l" 

"  F  e  m  I  f  I  s  h  ! 
Femlflsh!"  a  number  of  fish 
chanted  derisively.  "Come 
on. ..lay  off  on  the 
femiflshism  for  Just  one 
Elm,  would  you?" 

"No,  really!"  said 
Tanya,  "Always  remember: 
a  woman  needs  a  man  like 
a  fish  needs  a...." 

(Just  then  that 
guy — who  no  one  knows 
but  who  wears  spandex 
and  sunglasses  and  when 
it's  warm  out  bicycles  to 
campus  and  shows  off  his 
Impressive  cycling  tricks  to 
any  woman  walking  by  who 
wears  form-fitting  clothing 
and  when  no  woman  in 
form-fitting  clothing  is 
around  engages  in  some 
sort  of  bizarre 

masturbatory  ritual  by 
bouncing  his  bicycle  up 
and  down  and  up  and 
down  and  up  and  down  on 
stairs  or  the  benches  in 
front  of  Caroline  and 
Queen  Anne  for  hours  and 
hours  and  hours — rode  by. 
In  the  form  of  an  eel.) 

"Kill  him!"  screamed 
Tanya,  and  a  barracuda 
named  STEPHANIE  swam 
off  to  SLAUGHTER  him. 

"The  contest 

wouldn't  be  sexist,"  said 
ladyfish  AMIE,  WISELEY. 
"If  it  was  Judged  only 
by.. ..women." 

"Oh,  how 

Interesting!"  said  another 
AMY,  TINGLEing  all  over. 

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Senior  Dinner 

Seniors  Urged  to  Donate 


John  K.  Phoebus 


Wednesday  evening, 
Seniors  attended  a  dinner 
in  their  honor,  sponsored 
by  the  Senior  Campaign 
Committee.  Attending  were 
approximately  90  members 
of  the  class.  President  and 
Mrs.  Trout,  Ed  Athey, 
Kathleen  O'Donnel  and 
Robert  Bull.  Senior  Class 
President  Melissa  Sullivan 
and  Vice-president  Andrew 
Evans  spoke  to  the  class 
after  dinner. 

Sullivan  commented 
that  "We're  an  eclectic 
group  with  different  values 
and  purposes,  but  we're 
more  similar  than  we 
think."  She  then  pointed 
out  many  experiences  the 
seniors  shared  in  common: 
"living,  drinking  and  eating 
together,"  May  Day,  and 
memories  of  tilings  that  no 
longer  exist.  Including  the 
old  "real"  Coffee  House 
parties,  the  Elm.  and  Miss 
Dee's.  In  conclusion, 
Melissa  reminded  the 
seniors  they  "were 
graduating  as  a  family 
which  has  grown  close  and 
shared  many  good  times." 
Evans  followed  with  a 
presentation  of  appreciable 
qualities  of  Washington 
College  as  an  institution. 
He  commented  on  its  size 
and  how  that  facilitates  an 
Interactive  community. 

Proceeding  the  class 
officers,  Ivette  Gormaz  and 
Julia  Scheid,  co-chairs  of 
the  Senior  Campaign 
Committee  impressed  upon 
the  class  the  need  and 
benefits  of  donations  to  the 
annual  fund.  "The  cost  of 
running  WC  is  $8000  more 
per  student  than  tuition 
covers.  This  amounts  to  a 
need  for  1.4  million  dollars 
needed  each  year  to  cover 
expenses."  The  goal  of  the 
committee  Is  to  raise  $3000 
and  to  achieve  100% 
participation  from  the 
senior  class.  "Wc  hope  that 
everyone  can  give 

something."  Seniors  who 
give  $25  or  more  receive  a 
t-shirt.  while  those 
donating  $100  or  more 
receive  membership  in  the 
1782  Society.  While 
Society  membership  is 
normally  constituted  by 
gifts  of  $1000  or  more. 


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Seniors  are  eligible  to  join 
as  an  undergraduate  and 
work  up  to  this  amount. 
One  of  the  popular  benefits 
of  joining  the  1782  Society 
Is  the  invitation  to  the 
Spring  Gala,  a  black  tie 
affair  held  this  Spring  at 
the  Baltimore  Museum  of 
Art.  Pledge  cards  were 
collected  at  the  dinner. 
Gormaz  and  Scheid 
introduced  members  of  the 
Senior  Campaign 

Committee  who  will  contact 
each  member  of  the  class  to 
solicit  gifts. 

Senior  Eve  Zartman 
presented  a  video  mosaic  of 
pictures,  film  and  music  of 
student  life  at  WC. 
Combining  past  and 
present,  the  clip  included 
before  and  after  photos  of 
the  CAC  and  LFC.  Of  note 
were  pictures  of  May  Day. 
clips  of  Doug  Hoffberger 
getting  people  to  be  on 
camera,  and  a  Julie  Lippke 
and  Kate  Towcry's  photo 
collection. 

Ed  Athey,  current 
vice-president  of  the 
Alumni  Council  and 
President-elect  for  1994-95. 
spoke  to  the  seniors.  He 
described  the  importance  of 
the  Alumni  Association  and 
its  usefulness  in 

networking  through  Alumni 
Chapters  across  the 
country.  He  asked  seniors 
to  prepare  to  give  back  to 
the  school. 

President  Trout, 
who  arrived  at  WC  the 
same  year  as  the  Class  of 
'94,  jovially  quizzed  the 
seniors  on  topics  such  as 
building  construction, 
scandalous  SGA 

presidents,  and  the  World 
Series.  While  corrected  on 
the  last  by  baseball  whiz 
Andrew  Evans,  Trout 
proceeded  to  impress  upon 
the  class  the  necessity  of 
alumni       giving.  He 

mentioned  that  WC  has  one 
of  the  nation's  highest 
alumni  giving  rate.  Trout 
encouraged  the  class  to 
"come  back  together"  at  the 
first  year  reunion  to  begin  a 
habit  of  returning  to  WC.  " 
While  the  college  will 
continue  to  change"  certain 
events  will  be  hallmarks  for 
Washington  College: 

Parent's  Day.  the  Birthday 
Ball,  and  Commencement. 
To  these  occasions,  Trout 
welcomed  the  future 
alumni.    Cl 


"LRPC"  from  p  1 


Pabon  replied  that  there  is 
"no  dialogue"  between  the 
faculty  and  the  board  on 
this  Issue  which  seems  to 
be  In  conflict  with  the 
"spirit  of  co-governance"  (of 
faculty  and  Board].  Pabon 
felt  it  necessary  to  "get 
these  two  seemingly 
disparate  groups  to  start 
talking." 

To  this  Wubbels 
asserted  that  "the  Trustees 
employ  the  administration 
for  the  purpose  of  talking  to 
the  faculty." 

Dr.  Nancy  Tatum 
inquired  "What  efforts  are 
being  made  to  cope  with 
the  proposal  sent  by  the 
faculty  to  the  Board  last 
spring  on  compensation 
and  health  benefits?" 

Wubbels  replied 
that  while  the  subject  of 
additional  meetings  has 
been  health  care  benefits, 
"that  one  [the  faculty 
proposal]  has  been 
resolved." 

Tatum  responded 
that  rejecting  the  proposal 
was  not  precisely  the  same 
as  resolving  the  Issue.  She 
questioned  whether  there 
had  been  discussion  of 
salaries  since  the  freeze. 
Wubbels  said  "I  don't  feel 
free  to  report  on  that"  other 
than  to  say  that  the  subject 
was  brought  up  at  the 
Monday     meeting.  In 

response  to  further 
inquiries  on  this  matter, 
Wubbels  stared  off  Into  the 
distance. 

The  faculty 

members  present  then 
discussed  the  process  of 
academic  revision,  citing 
former  years  in  which  such 
things  took  place.  Dr.  Sean 
O'Connor  and  Dr.  Al  Briggs 
had  much  to  offer  on  this 
subject.  Briggs 

emphasized  that  what  is 
important  is  If  "  we  get  our 
act  together  and  really 
believe  that  what  we're 
doing  is  good  for  the 
students,  not  just  what's 
going  to  sell."  Wubbels 
stated  that  the  one  of  the 
"axioms  of  the  strategy  for 
curricular  change  Is  that 
the  process  must  be  open." 
Tatum  criticized  the 
meeting  for  not  Indicating  a 
specific  section  of  the 
Preliminary  Report  to  be 
discussed.  "There  was  a 
great  deal  of  confusion  (as 
to  what  the  meeting  was 
about]" 

In  response  to  a 
question  by  the  Elm 
regarding  the  availability  of 
material  under 


consideration  for  the 
revised  draft  of  the  Report, 
Wubbels  explained  the 
changes  that  had  been 
made,  but  gave  little 
indication  as  to  the 
availability  of  these  for 
community  perusal. 

Wubbels  emphasized  that 
In  regards  to  financial 
models,  the  next  draft  will 
only  include  a  single 
recommendation  as 

opposed  to  the  alternatives 
proposed  in  the  first  draft. 

Andrew  Evans,  one 
of  the  two  students  in 
attendance,  inquired 

whether  the  proposed 
growth  in  the  size  of  the  the 
college  would  affect  the 
academic  standards  of  WC 
ten  years  from  now.  While 
Wubbels  stated  that  WC's 
achievement  of  prestige  of 
Swathmore's  scale  "not  a 
goal  I  have  for  the  college," 
he  did  agree  that  WC  would 
hopefully  be  nationally 
renown.  Wubbels  also 
agreed  with  Evans  that 
increased  average  SAT 
scores  of  1 100  were 
reasonable  to  shoot  for.   Q 


"Start  Now"  from  4 


We  should  respect 
our  Earth  as  our  home  and 
Mother  and  in  the  same 
way  we  should  respect  one 
another  as  fellow  human 
beings,  and  brother  and 
sisters,  sons  and  daughters 
of  the  Earth  as  ancient 
spiritual  beliefs  would  have 
it.  Pounding  words  Into 
people's  heads  and  arguing 
amongst  ourselves  is  not 
half  as  effective  as  uniting 
forces  and  working  to 
communicate  and  educate 
would  be.  I  don't  mean  to 
say  that  no  groups  do  this, 
some  groups  are  trying  to 
make  this  their  system.  As 
a  general  rule  we  are  all 
locked  up  into  separatist 
narrow  views;  quite  a 
paradox  considering  the 
goal  is  to  broaden  our 
scopes.  This  narrow  focus 
also  makes  it  easier  to 
ignore  the  consequences 
that  our  actions  will  have 
upon  our  Earth.  If  we  only 
concentrate  on  our  today 
and  even  make  the  term 
"our"  applicable  to  a  select 
few  that  fill  the  requisites, 
we  will  get  nowhere.  The 
bottom  line  is  to  respect  , 
unite  and  communicate 
instead  of  attacking.    Cl 


"Forum ",  from  3 

1  always  enjoy  using  the 
parallel  that  this  college  k 
socially  structured  uw 
that  of  High  School.  This 
is  our  fault  because  we 
have  chosen  to  act  in  thls 
manner.  What  happened 
to  the  differences  that  I 
Expected  to  exist  resulting 
from  the  transition  frorn 
High  School  the  college? 
Unfortunately,  most 
people  on  this  campus  do 
not  operate  in  a  mature 
manner.  There  are  a  lot  of 
people  out  there  who  smi 
run  around  taking 
pleasure  In  immersing 
themelves  in  everyone 
else's  lives.  No  wonder  we 
have  people  freaking  out 
In  their  rooms  at  night 
and  contemplating 

suicide.  I'm  not  surprised 
at  the  fact  that  some  of 
the  Freshmen  have  a  hard 
time  when  they  arrive 
here.  Is  this  something 
that  Is  so  deeply 
embedded  Into  our 
psyches  that  we  just  can't 
shake  it?  Or,  is  It  possible 
that  we  might  be  able  to 
start  seeing  ourselves  as 
ADULTS  who  have 
enough  problems  in  our 
own  lives  to  be  concerned 
about,  rather  than 
worrying  about  everybody 
else's. 

I  think  it  is 
possible  for  us  to  start 
seeing  ourselves  as 
adults.  People  need  to 
change  their  mind-set  a 
little.  Learn  to  have 
RESPECT  for  other 
people's  private  lives. 
Just  because  you  live  in  a 
dorm  with  someone  or  are 
in  a  class  with  someone 
does  not  mean  that  you 
are  automatically  privy  to 
all  or  any  information  in 
their  lives.  I  say  If  you  are 
old  enough  to  make  a 
legal  or  illegal  beer  run, 
you  are  old  enough  to 
know  when  to  control 
your  mouth.    Cl 

"NAFTA,"  from  3 

Since  then,  U.S.  Trade 
Representative  Mickey 
Kantor  has  negotiated 
agreements  on 

environmental  and  labor 
policy. 

It  should  be  possible  to 
work  out  -this  dispute 
without  too  much  hassle. 
It  is  in  the  nature  of 
democratic  societies  to 
change  governments  from 
time  to  time.  If  agreements 
negotiated  between 

governments  have  to  be 
abandoned  or  reworked 
every  time  there  Is  a 
change  of  government, 
international  order  will  lose 
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"Mayor,"  from  1 

I  guess  they're  out  there 
really-   K  happens. 
Elm:      Through    tuition 
alone  each  year  college 
students  contribute 

something  like  16  million 
dollars  to  the  local 
economy. 

Tlnelli:  Oh.  there's  no 
question  that  the  College 
is  probably  an  economic 
block  I  personally  have  no 
problem  with.  I've  seven 
children,  and  I  live  just 
behind  MInta  Martin  Hall. 
Believe  me,  I'm 

accustomed  to  youth 
about,  it  doesn't  bother 
me.  Some  people  find  it 
intolerable  for  different 
reasons.  I  don't  know.  It's 
a  problem  which  always 
reaches  us  (town  council) 
from  the  community.  It's 
just  something  we  can't 
Ignore. 

Elm:  What       about 

constituents  who  are 
college  students? 

Especially  off- campus 
students-if  you're  going  to 
go  to  the  trouble  to  rent  or 
sometimes  buy  a  house, 
you'll  often  register  to 
vote.  What  sort  of  things 
do  you  think  might  be 
done  in  the  future  to 
improve  town-gown 

relations  and  prevent 
misu  n  de  rstand  ings? 
Tinelli:  I  think  that  you 
can  always  improve  town- 
gown  relations,  although  I 
think  Chestertown,  believe 
It  or  not,  has  one  of  the 
better  ones.  I  attended  a 
workshop  on  town-gown 
relations  from  the 
Maryland  Municipal 

League,  and  from  what  I 
understand  from  them  we 
have  quite  a  working 
relationship.  We  have 
been  very  cooperative  with 
the  College  in  all  ways 
which  we  can.  We  have 
given  up  property  to  them, 
we  have  given  up  streets 
because  we  felt  the  College 
was  probably  in  a  brittle 
stage  where  they  need  to 
do  a  few  things  to  stay 
competitive  in  the 
academic  industry,  really. 
We  have  cooperated  with 
them  all  we  can.  We  have 
had.  I  think  in  a  couple  of 
cases  we  may  have  taken 
the  initiative  and  I  don't 
know  whether  how  Us 
worked  out.  For  example 
we  have  taken  the 
initiative  in  putting  the 
crossing  light  on 
Washington  Avenue.  We 
felt  that  we  needed  it. 
Elm:  And  the  town  paid 
for  that? 

Tinelli:  Yeah-well  the 
town  didn't  pay  for  it  but 
we  pushed  for  It.  I  mean 
that's  a  state  highway  and 
aH.  The  state  paid  for  it. 
We  had  to  try  something 
up  there  because  it  was  a 
continuing  problem.  If 
nothing  else,  its  slowed 
everything  down.  I  believe. 
[t's  helped.  I  think  we 
have  a  fairly  good  town- 
gown  relationship,  really. 
As  i  say,  we  always 
continually  get  complaints 
'rom  people  in  the 
community  that  Just  are 
n°t  used  to  having  college 


students  about.  But  if 
college  students  become 
constituents.  they 

certainly  are  entitled  to  all 
the  other  benefits  of  the 
town.  I  mean,  you  talk 
about  buying  property  in 
town  and  so  forth,  they 
qualify  for  trash  collection, 
police  protection,  for 
lighting,  for  clean  water, 
for  sewage  and  the  other 
types  of  services  that  we 
provide.  As  such,  they  are 
an  equal  member -not  that 
we  think  that  there  is 
such  a  thing  as  an 
unequal  member-of  the 
community.  I  think  that 
the  big  thing  is  that  you 
have  to  communicate  all 
the  time.  We  talk  town- 
gown,  and  that's  great, 
but  it  would  be  nicer  If 
these  little  neighborhood 
type  disturbances  could  be 
worked  out  among  the 
neighborhood.  That  would 
be  the  nicest  thing,  and  if 
there's  any  way  the  town 
could  help  in  that  area, 
we'd  be  glad  to. 
Elm:  So  you  see  the  noise 
factor  and  the  party  factor 
as  not  being  the  exclusive 
town-gown  issue? 
Tinelli:  Oh,  no.  You  see, 
it's  nice  to  have  a  college, 
it's  nice  to  have  a  place 
where,  for  example,  on 
Tuesday  night  they  had  a 
forum  on  NAFTA.  It's 
great  to  have  something 
like  this  within  walking 
distance  In  your 

community  to  be  able  to 
attend.  I  think  It's  really  a 
plus  for  the  town,  and  I 
think  that  a  lot  of  people 
should  realize  the  benefits 
there  are.  And  they 
should  take  advantage  of 
It  more. 

Elm:  Any  other  comments 
you'd  like  to  direct  to  the 
college  community  as  to 
what  this  campaign  is 
about? 

Tinelli:  I'm  really  not 
campaigning  hard  for 
office,  I'm  really 

campaigning  for  a  Job  that 
1  see  has  to  be  done.  I 
always  like  to  maintain 
good  relations  with  the 
College  because  I  think 
academia  really  has 
something  to  offer  a 
community.  It's  a  good 
thing.  Do  you  think  you're 
getting  a  bum-rap  as  a 
student  living  off-campus? 
Elm:  I  live  on  campus, 
actually.  What  I  see 
happening  right  now  at 
the  College  is  that  the 
College  is  going  to  get 
larger,  and  a  lot  of  people 
seem  to  feel  that  that 
means  students  will  go  off 
campus  to  live,  and  I'm 
worried  that  that  might 
adversely  affect  relations. 
Especially  if  it  happens 
that  another  hundred, 
two,  hundred  students  live 
off- campus. 

Tinelli:  That  sounds  like  a 
really  good  reason  to 
establish  good  town-gown 
relations  at  this  point. 
Right  now  would  really  be 
the  time  to  get  things 
working  together.  Once 
you  get  the  foundation 
established,  if  the  College 
expands,  if  it  gets  bigger. 
It  will  do  so  In  an  orderly 


manner. 

Elm:  Basically,  what  do 
you  see  as  occurring  in 
town/gown  relations  right 
now?  What  are  the 
burning  issues  for  you? 
Bailey:  Ok,  one  of  the 
major  Issues  for  me  and  I 
talked  to  Maureen 
Mclntire  the  other  day  to 
have  her  do  a  survey,  a 
pole,  a  what  ever,  talk  to 
students  and  find  out 
what  students  would  like 
to  see  downtown.  I  have 
children  in  college  and  in 
a  lot  of  the  college  towns  I 
go  to  there  are  things  for 
students  in  town  whether 
It's  a  coffee  shop,  a  special 
kind  of  eating  place,  a 
place  to  buy  clothing. 
Once  the  students  are 
here  they  are  important.  I 
don't  think  we  utilize  the 
downtown  enough  of  it.  so 
we  can  work  with  the 
college  and  survey  the 
students.  I  thought 
maybe  the  Elm  could  do 
that. 

I  think  that  the  efforts  at 
learning  to  get  along  with 
our  neighbors,  the 
students  who  live  in  town, 
seem  to  be  working  out. 
There  are  spots  of 
problems  with  parties,  but 
I  think  if  the  students  talk 
to  their  neighbors,  things 
work  themselves  out. 
Elm:  Tinelli  recently 
bandied  about  the  idea  of 
having  sort  of  "adoptive 
parents"  for  the  students. 
What  do  you  think  about 
that? 

Bailey:  I  heard  about  it 
briefly  at  the  end  of  a 
meeting.  I  don't  know  If 
the  students  would  be 
interested.  I  have  a 
daughter  who  goes  to 
boarding  school  and  she 
has  an  adoptive  family, 
which  I  think  is  good 
because  she's  in  the  ninth 
grade.  The  students  really 
are  adults  by  this  point,  so 
whether  they  would  be 
interested  or  not,  I  don't 
know. 

Elm:  What  about  your 
opponents,  Tinelli  and 
Procter?  Do  you  have 
anything  to  say  about 
them  at  all? 

Bailey:  I  think  one  of  the 
reasons  I  would  have  an 
advantage  Is.  I  don't  know 
what  Mr.  Proctor  does  for 
a  living,  but  I'm  in  real 
estate,  and  I  can  arrange 
my  schedule  so  I'll  only  be 
here  half  a  day,  and  keep 
the  other  half  of  the  day- 
and  sometimes  whole 
days-available.  I  think  I 
have  a  lot  of  time  to  put 
energy  Into  the  direction  I 
want  to  see  the  town  go  in. 
Elm:  Which  is? 
Bailey:  Which  is  the  basic 
things  that  unite  us  as  a 
community-decent  jobs, 
decent  housing,  safe 
places  for  kids  to  play.  I 
think  everybody  wants 
that.  We  have  to  focus  on 
Job,  and  I  mean  good  Jobs, 
not  just  jobs  that  are 
minimum  wage,  which 
keeps  people  still  on  food 
stamps  and  fuel 

assistance.  We  need  to  get 
together  with  bankers, 
business   leaders,   civic 


leaders,  state  officials 
and  sit  down  and  find 
out  where  we're  going, 
and  where  we  want  to  be. 
And  not  just  downtown 
Chestertown.  we  have 
other  commercial 

districts,  we  need  to 
make  everyone  healthy. 
If  businesses  are  healthy, 
then  we  can  attract  other 
jobs  and  businesses,  and 
that's  the  focus  I  want  to 
go  in.  And  I  think  then  a 
lot  of  other  problems  will 
start  solving  themselves, 
if  you  can  improve  jobs 
and  housing,  you  can 
have  places  where  kids 
can  play  and  be  safe  and 
places  where  teenagers 
can  go  instead  of  hanging 
around  on  street  corners. 
Elm:  That  brings  up 
another  issue.  I've 
noticed  occasionally  in 
the  Kent  County  News 
you'll  find  letters  which 
strike  me  as  racist.  The 
county  is  about  20% 
Black  and  so  is  the  town. 
Do  you  feel  that  race 
relations,  particularly  In 
regard  to  people  hanging 
out  by  Barker's  on  a 
Friday  night,  and 
pedestrians  feeling 
uncomfortable  walking 
past  them,  or  drive  past 
or  whatnot,  is  that  an 
Issue  for  the  town,  or  law 
enforcement,  or  what? 
Bailey:  I  went  down 
there  one  night,  and  ran 
into  a  couple  of  guys  and 
asked    them    why    they 


were  hanging  around  on 
the  corner,  and  they  said 
it  was  a  place  to  go. 
something  to  do,  that 
they  didn't  want  to  sit  at 
home  and         watch 

television,  they  like  being 
outside.  Whether  they 
were  telling  the  truth  or 
what  they  thought  I 
wanted  to  hear,  for  them 
it  was  something  to  do- 
socially.  One  guy  said,  if 
you  saw  the  size  of  my 
apartment.  I  can't  get 
two  people  in  there,  I  like 
lots  of  friends  so  the 
street  corner  is  a  place  to 
gather.  I  guess  it  can  be 
threatening  to  someone 
who  says  'that's  not  my 
lifestyle'  and  they  get 
tense.  Race  relations 
need  a  great  deal  of 
improvement.  I  find  a  lot 
of  members  of  the  Black 
community  feel  that 
we're  not  asking  their 
opinions,  that  we're 
Including  them,  and 
we've  got  to  include  them 
in  town  decisions,  get 
them  on  town 

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Sports 


October  29.  1993 


The  Fall 
Not-So-Classic 

On  October  20th  a  group  of  friends  and  I  ventured  to 
Veterans  Stadium  for  Game  Four  of  the  Fall  Classic— the 
World  Series.  We  had  hoped  to  see  a  good  baseball  game 
where  supposedly  the  two  best  teams  In  baseball  would 
be  locked  head-to-head  In  classic  baseball  fashion.  By 
my  definition  that  means  good  defense,  clutch  hitting, 
and  most  importantly  good  pitching.  We  had  no  idea 
what  we  were  getting  into. 

Game  four  truly  turned  into  the  classic  of  all  Fall 
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[fan  wishes  to  see — doubles,  triples,  homeruns,  walks, 
hit-by-pitches,  errors,  and  stolen  bases.  Unfortunately, 
the  pitchers  seemed  to  forget  to  bring  their  arms  to  the 
ballpark. 
Anyone  who  witnessed  game  four  knows  what  I  mean. 
y  the  third  Inning,  the  scoreboard  read,  7-6,  in  favor  of 
the  Bluejays.  I  knew  by  now  we  were  in  for  a  long  night, 
and  a  long  night  it  did  turn  out  to  be. 

After  seeing  these  two  teams  battle  it  out  for  yet  two 
more  long  innings,  we  had  run  out  of  beer  money  and 
had  nothing  left  to  do  but  watch  these  clubs  slug  It  out 
like  slow-pitch  softball  teams.  I  honestly  have  seen 
better  Little  League  games. 

By  the  seventh  inning  it  was  14-9  in  favor  of  the  Phils, 
and  I  found  myself  completely  bored  with  the  Homerun 
Derby  being  played  on  the  field.  So  I  decided  to  wander 
around  the  concession  area  and  talk  to  some  total 
strangers  for  the  fun  of  it.  This  I  figured  would  be  much 
more  exciting  than  the  wiffle-ball  game  going  on  in  the 
stadium. 

As  soon  as  I  reached  the  concession  area,  I  heard  a 
marvelous  sound.  It  was  the  Phillie  Wlz  Kids,  a  string- 
band  consisting  of  two  banjos  and  four  horns.  I  talked 
to  them  when  they  ftninshed  their  song,  and  asked  them 
play  The  Notre  Dame  fight  song.  They  did.  It  truly  was 
a  relief  from  the  sound  I  had  heard  for  seven  Innings 
inside  the  stadium — the  sound  of  bats  smashing 
baseballs  all  over  the  Vet. 

then  bumped  Into  Philadelphia  outfielder,  Reuben 
Amaro,  who  was  called  up  too  late  In  the  season  to  play 
in  the  play-offs,  and  we  talked  baseball  for  awhile.  He 
signed  my  ticket  stub,  and  I  decided  to  go  back  and  join 
Ron,  Chad,  and  Chris  at  my  seat. 

The  score  was  still  14-9  in  the  eighth  Inning  and  the 
Phillies  seemed  to  have  a  safe  lead.  Right?  ...  Wrongl 

Phillie  manager,  Jim  Fregosi,  decided  to  go  to  their  ace 
stopper,  Mitch  Williams,  who  proceeded  to  get  tatooed  all 
over  the  stadium  like  a  batting  practice  pitcher  with  no 
curve  ball. 

I  remember  wondering  if  the  Phils  would  ask  Steve 
Carlton,  who  threw  out  the  first  ball,  to  come  out  of 
retirement  to  relieve  The  Wild  Thing."  I  honestly  believe 
he  would  have  had  more  on  his  fastball  than  Williams 
did  or  any  of  the  teams'  other  pitchers  did  for  that 
matter. 

When  the  dust  cleared,  the  Bluejays  escaped  with  a  15- 
H  win.  In  all  there  were  29  runs,  30  hits,  3  long  balls, 
2  triples,  6  doubles.  14  walks,  and  2  hit-by-pitches 
credited  to  10  different  pitchers.  The  game  proved  to  be 
the  longest  In  Series  history  and  the  strangest,  as  well. 
Although  the  game  had  little  to  offer,  there  were  some 
tclting  things  that  made  the  trip  worthwhile,  like  my 
drunk  friend  Chad  who  had  to  relieve  himself  so  badly 
on  the  trip  down,  he  went  in  a  cup  on  the  bridge  that 
leads  into  the  stadium;  or  maybe  when  Chad  (still  feeling 
good  from  the  beer  we  had  drank)  hugged  some  old  guy 
who  had  a  cane  after  Dykstra  hit  his  second  homerun; 
or  maybe  it  was  when  my  friend  Ron  (feeling  a  little  bold 
after  his  three  beers)  kept  yelling,  "Go  JETSII" 

Oh  well,  I  did  have  a  blast  at  the  game,  but  It  was  no 
help  from  the  two  teams  on  the  field.  I  guess  I  should  be 
honored,  having  witnessed  the  strangest  game  in  World 
Series  history,  but  who  cares?  I  just  wanted  to  see  a 
good  game.  Maybe  I'll  have  better  luck  next  year  in 
Atlanta. 

-Andrew  Parks 
Editor's  Note:  Andrew  Parks,  better  known  as  A.P.,  is  a 
senior  English  major  and  a.  devoted  baseball  fan.  Parks 
P^ys  catcher  andjirst  base  for  Washington  College  and 
he  loues  the  Atlanta  Braves  for  some  unknown  reason. 
His  baseball  idol  is  Dale  Murphy,  and  he'll  be  happy  to  try 
a"d  answer  any  baseball  trivia  question  you  might  have 
f°r  him.  Parks,  21,  had  never  been  to  a  World.  Series 
9ome  before  last  week.  While  this  commentary  is  not 
felauent  to  W.C.  sports,  it  is  intended  to  give  a  student's 
Point  of  view  of  a  World.  Series  game.-MM 


With  their  season  spiking 
to  a  close  tomorrow,  the 
Sho'women  volleyball  team 
will  go  into  the  Washington 
College  Tournament  hoping 
for  a  few  more  victories. 
Their  current  record  is  22- 
16. 

In  the  Centennial 
Conference  Washington  is 
6-4.  Their  .600  percentage 
ranks  them  fifth  In  the 
league. 

Tuesday  night,  the  team 
took  on  Western  Maryland 
at  home  and  fell  1-3.  They 
blew  out  Western  Maryland 
in  the  second  match  15-2, 
but  were  unable  to  repeat. 

Co-captains  Beverly  Diaz 
and  Michelle  Chin  helped 
lead  the  team  effort.  Diaz 
added  21  digs,  while  Chin 
had  18  assists  for  the 
night.  Jen  Dixon  was  a 
strong  contributor  with  14 
kills  and  43  total  attempts 
at  the  ball. 

On        Wednesday 


Washington  played  at 
Wilmington  in  a  late  game. 

Last  weekend  .Sho'women 
volleyball  travelled  to 
Pennsylvania  for  two 
games.  They  went  up 
against  Centennial 

powerhouse  Franklin  & 
Marshall(lO-O)  as  well  as 
Bryn  Mawr  College(4-6). 
They  lost  to  F  &  M  all  three 
matches. 

"We  found  out  why  F  &  M 
won  the  conference,"  head 
coach  Penny  Fall  said. 
"They  have  a  veteran  team 
and  they  executed 
brilliantly." 

Later  that  day,  the  team 
was  victorious  over  Bryn 
Mawr,  3-2.  Coach  Fall  was 
pleased  with  their 
performance. 

"I  felt  they  played 
particularly  well,  and 
played  with  heart  against 
Bryn  Mawr,"  Fall  said. 

"We  got  ahead  in  the  first 
two  games,  but  then  we 
lost  them  both.  We  knew 
we  were  forced  to  win  the 


next  three  in  a  row,  and  we 
did.  We  Just  fought  and 
fought." 

Tonight  and  tomorrow 
Washington  will  wrap  up 
the  season  by  hosting  the 
WC  Tournament. 

Marymount,  Goucher,  and 
Allentown  have  been 
invited  to  play  in  the  quad- 
tourney. 

Coach  Fall  is  predicting 
success  for  WC  In  the  final 
games  of  the  year. 

This  should  be  as  even  a 
tournament  as  I've  seen," 
she  said.  "I  anticipate  we'll 
do  well  on  the  court  if 
everyone  stays  healthy. 
Some  very  high-quality 
volleyball  Is  going  to  be 
played  this  weekend." 

Washington's  games  will 
start  tomorrow  morning  at 
1 1  a.m.  in  Cain.  Show  your 
support  for  Sho'women 
volleyball  and  come  out  to 
see  their  end  of  season 
play. 


Washington  Wraps  Up  Fall 
Season  With  Unique  Answers 


Several  recent  happenings 
in  Washington  athletics  has 
given  the  school  several 
questions  with  interesting 
answers. 
Did  you  know  that... 

•While  they  fell  3-1  in 
their  match  against 
perennial  national 

championship  contender 
Western  Maryland,  the 
Sho'women  volleyball  team 
won  their  first  game  against 
the  Green  Terrors  In  coach 
Penny  Fall's  18-year  career 
at  Washington. 

•At  7-8-3,  the  men's 
soccer  team  is  within  reach 
of  their  first  .500  regular 
season  since  1979. 

•The  swimming  teams 
have  been  practicing  for 
over  a  month  but  have  still 
not  swam  in  any  meets. 
The  teams  will  open  at 
home  against  Franklin  & 
Marshall  on  November  13. 

•Practice  for  men's  and 
women's  basketball  will 
officially  begin  on  Monday. 
It  will  be  the  first  year  for 
women's  intercollegiate 
basketball  at  Washington 
with  coach  Lanee  Cole  at 
the  helm.  The  men's  team 
will  also  have  a  first-year 
head  coach  as  Mike  Hart  is 
temporarily  replacing  Tom 
FInnegan  this  season,  "as 
Finnegan  is  currently  on 
sabbatical  leave. 

•Currently,  the  combined 
record  of  the  three  fall 
sports  teams  is  32-33-4. 
Last  year,  the  three  teams 
finished  at  23-39-2. 

•The  fall  sports  season  is 
winding  down.  Soccer 
plays  will  play  Its  last  game 
tomorrow  against 

Dickinson  College. 

Volleyball  will  conclude 
their  season  with  the  W.C. 
Tournament  this  weekend. 
Field    Hockey   already 


finished  their  season  with  a 
win       over  Catholic 

University  on  Wednesday. 

•The  men's  and  women's 
crew  travelled  to  Boston, 
Massachusetts  last 

weekend  for  the  Head  of  the 

WAC 
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the  race  were  not  left 
available  to  one  of  our  staff 
writers. 


•The  first  game  of  the 
season  for  the  club  ice 
hockey  team  will  be 
Monday  night  at  Loyola 
College  in  Baltimore. 

The  game  will  begin  at  10 
p.m.  and  will  be  played  at 
Northwestern  Arena. 

•Tomorrow  will  be  the  last 
soccer  game  of  Rory 
Conway's  career.  The 
senior  co-captain  has 
scored  seven  goals  on  the 
season  and  is  the  only 
player  the  Shoremen  will 
lose  to  graduation. 


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W.C.  Hockey  Beats  C.U.A.  In  OT 

Team  Falls  To  Muhlenberg  On  Saturday  To  Drop  Ninth  Contest 


Matt  Murray 


The  Washington  field 
hockey  team  ended  their 
season  In  exhlllratlng 
fashion  on  Wednesday 
when  the  Sho'womcn 
defeated  the  Catholic 
University  of  America  4-3 
In  overtime. 

Sophomore  Cindy 
Matalucci's  goal  with  7:10 
expired  In  the  first  overtime 
gave  the  Sho'womcn  their 
third  win  of  the  sc;ison. 

"I  don't  think  we 
played  really 
differently,  but  I  think 
we  played  with  a  lot 
more  emotion." 
-Sarah  Feyerherm 

"Jill  (Schultz)  hit  It  down, 
and  the  goalie  went  down," 
Mataluccl  said.  "  I  was 
right  there  (for  the 
rebound)." 

The  winning  goal  came 
after  senior  Liz  Ollvere 
crossed  the  ball  from  the 
corner.  The  resulting 
scramble  In  front  of  the  net 
gave  Washington  the 
victory- 
After  a  frustrating  year, 
compiling  a  3-9-1  record, 
the  win  was  a  relieving  way 
to  end  the  season. 

"It  Just  feels  like  we  got  all 
our  frustrations  out," 
senior  Peggy  Bowman  said. 
"It  would  have  been  really 
frustrating  going  Into 
another  overtime  game  and 
losing.  That  would  have 
Just  been  a  heart  breaker  to 
lose  again  but  winning 
makes  it  all  worthwhile." 

Catholic  scored  first  in  the 
game,  as  Jennifer  Muldoun 
converted  their  first  real 


scoring  chance  11:16  into 
the     game.  However, 

Washington  struck  back  six 
minutes  later  when  Olivere 
got  the  ball  on  the  left  post 
and  flicked  ft  back  across 
the  goal  to  tie  the  score  at 
one. 

Less  than  four  minutes 
later,  sophomore  Kouri 
Coleman  gave  the 
Sho'womcn  the  lead.  On  a 
scramble  in  front  of  the 
cage.  Coleman  slipped  and 
fell,  but  got  right  back  up 
and  knocked  home  a 
rebound. 

Washington  still  led  2-1  at 
the  half. 

However.  Catholic's  Paula 
Settanni  scored  twice 
within  a  15  minute  span  to 
give  the  visitors  a  3-2  lead 
with  only  5:49  remaining  in 
regulation. 

Jen  Hanlfee's  goal  with 
2:56  remaining  tied  the 
score  again  and  set  the 
stage  for  Matalucci's  game 
winner. 

"I  think  we  needed  a 
confidence  for  next  year," 
Mataluccl     said.  "We 

haven't  scored  that  much 
at  all,  and  we  just  needed 
this  one  to  prove  we  could 
do  it." 

Said  head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm:  "We've  Just 
been  having  trouble  scoring 
all  year.  But  I  knew 
because  we  had  already 
scored  three  goals,  they 
weren't  going  to  let  this  one 
get  away.  I  don't  think  we 
played  really  differently, 
but  I  think  we  played  with 
a  lot  more  emotion." 

The  Sho'women  ended 
their  season  winning  two 
out  of  their  last  three. 


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Jill  Schultz  helped  set  up  the  game  winning  goal  against  Catholic,  as  Cindy  Mataluccl 
finished  the  rebound  from  Schultz's  original  shot.  The  win  gave  Washington  its  third  victory 

of  the  season. 


Adam  Poe 


The  Sho'Women  field 
hockey  team  traveled  to 
Muhlenberg  on  Saturday, 
only  to  be  defeated  by  the 
narrowest  of  margins,  1-0. 

The  loss  dropped  the 
Sho"Women's  record  to  2-9- 
1  overall.  It  was  the  fourth 
time  this  season  that  they 
had  lost  a  Centennial 
Conference  game  by  a  one- 
goal  difference. 

It  Is  one  thing  to  come  in 
last  place  in  the  conference 
and  be  the  worst  team,  but 
it  is  something  completely 
different  when  you  know 
you're  definitely  not  the 
worst,"  head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm  said.  "We  just 
haven't  had  many  breaks 
go  our  way." 

The  Muhlenberg  Mules 
came  out  ready  to  play 
Saturday,  as  they  took  the 
opening  pass-back  and 
moved  it  up  the  right  side 
of  the  field,  to  the  end  line 


where  right  wing  April 
Porettta  took  a  shot  with 
little  or  no  angle  on  the 
net.  Somehow,  the  shot 
found  the  back  of  the  cage, 
as  Muhlenberg  jumped  out 
ahead  1-0. 

That's  where  the  score 
would  stay  for  the  rest  of 
the  game,  as  the 
Sho'Women  were  unable  to 
capitalize  on  their  scoring 
opportunities.  The  goal 
was  scored  twenty  seconds 
into  the  contest. 

The  quick  goal  forced  us 
to  wake  up  real  fast." 
Feyerherm  said. 

The  Sho'Women 
responded,  creating  a  lot  of 
scoring  opportunities  for 
themselves  during  the  first 
half,  including  four 
corners.  Each  time,  they 
were  able  to  get  off  a  strong 
shot.  However,  they  were 
unable  to  put  In  a  rebound 
and  come  away  with  a  goal. 

The  second  half  was 
dominated    by    the    8-3 


Muhlenberg  Mules,  as  they 
held  on  for  the  1-0  victory. 

"Despite  our  record,  I 
think  the  players  know  we 
are  a  good  team,  and  that 
we  have  a  lot  to  feel  gooc 
about  this  season, 
Feyerherm  said.  "I  don't 
feel  we  have  to  make  any 
type  of  dramatic  changes, 
we  have  to  just  try  and 
change  the  little  things, 
and  we  can  turn  the  losses 
into  wins." 

The  Sho'Women's  last 
game  of  the  year,  was  at 
home  this  past  Wednesday, 
against  Catholic  University. 

Speaking  on  Monday, 
Coach  Feyerherm  said:  "It 
definitely  would  be  a  very 
good  thing  for  us  to  end 
the  season  with  a  win.  It's 
always  good  to  win  the  last 
game  of  the  year,  especially 
when  its  at  home.  It  gives 
you  something  to  carry 
over  until  next  year,  and 
build  upon  for  the  future." 


Basketball  Schedules 


Men's  and  women's 
basketball  practice  starts 
on  Monday,  and  here  are 
the  regular  season 
schedules  for  those  W.C. 
students  who  are  already 
getting  "hoops  fever." 

Men's  Basketball 

Nov  13  at  St.  Mary's 
Nov  19       Wldener 
Nov  20   Tournament 
Nov  23  vs.  Frostburg  St. 
Nov  27  at  U.M.B.C. 
Nov  29  at  Delaware 
Dec  4  vs.  Western  Md. 
Dec  7  at  Muhlenberg 
Dec  10    Wild  Goose 
Dec  1 1   Tournament 
Jan  8      Catholic 
Jan  9    Tournament 
Jan  1 1  at  Gallaudet 
Jan  15  at  Dickinson 
Jan  18  at  Ursinus 
Jan  20  vs.  Johns  Hopkins 
Jan  22  at  Gettysburg 
Jan  26  vs.  Haverford 
Jan  29  vs.  Swarthmore 


Feb  3  at  Wesley 
Feb  5  vs.  Muhlenberg 
Feb  8  vs.  Ursinus 
Feb  12  at  Haverford 
Feb  16  at  Swarthmore 
Feb  19  at  F  &  M 

Women's  Basketball 

Nov  19  Wagner  Classic 
Nov  20  at  Washington  Bible 
Nov  30  vs.  F  &  M 
Dec  5  at  St.  Mary's 
Dec  7  at  Muhlenberg 
Dec  10   Gallaudet 
Dec  1 1  Tournament 
Jan  7  at  Lebanon  Valley 
Jan  15  vs.  Dickinson 
Jan  18  vs.  Ursinus 
Jan  20  vs.  Johns  Hopkins 
Jan  22  vs.  Gettysburg 
Jan  24  at  Washington  Bible 
Jan  26  at  Haverford 
Jan  29  vs.  Swarthmore 
Feb  1  at  Bryn  Mawr 
Feb  3  vs.  Notre  Dame 
Feb  5  vs.  Muhlenberg 
Feb  8  at  Ursinus 
Feb  10  at  Western  Md. 


Feb  12  vs.  Haverford 
Feb  16  at  Swarthmore 
Feb  19  vs.  Bryn  Mawr 

And  for  those  W.C. 
students,  itching  for  swim 
season,  here  are  the  men's 
and  women's  swimming 
schedules. 

Swimming 
Nov  13  vs.  F&M 
Nov  20  at  Western  Md. 
Nov  23  vs.  Salisbury  St. 
Dec  4  at  Ursinus 
Dec  7  vs.  Wldener 
Dec  1 1  vs.  Elizabethtown 
Jan  22  vs.  Dickinson 
Jan  26  at  Bryn  Mawr  (W) 
Jan  29  vs.  Goucher 
Feb  5  at  Gettysburg 
Feb  9  vs.  Swarthmore 
Feb  18  Centennial  Champ- 
Feb  19  at  Dickinson  Coll 


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Sports 


October  29,  1993 


Soccer  Goes  2-1  For  Week 


Sophomore  Cliff  Howell  has  provided  tough  defense  for  Washington  all  year. 
Paul  Kenny 


The  Shoremen  won  two  of 
three  games  in  the  last 
week  to  bring  their  overall 
record  to  7-8-3  and  1-5-2 
for  the  conference. 

Last  Tuesday  the 
Shoremen  had  a  2-1 
overtime  victory  over 
Widener  University.  The 
Shoremen  got  goals  from 
Chris  Castello  and  Andrew 
King  with  goalkeeper  Greg 
Miller  making  eight  saves. 

Both  teams  matched 
evenly  over  the  soccer  field. 
However,  the  Shoremen 
outshot  Widener  20-11  for 
the  game  indicating  their 
overall  offensive 

dominance. 

Both  teams  were  scoreless 
at  the  end  of  the  first  half. 
The  Shoremen  came  out 
strong  in  the  second  half 
and  Castello  scored  his  first 
career  goal  for  the 
Shoremen  assisted  off  a 
superb  cross  by  King. 

The  Shoremen  dominated 
most  of  the  play  In  the 
second  half.  However. 
Wfdner  had  some  good 
shots  on  goal  and 
eventually  equalized  with 
seven  minutes  left  sending 
the  game  into  extra-time. 

King  scored  the  winning 
goal    for    the    Shoremen 


assisted  off  a  corner  kick 
by  Tommy  Heibler. 

Next,  the  Shoremen  faced 
Johns  Hopkins  University, 
losing  2-1  in  a  superb 
exhibition  of  soccer. 
Hopkins  is  a  little  more 
experienced  than  the 
Shoremen  and  came  into 
the  game  with  a  four-game 
winning  streak  behind 
them. 

Early  in  the  first  half  the 
Shoremen  were  able  to  take 
the  lead  when  Rory  Conway 
knocked  one  home  for  the 
Shoremen  assisted  off  a 
cross  by  Will  Merriken. 

The  Shoremen  remained 
In  front  until  the  Bluejays 
scored  an  equalizer  early  in 
the  second  half.  With  20 
minutes  remaining  the 
Bluejays  scored  the 
winning  goal  off  a  penalty 
kick. 

Washington  had  some 
good  scoring  opportunities 
in  the  second  half,  notably 
Brian  Rush  who  had  a 
great  turnaround  shot 
which  had  beaten  the 
goalkeeper  but  was  sllghly 
off  target. 

The  Shoremen  and 
Bluejay  goalies  recorded 
saves  of  four  and  three 
respectively.  This  was  due 
to  the  strong  defense 
played    by    both    teams 


rather    than    a    lack    of 
offense. 

In  Washington's  second  to 
last  game  of  the  season 
against  Delaware  Valley  on 
Tuesday,  Jon  Koystal 
returned  for  the  Shoremen 
after  recovering  from  an 
injury  to  play  a  key  role. 

The  Shoremen  won  2-1 
getting  goals  from.  Conway 
and  Koystal.  Delaware 
controlled  most  of  the  play 
In  the  first  half  but  was 
unable  to  score.  Towards 
the  end  of  the  half  Conway 
scored  scored  his  seventh 
goal  of  the  season,  assisted 
by  Koystal,  which  put  the 
Shoremen  up  1-0  at  half- 
time. 

Koystal  scored  the 
winning  goal,  his  8th  of  the 
season  in  the  second  half. 
Delaware  scored  their  only 
goal  after  defensive  sweeper 
Chip  Helm  went  out  with 
an  injury. 

"I'm  pleased  with  our 
performance  over  the  last 
couple  of  games,"  head 
coach  Todd  Helbling  said. 
"We've  only  given  up  a  goal 
a  game  over  our  last  ten 
games.  However,  we  will 
have  a  real  test  this 
Saturday  when  we  play 
Dickinson  in  our  last  game 
of  the  season." 


Bluejays  Win  f93  World  Series 

N.F.L.  Expansion  Derby  Deadline  Extended  To  November  30 


Last  Saturday,  the 
Toronto  Bluejays  defeated 
the  Philadelphia  Phillies  in 
game  six  of  the  World 
Series  to  give  Toronto  its 
second  consecutive 

championship. 

Joe  Carter  dramatically 
ended  the  game  on  a 
homerun  in  the  bottom  of 
the  ninth  inning  to  give  the 
Bluejays  the  victory. 

It  was  only  the  second 
t'me  in  major  league 
baseball  history  that  the 
World  Series  has  ended  on 
a  homerun.  The  last  time  it 
happened  was  1960  when 
Pittsburgh's  Bill  Mazeroski 
J't  one  over  the  wall  to 
Jefeat  the  New  York 
■fankees. 

In  only  the  second  World 
Series  played  outside  of  the 
United  States,  come-from- 
°ehind  victories  were  the 
standard  for  the  Bluejays 
as  they  defeated  the  Phillies 
'5-14  In  game  four. 

'n    other    news,     the 


National  Football  League 
promised  to  award  two  new 
expansion  franchises  this 
week,  but  they  only  named 
one. 

Charlotte,  North  Carolina 
will  be  the  new  home  for 
professional  football. 
Another  franchise  will  be 
awarded  on  November  30. 

Baltimore,  St.  Louis. 
Memphis,  and  Jacksonville 
are  the  other  cities  in 
contention. 

Around  the  Nation 

In  N.F.L.  action  this  week: 
Atlanta  defeated  New 
Orleans  26-15  despite 
Wade  Wilson's  277  yards 
passing  for  the  Saints. 
Buffalo  beat  the  Jets  with 
Jim  Kelly  throwing  for  224 
yards  and  Boomer  Eslason 
adding  187.  Detroit  barely 
beat  the  Rams,  as  Jason 
Hanson  kicked  a  field  goal 
with  four  seconds  left  to 
spoil        T.J.         Rubley's 


impressive  debut  as  the 
Rams*  quaterback. 

Green  Bay  was  victorious 
over  Tampa  Bay  by  a  37-14 
score  behind  Brett  Favre's 
268  yards  passing.  San 
Francisco  topped  Phoenix 
despite  Steve  Beuerlen's 
334  yards  "passing.  The 
Oilers  beat  the  Bengals  to 
send  Cinclnatti  to  an  0-7 
record. 

Seattle's  Rick  Mirer  beat 
the  Patriots  with  25 
seconds  left  on  a  1-yard 
pass  to  Brian  Blades  to 
make  the  score  10-9. 
Cleveland  took  first  place  in 
the  A.F.C.  Central  division 
away  from  Pittsburgh  when 
the  Browns  beat  the 
Steelers  28-23  behind  Eric 
Metcalfs  two  punt  returns 
for  touchdowns. 

On  Monday  night.  Jim 
Harbaugh's  last  drive 
ended  with  an  Interception, 
and  Jim  McMahon's 
Vikings  held  on  to  beat  the 
Bears. 


Your 
Place  to     I 

Unwind 


Jen,  Jen,  Bo-Ben,  Banana,  fana  fo-fen,  me,  mi,  mo- 
men,  JenI  At  the  expressed  request  of  our  esteemed 
athletic  director.  Geoff  MUler,  the  name  game  is  back. 
Miller,  who  said  he  "really  liked  It"  in  last  week's  issue. 
is  apparently  a  big  fan  of  both  names  and  games,  and 
he  Just  happened  to  like  the  combination. 

Well,  anyway,  back  to  the  business  at  hand... 

This  week's  P.O.W.  goes  to  volleyball's  Jen  Dixon. 
Dixon  must  have  been  starting  to  think  we  were 
snubbing  her  after  all  of  those  weeks  passed  without 
her  receiving  the  coveted  award.  Well,  Jen,  we  weren't 
snubbing  you;  we  were  Just  waiting  for  the  proper 
moment  for  you  to  step  up  to  the  stage. 

Of  any  of  the  athletes  on  campus.  Dixon  has  perhaps 
been  the  most  valuable  to  her  team.  She  has  been 
named  to  the  Centennial  Conference  Honor  Roll  several 
times  and  was  once  a  conference  co-player  of  the  week. 
Dixon,  hailing  from  Glen  Burnie,  MD  and  Archbishop 
Spalding  High  School  (by  the  way  Jen,  the  best  school 
in  A.A.  County  is  clearly  Old  Mill),  was  an  All-MAC 
selection  her  freshman  year,  and  her  sophomore  year 
statistics  show  that  another  all-conference  year  is 
probably  on  the  way. 

Honorable  mentions  this  week  go  to  Cindy  Mataluccl, 
Greg  Miller  and  Jon  Kostyal.  Matalucci  had  the 
winning  goal  against  Catholic.  Miller  was  stellar  In  the 
soccer  team's  net  once  again,  and  Kostyal  had  a  goal 
and  an  assist  against  Delaware  Vally  In  his  first  game 
back  since  his  Injury. 

We  also  take  this  time  to  honor  those  dedicated 
Washington  athletes  who  are  playing  their  last  season 
this  fall. 

Rory  Conway  is  playing  his  last  year  for  the  soccer 
team.  Conway  has  seven  goals  this  year. 

On  the  field  hockey  team,  Liz  Olivere,  Peggy  Bowman, 
Maria  Jerardi,  and  Renee  Guckert  all  walked  off  the 
field  for  the  last  time  on  Wednesday.  All  four  have  been 
dedicated  players  for  the  Sho'women. 

So  goodbye  and  good  luck  y'all.  Thanks  for  the 
memories  guys... 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  C  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


12 


October  29.  1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


Men's  Soccer    Field  Hockey     Volleyball 


Washington 
De.  Valley 


Washington 
Catholic  U. 

Washington 
Muhlenberg 


SS™rlGhr,,">(m  Sv^vllle'  Ma[V|anfJ  and  a  graduate  of  South  Carroll  High  School.  Is  preparing  to  play  his 

fourth  season  for  Washington.  When  practice  begins  on  Monday,  Rupert  will  be  expected  to  provide  leadership  for  a 

young  squad.  Rupert  average  1 5.0  points  per  game  and  5.7  rebounds  per  game  last  season. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Jen  Dixon 


Washington 
Western  Md. 

Washington 
Bryn  Mawr 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
SOCCER 

Washington  vs. 
Dickinson 
October  30  1:30 

VOLLEYBALL 

Washington  College 
Tournament 
October  29-30 

ICE  HOCKEY 

Washington  at 
Loyola 
November  1  10:00 

MEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  at 
St.  Mary's 
November  13 

WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  at 
Wagner  Classic 
November  19-20 

SWIMMING 

Washington  vs. 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
November  13  1:00 


INSIDE 

•Field  Hockey 
Wins  Third 


•Soccer  Beats 
Delaware  Vail. 

•Volleyball 
Loses  To 
Western  Md. 

•Commentary 
World  Series 

•"Nation" 

•WAC  Notes 


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The  Washington  College 


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Volume  63,  Number  Eight   ■ 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  1930 


OcJobef-^9,  1993 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Andrews  to  Leave  in  Spring 

popular  Professor  Ousted  as  Curricular  Priorities  Shift 


This  is  a  turbulent 
time  here  at  Washington 
College.  We've  had  external 
reviews  and  internal 
reviews,  and  It  seems  as  if 
every  policy  or  common 
practice  has  come  under 
scrutiny.  And  there  will  be 
some  major  changes  as  a 
result.  Some  of  these 
effects  will  not  be  felt  by 
the  students,  but  some 
most  definitely  will.  For 
example,  the  changes  in 
the  Art  Department  will  be 
felt,  and  will  be  felt  as  soon 
as  Spring  Semester  '94. 
Specifically,  Tex  Andrews, 
long  time  professor  of  art, 
alumnus  and  director  to 
fledgling  art  majors,  is 
leaving. 

The  report  of  the 
external  evaluation  team 
that  was  on  campus  last 
year  recommended  that  the 
department  be  expanded  to 
four  professors,  two  to 
teach  studio  art  and  two  to 
teach  art  history.  But  in 
light  of  the  financial 
problems  that  the  College  is 
faced  with,  that  action  has 
been  postponed 

indefinitely.  Instead,  they 
recommended  that  the 
emphasis  of  the 

department  be  shifted  from 
the  studio  to  art  history. 

According  to 


Tex  Andrews 


Andrews,  the  department 
has  been  requesting  a 
second  art  history  professor 
for  years.  He  believes  that 
such  a  change  would  be 
"beneficial  to  the  College  as 
a  whole  and  to  the  Art 
Department."  However, 
when  considering  the 
details,  there  is  some 
question  as  to  the 
effectiveness        of       the 


proposed  change.  Andrews 
wonders  whether  or  not  the 
recommendation  will 
change  the  art  history 
offerings  much  at  all. 
Andrews  stated  that,  to  his 
knowledge,  there  are  two 
possible  areas  in  which  the 
new  professor  will  be 
teaching,  either  20th 
century  and  contemporary 

SeerfTex,"on  7 


President  Trout  Affirms 
Accessibility  to  Faculty 


Scott  Koon 


President  Trout 
began  the  faculty  meeting 
last  Monday  by  addressing 
concerns  that  the 
administration  did  not 
communicate  sufficiently 
with  the  Faculty.  Trout 
said  "I  feel  caught  between 
3  rock  and  a  hard  place. 
You  don't  want  the 
administration  taking  up 
too  much  time  at  Faculty 
meetings.  .  .  .-  Trout  said 
that  at  the  same  time,  he 
d'd  not  want  his 
administration  to  be 
faulted  for  Inadequate 
communication  with 

faculty  members.  In  a 
survey  conducted  as  a  part 
of  the  Middle  States  Self 
Study,  about  60  percent  of 
the  Faculty  felt  the 
administration  did  not 
communicate  effectively 
w*th  the  Faculty.  "That 
really  hurts,"  Trout  said, 
we're  not  trying  to 
withhold  things."    Trout 


also  expressed  the  hope 
that  the  steps  he  has  taken 
to  rectify  this  problem 
would  prove  to  satisfy 
faculty  concerns. 

In  a  lengthy  report 
to  the  assembled 

professors,  Trout  then 
outlined  the  steps  he  has 
been  taking  to  improve  the 
College's  financial 

situation.  Trout  said  he 
hopes  to  encourage  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  to  increase  its 
beneficence  by  mobilizing 
its  Development 

Committee.  "Generally  it's 
fthe  Development 

Committee]  been  a  more 
passive  body."  he  said, 
adding  that  he  hoped 
committee  members  would 
"go  out  soliciting."  Trout 
asserted  that,  with  a  few 
exceptions.  Board  members 
have  not  accompanied  him 
on  his  fundraising 
visitations,   and  that  he 


Smokeless 

Student 

Center? 

Brian  Matneson 


With  the  Hodson 
renovation  project  nearing 
completion,  the  problem  of 
adopting  a  smoking  policy 
must  be  dealt  with.  The 
present  policy,  according  to 
SGA  president  Jamie 
Baker,  is  that  there  will  be 
no  smoking  in  the  deli,  but 
smoking  will  be  allowed  in 
the  large,  multi-purpose 
room.  But  this  tentative 
decision  is  subject  to 
change.  The  SGA  will 
decide  this  issue  before  the 
end  of  the  semester,  and 
the  senators  will,  of  course, 
be  soliciting  input  from  the 
student  body. 

The  orchestration  of 
the  student  center  falls 
under  the  domain  of  the 
office  of  Student  Activities. 
In  an  interview  with  the 
Elm,  Dennis  Berry  stated 
that  the  new  student  center 
will  be  "one  hundred 
percent  managed,  operated. 


Budgetary  Abyss: 

Macielag  and  Hessey  Explore  the 
Ramifications  of  WC  Fiscal  Crisis 


John  K.  Phoebus 


On  Monday, 

October  25,  the  Executive 
and  Finance  Committees  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  met  in  joint 
session  to  receive  a  report 
from  a  group  of 
independent  auditors.  The 
report  concluded  that  the 
financial  records  of 
Washington  College  for  the 
past  year  were  in 
accordance  with  generally 
accepted  accounting 

principles.  In  reporting 
briefly  on  that  meeting  the 
next       day      Dr.       Gene 


next  three  years  on  how  to 
get  back  to  where  expenses 
do  not  exceed  revenue 
This  plan  will  be  presented 
to  the  Trustees  at  their 
December  3  meeting. 

Questioned  about 
the  financial  models 
presented  In  the 

Preliminary  Report  of  the 
Long  Range  Planning 
Committee.  Mr.  Macielag 
said  that  the  Board  seeks  a 
"comprehensive  plan,  one 
that  is  fleshed  out."  I: 
response  to  Inquiries  to  the 
accuracy  of  the  model  in 
light  of  errors  discovered 
by  Dr.  Gene  Hamilton  (see 


"I  have  seen  the  abyss,  I  walked  to 
the  edge  of  it  and  there  is  an  abyss 
there." 

-Dr.  Gene  Wubbels 


Wubbels,  Dean  and 
Provost,  said  "I  have  seen 
the  abyss,  I  walked  to  the 
edge  of  it  and  there  Is  an 
abyss  there."  In  order  to 
find  out  more  about  what 
prompted  the  Provost  to 
react  in  such  a  way,  the 
Elm  conducted  Interviews 
Tuesday,  November  2,  with 
Mr.  Mike  Macielag, 
Chairman  of  the  Finance 
Committee,  and  Mr.  Gene 
Hessey,  Sr.  Vice  President 
for  Finance. 

According  to  Mr. 
Macielag,  the  deficit  from 
FY  1992  (1991-92)  was 
$771,000  and  from  FY 
1993  was  $522,000.  " 
Macielag  said  "We  have 
gotten  out  of  equilibrium." 
Macielag  said  what  the 
Board  now  expects  from 
the  administration  is  a 
plan  of  what  to  do  over  the 


the  Elm  October  8) 
Macielag  stated  that  "every 
financial  model  depends  on 
assumptions,  the  farther 
you  go  out,  the  more 
difficult  it  is  to  predict 
accurately."  He  also 
pointed  out  that  at  an 
institution  our  size,  small 
changes  from  projections 
can  result  In  great 
fluctuations  in  our  $21 
million  yearly  budget 
"we're  not  in  dire  straights 
by  any  means,  we  have  an 
imbalance  [of  revenue  and 
expenses]" 

"Our  basic  problem 
is  over  the  past  four  to  five 
years,  net  tuition  revenue 
has  not  gone  up.  Thus 
the  cash  the  college  takes 
in  has  not  increased  while 
our  expenses  have," 
Macielag  said.  When 
asked  about  the  feasibility 


See  "Meeting"  on  6     See  "Smoke,"  on  6 


Inside 

1962  C-Town  Freedom  Riders 

4 

Trout  Interview 

7 

Mayoral  Cand.  Interviews  Cont. 

8 

Committee  Lacks  Charge 

9 

Casey  Day 

10 

October  29.  1993 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


End  of  an  Era 


The  decision  to  fire  Tex  Andrews  is  an  ill- 
considered  one.  Tex  has  long  been  an  outstanding 
Instructor  of  Art  at  Washington  College.  Does  he  have  his 
Ph.D.?  No.  Does  that  mean  he  Is  any  less  valuable  to 
Washington  College?  Not  by  any  means. 

Tex  Andrews  is  a  practicing  artist  who  is  just 
beginning  to  come  Into  his  own.  To  exclude  such  a  man 
from  the  Art  Department  Is  analogous  to  eliminating  a 
clinical  psychologist  from  the  Psychology  Department  and 
instead  hiring  a  specialist  in  the  history  of  Psychology. 

The  decision  to  let  Andrews  go  has  broad 
implications  which  go  far  beyond  the  Art  Department.  If 
It  can  happen  in  the  Art  Department,  it  can  happen 
anywhere.  Any  area  of  study  which  is  not  seen  as 
"pulling  Its  own  weight"  at  the  College  may  see  one  of  its 
untenured  faculty  yanked  away,  tn  favor  of  hiring  an 
instructor  in  another  field  of  study. 

Who  will  replace  Andrews  in  his  role  in  the  studio? 
Ph.D.  candidates  and  grad  students  at  nearby 
institutions,  most  likely.  These  part-time  faculty  will 
teach  here  for  one  or  two  years,  at  most,  before  departing 
for  other  Institutions  which  value  the  practical  aspect  of 
artistic  endeavor  more  highly. 

Replacing  Andrews  with  part-timers  Is,  In  effect, 
saying  that  Art  History  is  now  more  important  at 
Washington  College  than  the  actual  creation  of  new 
artwork,  This  shift  of  emphasis  from  the  practice  of  art  to 
the  history  of  art  is  highly  ironic  In  light  of  the  fact  that 
more  emphasis  is  being  placed  on  publication  and 
practical  research  at  Washington  College. 

The  decision  to  hire  an  art  historian  and  fire 
Andrews  is  not  a  decision  which  should  be  handled  by  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure  Committee  alone.  It  has 
currlcular  Implications  as  well.  Andrews  has  nearly  a 
decade  of  experience  of  teaching  Studio  Art  classes  at 
Washington  College.  He  utilizes  this  experience  to  the 
utmost,  holding  up  the  examples  of  artwork  provided  by 
previous  students  to  students  currently  enrolled  In  Art 
classes. 

The  decision  to  terminate  Andrews  is  In  violation 
of  the  spirit  of  the  American  Association  of  University 
Professors'  Statement  on  Government  of  Colleges  and 
Universities.  The  Statement  Is  widely  recognized  and 
accepted  In  the  field  of  higher  education  as  a  tool  to 
clarify  "the  respective  roles  of  governing  boards,  faculties 
and  administrations."  It  emphasizes  the  need  for 
consensus  in  decision  making  at  colleges,  and  states 
"Such  matters  as  major  changes  in  the  size  or 
composition  of  the  student  body  and  the  relative 
emphasis  to  be  given  to  the  various  elements  of  the 
educational  and  research  program  [emphasis  added] 
should  involve  participation  of  governing  board, 
administration  and  faculty  prior  to  final  decision." 
Clearly,  the  question  of  whether  a  given  course  of  study  is 
taught  by  a  full-time  member  of  the  faculty  or  a  number 
of  part-timers  is  a  question  related  to  the  "relative 
emphasis  of  various  elements  of  the  educational 
program,"  and  as  such  needs  to  be  examined  in  a  formal 
way  by  the  faculty  and  student  body. 


THIS  M*»ktM  WOIL* 


IT'S  ODD  BUTTRUE:  DESPITE   ITS   CROWD- 
P1EASIMG  BLEND  OF  CRAMKY  POLITICAL 
SATIRE    AMD  OPINIONATED  RANTS,  THIS 
CARTOON   HAS  NEsJER  SEEN   oFFEflED   A 
LUCRATIVE  MOVIE  DEVELOPMENT  DEAL! 


THAT'S  WHY  THIS  WEEK  WE'D  LIKE  TO 
"PITCH"  A  FEW  "CONCEPTS"  To  ANf  OF 
OUP  READERS  WHO  MIGHT  HAPPEN  TO 
BE    POWERFUL  HOLLYWOOD  MOGULS.. 


THIS 
M«lkEW 

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by   TOM   TOMORROW 


HERE'S  ONE  FOR  THE  YOUTH  MARKE T:  "PEN- 
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PENGUIN  POSSE   CRITIQUE  GOVERNMENT 
HEALTH   CARE  PROPOSALS  WHILE  HAVING 
GRITTY  URBAN  ADVENTURES,  ! 


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'MANA&ED  COMPET1T1ON'  lS  ITS  RELI- 
ANCE ON  THE  FOR-PROFIT  HEALTH  IN- 
SURANCE   INDUSTRY.' 


or  ma*be  a  Romantic  comedy: -sleepless  in 
this  modern  world.'"  spabk-c  is  a  recent 
widower  whose  young  soN--Ai/t«ux£Y  cul- 

KlN-  WANTS   A   NEW  MOM! MOVIES  DON'T 
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FINALLY  HOW  ABOUT  AN  ACTioN-PACKEP  BUD- 
DY MOVIE:  ■•LETHAL  PENGUIN,'1'  A    POLITICAL 
CARTOONIST  AND   HIS   WISE-CRACKING    PEN- 
GUIN SIDEKICK  STRUGGLE  TO  EIGHT  CRIME. 
WITHOUT  MISSING   ANY  DEADLINES'. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

I  want  to  take  this 
opportunity  to  express  my 
appreciation  to  the  dozens 
of  students  and  staff  who 
participated  in  last 
Saturday's  Casey  Time 
project. 

A  special  thanks  is 
owed  to  Jon  O'Connor, 
Mark  Reyero,  and  Max 
Walton  for  their  efforts  in 
organizing  the  project. 

On  the  occasion  of 
the  dedication  of  the  Casey 
Academic  Center,  Betty 
Casey  asked  the  students 
of  Washington  College  to 
remember  her  husband. 


Gene,  and  to  give  back  to 
the   College   one   day   of 
service  each  year  in  his 
memory.   The  willingness  of 
our  community  to  embrace 
this      vision      is       most 
appreciated. 
Sincerely, 
Charles  H.  Trout 
President 


To  the  Editor, 

I  want  to  write  a 
note  of  support  for  the 
President  on  his  recent 
decision  to  rescind  a  recent 
ACJ  ruling.  The  case  was  a 
difficult  one  and  was 
blurred  by  a  number  of 
factors.    But  the  real  Issue 


is  whether  or  not  a  college 
judicial  system  should  1) 
uphold  the  principle  that 
education  is  the  best 
course  for  habitation  and 
rehabilitation,  and  2)  that  a 
judiciary  should  operate 
with  at  least  a  minimum 
level  of  humanity, 
Unfortunately,  ours 

maintains  neither. 

In  my  opinion,  our 
judicial  process  thoroughly 
abrogates  the  rights  of 
students  and  faculty.  This 
is  why  students  and  faculty 
at  all  levels  refuse  to  use 
the  system.     Until  today,  I 

See  "Letters"  p.  12 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

November  5-11 


Film 
Series: 

El  Mariachi 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30 

p.m. 


5 

Friday 


Poetry  Reading  by 

William  Bowie 
Donald  Justice 

Sophie  Kerr  Room 

Miller  Library 

4:00  p.m. 


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Saturday 
Reunion  Most  Fowl 

Ward  Museum  in 
Salisbury  will  be  open 

exclusively  for  WC 

students  and  Alumni 

Call  Alumni  Office  for 

more  info. 


Sunday 

Kristallnacht: 

Hannah  Arendt  and 

the  Radicality  of  Evil 

A  talk  by  Professor  Udoff 

CAC  Forum, 

7:30  p.m. 


8 


Monday 

Monday  Series: 

Towards  Democracy 

in  Sub-Sahara  Africa 

A  talk  by  Professor  Shad 

Lit  Rouse 

Tea  at  4:00  p.m. 

Talk  at  4:30  p.m. 


9 

Tuesday 

Comedy  Club 

Norman  James 

Theatre 

7:30  p.m. 


10 

Wednesday- 
Advising  Day 
No  classes 


11 


Thursday 

Rouches  and  hues:  The 
First  Black  Physicists 

A  talk  by  Dr.  Ronald  E. 

Mickens 

Dunning  Lecture  Hall 

7:30  p.m. 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


October  29.  1993 


Open 
Forum 


BonjourN  Greetings 
from  France  to  all  of  the 
Washington  College-ers  out 
there  in  Chestertown, 
U.S.A.  Allow  me  to 
introduce  myself,  my 
name  is  Lisa  Brown  and  I 
am  spending  the  1993- 
1994  academic  year,  my 
junior  year,  abroad. 

Washington  College 
has  had  in  the  past  (and 
still  does)  language 
assistant  exchanges  with 
the  University  of  Paris  Val- 
dc-Marne  (Paris  12).  But  in 
addition  to  the  language 
assistant  exchange,  this  is 
the  first  year  for  a  student 


WC  Student 
Studies  Abroad 


who  will  realize  that  I  am 
gone  as  they  read  this). 

I  could  write  a  lot 
because  so  far  I  have  really 
experienced,  as  well  as  the 
major  differences,  a  lot  of 
little  things  that  make 
everyday  life  a  new 
adventure.  I  will  highlight 
a  few  examples  that 
should  paint  a  picture  of 
some  of  the  differences 
between  Washington 

College  life  and  my  lifefso 
far)  here  in  the  Paris 
banlieue. 

As  opposed  to 
Chestertown.  I  live  ten 
minutes   by   metro   from 


Lisa  Brown 


exchange  between  Paris  12 
and  WC,  and  the  two 
guinea  pigs  are  Christelle 
Dumont  (from  Paris  12  to 
WC— you've  probably  seen 
her  around)  and  me  (from 
WC  to  Paris  12). 

Since  I  have  already 
been  over  here  for  two 
months,  there  are  two 
reasons  for  me  writing  this 
article  now.  The  first  is 
that  I  just  started  my 
classes  on  October  18,  so 
to  me  it  is  still  the 
beginning,  and  the  second 
reason  Is  that  I  received  the 
first  six  Elms  and  the  first 
Collegian  yesterday,  which 
made  me  feel  In  touch  with 
the  campus  again.  I  Just 
wanted  to  write  a  little 
about  my  experience  so  far, 
for  anyone  interested  in  a 
future  junlor-year-abroad 
program  and  for  anyone 
else  just  wondering  what  I 
was  up  to  (that  latter  group 
In  small,  I  have  a  feeling, 
and  there  are  some  people 


Paris.  Where     I     live 

(Cachan)  is  at  least  an  hour 
commute  each  way  to 
where  I  have  classes 
(Creteil).  It  is  not  a 
possibility  over  here  to  roll 
out  of  bed  at  8:25  a.m.  and 
make  it  to  Paris  12's 
version  of  Bill  Smith  by 
8:31.  And  those  little  cat 
naps  between  10:30  and 
the  following  11:30  class? 
Out  of  the  question,  I'm 
afraid.  Speaking  of  my 
classes,  contrary  to  you 
over  there  who  began  on 
August  30,  we  just  began 
classes  on  October  18 
(which  inevitably  means 
that  our  second  semester 
exams  will  be  held  during 
the  last  week  of  June).  My 
room  in  Cachan  is  small — 
smaller  than  even  the 
smallest  room  in  West 
Hall — and  then  add  In  a 
bathtub,  a  sink,  shelves, 
and  a  closet,  to  take  up  the 
space  that  the  bed  and 

See  "Brown,"  p.  5 


Student  Profile 


"Robbie  robblel"  says  Nicole  Zemanskl,  a  Sophomore  from  Towson,  Maryland. 
Nicole,  or  Puddin'  as  she  likes  to  be  called,  Is  featured  here  as  student  of  the  week. 
I've  known  Nicole  since  last  year  and  she  is  an  easy-going  person  that  likes  just 
about  everyone  she  meets.  Always  up  for  car  trips  to  Taco  Bell,  Nicole  is  a  ZTA  and 
holds  the  Social  Chair  of  her  fraternal  organization.  In  the  Greek  Games  of  1993, 
she  claims  that  she  was  the  "true"  Jello  eating  champion.  As  you  can  tell,  Puddin*  Is 
a  connoisseur  of  anything  edible.  She  is  also  a  Psychology  major  who  has  many 
different  Interests.  Nicole  (#8  for  Cal  Ripken)  is  a  catcher  for  softball,  and  is  the  co- 
assistant  director  of  entertainment  with  Jason  Myers. 

This  19  year  old  Gemini  says  that  this  is  the  Year  of  the  Dolphin — the  ones  in 
Miami,  she  adds.  Her  favorite  loves  are  David  Bowie,  Ecto-Cooler  and  Sllmer,  and 
she  LOVES  to  play  Caps  with  her  ZTA  sisters,  especially  her  little  sister,  Kelly  Eakin. 
NyeerntI 


Prank  Tipler  Presents  a  Humanistic  Physics 


Brian  Matheson 


My  excitement  last 
week  on  hearing  that  Frank 
Tipler  was  going  to  deduce 
the  mass  of  a  quark  from 
the  fact  that  human  beings 
exist  in  the  Universe  met 
w'th  some  degree  of 
skepticism  among  my 
[riends.  While  it  is  true 
that  of  those  of  us  who 
drove  an  hour  to  see  the 
Professor  of  Mathematics 
and  Physics  from  Tulane 
University  could  easily  have 
heen  confused  with  card 
carrying  members  of  the 
"erd  club  (can  we  get  SGA 
funding  for  that?),  having 
Perused  his  book  when  I 
*as  in  high  school,  I  could 
not  pass  up  the 
°Pportunity  to  see  him 
^eak-  Tipler's  lecture 
Wednesday  afternoon  on 
Jhe  applications  of  the 
Anthropic    Principle    In 


modern  Cosmology  enjoyed 
an  admirable  turnout, 
considering  the  content  of 
the  talk.  I  suspect  that 
most  of  my  readers  are,  by 
now,  reading  something 
else  or  demanding  an 
explanation. 

The  most  general 
assertion  of  the  Anthroplc 
Principle  (AP)  is  that  the 
world  appears  to  us  the 
way  It  does  because  if  it 
didn't,  we  wouldn't  be  here. 
That  is,  if  certain  things 
were  not  true  about  our 
universe,  then  human  life 
never  would  have  evolved  in 
the  way  It  has.  As  we  know 
that  human  beings  have 
evolved  In  a  certain  way,  we 
can  limit  the  possible 
values  of  certain  physical 
constants.  This  limitation 
reduces  the  number  of 
"possible  worlds.  This 
allows  us  to  make  certain 
predictions  -  some  quite 
accurate,  others  very  vague 


-  about  the  things  we  will 
find  in  our  world. 

In  his  book  The 
Anthropic  Cosmological 
Principle,  co-authored  with 
John  Barrow  (and  presently 
collecting  dust  In  Miller 
Library),  Tipler  formulates 
several  different  versions  of 
the  AP.  The  Weak  AP  can 
be  summarized  by  the 
assertion  that  the  values  of 
physical  constants  are 
restricted  by  the  condition 
that  they  allow  the 
possibility  of  sites  where 
carbon-based  life  forms  are 
able  to,  and  have  had  time 
to,  evolve  (p.  16).  The 
Strong  AP  states  that  The 
Universe  must  have  those 
properties  which  allow  life 
to  develop  within  It  at  some 
stage  In  its  history  (p.21)." 
The  Final  AP  states  that 
once  intelligent 

information -processing 
comes  into  existence  It  will 
never  die  out  (p. 23).  These 


three  formulations  are 
presented  (both  here,  and 
by  Tipler)  In  order  of 
increasing  controversy  - 
the  WAP  being  undeniable, 
and  the  FAP  being 
unverifiable. 

The  lecture  itself 
focused  on  the  use  of  the 
AP,  in  various  forms,  to 
predict  the  values  of  certain 
physical  constants,  and  to 
forecast  the  end  of  the 
universe.  Tipler  began  by 
using  the  Weak  AP  to 
successfully  calculate  the 
age  of  the  universe  (within 
a  reasonable  margin  of 
error).  He  then  went  on  to 
use  the  Final  AP  to  predict 
that  the  universe  must  end 
(If  It  does,  indeed,  collapse 
In  on  itself)  by  shrinking  to 
a  single  mathematical 
point.  Interspersed 

throughout  the  lecture 
were  deductions  of  the 
properties  of  various 
physical     entities,     and 


calculations  of  constants. 

I  would  describe 
these  calculations  for  you 
in  detail,  but  they  were 
simply  impossible  for  me  to 
follow  in  the  context  of  his 
lecture.  The  good  doctor's 
pace  threatened  to  break 
Einstein's  universal  speed 
limit,  c.  While  quite 
obscure,  and  a  bit  too 
specialized  for  this 
armchair  physicist  to 
comprehend,  Tipler's 
lecture  presented  an 
interesting  view  of  the 
cutting  edge  of  theoretical 
cosmology. 

The  Anthropic 

Principle  seems  to  be 
gaining  respect  among 
members  of  the  scientific 
community.  It  Inspires 
great  Interest  among  those 
who  recognize  the 
usefulness  of  teleologlcal 
science.  Although  the  idea 

See  "Anthro,"  p.  12 


October  29.  1993 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Elm  Archives:  February  9,  1962 
Freedom  Riders  in  Chestertown 


Walt  Marschncr 


On  Saturday, 

February  3rd,  1961, 
approximately  150 

Freedom  Riders  protested 
against  segregation  in 
Chestertown  and  the 
nearby  area.  Seventy-two 
of  them  were  from  the  New 
York  area:  New  York 
University  and  Brooklyn 
College.  T\vcnty  were  from 
Swarthmore.  four  from 
Yale,  and  the  rest  from 
Baltimore.  The  Riders  were 
under  the  direction  of 
Phillip  Savage.  Philadelphia 
Regional  Director  of  the 
National  Association  for  the 
Advancement  of  Colored 
People.  Assisting  in  the 
project  was  the  Baltimore 
Civic  Interest  Group 
directed  by  Clarence  Logan. 

All  the  Riders  had 
received  an  instruction 
sheet  which  read: 

"Ours  is  a  non- 
violent peaceful  movement, 
Therefore  we  request  that 
you  obey  the  following 
Instructions  whenever  you 
demonstrate  with  us.  We 
ask:  1 .  that  you  speak 
softly  at  all  times;  2.  that 
you  enter  and  leave 
restaurants  in  a  peaceful 
and  orderly  manner;  3. 
that  you  let  your  group 
leader  do  all  the  talking;  4. 
that  you  direct  all 
questions  which  you  are 
asked  to  your  group  leader; 
5.  that  you  obey  the  basic 
tenets  of  non-violence 
which  requires  that  if  you 
are  cursed  you  will  not 
curse  back,  and  if  hit  you 
will  not  hit  back.     In  brief, 


we  ask  that  you  be 
prepared  to  return  love  for 
hate,  kindness  for  evil,  and 
understanding  for  evil." 

Each  Freedom  Rider 
was  also  given  a  copy  of 
Section  577.  Article  27. 
Annotated  Code  of 
•Maryland.  This  reads  In 
part: 

"Any  person  or 
persons  who  shall  enter 
upon  or  cross  over  the 
land.  .  .  of  any  person  or 
persons.  .  .  may  be 
committed  or  fined.  .  .  more 
than  a  hundred  dollars, 
and  shall  be  committed  to 
the  Jail.  .  .  until  such  fines 
and  costs  are  paid.  .  .  It 
being  the  intention  of  this 
section  only  to  prevent  any 
wanton  trespass  upon  the 
private  land  oT  others." 

'Restaurant'  Is 
herein  used  to  Include  not 
only  the  serving  or  dining 
room  of  any  restaurant  but 
also  the  entrance  areas 
which  are  wholly  on  private 
property  and  in  the  control 
and  possession  of  the 
restaurant  management. 

...  it  shall  be 
necessary  for  the 

restaurant  owner  or 
manager  to  read  the  whole 
of  section  577  above  to  the 
alleged  trespasser.  .  .  and 
direct  the  alleged 

trespasser.  .  .  to  leave  the 
restaurant  property.  ...  If 
the  alleged  trespasser 
properly  identifies  himself, 
then  the  police  officer  shall 
refuse  to  arrest  such 
person  until  after  the 
restaurant  owner  or 
manager  first  obtains  a 
warrant  for  such  arrest.  .  . 


The 

Chestertown' 
Collectible; 


A  Wonderful 
Place  to  Visit 

for  All  Your 
Gifts  and 

Collectibles 


Open 

Monday  -  Saturday 
10am  -  8pm 

Sunday 
10am  -  5pm 


provided  the  owner  or 
manager  Indicates  his 
willingness  to  accompany 
the  police  officer  and 
arrestee  to  the  police 
station  to  prefer  charges.  .  . 

A  plan  of  action 
listing  all  the 

establishments  to  be 
Integrated  had  been 
prepared;  the  people  were 
informed  of  how  they 
should  conduct  themselves, 
and  then  they  were  sent  to 
their  respective  places. 
Trouble  was  expected  In 
two  places. 

This  is  the  count- 
down for  trouble.  This  Is 
how  your  reporter 
experienced  and  witnessed 
the  developments. 

11:00  Two  big 
Greyhound  buses  arrive  at 
the  Bethel  A.M.E  Church; 
nine  or  ten  carloads  of 
persons  arrive  at  about  the 
same  time.  People  enter 
church. 

1  1:30  Town  is 
unusually  full  of  people 
shopping  as  today  is  a 
major  sale  day.  Police  cars, 
each  with  four  men,  drive 
into  town  and  drive  out  to 
the  Armory. 

11:45  Twenty-five 
police  cars  at  Armory. 
Lom's  has  large  sign 
outside,  saying  "OPEN." 
About  80  cars  are  parked 
near  Bud's  Restaurant,  and 
a  large  crowd  is  developing 
outside,  mostly  [White-Ed.] 
men  drinking  beer.  Many 
high  school  kids,  and  even 
wives  are  present  to 
witness  "watch  all  the 
excitement." 

12:00  Special  duty 
local  police  are  handling 
the  traffic  In  Chestertown; 
'No  Parking'  signs  are 
placed  all  around  the  police 
station,  and  police  cars  are 
patrolling  all  the  streets, 
and  are  parked  at  the  Tally 
Ho. 

12:15  More  police 
cars  arrive,  stop  at  the 
Tally  Ho,  move  on 
throughout  the  town 
acquainting  themselves 
with  the  location  of 
potential  trouble  spots. 
Still  no  action  by  the 
Freedom  Riders.  More  and 
more  cars  coming  to  town. 

1:45  Thirty-nine 
police  cars  at  the  armory. 
Four  police  dogs  and  their 
handlers  are  standing  by. 
Two  o'clock  is  the  hour  for 
action.  The  crowd  at  Bud's 
is  getting  larger  and 
drunker. 

2:00  Freedom 

Riders  are  still  not  ready  to 
leave. 

2:30  Freedom 

Riders  walk  into  town.  One 
group  goes  to  Lee's 
Restaurant,  is  refused 
admittance.  Sets  up  picket 
lines  outside.  Another 
group  goes  to  Stam's 
Pharmacy,  and  is  served. 
Another  group  goes  to  the 
main  street.  High  Street. 


and  is  refused  service. 
Picketing  begins  In  the 
main  section  of  town,  near 
Gus's  Pool  Hall.  Eight 
police  control  the  crowds  of 
above  one  hundred.  One 
out  of  every  five  picketers  is 
Negro. 

2:45  The  crowd  at 
Bud's  is  getting  restless. 
Local  newspaper  station 
wagon  arrives,  drops 
tailgate,  and  their 
cameraman  stands  on  the 
back  of  the  wagon  and  gets 
ready  to  take  pictures. 
Several  people  comment 
that  most  of  the  crowd  is 
from  Rock  Hall,  and  are 
personal  friends  of  Bud. 
One  had  a  large  police  dog 
on  a  long  leash.  Police 
pass  by  every  few  minutes. 
No  police  are  stationed  on 
the  spot.  A  few  local 
Negroes  watch 

developments. 

2:50  Two  police 
cars  stop  at  Vita  Foods. 
[Now  the  location  of  Dixon 
Valve  and  Coupling 
Company-Ed.] 

2:55  Reporters  from 
U.P.I. ,  Baltimore  Sun,  Afro- 
American,  television 
cameramen  and  others  are 
prepared.  The  men  hurl 
angry  epithets  at  Negroes 
who  pass  by  in  cars  and 
Negroes  shout  the  same  out 
in  reply. 

3:00  The  Freedom 
Riders  are  coming!  Walking 
down  the  street  are  a  group 
of  perhaps  eighteen 
Freedom  Riders.  Two  State 
Police  are  walking  next  to 
them.  Some      of     the 

Freedom  Riders  are 
carrying  signs.  The  leader, 
a  small,  mild-mannered 
looking  fellow,  carries  extra 
signs.  A  crowd  of  town 
Negroes  follow  them  as  far 
as  the  top  of  the  hill  by  Vita 
Foods,  and  then  stop. 
About  five  of  the  Riders  are 
Negro.  One  is  the  local 
Negro  Minister's  daughter, 
a  nineteen  year-old 
sophomore  in  college. 

3:10  The  lead 
policeman  clears  a  path 
nearly  to  Bud's  door.  Bud 
comes  out.  He  reads 
section  577,  and  tells  the 
Negroes  they  must  get  off 
his  property.  A  White 
attempts  to  butt  the  White 
leader  of  the  procession. 
The  policeman  keeps  him 


away.  The  crowd  presses 
all  around  the  Freedom 
Riders.  All  traffic  is 
stopped  in  front  of  Bud's, 
The  crowd  swarms  across 
the  street. 

3:15  The  pickets 
turn  around  to  leave.  The 
policemen  are  at  the  head 
of  the  line,  keeping  the 
crowd  from  attacking  the 
pickets.  One  tries  to  rip 
the  signs  from  the  hands  of 
the  last  picket,  who  has 
been  distributing  them  to 
the  other  pickets.  Several 
White  persons  swing  at  a 
picket  in  the  front  of  the 
line.  Others      begin 

shouting,  and  striking  the 
pickets  from  behind.  The 
foremost  pickets  break  into 
a  run,  and  begin  to  run  the 
entire  way  back  to  Vita 
Foods,  being  pummeled  by 
the  mob  the  entire  time. 
Still,  only  two  policemen 
stand  between  the  Freedom 
Riders  and  the  mob, 
despite  the  fact  that  nearly 
a  hundred  policemen  are  In 
town. 

3:20  Seven 

policemen  run  down  the 
road  from  Vita  Foods  to 
Bud's  Restaurant.  The  last 
of  the  pickets  escape  back 
to  a  growing  group  of  angry 
Negroes  near  Vita  Foods. 
Five  White  attackers  are 
driven  off  by  a  large  group 
of  young  town  Negroes. 

3:30  A  crowd  of 
over  one  hundred  [White- 
Ed.]  people  gathers  at  the 
Tally  Ho,  but  the  Freedom 
Riders  don't  show  up- 
Forty  local  Negroes  stand 
across  the  street,  and 
express  their  sympathy  f°r 
the  Freedom  Riders. 

3:35  The  Freedom 
Riders  who  had  been  at 
Bud's  return  to  the  church. 
One  is  taken  to  the  hospita 
with  a  cut  nose.  Several 
have  been  struck  on  the 
head  and  body  but  do  not 
require  attention. 

Freedom  Riders 
with  police  protection  arrive 
in  Centreville,  and  picket 
the  two  restaurants  there. 
Two  are  Negroes  and 
fourteen  are  White.  They 
may  only  picket  in  twos, 
because  the  side  walk  Is 
narrow.  No  local  support  is 
evident. 

4:00  The  crowd  at 

See  "Riders,"  on  p- 8 


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Features 


October  29.  1993 


gtSLLjaaicu 


How  to  be  an 
.[jvlronmentalist  in  the 
jO's.  This  is  a  tough 
luestlon.  How  do  we  turn 
Ijaclc  decades  (centuries)  of 
abuse  to  our  planet?  We 
can't.  It  can  not  be  done, 
yid  this  is  the  reality  that 
ive  must  confront.  Within 
the  continuum  of  history 
and  human  life,  it  is  not 
possible  for  us  to  turn 
back  the  clock  and  rewrite 
all  the  wrongs  we  have 
done  to  each  other  or  the 
jarth.  Too  much  time  and 
energy  is  spent  on 
analyzing  and  talking 
about  the  past;  it  is 
Important  now  to  look 
towards  the  future.  When 
[  talk  to  people  seeking 
reactions  and  suggestions 
[or  this  column,  a  response 
[often  get  is  Moh,  I'm  not 
Into  environmentalist 
Issues."  This  attitude  Is 
unrealistic.  It       Is 

Impossible,  or  at  least  very 
difficult,  in  our  modern 
society  to  escape  exposure 
to  environmental  issues. 
Our  mass  media  jumps  at 
importunities  to  make  us 
aware  of  our  social, 
ecological  and  political 
responsibilities.  Large 
campaigns  are  directed 
toward  consumers  with 
products  competing  about 
who  Is  more 

environmentally  safe  than 
who.  Even  In  the  movie 
Industry  we  can  see  the 
effect  of  environmental 
consciousness.  Even 
children  cannot  escape 
from  the  effort  to  "save  our 
earth,"  as  they  must  deal 
with  books  written  for 
younger  people  and  fun 
experiments  and  stuff  to 
to,  even  movies  like  "Fern 


Gully"  (Disney).  A  lot  has1 
changed  already  since  I 
was  a  child  (ahh...  the  good 
old  days).  I  remember 
once  seeing  the  process  of 
recycling  described  on  one 
of  those  educational  shows 
for  kids  and  thinking  that 
was  a  really  neat  ideal  In 
our  time  it  Is  impossible  for 
children  to  be  unaware  of 
these  possibilities. 

Being  concerned 
with  environmental  issues 
does  not  mean  rushing  out 
and  joining  Greenpeace.  If 
that  is  your  path  then 
more  power  to  you.  but  it 
can  mean  something  as 
simple  as  walking  an  extra 
4  feet  to  throw  a  can  in  the 
recycling  bin  instead  of  the 
trash.  There  are  many 
little  things  one  can  do  to 
help:  Walking  places 
instead  of  driving  your  car. 
disposing  properly  of  your 
trash,  not  wasting  water, 
not  using  aerosol  products, 
using  cleaning  products 
without  damaging 

chemical  agents.  In  the 
long  range  all  or  most  of 
the  things  that  we  can  do 
to  help  our  Earth  are  also 
beneficial  to  us  as 
individuals  because  we  are 
natural  creatures  and  part 
of  the  Earth.  Walking 
never  harmed  anyone 
unless  you're  going  to  DC 
or  something,  carpools  are 
convenient  and  save  you 
money  also  in  the  long  run, 
and  although  some  enviro- 
friendly  products  can  be 
more  expensive  the 
chemicals  in  a  lot  of  the 
alternatives  can  be 
harmful  to  you 

Being  an 

environmentalist  in  the 
90's  simply  means 
awareness  and  action 
Hark!  There's  hope  yet!      (I 


New  Weekly 

Synopsis:  The  WC  campus 
is  having  a  contest  to 
determine  who  should  be 
Mark  Murphy's  Queen  and 
co-ruler  of  Washington 
College.  Also,  last  week  the 
author  synopsised 

everything  that's  happened 
in  Blub  so  far.  If  you 
missed  It  and  are  mystified, 
but  Intrigued,  by  "Blub" — 
a-column-so-deep-that-if- 
it-had-hair -it- would-be- 
dyed-black,  then  run,  run, 
run  to  the  Miller  Library — 
there  should  be  a  copy  or 
two  there  left  over  from 
Tuesday. 


DIRT 


"If  this  thing's  been 
held  every  year  for  the  last 
fifty  years,  why  was  there 
so  much  worry  about  it 
being  a  problem?" 

Good  question.  The 
Lit  House  Halloween  Party 
—  excuse  me,  annual 
Halloween  Party  —  went  off 
without  a  hitch.  There  were 
no  fights,  no  broken  chairs 
or  even  broken  bottles,  no 
ears  bitten  off,  no  rapes,  no 
fires,  nothing  bad  at  all.  If 
there  had  been  a  problem. 


"Brown,"  from  p.  3 

desk  do  not  already 
occupy.  Personally,  I  have 
decided  that  I  prefer  the 
toy  single  with  a  private 
bath  to  the  spacious, 
shared  room  (with  no 
offense  directed  toward 
Karla  or  ADW). 

Some  other 

differences?  How  about 
tttot  before  I  turned  twenty- 
°ne  in  the  end  of  October,  I 
c°uld  go  into  any  bar 
ar»ywhere  and  order 
^ything  that  I  wanted 
provided  of  course  my 
language  skills  were 
accurate  enough  to  ask  for 
a drink),  with  no  looks  of 
^spicion  or"  a  barrage  of 
Mulries  from  a  bartender 
35  to  my  age.  For  those  of 
ftu  who  do  not  know  me,  I 
^  petite,  and  look  maybe 
*°°ut  sixteen  or  seventeen. 
r°  to  go  into  a  bar  and  not 
Jj  hassled  Is  a  pretty  nice 
^g-  I  have  gotten  some 
^Jrd  looks  when  I  try  to 
*ss  for  a  drink,  not 
°ecause  I  look  young  but 


because  they  cannot  figure 
out  what  the  heck  I  am 
saylngl 

Those  are  just  some 
of  the  differences — the  tip 
of  the  iceberg — of  what  I 
have  seen  so  far.  Not  bad 
or  good.  Just  different.  I 
want  to  say  that  I  am  pretty 
happy  here  and  that  my 
French  has  already 
improved  by  leaps  and 
bounds.  ,1  have  made 
friends  from  all  over  the 
world,  and  I  am  enjoying 
living  the  differences  in 
lifestyles.  I  do  miss  the 
close  campus  atmosphere 
of  a  small  college  (which  Is 
one  of  the  reasons  that  I 
chose  Washington  College 
in  the  first  place)  and  crew, 
but  1  know  that  over  here  I 
am  learning  and 

experiencing  things  that 
Chestertown  cannot  teach 
me. 

If  you  are  Interested 
in  writing,  here's  my 
address  until  June  1994: 
Lisa  Brown,  61  Av.  du 
President  Wilson.  M327, 
94325  CACHAN  cedex, 
FRANCE. 


It  is  10:00  pm 
Friday  night.  Night  has 
fallen  on  the  Washington 
College  Campus.  All  of  the 
Washington  College 

students /aquatic  sea 
creatures  are  asleep,  as  is 
usual  for  Washington 
College  students  to  be  on 
weekend  evenings.  The 
gentle  sound  of  fishes 
snoring  fills  the  campus. 

Suddenly,  there  is  a 
little  muffled  cry.  "Agt" 
says  JAMES  BAKER  (a 
Great  Tunnie)  as  a 
GIGANTIC  BLUE  WHALE 
SWALLOWS  HIM  WHOLE. 
"Eel"  says  MAX  WALTON  (a 
pompano)  as  the  GIGANTIC 
BLUE  WHALE  SWALLOWS 
HIM  WHOLE  ALSO.  "Yargl" 
says  SONJA  WILSON  (a 
pink  salmon)  as  the 
GIGANTIC  BLUE  WHALE 


SLURPS  HER  UP  TOO 
"No..."  says  MEGAN  WARD, 
a  amber-fish  and  the  last 
member  of  the  student 
government  executive 
board  as  SHE  TOO  IS 
CONSUMED  BY  THE 
GIGANTIC  BLUE  WHALE. 
The  Gigantic  Blue  Whale 
proceeds  to  eat  the  entire 
student  government,  while 
the  rest  of  the  campus 
sleeps.  MARK  MURPHY 
sleeps  soundllest  of  all. 
dreaming  of  who  might 
become  his  queen. 
"Who. ..Who...?"  he  mutters 
in  his  sleep.  "Who  will  be 
my  queen?  Perhaps  it  will 
be  DR.  WOLFF...  or  NANCY 
TOY.. .Who. ..Who?"  The 
Gigantic  Blue  Whale 
swallows  Mark  Murphy, 
says  "Blub,"  and  swims 
away.     Si 


Red  Tape  Morality 


Lenny  Thompson  stopped 
by  twice,  at  9  p.m.  and 
near  1  a.m.,  and  he  didn't 
have  any  problems  to  stop 
either  time. 

The  quote  at  the 
beginning  of  the  article  is 
from  Director  of  Campus 
Activities  and  Recreation, 
Dennis  Berry.  I  apologize  if 
your  comments  the  other 
day  were  meant  strictly  off 
the  record. 

It's  true  that  we 
didn't      move      on      the 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


we  had  no  less  than  eight 
rather  large  guys  who 
volunteered  to  be  on-call 
bouncers. 

A  rough  count 
taken  at  the  door  showed 
about  150  people  in 
attendance  between  9:30 
a.m.  and  2  a.m.  Alumnus 
Arvie  Wrang,  who  does 
work  as  a  professional  DJ 
for  parties,  weddings  and 
the  like,  volunteered  his 
service  as  DJ  in  exchange 
for  gas  money.  There  was 
much  rejoicing  —  In  the 
form  of  dancing  the  night 
away  in  costumes  ranging 
from  your  average  cats  and 
gypsies  to  a  suppository 
and  Mucous  Man. 

It  was  a  good  party, 
and,  just  as  the  past  three 
Halloweens  have  shown,  it 
was  not  a  party  Security 
had  to  worry  about.  We 
even  shut  it  down  ourselves 
with  no  disturbances,  and 
had  It  clean  by  4  a.m.  for  a 
reception  the  next  morning 
at  10. 

Why.  then,  was 
there  such  a  big  stink 
about  registering  it? 

Apparently  there 
were  so  many  parties  this 
weekend  that  Security 
wanted   extra  help.    But 


paperwork  until  a  couple  of 
days  before  the  event.  The 
rules  do  say  that  it  has  to 
be  a  week  before.  But  the 
rules  also  say  "no  kegs  In 
residence  halls,"  and  if  you 
want  to  go  by  the  letter, 
then  kegs  should  be  legal 
in  buildings  like  the  Lit 
House.  But  that  doesn't  fly 
either. 

If  you're  not  going 
by  the  letter  anyway,  and  a 
group  tries  to  register  an 
event  which  has  happened 
every  year  In  recent 
memory  with  negligible 
problems,  then  why  not  let 
it  happen?  Especially  when 
it's  made  perfectly  clear 
that  it  is  not  an  all-campus 
event,  that  there  is  an 
Intricate  network  of 
Internal  security 

established  by  the 
students,  and  that  the  Lit 
House,  a  24-hour  living 
room  for  a  large  number  of 
students,  is  not  a  building 
that  anyone  is  going  to  be 
allowed  to  trash. 

Yet  Security,  for 
some  reason,  didn't  want  to 
let  this  party  happen.  It's 
odd,  considering  that  the 
Lit  House  and  the  people  in 
It  usually  have  a  pretty 
good  working  relationship 


with  Security  as  a  whole. 

First  they  thought  it 
was  scheduled  for  Friday, 
and  we  told  them  it  was  on 
Saturday  night  instead.  Yet 
up  until  the  last  big  of 
wangling  between  Student 
Affairs  and  Security,  they 
seemed  to  think  it  was 
scheduld  for  Friday. 

Then  there  was  the 
business  of  the  monitors. 
They  thought  that  for  such 
a  large  event,  monitors 
should  be  present  to  make 
sure  underage  people  didn't 
drink,  Hmm  ...  last  time  I 
checked,  "BYOB"  meant 
that  the  liability  for 
underage  drinking  is  taken 
off  of  the  organizers  of  the 
event. 

And,  as  I've  said 
before,  the  idea  that 
"invitation  only"  did  not 
equal  "all-campus"  never 
seemed  to  sink  in.  and 
neither  did  "two  people 
working  the  door  each 
hour"  or  "eight  bouncers." 

What  ended  up 
happening  was  that 
Security  told  us  they  didn't 
want  to  have  this  party 
happen,  and  that  therefore 
they  would  not  sign  the 
registration  form.  We  could, 
however,  go  to  Dennis 
Berry  and  beg  his  approval. 

About  twenty  of  us 
decided  to  meet  at  12:30 
and  talk  to  him.  However, 
he  wasn't  going  to  be  in  at 
12:30,  and  he  told  me  that, 
should  the  party  be  busted, 
we'd  be  sent  to  Dean 
Mclntlre  for  disciplining 
anyway,  so  we  should  try  to 
get  her  approval,  and  then 
he'd  approve  it. 

As  the  knot  of  red 
tape  grew  ever-larger,  we 
wondered  how  anything  got 
done  on  this  campus,  if 
three  different  offices  have 
to  consult  each  other  over  a 
simple  party. 

See  "Dirt,"  on  p.  10 


6 


October  29,  1993 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Abyss,"  from  p.  1 

of  the  projections  for 
growth  presented  In  the 
Preliminary  Report. 

Macielag  stated  "I  don't 
believe  we  have  any  choice 
but  to  grow.  Economics  of 
scale  can  only  be  taken 
advantage  of  if  we  have 
more  students.  .  .  .  We  have 
been  gradually  growing,  we 
need  to  keep  doing  that.  .  . 
.  The  good  news  is  that 
growth  doesn't  have  to  [be 
a  lot  of  students]  to  have 
results.  Small  differences 
result  in  a  great  impact. 
Ten  to  twenty  more 
students  (FTE)  every  year 
would  have  a  huge  Impact." 
On  the  process  of 
submission  of  the  potential 
solution  to  our  budget 
woes,  Macielag  explained 
that  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee's  work 
ought  to  be  done  in  six  to 
nine  months.  "Everybody 
needs  to  be  involved  in  the 
process,  which  is  ongoing." 
Regarding  the  roles  played 
by  the  LRPC,  the 
administration   and    the 


"Meeting"  from  p.  1 

hopes  to  change  this 
situation.  He  also  stated 
that  "The  Board  will  be 
actively  involved  in 
soliciting  their  fellow  Board 
members." 

Trout  cited  the 
decision  to  retain  the 
Communicorps  marketing 
firm  and  hire  an  additional 
staff  member  to  work  with 
both  the  Admissions  and 
Financial  Aid  departments 
as  an  example  of  the 
Board's  willingness  to 
invest  in  the  College's 
future.  But  he  also 
anticipated  difficulties: 
"Some  of  the  spirit  of  Wye 
—  which  I  use  to  refer  to 
our  September  board 
meeting  —  some  of  that 
had  certainly  gone  out  the 
door  In  light  of  our 
projected  deficit  of  over 
$500,000.  |for  the  1993-94 
academic  year.)"  He 
remains  hopeful,  however, 
that  The  Long  Range  Plan 
provides  a  way  of  emerging 
from  this  wilderness." 

Trout  then 

anecdotally  explained  how 
the  College's  small  size  Is 
an  Impediment  to 

solicitation  of  Institutional 
donors.  Trout  said  that  the 
Mellon  Foundation  had 
expressed  an  interest  in  the 


Spring  Break 

7  nights  from 

$299 

Includes 

Air,  Hotel,  Transfers 
Parties  and  more. 

Nassau  *  Paradise  Island 
.    Cancun  *  Jamaica  *  San  Juan 

Organize  a  small  group  earn 
FREEJrip  plus  commissions! 

1-800-GET-SUN-l 


Board,  he  said  "it  Is 
primarily  the 

administration's  Job  to  pull 
together  the  information,  to 
synthesize  the  vision  and 
offer  direction.  Then  it  is 
the  Board's  Job  to  evaluate 
(the  plan!  to  see  if  It's 
realistic,  makes  sense  and 
Is  sound.  .  .  .We  will  look  at 
the  plan,  ask  tough 
questions  and  approve  the 
final  document." 

Regarding  the 

specific  proposals 

contained  within  the 
LRPC's  Preliminary  Report. 
Macielag  states  "As  far  as 
the  model  or  what  it  tells 
you,  you  can  quibble  about 
assumptions  -  I'm  sure  it 
will  get  improved. 
Regardless  of  that  stuff,  it 
Is  clear  to  me  that  the  only 
way  out  of  this  problem  is 
to  grow  net  tuition  revenue. 
The  only  way  to  do  that  Is 
to  bring  In  more  students. 
We  can't  stand  still." 
However,  on  the  issue  of 
whether  to  grow  to  1150 
FTE  or  950  FTE.  Macielag 
felt  the  first  goal  was  to 
grow  to  capacity.  "It's  not 
like  we're  leaping  off  a  cliff 


and  can't  change  course.  .  . 
.the  Idea  that  you  develop  a 
plan  and  stop,  with  the 
plan  In  place  (not  to  be 
changed  after  adoption]  is 
erroneous." 

There  are  all  sorts 
of  scenarios,  but  growing 
from  where  we  are  now  to 
capacity  Is  really  going  to 
be  the  same.  There 
shouldn't  be  deviation  until 
capacity  is  reached.  I 
would  rather  focus  on  the 
short  end  of  the"  plan, 
growth  to  capacity." 

On  the  subject  of 
endowment.  Macielag 
offered  this  comment:  "The 
biggest  single  impact  you 
can  have  in  the  future  of 
Washington  College  is  to 
grow  endowment  This  will 
make  WC  financially 
impregnable.  If  you  really 
care  about  Washington 
College  100  years  from 
now,  focus  on  the 
endowment.  Endowment 
money  is  the  hardest  to 
raise,  but  will  have  the 
largest  Impact."  Mr. 
Macielag  feels  "there  is  a 
proper  focus  on  it.  The 
President  and  the  Board 


are  committed  to  this." 

The  Board  expects  a 
plan  from  the 

administration  to  handle 
the  continuing  deficits  the 
college  is  running  at  its 
December  3  meeting.  In 
anticipation  of  this  plan  Mr. 
Macielag  Is  confident  that 
Washington  College  has  "an 
outstanding  chief  financial 
officer  In  Mr.  Gene  Hessey. 
He's  first  rate." 

In  an  interview  with 
Mr.  Hessey  regarding  the 
Board  meeting,  the  Elm 
inquired  as  to  the  current 
financial  situation  facing 
Washington  College.  "We 
have  now  run  out  of 
surplus  of  current  revenue 
[and  are  unable  to  cover 
the  FY  1993  deficit  of 
$522,000  with  such  funds]. 
.  .  .we  are  looking  at 
tapping  funds  functioning 
as  endowment  to  cover 
this."  Hessey  says  "the 
Board  Is  saying  that  they 
want  assurance  of 
reversing  the  trend  of 
having  excess  cost  over 
revenue.  They  want  a 
balance."  Hessey  feels  that 
the  key  to  achieving  this  Is 


enrollment.  A  number  of 
assumptions  about  this 
year's  revenue  were  lower 
than  expected:  gift  Income 
FTE  enrollment  estimates 
and  additions  to  and 
Interest  derived  from 
endowment. 

Regarding  the 

projections  presented  in 
the  Preliminary  Report  of 
the  LRPC.  Hessey  said  "the 
Long  Range  Plan  attempt  to 
demonstrate  in  financial 
modeling  what  effect  an 
increase  In  net  tuition 
revenue  would  really  be,  it 
must  necessarily  make 
assumptions  about  this." 
The  Elm  questioned  Hessey 
about  the  errors  in  the 
models  presented  by  Dr, 
Gene  Hamilton  to  the 
LRPC.  "Dr.  Hamilton  has 
Identified  flaws  in  the 
assumptions  and 

calculation  errors.  We're 
adjusting  [the  models]  to 
reflect  those.  .  .  .  The  first 
five  years  are  the  crucial 
post  [to  pass],  after  that  we 
keep  monitoring  and 
update  the  plan  to  reflect 
changes."    O 


College,  but  later  decided 
not  to  donate  because  the 
College  has  a  student  body 
smaller  than  1000.  He  said 
"That's  not  the  first  time 
I've  gotten  this  sort  of 
response."  He  also  said 
that  various  foundations 
would  become  more 
Interested  in  donating  If  the 
Long  Range  Plan  Is 
approved  by  the  Board. 

Trout  then  handed 
the  floor  over  to  Registrar 
Dr.  Jack  Hamilton,  who 
explained  the  new 
computerized  registration 
procedure.  "With  any  luck, 
we'll  wind  up  with  no  need 
for  arena  registration," 
Hamilton  said. 

The  meeting  then 
turned  over  to  reports  from 
committee  chairs.  Dean 
Wubbels  of  Academic 
Council  said  that  body  has 
"decided  to  begin  to  study 
the  question  of  independent 
study,"  adding  that  a 
questionnaire  on  the 
subject  would  soon  be 
distributed  to  department 
chairs. 

Dr.  Strlner  of  the 
Board  of  Publications 
affirmed  the  need  for  a 
standing  position  on  that 
committee  for  Gene  Hessey. 
the  Senior  Vice  President 
for  Budget  and  Finance. 
He  said  this  move  is 
necessary  "because  there 
have  been  problems  in  the 
financial  management  of 
the  Elm."  Elm  Editor  Scott 
Koon  acknowledged  these 
difficulties,  and  said  that, 


In  addition  to  steps  already 
taken  to  rectify  the 
problem,  the  Elm  would 
soon  be  seeking  an 
Increase  in  the  student  fee 
which  funds  the  Elm.  It 
was  decided  that  Mr. 
Hessey  be  given  a  standing 
position  on  the  Board  of 
Publications. 

Dr.  Scout  of  the 
Honors  Committee 

announced  the  approval  of 
five  honors  courses  for  the 
spring  semester,  and  said 
the  committee  would  be 
examining  ways  to 
strengthen  the  honors 
program  at  Washington 
College. 

Dr.  Cades  of  the 
Faculty  Finance  Committee 
addressed  budgetary 
concerns.  He  said  that 
there  needs  to  be  better 
coordination  between  his 
committee  and  the  Board 
on  this  issue,  adding  that 
"I've  asked  Mr.  Hessey  to 
schedule  a  Joint  meeting 
with  the  Board's  Finance 
Committee  as  a  first  step 
towards  next  year's 
budget." 

Dr.  Dickson  then 
spoke  as  the  representative 
of  the  six  faculty  members 
of  the  Long  Range  Planning 
Committee.  He  said  that 
this  group  had  written  a 
preliminary  revision  of 
pages  30-39  and  pages  53- 
71  of  the  Preliminary 
Report  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee. 
Dickson  also  said  "We  see 
guidance    from    you    as 


essential,"  and  that  there 
would  be  a  faculty 
assembly  to  address  these 
revisions  on  the  tenth  of 
November  at  7:30  p.m.  in 
the  Sophie  Kerr  room  of 
Miller  Library.  In  the 
concluding  minutes  of  the 
meeting,  President  Trout 
thanked  Dickson  and  his 
five  colleagues  on  the 
committee  for  their  efforts 
in  drafting  the  revisions. 

n 

"Smoke,"  from  p.  1 

and  programmed  by  the 
students."  Berry  stated 
that  other  concerns  of 
completing  construction 
have  pushed  the  issues  of 
policy  to  the  "back  of  our 
minds." 

In  the  days  of  the 
old  CoffeeHouse.  there  had 
been  many  complaints 
about  smoke,  which  have 
been  taken  to  heart  in  the 
renovation  plans.  The  new 
CoffeeHouse  will  feature 
more  open  space,  as  well  as 
windows  to  provide 
ventilation. 

Given  the  present 
discontent  with  the  social 
situation  on  campus,  and 
the  hopes  that  the 
completion  of  the  Hodson 
renovation  will  improve 
that  situation,  this  should 
be  an  important  issue  with 
the  students.  Talk  to  your 
dorm  senators.  The  SGA  is 
your  voice  to  the 
administration,  take 

advantage  of  that  voice, 
express  your  opinion.  CI 


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each  year  of  graduate 
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October  22.  1993 


"Tex,"  from  page  1 

art  or  19th  and  20th 
century  art.  Both  of  these 
areas  are  already  covered 
by  the  current  curriculum. 
Areas  not  covered 
extensively  include  Greek, 
Roman,  Egyptian, 

Mesopotamian  or  early  AD. 
art,  none  of  which  will  be 
covered  under  either 
possibility.  In  addition  to 
this,  Andrews  says  that  the 
recent  evaluations  do  not 
offer  "any  clear 

justification,"  for  this 
particular  change.  "Where 
is  the  back  up?  It's  like 
writing  a  term  paper  and 
not  having  a  bibliography 
or  footnotes,"  Andrews 
said. 

Tex  Andrews  will 
not  argue  with  the  decision 
to  increase  the  number  of 
art  history  professors  by 
one.  "But  robbing  Peter  to 
pay  Paul?  That  is  an 
interesting  question."  His 
post  is  not  a  tenure  track 
position:  "However,  de 
facto,  there  is  a  full  time 
position  in  the  studio," 
Andrews  said.  Due  to  this 
change,  studio  courses  that 
can't  be  covered  by  Tessem 
will  have  to  be  taught  by 
"part- time.  adjunct 

professors."  The 

recommended  changes  will 
not  effect  the  catalog 
offerings,  only  the  people 
teaching  those  courses. 
Part  of  Andrews' 

disappointment  with  the 
recommendation  of  the 
review  committee  is  that  it 
Is  "a  realistic  appraisal,  but 
a  cynical  appraisal."  It  Is 
true  that  any  number  of 
people  can  be  found  to  fill  a 
part  time  position  and 
Andrews  calls  this  the 
"dirty  little  secret  of 
academia."  .  Nationally, 
more  and  more  positions 
are  being  filled  by  part-time 
employees  who  receive  no 
benefits  and  can  be  let  go 
at  any  time. 

In  addition  to  this, 
the  decision  to  implement 
these  changes  have  come 
not  from  the  faculty  or  even 
the  administration  as  a 
whole,  but  rather  from  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee.  As  of  this  date 
the  department  "has  had 
little  Input,"  says  Andrews, 
"very,  very  little."  The  head 
of  the  Art  Department, 
Susan  Tessem,  was  given 
less  then  five  days  to 
respond  to  a  report  that 
was  five  months  in  the 
making.  Andrews  feels  that 
there  are  "serious 
procedural  questions"  that 


"Fellows,"  from  p.  6 

*24,000  (for  up  to  two 
years  of  full-time  study  for 
college  graduates),  which 
°an  be  used  to  cover  the 
cost  of  tuition,  fees,  books, 
ro°m,  and  board.  Fellows 
may  enroll  in  graduate 
Programs  leading  to 
Raster's  degrees  in 
American  history,  political 
science,  or  education 
oifered  by  any  accredited 
university.  Participation  in 
an  accredited  four  week 
summer  institute  on  the 


must  be  dealt  with,  not 
only  concerning  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee,  but  also  the 
external  evaluations  as 
well. 

The  student  body 
has  also  had  no  input 
concerning  the  changes  In 
the  Art  Department,  and 
many  are  not  pleased. 
Andrews  has  long  been  a 
favorite  of  art  majors,  as  a 
professor  and  mentor.  J. 
Tarin  Towers,  a  senior 
majoring  In  English  and 
Art.  Is  very  upset  by 
Andrews'  leaving.  "I  think 
the  way  the  administration 
handled  it  was  completely 
unprofessional.  I  was 
under  the  impression  that 
the  evaluations  were  not 
handed  down  from  Mount 
Sinai.  Tex's  post  In  the 
faculty  was  just  finalized 
last  spring  and  now  they're 
taking  it  away.  The 
administration  seems  to  be 
acting  like  a  conceptual  art 
piece:  a  lot  of  talk  and 
planning  but  nothing 
actually  has  to  get  done.' 

Andrew  Stone,  also 
a  senior  art  major,  said  "I 
personally  feel  that  Tex 
Andrews  is  a  direct 
influence  upon  my  major 
field  of  studly.  I  don't  see 
why  the  administration 
feels  the  need  to  disregard 
the  studio  art  major." 
There  is  also  outrage 
among  the  underclassmen 
who  find  themselves  about 
to  lose  their  "cheerleader," 
as  Becky  Bryant,  a  Junior 
art  major,  calls  Andrews. 
"As  a  freshman  I  was 
undecided  between  art  and 
English.  Because  of  Tex 
Andrews'  enthusiastic 
teaching  I  chose  art.  Tex 
opened  my  eyes  to  art 
theory  and  contemporary 
art.  He  is  always  available 
for  guidance  and  support 
both  in  and  out  of  class. 
Tex  is  a  working  artist  and 
Is  very  schooled  In 
contemporary  art.  It  seems 
strange  to  me  that  the 
College  would  let  go  one  of 
its  own.  What  does  it  say 
when  the  College  fires 
alumni?"  Towers  ended 
her  commentary  on  the 
situation  with  a  very 
powerful  message,  "Many  of 
us  wouldn't  be  art  majors  if 
it  weren't  for  Tex  Andrews. 
He  has  profoundly 
influenced  my  life  and  my 
future.  If  I  were  an 
underclassman.  I  would 
transfer." 


principles.  framing, 

ratification,  and 

implementation  of  the 
Constitution  and  bill  of 
Rights  Is  required  by  all 
fellows,  normally  during 
the  summer  after  the 
commencement  of  study. 

Detail  about  the 
program  may  be  obtained 
on  campus  from  Professor 
Robert  Fallaw  or  from  the 
James  Madison  Fellowship 
Program.  P.  O.  Box  4030. 
Iowa  City,  Iowa  52243- 
4030;  telephone  1-800- 
525-6928.   8:30   a.m.   to 


Trout  Discusses  Fundraising 

Elm  Interviews  President  on  his  Efforts  to 
Boost  Endowment 


Scott  Koon 


Last  Monday, 

President  Trout  reported  to 
the  Faculty  on  his  activities 
in  soliciting  donors  on 
behalf  of  the  College.  In  a 
follow-up  interview.  Trout 
outlined  his  activities  in 
this  area  to  the  Elm. 
Elm:  What  have  been  your 
priorities  in  raising  money 
for  the  College  this  year? 
Trout:  The  Preliminary 
Report  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee  has 
been  very  valuable  to  me  as 
I  go  on  the  road.  There's  no 
question  it  has  helped 
identify  those  things  most 
In  need  of  external  support. 
In  addition,  it's  clear  that 
foundations  respond  well  to 
colleges  that  have  a  clear 
sense  of  their  futures. 
Elm:  What  impact  has  this 
year's  budget  deficit  at  the 
College  had  upon  your 
efforts? 

Trout:  If  we  are  going  to 
need  to  draw  from  funds 
functioning  as  endowment 
to  cover  this  year's 
estimated  deficit  of 
$500,000,  then  the  zeal  [of 
the  Board]  to  draw  further 
[from  these  funds]  to  make 
Investments  is 

understandably  less 

intense.  This  is  not  to  say 
that  the  Board  is  not  willing 
to  support  some  Items  from 
our  prioritized  wish  list. 
These  items  include 
retaining  a  marketing 
consulting  firm  to  help 
sharpen  our  image  and 
improve  admissions 

publications,  adding  a 
position  In  Student  Aid  and 
Admissions,  and  bringing 
another  person  on  board  to 
bolster  Development. 
Moreover,  the  Board  has 
encouraged  us  to  tap  plant 
reserves  to  take  care  of 
maintenance  projects,  the 
Hodson  Hall  roof,  new 
dimmers  for  the  theatre, 
lighting  for  Minta  Martin, 
and  external  painting. 
Elm:  You  remarked  on 
Preliminary  Report  of  the 


President  Charles  H,  Trout 


Long  Range  Planning 
Committee  at  the  Faculty 
meeting  on  Monday.  Would 
you  care  to  elaborate? 
Trout:  I  was  glad  to  have 
something  to  say  about  the 
Preliminary  Report  of  the 
Long  Range  Planning 
Committee  and  the  way 
foundations  regard  it. 
We've  got  to  get  on  with  this 
thing. 

Elm:      What   about  your 
efforts  to  solicit 

institutional  donors? 
Trout:  We  got  a  wonderful 
grant  from  the  Arthur 
Vining  Davis  Foundation  in 
Jacksonville,  Florida.  They 
completed  a  pledge  of 
$125,000,  which  matches 
money  from  the  Christian 
A.      Johnson      Endeavor 


Foundation.  This  $250,000 
endowment  secures  forever 
our  junior  faculty  leave 
program,  and  we  hope  that 
these  same  donors  will 
contribute  to  this  fund 
again  In  subsequent  years. 
When  donors  ask  what's 
happening  at  Washington 
College,  I  often  talk  about 
the  diversity  Initiative.  The 
Hodson  Foundation  is 
creating  a  new  endowment 
to  support  minority 
scholarships  in  addition  to 
the  $700,000  for  the  merit 
scholarship  endowment.  In 
addition,  they  have  given 
$50,000,  fully  spendable,  to 
support  what  we're  already 
doing  In  minority 

scholarships,      fi 


Donald  Justice  and  William  Bowie 
Come  to  Washington  College 


Donald  Justice,  a 
Pulitzer  Prize  winning  poet, 
and  William  "Chappie" 
Bowie,  winner  of  the  1992 
Arkansas  Poetry  Award 
judged  by  Justice,  will 
appear  together  on  Friday, 
November  5th,  at 

Washington  College  in 
Chestertown  to  read  from 
their  work. 

The  poetry  reading 
will  begin  at  4  p.m.  In 
Norman  James  Theater, 
and  the  public  is  cordially 
invited  to  attend. 

Justice,  who  has 
published  several  volumes 
of  poetry,  was  awarded  the 
Pulitzer     Prize     for     his 


Selected  Poem  (1979)  and 
was  co- winner  of  the  1991 
Bollingen  Prize  for  lifetime 
achievement.  The  author 
also  of  a  book  of  prose,  a 
libretto,  and  four 

collections,  he  is  professor 
of  English  at  the  University 
of  Florida  In  Gainesville. 

Bowie,  the  1975 
winner  of  Washington 
College's  Sophie  Kerr  Prize. 
Is  the  author  of  The 
Conservator's  Song,  a  book 
of  poems  that  won  the 
Arkansas  Poetry  Award. 
Bowie's  poems  have 
appeared  in  magazines  and 
periodicals  through  the 
years,  and  his  poetry  has 


earned  him  the  Kenneth 
Patchen  Award  and  the 
Christopher  McKean  Award 
for  Poetry. 

Bowie  operates  a 
publication  production 
business  in  Baltimore  and 
serves  on  the  editorial 
board  of  the  Literary  House 
Press  at  Washington 
College. 

The  reading  is  co- 
sponsored  by  Washington 
College's  Sophie  Kerr 
Committee  and  the  Alumni 
Office,    n 


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October  22.  1993 


Washington  College  Elm 


Mayoral  Candidate  Interviews  Continued 


Scott  Koon 

In  last  week's  ELM, 
mayoral  candidates  Vtto 
Tlnelll  and  Margo  Bailey 
were  interviewed  by  this 
reporter.  What  follows  is  the 
rest  of  the  Bailey  interview, 
and  the  Proctor  Interview  tn 
its  enlirtty. 

Elm:  Do  you  think  ihat, 
being  In  the  position  that 
you  are,  having  a  spouse 
who's  a  faculty  member  at 
Washington  College,  you 
would  be  in  any  way  able  to 
better  utilize  the  students 
as  a  source  of  volunteers? 
Bailey:  1  would  hope  so. 
Three  years  ago  I  was  co- 
chairman  for  building  the 
playground,  I  spoke  to  the 
SGA,  and  talked  to  the 
head  of  the  Athletic 
Department.  I  think  it's 
important  fro  the  college 
students  to  get  involved 
with  the  community  since 
they're  a  part  of  it,  and  we 
need  their  strength,  since 
they're  younger  and 
stronger.  Whether  it's  an 
advantage  being  a 
professor's  wife,  I  don't 
know.  My  advantage  is 
that  I'll  make  a  telephone 
call  to  anybody,  and  say 
"well,  who  do  I  talk  to  about 
this?'  I  think  the  College  is 
a  very  untapped  resource, 
the  students  are  bright, 
energetic  people,  and  if 
they  want  to  get  involved, 
this  is  a  great  way  to  start. 
Elm:  What  about  the 
students  living  in  town,  the 
dual  role  they  play  as 
students  and  constituents? 
What  about  the  roots  of  the 
College  in  the  community- 
do  you  think  that's 
something  which  is 
underemphasized 
currently? 

Bailey:  I  think  I'd  like  to 
see  a  stronger  commitment 
on  both  sides  to  the  town. 
Getting  a  student 
representative  to  the 
council  to  find  out  what's 
going  on-the  decisions 
made  there  affect  the 
College,  one  way  or 
another,  and  their  lifestyle. 
1  think  there's  been  too 
much  of  a  separation,  I'd 
like  to  see  them  work 
together  a  little  better.  If 
you  stay  apart,  it  becomes 
adversarial,  rather  than 
Just  solving  problems. 
Elm:  Are  there  any  other 
issues  or  questions  which 
you  think  are  important? 
Bailey:  To  me,  the  whole 
issue  of  drugs  which  you 
see  talked  about  now  In  the 
paper.  There  does  seem  to 
be  a  drug  problem  in  this 
town.  We  need  a  better 
way  to  solve  It,  we  don't 
seem  to  be  making  inroads. 
I'd  like  the  town  to  take  a 
more  active  role  in  getting 
areas  cleaned  up.  we  have 
some  buildings  now  which 
are  empty  which  become  a 
lure  to  people  who  are 
dealing. 

Elm:  What  got  me  started 
interviewing  the  mayoral 
:andidates  was  something 
rinelli  said  about  having 
doptlve      families      for 


students  who  live  off- 
campus-are  you  familiar 
with  that  at  all? 
Proctor:  Did  Tinelli  say  It, 
or  did  Margo  Bailey  say  it? 
Elm:  It  was  TInelli's 
proposal,  Bailey  thinks  it's 
a  not  a  feasible  idea, 
actually,  it  wasn't  TInelli's 
Idea,  but  he  was  bandying 
it  about  publicly,  and  now 
at  this  point  says  it's  not  a 
campaign  Issue,  Just 
something  he  considered. 
Proctor:  That's  my  position 
that  I  will  put  on  both  of 
my  opponents  is  that  I  feel 
that  they  tend  to  waffle  on 
all  issues  as  to  how  they 
may  see  it  politically 
advantageous  to  their 
situation  at  the  moment.  I 
think  that  that  is  a  poor 
characteristic  of  anyone 
who  I  would  even  consider 
remotely  being  a 

representative  of  me  on  my 
behalf,  or  anyone  else. 
Elm:  I  talked  to  someone 
today  who  said  that, 
although  your  opponents 
are  more  politically 
experienced  In  terms  of 
town  council,  he  felt  that 
you  were  more  in  touch 
with  the  mood  of  the  town. 
Proctor:  I  would  like  to 
think  that  too,  as  far  as 
being  In  touch  with  the 
mood  of  the  town.  While 
political  experience  may  be 
seen  as  being  lacking  in 
one  form  or  another,  my 
position  is  'thank  God  for 
that." 

Elm:  That  brings  us  to 
another  question,  and  I 
don't  mean  to  get  personal, 
but  no  one  I've  talked  to 
seems  to  know  what  you  do 
for  a  living.  What  line  of 
business  are  you  in-you 
obviously  live  quite  well. 
Proctor:  (Laughter)  Yeah, 
well,  fortunately,  the  Lord 
has  been  very  good  to  me, 
although  he  has  recently 
chastised  me,  which  he  was 
right  to  do,  and  I  accept  it, 
and  appreciate  it  because 
I've  learned  a  great  deal 
from  it.  But  what  do  I  do 
for  a  living,  what  have  I 
done  for  a  living,  I  think  it 
was  quoted  in  the  paper 
that  I  was  a  project 
manager  for  a  construction 
company,  a  national 
construction  company.  I've 
been  a  project  manager,  a 
superintendent,  I  do  own 
some  of  my  own 
businesses.  I've  been  a 
consultant  to  the  State 
Department,  the  FBI,  I've 
done  work  for  the  District 
of  Columbia  on  a 
consultant  basis,  for  the 
VA,  In  construction 
analysis,  and  so  on  and  so 
forth.  I      have     built 

apartments,  high  rises, 
shopping  centers,  multi- 
million  dollar  homes,  small 
town  houses,  I  built  a  log 
cabin  for  myself  on  my 
farm  in  Minnesota.  I  am 
currently  the  vice-president 
of  about  two  or  three 
companies,  which  I  own  in 
conjunction  with  my 
brother  and  some  friends  of 
mine,  and  Instead  of  calling 
myself  the  president  I  call 
myself  the  vice-president. 
And  those  businesses  vary, 


like  I  said  I  do  and  have 
done  a  lot  of  construction 
managerial  work  and  or 
consulting  work.  O.K?  For 
U.S.  embassies  throughout 
the  world,  for  the  State 
Department,  and  one  of  the 
things  we  have  done  and 
are  doing  is  building  a 
sailboat  which  my  brother 
and  I  designed,  and  we  own 
the  company. 

Elm:     It's  safe  to  say  that 
you're  self-employed. 
Proctor:     Yes.  I  am  self- 
employed. 

Elm:  Do  you  think  that 
gives  you  enough  time  for 
the  position? 

Proctor:  Certainly,  I  think 
so.  I  have  on  occasion 
worked  for  Core  Production 
Services,  which  is  a  local 
company  here.  Just  doing 
menial  tasks,  and  that's 
only  been  a  part-time  type 
thing.  Like  I  said  currently, 
to  be  frank  and  blunt,  my 
financial  situation  is  not 
what  it  used  to  be.  That  is 
In  one  sense  Irrelevant  to 
whether  I  can  be  mayor  or 
not  and  whether  I  would 
have  time  to  do  the  duties 
and  tasks.  One  of  the 
things  I  hope  I've  learned  In 
life  is  that  an  individual 
person,  whomever  he  or 
she  may  be,  needs  to  leam 
who  they  are,  what  they 
are,  and  what  they  can  and 
cannot  do.  What  are  their 
capabilities,  what  are  their 
expertise,  in  life.  And  when 
you  understand  that,  and 
then  can  understand 
others,  then  you  know 
what  you're  best  at  doing, 
and  you  know  what 
responsibilities  to  delegate 
to  others,  because  they  can 
do  it  either  more 
expediently  than  you  or 
better  than  you  as  far  as 
the  fine  points  in  whatever 
it  might  be.  And  I  hope 
and  believe  that  my 
experience  In  life  has 
taught  me  to  understand 
where  I  can  give  and  where 
I  can't  give  and  what  I  need 
to  do.  To  answer  that  I 
think  that  I  can,  and  do 
have  the  time  to  be  mayor, 
and  if  it  would  require  me 
to  dissolve  or  rid  myself  of 
some  other  burden,  be  it 
business  or  whatever,  that  I 
maybe  will  sell  a  company 
or  discontinue  the 
company,  or  whatever  Is 
necessary  to  give  me  the 
time  that  I  would  find 
required.  The  position  of 
mayor  as  I  see  it,  however  it 
Is  used  or  could  be 
misused,  requires  as  I  see 
it  a  certain  amount  of 
respect  and  admiration  for 
what  is  required  to  do  the 
job-not  that  it  is  Impossible 
for  anyone  to  do.  it's  just 
that  you  have  certain  tasks 
to  do,  you  need  to  realize 
what  those  are  and  then 
you  need  to  do  those  tasks. 
Elm:  What  about  town- 
gown  relations,  a- 
Proctor:  What  about 
what? 

Elm:  Town-gown  relations- 
Proctor:  Town? 
Elm:    Gown. 
Proctor:   Gown? 
Elm:   Town-gown.  um.  .  . 
Proctor:  I       don't 


understand  what  you're 
saying. 

Elm:  Generally.  I  mean, 
you  know  how  they  wear 
those  caps  and  gowns  at 
graduation- 
Proctor:  Oh,  oh.  oh,  oh. 
The  relationship  between 
the  town  and  the  College? 
Elm:  Right.  A  lot  of  people 
seem  to  feel  that  off- 
campus  students 
particularly  cause  a  lot  of 
noise-related  problems  for 
their  neighbors.  What's 
your  take  on  that-do  you 
feel  that  the  College  is  a 
resource? 

Proctor:  Here's     my 

position,  I  think  that  this 
explains  a  lot  of  things.  I 
believe  that  one,  every 
person,  I  don't  care  who 
they  are,  whether  they're  a 
five-year-old  child,  or  a 
ninety-five  year-old  man, 
whomever,  is  responsible 
for  his  or  her  own  actions. 
And  you  cannot  group 
together,  necessarily,  an 
Individual  or  individuals 
and  pass  that  blame  to 
others  for  one  person's 
actions.  So  If  you  have  a 
student  that  happens  to  be 
rowdy  in  a  town,  in  an 
apartment  or  wherever  it 
might  be,  if  he  is  so  rowdy 
to  have  caused  a 
disturbance  that  people  are 
finding  objectionable,  then 
those  people  who  find  it 
objectionable  should  call 
the  police,  and  the  police 
should  come  and  arrest 
him,  and  that  person 
should  be  tried,  and,  if 
found  guilty  of  whatever  it 
is,  then  he  should  serve  the 
Just,  due  punishment. 
That's  not  to  say  that  if  we 
find  one,  two  or  twenty 
students  being  rowdy  about 
town,  we  should  say  that 
all  students  are  bad.  I 
went  to  school,  I  know  that 
as  a  young  person,  I  was 
feeling  my  Cheerios-If  you 
can  use  those  expressions- 
it  doesn't  justify  it,  by  any 
means,  it  might  explain  it, 
and  I  am  glad,  and  I  hope  I 
learned,  that  I  don't  need  to 
be  rowdy  next  to  my 
neighbors.  I  want  to  have  a 
good  time  just  like  the  next 
man.  But  when  my  good 
time  becomes  a  detriment 
to  the  next  man.  It  is  no 
longer  a  good  time.  And  life 
is  black  and  white,  it  Is 
only  in  the  hearts  and 
minds  of  men  that  we  find 
shades  of  gray.  So  there  is 
a  line,  and  if  you  cross  over 
it,  I'm  sorry.  You  have  to 
be  responsible,  that  is  part 
of  becoming  and  being 
either  a  man  or  a  woman.  I 
think  that  a  five  year  old 
child  that  acts  up  in  a 
grocery  store,  their  parent 
is  responsible  for  that 
child,  and  that  parent  is 
the  one  who  should  be 
punished,  as  much  as  the 
child.  For  if  he  or  she  has 
failed  to  discipline  that 
child,  or  whatever  the 
situation  might  be  and 
that's  what  you've  got  to  get 
into,  there  could  be  a 
thousand  situations  of  why 
this  and  why  that,  you 
know,  and  that's  why  you 
have  courts  and  juries  to 


decide  and.  hopefully,  the 
grace  of  God. 

Elm:  Given  that,  then,  | 
posed  a  question  to  both 
Tinelli  and  Bailey,  and  I']| 
pose  it  to  you  as  well 
there's  a  lot  of  volunteer 
activities  that  go  on  at  the 
College  in  conjunction  with 
the  town,  such  as  the 
target  tutoring  program. 
What  do  you  think  could  be 
done  better  for  city  hall  to 
utilize  that  volunteer  spirit 
which  exists  for  civic 
projects? 

Proctor:  There's  really 
probably  a  lot  of  things  that 
could  be  done.  While  the 
College  can  be  a  vast 
resource,  I  do  not  wish  to 
enforce  anybody  to  be  a 
volunteer,  because  they  no 
longer  become  a  volunteer. 
Those  people  that  do  seek 
to  help  others,  and  by  like 
you  you  may  have  students 
in  there  who  a  desire  to  be 
a  teacher,  so  it  serves  a 
twofold  purpose.  In 
tutoring  students  in 
elementary  or  junior  high 
or  high  school,  it  serves 
that  student  who  is  wishing 
to  be  a  teacher,  to  help 
them  learn  to  teach,  to 
understand  from  firsthand 
experience  what  kind  of 
situations  you  may  come 
across,  and  the  town  can 
certainly  operate  in 
cooperation  with  county 
education  for  the  schools 
inside  town.  Or  maybe  a 
daycare  center,  whether  the 
care  be  for  children,  the 
mentally  retarded,  aged 
adults  to  remove  burden  or 
at  least  pass  on  knowledge. 
And  that  certainly  can  be 
explored  and  expounded,  if 
you  will  have  it.  And  that's 
just  one  example.  There 
may  be  many  more, 
whether  it's  helping  the 
financially  deprived,  at 
lesser  odds  or  those  who 
don't  have  clothing  or  food 
or  whatever  I  don't  know, 
whatever  the  situation  may 
be.  I  will  state  that  1 
believe  people  must  first 
learn  to  do  things  for 
themselves,  before  they  can 
even  help  another.  You  can 
continually  give,  and 
continually  give  and 
continually  give  to 
someone,  and  that  person 
may  then  therefore  become 
dependant  upon  you,  and 
not  learn  any  self- 
responsibility.  Therefore 
you  have  not  helped  that 
person,  you  have  hurt  that 
person.  You  must  learn 
the  difference,  and  there  is 
a  black  and  white 
difference,  and  it  varies 
from  individual  to 
individual. 


The  upcoming 

elections  of  13  December 
mark  the  first  contested 
mayoral  race  in  many 
years.  The        ELM 

encourages  the  entire 
College  community  to  get 
out  and  vote.    CI 


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Features 


October  22.  1993 


Concern  about  MSSS  Sources   Trout  Hesitates 

prafts  of  Faculty  and  Academic  Support  Chapters  Presented    Con«nittee  on  Gays  not  given  Mission 


John  K.  Phoebus 

Dunning  Lecture 
Hall  was  once  again  host  to 
an  open  forum  for  the 
College  Community 

regarding  the  Middle  States 
Self  Study  (MSSS).  On  the 
agenda  for  the  day  were 
drafts  of  the  Faculty 
Chapter  and  Academic 
Support  Chapters  of  the 
report  which  will  be  given 
to  Middle  States.  In 
attendance  were  approxi- 
mately 30  faculty  members. 
The  floor  was  open  both  to 
suggestions  and  minor 
corrections.  As  Dr.  Steven 
Cades  put  it,  "the  more 
eyeballs,  the  fewer  mis- 
takes, and  the  better  we 
look  [to  Middle  States]" 

The  MSSS  process 
Involved  the  formation  of 
task  forces  which  empiri- 
cally and  analytically 
studied  certain  aspects  of 
WC.  The  reports  of 
various  task  forces  have 
been  synthesized  into  the 
several  chapter  drafts.  The 
two  chapters  presented  in 
the  open  forum  were  such 
drafts.  The  purpose  of  the 
meeting  was  to  receive 
comment  on  these  drafts. 
While  many  comments 
elicited  from  faculty  were 
typographical  and  gram- 
matical In  nature,  a  few 
serious  points  of  contention 
came  up.  Most  of  these 
comments  dealt  with  the 
tone  of  the  representation 
of  certain  aspects  of  the 
college  in  the  draft  of  the 
Faculty  Chapter 

The  major  points 
brought  up  concerning  the 
Faculty  Chapter  were: 

•  the  history  of  revisions  to 
faculty  evaluation  forms, 
'in  survey  responses  to 
equity  in  the  faculty  was 
felt  to  not  indicate,  due  to 
the  lack  of  a  gender 
breakdown  in  statistics, 
that  men  might  feel  women 
are  treated  with  equality, 
while  women  could 
disagree. 

•  references  to  minorities  in 
the  sections  regarding  the 
goals  of  hiring  professors 
from  minority  groups. 

•  the  lack  of  inclusion  of 
Physical  Education  and 
library  professors  in 
statistical  references  to  the 
entire  faculty  (of  which  they 
^  a  part.) 

President  Trout 
generally  felt  the  Task 
Force  was  "getting  a 
collection  of  feelings  from 
*he  faculty,  not  an 
overreaching  view.  ...  On 
the  matter  of  communi- 
cation for  Instance,  would 
you  say  ifs  better  now  than 
'n  the  80's,  or  not?  This 
"ew  is  pretty  dreary,  pretty 
jwful.  I'm  not  sure  that's 
true.  .  .  .  The  question- 
naires were  filled  out  long 
Jefore  the  Long  Range 
fanning  Committee  was 
■armed."  Trout  felt  that  this 
aated  some  of  the  empirical 
results  from  the  survey.  He 
RcScincally  mentioned  the 
'  of  the  faculty  who  felt 
was  not  doing  much 


planning  and  wondered 
whether  this  was  still  the 
case  in  light  of  recent 
efforts  to  Increase 
planning. 

An  interesting  point 
of  contention  arose 
regarding  the  reporting  of 
President  Trout  saying  that 
"scholarly  activity  is  the 
consideration  for  salary 
increases."  This  point 
included  in  the  draft  was 
derived  from  personal 
correspondence  between 
Trout  and  Dr.  Rosemary 
Ford,  a  task-force  chair. 
President  Trout  at  the 
meeting  felt  more 

comfortable  phrasing  that 
such  activity  is  "a 
consideration,  not  the 
consideration."  Dr.  Cades 
stated  that  he  must  check 
that  against  the  source. 
Another  faculty  member 
preferred  to  find  a  public 
source  which  corroborated 
this  statement,  rather  than 
basing  the  authenticity  of 
the  quote  on  personal 
correspondence.  Dean 
Wubbels  came  to  Trout's 
defense,  feeling  "It  would 
be  accurate  to  say  that 
[Trout]  has  Included 
scholarly  .research  [as  a 
component  affecting]  salary 
increases. 

In  response  Cades 
stated  that  this  issue  Is 
"one  the  Task  Force  is 
going  to  have  to  look  at. 
One  of  the  jobs  of  the 
Middle  States  Self  Study  is 
to  report  the  status  of  life 
at  Washington  College  and 
evaluate  it.  At  that  level, 
Chairs  make  sure  to 
represent  things  as  they 
are,  not  as  we  wish.  If 
evidence  shows  "the"  exists, 
instead  of  "a",  this  will 
stand.  Otherwise  [it  would 
be]  an  editorial  change  by 
the  chairs  of  the  Task 
Force.  .  .  .If  the  Task  Force 
found  itself  confronted  with 
two  [conflicting!  sources  of 
a  criteria  [for  salary 
increases],  it  would  face  a 
dilemma.  .  .  .  [This  is] 
either  no  problem,  or  a 
serious  problem." 

The  faculty  proceed- 
ed to  discuss  the  issue  of 
quantifying  teaching  ability 
as  a  criteria  for  salary 
increases,  generally  feeling 
as  Christine  Pabon  put  it, 
teaching  is  an  art. 
President  Trout  agreed  the 
"process  is  more  art  than 
science.  Specificity  [of 
criteria]  is  something  the 
Task  Force  might  want  to 
reconsider." 

After  discussion  of 
the  Faculty  Chapter,  Dean 


Sansing  opened  the 
Academic  Support  Chapter 
for  comments.  The  only 
substantial  discussion 
surrounded  a  proposal  to 
give  computers  to  incoming 
students.  As  this  idea  is 
merely  in  its  formative 
stages,  it  was  thought  to  be 
inappropriate  to  include 
mention  of  it  until  approved 
and  discussed  by  appro- 
priate institutions  at  the 
college.  Sansing 

commented  that  "the 
performance  of  support 
services  has  really  been 
adequate;  [it  is]  Just  budget 
cuts  which  have  affected 
it."  Trout  expressed  his 
satisfaction  with  the  draft 
of  this  chapter:  "it's  in  good 
shape.  I  commend  those 
responsible."    il 

Physicist  to 
Speak 


Dr.  Ronald 

Mickens,  theoretical 
physicist  and  Callaway 
Professor  of  Physics  at 
Clark  Atlanta  University, 
will  be  conducting  a 
lecture  on  7:30  p.m., 
Thursday,  1 1  November,  at 
the  Dunning  Lecture  Hall. 

Dr.  Mickens' 

lecture  is  entitled 
"Bouchet  and  Imes:  The 
First  Black  Physicists." 
Bouchet,  (1852-1918), 
became  the  first  Black 
scholar  to  earn  a  Ph.D. 
from  an  American  when  he 
was  awarded  his  Ph.D.  in 
physics  from  Yale  in  1876. 
Bought  distinguished 
himself  In  his  long  career 
as  a  college  professor  and 
administrator. 

Imes,  (1883-1941). 
received  his  doctorate  in 
physics  from  the 

University  of  Michigan  in 
1916.  In  addition  to  his 
work  as  an  instructor,  Dr. 
Imes  did  groundbreaking 
research,  using  spectral 
analysis  to  examine  the 
rotation-vibration  spectra 
of  gases. 

Dr.  Mickens 

received  his 

undergraduate  degree 
from  Fisk  University,  the 
very  same  institution 
where  Imes  taught  from 
1930-1941.  He       is 

currently  researching  non- 
•linear,  single-oscillator 
systems,  non-linear 

difference  and  differential 
equations,  and  the 
modeling  of       the 

electromagnetic  form 
factors  of  the  nucleon.    fl 


Rachael  Pink 

Last  year  there  was 
much  fervor  created  by  the 
Gay  and  Lesbian  Task 
Force,  yet  after  the  report 
was  Issued  little  else  was 
heard  about  any  of  the 
Issues  connected  with  It. 
Very  soon  that  will  change. 
President  Charles  H.  Trout, 
following  a         single 

recommendation  given  In 
the  Task  Force  report,  has 
established  a  committee, 
the  "I  hesitate  to  call  it  a 
committee"  committee  as 
he  termed  It  in  the  letter  to 
the  president  of  GALA, 
Rachael      Fink.  This 

committee  had  its  first 
meeting  Tuesday  morning; 
all  but  one  of  the  members 
was  present  and  a  new  one 
Joined.  The  committee, 
consisting  of  Prof.  Dale 
Daigle.  chair,  Dr.  Linda 
Cades,  Jeff  Chaffln,  Lionel 
Dyson  '94,  Dr.  Jason  Rubin 
and  Rachael  Fink  "95,  got 
off  to  a  wonderful  start, 
discussing  many  issues 
that  it  felt  must  be 
addressed  with  action  in 
the  near  future.  Dr.  Ed 
Welsman  was  also  present 
to  lend  his  voice  to  those 
present. 

Issues  discussed 
included:  establishing  a 
means  by  which  hate 
crimes  are  recorded  and 
statistics  kept,  increasing 
the  educational  efforts  of 
the  College  aimed  at 
increasing  acceptance, 
getting  a  trained  counselor 
to  deal  specifically  with  gay, 
lesbian  and  bisexual  issues 
among  the  students,  and 
getting  the  Inter-Fraternity 


Council  and  Panhell  more 
involved  in  these  Issues. 
Jeff  Chaffln  agreed  to 
investigate  other 

universities  with  an  eye  to 
seeing  how  they  deal  with 
similar  issues  and 
problems,  thus  giving  the 
committee  some  Ideas  for 
possible  action.  The 
domestic  partners  benefits 
proposal  was  discussed 
and,  according  to 
Welssman.  it  failed  to  be 
passed  the  first  time 
through  because  "it  didn't 
go  far  enough."  The 
original  proposal  had  been 
amended  by  the 

administration  and  the 
Board  sub-committee  on 
benefits  felt  that  a  stronger 
one  was  needed.  Welsman 
Is  confident  that  a  new, 
better  proposal  will  be 
passed  soon. 

The  largest  problem 
that  the  committee  faces  in 
the  future  Is  understanding 
its  powers  and  limitations. 
Trout  was  very  vague  with 
respect  to  what  was 
expected  of  the  committee 
and  what  its  legislative  and 
enforcement  powers  are  to 
be.  The  committee  is 
operating  under  the 
assumption  that  action  Is 
called  for  and  that  the 
committee  should  be 
responsible  for  coordinating 
efforts  In  a  variety  of 
different  directions,  all 
aimed  at  increasing 
tolerance  for  non- 
traditional  lifestyles  and 
making  Washington  College 
a  safe,  happy  and  equitable 
place  for  people  living  those 
lifestyles.    fi 


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Casey  Time  Beautifies  Washington 


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the  risk  of  becoming  ill  and 
missing  days  of  work.  Last 
Saturday  Is  a  perfect 
example  of  these 

conditions,  yet  extensive 
landscaping  work  was  done 
on  the  area  behind  Kent 
House. 

Dozens  of  dedicated 
students  risked  pneumonia 
to  come  out  and  donate 
their  labor  in  support  of 
Washington  College.  The 
Casey  Time  project,  which 
drew  support  from 
students,  fraternities, 
alumni  and  staff,  was  an 
unqualified  success  in 
drawing  the  College 
community  together. 

The  project,  which 
was  originally  conceived  of 
by  SGA  Vice  President  Max 
Walton,  was  organized  by 
Sophomore  Class  President 
Mark  Reyero  and 

Sophomore  Class  Vice 
President  Jon  O'Connor.  In 
light  of  the  success  of 
Casey  Time,  there  are  plans 
to  make  it  an  annual  event. 
"I'm  very  happy  that  it  went 
off  so  well  despite  the  rain," 
Reyero  said.  Reyero  has 
already  volunteered  to  help 
again,  and  felt  that  the 


event  was  fun  for  the 
participants  despite  the 
rain  and  the  chill.  "A 
couple  of  SGA  senators 
even  began  a  mud  fight  at 
one  point.  There  was  a 
relaxed  atmosphere,  and 
everyone  had  a  good  time 
doing  it." 

Fraternities  played 
a  leading  role  in  the  day's 
efforts,  with  KAs.  Phi  Delts. 
and  Slgs  conspicuously 
present         to  donate 

community  service.  Others 
had  other  reasons  for 
helping:  Sonya  Wilson  said 
"I'm  here  to  help  out  with  a 
project  that  recognizes  and 
honors  the  well-deserving 
Caseys."  Paul  Brlggs  said 
"I'm  here  because  I  needed 
something  to  do  this 
morning  and  I  enjoy 
messing  around  with  dirt 
and  plants." 

Some  students, 
obviously  overwhelmed  by 
the  festive  and  ebullient 
atmosphere,  gave  more 
humorous  reasons  for 
coming.  Gibby  Semmes 
said  he  was  there  "because 
I  am  not  too  hung  over  to 
help  my  school."  Doug 
Hoffberger  said  "I  am  here 
for  the  women!"  Whatever 
Individual  student's 

reasons  for  attending  were, 
a  good  time  was  had  by  all, 
and  the  students  did 
valuable  work  in  service  to 
the  College,    fi 


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"Riders,"  from  p.  4 

the  Tally  Ho  disperses.  A 
larger  crowd  forms  on  High 
Street  in  ChcsterLown.  A 
Washington  College  student 
carries  a  sign  with  the 
pickets.  Several 

Chestertown  Negroes  carry 
signs.  Several  of  the  Negro 
plcketers  are  men,  several 
are  women.  A  White  man 
swings  at  a  pickclcr,  and 
the  police  separate  them. 
Generally  the  crowd  Is 
tense,  but  no  widespread 
violence  breaks  out. 

4:30  Freedom 

Riders  arrive  at  Kent 
Island,  about  twenty  miles 
from  Chestertown.  They 
are  served  at  two  places. 
Police  protection  Is 
Inadequate,  and  theyt  do 
not  try  picketing  several 
places. 

4:35  An  angry  mob 
of  fifty  Chestertown 
Negroes  marches  on  the 
Whites  congregated  in  front 
of  Bud's  Tavern.  Angry 
words  are  passed.*  The 
police  finally  arrive  In  force, 
with  sixteen  police  cars, 
forty-two  officers  and  two 
police  dogs  keeping  the 
crowds  separate.  Violence 
Is  averted.  Two  Negroes 
are  arrested  for  carrying 
concealed  weapons.  A 
White  man  is  arrested  for 
attacking  a  police 
photographer.  The  crowds 
disperse.  The  cars  leave 
Bud's.  The  Negroes  head 
back,  many  into  town 
where  picketing  continues. 
Many  to  the  Uptown  Club, 
where  they  mill  about 
outside. 

5:00  Hot  dogs  are 
served  to  the  Freedom 
Riders  at  the  church.  No 
word  from  Kent  Island. 
The  picketing  continues 
downtown.  The  other 
groups  return.  No  one 
seems  In  charge,  and  there 
Is  much  confusion.  Many 
Chestertown  Negroes  are 
present  at  the  church. 
Several  Washington  College 
students  stop  by.  Four 
members  of  the  College 
Faculty  are  present  at  the 
church. 

6:00  The  Riders 
grow  apprehensive  over 
what  has  happened  at  Kent 
Island. 

7:00  The  Kent 
Island  crew  Is  safel  A  cheer 
goes  through  the  church. 
The  Kent  Islanders  are 
being  fed  at  a  Negro  church 
in  the  area,  and  will  return 
shortly.    No  one  was  hurt. 

7:10  The  Freedom 
Riders  break  into  a  modern 
version  of  an  old  Negro 
spiritual.  The  room  is 
packed  with  emotion.  A 
small,  attractive  Negro  girl 
named  Phtllls  Hendricks 


led  the  singing.  "Keep  your 
eyes  on  the  prize,  keep  your 
eyes  on  the  prize.  Hold  on, 
hold  on."  The  people  sing, 
clapping  hands  in  the 
rhythm  of  the  Negro 
spiritual.  Then  the  tempo 
Increases  slightly,  as 
"Marchln",  marchln",  tryin' 
to  make  freedom  our  home- 
is  sung. 

The  people  form  a 
snake  dance  around  the 
room.  Many  are  too 
exhausted  to  march  around 
the  room,  and  sit  sleeping 
or  resting  on  chairs. 

7:30  The  Kent 
Island  crew  returns,  and 
everyone  cheers.  A  few 
minutes  later,  the  Freedom 
Riders  begin  to  leave  for 
their  homes,  and  the 
meeting  breaks  up. 

8:30  Rev.  Jones  of 
the  church  shows  several 
Washington  College  faculty 
members  and  myself 
through  the  church,  and  its 
very  attractive  upstairs 
meeting  room. 

During  the  evening 
we  had  an  opportunity  to 
talk  to  several  interesting 
people  connected  with  the 
Freedom  Riders.  Mr.  Parks 
Logan  reported  to  the 
Riders  that,  the  "Committee 
of  the  Outside"  was  in  need 
of  funds  to  "keep  the  buses 
rolling  from  Baltimore." 
They  noted  it  costs  $100.00 
per  bus.  Figuring  there 
were  two  buses,  plus  the 
cost  of  feeding  150 
Freedom  Riders,  previous 
legal  assistance,  the  NAACP 
man's  pay  (if  any) , 
transportation  costs,  etc., 
the  affair  probably  cost 
over  $300.00. 

Several  local 

Negroes  present  at  the 
meeting  said  that  they 
would  no  longer  consider 
the  principal  of  the  local 
Negro  High  School  as  a 
spokesman  for  the  town's 
Negroes.  This  was  because 
he  had  opposed  the 
Freedom  Riders,  and  had 
refused  to  meet  with  them. 
In  fact,  he  had  left  town  on 
Saturday  rather  than  be 
around  during  the 
demonstrations. 

We  also  learned  of  a 
program  of  intergroup 
relations  being  carried  out 
in  Chestertown  which  is 
trying  to  both  the  Whites 
and  the  Negroes  working 
together  to  solve  the  many 
problems  of  housing, 
education  and 

unemployment. 

The  last 

announcement',  made 
before  the  Freedom  Riders 
left,  was  that  they  would  be 
back  the  following 
Saturday.  Undoubtedly, 
they  will  be  back  many 
times.    SI 


"Anthro,"  from  p.  3 

of  a  final  cause  has  been 
notably  absent  from 
science  for  centuries,  its 
resurgence  into  the  realm 
of  cosmology  is  most 
encouraging  in  an  age 
where  science  seems  to  be 
edging  out  philosophy.  The 
continued  use  of  end- 
directed  arguments  in  the 
hard  sciences  may  elevate 


teleology  to  the 

respectability  it  enjoyed  in 
encient  times.  Although  it 
can  hardly  be  said  that  this 
kind  of  theory  is  sweeping 
the  sciences,  nor  can  we 
expect  a  revolution  on  the 
order  of  importance  that, 
for  example.  Quantum 
Mechanics  Induced,  the 
Anthropic  Cosmological 
Principle  adds  something 
new  and  valuable  to  the 
physicist's  toolbox,     fi 


The  Hodson  Hall  rennovatlon:a  new  wall  surface  will  soon  cover  the 
paintings  by  student  organizations. 


Letters  to  the  Editor 
Continued  from  page  2 


was  one  of  them.  Now  I 
have  some  hope. 

President  Trout 
hasn't  fixed  this  abusive 
and  unethical  system.  I 
hope  he  will  give  the  orders 
needed  to  fix  it.  Still,  he 
gives  the  judicial  process  a 
new  tone  of  humility  and 
humanity.  Maintaining 
this  tone  won't  be  easy.  I 
have  lost  a  close  friend  over 
this  issue,  and  the 
president  may  have  to  lose 
friends  as  well.  But  fixing 
our  judiciary  Is  absolutely 
necessary.  We  can't  revise, 
write  or  implement  a 
workable  honor  code  if  our 
system  of  prosecution 
continues  to  proceed  void 
of  honor. 

Thank  you.  Chuck, 
for  taking  this  important 
step. 

Sincerely, 

J.  W.  Wright. 


To  the  Editor, 

I  am  writing  to  bring 
your  attention  to  some 
personal  comments  and 
inside  Jokes  that  have 
sprung  up  periodically  in 
the  Elm. 

The  usually 

informative  Newt's  Player  of 
the  Week  column  in  the 
October  29th  edition  of  the 
Elm  contained  an  apparent 
continuing  joke  between 
the  author  and  Jen  Dixon. 
The  sentence  was  about 
Old  Mill  High  School  being 
"...the  best  school  In  A.A. 
County."     The  sentence 


even  included  a  salutation 
to  Jen  Dixon.  More  than 
likely,  a  reader  of  the 
article  who  is  from  another 
state  would  not  have 
known  where  Old  Mill  High 
School  is  or  that  A.A.  really 
stands  for  Anne  Arundel 
County,  Maryland.  And  for 
that  matter  they  probably 
wouldn't  have  cared. 

Other  sections  of 
the  paper  such  as  "Blub" 
also  contain  numerous 
inside  Jokes  that  only  serve 
to  amuse  a  few  readers.  I 
suggest  the  Elm  restrict  Its 
articles  to  entertaining  and 
informative  news  that 
appeals  to  a  broad 
spectrum  of  readers  not 
just  one  small  group  of 
people.  Washington  College 
is  already  a  somewhat 
divided  campus  and  if  any 
institution  can  bring  us 
together,  it  is  the  Elm. 

John-Bruce  Alexander 


To  the  editor: 

We  would  like  to 
respond  to  last  week's 
"Dirt"  column  by  Tarln 
Towers.  First  off,  the  Senior 
Campaign  Committee,  of 
which  Tarin  is  in  fact  a 
member,  was  told 

approximately  four  weeks 
before  the  Senior  Dinner 
that  there  would  be  no 
"untold  riches  for  us  to 
reap  as  rewards."  For 
those  of  you  that  were 
persuaded  to  attend  this 
dinner       because       you 


believed  you  would  receive 
a  present,  we're  sorry  Tarin 
was  so  misinformed.  Yes,  it 
is  true  that  there  were 
budget  cuts  so  we  were 
unable  to  pass  out  goodies 
this  year.  Oh  by  the  way, 
another  fact  that  Tarin  was 
not  aware  of  and  the  rest  of 
the  committee  was,  is  that 
the  gifts  in  past  years  had 
been  surplus  items,  they 
were  not  bought  specifically 
for  the  Senior  class. 

We  know  that  all  of 
you  would  have  treasured 
greatly  the  gift,  which  for 
your  information  was  going 
to  be  a  ballpoint  pen, 
something  we  are  sure  you 
would  have  passed  on  from 
generation  to  generation. 
But.  alas,  your  last  four 
years  here  will  go 
unappreciated  and 

unrewarded.  We  are  sorry 
that  all  you  will  leave  WC 
with  are  a  few  random, 
unimportant  memories  and 
friends.  God,  for  all  your 
hard  work  here  all  you  got 
was  a  lousy  college  degreel 
Man,  that  sucks;  what  a 
rip-off!  Life  would  have 
been  so  complete  if  only  we 
had  gotten  those  damn 
pens. 

Our  slncerest  regrets, 
Julia  Scheid 
Ivette  Gormaz 
Co-Chairmen  Senior 

Campaign. 


The  SGA  is  Conducting 

a  "Name  the  C-House  Contest" 

Submissions  should  be  sent  via 

Campus  Mail  to  "Name  the  C- 

House  Contest" 

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Sports 


13 


October  29.  1993 


Interested  In 

Improvement 

Back  on  September  3.  I  said,  "It's  hard  not  to  notice 
the  sense  of  optimism  prevalent  around  campus, 
especially  when  it  comes  to  Washington's  three  sports 
teams." 

On  October  1,  I  said.  "This  year,  it's  hard  to  find 
skeptics  around  campus.  After  all.  what  could  any 
doubters  have  to  say  about  this  season. ..this  fall's 
sports  season  has  not  been  a  time  to  wish  for  the 
coming  basketball  season.  Fans  are  beginning  to  show 
up  in  large  numbers  for  athletic  contests,  and  maybe 
there  will  be  even  more  to  cheer  for  at  the  end  of  the 
season." 
Well.  I  don't  know  about  there  being  more  to  cheer 


Sports  Commentary 


about,  but  there's  definitely  plenty  to  cheer  about.  For 
the  first  time  in  recent  memory,  all  three  sports  have 
shown  signs  of  improvement  from  the  previous  year,  and 
while  the  field  hockey  team's  record  did  not  improve, 
that  probably  has  more  to  do  with  the  new  conference. 

The  Centennial  Conference  showed  Washington 
College's  teams  that  it  was  going  to  be  a  little  tougher  to 
win  games  than  in  the  past.  Teams  such  as  Franklin  & 
Marshall.  Muhlenberg,  and  Gettysburg  have  been  added 
to  the  regular  schedule  (a  trio  by  which  the  soccer  team 
was  outscored  7-1). 

But  still,  the  key  this  year  has  been  improvement.  The 
field  hockey  team  only  won  three  games,  but  they  played 
strong  teams  such  as  Western  Maryland  and  Haverford 
very  tight. 

The  soccer  team's  seven  wins  may  not  appear 
impressive  on  the  surface,  but  when  you  look  at  the  fact 
that  seven  is  more  than  Washington  has  won  in  the  past 
two  year  combined,  it's  a  good  statistic.  Also,  when  you 
look  at  individual  games  such  as  a  0-0  tie  to  Haverford 
(who  Washington  lost  4-0  to  last  year)  and  a  1-1  tie  to 
Swarthmore  (who  the  Shoremen  had  not  scored  on  in  10 
years),  it's  obvious  that  the  Shoremen  are  playing  closer 
to  the  level  of  the  competition. 

However,  the  poster  child  for  improvement  this  season 
has  been  volleyball.  The  team  was  very  young  and 
inexperienced  last  year  and  finished  with  a  12-20 
record.  However,  this  season  has  been  a  180  degree 
turn,  as  the  team  finished  the  year  at  26-16. 

"1  think  it's  been  a  very  positive  experience  for  the 
team,"  head  coach  Penny  Fall  said.  "The  Washington 
College  community  should  be  very  proud." 

Behind  the  strength  of  Jen  Dixon,  Beverly  Diaz  and 
Michelle  Chin,  the  team  has  drastically  turned  its  record 
around,  and  the  scary  thing  for  the  rest  of  the 
conference  is  that  Washington  will  not  graduate  any 
seniors. 

As  a  whole,  the  fall  sports  teams  will  not  have 
graduation  as  an  enemy,  as  only  five  seniors  (field 
hockey's  Liz  Olivere.  Renee  Guckert,  Maria  Jerardi  and 
Peggy  Bowman  and  soccer's  Rory  Conway)  will  graduate 
between  the  three  teams. 

Therefore,  if  last  year  was  the  year  to  say  "wait  until 
next  year,"  this  year  is  the  year  to  say  next  year  could  be 
awesome. 

Think  about  all  of  the  star  players  who  were 
underclassmen  this  season. 

Newt's  P.O.W.s  Greg  Miller,  Jon  Kostyal,  Brian  Rush, 
Jen  Dixon,  Bev  Diaz,  Michelle  Chin,  and  Jen  Hanifee  are 
all  underclassmen  who  had  stellar  seasons. 
The  soccer  team  will  bring  back  its  whole  defense  next 
year  in  Junior  Miller,  sophomores  Chip  Helm,  Geoff  Bley, 
Cliff  Howell,  and  freshman  Will  Merriken, 

The  field  hockey  team  will  bring  back  offensive  threats 
Kouri  Colemen,  Amy  Barrell,  Jill  Schultz  and  Cindy 
Matalucci. 

And,  of  course,  the  volleyball  team  will  bring  back 
EVERYONE! 

It  could  be  a  great  year  next  year,  and  this  year  wasn't 
so  bad... 

I  guess  everyone's  allowed  to  start  thinking  about 
basketball  season  now.  But  don't  forget  about 
swimming... 

-Matt  Murray 

Editor's  Note:  Anyone  interested  in  writing  sports 
commentaries  for  future  weeks  should  contact  Matt 
Murray  at  ext  8783.  Fresh  ideas  are  what  keeps  this 
column  running,  and  fresher  ideas  come  from  different 
People.  So  if  you  have  something  to  say  which  is  related 
sports,  give  Matt  a  call-MM 


Volleyball  Hits  26-Win 
Plateau  With  Three  Late 
Wins  In  W.C.  Tournament 


Erika  K.  Ford 

The  Washington  volleyball 
ended  their  season  by 
posting  three  wins  last 
weekend.  Their  final  record 
is  26-16.  In  the  Centennial 
Conference,  their  6-4 
record  ranks  them  fifth. 

Washington's  26  wins  give 
them  their  largest  win  total 
since  the  late  1970's-the 
last  time  they  won  26 
games  in  a  season. 

Last  year's  final  record 
was  12-20. 

Last  weekend  the  team 
hosted  the  Washington 
College  Tournament.  They 
took  second  place  with  a  3- 
1  record.  Although  they  lost 
to  Goucher,  Washington 
defeated  Marymount,  St. 
Mary's,  and  Catholic 
University. 

Head  coach  Penny  Fall 
was  enthusiastic  about  the 
team's  performance  In  the 
tournament. 

"Our  only  loss  was  to 
Goucher,"  Fall  said.  "When 
we  played  them,  they  were 
39-4.  Two  of  the  three 
games  we  played  each 
other  were  very  cloqe — we 
gave  them  a  run  for  their 
moneyl 

"A  most  enjoyable  aspect 
(of  the  tournament)  was  the 
fact  that  all  of  the  teams 
were  at  even  competition 
levels.  This  made  the  play 
especially  good." 

Fall  feels  that  Washington 
ended  the  season  with  a 
strong  comeback  too. 
following  mid-season 
illnesses,  injuries,  and  a 
stressful  mid-term  week. 


Last  week,  sophomore 
hitter  Jen  Dixon  was  a  key 
player.  Contributing  63 
kills,  five  aces,  43  digs,  and 
18  blocks,  the  strong 
conference  player  helped 
boost  the  Sho'women  to 
victories.  In  all  matches. 
Dixon  is  ranked  second  in 
the  conference  with  394 
kills.  She  is  ranked  for  her 
substantial  hitting 

percentage  and  total  digs 
also. 

Again  in  all  matches,  co- 
captain  Beverly  Diaz  leads 
all  conference  players  with 
478  digs.  Co-captain 
Michelle  Chin  is  ranked  for 
her  491  set  assists.  Tina 
Smith  is  another 

conference  leader  with  73 
service  aces,  and  ranks  for 
set  assists  too. 

Becky  Stephens  ranks  for 
her  94  blocks,  while 
Courtney  Myers  ranks 
among  conference  leaders 
with  53  aces.  Washington  is 
second  in  the  Centennial 
Conference  for  team  service 
aces,  with  106.  The 
Sho'women  rank  fourth  for 
team  digs,  with  623. 

Coach  Fall  was  happy 
with  the  team's  season 
play. 

"We  have  very  dedicated 
athletes  who  played  42 
games  In  two  months,"  she 
said.  "With  so  many 
contests,  of  course  there 
will  be  highs  and  lows,  but 
we  got  very  nice  results. 

"Considering  the  great 
physical  impact  of 
volleyball  and  their  overall 
success,  I  think  it's  been  a 
very  positive  experience  for 


Anyone 
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Working  For 

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This  Winter 

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the  team.  The  Washington 
College  community  should 
be  veiy  proud." 

1993  Volleyball  Results 
Sep  08  WC  2  Notre  Dame  0 
Sep  08  WC  2  St.  Mary's  1 
Sep  08  WC  0  Wilmington  2 
Sep  1 1  WC  0  Haverford  2 
Sep  1 1  WC  2  Bryn  Mawr  1 
Sep  1 1  WC  2  W.P.I.  1 
Sep  1 1  WC  2  Notre  Dame  0 
Sep  1 I  WC  0  Catholic  2 
Sep  1 1  WC  2  Kutztown  0 
Sep  14  WC  3  Dickinson  2 
Sep  16  WC  1  Catholic  2 
Sep  16  WC2EssexO 
Sep  18  WC0  Hunter  2 
Sep  18  WC  2  Scranton  1 
Sep  i8  WC  2  Marywood  0 
Sep  18WC2Allentown  1 
Sep  18  WC  2  Upsala  0  (For.) 
Sep  22  WC  3  Swarthmore  I 
Sep  25  WC  0  Gettysburg  3 
Sep  25  WC  2  Muhlenberg  3 
Sep  28  WC  3  Haverford  0 
Oct  01  WC  2  Gallaudet  1 
Oct  01  WC  2  Scranton  0 
Oct  02  WC  1  Catholic  2 
Oct  02  WC  1  Albright  2 
Oct  02  WC  0  Salisbury  2 
Oct  06  WC  3  Urstnus  2 
Oct  08  WC  2  Salisbury  0 
Oct  08  WC  1  Methodist  2 
Oct  09  WC  0  Gallaudet  2 
Oct  09  WC  2  Greenboro  1 
Oct  13  WC  2  WIdener  1 
Oct  13WC2Hood0 
Oct  13  WC  1  Salisbury  2 
Oct  19  WC  3  Johns  Hopkins  1 
Oct  23  WC  0  F  &  M  3 
Oct  23  WC  3  Bryn  Mawr  2 
Oct  26  WC  1  W.  Maryland  3 
Oct  30  WC  2  Catholic  1 
Oct  30  WC  1  Goucher  2 
Oct  30  WC  2  St.  Mary's  1 
Oct  30  WC  2  Marymount  1 

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Red  Devils  Fry  W.C.  Soccer  In  Finale 

Loss  Gives  Shoremen  7-9-3  Mark  For  Season;  Conway  Finishes  College  Career 


Paul  Kenny 

Last  Saturday,  the 
Shoremen  soccer  team 
played  their  last  game  of 
the  season  against  the  Red 
Devils  of  Dickinson. 

Going  into  the  game,  the 
Shoremen's  record  was  7- 
8-3.  so  a  .500  season 
record  was  at  stake.  No 
soccer  team  has  achieved  a 
.500  record  at  Washington 
since  1979. 

The    match    was    also 


senior  co-captaln  Rory 
Conway's  last  game  for  the 
Shoremen. 

Despite  the  horrible 
weather,  students  and 
parents  alike  came  out  to 
support  their  Shoremen. 

"It  was  great  to  see  so 
much  support  for  our  last 
game."  head  coach  Todd 
Hclbllngsald. 

In  the  first  half,  the 
Shoremen  dominated  most 
of  the  play  but  found 
themselves  unable  to  create 


Will  Merrlken  (17)  and  Geoff  Bley  (3)  were  strong  at 
defense  for  Washington  this  year. 


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shots. 

However,  the  Red  Devils 
scored  early  off  a  set  free- 
kick  from  out-side  the  18 
yard  box  with  10  minutes 
gone. 

"Although  we  may  have 
dominated  most  of  the 
possession  In  the  first  half, 
we  were  not  getting  shots 
on  goal,"  Helbllng  said. 

The  playing  conditions  got 
worse  In  the  second  half  to 
the  extent  where  the 
Shoremen  defense  was 
finding  it  tough  to  keep 
their  footing. 

The  Red  Devils  scored 
three  more  goals  In  the 
second  half  to  go  away  with 
a  4-0  victory  over  the 
Shoremen. 

Conway  finished  his 
career  for  the  Shoremen 
leading  them  in  scoring 
with  17  points  (7  goals  and 
3  assists). 

Throughout  his  two 
seasons  for  the  soccer 
team,  and  especially  this 
season  (as  he  was  the  only 
senior),  Conway  stepped  up 
as  a  leader  both  on  and  off 
the  field. 

"I  was  glad  to  be  a  part  of 
this  years  team,"  Conway 
said.  "We  didn't  reach  all  of 
the  goals  that  we  set  out 
for,  but  we  did  reach  most 
off  them.  The  team  has  a 
lot  of  potential  for  the  next 
two  years  with  a  lot  of  the 
younger  players  gaining 
experience." 

Although  the  Shoremen 
didn't  have  a  winning 
season  as  a  team,  they  did 
Improve  in  every  statistical 
category  over  last  year 
accomplishing  the  main 
goal  that  they  had  set  out 
to  achieve. 

Co-captain  Greg  Miller 
and  sweeper  Chip  Helm 
provided  the  backbone  of 
the  defense  this  year  with 
Miller  posting  a  1.47  goals 
against  average  per  game 
for  the  season. 


Cliff  Howell  and  the  rest  of  the  Shoremen  took  off  their 
uniforms  for  the  last  time  this  season  on  Saturday. 

Brian  Rush  added  a  lot  to 


Will  Merriken  did  a  great 
job  as  stopper,  gaining  a 
lot  of  experience  which  will 
be  to  the  benefit  of  the 
Shoremen  next  season. 

Cliff  Howell  did  a  great  job 
pushing  the  ball  forward 
from  the  defensive  end  of 
the  field,  and  along  with 
Tommy  Heibler's  hustle  on 
the  wing,  they  both  added 
to  the  Shoremen  offense. 

Andrew  King  and  Jon 
Koystal  had  great  seasons 
displaying  a  lot  of  potential 
which  Helbling  hopes  to 
exploit  next  year. 

Shawn   McMahon  and 


the  Shoremen  midfleld  and 
attack. 

According  to  Helbling,  the 
outlook  for  next  season  is 
very  good  with  a  winning 
season  for  the  Shoremen 
Just  around  the  corner. 

1993  Men's  Soccer  Results 
Sep  06  WC  1  Lebanon  Vail.  0 
Sep  09  WC  3  Lancaster  Bib.  0 
Sep  1 1  WC  0  Muhlenberg  2 
Sep  12  WC  3  Albright  1 
Sep  14  WC  2  Marymount  3 
Sep  16  WC  6  Gallaudet  0 
Sep  18  WC  1  F  &  M  2 
Sep  23  WC  1  Swarth.  1  (OT) 
Sep  25  WC  0  Gettysburg  3 
Sep  29  WC  1  Goucher  4 
Oct  02  WC  4  Ursinus  1 
Oct  06  WC  0  Haverford  0  (OT) 
Oct  09  WC  1  Allentown  1  (OTj 
Oct  14  WC  1  Mt.  Olive  2 
Oct  16  WC  0  W.  Maryland  2 
Oct  19  WC  2  Widener  1  (OT) 
Oct  23  WC  1  Johns  Hopkins  2 
Oct  26  WC  2  Delaware  Vail.  1 
Oct  30  WC  0  Dickinson  4 

1993  Men's  Soccer  Statistics 
Scoring 


J.  Kostyal 

8 

1 

17 

R.  Conway 

7 

3 

17 

A.  King 

4 

4 

12 

S.  McMahon 

4 

•1 

10 

B.  Rush 

2 

1 

b 

G.  Bley 

0 

3 

3 

Y.  Bekele 

1 

0 

2 

G.  Ferri 

1 

0 

2 

J.  McDade 

1 

0 

2 

C.  Castello 

1 

0 

2 

T.  Hiebler 

0 

2 

2 

W.  Merrlken 

0 

2 

2 

C.  Helm 

0 

1 

1 

C.  Howell 

0 

1 

1 

M.  Murray 

0 

1 

1 

Goal  Keeping 

s 

GP 

G.  Miller 

132 

[8.b 

C.  Downs 

8 

O.b 

Rory  Conway  played  his  last  game  for  W.C.  on  Saturday. 


15 


ytashlngton  College  Elm 


Sports 


October  29,  1993 


intramural  Basketball 
Begins  1993  Campaign 

Ten-Game  Regular  Season  Started  Tuesday 


yattMurray 


Intramural  basketball 
action  began  on  Tuesday 
with  eight  teams  competing 
0n  the  Division  I  level  and 
six  more  playing  Division  II. 

Nearly  140  men  are 
participating  in  the  league 
which  includes  seven  teams 
from  the  three  recognized 
fraternities,  six  other 
miscellaneous  teams,  and 
orJe  team  comprised  of 
jhington  College 

coaches. 

Division  II  games  are 
played  at  7  and  8  p.m.  in 
the  Lifetime  Fitness  Center 
Sunday,  Tuesday,  and 
Thursday  nights  with 
Division  I  games  following 
at  8  and  9  p.m.  The 
regular  season  continues 
through  November  with  the 
playoffs  slated  for  early 
December. 

Pre-season  rankings  have 
been  released  for  both 
divisions,  and  Tuesday 
night's  games  give  some 
Indication  to  how 

competitive  the  league  will 
be  this  year. 

In  Division  I,  defending 
champion  Showtime  is  the 
team  to  shoot  for  once 
again.  On     Tuesday, 


Showtime  slipped  past  top 
challenger  Coaches  by  a 
47-43  score.  The  Coaches 
finished  last  season  in 
third  place,  and  are  ranked 
second  this  season. 

The  new  team  on  the 
block,  K7  is  ranked  third  in 
Division  1  and  opened  Its 
season  with  a  47-31 
thrashing  of  eighth  ranked 
Kappa  Alpha. 

Last  year's  Division  II 
champions,  the 

Cornhuskers  are  ranked 
fourth  in  Division  I  this 
season.  They  started  their 
season  with  a  win  over 
sixth  ranked  Theta  Chi  by  a 
59-51  score. 

In  an  upset  of  sorts, 
seventh  ranked  Phi  Delta 
Theta  rolled  over  fifth 
ranked  High  Street  45-30. 
High  Street  is  coming  off  a 
sixth  place  1992  campaign, 
while  Phi  Delta  Theta  is 
hoping  to  rebound  from  a 
seventh  place  finish  last 
year. 

In  Division  II,  Glsihp, 
Kappa  Alpha  2  and  Phi 
Delta  Theta  2B  opened 
their  seasons  with  victories. 

Gisihp,  which  is  dropping 
down  from  Division  I  after  a 
fifth  place  finish  last  year. 
Is  ranked  number  one  in 


Division  II  and  started  with 
a  24-19  win  over  Phi  Delta 
Theta  3B. 

Second  ranked  Kappa 
Alpha  2  narrowly  defeated 
third  ranked  Theta  Chi  2 
on  Tuesday  night  by  a  29- 
26  score.  Kappa  Alpha  is 
hoping  to  recover  from  their 
28-point  drubbing  in  the 
Division  III  semi-finals  last 
year. 

Phi  Delta  Theta  2B  was 
the  other  winner  on 
Tuesday  night  with  a  25-22 
squeaker  over  LPD. 


Standings  as  of  November  3 

Division  I  W     I.  Pre-Season 

Ranking 

Showtime  1    0 

1 

K7              10 

3 

C'Huskers  1     0 

4 

Phi  Delt      1     0 

7 

Coaches     0    1 

2 

High  St.      0     1 

5 

Theta  Chi  0     1 

6 

KAOS-1       0     1 

8 

Divlson  II 

Glsihp          1    0 

1 

KAOS-2         1     0 

2 

PhlDelt  2B  1     0 

4 

Theta  2        10 

3 

PhiDelt3B   0     1 

4 

LPD                0     1 

6 

Shula  Ties  For  Ail-Time  Wins  Lead 
After  Miami  Defeat  Of  Kansas  City 

Dallas  Beats  Philadelphia  For  First  Place  In  N.F.C.'s  Eastern  Division 


Don  Shula  coached  his 
Miami  Dolphins  to  a  30-10 
win  over  the  Kansas  City 
Chiefs  on  Sunday,  and  it 
was  the  324th  win  of 
Shula's  career.  The  mark 
tied  George  Halas"  all-time 
wins  total. 

Scott  Mitchell  threw  for 
324  yards  and  three 
touchdowns  to  secure 
Shula's  landmark  victory. 

In  the  N.F.C.  East,  the 
Cowboys  beat  the  Eagles 
23-10  behind  Emmitt 
Smith's  237  yards  rushing. 
The  victory  gave  Dallas  first 
Place  in  the  division. 

In  other  action... 

San  Diego  beat  the 
Raiders  30-23  behind  a 
ground  attack  which  gained 


passing. 

The  Packers  beat  arch- 
rival Chicago  17-3  behind  a 
Green  Bay  defense  which 
sacked  the  Bears'  Jim 
Harbaugh  seven  times. 

Tampa  Bay  held  on  to 
beat  the  Falcons  31-24 
with  the  Bucs'  Craig 
Erickson  throwing  for  318 

Around  the  N.F.L. 


Denver's  John  Elway  led 
the  Broncos  to  a  28-17  win 
over  Seattle., 

Despite  Scott  Secules'  276 
passing  yards,  the  Patriots 
lost  to  the  Colts  9-6. 

Detroit  beat  Minnesota 
30-27.  as  both 

quarterbacks  had  good 
days.  The  Lions'  Rodney 
Peete  threw  for  273  yards 
while  the  Vikings'  Sean 
Salisbury  tossed  for  234. 

On  Monday  night,  Jim 
Kelly  threw  for  238  yards  to 
lead  the  Bills  to  a  24-10 
win  over  Washington. 
Reggie  Brooks  rushed  for 
1 17  yards  for  the  Redskins, 
but  Thurman  Thomas 
countered  with  129  of  his 
own.  The  Redskins  fell  to 
1-6. 


yards  In  the  winning  effort. 
The  49ers  stomped  all 
over  the  Rams  40-17,  as 
the  San  Francisco  defense 
forced  three  turnovers  and 
sacked  Los  Angeles 
quarterback  T.J.  Rubley 
seven  times. 

„_       -  The  Saints  slipped  past 

J77  yards  on  the  day.  Los  the  Phoenix  Cardinals  20- 
yigeles  lost  despite  Jeff  17  behind  Morten 
Hosteller's  424  yards  of    Andersen's  two  field  goals. 


Field  Hockey  Final  Season  Results 


ISaajlcld  Hockey  Results 
fP08WC4WesleyO 
fPUWC  1  Gettysburg  3 
* P  16  WC  0  W,  Md.  1  (on 
»P  21  WC  0  Haverford  0  (On 
*P  30  WC  1  Swarthmore  2 
«t02WCOBrynMawrl 
u«  03  WC  0  M.  Washington  2 
"M07WCOF&M2 
9«  09  WCO  Dickinson  3 
"«  12  WC  0  Johns  Hopkins  5 
""15WC  1  Rand.-Macon  0 
*t  23  WC  0  Muhlenberg  1 
g«  27  WC  4  Catholic  3  (OT) 

ftaal  Record 
3-9-1 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to    I1 

Unwind 


For  the  second  week  In  a  row,  the  Newt's  P.O.W.  is 
a  volleyball  player  from  Archbishop  Spalding  High 
School  In  Glen  Bumle.  Well  how  about  that.  Last 
week,  Jen  Dixon  graced  this  page.  Dixon  was  a 
Cavalier  at  Spalding  from  1988-1992.  This  week, 
classmate  Michelle  Chin  gets  the  honor.  You  know 
you've  come  a  long  way  when  you  go  from  Catholic 
school  to  an  advertisement  for  a  bar. 

Well,  anyway...  Chin  finished  up  the  season  In 
strong  fashion  with  49  assists  and  25  digs  in  last 
weekend's  tournament.  As  a  setter  and  hitter,  Chin 
helped  pace  Washington  to  its  first  26-win  season  in 
over  a  decade. 

Now,  Michelle  is  getting  pumped  for  softball  season 
where  she  started  in  centerfteld  for  the  Sho'women 
last  season. 

Honorable  Mentions  this  week  go  to  volleyball's 
Tina  Smith  and  Becky  Stephens.  Smith  had  29 
assists  in  last  weekend's  tournament  and  she  leads 
the  team  with  74  aces  for  the  season.  Stephens  had 
13  kills  over  the  weekend. 

We  can't  really  have  a  soccer  honorable  mention 
because  it  was  hard  to  make  out  what  exactly 
happened  on  a  rain-soaked  afternoon.  Maybe  if  it 
had  been  a  fair  weathered  day,  we  could  have  found 
some  exceptional  talent  to  mention,  but  all  we  saw 
was  MUD. 

However,  we  could  HEAR  what  was  happening  at 
the  soccer  game,  and  we  think  a  BIG  honorable 
mention  goes  to  the  fantastic  crowd  that  could  be 
found  in  a  torrential  downpour.  Unfortunately,  I 
can't  repeat  most  of  what  tiiey  were  saying  to  the 
Dickinson  players  during  the  game,  but  the  last 
rthing  heard  from  the  Washington  faithful  was,  "All 
we  are  saying,  is  give  Dorst  a  chancel" 

Well,  it's  been  a  fun  fall  season  for  players  of  the 
week,  and  we're  looking  forward  to  a  fun  season  of 
picking  them  In  the  winter. 


Peggy  Bowman  had  two  goals  for  W.C.  this  season. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  <  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


October  29.  1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


Men's  Soccer   Field  Hockey     Volleyball 


SCORES 


Washington 


Dickinson 


Washington 
Catholic 


Washington 
St.  Mary's 

Washington 

Marymount 


Upcoming 
Games 


MEN'S 
BASKETBALL 

Washington  at 
St.  Mary's 
November  13 

Washington  at 
Widener  Tourn. 
November  19-20 

Washington  vs. 
Frostburg  State 
November  23  7:30 

Washington  at 
U.M.B.C. 
November  27  7:00 

WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  at 
Wagner  Classic 
November  19-20 

SWIMMING 

Washington  vs. 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
November  13  1:00 

Washington  at 
Western  Maryland 
November  20  2:00 

Washington  vs. 
Salisbury  State 
November  23  6:30 


Mark  Kenan,  a   ophomore  from  West  Orange,  New  Jersey,  was  first  pictured  on  the  back  page  last  January.  As 

basketball  season  benlns.  Kenah,  who  saw  considerable  playing  time  at  point  guard  last  year,  will  be  called  upon  to  run 

the  offense  and  spearhead  the  defense  In  1993. 


INSIDE 

•Volleyball 
Finishes  Year 
With  26  Wins 


•Soccer  Falls 
To  Dickinson 

•Rec  Sports 
Basketball 
Begins  Season 

•Commentary  * 
End  of  Fall 

•"Nation" 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  1930 


Volume  63.  Number  Ten  •   November  12,  1993 


Washington  College   •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


Students  React  Strongly 
To  Andrews  Dismissal 


ggrhael  Fink 


On  the  front  page  of 
last  week's  Elm  was  a  story 
whose  headline  read 
■Andrews  to  Leave  In 
Spring:  Popular  Professor 
Ousted  as  Curricular 
priorities  Shift."  For  some 
this  was  not  new  news,  but 
for  others  it  came  as  a  big 
shock.  And  regardless  of 
when  the  information 
reached  interested  ears  all 
were  very  upset.  The 
student  reaction  was  swift, 
angry,  and  now  organized. 
Tuesday  night  a  group  of 
concerned  students. 

Including  many  art  majors 
and  some  prospective  art 
majors,  gathered  together 
in  the  Literary  House  to 
discuss  group  action. 
Many  possibilities  were 
discussed  and  several 
things  planned  that  will 
demonstrate  to  the 
administration  .  the 
dissatisfaction  of  the 
student  body.  In  addition 
to  this.  The  Elm  was  able 
to  conduct  several 
interviews  to  determine 
personal  reactions  to  the 
situation. 


When  contacted 
with  the  news  that 
Andrews  would  be 
terminated,  Jim  Crawford, 
a  recent  graduate  of  the 
Washington  College  Art 
Department,  expressed 
shock  and  dismay. 
Crawford  said  that  the 
decision  to  eliminate  Tex 
Andrews"  position  is 
tantamount  to  cutting  "off 
the  college's  nose  to  spite 
its  face.  In  an  age  when 
the  college  is  looking  to  get 
more  students,  effectively 
destroying  the  art  program 
is  not  a  good  way  to  go 
about     it."  Crawford 

mentioned  the  fact  that  in 
the  not  so  distant  future 
both  Tessem  and  Janson- 
La  Palme  will  be  retiring, 
and  "having  to  rebuild  the 
Art  Department  without 
Tex,  using  part-time 
substitutes,  will  take 
years." 

Many  current 

students  feel  the  same 
way.  Katina  Duklewski 
'94,  a  senior  in  the  art 
program,  voiced  shock  and 
anger  when  asked  how  she 
felt  about  Andrews' 
leaving.     "As  a  senior  art 


major  I  am  extremely 
disappointed  in  the 
administrative  decisions 
that  have  been  made,  not 
only  because  one  of  my 
professors  was  fired,  but 
also  because  I  feel  that 
these  decisions  have  been 
made  with  a  severe  lack  of 
input  from  the  faculty  as 
well  as  from  the  student 
body.  Without  another  full 
time  professor  in  the 
Constance  Stuart  Larabee 
studio  it  will  be  extremely 
difficult,  after  this  year,  to 
fulfill  the  studio  portion  of 
all  that  is  required  of  art 
majors."  Currently,  studio 
art  majors  are  required  to 
take  a  minimum  of  three  or 
four  art  history  courses, 
concentrating  in  a 
particular  era.  and  studio 
courses,  including  visual 
design,  beginning  drawing 
and  beginning  painting. 
There  is  some  question  as 
to  whether  these  and  other 
courses  will  be  offered  as 
often  as  in  the  past, 
making  it  difficult  to  fulfill 
the  studio  portion  of  the 
requirements. 

See  "Outrage"  on  7 


Boiler  Plant  Breakdown 


President  Snubs  Judiciary 

Trout  Pardons  Two-Time  Honor  Code  Violator 


Scott  Koon 


Last  week  President 
Charles  H.  Trout 

overturned  a  ruling  of  the 
All-Campus  Judiciary, 
igniting  a  lively  debate  in 
the  College  community 
concerning  judiciary 
procedure. 

The  decision  in 
question  involves  a  student 
who  stole  from  the 
Bookstore  earlier  this 
semester,  and  who  was 
later  caught.  The  student, 
who  had  earlier  violated  the 
honor  code  by  committing 
an  act  of  plagarism,  was 
found  guilty  by  the  Student 
Conduct  Council  and 
sentenced  to  suspension. 
The  decision  was  appealed 
to  the  ACJ,  who.  after 
hearing  the  evidence 
Presented  at  the  SCC 
hearing,  upheld  the  ruling 
and  sentencing  of  the  SCC. 

Trout's  overturn  of 
the  ACJ  ruling  has 
Incensed  student  members 
of  the  ACJ  and  SCC.  who 
feel  that  his  decision 
undermines  the  role  of 
students  in  the  Judiciary 
Process.  The  Judiciary 
process  for  students  is 
driven  by  the  spirit  of  trial 


by  a  jury  of  peers.  The 
chair  of  the  SCC  is 
appointed  by  the  SGA 
President,  and.  through 
approval  by  the  SGA,  is 
confirmed  as  a  servant  of 
the  interests  of  the  student 
body  as  a  whole.  The  other 
two  students  are  members 
of  the  Sophomore  and 
Junior  classes,  and  are 
appointed  by  the  Student 
Academic  Board  and  the 
SGA  respectively.  The 
other  members  of  the  SCC 
are  a  faculty  representative 
and  an  administration 
representative,  both  of 
whom  are  appointed  to  the 
SCC  by  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  SGA.  The 
ACJ  is  composed  of  four 
faculty  members  and  five 
students,  all  of  whom  are 
selected  by  the  SGA.  The 
chair  of  the  ACJ  is  the 
Associate  Dean,  who  is  a 
non-voting  member  of  the 
committee.  The  Vice- 
President  of  the  SGA  serves 
as  vice-chair  on  this 
committee. 

Despite  the  fact  that 
all  voting  members  of  the 
judiciary  bodies  are 
appointed  by 

representatives     of    the 
student  body,  the  Student 


Handbook  states  that  "the 
President  is  the  final  voice 
in  any  judicial  procedure." 
Yet  members  of  the 
judiciary  contend  that,  in 
the  past,  presidential 
authority  has  been  limited 
by  precedent.  Max  Walton 
(who  as  SGA  Vice- 
President  is  a  non-voting 
member  of  the  ACJ) 
contends  that  This  is  the 
first  case,  to  my 
knowledge,  which  has  been 
overturned  by  the 
President  on  grounds  not 
due  to  procedural 
irregularities."  Bridgette 
Avant,  chair  of  the  SCC, 
said  Trout's  decision 
"basically  undermines  our 
authority." 

The  authority  of  the 
judiciary  bodies  of  the 
campus  is  drawn  into 
question  by  Trout's 
decision.  Another 

important,  and  related, 
issue  is  how  seriously  the 
President  takes  the 
authority  of  the  duly 
constituted  Judiciary 
committees  of  the  College. 
Last  Thursday,  Professor 
Jay  Wright  submitted  a 
letter  to  the  editor  of  the 
Elm   which    praised    Dr. 

See  "ACJ,"  on  7 


At  9:26  p.m.  Sunday,  November  7,  the  boiler  plant  spewed 
clouds  of  black  smoke  skyward  as  the  furnace,  receiving 
oo  much  fuel,  shut  down.  The  fire  department  was  called 
but  without  finding  an  actual  fire,  left  the  problem  in  the 
hands  of  Maintenance  employees,  who  by  3  a.m.  had 
epaired  the  offending  boiler.  The  college  has  two  backup 
boilers  which  kicked  into  action,  preventing  a  loss  of  heat. 


Coffee  House  Update 


Brian  Matheson 

The  anticipation 
surrounding  the  new 
student  center  in  the 
basement  of  Hodson  Hall 
has  been  discolored  by  the 
fear  that  its  completion  will 
be  put  off  once  again.  The 
student  center  was 
originally  expected  to  be  in 
use  by  the  beginning  of  this 
semester.  Students  were 
then  told  that  the 
construction  would  be 
finished  by  fall  break.  We 
are  now  looking  foreward  to 
seeing  it  when  we  return 
from  Christmas  break. 

In  an  interview  with 
the  Elm,   SGA  President 


Jamie  Baker  commented,  "I 
really  want  to  see  it  open 
on  the  21st  (of  January].  It 
was  scheduled  to  open  in 
September,  then  Fall 
Break,  now  in  January. 
The  students  have  been  let 
down  twice.  If  it's  not  open 
next  semester.  Its  going  to 
be  damaging  to.  .  .  the 
general  morale  on 
campus." 

The  student  body 
strongly  feel  that  the  new 
student  center  must  be 
completed  on  time.  SGA 
Vice-president  Max  Walton 
vehemently  expressed  this 
sentiment  In  an  interview 

See  "C-House"  on  7 


Inside 


C-House,  the  Next 
Generation:  Evans  on 
American  Culture 


This  week  in  DIRT:  Towers 
reflects  on  Communicorps 
and  college  selection 


Hamilton  clarifies  Dean 
and  Provost's 
misinterpretation  of  data 


The  firing  of  Tex  Andrews  -|  f\ 

circumvents  established  JL  \# 

procedure        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 


November  12.  1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


Lack  of 
Communication 


The  past  months  have  demonstrated  that,  despite 
claims  by  the  administration  of  openness,  there  are  no 
substantive  efforts  by  the  administration  to  involve  the 
College  community  in  the  decision-making  process. 

The  recent  decision  to  can  Tex  Andrews  Is  a 
prime  example  of  this  disinclination  on  the  part  of  the 
administration  to  achieve  the  goal  of  a  College  ruled  by 
the  spirit  of  co-governance.  The  Committee  on 
Appointments  and  Tenure  Is  an  advisory  committee  to 
the  President,  and  has  no  authority  except  In  advising 
the  President.  It  Is  an  illogical  leap  to  terminate  a  studio 
Instructor  simply  because  an  external  review  committee 
recommended  Increasing  the  department  to  two  history 
professors.  It  might  follow  that  the  department  needs 
more  of  a  focus  on  history;  it  does  not  follow  that  the 
department  needs  a  correspondingly  smaller  emphasis 
on  studio  work. 

As  noted  elsewhere  In  this  issue,  this  decision 
bypasses  the  established  channels  of  decision-making  at 
the  College.  It  Is  highly  disturbing  that  a  committee  of 
six  members  can  order  a  change  in  the  entire  curriculum 
of  a  department  without  even  consulting  the  department 
in  question.  That  a  president  would  even  consider 
circumventing  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors,  the 
Faculty  and  the  student  body  on  an  issue  so  important 
to  the  College  is  shocking,  and  can  only  lead  one  to 
question  the  possible  ramifications  of  the  agenda  of  the 
current  administration. 

The  Long  Range  Planning  process  is  vital  to  the 
future  of  the  College,  yet  the  manner  in  which  it  has 
been  handled  by  the  current  administration  leaves  much 
to  be  desired.  The  Long  Range  Planning  Committee 
consists  of  many  varied  constituencies  of  the  College,  yet 
when  it  came  to  drafting  the  Preliminary  Report  of  the 
Long  Range  Planning  Committee,  only  two  people's  input 
mattered:  the  Provost  and  the  President. 

The  Dean  and  Provost,  in  defending  the 
document  which  is  largely  the  result  of  his  labors,  often 
cites  a  "consensus"  on  the  committee  as  the  basis  for  the 
particulars  of  the  report.  Yet  if  this  is  the  case,  why  is  it 
that  the  six  faculty  members  of  the  committee  found  the 
need  to  completely  overhaul  all  of  the  sections  which 
have  curricular  implications?  One  can  only  conclude 
they  felt  that  the  "consensus"  which  the  Dean  speaks  of 
Is  spurious  in  nature. 

Finally,  the  decision  by  the  President  to  overturn 
the  ruling  of  the  ACJ  and  the  SCC  in  the  matter  of  a  two- 
time  honor  code  violator  shows  an  alarming  lack  of 
sensitivity  to  student  concerns  about  ethical  standards 
at  WC.  In  an  effort  to  do  away  with  exactly  the  same 
kind  of  arbitrariness  displayed  by  the  President  in  the 
recent  proceedings.  WC  students  of  the  sixties  and 
seventies  fought  hard  to  make  sure  that  the  student 
body  plays  a  dominant  role  in  Judiciary  rulings  at  the 
College.  Must  we,  as  students  and  future  alumni  of  WC, 
stand  by  as  the  administration  blatantly  ignores  the 
decisions  of  the  institution's  past  which  students 
struggled  to  create?  Is  Dr.  Trout  so  desperate  to  Improve 
net  tuition  revenue  that  he  is  willing  lower  ethical 
standards  to  such  an  extent  that  common  thievery  will 
become  common  practice?  If  so,  what  other  standards  Is 
he  willing  to  lower  in  the  interest  of  retaining  more  and 
more  moral  and  academic  mediocrities  at  WC?  Only 
time  will  tell,  but  we,  as  students,  will  have  to  fight  hard 
to  ensure  that  our  Washington  College  degree  is 
respected  as  a  mark  of  high  esteem,  and  not  low 
standards. 


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by    TOM    TOMORROW 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

This  Is  addressing 
the  latest  Blub  in  which 
Tanya  described,  "a  contest 
to  determine  who  should  be 
Mark  Murphy's  Queen  and 
co-ruler  of  Washington 
College."  I  want  to  know 
why  there  would  ever  be 
such  a  contest  when  I  do 
not  want  a  co-ruler.  I  don't 
want  Hillary  Clinton.  I  just 
want  some  sweet  little  thing 
that'll  swim  along  side  of 
me  and  keep  me  company. 
It  doesn't  have  to  be  the 
most  beautiful  fish  in  the 
sea  -  just  somebody  who'll 
rub  my  aching  back  every 
now  and  then. 

But  as  far  as  ruling 
the  kingdom,  I  think  I'm 
doing  all  right  by  myself. 
Thank  you  very  much.  At 
least  I  was  before  that 
damn  whale  came  along. 

And  another  thing, 
do  I  have  to  be  a  guppy 


forever?  I  want  to  be  a 
piranha.  Or  could  I  at  least 
get  some  teeth? 

—the  proud  but  noble, 
Mark  Murphy 


To  the  Editor. 

Over  the  weekend, 
someone  decided  to  add 
some  paint  to  my  van. 
What  they  painted  isn't 
important,  but  that  they 
painted  it  without  my 
permission  is.  I  realize  that 
on  the  surface,  the  yellow 
Ford  with  the  smiley  face 
looks  like  I  probably  don't 
care  about  what  I  drive, 
but  I  do.  I  chose  this 
vehicle  as  my  very  first  car, 
and  I  like  the  way  it  used  to 
look.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
the  reason  it  was  even  on 
campus  In  the  Kibler  lot 
was  that  I  was  going  to  be 
gone  recruiting  for  several 
days  and  I  didn't  think  it 
would  be  safe  parked  on 


High  St.  near  my  house. 

So.  here's  the  I 
bottom  line.  I  don't  care 
who  painted  it  or  what 
condition  they  were  In 
when  they  did  it.  I  would 
like  them  to  repaint  the 
whole  area  over  with 
yellow.  It  was  Red  Devil 
enamel,  they  can  buy  it  at 
Service  Star  Hardware.  A 
pint  should  do  the  trick.  I'll 
even  leave  the  van  at  the 
boathouse  all  weekend, 
they  don't  have  to  worry 
about  being  seen. 

I  am  not  happy  that 
this  happened.  I  don't  want 
to  spend  time  hunting  the 
culprit  down.  I'd  just  rather 
it  were  fixed  and  over  with. 
Sincerely, 
Glenn  Merry 


See  "Letters,"  on  6 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

November  12-18 

Film 
Series: 

Deadly 
Currents 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30 

p.m. 

12 

Friday 

"Egypt" 

Free  funk  band  in 

LFC,  8-11:00 

BYOB 

13 

Saturday- 
Long  Range  Planning 
Committee  Meeting 

Hynson  Lounge 
10:00  a.m. -3:00  p.m. 

14 

Sunday 

Church 

(optional) 

15 

Monday 

Forty  days  and 

nights  to  X-mas 

Remember,  it's 

never  too  early  to 

decorate! 

16 

Tuesday- 
Reform  and 

Technological  Change  in 

Argentina 

A  talk  by  Professor 

Buscaglia 

I-House  Lounge 
7:00  p.m. 

17 

Wednesday 

Geographic 

Information  Systems: 

A  Powerful  Tool  for 

Environmental 

Analysis 

CAC  Forum  7:30  p.m. 

18 

Thursday 

Drama  Dept.  presents 

My  Children!  My 
Africa! 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 

Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


November  12.  1993 


Open 
Forum 


Upon  a  visit  to 
Central  Services  last  week, 
1  noticed  a  box  on  the 
counter  requesting 

suggestions  for  the  name  of 
the  new  student  center. 
The  possibility  of  playing  a 
role  in  the  affairs  of 
Washington  College  filled 
me  with  excitement.  I  came 
to  the  conclusion  that  If  I 
were  to  make  a  suggestion 
it  should  be  representative 
of  more  than  Just  my 
personal  opinion. 

The  name  of  the 
student     center     should 


Coffee  House: 
The  Next 
Generation 


Next  Generation's  U.S.S. 
Enterprise  1701-D.  The 
lounge  where  the  crew 
gathers  to  relax  and  enjoy 
some  company  over  a  glass 
of  synthehol  is  known  as 
Ten-Forward.  Why  couldn't 
Washington  College  follow 
this  lead  and  likewise  name 
its  lounge  Ten-Forward? 
This  also  presents  the 
possibility  of  Whoopi 
Goldberg  and  Patrick 
Stewart  coming  to  campus 
to  serve  and  drink  the  first 
ceremonial  beverage  at  our 
new  facility.     Hey,  it  could 


Andrew  M.  Evans 


appropriately  reflect  the 
service  it  provides  to  the 
students  at  the  WAC.  that 
is  entertainment.  And  what 
has  been  that  greatest 
source  of  universal 
entertainment  over  the  past 
twenty-seven  years?  You 
guessed  it.  Star  Trek. 

Think  about  it,  how 
ingrained  in  American 
culture  are  the  phrases 
"Live  long  and  prosper", 
"Damnit,  I'm  a  doctor  not  a 
calender"  and  of  course 
"Beam  me  up  Scotty". 
Why,  Star  Trek  is  so  much 
a  part  of  our  society  that 
the  first  space  shuttle  was 
renamed  Enterprise  after  a 
massive  letter  writing 
campaign  organized  by  fans 
of  the  show. 

While  I  think  the 
James  Tiberius  Kirk 
Student  Center  would  be  a 
fine  name,  I  realize  that  all 
might  not  agree.  A  more 
appropriate  name  might 
come  from  Star  Trek:  The 


happen. 

So  come  on  all  you 
Star  Trek  fans  of  the  world, 
unite  and  lobby  your  SGA 
senators  to  give  our  student 
center  a  name  that 
represents  the  interests  of 
not  only  Washington 
College  but  our  great  nation 
as  well,  Ten-Forward. 

Even  if  you  disagree 
with  my  opinion.  I 
nonetheless  encourage  you 
to  involve  yourself  in 
naming  the  new  student 
center. 

[Ed.  Note:  Dorm  senators 
from,  the  SGA  are  currently 
soliciting  suggestions  for  the 
name  of  the  new  student 
center.  Recommendations 
can  also  be  submitted  in 
writing  to  the  SGA.  The 
winning  suggestion  will  be 
recognized  in  the  Elm  and 
by  the  SGA  infuture  student 
center  related  events.  CI 


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think  I  am  psycho.... 

b)  As  long  as  I  am  not 
there. 

b)  Yeah 

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Kate  Meagher 

Crisfield,  MD 

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Democracy  in  Africa  and  Demagoguery  on  NAFTA 


Paul  Biggs 


At  Professor  Shad's 
talk  on  moves  toward 
democracy  in  sub-Saharan 
Africa,  Professor  Premo 
suggested  that  there  were 
certain  parallels  between 
post-colonial  Africa  and 
Latin  America  in  the  19th 
century,  roughly  twenty- 
five  years  after 
independence.  On  Tuesday 
afternoon  I  discussed  this 
with  him.  He  informed  me 
that  at  first,  the  nations  of 
Latin  America  had  tried  to 
hold  democratic  elections. 
However,  they  had  had  no 
real  experience  in  self- 
government.  Political 
Instability  was  widespread, 
with  various  groups 
engaged  in  what  Premo 
described  as  a  "zero-sum" 


fight  for  control  of  the  state 
and  its  resources. 
Elections  were  frequently 
tainted  by  charges  of  fraud. 
Much  of  the  population 
was  uneducated, 

particularly  the  large 
numbers  of  unassimllated 
Native  Americans.  These 
factors  led  to  a  turn 
towards  authoritarianism 
and  the  rise  of  caudillos. 
After  this,  there  were  cycles 
of  attempts  at  democ- 
ratization and  returns  to 
authoritarianism. 

If  Premo  Is  right, 
this  doesn't  seem  to  bode 
well  for  Africa's  prospects 
for  democracy  In  the 
foreseeable  future.  Shad, 
In  his  talk,  had  seemed 
more  hopeful,  particularly 
when  describing  the 
changing    International 


environment.  This 

illustrates  the  different 
results  that  can  come  from 
extrapolating  future 

developments  from  current 
events  and  from  examining 
historical  precedents.  At 
the  time  when  Latin 
America         was  first 

struggling  with  Us 
newfound  Independence, 
Britain,  France  and  other 
European  nations  were 
busy  amassing  empires, 
and  the  United  States  was 
at  best  Indifferent  to 
democracy  and  political 
pluralism  in  what  was  to 
become  its  ""backyard." 
African  democrats,  with 
allies  In  the  International 
community,  may  stand  a 
better  chance.  It  is  too 
early  to  tell. 

It  Is  certainly  true 


that  without  consensus, 
strong  institutions  and  a 
democratic  tradition,  stable 
democracy  will  take  a  long 
time  to  achieve.  Nigeria's 
difficulties  have  been  in  the 
news  for  some  time. 
Algeria,  following  Its 
election,  has  experienced  a 
coup,  which  the  United 
States  government  raised 
no  objections  to.  largely 
because  Islamic 

fundamentalists  did  too 
well  In  the  election.  This 
raises  the  unpleasant 
possibility  that  Islamic 
fundamentalism  may 
replace  communism  as  the 
ideology  that  Western 
nations  are  willing  to  fight 
even  at  the  expense  of 
democracy. 

Just  to  change  the 
subject,     an     important 


debate  on  the  North 
American  Free  Trade 
Agreement  between  Vice 
President  Al  Gore  and 
NAFTA  opponent  Ross 
Perot  took  place  Tuesday 
night  on  CNN's  "Larry  King 
Live." 

Gore  and  Perot  both 
agreed  on  the  problems  of 
Mexico,  among  them  the 
hegemony  of  one  political 
party,  human  rights  abuses 
and  rampant  pollution. 
Gore  argued  that  NAFTA's 
defeat  would  cause  the 
United  States  to  lose  what 
ability  it  has  to  influence 
Mexico  In  a  positive 
direction,  whereas  Perot 
proposed  "social  tariffs"  as 
an  alternative  means  of 

See  "Briggs,"  on  4 


November  12.  1993 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Anonymous  Attempt  to 
Placate  Carries  no  Weight 


Rachael  Fink 


In  reaction  to  an 
article  I  wrote  for  the 
November  5  edition  of  The 
Elm  titled  Trout  Hesitates," 
a  letter  was  sent  to  aJI  RAs 
concerning  the  gathering  of 
information  concerning 
"graffiti,  obviously 

thoughtless  or  hateful 
comments  and  the  like." 
This  letter  was  apparently 
sent  by  Associate  Dean  of 
Students  Edward  Maxcy, 
but  it  was  not  signed  and 
arrived  in  a  plain  white 
envelope.  Dean  Maxcy 
stated  that  this  was  an 
oversight. 


the  hearing  of  someone  who 
could  take  offense  should 
such  incidents  be  noted." 
At  the  top  of  the  form  on 
which  the  actual 

information  will  be  logged 
was  written  "In  order  better 
to  understand  the  social 
climate  of  the  campus,  we 
ask  that  you  keep  a  log  of 
any/all  incidents  or 
evidence  of  gender,  race, 
homophobic  or  anti- 
physical  disability  concerns 
on  your  floor  and  building. 
We  ask  for  no  names. 
Return  this  to  the  Deans  of 
Students  at  the  end  of 
semester  examinations." 


I,  personally,  as  a  member  of  said 
committee  and  President  of  GALA, 
found  this  to  be  rather  offensive  and 
poor  attempt  at  placating  those  trying 
to  create  an  atmosphere  of 
acceptance  and  equality  here  at 
Washington  College. 


The  letter  contained 
a  photocopy  of  the  article 
with  a  few  typed  lines  at 
the  bottom.  "I  assume  that 
you  have  read  this  article 
from  today's  (1 1/5/93)  Elm. 
We  would  like  you  to  help 
the  College  gather 
information.  Wc  ask  you  to 
log  graffiti,  obviously 
thoughtless  or  hateful 
comments  and  the  like." 
This  note  went  on  to  warn 
the  RAs  that  not  everything 
should  be  reported.  "Be 
mindful  that  friends 
sometimes  can  and  do 
make  seemingly  hateful 
comments  to  one  another 
in  Jest.    Only  when  made  in 


This  appears  to  be  a 
reaction  to  the  *I  hesitate  to 
call  it  a  committee' 
committee's  push  to 
establish  a  means  for  the 
reporting  of  hate  crimes 
and  keeping  statistics  on 
such  occurrences.  1, 
personally,  as  a  member  of 
said  committee  and 
President  of  GALA,  found 
this  to  be  rather  offensive 
and  poor  attempt  at 
placating  those  trying  to 
create  an  atmosphere  of 
acceptance  and  equality 
here  at  Washington  College. 

This  letter  sent  to 
the  RAs  raises  many 
questions,  and  yet  answers 


none  of  them.  Who  is 
'we'?... The  Administration? 
The  Deans?  The  '1 
hesitate'  committee?  Why 
are  the  RAs  made  into  the 
P.C.  police?  How  are  the 
RAs  to  decide  what 
"Incidents  or  evidence"  be 
included  on  the  forms? 
How  do  they  know  when 
someone  is  insulted  by 
something?  Do      the 

residents  of  the  hall  have 
to  approach  the  RAs  and 
voice  their  complaints,  or 
do  the  RAs  have  to  assume 
that  offense  was  taken? 
Why  are  these  things  only 
being  reported  at  the  end 
of  the  semester?  What  is 
to  be  done  with  the 
information  Included  In 
these  reports?  How  does 
this  effort  fit  into  the  larger 
picture  of  increasing 
educational  efforts  and 
services  to  students  and 
faculty  engaged  in  non- 
traditional  life  styles? 

This    is    the    only 
response  by  the 

administration  to  the 
committee's  first  meeting 
and  it  is  evident  that  they 
are  not  likely  to  proceed 
further.  This  compounds 
my  earlier  feelings  that  the 
administration  does  not 
want  to  see  the  committee 
be  an  active  one.  The 
administration  is  only 
giving  the  committee  lip 
service  to  appease  people, 
like  myself,  who  Intend  to 
make  an  issue  of  Gay, 
Lesbian,  and  Bisexual 
rights  on  this  campus  and 
in  society  as  a  whole.     CI 


Thea  Mateau 


In  our  highly  commercialized  world,  not  even  the 
environmentalist  movement  could  go  untouched.  It's 
cool,  not  to  mention  P.C,  to  have  fashion  accessories  that 
bear  environmentalist  slogans.  I  was  looking  through  a 
fashion  magazine  and  a  page  with  the  word  ozone  caught 
my  eye.  It  was  an  article  on  "clean  scent"-  smelling 
'natural'.  It  seems  like  lately  anything  from  the  "Silence  = 
Death"  ACTUP  logo,  to  saving  animals  in  danger  of 
extinction  can  turn  into  a  fashion  statement  and  nothing 
else. 

Commercial  products  have  become  more 
important  than  the  ideas  they  are  supposed  to  be 
supporting.  The  sad  thing  is  that  often  the  presentation 
of  these  products  can  be  very  misleading.  Marketing 
devices  can  be  very  clever  and  guidelines  on  what's 
environmentally  safe  or  animal -friendly  or  ecologically 
sound  aren't  very  clearly  mapped  out. 

The  prices  on  many  of  these  products  are 
ridiculous.  The  industry  is  just  having  a  grand  ol*  time 
creating  anything  from  drinks  to  socks  to  earrings.  A 
new  trend  you  may  have  noticed  is  the  "clear"  image. 
They  are  trying  to  make  us  believe  that  clear  is  good, 
clear  is  natural,  when  it's  not  necessarily  so.  I  was 
watching  a  commercial  on  T.  V.  for  Biodegradable 
coolant.  They  say  something  along  the  lines  of  "what  If 
your  dog  got  into  it.  or  (dramatic  pause)  your  kid?"  I 
don't  think  -feel  free  to  correct  me-  that  just  because  a 
product  for  the  motor  of  your  car  is  biodegradable  it 
means  your  dogs,  or  (dramatic  pause)  your  kids  can 
drink  it  and  not  be  poisoned  or  touch  it  and  not  have  a 
reaction.  It  will  just  accelerate  the  biodegradation 
process  in  your  kid,  I  guess.  It's  not  negative  to  try  to 
improve  our  products,  but  that  kind  of  marketing,  is  way 
beyond  misleading,  going  into  grounds  of  the  ridiculous! 

My  point  Is  that  we  can't  really  trust  all  these 
products.  The  aim  of  the  environmentalist  movement  is 
not  to  print  out  cool  "save  the  earth"  T-shirts. 
Sometimes  the  funding  from  the  sales  actually  go  to 
ecological  causes,  but  more  often  than  not  it  doesn't.  The 
objective  is  to  act  and  work  towards  the  cause,  not  make 
it  a  fashion  statement.  My  suggestion  is  that  before  you 
rush  out  and  buy  anything  that  appears  to  be  eco/enviro 
safe,  you  read  up  on  it.  Don't  just  buy  a  product  and  feel 
you've  done  something  great,  find  out  where  your  money 
is  going.    Q. 


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influence. 

Gore  stressed  the  historic 
Importance  of  the  NAFTA 
decision,  comparing  it  to 
the  Alaska  purchase  and 
the  forming  of  NATO. 
Perot  called  attention  to 
the  deficiencies  of  previous 
trade  agreements,  the 
general  incompetence  of 
the  government,  and  the 
prevalence  of  foreign 
lobbyists  on  Capitol  Hill. 
The  vice  president 
responded  to  the  point 
about  foreign  lobbyists  by 
reminding  Perot  that  those 
lobbyists  disclosed  how 
much  they  spent,  and 
asked  Perot  to  do  the 
same.  Perot  said  he  would 
come  out  with  those 
figures  soon. 

The  debate  was 
marked  by  frequent 
Interruptions  (particularly 
by  Gore)  and  sharp 
rhetoric.  At  times,  the 
debate  grew  personal,  as 
when  Gore  called  attention 
to  Perot's  Involvement  in 
Alliance,  a  business 
venture  which  handles 
duty-free  goods  from 
Mexico.        In     terms    of 


histrionic  skill.  Perot's 
informal,  populist  style 
seemed  to  have  an 
advantage  over  Gore's  more 
formal  style.  However,  at 
times  that  informal  style 
seemed  (at  least  in  my 
opinion)  to  wear  thin,  as  In 
such  statements  as  "I'll 
wait-  It  only  takes  a  minute 
to  kill  a  snake." 
People  were  calling  from  as 
far  away  as  Zagreb. 
Croatia.  One  caller  from 
Mexico  City-  an  American- 
described  Japanese  inves- 
tors as  "lurking"  in  Mexico 
City  waiting  for  NAFTA  to 
be  rejected  by  Congress. 
"What  are  you  people  doing 
up  there?"  he  asked 
frantically.  Another  called 
fn  from  British  Columbia 
wanting  to  know  what 
lessons  had  been  learned 
from  trade  agreements  with 
Canada.  Recalling  an 
argument  over  the  accuracy 
of  government  studies  on 
the  effects  of  NATO.  I 
wanted  to  call  in  and  ask 
what  the  consensus  (if  any) 
was  among  non- 

governmental sources  such 
as  investment  banks, 
economic  think  tanks,  etc. 
Unfortunately.  I  was  unable 


to  use  the  phone. 
On  balance.  I'd  say  Gore 
won  on  the  issues.  He 
cited  numerous  examples 
of  the  inadequacies  of  our 
current  trade  relationship 
with  Mexico,  how  those 
problems  had  cost  jobs  at 
home,  and  how  the 
situation  might  improve 
under  NAFTA.  The  ques- 
tion Is,  how  did. Congress 
respond? 

In  one  rather  silly  bit  of 
Washington  showmanship. 
Rep.  Bacchus  (D-Fla.). 
officially  a  fence-sitter  until 
now,  came  out  and 
announced  his  support  for 
NAFTA,  praising  Gore's 
eloquence.  It  was  later 
disclosed  that  he  had  made 
up  his  mind  some  time  ago 
and  was  (in  cooperation 
with  the  White  House)  Just 
waiting  for  the  right 
moment.  The  debate  may 
actually  have  mobilized 
support  for  the  agreement 
in  Congress.  On  the  other 
hand,  Perot  issued  a  direct 
political  threat  to  pro- 
NAFTA  lawmakers  during 
the  debate.  "Our  people 
have  a  song,"  he  said.  "It's 
called  'We'll  Remember  in 
November.'"    12 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


November  12.  1993 


DIRT 


Let's  Make  a 
College! 


For  most  students  looking  at  colleges,  the 
prospect  of  choosing  one  Is  somewhat  like  playing  "Let's 
Make  A  Deal."  You  hope  you'll  get  the  best  prize  out  of 
your  decision,  but  there's  no  guarantee  that  you  won't 
end  up  with  the  educational  equivalent  of  a  year's  supply 
of  Turtle  Wax  or  a  giant  stuffed  chicken. 

(To  make  this  more  understandable  to  some  of  my 
analytical-thinking-impaired  readers,  this  is  a  metaphor.) 

The  difference,  of  course,  is  that  you  get  to  take  a 
peek  behind  the  doors  before  you  choose.  The  ever- 
present  tour  is  one  way,  where  you  get  to  hear  things  like 
"Sure,  you  can  design  a  major  in  Journalism"  or  "The 
campus  is  really  well-Lit  at  night"  or  "yeah,  lots  of  biology 
majors  hang  out  at  the  Lit  House."  (My  freshman  year, 
tour  guides  said  all  of  these  things  to  prospective 
students.  I  heard  them). 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


Most  of  these,  however,  are  small  misconceptions 
the  tour  guides  have  or  little  white  lies  that  they'll  let  the 
poor  kids  battle  out  when  they  get  here.  Myself.  1  was  told 
there  was  a  college  radio  station.  This  was  In  1990. 

But  before  a  student  can  take  a  tour,  however, 
they  have  to  have  heard  of  the  college.  Even  in  Maryland, 
there  are  upward  of  300  institutions  of  higher  education 
(including  technical  schools).  In  order  for  students  from 
Alaska,  Baltimore,  or  Georgia  to  leam  about  Washington 
College,  they  have  to  see  something  that  stands  out  from 
the  piles  and  piles  of  brochures  and  posters  and  cards 
sent  after  taking  the  PSAT. 

You  know  the  score.  At  first,  it  feels  like 
Christmas.  But  after  you  fill  the  second  grocery  bag  with 
literature  from  schools  you've  never  heard  of,  you  begin  to 
wonder  If  any  school  is  different  from  any  other. 

All  the  brochures  —  including  ones  from  WC  — 
have  lots  of  pictures  featuring  autumn  leaves,  professors 
talking  to  students,  chemistry  labs,  people  with  weird 
hair  painting  canvases,  some  preppy  kids,  some  kids  in 
leather,  and  a  black  guy  and  an  Asian  chick  holding 
hands  and  smiling  near  a  tree. 

So  the  question  is  how  to  make  a  college  look 
different  from  all  the  others  —  otherwise,  you  could  Just 
go  to  all  the  others. 

This  is  why  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors 
has  decided  to  retain  Communicorp.  Inc.  as  Its  new 
marketing  firm.  The  Office  of  College  Relations,  the 
Development  Office  and  the  Admissions  Office  all  work, 
and  will  continue  to  work,  to  make  the  school  more 
visible,  to  raise  money,  and  to  get  new  students, 
respectively  (and  oversimply). 

So  representatives  came  to  school  in  casual  dress 
and  met  with  administrators  and  several  rather  select 
groups  of  students  (we  told  them  they  wouldn't  be  seeing 
any  Newt's  majors  with  1.5  averages  in  their  sixth  year). 

They  asked  us  why  we  came  to  WC,  and  what  the 
character  of  the  student  body  is.  and  what  non-students 
or  prospective  students  should  know  about  the  college.  I 
was  in  a  really  grumpy  mood  that  morning  and  snarled  at 
them  a  lot. 

They  told  us  that  they'd  be  back  to  take  pictures. 
Woo-hoo.  Maybe  that  picture  of  the  really  clean-looking 
Lit  House  with  the  crew-cut  guy  sitting  in  the  rocking 
chair  (rumor  has  it  he  never  once  set  foot  in  the  building 
before  or  after  that)  will  finally  be  replaced. 

They  did  not.  however,  show  us  examples  of  what 
they've  done  for  other  schools.  I'm  sure  their  answer 
would  be  that  they  were  here  to  talk  about  us,  not  them. 
But  what  are  they  going  to  sell  the  school?  More  shiny 
brochures  to  be  chucked  in  a  bag?  And  if  they  are  hell- 
bent on  changing  the  school's  image,  will  it  be  an 
enforced  change?  For  example,  if  they  were  to  sell  it  as  a 
hippie-haven  (which  It  looked  like  my  freshman  year}, 
would  it  turn  into  one? 

And  what  are  they  going  to  sell  the  public?  We  all 
know  they're  going  to  talk  up  the  Writing  Program, 
whatever  that  is,  and  the  Biology  Department,  because 
They  always  do,  no  matter  who  They  are. 

But  what  else?  Everyone  says,  or  seems  to  say, 
that  the  campus  is  In  a  state  of  flux..  You  can't  sell  flux. 
Are  they  going  to  promote  the  WC  that  we  have,  the  WC 
that  Trout  wants,  or  the  WC  that  may  some  day  be?  "Let's 
sell  change!  Let's  sell  the  idea  of  a  long-range  plan!  Let's 
sell  a  future  of  no  red  inkl" 

That's  okay,  Monty,  I'll  keep  the  $500  bucks.  If 
someone  tried  to  sell  me  flux.  I'd  go  to  St.  Mary's,     ii 


by  Tanya  Allen 


Weekly  Synopsis: 
Last  week  the  author  was 
In  a  bad  mood  and  so  had 
a  large  blue  whale  swallow 
the  entire  Washington 
College  Student 

Government  Association 
while  the  campus  slept.  In 
a  fit  of  perversity  the 
author  also  decided  to  have 
the  large  blue  whale 
swallow  Mark  Murphy. 
which  she  later  realized 
was  a  rather  silly  thing  to 
do,  as  Mark  is  one  of  the 
main  characters  of  Blub. 
Oops. 

The  dawn  light 
drifted  down  through  the 
waters  of  WAC,  gently 
illuminating  the 

multicolored  scales  of  the 
various  WC  stu- 

dents/aquatic sea  crea- 
tures. They  sighed  and 
talked  to  themselves  as 
they  slept,  murmuring 
"Worms. ...Worms.. ..Worms. 
"  Something  was  definately 
rotten. 

Suddenly,  at  eight 
o'clock,  there  was  a 
horrible  blaring  noise,  as 
all  of  the  campus  alarm 
clocks  went  off.  "Agl" 
yelped  all  of  the 
students/ aquatic  sea 
creatures  who  didn't  have 
obnoxious  alarm  clocks. 
All  of  the  students  /aquatic 
sea  creatures  who  did  have 
obnoxious  alarm  clocks 
slept  on  peacefully.  The 
roommates  of  the 
obnoxious-alarm-clock- 
owners  groaned,  hit  the 
alarm  clocks,  and  began 
fantasizing  about  various 
methods  of  killing  their 
oblivious  roommates. 

It  wasn't  until  half- 
past-eleven  that  everyone 
was  up  and  the 
disappearance  of  Mark 
Murphy  and  the  Student 
Government  Association 
was  noticed.  Signs  were 
quickly  put  up  by  the  RAs 
and  all  non-apathetic 
students  gathered  in 
Gibson.  "Our  leaders," 
said  Freshman  Siscowet 
Heather  Noble  nobley, 
"Have  disappeared." 

"It's  a  conspiracy!" 
shouted  David  Powell,  a 
Cut-Throat  Trout,  "A 
conspiracy!  The  SGA  and 
our  king  must  have  been 
taken  by  the  same  creature 
or  force  that  caused  the 
firing  of  Tex  Andrews — a 
professor  that  just  about 
all  of  the  students  liked 
and  wanted  to  have 
continue  here. ...the  force 
that  doesn't  care  what  the 
students  think,  the  force 
that  doesn't  bother  to  find 
out  what  the  students 
think,  the  force  that 
depends  instead  on  the 
•wisdom'  of  Review  Boards 
who  view  departments  for  a 


few  days,  rather  than  for 
four  years,  as  students 
do... the  force  that— for  the 
sake  of  maintenence — is 
getting  rid  of  some  of  its 
other  most  popular 
professors  next  year  as 
well... the  force  that  wants 
to  make  this  campus  as 
outwardly  (and  as 
debatedly)  'good  looking'  as 
the  CAC  building,  and  as 
inwardly  hollow  as  the 
CAC's  columns!  This  force 
doesn't  care  about  the  WC 
students,  and  that's  why 
it's  taking  their  favorite 
professors  away,  like  Its 
Just  taken  away  our 
campus  leaders!" 

"Damn!"  said  Calico 
Bass  Stacy  Sherman, 
"Why  did  all  this 
controversy  have  to  happen 
just  at  the  point  in  which 
we  females  finally  decided 
who  should  be  Mark 
Murphy's  queen  and  co- 
leader  of  Washington 
College?" 

"What?"  said 

Tullibee  Mark  F.  Nappa 
sleepily,  "You  finally 
decided  on  a  queen?  Who's 
it  gonna  be?  Who?" 

"Well,"  said  Stacy,  "I 
don't  think  I  should  tell 
you  this  without  the  proper 
pomp  and  circumstance...." 

"Oh.  tell  us!  Tell 
us!" 

"No.  no,  I  should 
really  wait  until  we  find 
Mark...." 

"No.  tell  us  NOW, 
before  we  lose  track  of  the 
plot  of  this  damn  story 
once  again!" 

"Well...." 

"Now!  Tell  us!  Who 
Is  going  to  be  Mark 
Murphy's  queen?" 

"Urn...." 

Tell  us!" 

"Well,  ok.  Here  It  is. 
We  females  have 

collectively  decided  that,  if 
she  accepts,  the  best  queen 
for  Mark  Murphy  will  be..." 
the  campus  was  silent,  as 
everyone  baited  their 
breath.  "We  have  decided 
that  the  best  queen  for 
Mark  Murphy  will  be.. .Dr. 
Nancy  Tatum!" 

Rabbit-fish  Bunny 
Yeh  hopped  up,  shouting 
"Yay!"  All  of  the  women 
followed  her  example. 
"Yay!"  they  all  shouted. 
"Yay!  Yay!  Yayt"  And  as 
they  shouted  and  cheered  a 
wonderful  deep-sounding 
laughter  was  heard  above 
them.  "HWOH  HWOH 
HWOH...." 

Note  About  Things  the 
Author  Likes  to  Try:  In  a 
letter-to-the-editor  last 
week  John-Bruce 

Alexander  complained  that 
"Blub"  contains  "numerous 
inside  Jokes  that  only  serve 
to  amuse  a  few  readers.  I 
suggest  the  Elm  restrict  its 


articles  to  entertaining  and 
informative  news  that 
appeals  to  a  broad 
spectrum  of  readers  not 
Just  one  small  group  of 
people.  Washington 

College  is  already  a 
somewhat  divided  campus 
and  if  any  institution  can 
bring  us  together,  it  Is  the 
Elm."  In  response  to  this 
the  author  would  like  to 
say  that  actually,  the  main 
reason  she  does  Blub  Is 
because  she  believes  in 
trying  to  use  humor  and 
satire  to  "bring... together" 
WC's  different  groups  of 
people.  She  tries  to  make 
"Blub"  appeal  to  as  many 
readers  as  possible,  partly 
by  addressing  topics  and 
situations  that  affect  all 
segments  of  the 

population,  (the  social 
scene,  tuition  problems, 
common  gripes,  etc.)  She 
also  tries  to  use  people  who 
are  "campus  personalities" 
as  main  characters  (the 
reason  Mark  Murphy  was 
chosen  to  be  "King"  of 
Washington  College,  for 
instance,  was  because  he 
is  one  of  the  few  members 
of  WC  who  Is  an  active 
figure  in  more  than  one 
campus  group.  Mark 
Murphy  Is  a  member  of  KA 
and,  at  the  same  time,  a 
member  of  the  lit  house 
crowd.  He  Is  a  very  visible 
figure  in  at  least  two 
seemingly  Incompatible 
segments  of  the 

population.)  The  author 
also  tries  to  use  a  wide 
range  of  people  to  play  "bit 
parts"  in  Blub,  which  Is 
difficult  for  her  because, 
although  Washington 
College  Is  a  small  college, 
its  close-knit  "family 
feeling"  is  deceptive  —  the 
author  admits  that  she 
herself  does  not  know 
many  people  outside  of  the 
social  circles  she  herself 
travels  In.  She  is  trying  to 
include  and  address  a  large 
number  of  segments,  but 
perhaps  she  does  not 
always  succeed  in  doing 
this  as  much  as  she  would 
like.  It  is  her  hope  that  by 
satirizing  different  people 
of  different  segments  she 
will  inspire  readers  to  have 
these  people  pointed  out  to 
them,  and  that  therefore 
the  segments  will  be  a  little 
bit  more  aware  of  each 
other  than  they  were 
previously.  The  author 
tries  to  make  "Blub"  a  silly- 
ish  column  whose  purpose 
Is  to  put  members  of 
different  campus  cliques 
together  in  ridiculous 
situations  and  make  them 
bond.  She  apologizes  If  she 
is  not  as  successful  at  this 
as  some  readers  would  like 
her  to  be.    fi 


November  12.  1993 


Letters 


Woshington  College  Elm 


Editor's  note:  The  following 
letter  was  written  to 
President  Trout  by  Tyler  J. 
McCarthy,  a  member  of  the 
All-Campus  Judiciary  Board. 
(See  related  story,  page  one.) 

Dear  President  Trout, 

As  an  active  member 
of  this  campus,  I  have 
become  very  concerned 
about  certain  matters 
pertaining  to  the 

Washington  College 

community.  Recently,  as  a 
member  of  the  All-Campus 
Judiciary  Board,  I  heard  an 
appeal  of  a  student  involved 
in  a  violation  of  the  honor 
code.  Because  It  was  an 
appeal,  the  defendant  was 
required  to  bring  new 
evidence  into  the  case. 
Upon  hearing  his  appeal  it 
was  mentioned  that  he  had 
not  fulfilled  this 

requirement.  Regardless, 
as  a  concerned  board  we 
still  deliberated  over  every 
angle  of  this  case.  After 
considerable  reflection,  we 
could  not  find  any  reason  to 
reverse  the  decision  of  the 
SCC  and  let  a  second  time 
offender  walk,  particularly 
In  light  of  the  lack  of  any 
new  exonerating  evidence. 
Both  the  Student  Conduct 
Council  and  the  All-Campus 
Judiciary  Board  ruled  in 
favor  of  Immediate 
suspension. 

However,  I  received  a 
letter  today  [5  November- 
Ed.]  that  was  written  by  you 
overturning  our  decision. 
There  was  no  reason  given 
for  why  you  decided  to 
render  this  seemingly 
arbitrary  decision. 

1  don't  know  if  you 
arc  aware  of  how  lightly  the 
honor  code  is  taken  on  this 
campus,  but  your  decision 
shows  me  that  It  Is  not  only 
the  students  who  take  It 
lightly,  but  it  is  also  the 
President  of  our  institution. 

As  you  mentioned  in 
your  letter  "this  case  has 
been  trying  and  painful  for 
all  parties."  but  it  was  not 
half  as  painful  as  the  final 
decision  you  rendered. 

We  have  to  ask 
ourselves  a  couple  of  simple 
questions;  is  it  morally 
right  to  let  a  two-time 
offender  of  the  honor  code 
walk  away  unpunished? 
Should  we  even  have  a 
Student  Conduct  Council  or 
an  All-Campus  Judiciary 
Board  If  they  are  just  going 
to  be  overturned  by  a 
higher  power?    And  finally, 


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Sincerely. 

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Editor's  note:  The  following 
letter  was  written  to 
President  Trout  by  SGA 
Vice-President  Max  Walton. 
(See  related  story,  page 
one.) 

President  Trout, 

I  have  read  your 
letter  about  the  latest  All 
Campus  Judiciary  hearing. 
I  understand  your 
compassion  for  a  member 
of  our  community  in 
decreasing  the  sentence, 
but  I  feel  that  by  doing  this 
you  have  completely 
undermined  and 

discredited  the  judicial 
process  which  Washington 
College  students  work  hard 
to  uphold  and  respect. 
What  I  have  to  say  is  not 
an  attack  on  the  person 
who  was  the  defendant  at 
the  trial,  because  that 
person  used  the 

appropriate  channels  to  get 
the  verdict  overturned. 
This  is  more  of  a  letter 
about  what  I  feel  Is  the 
undermining  of  the  College 
judicial  system. 

The  students  of 
Washington  College  feel 
that  the  honor  code 
constitutes  the  important 
rules  of  the  College.  It 
protects  the  academic  as 
well  as  the  social  integrity 
of  the  community.  If  it  is 
not  enforced,  then  it  is  a 
worthless,  token  document. 
Over  the  past  three  years, 
students  have  done 
substantive  research  on 
many  honor  codes,  and, 
with  advice  and  direction 
from  the  faculty,  have  been 
working  to  Improve  the 
current  honor  system. 
Having  myself  worked  on 
this  for  two  years,  I  was 
humiliated  by  your  verdict. 
How  would  anyone  respect 
a  code  which  is  not 
enforced  by  the  leadership 
of  the  College? 

This  offense  was 
preceded  by  another  honor 
code  violation  by  the 
student  in  question.  To 
minimize  the  significance  of 
a  second  honor  code 
violation  is  a  slap  in  the 
face  to  the  judicial  system 
of  the  College,  the  judicial 
bodies  of  the  College  and 
the  entire  student  body. 
All  of  the  members  of  the 
SCC  had  made  the  decision 
and  it  was  upheld  by  the 
ACJ.  The  decision  was  not 
without  foundation.  It  was 
a  decision  of  the 
Washington  College 


community.  These  people 
are  not  on  a  witch  hunt, 
they  only  want  to  uphold 
the  Judicial  system  and 
keep  the  Integrity  of 
Washington  College.  The 
honor  code  is  in  effect  at 
Washington  College  from 
the  day  that  you  get  here 
as  a  freshman  until  the 
day  that  you  graduate. 

Dr.  Trout,  in  your 
letter  you  gave  no 
explanation  for  the  change 
In  punishment,  nor  did  you 
give  any  clue  about  any 
procedural  error  that  might 
have  effected  your 
decision.  The  defendant 
has  been  treated  fairly  by 
the  judiciary  in  this  case. 
The  sentence  was 
appropriate.  You  gave  no 
explanation  to  the  people 
of  the  judiciary  on  the 
change  of  verdict  and  why 
the  change  in  sentence  was 
made.  The  least  that  you 
could  have  done  Is  sat 
down  with  the  members  of 
the  group  and  explained 
why  you  decided  to 
overrule  the  decision.  But 
you  did  not.  Worse  yet, 
you  did  not  even  turn  the 
matter  over  to  the  judiciary 
for  re-sentencing,  you.  only 
handed  It  over  to  the 
Deans.  Professional 

courtesy  would  dictate  that 
the  people  who  had  made 
the  decision  should  come 
up  with  the  new 
punishment.  By  turning  it 
over  to  the  Deans,  you 
circumvented  the 

cornerstone  of  the 
Washington  College 

Judiciary.  The  judiciary  of 
Washington  College  cannot 
be  separated  from  the 
honor  code.  You  have 
questioned  the 

professionalism  of  all  those 
on  the  SCC  and  ACJ. 
Sitting  on  a  jury  Is  an 
uncomfortable  situation  for 
anyone.  Tough  choices 
have  to  be  made.  Those 
choices  have  to  be 
respected. 

At  the  beginning  of 
the  year,  you  asked  me  to 
keep  away  from  any 
surprises.  This  ruling  was 
the  biggest  surprise  in  my 
three  years  at  the  College. 
1  am  saddened  by  this 
decision  because  I  thought 
that  the  people  of  this 
community  believed  In  and 
enforced  the  honor  code. 
Sir,  I  think  that  because  of 
this  decision  you  do  not 
believe  in  the  honor  code 
or  the  judiciary  system 
currently  in  place.  I 
believe  In  the  honor 
system.  I  have  worked  on 
it  with  students  and  with 
the  members  of  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Academic 
Dishonesty.  I  have  taught 
it  to  the  Freshman  class 
when  they  entered  this 


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to  uphold  the  honor  code, 
not  circumvent  it. 

I  hope  that  we  can 
discuss  this  matter  at 
length. 

Max  B.  Walton 


To  the  Editor. 

I  am  writing  to 
correct  a  misunderstanding 
that  may  have  ensued  from 
some  remarks  that  Dr. 
Wubbels  made  at  the  LRPC 
open  forum  on  Tuesday, 
October  26.  (See  Elm 
article  "LRPC  Open  Forum" 
in  the  October  29th  Issue.) 
He  asserted  that  the 
correction  of  the  errors  I 
spotted  in  budget  plans  A 
and  C  of  the  long  range 
plan  "don't  change  the 
conclusion  In  the  plan,  just 
narrowed  the  margin  from 
$3  to  $2  million.*"  His 
assertion  Is  based  on 
partially  corrected  versions 
of  plans  A  and  C.  I  would 
like  to  set  the  record 
straight  as  to  the  full  effect 
of  applying  all  the 
corrections.  Note  that  A  is 
a  model  projecting  growth 
to  approximately  1150 
students  and  C  is  a  model 
projecting  growth  to  the 
present  capacity.  In  their 
original  form,  prior  to 
application  of         the 

corrections,  A  and  C 
compared  as  follows: 

1.  The  profit/loss 
performance  of  A  runs 
ahead  of  C  for  the  entire 
length  of  the  plan. 

2.  Plan  A  comes  out  of 
deficit  in  two  years  and 
then  runs  increasingly 
large  surpluses  culmi- 
nating in  a  $2.3  million 
surplus  in  FY  2005.  C 
takes  five  years  to  come  out 
of  deficit  (In  FY  1999)  and 
then  promptly  goes  back 
into  the  red.  It  then  runs 
Increasingly  large  deficits 
with  a  loss  of  over 
$700,000  In  FY  2005. 

3.  In  FY  2005.  the 
operating  surplus/loss  of  A 
exceeds  that  of  C  by  three 
million  dollars.  During  the 
course  of  the  entire  plan,  A 
runs  a  total  surplus 
exceeding  $6.3  million  and 
C  runs  a  total  deficit  of 
nearly  $3.4  million  for  a  net 
difference  of  almost  ten 
million  dollars  in  favor  of  A. 

Thus,  as  originally 
presented,  A  appears  to  be 
superior  to  C. 

I  suggested  a  total  of 
15  corrections  that  needed 
to  be  made  to  models  A  and 
C.  On  September  28,  7  of 
these  corrections  were 
commu-nicated  to  Dr. 
Wubbels.  He  made  6  of 
these  corrections  prior  to 
the  October  2  meeting  of 


the  Long  Range  Planning 
Committee.  (He  disputed 
the  need  for  funding  a 
repair  and  replacement 
reserve  for  the  3  new 
dorms  in  plan  A).  At  that 
meeting,  I  made  a 
presentation  that  Included 
all  15  of  the  corrections. 
Dr.  Wubbels"  assertion  that 
the  margin  has  just  been 
narrowed  from  $3  to  $2 
million  is  based  on  the 
partially  corrected  models 
that  he  prepared  prior  to 
the  long  range  planning 
committee  meeting.  [ 
summarize  below  the 
results  of  applying  all  15 
corrections.  The  corrected 
versions  of  A  and  C  are 
referred  to  as  A*"*  and 
C***. 

1.  The  operating 
surplus/loss  of  C***  runs 
ahead  of  A***  during  the 
next  nine  years.  A***  runs 
slightly  ahead  of  C**' 
during  FY  2004  (by 
$12,000)  and  runs 
$600,000  ahead  of  C*" 
during  FY  2005. 

2.  A***  comes  out  of  deficit 
in  eight  years  (in  FY  2002). 
C***  gets  into  the  black  in 
just  two  years. 

3.  In  FY  year  2005,  the 
operating  surplus  of  A***  is 
only  $600,000  ahead  of 
C***.  Over  the  entire 
course  of  the  plan,  A"* 
runs  a  total  surplus  of  $1.4 
million  while  C***  runs  a 
total  surplus  of  over  $6.8 
million.  Thus  the  total 
surplus  of  C***  exceeds 
that  of  A***  by  more  than 
$5.4  million. 

It  should  be  noted 
that  financial  planners 
agree  that  models  are 
probably  unreliable  past 
five  years,  so  the  fact  that 
C***  runs  ahead  of  A"*  for 
the  first  ten  years  is 
particularly  compelling. 
Note  that  even  in  Dr. 
Wubbels'  partially 

corrected  models,  C*** 
runs  equal  to  or  ahead  of 
A**"  for  the  first  six  years. 

It  should  also  be 
noted  that  both  A  and  C 
make  extremely  optimistic 
assumptions  about  tuition 
revenues:  specifically,  they 
assume  that  tuition  can  be 
raised  9.5%  for  next  year 
and  then  raised  by 
inflation  +  2%  for  each  of 
the  subsequent  years  of 
the  plan.  In  addition,  it  Is 
assumed  that  the 
percentage  of  students  on 
financial  aid  can  be 
reduced  from  67.5%  to 
65%  and  that  the  aid  as  a 
percentage  of  total  costs 
can  be  reduced  from  48% 
to  47%.  Both  models 
assume  that  the  number  of 
students  can  be  increased. 

See  "Budget"  on  7 

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"Budget,"  from  6 

If  these  increases  in 
tuition  revenues  fail  to 
materialize,  the 

performance  of  both 
models  is  degraded,  but 
p*»*  is  hurt  more  than 
C***.  With  lower  tuition 
revenues,  C***  could 
conceivably  outperform 
A*"  for  the  entire  length 
of  the  plan. 

Also,  note  that 
while  A***  requires  raising 
$20,000,000  for 

buildings,  C***  requires 
no  fund  raising 

whatsoever.  Neither  plan 
calls  for  any  additonal 
endowment  fund  raising 
except  for  endowment  for 
buildings  in  A***.  (Both 
plans  call  for  increases  in 
endowment,  but  that 
takes  place  automatically 
through  market 

appreciation,  Hodson 
trust  money,  and  the 
maturation  of  bequests.) 
If  an  equal  amount  of 
fund-raising  were  put  into 
plan  C***  and  directed 
Into  endowment  rather 
than  building  costs,  C*** 
would  perform  even 
better.  Suppose  that  in 
this  modified  plan,  called 
C***  endowment,  $10 
million  of  additional 
endowment  is  raised  over 
the  ten  years.  In  that 
case,  C***  endowment 
would  end  with  a  surplus 
of  $1,649,489  in  FY 
2005.  which  would  exceed 
the  surplus  in  A***  for 
that  year.  Over  the 
course  of  the  plan  C*** 
endowment  runs  a  total 
surplus  of  over  $9.6 
million  compared  with 
$1.4  million  for  A'**  -  an 
advantage  for  C*** 
endowment  of  $8.2 
million. 

It  would  appear 
that  the  soundest  plan 
from  a  financial 

standpoint  would  be  C*** 
endowment. 

Dr.  Gene  Hamilton  I 


"C-House,"  from  1 


(like  a  student  center), 
Washington  College  has  the 
growing  potential  to 
become  a  suitcase  campus. 
*     think    he     is     looking 


I 

foreward  to  the  opening* 

considering  that  he  is  so 

pro-student" 

The  student  center 
is  for  the  students,  and  to 
paraphrase  Dennis  Berry's 
statement,  the  students  are 
in  control.  Students  like 
Matt  Mullin  "want  it  the 
way  the  Seniors  describe  it, 
with  beer  on  tap.  pizza,  and 
popcorn,  and  beef  jerkey's 
a  must...."  The  students 
have  played  an  operative 
role  in  the  organization  of 
the  student  center,  perhaps 
we'll  have  to  pick  up 
hammers  and  play  a 
in       its 


"Outrage,"  from  1 


earlier  this  week.     "If  the 

student  center  isn't  done 

on  time,  the  students  will 

be  pissed  off  as  all  get  out." 
Unfortunately, 

sources  have  suggested 

that,     once     again,     the 

project  will  be  delayed.   The 

Malntainence  Department, 

who   already   have   their 

hands  full  with  keeping  the 

campus  in  working  order, 

simply  cannot  keep  up  with 

the  schedule.     While  the 

plans  originally  allowed  for 

outside  contractors  to  come 

in   and   do   much   of  the 

work,  there  seems  to  be  no 

money  left  in  the  budget. 

The  deli  portion  of 

the  student  center  seems  to 

be   what   is    holding   the     sirr»ilar       role 

project  up  right  now.   There     construction.    £2 

is  a  possibility  that  the 

multi-purpose  room  could 

be  completed  and  open  by 

the     deadline,     but    the 

general  feeling  is  that  this 

would  probably  result  in 

further  delays  in  finishing 

the  deli. 

There     has     been 

some  suggestion  that 
students  could  help  with 
some  of  the  work.  Many  of 
the  unskilled  tasks  that 
burden  the  Maintenence 
workers  could  be  taken 
over  by  interested  students, 
thus  perhaps  allowing  for 
the  project's  completion  on 
time.  Baker  feels  that 
students  could  also  assist 
in  daily  clean-up  and  in 
maintenance  chores  to  free 
the  staff  to  be  able  to  put  in 
more  man  hours  of  work 
each  day. 

While  the  many 
postponements  might 
suggest  a  lack  of  interest 
among  the  administration, 
SGA  Treasurer  Sonja 
Wilson  is  still  hopeful.  "I 
believe  that  President  Trout 
wants  to  get  this  project 
done  as  much  as  the 
students        do.  He 

understands  that  without  a 
central  point  on  campus 


Operating  surplus  (loss)  by  year 


1-000,000 


1500,000) 


d-000,000) 


Duke  Krieger  '96 
was  very  adamant  in  his 
disapproval  of  the  decision 
to  eliminate  Andrews.  "It  is 
a  typical  example  of  the 
way  the  school  is  being  run 
these  days.  Things  are 
being  taken  away  from  the 
students."  Krieger  seems 
to  have  taken  J.  Tarln 
Towers'  advice  from  the  last 
issue  of  the  Elm  and  stated 
"When  he  leaves,  I  leave." 
Krieger  has  made  plans  to 
transfer  out  of  Washington 
College  and  will  not  return 
next  semester.  Several 
other  students  have 
expressed  similar 

sentiments,  although 
Krieger  is  the  only  one 
currently  planning  not  to 
return. 

There   was   also   a 
strong      reaction      from 
freshmen  considering  a 
major  In  art.     Both  John 
Guchemand      and      Eric 
Hammesfahr  sat  down  with 
The  Elm  to  express  their 
feelings         about         the 
situation.   Guchemand  said 
he    had    "thought    about 
transferring  because  I  don't 
know  what  the  department 
is  going  to  be  like  in  the 
years     to     come."         He 
objected  not  simply  to  the 
fact   that  Andrews'   was 
being  let  go,  but  to  "the  way 
things  were  handled  .  .   . 
low  key  and  under  the  table 
...  if  this  keeps  happening 
it  will  harm  the  College  in 
the  long  run."    Guchemand 
was    happy   to    so    many 
students  at  the  meeting 
Tuesday  night  and  said 
that  the  College  should  "get 
student  input  to  make  sure 
this  type  of  thing  doesn't 
keep  on  happening."    Eric 
Hammesfahr,  considering  a 
major  in  art  so  as  to  teach 
in  the  secondary  system, 
said  "it  just  seems  like  a 
shame  that  they  let  go  a 
guy  who,  in  my  opinion, 
was   doing   a   good  job." 
Hammasfahr  believes  that 
If  the   College   wants   to 
change  its  emphasis  that  it 
has  a  right,  "but  there  are 
students  here,  too.    They 
could  find  some  other  way 
to  solve  the  problem,  like 
hiring  part-time  art  history 
professors.     In  the.  studio 


you  really  need  a  full  time 
relationship  with  the 
students."  Hammasfahr 
feels  that  there  will  be  less 
of  a  "sense  of  growth"  with 
only  one  full  time  studio 
professor.  "More  professors 
with  more  ideas  offer  the 
students  more."    Q. 


Registration  Info 

John  K.  Phoebus 


According  to  Dr.  Jack 
Hamilton.  Registrar,  arena 
registration  may  be 
unnecessary  in  the 
enrollment  process  this 
semester.  Through  a  new 
method  of  registering  for 
courses,  students  are 
encouraged  to  "Think 
Alternatives"  and  advisors 
are  asked  to  Indicate 
whether  a  course  for  next 
semester  is  a  course  within 
the  student's  major  or  a 
continuation  of  a  class 
needed  for  distribution. 
Today,  when  all  registration 
cards  are  entered  into  the 
registrar's  computer,  course 
selections  will  be  processed 
according  to  an  order  which 
will  help  ensure  that 
students  who  need  a  course 
for  major  or  continuation 
requirements  are  able  to  be 
enrolled.  "In  essence,  the 
sequence  Is  designed  to 
insure  that  last  semester 
seniors  are  enrolled  in  the 
courses  they  need  to 
graduate,  that  majors  are 
given  the  first  chance  at 
major  courses,  and  that 
those  students  who  need  a 
second  sequentially 

numbered  course  foi 
distribution  are  given 
preference,"  said  Hamilton  to 
the  Elm. 

The  inclusion  of 
alternative  selections  will 
enable  the  Registrar's  Office 
to  enroll  students  in  courses 
with  a  minimum  number  of 
returned  cards  due  to 
students  being  closed  out  of 
primary  choices.  Only  if  the 
number  of  returned  cards  is 
too  high  to  practically  handle 
problems  individually  by  the 
students  and  faculty  will 
arena  registration  be 
necessary.  The  goal  of  the 
Registrar's  Office  is  to 
eliminate  the  need  for  an 
arena  gathering.   SI 


"ACJ,"  from  1 

Trout  for  the  decision 
overuling  the  sentence 
confirmed  by  the  ACJ. 

It  should  be  noted 
that  Professor  Wright  must 
have  learned  of  the 
President's  decision  on 
Wednesday.  Wright  Is  not 
a  member  of  any  Judiciary 
committee,  yet  he  learned 
of  the  decision  before  any 
of  the  ACJ  members,  who 
were  not  notified  of  the 
decision  until  Friday.  None 
of  the  SCC  members,  save 
the  chair,  received  any 
notification  of  the  decision. 
The  Elm  Is  investigating 
the  possibility  of  a  leak. 

Another  question  is 
how  seriously  the  President 
took  the  case,  and  whether 
he  reviewed  all  of  the 
pertinant  evidence.  The 
Elm  has  learned  that  the 
President  did  not  review, 
and  could  not  have 
possibly  reviewed,  the 
evidence  presented  at  the 
SCC  hearing,  because  the 
sole  transcript  of  the 
hearing  has  remained  in 
the  possession  of  the  SCC 
chair.  The  President  did 
not  request  review  of  the 
evidence  prior  to  reaching 
his  decision.  The  President 
had  no  verbatim  transcript 
of  the  trial  at  his  disposal 
prior  to  making  his 
decision.  All  he  had  was  a 
written  report  detailing  the 
charge,  and  the  verdict  of 
the  ACJ  and  SCC. 

In  a  recent  meeting 
with  the  Elm.  the  student 
leaders  of  the  campus 
judiclary'said  that  they  felt 
the  President  had 
circumvented  established 
procedure  and  abrogated 
the  perogatives  of  the 
student  body  in  reaching 
what  they  termed  an 
"arbitrary"  decision.  These 
leaders  felt  that  there 
needs  to  be  a  formalization 
of  the  appellate  process. 
These  leaders  also 
Indicated  they  were  being 
kept  in  the  dark  as  to  what 
punishment,  if  any,  would 
be  meted  out  to  the  guilty 
party.  Currently,  the 
matter  is  in  the  hands  of 
unspecified  "deans,"  and 
the  students  involved  in 
the  Judiciary  process  have 
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In  last  week's  Elm, 
Tex  Andrews  brought  up 
some  very  important 
procedural  issues 

concerning  the  termination 
of  his  position.  According 
to  Andrews,  the  decision 
was  made  by  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee  on         the 

recommendation  of  the 
external  review  board. 
According  to  the 

Washington  College  Faculty 
Handbook  1 991-1992. 
decisions  concerning  the 
"reduction  or  termination  of 
an  existing  curricular 
program  involving  faculty 
appointments"  are  to  be 
made  by  "a  Program 
Change  Committee  on  the 
recommendation  of  the 
President,  the  Dean  of  the 
College,  the  Academic 
Council,  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee,  the 


Committee  on  Appointment 
and  Tenure,  or  the 
Faculty."  The  Program 
Change  Committee, 

consisting  of  the  Dean, 
chairs  of  three  academic 
divisions  of  the  faculty,  and 
three  faculty  members 
elected  by  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee,  is 
required  to  convene 
specifically  for  the  issue  of 
the  program  change,  to 
send  a  memorandum 
informing  all  faculty  and 
other  teaching  staff  of  the 
considered  change,  and  to 
"prepare  a  Plan  for  Program 
Change  based  exclusively 
on  long-range  educational 
judgment  about  the 
desirability  and  feasibility 
of  proposed  modifications 
in  academic  program  and 
staffing."  In  addition  to 
this,  the  Committee  is  to 
consult  with  the  Faculty 
and  departments  affected, 
as     well     as     with     the 


President.  The  final  report 
is  to  be  sent  to  the  Faculty 
for  "discussion,  revision, 
and  a  vote."  It  then  goes 
back  to  the  President  who 
takes  it  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors. 
After  all  of  this,  the 
proposed  changes  go  to  the 
Committee  °n 

Appointments  and  Tenure 
who  makes  the  final 
decision.  According  to  the 
information  now  available 
to  The  Elm,  It  appears  that 
the  decision  was  made  by 
the  Committee  orl 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
without  having  gone 
through  the  proper 
channels.  Currently,  the 
question  of  the  propriety  o\ 
the  decision  made  to 
release  Andrews  is  under 
discussion,  albeit  infor- 
mally, by  many  segments  0l 
the  college  community.    ^ 


9 


ington 


College  Elm 


Sports 


November  12.  1993 


Need  A 
Stress  Relief? 


^  at  a  loss  for  an  idea  for  this  week's  commentary 
to  the  lack  of  intercollegiate  competition.  Then  I 
ed  over  to  dinner  and  found  my  inspiration.  Out  in 
(  0f  Caroline  there  was  a  group  of  men  playing 
hall-  As  I  crossed  the  cross  walk  two  women,  in 
jionable  WC  spandex,  jogged  by  on  their  way 
ntown.  After  dinner  I  went  to  get  my  mail  and  a 
,[eoflacrosse  players  were  tossing  the  ball  back  and 
!in  front  of  the  CAC.  My  point  is  that  athletics  take 
e  around  us  everyday  even  when  there  are  no 
duled  intercollegiate  competitions.  I'm  sure  this  is 
dus  to  most  everyone,  but  I  thought  I  would  point  it 


Sports  Commentary 


his  brings  me  to  my  real  topic:  the  benefits  of  dally 
ss.  Yeah,  that's  it.  That's  what  I'll  talk  about.  There 
many  benefits  to  maintaining  some  sort  of 
ictured  fitness  regimen.  Stress.  This  is  something 
most  of  us,  as  over  worked  college  students,  feel  In 
ing  degrees,  Exercise  helps  to  reduce  and  relieve 
ss.  The  next  time  your  feeling  the  work  pile  on 
relighting  with  your  significant  other,  and  Citibank 
ils  coming  to  repossess  that  expensive,  spontaneous 
:hase  you  thought  you  could  afford,  try  going  for  a 
or  hitting  the  LFC  for  twenty  minutes  on  the 
yde. 

mother  benefit  is  to  your  health.  Exercising 
lerately  three  times  a  week  will  help  you  to  maintain 
]  health.  It  also  boosts  your  energy  level.  Nodding  off 
e  trying  to  read  for  economics?  A  brisk  walk  will  do 
same  thing  a  candy  bar  will, 

Ve  shouldn't  forget  that  eating  well  accompanies 
:cise.  The  proper  intake  of  the  four  food  groups 
ist  is  not  a  food  group)  compliments  your  exercise 
gram.  Lots  of  fruits  and  veggies  and  grains, 
e"  as  my  grandma  puts  it,  will  keep  you  feeling 
thy  and  "regular"  (another  quote  from  grandma), 
am  through  with  my  8th  grade  health  class  lecture. 
Jl  seriousness,  there  are  plenty  of  well  equipped 
itles  that  we  have  access  to  on  this  campus  to  keep 
lealthy  women  and  men.  The  LFC,  the  pool,  and 
stertown  itself  are  all  resources  for  potential 
rise.  The  next  time  you  can't  think  of  anything  to  do 
hecking  out  the  LFC  or  going  for  a  bike  ride. 

-Kate  Sullivan 


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swimming  team  is  Jennifer 
Green.  There  is  also  only 
one  junior  on  the  women's 
swimming  team  with  co- 
captain  Amy  Draper. 

The  men's  squad,  coming 
off  thebest  season  in  school 
history,  goes  into  this  year 
without  any  seniors. 

Mike  Frey,  the  lone  junior 
on  last  year's  team  is  not 
swimming  this  year. 

The  men's  swimming  team 
has  four  sophomores  and 
seven  freshmen. 

Winter  Sports 
Ready  To  Start 

The  swimming  teams  will 
open  their  season  tomorrow 
against  Franklin  & 
Marshall  at  home. 

Also  tomorrow  at  home, 
the  women's  basketball 
team  will  scrimmage  Trinity 
University. 

The  basketball  teams 
open  their  regular  season 
next  weekend  with 
tournaments. 


Swim  Season  Splashes 
To  A  Start  Saturday 

Men's  And  Women's  Teams  Host  Diplomats 


Matt  Murray 


e    women's 


The  Washington 
swimming  teams  open  thelr 
season  tomorrow  against 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
College,  and  both  the  men's 
and  women's  teams  are 
filled  with  optimism  and 
loaded  with  talent. 

The  men's  team  comes  off 
its  most  successful  season 
in  school  history,  as  it 
finished  with  a  7-2  regular 
season  mark  last  year  and 
a  seventh  place  finish  in 
the  MAC  Championships. 

This  season,  the  men's 
team  should  be  even 
stronger  after  a  big 
recruiting  year.  However, 
they'll  have  to  swim  better 
this  season  in  order  to  stay 
close  in  the  highly 
competitive  Centennial 
Conference. 

The  men's  team  has  their 
largest  roster  ever  with  18 
talented  men  including 
seven  Juniors,  four 
sophomores,  and  seven 
freshmen,"  head  coach  Kim 
Lessard  said.  "They'll  be 
led  by  MAC  Champion 
junior  co-captain  Dave 
Cola,  who  should  lead  the 
team  in  the  200,  500,  and 
1000  free  events." 

The  other  Juniors  on  the 
squad  are  co-captain  Chris 
Freisheim,  Jason  Campbell, 
Dave  Czekaj,  Tyler 
McCarthy,  Tim  Whlttier, 
and  Mike  Bowman. 

Freisheim  is  the  school 
record  holder  in  the  400 
individual  medley  with  a 
time  of  4:36.45  and  is  a 
member  of  three  school 
record  relay  teams. 

"We're  looking  forward  to 
a  very  exciting  season," 
Freisheim  said.  "It's  going 
to  be  real  interesting  to  see 
how  we  do  against  those 
teams  that  have  lost  a  lot  of 
seniors  while  we  have  our 
team  all  back  from  last  year 
along  with  seven 

freshmen." 

Campbell  holds  the  school 
record  in  the  100  and  200 
breaststroke.  He  is  also  on 
four  school  record  relay 
teams  and  also  holds  the 
50  freestyle  record  with 
Cola  at  22.8. 

McCarthy  is  also  a 
member  of  three  school 
record  relay  teams. 

Czekaj  had  a  break- 
through season  last  year 
when  he  placed  in  the  1650 
at  Championships. 

Both  Whittier  and 
Bowman  swam  for  the 
Shoremen  first  semester  of 
last  year  but  did  not  swim 
in  the  spring  semester. 

Peter  Ward,  Scott 
Steinmuller.  David  Kraft, 
and  Julien  Gaudion  provide 
a  solid  sophomore  class. 

Ward  and  Steinmuller  are 
both  school  record  holders 
in  individual  events.  Ward 
holds  the  record  in  the  100 
and  200  backstroke,  while 
Steinmuller  holds  the 
record  in  the  100  butterfly. 


200  butterfly,  and  the  200 
individual  medley. 

Kraft  is  a  member  of  the 
school  record  800  relay 
team,  and  Gaudion  is 
Washington's  second 

fastest  breaststroker. 

Lessard  also  hopes  the 
freshmen  recruits  will 
contribute  this  season. 
Freshmen  on  this  year's 
team  are  Tim  Parent 
(Dover.  DE).  Dan  Woodall 
(Dover,  DE).  Marcello  Brutti 
(Argentina),  Michael  Davis 
(Drexel  Hill.  PA),  Perry 
Holland  (Smithfield.  NC). 
Ryu  Kawai  (Japan),  and 
Justin  Thomas  (Kingston. 
Jamaica). 

"I'm  very  excited  and 
optimistic  about  this  young 
team,"  Lessard  said.  They 
have  the  potential  to  be  a 
power  in  the  new 
conference." 

On  the  women's  side  of 
the  pool,  optimism  still 
runs  high,  but  the  results 
weren't  as  positive  last 
year. 

The  women  are  coming 
off  a  tough  record  of  2-8." 
Lessard  said.  "But  we've 
improved  our  depth  from 
last  year." 

Co-captain        and 
conference  standout 

Jennifer  Green  leads  the 
women's  team.  The  only 
senior  on  the  team,  Green 
was  a  finalist  at 
Championships  in  both 
backstroke  events  last  year, 
as  she  set  the  school 
records  in  the  100  and  200. 

The  lone  Junior  on  the 
women's  team  is  co-captain 
Amy  Draper.  Draper 
should  be  a  strength  for  the 


Sho'women  in  the  freestyle 
events. 

Sophomores  Jen  Dow  and 
Colleen  Roberts  were  both 
successful  last  season. 
Dow  placed  in  both 
butterfly  events  at 
Championships  last  year. 
Roberts  set  two  school 
records  last  year  and 
placed  in  three  events  at 
Championships. 

Roberts  is  optimistic 
about  this  season. 

"I  think  our  conference  is 
a  lot  harder  this  year," 
Roberts  said.  "But  we  did 
get  a  couple  of  good 
freshmen,  and  we  have 
more  numbers.  We  should 
have  a  more  positive  year 
than  last  year." 

Denlse  Hakanson  also 
had  a  good  season  as  a 
freshman  for  the 

Sho'women  last  season. 
She  should  contribute  in 
the  freestyle,  Individual 
medley  and  backstroke  this 
year. 

Sophomores  Robin 
Woollens  and  rookie 
Elizabeth  Likens  should 
provide  depth  in  the 
freestyle  and  the 

breaststroke. 

The  women's  team  also 
had  a  strong  recruiting 
season,  and  this  year's 
additions  are  Jennifer  Voss 
(Bridgeton,  NJ).  Renee 
Bylkas  (Severna  Park,  MD), 
Eileen  Kuriger 

(Southampton,  PA),  Erin 
Miller  (Chester.  VA)  and 
Amy  Peterson  (Derwood, 
MD). 


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Women's  Basketball  Set  To  Tip-Off 
Season  And  End  81 -Year  Drought 

Cole  Prepares  Team  For  First  Year  Of  Intercollegiate  Competition 


Matt  Murray    _ 

Since  1912.  men's 
basketball  has  been 
played  at  Washington 
College  without  a 
women's  team  playing 
alongside. 

Seventy-one  years  later, 
after  two  years  of  club 
status.  Washington  is 
prepared  to  send  its  first 
intercollegiate  women's 
basketball  team  to 
National  Collegiate 

Athletic  Association 
Division  III  gymnasiums 
across  the  country. 

Loaded  with  freshmen, 
the  Sho'women  will  open 
their  season  at  the 
Hunter  College  Tip-Off 
Tournament  on  November 
19.  Their  first  home 
contest  will  be  on 
November  30  against 
Franklin  &  Marshall. 

Under  the  guidance  of 
head  coach  Lance  Cole 
and  assistant  coach 
Steven  Lee,  the 

Sho'women  hope  to  take 
some  opponents  by 
surprise  In  their 


inaugural  season. 

"I  Just  can't  wait  to  get 
started,"  said  Cole,  who 
was  an  assistant  coach  at 
Central  Missouri  State 
from  1991-1993.  "I  think 
we  have  the  ability  to 
surprise  some  teams.  It's 
going  to  be  Interesting  to 
see  how  they  respond  to 
the  pressure  in  their  first 
games." 

With  only  one  senior  In 
captain  Pam  Hendrickson. 
no  juniors,  and  only  two 
sophomores  in  Erica 
Estep  and  Kelly  Eakin, 
the  team  will  rely  heavily 
on  the  eight  freshmen  on 
the  roster. 

Cole  knows  the  team  will 
be  Inexperienced  but 
believes  it  will  be  very 
balanced. 

"I  feel  we've  got  some 
speed  in  the  backcourt 
and  In  handling  the  ball 
with  Hendrickson  and 
(Kelly)  Rodgcrs."  she  said. 
"Lee  Ann  Lezzer  is  going 
to  be  a  shooting  force 
from  the  outside.  Inside. 
I  feel  we're  going  to  be 
strong  with  Ebonl  Taylor 


and  Allison  Wentworth." 

Cole  feels  in  addition  to 
Lezzer  (Millersville,  MDJ, 
strong  shooting  will  come 
from  Sherrl  Gallini 
(Pi  sea  ta  way.  NJ),  Liz 
Mangano  (Pitman,  NJ), 
and  Rodgers  (Glen 
Burnie,  MD)  while  Melissa 
Kordula  (Baltimore.  MD) 
will  add  depth  in  the 
backcourt. 

In  the  frontcourt.  Eakln, 
Estep,  and  Iris  Lewis 
(Baltimore,  MD)  will  help 
Wentworth  (Millersville. 
MD)  and  Taylor 

(Germantown.  MD). 

Despite  having  1 1 
women  on  the  roster,  Cole 
believes  one  of 

Washington's  weaknesses 
this  season  will  be  a  lack 
of  depth. 

"We're  not  that  deep," 
Cole  said.  "Conditioning 
is  going  to  play  a  large 
role  in  our  success.  We're 
far  from  being  in  game 
shape  right  now,,  but 
that's  going  to  come." 

Cole  feels  the  Centennial 
Conference  will  be 
difficult,  especially  in  the 


team's  first  season. 
Washington  Is  in  the  East 
Division  with  Ursinus, 
Muhlenberg,  Swarthmore. 
Haver  ford  and  Bryn 
Mawr.  The  Sho'women 
are  ranked  fifth  in  their 
division     for     the     pre- 


Washington  College  h 
They  could  catch  So 
people  by  SUrpr| 
because  nobody  kn. 
what  they  have." 

Washington  may 
young  this  season,  j 
the   players   are  fujl 


season,    just    ahead    of     optimism  and  are  hop: 


Bryn  Mawr. 

"The  conference  is  going 
to  be  tough,"  Cole  said. 
"Within  the  Centennial. 
Franklin  &  Marshall. 
Ursinus,  Dickinson,  and 
Johns  Hopkins  are  all 
very  good.  I  think  we're 
fortunate  to  be  in  the 
Eastern  Division  where 
the  teams  may  not  be  as 
strong  as  those  In  the 
West." 

However,  the  fact  that 
Washington  even  has  a 
team  worries  some 
coaches  in  the 

conference. 

"Lanee's  done  a  really 
nice  job  so  far," 
Swarthmore  head  coach 
Karen  Yohannan-Borbee 
said.  "I  don't  know  how 
they'll  do  because  I  really 
don't  know  what 


to  beat  some  teams  j. 
fulfill  Yohannan-Borbt 
prediction. 


"I   think  we've 


IJQI 


really  good  group  of  g 
who  are  working  rea 
hard,"  Hendrickson  sa 
"I  think  we're  going 
surprise  some  tean 
(Cole)  has  recruited 
good  freshman  cli 
that's  going  to  be  here 
four  years." 

Said    Wentworth: 
think  we  look  really  g« 
Everyone's  working  re; 
hard,    and    there's 
reason  we  can't  surpr 
some  teams." 

The  Washing! 
women's  basketball  te 
will  scrimmage  Trin 
University  tomorrow 
the  Cain  Gymnasium 
9:30  a.m. 


Intramural  Basketball  Approaches  Halfway  Point 
Of  Season  With  Close  Action-Packed  Contests 

K7  Knocks  Off  Defending  Champion  Showtime;  Gis  Ihp  Destroys  LPD  In  D  II  To  Stay  On  Hot  Strea 


On  Tuesday  night.  K7 
upset  Showtime  50-34  to 
give  the  defending 
champions  a  reality  check. 
K7,  on  the  strength  of  Sam 
Berger's  shooting,  racked 
up  a  sizable  lead  and  held 
on  for  a  convincing  win. 


In  other  Division  I  action, 
the  Coaches,  ranked 
second  In  the  pre-season, 
were  demolished  by  Theta 
Chi  47-32.  Theta  Chi 
moved  to  3- 1  with  the  win, 
and  the  Coaches  are  still 
searching  for  their  first  win. 


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To  continue  the  string  of 
upsets.  Phi  Delta  Theta 
beat  the  Cornhuskers  in  a 
close  game.  The  Phi  Delts 
allowed  the  Cornhuskers 
only  one  shot  per 
possession  for  much  of  the 
game.  The  final  was  48-44. 

The  other  game  on  the 
Division  I  slate  on  Tuesday 
was  High  Street  and  Kappa 
Alpha.   Kappa  Alpha 
continued  to  improve  but 
still  fell  short  44-38.   High 
Street  evened  its  record  at 
2-2  with  the  win  and  Kappa 
Alpha  dropped  to  0-4. 

In  Division  II,  Gis  Ihp  sent 
a  statement  to  the  rest  of 
the  league  with  its  56-25 
destruction  of  LPD.   Dan 
Coker's  leadership  has 
been  a  plus  for  Gis  Ihp. 

In  a  close  game,  KA2/Mr. 
Wendal  squeaked  by  Phi 
Delta  Theta  2  47-46  in 
overtime.   Christian  Boone 
and  Ryan  Mahoney  had 
strong  games  for  Phi  Delta 
Theta  with  Ken  Pipkin  and 
Josh  Lawrence  providing 
the  offense  for  KA2/Mr. 
Wendal. 

In  the  third  game  of  the 
evening,  Theta  Chi  2  rolled 
over  Phi  Delta  Theta  3  45- 
26.  The  win  Improved 
Theta  Chi  2's  record  to  2-2. 

The  second  half  of  the 
season  begins  on  Sunday 
evening  with  a  full  slate  for 
both  Division  I  and  II. 

The  playoffs  will  begin  the 
first  week  of  December. 

All  results  for  intramural 
basketball  are  provided  by 
Dennis  Berry  and  the 
Department  of  Recreation. 


Intramural  Basketball 
Standings 
(As  of  Tuesday,  November ! 
Division  I W    L  Rari 


K7 


Cornhuskers 
Theta  Chi 


Phi  Delta  Theta 


High  Street 
Showtime 
Kappa  Alpha 
Coaches 


4     O       1 


3     1 


2     2 


Division  II 

W 

L      * 

Phi  Delta  Theta  2 

3 

1 

Gis  Ihp 

2 

2 

KA2/Mr.  Wendal 

3 

1 

Theta  Chi  2 

2 

2 

Phi  Delta  Theta  3 

1 

3 

LPD 

O 

4 

m 
i 

2 
3 
4 

5 
6 


11 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


November  12.  1993 


Men's  Basketball  Has  Hart; 
Young  Team  Seeks  Heart 


MattMurray 

After  23  years  with  Tom 
Finnegan  at  the  helm,  the 
men's  basketball  team  will 
(ajte  on  a  slightly  different 
look  this  season  with  a  new 
head  coach. 

Finnegan  left  this 
semester  on  academic 
sabbatical,  and  the  dean  of 
Washington  College 

coaches  has  turned  the 
reins  over  to  longtime 
assistant  coach  Mike  Hart. 

Hart,  a  native  of 
Linthicum,  Maryland  and  a 
graduate  of  Towson  State 
University,  has  been  an 
assistant  coach  for  the 
Shoremen  for  ten  years, 
and  he  is  excited  about 
being  the  head  coach  this 
season. 

"I  think  it  will  be  a  fairly 
smooth  transition  because 
it's  not  like  they  have  a 
whole  new  personality  they 
have  to  get  used  to."  Hart 
said.  "Obviously,  I'm  not 
Coach  Finnegan.  A  lot  of 
my  style  has  been 
influenced  by  him.  but  I  do 
have  my  own  style. 
Hopefully,  the  guys  will 
respond." 

In  only  two  weeks  of 
practice,  the  players  have 
noticed  a  few  adjustments. 

"We're  going  to  have  more 
of  a  fast-paced  style  now." 
senior  Geoff  Rupert  said. 
Things  are  also  going  to  be 
more  laid  back.  He  (Hart) 
Is  more  of  a  player's  coach." 

Hart  has  taken  over  a 
young  team,  as  there  are 
only  two  seniors  on  the 
roster  in  Rupert  and 
captain  Charles  Cummlngs. 
There  are  also  only  three 
juniors  in  Jay  Devlin,  Jerry 
Davis,  and  Adam  Poe. 


Mike  Hart  (right)  replaces  Tom  Finnegan  (center)  as  the 
head  coach  this  season, 


Sophomores  Mark  Kenah. 
Edmund  Hicks,  and  Ken 
Lapp  return  to  the 
Shoremen  this  season,  and 
freshmen  Paul  Kenny 
(Dublin.  Ireland),  Ben 
Harris  (Alexandria,  VA), 
Derek  Cuff  (McMurray,  PA), 
and  Mark  Awantang 
(Wheaton.  MD)  round  out 
the  roster. 

A  weakness  for  the 
Shoremen  this  year  will  be 
size.  With  the  graduation 
of  six-foot-nine  center 
Darren  Vican,  the  tallest 
players  on  the  roster  this 
year  are  Devlin  and  Lapp  at 
six-foot-six. 

"We're  not  real  big.  but  at 
the  same  time,  we're  pretty 


Geoff  Rupert  averaged  1 5.0  points  per  game  last  year. 


mobile."  Hart  said.  "I  think 
the  key  is  going  to  be 
rebounding.  We  have  good 
speed  and  we  should  have 
good  pressure  defense." 

In  their  first  year  in  the 
Centennial  Conference, 
Washington  is  ranked 
second  in  the  East  Division 
for  the  pre-season  right 
behind  Muhlenberg. 

Swarthmore,  Ursinus,  and 
Haverford  round  out  the 
division. 

"I       ranked       them 
(Washington)  second 

behind  Muhlenberg," 
Haverford  head  coach  Dave 
Hooks  said.  "They're 
probably  second  best  in 
talent  and  the  history  of 
their  program  helps  them. 

"I  think  Cummings  is  a 
pretty  good  player,  and  I 
think  Rupert  has  probably 
been  one  of  the  strongest 
people  against  us  on  a 
game-to-game  basis  over 
the  last  two  years." 

The  conference's  West 
Division  will  be  very  strong 
this  year  with  Franklin  & 
Marshall,  Johns  Hopkins, 
Dickinson.  Gettysburg,  and 
Western  Maryland. 

The  Diplomats  of  Franklin 
&  Marshall  are  ranked 
number  one  In  Division  III 
in  the  Columbus  Multimedia. 
pre-season  poll  and 
number  two  in  Division  III 
in  the  Din  News  and  NCAA 
Basketball  Preview. 

Johns  Hopkins,  led  by 
guard  Luke  Busby,  is 
ranked  sixth  in  Division  III 
by  the  NCAA  Basketball 
Preview. 

Even  with  the  tough 
competition  ahead  of  them, 
the  Shoremen  are  confident 
going  into  the  season. 

"As  of  now,  we're  looking 
pretty  good."  Rupert  said. 
"We're  hurting  in  size,  but 
we're  quick.  We  also  have  a 
couple  of  freshmen  who 
can  contribute." 

The  Shoremen  open  then- 
season  November  19  at  the 
Widener  Tournament. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Well,  the  "usually  informative  Newt's  Player  of  the 
Week  section"  is  back  for  another  go-around,  and  this 
week,  we  didn't  have  too  many  options. 

With  fall  intercollegiate  sports  done  for  the  year,  and 
without  any  winter  sports  on  tap  Just  yet,  we  went  out 
on  a  limb  and  gave  It  to-the  Man,  the  Myth,  the 
Legend-Dave  George. 

Now,  you're  probably  saying-how  could  we  give  it  to 
such  a  loser?  How  could  a  math  majoring,  private 
schooled,  preppy,  geeky  nobody  win  such  a  coveted 
award? 

Well,  it's  all  in  the  language  ("yeah,  I  threw  thatl"  or 
"don't  worry,  they  can't  come  back  now")  and  the  fact 
that  he  refuses  to  be  known  as  a  " — jump-shooting  -." 

Anyway. ..Dave  has  been  a  force  on  the  Intramural 
courts  for  the  Cornhuskers.  He  has  consistently  scored 
15  or  16  points  per  game  and  has  led  the  new  team  on 
the  block  in  Division  I  to  a  3-1  record  as  of  Tuesday. 

So  yes,  his  knees  may  be  bad,  and  his  jump-shot  may 
be  uglier  than  his  roommate  (yes,  that  means  you 
Myersl),  but  he  seems  to  get  the  job  done. 

A  BIG  honorable  mention  this  week  goes  to  the  lone 
undefeated  team  (as  of  Tuesday)  In  Division  I.  Another 
new  team,  K7  knocked  off  defending  champion 
Showtime  on  Tuesday  night  with  James  Alvarez  and 
Sam  Berger  throwing  in  a  bunch  of  points  (don't  you 
love  our  accurate  intramural  statistics)  with  Geoff, 
Doug,  Meiritt,  Alberto,  and  whoever  else  is  on  the  team 
leading  K7  to  a  4-0  mark. 

But  this  week,  the  big  stage  belongs  to  big  Dave.  So 
congrats  Dave  (who,  as  the  immortal  Billy  Blair  would 
have  said. has  gotten  "NICE"  this  season).  Too  bad  he 
went  to  such  a  lousy  high  school,  or  more  people  might 
like  him.  No.  really.  He's  kind  of  a  good  guy.  I  really 
don't  think  it's  fair  that  he  carries  that  reputation  of 
being  the  man  with  a  great  smile  and  no  girlfriend. 
Really,  that's  not  fair... 
Good  luck  to  all  of  the  Intramural  players  on  Sunday. 


Newt's 

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Volume  63,  Number  Eleven   •   November  19,  1993 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Student  Activists  Protest 


jThis  drawing  sums  up  the  feelings  of  the  students  who  took  part  in  last  Saturday's  protest.  ] 

tape  draped  across  the  two 
columns  directly  In  front  of 
the  southern  entrance. 
Issues  eight  and  nine  of 
this  year's  Elm  were  posted 
on  these  columns.  Both 
editions  featured  articles 
regarding  this  issue  on  the 

See  "Outrage"  on  7 


Rachael  Pink 

This -past  Friday  a 
group  of  students 
concerned  about  the 
decision  not  to  re-hire  Tex 
Andrews     conducted 


the  brick  walkways  at  both 
the  front  and  rear  of  the 
building.  The  outlines 
were  labeled  with  the  titles 
of  different  course  offerings 
in  the  Art  Department 
which  students  feel  are 


protest     at     the     Casey  jeopardized  by  the  decision 

Academic    Center.      The  to  replace  Andrews  with  an 

protest  consisted  of  chalk  art    historian.       It    also 

outlines  of  bodies  drawn  on  featured  "police  line"  style 

Target  Tutoring  Helps  Kids 

Scott  Koon 


Every  Tuesday  and 
Thursday  afternoon  the 
Casey  Academic  Center 
and  the  surrounding  area 
reverberate  with  the  sound 
of  frolicsome  children 
cavorting  joyously,  bringing 
smiles  to  the  faces  of  the 
normally  taciturn  students 
walking  by. 

For  several  hours  a 
week,  the  CAC  becomes  an 
elementary  school 

classroom  and  Martha 
Washington  Square 

becomes  a  playground,  all 
under  the  auspices  of  the 
Target  Tutoring  program. 
Twenty- eight  local 

schoolchildren  from  the 
third  and  fourth  grades 
come  to  do  their 
homework,  engage  in  one- 
on-one  activities  with 
College  students  and  play 
under  the  watchful  eyes  of 
their  tutors. 

The  Target  Tutoring 
program  has  been 
underway  for  three  years  at 
Washington  College.  Each 
elementary  school  student 
in  the  program  is  assigned 
to  a  College  student  who 
helps  them  with  their 
homework  and  becomes  a 
friend  and  mentor.     Senior 


Tutors  with  tutees  at  the  CAC 


Meritt  Pridgeon,  who  is  a 
tutor  In  the  program,  said 
"I  think  even  more  than 
getting  their  homework 
done.  It's  about  giving  them 
someone  to  hang  out  with. 
I  know  that  if  I  were  an 
eight-year-old  I'd  think  it 
was  really  cool  to  have  a 
college  age  person  as  a 
friend." 

Wendy  Debnam, 
who  co-administers  the 
program     with     Ramsey 


Bigham,  said  that  the 
program  is  "for  children 
acknowledged  as  problem 
children.  They're  not 
mentally  deficient,  they're 
really  bright  and  can  pull 
the  wool  over  your  eyes  in 
a  heartbeat.  But  they 
often  don't  receive  the 
attention  they  need  at 
home  because  both 
parents  work,  and  they 

See  "Tutors,"  on  8 


Vandals  Plague  WC 


Scott  Koon 


A  series  of 

Incidents  have  been 
reported  Involving  a 
slingshot  in  the  vicinity  of 
Caroline  House.  Two 
residents  of  Caroline  had 
their  room  window 
damaged.  bathroom 

windows  were  damaged. 
Several  windows  In  the 
O'Neill  Literary  House  were 
also      damaged.  No 

witnesses  to  these  five 
incidents  have  come 
forward  as  of  yet.  This 
series  of  events  Is  still 
under  investigation. 
Security  has  no  suspects 
right  now,  but  hope  that 
they  will  be  able  to  close 
the  case  quickly. 

Another  incident 
occurred  In  Caroline  late 
Saturday  night  or  early 
Sunday  morning.  Interior 
stairwell  lights  as  well  as 
exterior  lights  were 
damaged.  The  students 
allegedly  responsible  for 
this  damage  were 
apprehended  by  the 
Security  officer  on  duty 
and  their  case  will  come 


before  the  SCC. 

Maintenance  Is  currently 
evaluating  the  dollar  value 
of  the  property  damage. 

A  stereo  was  stolen 
from  a  vehicle  in  the  Mlnta 
Martin  parking  lot  on  the 
fourteenth.  The  case  Is 
under  investigation. 

Security  Is  encouraging 
students  to  double  check 
their  vehicles  to  make 
certain  that  they  are 
locked. 

In  another  incident. 
Security  was  called  In  to 
Investigate  suspicious 
activity  early  last  Friday 
morning  In  the  Mlnta 
Martin  parking  lot. 
Security  questioned  two 
persons  who  were  nearby, 
Upon  Investigating  the 
vehicle  where  this  activity 
occurred.  Security  found 
that  a  canvas  bag  they  had 
spotted  earlier  had  been 
removed.  The  officer  then 
caught  up  with  the 
suspects,  who  were  found 
to  be  In  possession  of  the 
missing  property,    fJ 


Party  Monitors 


Marshall  L.  Norton 

Last  year.  Campus 
Security  head  Jerry 
Roderick  met  with  the  SGA 
to  formulate  a  policy 
concerning  all-campus 
parties  held  In  Hodson 
Hall.  At  the  meeting,  it  was 
decided  that  If  alcohol  were 
to  be  sold  at  such  a  party. 
then  at  least  one  individual 
would  need  to  be  present  to 
act  as  a  monitor  to  insure 
that  only  students  and 
their  registered  guests  were 
using  the  facility. 

Roderick  stated  that 
at  times  in  the  past,  prior 


to  the  Introduction  of  the 
party  monitor  regulation, 
many  high  school  students 
and  otherwise  uninvited 
guests  would  be  allowed 
into  the  gatherings  In 
Hodson  Hall.  Predictable 
problems  with  the  issue  of 
underage  drinking  arose, 
thereby  warranting  the 
need  for  some  type  of 
novel  regulation. 

Although  he  is 
pleased  with  the  success  of 
the  party  monitor  program 
as  it  stands  today.  Roderick 
admitted  that    "There  are 

See  "Party,"  on  p.  8 


Inside 


Eric  Emery  and  Ted 
Knight  (the  other  one) 
address  campus  living 


George  Jamison  stages 
coup,  launches  attack  on 
green  groups'  hypocracy 


President  Trout  responds 
to  those  who  have  been 
critical  on  SCC/ACJ  issue 


On  the  Thirtieth 
anniversary  of  the  death  of 
John  F.  Kennedy         


November  19.  1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


That's  just  the  Way  it  is 

Back  when  I  was  a  young  whippersnapper  of 
fourteen  and  fifteen  I  worked  as  a  dishwasher  at  the  U.S. 
Army  hospital  In  Berlin,  Germany.  My  boss,  Sgt.  Tutt. 
(yes.  that  was  his  real  name.)  was  in  charge  of  the  menu 
and  food  preparation.  I  never  found  out  how  he  became 
an  Army  cook,  but  I  always  suspected  that  he  missed  his 
true  calling  in  life:  he  should  have  been  a  drill  sergeant. 

Anyway,  a  lot  of  what  I  did  didn't  involve  washing 
dishes.  Often  (every  day,  in  fact)  I  would  be  out  on  the 
front  line  of  the  cafeteria  serving  such  delicacies  as  over- 
cooked squash  and  mystery  meat.  Since  I  was  Just  a  kid, 
1  never  knew  what  to  tell  the  soldiers  when  they 
complained  about  the  poor  quality  of  the  food.  One  day  I 
asked  Sgt.  Tutt  what  I  should  tell  them,  and  he  gruffly 
(but  wisely)  said  "Just  tell  them  that,  no  matter  what  the 
other  promises  their  recruiter  gave  them  when  they 
entered,  no  one  ever  told  them  to  expect  good  food  in  the 
Army." 

Since  coming  to  Washington  College,  I've  often 
pondered  the  wisdom  of  the  words  of  Tutt.  For  Sgt.  Tutt 
was  not  only  talking  about  mess  hall  food,  he  was 
addressing  people's  expectations  In  general. 

Everyone  loves  to  gripe.  It  is  one  of  the  things 
which  all  the  peoples  of  the  world  have  in  common. 
Congress  complains  about  the  President,  the  Armenians 
complain  about  the  Azeris.  Neapolitans  complain  about 
the  traffic  and  everyone  complains  about  the  weather.  It's 
universal. 

When  we  listen  to  people's  grievances,  do  we  really 
listen?  Was  that  young  soldier  from  the  Midwest  really 
upset  about  the  watery  consistency  of  his  eggs,  or  was  he 
upset  that  he  was  stationed  In  Berlin  instead  of  Fort  Rlly, 
Kansas?  Sure,  I'll  bet  he  was  miffed  about  the  eggs,  and 
justifiably  so.  but  that  wasn't  what  was  really  eating  him. 
I  didn't  have  any  control  over  what  really  bothered  him, 
but  since  his  predicament  had  predisposed  him  to 
complaining,  he  complained  to  me  about  something  he 
could  reasonably  expect  1  could  do  something  about. 

The  key  to  understanding  people  is  listening  to 
them,  and  the  key  to  communicating  effectively  is  to  say 
what  you  mean  to  say  and  not  pussyfoot  around  the 
issues.  That's  the  only  way  things  get  done. 

So  it  is  with  this  year's  Elm.  You'll  notice  that 
there  has  been  a  dearth  of  articles  about  student  apathy 
and  dining  hall  food.  These  sorts  of  articles  appear  in 
many  student  newspapers  "across  the  country,  but  not 
here.  They're  counter-productive.  Let's  face  it,  any  mass 
dining  facility  isn't  going  to  be  as  satisfactory  as  an 
ordinary  restaurant  or  home  cooking.  That's  Just  in  the 
nature  of  the  beast,  and  it's  silly  to  complain  about  the 
food  when  we  all  realize  that  the  Dining  Hall  is  doing  the 
best  they  can  given  finite  resources. 

The  same  is  true  of  student  apathy.  I  don't  really 
think  it  is  as  widespread  as  my  fellow  college  journalists 
seem  to  think.  What  is  perceived  as  apathy  i.e.  a  lack  of 
activism.  Is  usually  not  apathy,  but  learned  helplessness. 
People  in  our  society  are  socialized  in  the  belief  that 
higher-ups  know  what  is  right.  Of  course,  few  people 
actually  believe  this,  but  most  think  that  everyone  else 
does,  they  become  resigned  to  the  prospect  that  appeal  to 
higher  authority  does  not  work.  They  become  resigned  to 
the  ultimate  and  arbitrary  use  and  abuse  of  power. 

But  that  docs  not  have  to  be  the  case.  All  it  takes 
is  one  person  to  stand  up  and  say  that  things  are  not 
right,  and  that  they  demand  a  change.  Those  in  authority 
usually  ignore  that  person,  having  themselves  been 
conditioned  to  believe  themselves  omnipotent  and 
omniscient.  But  eventually  that  one  voice  becomes  two, 
two  voices  become  four  and  so  on.  When  that  happens 
the  power  of  the  people  becomes  a  force  to  be  reckoned 
with,  and  the  Sgt.  Tutts  of  this  world  have  to  make  sure 
that  everyone  gets  their  eggs  the  way  they  like  them. 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


Editofs  note:  the  following 
is  a  letter  which  has  been 
sent  to  President  Trout. 

Dr.  Trout, 

As  a  concerned 
member  of  the  Student 
Conduct  Council,  I  feel  that 
It  is  necessary  for  me  to 
make  my  feelings  clear 
regarding  the  events  of  the 
past  few  weeks. 

I  do  not  intend  to 
argue  your  right  to 
overturn  decisions  made 
by  the  Student  Judiciary. 
You  do  have  this  right.  Nor 
do  I  wish  to  argue  the  facts 
of  the  case  in  any  way.  As 
far  as  I  am  concerned,  the 
case  Itself  Is  over,  your 
final  decision  can  not  be 
changed,  and  it  will  rest.  I 
do,  however,  have  a 
problem  with  the  way  In 
which  this  has  been 
handled.    I  feel  that  we,  as 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

November  19-25 


20 


Saturday 

Drama  Production 

My  Children! 

My  Africa! 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 


23 

Tuesday- 


members  of  the  judiciary, 
have  a  right  to  understand 
the  reasons  behind  the 
overturning  of  our  ruling. 
If  these  reasons  are 
procedural,  we  need  to 
know  so  we  can  avoid 
mistakes  in  the  future.  If  it 
is  because  of  new  evidence. 
I  still  feel  that  we  have  a 
right  to  some  kind  of 
explanation  or  justification. 
While  the  lack  of  an 
explanation  for  your 
decision  upset  me  a  little.  I 
was  very  upset  when  I 
learned  that  you  had 
refused  to  meet  with  the 
SCC  and  ACJ  to  discuss 
this  matter.  Until  this 
time,  I  was  under  the 
impression  that  this  school 
was  run.  to  some  extent,  In 
a  democratic  way.  I  was  of 
the  opinion  that  we,  as 
students,  could  have  an 
audience  with  the  head  of 
our  Institution  If  we  had  a 


Film 
Series: 

Wisecracks 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30 

p.m. 


21 

Sunday 

Dept.  Of  Music  presents 

"A  Jazz  Band 
Concert" 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 


24 

Wednesday 


concern.  Well,  we  have  a 
concern,  and  the  head  of 
our  institution  has  refused 
us  an  audience.  I, 
personally,  am  very 
offended  by  this.  We  do  not 
seek  to  change  the  outcome 
of  this  particular  case,  we 
simply  seek  some 

communication. 

Sincerely, 

Anthony  D.  Hecht 


Editor's  note:  the  following 
is  a  letter  which  has  been 
sent  to  President  Trout 

President  Trout, 

I  believe  that  as 
President  of  the  college  you 
have  the  most  demanding 
Job  on  this  campus.  My 

See  "Letters,"  on  6 


19 


Friday 

Drama  Production 

My  Children! 

My  Africa! 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 


22 


Monday 

"Exercising  Ethics 

in  Business:  New 

and  Used  Cars" 

Hynson  Lounge 
dinner  6:00  p.m. 
talk  at  7:00  p.m. 


25 

Thursday 

Thanksgiving  Day 

Campus  Voices 
19  November 


Woshington  College  Elm 


Features 


November  19.  1993 


Open 
Forum 


As  Thanksgiving  Is  fast  approaching,  we  all  must 
femember  to  take  time  to  celebrate  all  the  good  things  we 
have,  no  matter  how  we  got  them.  Just  like  the  first 
Thanksgiving  when  the  pilgrims  thanked  God  for 
Manhattan  while  the  Native  Americans  modeled  their  new 
beads.  I  am  thankful  that  the  man  who  parachuted  in  on 
the  Bowe-Holyfield  fight  got  pummelled  by  the  audience. 
]'m  glad  Sinbad  finally  has  a  show  that  can  really 
showcase  his  talents;  A  Different  World  was  just  too  small 
and  limiting.  I  am  thankful  my  name  is  not  Bobbitt.  But 
(here  are  two  particular  things  for  which  I  am  thankful. 

I  am  thankful  that  the  administration  canned  the 
artist  and  instructor  Tex  Andrews.  This  is  the  90's.  who 
needs  mentors,  role-models,  or  people  to  inspire  us  into 
greatness.  Washington  College  understands  that  we've 
pretty  much  topped  out  and  why  bother  with  practical 
application  of  thoughts  and  ideas.  Taking  the  lead  from 
the  school,  I  have  announced  that  I  am  firing  my  parents. 
Sure  they  have  been  great  to  me,  beginning  with  the  whole 


Mark  Phaneuf 


giving  me  life  thing.  But  I  don't  need  them  anymore.  I 
know  what  it  means  to  be  a  good  person  and  besides,  if  I 
have  any  questions  in  the  future  I  can  rent  some  person 
who  does  not  know  or  care  about  me,  someone  who  has 
no  vested  interest  in  seeing  me  succeed  and  ask  that 
person  what  to  do.  It  sounds  really  harsh  on  paper  1 
admit,  but  you  should  see  the  money  it  will  save  me.  No 
more  birthday  cards  or  anniversary  gifts.  My  little 
brothers  and  sisters  were  a  bit  shocked  at  my  parents 
dismissal  but  I  told  them  we  were  in  a  state  of  flux  and 
asked  them  to  bear  with  it.  When  they  asked  who  would 
teach  them  the  difference  between  right  and  wrong,  I  gave 
them  the  T.V  Guide. 

The  other  thing  for  which  I  am  not  thankful  also 
has  to  do  with  the  administration.  With  the  recent 
override  of  the  decision  by  the  All-Campus  Judiciary,  I  feel 
vindicated.  Throughout  my  years  at  Washington  College  I 
have  always  maintained  that  the  Honor  Code  was  a  joke. 
My  opinion,  which  some  might  have  thought  to  be  Jaded 
and  cynical,  was  validated  by  the  head  Sho'Man  himself. 
Though  I  don't  know  all  the  specifics  of  the  case  but  I'm 
sure  he  had  his  reasons  for  the  pardon,  just  like  Gerald 
Ford  did.  Maybe  he  wanted  to  end  the  college  community 
nightmare  of  preserving  its  integrity  and  decency.  In 
honor.  I  hesitate  to  use  the  word,  of  this  new  openness  to 
and  acceptance  of  dishonesty  and  generally  stupid 
conduct.  I  would  like  to  propose  a  Campus  Wide  Looting 
Day  next  Tuesday.  Before  the  break  we  can  all  trash  the 
Bookstore,  taking  whatever  will  fit  in  our  pockets.  Then 
we  could  move  on  to  destroying  the  dorms,  having  fun 

See  "Phaneuf,"  on  4 


Campus  Voices 


By  Steve  Brown 


Photos   by  Katina  Duklewski 


QUESTION:  Are  you  going  to  see  My  Children!   My  Africa!  this  weekend? 


Uh  huh.. 


.yes.. 


Doug  Peterson 

Senior 

Derwood.  MD 

Most  beautiful  person  in 

the  world:   I  won't  answer 

that. 


Yes... I  am 


Matt  Zimmerman 

Senior 

Kind  of  all  over  the  place 

MBPITW:  Jennifer 

LeSchander 


...I  am  going  to  sec  It 
on  Thursday.  You  are  so 
mean  I 

Pearl  Pham 

Freshman 

Berwyn,  PA 

MBPITW:  Audrey  Hepburn 

and  Bruce  Lee 


No. ..I  have  to  sing...um.. 
have  crew... I  don't  know. 

Jenny  LeSchander 

Sophomore 

My  Mommy  (that's  where 

she  came  from) 
MBPITW:  Axel  Rose 


Meow. .  .Yeaaaahhhhh 


Stewart 
Feline 

Christana  Mall 
MBPITW:  Meeeeeeeeeeee.. 


Yes. 


Christina  Chiarchiaro 
Freshman 
Clarksburg,  NJ 
MBPITW:  My  Mom 


Students  Express  Aggravation  with  Campus  Life 


Eric  Emrey  &  Ted  Knight 


Our  beloved  school, 
"seems,  is  chock  full  of 
Problems  that  could  easily 
land  inexpensively)  be 
solved  by  having  them 
Dr°ught  out  In  the  open 
gW  subjected  to  debate. 
We  hope  that  the  following 
jrUcIe  will  have  that  effect. 
*hat  we  have  done  is 
'Qentify  problems  and 
jo'utions  affecting 

^ashington  College  and  try 
^nd  group  them  by  what 

ea  of  the  campus  is 
JJ'ected  by  each.  Problems 
JJ"1  security,  parking,  the 
glc°hol  policy.  Health 
,ervices,  disparities  in 
J*1*  condition  and 
^enities,  the  dining  hall, 

,e  smoking  policy,  the 


business  office,  and  the 
bookstore  seem  to  be  the 
main  concerns  of  the 
student  body;  these,  then, 
are  the  topics  under  which 
our  complaints  are 
classified. 

However,  by  no 
means  does  the  list  of 
gripes  mean  that  we  are 
dissatisfied  with  the  school 
in  general.  There  are 
many,  many  positive 
aspects  to  WAC  that 
outweigh  the  negatives. 
For  example,  the  general 
appearance  of  the  campus 
is  incredible:  visitors  here 
are  awed  that  such  a  small 
school  can  look  so 
cohesive,  planned,  and 
historic.  The  atmosphere  is 
extremely  conducive  to 
studying  and  gives 
students     a     feeling     of 


belonging  to  a  historic 
institution.  The  phone 
system  and  computer 
network  are  wonderful, 
aiding  in  both  commun- 
ication and  the  ability  to 
study.  Both  the  staff  and 
faculty  are  friendly,  caring, 
personal  and  responsive. 
Many  professors  and  other 
members  of  the  staff  go  out 
of  their  way  to  be  especially 
caring  and  helpful  —  for 
example,  by  inviting 
students  to  their  homes  for 
dinner.  Unfortunately, 
however,  these  positive 
points  are  clouded  by 
numerous  small  problems 
that  add  up  and  make 
Washington  seem  less  like 
the  outstanding  college 
that  it  is. 

Probably  the  most 
prevalent   complaint   on 


campus  now  is  with 
security.  Examples  of 
misguided  policies,  unfair 
and/ or  unnecessary 

enforcement,  and  police- 
state  tactics  are  all  too 
common.  Two  anecdotes 
come  to  mind  that 
demonstrate  the  problems 
students  have  been  having 
with  the  WC  security  force 
this  year.  The  first 
occurred  this  weekend 
when  we  noticed  for  the 
first  time  a  security  officer 
walking  around  dressed 
completely,  from  head-to- 
toe,  in  black,  Including  a 
black  hat;  his  outfit  made 
him  look  like  a  F.B.I,  agent 
or  member  of  a  S.W.A.T. 
team.  His  walkie-talkie 
was  inexplicably  on  a 
bandoleer  that  appeared  at 
a  glance  like  something  one 


might  use  to  hold  a  pistol 
or  ammo  for  a  machine 
gun.  We        cannot 

understand  why  security 
wants  to  intimidate  us 
instead  of  working  with  us; 
in  years  past  it  seemed  like 
the  latter  was  true--'  but 
this  year  there  is  a  definite 
intimidating  aura  to  the 
department. 

Another  example 
occurred  this  weekend 
when,  from  what  we  gather, 
someone  smashed  a  light 
bulb  somewhere  on 
campus.  Three  policemen 
with  their  shotguns  at  the 
ready  stormed  into 
Somerset  to  apprehend 
their  suspect.  Why  is  this? 
Are  shotguns  ever  really 

See  "Troubles"  p.  7 


November  19. 1993 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Who  makes  the  final  decision? 

What  does  it  take  to  get  thrown  out  of  this  place? 


Eve  Zartman 


As  someone  who  Is 
involved  in  the  Judicial 
process  at  Washington 
College,  I  have  been 
reluctant  to  respond  to 
President  Trout's  recent 
decision  to  rescend  a  ruling 
of  the  campus  Judiciary. 
The  important 

ramifications  oT  Trout's 
decision  have  obliged  me  to 
speak  up  on  this  issue. 

Is  this 

administration  petrified  to 
let  people  go?  Arc  we  so 
desperate  for  students  for 
their  talents  or  money  that 
we  can  not  uphold  to  our 
standards?  We  are  once 
again  faced  with  a  case  of  a 
member  of  the 

administration  giving  in  so 
that  another  student 
graduates  without  being 
penalized  for  their  actions. 
The  most  disturbing  aspect 
of  this  is  that  the  President 
will  not  even  discuss  the 
matter  or  Justify  his  actions 
to  the  students  Involved  in 
the  Judicial  process.  The 
President  there  is  no 
mandate  in  the  College's 
regulations  for  the 
President  to  justify  his 
descision  to  the  campus 


should  be  stricter.  The  case 
that  Just  came  before  SCC 
(Student  Conduct  Council) 
and  then  the  ACJ  (All 
Campus  Judiciary)  Is  a 
blatant  example  of  the 
system  gone  wrong.  (The 
information  concerning  the 
details  of  the  case  were  in 
last  weeks  Elm  which  is  on 
reserve  at  the  library.) 

'  It  Is  not  the  case 
that  is  in  question,  but  the 
ramifications  and  how  the 
case  was  handled  by 
President  Trout.  In  this 
case  the  SCC  and  ACJ 
wanted  to  insist  on  a 
tougher  standard  for  a 
second  offense  This  Is  the 
way  that  our  common  law 
system  works,  but  It  was 
overridden  by  President 
Trout.  The  right  to 
overturn  a  decision  Is 
within  the  President's 
rights  according  to  our 
constitution,  but  the 
grounds  for  the  decision 
and  Its  ramifications  on  the 
Judicial  system  of  the 
College  are  the  matter  In 
question. 

Every  student  has 
the  right  to  have  a  decision 
concerning  their 

misconduct  to  be  rendered 
by  a  council  of  their  peers 


I  can  no  longer 
sorts,  of  .c.onduct 


nform  students  what 
are  grounds  for 


gro 
a  ton 


dismissal  from  Washington  College, 
because  after  this  decision  no  one  can 
even  savior  certain  what  the  grounds 
for  dismissal  from  Washington  College 
are. 


judiciary,  but  I  feel  the 
student  body  deserves 
some  explanation. 

It  is  a  widely  known 
that  there  arc  students  who 
seem  to  have  been  on 
Academic  Probation  since 
their  freshman  year  and  yet 
have  never  been  kicked 
out.  We  also  know  of 
students  that  should  have 
been  dismissed  from  this 
college  on  reasonable 
grounds,  but  were  only 
suspended  and  given  a 
chance  to  come  back  the 
next  semester.  I  am  not 
saying  that  everyone  does 
not  deserve  a  second 
chance,  but  when  a  second 
offense  occurs  the  penalties 


and  that  decision  should  be 
final.  Our  current  system 
allows  that  the  final  appeal 
of  such  a  case  be  given  to 
the  President  and  whatever 
the  President's  decision  is, 
is  final.  As  a  member  of  the 
Honor  Code  Committee  I 
want  to  see  that  system 
changed,  for  this  example 
In  itself  proves  why  the 
system  is  wrong.  This 
overturn  sends  a  message 
to  the  students  and  the 
administrators  involved  in 
the  process  that  President 
Trout  does  not  care  about 
their  decisions.  Whether 
that  message  is  true  or  not 
I  do  not  know,  because  he 
has      made      no      public 


Why  Wayne  Won" 


A  talk  by  Professor  Ed  Weissman 

An  account  and  theoretical 

explanation  of  the  1992  Gilchrest- 

McMillen  Congressional  election  in 

the  first  district  of  Maryland 

Monday,  November  22 

7:30  p.m. 

Sophie  Kerr  Room  of  Miller  Library 


statement  concerning  the 
matter. 

The  past  record  of 
overturnlngs  has  been  few 
and  far  between.  President 
Trout  has  not  overturned 
any  of  the  judicial  system's 
decisions  in  the  past,  and 
there  has  not  been  a  case 
that  has  been  overturned 
by  the  administration  since 
President  Cater.  President 
Cater  overturned  only  one 
decision  during  his 
administration,  and  that 
was  on  the  grounds  that  he 
felt  that  the  sentence  was 
too  heavy  for  a  first  time 
offender.  When     this 

decision  was  made,  Cater 
discussed  the  matter  with 
the  members  of  the  SCC 
and  ACJ,  and  the  matter 
settled  down.  Given  this 
precedent,  shouldn't  the 
student  body  be  accorded 
the  same  rights?  This 
decision,  without  any 
Justification  or  consultation 
to  the  people  involved  in 
the  judicial  process, 
renders  the  entire  student 
body  powerless  in  judiciary 
matters. 

The  SCC  decided 
upon  suspension,  which  is 
the  most  lenient  action  that 
they  could  have  rendered, 
given  the  decisions  In  past 
cases  Involving  second-time 
offenders.  If  President 
Trout  feels  the  decision  was 
too  harsh  then  he  goes 
against  the  common  law 
system  of  our  judiciary 
branch  here  at  the  school, 
as  well  as  the  judiciary 
branch  of  our  entire 
country.  But  if  he  feels  the 
decision  was  too  harsh  and 
cares  to  turn  against  the 
common  law  practice,  he 
should  tell  us  this  so  that 
we  can  fix  the  system  for 
the  future. 

See"SCC/ACJ"  on  9 


"Phaneuf,"  from  p.  3 


with  glass  windows  and  fire 
extinguishers.  On  the  way 
to  turning  in  old  papers  we 
got  from  a  "study  file"  or 
right  out  of  the  text  book, 
we  will  yell  some 
obscenities  at  minorities. 
That's  what  Glasnost  at 
Washington  College  means. 
And  if  anyone  tries  to  stop 
you,  tell  them  to  take  it  up 
with  the  Student  Conduct 
Council,  who  now  hold  the 
power  equivalent  to  that  of 
a  wet  piece  of  lettuce. 

But  most  of  all,  and 
think  about  this  over  the 
turkey  leftovers  and 
pumpkin  pie.  I  am 
thankful,  as  the  antics  of 
the  Washington  College 
Administration  over  the 
past  few  weeks  illustrate, 
that  a  fish  still  rots  from 
the  head  down.  Drive 
safely,     ft 


Last  week  this  column  addressed  commer- 
cialism. I  would  like  to  continue  to  discuss  this  theme, 
but  in  a  different  way.  I  find  it  extraordinarily  ironic 
that  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  so-called  environmental 
organizations  that  exist  are  not  living  up  to  their  ideals. 
In  fact,  they  seem  to  be  succumbing  to  the  commer- 
cialism, nee  capitalism,  that  has  become  trendy  lately. 
Let  me  explain. 

The  other  day,  along  one  of  my  many  journeys 
around  beautiful,  downtown  Washington  College,  I  canie 
across  a  stack,  an  entire  stack  mind  you,  of  un- 
addressed  Greenpeace  mailings.  Being  interested  in  the 
idea  behind  Greenpeace,  I  picked  up  one  of  these 
mailings  and,  much  to  my  dismay.  I  realized  that  it  was 
a  catalog  filled  with  beautiful,  over-priced  items  that 
any  individual  could  purchase.  I  later  found  that  a 
portion  of  the  proceeds  from  the  purchase  of  one  of 
these  beautiful,  over-priced  items  will  help  Greenpeace 


"I  find  it  hilarious  that  these  environmental 
organizations  are  trying  to  fight 
environmental  waste  by  contributing  to  the 
environmental  waste." 


and  other  environmental  organizations  in  fighting  for 
their  causes. 

I  ruminated  on  the  environmental  causes  that 
this  purchase  would  be  supporting.  I  believe  that  the 
environmental  movement  is  a  noble  cause  and  I  try  to 
help  out  in  any  way  that  I  can.  I.e.  recycling,  energy 
conservation,  etc.  But  I  believe  that  things  have  gotten 
out  of  hand.  Not  only  am  I.  on  any  given  day,  able  to 
walk  into  Central  Services  and  find  mass  mailings  of 
catalogs.  Information,  and  a  cornucopia  of  printed 
matter  concerning  these  so-called  "environmental- 
organizations,  but  I  am  accosted  at  my  mailbox  by  these 
same  organizations  with  pounds  upon  pounds  of 
literature  urging  me  to  join  the  fight  against 
environmental  waste  by  sending  my  donation  quickly. 

I  find  it  ironic  that  these  environmental 
organizations  are  trying  to  fight  environmental  waste  by 
generating  environmental  waste.  Essentially,  they  are 
cutting  down  the  rainforests  in  order  to  save  the 
rainforests.  They  say  that  they  are  using  recycled 
paper,  but  how  can  we  be  so  sure?  What  is  the  point 
recycling  paper  if  these  groups  are  just  going  to  use  it  to 
produce  these  unnecessary  mailings  that  most  people 
become  sick  of  receiving  after  they  discover  that  their 
names  were  submitted  to  some  mailing  list? 

I've  had  it.  I  am  no  longer  going  to  try  to  be 
environmentally  conscious.  I  am  sick  and  tired  of 
receiving  information  that  tells  me  that  I  am  a  bad 
person  for  driving  a  car,  smoking  cigarettes,  and  taking 
too  many  long  showers.  I  love  to  do  all  of  these  things. 
And  who  are  these  environmental  organizations  to  tell 
me  that?  I  can  no  longer  enjoy  the  few  things  that 
actually  brighten  this  dismal  world  in  which  I  exist 
when  they  are  spending  millions  of  dollars  to  save  a 
world  that  will  survive  for  millions  of  years  after  the 
human  race  has  destroyed  itself  and  its  surroundings 
Get  off  of  your  soapboxes  and  realize  that  you  ar 
fighting  a  losing  battle.  Or  rather,  you  are  fighting  the 
battle  in  a  way  that  urges  the  non-committed 
individuals  to  be  your  adversaries.  Instead  of  annoying 
the  common  man(or  woman  or  child)  that  probably 
knows  all  of  the  information  that  you  are  force -feeding, 
go  after  the  true  offenders  of  the  "environmental  code 
that  you  yourselves  have  broken,  like  the  government  01 
the  Disney  Corporation. 

And  for  those  of  you  that  are  as  annoyed  as  1 
am.  I  urge  you  to  start  a  letter  writing  campaign  to  these 
organizations  telling  them  what  you  think.  Just  do  as  I 
do.  Every  time  that  I  receive  another  of  these  mailings.  I 
go  to  my  room  and  find  a  copy  of  one  of  the  many  all' 
campus  student  mailings  that  I  have  received  over  the 
past  four  years,  especially  the  one  from  President  Trout 
nixing  the  all-campus  mailing  thing,  and  explain  to 
them  that  they  should  look  at  an  example  of  real 
environmental  waste  management  and  follow  their 
examples.  Just  think,  if  they  adopted  the  method  that 
Washington  College  has  adopted,  everyone  in  the  entire 
world  will  get  all  of  the  mail  that  they  neither  want  nor 
need. 

Sure,  a  letter  writing  campaign  would  further 
add  to  the  waste  but  maybe  these  environmenta' 
organizations  will  realize  the  error  of  their  ways  and  at 
least  I  would  not  have  to  go  to  my  mailbox  In  order  to 
see  it    n 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


November  19,  1993 


DIRT 


Guns  Aren't 

Stupid,  People 

Are  Stupid 


Cops  have  been  In  and  around  Caroline  almost 
every  night  for  the  past  week.  The  other  night,  two  guys 
burst  out  of  the  building  with  a  cop  in  hot  pursuit  on 
foot.  It  was  a  quiet  night  in  the  Lit  House,  and  the  scenic 
view  of  the  police  searching  the  yard  with  flashlights  was 
complemented  nicely  by  the  broken  glass  on  the  ground. 

You  wanna  hear  something  really  stupid?  Haines 
Firearms,  owned  by  Security  Operations  Supervisor  Sgt. 
Ken  Haines,  is  apparently  having  a  sale.  Now,  it's  not 
stupid  that  they're  having  a  sale.  Any  business  major 
can  tell  you  that  the  benefits  of  advertising  discounts 
outweigh  any  money  lost  on  the  discount.  That's  not 
what  I'm  talking  about. 

I'm  talking  about  the  reason  why  I  know  about 
this  sale:  It's  advertised  in  a  flyer  posted  on  the  bulletin 
board  outside  the  dining  hall.  Now.  does  this  seem  goofy 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


to  anyone  else  but  me?  That  one  of  the  commanding 
officers  of  Security  would  advertise  a  gun  sale?  This  has 
nothing  to  do  with  my  opinions  on  firearms.  This  has  to 
do  with  the  fact  that  they  are  Illegal  on  campus. 

Firearms  and  fireworks  regulations  were  re-stated 
and  clarified  after  the  October  31,  1990  Incident  In  which 
SGA  President  Stu  Neiman,  while  reportedly  cleaning  one 
of  his  many  weapons,  shot  himself  in  the  foot. 

Regulations  state  that  no  firearm  can  be  kept  on 
campus.  Hunters  who  wish  to  register  their  rifles  or 
shotguns  with  Security  may  then  store  them  In  the  vault 
In  the  business  office,  where  they  can  be  signed  out  and 
then  returned  for  safekeeping.  Remember,  this  is  safety 
not  only  from  the  student  with  the  gun,  but  for  him  also. 
Fireworks  are  banned,  and  incidentally  are  illegal  without 
a  special  event  license  issued  by  the  State  of  Maryland. 

Now,  if  I  were  second  or  third  in  charge  of  Campus 
Security,  and  I  knew  the  rules  about  guns,  and  I  wanted 
to  keep  the  students  safe  (because  that  was  my  job),  then 
I  wouldn't  advertise  a  gun  sale  on  campus.  Duh.  Would  it 
matter  if  I  owned  the  gun  shop?  Absolutely.  I'd  be  doubly 
sure  not  to  advertise  it  on  campus,  because  I'd  feel  even 
worse  if  it  were  my  fault,  indirectly  that  there  was  a  gun 
on  campus  that  got  fired,  for  whatever  reason. 

You  wanna  hear  something  else  really  stupid?  At 
least  four  windows  have  been  shot  out  of  Caroline  House, 
south  face  and  bathrooms.  Isn't  there  anything  better  to 
do  on  a  Saturday  night  than  shoot  out  windows?  No 
suspects  have  been  named  in  the  five  separate  incidents; 
there  is  a  possibility  that  It  was  the  same  two  guys  who 
came  back  to  break  out  a  bunch  of  lights. 

I'm  not  upset  about  this  Just  because  I,  too,  live  In 
Caroline.  I  just  happen  to  think  that  it's  a  really  dumb 
Idea  to  point  a  weapon  at  a  building  people  live  in.  I  felt 
the  same  way  my  sophomore  year  when  three  porch 
windows  were  shot  out  over  a  period  of  days  from  the 
front  of  the  Lit  House.  Those  guys  were  caught  because 
the  trajectory  of  the  pellets  corresponded  to  Kent  House, 
and  one  of  the  windows  in  Kent  first  floor  north  had  some 
spare  ones  lounging  under  it.  Why?  Because  people  are 
stupid,  especially  when  they  think  they  won't  get  caught 
wing  something. 

It's  the  same  situation  now  as  then:  one  or  more 
suspects,  using  either  a  pellet  gun  or  a  wrist  rocket  {in 
™nt  it  turned  out  to  be  the  latter,  and  it  looks  like  this  is 
°ne  as  well),  are  shooting  at  windows.  It  was  bad  enough 
at  the  Lit  House,  when  double-paned,  rather  thick  porch 
Endows  were  the  target.  But  someone's  room?  I  don't 
«now  if  there  was  a  specific  target  the  people  wanted  to 
terrorize,  and  I  don't  particularly  care. 

[Note:  the  day  after  this  article  was  written,  four 
noles  were  found  shot  through  the  mostly-glass  wall  of  the 
Uterary  House  Press,  on  the  side  that  faces  Caroline,  -jtt] 
.  But  this  is  the  same  building  whose  third-floor 

ounge  is  papered  in  beer-case  cardboard,  and  whose 
second  floor  residents  (no.  not  all  of  them)  thought  it 
°uld  be  funny  to  throw  everyone's  toothbrush  in  the 
m?t  and  then  shit  on  them. 

'  Now,  I'm  not  saying  that  stupid  things  Number 

^ne  and  Two  are  related,  but  it's  kind  of  amusing,  in  a 
raid  way,  that  they  happened  the  same  week. 

It  seems  that  a  pronounced  lack  of  respect  for  both 
P^Perty  and  safety  has  festered  and  swollen  into  a 
^Icious  intent  to  destroy.  I  hope  these  guys  are  caught, 
J*t  If  they  are,  it  really  won't  matter.  Boys  will  be  boys,  I 
athiP°Se'  EsPeciaiIy  lf  they  P^y  a  sport.  I'm  not  saying 
JflJetes  are  Inherently  evil.  But,  as  recent  events  have 
n  ^  Us-  the  ones  who  are  are  encouraged  to  be  so  by 
u°ne  other  than  our  President.  £i 


by  Tanya  Allen 


And  so  a  gigantic 
Great  Blue  Whale,  symbol 
of  Washington  College's 
obsession  with  looking 
good  to  the  outside  world 
(review  boards,  alumni, 
etc.)  swallowed  the  S.G.A., 
Mark  Murphy,  and  then 
the  rest  of  the  campus.  It 
was  a  very  sad  day  for 
Washington  College,  but 
the  Gigantic  Blue  Whale 
was  happy,  and  swam  off 
through  the  Chester  River, 
contentedly  murmuring 
"Blub,  Blub."  and  some  of 
the  most  fun-to-say  names 
of  Washington  College: 
"Bob  Brown,  Dean  Gene 
Wubbels,  Randy  Noonan, 
Dale  Daigle,  Frank 
Frisble,  Wistie  Wurts. 
Blub,  blub." 

To  entertain 

themselves  while  impris- 
oned in  the  belly  of  the 
Great  Blue  Whale,  the  WC 
students/faculty/ 
staff/aquatic  sea  creatures 
began  to  have  a  compe- 
tition to  see  who  could  tell 
the  best  Fish  story. 

"Once  upon  a  time," 
a  Cod  began,  "There  was  a 
school  of  fish.  This  school 
was  very  much  like  our 
own  beloved  school, 
although  It  had  completely 
lost  its  sole— unlike  WAC, 
which  is  only  in  the  early 
stages  of  losing.  Let  me 
tell  you  a  little  bit  about 
how  this  other  school 
began  to  lose  itself:" 

This  school  started 
off  by  being  very  small — 
small  enough  that  anyone 
who  wanted  to  make  a 
difference  and  become  a 
campus  leader  or  person- 
ality could  do  so;  where 
any    project    a    student 


wanted  to  start  could  be 
pushed  through,  if  he  or 
she  could  find  other 
students  to  help  and  could 
get  the  S.G.A.  or  other 
campus  organizations  to 
fund  them.  It  started  off  as 
a  place  where  students  felt 
that  their  opinions 
mattered,  where  they  felt 
comfortable  talking  with 
each  other,  with  their 
R.A.'s,  with  members  of  the 
faculty  and  the  adminis- 
tration. It  had  places 
where  student  opinions 
could  be  voiced:  a  student 
newspaper,  a  "response 
board"  on  one  of  the 
bulletin  boards  in  Its  main 
classroom  building,  an 
SGA.  a  Student  Conduct 

Council It  was  a  place 

where  the  students  felt 
cared  for,  supported,  and 
most  Importantly,  respect- 
ed. It  was  a  good,  good 
place. 

"But  then. ..some 
rather.. .fishy  things  began 
happening.  A  popular 
professor  was  fired  because 
a  review  board  said  his 
department  was  having 
complexion  problems.  (The 
opinions  of  the  professor's 
students  were  not  taken 
Into  account  when  making 
this  decision.)  A  President 
overturned  a  ruling  of  the 
All -Campus  Judiciary, 
without  taking  the  time  to 
explain  why.  This  under- 
mined the  authority  of  a 
group  called  the  SCC  and 
sent  out  another  message 
to  students  that,  although 
they  were  encouraged  to 
voice  their  opinions,  those 
opinions  didn't  actually 
count.  The  Deans  of 
Students,  without  consult- 
ing an  organization  called 
the  "Gay  and  Lesbian  Task 


Force,"  decided  to  act  on  its 
behalf  to  send  out  a 
request  to  all  RjV's  .  This 
request  asked  them  to 
"....keep  a  log  of  any/all 
Incidents  or  evidence  of 
gender,  race,  homophobic 
or  anti-physical  disability 
concerns  on  your  floor  and 
building."  Although  the 
Deans  did  not  the  R.A.'s  to 
report  names,  their  request 
conjured  up  thoughts  of 
"thought  police"  and, 
although  it  was  (hopefully) 
not  followed  by  many 
R.A.'s.  made  students 
distrust  their  residential 
assistants  even  more  than 
many  of  them  did  already. 

"By  doing  all  these 
things  and  more,  the 
school  began  making  some 
of  its  students  Jump  to  the 
conclusion  that  student 
opinions  were  unimportant 
and  sometimes  dangerous, 
and  should  be  monitored. 

"Of  course,  the 
school  may  actually  have 
had  very  legitimate  reasons 
for  doing  all  of  these  things, 
but  because  It  did  not 
bother  to  explain  Its 
reasoning  well  enough,  or 
to  Involve  students  in  Its 
decision- making  process,  it 
caused  its  students  to 
become  confused,  frustrat- 
ed, and  angry,  and  made 
them  start  to  feel  almost  a 
little  helpless,  as  though 
they  were  being  swallowed 
up  by  something  huge  and 
dark  and  uncaring.... It  was 
a  strange  place,  this 
school,  which  placed  such 
an  emphasis  on  training 
students  In  how  to  express 
themselves,  but  didn't 
explain  their  own  decisions 
enough  to  them  In  turn...." 

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November  19th  and  20th 

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Naturally,  addmission  is  free. 


Important 
Reminder: 

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next  Thursday  and 

Friday,  so  don't 
bother  showing  up. 
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Letters 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Letters,"  trom  2 

Intention  la  not  to  make 
that  job  any  harder. 
However.  I  would  like  to 
respond  to  your  repeal  of 
the  All  Campus  Judiciary 
Committee  regarding  the 
recent  case  Involving  theft 
from  the  Bookstore.  I 
would  not  like  to  question 
your  final  power  over  the 
case.  I  believe  that  It 
should  be  one  of  the 
privileges  and  difficulties  of 
the  position  of  President  to 
have  this  power.  I  simply 
question  your  lack  of 
communication  with  the 
All  Campus  Judiciary 
Committee  and  Student 
Conduct  Council  (who 
made  the  originaJ  decision 
regarding  the  case) 
regarding  the  reasoning 
behind  your  decision.  In 
my  opinion,  to  overturn 
the  decisions  of  both 
groups  without  providing 
reasoning  effectively 
nullifies  the  power  of  the 
groups  and  the  very  reason 
for  having  them.  If  the 
President  docs  not  oblige 
himself  to  discuss  his 
reasons  for  reversing  the 
decision  of  these  groups, 
then  there  really  is  no 
necessity  for  the  existence 
of  these  groups  as  hearing 
commutes,  and  all  cases 
should  go  straight  to  the 
President.  I  sincerely  hope 
that  you  do  not  believe 
that  campus  Judiciary 
matters  should  be  handled 
in  this  way,  I  know  I  do 
not.  Perhaps  in  the  future 
the  President  should  be 
obliged  to  discuss  his  final 
decision  with  the  student 
committees.  Again,  I  am 
not  questioning  your 
power,  only  the  manner  in 
which  it  has  been 
exercised.  Thank  you  for 
your  time. 

Sincerely. 
Thane  P.  Glenn 
All  Campus 

Judiciary  Committee. 


Editor's  note:  the  following 
is  a  letter  which  has  been 
sent  to  President  Trout 

Dear  President  Trout, 

I  transferred  to 
Washington  College  last 
year.  The  transition  has 
been  a  difficult  one  due  to 
distribution  requirements, 
nevertheless  the  student 
body  has  been  wonderful 
in  making  me  feel  a  part  of 


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this  campus.  I  have 
become  an  active  member 
in  many  clubs  and 
organizations  as  well  as  the 
SGA.  It  wasn't  until  this 
Fall,  however,  that  I  was 
asked  by  my  peers  to  be  a 
member  of  the  Student 
Conduct      Council.  I 

considered  this  a  great 
honor,  although  now  I  am 
not  so  sure  that  it  is. 

It  was  my  decision 
to  leave  my  previous  school 
because  of  Its  extremely 
liberal  policies  regarding 
student  misconduct.  I 
chofce  Washington  College 
not  only  for  its  diverse 
student  body  and 

exceptional  faculty,  but  for 
Its  commitment  to  the 
Honor  Code.  Yet  due  to 
your  decision  two  weeks 
ago,  overturning  our  SCC 
ruling  in  favor  of  a  students 
suspension,  I  feel  as  though 
the  Honor  Code  will  now  be 
taken  less  seriously.  I  am 
fully  aware  that  you  reserve 
the  right  to  make  final 
rulings  over  all  matters,  but 
I  do  not  think  it  is  right  for 
you  to  make  those 
decisions  without  offering 
some  sort  of  explanation  to 
the  SCC  and  ACJ.  We  have 
all  worked  very  hard  to 
uphold  the  student  judicial 
process  concerning  this  and 
other  cases.  It  is  because 
of  our  dedication  to 
Washington  College's  Honor 
Code  that  we  have  met 
twice  since  that  ruling  to 
discuss  this  serious  matter. 
When  you  said  that  you 
would  not  meet  with  us,  it 
only  '  left  us  feeling 
disillusioned. 

I  have  spoken  with 
other  students  who  now  feel 
as  though  the  SCC  and  ACJ 
are  of  little  importance  to 
the  college.  I  do  not  think 
you  understand  what  your 
decision  has  done  to 
undermine  and  belittle  this 
campus'  once-powerful 
judiciary  system.  I  think 
we  deserve  the  right  to  meet 
with  you  not  only  to  voice 
the  opinions  held  by  our 
student  body,  but  to  also 
learn  from  what  has 
occurred  so  that  we  may  be 
better  prepared  to  handle  a 
situation  like  this  if  one 
should  arise  in  the  future. 

Sincerely, 
Joy  T.  Yarusi 


To  the  Editor: 

As  a  member  of  the 
All  Campus  Judiciary, 
representing  the  faculty,  I 
would  like  to  say  that  I 
believe  that  President 
Trout  acted  wisely  and  in 
keeping  with  one  of  his 
functions  as  President  of 
the  College  In  overturning 


a  recent  decision  of  that 
body  and  of  the  Student 
Conduct  Council.  This  is  a 
very  complex  case  which 
goes  far  beyond  the  simple 
"facts'*  presented  in  last 
week's  article  in  the  Elm. 
The  campus  Judiciary 
bodies  chose  to  judge  the 
case  purely  on  the  basis  of 
the  letter  of  the  law;  and 
perhaps  that  is  precisely 
what  we  should  expect 
from  those  bodies.  Thus, 
in  praising  Dr.  Trout's 
decision,  I  am  not 
attacking  the  campus 
judiciary  process. 

I  sat  on  the 
Judiciary,  as  I  have  said 
above,  and  even  though  I 
disagreed  with  the  majority 
decision.  I  felt  that 
everyone  gave  the  case  a 
thorough  hearing  and 
acted  in  good  faith  and  in 
accordance  with  the  letter 
of  the  law.  Dr.  Trout,  on 
the  other  hand,  In  his 
position  as  President  of  the 
College  chose  to  look  at  the 
case  within  a  different 
context,  that  of  the  impact 
of  the  judgement  on  the  life 
and  the  future  of  an 
Individual  student.  He 
chose,  I  believe  to  consider 
what  might  be  a  more 
appropriate  punishment, 
given  the  nature  and 
circumstances  of  the 
offense.  Very  legitimately.  I 
believe,  he  came  to  a 
different  decision,  IN  my 
view  his  action  was  both 
completely  legal  and 
wonderfully 
compassionate.  Perhaps  it 
Is  true  that  this  kind  of 
action  is  not  possible  in 
the  judicial  workings  of  the 
"real"  world;  but  I,  for  one, 
am  glad  that  we  live  and 
operate  within  a  system 
here,  where  such  decisions 
can  be  made.  I  believe  that 
the  President  has  acted 
judiciously  and  mercifully 
in  considering  an 
individual  case  within  its 
own  contest.  I  am  sure 
that  his  intention  was  not 
to  "snub"  the  campus 
judicial  process  nor  to  In 
any  sense  to  weaken  the 
authority  of  our  Judicial 
bodies.  The  fact  that  this 
has  not  happened  before 
(in  the  words  of  a  student 
member  of  the  All  Campus 
Judiciary  quoted  In  the 
Nov.  12  article)  is,  I  believe, 
sufficient  evidence  of  the 
uniqueness  of  the 
circumstances  of  this  case 
and  of  the  seriousness  with 
which  the  President 
regards  the  Judicial 
processes  of  the  campus 
community. 

Sincerely, 
George  R.  Shivers 


Editor's  note:  the  following 
is  a  letter  from  President 
Trout  to  the  Student 
Conduct  Council  and  the 
All-Campus  Judiciary 

Several  of  you  have 
written  me  to  express 
dismay  over  my  recent 
decision  to  modify  All- 
Campus  Judiciary's 
recommendation  on  a 
disciplinary  case  that  came 
to  the  Board  on  appeal. 

Harsh  things  have 
been  said.  By  falling  to 
uphold  ACJ's 

recommendation,  I  have 
undermined  the 

Washington  College  honor 
code.  Indeed,  I  must  not 
care  about  the  honor  code. 
In  a  letter  to  the  Elm.  one 
of  you  claimed  to  have 
been  "humiliated  by  [my] 
verdict."  Some  feel  the 
offender  walked  away 
"virtually  unharmed." 
Moreover,  it  has  been 
argued  that  I  owe  a  public 
explanation  of  my  findings 
in  the  case.  It  has 
particularly  pained  me  to 
learn  there  is  "a  feeling 
that  there  exists  a  lack  of 
openness  in  [my]  relations 
with  the  students."  OuchI 
Double  ouch! 

Cases  that  come 
before  All -Campus 

Judiciary  are  highly 
confidential,  and  for  that 
reason  I  am  constrained  In 
what  I  might  want  to  say 
were  my  motive  solely  to 
defend  the  reasonableness 
of  the  conclusions  I 
eventually  reached.  Surely 
the  community  must 
understand,  though,  that 
we  are  not  talking  here 
only  about  procedures,  or 
abstract  principles  of 
Justice,  but  about  another 
human  being  who  has  paid 
what  I  view  as  a  very  heavy 
price  indeed. 

Much  has  been 
made  of  the  fact  that  the 
case  in  question  involved  a 
second  offense  and 
therefore  the  punishment 
must  be  draconian.  In  my 
mind  there  are  various 
degrees  of  honor  code 
violation,  and  In  any  event 
neither  the  SCC  nor  the 
ACJ  looked  at  the  first 
offense.  In  this  instance, 
faculty  directly  Involved 
argued  strenuously  that 
the  case  never  should  have 
gone  to  the  ACJ  in  the  first 
place  but  should  have  been 
left  to  them  to  be  resolved. 
In  the  second  instance  of 


alleged  honor  co<je  I 
violation,  I  believe  there 
were  mitigating 

circumstances  that  were 
not  sufficiently  brought  to 
light,  partly  because  the 
appellant  did  a  poor  job  0f 
presenting  his  case  and 
partly  because  ACJ  largely 
missed  what  I  came  t0 
regard  as  a  crucial  piece  of 
evidence. 

If  in  our  judicial 
proceedings  the  President 
is  empowered  by  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors 
to  act  as  the  court  of  last 
resort,  then  it  stands  to 
reason  he  has  discretionary 
authority.  This,  in  turn, 
suggests  there  may  come  a 
moment  when  the 
President  Is  i 

comfortable  with  the 
recommendation  he 

receives.  To  overturn,  or  in 
this  instance  modify,  an 
ACJ  recommendation,  the 
President  must  be  sure  of 
his  ground.  You  should 
know  that  in  my  three 
years  at  the  helm,  several 
cases  have  come  to  me  on 
appeal,  yet  this  is  the  first 
in  which  I  have  not  been 
comfortable  with  the  ACJ's 
finding.  It  does  not  mean  I 
do  not  have  confidence  in 
the  Student  Conduct 
Council  or  the  All-Campus 
Judicary.  It      most 

emphatically  does  not 
mean  I  do  not  believe  in  an 
honor  code.  It  surely  d 
not  mean  that  a  student 
close  to  graduation  is 
somehow  immune  from 
punishment,  as  some  have 
suggested.  In      this 

instance,  it  does  not  mean 
the  student  "walks  away 
virtually  unharmed." 

Since  uiforming  you 
of  my  judgment  in  this 
matter,  I  have  talked  to 
those  of  you  who  have 
asked  to  see  me,  and  I  will 
continue  to  do  so.  I  have 
on  more  than  one  occasion 
expressed  a  willingness  t 
work  with  the  SGA's  ad  hoc 
committee  on  the  honor 
code,  and  I  repeat  that 
offer.  I  will  continue  to 
hold  President's  Forums, 
and  I  have  never  declined 
an  Invitation  to  speak  to 
the  SGA.  No  Elm  reporter, 
indeed  no  student  or 
faculty  member,  has  ever 
found  my  door  closed.  I 
have  no  intention  of 
changing  this  policy. 

Charles  H.  Trout 


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November  19.  1993 


"Troubles,  "  from  3 

necessary  on  this  campus? 
When  was  the  last  time  a 
student  pulled  iron  on 
security?  The  police 
presence  on  and  around 
campus  has  been 

ridiculous  enough  —  we 
don't  need  to  see  them 
whipping  out  shotguns 
because  someone  snuck 
into  dining  hall  without 
showing  their  ID. 

Additionally,  we  have  heard 
reports  of  police  dogs 
sniffing  cars  in  the  parking 
lots  —  again,  we  aren't 
going  to  school  in  Compton. 
We're  in  Chestertown,  and 
real  threats  to  security  here 
are  extremely  rare.  Police 
and  security  have 
developed  a  confrontational 
attitude  toward  the 
students  when  the  fact  is 
we  are  just  that  — 
students,  not  criminals. 

The  effect  of  these 
new  'crack  down'  tactics  is 
that  real  problems  are  more 
difficult  to  solve  because  of 
the  lack  of  student/ security 
communication  and 

cooperation.  We  now  do 
not  answer  our  door  if 
security  is  there  for  fear 
that  they  will  arbitrarily 
decide  to  harass  us.  This 
weekend,  the  security 
department  was  apparently 
trying  to  gather  information 
on  someone  who  has  been 
firing  pellets  through 
windows  in  our  dorm 
(Caroline)  and  knocked  on 
our  door  to  talk  to  us;  we 
did  not  answer  the  door 
and  therefore  were  unable 
to  render  assistance  to 
thetr  investigation.  The 
important  point  here  Is  that 
students  seem  to  generally 
feel  like  security  Is  out  to 
get  them,  not  to  help  them. 
This  must  be  changed. 

Finally,  it  seems  like 
security  does  execute  one 
duty  to  perfection  —  giving 
out  parking  tickets.  There 
is  definitely  a  parking 
crunch,  but  preventing 
people  from,  parking  in  the 
lot  behind  Health  Services 
(the  doctor  needs  to  park 
there  for  the  hour  he's  on 
campus)  makes  no  sense. 
Ticketing  students  for  that 
"offense"  on  weekends  is 
pointless  and  unfair.  In 
general,  we  feel  that  the 
administration  needs  to 
think  really  hard  about 
what  security  is  trying  to 
accomplish  and  their 
methods  in  doing  so. 

The  next  related 
issue  is  the  difficulty  in 
having  parties  and  the 
alcohol  policy.  It  is  nearly 
impossible  to  have  any  sort 
of  gathering  with  alcohol 
here  anymore.  Either  the 
sponsors  of  the  event  have 
to  pay  for  all  the  alcohol 
and  give  it  out  free,  or  they 
must  figure  out  a  way  to 
illegally  circumvent  the 
rules.  I  think  everyone 
would  agree  that  parties 
are  a  positive  thing  and 
that  the  administration 
should  encourage 

socialization  and 

responsible  drinking.  This 
Is  not  happening. 


What  is  happening 
is  that  the  entire  campus  is 
going  out  to  the  bars 
instead  of  staying  on 
campus.  This  result  of  the 
alcohol  policy  should  be  the 
last  thing  the  admin- 
istration wants.  If  you  go 
to  the  bars,  you  are  wasting 
your  money,  you're 
encouraged  to  get 
extremely  drunk  (because 
going  there  for  a  single  beer 
would  be  too  much  effort 
for  most  of  us),  and,  most 
Importantly,  you're 

encouraged  to  drive  drunk. 
It's  only  a  matter  of  time 
before  one  of  us  is 
tragically  injured  or  killed 
driving  back  from  the  bars 
—  and  indeed,  there  has 
been  a  spate  of  D.U.I, 
arrests  recently. 

Also,  kegs  need  to 
be  re-legalized  in  certain 
situations.  It  simply  makes 
no  sense  that  If  you  want  to 
have  a  party,  you  have  to 
throw  away  your  money  on 
canned  beer  that  creates 
trash,  solid  waste,  and 
costs  exponentially  more 
than  kegs.  I  can  see  not 
allowing  them  In  Individual 
rooms,  but  if  Theta  Chi 
wants  to  throw  a  party  in 
Dorchester,  they  should  be 
allowed  to  register  a  keg  or 
two.  Let's  be  straight  — 
the  alcohol  policy  doesn't 
stop  anyone  who  wants  to 
from  drinking,  and 
therefore  the  school  should 
stop  trying  to  enforce 
unenforceable  rules  and 
concentrate  on  encouraging 
responsible  drinking. 

Another  current 
problem  on  campus,  which 
has  become  a  major 
concern,  is  Health  Services. 
Although  the  nursing  staff 
has  been  extremely  friendly 
and  helpful,  the  doctors 
have  given  several 
misdiagnoses  of  late.  In 
one  case,  a  student  was 
told  at  first  she  only  had  a 
minor  rash.  After  being 
blown  off,  she  returned 
later  and  was  told  she 
possibly  had  scarlet  fever 
and  should  be  quarantined. 
To  this  day,  she  still 
doesn't  know  what  she 
really  had,  but  it  sure  as 
hell  wasn't  a  deadly  tropical 
disease.  In      another 

instance,  a  student  who 
was  suffering  indigestion 
and/or  a  muscle  pull  was 
told  that  he  possibly  had 
appendicitis.  We've  heard 
several  other  complaints, 
but  don't  have  enough 
room  to  fit  them.  It's 
getting  to  the  point  where 
closing  your  eyes,  opening 
a  medical  journal,  and 
stabbing  a  pen  down  might 
prove  to  be  a  better 
diagnosis  (as  well  as  being 
more  entertaining). 

Also,  codeine  cough 
syrup  Is  being  passed  out 
lilce  candy  to  students  with 
coughs.  In  all  our  days, 
we've  never  seen  doctors 
prescribe  low-grade  opium 
for  coughs,  no  matter  how 
severe.  In  ten  years,  rehab 
centers  across  the  country 
will  boast  large  percentages 
of  WAC  alumni  that  have 
become  codeine  addicts. 


It's  quite  clear  that 
Health  Services  isn't  (and 
shouldn't  be)  a  clinic  full  of 
renowned  specialists,  and 
that  'band  aid  doctors'  are 
usually  the  norm  in 
campus  health  offices,  but 
this  has  grown  a  bit 
ridiculous.  Please,  a  little 
competence  would  be 
appreciated.  If  the  doctor 
cannot  diagnose  an 
ailment,  the  student  should 
be  sent  to  someone  who 
can. 

The  dorms  here, 
too.  are  the  cause  of  many 
complaints  and  real 
problems.  Living     in 

Caroline,  we  feel  culture 
shock  when  we  visit  Minta 
Martin  or  Cardinal.  This 
dorm  is  a  dump,  an 
embarrassment,  and  we 
should  not  pay  as  much  to 
stay  here  as  someone  pays 
for  a  single  on  fourth  floor 
Minta  Martin  or  a  room  in 
Cardinal.  Our  room  has 
had  two  bullet  holes  in  the 
window  since  we  got  here, 
and  they  are  connected  by 
a  long  crack.  It's  only  a 
matter  of  time  before  It 
breaks,  and  It  will  probably 
either  cause  us  grievous 
injury,  or  at  very  least  be 
charged  to  our  parents. 
There  are  all  of  two 
washer/dryer  sets  In  the 
dorm  available  for  roughly 
sixty  people,  which 
certainly  makes  for 
immediate,  convenient 
access.  We  enjoy  watching 
our  beards  grow  while  we 
wait  for  an  open  washer 
(the  average  laundry 
process,  from  the  Initial 
hunt  for  an  open  washer  to 
having  completely  dry, 
clean  clothes,  takes  over 
three  hours).  The  showers 
In  Caroline  are  literally 
never  hot  enough;  we're  not 
sure  about  the  rest  of 
campus  but  our  hall  is 
unanimous  In  agreeing  on 
this  point.  We  would  like 
President  Trout  to  come 
and  have  a  shower  and  a 
shave  In  our  dorm  (maybe 
try  doing  his  laundry  while 
he's  at  It),  and  then  tell  us 
that  our  facilities  are 
satisfactory.  They  aren't. 

Also,  for  some 
strange  reason,  although  it 
was  seventy  degrees  out 
today,  the  heaters 
arbitrarily  kicked  in 
throughout  the  day.  Does 
maintenance  just  flip  a  coin 
instead  of  using  a 
thermostat?  What  controls 
the  temperature?  Talbot. 
Dorchester  and  Cecil  have 
individual  thermostats,  but 
we  rely  on  an  antiquated 
steam-heat  system.  We'd 
rather  buy  our  own  heater 
and  turn  these  damn 
things  off. 

There  are  also  some 
safety  issues  involved  with 
this  concern.  The  water 
here  Is  heinous,  and  we're 
sure  this  holds  true 
campus-wide.  We'd 

honestly  appreciate  EPA 
water -quality  testing, 
because  particulate  matter 
and  a  distinctive  odor  in 
our  drinking  water  does  not 
seem  right  for  a  substance 
essentially  clear  and  odor- 


free. 

A  perennial  favorite 
thing  to  bitch  about  is  the 
dining  hall.  We  cannot 
judge  or  complain  about 
whether  the  food  tastes 
good  or  not;  this  Is 
subjective,  largely  cost- 
related  and  under- 
standable. It's  simply  fun 
to  complain  about. 
However,  a  few  issues,  we 
believe,  need  to  be  brought 
to  attention. 

A  few  minor  ones 
first.  The  milk  MUST  be 
kept  filled;  the  weird 
aftertaste  aside,  rarely  is 
there  enough  milk  In  all  of 
the  containers  and  if  there 
is,  it  takes  up  to  a  minute 
to  fill  your  cup  (unless  you 
enjoy  that  old-time  favorite 
medley  of  skim/choco- 
late/2%/whole /goat's  while 
you  try  to  find  the  fastest 
flowing  spigot).  Also,  why 
can't  they  leave  a  strainer 
out  next  to  the  pasta  (not  a 
spoon  with  holes  In  it  —  a 
real  strainer)  so  that  we 
can  avoid  having  spaghetti 
soup? 

There  are  two  major 
complaints  we  have.  One. 
the  support  for  vegetarians 
is  improving,  and  the  WC 
dining  hall  staff  has  been 
extremely  helpful  part- 
icularly lately,  but  both  of 
us,  as  vegetarians,  have 
had  problems.  On  one 
occasion  we  asked  a 
supervisor  If  there  was 
meat  in  a  dish;  he  went 
back  and  'checked.'  telling 
one  of  us  that  there  was 
not.  We  ate  some  and 
found  shrimp  in  It.  Shrimp 
is  meat.  We're  vegetarians. 
We  don't  eat  meat.  Don't 
lie  to  us.  Also,  how  difficult 
would  it  be,  as  we've 
suggested  on  the  napkin 
board,  to  establish  a 
definite  mark  for  vegetarian 
entrees  —  for  instance,  a 
red  "V  —  that  would 
without  question,  always, 
be  put  on  the  card 
identifying  the  food?  This 
would  take  five  minutes  out 
of  someone's  busy  schedule 
and  certainly  seems  worth 
the  time. 

The  other  problem 
is      with      hours.  We 

understand  that  this  Is 
partially  cost-related,  but 
still,  only  having  a  hot 
breakfast  until  8:30  when 
many  people  have  no 
reason  to  be  awake  that 
early  is  unfair.  Also,  If  you 
have  class  ending  at  1:20. 
by  the  time  you  get  to  the 
dining  hall  they've  usually 
stopped  cooking  the 
entrees  and.  once  again, 
it's  bagels  'n  salad  time. 
Stopping  dinner  at  5:45  on 
Sunday  leaves  most  of  us 
starving  at  10  when  we're 
studying. 

Another  department 
whose  hours  could  stand 
Improvement  is  the 
business  office.  Giving  Its 
employees  a  two  hour 
lunch  break  (and  leaving  us 
only  two  separated 
afternoon  hours  to  cash 
checks)  is  a  little 
exorbitant.  Also,  on  one 
occasion  In  September,  one 
of  us  attempted  to  cash  a 


check  at  3:30  in  order  to 
buy  nicotine  patches  to 
quit     smoking.  They 

couldn't  find  anyone  to 
open  It,  so  it  was  not,  and 
the  weekend  long  "nlc"  fit 
certainly  proved  to  be 
enjoyable.  That  ain't  right. 
If  the  hours  stay  as  they 
are,  they  better  be  damn 
sure  that  someone  is 
available. 

The  smoking  policy 
has  room  for  improvement, 
also.  Many  of  us  would 
appreciate  a  smoking 
section  in  the  dining  hall 
(which  could  be  placed  In  a 
third  of  the  dining  hall), 
perhaps  with  a  ceiling 
mounted  air -cleaner 

similar  to  the  one  in  the 
Old  Wharf  Inn  to  avoid 
bothering  those  non- 
smokers  who  don't  want  to 
breath  smoke  as  they  eat. 
Smoking  only  In  this 
section  should  be  enforced 
with  fines,  but  It  should  be 
allowed.  We  think  most 
smokers  would  be 
understanding  about  this. 
Also,  we'd  appreciate  being 
able  to  smoke  In  the  new 
student  center  (it  may  well 
prove  to  be  a  failure  as  a 
center  for  social  Interaction 
if  there  is  no  smoking  ).  As 
long  as  the  dell  Is  In  the 
CAC,  we  should  be  able  to 
smoke  there,  too. 

Finally,  the 

bookstore  Is  a  Joke.  It 
looks  beautiful  and  has 
quite  a  selection  for  the  size 
of  our  school,  hut  the  CD 
selection  bearsp  no  relation 
to  the  tastes  of  the  Student 
body,  and  the  prices  are 
nothing  short  of  highway 
robbery  (e.g.,  "U2's 
'Zooropa',  on  sale  for 
limited  time,  only  $23.95 
on  cassette").  Maybe  there 
should  be  a  student  panel 
to  determine  which  CDs  to 
order,  meeting  each  month. 
We  imagine  that  many 
students  would  happily 
volunteer  to  serve  on  this 
panel;  perhaps  they  could 
get  a  twenty  percent 
discount  on  their  CD 
purchases  for  doing  so.  We 
know  that  the  bookstore  Is 
unlikely  to  move  many 
Dokken  or  Hammer  CDs  in 
the  next  ten  years;  they 
would  definitely  sell  fifty 
copies  of  each  of  the 
Samples'  albums,  but  have 
none  In  stock.  Also, 
perhaps  the  CD  shipments 
could  be  stocked  more 
frequently  than  once  every 
solar  eclipse.  If  more 
workers  are  needed,  please, 
hire  one  of  us;  we'd  be 
happy  to  help  y'all  out  (Eric 
really  needs  a  Job). 

That  would  be  our 
comprehensive  list  of 
complaints.  As  we  said  at 
the  beginning,  we  love  WAC 
and  only  hope  that  It  can 
become  better  as  a  result  of 
public  discussion  of  these 
problems.  We  believe  It  can 
and  hope  it  will.  Generally, 
the  administration  seems 
to  care  about  us  and  we 
have  high  hopes  that  they 
will  respond  to  these 
complaints  In  an  efficient 
and  compassionate  way. 


8 


November  19,  1993 


Washington  College  Elm 


When  seen  from  above,  the  protest  site  resembled  the  aftermath  of  a  gang  shootout 


front  page.  This  action  was 
planned  at  a  meeting  of  art 
majors  and  other 

concerned  students  In 
hopes  of  bring  to  the 
attention  of  the 

administration  their 

disapproval  of  the  letting  go 
of     Andrews.  Other 

methods  of  protest  were 
discussed  and  may  be  put 
into  action  in  the  weeks  to 
come. 

According  to 

student  leaders  involved  in 
the  protest,   the  demon- 


stration was  timed  to 
coincide  with  a  meeting  of 
the  Long  Range  Planning 
Committee,  which  was 
scheduled  to  be  held  in 
CAC  seminar  rooms  1  and 
2  at  ten  o'clock  the 
following  Saturday. 

That  Saturday 

morning  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee 

meeting  was  relocated  to 
Hynson  Lounge  at  the  last 
minute.  At  some  point,  the 
police  tape  and  Elm  issues 
which   had   been   posted 


were  removed.  It  also 
rained  later  in  the  day,  so 
that  by  the  time  the 
Committee  meeting  let  out, 
the  chalk  markings  were 
largely  obscured.  It  is  not 
known  why  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee 

meeting  was  moved  to 
Hynson  Lounge,  but  some 
of  the  student  involved  in 
the  protest  feel  that  it  was 
a  direct  result  of  their 
efforts.     Q 


Scholarship 
Opportunities 


Additional  information  and 
application  materials  for 
the  follwing  scholarships 
are  available  in  the 
Financial  Aid  Office-  Third 
Floor -Casey  Academic 
Center 

Sharon  Christa  McAullffe 
Teacher  Education 
Awards  for  1994-95 

For  the  1994-95  academic 
year  awards  under  the 
Sharon  Christa  McAullffe 
Teacher  Education 

Program  are  available  In 
the  following  areas  of 
teacher  certification  only. 

Earth       and/or      Space 

Science 

General  Science 

Physics 

Special  Education 

Awards  are  available  to 
undergraduate  Maryland 
residents  planning  to  teach 
in  the  Maryland  Public 
School  system. 

Undergraduates  must  have 
a  3.0  cumulative  G.P.A. 
and  at  least  60  credits  by 
September  1994. 

Mandatory  service 

obligation  as  a  full-time 
teacher  In  a  Maryland 
public  school  Is  required  of 


all  award  receipients. 
Application        deadline: 
January  6,  1994 

Nannie  Armlstead 
r  Anson  Law  School 
Scholarship 


The  Maryland  State 
Society.  Daughters  of  the 
American  Revolution,  has 
received  a  generous 
bequest  from  the  will  of 
Miss  Nannie  Armistead 
I'Anson.  Past  Vice 
President  General  and 
Honorary  Regent  of  the 
Maryland  State  Society. 
She  was  a  member  of  the 
NSDAR  for  over  fifty  years, 
had  earned  a  Law  degree, 
and  served  as  Attorney  for 
the  U.S.  Government. 

There  will  be  four  annual 
awards  of  $5,000  each 
made  to  qualifying 
students.  Students  must 
be  a  resident  of  Maryland 
attending,  or  planning  to 
attend,  any  accredited  law 
school.  Scholarships  are 
available  for  the  period 
required  to  obtain  a  Juris 
Doctorate  degree,  but  no 
more  that  three  years. 
Deadline:   March  15.  1994. 


James  Madison 
Fellowships 


The  James  Madison 
Memorial  Fellowship 
Foundation  offers  James 
Madison  Fellowships  to 
prospective  secondary 
school  teachers  of 
American  History, 

American  government,  and 
social  studies  in  giades  7  - 
12  for  graduate  study  of 
the  history  and  principles 
of  the  U.S.  Constitution. 

Those  selected  as  Fellows 
must  pursue  graduate 
study  leading  to  a  master's 
degree  In  American  history 
or  political  science;  a 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts  in 
Teaching  in  history  or 
political  science:  or  a 
related  master's  degree  in 
education  that  permits  a 
concentration  in  American 
history.  American 

government,  or  social 
studies. 

Fellowships  can  be  used 
for  tuition,  fees,  books, 
room  and  board  prorated 
over  the  period  of  study  in 
an  amount  not  to  exceed 
$24,000.  Deadline:  March 
1.  1994. 


"Party,"  from  p.  1 

understandable  concerns 
about  the  cost."  Currently, 
the  cost  is  $60  per  monitor. 
The  monitors  currently 
employed  by  the  College  for 
these  events  are  off-duty 
police  officers. 

Student  concerns 
about  the  monitor  system 
have  arisen;  students 
holding  parties  have  had  to 
go  to  great  lengths  to 
demonstrate  conclusively 
that  they  have  taken  steps 
to  ensure  that  non-WC 
students  and  underage 
locals  are  excluded  from 
the  party. 

In  the  future, 
Roderick  offered,  the  party 
monitor  program  might  be 
extended  so  that  "trusted 
students"  might  also  work 
in  conjunction  with  the 
security  department,  which 
would  be  much  more  cost- 
effective  than  the  current 
policy.  "We've  only  been 
tossing  the  idea  around, 
though."  Roderick 

concluded  that  the  idea 
would  be  brought  up  at  a 
future,  as-yet  unscheduled 
meeting.    12 

Alumna  Named 
USAIA  Counselor 

Donna  Marie  Oglesby 
assumed  the  position  of 
Counselor  of  the  Agency  on 
August  16.  Ms.  Oglesby 
spent  the  past  academic 
year  at  the  Edward  R. 
Murrow  Rellow  at  the 
Fletcher  School  of  Law  and 
Diplomacy  at  Tufts 
University.  From  1988  to 
1992  she  was  the 
Counselor  for  Public  Affairs 
at  the  American  Embassy 
In  Bangkok. 

Entering  USAIA  in 
1970,  Ms.  Oglesby  was  first 
assigned  to  Rio  de  Janeiro. 
Following  a  tour  in  Vienna 
from  1975-77  as  Assistant 
Cultural  Affairs  Officer,  Ms. 
Oglesby  was  again  posted 
to  Latin  America  as 
Cultural  Affairs  Officer  in 
San  Salvador  from  1978-79 
and  Public  Affairs  Officer  in 
Asuncion  from  1979-82. 
Shge  returned  from  the 
field  to  serve  as  the  Chief  of 
the  AR  Wireless  File.  In 
1985,  she  was  named  the 
Deputy  Director  of  USAIA's 
Office  of  American 
Republic's  Affairs  and 
assumed  the  position  of 
Director  of  that  office  the 
following  year.  Ms.  Oglesby 
was  awarded  a  Presidential 
Merltorlus  Award  in  1988 
for  her  service  directing  the 
Once  of  American  Republics 
Affairs. 

For  her  outstanding 
work  as  the  Director  of  the 
President's  Youth  Exchange 
Initiative  from  1983-85,  Ms. 
Oglesby  received  the 
Agency's  Superior  Honor 
Award  In  1985. 

Donna  Marie 

Oglesby  is  a  graduate  of 
Washington  College  and 
received  a  Master's  Degree 
in  International  Affairs  from 
Columbia  University,  She 
has  also  been  a  grantee  in 
Japanese  Studies  in  the 
East-West  Center  in 
Honolulu.    12 


"Tutors,"  from  p.  1 

have  behavior  problems.™ 

Debnam  said  "The 
tutors  are  phenomenal, 
they're  wonderfully 

dedicated  people  who  give 
time  to  work  with  the  kids. 
We  appreciate  everything 
the  tutors  have  done.  It's 
not  only  rewarding  for  the 
children,  but  for  the  tutors 
as  well." 

Freshman  Shana 
Stauss  agrees.  "I've  tutored 
before,  and  I  like  the 
organization  Target 
Tutoring  provides.  They 
come  right  after  school,  it's 
not  on  the  side.  They  come 
ready  to  do  work.  It's  good 
for  them  to  take  some  time 
out,  and  the  one  on  one 
activity  makes  kids  feel 
special." 

The  program 

attracts  people  who  are 
interested  in  contributing 
to  society  by  teaching 
underprivileged  children. 
Pridgeon  is  one  such 
individual.  She  says  she  is 
"ttiinking  about  applying  to 
Teach  for  America,  which 
places  teachers  in  schools 
which  are  either  extremely 
rural  or  extremely  urban." 

At  least  one  tutor 
has  already  been  involved 
in  the  Teach  for  America 
program.  Jen  Del  Nero  '93. 
who  co-founded  Target 
Tutoring  with  Maria  Jerardi 
and  Stephanie  Slaughter,  is 
currently  teaching  in 
Batesville,  Mississippi.  Del 
Nero,  who  was  the  SGA 
President  last  year,  teaches 
Social  Studies  for  special 
education  high  school 
students.  "The  resources 
at  my  school  are  extremely 
limited,"  Del  Nero  said  in  a 
recent  Interview  with  the 
Elm,  "I  have  no  books  and 
no  curriculum-I  had  to 
devise  my  own  curriculum." 

Del  Nero  said  her 
experience  in  running  the 
program  was  "Crazy, 
chaotic,  demanding  and 
absolutely  the  experience  of 
a  lifetime.  We  had  to  look 
at  legal  liability  and  all  that 
stuff,  which  was  kind  of  a 
pain.  But  picking  up  the 
kids  at  school  and  seeing 
their  eyes  light  up  was 
really  rewarding." 

Del  Nero  said  "Many 
of  the  kids  had  never  even 
seen  an  elevator  before.  It 
was  just  neat  to  hear  the 
Casey  center  come  alive  like 
that,  just  to  hear  their 
laughter  ring  throughout 
the  halls.  It  was  great  to 
see  the  kids  walk  around 
campus  and  say  'one  day 
I'll  go  to  college,"  and  I 
would  always  say  to  myself 
'I  hope  that  they'll  still  be 
saying  that  In  ten  years."* 

In  addition  to  the 
activities.  Target  Tutoring 
also  provides  the  children 
with  a  snack.  Debnam 
added  that  "We  plan  to 
continue  and  expand.  The 
more  tutors  we  have,  the 
more  kids  we  can  reach.  If 
anyone  is  interested  in 
taking  part  in  the  tutoring, 
they  can  contact  myself. 
Ramsey  or  anyone  else 
involved  in  the  program." 

n 


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November  19,  1993 


SCC/ACJ"  from  4 

Should  we  as 
embers  of  the  college 
immunity  allow  this  to 
.appen?  The 

oresentative  bodies  of  the 
•CC  and  ACJ  The 
[tudents,  faculty  and 
jjministrative 
■jpresentatives  have 

poken  on  how  they  feel 
ills  should  be  dealt  with. 
iut  v/hat  happened?  The 
jn.al  appeal  was  rendered 
0  the  President's  Office. 
|I1(1  neither  proof  of  bias 


ior    new 


evidence    was 


.resented  to  him  with  the 
,ppeal.  The  student's 
lasls  for  appeal  was  that 
,e  didn't  like  the  decision. 
j,e  assumption  is  that  it  is 
,n  those  grounds  the 
'resident  overrode  the 
iiUre  legislative  system  of 
he  college.  I  can  not  tell 
what  President  Trout's 
rounds  for  the  decision 
rtre  because  he  hasn't  told 
jiyone. 

With  a  stroke  of  his 
ien  Trout  rescinded  the 
lecisions  that  had  been 
nade  by  13  other  people, 
rhich  undermines  the 
rark  of  the  two  bodies  duly 
stablished  to  hear  cases  of 
ludent  discipline.  Trout 
nade  the  decision  to 
iverride  13  respected 
ieople  within  the  college 
cmmunity  who  had  heard 
he  testimony  and  facts,  for 
easons  he  has  never 
ihared  with  us.  Did  Trout 
eally  care  about  the  facts? 
Did  he  even  really  examine 
the  facts?  According  to  the 
chairman  of  the  SCC,  the 
transcripts  were  never 
Iven  to  the  President's 
Office,  so  it  would  have 
been  impossible  for  Trout 

have  read  them.  I,  like 
Everyone  else  on  campus 
hciuding  the  heads  of  the 
SCC  and  ACJ,  don't  know 
%  he  made  this  decision, 
because  no  justification 
ras  given  for  it.  In  the  past 
len  years  only  one  case  has 
seen  overturned  by  a 
Resident  and  that  was  on 
procedural  grounds.  Why 
s  this  case  so  different 
rom  al!  the  others?  What 
s  the  point  in  having  a 
judent-run  judicial  system 
<  Its  decisions  can  be 
Kerturned  without 

emanation?  I  trust  that 
he  decision  made  by  the 
^ans  of  the  College  and 
Ambers  of  the  student 
>ody  was  rendered  after 
^eful  examination  of  the 
Wdence,  and  that  they 
inducted  their  activities  in 
°nims  that  are  open  to  the 
Mutiny  of  the  college 
immunity.  We  do  not 
lold  that  same  standard  of 
'Penness  when  it  comes  to 
r" ■Office  of  the  President, 
71  I  question  why  this  is 
he  case. 

The  greater 

Ration  at  hand  is  not 
%  about  what  happens 
•this  student,  for  his  case 
'  *n  and  of  itself  Is 
JJe"evant  to  the  principles 

stake.  I  mean  no 
^rsonal  attack;  what  Is 
JPortant  is  the  message 
?f  has  been  sent  to  the 
0llege  community  by  the 


rendering  of  this  decision. 
The  judicial  process  has 
been  stripped  of  its 
integrity,  thereby  making 
the  entire  function  of  this 
system  hollow  and 
meaningless.  I  can  no 
longer  Inform  students 
what  sorts  of  conduct  are 
grounds  for  dismissal  from 
Washington  College, 

because  after  this  decision 
no  one  can  even  say  for 
certain  what  the  grounds 
for  dismissal  from 
Washington  College  are. 
The  President's  decision  of 
not  to  meet  with  the 
students  on  the  SCC  and 
ACJ  to  discuss  the  matter 
only  compounds  this 
problem. 

The  message  is  that 
what  the  students  decide 
does  not  matter,  everything 
is  subject  to  the  president's 
whims.  I  have  no  problem 
with  President  Trout  as  a 
person  and  do  not  mean  for 
this  to  be  perceived  as  a 
personal  attack  on  him  or 
for  him  to  feel  "hurt"  by 
this  action  I  have  taken. 
(As  he  said  he  was  before 
about  the  Ed  Schroeder's 
family's  law  suit.)  This  is 
an  inquiry  into  his  actions 
as  the  President  of 
Washington  College. 

President  Trout  has  spoken 
of  the  College's  long  history 
of  integrity  and  honor,  but 
he  seems  hypocritical  when 
he  lets  people  who  have 
broken  that  code  go 
without  appropriate 

punishment.  I  ask  our 
President  to  please  give  us 
justification  for  his  actions 
so  that  we  may 
understand,  and  so  that  if 
wrong  was  done  we  may 
change  it  for  the  future.     £2 


SGA  Bulletin  Board  Provides 
Forum  for  Students 

Andrews  and  Judiciary  Decisions  Spotlighted 


John  K.  Phoebus 

The  Student 

Government  Association 
has  set  up  a  bulletin  board 
on  the  first  floor  of  Bill 
Smith  to  encourage 
students  to  speak  out  on 
campus  issues.  The  board 
also  contains  minutes  of 
past  SGA  meetings  and  a 
calendar  of  events.  The 
topic  of  the  forum  this 
week  was  twofold.  Two 
questions  were  put  to 
potential  contributors: 
"What  do  you  think  about 
Tex  Andrews  being 
released?"  and  "Do  you 
agree  with  President 
Trout's  overturning  of  the 
ACJ  and  SCC's  rulings?" 

The  number  of 
responses  was  fairly 
balanced  in  addressing 
each  question,  although 
the  (pr)opponents  of  the 
Andrews'  decision  tended 


to  be  more  prolific.  A 
majority  of  sentiment 
appeared  to  be  negative 
toward  both  decisions  of 
the  administration,  but  the 
manner  in  which  they  were 
articulated  was  often  a 
negative  characterization  of 
many  of  the  parties 
involved.  There  were  also 
strong  assents  supporting 
both  decisions,  but  these 
did  not  constitute  a 
majority  of  the  scrawlings. 

The  bulletin  board 
is  updated  weekly  by  the 
SGA  with  new  topics  each 
week.  Stop  by  and  check  it 
out  after  class  and 
contribute  if  so  moved. 

[News  ed.  note: 

Unfortunately  both  of  the 
issues  on  the  board  this 
week  were  of  a  nature  that 
lent  to  devolution  into 
personal  attacks  or  praise 
for  individuals  involved.  It 


is  not  the  policy  of  the  Elm 
to  print  unsigned  letters  to 
the  editor,  nor  do  we  record 
in  print  what  constitutes 
mere  graffiti.  We  support 
the  efforts  of  the  bulletin 
board  to  provide  a  forum 
for  student  opinions.  For 
interested  readers,  we 
suggest  that  you  read  for 
yourself  the  opinions 
presented  on  the  board. 
The  Elm  attempts  to 
characterize  student 

sentiment  through 

interviews  and  discussions 
with  students.  The  Elm 
also  welcomes  letters  to  the 
editor  and  Open  Forum 
submissions  weekly.  These 
must  be  signed  and 
received  In  the  Elm  office 
on  Wednesday  by  6:00 
p.m.l 


Elm  Archives:  May,  1960, 
November  1960:  John  F.  Kennedy 


DRUNK  DRIVING  DOESN'T 
JUST  KILL  DRUNK  DRIVERS. 

Alonzo  Drake,  killed  ;f/17/9l  at 
10:5.1pm  on  Robbms  ltd..  Harvest,  AL. 

Next  time  your  friend  insists  on 
driving  drunk,  do  whatever  it  takes  to 
stop  him.  Because  if  he  kills  innocent 
people,  how  will  you  live  with  yourself? 


FRIENDS  DON'T  LET  FRIENDS  DRIVE  DRUNK. 


Senator  Jack 
Kennedy  Speaks 
to  Washington 
College  Student 
Body 

"Any  candidate  for 
the  Presidency  of  the 
United  States,"  stated 
Senator  John  F.  Kennedy 
Wednesday  night.  May  1 1 
1960,        in  Russell 

Gymnasium,  "is  involved  in 
the  serious  business  of 
Democracy." 

Speaking  before 
about  1000  students, 
faculty  members,  and 
citizens  of  Kent  County, 
the  candidate  for  the 
Democratic  presidential 
nomination  declared  that 
he  felt  he  had  "survived" 
the  results  of  the  recent 
West  Virginia  primary.  He 
then  discussed  primaries 
briefly,  adding  that  he 
definitely  "would  not  like  to 
abandon  the  primary 
system." 

Mr.  Kennedy  then 
addressed  immediate 
remarks  to  college  students 
and  graduates  of  colleges, 
saying  that  "a  career  in 
American  politics  is  an 
important  thing  and 
something  to  be  desired. 
He  charged  that  politics 
has  become  the  most 
ignored  of  professions 
today.  He  declared  that  one 
of  the  problems  the'  United 
States  has  to  face  today  is 
recruiting  talented  people 
to  enter  the  political  fields. 

The  Senator  from 
Massachusetts  appeared 
under  the  sponsorship  of 
the  Student  Assembly 
Committee  and  the 
International    Relations 


Senator  JFK  at  WC 

Club.  Jim  Vitagliano. 
president  of  the  club, 
presided  at  the  gathering 
and  introduced  the 
speaker.  Dean  Robert 
Kirkwood  gave  a  word  of 
welcome  and  State  Senator 
George  B.  Rasln,  alumnus 
of  the  college,  Board 
member,  and  Kennedy 
campaign  manager  for  Kent 
County,  introduced  the 
Democratic  dignitaries 
seated  on  the  platform. 
U.S.  Problems 


The  speaker  pointed 
out  three  problems  "which 
will  probably  disturb  the 
next  president"  as  1. 
Whether  a  free  society  and 
free  enterprise  can  equal 
and  keep  pace  with  the 
rapid  economic  growth  of 
Russia.  2.  How  Western 
Europe  and  the  United 
States  can  best  help  solve 
the  problems  of  South 
America  and  Asia  (can 
these  economically-upset 
countries  solve  problems  in 
a  democratic  method,  or 
will  they  eventually  turn  to 
totalitarianism?).  3.  If 
disarmament  negotiations 
can  be  effectively 

continued. 

Senator  Kennedy 
charges  that  the  United 
States  has  made 

Inadequate  progress  along 
this  line.  He  said  the 
United  States  is  constantly 
changing  its  position  on 
nuclear  testing  —  that  less 
than  100  people  In  the 
entire  Government  are 
working  on  the  problems  of 
disarmament. 

Referring  to  his 
prepared  speech,  which  he 

See  "JFK,"  page  10 


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Features 


Washington  College 


Elm  Archives:  JFK's  Death 
WC  Community  Mourns 


otherwise  Ignored  and 
abandoned  during  the 
evening  In  favor  of  speaking 
earnestly  and  almost 
extemporaneously,  the 
senator  brought  up  the 
subject  of  a  proposed  Arms 
Control  Research  Institute. 
He  explained  how  such  an 
Institute  could  provide  the 
country  with  essential 
information  and  said  he 
has  introduced  a  bill  for 
establishing  such  an 
institute.  "This  institute," 
his  statement  said, 
"...under  the  immediate 
direction  of  the  President  .  . 
will  carry  on  and 
coordinate  all  research, 
development  and  policy 
planning  needed  for  a 
workable  disarmament 
program.  It  will  vastly 
increase  the  effort  now 
being  put  into 

disarmament." 

He  said  he  is 
"disappointed  in  President 
Eisenhower's  recent 

announcement  that  the 
United  States  will  begin 
testing  nuclear  weapons 
again." 
Disarmament 

"At  this  crucial 
time,"  he  continued,  "Just 
before  the  Geneva  Summit 
Talks,  such  an 

announcement  is 

unfortunate."  Senator 
Kennedy  declared  it  Is 
important  to  reach  an 
agreement  on  this  matter 
Immediately.  "If  we  fail 
now,"  he  said,  "chances  of 
getting  a  future  agreement 
on  disarmament  will  be 
difficult  or  Impossible."  He 
said  the  responsibility  for 
any  failure  to  disarm 
effectively  should  fall 
clearly  on  the  Soviet  Union 
—  not  the  United  States. 

The  speaker  again 
asked  the  students  present 
a  direct  question:  "Can  a 
nation  in  a  democratic 
society  endure?  Can  we 
continue  with  such  a 
society  at  a  time  when  both 
the  U.S.  and  Russia  will  be 
able  to  destroy  In  one  blast 


Theodore  Parker  and  Robert  Elsenbud  raise  the  flag 

and  lower  it  once  more  to  half  mast  In  tribute  to  the 

late  President  John  F.  Kennedy  during  memorial 

service  held  at  Washington  College  on  Monday, 

November  25,  1963. 


two-thirds  of  the  world's 
population?"  Every  citizen, 
he  said  should  bear  his 
part  in  working  toward 
keeping  such  a  form  of 
government  and  society 
and  toward  preventing 
such  a  catastrophe  which 
may  destroy  everything.  He 


quoted  Abraham  Lincoln, 
who  said  a  country  could 
not  exist  half  slave  and  half 
free,  and  then  added  his 
own  idea  that  in  his 
opinion  "the  World  cannot 
exist  half  slave  and  half 
free." 


Editor's  note:  The  following 
is  a  student  editorial  written 
shortly  after  the 

assastnation  of  JFK. 

We,  as  young 
adults,  are  perhaps  more 
deeply  affected  by  the 
death  of  John  Fitzgerald 
Kennedy  than  any  other 
portion  of  the  nation,  for  to 
us  he  was  a  symbol  of  the 
strength  and  vitality  of 
youth,  we  felt  especially 
close  to  John  Kennedy  for 
he  was  young,  he  was 
strong,  and  he  was 
courageous.  He  made 
youth  a  period  of  life  that 
was  worthwhile  in  its  own 
right,  and  not  simply  a 
period  before  usefulness  to 


one's    country.  John 

Kennedy  brought  us  to  the 
forefront  and  made  us  a 
useful  and  Integral  part  of 
the  United  States  of 
America. 

The  burden  of  the 
death  of  "our"  President 
weigh  heavily  upon  us  as 
we  consider  the  proximity 
of  our  assumption  of  the 
leadership  of  thenation.  We 
are  faced  with  the  burdens, 
the  problems,  and  the 
responsibilities  handed  to 
us  by  our  ancestors.  We 
are  bewildered  when  we 
consider  the  annihilation  of 
such  strength  and  power 
by  several  bullets. 
(Emphasis  not  in  the 
original-  Ed.)  (At  this  point, 
we  view  the  national  affairs 
with  a  critical  eye,  for  we 
may  objectively  veiw  the 
governmental  operations, 
we  are  dubious  about  the 
fate  of  our  nation,  for  we 
have  seen  our  symbol  and 
standard  removed.  Where 
shall  we  look  now? 

When  we  ask  that 
question,  we  must  look  to 
ourselves  for  the  answer, 
for  we  must,  in  the  words 
of  our  late  President,  "think 
not  of  what  your  country 
can  do  for  you,  but  what 
you  can  do  for  your 
country."  We  must  think  of 
John  Kennedy's  death  as  a 
trigger  to  action.  We  must 
make  sure  that  his 
attempts  towards  peace 
and  universal  brotherhood 
were  not  In  vain. 

J.B. 


Student 
Profile: 
Jeff 
Grafton 


One  of  KA's  best  known  brothers  is  this  week's 
Student  of  the  Week;  Jeff  Grafton,  former  head  of  the 
Inter  fraternity  Council.  Jeff  graduates  in  May  of  1994 
as  a  Business  major  with  quite  a  large  amount  of  work 
experience  already  under  his  belt.  Currently  he  is 
working  on  campus  in  the  Business  Office  under 
Michelle  Mesnick,  however,  over  the  summer  Jell 
worked  at  MBNA  (which  is  a  credit  card  corporation 
located  in  Newark,  DE)  in  the  Finance  Systems 
Support  Division.  And  since  he  is  21,  Jeff  now 
explores  the  limits  of  credit  when  he  goes  to  Andy's;  he 
pays  for  his  drinks  with  plastic. 

Jeff  belongs  to  the  Kappa  Alpha  Order  (Beta 
Omega  chapter)  here  at  Washington  College  and  quotes 
that  his  involvement  in  his  fraternity  has  been  "the 
best  choice  I've  made  here  at  Washington  College.' 
Wish  Jeff  luck  the  next  time  you  see  him;  his  future 
dream  is  to  be  a  NASCAR  driver  after  he  wins  a  couple 
of  million  dollars  In  the  lottery. 


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November  19.  1993 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


'Yeah,  I 
Threw  That!* 

Walking  over  to  the  Lifetime  Fitness  Center  I  noticed  It 
was  an  unusually  warm  and  quiet  November  night. 
There  were  no  sirens,  no  victory  bell  being  rung,  and  no 
cheers  coming  out  of  Cain  gymnasium.  The  only  sound 
was  the  familiar  squeak  of  high  tops  against  the 
hardwood  in  Cain.  It  was  basketball  practice.  I  then 
remembered  now  is  the  lull  between  the  fall  sports 
season  and  the  winter  sports  season. 

But  as  I  moved  closer  to  Cain  and  closer  to  the 
Lifetime  Fitness  Center,  there  was  a  low  roar.  I 
wondered  what  was  going  on.  I  decided  to  explore  and 
entered  the  LFC.  Immediately  I  heard  "Get  that  out  of 
here,"  and,  "In  your  eye."  My  curiosity  was  heightened 
So  I  entered  the  Field  House. 

There  were  Lambda  pledges,  KA"s.  Phi  Delts.  Slgs,  and 
weekend  athletes  everywhere.  Dennis  Berry  called 
things  to  order  and  the  games  promptly  began  at  7  p.m. 
A  plethora  of  students  were  playing  organized  (if  you 
can  call  It  that)  basketball.  Some  players  wore  stocking 
caps,  others  had  their  tube  socks  up  to  their  knees. 
Still  others  seemed  a  bit  more  serious  running  lay  up 
drills  and  what  Is  that,  a  tap  drill? 


Sports  Commentary 


I  was  Intrigued  so  I  decided  to  sit  and  observe.  These 
guys  weren't  bad.  Darryl.  from  Maintenance,  was 
bumped  and  threw  up  a  one  handed,  fade  away  prayer 
that  touched  nothing  but  the  bottom  of  the  net.  Dan 
Coker  Juked  the  entire  Lamda  pledge  team,  leaving  them 
with  their  shorts  around  their  ankles,  and  soared  in  for 
the  easy  two.  Matt  Murray,  with  his  washboard 
stomach,  pulled  up  for  a  15  footer  off  the  secondary 
break,  hit  the  front  of  the  rim,  and  It  rolled  In  due  to  the 
feathery  touch.  I  then  looked  over  to  the  third  court 
and  saw  James  Alvarez  come  off  of  a  pick.  He  was 
doubled.  Geoff  Bley,  now  open,  cut  to  the  hole.  Alvarez 
hit  him  with  a  good  bounce  pass  and  Bley  made  the 
easy  two  before  the  defense  ever  had  a  chance  to  react. 
The  pick  and  roll  was  perfectly  executed.   Impressive. 

Later  on  that  evening  I  was  witness  to  some  more 
spectacular  feats.  Chris  Murphy,  laced  It  through  his 
legs,  then  crossed  over  and  hit  Brian  Tipton  on  the  fast 
break  for  a  near(2  feet  away)  dunk.  Coming  back  the 
other  way  Brian  Rush  used  a  pick  to  set  himself  up  for 
the  three.  Was  that  Dr.  Sam  Smith  battling  for  the 
rebound?  On  the  far  court,  Chip  Helm  dumped  in 
twenty-one  and  Geoff  Miller,  A.D.,  was  hitting  the  baby 
hook.  Who  is  this  Basel  guy?  Most  shocking,  though, 
was  Ken  Pipkin(formerly  WACMAN)  going  coast  to  coast 
for  two  and  the  foul. 

The  rest  of  the  night  went  quickly.  The  next  day  I 
struggled  through  my  morning  classes  and  proceeded  to 
lunch.  All  of  the  aforementioned  people  were 
exchanging  stories  about  last  night's  games.  I  thought 
it  was  a  bad  dream,  but  it  was  reality.  All  of  it.  except 
for  Matt  Murray's  washboard  stomach. 

It's  called  intramural  basketball.  A  time  to  make  new 
acquaintances,  play  on  a  million  dollar  floor,  and  be 
victims  of  some  pretty  interesting  tales.  People  are 
given  the  opportunity  to  do  something  they  have  wanted 
to  do  for  years,  but  never  had  the  chance. 

The  unofficial  motto  for  intramural  basketball-run. 
gun,  and  have  fun. 

Intramural  action-it's  fanless.  Take  a  few  minutes  out 
of  your  day  and  watch  a  game.  Watch  these  guys  try 
the  Impossible,  and  more  Importantly,  listen  to  the 
chatter  on  the  court.  Who  knows,  you  may  have  a  good 
laugh  or  posslbly(don't  laugh  now)  be  impressed  by  your 
friend's  athletic  ability. 

—David  George 

Editor's  Note:  David  George  is  ajunlor  math  major  from 
Baltimore,  Maryland.  George  is  a  graduate  of  Calvert 
Hall  High  School  where  he  played  varsity  basketball. 
George,  last  week's  Newts  Player  of  the  Week,  is  one  oj 
over  one  hundred  students  who  play  intramural 
basketball  each  Sunday,  Tuesday  and  Thursday  in  the 
Lifetime  Fitness  Center  through  the  month  of  November. 
Teams  have  been  playing  since  the  beginning  of 
November,  and  the  season  will  conclude  with  the  playoffs 
in  early  December.  Division  U  games  are  played  at  7  and 
8  p.m.,  and  Division  I  games  are  played  at  8  and  9 
rj.m.-M.M. 


We  Were  Robbed! 

Franklin  &  Marshall  Steals  Win 
From  Upset-Minded  Shoremen 


Scott  Stelnmuller  placed  second  in  the  200  butterfly  and  contributed  to  the  second  place 
400  medley  relay  in  Saturday's  meet. 


Matt  Murray 


One  tenth  of  a  second. 

With  Saturday's  entire 
men's  swimming  meet 
riding  on  the  400  freestyle 
relay,  the  Franklin  & 
Marshall  men's  team  of 
David  Barberich,  Joseph 
Thomas,  Ryan  Walter,  and 
Tom  Springer  edged  out  the 
Washington  team  of  Tim 
Parent,  Dan  Woodall,  Tyler 
McCarthy  and  Dave  Cola 
by  one  tenth  of  a  second. 

Parent  and  Woodall  held 
the  lead  through  the  first 
two  legs,  but  the  lead 
slowly  slipped  away  with 
the  Diplomats'  powerful 
Walter  and  Springer 
winning  the  race — and  the 
meet — for  Franklin  & 
Marshall. 

In  the  end,  the  final  score 
was  105-97.  and  the 
Shoremen  swimmers  had 
narrowly  missed  the 
biggest  upset  In  school 
history. 

"It  would  have  been  the 
biggest  upset  for  the 
program,"  head  coach  Kim 
Lessard  said.  "Dickinson 
was  a  big  upset  for  us  last 
year. 

"We  are  going  to  turn  a  lot 
of  heads  in  the  conference 
with  this  close  meet  against 
a  conference  power  like 
Franklin  &  Marshall.  I 
think  we  swam  like  a  real 
team  on  Saturday  and 
everyone  did  their  part," 

The  Diplomats  of  Franklin 
&  Marshall  were  expected 
to  be  Gettysburg's  only 
challenge  in  the  Centennial 
Conference  this  season. 
However.  the  young 
Shoremen,  who  do  not  have 
a  senior  on  their  roster, 
gave  the  Diplomats  a  scare 
in  a  meet  which  was 
supposed  to  be  a  rout  In 
favor  of  the  visitors. 

It  didn't  start  out  that 
way.  though,  as  the  visitors 
looked  every  bit  the 
conference  power  early  in 
the  meet. 

The  standing  room  only 


crowd  in  the  Casey  Swim 
Center  grew  restless  when 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
jumped  out  to  a  36-19  lead 
through  the  first  three 
events. 

The  contest  started  just 
as  it  finished  with 
Washington  getting 

touched  out  in  a  close 
relay. 

In  the  400  medley  relay, 
the  team  of  Peter  Ward, 
Jason  Campbell,  Scott 
Stelnmuller,  and  Chris 
Freisheim  fell  by  seven 
tenths  of  a  second  to  the 
visitors. 

The  relay  team  of  David 
Kraft,  Julien  Gaudlon, 
Mike  Bowman,  and  Michael 
Davis  picked  up  third  place 
points,  but  the  Shoremen 
still  trailed  from  the  outset. 

Washington  trailed  by  an 
even  larger  margin  after  the 
1000  freestyle  in  which  Ed 
Stoner  beat  Dave  Cola  by 
four  seconds,  and  the 
Diplomats'  Brian  Bast 
picked  up  third  place,  while 
Washington's  Dave  Czekai 
placed  fourth. 

Franklin  &  Marshall 
widened  the  gap  in  the  200 
freestyle  when  Joseph 
Thomas  placed  first  and 
Stoner  took  second. 
Woodall  picked  up  third  for 
Washington  with  Kraft 
placing  fourth  and 
Stelnmuller  fifth. 

However,  Tim  Parent's 
upset  win  in  the  50 
freestyle  with  Perry  Holland 
picking  up  fourth  place 
points  combined  with  Peter 
Ward's  win  in  the  200 
individual  medley  with 
Freishelm's  fourth  and 
Marcello  Brutti's  fifth 
pulled  Washington  back 
into  the  meet. 

"It  was  a  really  good 
turning  point  when  Peter 
(Ward)  and  Tim  (Parent) 
took  two  firsts  in  a  row," 
Lessard  said.  "The  200 
(butterfly)  is  what  pulled  us 
ahead." 

Trailing  51-42  going  into 
the  200  butterfly.  Franklin 


&  Marshall  chose  not  to 
enter  any  participants  in 
the  race,  and  Washington's 
Parent,  Stelnmuller,  and 
Ryu  Kawai  swept  the  event 
to  give  the  Shoremen  a  58- 
51  lead. 

In  the  100  freestyle, 
Franklin  &  Marshall's 
Matthew  Stretanski  placed 
first,  but  Jason  Campbell 
placed  second  and 
Freisheim  finished  third  to 
keep  a  two-point  lead  for 
the  Shoremen. 

Washington  lost  its  lead  In 
the  200  backstroke  when 
the  Diplomats'  Springer 
beat  out  Ward  and  Shawn 
Melly  took  third  for  the 
visitors. 

However,  the  Shoremen 
tied  it  up  at  83  with  Dave 
Cola's  win  in  the  500 
freestyle,  as  Woodall  added 
points  for  fourth. 

With  the  score  tied  with 
only  two  events  remaining, 
the  final  relay  was  almost 
certain  to  be  decisive. 

Campbell  placed  second 
in  the  200  breaststroke 
with  Julien  Gaudion 
placing  third.  and 
Washington  trailed  94-91 
going  into  the  final  race. 

Though  the  relay  team's 
effort  fell  short,  the 
Shoremen  found  plenty  of 
positives  in  their  first  meet 
of  the  season. 

"It's  the  first  time  I  can 
ever  remember  having  so 
many  fast  times  at  the 
beginning  of  the  season," 
Freisheim  said.  These  are 
times  we  were  doing  at  the 
end  of  the  season  last  year. 
"That  meet  made  us 
realize  that  ever  meet  we 
have  is  one  that  we  can 
win,  and  it's  going  to  make 
us  work  harder  to  try  and 
win  the  close  ones.  The 
scoreboard  still  has  the 
score  up  there,  so  in 
practice  it's  a  constant 
reminder  of  Saturday." 

Washington  will  travel  to 
Western  Maryland  for  their 
second  meet  of  the  season 
tomorrow. 


13 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


November  12. 1993 


Athletic  Director's 
Corner 


Women's  Swimming  Falls  To 
Franklin  And  Marshall  By  59 


Perhaps  It  is  my 
undergraduate  history 
orientation  that  is  making 
me  feel  the  way  I  do.  Ever 
since  college  I  have  had  a 
tendency  to  view  events  in 
terms  of  their  value  over 
time.  I'm  sure  my  feelings 
are  also  heightened  by  my 
sensitivity  to  gender  equity 
issues  that  are  so  much  a 
part  of  my  role  as  an 
athletic  administrator  in 
the  90's.  What,  you  ask,  is 
all  the  fuss  about?  We  are 
about  to  take  a  historical 
step.  The  Department  of 
physical  Education  and 
Athletics  is  adding 
women's  basketball  as  a 
varsity  sport,  effective  with 
this  1993-94  season.  We 
have  added  other 


student-athletes, 
something  that  cannot  be 
said  of  every  campus  in  our 
nation  today. 

And  we  in  this 
Department  care  about  this 
fledgling  program  and  ask 
that  the  student  body  give 
it,  what  you  have  always 
given  the  men's  team,  their 
support  at  games.  There  is 
nothing  worse  than  playing 
In  front  of  an  empty  house. 
So  come  on  down  and  give 
your  vocal  cords  some 
exercise.  A  crowd  of  250 
can  really  make  some 
noise!  These  players  need 
your  presence,  particularly 
at  their  home  opener  on 
November  30  against 
Franklin  and  Marshall 
College,  a  team  that  went 


"What,  you  may  ask,  is  all  the  fuss 
about?   We  are  about  to  take  a 
historical  step.   The  Department  of 
Physical  Education  and  Athletics  is 
adding  women's  basketball  as  a  varsity 
sport,  effective  with  this  1993-94 
season." 

-Geoff  Miller 
Athletic  Director 


intercollegiate  teams  in 
recent  memory.  The  early 
eighties  saw  women's 
lacrosse  and  field  hockey 
added  to  the  program. 
When  the  Casey  Swim 
Center  opened  in  the  mid- 
eighties,  women's 
swimming  was  a  natural 
addition.  Men's  swimming 
came  on  board  as  a  varsity 
program  in  1990-91.  when 
men's  cross  country  was 
dropped  after  years  of 
declining  participation. 

All  of  these  program 
additions  were  historic 
events  and  responded  to 
student  interests.  They 
are  a  part  of  us  now  and 
it's  been  too  easy  to  forget 
how  young  they  really  are 
in  the  big  scheme  of 
things.  But,  for  a  variety 
of  reasons,  they  move  to 
add  women's  basketball 
seems  to  be  more 
significant.  It  has  always 
seemed  odd  that  we  had 
basketball  for  men  but  not 
for  women.  Yes,  a  women's 
basketball  program  was  a 
prerequisite  for  our  joining 
the  Centennial  Conference 
because  we  were  the  only 
school  considered  for 
membership  that  did  not 
have  a  women's  program. 
But  more  that  that,  it  has 
afforded  the  Department 
an  opportunity  to  make  a 
statement  about  the 
Intercollegiate  experience 
f°r       women.  This 

institution  never  blinked 
when  the  suggestion  was 
made  that  the  women's 
basketball  program  should 
nave  the  same  budget  as 
the  men's  team,  which  has 
been  around  since  before 
the  days  of  the  original 
'Flying  Pentagon"  in  the 
early  1920's.  In  other 
w°rds.  this  College  cares  a 
^at  deal  about  Its  female 


19-5  last  season  and  has 
been  a  regional  power  in 
recent  years. 

Help  us  make  history  and 
begin  to  establish  new 
traditionsl  Come  and 
support  the  female 
hoopsters  in  their 
inaugural  varsity  season.  I 
doubt  that  you  will  be 
disappointed. ..Good  luck 
ladles! 

-Geoff  Miller 


Matt  Murray 

The  women's  swimming 
team  faired  well  on 
Saturday  but  fell  to 
Franklin  &  Marshall. 

Led  by  Junior  Jodl  Woods, 
who  won  the  200  individual 
medley,  100  freestyle,  and 
200  breaststroke,  Franklin 
&  Marshall  won  131-72. 

The  Diplomats  won  each 
of  the  first  three  races  to 
take  a  40-14  lead,  and  they 
never  looked  back. 

"If  you  take  away  their  two 
All -Americans,  who  won  six 
races,  then  we  would  go 
head  to  head  with  them," 
head  coach  Kim  Lessard 
said.  "We  have  depth  this 
year." 

In  the  400  medley  relay, 
Franklin  &  Marshall  beat 
Washington's  team  of 
Jennifer  Green.  Colleen 
Roberts,  Jennifer  Dow.  and 
Jennifer      Voss.  The 

Diplomats  also  scored  third 
place  points  in  the  event  to 
take  a  13-4  lead. 

In  the  1000  freestyle. 
Franklin  &  Marshall  took 
first  and  second  with 
Eileen  Kuriger  and  Amy 
Peterson  finishing  third 
and  fourth. 

In  the  200  freestyle. 
Krlsten  Caione  won  the 
event  for  the  visitors  with 
Green  placing  second  for 
Washington.  Robin 

Woolens  picked  up  fifth 
place  points  for  the 
Sho'women. 

Voss  won  the  only  race  of 
the  day  for  Washington 
when  she  won  the  50 
freestyle  in  26.85  seconds. 
Amy  Draper  and  Denlse 
Hakanson  also  scored 
points  for  Washington. 

In  the  200  individual 
medley.       Woods       beat 


Washington's  Roberts.  Erin 
Miller  placed  fifth  for  the 
Sho'women. 

In  the  200  butterfly. 
Franklin  &  Marshall's 
Deborah  Chrlstman  won 
the  event  in  a  time  of 
2:19.88  with  Dow.  Draper, 
and  Renee  Bylkas  finishing 
second,  third  and  fourth  for 
the  Sho'women. 

Woods  and  Caione  placed 
first  and  second  for  the 
visitors  in  the  100  freestyle 
with  Voss  placing  third  and 
Woolens  adding  a  fifth,  and 
Cathy  Francis  won  the  200 
backstroke  for  Franklin  & 
Marshall  with  Green,  Miller, 
and  Kuriger  filling  in  at 
second,  third,  and  fourth 
for  Washington. 

In  the  500  freestyle.  Reeb 
won    the    event    for    the 


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Diplomats  with  Dow 
placing  second,  Hakanson 
finishing  third.  and 
Elizabeth  Likens  scoring 
one  point  for  her  fifth  place 
effort. 

Franklin  &  Marshall 
finished  the  meet  with  wins 
In  the  200  breaststroke  and 
400  freestyle  relay  to 
secure  the  victory. 

"I  think  we  did  a  really 
great  job  considering  the 
competition,"  Green  said. 
"A  lot  of  people  did  some 
really  good  times,  and 
hopefully  we'll  only  get 
better." 

Washington's  next  meet 
will  be  tomorrow  at  Western 
Maryland,  and  the  next 
home  meet  will  be  Tuesday 
against  Salisbury  State. 


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November  12,  1993 


Sports 


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Intramural  Basketball  Gives  Students' 
Chance  To  'Be  Like  Mike*  In  The  L.F.C. 

Organized  League  Captures  Attention  Of  Nearly  One-Third  Of  College's  Men 


Matt  Murray 

What  campus  activity 
involves  nearly  one  out  of 
three  men  on  every 
Sunday,  Tuesday,  and 
Thursday  night  through 
November? 

The  answer  is  IntramuraJ 
basketball — an  activity 
which  has  involved 
students  at  Washington 
College  since  1955. 

When  intramural 
basketball  began  here  in 
1955,  120  men  out  of  the 
312  enrolled  participated 
in    the    program.        The 


competition  like  this  in  the 
classroom.  It's       a 

laboratory  in  itself." 

This  organized 
competition  has  involved 
Washington  students  for 
nearly  40  years  with 
approximately  30  percent 
of  the  male  student  body 
participating  each  year. 

In  Division  I,  the  1950's 
and  1960's  were  owned  by 
the  Kappa  Alpha  Order 
teams,  who  won  four  titles 
from  1957-1963. 

Theta  Chi  teams 
dominated  the  1970's. 
winning  six  of  the  seven 


"The  Washington  College  experience 
includes  both  the  social  aspect  and 
academics,  and  intramurals  is  a  big 
part  of  that.   You  can't  get 
competition  like  this  in  the  classroom. 
It's  a  laboratory  in  itself." 

-Dennis  Berry 
Recreation  Director 


popularity  of  the  league 
has  not  diminished,  and 
intramural  basketball 
provides  a  different  aspect 
for  athletics  on  campus. 

"We  have  intercollegiate 
sports  for  the  elite 
athletes,"  Director  of 
Campus  Recreation  Dennis 
Berry  said.  "The  unique 
part  about  the  Intramural 
program  is  that  it  is  for 
everyone  else  who  wants  to 
compete. 

"The  Washington  College 
experience  Includes  both 
the  social  aspect  and 
academics,  and 

intramurals  is  a  big  part  of 
it.  You      can't      get 


titles  from  1973-1979. 

Faculty  teams  controlled 
the  I980's,  winning  five 
championships  during  the 
decade. 

"Showtime"  has  been  the 
championship  team  of  the 
1990's,  as  it  captured  the 
Division  I  crown  in  1990, 
1991,  and  1992. 

This  year,  the  title  Is  up 
for  grabs  in  Division  I,  as 
"Showtime"  has  faltered, 
and  It's  an  opportunity  for 
a  whole  new  dynasty  to  be 
born. 

However,  the  important 
aspect  of  intramural 
basketball  at  Washington 
is  the  participation,  and 


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the  league  has  expanded  to 
as  many  as  four  divisions 
(men  and  women)  and  22 
teams  in  1990  to  the 
current  two  division,  14 
team  alignment. 

The  question  remains  as 
to  why  Intramural 
basketball  Is  such  a 
popular  event  while  other 
Intramural  sports  sputter 
without  participation. 

"I  think  basketball  is 
most  popular  because  you 
only  need  five  participants, 
and  nationally,  basketball 
is  the  number  one  sport  for 
intramurals,"  Berry  said. 
"When  you  divide  into 
divisions,  it  puts  everyone 
on  a  level  playing  field,  and 
everybody's  competitive." 

So  why  is  intramural 
basketball  so  popular  at 
Washington  College? 

Washington  students 
have  a  variety  of  reasons 
for  participating  including 
sheer  enjoyment, 

competition,  aspiration, 
relief  of  stress,  nostalgia, 
"trash  talking,"  and  the 
pleasure  of  playing  in  an 
organized  league. 

"It's  fun,  and  it's  a  chance 
to  get  out  there  with  a 
group  of  guys  and  exercise 
and  be  competitive,"  Phi 
Delta  Theta  2B"s  Ryan 
Mahoney  said.  "It's  also  a 
chance  for  some  high 
school  stars  to  get  to  play 
again." 

Said  K7's  Sam  Berger: 
"The  competition  Is  very 
good,  and  people  enjoy 
playing  in  a  competitive 
and  fun  league  like  the  one 
we  have  here  at 
Washington." 

Berger's  teammate,  Doug 
Beckworth,  pointed  to  the 
stress-free  environment  of 
intramurals  which  attracts 
so  many  participants. 

There  are  a  lot  of  people 
that  are  good  enough  to 
play  for  the  varsity,  but 
some  people  don't  like  the 


"Maybe  you  should  do 
some  trash  talking  stats, 
too." 

The  Cornhuskers'  Dave 
George  agreed  with 
Hoffberger. 

"The  entire  game  is 
attitude,"  George  said.  "It's 
the  easiest  sport  to  come 
up  with  some  good  one- 
liners. 

■  "Intramural  basketball  is 
the  art  of  trash  talking." 

However,  for  the  most 
part,  participants  are  more 
concerned  with  shooting 
the  ball  than  shooting  their 
mouth.  Some,  like  Kappa 
Alpha's  Andrew  Parks, 
hope  to  relive  former 
glories. 

The  reason  I  play  is  I 


McDermott  only  half. 
Jokingly  said. 

Whatever  the  attraction  to 
intramural  basketball, 
nearly  140  men  (120 
students)  currently 

participate. 

"You  can't  say  It's  not 
Important  when  one  out  of 
every  three  guys  are 
coming  down  to  the  gym," 
Berry  said.  "On  the  bigger 
scheme  of  the  world,  those 
things  are  meaningless, 
but  between  now  and 
December  5,  it  means 
something." 

After  Tuesday  night's 
action: 

The  Cornhuskers,  High 
Street,  and  Theta  Chi  are 
all  tied  for  the  top  spot  of 
Division  I  with  5-2  records. 


didn't  play  my  junior  or 

"It  gives  every  regular  Joe  a  chance  to 
be  like  M.J." 

-Dan  Coker 


senior  year  of  high  school, 
and  I've  found  that  the 
level  of  play  in  Division  I  Is 
just  good  enough  to  be 
competitive  but  not  so 
strong  that  I  can't  play," 
Parks  said.  "It  helps  relive 
those  two  years  of  high 
school  I  missed." 

Other's,  like  LPD's  Bill 
Griffin  and  Scott 

Culpepper  and  Gis  Ihp's 
Dan  Coker,  enjoy  the 
current  popularity  of  the 
National  Basketball 

Association  and  National 
Collegiate  Athletic 

Association  circuits,  and 
they  hope  to  achieve 
similar  future  glories  and 
escape  from  reality  for  a 
little  while. 

"College  basketball  is  the 
most  popular  sport  on 
television,  and  there  aren't 
too  many  other  sports  that 
you'll  see  students 
following."  Griffin  said.  "I 
couldn't  really  tell  you 
why,  but  college  basketball 


"The  entire  game  is  attitude. 
Intramural  Basketball  is  the  art  of 
trash  talking." 

-Dave  George 


structure  or  the  pressure 
on  the  varsity,"  Beckworth 
said. -"Intramurals  are  a 
stress     reliever.  It's 

organized,  so  you  get  to 
play  against  people  you 
wouldn't  normally  play 
with." 

Some  participants  believe 
the  most  attractive  aspect 
of  intramural  basketball  is 
the  chance  to  "talk  trash" 
with  other  people  from  all 
parts  of  campus  in  a  forum 
which  only  a  pick-up 
basketball  game  can 
provide. 

"I  think  that  basketball  is 
a  lot  of  talk,  and  I'd  say 
one  out  of  every  three  men 
are  trash  talkers,  myself 
included."  High  Street's 
Doug    Hoffberger    said. 


is  so  exciting  that  you  want 
to  go  out  there  and 
emulate  somebody." 

Teammate  Culpepper 
agreed. 

"People  want  to  make 
themselves  known  in  the 
realm  of  basketball 
because  they  all  have  NBA 
aspirations  even  when  they 
suck,"  he  said. 

Said  Coker:  "It's  such  a 
fun  sport.  It  gives  every 
regular  Joe  a  chance  to  be 
like  M.J.  (Michael  Jordan)." 
With  so  many  men 
participating,  the  league  Is 
a  lot  of  fun.  but  it  also  gets 
very  competitive. 

"It  comes  down  to  one 
phrase — the  thrill  of  victory 
and  the  agony  of  defeat," 
Phi  Delta  Theta  3B's  Mike 


Of  the  three.  Theta  Chi  has 
scored  the  most  points  for 
the  season  with  367,  and 
High  Street  has  the  best 
defense,  allowing  only  276 
points. 

Following  close  behind, 
K7  sports  a  4-3  mark. 
However,  K7  Is  currently  In 
a  tailspin.  losing  their  last 
three  contests. 

At  3-4,  neither  Showtime 
or  Phi  Delta  Theta  are  out 
of  the  playoff  picture. 
Showtime  still  hopes  to  win 
their  fourth  straight 
championship. 

The  Coaches  are  still 
struggling  to  return  to 
their  dominant  form  of  the 
1980's.  as  they  have  a  2-5 
mark  so  far  this  season. 

Kappa  Alpha  upset 
Showtime  on  Tuesday  but 
still  rests  in  the  cellar  with 
a  1-6  record. 

In  Division  II,  Phi  Delta 
Theta  2B  owns  the  best 
record  at  6-1.  Their  only 
loss  came  last  week 
against  KA2/Mr.  Wendal  by 
one  point  in  overtime. 

In  second  place,  Gls  Ihp 
leads  the  league  In  scoring 
with  249  points  to  go  with 
their  5-2  record. 

Currently.  Theta  Chi  is  In 
the  driver's  seat  for  the 
third  seed  in  the  playoffs 
with  a  4-3  record  as  of 
Tuesday. 

KA2/Mr.  Wendal 
currently  occupies  fourth 
place  with  a  3-4  mark,  but 
Ken  Pipkin's  team  has  hit  a 
recent  drought.  After  a  20- 
point  drubbing  of  LPD  last 
Thursday,  KA2/Mr.  Wendal 
has  dropped  two  straight 
to  Theta  Chi  and  Phi  Delta 
Theta  3B. 

In  fifth  place  with  a  2-5 
record.  Phi  Delta  Theta 
3B's  only  two  wins  have 
come  against  KA2/Mr. 
Wendal. 

LPD  occupies  the  bottom 
spot  in  the  division  with  an 
0-7  record,  as  they  have 
only  averaged  18.3  points 
per  game  this  season. 


15 


pshington  College  Elm 


Sports 


November  12.  1993 


[juckert  Thrives  On  Speed 
Uid  Ambition  In  Her  Classes 
Uid  On  The  Athletic  Field 


Sullivan 


If  I  were  an  animal  I'd 
Ea  cheetah. ..or  a  panther, 
ouiethlng  that  is  quick  or 
lSt.  That  is  one  of  the 
jings  I've  always  felt  good 
t,oUt  athletically,  my 
seed,  my  ambition." 

Xhat  alone  paints  an 
ccurate  picture  of  senior 
>enee  Guckert.  Guckert 
aS  been  one  of  the 
utstanding  student 

Uiletes  of  the  Washington 
allege  community  since 
er  freshman  year. 
She  came  out  of  Baltimore 
ounty's  Hereford  High 
chool  where  she  was  an 
H-County  and  All-Star 
eld  hockey  and  lacrosse 
layer. 

During  her  high  school 
ireer  she  also  served  as 
(udent  Government 
resident  and  as  a  member 

the  National  Honor 
Klety. 

Guckert  has  continued 
ie  success  she  began  in 
Igh         school.  Her 

ccomplishments  at 

Washington  College 

idude:  Dean's  List, 
micron  Delta  Kappa 
attonal  Leadership  Honor 
oclety,  Peer  Education, 
11-Campus  Judiciary 
ommittee.  Senior 

Committee, 
ditor  for  Career 
evelopment  Center 

Ewsletter,  and  Student 
cademic  Board 

epresentative  for 

Xiology. 
This  long  list  of  activities 

enough  to  make  the 
("age  student  feel  tired 
Btby  looking  at  it. 
This  list  does  not  include 
athletic 
ttomplishments  as  a 
irslty  field  hockey  and 
cr°sse  player  which 
dude  All-Middle  Atlantic 
Terence  Honors   and 


serving  as  a  co-captain  for 
field  hockey  for  the  past 
two  years. 

It  is  quite  a  list,  but  one 
shouldn't  look  at  Guckert 
and  Just  see  a  list  of 
accomplishments.  There  is 
more  to  Guckert  than  just 
her  resume.  She  is  a 
person,  a  woman,  a  human 
being  who  cares  about 
things.  One  of  these  things 
is  her  family. 

"  I'm  very  family-oriented. 
I'm  very  close  to  my  family 
and  my  friends.  I'm  still 
close  with  friends  from  high 
school,"  said  Guckert  in  a 
recent  interview. 

She  Is  also  a  concerned 
person.  If  a  list  is 
necessary,  look  at  the  list 
of  things  she  cares  about 
which  includes  women's 
issues  (yes,  she  considers 
herself  a  feminist),  gay  and 
lesbian  civil  rights,  HIV  and 
AIDS.  In  fact,  she  worked 
at  The  House  of  Ruth  In 
Baltimore  as  a  legal 
advocate  and 


accompanying  women  to 
civil  and  criminal  court. 

When  I  hear  people 
talking  about  the  issues  I 
feel  strongly  about  I  always 
express  my  views,"  Renee 
told  me. 

As  a  senior,  Renee  will  be 
graduating  in  the  spring 
and  moving  on  to  law 
school. 

She'll  be  playing  her 
second  and  last  season  of 
lacrosse,  hoping  to  fair 
better  than  her  final  field 
hockey  season  which  was 
cut  short  by  complications 
from  a  concussion  just  two 
goals  short  of  the  school 
record. 

When  Guckert  walks 
down  to  get  her  degree  in 
May,  she'll  be  leaving  with 
more  than  a  piece  of  paper 
and  a  list  of 

accomplishments;  she'll  be 
leaving  after  making  an 
impact  on  Washington 
College  because  of  the  kind 
of  person  that  she  is. 


Renee  Guckert's  next  goal  will  be  attending  law  school. 


Hills  Find  Revenge  Is  Icing 
)n  The  Cake  In  7-5  Victory 

»  Hockey  Club  Falls  To  0-3  On  The  Season  With  Loss 


ge  Kraft 


fl*  Washington  College 
e  Hockey  Club  took  the 
■  f°r  the  third  time  this 
^°n  Monday  night  when 
*  fell  to  Salisbury  State, 

Jhe  Shoremen  played  a 
°ng  game  but  with  a 
"a<i  of  Qniy  ten.  they 
£  outlasted  by  the  much 
er    Salisbury    State 


list- 


-year  players  Graham 


dtwo 


>a  and  Brian  Flynn 


goals  a  piece,  and 


J!  Keardon.  last  year's 
u«g  scorer,  had  a  goal 
j?  ^ee  assists. 
isk?  ,Yovan°vich  (three 
i  *}SJ.  Jon  Paine,  and 
fcoff  th  cont"buted  In 
"ensive  zone  as  well. 


John  Moreland  played 
well  on  defense, 

contributing  an  assist,  as 
did  Miles  Barnard  (two 
assists). 

Topher  Head,  who  also 
played  well  on  defense,  was 
controversially,  if  not 
unfairly  ejected  in  the  third 
period,  which  hurt  the 
Shoremen's  chances  of  a 
late  comeback 

In  goal,  second-year 
netminder  Dave  Kraft  had 
19  saves. 
The  club's  previous  games 
included  a  7-1  loss  to  a  35- 
man  Loyola  squad  on 
November  1.  Yovanovich 
scored  the  club's  only  goal. 

On  November  7.  the  club 
lost  6-2  to  Navy  in  a  wild 
game  which  featured  goals 
by        Yovanovich        and 


Reardon,  and  a  45-save 
performance  by  Kraft  In 
goal. 

After  three  games,  Munda. 
Flynn,  Yovanovich.  and 
Reardon  share  the  club 
lead  in  goals  with  two. 
Reardon  also  leads  the  club 
in  assists  with  four  and 
points  with  six. 

Kraft  has  94  saves  on  the 
year  with  an  82.5%  save 
percentage. 

Thanks  to  the  fans  who 
came  out  and  supported 
the  club  on  Monday.  The 
club's  next  game  is  Friday. 
November  19,  against 
UMBC  at  Northwest  Arena 
in  Baltimore.  Fans  can 
also  look  forward  to  a 
rematch  with  Salisbury  on 
December  6,  in  Easton. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 


Unwind 


Timmy,  the  Tim-meister.  Timerama... 

This  week,  the  Newt's  P.O.W.  honor  goes  out  to 
freshman  Tim  Parent  from  Dover,  Delaware.  He's  only 
the  second  freshman  this  year  to  earn  the  award,  so  he 
must  have  done  something  spectacular. 

Against  Franlin  &  Marshall.  Parent  was  the 
catalyst  for  the  Shoremen,  as  he  gave  them  a  chance  to 
win  the  meet. 

Parent  pulled  the  Shoremen  back  Into  the  meet 
with  his  win  In  the  50  freestyle  and  gave  Washington  the 
lead  with  his  win  in  the  200  butterfly.  He  also  led  off 
Washington's  400  freestyle  relay,  and  he  gave  second  leg 
Dan  Woodall  a  lead  to  work  with. 

Parent's  fantastic  NCAA  debut  gave  the  Shoremen 
a  shot  at  the  program's  biggest  upset  In  Its  brief  history. 
With  such  a  strong  showing  In  his  first  meet.  Parent 
turned  heads  throughout  the  conference,  and  he  has 
raised  expectations  for  the  future. 
In  other  news... 

We  have  to  give  out  one  weekly  award—flirt  of  the 
week.  This  week's  dubious  honor  goes  to  swimmer  Perry 
Holland  who  shamefully  flirted  with  over  a  dozen  girls  In 
the  dining  hall  in  less  than  ten  minutes  (give  It  up 
dude). 

Now  for  Kate's  honorable  mentions:  My  first 
honorable  mention  goes  to  Women's  Crew  who  placed 
ninth  in  the  country  at  the  Head  of  the  Charles  race  in 
Boston.  Go  Ladies!  I  give  you  my  solemn  promise  for  full 
coverage  of  every  race  in  the  spring.  Within  this 
honorable  mention  I  would  like  to  give  a  special  swifty 
award  to  Sue  Czechowski.  who  broke  her  toe  doing 
laundry. 

My  next  honorable  mention  goes  to  Senior  Rachel 
Demma  for  the  gold  medal  in  the  Olympic  sport  of 
sleeping.  I  would  also  like  to  commend  Rachel  on  her 
outstanding  pool  playing,  when  awake,  at  Newt's 
hillside,  volcanic,  miniature  golf  bar. 

My  last  goes  to  our  own  Mr.  Magoo,  my  co-editor. 
Matt  Murray  for  his  warm  seat  and  singing. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  C  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


November  12.  1993 


Sports 


Washington  College 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 

THE  ELM 


SCORES 


Men 

Washington 

F&M 

Women 

Washington 

F&M 


:frfcJ!V4itiT?H 


Men 

Open  At  Widener 

On  Saturday 


Open  At  Hunter 
On  Saturday 


Upcoming 

Games 


There's  a  flurry  of  activity  three  nights  a  week  in  the  Lifetime  Fitness  Center  where  over  100  men  Dlav  intramural 
basketball.  As  Dan  Coker  said,  the  league  "gives  every  regular  Joe  a  chance  to  toTke  M  J  " 


Ne 


ewt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Tim  Parent 


MEN'S 
BASKETBAU 


Washington  at 
Widener  Tourn. 
November  19-20 

Washington  vs. 
Frostburg  State 
November  23  7:30 

Washington  at 
U.M.B.C. 
November  27  7:00 

WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  at 
Hunter  Tournament 
November  19-20 

Washington  vs. 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
November  30  7:30 

SWIMMING 

Washington  at 
Western  Maryland 
November  20  2:00 

Washington  vs. 
Salisbury  State 
November  23  6:30 

Washington  at 
Ursinus 
December  4  1:00 


INSIDE 

•Men's 
Swimming 
Edged  Out 

•Women's 
Swimming 
Falls  To  F&M 

•Why  Is 
Intramural 
Basketball  So 
Popular? 

•Ice  Hockey 

•Commentary 
IM  Hoops 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community  Since  1930 


Volume  63.  Number  Twelve  •  December  3,  1993 


Washington  College    •    Chestertown.  Maryland 


Affirmative  Action 

Faculty  to  Consider  New  Proposal 


.Tojm  K.  Phoebus 


A  plan  which  would 
ensure  that  applicant  pools 
for  faculty  hirings  are  more 
diverse  will  come  before  the 
faculty  for  the  second  time 
this  year  at  their  December 
6  meeting-  The  Affirmative 
Action  Plan  which  comes 
before  the  faculty  next 
Monday  focuses  mainly  on 
achieving  diversity  at 
Washington  College  by 
ensuring  that  application 
pools  for  positions  on  the 
faculty  are  more 

representative  of  both 
minorities  and  women.  The 
plan,  redrafted  ,  by  the 
Faculty  Affairs  Committee, 
was  originally  tabled  last 
semester  after  failing  to 
receive  approval  of  the 
faculty,  even  after  what  was 
the  substantive  strength  of 
the  proposal  had  been 
removed. 

This  plan  targets 
the  consideration  of  women 
and  minorities  for  available 
faculty  positions. 

Administrative  and  staff 
affirmative  action  plans  are 
not  currently  in  place  or 
under  consideration.  It  is 
speculated  that  similar 
plans  could  follow  if  the 
faculty  plan  is  passed.  The 
faculty  plan  would  target, 
in  addition  to  women, 
designated  minority  groups 
as:  Asians,  American 
Indians.  Blacks,  Hispanics, 
Native  Alaskans,  and 
Native  Pacific  Islanders. 

The  plan  under 
consideration  would  create 
the  position  of  the  Faculty 
Affirmative  Action  Officer. 
This  member  of  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
(A&T)  Committee  would  be 


charged  with  ensuring  that, 
in  most  cases,  at  least  one 
available  candidate  from 
the  Designated  Groups  is 
brought  to  campus  for 
consideration.  Toward  the 
goal  of  presenting  an 
evaluative  annual  report  on 
recruitment,  the  Officer 
would  also  keep  record  of 
candidates  considered  for 
positions.  The  Officer 
would  also  work  in 
association  with  the 
Provost  and  Department 
chairs  to  develop  hiring 
strategies  to  this  end. 

In  a  statement 
attached  to  the  proposed 
plan,  President  Charles  H. 
Trout  strongly  endorses 
Affirmative  Action:  "In 
advocating  adoption  of  an 
Affirmative  Action  Plan  for 
Washington  College,  1  have 
wanted  to  signal  my  strong 
personal  commitment  to 
forging  a  community  that  is 
inclusive.  I  believe  it  is 
both  right  and  in  our  best 
interest  to  do  so.  By 
adopting  this  Affirmative 
Action  Plan,  the  Faculty  of 
Washington  College  has 
also  welcomed  the  prospect 
of  a  more  heterogeneous 
institution.  All  realize  that 
we  have  a  long  way  to  go  if 
we  are  to  create  the  kind  of 
learning  community  that 
will  assure  the  very  best 
education  for  all  our 
students." 

Affirmative  Action 
policies  are  often  criticized 
as  being  reverse 

discrimination,  establishing 
unattainable  racial  and 
gender  quotas,  creating 
excess  bureaucracy,  or 
attempting  to  mend  what  is 
already  an  egalitarian 
hiring  procedure.  The  plan 


currently  before  the  Faculty 
appears  to  have  been 
designed  so  that  it  is 
relatively  immune  from 
these  charges.  The  Plan 
would  only  affect  search, 
not  hiring  procedures  of 
the  College.  While 
attempting  to  increase  the 
diversity  of  applicant  pools, 
the  Plan  does  not  establish 
quotas  and  does  not  place 
unrealistic  objectives  on 
small  fields  in  which  few 
minority  candidates  exist. 
The  Plan  would  not  create 
new  committees  at 
Washington  College,  but 
work  within  one  which 
already  is  extant  (A&T)  and 
places  duties  upon  a 
faculty  member  who  would 
presumably  be  willing  to 
serve  as  the  Affirmative 
Action  Officer. 

A  similar  plan  was 
proposed  and  considered 
by  the  Faculty  last 
semester.  It  initially  fell  to  a 
tie  vote,  but  was  "amended" 
in  a  manner  which  cut  out 
all  but  a  vague  and  general 
statement  on  the  College's 
commitment  to  equal 
opportunity.  Without  the 
substantive  portions  uf  the 
plan  to  enforce  this 
intention,  the  amended 
plan  fell  to  a  secret  ballot. 
Further  consideration  was 
tabled  by  the  faculty  after  a 
motion  to  do  so  by 
Professor  Bob  Day, 
effectively  saving  the  plan 
to  be  reconsidered  in  a 
different  form.  What  is  to 
be  considered  at  the 
December  6  meeting  Is  the 
revision  of  the  plan 
originally  presented  last 
semester,     fi 


Departmental  Reviews 

Three  Chairs  Discuss  External  Review  Process 


Sometime  during  the 
middle  of  this  month,  the 
Music  Department  will  re- 
ceive the  results  of  the  ex- 
ternal review  it  recently 
underwent.  Because  of  stu- 
dent confusion  regarding 
the  external  review  process, 
The  Elm  recently  conducted 
uiterviews  with  the  heads  of 
three  departments  that  have 
recently  undergone  this 
Process:  Music,  Art  and 
Mathematics. 

All  academic  depart- 
ments are  periodically  sub- 
ject to  review,  although 
there  is  no  iron-clad 
timetable  which  establishes 


a  mandate  for  such  review. 
It  consists  of  a  self-study, 
followed  by  an  evaluation  by 
a  panel  of  academics  from 
other  institutions.  - 

According  to  Dr.  Al  Briggs, 
Chair  of  the  Mathematics 
Department,  the  reviews  are 
"Free  consultation  with  col- 
leagues. It  Is  a  chance  to 
ask  for  Input  from  people 
from  outside  the  institu- 
tion." 

Dr.  Garry  Clarke, 
Chair  of  the  Music 
Department,  when  asked 
about  the  review  of  his  de- 
partment, said  he  didn't  feel 
that  he  received  enough  no- 
tice prior  to  drafting  the  self- 
study  portion  of  the  review. 


"My  concern  is  that  we  were 
asked  at  the  end  of  May  to 
have  it  ready  for  October. 
[The  Music  Department]  had 
to  produce  this  document 
on  top  of  a  schedule  which 
was  already  planned.  While 
we  did  produce  a  document, 
I  didn't  consider  it  to  be  a 
self-study,  because  you 
don't  do  a  self-study  with 
such  short  notice  over  the 
summer',  so  in  fact  I  didn't 
call  it  a  self  study." 

Clarke  said  that 
such  short  notice  isn't  the 
norm  here  or  at  other  Insti- 
tutions, noting  "When  the 
three  visiting  professors 

See  "Reviews,"  p.  4 


Practice  Room 


This  is  the  new  and  improved  student  musician  practice 
room,  which  ,  until  last  year  was  a  haven  for  students 

and  their  Instruments  on  campus.  Thanks  to  the 

members  of  the  Washington  College  Musicians  Union, 

the  basement  of  Caroline  will  now  be  available  to 

student  musicians.  See  story  on  page  4. 


Draft  Beer  in  the  Cove 


John  K.  Phoebus 

SGA  President 

Jamie  Baker  and  members 
of  the  Student  Government 
Association  met  on 
Wednesday  with  the  Deans 
of  Students.  Security, 
Student  Activities  and  the 
Dining  Hall  to  review  and 
reaffirm  the  College's 
alcohol  policy  in  light  of  the 
January  opening  of  the 
new  student  center  - 
recently  named  the  "Cove." 
While  the  alcohol  policy  is 
covered  in  the  Student 
Handbook,  Baker  wished  to 
address  issues  of  specific 
concern  to  students  in 
relation  to  the  sale  of 
alcohol  at  the  new  student 
center. 

The  newly 

renovated  student  center 
will  open  on  January  21 
|see  related  article  on  page 


6].  The  policy  for  the  sale 
and  consumption  of  alcohol 
in  the  basement  of  Hodson 
Hall  was  discussed.  Beer 
will  be  sold  to  students  age 
21  and  older  from  the  food 
service  area  of  the  student 
center.  The  hours  for  these 
sales  are  from  4  p.m.  to  1 1 
p.m.  Sunday  through 
Thursday,  and  from  4  p.m. 
to  midnight  on  Friday  and 
Saturday.  If  special  events 
(SGA  bands,  parties)  are 
planned  in  the  main 
activities  room  of  the 
student  center,  alcohol  will 
be  sold  until  one  hour 
before  the  close  of  the 
scheduled  event. 

A  major  change  in 
the  alcohol  sales  of  the 
student  center  is  the  return 
of  draft  beer.     Draft  beer 

See  "Cove,"  on  p.  7 


Inside 


WC  Student  writes  about 
depression,  suicide  attempt 


Dr.  Richard  DeProspo  clears  the    ^* 
air  about  pornography  course 


Jamie  Baker  and  Michelle 
Crosier  discuss  "the  Cove" 


Editor  Emeritus  Towers 
addresses  stresses 


December  3,  1993 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


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The  Future  of  WC: 
Tolerance  or 
Paternalism? 

Since  the  beginning  of  the  year  there  has  been 
controversy  concerning  the  pornography  course  offered  by 
Dr.  DeProspo.  It  has  held  a  kind  of  morbid  fascination  for 
me  as  a  student  In  the  course,  as  a  Journalist  and  as 
someone  who  loves  Washington  College. 

iDr.  Susan  Huck  has  kept  up  her  one-woman 
sadc  to  protect  the  students  from  DeProspo.  Her 
st  effort  has  been  to  publish  an  article  in  Conservative 
Review.  In  It.  she  accuses  DeProspo  of  "hiding  behind 
little  girl's  skirts,"  of  being  "locally  rather  infamous  for 
having  discarded  his  family  in  order  to  marry  one  of  his 
students,"  and  -horror  of  horrors-  of  being  "politically 
correct." 

It's  no  wonder  DcProspo's  a  little  steamed.  Huck's 
latest  round  of  demagoguery  does  more  than  attack 
DeProspo  personally.  It  is  a  clear  attempt  on  the  part  of 
Huck  to  smear  Washington  College  in  the  national  media. 
She  dubbed  Washington  College  a  "brain  laundry." 

In  this  Huck  does  a  great  disservice  to  the  College 
and  Its  students.  The  implication,  of  course,  is  that 
Washington  College  (which  Huck  describes  as  "average- 
awful  liberal")  has  a  secret  leftist  agenda  and  is 
conducting  a  concerted,  programmatic  effort  to  inculpate 
its  students  with  an  anti-American  Communist  ideology. 

Nothing  could  be  further  from  the  truth.  During 
my  time  here  I've  seen  (and  been  engaged  in)  many  lively 
classroom  discussions  on  political  issues.  I've  seen 
students  and  professors  of  every  imaginable  political  bent 
debate  one  another  on  a  wide  variety  of  issues.  Contrary 
to  what  Huck  thinks,  when  this  occurs,  the  students  do 
not  capitulate  and  become  utterly  convinced  simply 
because  it  is  a  professor  they  are  arguing  with.  Usually,  it 
is  a  healthy  exercise  which  causes  people  not  to  change 
their  convictions,  but  to  think  them  through  more 
thoroughly. 

Students  do  not  come  to  Washington  College  as 
blank  slates.  Whatever  their  core  values  may  be  once 
they  get  here,  they  are  usually  firmly  entrenched.  Beliefs 
instilled  by  parents,  churches  and  communities  cannot  be 
eradicated  by  four  years  of  study  at  a  liberal  arts  college. 
One  would  then  have  to  conclude  from  this  that  it  would 
be  foolish  for  an  institution  of  higher  education  to  even 
try. 

It  is  ironic  that  this  dispute  should  arise  from  a 
course  offered  by  DeProspo.  As  I  see  it,  he,  more  than 
any  other  instructor  I  know  of,  goes  to  great  lengths  to 
make  it  perfectly  clear  that  he  does  not  see  his  own 


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TXESE   EFFORTS.  OF  COURSE,  WERE  HELPED  ENOR- 
MOUSLY  BY"   THE   LAROEST   OUTPOURING    OP 
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opinions  to  be  occupying  a 
position  of  privilege  vis  a 
vis  the  opinions  of  his 
students.  Naturally  I 
wouldn't  expect  Huck  to 
understand  this.  It's  not 
that  she's  stupid:  far  from 
It.  She  Is  simply  blinded  by 
ideology  and  an  intense 
hatred  of  Washington 
College  which  verges  on 
monomania.  She  sees  only 
what  she  expects  to  see. 

Which  brings  me  to 
another  point.  In  the 
aforementioned  article, 
Huck  writes:  The  student 
newspaper,  currently  edited 
by  a  self-advertised 
Communist  who  was 
among  those  thronging  into 
the  pron  course,  reacted  in 
a  predictable  manner. 
There  were  personal  insults 
directed  at  me.  and  then 
the  line  "how  dare  an 
outsider  criticize  a  course, 
and  we  are  all  wonderfully 
mature  people  here." 

I'm  flattered  to 
receive  Huck's  attention  in 
the  Conservative  Review.    It 


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ULTIMATELY  IT  ALL  PAiD  OFF  FOR  CLiNTON, 
IN  ONE  OF  THE  GREATEST  VICTORIES  OF  HIS 
YOUNG    PRESIDENCY- 


-THE  PASSAGE  OF  A  REPuBLKAN- 
NEGOTiATED  TRADE  TREATY  WHICH 
IS  ESSENTIALLY  JUST  A  REPACK- 
AGiNfi  OP  TRICKLE- OOWN  ECO- 
NOMICS... 


will  probably  do  wonders 
for  my  career.  My  only 
regret  is  that  she  didn't 
mention  me  by  name. 

Try  as  I  might.  I 
couldn't  find  the  line  which 
she  quoted  anywhere  in  the 
article  I  wrote  for  the  first 
Issue  of  the  year.  I  know 
for  a  fact  that  I  would  never 
write  such  a  trite  snippet. 
As  far  as  I  can  tell,  there 
were  no  personal  insults 
directed  at  her.  I  did, 
however,  editorialize  on  the 
front  page,  and  believe  me  I 
caught  hell  for  it. 

At  least  she  did  note 
that  the  Elm  is  only 
currently  edited  by  a 
Communist.  So  far  as  I 
know,  I  am  the  first 
Communist  ever  to  edit  the 
Elm,  and  I  think  that's  a 
distinction  she  could  have 
mentioned.  Since  she 
mentioned  that  this  Is  a 
brain  laundry,  she  implies 
that  somehow  Washington 
College  transformed  me 
from  a  nice  Baptist  boy  into 
a  raving  Trotskylte. 


Nothing  could  be 
further  from  the  truth. 
Indeed,  I'm  a  perfect 
example  of  how  Washingtor 
College  is  not  a  brain 
laundry.  None  of  my 
"awful-liberal"  teachers 
failed  to  convert  me.  They 
haven't  ever  tried. 
Washington  College  is.  the 
kind  of  place  which 
encourages  intellectual 
diversity,  not  brainwashing. 
For  me  personally  it  has 
provided  the  opportunity  to 
become  friends  with  people 
I  earlier  would  have  written 
off  as  class  enemies.  It  has 
made  me  more  tolerant. 

Is  Washington 

College  to  remain  the  kind 
of  place  that  encourages 
tolerance  and  personal 
growth,  or  is  It  to  become 
the  kind  of  place  that 
paternallstically  restricts 
the  faculty  on  curricular 
matters  and  shields 
students  from  the  "wrong- 
kind  of  knowledge?  Only 
time  will  tell.     Q. 


Attention  Students: 

You  must  vacate  your  dorm  within  24  hours 

of  your  last  final  exam.  If  your  exams  don't 

end  until  Saturday  and  you  need  to  stay 

until  Sunday,  contact  the  Student  Affairs 

Office  in  advance.    Before  leaving  your 

rooms  for  vacation,  you  must  check  out   by 

calling  Mr.  Raudenbush's  secretary  at  7210, 

otherwise  you  will  be  liable  for  a  $100 

charge. 

As  always,  make  sure  your  windows  and 

doors  are  securely  locked,  and  that  you 

bring  home  your  valuable  possesions  with 

you. 

Have  a  great  vacation,  and  we'll  see  you  in 

January! 


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December  3,  1993 


Open 
Forum 


Who 

Needs 

It? 


The  end  of  the  Semester  is  upon  us.  The  End  is 
near.  Our  apartments  and  dorm  rooms  are  stocked  with 
Mountain  Dew,  Jolt  and  Vivarin  in  the  attempt  to  erase 
the  effects  of  a  semester  of  procrastination  in.  oh  let's 
say,  a  week.  The  usual  panic  appears  as  I  realize  how 
horrible  this  semester  has  been  and  how  far  behind  I 
have  gotten.  The  End  Of  Semester  Nightmares  have 
begun  to  haunt  me.  I'm  sure  we've  all  had  one  version  or 
another:  I  walk  Into  class  and  realize  that  I  haven't  been 
in  this  class  all  semester.  It's  the  last  day  and  it's  the 
first  time  I  go  in.  I  didn't  remember  I  had  this  class.  I 
panic.  In  one  variation  or  another  we've  all  experienced 
that  feeling  of  impending  doom.  Now,  in  an  introspective 
and,  perhaps,  'philosophical'  mood  I  begin  to  wonder. 
What  does  all  this  matter,  really?  Good  grades  will  get  me 
into  Graduate  School  (if  I  decide  I  do  want  to  go),  they 
will  help  me  keep  my  scholarships  (if  I  decide  I  do  want 
to  stay  here)  but  do  they  adequately  reflect  the 
knowledge  I  have  acquired?   Grading  is  totally  subjective. 


Thea  Mateau 


I  may  get  an  A  without  putting  any  work  Into  the 
particular  subject  or  work.  I  can  also  get  a  C  and  have 
really  dedicated  myself  and,  oh  horror  of  horrors,  have 
learnt  something.  Maybe  what  is  relevant  and  important 
to  me  Is  different  from  what  is  relevant  and  important  to 
my  Professor.  That  would  make  perfect  sense 
considering  our  experience  as  human  beings  has  been 
different.  Some  people  may  argue  with  me  that  some 
facts  are  just  Universally  accepted  as  important,  but  I 
don't  believe  in  Universal  Truth  so  that  basically  shatters 
that.  So  then,  what  is  the  relevance  in  my  future  life  of  a 
lot  of  these  things  I  am  expected  to  care  about?  How 
adequately  do  my  grades  reflect  my  capabilities  as  a 
scholar  or  my  worth  as  a  human  being???  Should  I 
compromize  my  beliefs  and  interrupt  my  quest  for 
Knowledge  in  order  to  memorize  irrelevant  facts?  Which 
is  more  important:  a  grade  or  a  grain  of  knowledge?  To 
me  the  latter  seems  to  take  a  place  of  higher  value. 
Maybe  I'm  Just  being  hysterical  because  there  Is  a  paper 
screaming  to  be  written  in  my  apartment,  or  because  I 
am  clueless  as  to  what  I  need  to  know  for  a  few  of  my 
finals.  Maybe.  But  just  think  about  it.  Ponder  for  a 
while  if  you  must,  as  you  procrastinate  and  if  you  ever 
figure  out.  What  Does  It  Matter?  Let  me  know! 

At  any  rate,  Good  Luck  with  your  Final 
Examinations.  Good  Luck  preserving  your  sanity  (I 
haven't  been  terribly  succesful,  can  you  tell?).  And 
finally,  have  a  good  holiday!  It's  a  wrap.     £2 


Student  Profile 
Tina  Lennon 


Tina  Lennon.  a  second  semester  senior  from  Rye.  New  York  Is  featured  as  this  week's 
Student  of  the  Week.  Tina  is  an  Internationa]  Studies  major  with  plans  to  graduate 
after  this  semester.  She  Is  an  extremely  friendly  person  who  claims  that  if  she  were  to 
be  given  the  choice  between  friends  and  work,  she  would  "undoubtedly  pick  going  out 
with  her  friends"  before  ever  choosing  any  academic  functions. 

Tina  has  done  some  extensive  traveling  so  far,  visiting  such  exotic  locales  as  Russia 
and  Siberia,  as  well  as  the  better  portion  of  Europe.  When  her  father's  Job  was 
transferred  from  NYC  to  London,  her  parents  and  her  (she  is  an  only  child)  moved  there 
for  about  a  year  and  a  half  during  her  high  school  years,  eventually  moving  back  to  the 
States.  She  says  that  she  still  keeps  In  touch  with  a  couple  of  the  friends  that  she 
made  when  she  was  living  in  London,  and  she  used  to  want  to  live  there  until  she 
decided  that  she  would  much  rather  enjoy  remaining  In  the  United  States.  Like  most 
seniors,  Tina  does  not  have  any  long  term  plans  for  her  future,  yet  she  is  excited  when 
asked  about  graduation.  She  remarks  that  no  matter  what  may  occur  in  the  future, 
she  will  always  have  fond  memories  of  her  college  years  here  at  WC. 


WC  Student  Struggles  With  Severe  Depression 


Anonymous 


There  was  a  storm 
that  evening.  The  sky  was 
a  deep  blue,  the  wind  warm 
and  fierce.  I  stood  in  the 
storm  for  quite  some  time, 
fearing  the  end  of  the 
semester  which  inevitably 
meant  the  return  home.  I 
tried  for  months  to  avoid 
returning  to  my  family, 
however  met  no  success. 

In  my  room  two 
hours  later,  the  room  was 
spinning.  I  curled  up  in  a 
fetal  position  on  the  floor.  I 
had  taken  more  than  70 
pills;  I  lost  count. 
Perspiration  poured  from 
my  brow  and  a  fever 
burned  throughout  my 
body.  Pains  stabbed  my 
stomach.  I  pleaded  with 
God  that  I  die  quickly. 
That  was  all  I  wanted  —  an 
end  to  the  hell  I  had  lived 


for  nearly  four  years.  For 
some  reason.  I  knew  death 
would  not  come.  Perhaps  it 
was  because  peace  was  not 
a  part  of  my  life.  The  next 
thing  I  knew.  I  staggered 
into  the  bathroom  and 
forced  my  body  to  rid  itself 
of  the  fire  that  poisoned 
me. 


beginning  of  a  long  journey 
which  returned  me  to 
Chestertown  this  semester. 
I  finished  the  semester  not 
in  the  classroom  but  in  a 
hospital  bed  fighting  both 
physically  and  emotionally 
for  control  of  my  life.  I  had 
done  so  much  damage  to 
my  body  that  I  could  have 


doctor  not  to  notify  my 
mother.  I  told  him  as  an 
adult,  I  was  my  own 
responsibility.  However, 
there  was  no  way  I  could 
take  care  of  myself  any 
longer. 

One  event  after 
another  occurred.  The 
school  notified  my  family. 


After  hours  of  throwing-upf  I  thought  I  could  go  on, 
finish  exams  and  return  home.     I  finished  the  semester 
not  in  the  classroom  but  in  a  hospital  bed  fighting  both 
physically  and  emotionally  for  control  of  my  life.    I  had 
done  so  much  damage  to  my  body  that  I  could  have  lost 
my  kidneys  and  liver.    The  fever  and  pain  persisted  for 
days.    My  mind  was  numb,  yet  I  had  the  will  to  live. 


After  hours  of 
throwing-up.  I  thought  I 
could  go  on,  finish  exams 
and  return  home. 
However,  that  was  only  the 


lost  my  kidneys  and  liver. 
The  fever  and  pain 
persisted  for  days.  My 
mind  was  numb,  yet  I  had 
the  will  to  live.    I  begged  the 


and  the  following  week  I 
entered  therapy.  I  had  not 
been  functioning  normally 
for  months.  I  slept 
continuously.      I  missed 


classes  and  avoided 
responsibility.  Problems 
without  solutions  plagued 
my  mind.  I  searched  and 
searched,  but  no  answers 
appeared. 

I  could  go  on 
forever,  but  the  gist  Is  that 
I  suffered  from  severe 
depression  and  still  do. 
Once  In  therapy,  I  realized 
that  I  had  been  depressed 
for  three  years.  My 
parents  separated  my 
senior  year  of  high  school 
so  I  began  to  depend  on 
myself  when  troubled.  I 
feared  bothering  or  even 
hurting  my  family  any 
further  with  my  troubles.  I 
became  silent  and  pensive. 
I  used  to  heal  myself,  but 
the  ways  In  which  I  hurt 
myself  far  outweighed  my 
ability  to  heal.  I  wanted  to 
die  and  thought  about  It 

See  "Struggle,"  p.  4 


December  3,  1993 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Review,"  from  1 

came,  their  first  comment  to 
me  was  that  they  were  sur- 
prised to  be  here  [so  early  on 
in  the  process.)  One  said 
that  at  his  institution  the 
music  department  had 
worked  on  it  for  a  year  to 
discuss  the  Issues  involved 
in  the  process."  Clarke  also 
said  that,  while  as  a  former 
Dean  he  has  never  been 
openly  critical  of  any  Dean, 
he  was  disturbed  that  the 
Dean  and  Provost  delayed 
acting  on  his  department's 
document  for  seven  weeks 
after  it  had  been  presented 
to  him. 

Sue  Tessem,  Chair 
of  the  Art  Department,  said 
that  she  had  "plenty  of  ad- 
vance warning,"  to  prepare 
for  the  review  of  her  depart- 
ment. Tessem  said  that  the 
review  was  useful  to  the  de- 
partment: "I  asked  the 
Administration  during 
Cater's  presidency  to  help 
give  the  department  some 
direction.  Not  having  gotten 
that,  we  continued  the  em- 
phasis on  the  studio  arts. 
My  conversation  with 
President  Trout  two  years 
ago  was  that  we  hoped  that 
the  departmental  review 
would  help  give  us  some  di- 
rection." 

Tessem  said  "It  was 
their  recommendation  that 
this  should  be  a  four  mem- 
ber department,  and  that 
the  third  member  should  be 
an  art  historian.  I  had 
asked  the  College  for  some 
direction,  and  It  came  back 
that  they  wanted  to  develop 


Art  History.  I  have  no  prob- 
lem with  that.  I  cannot  ob- 
ject to  hiring  a  second  art 
historlan-I  think  it's 
needed." 

Tessem  said  that  she 
felt  the  application  of  the 
recommendations  was  un- 
even: "My  big  problem  is 
that  they've  got  this  one  big 
pile  of  an  external  review, 
and  they've  only  acted  on 
one  issue.  They  felt  that  we 
offer  too  many  independent 
study  courses  and  that  we 
shouldn't  allow  students  to 
dictate  our  curriculum. 
Their  criticism  was  that  it 
has  worn  us  out  a  bit.  They 
thought  that  there  was  too 
great  a  separation  between 
students  concentrating  In 
history  [and  students  con- 
centrating in]  studio.  They 
also  felt  that  our  budget  had 
been  systematically  cut." 

Tessem  expressed  a 
strong  aversion  to  hiring  ad- 
junct faculty  to  maintain  the 
same  amount  of  course  se- 
lection In  the  studio:  "My 
prior  experience  Is  that  ad- 
juncts have  less  commit- 
ment and  limited 
experience.  The  quality  is 
uneven."  When  asked  If  she 
expected  her  workload  to  In- 
crease because  of  recent 
changes,  Tessem  said  "Yes. 
I'd  prefer  to  teach  a  reduced 
course  offering  rather  than 
hire  adjuncts,  because  of 
the  greater  consistency. 
There  will  be  fewer  courses 
offered,  but  It  will  still  be 
possible  to  concentrate  on 
studio  art." 

Dr.  Briggs  said  his 
recent  experience  with  the 


process  in  the  Math 
Department  was  a  result  of 
a  change  in  personnel  two 
years  ago.  "There  was  an 
unfavorable  tenure  deci- 
sion, which  Dr.  Kaplan  was 
appealing.  Since  there  was 
a  personnel  change,  we  de- 
cided to  conduct  a  review  to 
decide  the  direction  the  de- 
partment should  go  In." 

Briggs  was  disap- 
pointed with  the  results  of 
the  review,  saying  that  the 
recommendations  of  the 
outside  reviewers  "were  not 
stuff  we  couldn't  have  come 
up  with  in  five  minutes.  I 
had  some  fairly  specific 
questions  about  the  com- 
puting curriculum,  but  it 
wasn't  that  much  help  there 
either.  The  suggestions  I  got 
back  were  pretty  much  self- 
contradictory."  Briggs  said 
he  did  follow  up  on  the  rec- 
ommendation to  put  to- 
gether a  recruiting  package 
for  Admissions,  but  added 
that  this  was  something  he 
had  been  planning  to  do  for 
some  time  anyway. 

Briggs  said  he  still 
has  an  unresolved  problem 
with  the  review.  "In  the  re- 
port we  [the  Mathematics 
Department!  received,  it 
said  'this  report  contains  the 
following,"  and  one  of  the 
things  that  It  listed  was  a 
personnel  section.  But 
there  wasn't  any  personnel 
section."  At  the  time,  there 
was  some  controversy  over 
this,  and  1992-93  News 
Editor  Amanda  Burt  (*93) 
asked  Briggs  if  he  would  dis- 
cuss the  issue.  Briggs  re- 
fused.   According  to  Briggs, 


Changes  at  Security 

New  Training  and  Personnel  Enhance  Capability 


JRfLCl 

A  variety  of  new  and 
Interesting  things  have 
happened  on  campus  lately 
and  now  we're  looking  to 
wrap  up  this  semester  and 
plan  for  next  semester.  Of 
those  programs  and  areas 
that  have  seen  change, 
growth  and  Improvement, 
the  Security  Department 
has  changed  the  most 
dramatically.  In      an 

Interview  with  Jerry 
Roderick,  The  Elm  learned 
of  the  new  steps  our 
Security  Department  is 
taking  to  make  this  a  safe 
and  comfortable  campus. 

In  addition  to 
Increasing  the  number  of 
part  time  staff,  two  new 
people  have  Joined  the  full 
time  staff.  Mary  Robcy 
comes  to  campus  from  a 
rape  crisis  center  where 
she  served  as  a  victims 
advocate.  Roderick  says  he 
has  "great  hopes"  for  Robey 
and  is  glad  to  be  able  to 
offer  to  the  community 
someone  with  her  type  of 
training.  Robey  will  be 
Instrumental  In  setting  up 
a  student  program  to  deal 
with  some  of  the  Issues 
surrounding  the  various 
aspects  of  rape  and  its 
effects  on  the  members  of 
the  campus  community. 


Also  new  to  the  staff  is 
Buddy  Pindcr,  formerly  a 
dispatcher  for  the  Kent 
County  911  service.  Pinder 
is  a  trained  E.M.T.  and  fire 
fighter,  and  in  Roderick's 
words,  "a  nice  asset  to  the 
team." 

In  reviewing  the 
past  semester.  Roderick 
was  pleased  with  the  work 
that  his  team  has 
accomplished.  He  stated 
that  they  had  no  major 
problems  with  the  number 
of  social  events  that 
happened  on  campus  this 
semester,  and  hopes  that 
when  the  confusion  over 
party  registration  and 
planning  is  Ironed  out  that 
there  will  be  no  further 
glftches  in  that  particular 
aspect  of  campus  security. 
As  well  as  dealing  the  the 
normal,  day  to  day  security 
Issues,  this  year's  team  was 
able  to  combat  and 
Investigate  a  rash  of 
obscene  phone  calls  to  the 
women's  dorms  on 
campus.  Criminal  charges 
have  been  made  and  the 
Cecil  County  man  accused 
of  making  the  phone  calls 
Is  awaiting  a  trial  date. 
Under  Investigation  at  this 
lime  Is  a  series  of  thefts, 
some  of  which  are  thought 
to  be  related.  Because  the 
investigation  is  still  active. 


Roderick  could  not  be 
specific  about  the  details  of 
the  case  but  he  did  indicate 
that  it  was  a  formal 
criminal  investigation 
which  would  end  In  the 
formal  prosecution  of  the 
accused. 

For  next  semester, 
Roderick  is  planning  events 
centering  on  self  defense, 
including  training  on  the 
proper  uses  of  self  defence 
devices  such  as  chemical 
sprays.  He  says  that  the 
department  Is  going  to 
focus  on  raising  awareness 
of  such  issues  as  date  rape 
and  personal  safety.  Guest 
speakers,  training  sessions, 
and  the  informal  chats  with 
dorm  residents  will  be 
Instrumental  in  that 
aspect.  Roderick      is 

interesting  In  opening  and 
keeping  open  the  lines  of 
communication  between 
students  and  his  staff,  in 
order  to  be  able  to  better 
address  the  students  safety 
concerns. 

In  closing.  Roderick 
wants  us  all  to  remember 
that  personal  safety  is  a 
personal  Issue,  and  that  we 
should  follow  the  "common 
sense  safety  precautions" 
that  we  have  all  been 
taught.  "Follow  your 
instincts,"  and  be  safe. 


Burt  then  talked  to  Dean 
Wubbels  about  the  missing 
personnel  section:  "And  she 
told  me,  and  he  later  con- 
firmed, that  he  denied 
knowing  anything  about 
this  section.  She  said  to  me 
"So  he  Just  lied  to  me.'" 

In  a  recent  interview 
with  the  Elm,  Amanda  Burt, 
currently  in  France,  stated: 
"Last  year  the  Elm  did  sev- 
eral stories  on  the  external 


was  not  in  the  business  of 
keeping  confidential  files  on 
anyone.  I  then  made  several 
attempts  to  contact  Briggs 
on  the  matter,  but  he  had  no 
comment  for  the  Elm,  so  no 
one  would  talk.  Thus,  there 
was  no  story  at  the  time." 

Briggs  said  that  he 
has  been  invited  to  look  at 
the  personnel  section,  but 
only  under  the  stipulation 
that  the  document  not  leave 


I  met  with  Dean  Wubbels 
who  told  me  that  Washington 
College  was  not  in  the  busi- 
ness of  keeping  confidential 
files  on  anyone." 

-Amanda  Burt  Elm  News  Editor  92-93 


evaluations,  of  which  I  wrote 
one  in-depth  piece  on  the 
scheduled  review  of  the 
English  department. 

Through  the  course  of  my 
investigations  regarding  the 
evaluation  process,  I  found 
that  there  was  some  ques- 
tion as  to  whether  or  not  the 
Administraiton  had  with- 
held from  the  math  depart- 
ment, a  portion  of  that 
department's  external  re- 
view report.  Apparently  the 
report  contained  Informa- 
tion on  personnel  which  the 
administration  wanted  to 
conceal  because  it  posed  an 
immediate  legal  threat  to  the 
college.  So,  in  an  attempt  to 
follow  up  on  this  story  I  met 
with  Dean  Wubbels  who  told 
me  that  Washington  College 

Student  Musicians 
Granted  Practice 
Room  in  Caroline 


the  Dean's  office.  Briggs  has 
declined  the  offer,  because 
he  feels  that  the 
Mathematics  Department 
should  have  its  own  com- 
plete copy  of  the  document. 
"The  reason  they  kept  it 
from  me  was  because  of 
Kaplan's  appeal,  and  the 
possibility  that  she  might 
sue.  But  If  she  were  going  to 
sue,  she  would  have  done  it 
by  now.  I  would  like,  now 
that  it's  all  over  with,  to  get 
a  copy.  We  brought  these 
people  here  to  write  it  and 
the  President  and  Dean 
have  seen  it.  The  people 
mentioned  in  it  should  know 
what's  been  said  about 
them."    n 


Luther  W.  Dudich 

Starting  the  week 
of  December  5,  the 
Caroline  Basement 

Practice  Room  will  be  re- 
opened for  use  under  the 
auspices  of  the 

Washington  College 

Musicians  Union.  The  fight 
to  allow  student  musicians 
to  be  able  to  play  together 
once  again  has  been  a  long 
and  tiring  one. 

Two  years  ago,  the 
basement  of  Caroline  was 
open  to  anyone  obtained  a 
key  from  security.  For 
about  a  decade  before,  the 
room  had  been  open  for 
the  musicians  of  the 
College  community. 

Unfortunately,  that  year, 
one  particular  musician 
(who  failed  out)  liked  to 
play  extraordinarily  loudly 
at  all  hours  of  the 
morning.  This  became 
quite  annoying  to  the 
residents  of  Caroline, 
myself  included.  The  room 
had  served  an  important 
purpose:  on-campus 

student  bands  such  as  The 
Sacred  Cows  and  Guns-n- 
Noonan  were  able  to 
practice  there  and  then 
perform  at  the  school, 
thus  contributing  to  the 
social  life  of  Washington 
College.  In  addition,  other 


students  were  able  to  play 
purely  for  fun,  and  get  to 
know  other  people  through 
playing. 

The  next  year 
[1992-931.  I  found  out  that 
the  Caroline  Room  had 
been  closed  to  our  use.  In 
addition  someone 

mistakenly  told  drummer 
Randy  Noonan  that  the 
reason  It  was  closed  was 
that  it  was  contaminated 
with  asbestos.  According  to 
Maintenance,  there  is  no 
asbestos  in  Caroline. 

This  year,  I  went  to 
Geoff  Miller  to  get 
permission  for  use  of  the 
dance  studio  again. 
Unfortunately,  he  Informed 
me  that  the  space  was  to 
become  a  locker  room.  This 
is  reasonable:  after  all,  the 
building  exists  for  the 
Athletic  Department  first 
and  foremost.  But  then  I 
searched  for  a  new  home 
for  our  community  and  our 
equipment.  Tawes, 

Wicomico  basement, 

another  room  in  Cain,  the 
Cardinal  lounge,  and  the 
CAC  basement  were  all 
suggested  as  new  homes, 
but  did  not  work  out.  It 
came  back  to  the  Caroline 
room.  Dean  Maxcy  said 

See  "Practice,"  on  6 


Washington  College  Elm 


December  3,  1993 


pr.  DeProspo  Responds  to  his  Critics 

professor  Addresses  Sue  Huck's  Campaign  Against  Pornography  Course 


gcott  Koon 


glnx;        Exactly        what 

happened  In  the 

pornography    class    last 

Tuesday? 

DeProspo:        Ah  out        40 

minutes  before  the  class 


began 


I      was      In      the 


classroom  setting  up  the 
equipment  for  a  class  that 
was  to  be  entirely 
concerned  with  visual 
materials.  At  that  time  a 
person,  who  I  guessed  was 
Susan  Huck,  came  Into  the 
classroom  and  began  to 
distribute  written  materials 
on  the  desks.  Because 
both  my  lawyer  and  the 
College  have  instructed  me 
that,  if  she  were  ever  to 
come  into  the  classroom,  I 
was  to  immediately  leave 


deliberately  didn't  read  any 
of  this  material  because  I 
felt  that,  if  I  had,  whatever 
repose  or  peace  of  mind  I 
needed  to  teach  the  class 
would  have  been  totally 
destroyed.  Nonetheless  the 
class  ran  at  what  1  felt  to 
be  fifty  percent  and  I  felt 
the  need  to  apologize  to  the 
students  because  of  that. 
Although  she  hadn't  yelled 
and  screamed  or  physically 
accosted  me  or  anyone 
else,  the  class  had  been 
disrupted  by  her  being 
there.  That's      what 

happened  last  Tuesday. 
Elm:        The     article     "A 
Skirmish  in  the  Culture 
War"  Dr.  Huck  distributed 
was    one    she    has    had 


I  think  that  this  is  what 
passes  for  stimulation  for 
her  at  the  end  of  what  I 
gather  was  a  fairly  empty 
and  barren  life.   Beyond  that, 
I  think  she  wants  to  take 
down  the  College. 


and  call  Security,  I  left. 
Security  came  maybe 
fifteen  minutes  later.  At 
that  time  she  was  seated 
outside  the  classroom  in 
the  foyer  of  the  Casey 
building.  They  told  me  that 
because  she  wasn't  causing 
any  disruption  that  they 
were  going  to  leave  her 
there.  They  went  into  the 
classroom  and  collected  the 
materials  she  had 
distributed.  She  then  re- 
entered the  classroom  and 
redistributed  the  materials. 
I  believe  that  they 
[Security]  then  went  Into 
the  classroom  and  collected 
the  materials  a  second 
time.  She  then  stationed 
herself  outside  the  door  of 
the  classroom  and  began 
handing  them  to  students 
as  they  walked  into  the 
classroom.  Most  of  the 
students,  I  gather,  refused 
the  materials.  I  wasn't 
aware  of  this  at  the  time,  I 
thought  that  they  had  all 
gotten  a  piece  of  this.  As  a 
result  of  having  to  be  out  of 
the  classroom  for  the  forty- 
five  minutes  before  class  I 
was  unable  to  set  up  the 
material.  I  contemplated 
actually  canceling  the  class 
because  of  that.  In 
addition,  although  I  didn't 
fead  the  materials,  1  had 
Portions  of  the  materials 
read  to  me,  and  evidently 
she  was  restating  even 
m°re  sharply  the 

accusations  she  had  made 
against  me  in  the  written 
Materials  she  had  stuck 
"nder  the  windshield 
vipers  of  the  cars  many 
Jttonths  ago.  I  gather  also 
'hat  there  were  further 
accusations  concerning  my 
'amily  and  my  children  in 
wnat  she  had  written.     I 


published  in  Conservative 
Review.  What  do  you  she 
think  is  trying  to 
accomplish  by 

promulgating  this  material 
nationally? 

DeProspo:  I  think  she 
wants  attention;  I  think 
primarily  that's  what  she 
wants.  I  think  that  this  is 
what  passes  for  stimulation 
for  her  at  the  end  of  what  I 
gather  was  a  fairly  empty 
and  barren  life.  Beyond 
that,  I  think  she  wants  to 
take  down  the  College.  Her 
main  object  is  to  do  harm 
to  the  College,  and  I  think 
I'm  rather  secondary  to 
that.  Where  I'm  concerned, 
she  just  basically  wants  to 
do  harm.  The  way  that  she 
has  distorted  material. 
Information  that  I  gave  to 
her,  the  way  that  she  has 
twisted  things  I  said,  the 
way  she  has  fabricated 
things  indicates  to  me  that 
she  can't  not  know  what 
she's  doing;  she  has  got  to 
be  doing  this  with  a  certain 
kind  of  gleeful  cynicism,  I 
think.  She  says,  as  you 
mentioned  in  the  title  of  the 
article,  that  this  is  a 
cultural  war,  and  as  far  as 
she's  concerned  anything 
goes  —  it's  no  holds  barred. 
As  a  result,  I  think  she  has 
no  compunctions 

whatsoever  in  what  she 
does.  I  gather  that  she's 
enjoying  this  a  great  deal. 
Elm:  Naturally,  when 
something  like  this  goes  on, 
rumors  will  circulate.  One 
of  the  things  that  came  to 
our  attention  was  that  the 
Dean         and  Provost 

threatened       you       with 
dismissal.    Is  that  true? 
DeProspo:        The       Dean 
questioned  me  about  this 
course.    The  first  thing  the 


Dean  said  to  me  was  that 
he  would  resign  before  he 
would  allow  anyone  to 
prevent  me  from  exercising 
my  academic  freedom  by 
teaching  this  course.  After 
that  he  gave  an  excellent 
imitation  of  a  person  who 
was  fundamentally  critical 
of  the  course  being  taught 
at  Washington  College. 
Elm:  Was  this  on  the  same 
occasion? 

DeProspo:  Yes,  it  was 
on  the  same  occasion.  He 
then  went  on  later,  after 
this  Interview,  to  Institute  a 
series  of  motions  through 
the  Academic  Council 
which  seemed  to  be 
designed  to  tighten  up 
ways  that  courses  are 
admitted  into  the 

curriculum.  [Editor's  note: 
The  Academic  Council,  at 
its  first  meeting  of  the  year, 
received  several  proposals 
from  the  Provost  one  of 
which  concerned  changing 
course  proposal  forms, 
requiring  professors  to 
more  explicitly  describe  the 
subject  and  material  of  the 
proposed  course.)  I  can 
only  Infer  that  the  existence 
of  the  Pornography  course 
was  at  least  one  of  the 
reasons  why  he  decided  we 
needed  to  have  tighter 
regulations  for  the  way 
courses  are  put  into  the 
catalog  at  Washington 
College.  Subsequent  to 
that,  the  right-wing 
magazine  Insight  in 
Washington  DC  published 
an  article  critical  of  me 
which  used  Susan  Huck  as 
an  informant.  She  had 
characterized  herself  to 
them  as  a  former  professor 
at  Washington  College. 
After  having  received 
anonymously  a  photocopy 
of  the  article,  I  wrote  a 
letter  to  Insight  trying  to 
indicate  to  them  as  clearly 
as  I  could  exactly  what 
status  Susan  Huck  has  at 
Washington  College.  I  said 
that  she  had  been  ordered 
off  the  campus  more  than 
once.  1  used  the  phrase 
that  she  was  "not  to  be  in 
non-public  areas  of  the 
campus."  This  phrase  I 
think  I  got  over  the 
telephone  from  the  Vice- 
President  for  Finance,  who 
I  believe  was  responsible 
for  writing  the  letter  in 
1982  that  barred  her  in 
some  sense  from  the 
campus.  I  wrote  this  to 
Insight  and  I  sent  copies  of 
the  letter  to  the  Provost 
and  the  President.  The 
Provost  subsequently  wrote 
a  memo  to  me  challenging 
my  characterization  of 
Washington  College's 
actions  concerning  Susan 
Huck,  saying  that  she  had 
not  ever  In  fact  been 
banned  from  the  non- 
public areas  of  the  College, 
and  implying  that  what  I 
had  said  about  her 
standing  at  Washington 


College  had  overstated  the 
degree  to  which  she  is  held 
in  low  esteem  at  the 
College.  I  think  in  fact  that 
his  information  is  incorrect 
on  this;  I  think  I  did  fairly 
state  the  facts  of  the 
situation.  Even  if  I  had  not 
fairly  stated  the  facts  of  the 
situation,  for  him  to  have 
defended  her  on  what 
amounts  to  a  technicality 
strikes  me  as  surprising. 
For  him  to  subsequently 
send  a  copy  of  his 
memorandum 
reprimanding  me  to  Susan 
Huck  takes  my  breath 
away. 

Elm.:  Do  you  see  a  logical 
reason  why  anyone  in  his 
position  as  Dean  and 
Provost  of  Washington 
College  would  send  a  copy 
of  such  a  memo  to  someone 
who  might  be  said  to  be  an 
enemy  of  Washington 
College? 

DeProspo:  I  can't  Imagine 
any  reason,  at  all,  why 
anyone  in  authority  at 
Washington  College  would 
entertain  Susan  Huck  for  a 
moment.  She's  a  proven, 
sworn  enemy  of  the 
College.  She  has  a  long 
history  which  goes  back 
about  twenty-five  years  of 
disrupting  activity  at  the 
College.     I  can't  for  the  life 


think  that  what  is  most 
objectionable  and 

abhorrent  about  this 
reaction  is  the  degree  to 
which  It  Indicates  an 
authoritarian  and 

paternalistic  attitude 
towards  students  at  the 
College.  It  seems  to  mc  an 
almost  generational  kind  of 
thing.  Students     are 

assumed  to  be  clay  in  the 
hands  of  professors  who 
want  to  corrupt  their 
morals  or  who  want  to 
poison  their  minds. 
Students  are  assumed  to 
have  no  minds  of  their  own 
whatsoever;  they're 

assumed  to  be  putty  In  my 
hands  or  In  the  hands  of 
other  seductive  Svengalls. 
I  think  this  is  demeaning  to 
students;  I  think  It  shows  a 
total  Ignorance  of  the 
generation  of  students  at 
Washington  College.  I 
think  students  in 

particular  have  every 
reason  to  be  outraged  by  It. 
Elm:  Do  you  have 
anything  you  would  like  to 
add? 

DeProspo:  The  article 
for  Insight  magazine  began 
by  saying  that  I  was  going 
to  be  very  happy  when  this 
semester  is  over,  that  I'd  be 
very  happy  when  I  was  no 
longer  teaching  this  course. 


It  would  go  beyond  just  being 
monumentally  stupid,  it 
would  be  borderline  treason. 


of  me  imagine  why  any 
official  of  the  College  would 
give  her  a  moment  of  his 
time. 

Elm:  Have  you  heard 
anything  about  Susan 
Huck  being  welcomed  by 
high  administrators  of  the 
College? 

DeProspo:  I've  heard  some 
rumors  to  that  effect.  I 
honestly  can't  credit  them 
because  I  can't  imagine 
how  anyone  would  do  this 
at  the  College.  It  would  go 
beyond  Just  being 
monumentally  stupid,  it 
would  be  borderline 
treason. 

JElm:  It's  my 

understanding  that  some 
Board  members  have  been 
utterly  duped  by  Dr.  Huck's 
misrepresentation  of  the 
course,  and  I  understand 
that  Clayton  Mitchell  also 
made  public  comment 
about  his  disapproval. 
What  would  you  say  to 
these  people  in  authority 
who  appear  to 

misunderstand  the 

pedagogical  rationale 
behind  AMS  491? 
DeProspo:  I  think  that 
the  main  problem  with  the 
main  problem  with  the 
criticism  of  the  course  has 
actually  very  little  to  do 
with  me  personally,  or  even 
with  the  course  or  the 
content  of  the  course.     I 


That's  not  true  at  all.  I 
have  enjoyed  teaching  this 
course  a  great  deal.  I  have 
enjoyed  making  the 
currlcular  changes  I  had  to 
make  in  order  to  teach  this 
course.  Teaching  this 
course  has  been  one  of  the 
best  teaching  experiences 
I've  had  in  twenty  years. 
I've  been  very  excited  about 
integrating  popular  cultural 
materials,  integrating 
visual  materials.  I've  also 
had  to  interact  with 
students  In  the  course  on  a 
much  more  equal  level  than 
I've  ever  had  to  before 
because  of  the  troubles 
surrounding  the  course. 
I've  had  to  ask  students  for 
their  honest  advice, 
because  I  wasn't  sure  what 
they  thought,  I  wasn't  sure 
how  they  fell.  And  there 
were  judgments  that  I  had 
to  make  in  my  own 
professional  life  that  I  felt 
that  the  students  could 
seriously  Inform.  As  a 
result,  I  feel  closer  to  the 
students  in  this  course 
than  to  students  in  any 
other  course  I've  ever 
taught  here.  And  so,  if 
anyone  is  under  the 
impression  that  Sue  Huck 
has  done  the  harm  already, 
or  that  I'm  running  scared, 
or  that  I  regret  anything 
that  I've  done  with  this 
course,  they're  wrong.    fl 


December  3,  1993 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Struggle,"  from  4 

frequently,  however.  I 
didn't  try  until  that  night. 
If  you  were  to  ask  mc  how 
I  Tell  that  night,  I  couldn't 
tell  you.  My  mind  can 
replay  the  events  frame  by 
frame,  but  no  concrete 
feelings  exist. 

I  write  this  in 
attempt  to  stress  the 
seriousness  of  depression. 
For  years,  I  believed  I  was 
Just  experiencing  mood 
swings  as  a  result  of  the 
tension  In  my 

surroundings.  My  highs 
would  come  and  be 
incredible,  but  the  lows 
followed  with  such 
Intensity  that  I  never 
remembered  anything 
positive.  I  cannot  convey 
lo  you  how  lost  I  felt.  I 
became  so  overwhelmed 
by  the  downside  of  life 
that  I  could  not  enjoy  the 
good  things  that  were 
happening  to  me,  and  they 
were  there. 

My  problem  was 
fear.  I  was  afraid  of  the 
roots  of  my  depression.  I 
hated  my  father,  isolated 
myself  from  my  mother, 
and  became  my  own  worst 
enemy.  It  was  my  belief 
that  things  would  change 
once  entering  college.  I 
would   really  be  on   my 


own.  Things  only 
worsened.  I  feared  leaving 
this  environment.  When  I 
returned  home  for 
vacations,  I  cried  myself  to 
sleep.  Home  did  not  feel 
like        home.  This 

estrangement  turned 
Inward  and  became  anger, 
an  anger  which  swelled 
inside  me.  I  never 
released  this  anger  on 
anyone.  Sure,  tension 
existed  and  this  hurt  my 
family  and  friends,  but  I 
hated  myself,  not  them. 

What  I  am  trying  to 
say  Is  that  depression  is  a 
serious  disorder.  True, 
depression  is  a  mood,  but 
constant  depression  is 
overwhelming  and  should 
not  be  ignored  or  passed 
off  as  just  a  "phase". 
Chances  are  that  "phase" 
will  creep  back  into  your 
life  and  magnify  ten-fold. 
I  Ignored  the  love  which 
surrounded  me.  1  was 
Incapable  of  expressing 
my  feeiings  or  accepting 
the  feelings  others  had  for 
me.  Because  1  rejected 
this  emotion,  1  was  unable 
to  seek  the  help  1  needed 
from  those  who  could  help 
me.  I  did  not  want  to 
trouble  anyone. 

Therapy  made  me 
realize  that  my  depression 
Is  not  permanent. 
Certainly  It  will  not  go 


away  like  magic,  but  with 
me  in  control,  focusing  on 
the  positive  aspects  of  my 
life  which  outnumber  the 
bad  ten  to  one.  I  will  beat  It 
one  day.  I  realized  that 
sometimes  it  is  necessary 
to  trouble  someone.  Do 
not  Ignore  your  troubles 
and  concerns  because  you 
think  that  you  are  sparing 
someone  else  the  burden. 

I  apologize  if  these 
words  seem  as  if  I  am 
rambling.  Perhaps  I  am; 
space  limits  what  I  can  say. 
Never  the  less,  the 
underlying  message  of  this 
is  that  help  is  available. 
Family,  friends,  professors, 
people  you  respect  are 
there  for  you.  Respect 
yourself  and  your  worth.  If 
you  believe  you  suffer  from 
depression,  seek  help. 
Things  do  not  always  get 
better  on  their  own.  No 
matter  how  overwhelming 
things  may  seem  someone 
out  there  cares. 

Trouble  me.  Disturb  me 

with  all  your  cares 

and  your  worries... 

Your  silence  is  my  greatest 

fear. 

—10.000  Maniacs    CI 


C-House  Gets  Turned  into  a  Cove 


Jamie  Baker 

and  Michelle  Crosier 


The  opening  of  the 
new  student  center  is  a 
matter  of  concern  of  the 
SGA  and  the  Student 
Activities  office  and  one 
which  will  affect  every 
member  of  this  campus. 
Jamie  Baker.  SGA 
President,  and  Michelle 
Crosier.  Student  Director  of 
Student  Activities,  talked 
with  President  Trout  and 
Rcld  Raudcnbush  about 
the  project.  Raudcnbush. 
Director  of  the  Physical 
Plant,  agreed  to  walk  Baker 
and  Crosier  through  the 
site  and  outline  the 
remaining  work  schedule. 

The  planned 

opening  date  for  the  new 
student  center  is  Friday, 
January  21.  and  we  think 
it's  going  to  make  It!  We 
know  many  people  don't 
think  they  will  see  it 
completed  in  January,  but 
after  a  lengthy  and  detailed 
tour  and  discussion,  we 
have  confidence  in  the 
Buildings  and  Grounds 
crews  working  on  the 
project.  As  Raudenbush 
put  it,  "In  the  next  thirty 
days,  there  will  be  a 
dramatic  change  in  this 
space." 

As  of  last 

Wednesday,  the  drywall  in 
the  large  activities  room, 
was  near  completion,  and 
painting  was  scheduled  to 
be  completed  within  two 
weeks.  At  that  time  the 
floor  tiling,  wood  trim  and 
paneling  will  begin.  The 
final    Ingredients   in   the 


room  are  the  light  fixtures, 
tables,  chairs  and  couches; 
all  of  which  should  arrive 
by  January  1. 

In  the  eating  area, 
the  stud-work  and  drywall 
should  be  well  under  way 
by  next  Monday.  The 
booths  are  being  pre- 
assembled  in  Sudlersville, 
and  are  due  to  be  in  and 
completed  by  the  second 
week  In  January.  In 
addition  to  work  on  the 
eating  area,  the  rcstrooms 
are  being  renovated  with 
handicapped  access.  The 
entire  building  has  already 
been  made  handicapped 
accessible. 

The  food  service 
area  is  the  furthest  from 
completion.  This  room 
awaits  the  pouring  of  a 
concrete  floor,  scheduled 
for  next  Monday.  The 
reason  for  the  holdup  in 
this  room  Is  due  to  pipes 
which  were  unexpectedly 
found  under  the  floor.  This 
area  was  built  in  1938,  and 
renovated  in  '54.  '63,  and 
"92  with  the  completion  of 
the  study  lounge.  The 
college  had  Inaccurate 
plans  of  what  was  left 
behind  from  each  of  these 
previous  construction 
projects,  and  much  time 
was  lost  determining  what 
all  these  pipes  were. 
Because  of  all  of  this,  we 
might  not  be  able  to  order 
a  hamburger  the  first 
weekend  back.  but 
completion  of  the  food 
service  area  will  not  be  far 
behind  the  official  opening. 

This  rough  schedule 
is  dependent  on  each  part 
of    the     process     fitting 


together.  Everything  that 
can  be  done  off-campus  is 
already  being  worked  on. 
There  Is  a  slim  chance  that 
the  food  serving  area  will 
be  completed,  but  if  all  else 
continues  on  schedule,  the 
other  two  main  rooms  will 
be  completed. 

From  the  SGA:  the 
SGA  decided  on  the 
smoking  policy  and  the 
name  for  the  new  space. 
The  smoking  policy  will  be 
smoking  in  the  main 
activity  room,  or  the  multi 
purpose  room,  and  there 
will  be  no  smoking  in  the 
eating  area.  There  is  a 
surprising  amount  of 
ventilation  equipment  in 
the  main  room  to  circulate 
the  air.  The  name  we 
decided  on  Is  'The  Cove." 

From  the  Student 
Activities  Office:  We  have  a 
full  array  of  activities 
planned  for  the  weekend  of 
January  21.  The  official 
opening  ceremony  will  take 
place  In  the  new  center 
Friday  afternoon.  A  theme 
party  will  kick  off  the 
events  Friday  night. 
Saturday  will  host  a 
monster  twister 

tournament  along  with  a 
SGA  sponsored  band. 
Sunday  will  bring  the  first 
comedian  of  the  semester. 
So  keep  your  weekend  open 
...  there  will  be  plenty  of 
activities  on  campus  and 
they  will  all  be  FREEH 

If  you  have  any 
further  questions, 

comments  or  concerns, 
contact  Michelle,  Jamie  or 
Rcld  Raudenbush.     Q 


Thea_Mateu_ 


The  holiday  season  is  lurking — ready  to  pounce 
upon  us.  as  the  end  of  semester  panic  clearly  certifies.  As 
part  of  the  holidays  we  all  set  forth  to  purchase  gifts  for  our 
friends  and  family.  Have  you  ever  thought  about  the  envi- 
ronmental  repercus- 
sions of  what  you  give?  We  have  any  kind  of  electronic 
talking,  walking,  skating,  spewing  dolls  and  toys  today 
Companies  do  anything  to  coax  children  into  the  wonder- 
ful world  of  electronics,  but  stop  and  think  about  your 
childhood.  Many  of  the  fancy  toys  get  broken  very  quickly 
and  just  become  waste.  The  parts  may  be  fun  to  play  with 
for  a  while  but  then  you  just  went  back  to  your  old  favorites 
I  was  reminiscing,  and  my  favorite  plaything  as  a  child  was 
simply  a  set  of  wooden  blocks.  I  am  sure  some  of  you  noble 
souls  that  actually  read  my  column  can  relate  to  this.  My 
blocks  did  not  squeal  or  giggle  or  make  any  type  of  cutesy 
noise.  My  blocks  did  not  scream  "eek"  when  I  toppled  them 
over  or  threw  them  around.  My  blocks  did  not  break.  They 
were  with  me  for  a  long  time  and  are  now  with  a  kinder- 
garten class  in  Puerto  Rico.  There  are  many  wonderful 
non-technological  toys  that  can  be  enjoyed  and  passed  or 
for  generations.  I  understand  that  in  our  highly  com- 

puterized world  some  of  these  toys  will  help  the  children  to 
learn  and  develop  their  skills,  however  I  suggest  you  stop 
and  think  before  you  buy.  However,  there  is  another  side 
to  this  conflict.  Many  so-called  environmentalist  organiza 
tlons  are  now  trying  desperately  to  convince  you  that  their 
"environmentally  sound"  gifts  will  brighten  the  season  of 
those  receiving.  I  don't  think  that  cute  frog  slippers  are  all 
that  big  a  deal,  especially  not  for  the  price  they  ask  you  to 
pay.    Beware! 

Another  aspect  of  gifts:  the  packaging.  Do  you  re- 
alize how  much  unnecessary  packaging  we  use?  Too 
much.  Is  it  really  necessary  that  the  sweater  have  15  lay- 
ers of  tissue,  a  box,  wrapping  paper  and  3  bows?  Let's  not 
be  wasteful  here!  Boxes  can  be  reused...  so  can  gift  wrap- 
ping paper  for  the  matter.  Some  companies  are  starting  to 
make  wrapping  paper  with  recycled  materials.  If  In  despair 
you  can  always  gather  up  the  all-campus  mailings  that  are 
strewn  all  over  the  place  and  make  highly  fashionable  mul- 
ticolored wrapping  paper!  You  can  even  make  a  statement 
too!   Have  an  environmentally  safe  holiday!    12 


"Practice,"  from  4 

that  this  wouldn't  be 
feasible  due  to  the 
complaints  from  two  years 
ago.  Musicians  and  dorm 
life  couldn't  mix. 

I  then  approached 
the  President's  Office.  Mr. 
Joe  Holt  tried  the  same 
options  I  had  already 
explored,  and  came  up  with 
the  same  results.  When  I 
asked  President  Trout 
himself  at  a  President's 
forum  about  use  of  the 
CAC,  he  stated  that  it 
hardly  seemed  appropriate 
for  a  "rock  band"  to  be 
practicing  in  the  CAC 
basement. 

After  Dean  Maxcy 
had  done  all  he  could  do.  I 
remembered  a  comment 
Matt  Langan  had  made  to 
the  effect  of,  "It  would  be 
cool  if  there  was  a  club  for 
musicians."  We  had  a  little 
talk  in  Caroline  300  about 
Langan's  comment;  from 
this  off-hand  remark  came 
the  Washington  College 
Musicians  Union. 

Some  of  us 

canvassed  the  campus  with 
petitions  in  support  of  our 
goals  to  get  the  Caroline 
room  back.  We  got  over  half 
of  the  campus  to  sign, 
including  nearly  all  of  the 
residents  of  Caroline.  We 
also  got  a  list  of  30  people 
interested  in  using  the 
room.  This  list  included 
people  who  play 


unamplified  instruments 
such  as  the  flute,  the  harp 
and  the  violin.  This  list  and 
the  petitions  were 
submitted  along  with  a 
copy  of  the  club 
constitution  to  Dean 
Mclntire.  She  told  Bryan 
Flynn.  Ted  Knight,  Tim 
Parents,  and  me  that  she 
was  impressed  with  our 
organization  and  within  a 
week  the  room  was  ours 
again.  We  received  SGA 
funding,  and  last  week 
finished  sound-deadening 
the  room.  If  you  are 
interested  in  using  the 
room,  contact  me,  Luther 
"Duder"  Dudich  at  ext. 
8863,  or  Josh  Buchman  at 
778-5954.  Dues  are  ten 
dollars  for  the  first  year. 

Anyone  who  wants 
to  store  equipment  can 
safely  lock  It  away  in  the 
storage  cage.  The  cage  and 
the  soundproofing  are  the 
result  of  the  hard  and 
generous  work  of  Steve 
Fuchs  and  Brad  Foster.  I 
would  like  to  thank  them, 
the  SGA,  Maintenance,  and 
everyone  else  who 
contributed  to  this  project. 
Hopefully,  our  organization 
shall  benefit  everyone,  and 
we  shall  all  be  able  to  enjoy 
Its  results.     Q 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


December  3.  1993 


DIRT 


Coffee  Can  Kill 
Your  Roommate 


Once  upon  a  time,  there  was  a  small  liberal  arts 
college  on  the  Eastern  Shore.  Around  that  special  time  in 
the  school  year  when  everyone  wanted  to  kill  each  other 
and  nothing  was  getting  done,  a  magical  turkey  cama 
down  from  the  sky  and  granted  a  federal  holiday. 

Everybody  came  back  fat  and  happy  from 
Thanksgiving  Break  to  discover  there  were  only  two  weeks 
left  In  the  semester,  and  about  six  weeks  of  work  to  do 
(add  six  or  10  weeks  if  you're  a  freshman  or  a  senior). 

Once  again,  pet  goldfish  belonging  to  roommates 
all  over  campus  were  in  trouble  as  the  walk  to  Royal 
Farms  grew  longer  and  longer,  since  the  nights  grew 
colder  and  colder. 

(When  I  was  a  boy,  we  didn't  have  Royal  Farms 
We  had  to  drive  to  Smiley's,  and  we  didn't  even  have  cars. 
Sometimes  the  only  way  we  could  get  there  was  to  hold 
each  other's  feet  and  do  the  2-man  wheelbarrow  the 
whole  two  miles,  and  we  liked  it.) 

Plots  of  torture  revolving  around  Nair  in  the 
shampoo  and  itching  powder  in  the  underwear  drawer 
circled  in  every  head  that  shared  a  room.  No  work  was 
getting  done,  still,  and  the  anxiety  level  paired  up  with  the 
anger  level  to  create  a  mood  that  wanted  to  be  slept  off.  if 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


only  there  were  the  space,  and  the  time. 

But  there  was  no  time  as  all  the  turkeys  had  been 
used  up  and  most  of  them  were  red  ...  er  ...  herrings  to 
begin  with,  and  so  the  students  settled  down  into  their 
winter  clothes  and  began  to  work,  and  the  buildings 
seemed  to  shiver  in  fright.  Work  being  done  at 
Washington  College? 

And  all  of  the  students  wanted  to  take  long  hot 
baths  to  relieve  their  stress  but,  alas  there  were  few 
bathtubs  on  campus  and  fewer  tubs  one  would  like  to 
take  a  bath  in. 

Every  Macintosh  in  arms  length  of  a  deadline  was 
a-tap-tapping  away  as  students  began  to  panic, 
wondering  what  happened  when  the  work  didn't  get  done. 
Relax,  said  the  upperclassmen,  it  all  gets  done,  one  way 
or  another.  So  you  don't  sleep.  So  you  don't  eat.  How 
different  is  that  from  a  normal  week? 

Besides,  the  elders  whispered,  if  your  roommate 
kills  herself,  you  get  a  4.0.  And  those  numbers  which  lit 
up  the  night  sky  and  were  heard  of  only  in  legend  and 
that  time  Brown  took  three  easy  classes  to  get  himself  off 
AP  began  to  haunt  every  student  living  with  another. 

""How  to  stage  the  perfect  murder  and  make  it 
look  like  suicide...'  No.  I  don't  think  this  is  an  applicable 
paper  topic  for  Economics  101.  Take  it  to  American 
Studies.  They  like  that  stuff  over  there." 

And  all  anyone  really  wanted  was  a  backrub  but 
everyone  knows  that  85  percent  of  backrubs  lead  to  sex 
and  sex  leads  to  brain  malfunction,  everyone  knows  that 
and  who  needs  to  worry  about  AIDS  just  because  your 
shoulders  hurt... 

So  the  students  drooled  on  themselves  and  drank 
coffee  and  Mello  Yello  and  typed  as  fast  as  they  could. 

(Except  the  ones  who  live  directly  above  me  and 
Insist  on  partying  every  night  until  four  or  five  or  six.  You 
can  hear  right  through  the  cinderblock  wall,  next  door, 
above  you,  below  you,  and  I  don't  care  how  much  you've 
had  to  drink,  when  your  Insomnia  promises  to  go  away 
'or  one  night  so  you  can  save  up  for  that  all-nighter  you 
really  need  to  pull  and  the  guy  upstairs  is  talking  about 
football  for  Chrissakes...  I  don't  have  a  roommate  to  kill.) 

All  of  the  students  took  a  deep  breath.  Two  more 

Weeks"  was  their  mantra  and  their  curse. 

It  was  too  late  to  start  having  perfect  attendance 
But  it  was  just  in  time  to  write  the  murder  novel 

which  would  sell.  sell.  sell. 


778-3181 

Shirt  Laundry 

Carpet  Sales 


Si?  and  DRY  CLEANERS  CORP. 

lyj  N.  CROSS  ST. 

^ESTERTOWN.  MARYLAND  21620 


by  Tanya  Allen 


WEEKLY  SUMMARY: 

everyone  on  the  WC 
campus  was  grouped 
together  in  the  slimey  belly 
of  a  great  blue  whale.  Kelli 
Youngbloodfish  suddenly 
realized:  "Ohmygod!  I 
don't  have  any  hands!" 

"Of  course  not,  fish 
have  fins."  said  Cary 
Kellyflsh  in  a  practical  tone 
of  voice. 

"But. ..but. ..don't 
you  know  what  this 
means?"  said  Kelli 
Youngbloodfish,  waving 
her  fins  dramatically. 

"Uh...." 

"It  means,"  Kelli 
began  to  wail,  "That  we 
can't  writel  Without  hands, 
we  can't  write!" 

"Not  necessarily," 
said  Douglas  Petersonfish, 
"We  can  always  stick 
pencils  in  our  mouths  and 
write  that  way...." 

"But     no!  No!" 

mourned  Kelli.  "All  the 
paper's  become  soggy.. ..and 
the  computers  don't 
work. . .  .Writing. .  .Writing. . .  t 
here's  no  more  writing...." 

"You  know  what 
that  means?"  said  Scott 
Koonfish  as  a  realization 
slowly  dawned  on  him,  "It 
means... we  don't  have  to  do 
the  Elm  next  week!"  Scott 
Koonfish  and  John 
Phoebusfish  and  George 
(the  guy  with  the  hair) 
Jamlsonflsh  and  Abby 
Mossflsh  and  Matt 
Murray  fish  and  Kate 
Sullivanflsh  and  Katina 
Duklewsklfish  and  Tara 
Kldwellfish  all  swam 
upside  down  and  back- 
wards In  excited,  jubilant 
figure  8's.  "No  Elm  next 
weekl   No  Elm  next  week!" 

"You  know  what  else 
this  means?"  whispered 
Vincent  Ramunnofish. 

"What?  What?"  all 
the  fish  cried. 

"It  means..."  and 
now  Vincent  began  yawping 


barbarically,   "NO  MORE 

swor 

"No  more  SWO!  No 
more  SWO!"  all  of  the  fish 
began  chanting  ecstatically. 
"No  more  SWO!  No  more 
SWO!  Woe  Woe  Woe!  Woe 
Woe  Woe!" 

"SWO  was  always 
such  a  waste  of  time."  said 
a  basic  generic  English 
majorflsh. 

"Well,  la-dee  da!" 
Don't  be  so  snooty!"  said  a 
basic  generic  Bio  major 
fish.  "SWO  has  really 
helped  an  awful  lot  of 
students. ..you  just  don't 
hear  them  coming  out  and 
admitting  It  as  much  as 
you  hear  other  fish  griping 
—  sometimes  it  seems 
people  will  always  rather 
talk  about  and  listen  to  and 
publish  the  negative  sides 
of  WC  stories,  without 
bothering  to  first  check  out 
the  facts  or  try  to  be 
objective...." 

"Yeah,  yeah."  said 
the  English  majorfish. 
"Whatever." 

"Listen,"  said  the 
Bio  majorfish.  "Here's  one 
of  the  main  things  I  think 
should  have  been  done  to 
make  SWO  more  effective." 

Many  of  the  other 
fish  yawned,  although 
some  did  try  to  listen 
politely. 

"What  I  think,"  said 
the  Bio  majorfish.  "Is  that 
there  should  have  been  a 
way  of  passing  out  of  SWO, 
like  there  was  a  way  for 
students  with  A.  P.  credit  to 
pass  out  of  certain  core 
classes.  There  should  have 
been  a  screening  process." 

"But  wait  a  minute!" 
said  Alice  Goodfellowfish, 
"Every  student  could  have 
stood  to  have  their  writing 
improved!  There  weren't 
any  exceptions  to  this! 
Even  if  a  student  already 
knew  how  to  write  a  good 
paper,  we  could  help  teach 
them  to  write  one  that's 
excellent!" 

"Yes,  yes,"  said  the 
Bloflsh,  "Except  that  there 


were  too  many  students 
who  weren't  convinced  of 
this,  and  so  did  various 
things  to  blow  off  SWO." 

"Such  as?" 

"Such  as  doing  the 
standard  trick  of.  Instead  of 
bringing  in  new  papers  and 
papers-in-progress, 
bringing  In  old  papers  that 
have  already  been  graded 
and  laid-to-rest.  A  lot  of 
students  did  this  Just  to  fill 
up  SWO  hours. ..thus 
wasting  their  time,  the 
SWO  instructor's  time,  and 
the  time  of  students  who 
really  did  need  and  want 
help  with  their  writing!" 

"I  agree,"  said  a 
Humanities  majorfish.  "And 
another  thing— students 
used  to  be  allowed  to  take 
Incompletes  in  their  normal 
classes,  and  finish  them  up 
the  following  semester. 
This  didn't  apply  to  SWO  — 
I  know  one  woman  —  a 
student  who  always  got  A's 
on  her  papers  anyway  — 
who  had  completed  all  but 
a  half  an  hour  of  SWO,  and 
then  she  had  to  cancel  her 
last  appointment,  because 
of  a  funeral.  Because  she 
missed  this  half  hour,  she 
had  to  do  an  entire  3  more 
hours  the  following 
semester,  thus  wasting 
even  more  of  her  time,  the 
SWO  instructor's  time,  and 
the  other  student's  time!  If 
students  were  allowed  to 
take  incompletes  in  regular 
classes  for  things  such  as 
Illness         and  family 

emergencies,  they  should 
have  been  allowed  to  take 
them  in  SWO.  This  might 
even  have  cut  down  on  the 
number  of  students  who 
were  still  finishing  up  thelr 
SWO  requirements  In  their 
junior  and  senior  years...." 

"Ach"  said  all  the 
other  majorfishes  as  a 
heavy  rumbling  noise  was 
heard  —  the  great  blue 
whale  seemed  to  be 
suffering  from  indiges- 
tion....     il 


"Cove,"  from  1 

has  not  been  sold  on  a 
regular  basis  since  the 
1990-91  school  year.  The 
sale  of  draft  beer  (cheaper 
than  the  bottled  beer  sold 
in  the  past)  will  begin  on 
Fridays  and  Saturdays  on 
a  trial  basis  to  see  if  the 
sale  is  financially  feasible. 
If  it  proves  lucrative  for 
Dining  Services  then  days 
of  draft  sale  may  be 
extended. 

Monitors  serving  for 
large  events  in  the  main 
activities  room  will  be 
students  wc  king  with 
Student  Activities  and  in 
cooperation  with  Security 
and  Dining  Services.  These 
student  monitors  will  make 
sure  that  all  beer  brought 
into  the  main  activities 


room  is  in  the  hands  of 
only  students  of  legal 
drlnkfng  age.  Two  beers 
may  be  purchased  at  one 
time  from  the  food  service 
area  and  carried  into  either 
the  eating  area  or  the  main 
activities  room.  Monitors 
are  posted  at  the  entrance 
to  the  main  activities  room 
to  assure  that  beer  is 
carried  into  the  room  only 
by  students  who  are  of  age. 
They  will  also  keep  an  eye 
open  for  unacceptable 
behavior  in  the  entire 
student  center,  but  will  not 
patrol  the  area  If  no 
disturbances  are  evident. 
The  use  of  Student 
monitors  is  a  departure 
from  previous  systems 
which  relied  on  the  Dining 
Services  staff  or  Security 
actively    patrolling    the 


student  center.  Baker 
cautions  that  "none  of  this 
reduces  the  responsibility 
of  students  for  their 
actions  or  the  behavior  of 
their  guests," 

Baker  was  very 
encouraged  by  the  results 
of  Wednesday's  meeting.  "I 
think  this  is  going  to  be  an 
atmosphere  which 

encourages  students  who 
are  21  and  those  who 
aren't  to  get  together  on  a 
Friday  or  Saturday  night." 
The  SGA  plans  to  host  a 
kick-off  party  for  the 
opening  of  The  Cove  at  the 
beginning  of  next  semester. 
Use  of  the  Cove  will  be 
available  for  student  events 
and  parties;  contact 
Dennis  Berry  to  plan  these 
gatherings,     fl 


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December  3.  1993 


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shmen  Take  Hunter 
Tournament  Honors 


November  12,  1993 


ws  basketball 
Jed  their  season 
jg  at  the  Hunter 
lament  In  New 

,  first  game  In 
^College  history, 
[women  took  the 
pinto  overtime, 
^prevailed, 
insolation  game 
■jay,  Washington 
[  first  game  In 
listory  against 
t  behind  a  30- 
[t  from  freshman 
ntworth. 

an  EbonI  Taylor 
16  against 
after  a  20-polnt 
gainst  Hunter. 
!  Taylor  and 
\  were  named  to 
mmarnent  team, 
were  players  to 
og  Into  their  first 


conference  game. 
Wentworth  sported  a  24.5 
points  per  game  average, 
with  Taylor  averaging  18.0 
points  in  her  first  two 
games. 

WAC  Notes 

Trivia  Question 

Who  scored  the  first  field 
goal  In  Shorewomen 
basketball  history  in  the 
Cain  Athletic  Center? 

The  answer... Lee  Ann 
Lezzer  of  Millersville, 
Maryland  made  the  score 
4-2  against  Franklin  & 
Marshall  when  her  short 
jumper  sent  her  straight 
into  the  history  book. 

Lezzer,  a  freshman, 
scored  ten  points  in  the 
first  intercollegiate 
women's  game  ever  played 
In  Chestertown. 


Separate 

And 

Proud 


fetal  are  the  chains  that  hold  the  mind  captive 

[he  spirit  that  lacks  freedom." 

fee  a  few  minutes  and  think  about  that.  What 

mean  to  you?  Is  it  important? 

portant  because  it  Is  the  motto  of  an  exciting 

igheld  in  New  York  City  on  June  18th  through 

That  event  is  the  fourth  ever  Gay  Games  and 

festival. 

you  right-wingers  of  this  college  aren't  going  to 

id.  You'll  ask,  "  Why  do  they  need  their  own 

J'  or  "  Why  do  they  need  to  set  themselves 

or  even  "  Why  don't  we  have   a  straight 

straighten  this  out  for  you.  I  don't  advocate 
i,  but  I  do  advocate  pride.  This  Is  what  the 
ibout.  It's  not  about  being  separate  from  the 
ial  Olympics  or  the  heterosexual  athletes,  it's 
leand  exposure, 
cmlnded  of  one  of  the  athletes  who  will  be 
In  the  Gay  Games.  Her  name  is  Jacquelyn 
i-  She  is  an  artist,  a  writer,  and  a  poet. 
^  also  a  lesbian.  This  is  what  she  had  to  say 
■fchnnt  herjTarHrtp^^J^i^^S^''3"1''''' 


orts  Commentary 


"far  watching  the  Olympics  as  a  little  girl 
Spelt  running  the  relay  race.  At  Gay  Games 
:eain  will  finally  come  true.  This  is  my  chance 
Niething  to  myself  and  to  the  world,  to  be 
'who  I  am-not  what  I  am.  And  it's  up  to  each 
Participate  and  gain  the  respect  and  human 
pil  deserve." 

'what  the  Gay  Games  are  about.  The  event 
°»l  of  the  upcoming  25th  anniversary  of  the 
Pots  that  took  place  In  New  York  City  back 
~  harder  to  be  gay  and  lesbian  than  it  Is  now. 
J™1  riots  marked  the  first  uprising  of  the  gay 
"community.  It  was  the  first  large  scale  social 
'Say  and  lesbian  rights  and  it  is  one  of  the 
"™t  facets  of  gay  and  lesbian  history.  The 
™>U  bar  (the  original  was  bumed  in  the  riots) 
"stoPher  Street  in  Greenwich  Village  in 
Manhattan.  This  June  more  than  15.000 
™  over  500.000  spectators  will  gather  around 
slni  ce^e*3rate  an  important  piece  of  history, 
oil  time  to  regiSteri  whether  as  an  individual 
'  ream.  Simply  call  (212)  633-9494  for  a 
e  Packet.  For  any  of  you  who  decide  to 
it  be  done  as  an  individual  athlete.  I 


myself 


a  certain  coach's  (who  shall  remain 


In  re  for  a  day  tf  anY  Washington  College  team 
*' Joking  Geoffl 

]  Ppose  l  have  stirred  up  enough  controversy 

eave  you  with  these  parting  words. ..Games 

■""world. 

• —Catherine  B.  Sullivan 


Sho' women  B-Ball  Takes 
Monumental  Step 

Women  Play  First-Ever  Varsity  Basketball  Game  At  WC 

'"      ''  "  stifled  Washington's  strong 


Ten  women  at 
Washington  College  took  a 
monumental  step  Tuesday 
night  when  they  played  In 
the  first  intercollegiate 
women's  basketball  game 
at  the  school  In  Its  211- 
year  history. 

After  watching  only  men's 
basketball  for  81  years. 
members  of  the 

Chestertown  community 
had  the  opportunity  to 
watch  a  women's  game  In 
the  Cain  Athletic  Center  for 
the  first  time  when  the 
Shorewomen  faced  the 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
Diplomats. 

Although  Franklin  & 
Marshall  (4-0)  demolished 
Washington  (1-2)  77-35  In 
the  Centennial  Conference 
match,  the  result  was 
secondary  to  the  historical 
significance  of  women's 
basketball  played  at 
Washington  College. 

"Historically,  it's  huge," 
said  athletic  director  Geoff 
Miller  of  the  team's  first 
game  at  home.  "It  has 
tremendous  significance 
for  us  to  add  women's 
basketball  to  our  program." 
Head  coach  Lanee  Cole 
also  recognized  the 
historical  impact  of 
starting  a  women's 
basketball  program  at 
Washington, 

"I  think  the  true 
significance  is  that  it's  the 
first  year  for  women's 
basketball  here,"  she  said. 
"It's  amazing  that  it's  taken 
until  1993  for  the  sport  to 
come  to  Washington 
College." 

However,  Cole,  speaking 
before  Tuesday's  game, 
downplayed  the  contest. 

"Granted,  tonight's  our 
home  opener,  and  that's 
going  to  make  us  more 
nervous  than  usual,"  she 
said.  "But  I  think  last 
week's  game  in  New  York 
(against  Hunter  College) 
was  the  truly  significant 
game." 

The  Shorewomen  will 
have  to  find  something 
positive  about  last  night's 
game  to  help  them  recover 
from  the  drubbing  they 
received  at  the  hands  of 
the  Diplomats. 

The  game  was  ugly  from 
the  start  for  Washington, 
as  Franklin  &  Marshall 
started  the  contest  on  an 
18-4  run  through  the  first 
nine  minutes  behind  the 
hot  shooting  of  Deanna 
Bergondo. 

On  defense,  Franklin  & 
Marshall  frustrated  the 
Shorewomen  throughout 
the  first  half,  as 
Washington  guards  Pam 
Hendrlckson  and  Kelly 
Rodgers  had  trouble 
finding  many  open 
teammates.  The 

Shorewomen  committed  31 
turnovers  over  the  course 
of  the  game. 

The    Diplomats   also 


Inside  game.  holding 
forwards  Allison  Wentworth 
(19.0  points  per  game)  and 
EbonI  Taylor  (16.0  ppg)  to  a 
combined  six  points  for  the 
half,  and  Franklin  & 
Marshall  led  33-10  at 
halfUme. 

"Franklin  &  Marshall 
played  outstanding 

pressure  defense,  and  we 
can't  handle  that  yet."  Cole 
said. 

The  momentum  shifted 
when  Washington  started 
the  second  half  on  a  streak, 
outscoring  the  visitors  12-4 
In  the  first  7:07  of  the  half 
to  cut  the  lead  to  15. 

"We  started  working  our 
offense  at  the  start  of  the 
half."  Cole  said.  "It  helped 
that  (Breithaupt)  got  into 
foul  trouble,  and  we  were 
able  to  go  to  our  power 
offense  and  get  it  to  EbonI 
(Taylor)." 

However,  Washington's 
spurt  was  short-lived,  and 
the  Shorewomen  were 
outscored  40-13  over  the 
last  12:53.  Franklin  & 
Marshall  finished  the  game 
scoring  29  of  the  last  33 
points. 

For  the  Diplomats, 
Bergondo  led  the  team  In 
scoring  with  1 7. 

Taylor  led  Washington 
with  12  points,  with  Lee 
Ann  Lezzer  scoring  10  and 
Wentworth  adding  eight. 

After  starting  the  season 
with  a  1-1  record,  it  may 
have  been  a  wake-up  call  to 
face  the  fifth  ranked  team 
In  the  NCAA  Division  III 
Mid-Atlantic  Region. 

"I  didn't  expect  (the 
difference)  to  be  near  40 


points"  Lezzer  said.  "I 
expected  to  stay  closer  to 
them,  but  I  think  we  did  a 
good  Job  defensively,  and 
hopefully,  when  we  see 
them  later,  we'll  do  better." 

Cole  was  not  surprised  by 
the  outcome  but  also  hoped 
for  a  closer  game  in  the 
young  team's  home  opener. 

"I'm  not  surprised  we  got 
beat  by  40,"  she  said.  "I 
think  we're  capable  of 
playing  them  a  much  better 
game,  but  it's  early  In  the 
season.  We're  going  to 
handle  the  pressure  and 
get  better." 

Franklin  &  Marshall  head 
coach  Noreen  Pecsok  was 
Impressed  with 

Washington's  performance 
In  its  first-ever  game  at 
home. 

"For  a  first-year  team, 
they  were  fantastic,"  she 
said.  "If  those  kids  come 
back  each  year,  they'll  have 
promise.  They're  talented 
enough  to  win  in  this 
conference,  and  they're 
young,  so  they'll  be  better 
at  the  end  of  the  year  than 
they  are  now." 

Although  the  first 
women's  game  at  the  Cain 
Athletic  Center  was  a  rout, 
Washington's  players  also 
realized  the  historical 
significance  of  the  game. 

"I  think  we  were  all 
nervous,"  said  Lezzer,  who 
scored  the  first  field  goal 
for  the  Shorewomen  at 
home  in  the  team's  history. 
"It's  a  lot  of  pressure 
sometimes  when  you  know 
people  will  look  back  and 
ask  how  the  first  team  did, 
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out  of  eleven  races,  the 
Sho'women  swim  team 
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Salisbury  State  129-74  last 
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The  men's  team  won  104- 
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The  meet  began  with  a 
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Jen  Green.  Colleen  Roberts, 
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Likens  had  strong  third 
and  fourth  place  finishes 
behind  Kuriger. 

Senior  co-captain  Green 
won  the  200  free  easily, 
improving  on  her  season 
best  time  also.  Denise 
Hakanson  placed  third,  and 
Renee  Bylkas  finished 
fourth. 

Freshman  Jen  Voss 
remained  undefeated  in  the 
50  meter  freestyle  with  a 
personal  best  time  of  26.7 
seconds.  Voss  won  her 
third  first  placing  with  the 
100  free.  Amy  Peterson  also 
had  a  best,  placing  fourth. 

Roberts  won  first  place  in 
the  200  individual  medley 
and  was  followed  by  Erin 
Miller  winning  third. 
Sophomore  Roberts  had 
three  first  place  victories  for 
the  night  after  winning  the 
100  breaststroke. 

Green  also  had  three  firsts 
with  a  win  in  the  100 
backstroke.  Jen  Dow  won 
the  500  free  setting  a 
season  best,  with  Kuriger 
placing  second  and  Likens 
fourth. 

Salisbury's  only  individual 
first  was  in  the  100 
butterfly  race.  Their  only 
other  victory  was  in  the  200 
free  relay,  when  they 
touched  out  the  team  of 
Hakanson.  Draper,  Dow, 
and  Miller  for  the  win. 

"The  women  really  swam 
well  tonight,"  head  coach 
Kim  Lessard  said.  There 
were  personal  best  times 
being  set  all  night.  I'm  very 
pleased  with  the  results." 

The  Sho'men  swimmers 
also  boasted  successes 
against  Salisbury. 

Starting  off,  Tim  Whittier, 
Julien      Gaudion,      Tim 


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Freshman  Dan  Woodall,  who  has  been  a  fores 

Shoremen  already  this  year,  eyes  the  recordl 

Western  Maryland.  After  four  years,  the  Dovei. 

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Parent,  and  Chris     the  200  tree  a 

Freisheim   won   the    200     the  500  free, 
medley  relay.  The  team  of     Peter     Ward 
Dave  Kraft,  Marcelo  Brutti.     undefeated  In  Hi 
Mike  Bowman,  and  Justin 
Thomas  came  in  third. 

Freshman  Dan  Woodall 
had  an  outstanding  night 
with  wins  in  both  the  1000 
free  and  500  freestyle 
races.  Junior  co-captain 
Dave  Cola  posted  second  in 
both  events.  Swimming  the 
200  IM  for  the  first  time. 
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Junior      co-captain 
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Sports 


November  12.  1993 


Men's  Hoops  Starts  At  2-3 

Shoremen  2-0  In  Div.  in  Games,  0-2  Against  Div.  I  Teams 


The  Washington  College 
men's  basketball  team  has 
won  two  of  Its  first  five 
games  to  open  the  1993-94 
season. 

With  big  performances 
from  seniors  Geoff  Rupert 
and  Charles  Cummings 
and  junior  Jay  Devlin,  the 
Shoremen  have  recorded 
victories  over  Rutgers 
University-Camden 
Campus  and  Frostburg 
State  University. 

jwo  of  Washington's 
Josses,  to  NAIA  school 
Wilmington  and  Division  I 
University  of  Maryland 
Baltimore  County,  have 
been  close,  but  the 
Shoremen  were  blown  out 
by  the  University  of 
'  Delaware  on  Monday. 

Washington  opened  its 
season  November  19  at  the 
Wldener  Tournament  in 
Chester,  Pennsylvania. 

The  Shoremen  bowed  to 
Wilmington  in  the  first 
game  but  defeated  Rutgers- 
Camden  in  the  consolation 
match. 

Devlin  led  Washington 
with  19  points  in  the  77-52 
victory,  while  Cummings 
scored  18  and  Rupert 
added  14. 

Of  Devlin's  19,  12  came 
from  his  four  three- 
pointers.   He  was  4  of  6 
from  behind  the  stripe. 

Rutgers-Camden's 


Cetshwayo  Byrd  led  all 
scorers  with  25. 

All  of  Washington's 
players  saw  atleast  eight 
minutes  of  action  in  the 
25-point  rout. 

Also  scoring  for  the 
Shoremen  were  Derek  Cuff 
(nine  points),  Mark 
Awatang  (four),  Mark 
Kenan  (four).  Adam  Poe 
(three).  Ben  Harris  (three). 
Jerry  Davis  (two),  and  Paul 
Kenny  (one). 

Ken  Lapp  also  played  nine 
minutes  for  Washington. 

Last  Tuesday.  Washington 
played  itshome  opener 
against  the  Frostburg  State 
Bobcats. 

In  a  tight  game,  the 
Shoremen  beat  thelr 
interstate  rivals  69-62. 

Cummings  scored  22, 
including  eight- for -eight 
from  the  free  throw  line,  to 
lead  all  scorers. 

Also  for  Washington, 
Rupert  scored  15,  and 
Devlin  added  14. 

The  Shoremen  had  to 
overcome  outstanding 
efforts  from  Frostburg's 
Donny  Woodard  (18  points) 
and  Tim  Nightengale  (14). 

Washington  outscored  the 
Bobcats  33-25  in  the  first 
half. 

Frostburg  cut  the  lead  to 
three  in  the  second  half  but 
could  not  get  any  closer 
and  Washington  pulled 


away  in  the  final  minute  to 
win  by  seven. 

Other  scorers  for 
Washington  were  Cuff  (six), 
Harris  (five),  Davis  (three). 
Kenah  (two),  and  Edmund 
Hicks  (two). 

Last  Saturday, 
Washington  played  at  the 
University  of  Maryland 
Baltimore  County. 

Expected  to  be  a  tough 
game  against  a  Division  I 
team,  the  Shoremen  played 
a  strong  first  half,  and  the 
game  was  tied  at  43  at 
halftime. 

Devlin  was  outstanding  in 
the  first  half,  scoring  17 
points  for  the  half, 
including  three  three- 
pointers. 

However,  U.M.B.C. 
tightened  its  defense  in  the 
second  half  and  held  Devlin 
to  four  points; 

The  hosts  started  the  half 
on  a  25-9  run  through  the 
first  seven  minutes,  and 
Washington  never  got  close 
again  after  that. 

Cummings  scored  16  in 
the  game  and  Rupert 
scored  12. 

Cuff  added  nine,  and 
Davis  played  well  inside 
with  eight  points. 

On  Monday,  Washington 
played  its  fifth  game  and 
lost  to  the  University  of 
Delaware. 


Riders  On  The  Storm 

Washington  College  Riding  Team  Competes  For  First  Time 

John  K.  Phoebus 


The  Intercollegate 
Riding  Team.  just 
organized  this  year, 
competed  Sunday  in  it's 
first  show  at  Delaware 
Valley  College  in 

Doylestown,  PA. 

With  half  of  its  members 
placing,  the  team  received 
thirty  five  points,  toward 
qualification  for  regional 
finals  next  spring.  ~ 

The  team  sent  seniors 
Julia  Schied,'  captain 
■vette  Gormaz,  and  Will 
PhippS>  and  freshman 
Jessica  Crames  to  the 
regional  competition. 
Approximately  ten  other 
schools  were  represented, 
with  over  30  competitors 
JJ  each  of  four  divisions 
!basic,  novice, 

intermediate,  and  open). 

Schied  and  Crames 
",°de  in  the  Novice  class 
Equlatation  and  Jumping 
°/er  fences  and  riding  on 
^  flat.  Crames  received 
a  ribbon  for  placing  third 
3nd  Schied  placed  fifth. 
While  not  placing.  Gormaz 
f.nd  phipps  rode  well  in 
Je  Intermediate  level  of 
"*e  same  type  of 
^petition.  Riders  were 
JfUdgfd    based    on    their  £1 

rrn's  comparison  with  •! 
«*tbook  style.  Riders  were 
Signed  horses  at  random  . 
*n(*  not  allowed  a  warm-  : 
"Pride.     They  could  only  5 
^jusl  the  English  tack  to  "' 
^■"preference. 

The  Intcrcolligiate 


Riding  Team  came  into 
existence  this  year  under 
the  efforts  of  member  of  the 
former  Equestrian  Club 
and  assistance  from 
Dennis  Berry.  They  will 
compete  in  another  show 
on  December  5,  with  five 
additional    shows    next 


semester.  Based  upon  the 
number  of  placlngs  they 
win,  they  will  be  eligible  to 
enter  the  Regional  Finals. 
The  team  wishes  to  thank 
the  President's  Office,  the 
SGA  and  Rec  Sports  for  the 
funding  which  has  made 
their  first  season  possible. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


For  the  second  week  in  a  row,  the  Newt's  P.O.W.  honor 
is  going  to  a  freshman.  After  Timmy  Parent's  award- 
winning  performances  two  weeks  ago,  this  week  the 
honor  goes  to  Ebonl  "we're  going  to  the  Final  Four" 
Taylor. 

A  freshman  from  Germantown,  Maryland  and  a 
graduate  of  the  Bullis  School,  Taylor  has  been  a  force  for 
the  Shorewomen  in  their  inaugural  basketball  season. 

After  earning  all-tournament  honors  at  the  Hunter 
College  Tournament  November  19-20  for  her  18.0  points 
per  game  average  in  two  games,  she  led  Washington  in 
scoring  on  Tuesday  with  1 2  points. 

Taylor  also  played  strong  defense  on  Tuesday  against 
Franklin  &  Marshall's  6-foot-four  center. 

Coach  Cole  is  hoping  Taylor  will  be  a  big  factor  in  the 
starting  center  role  for  the  next  four  years.  Currently 
averaging  16.0  points  per  game,  Taylor  Is  already 
Impressing  coaches  around  the  conference. 

However,  Taylor,  who  has  formerly  made  rather  rash 
statements  to  the  press,  found  Tuesday's  77-35  loss  to 
be  a  humbling  experience. 

I  think  we  played  a  good  game,  but  they're  Just  a 
better  team,  and  I  have  to  give  them  credit  for  that,"  she 
said.    "We  don't  have  the  experience  they  have  yet." 

Honorable  mentions  this  week  are  plentiful: 

Also  for  women's  basketball,  Allison  Wentworth  also 
made  the  All-Tournament  team  at  Hunter  and  is 
currently  averaging  18.0  points  per  game. 

For  men's  basketball.  Jay  Devlin  and  Charles 
Cummings  get  the  honorable  mention  nod,  for  their 
impressive  performances  against  U.M.B.C.  and 
Frostburg. 

In  swimming.  Chris  Freisheim  deserves  honorable 
mention  for  his  continually  strong  performances.  "Mr. 
Consistency"  is  not  very  flashy,  but  the  Junior  co-captain 
always  gets  the  Job  done. 

On  the  women's  side,  freshman  Jennifer  Voss  has  been 
a  bfg  plus  this  year.  She  had  the  only  win  of  the  meet 
against  F  &  M,  and  swam  well  against  S.S.U. 


Washington  College's  riding  team  competed  in  its  first 
competition  last  month. 


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December  3.  1993 


Sports 


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Men 

Washington 
Salisbury  St. 
Women 
Washington 
Salisbury  St. 


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Men 
104         Washington 
70       U.M.B.C. 

129       Washington 
74      Frostburg  St. 


Women 
71        Washington 
90         Franklin  & 

Marshall 
69 
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Joy  Devlin,  o  junior  from  Springfield,  Pennsylvania,  exploded  for  21  points  against  U.M.B.C.  last  Saturday.  With  17  points  In 

the  first  half,  Devlin  hit  three  three-pointers  and  kept  the  game  close  through  the  first  half.  Pictured  here  In  last  year's 

Wild  Goose  semi-final  against  Kean  College,  Devlin  is  one  of  the  three  top  scorers  for  the  Shoremen  this  year. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Eboni  Taylor 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  vs. 
Western  Maryland 
December  4  7:30 

Washington  at 
Muhlenberg 
December  7  8:00 

Washington  hosts 
Wild  Goose  Tour. 
December  10-11 

WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  at 
Eastern 
December  3  6:00 

Washington  at 
St.  Mary's 
December  5  2:00 

Washington  at 
Muhlenberg 
December  7  6:00 

SWIMMING 

Washington  at 
Ursinus 
December  4  1:00 

Washington  vs. 
Widener 
December  7  7:00 


INSIDE 

•Women's 

Swimming 

Crushes 

Salisbury 

•Women's 
Basketball 
Makes  History 

•Men's  Hoops 
Starts  Year 
With  2-3  Mark 

•Commentary 
Gay  Games 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 


Volume  63.  Number  Thirteen  January  28,  1994 


Washington  College   •  Chestertown,  Maryland 


Sansing  To  Leave  WC        sixteen  Dismissed 


Rachael  Fink 


In  just  a  couple  of 
months  a  valuable  member 
0f  our  community  will  leave 
Washington  College. 

Associate  Dean  and 
Lecturer  in  Sociology  Dr. 
Lucille  H.  Sansing's  last 
day  at  Washington  College 
will  be  March  19.  A  scant 
two  weeks  later  she  will  be 
Dean  of  Whitehead  Center 
at  the  University  of  the 
Redlands,  65  miles  east  of 
Los  Angeles.  The  move  to 
California  marks  a 
significant  change,  not  only 
In  Sansing's  environment. 
but  in  her  career  as  well. 

Whitehead  Center  is 
a  non-residential  adult 
education  facility,  and  the 
new  job  will  bring  together 
many  of  Sansing's 
experiences  and  talents. 
The  Job  is  "broader  and 
more  diverse,"  says 
Sansing.  and  will  include 
working  with  the  business 
community  on  programs 
like  tuition  assistance.  The 
transition  from  working 
with  18  to  22  year  olds 
living  on  campus  to  adults 
living  off  campus  will  be  an 


easy  one  for  Sansing.  as 
her  doctoral  thesis  dealt 
with  adult  learning. 
Sansing  is  particularly 
aware  of  the  challenges 
adult  students  face,  as  she 
herself  returned  to 
complete  her  education  as 
a  non-traditional  student. 
Additionally,  she  gained 
experience  teaching  adult 
students  at  a  community 
college  before  she  came  to 
Washington  College. 

Courses  at 

Whitehead  Center  are  set 
up  in  6  week  cycles,  with 
only  one  course  taken  per 
period.  Dr.  Sansing  is  also 
looking  forward  to  setting 
up  a  program  similar  to  WC 
ALL,  which  will  offer  short 
term,  non-credit 

possibilities  to  adults 
wishing  to  further  their 
education  without  the  end 
result  of  a  BA  or  MA.  Dr. 
Sansing  says  that  it  is  a 
"good  fit."  and  she  is  very 
excited  about  the  change  in 
job  and  climate. 

As  for  her  position 
as  Associate  Dean  here  at 
WC,  she  has  been  given 
"every  indication,"  that  the 
position  will  be  filled.    At 


Academic  Problems  Cause  for  Concern 


Dean  Lucille  H.  Sansing 
this  time  Sansing  is 
"clueless"  as  to  who.  but 
hopes  that  a  replacement 
will  be  found  "before  I 
leave,"  so  as  to  insure  some 
sort  of  continuity.  If  a 
replacement  is  not  found 
by  March,  it  may  be 
necessary  to  fill  the 
position  temporarily  with 
someone  already  on 
campus  to  provide  time  to 
find  a  suitable  candidate. 

On   behalf  of  the 
Washington  College 

community.  The  Elm  would 
like  to  congratulate  Dean 
Sansing  and  wish  her  the 
best  of  luck  in  sunny 
California.   SI 


Birthday  Ball  Countdown 

This  Year's  Mardi  Gras-themed  Soiree  to  be  Most 
Extravagant  in  Washington  College  History 


Elaborate  masterpieces  such  as  this  trio  of  jubilantly  jocose 
jesters  promise  to  transform  Cain  Gymnasium  into  a 
playfully  piquant  paragon  of  plethoric  pageantry. 


Bfershall  Norton 


"Wicked."  That's 
one  word  Sophomore  Carey 
Hargrove  used  to  describe 
the  upcoming  Birthday 
Ball.  "It's  going  to  be  like 
nothing  Washington  College 
has  ever  seen." 

This  year's  incarna- 


tion of  the  Birthday  Ball 
will  be  held  in  the  Cain 
Memorial  Gym  on  February 
19.  and  should  prove  to  be 
"...the  first,  and  most 
probably  the  last  of  its 
kind."  according  to  Pat 
Trams,  Director  of  Alumni 
Affairs.     "When  everyone 


arrives  in  the  gym  that 
night,  they  won't  be  able  to 
tell  that's  where  they  hold 
basketball  games." 

This  year's  gala  will 
put  aside  all  previous 
conceptions  of  this 
Washington  College 

tradition.  With  a  23-plece 
orchestra,  a  seated  dinner 
for  all  guests,  and  $60,000 
invested  in  decorations 
alone,  the  1994  Birthday 
Ball  promises  to  be  a  night 
to  remember. 

The  theme  for  the 
evening  will  be  "Mardi 
Gras,"  and  will  feature 
traditional  costumes  and 
parade  floats.  German 
instructor  Jefford 

Vahlbusch  will  emcee  the 
event,  and  the  Honorable 
Louis  L.  Goldstein  will  be 
the  "King." 

SGA  Parliamen- 
tarian Hargrove  deserves 
much  of  the  credit  for  the 
organization  of  the  event. 
Not  only  did  his  family 
handle  the  decorating  for 
Donald  Trump's  Mardi 
Gras  Ball,  but  they  also 
were  responsible  for  the 
decorations  for  all  of  the 
Clinton  Inaugural  Balls. 

See  "Ball,'1  on  p.  6 


Forrest  George 


Over  vacation, 
sixteen  students,  fifteen 
male,  one  female,  including 
six  freshman.  were 
dismissed  from  the  college 
by  the  Admissions  and 
Academic  Standing 

Committee.  This 

committee  consists  of  three 
seniors,  and  eight  faculty 
and  administrators,  and  is 
charged  with  overseeing 
students  on  academic 
probation. 

The  academic 

credentials  of  this  year's 
Freshman  class  were 
stronger  than  past 
Freshman  classes,  which 
would  lead  one  to  expect  a 
certain  quality  of  work.  Yet 
the  number  of  dismissed 
students  from  the 
Freshman  class  Is  higher 
than  in  the  past.  In  an 
interview  with  the  ELM, 
Associate  Dean  Lucille 
Sansing  pointed  out  that 
1994's  Freshman  class  is 
also  larger  than  past 
classes;  hence,  the  percent- 
age of  dismissed  freshman 
students  has  remained 
relatively  constant. 

Dean  Sansing  said 
that  GPA  and  the  number 
of  Ds  earned  are  the  factors 
considered  in  dismissal.  A 
1 .5  GPA  for  one  term 
constitutes  academic 
probation  and  a  student 
may  not  graduate  with 
more  than  six  Ds.  If  a 
student  does  not  appear  to 
be  making  progress  toward 
increasing  her  or  his  GPA 
that  student  may  be 
dismissed.  In  order  for 
freshman  and  sophomores 
to  avoid  dismissal  they 
must  be  able  to  achieve  a 
cumulative  2.0  by  the  end 
of  their  sophomore  year. 
Exceptions  to  this  policy 
may  be  made  if  the  student 


has  been  ill  or  there  has 
been  a  death  In  the  family. 
In  such  cases  the 
Committee  considers  the 
effect  of  these  on  the 
student's  studying.  The 
Dean  said  the  members  of 
the  Committee  "err  on  the 
side  of  student."  Dr.  Nancy 
Tatum,  Chair  of  the 
Committee,  said  that  they 
work  with  the  students 
experiencing  academic 
problems  and  dismiss 
students  only  as  a  last 
resort. 

Students  are  always 
placed  on  academic 
probation  before  they  are 
dismissed;  therefore,  they 
are  never  surprised  to  find 
they  have  been  dismissed. 
Sansing  added  the  parents 
may  be  surprised  to 
discover  that  their  child  is 
having  academic  difficul- 
ties. 

When  asked  about 
poor  performance  of 
freshmen  who  are  members 
of  a  class  which  was 
expected  to  do  well  at 
Washington  College,  Dean 
Sansing  said  the  students 
placed  on  AP  or  dismissed 
are  perfectly  capable  of 
doing  the  work.  She 
indicated  that  she  felt  that 
these  academic  problems 
are  not  due  to  Ignorance  or 
dull  brains,  but  rather  to 
students  spending  more 
time  partying  and  social- 
izing Uian  studying. 

in  addition  to 
dismissing  sixteen 

students,  the  committee 
also  released  many  stu- 
dents from  academic  pro- 
bation. She  also  included 
that  nearly  all  dismissed 
students  apply  for  read- 
mission  after  a  few 
semesters  at  other  colleges 
and  when  they  return  their 
work  is  generally  of  better 
quality,  n 


Inside 

The  Cove  Opens 

5 

Administrative  Shuffling 

6 

Maintainance  Cleans  Up 

7 

Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  Meeting 

7 

January  28.  1994 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


Cheating  in  Annapolis 

Academic  Dishonesties  Disgrace  Naval  Academy 

This  past  week  the  Naval  Academy  was  smeared 
with  shame  when  the  Navy's  Inspector  General 
announced  that  )33  midshipmen  admitted  to  cheating  on 
an  exam  in  an  electrical  engineering  course  in  December 
of  1992.  Of  these,  eighty-one  have  confessed  to  the 
cheating,  and  the  Inspector  General's  Office  has  compiled 
enough  evidence  on  the  other  alleged  cheaters  to  bring 
them  up  on  charges  which  may  result  in  their  dismissal. 

The  United  States  Naval  Academy  has  long  striven 
to  produce  officers  who  are  brave,  patriotic  and 
honorable.  The  country  has  placed  an  absolute  trust  in 
these  officers  to  defend  America,  and  they  have  lived  up  to 
this  trust  many  times,  often  making  the  ultimate  sacrifice 
for  their  country.  The  integrity  and  character  of  such 
men  has  carried  America  though  its  most  trying  times.  In 
time  of  war,  sailors  and  marines  have  had  to  place  their 
faith  In  the  skills  and  character  of  their  leaders  to  see 
them  through,  and  this  faith  has  been  tested  in  the  icy 
crucible  of  the  Korean  War  and  on  the  bloody  beaches  of 
Iwo  Jima. 

These  latest  revelations  of  cheating  at  Annapolis 
are  a  disgrace  to  this  tradition,  and  a  disgrace  to  the 
nation.  On  the  highly  sophisticated  battlefields,  warships 
and  aircraft  of  today  an  understanding  of  the  technical 
skills  the  Academy  was  seeking  to  teach  these 
midshipmen  can  mean  the  difference  between  life  and 
death.  By  taking  the  easy  way  out.  these  midshipmen 
could  have  easily  endangered  not  only  their  own  lives,  but 
also  the  lives  of  those  who  will  serve  with  them. 

A  military  career  can  last  twenty  or  thirty  years.  If 
history  Is  any  Indication  the  future.  It's  a  near  certainty 
that  some  1994  graduates  of  the  Naval  Academy  will  be 
called  upon  to  use  their  skills  in  time  of  war.  No  doubt 
the  vast  majority  will  serve  their  nation  with  honor  and 
distinction  in  peace  and  in  war,  but  this  incident  raises 
doubts.  The  service  academies  have  the  strictest  honor 
policies  in  higher  education  today,  yet  If  such  a  large 
proportion  of  their  students  cheat,  the  situation  may  be 
far  worse  al  other  institutions. 

The  problem,  it  seems,  is  one  which  goes  far 
beyond  the  character  of  individuals  who  cheat.  In  this 
profane  and  secularized  world  of  today,  it  is  indisputable 
that  many  midshipmen  became  interested  in  the  Naval 
Academy  not  because  they  saw  it  as  a  way  to  do 
something  for  their  country,  but  because  they  saw  it  as  a 
way  their  country  could  do  something  for  them.  The  cost 
of  college  education  has  become  prohibitively  expensive 
for  most  young  Americans,  yet  It  is  more  necessary  to 
personal  success  and  financial  security  than  ever. 

It  is  quite  easy  to  blather  about  the  need  to  instill 
values  In  young  Americans,  in  fact  I'm  certain  that  this 
scandal  will  provoke  conservative  commentators  will  do  so 
even  more  than  usual.  The  real  evil  is  credentlalism.  the 
regimentation  of  the  work  place  which  substitutes 
academic  degrees  for  personal  characteristics.  As 
America  delndustrlalizes,  the  Job  market  becomes  more 
competitive,  a  resulting  need  for  easy  quantification  of 
qualifications  has  arisen.  This  has  resulted  in 
credentlalism.  which  has  made  a  college  education 
imperative.  This  is  the  root  cause  of  the  cheating 
scandals  at  Annapolis  and  elsewhere.  Our  society.  In  its 
idolatry  of  the  almighty  dollar,  has  correspondingly 
devalued  any  and  all  other  reasons  for  individuals  to 
pursue  higher  education. 


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Alumna  Enjoys  Rennaissance  Dinner 

To  the  Editor. 

This  Is  by  way  of  a  thank-you  note  to  everyone  who  worked  on  the 
Rennaissance  Christmas  Dinner  in  December. 

It  was  extraordinary  professional  in  every  aspect:  the  singers,  the  dancers,  the 
actors,  the  Consort,  the  Brass  Quartet,  and  the  Instrumental  Ensemble.  In  addition,  it 
was  great  entertainment. 

Gary  Clarke,  Karen  Smith,  and  Amzie  Parcell  deserve  tremendous  credit  for 
their  direction  of  each  of  the  pieces.  As  for  the  students,  how  could  they  possibly  have 
had  the  time,  the  energy,  the  talent,  and  the  imagination  to  have  done  all  this  at  such 
an  academically  heavy  time  of  the  year?  It  was  a  truly  awesome  tour  de  force. 

Thank  you  to  all  of  the  above  (and  to  those  Inadvertantly  left  out  )  for  a  lovely 
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there. 

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For  the  past  three 
years,  I've  worked  for  Tribal 
College:  Journal     of 

American  Indian  Higher 
Education.  Though  located 
in  Chestertown,  it  serves 
the  29  tribally-controlled 
native  American  colleges 
and  universities  through- 
out the  US  and  Canada. 
During  my  time  with  the 
magazine,  people  have 
asked  me  some  rather 
interesting  questions. 
Such  as  "Are  you  an 
Indian?**  (No)  and  "Are  you 
sexually  attracted  to 
Indians"  (that  doesn't 
deserve  an  answer)  and 
"Do  you   want   to   be   an 


Who  Needs 
It? 


idea  of  the  Noble  Savage 
with  which  the  American 
Indian  must  contend.  The 
advent  of  New  Age  mar- 
keting, and  the  return  to 
"natural  healing"  in  the  late 
eighties  and  early  nineties, 
has  sparked  a  renewed 
interest  in  the  Idea  of  man 
raised  in  nature,  away  from 
the  evils  of  society— in 
touch  with  the  power  of  the 
earth.  The  reservation 
gambling  casino  operations 
counter  this  whimsical 
notion— leaving  the  admir- 
ers of  the  Noble  Savage 
rather  disgusted.  But 
tribe  such  as  the  Micmacs 
in  northern  Maine— whose 


Jennifer  Reddish 


Indian?"  (which  makes  it 
seem  as  If  you  can  Join 
another  culture  as  easily  as 
If  it  were  a  club). 

I'm  not  an  expert  In 
American  Indian  Studies  by 
any  means,  but  I  wanted  to 
clear  some  basic  miscon- 
ceptions about  American 
Indians— since  Professor 
Wagner  is  teaching  the  first 
Native  American  literature 
course  at  Washington 
College  this  spring,  and 
poet  Simon  Ortiz,  and 
scholar  Arnold  Krupat,  are 
scheduled  to  visit. 

First,  and  foremost, 
most  people  want  to  know 
if  American  Indians  still 
exist.  The  remaining  native 
population  in  the  United 
States  is  quite  small  — 
approximately  one  percent 
of  the  U.S.  population. 
However,  they  are  not 
concentrated  only  in  the 
mid-to-southwest  regions 
of  the  US.  There  are  viable, 
living  tribes  in  Maine, 
Rhode  Island,  Connect- 
icut— even  Delaware.  Thelr 
numbers  are  small,  of 
course,  but  they  have 
managed  to  have  maintain 
a  life  distinct  from  that  of 
dominant  society. 

However,  it  is  not 
fair  to  expect  these  people 
to  run  about  with  feathers 
in  their  hair,  and  war  paint 
on  their  faces  to  be  called, 
"Indians."  No  one  expects 
descendants  of  the 
Puritans  to  wander  around 
in  large,  buckled,  black 
hats.  Very  few  American 
Indian  people  still  wear 
traditional  dress  every  day. 
and  fewer  still  live  in  tipls. 
For  some  Indian  people. 
the  expectation  to  prove 
their  "Indian-ness"  in  this 
fashion  can  mean  life  or 
death  for  the  tribe  in  terms 
°f  federal  recognition.  The 
Mohegan  tribe  was  denied 
recognition  once,  and  may 
he  denied  again,  because 
James  Fenimore  Cooper's 
The  Last  of  the  Mohicans 
claimed  there  was  only  one 
'eft—  and  surely  he  was 
dead  now. 

There  is  also  the 


members  before  federal 
recognition  earned  less 
than  $4,000  per  year—  are 
not  interested  in  nobility. 
Gambling  brings  in  rev- 
enue to  pay  for  heat,  and 
buys  them  food  each  day. 
Gambling  may  be  disgust- 
ing, but  poverty  is  far 
worse. 

This  is  a  truth 
many  native  Americans 
know  all  too  well.  Many 
live  in  the  most  Impover- 
ished areas  of  the  United 
States,  and  the  reserva- 
tions are  often  called  the 
"fourth  world."  Diseases 
such  as  tuberculosis,  rare 
in  dominant  society,  ravage 
reservations  In  epidemic 
proportions.  In  the  past, 
alcoholism  rates  have  been 
as  high  as  80  percent  or 
more— causing  increased 
incidents  of  Fetal  Alcohol 
Syndrome  (FAS).  liver 
disease,  and  suicide  on  the 
reservations.  High  school 
drop-out  rates  are  tremen- 
dous, accompanied  by 
joblessness  and  family 
violence. 

The  statistics  are 
grim,  and  most  people 
simply  ask:  "Why  don't 
they  just  leave  the  reserva- 
tion, and  get  a  job?" 

If  it  were  that  easy, 
most  American  Indians 
would  have  done  that  long 
ago.  First  of  all,  indige- 
nous peoples  stay  on  the 
reservation  because  it  is 
home.  Many  American 
Indians  place  a  spiritual 
value  to  their  lands— it  is 
the  center  of  their  religion, 
their  culture.  Most  tribes 
have  their  own  govern- 
ment, and  sovereignty  over 
their  territory—  for  exam- 
ple, Mashantucket  Pequot 
can  operate  the  second 
largest  casino  in  the  world 
In  Connecticut. 

Along  with  these 
concerns,  are  the  linguistic 
barriers  between  some 
reservation  Indians  and 
dominant  society.  It's  still 
possible  to  get  a  wrong 
number  on  the  Lakota 
reservation,  and  get 
someone      whose      only 


Student  Profile: 
Nicole  Chmura 


Nicole  Chmura.  a  Freshman  from  Edgewood,  MD,  who  is  a  Pre-Med  major  is  featured 
as  this  week's  Student  of  the  Week.  A  Virgo  who  loves  the  color  purple,  Nicole  chose 
Washington  College  after  being  Influenced  by  her  childhood  baby-sitter.  Kathy 
Brewster,  who  graduated  just  recently.  Nicole  is  very  active  at  WC.  being  an  avid 
field  hockey  player,  and  being  involved  in  various  clubs  on  campus.  Nikki  enjoys 
escaping  back  home  on  the  weekends  to  spend  quality  time  with  her  parents  and  her 
friends  from  home. 


vocabulary  is  "hello." 
Depending  on  the  reserva- 
tion, some  children  still 
learn  English  as  a  second 
language,  and  even  use 
their  indigenous  tongue  at 
school. 

Besides  cultural 
and  logistical  concerns, 
racism  has  caused  many 
problems  with  cultural 
interaction.  Most  of  these 
stem  from  cultural  misun- 
derstandings. For 
instance,  some  tribes  find 
it  disrespectful  to  look 
people  in  the  eye  while 
talking  with  another 
person— which  is  consid- 
ered rude  by  most  non- 
Indian  peoples. 

Since  Europeans 
began  arriving  in  America, 
there  has  been  a  movement 
to  either  destroy,  or 
"whiten"  the  Indians.  The 
turn  of  the  century  saw  an 
all-out  war  by  missionaries 
to  save  the  "heathens." 
Many  Indian  children  were 
ripped  from  their  homes 
and  forced  to  attend 
boarding  schools.  While 
there,  their  native  language 
was  forbidden,  along  with 
their  cultural  customs  and 
religion.  They  were  to 
become  "civilized"  like  their 
white  "brothers." 

Most  of  these  stu- 
dents graduated  into  a  life 
of  chronic  depression— 
their  white  oppressors 
would  not  accept  them 
because  they  were  Indian, 
and  their  long  years  of 
schooling  had  alienated 
them  from  their  own 
people.  For  this  reason, 
these  victims  are  often 
called  the  "lost  generation." 
This  time  period 

introduced,  and  worsened, 
many  of  the  problem  that 
persist  among  the 
American     Indian     pop- 


ulation today.  Thankfully, 
the  efforts  of  the  tribal 
colleges  and  special  Indian 
programs  (such  as  an 
"Indian-ized"  Alcoholics 
Anonymous),  are  slowly 
healing  these  ailments. 
The  most  famous  example 
is  Alkalai  Lake—  once 
known  as  "Alcoholic  Lake." 
Once  a  town  with  a 
population  that  was  lit- 
erally 100  percent  alco- 
holic, they  are  today  97 
percent  sober— but  it  was  a 
fifteen  year  process. 

Along  with  the 
ailments  of  Indian  country, 
Indian  people  have  been 
faced  with  controversy 
concerning  "what  to  call 
them."  It  is  standard 
practice  to  use  American 
Indian  (to  avoid  the  "Do 
you  mean  Indians  from 
India,  or  reservation  ones") 
or  native  American  with  a 
small  "n"— though  the 
capital  "N"  is  not  wrong. 
Most  native  peoples  do  not 
mind  the  use  of  "Indian"— 
the  Joke  among  Indians  is 
"Well,  we're  just  glad  that 
Columbus  was  looking  for 
India,  and  not  Turkey." 

The  last,  and  best 
known,  controversy  Is  the 
professional  sports  team 
logos—  such  as  the 
Cleveland  Indians,  the 
Atlanta  Braves,  and  the 
Washington  Redskins  — 
concerning  whether  or  not 
they're  racist.  That's  a 
touchy  one.  They  are 
racist,  but  most  people 
don't  understand  why  they 
are.  Epithets  such  as 
"redskin"  are  derogatory— 
but  along  with  others  like 
"Injun"—  some  people 
believe  they're  an 

acceptable  substitute  for 
"Indian"  or  "native 
American."  They  have  a 
history  of  derogatory  use 


against  American  Indian 
people,  and  should  not  be 
used—  most  history 

textbooks  will  explain 
further. 

If  you're  Interested 
In  learning  about  American 
Indians,  begin  with  Jack 
Weatherford's  Indian  Givers 
and  Vine  Deloria,  Jr.'s 
Custard  Died  for  Your  Sins. 
Good  fiction  pieces  to  read 
include  N.  Scott  Momaday's 
House  Made  of  Dawn  and 
Louise  Erdrich's  Tracks. 
Also,  try  to  find  a  few 
copies  of  New  From  Indian 
Country.  Beware     of 

popular  New  Age  materials, 
and  films  like  Dances  with 
Wolves  —these  have  been 
panned  as  leeching  on 
Indian  country,  and 
present  an  inaccurate 
picture  of  indigenous 
peoples. 

Attending  pow- 
wows (there's  one  In 
Millsboro.  Delaware  and 
University  of  Maryland, 
College  Park,  every  year) 
will  also  give  you  an  Insight 
to  American  Indian  culture. 
Etiquette  at  these  events 
are  self-evident.  Don't  tell 
Jokes  like  "I  can  make  you 
speak  Indian"  (HOW?)  or 
"What  time  is  it  by  the  sun. 
Chief?"  (I'm  not  being 
flippant,  people  actually  do 
this.) 

Finally,  no  one's 
asking  you  to  feel  guilty 
about  the  past.  No  Lakota 
man  or  woman  would 
understand  you  If  you 
visited  the  reservation  and 
told  random  people  "Oh. 
I'm  so  sorry  about 
everything,"  while  visiting 
their  reservation.  When 
talking  about,  and  visiting. 
American  Indians— Just  use 
tact.  There's  nothing 
politically  correct  about 
that,   ii 


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Pilgrimage  to  the 
Promised  Land 


A  few  weeks  before  break  last  semester,  I  saw  a 
commercial  on  television  depicting  happy  carolers  and 
shoppers  in  the  holiday  (read:  Christmas)  spirit  making  a 
pilgrimage  to  that  erstwhile  chapel  o'lurve:  Wal-Mart. 

Yes  indeed,  Wal-Mart  was  depicted  as  the 
birthplace  of  Jesus,  with  a  creche  in  the  window,  a  Wal- 
Mart  sized  tree  out  front,  and  the  Star  of  Wonder  over  its 
rather  steeple-like  peak.  "Wal-Mart:  Home  for  Christmas," 
it  said,  or  something  else  equally  insipid,  vulgar,  and 
ethnocentric. 

I  was  aghast.  The  true  spirit  of  Christmas  was 
revealed,  by  Sam  himself,  as  commercialism.  (Really,  It 
has  to  be  true.  1  saw  it  on  TV.)  While  I  was  home  with  my 
folks,  en  route  from  Burger  King  (buying  buttloads  of 
watches  for  $2  each)  to  the  mecca  of  LaVale,  land  of  the 
mall.  Mom  and  Dad  wanted  to  make  a  stop  at  Wal-Mart. 

Oh,  did  I  mention  I  had  never  been  to  a  Wal-Mart 
before? 

I  decided  my  time  had  come.  To  fight  thine  enemy, 
one  must  know  thine  enemy.  So  I  left  my  checkbook  in 
the  car  and  walked  in. 

The  first  thing  I  did  was  check  the  hours  to  make 
sure  this  wasn't  a  24-hour  superstore  of  the  type  that  has 
ruined  towns  such  as  Conway.  Arkansas.    It  wasn't,  but 


by  Tanya  Allen 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


LaVale.  Maryland,  about  half  an  hour  from  my  hometown 
of  Grantsvllle.  is  already  mostly  commercial.  But  Wal- 
Mart  was  new.  and  it  was  encroaching  on  my  territory. 

The  layout,  in  my  opinion,  was  a  bit  haphazard.  I 
wanted  to  stake  out  the  entire  store,  and  I  did.  It  wasn't 
as  huge  as  I'd  anticipated,  although  It  did  Include  not  only 
a  snack  bar  but  a  vision  center  and  a  24-hour  photo  lab. 

However,  it  was  big  enough  to  have  fun  with,  and 
since  my  parents  wanted  almost  two  hours  worth  of 
shopping  pleasure,  I  thought  I'd  sink  my  teeth  in. 

I  went  outside  for  a  cigarette  and  sal  on  a  castle 
playsel  that  was  lightly  covered  with  snow.  Scenic, 
especially  as  low  riders  and  pickups  with  gunracks 
trundled  by. 

A  man  with  one  tooth  leered  at  me,  and  I  went 
back  Inside,  stomping  on  the  smiley  face  on  my  way  in. 
"Welcome  to  Wal-Mart,  land  of  low-low  prices." 

After  blithely  surveying  the  clothing  section  and 
noting  that  their  prices  were  average.  I  went  on  a  quest  for 
Gay  Ken.  I  have  heard  rumours  that  this  "special"  Ken 
doll  has  frosted  hair,  and  earring,  freedom  rings,  cutoff 
short-shorts,  and  a  purple  vest  with  no  shirt.  1  have  yet  to 
find  him. 

However.  In  the  two  aisles  (front  and  back  of  one 
aisle)  of  Barbie  and  Generic  Barbie.  I  did  see  seven  ethnic 
varieties  and  lots  of  disco  outfits.  Plus,  they  had  Secret 
Hearts  Ken,  which  was  almost  as  good.  According  to  the 
package,  when  you  touch  him.  "Colors  magically  change 
on  his  cummerbund,  and  other  places."  Woo-woo. 

The  toy  section  didn't  impress  me.  There  was  an 
effluvience  of  Barney.  And  Barney  rip-offs,  I'm  sad  to  say. 
Not  satisfied  to  make  cool  dinosaur  toys  anymore,  they 
have  to  make  them  look  like  Barney  and  appeal  to  the 
one-toothed  crowd.  Like  Dlno-Roars.  Touch  them  and 
they  -  die.  Really.  Batteries  make  them  urk  out  a  death 
rattle  that  would  make  Grandma  Jealous. 

"Christmas  Dial  170  -  Christmas  170."  I  believe 
they  hired  someone  named  Christmas  Just  for  the 
occasion. 

After  glancing  at  stationery,  notebooks  and  "best- 
sellers." 1  headed  to  the  pharmaceuticals  department, 
legendary  for  selling  below  cost  to  decimate  the 
competition.  Saline  solution  was  Indeed  cheaper  than  at 
Rite-Ald  -  Tor  brand  name.  But  they  didn't  carry  generics 
or  store  brand,  so  they  still  didn't  undersell. 

As  I  was  glancing  at  lipstick  prices.  I  heard  a 
glubblng  which  I  could  only  hope  was  an  aquarium.  I  had 
seen  no  pet  section.  The  wall  of  diapers  seemed  to  be 
gurgling.  I  was  entranced  -  led  around  the  corner  to  an 
ominous  display  of  dog  collars  and  leashes.  If  you're  Into 
leather,  whoomp!  there  it  is.  (The  sign  hanging  over  this 
rack  reads.  "You  must  be  satisfied.") 

And  there  were  aquariums.  Average  prices.  Their 
CDs  were  more  expensive  than  K-Mart.  They  had  a  stingy 
stock  of  blank  tapes.  I  remain  unimpressed  with  the 
mammoth  store  from  Arkansas.  I  refuse  to  support  its 
practice  of  hiring  only  part-time  employees,  and  paying  no 
benefits  to  non-management.  And.  while  you  may  save 
money  if  you  tend  to  spend  a  lot  on  things  like  Teddy 
Ruxpln  and  giant  tubs  of  caramel  popcorn.  I  found  no 
bargain  that  couldn't  be  matched  elsewhere  by  shopping 
at  outlet  stores  or  thrift  shops  (for  clothes),  sales  (CDs 
etc.)  or  catalogs. 

I'll  stay  home  for  Christmas,  next  year.  And  shoD 
at  K-Mart.  £i  H 


Blub:  A  satire 
column  in  which  all 
members  of  the  WC 
campus  have  been  turned 
into  aquatic  sea  creatures 
and  spend  their  time  in 
discussing  campus  issues. 
Yes. 

Blub  blub  blub 
blub  blub.  When  we  left 
off  last  semester,  everyone 
on  the  campus  had  been 
swallowed  by  a  huge, 
gigantic,  biblically  large 
blue  whale,  and  were 
sitting  around  in  its  belly, 
trying  very  hard  not  to  get 
digested.  To  take  their 
minds  off  of  the  horrors  of 
peristalsis  (the  wavelike 
muscular  contractions  of 
the  alimentary  canal  or 
other  tubular  structures  by 
which  contents  are  forced 
onward  toward  the 
opening),  they  engaged 
themselves  in  gossiping 
and  complaining— the  two 
most  popular  recreational 
activities  on  the  WC 
campus  besides  consuming 
large  amounts  of  alcohol; 
playing  caps— the  adult 
version  of  Tlddlywinks;  and 
talking  about,  but  not 
getting  (as  unless  one  Is 
beautiful  and  blessed  by 
the  gods,  dating  at  WC  is 
the  equivalent  of  Incest) 
sex. 

"How  long  do  you 
think  we're  going  to  be 
aquatic  sea  creatures?" 
asked  Dr.  Donald 
Munsonfish.  secretly 
hoping  that  the  answer 
would  be  for  "forever,"  as 
he  was  thoroughly  enjoying 
the  experience  of  being  a 
particularly  intensely 
maroon-colored  species  of 
sea  creature  that  even  he 
could  not  identify. 

"I  don't  know," 
sighed  Dr.  Garry 

Clarkeflsh.  "1  don't  know.  I 
have  faith  that  we  will  be 
turned  back  some  day, 
though.  I  think  that  In  the 
meanwhile  we  should  use 
this  time  to  talk  about 
what  can  be  done  to 
improve  this  great,  small, 
yet  relatlvely-unheard-of- 
by-the-rest-of-the- world 
school." 

"I  know  how  we  can 
start  Improving  the 
school!"  roared  out  Rae 
Brownfish.  "We  can  start 
by  getting  that  damn  ice 
cream  cone  off  of  the  black 
memo  board  thlngy  In  front 
of  the  dining  hall!" 

"Hm?"  said  Kristin 
Callahanflsh. 

"Oh.  you  know 
what  I'm  talking  about!" 
said  Rae  Brownfish.  "It's 
pink?  And  still  has  a  cone 
on  11?  The  memo  board 
thlngy?  And  since  no  one 
uses  the  memo  board 
thlngy  as  anything  besides 
a  quick  hair -check  mirror 
no  one  has  seen  the  need 
to  scrape  last  semester's 
desert  off  of  it!     It  bothers 


me!  They  should  get  it  off!" 
She  tried  to  scowl  but  then 
remembered  that  fish  can't 
move  their  lips  or 
foreheads  very  much. 

"Actually.  I  like  It." 
said  Wayne  Sprousefish. 

"Well,  you  would!" 
said  Rae  Brownfish.  "After 
all,  everyone  knows  about 
you  and  your  thing  about 
ice  cream...." 

"Well,  first  of  all, 
nobody  can  be  sure 
whether  or  not  it's  really 
ice  cream  on  that  board." 
said  Wayne  Sprousefish 
slyly,  "and  besides  that,  I 
like  it  because  it's  become 
sort  of  a  ...  landmark?  An 
institution?  Something 
that  makes  one  feel  all 
warm  and  happy  whenever 
one  sees  it.  It  gives  one  the 
same  sort  of  fuzzy  feeling 
one  gets  from  seeing  the 
Casey  bust  on  the  pedestal 
in  the  CAC." 

"Mrs.  Casey's 

breasts  are  on  a  pedestal  in 
the  CAC?"  said  Christian 
Kubickfish  quizzically. 

"No.  not  that  sort  of 
bust!"  said  Wayne 
Sprousefish.  "Bust— as  in 
statue— as  in  the  small 
statue  of  Eugene  Casey 
that's  on  the  second  floor 
of  the  Casey  Arts  Center." 

"Did  you  know  that 
you'll  get  good  luck  If  you 
rub  the  top  of  that  statue's 
head?"  said  Julie 
Shaevichfish  affectionately. 
"No,  way!  Really?" 
said  Kimberly  Morganfish. 

"Yeah,"  sighed  Julie 
Shaevichfish.  "it's  sort  of 
like  rubbing  the  belly  of  a 
Buddha  or  kissing  the 
Blarney  stone...." 

"You  know,  if  we 
ever  get  turned  back  into 
people.  I  think  someone 
should  steal  that  thing." 
said  Lionel  Dysonfish, 
tongue  in  his  cheek. 

"Steal  what  thing?" 
said  Cleo  Pattersonflsh. 

"The  Casey  bust!" 
said  Lionel  Dysonfish. 

"Steal  Mrs.  Casey's 
breasts?"  said  Vincent 
Ramunnofish,  who  had 
just  woken  up  from  a  brief 
catfish  nap. 

"NO!  The  bust!  The 
bust!  The  statue  thing  in 
the  CAC!" 

"Ohhhhh.  Why?" 
"For  entertainment. 
Other  schools  do  it  ...  I 
mean,  every  school  has  a 
bust,  and  if  the  students  at 
the  school  are  cool,  they 
steal  it!" 

"What  do  they  do 
with  It,  once  they've  stolen 
it?" 

"Well,  they,  uh, 
steal  it  from  each  other!  It 
becomes  a  game,  you  see— 
a  competition.  People 
make  it  appear  briefly  at 
significant  places  and 
times— like  at 

commencement,  or  during 
a  lecture.  or  at 
homecoming. .. ." 

"We  don't  have  a 
homecoming!" 


"Well,  we  should." 
Lionel  Dysonfish 

continued.  "And  whoever 
has  it  should  put 
Interesting  scarves,  hats 
and  bonnets  on  it,  to  give  it 
distinction." 

That's  would  be  so 
horrible!"  said  Amy 
Povlosktfish.  "I  mean,  how 
would  you  like  It  if  some 
bratty  college  students 
stole  the  bust  of  one  of 
your  loved  ones  and  put  a 
bonnet  on  it?" 

"Well,  I  wouldn't 
like  it  at  all  if  someone 
stole  the  bust  of  someone  I 
loved,  especially  if  it  was 
my  girlfriend."  said  Lionel 
Dysonfish,  "But  I'd  really 
love  to  have  my  own  bust 
stolen...." 

"For  Heaven's  sake, 
why?"  said  Amy 

Povloskifish. 

"Because  my  bust 
would  get  a  lot  more 
attention  that  way  than  it 
would  If  It  were  just  stuck 
on  a  pedestal.  I'd  be  talked 
about,  and  every  time  I 
appeared  I'd  probably 
written  about- at  least  as 
filler  for  the  Elm.  and 
there  would  be  a  lot  of 
legends  made  up  about  me 
if  I  was  passed  around 
from  student  hand  to 
student  hand—  all  the 
activity  would  keep  my 
memory  alive  and  vibrant! 
It  would  be  wonderful! 
Gee.  I  hope  my  bust  gets 
stolen  some  day...." 

"Well,  maybe  we 
shouldn't  steal  it,"  said 
Jessa  DeMarsfish 

democratically.  "Maybe  we 
should  just  move  It." 
"Move  it?" 

"Yes,"  she  ventured 
softly.  To  the  third  floor 
men's  bathroom,  perhaps. 
Just  sort  of  hide  it- let  the 
school  go  into  an  uproar 
for  a  bit.  and  then 
thoroughly  enjoy  the 
reaction  when  it  Is  found 
by  the  housekeepers  or  by 
one  of  the  men  who  use  the 
bathroom  on  the  third 
floor.  I  agree  that  some- 
thing does  need  to  be  done 
about  the  lack  of  uproar  on 
this  campus—  maybe 
something  even  bigger  than 
the  moving  or  stealing  of 
the  Casey  bust...." 

"Lack  of  uproar? 
What  are  you  talking 
about?  Isn't  having  the 
entire  campus  turn  into 
sea  creatures  enough  for 
you?" 

"Well.  someday 
we're  going  to  all  get  out  of 
this  whale,  and  eventually 
become  people  again, 
aren't  we?  And  when  we 
were  people,  we  had  a 
definite  lack  of  uproar." 

"Wasn't  Wal-Mart 
enough  for  you?  And  the 
firing  of  Tex  Andrews? 
What  more  sorts  of  uproar 
do  you  want?" 

"Hee.  hee,  hee"  said 
Jessa  DeMarsfish  as  the 
belly  of  the  gigantic  blue 
whale  rumbled.  CI 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


The  Cove  Opens 

After  Countless  Delays,  Student 
Center  is  Ready  to  Entertain 


January  28. 1994 


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The  Cove  is  finally 
open  after  all  the  waiting. 
The  students  did  not  seem 
to  believe  that  it  would 
actually  be  done  on  time, 
but  it  did  open  even  though 
some  areas  are  still  waiting 
to  be  finished.  As  the  head 
of  the  interim  coffee  house 
renovation  project,  it  gave 
me  a  special  joy  at  seeing 
the  student  center  done  the 
way  that  it  should  be.  And 
the  new  Cove  and 
multipurpose  room 

certainly  fulfills  it's  title  of 
"student  center."  This 
weekend's  activities  were 
attended  by  diverse 
elements  of  the  student 
body  and  most  people 
seemed  to  be  relieved  at 
finally  having  a  place  to 
socialize  and  relax.  The 
smokers  were  also  glad 
because  they  finally  had  a 
place  to  smoke  on  campus 
and  did  not  have  to  freeze 
outside  in  order  to  have 
their  nicotine  fix. 
Before  the  opening  of  the 
Student  Center,  many 
people  had  complained 
about  the  lack  of  time  with 
their  friends  because  there 
was  no  place  to  go  where 
they  might  run  into  them. 
That  place  has  now  been 
opened  and  seems  to  have 
exceeded  expectations. 
This  opportunity  has  been 
especially  welcome  because 
of  the  snow  and  ice  which 
has   hampered    people's 


social  activities  after  the 
winter  break. 

This  past  Friday 
was  the  official  ceremony 
for  the  opening  on  the 
multi-purpose  room  and 
seating  area  of  The  Cove. 
Many  members  of  the 
administration,  faculty  and 
student  body  were  out  to 
show  their  support.  The 
events  flowed  into  the 
evening  when  a  DJ  from 
Davis  DJ's  provided  music 
for  an  SGA  sponsored 
dance.  The  dance  was  not 
particularly  well  attended 
in  its  early  hours  but 
picked  up  speed  as  the 
night  rolled  on.  The  music 
was  mainly  that  of  the  early 
eighties  and  many  attendee 
made  statements  like  "I  felt 
like  I  was  at  a  high  school 
dance."  The  next  night's 
dance  did  not  give  the  same 
feeling.  The  band's  name 
was  "Public  Service"  and 
most  people  seemed  to  have 
a  good  reaction  to  them. 
They  played  a  wide 
repertoire  of  toned  down 
progressive  music.  An 
estimate  of  the  attendance 
was  about  200  students 
and  there  were  a  wide 
variety  of         groups 

represented. 

Although  the  tables 
of  the  new  dining  area  of 
The  Cove  are  not  yet  in 
place,  it  was  open  for 
people  to  get  a  little  farther 
away  from  the  music  so 
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up.  It  did  indeed  seem  to 
be  a  time  for  people  not 
only  to  dance  but  to  see  all 
of  their  friends  that  had  not 
run  Into  campus  since  the 
break. 

Some  problems  that 
were  noted  with  the  new 
Cove  was  the  ventilation. 
The  blowers  are  in  plain 
sight,  and  even  highlighted 
by  their  pastel  color,  but 
were  not  operational  during 
the  festivities.  Many 
complained  about  the 
smoke-filled  room  and  the 
high  temperatures  that  the 
many  dancing  bodies 
created.  Many  of  these 
problems  will  be  eliminated 
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The  events  were 
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January  28,  1994 


Washington  College  Elm 


A<imin;cfrofiTrA         Toastmasters  «^ 

Administrative       speaking  skills 
Positions  Shift 


Toastmasters  Club  Hones  Public 


Bunting  Undergoes  Changes 


Marly  Williams.  WC  alumnus,  hopes  to  increase 
endowment  asVice  President  for  Development  office. 


Rachael  Fink 

As  the  new  year 
gains  momentum  and  the 
student  body  here  at 
Washington  College 

becomes  embroiled  in 
classes  and  extra- 
curricular activities,  many 
changes  are  taking  place 
within  the  Administration 
of  the  College.  In  addition 
to  Associate  Dean  Lucille 
Sansing  moving  on.  several 
other  members  of  our 
community  are  moving  up 
or  out. 

As  of  this  semester 
Kathleen  O'Donnell, 

formerly  Associate  Director 
in  the  Development  office, 
is  no  longer  with  us. 
O'Donnell,  a  product  of  Dr. 
Sean  O'Connor's  education 
block,  will  become  the 
Program  Director  for  the 
Baltimore  chapter  of 
TEACH!,  the  professional 


development  component  of 
Teach  for  America.  Teach 
for  America  is  a  national 
teaching  core  with 
members  in  10  states  and 
the  District  of  Columbia. 
O'Donnell's  new  Job  will 
consist  of  management  of 
several  support  directors  in 
the  Baltimore  area,  who 
provide  assistance  for 
members  in  professional 
development.  Filling 

O'Donnell's  position  in  the 
Development  office  will  be 
Elicia  Gale,  recent  Yale 
graduate. 

Other  changes 
within  the  Administration 
include  promotion  of 
several  from  within  our  own 
ranks.  Judith  Berry, 
formerly  Associate 

Registrar,  has  moved  up  to 
the  Development  office. 
Berry,  who  started  her  new 
Job  as  Associate  Director  of 
Development  on  January 


Monica  Simpler 

The  Fall  Semester 
at  Washington  College 
students  had  the 
opportunity  to  gain  skills 
in  public  speaking.  Under 
the  auspices  of  the 
Toastmaster's  Club,  Wendl 
Eskrldge.  Sara  Boulter. 
Karla  Pozo,  and  I  attended 
weekly  sessions  learning 
how  to  better  our  public 
speaking  skills.  These 
skills  are  not  only  useful  in 
the  job  market,  they  also 
pay  off  in  the  classroom  by 
improving  student's  ability 
to  conduct  classroom 
presentations  required  by 
professors.  All  involved 
have  learned  a  lot  and  had 
an  enjoyable  time.  Upon 
completion  of  the  semester, 
we  enjoyed  a  Toastmasters 
Graduation  Ceremony 
complete  with  a  very 
enjoyable  feast. 

The  Spring  Meeting 
of  the  Toastmasters  Club 
will  afford  any  and  all 
interested  students  an 
opportunity  to  see  how  our 


The  Toastmasters  Club.  Left  to  Right:  Professor  Terry  Scout. 
Sara  Boulten,  Monica  Simpler,  Wendl  Eskridge 

Professor  Gerald  Walsh 


club  works.  Those  who  feel 
highly  nervous  when  they 
give  a  class  presentation, 
need  help  in  organizing 
thoughts  for  a  speech, 
would  like  help  and 
encouragement  with 

different  types  of  public 
speaking  or  are  already 
proficient  in  public 
speaking  are  all  cordially 


invited.  Whatever  your 
status  In  speaking  abilities. 
we  invite  you  to  our 
meeting. 

The  Spring  Meeting 
of  the  Toastmasters  Club 
will  be  held  Wednesday, 
February  2.  1994  in 
Hynson  Lounge  from  11:30 
to  12:30.  We  hope  to  see 
you  there!!    CI 


13.  will  be  focusing  on 
prospect  research  and  the 
conversion  to  the  new 
benefactor  system.  While 
Berry  says  she  "enjoyed 
working  with  the  student 
body  and  faculty."  she  feels 
that  she  has  not  stopped 
serving  then  in  her  new 
capacity. 

Succeeding  Shawn 
J.  Lyons  as  Vice  President 
for  Development  Is  Martin 
Williams,  formerly 

Assistant  V.  P.  for  Major 
Gifts  here  at  Washington 
College.    Selected  from  a 


pool  of  candidates  as  the 
result  of  a  national  search, 
this  WC  graduate  will 
continue  to  serve  our 
college  with  a  push  toward 
boosting  endowment 

funding  and  community 
support.  As  Assistant  V.  P. 
for  Major  Gifts.  Williams 
was  instrumental  in 
Increasing  annual  giving  by 
28%,  and  membership  In 
the  1782  Society  by  22%. 
and  "is  very  optimistic 
about  our  program  for  the 
years  to  come."  Q 


U    i 


Judy  Berry,  new  Associate  Director  of 
Development 


Kathleen  O'Donnell  moves  on  to  TEACH! 


L)r.  Arnold  Krupat.  a 
professor  of  literature  at 
Sarah  Lawrence  College,  will 
present  a  lecture  on  Post- 
Colonial  and  Native- 
American  Literature  at 
Washington  College  on 
Monday,  February  14.  The 
lecture,  sponsored  by  the 
Goldstein  Program  in  Public 
Affairs,  will  begin  at  8:00 
p.m.  in  Hynson  Lounge. 
The  public  is  cordially 
invited  to  attend. 

Dr.  Krupat,  a  noted 
expert  on  Native  American 
Literature,  has  been  the 
recipient  of  numerous 
awards  related  to  his  work. 
A  prolific  author,  he  has 
published  many  books, 
articles,  and  papers. 


Congratulations 

to  the  new 

officers  of  the 

Kappa  Alpha 

Order  for  1994. 

They  are: 
President,  Matt 
Murray;  Vice- 
President,  PJ 
Mullin;  Recording 
Secretary,  Ken 

Pipkin; 

Corresponding 

Secretary, 

Christian 

Thornton; 

Historian,  Mark 

Murphy; 
Treasurer.  Chris 

Eaton; 
Parlimentarian, 

Max  Walton; 

Sargent-at-Arms, 

Aaron  Frayson; 

and  Ritualist,  Ben 

Smyth. 


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chlngton  College  Elm 


News 


January  28.  1994 


fttaintainance: 
Building  a  Better  WC 


Department  of  Buildings  and  Grounds  Spent 
Winter  Break  on  Cove.  Catastrophes 


Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors 


Richard  Kane 


This  winter  has 
been  hectic  for  the 
Department  of  Buildings 
and  Grounds.  Vigorously 
working  to  meet  the 
deadline  on  the  Cove 
project,  the  harsh  cold 
weather  conditions  and 
associated  other 

catastrophes  came  at  an 
inopportune  time  for  the 
Maintenance  Department. 
The  Department  worked 
through  the  semester 
break  on  the  Cove; 
(ocusing  on  the  floor  space 
area  and  restrooms  so  that 
the  previously  planned 
events  which  took  place  at 
the  Cove  last  weekend 
would  be  possible.  The 
Cove  project  is  not  yet 
entirely  complete. 

Maintenance  has  refocused 
Its  efforts  on  the-  food 
serving  area  with  the 
intention  of  holding  the 
official  dedication  on 
February  18. 

Commenting  on 
what  Maintenance  has 
been  undertaking  this 
semester,  director  of 
Physical  Plant,  Mr.  Reid  C. 
Rauldenbusch,  said  that  "it 
would  have  been  hard  just 
dealing  with  the  normal 
things  that  we  had  to  do  ... 
the  terrible  weather  made 
it  all  the  more  difficult." 
On  top  of  the  work  needed 
for  the  Cove  project,  the 
abnormally  cold  weather 
and  precipitation  added 
additional  tasks  and 
difficulties. 

Rauldenbusch 
Estimated  that 

Maintenance  has  laid  out 
about  ten  tons  of  sand 
around  campus  to  give 
some  traction  to  roads  and 
Jjalkways.  Washington 
allege  in  past  years  has 
Preferred  using  sand  to 
Jslng  using  salt  because  of 
"s  harmlessness  to  the 
'nviroment  and  pavement. 
«H  tends  to  have  harmful, 
corrosive  effects  both  on 
ne  environment  and 
J0l\crete  pavement  and 
places.  Rauldenbusch 
^nt  on  to  point  out  the 
a?Uve  ineffectiveness  of 
Jait  in  such  extreme  cold 
Editions  as  in  the  past 
*eeks. 

The  extreme  cold 
cause  some  damage 


commented  that  while  the 
incident  created  a  mess,  no 
permanent  damage  to  the 
building  took  place.  Upon 
the  mess  and  replacing  a 
few  damaged  ceiling  tiles. 

The  cold  weather 
also  froze  water  lines  in 
Hynson-Ringald.  and  some 
of  the  Cardinal  units 
Apparently,  at  a  Cardinal 
unit  the  water  lines  were 
frozen  because  one  of  the 
protecting  wooden  panels 
was  removed,  thus  allowing 
the  cold  air  in  to  freeze  the 
line.  A  half-dozen  cats  were 
found  to  have  been  living 
behind  the  panels. 

Another  crisis  took 
place  for  Maintenance  on 
Christmas  morning 

Apparently  unrelated  to  the 
cold  weather,  a  faulty 
sprinkler  coupling  caused 
the  basement  of  Reid  Hall 
to  be  flooded  with  sixteen 
inches  of  water. 

Maintenance  reported  that 
though  there  was 
surprisingly  no  structural 
damage  to  the  building, 
everything  along  the  floors 
was  ruined.  In  Reid 
basement,  where  The  Elm 
office  Is  located,  numerous 
things  were  stored 
Including  the  archives  of 
the  Elm  which  were 
damaged  in  the  incident. 

When  asked, 

Rauldenbusch  stated  that 
an  incident  such  as  that 
which  occurred  in  Reid 
would  be  unlikely  to 
happen  again  because  the 
previous  system  which  had 
lasted  for  a  significant 
number  of  years  had  been 
replaced.  In  regards  to 
Decker.  Rauldenbusch 
answered  that  it  could 
concievably  happen  again 
but  that  steps  were  being 
taken  to  provide  insulation 
for  the  repaired  pipes  which 
would  make  a  reoccurrance 
less  likely. 

Overall, 
Rauldenbusch  stated  he 
was  quite  pleased  with  the 
efforts  of  his  staff;  stating 
how  they  were  quick  to 
respond  to  complaints  and 
came  together  well  in  the 
inconveniently  timed 

dilemmas  which  came 
about,  ii 


around 


campus  in  the  way 


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Scott  Koon 


Next  Friday. 

February  4,  the  Executive 
Committee  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  of 
Washington  College  will 
meet  in  Annapolis.  The 
Committee,  which  consists 
of  the  chairs  of  the 
standing  committees  of  the 
Board  along  with  President 
and  Vice-President  of  the 
Board,  is  meeting  to 
prepare  for  the  full  Board 
meeting  on  the  18-19 
February. 

Despite  campus 
rumors  to  the  contrary,  the 
Committee  meeting  should 
be  a  fairly  routine  affair, 
according  to  the  Honorable 
Louis  L.  Goldstein. 
Chairman  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors. 
"Any  member  of  the  Board 
can  come,"  said  Goldstein, 
noting  that  the  primary 
purpose  the  Committee 
meeting  is  to  make  sure 
that  the  Board  will  have  the 
time  to  efficiently  address 
all  issues  on  Its  agenda  at 
the  Birthday  Ball  weekend 
meeting. 


In  a  separate 
interview.  President 

Charles  H.  Trout  confirmed 
that  there  will  be  a  full 
agenda.  In  addition  to  the 
budgetary  issues  which  the 
Board  normally  addresses 
in  preparation  for  the  next 
academic  year,  they  will 
also  be  considering  the 
Long  Range  Plan  and 
related  issues. 

The  Budget 

Oversight  Subcommittee  of 
the  Board's  Finance 
Committee  has  also 
recently  been  reactivated. 
"It's  been  there  all  along, 
but  now  they  have  more  of 
a  charge,"  Trout  said. 
Goldstein  said  this  step 
was  taken  because  "We're 
all  interested  in  keeping 
Washington  College  in  a 
viable  position,"  and  that 
"We  want  to  be  sure  our 
College  Is  growing 
responsibly,  and  they  (the 
subcommittee!  will  work 
together  with  the  President 
and  the  Dean  [towards  this 
end.]"  Q. 


WC  Model  OAS  Delegation 


Students  from 

Washington  College  will  be 
taking  part  in  the 
Fourteenth  Model 

Organization  of  American 
States  this  Spring.  The 
Washington  College 

delegation  will  travel  to 
Washington,  D.  C,  on 
March  28  for  four  days  of 
animated  debate  on 
international  political 
issues. 

The  delegation  will 
be  joining  students  from 
thirty-four  other  colleges 
and  universities  from 
around  the  country.  The 
Organization  of  American 
States  is  a  regional 
organization  devoted  to 
addressing  key  economic, 


social,  educational, 

political  and  security 
Issues  facing  the  Americas. 
This  year  Washington 
College  will  represent  Haiti 
at  the  Model  OAS,  which 
should  make  for  an 
interesting  event  given 
recent  events  in  Haiti. 

Participation  in  the 
Haitian  delegation  Is  open 
to  all  students.  Any 
student  wishing  to 
participate  should  contact 
Dr.  Premo  at  ext.  7769  or 
stop  by  his  office  in 
Ferguson  Hall,  room  19. 
The  delegation  will  hold  its 
first  meeting  on 

Wednesday,  February  2,  at 
6:00  p.m.,  in  Smith  13.   £2 


Drugs  and  Alcohol 

Dr.  Joel  Fish. 
Director  of  the  Center  for 
Sports  Psychology  in 
Philadelphia,  will  speak  to 
the  Washington  College 
campus  on  February  2nd 
at  4:00  pm  in  the  Casey 
Forum.  His  presentation, 
"Drug  and  Alcohol 
Awareness."  will  focus  on 
identifying  the  patterns  of 
substance  abuse  and  how 
students  can  learn 
alternative  methods  for 
stress  management  and 
celebration. 

Dr.  Fish's  visit  Is 
being  co-sponsored  by  the 
NCAA  Sports  Sciences 
Speakers  Bureau,  the 
Student  Affairs  Office,  and 
the  Lecture  Series.  Dr. 
Fish  has  worked  with 
numerous  colleges  and  has 
a  number  of  prominent 
professional  athletes  as 
clients,  most  notably 
Charles  Barkley  and  Lenny 
Dykstra.  He  was  the 
keynote  speaker  at  teh 
Centennial  Conference 
Student-Athlete  Leadership 
Development  Conference 
which  was  conducted  at 
Ursinus  College  in 
November,  in  which  six 
Washington  College 

student-athletes 
participated. 

At  the  request  of  the 
Student-Athlete  Advisory 
Council.  Fish  will  also 
speak  to  coaches,  captains 
and  all  of  our  student- 
athletes  about  building 
team  chemistry, 

communication,  being  a 
role  model,  self-confidence, 
positive  attitude,  and 
respect. 


The  Washington  Collcg< 
Dining  Service  la  accepting 
applications  for  positions  foi 
Summer  Conference  workers 
Duties  will  include  waltrcsslng, 
acd-maklng,  kitchen  prcp-work, 
:vcnt  set-up  and  brcakd 
duties  and  any  other  tasks  given 
:>y  the  Summer  Conference  o 
the  Summer  Conference 
Liasions.  In  addition  to  the 
regular  salary,  the  WCDS  wil 
also  pay  for  room  and  board  on 
sampUB. 

You   can    pick    up   an 

■  ppl from  Darrell  Jester  or 

Vora  Sullivan,  and  the  deadline 
Is  March  3 1  -  so  get  golngll 


The  Washington  College 

Review 

Is  currently  accepting 

manuscripts  for  the  next 

edition. 

The  deadline  is 

Februaryl5. 

For  more  information, 

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January  28.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Cove,"  from  5 

students  were  doing 
wandering  around  with 
large  yellow  name  tags, 
those  were  the  party 
monitors.  Security  officers 
were  on  hand  in  case 
things  got  out  of  control, 
but  the  only  real  problem 
they  seemed  to  have  came 
when  it  was  time  to  end 
the  party— which  seems  to 
be  a  good  sign,  as  people 
obviously  did  not  want  to 
leave. 

The  alcohol  policy 
in  the  student  center  is 
that  no  outside  alcoholic 
beverages  are  allowed  in 
any  area  of  the  Student 
Center.  All  alcoholic 
beverages  are  to  be  bought 
from  Dining  Services.  This 
weekend  the  drinks  and 
munchies  were  being 
served  through  the 
cafeteria  and  then  taken 
downstairs.  As  Is  the 
usual  alcohol  policy,  no 
hard  liquor  Is  allowed  and 
only  beer  and  wine  coolers 
were  available.  No  open 
containers  are  to  be 
brought  outside  the 
perimeters  of  the  Student 
Center,  no  matter  what  the 
age  of  the  drinker.  The 
monitors  will  also  snag 
you  if  you  try  to  bring  In 
squeeze  bottles  or  any 
such  beverage  container, 
as  these  containers  may  be 
used    to   conceal    mixed 


drinks  or  private  alcoholic 
beverages. 

Such  practices  are 
unnecessary  anyway,  given 
the  affordable  prices  of 
beer  from  Dining  Services: 
$1.25  for  a  domestic  beer 
and  $1.75  for  a  foreign 
brand.  These  prices  are 
not  markedly  different  from 
those  in  any  bar  in  town. 
The  only  downfall  is  the 
funky  colored  bracelet 
worn  on  your  arm  so  the 
monitors  know  that  you  are 
not  an  underage  drinker 
and  that  you  bought  your 
alcohol  from  Dining 
Services  and  did  not  bring 
any  in.  Needless  to  say, 
don't  bring  a  fake  ID  in, 
because  it  is  Illegal  and 
they'll  catch  you.  If  you  are 
of  age  and  don't  want  to 
buy  from  the  Dining  Hall 
you  can  drink  in  your  room 
before  you  come  or  after 
you  go  home. 

There  were  many 
broken  bottles  and  quite  a 
mess  when  the  party  on 
Saturday  was  over,  but 
that  situation  will  be 
resolved  once  things  get  in 
full  gear.  In  the  future, 
beer  may  be  served  in  cups 
from  a  tap  rather  then  in 
cans  or  in  bottles.  The 
cigarette  butts  and  their 
burns  on  the  newly  tiled 
floor  should  be  resolved 
soon  by  the  bringing  out  of 
more  realistic  sized 
ashtrays  and  in  more 
quantity.    The  pool  tables 


will  remain  covered,  due  to 
the  possibilities  of  beer 
stains  and  cigarette  burns. 
The  television  set  will  also 
be  put  back  in  it's  place  in 
the  side  cove  when  large 
parties  are  not  happening. 

As  for  the  rest  of 
what  is  going  to  happen  in 
the  Student  Center?  That 
remains  up  to  all  of  you.  If 
you  feel  that  some  areas 
are  not  being  addressed, 
contact  Dennis  Barry  or 
your  SGA  Dorm  Senator  so 
that  they  can  possibly 
address  those  ideas.  The 
formal  dedication  for  the 
snack  bar  area  will  occur 
on  the  18th  of  February 
and  everyone  is  invited  to 
come.  So  mark  it  on  your 
calendars.    £1 


"Ball ,"  from  page  1 

Anyone  who  has  noticed 
the  display  photos  and 
artist's  rendering  in 
Hodson  Hall  will  agree  that 
the  Hargrove s'  work  is 
impressive. 

Hargrove  explained 
that  the  evening  will  be  a 
"choreographed" 
production,  not  Just  an 
ordinary  dance.  There  will 
be  various  lighting  and 
music  cues,  all  making  for 
a  very  elaborate 

undertaking. 

The  choice  for 
"King"  was  based  on  the 


fact  that  the  Honorable 
Louis  L.  Goldstein  is  a 
well-known  local  figure.  In 
addition,  Goldstein  has 
attended  many  of  the 
Mardl  Gras  balls  and  other 
such  events  decorated  by 
the  Hargroves,  so  he  is 
familiar  with  his  appointed 
duties. 

The  "Queen"  will  be 
selected  from  among  the 
WC  student  body. 
Hargrove  insures  that  the 
selection  process  will  not 
be  a  "popularity  contest." 

Hargrove  stated 
that  in  the  past,  people 
have  arrived  late  to  the 
dance.  He  encourages 
everyone  planning  to 
attend  to  be  sure  to  arrive 
on  time,  so  as  not  to  miss 
any  of  the  excitement. 

The  organization 
committee  wanted  to 
insure  that  the  costs  were 
kept  low.  Tickets,  which 
will  be  delivered  to 
students'  mailboxes,  are 
$10  apiece,  and  the  dinner 
is  free  for  all  students  on 
the  meal  plan.  Otherwise, 
the  cost  for  dinner  Is  an 
additional  $10.  Each 
student  will  receive  one 
ticket  for  themselves,  and 
an  extra  to  be  given  to 
anyone  they  choose.  The 
Chestertown  community  is 
also  Invited  to  the  event.  Q 


Guitar 
Ensemble 


The  Washington 
College  Concert  Series  iS 
bringing  one  of  America's 
foremost  classical  guitar 
ensembles  to  entertain 
Chestertown  audiences  on 
Saturday,  February  5.  The 
Newman  &  Oltman  Guitar 
Duo,  a  husband  and  wife 
team,  Is  performing  in 
Tawes  Theatre  at  8:00  p.m, 

They  have  two 
recordings:  "A  Night  at  the 
Opera"  and  "Tango  Suite,'  , 
featuring  classical  and 
contemporary  Spanish 
guitar  music.  In  addition 
to  their  performances,  both 
artists  also  teach:  he  at  the 
Mannes  College  of  Music 
and  she  at  Princeton  and 
Rutgers- Newark. 

The  program 
February  5  th  includes 
works  by  Ferdinando 
Carulli,  Francesco  Canova 
de  Mllano,  Giowanl 
Gabrieli .  Johann  Sebastian 
Bach,  and  contemporary 
composer  Dusan 

Bogdanovic.  Tickets  may 
be  purchased  at  the  door 
the  evening  of  the 
performance  .  For  more 
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Sports 


November  12. 1993 


Shoremen  Swimmers  Heating 
Up  After  Win  Over  Red  Devils 

However,  Women's  Swimming  Falls  To  2-5  Season  Record 


JriM* 


Ford 


In  an  outstanding  rally 
Saturday.  Shoremen 
Kunming  trounced 

Centennial  Conference 
rival  Dickinson  at  home. 
Winning  127-79,  the  men's 
record  Improves  to  6-1. 
flu;  women  fell  to  the  Red 
Devils  154-52. 

Ust  year's  meet  against 
Dickinson  was  a  huge 
upset,  when  Washington 
pulled  from  behind  to 
capture  the  final  relay,  and 
ultimately  the  meet.  This 
rfctory  is  the  third  time 
this         season  that 

Washington  has  easily 
beaten  a  team  that  finished 
above  them  at  last  year's 


stolen  by  freshman  Tim 
Parent,  while  Dan  Woodall 
had  two  Important  second 
placlngs  in  the  200  and 
500  free  events. 

The  Sho'women  had  a 
tough  meet  against  25 
Dickinson  women,  but  they 
provided  some  key 
performances. 

Their  record  now  stands 
at  2-5. 

Co-captain  Amy  Draper 
commented  on  the  women's 
team. 

"All  of  the  girls  are 
working  very  hard,  and  we 
have  good  individual 
swimmers,"  she  said. 
"We're  still  a  small  team  of 
only  12  compared  to  other 


swam  away  at  Bryn  Mawr. 

The  next  Shoremen  meet 
is  at  home  against  Goucher 
tomorrow  at  1  p.m.  in  the 
Casey  Swim  Center. 

Recent  Meet 
Results 

Men's  Swimming 
Washington  127 

Dickinson  79 


Washington 
Elizabethtown 

Washington 
Wldener 

Washington 
Urslnus 


137 
70 


123 
80 


156 
49 


championships. 

Junior  co-captain  Dave 
Cola  smashed  his  own 
school  record  in  the  1000 
freestyle  by  five  seconds. 
Cola  now  holds  the  fastest 
recorded  conference  time 
to  that  event.  He  also  won 
fe  200  butterfly  (an  event 
"e  swam  for  only  the 
second  time.)  and  now  has 
the  second  fastest  time  In 
WC  history. 

Pete  Ward.  Scott 
Melnmuller,  cocaptain 
l-hris  Freisheim.  and  Cola 
"rabtned  to  win  first  place 
"i  the  400  free  relay. 

Ward  also  had  an 
™Pressive  meet,  winning 
'he  200  individual  medley 
Wlh  the  season's  best  time 
°' 2:08.  He  came  in  first 
Winning  the  200 

Backstroke  too. 

The  Shoremen  captured 
"»  400  medley  relay  with 
*  'cam  of  Ty  McCarthy. 
pull<=n     Gaudlon,     Tim 

Campbell 


Dav( 


and        Jason 
Tim  Whittier. 


rie  Kraft,  Marcelo  Brutti. 
thi "S'einmuller  placed 
cl„   behind  them.  Solo, 

'wn?PbeU  won  the  10°  free 
™  a  season  best  time, 
"•c  50  freestyle  was 


schools." 

"We're  looking  forward  to 
more  record  times."  Draper 
continued.  "and  to 
swimming  in  the 

championships.  We  hope  to 
finish  the  season  on  a  high 
note." 

Freshman  Eileen  Kuriger 
became  the  eighth 
Washington  woman  to 
qualify  for  this  year's 
championships,  to  be  held 
in  mid-February  at  Bryn 
Mawr.  She  improved  her 
time  by  ten  seconds  in  the 
1000  free,  and  had  a 
personal  best  time  in  the 
500  free. 

Jen  Dow  had  season  best 
times  in  the  200  fly  and 
500  free,  placing  second  In 
each.  Dow,  cocaptain  Jen 
Green.  Colleen  Roberts, 
and  Jen  Voss  took  second 
in  the  400  medley  relay. 

Voss  posted  second  place 
In  the  50  and  100 
freestyles.  Roberts  placed 
second  in  the  200  IM  and 
third  in  the  200 
breaststroke. 

Amy  Draper.  Erin  Miller. 
Denise  Hakanson,  and 
Renee  Bylkas  took  second 
in  the  400  free  relay. 

On  Wednesday  the  women 


Women's  Swimmln 
Washington 


Dickinson 

Washington 
Elizabethtown 

Washington 
Widener 

Washington 
Urslnus 


Washington 
Shoots  Down 
G.C.  Bullets 


Sophomore  David  Kraft,  from  Silver  Spring,  Maryland,  is  part  of  last  year's  strong  recruiting 
class.  He  has  produced  in  the  breaststroke  and  freestyle  events  throughout  his  young 

career. 


B2 
154 


110 
93 


93 
105 


61 
129 


Team  Notes 

Against  Urslnus  on 
December  4,  Washington's 
men  won  every  event  while 
Urslnus  won  every  event  on 
the  women's  side.... 

After  snapping  a  losing 
streak  with  a  17-point  win 
over  Elizabethtown,  the 
Washington  women  were 
blown  away  by  Dickinson 
last  Saturday.... 

With  Eileen  Kuriger's 
performance  on  Saturday, 
the  women's  team  qualified 
their  eighth  swimmer  for 
Conference  Championships 
to  be  held  In  late  February. 
Last  year,  head  coach  Kim 
Lessard  only  seven  women 
on  her  entire  team. 
Improvements  can  be  seen 
on  the  women's  side. 


Last  Saturday,  the 
Gettysburg  Bullets  travelled 
to  Chestertown  for  a 
Centennial  Conference 
match-up  with  Washington 
in  women's  basketball. 

The  visitors  were  rudely 
welcomed,  as         the 

Shorewomen  upset 

Gettysburg  58-52  for  their 
first  conference  win  and 
first  victory  at  home. 

Eboni  Taylor  led 
Washington  with  17  points, 
while  Allison  Wentworth 
scored  13  and  Kelly 
Rodgers  added  12.  Nine  of 
Rodgers  points  came  from 
3-point  shots,  as  she  was 
three-for-seven  from  3- 
polnt  land. 

Washington     had     to 
overcome  a  tremendous 
effort  by  Gettysburg's  Kelly 
Gelse,  who  led  all  scorers 
with  25  points. 


Limiting  turnovers  was 
probably  the  key  for 
Washington.  After 

averaging  25.25  turnovers 
per  game  through  the  first 
12  contests,  the 

Shorewomen  only  turned 
the  ball  over  13  times 
against  the  Bullets  while 
forcing  24  Gettysburg 
turnovers.  Washington's 
Pam  Hendrlckson  had  eight 
steals  for  the  game. 

With  the  win.  the 
Shorewomen  improved  to 
4-9  on  the  season,  and 
made  their  conference 
mark  1-5. 

Also  contributing  in  the 
scoring  column  for 
Washington  were  Cherie 
Galllni  (six  points),  Lee  Ann 
Lezzer  (five)  and 

Hendrlckson  (five). 


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Washington  Men's  Basketball  Wins 
Five  Of  Last  1 1 ;  Sneaks  By  Gettysburg 


Matt  Murray 


Since  early  December,  Ihe 
Washington  men's 

basketball  team  has  faced 
1 1  teams,  going  5-6  over 
the  string,  including  a  2-4 
record  against  conference 
opponents. 

Over  the  winter  vacation, 
the  Shoremen  garnered 
third  place  In  the  Catholic 
Tournament  as  well  as 
defeating  Gallaudet  on 
January  1 1  as  part  of  their 
non-conference  schedule. 
A  three-game  conference 
losing  streak  began  by 
dropping  a  64-62  decision 
to  Dickinson,  but 
Washington  broke  the 
string  against  Gettysburg 
last  Saturday. 

Listed  below  are 
summaries  from  all  1 1 
Washington  games  since 
the  last  issue  of  The  Elm 
was  distributed. 

W.C.  72  Gettysburg  71 

On  Saturday,  the 
Shoremen  travelled  to 
Gettysburg,  Pa.  to  face  the 
Bullets  in  a  Centennial 
Conference  malch-up. 
With  the  win.  Washington 
Improved  to  7-9  and  2-4  in 
the  conference. 

Four  players  reached 
double  figures  for 
Washington  with  Geoff 
Rupert  scoring  15  points, 
Ben  Harris  and  Charles 
Cummings  adding  14,  and 
Adam  Poe  contributing  13. 
Derek  Cuff  and  Jerry  Davis 
each  chipped  in  eight 
points. 

Washington  led  42-35  at 
halflime.  Harris  scored  10 
points      for      the      half. 


Including  two  3-pointers. 
while  Poe  scored  eight 
points  In  the  half,  also  with 
two  3-pointers,  to  lead  the 
Shoremen  effort  in  the  first 
hair. 

The  Shoremen  kept  the 
lead  throughout  the  second 
half.  However,  after  leading 
70-59  after  two  Poe  free 
throws         with  6:42 

remaining,  Gettysburg 
went  on  a  12-0  run  to  cut 
the  margin  to  take  a  71-70 
lead  with  1:19  left. 

Despite  the  comeback  by 
Gettysburg,  Washington 
took  the  win  after  a 
Cummings  basket  gave  the 
Shoremen  a  72-71 
advantage  with  52  seconds 
remaining. 

W.C.  56  J.  Hopkins  61 

The  Shoremen  fell  to  6-9 
overall  and  1-4  in  the 
conference  after  a  61-56 
loss  to  cross-state  rival 
Johns  Hopkins. 

Rupert  and  Harris  each 
scored  16  points,  but  the 
Shoremen  failed  to  get  any 
offensive  support  from  the 
rest  of  the  team. 

In  a  low-scoring  contest. 
Washington  shot  only  35% 
from  the  field  in  the  first 
half  on  its  way  to  a  22- 
point  output  through  the 
first  20  minutes. 

Washington  pulled  to 
within  36-35  with 
approximately  nine 

minutes  left  in  the  game, 
but  Johns  Hopkins 
increased  the  lead  to  1 1 
before  the  Shoremen  cut  it 
to  five  in  the  closing 
minute. 

The  Bluejays'  Luke  Busby 
led  all  scorers  with  17. 


Intramural  Events 
For  Jan/Feb 

Schicks  Super  Hoops-Thursdays  and 
Sundays   Jan.  27-Feb.  6 
Cecil  Open  Indoor  Tennis  Tour.-- 

Jan.  31 -Feb.  4 
Indoor  Soccer  League—begins 

Feb.  9/10-March  1 
Walleyball  3-Day  Tour. -Feb.  16,17,21 

If  you  want  to  sign  up  for  any  of 
these  events,  register  by  calling  ext. 
8891. 

The  deadlines  for  entry  are  as 

follows: 

Super  Hoops-Jan.  25 

Tennis  Tour.--Jan.  28 

Soccer— Feb.  8 

Walleyball-Feb.  15 

Also,  if  you  are  interested  in  being  a 
referee  for  soccer  or  Super  Hoops, 
contact  the  Recreation  Office.    See 
WAC  Happenings  or  Dennis  Berry  for 
more  information. 


Wes  Unseld.  head  coach 
of  the  National  Basketball 
Association's  Washington 
Bullets,  was  in  attendence 
at  the  game  to  watch  his 
son  perform.  Unseld's  son, 
also  named  Wes.  a 
freshman  from  Loyola  High 
School  saw  limited  playing 
time. 

W.C.  72  Ursinus  82 

Harris  scored  17  points, 
Cummings  and  Poe  each 
added  15,  and  Davis 
chipped  in  10,  but  it  wasn't 
enough  to  stop  Ursinus  in 
a  Centennial  Conference 
match-up  in  Collegevllle, 
Pa. 

Ursinus  had  five  players 
reach  double  figures,  and 
the  Bears  led  by  10  at 
halftime,  as  they  improved 
to  5-5. 

Washington  fell  to  6-8 
with  the  loss. 

W.C.  62  Dickinson  64 

In  a  heart-breaking  loss, 
the  Red  Devils  of  Dickinson 
College  edged  Washington. 

Rupert,  Cummings. 
Harris  and  Cuff  all  reached 
double  figures  for  the 
Shoremen,  but  it  wasn't 
enough  to  pull  out  the  win 
in  Carlisle,  Pa. 

The  contest  was  a  sloppy 
one,  featuring  41  total 
turnovers,  and  both  squads 
shooting  less  than  50% 
from  the  field. 

W.C.  76  Gallaudet  70 

Washington  evened  its 
record  at  6-6  after  a  six- 
point  win  against  Gallaudet 
in  Washington  D.C. 

Rupert  led  Washington 
with  23  points,  while  Cuff 


scored  17,  Harris  added  15, 
and  Cummings  contributed 
12. 

Washington  trailed  by 
seven  at  halftime.  as 
Gallaudet's  Mike  Kent  (24 
points)  and  Anthony  Jones 
(16  points)  produced  strong 
efforts. 

However,  Gallaudet 
committed  17  turnovers 
and  shot  only  7-for-26 
from  3-point  range,  which 
both  aided  Washington's 
victory. 

W.C.  69  Skldmore  62 

In  the  consolation  match 
of  the  Catholic 

Tournament,  Washington 
prevailed  by  seven  despite 
committing  22  turnovers. 

Harris  led  all  scorers  with 
25  ponts.  including  three 
3-pointers.  Rupert  scored 
15,  and  Cummings  added 
10. 

Four  players  reached 
double  figures         for 

Skidmore. 

W.C.  78  Tufts  97 

Over  the  Christmas 
Holiday,  the  Shoremen 
travelled  to  Catholic 
University  for  a  tourament. 
In  the  first  round, 
Washington  faced  a  difficult 
Tufts  squad  and  fell  by  19. 
Cummings  scored  22  and 
Rupert  added  16. 

It  was  the  first  game  for 
the  Shoremen  without 
point  guard  Mark  Kenan 
and  second-leading  scorer 
Jay  Devlin,  who  both  had 
grade  problems  after  first 
semester. 

Three  Tufts  players  scored 
over  20  points. 


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W.C.  100  Salisbury  89 

After  a  loss  to  Christoph- 
Newport,  washingt0ri 
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match  of  the  Wild  Goosi 
Classic  here  (l 

Chestertown  and  defeated 
Eastern  Shore  rival 
Sallisbury. 

Washington  reached  the 
century  mark  in  points  for 
the  only  time  this  season, 
as  10  players  reached  the 
scoring  column. 

Cummings  led  the  team, 
scoring  with  24.  while 
Devlin  scored  17  and 
Rupert  added  15,  as  the 
Shoremen  improved  theii 
record  to  4-5. 


W.C.  86  C.  Newport  95 

A  close  game  throughoui, 
Washington  could 
overcome  a  tremendous 
output  by  Christopher 
Newport's  Ted  Berry  who 
scored  29  points. 

Devlin  scored  29  points 
for  Washington,  including 
five  3-pointers.  Cummings 
added  18  and  Harris 
chipped  in  15.  but  it  was 
not  enough  to  come  bacfc 
from  the  visitors'  two-point 
halftime  lead. 

W.C.  57  Muhlenberg  76 

The  Mules  delivered  a  s 
back  to  the  Shoremen  in 
Allentown.  Pa.  c 
December  7. 

Falling  to  3-4.  Washing 
only  managed  to  shoot 
34.8%  on  Its  field 
attempts  and  was  0-for-fi 
from  3-point  range.  Only 
two  players  reached  double 
figures  for  the  Shoremen. 
as  Cummings  scored  11 
and  Rupert  added  10. 

W.C.  94  W.  Maryland  89 

Back  on  December  4, 
Washington  pulled  to  a  3-3 
record  after  a  Centennial 
Conference  win  over  th< 
Green  Terrors. 

Harris  exploded  for  3 
points,  while  Cummings 
scored  17.  The  Shoremu 
needed  to  overcome  super! 
efforts  by  Western 
Maryland's  Rolando  Welch 
and  Pat  Young  who  score* 
26  and  21  points 
respectively. 

Leading  scorers 
as  of  Jan.  167 

points  per  game 
Cummings 
Devlin 


Harris 

Rupert 

Cuff 

Davis 

Hicks 

Poe 

Awantang 

Ken  ah 

Lapp 

Kenny 


14.1 
13 

l2: 

6.8 

6.0 
4.5 

4.2 

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Sports 


November  12, 1993 


Shorewomen  Hoops  Squad 
Hanging  Tough  In  Centennial 


[att  Muiray 


Since  early  December,  the 
ivomen's  basketball  team 
as  won  three  of  their  ten 
ames.  including  a 
onference  victory 

.aturday  against 

ettysburg. 

With  Allison  Wentworth 
17,6  points  per  game)  and 
boni  Taylor  (12.6  ppg) 
leading  the  way,  the  young 
[earn  (which  starts  four 
freshmen  and  one  senior) 
has  exceeded  early 
Expectations  in  some 
Eespects. 

Listed  below  are 
Summaries  of  all  of  the 
games  since  the  last  issue 
bfThe  Elm  came  out  on 
December       3.  The 

Haverford- Washington 
boniest  was  played  after 
bress  time. 

[Washington's  next  game 
[vill  be  Saturday  against 
iwarthmore  at  5:30  p.m. 

,C.  51J.  Hopkins  84 

Taylor  was  the  lone  bright 

ipot  for  the  Shorewomen  in 

;he  thrashing  from 
.Washington's  cross-state 
jrival.  The  freshman  from 
Ipermantown,  Md.  scored 

18  points,  but  the  overall 
learn  effort  was  sloppy. 

The  Shorewomen  shot 

bnJy  40%  on  their  ffcld  goal 

lattempts  and  58%  from  the 

free  throw  line. 

For  the  Bluejays,  five 

'layers  reached  double 
jjfigures.  and  the  visitors 
pomlnated    the    boards. 

mtrebounding  Washington 

17-25. 

ff.C.  62  Urslnus  75 
Ellen  Cosgrove  scored  28 
Joints  for  the  Bears, 
Deluding  the  1,000th  of 
ier  three-year  career, 
leather  Colvin  and  Chris 
'errler  also  reached  double 
igures  for  the  visitors  who 
noved  to  8-4  on  the 
■rason. 

For  Washington, 
Wentworth  led  the  team 
flth  20  points,  while 
foylor  notched  15  points 
.  19  rebounds.  Lee  Ann 
•ezzer  added  12  points. 
eluding  two  3-pointers. 

While  Washington 
l0rnlnated  in  rebounds, 
'"(rebounding  Ursinus  60- 
i6'  the  Shorewomen  also 
.Emitted  21  turnovers 
j"d  shot  32.9%  from  the 


W.C.  37  Dickinson  71 

Dickinson  dominated 
Washington  defensively 
and  offensively  on  its  way 
to  a  71-37  win  at  the  Cain 
Athletic  Center. 

Despite  Wentworth's  15 
points  and  Lezzer's  12- 
point  effort.  35  turnovers 
and  a  35.7  field  goal 
percentage  destroyed  the 
home  team's  chances  at  a 
victory. 

"We've  turned  the  ball 
over  and  turned  down 
chances  to  shoot  the  ball." 
Washington  head  coach 
Lanee  Cole  said.  "That's 
haunted  us  against  very 
good  teams  like  Dickinson." 

Dickinson  illustrated  its 
strength  from  the 
beginning  as  the  Red  Devils 
started  the  game  on  a  19-6 
run  through  the  first  seven 
minutes  of  the  contest. 

W.C.  47  L.  Valley  60 

Kelly  Rodgers  led  all 
scorers  with  18  points, 
including  four  3-pointers! 
but  it  wasn't  enough  to 
stop  Lebanon  Valley  as 
Washington  fell.  60-47. 

Lebanon  Valley  played  a 
stifling  defense,  forcing  30 
turnovers,  on  its  way  to  the 
14-point  win. 

"We're  just  not  controlling 
the  ball  well,"  Washington 
head  coach  Lanee  Cole 
said.  "One  time  we  go 
down  the  court  and  we 
control  our  offense,  but  the 
next  time  down,  we  throw 
the  ball  away." 

Washington  (3-6)  also 
helped  the  visitors'  cause 
when  it  failed  to  start  the 
game  on  a  strong  note. 
After  a  27-day  layoff,  the 
Shorewomen  came  out  flat, 
and  Cole  needed  to  burn 
two  timeouts  in  the  first  12 
minutes  to  keep  her  team 
in  the  game. 

W.C.  97  Trinity  14 

In  the  consolation  final  of 
the  Gallaudet  Tournament, 
Washington  demolished 
Trinity  97-14.  Eight 
players  reached  the  scoring 
column  for  the 

Shorewomen.  as 

Wentworth  led  all  scorers 
with  20  points. 

Also  in  the  scoring 
column  for  Washington 
were  Taylor  (17  points). 
Erica  Estep  (17),  Liz- 
Mangano  (15).  Rodgers 
(11).  Melissa  Kordula 
(nine),  Gallini  (six),  and 
Lezzer  (two). 


Trinity  shot  a  dismal  18% 
from  the  field  and 
committed  36  turnovers. 

W.C.  66  Mt.  Holyoke  71 

In  the  first  round  of  the 
Gallaudet  Tournament  on 
December  10,  Washington 
blew  a  nine-point  halftlme 
lead  on  its  way  to  a  five- 
point  loss. 

Wentworth  led  all  scorers 
with  26  points,  but  five 
Mount  Holyoke  players 
reached  double  figures  on 
its  way  to  its  first  win  of 
the  season. 

Washington  63  Muhlenberg 

In  their  second  conference 
loss  of  the  young  season. 
Washington  committed  31 
turnovers  and  managed 
only  two  players  In  double 
figures. 

Wentworth  scored  25 
points  and  Rodgers  added 
16  for  the  Shorewomen, 
but  the  Mules  overpowered 
Washington  from  the  start. 

Muhlenberg  held  a  42-32 
halftime  lead,  and  nine 
players  reached  the  scoring 
column  for  the  Mules  in 
the  15-point  victory. 

W.C.  49  St.  Mary's  52 

Washington  held  a  two- 
point  lead  at  halftime,  but 
St.  Mary's  Cindy  Davenport 
(22  points)  led  the  home 
team  to  a  three-point  win 
over  the  Shorewomen. 

Wentworth  and  Lezzer 
each  scored  15  for 
Wasmngton,  wime  tioagers 
added  eight. 

W.C.  65    Eastern  46 

The  Shorewomen  evened 
their  record  at  2-2  after  a 
21-point  non-conference 
win. 

Wentworth.  Gallini,  Taylor 
and  Hendrickson  all 
reached  double  figures. 

Washington  outrebounded 
Eastern  54-26  while  also 
forcing  23  turnovers. 

Leading  scorers 

as  of  Jan.  23 


points  per  game 

Wentworth  17.6 

Taylor  12.6 

Lezzer  9.8 

Rodgers  8.3 

Henarickson  4. 1 

Gallini  3.6 

Estep  2.9 

Mangano  2.6 

Kordula  1 . 1 


Men's  Basketball  Suffers  Setback 


The  Washington  men's 
■jsketball  team  suffered  a 
«vere  setback  after  first 
fester     grades     were 

According  to  The  Kent 
vr^iil-Hews..  starters  Jay 
(V|in'and  Mark  Kenah 
^  asked  by  the 
.^Inistration  to  leave  for 

semester  due  to  falling 


Dev]lri- 


a  junior  from 


Springfield,  Pennsylvania 
will  be  sorely  missed.  A  3- 
polnt  threat,  he  was  second 
in  the  team  in  scoring, 
averaging  14.1  points  per 
game. 

Devlin's  season  Included  a 
21-point  outburst  against 
Division  I  opponent 
U.M.B.C. 

Though  Kenah  averaged 
only  2.6  ppg.  he  was  the 
starting  point  guard  for  the 


last  two  seasons. 

A  sophomore  from  West 
Orange.  New  Jersey,  Kenah 
was  a  strong  defender  and 
a  good  passer. 

According  to  unconfirmed 
sources,  both  players  hope 
to  return  next  fall. 

"Neither  one  will  be  back 
this  semester."  athletic 
director  Geoff  Miller  said. 
"However,  they  may  be  able 
to  return  next  year." 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Well,  a  return  of  the  "name  game"  threatened,  but  1 
decided  against  it  (as  a  big  sigh  of  relief  sweeps  across 
campus). 

Instead,  since  I'm  not  in  a  very  creative  mood.  I'll  Just 
introduce  this  week's  Player  of  the  Week.... 

For  the  second  issue  in  a  row  (remember  the  one  way 
back  on  December  3  when  Eboni  Taylor  was  name 
P.O.W.?)  a  women's  basketball  player  gets  this  week's 
honor. 

A  freshman  from  Millersvllle.  Maryland.  Allison 
Wentworth.  receives  this  week's  award.  A  member  of 
three  4A  State  Championship  teams  In  high  school. 
Wentworth  was  only  recruited  by  Washington,  and  that 
recruiting  has  paid  off. 

After  the  Gettysburg  game,  Wentworth  is  averaging 
17.6  points  per  game,  and  her  rebound  totals  place  her 
in  the  top  25  in  the  nation. 

Also  an  outstanding  sturdent,  Wentworth  was  the 
valedictorian  of  her  hlgn  school  class  and  nas  aone 
outstanding  work  thus  far  at  Washington. 

So  what  if  she  has  a  goofy  smile,  stares  off  into  the 
distance  like  she's  in  a  daze  sometimes,  and  tries  to 
dominate  interviews. 

And  I  know  it  hurts  the  average  student  to  realize  that 
yes,  she  is  a  Duke  basketball  fan,  but  hey,  nobody's 
perfect  (go  Tarheels). 

Overall,  she's  just  one  of  those  people  that  you  can't  go 
wrong  with  (unless  you  let  her  drive  over  a  bridge—she 
doesn't  like  bridges).  Oh  well,  I'm  just  rambling  at  this 
point,  so  how  about  some  honorable  mentions 
Jen  Green— fighting  off  a  bum  shoulder  and  all.  Green 
still  sets  an  example  for  the  swimming  team,  as  she 
heads  into  conference  championships  for  the  fourth  year 
in  a  row. 

Adam  Poe— Poe  has  picked  up  some  of  the  slack  from 
Devlin  and  Kenah's  absence.  A  regular  on  the  bench  for 
the  first  third  of  the  season,  Poe  has  recently  made  some 
valuable  contributions. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

154  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


December  3.  1993 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


Sports 


l^r^rMTTTrmr^MM  -. 


Washington  College  Elm 


Washington  127        Washington 

SCORES    fes°"  79     Ge"ysburg 

Washington  52 

Dickinson  154 


women 

Washington        58 
Gettysburg         52 


Newts  Player  of  the  Week:  Allison  Wentworth 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  vs. 
Swarthmore 
January  29  8:00 

Washington  at 
Wesley 
February  3  7:30 

WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  vs. 
Swarthmore 
January  29  5:30 

Washington  at 
Bryn  Mawr 
February  1  7:00 

Washington  vs. 
Notre  Dame  (MD) 
February  3  7:00 

SWIMMING 

Washington  vs. 
Goucher 
January  29  1:00 

Washington  at 
Gettysburg 
February  5  1:00 


^i^st^^coTclm^tZ^  S,iV6S  t0,the  bask,et  ?*?ai.nst  SalisbuIY  State.  A  6-foot-2  freshman  forward  from 
rerers  lownsh.p  shcool.  Cuff  has  been  a  pleasant  surprise  for  the  Shoremen  this  season,  averaging  over  six  points  per 

game,  and  reaching  double  figures  a  couple  of  times  this  season. 


INSIDE 

•Men's 
Swimming 
Beats 
Dickinson 


•Women's 

Basketball 

Improves 

•Men's  Hoops 
Finishes  Up 
5-6  Streak 

•Men's  B-Ball 
Suffers  Loss 
Of  Personel 


1 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Fourteen*  February  4,  1994 

Gene  Hessey  to 
Retire  in  June 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


John  K.  Phoebus 


Washington  College 
stunned  on 

Wednesday  by  the 
announcement  of  Mr.  Gene 
Hessey 's  retirement, 

effective  June  30,  1994. 
Mr.  Hessey,  Senior  Vice 
president  for  Management 
and  Finance,  has  handled 
the  college's  finances  for 
the  past  24  years. 
According  to  a 

memorandum  from  the 
President,  Hessey  "very 
simply  wants  to  retire." 

As  Senior  Vice 
President  for  Management 
and  Finance,  Hessey  has 
been  a  stable,  trusted 
gure.  acting  as  a  faithful 
steward  of  the  College's 
finances  in  times  of 
prosperity  and  times  of 
fiscal  trouble.  Hessey's 
role  is  both  that  of 
financial  engineer  and 
senior  administrator,  each 
of  which  he  fills  fairly  and 
competently.  He  has 
assisted       the       College 


Senior  Vice-President  Gene  Hessey  announces  his  June 
retirement 


Counties,  Hessey  is 
accessible  to  students, 
faculty,  administrators  and 
Board  members  in  ways 
which  extend  far  beyond 
his  official  capacities.    He  is 


"I  believe  it  is  fair  to  say  there  has  been  no 
member  of  the  administration  more 
trusted,  or  better  liked  than  Gene  Hessey." 
—  President  Trout. 


through  the  booming 
Eighties  which  brought 
physical  and  fiscal  growth 
to  WC  during  the  Cater 
years,  and  has  recently 
provided  insight  and 
guidance  in  less  auspicious 
times. 

Active  in  the 
broader  community  of  Kent 
arid        Queen         Anne's 


a  devoted,  amicable  man 
who  cares  deeply  about  not 
only  the  financial 

prosperity  of  our 

institution,  but  the  well 
being  of  its  people.  His 
years  of  work  demonstrate 
that  his  desire  and  ability 
to  nurture  both.  Hessey 
also  serves  as  Treasurer  of 
the  Board  of  Visitors  of 


Governors  at  Washington 
College.  The  Board  serves 
as  the  governing  body  at 
our  institution  and 
Hessey,  as  an  officer,  is  a 
member  of  its  Executive 
Council. 

President  Trout 
greeted  the  news  of 
Hessey's  retirement  by 
praising  him  for  his  years 
of  service  and 

simultaneously  expressing 
dismay  for  the  loss  of  such 
a  valued  member  of  the 
college  community.  Trout 
stated  that  "I  believe  It  is 
fair  to  say  there  has  been 
no  member  of  the 
administration  more 
trusted,  or  better  liked 
than  Gene  Hessey  ...  he 

See,  "Hessey"  pg.  4 


SGA  Gears  Up  for  A  Busy  Semester 


Rachael  Fink 


Now  that  classes 
are  going  full  swing,  the 
Student  Government 
Association  is  gearing  up 
to  change  the  face  of 
Washington  College.  With 
Birthday  Ball  and  the 
official  dedication  of  The 
cove  coming  up,  SGA 
Members  have  their  hands 
fall.  But  they  are  not 
restricting  themselves  to 
foe  planning  and  execution 
°f  these  two  events.  As  a 
Result  of  some  intensive 
Dfain-storming  by  the 
entire  SGA,  a  list  of 
Projects  was  drafted  to 
keep  the  senators  and 
officers  busy  throughout 
foe  semester  and  into  next 
year. 

One    task    is    the 


formation  of  an  ad  hoc 
committee  on  social  life  to 
meet  sometime  next  week. 
SGA  President  Jamie  Baker 
is  planning  on  inviting 
representatives  from  the 
fraternities,  sororities  and 
other  groups  on  campus  to 
discuss  the  scheduling  of 
events  in  the  new  student 
center  and  elsewhere  on 
campus.  Issues  concerning 
The  Cove  that  still  need  to 
be  dealt  with  include  the 
number  of  student 
monitors  needed  to  staff 
functions,  and  whether  or 
not  a  group  can  sponsor  an 
invite-only  event  using  the 
student  center.  "We're 
learning  as  we  go,"  says 
Baker,  and  by  the  time  the 
perfect  plan  of  action  is 
decided  upon  "we  will  have 
tried    a    lot    of   different 


options."  Baker  hopes  to 
bring  the  campus  together 
through  the  use  of  The 
Cove  and  student  center.  A 
bulletin  board  will  be 
installed  in  the  completed 
Cove  to  display  an  all- 
campus  calendar  listing 
registered  parties, 

elections,  lectures  and  the 
like.  He  also  hopes  to  get 
the  Visual  Artist's  Union  to 
display  student  art  on  the 
walls  of  the  multi-purpose 
room.  The       official 

dedication  of  The  Cove  and 
the  student  center  will  be 
held  on  the  18th  of 
February,  and  Baker  is 
looking  for  a  strong  student 
attendance  to  show  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  alumni,  and 

See  "SGA"  on  pg.  4 


Department  Chairs  Meet  with 
Dean  Wubbels  to  Reform 
External  Review  Process 


Scott  Koon 


At  the  final  faculty 
meeting  last  semester  a 
resolution  was  passed 
which  had  been  considered 
at  an  earlier  meeting  of  the 
American  Association  of 
University  Professors.  The 
motion  was  motivated  by 
"various  Inconsistencies 
and  procedural  problems'* 
related  to  external 
evaluations,  and  called  for 
the  suspension  of  all 
external  evaluations  of 
academic  departments 
"until 'such  time  as  the 
Department  Chairs  can 
meet  with  the  Dean  of  the 
College  to  develop  a  written 
policy  of  guidelines  for 
outside  evaluations  that  are 
acceptable  to  the 

Administration  and 

approved  by  the  faculty." 

This  past  Monday 
the  mandated  meeting 
between  the  Dean  and  the 


and  Provost  Gene  G 
Wubbels  proposed  a 
number  of  revisions  in  the 
current  procedure.  Dean 
Wubbels  said  of  the 
meeting  that  "We  just  sat 
around  the  table  and  talked 
for  about  an  hour  about  the 
proposed  revision,  and  the 
faculty  suggested  a  number 
of  additional  changes  ...  I 
took  notes,  and  now  I'm 
going  to  revise  the 
guidelines,  and  the  next 
thing  will  be  to  either  mail 
them  or  to  have  another 
meeting  .with  the 

Department  Chairs  to 
discuss  the         draft 

guidelines."  Wubbels 
emphasized  that  the  final 
result  of  this  process  will 
be  a  set  of  guidelines  which 
will  be  "not  just 
Administration-approved, 
they'll  be  jointly  approved 
by  the  faculty  and 
Administration . " 

Perhaps  the  most 


"The  answer  is  that  the  duly- 
constituted  personnel  policies  of  the 
College  that  are  handled  by  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure  Committee 
are  not  to  be  part  of  the  review.  That 
wasn't  clear,  and  the  faculty  wanted 
us  to  make  that  clear.  I  think  we 
have  now." 

Dean  Gene  Wubbels 


Department  Chairs  took 
place,  with  President  Trout 
attending  in  an  advisory 
capacity.  The      Elm 

Interviewed  several  of  those 
in  attendance,  and  all 
agreed  that  the  meeting 
was  highly  constructive  and 
that  the  consensus  arrived 
at  will  result  In  many 
changes  in  the  way  external 
reviews  are  conducted  at 
Washington  College. 

On  January  18  in  a 
memo  sent  to  the 
Department  Chairs,  Dean_ 


significant  of  the  proposed 
changes  is  that  the  outside 
reviewers  will  no  longer 
meet  with  the 

Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee.  The  Guidelines 
for  Departmental  Self- 
Study  and  Outside  Review 
stipulate  that  the  reviewers 
spend  an  hour  with  the 
A&T  Committee.  In  the 
January  18  memorandum 
it  was  acknowledged  that 

See  "Reviews,"  p.  4 


Inside 


Student  Center  rules  too  harsh 


Students  unite  to  defend  planet 


Authors  to  be  honored  at  Convo 


Towers  heads  for  the  lifeboats 


February).  1994 


Editorial 


Washington  College  EJm 


Whose  Center 
is  it,  Anyway? 

During  the  entire  process  of  developing  the  New 
Student  Center,  students  have  been  Involved.  Or  at  least, 
students  appear  to  be  Involved.  Our  higher  ups  have 
allowed  the  SGA  to  decide  on  such  issues  as  whether  or 
not  to  allow  smoking  in  the  facility  and  what  to  name  the 
place. 

It  appears,  however,  that  SGA  decisions  can  be 
rendered  utterly  meaningless  by  the  Administration  as 
soon  as  they  become  inconvenient.  Last  semester,  the 
SGA  decided  to  allow  smoking  in  the  multipurpose  room 
while  banning  It  In  the  new  eatery.  As  I  noted  in  this 
space  at  that  time,  the  only  real  effect  of  this  decision  was 
to  make  yet  another  place  on  campus  smoker-free. 

But  at  least  our  right  to  smoke  in  the  multi- 
purpose room  was  preserved  by  the  decision  of  the  SGA. 
right?  Wrong.  Now  it  turns  out  that  smokers  arc  also 
banned  from  the  area  near  the  large  screen  television. 
Apparently,  the  powers  that  be  do  not  trust  the  students 
not  to  burn  holes  in  the  lovely  new  upholstered  furniture. 

At  stake  is  the  issue  of  whether  the  SGA  means 
anything  at  all.  If  the  Administration  can  simply  overrule 
the  SGA  without  anyone  challenging  it,  then  our  "student 
government"  becomes  nothing  more  than  Just  another 
club  you  can  Join  while  in  college.  There  are  any  number 
of  ways  we  can  prevent  holes  from  appearing  jn  the 
upholstery,  such  as  coffee  tables  with  nice  big  ashtrays. 

There  will  naturally  be  wear  and  tear  on  our  lovely 
new  student  center.  We  should  all  work  to  minimize  this 
damage,  but  we  must  also  be  realists  when  it  comes  to 
realizing  that  the  center  was  built  to  be  used  by  spirited 
and  active  young  people.  It  is  not  now,  and  was  never 
intended  to  be.  a  mausoleum-like  showplace  where  we 
must  behave  at  all  times  will  solemnity  and  decorum.  A 
certain  amount  of  rambunctiousness  should  be 
permitted.  This  is  a  college,  not  a  monastery. 

And  yet  it  seems  that  there  is  the  danger  that  the 
new  student  center  is  not  a  place  where  young  people  are 
simply  permitted  to  relax  and  be  themselves.  Someone 
decided  against  having  video  games  and  pinball  In  the 
facility  simply  because  teenagers  and  children  from  town 
would  play  the  games,  which  never  bothered  me.  In  fact. 
In  my  opinion  it  is  all  to  the  good.  There  is  little  enough 
for  children  to  do  in  Chestertown,  yet  it  was  decided  to 
take  their  games  away.  Of  course,  it  has  been  argued 
that  these  games  caused  problems  in  that  it  brought  kids 
into  our  student  facility.  These  kids.  I  suppose,  are 
simply  too  young,  too  poor  and  too  black  to  fit  in  on  our 
College  campus  with  Its  Ivy-league  pretensions. 

But  certain  types  of  behavior  are  also  prohibited 
for  the  very  same  students  for  whom  the  center  was  built 
in  the  first  place.  After  last  weekend,  it  is  official:  no 
slam  dancing  in  the  student  center.  One  of  the  students 
prohibited  from  slam  dancing  was  the  Elm's  own  Twinky 
Blinky  who  said  "Hey,  if  we  can't  slam  dance,  that's  fine. 
Just  don't  tease  me  and  get  a  Ska  band  and  then  tell  me 
we  can't  slam.  Just  go  on  getting  lame  Grateful  Dead 
cover  bands,  and  then  I  won't  come." 

Obergruppenfuhrer  Berry  and  his  crack  student 
Gestapo  will  be  on  the  lookout  for  prohibited  behavior. 
No  exiting  out  the  back  door,  for  that  is  for  emergency 
exit  only.  Besides,  we  reserve  the  right  to  restrict  your 
behavior  in  and  way  we  deem  appropriate.  No  moshing: 
that  doesn't  fit  in  with  our  preconceptions  of  what 
Washington  College  students  should  be  like.  No  pinball 
or  video  games  because  they  attract  undesirable  elements 
to  campus.  (You'd  think  they  were  talking  about 
terrorists,  not  children.)  No,  I'm  afraid  you  can't  bring  a 
beer  into  the  center  and  relax  after  classes  because  we 
only  want  you  to  drink  when  we  can  profit  from  it.  But. 
golly,  you  kids  go  ahead  and  have  a  good  time  nowl 


The  Washington  College  ELM 
Established  1930 


Editor-in-Chief 

Scott  Ross  Koon 
News  Editor 
Rachael  Fink 

Features  Editor 

George  Jamison 
Advertising  Manager 

George  Jamison 


Layout  Editor 

Abby  R.  Moss 

Sports  Editor 

Matt  Murray 

Photography  Editor 

Katina  Duklewski 

Circulation  Manager 

Ray  Brown 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor: 

Thanks  are  in  order  for  Mr.  Hargrove  and  all  others  who  have  given  their  time 
and  money  toward  making  what  prorhisee  to  be  a  wonderful  Birthday  Ball.  However,  I 
cannot  help  but  wonder  if  this  generosity  might  not  be  better  directed  elsewhere. 

Upwards  of  $60,000  is  quite  a  sum.  I  would  like  to  propose  a  number  of  possible 
uses  for  this  amount  of  money. 

1.  Hire  a  full-time  professor  for  a  year. 

2.  Hire  two  part-time  professors  for  a  year. 

3.  Put  it  toward  Financial  Aid. 

4.  Put  it  toward  more  books  for  Miller  Library. 

5.  Host  several  prominent  speakers  on  campus. 

6.  Ensure  that  the  LFC  LifeCycles  have  foot  straps  for  all  eternity. 

7.  Put  it  toward  renovating  a  dormitory. 

8.  Put  it  toward  renovating  and  modernizing  Tawes  Theatre. 

9.  Buy  the  ELM  some  equipment.  (I  bet  this  letter  gets  printed!) 

This  is  just  a  spur  of  the  moment  list.  There  are  probably  two  dozen  other  uses 
for  $60,000  on  this  campus.  I  don't  mean  to  rain  on  anybody's  parade,  I  just  want 
everyone  involved  to  consider  priorities. 

I  recognize  the  importance  of  community- wide  social  events,  but  I  can  remember 
Black  Hearts  Balls  which  were  perfectly  splendid  and  had  maybe  a  $500  budget. 
$60,000  does  not  necessarily  ensure  a  good  time,  but  it  can  ensure  someone's 
education. 

Have  a  good  time  at  "Mardi  Gras"! 

Sincerely, 
Justin  Cann  '93 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

January  4-10 


Film 
Series: 

Danzon 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30 

p.m. 


4 

Friday 


DJ  Dance  at  the 
Cove 

9  p.m.-l  a.m. 
$2.00  w/  student  ID 


Saturday 

Newman  and  Oltman  Guitar 

Duo 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 

EarthJump 

3:00  p.m. 
Martha  Washington  Square 


6 

Sunday 


7 

Monday 


8 

Tuesday 

On  Literary  Endings 
A  talk  by  Dr.  Dickson 

I-House  Lounge 
7:00  p.m. 


9 

Wednesday 

Last  Day  to  Change 
to  Pass/Fail 

Candygram  Valentines  on 

sale  In  the  Dining  Hall 

until  Friday 


10 

Thursday 

Bridget  and  The  Damn 

Quartet  at  Andy's 

9:00  p.m. — no  cover 

Posse—CAC  Forum 
8:00  p.m. 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


February  4,  1994 


Gosh  it's  been  a  long  time  since  we've  seen  any 
unity  on  this  campus.  Though  The  Cove"  was  packed 
with  students  on  its  maiden  voyage,  it  wasn't  the  same  as 
the  good  ole'  days  of  the  Coffee  House.  What  this  campus 
needs  is  a  real  group  effort  to  bring  school  spirit  back  to 
the  student  bodyl  It's  about  time  we  did  something  to 
bring  us  together  as  a  hole.  We  need  to  come  together  in 
charitable  union;  a  resounding  voice  of  solidarity. 
Chestertown:  we  propose  EarthJump  Washington  College. 

In  the  spirit  of  "Hands  Across  America."  We 
envision  a  bringing-together  of  the  populace  of 
Chestertown  in  a  show  of  Environmental  and  Cultural 
Awareness.  On  Satyrday,  February  5th — that's  tomorrow 
afternoon  for  those  of  you  reading  this  today — at  2:30  pm. 
the  countdown  to  EarthJump  begins.  At  3:00  the  ground 
will  shake  with  the  resounding  force  of  the  impact  of  the 
multitudes  that  have  gathered  in  a  spirit  of  conscientious 
unity.  In  one  massive  show  of  effort  we  will  demonstrate 
the  ability  of  a  few  brave  souls  to  move  the  Earth,  if  only 
their  desire  be  strong  enough.    The  force  of  the  entire 


Rudy  Weitz,  Andrew  Stone,  Aaron  Pierce, 

Scott  Koon,  Brian  Matheson.  with  special 

thanks  to  Moonpile  and  Tom 


crowd  jumping  in  one  synchronized  movemen 
demonstrates  just  how  profound  an  effect  mankind  has 
on  the  future  of  this  planet.  If  we  can  move  the  planet 
with  the  sheer  force  of  our  legs,  we  can  do  anything — yes. 
we  can  mend  what  the  destructive  forces  of  technology 
have  torn  asunder  in  the  pursuit  of  the  almighty  buck: 
viz.  our  planet  and  our  people. 

As  the  great  poet  Jim  Morrison  once  said:  "We 
have  ravaged  and  plundered  and  bit  her  and  ripped  her. 
stuck  her  with  knives  in  the  side  of  the  dawn,  tied  her 
with  fences  and  dragged  her  down,"  (The  Best  of  the 
Doors,  disk  I,  "When  the  Music's  Over,"  track  II;  7:18- 
7:35),  The  great  Cretaceous  extinction  which  wiped  out 
the  dinosaurs  and  many  other  species  will  pale  in 
comparison  to  the  one  which  callous  and  short-sighted 
barons  of  industry  are  working  so  assiduously  to  bring 
about.  The  dinosaurs  were  just  dumb  animals,  incapable 
of  preventing  their  demise — will  some  future  sentient  race 
descended  from  cockroaches  one  day  say  the  same  of  us? 
lAs  I  do  support  the  freedom  of  speech  with  stony 
adamancy,  I  have  allowed  the  preceeding  text  to  remain. 
I  must,  however,  voice  my  exception  and,  indeed,  outrage 
to  the  use  of  such  condecending  and  blatantly  speciesistic 
language  by  one  of  my  co-authors,  whose  name  and 
revolutionary  intentions  shall  remain  unrevealed — BKM.J 
We  must  no  longer  ignore  death  rattle  of  our  dying  world. 
We  must  protest  the  Ignorant  abuse  of  our  fair  planet.  We 
must  forever  fight  to  raise  the  consciousness  of  the  world 
at  large  to  the  urgency  of  this  apocalyptic  crisis.  There 
can  be  no  rest  until  the  threat  to  our  Mother  Earth  and 
our  blessed  society  are  eliminated.  For  the  sake  of  our 
comm-unity,  we  must  come  together  in  sol-id-ar-i-ty  with 
the  oppressed  people  and  species  of  Gala. 

SeeTorum,"  on  p.  8 


Campus  Voices 

By  Dave  Johnson  and  Anthony  Hecht      Photos  by  Katina  Duklewskl 

a)   Prove  that  you  exist,    b)  Who  is  the  coolest  person  on  campus,  and  why? 


Prove  that  I  exist???  I 
think,  therefore  I  am. 
(After  some  deliberation)--I 
paint,  therefore  I  am. 

b)  Tex  Andrews  cuz  he 
knows  his  art. 

Michelle  Vandernat 
Baltimore 
Senior 
Psychology /Art 


a)  Well,  I'm  here.  .  .  I  eat, 
breathe,  sleep  and  drink. 

b)  Michelle  Vandernat  cuz 
she's  the  coolest  person  on 
campus. 

Stacey  Waicker 

Baltimore 

Freshman 


a}  I'm  here.  .  .  Well,  gimme 
a  minute.   Wowll  That's  a 
good  one,  I  don't  know. 

b)   President  Trout  cuz  he 
boozes 

Greg  Walker 
Wilmington  DE 
Sophomore 
Engineering 


I'm  here.  Because 
you're  talking  to  me. 

b)   My  brother,  because 
he's  managed  to  shun 
every  single  person  on 
campus  and  become  a 
hermit. 

Claire  Pitt 
Windsor,  England 
Sophomore 
Art 


a)  Why  don't  you  find  a 
Philosophy  major  like 
Brian  Matheson? 

B}  Joe  Koskuba.  Why? 
He's  my  best  friend. 

Jeff  Grafton 
Bel  Air,  MD 
Senior 
Business 


a)  I  think  therefore  I  am. 
It's  worked  up  until  now. 

b)  President  Trout.  I 
never  bite  the  hand  that 
feeds  me. 

Peter  Wakefield 
St.  Paul,  Minnesota 
Professor  of  Philosophy 


Future  of  Washington  College  Graduates  is  Bleak 


George  Jamison 


This  is  a  thought  for 
everyone  who  is  about  to 
enter  into  the  real  world. 
Beware!  It  is  not  all  the 
}un  and  glory  that  we  are 
lulled  into  believing.  In 
Jact,  be  prepared  to  be 
bored  like  you  have  never 
been  bored  before.  Sure,  it 
a"  seems  exciting  and 
•amorous  to  be  out  of 
allege  and  doing  what  you 
always  wanted.  But  wait 
untll  you  finally  become 
^customed  to  this 
Perennial  way  of  life  that 
"Wlions  before  have 
undergone. 

What  I  am  trying  to 
'  Is  that  In  the  next  few 
Years,  we  all  will  become 
Drey  to  the  monster  that 
we  have  always  tried  to 


escape. 

We  will  looking  for  a 
job  in  order  to  support 
ourselves  so  that  we  will 
not  end  up  living  with  our 
parents.  We  will  have  to 
start  paying  back  the 
student  loans  that  we  took 
out  in  order  to  attend  a 
high-priced,  private  school, 
the  same  institution  that 
we  thought  would  be  a 
stepping  stone  to  that  all- 
too-elusive  respectable  job 
only  to  find  that  it  did  not 
really  matter  which 
institution  of  higher 
education  you  attended 
because  there  are  no  Jobs 
for  college  graduates 
unless  you  have  brilliant 
networking  skills  or 
nepotistic  credentials. 

We  will  not  be  able 
to  work  at  any  fast-food 


dives  because  we  will  be 
over -qualified  and  the 
management  will  not  want 
"educated"  individuals 
telling  them  how  to  run 
their  businesses  in  a 
better,  more  productive 
manner. 

Or  we  will  be 
enrolling  In  more 
institutions  of  higher 
education  in  order  to  take 
out  more  loans  and  soak 
up  more  information  in 
order  to  pray  to  God  that 
there  will  be  less 
competition  for  the  even 
more  elusive  and 

respectable  Jobs  that  we 
were  not  eligible  for  with 
only  a  bachelor's  degree. 

But  in  the  end.  it 
all  turns  out  the  same.  We 
will  wake  up  at  an  all-too- 
early  time  of  the  day  in 


order  to  make  it  to  work  on 
time  and  avoid  the  hassles 
from  the  boss.  We  will 
work  our  respective  "eight- 
hour  day,  forty-hour 
week",  travel  to  our  homes 
in  lemming  fashion,  open 
up  the  mail,  bitch  about 
the  bills  and  the  fact  that 
you  never  receive  anything 
in  the  mail  of  much 
importance  so  what  Is  the 
point  of  the  Postal  Service 
anyway,  fix  dinner,  eat 
dinner,  watch  hour  upon 
hour  of  bad  television  and 
go  to  bed.  Only  to  start  It 
all  over  again  the  next  day. 
Oh,  what  a  bleak 
and  wonderful  world  to 
which  we  all  have  to  look 
forward.  But  don't  worry 
about  it  for  too  long.  There 
are  some  perquisites.  If 
you  have  cable,  you  can 


channel  surf  for  hours  on 
end  until  you  find 
something  that  you  like. 
And  after  you  have  done  it 
long  enough  you  will  get 
into  a  system  that  is 
rather  comfortable  and 
healthy.  Take  me  for 
example.  When  I  don't  feel 
like  doing  my  work  or  have 
done  It  all,  I  watch 
television.  I  am  what  you 
would  call  a  TV  aficionado. 
I  have  found  the  set  of 
television  shows  that  I 
could  watch  the  rest  of  my 
life.  It  all  starts  at  3:30  In 
the  afternoon,  since  most 
of  my  classes  and  work  is 
done  by  this  time.  I  watch 
an  hour-and-a-half  of 
cartoons,  preferably  Tiny 
Toons.  Animaniacs,  and 

See  Future,"  p.  8 


February  4,  1994 


Washington  College  E|m 


"Hessey, 'from  p.  1 

has  assiduously  and 
humanely  safeguarded  the 
Interests  of  Washington 
College  and  those  who 
have  worked  here."  While 
wishing  he  would  not 
retire.  Trout  wished  Hcssey 
and  his  wife  well  In  their 
years       ahead.  The 

President  stated  that  he 
asked  Hessey  three  times 
to  remain  here,  but  the  Sr. 
Vice  President  was  firm  In 
his  decision. 

Due  to  the  difficult 
financial  situation  of  the 
College,  the  selection  of  a 
successor  to  Mr.  Hessey 
will  be  one  of  the  most 
Important  decisions  to  be 
made  by  our  College  this 
decade.  Trout  Indicated  In 
the  letter  that  a  search 
committee  would  be 
appointed  by  next  week. 
The  loss  of  such  a  valued 
individual  must  be 
lamented,  yet  we  must  also 
be  thankful  for  Mr. 
Hessey*s  years  of  dedicated 
service.   fl 

"SGA ",  from  pg.  1 

donors  that  the  students 
appreciate  the  time,  effort 
and,  yes,  money  that  went 
into  the  renovation  of  the 
building. 

In  another  effort  to 
bring  the  campus  together 
the  SGA  Is  working  on 
plans  to  set  up  non- 
athletic,  Inter-dorm 
competitions.  This  Idea,  to 
be  passed  on  to  Rec  Sports 
possibly,  will  facilitate  the 
interaction  between  the 
dorms  and  members  of  the 
dorms  through  "capture- 
the-flag-llkc  games,"  In 
hopes  that  more  students 
will  become  Involved  In 
campus  wide  activities  that 
do  not  rely  on  athletic  skills 
or  prowess. 

An  event  still  the 
beginning  planning  stages 
Is  Parent's  Day.  There  was 
much  positive  feed-back 
concerning  last  spring's 
SGA  run  Parent's  Day  and 
Baker  is  confident 
thatbJunlor  class  president 
Ken  Pipkin  can  organize 
another  successful  day. 

The  SGA  is 

branching  out  this 
semester,  and  planning  on 
helping  the  Maryland 
Chapter  of  the  National 
Multiple  Sclerosis  Society 
plan  and  execute  a  10K 
walk  In  April.  The  walk  will 
start  and  end  on  campus 
and  Baker  hopes  to  elicit 
support  for  the  cause  from 
the  college  community.  All 
money  raised  goes  to 
support  services  and 
research  and  prizes  arc 
awarded  to  those 

participants  raising  over 
$75. 

Several  long  term 
projects  that  the  SGA  will 
be  addressing  in  the  weeks 
to  come  include  a  new  and 
improved  version  of  the  taxi 
service  that  was 

experimented  with  last 
year.  Baker  thinks  that 
increasing  advertisement 
will  help  the  service  get  off 
to  a  better  start  this 
semester.  Proposed 

changes  include  trips  to 


local  bars,  which  will  cut 
down  on  the  amount  of 
driving  under  the  influence 
of  alcohol.  While  Baker 
says   It   may  "seem 

strange"  to  offer  such 
services,  he  feels  that  it  will 
be  of  value  and  simply 
makes  sense. 

Another  program  in 
the  infant  stages  of 
planning  Is  the  reselling  of 
used  books  to  the  SGA. 
The  SGA  is  "seriously 
considering"  setting  up  a 
program  by  which  students 
can  sell  their  books  to  the 
SGA,  and  buy  used  books 
for  much  less  than  the  cost 
of  new  books  in  the  WC 
Bookstore.  While  the 
hows,  whens  and  wheres  of 
this  program  have  not  yet 
been  decided  on,  the  idea  is 
one  that  the  SGA  will  be 
working  on  very  hard  this 
semester. 

Of  utmost 

importance  to  the  SGA  this 
semester  are  the 

completion  of  the  revised 
Honor  Code  and  the  newest 
version  of  the  Long  Range 
I  Planning  Committee's 
report.  If  everything 
continues  on  schedule  the 
new  Honor  Code  will  be  in 
the  handbook  by  fall.  This 
Is,  however,  a  big  if.  as  the 
revisions  still  have  several 
committees  to  pass 
through.  The  updated 
version  of  the  LRP  report, 
Issued  in  mid-December,  is 


■We  have  a  vested 
interest  in  getting 
our  opinions  in." 
SGA  President 
Jamie  Baker 


an  issue  for  Baker, 
personally,  as  well  as  for 
the  SGA  as  a  whole.  Baker 
Is  hoping  to  get  a  student 
response  to  the 

Administration  to  show 
that  there  is  interest  in  the 
long  term  plans  of  the 
College.  Baker  has  been  a 
member  of  the  Long  Range 
Planning  Committee  scince 
It  began. 

Another  issue  for 
which  Baker  Is  hoping  to 
elicit  student  response 
concerns  the  budget  cuts 
expect  for  next  year.  "We 
have  a  vested  interest  in 
getting  our  opinions  In," 
states  Baker.  "People  are 
going  to  have  to  give  on 
this,"  and  Baker  thinks 
that  informing  the 
Administration  on  what 
Items  constitute  priorities 
for  students  will  insure 
that  the  services  the 
students  rely  on  will  still  be 
available. 

The  SGA  is  also 
planning  on  instituting 
some  Internal  changes. 
Towards  the  goals  of 
facilitating  communication 
and  Increasing 

effectiveness,  more  power 
will  be  shifted  to  the 
committee  chairs  within 
the  Senate.  Also  towards 
this  end.  programs  will  be 
structured  differently,  to 
ensure  that  Senators  will 
be  better  able  to 
accomplish  their  talks  in  a 
timely  and  efficient 
manner,   SI 


"Reviews,"  from  p.  1 

this  meeting  Is  "a 
gratuitous  source  of 
confusion."  The  A&T 
Committee  is  an  advisory 
committee  to  the  President 
which  concerns  itself  with 
faculty  hiring  and 
promotions. 

In  an  interview  the 
Dean  said  that  while  this 
might  give  the  appearance 
of  improperly  linking 
personnel  matters  and 
external  departmental 
reviews,  this  appearance  is 
in  no  way  related  to  the 
way  the  College  makes 
decisions  about  hiring, 
retaining  and  promoting 
faculty.  "One  of  the  serious 
complaints  was  about  the 
confusion  of  whether  the 
reviews,  and  to  what  extent 
the  reviews,  dealt  with 
personnel."  Wubbels  said. 
"The  answer  Is  that  the 
duly- constituted  personnel 
policies  of  the  College  that 
are  handled  by  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee  are  not  to  be 
part  of  the  review.  That 
wasn't  clear,  and  the 
faculty  wanted  us  to  make 
that  clear.  I  think  we  have 
now." 

Wubbels  said  that 


Chair  of  the  English 
Department,  said  "The 
team  that  came  to  evaluate 
the  English  Department  did 
not  know  why  they  had  to 
meet  with  the 

Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee.  They  had  met 
with  some  of  the 
individuals  on  the 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
Committee  in  other 
contexts — Tom  Cousineau 
and  Sean  O'Connor,  for 
example — and  some  of 
those  same  issues  were 
brought  up,  but  nothing 
having  to  do  with 
Appointments  and  Tenure 
as  such.  They  felt  It  was 
an  odd  body  to  meet  with." 

One  probable 

outcome  of  the  discourse 
over  controversy  is  that  the 
reviewers  will  meet  with  the 
Academic  Council  instead 
of  the  A&T  Committee. 
Academic  Council  is 
chaired  by  the  Dean,  and 
the  A&T  Committee  is 
chaired  by  the  President. 

Wubbels  said 

another  proposed  change  is 
that  the  outside  reviewers 
would  submit  their  reports 
to  the  Department  Chairs 
for  factual  verification  and 
corrections.  "Not  changes 
of  the  content  of  analysies. 


"There  were  a  ToHE  of  positive 
suggestions  about  how  these  reviews 
are  to  be  done  and  in  particular  how 
some  of  the  abuses  which  have 
occurred  in  the  past  would  be  very 
difficult  if  not  impossible  to  occur  in 
the  future." 

Dr.  Al  Briggs 


the  meetings  between  the 
A&T  Committee  and 
external  reviewers  have 
never  had  an  impact  on 
individual  matters  coming 
before  the  A&T  Committee. 
"We  properly  should  not, 
we  have  not,  we  never 
Intended  to — but  there  was 
confusion  about — whether 
or  not  this  was  a  process  of 
going  out  and  soliciting 
outside  expert  opinions 
through  a  channel 
different  from  the  one 
specified  in  the  faculty 
handbook,"  Wubbels  said. 
"The  Administration's  point 
of  view  on  that  was  we 
never  Intended  to  do  that, 
we  didn't  do  it,  and  that 
there  has  been  a  wall  of 
separation  between  that 
duly-constituted  process 
and  the  outside  review." 

Most  faculty 

contest  this  assertion, 
arguing  that  the  reason  for 
raising  the  issue  in  the 
first  place  was  to  stop 
actual  abuses.  Dr.  Albert 
W.  Briggs,  who  was 
present  at  the  meeting  as 
the  Chair  of  the 
Mathematics  Department, 
said  "There  were  a  lot  of 
positive  suggestions  about 
how  these  reviews  are  to 
be  done  and  in  particular 
how  some  of  the  abuses 
which  have  occurred  in  the 
past  would  be  very  difficult 
if  not  Impossible  to  occur 
in  the  future." 

Bennett  J.  Lamond, 


but  correction  of  errors.  It 
happens,  they  [outside 
reviewers]  sometimes  get 
things  wrong." 

Another  change 
sought  by  the  faculty 
regards  review  of  reviewer's 
reports  by  the  Academic 
Affairs  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  This      is 

currently  allowed  for,  but 
faculty  members  expressed 
concern  that  the  highly 
technical  nature  of  such 
reports  renders  them 
useless  when  applied  to  an 
extra-departmental  body, 
and  that  specific  points 
made  In  such  reports  can 
ultimately  culminate  in  the 
development  of  a  five-year 
departmental  academic 
plan  which  would  be  far 
more  appropriate  for  the 
Board's  consideration. 

Dr.  Garry  E.  Clarke, 
Chair  of  the  Music 
Department,  said  that  this 
change  would  better  serve 
the  purpose  of  the  reviews, 
adding  that  these 

documents  "were  not 
intended  to  be  something 
for  the  Board.  They  were 
Intended  to  help  the 
department  —  and 
supposedly  help  the 
Administration  In  helping 
the  department.  Many 
faculty  were  concerned 
because  initially,  when  this 
idea  was  first  talked  about, 
there  was  no  hint  that  the 
Board  would  be  involved  In 
any  way." 


Clarke  said  this 
change  is  not  meant  to 
decrease  the  Board's  role  in 
the  academic  affairs  of  the 
College:  "I've  worked  with 
the  Academic  Affajrs 
Committee  of  the  Board 
over  the  years,  and  that 
Committee  can  be  a  helpfui 
and  valuable  source  of 
looking  at  academic  Issues 
but  what  an  external  review 
team  is  talking  about  to  a 
department  Is  often  of  a 
very  technical  and  a  very 
focused  kind  of  nature 
Something  that  they  may 
suggest  with  reference  to 
music  is  not  even 
something  that  it  would  be 
in  the  Board's  Interest  to  be 
considering.  I  made  the 
comment  in  the  meeting 
that  this  is  an  issue  which 
is  very  much  questioned, 
and  the  Dean  and  the 
President  seemed  agreeable 
to  addressing  it." 

Another  change  is 
that  it  seems  that  many 
more  review  teams  will  be 
composed  of  two  members. 
Currently  review  teams  are 
made  up  of  three  members, 
and  cutting  down  on  their 
number  where  possible 
would  save  the  College  a 
substantial  amount  of 
money.    Q. 


At  3:00  p.m.  Saturday 
at  Martha  Washington 
Square  the 

Washington  College 
Community  will 
celebrate  the  planet. 

Why? 

.  .because 
we  care! 


E! 


DRUNK  DRIVING  DOESN'T 
JUST  KILL  DRUNK  DRIVERS 

Atonzo  Drake,  killed  3/17/91  at 
la-SSpm  on  Robbins  lid..  Harvest,  Ai* 

Next  time  your  friend  insists  on 
driving  drunk,  do  whatever  it  takes  to 
stop  him.  Because  if  he  kills  innocent 
people,  how  will  you  live  with  yourself- 

■■■""■"■■"■•'"miiiiiTtTiiir"1™ 


VVoshington  College  Elm 


February  4.  1994 


Biographers  to  be  Honored  at  Convocation 


Angela  Panton 
apdgiona  Estravit 


June  1,  1946. 
president  Truman  received 
an  honorary  doctorate  of 
jaW  from  Washington 
College  at  commencement. 
ue  was  not  the  only 
president  of  recent  years  to 
recelve  this  honor  from  the 
College;  President 

Elsenhower  was  honored  in 
1954.  A        second 

opportunity  has  been  given 
to  Washington  College  to 
relive  this  event.  In 
celebration  of  George 
Washington's  birthday,  the 
biographers  of  Truman  and 
Elsenhower,  David 

McCulIough  and  Stephen 
E.  Ambrose,  will  be 
honored  with  doctorates  of 
letters. 

David  McCulIough 
has  been  renowned  for  his 
national  bestseller  Truman, 
which  won  the  Pulitzer 
prize  for  biography  in  May 
1993  and  was  on  the  New 
York  Times  bestseller  list 
for  forty- three  weeks. 
McCulIough  other  works 
Include  The  Johnstown 
Flood,  The  Great  Bridge, 
The  Path  Between  the  Seas, 


Mornings  on  Horseback, 
and  Brave  Companions, 
which  is  a  collection  of 
essays  on  great  figures  past 
and  present.  McCulIough, 
a  distinguished  writer,  has 
received  the  National  Book 
Award  for  both  The  Path 
Between  the  Seas  and 
Mornings  on  Horseback. 
Furthermore,  he  has  won 
the  Samuel  Eliot  Morrison 
Award,  the  Cornelius  Ryan 
Award,  the  Los  Angeles 
Times  Biography  Prize,  and 
a  Guggenheim  Fellowship. 

Mr.  McCulIough  is 
currently  President  of  the 
Society  of  American 
Historians.  During  his 
productive  lifetime,  he  has 
received  ten  honorary 
degrees  in  the  areas  of 
humanities  and 

engineering.  Despite  his 
tight  schedule  he  still 
manages  to  spend  some 
time  teaching  at  Cornell 
University  and  the 
Wesley  an  Writers' 

Conference.  For  his  efforts 
he  has  been  rewarded  the 
New  York  Public  Library's 
Literary  Lion  Award  and 
the  Pennsylvania 

Governor's  Award  for 
excellence  in  the  area  of  the 


humanities.  Due  to  his 
dedication  to  the 
community,  he  has  been 
accorded  the  Harry  S. 
Truman  Award  for  Public 
Service. 

McCulIough,  known 
to  millions  as  the  host  of 
the  PBS  series  "The 
American  Experience,"  is 
also  the  narrator  of  such 
prestigious  documentaries, 
as.  LBJ,  The  Donner  Party, 
and  The  Civil  War.  In 
addition,  McCulIough  has 
received  an  Emmy  Award 
for  his  contribution  to  the 
"Smithsonian  World"  series. 

McCulIough's  ties 
with  Washington  College 
are  not  restricted  to  his  role 
as  Truman's  biographer. 
McCulIough's  grade  school 
teacher,  Mr.  Cocohran,  Is 
an  alumnus  of  Washington 
College.  Mr.  Cocohran  was 
responsible  for  teaching 
McCulIough  English  and 
Art.  This  was  the  deciding 
factor  in  McCulIough's 
decision  to  accept  this 
honor. 

Stephen  Ambrose, 
the  biographer  of 

Eisenhower,  is  a 

preeminent  scholar  in  the 
field    of   history    with    a 


particular  interest  in  World 
War  II.  His  expertise  has 
led  him  to  be  a  renowned 
author  and  columnist  .  His 
publications  include 

Handbook  on  German 
Military  Forces,  a  bi-weekly 
column  in  the  Baltimore 
Evening  Sun  and  many 
articles  In  prestigious 
magazines  and  newspapers 
such  as  American 
Historical  Review  and  the 
New  York  Times  Book 
Review.  Currently,  he  is 
senior  fellow  at  Rutgers 
Center  for  Historical 
Analysis,  Boyd  professor  of 
history  at  U.N.O..  ,  a 
member  of  the  Society  for 
American  Historians  of 
Foreign  Relations  and  on 
the  board  of  directors  for 
the  American  Committee  on 
World  War  II. 

Ambrose  has 

recently  returned  from 
Europe  where  he  has  been 
researching  the  invasion  of 
Normandy.  His  latest 
publication  "D-Day 

Revisited."  In  The  Quarterly 
Journal  of  Military  History 
deals  with  recollections  of 
the  Invasion  by  eye  witness 
military  personnel. 

Ambrose        has        been 


researching  the  battle  of 
Normandy  ever  since  he 
first  worked  for  General 
Eisenhower  In  1964. 

There  will  be  a 
President's  Forum,  on 
"After  D-Day:  Truman, 
Elsenhower,  and  the 
America  They  Helped  to 
Shape,"  on  February  19th. 
Students  are  encouraged  to 
attend  and  avail  themselves 
of  the  opportunity  to 
discuss  this  period  of 
recent  history  with  experts 
uniquely  qualified  to 
answer  questions.  There 
will  also  be  a  book  signing 
featuring  the  honorees  at 
the  Bookstore. 

The  ceremony 

honoring  these  two 
scholars  will  be  held  in 
Tawes  Theater  at  2  p.m.  on 
Saturday,  February  19th. 
The  Invitation  is  extended 
to  all  students  and  faculty 
and  will  prove  to  be  a 
stimulating  afternoon. 
McCulIough  and  Ambrose 
will  provide  a  link  to  our 
own  past  at  Washington 
College  by  bringing  to  life 
those  two  enhancing  our 
understanding  of  Truman, 
Eisenhower  and  the  times 
in  which  they  lived,   ft 


Elicia  Gale  Replaces 
O'Donnell  as  Associate 
Director  of 
Development  Office 


Beth  Welch 


This  semester 

Washington  College 

acquired  a  new  Associate 
Director  In  the 

Development  Office.  Elicia 
Gale  has  arrived  at  her 
office  in  Bunting  to  help 
plan  the  College's  financial 
prospects  for  the  coming 
years. 

A  recent  graduate 
from  Yale  University,  Gale 
replaces  the  former 
Associate  Director, 

Kathleen  O'Donnell,  who 
left  the  College  for  a 
managerial  position  with 
Teach  for  America.  Gale 
says  her  previous  jobs  have 
helped  her  prepare  for  her 
new  position,  having  dealt 
with  public  relations  and 
working  with  people  In 
general. 

Gale  views  her  new 
duties  as  forms  of  fund- 
raising.  One  of  her  goals  is 
to  raise  more  money  each 
year  through  our  annual 
fand,  which  pays  for  thirty 
Percent  of  each  student's 
education  here. 

Theoretically,  the  College 
needs  to  raise  one  out  of 
every  three  dollars  In  order 


support  financial  aid. 


faculty  salaries,  the  library, 
'ab  equipment,  computer 
services,  student  activities, 
atid  dorm  and  building 
Maintenance . 


Elicia  Gale 

The  utmost  goal  this 
year.  Gale  states,  Is  to 
increase  the  annual  fund 
by  increasing  participation 
in  the  fund  raising 
activities  of  seniors, 
parents,  alumni  and 
friends  of  the  college  to  one 
hundred  percent.  Gale 
hopes  the  increased  annual 
fund  will  finally  lead  to  the 
greater  satisfaction  of  every 
student  on  campus —  so 
much  both  academically 
and  socially  that  they  will 
be  "so  thrilled  with  the 
experience  ...  that  they  will 
tell  everyone  they  meet 
(about  the  College]...  and 
put  Washington  College  on 
the  map." 

Gale,  feeling 

education  is  of  utmost 
importance,  is  excited 
about  working  for  the 
college.  She  grew  up  In  the 
area    and    realizes    how 

See  "Gale,"  on  p.  6 


Fall  '93  Poetry  Postcard 
Contest  Winners  Announced 

CHICKEN  LITTLE'S  KITCHEN  MIDDEN 

FRONT  AND  CENTER,  in  the  kitchen,  my  broom 
and  I  have  been  sitting  and  waiting  quietly  for  a  long  time. 
Brass  pots,  copper  pans,  whisks,  and  sifters;  all  are  still. 
Outside  is  the  end  of  day  and  I  watch  as  it  moves  towards  me. 
Not  smoothly,  but  in  fits  and  starts  like  an  emotional  miasmic 
tar  spit  up  from  an  argument  between  old  friends.  It 
half-fills  everything  with  the  black  activity  of  nothing.  I  watch 
until  I  can't  see. 

I  light  a  match. 

IN  A  SUDDEN  HARUMPH  the  entire  thing  crystalizes  in 
mid-drift  and  falls  to  the  ground,  shattering  into  fifty-nine 
angular  pieces.  I  sweep  up  the  obsidian  shards,  put  them  into 
an  old  gunny  sack  and  lug  their  lift  down  the  ancient  howling 
cellar  steps  to  the  basement  where  they  will  dream  fine  and 
deep  forever. 

Rudy  Weil?. 

Postcards  such  as  this  one  are  printed  by  the  O'Neill  Literary  House  Press  to  celebrate 
poetry  at  Washington  College. 

The  Fall.  1993  winners  of  the  O'Neill  Literary  House  Poetry  Post  Card  Contest  are: 
Kelll  Youngblood,  '97  — for  "Unlike  Elvis,  Superman  Lives- 
Paul  Small,  "97  — for  "Lawn  Furniture" 
J.  Tarin  Towers,  '94  — for  "...Tomorrow's  Wednesday  and  I" 

The  contest  was  Judged  by  the  poet  Erin  Murphy.  Each  of  the  three  winners  will  have 
their  poem  printed  as  a  post  card  at  the  literary  house  press  room  by  Mike  Kayloi 
and  student  apprentices. 

Contest  entries  are  picked  from  the  Broadside  series.  The  series  will  also 
print  short,  one-page  pieces  of  fiction.  Writers  whose  work  appeared  in  the  Fall 
series  are  still  eligible  for  the  Spring.  Submissions  for  the  Spring  semester  are  now 
being  considered  and  should  be  sent  to  Tanya  Allen  through  campus  mall,  literary 
house  mail,  or  E-mail. 


February  4.  1994 


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"They  seemed  to  be 
genuinly  Interested,"  said 
Student  Government 
Association  President  Jay 
Young  after  his  Committee 
on  Student  Facilities  last 
Friday  presented  to  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors'  Buildings  and 
Grounds  Committee  a 
proposal  to  turn  the 
basement  of  Hodson  Hall 
into  a  student  activities 
center. 

"It's  a  very  solid  and 
impressive  plan,  and  it's 
hard  not  to  agree  with  it," 
said  Young  of  the  proposal, 
which  includes  a  cost 
estimate,  blueprints,  and 
an  artist's  conception  of 
the  renovation. 

The  Board's  Budget 
and  Finance  Committee 
was  expected  to  consider 
the  proposal  and  its  more 
than  $45,000  preliminary 
cost  estimate  last 
Wednesday. 

Young  said  he  was 
"very  optimistic"  about  the 
Financial  Committee's 
consideration  of  the 
proposal.  "I  have  no 
concrete  reason  to  be  so, 
but  I  have  that  feeling 
because  it's  been  so 
warmly  received  by 
everyone." 

The  SGA's 

presentation  last  Friday 
came  in  response  to  a 
Buildings  and  Grounds 
Committee  request  for  a 
detailed  proposal  for  the 
long-sought  after  student 
activities  center.  Young, 
who  offered  both  a  written 
and  oral  presentation,  told 
the  Committee  that  "Right 


"Gale,"  from  p.  5 

important  Washington 
College  is  to  the 
community.  She  feels  the 
job  will  be  a  good 
experience,  and  she  sees  it 
as  the  perfect 

combination — something 
she  likes  for  a  good  cause. 

As  for  her  long- 
range  goals,  Gale  is  taking 
her  job  one  day  at  a  time, 
striving  to  maintain  the 
high  standard  set  by  her 
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now  on  campus  there  is  no 
real  central  place  where 
people  can  get  together  and 
interact  socially. 

"We  really  do  need  a 
place  for  socializing.  \\re 
think  it  might  help  the 
retention  problem,  and  it 
also  might  help 

Admissions." 

Young  said  the 
major  change  would  be  a 
"reinstatement  of  the 
purpose  of  the  snack  bar." 
In  the  proposed  renovation. 
the  Coffee  House  would  be 
expanded  to  include  the 
snack  bar,  and  hours  for 
the  multi-purpose  operation 
would  be  expanded  on 
weekends. 

The  plan  also 
includes  a  renovation  of 
what  is  now  the  mail  room 
area  into  a  large-screen  TV 
lounge.  The  office  space 
adjoining  the  Coffee  House 
would  be  remodeled  into  a 
game  room. 

A  Maintenance 

Department  estimate  place 
renovations  to  the  interior 
of  the  proposed  center  at 
just  over  .  $15,100, 
Estimates  for  demolition 
and  some  of  the  larger 
interior  work  brought  the 
total  cost  to  more  than 
$45,000. 

The  SGA's  written 
summary  of  the  proposal 
outlines  "advantages  of  that 
render  (each  room)  to  be 
both  practical  and 
necessary."  The  Coffee 
House  "needs  desperately  to 
be  enlarged  and  improved, 
as  it  is  such  a  vital  part  of 
the  social  life  on  campus," 
states  that  summary.    The 

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February  A.  1994 


DIRT 


If  a  ship  is  sinking, 
would  you  jump  off  of  it? 
Would  you  look  for  a 
lifeboat,  or  let  the  children 
go  first?  If  you  were  a  man, 
would  you  let  a  woman 
take  your  space  on  the 
lifeboat?  If  you  were  a 
woman,  would  you  fight 
him  for  it? 

Students,  the 

degree  is  a  metaphor  for 
jumping  off  of  a  ship  that 
may  still  be  afloat.  A 
Master's  Degree,  MFA  or 
PhD.  is  insurance  that  if 
your  first  ship  sinks,  you'll 
have  others  to  keep  you 
afloat. 

Students  have  it 
easy.  They  get  to  pick  an 
institution,  any  one  they 


Down  with  the 
Ship! 


and  having  a  large  group 
of  people  with  at  least  one 
similar  interest  (academia) 
In  common,  is  a  tough 
one  give  up. 

That's  why  so 
many  students  get  their 
Bachelor's  degree,  go 
straight  to  grad  school, 
and  plow  straight  ahead 
into  professordom.  It's 
comfortable,  it's  viable, 
it's  acceptable,  and  it's 
rewarding. 

Until  the  ship 
starts  sinking.  Is  this 
place  going  under?  I  don't 
know.  People  are  scared. 
Students  are  wondering  if 
their  degree  will  be  worth 
anything  in  five  years,  or 
ten,  or  twenty. 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


want,  provided  that  they 
can  1)  get  enough  financial 
aid  to  stay  there  or  2)  get 
their  parents  to  pay  for  it. 
They  can  even  transfer, 
almost  at  will,  if  their 
grades  are  okay. 

Employees  of  a 
college  don't  have  It  so 
easy.  They  may  be  from  the 
area  originally,  and  their 
occupation  may  be  a 
welcome  way  to  stay  in  the 
town  they  grew  up  in. 
People  who  move  to  a  new 


Administrators  are 
finding  outs  while  they 
can.  We've  had,  in  the  last 
four  years,  a  lot  of  turnover 
in  areas  like  Financial  Aid 
and  Development.  Lots  of 
administrative -types  stick 
around  long  enough  to  get 
a  free  Master's  in  English 
or  Psychology  and  then 
say,  see-ya. 

Then  again,  lots  of 
WC  graduates  just  can't 
get  enough  and  acquire 
permanent       or       semi- 


the  difficulties  at  the  College  aren't 
just  financial  ones.     There  are 
morale  problems  that  students  often 
sense  sooner  than  the  professors  who 
often  seem  oblivious  to  non- 
academic  problems:  "I  had  no  idea 
that  the  housekeeping  staff  was  paid 
less  than  my  baby-sitter,"  etc. 


place  to  work  at  a  college 
have  to  set  up  new  roots. 
new  frfends  and  doctors 
and  business 

acquaintances.  Or  they  can 
choose  to  remain  outsiders, 
permanently  drifting  until 
something  better  comes 
along. 

Either  way,  people 
lr*  a  college  community 
have  to  do  lots  of  thinking 
when  they  decide  to  change 
Jobs.  The  comfort  of  having 
a  library  and  fitness 
facilities  at  one's  disposal. 


permanent  jobs  here.  Or 
in  town. 

Washington  College 
seems  to  be  a  magnet  that 
draws  some  back 

indefinitely  and  repels 
others  with  force. 

But  is  the  magnet 
ship-shaped,  and  if  so,  is  it 
going  down?  And  who's 
going  to  be  the  brave 
captain  that  goes  down 
with  it?     Or  is  Lord  Jim 


See  "Dirt,"  on  p.  8 


by  Tanya  Allen 


After  spending 
several  weeks  all  stuck  in 
the  middle  of  the  belly  of  a 
great  blue  whale  many  of 
t  h  e 

students/faculty/staff/sea 
creatures  of  the 

Washington  College 

campus  started  going  stir 
crazy. 

"Eeeeeeeyaaaaaaa!" 
screamed  GEOFFREY  P. 
SIMMSfish.  "I  Want  out  of 
thisl  I  don't  want  to  be 
inside  the  belly  of  a  great 
blue  whale  anymore!" 

"Heeeeeyaaaachaaaa!" 
shouted  REX  R.  VOGAN 
nfish.  "I  don't  want  to  be  a 
fish  anymore!" 

"Neeenerneenerneenerpeek 
at"  howled  AMY 

OSBORNEfish.  "Who  got 
us  into  this  nonsensical 
mess  in  the  first  place?!" 

"I  don't  know!" 
deliberated  ALISON  J. 
DELIBERTOfish.  "But 
whoever  it  is,  I  think  we 
should  KILL  THEM!" 

"You  know  who  I 
think  must  be  responsible 
for  all  this?"  said  DR. 
JOHN  A.  CONKLINGfish. 
"1  think  it  must  be...." 

(There  was  a  hush 
as  all  aquatic  sea  creatures 
waited  with  baited  breath 
to  see  what  he  would  say 
next.) 

"I  think  it  must 
be.. .The  English  majors!" 

"The  English 

majors!  The  English 
majors!"  Everyone  but  the 
English  majors  started 
chanting.  "It  must  be  the 
English  majors!  Kill  them! 
Kill  them!  Kill  them  'till 
they're  dead!" 

"After  all,"  said  DR. 
EDGUARDO 
BUSCAGLIAfish.  "As 

everyone  knows.  the 
English  majors  were 
beginning  to  be  the 
downfall  of  this  college, 
even  before  all  of  this  fish- 
business  started 
happening!" 

"Uh...how  so?" 
genteelly  asked  BENNETT 
LAMONDfish.  (a  pike)  as  he 


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turned  white. 

"Well,  look— there's 
more  English  majors  on 
this  campus  than  there 
are  any  other  type  of 
major,  and  therefore  the 
other  departments  are 
suffering,  because  not 
enough  attention  Is  given 
to  them!  This  school 
places  too  much  of  an 
emphasis  on  English! 
What  about  all  of  the  other 
departments,  like 

business,  and  science,  and 
psychology,  and  math,  and 
art.  and  etc. — don't  we 
matter  as  well?  It's  all 
English!  English!  All 
anyone  cares  about  here  is 
English!" 

"Well,  maybe  that's 
because  all  of  the  other 
departments...  suck?" 
quietly  ventured  RUDY 
WEITZflsh.  an  English 
major. 

All  the  majors  but 
English  majors  , 

immediately  screamed, 
"Kill  the  English  majors! 
Kill  the  English  majors! 
English  majors  are  evil!" 

"No,  no,  no,  no, 
no!"  said  BENNET 
LAMONDfish,  "Listen  to 
me!  I  do  agree  that  some 
English  majors  are  evil, 
but  not  all  of  them,  not 
all. ..the  only  evil  English 
majors  at  W.C.  are  those 
who  have  fallen  under  the 
Influence  of..."  he  raised  a 
trembling  dorsal  fin, 
"HIM!"  Everyone  turned 
and  looked  at  the  evil 
ROBERT  DAYfish. 

"The  lit  house..." 
KEITH  WHITEFORDfish 
hissed. 

"The  lit  house..." 
BRENDA  STANLEYfish 
hissed. 

"Wait  a  minute!" 
said  PATRICK 

GEISSELflsh,  "So,  what 
you're  saying  Is,  everyone 
on  the  Washington  College 
campus  has  been  turned 
into  a  fish  and  then  been 
swallowed  by  a  great  blue 
whale  because  of.  ..lit 
house  English  majors? 
And  because  the  English 
major  in  general. ..is  so 
popular?  You're  all  crazy! 
You've  been  in  the  belly  too 
long!" 


"The  literary  house 
sucks!  It's  filled  with 
Upperclassman  Lit  house 
English  majors!  And 
they're  all  really 

pretentious  and  fake!" 
shouted  a  Freshman 
writer  and  pre-English 
major. 

"Oh,  shut  up."  said 
TARIN  TOWERSfish, 
flicking  the  Freshman  on 
the  head.  "People  always 
make  fun  of  what  they 
don't  understand... There 
are  always  a  few 
Freshman  writerflsh  who 
put  on  a  big  act  of 
despising  the 

upperclassman  lit  house 
fish,  and  then  end  up 
turning  INTO 

upperclassman  lit  house 
fish  when  they  themselves 
move  into  the  upper 
classes!" 

"There  are  not!  No 
Freshman  fish  ever  does 
that!"  protested  TANYA 
ALLENflsh.  "The  lit 
house!  The  lit  house! 
'Twas  brillig.. .What's 
going  on?  Nothing's 
making  sense  anymore!  I 
must  be  dreaming! 
Somebody  help  me,  I 
think  I'm  having  a  stream 
of  consciousness! 

Intellectual  angst!  Oh! 
Oh!" 

"FREAK!"  shouted 
a  bunch  of  sclencefish. 
"You  must  be  on  drugs! 
All  lit  house  freaks  are  on 
drugs!" 

"Somebody  get  me 
something  black!" 

whimpered  TANYA 

ALLENflsh.  "And 

coffee  —  must  have 

coffee...." 

"Kill  the  lit  house 
freak!  Kill  the  lit  house 
freak!" 

"No!  No!  Must 
have  coffee. ..must  have 
coffee.. .You're  all  a  pack  of 
card  si  You're  a  11...  a 
p  a  c  k  .  .  .  o  f 
caaaarrrddssss " 

And  then  the  great 
blue  whale  opened  its 
mouth,  burped.  "YAWP!" 
and  vomited  the  entire 
W.C.  population  Into  the 
Chester  River.   iJ 


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"Forum,"  from  p.  3 

Mankind  ek-slsts  In 
an  essential  tension  with 
her  Mother  Earth.  Like 
that  of  a  lyre,  this 
tension — i.e.  the  basic 
conflict  Inherent  in  man's 
relation  to  earth— between 
planet  and  people  is 
fundamental  to  Man's 
essential  nature  as  a  crea- 
ture who  dwells,  but  must 
be  finely  tuned  In  order  to 
allow  for  the  proper  comm- 
unl-cation  of  the  Truth  of 
Being  in  such  a  way  as  to 
fac-ill-itate  the  execution  of 
the  un-foldlng  of  the  extst- 
entiallty  of  the  pot-ent- 
iality  of  the  beast-lality  of 
the  rad-icality  of  the  intent- 
ionallty  of  this  precious 
thing  that  we  all  are 
familiar  with  as  the 
essence  of  the  act-lvity  of 
our  thinking  being  into 
language  (we  mean  by  this, 
of  course,  dwelling:  viz.  the 
ad-mittence  of  both  Earth 
and  Sky,  Divinities  and 
Mortals,  into  the  logical 
space  defined  by  the  sub- 
jective and  arbitrary 
convent-ions  of  popular 
linguistic  usage  in  refer- 
ence to  the  realm  in  which 
the  wonder  of  the  brlnging- 
about  of  the  coming-into- 
being  of  the  things  of  our 
world  which  man-kind,  in 
her  lnflnitesseimal  wisdom 
and  infinite  pretension, 
creates  herself  (e.g.  sky- 
scrapers, automobiles, 
computers,  feminine 

hygene  products,  Nacho 
Cheesler  Doritos™,  etc.) 
and  which  we  call 
artifacts);  this  natural 
tension,  when  seen  in  the 
light  of  the  unity  em- 
bedded in  our  minds  and 
through  the  frosted  lenses 
of  our  conceptual 
framework,  thrusts  us  out 
against  the  nothingness — 
against  which  all  beings 
are  re-cognized  as  such — 
and  into  a  state  of  anxiety 
which  reveals  the  true 
essence  of  Being  Itself  and 
which  also  stands  in  op- 
position to  the  wonder  we 
ek-sperience  in  Kant- 
emplatton  of  this  essence 
after  its  revelation.  The 
reductionist  structure  of 
our  scientific  society 
attempts  in  futility  to  array 
the  Dionysian  chaos  of  the 
'song  of  nature'  into  an 
orderly  manifestation  of  its 
own  Appolonian  will.  As 
Nietzsche  said  In  The  Birth 
of  Tragedy,  "Here  over,  we 
must  make  as  sharp  a 
distinction  as  possible 
between  the  concepts  of 
essence  and  phenomena; 
for  music,  according  to  its 
essence,  cannot  possibly  be 
will."  The  essential  nature 
of  music  revealed  by  our 
earthly  origins,  is  purely 


phenomenal;  but  the  will 
of  modernity  bends  nature 
into  its  service,  siphoning 
from  it  all  of  the  energy  of 
Its  tumultuous  beauty. 
The  will  of  the  people- 
acting  in  solidarity — Is  a 
Juggernaut  that  is 
invincible,  its  powers 
possess  the  potentiality  for 
good  or  ill.  That  this  will 
has  already  laid  low  the 
Lord  our  Father  is  well 
known,  must  we  plunge 
this  self-same  dagger  into 
our  fair  Mother? 

But  talk  is  cheap, 
and  this  essay  has  already 
accumulated  enough 
twenty-five  cent  words  to 
buy  itself  a  thesaurus.  To 
realize  our  goal  we  must 
take  concrete  action.  As 
Marx  and  Engels  wrote  in 
The  Communist  Manifesto 
"When  people  speak  of 
ideas  that  revolutionize 
society,  they  do  but 
express  the  fact,  that 
within  the  old  society,  the 
elements  of  a  new  one 
have  been  created,  and 
that  the  dissolution  of  the 
old  ideas  keeps  even  pace 
with  the  dissolution  of  the 
old  conditions  of 

existence."  To  "be  an 
environmentalist"  or  "be  a 
socialist"  Is  not  enough,  for 
the  unfortunate  fact  is  that 
there  would  be  no 
environmentalists  or 
socialists  if  our  planet  and 
our  politics  had  not 
already  begun  the 
spiraling  descent  into  the 
abysmal  depths  of  hopless, 
abject  ruin.  Our  strength 
comes  from  our  fear,  not 
our  hope.  Revolutionary 
ideas  spring  not  from  a 
Utopian  daydream  that 
things  will  inevitably  get 
better,  but  from  the 
realistic  fear  that  things 
are  inevitably  getting 
worse.  As  the  millennium 
approaches  our  thoughts 
are  not  of  paradise  but  of 
hell      on      Earth.  To 

paraphrase  Pogo,  we  have 
seen  the  Antichrist,  and  he 
is  us. 

What  is  now 
needed  Is  a  shot  in  the 
arm  heard  around  the 
world — we  must  apply  the 
defibrillator  of  action  to  the 
broken  heart  of  our  Mother 
Earth;  a  planet  saved  is  a 
planet  earned,  and  a  sow's 
ear  purse  by  any  other 
name  is  a  terrible  thing  to 
throw  good  money  after 
the  sour  grapes  of  wrath 
have  cried  over  the  spilt 
milk  and  honey  I  shrunk 
the  children  are  our 
future;  teach  them  and  let 
them  lead  a  dead  horse  to 
water  without  beating  It. 

But  the  viscous 
cudgeling  of  Rodney  King 
is  but  one  example  of  how 
our  society  has  criminally 


engaged  in  the  systematic 
oppression  of  the 
proletariat  by  the  likes  of 
Leona  Helmsley  and 
William  Kennedy  Smith. 
We  must  start  now  If  we 
Intend  to  get  a  Jump  on  the 
environmental  bandwagon. 
Saturday  afternoon  the  cry 
of  "EarthJump"  Will 
resound  throughout  the 
greater  Chestertown 

community.  All  right  and 
left-thinking  moral  people 
will  be  in  attendance  to 
decry  the  imperialistic, 
gay-bashing,  big  business, 
anti-gun,  polluting,  father- 
raping,  race-lst,  sex-ist. 
age-Ist,  species — 1st,  class- 
Ist,  abortion-ist,  looks-lst, 
weight-Ist,  height-ist 
lobotom-ist  pig-dog 

oppressors  who  have 
maintained  an  Iron-fisted 
stranglehold  on  the 
American  people  for  so 
long. 

If  you  hold  any 
thoughts  of  a  world  free  of 
pollutants  and  a  future  for 
your  descendants  you 
must  act  and  act  now. 
This  demonstration  is  not 
merely  an  outlet  for  the 
social  activist  In  all  of  us,  it 
is  a  mandate  of  the  people, 
for  the  people,  by  the 
people,  through  the  people 
within  the  people  and 
without  any  people  at  all  to 
recognize  the  gravity  of  our 
planet.  Please  join  your 
comrades  tomorow,  in 
Martha  Washington 

Square,  for  this  display  of 
solidarity  and  the 
universal  support  shared 
by  all  Chestertonians  and 
students  In  this  great 
comm-unity  that  we  call 
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Garfield  and  Friends. 
Then  the  RIckl  Lake  Show. 
1  find  it  amazing  that  the 
only  people  that  appear  on 
this  show  as  guests  are 
either  really  stupid  or 
country  bumpkins  without 
any  teeth.  A  full  hour  of 
Roseanne  starts  at  6:00. 
At  7:00.  a  break  to  do 
some  more  of  my  work 
because  the  only  shows  on 
at  that  time  are  Wheel  of 
Fortune  and  Married.  .  . 
with  Children  and  who 
wants  to  watch  Vanna 
White  turning  letters  and 
the  Bundys  are  not  as 
entertaining  as  they  used 
to  be  when  I  was  a 
freshmen  in  the  heyday  of 
the  all-male  Kent  dorm. 

But,  at  7:30  is  the 
highlight  of  the  night. 


Jeopardy!  I  never  miss  an 
episode.  I  think  the  reason 
for  this  is  that  Alex  Trebek 
is  so  damn  pompous  that  I 
just  wait  to  see  when  he 
embarrasses  himself.  Plus, 
there  Is  a  lot  of 
intellectually  challenging 
questions  that  are  fun. 

At  8:00,  it  becomes 
tricky  because  the  major 
networks  have  their  own 
scheduled  shows.  But,  I 
have  figured  this  out.  On 
Monday  nights,  I  watch 
CBS.  Tuesdays,  I  watch 
ABC.  Wednesdays.  I  watch 
nothing  because  I  am 
working  for  this  very  same 
paper  all  night.  Thursdays, 
I  turn  to  NBC.  And  I  try  to 
avoid  television  at  all  costs 
on  Friday  and  Saturday 
because  it  sucks. 

At  11:00,  it  becomes 
even  more  tricky.  I  can 
either  turn  to  MTV  and 
watch  an  hour  of  Beavis 
and  Butthead  or  wait  until 
11:30  and  watch  David 
Letterman.  But  most  of  the 
time,  my  roommate  decides 
to  watch  Wings  on  USA. 
Not  that  I  mind  because  it 
Is  Just  as  mindless  and  silly 
as  Beavis  and  Butthead 
and  Dave. 

12:30  begins  the 
ever  so  touching  and 
artistic  Thirtysomething. 
And  If  you  are  interested  in 
the  plot  so  that  you  will  not 
be  confused,  Hope  just  had 
a  miscarriage,  Michael  and 
Elliot  have  just  started 
working  for  Miles  Drentell 
after  they  had  to  shut  down 
their  advertising  business, 
Nancy  is  just  about  to 
discover  that  she  has 
cancer,  Gary  was  turned 
down  for  tenure  and  fallen 
in  love,  Ellen  has  just 
started  therapy  and  fallen 
out  of  love,  and  Melissa 
stood  up  to  her 
grandmother  and  wants 
Gary  to  be  in  love  with  her. 

And  for  those  of  you 
that  do  not  believe  that  this 
is  what  I  do  almost  every 
night,  come  talk  to  me.  1 
will  be  able  to  assess  your 
personality  type  and 
prescribe  the  perfect 
television  schedule.  And 
think,  this  is  what  I  came 
to  a  highly-priced,  private 
institution  of  higher 
education  to  learn.  With 
my  English  degree  I  think 
that  I  will  try  to  land  myself 
a  job  with  TV  Guide.  At 
least  I  will  be  able  to  enjoy 
my  job  and  pay  back  my 
loans.   Hopefully.   Si 


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going  to  escape  with  his  Ufe 
and  leave  the  immigrants 
sleeping  in  the  hold  to 
drown? 

Should  we  be 
panicking?  Is      the 

administration  we  have 
going  to  be  able  to  save  us 
by  itself?  Or  is  the  Board 
going  to  step  in  and  make 
resolutions  that  no  one  will 
be  able  to  follow? 

The  difficulties  at 
the  College  aren't  just 
financial  ones. 

There  are  morale 
problems  that  students 
often  sense  sooner  than 
the  professors  who  often 
seem  oblivious  to  non- 
academic  problems:  T  had 
no  idea  that  the 
housekeeping  staff  was 
paid  less  than  my  baby- 
sitter." etc. 

Not  all  professors 
are  in  the  dark.  Some  are 
kept  there  unwittingly, 
some  like  staying  there 
with  a  good  book,  and 
some  are  never  told  where 
the  light  switch  Is. 

I  Just  wish  someone 
would  come  out  and  say, 
"Yes,  everything  Is  going  to 
be  all  right." 

And  I  hope  that  if 
they  do,  they're  sure  that 
it's  true.  Si 


Archives,"  from  6 


renovated  Coffee  House 
would,  according  to  the 
summary,  house  lectures, 
dances,  concerts  and 
movies. 

Expansion  of  the 
snack  bar  area  would 
increase  revenues,  which 
could  then  be  reinvested  in 
the  student  center.  It 
would  also  provide  more 
student  job  opportunities 
because  the  facility  would 
be  a  "student  operation 
administered,  managed, 
and  supervised  by 
students." 

The  summary  also 
states  that  the  proposed 
gameroom's  most  attractive 
aspect. ..is  that  while  a 
much  needed  service  is 
provided,  large  revenues 
are  generated." 

The  proposed  TV 
lounge  would  serve  a  dual 
purpose  as  both  a 
television  room  and  an 
extension  of  the  Coffee 
House  area.  ■ 

Committee 
questions  Included 

concerns  for  vandalism  and 
the  availability  of  student 
assistance.  But, 

Committee  Chairman 
Arthur  Kudner  said,  "' 
think  (the  Committee)  looks 
favorably  upon  such  a 
plan." 

Said  Young:  "There 
are  just  so  many 
advantages,  it's  hard  not  to 
like  it."  Q 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


February  4,  1994 


Shoremen  Spank  Goucher 

Women's  Team  Falls  To  Cross-State  Rival  152-53 


F-Hka  K.  Ford 


Although  they  were  the 
underdogs  in  last 
Saturday's  swim  meet 
against  Goucher,  the 
Washington  men  came  out 
yoking  to  win.  This  strong 
victory  continued  their 
seven-meet  winning  streak. 

Washington's  men  are 
now  7-1  after  the  119-89 


in  the  200  individual 
medley,  making  the  score 
47-46  Washington  at 
intermission. 

Parent  added  first  place 
and  a  season  best  time  in 
the  100  butterfly,  with 
Steinmuller  and  Ryu  Kawai 
winning  fourth  and  fifth 
respectively.  Campbell. 
Freisheim,  and  McCarthy 
went  2,4,5  in  the  100  free, 
making  the  score  66-65 
Washington. 


Jennifer  Green  looks  forward  to  Conference 
Championships  for  her  senior  year. 

swimmers  lost  152-53. 

The  200  medley  team  of 
Ty  McCarthy,  Julien 
Gaudlon,  Scott  Steinmuller. 
and  Chris  Freisheim  placed 
second.  Tim  Whlttler,  Dave 
Kraft.  Marcelo  Brutti,  and 
Mike  Bowman's  team 
followed  to  claim  third. 

"We  had  a  very  positive 
attitude  after  the  Goucher 
meet,"  McCarthy  said.  "We 
had  just  come  off  a  very 
Intense  training  period  and 
a  lot  of  our  times  were  even 
better  than  expected.  It  was 
uplifting  to  enter  as  the 
underdogs  and  come  out 
victorious." 

Goucher's  win  in  the  200 
medley  gave  them  an  early 
H-6  lead.  Dan  Woodall 
swam  to  a  key  first  place  in 
the  1000  freestyle,  with 
^ave  Czekaj's  fourth  place 
Pulling  Washington  to 
within  two  points. 

Captain  Dave  Cola 
switched  places  with 
woodall  to  win  the  200 
Jeestyle  with  a  1:50.1  time. 
Kraft  and  McCarthy  won 
fourth  and  fifth,  to  put  the 
Shoremen  in  the  lead.  29- 
26. 

Tim  Parent,  Jason 
campbell.  and  Gaudlon 
Went  1,3,5  to  increase  the 
lead  by  ten.  Goucher  came 
back  however,  placing  1.2.5 


"Our  last  few  meets 
haven't  been  too 

challenging."  said  captain 
Freisheim.  "But  this  meet 
was  a  change.  Goucher 
was  pretty  cocky  coming 
in.  but  we  still  beat  them." 

Pete  Ward  pulled  a  key 
win  in  the  100  backstroke, 
with  a  57.2  time. 

Dave  Cola  continued  to  be 
undefeated  in  the  500  free, 
capturing  a  season's  best 
time  of  4:59.54.  Woodall 
came  from  behind  to  grab 
second,  with  Czekaj  took 
fifth  to  pull  Washington 
ahead.  92-77. 

Campbell  and  Gaudion 
iced  the  cake  with  a  1-2 
punch  in  the  100 
breaststroke.  Each  had 
season's  best  times  of 
1:03.8  and  1:04.70.  The 
200  free  relay  team  of  Cola, 
Parent,  Ward,  and 
Freisheim  wrapped  it  up 
with  a  first  place  win. 

Coach  Kim  Lessard  said, 
"We  had  a  great  team  effort 
today.  After  easy  wins  the 
past  six  meets  we  needed 
to  be  the  underdog.  The 
team  showed  today  that 
they  are  ready  to  challenge 
Franklin&Marshall  for 
second  place  in  three 
weeks  at  the  Centennial 
Championship."  (F&M  is 
the  men's  team's  only  loss 
this  season.) 

The  women's  team 
continued  to  have  strong 
individual  performances, 
although  their  record  fell  to 
2-6. 

Eileen  Kurlger  again 
lowered  her  seed  time  in 
the  1000  free,  placing 
second,  while  Liz  Likens 
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Jen  Voss  added  two 
important  second  places  in 
the  50  and  100  freestyles, 
Denise  Hakanson  followed 
her  with  third  in  the  50 
free. 

Captain  Jen  Green 
captured  second  in  the  100 
back.  Jen  Dow  grabbed 
third  in  both  the  100  fly 
and  500  free. 

Robin  Woollens  swam 
three  personal  best  times 
in  the  50  free,  100  free, 
and  100  breaststroke. 

"The  small  size  of  our 
team  has  been  a  factor 
affecting  our  record," 
Woollens       said.       "Our 


personal  times  are  good, 
but  we've  needed  more 
swimmers." 

Jen  Dow  and  Erin  Miller 
met  Conference 

Championship  Qualifying 
times  in  the  400  IM. 
moving  to  fourth  and  fifth 
places  on  the  all-time 
Washington  charts. 

Both  teams  will  travel  to 
Gettysburg  to  swim 
tomorrow  afternoon.  The 
last  home  meet  will  be  held 
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Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


Shoremen  Hoopsters  Smash 
Swarthmore  Garnet  94-75 

Washington  Pulls  Even  At  9-9  For  Season  After  Three 
Consecutive  Conference  Wins  Push  Record  To  .500 


Matt  Murray 


For  one  night,  he  was 
Superman.  And  then  he 
decided  to  share  the  wealth 
with  his  friends. 

Charles  Cummings  scored 
30  points  last  Saturday  on 
Washington's  way  to  a  94- 
75  romp  over  Swarthmore 
College.  Cummings  scored 
in  every  way,  shape  and 
form  in  the  first  half  with 
1 1  field  goals  during  the 
period,  including  three  3- 
polnters. 

"When  Charles  gets  the 
ball  In  his  spots,  he's 
usually  going  to  score," 
Washington  head  coach 
Mike  Hart  said.  "He's 
spotting  up  and  knocking  it 
down,  but  he's  also  got  a 
good  enough  drive  to  blow 
by  people  and  cut  to  the 
basket." 

However,  after  exploding 
for  22  points  in  the  first 
half,  Cummings  decided  to 
share  the  scoring  with  his 
teammates  In  the  second. 

"I  was  feeling  it  In  the  first 
half,"  Cummings  said. 
"But  I  knew  even  though  I 
played  well,  we  were  only 
up  by  seven  at  halftlme, 
and  I  knew  we  had  to  get 
other  people  involved  in 
order  to  win." 

Cummings  involved 
plenty  of  his  teammates 
during  a  26-2  run  midway 


through  the  second  half 
when  Washington  (9-9) 
blew  the  game  open. 

After  Swarthmore  (6-11) 
had  pulled  within  three  at 
41-38  with  18:37 

remaining,  the  Shoremen 
took  charge  and  dominated 
the  Garnet.  An  Edmund 
Hicks  field  goal  gave 
Washington  a  51-38  lead 
and  forced  a  Swarthmore 
timeout  with  13:52 
remaining. 

The  timeout  didn't  help 
the  visitors,  though,  and 
the  Shoremen  continued  to 
roll.  Adam  Poe's  360- 
degree  spinning  lay-up 
ignited  the  home  crowd 
and  gave  Washington  a  65- 
40  lead. 

Poe's  10-point 
performance  was  the  first 
time  he's  scored  in  double 
figures  this  year  at  home. 
However,  he  has  helped  to 
make  up  for  the  loss  of  Jay 
Devlin  and  Mark  Kenah,  as 
Poe  has  scored  in  double 
figures  twice  on  the  road 
with  15  against  Ursinus 
and  13  versus  Gettysburg. 

"Opportunity  came  to 
Adam  and  he's  taken 
advantage  of  it,"  Hart  said. 
"I'm  really  happy  with  the 
way  he's  played." 

Cummings  capped  the  26- 
2  run  with  a  lay-up  with 
9:05  remaining,  giving 
Washington  a  67-40  lead. 


'When  Charles 
gets  the  ball  in 
his  spots,  he's 
usually  going  to 
score.   He's 
spotting  up  and 
knocking  it  down, 
but  he's  also  got  a 
good  enough  drive 
to  blow  by  people 
and  cut  to  the 
basket." 

—head  coach 
Mike  Hart 

The  rest  of  the  game  was 
academic.  While 

Swarthmore  made  a  brief 
run,  it  wasn't  enough  to 
cut  into  the  huge  lead,  and 
Hart  emptied  the  bench. 

"We  have  a  lot  of  talent  on 
our  team,"  Cummings  said. 
"We  know  If  we  can  get 
everybody  involved,  we  can 
beat  anybody." 

Everyone  got  involved  as 
much  as  possible.  All  ten 
players  on  the  Shoremen 
roster  saw  playing  time. 
and  all  ten  scored.  It  was 
the  home  debuts  for 
Washington's  Paul  Kenny 
and  Mark  Awantang. 

Sophomore  center  Ken 
Lapp  finished  the  game 


Charles  Cummings  exploded  for  30  points  against 
Swarthmore. 


"I  was  feeling  it  in  the 
first  half.   But  I  knew 
even  though  I  played 
well,  we  were  only  up  by 
seven  at  half  time,  and  I 
knew  we  had  to  get 
other  people  involved  in 
order  to  win." 

—senior  captain 
Charles  Cummings 


Geoff  Rupert  scored  18  points  against  Swarthmore  last 
Saturday. 


with  a  10-foot  jumper  to 
give  Washington  the  94-75 
win. 

On  its  way  to  its  third 
consecutive  victory, 

Washington  made  65%  of 
its  shots  from  the  field 
while  also  forcing  1 9 
Swarthmore  turnovers. 

"They  played  a  very 
intense  game,"  Washington 
assistant  coach  Sonel 
Shropshire  said. 

Cummings'  30  points  was 
a  career  high.  Geoff  Rupert 
finished  with  18  points.  Poe 
added     10,     Derek    Cuff 


scored  9,  and  both  Ben 
Harris  and  Jerry  Davis 
scored  8. 

"If  we  play  good  defense, 
we're  going  to  get  easy 
baskets."  Hart  said.  "I 
keep  telling  these  guys  that 
defense  is  going  to  win  the 
games  for  us.  And  tonight 
our  strong  defense  gave  us 
a  good  offense." 
Team  Notes 

Washington  travelled  to 
Wesley  last  night  (results 
were  unavailable}.  The 
team's  next  contest  will  be 
Saturday  at  8:00  p.m. 
against  Muhlenberg 


College.  The      Mules 

defeated  the  Shoremen  in 
their  last  meeting,  but  this 
Saturday,  the  top  spot  in 
the  East  Division  of  the 
Centennial  Conference  will 
be  on  the  line,  and  the 
game  will  be  in  Cain.... 

Geoff  Rupert  is  closing  In 
on  the  1,000  point  mark. 
Rupert  who  had  18  points 
last  Saturday  against 
Swarthmore  is  within  a 
dozen  of  the  milestone. 
Rupert  averaged  over  15 
points  per  game  as  a  junior 
and  is  averageing  nearly  13 
points  per  game  this 
season.... 

Adam  Poe,  who 
languished  on  the  bench 
for  much  of  the  earlier  part 
of  the  season,  has  recently 
become  an  instrumental 
piece  of  the  Washington 
puzzle.  Poe,  a  junior  from 
Livingston,  New  Jersey,  has 
recently  hit  double  figures 
in  points  against 
Swarthmore,  Ursinus,  and 
Gettysburg.... 

After  starting  the 
season  4-5,  Washington 
has  put  together  a  5-* 
record  since  Christmas 
Break  including  its  recent 
three-game  streak.  Coach 
Hart  feels  the  team  is  just 
now  adjusting  to  the  loss  of 
Mark  Kenah  and  J&y 
Devlin. 


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Sports 


Sho' women  Shock 
Swarthmore  60-42 


foatt  Murray 


Two  in  a  row.  and  they're 
looking    for    their    next 

victim. 

The  Washington  College 
women's  basketball  team 


won 


their 


second 


consecutive  Centennial 
Conference  contest 

Saturday  night  when  Eboni 
Taylor's  19  points  powered 
the  Shorewomen  to  a  60-42 
victory. 

Washington       (5-9) 

itscored  visiting 

Swarthmore  (2-13)  27-9 
over  the  final  9:20,  leaving 
the  Garnet  far  behind. 

'We  knew  that  we 
should've  been  beating  that 
team  by  a  lot,"  said 
Washington  forward  Allison 
Went  worth  (13  points) 
referring  to  the  25-23 
halftime  score  in 

Swarthmore's  favor.  "We 
just  came  out  in  the  second 
half  and  played  like  we 
should've  been  playing 
from  the  start." 

Once  again,  fouls  were  the 
problem  for  the 

Shorewomen.  as  Wentworth 
could  only  play  10  minutes 
In  the  first  half  after 
drawing  her  third  personal 
foul.  With  Wentworth  in 
foul  trouble,  and  Taylor 
and  Lee  Ann  Lezzer  on 
their  way  to  four-foul 
nights,  Washington  started 
on  a  sluggish  note. 

"I  was  getting  very 
frustrated,"  Wentworth 
said.  They  were  calling  It 
very  tight  underneath,  and 
it  was  tough  to  adjust." 

Karen  Yohannan-Borbee's 
Swarthmore  squad  took 
advantage  early  taking  an 
U-10  lead  and  holding  on 
25-23  at  halftime.  Nancy 
Rosenbaum  scored  six 
points  to  lead  the  Garnet  In 
the  first  half. 

However,  the  second  half 
was  a  whole  new  ballgame. 
Taylor  and  Wentworth  both 
scored  1 1  points  during  the 
half,  and  Pam  Hendrickson 
lilt  clutch  free  throws  down 
the  stretch,  finishing  the 
night  9-12  from  the  stripe. 

"I  was  really  impressed 
with  Alii  (Wentworth),  Lee 


Ann  (Lezzer)  and  Eb 
(Taylor)  playing  for  so  long 
with  so  many  fouls  while 
still  being  a  force  on  the 
boards  and  on  offense," 
Washington  head  coach 
Lanee  Cole  said. 

Cole  was  satisfied  with 
the  adjustments  her  team 
made  in  order  to  win. 

"I  told  them  at  halftime 
that  you  have  to  work  the 
ball."  she  said.  "We  have  to 
get  the  ball  inside.  I  didn't 
want  to  see  them  throwing 
up  a  3-pointer  in 
transition. 

"We  Just  worked  our 
power  offense  and  plugged 
it  inside." 

After  two  wins  against 
conference  opponents, 
Washington's  players  feel 


as  though  they're  ready  to 
put  together  a  string  of 
victories. 

"We're  finally  starting  to 
play  together  as  a  team," 
Wentworth  said.  "Things 
are  starting  to  fall  into 
place." 

Washington  finally  played 
together  as  a  team  on 
Saturday,  as  the 

Shorewomen  dished  out  19 
team  assists  while 
committing  only  17 
turnovers. 

Besides  Wentworth  and 
Taylor,  Kelly  Rodgers 
scored  1 1  points, 

Hendrickson,  contributed 
nine,  Lezzer  added  four, 
and  Cherie  Galllni  chipped 
In  two. 


Pam  Hendrickson  hit  nine-for-12  from  the  free  throw  line 
last  Saturday. 


jtehlngton  College  Press  Release 

With  its  first  Centennial  Conference  win' in  school 
history  on  January  22  "agains't'Gettysburg  College,  the 
Washington  College  women's  basketball  team  now 
Possesses  a  4-9  overall  record  in  Its  first  year  of 
intercollegiate  participation. - 

Freshman  center  Ebohl  Taylo'iTfGermantown,  MD/The 
Bullis  School)  currently  ranks-second  in  the  Centennial 
Conference  with  12.5  reboundsVper  game.  In  conference 
lames,  her  56  rebounds  in  ■six'games  gives  her  the 
eighth  best  average  at  9.3.  As  of  January  16.  her  13.1 
rebounds  per  game  average  ranked  her  16th  in  NCAA 
Division  III.  Her  rebounding  has  helped  Washington 
fate  as  the  15th  strongest  rebounding  margin  (10.8)  in 
NCAA  Division  III.  On  November  20.  Taylor  pulled  down 
24  rebounds  against  Gallaudet. 

The  six-footer  has  also  been  a  scoring  threat.  Taylor 
scored  17  points  in  the  upset  over  Gettysburg,  and  she 
currently  averages  12.6  points  per  game.  Her  season 
ty?h  in  points  was  on  November  19  when  she  scored  20 
against  Hunter  College.  Additionally,  Taylor  has  blocked 
'0  shots  in  13  games. 


New  Sports 

Editor 

■ 

The  Elm  would  like  to 
welcbme  a  new  co-sports 
editor  to  its  staff. 

Y.  Jeffrey  Lee.  '  a 
ires  hm  an  from  Long 
Island.  New  York,  is  a 
member  of  Washington 
College  men's  novice 
crew. 

Lee  plans  to  major  in 
biology,  and  his  sports 
interests  include  rowing, 
basketball,  golf,  and 
tennis. 

He  replaces  Kate 
Sullivan  and  joins  Matt 
Murray  on  the  staff  this 
week. 


February  4.  1994 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Some  athletes  call  ft  "the  zone."  Others  say  the 
phenomenon  involves  blocking  everyone  else  out,  and 
it's  just  you  and  the  basket.  Some  people  say  the 
basket  looks  more  like  a  peach  basket,  and  you  just 
can't  miss.  Whatever  you  call  It,  Charles  Cummings 
was  there  last  Saturday. 

The  senior  captain  scored  22  points  In  the  first  half 
alone.  Cummings  scored  in  every  way,  shape  and 
form—from  the  free  throw  line,  from  behind  the  3-point 
arc,  on  slashing  drives,  and  on  pull-up  Jumpers.  He 
just  simply  could  not  miss. 

In  the  second  half,  Cummings  decided  It  would  help 
the  team  more  to  open  up  the  offense  and  dish  the  ball 
to  his  teammates.  For  his  unselfish  play  after  scoring 
at  such  a  prolific  rate,  we  award  him  this  week's  Newt's 
honor. 

Cummings  finished  with  30  for  the  game  while  Geoff 
Rupert  followed  with  18.  Rupert  could  also  be  close  to 
a  Newt's  POW  honor  If  he  can  top  the  1000  point  mark 
this  week. 

In  other  news... 

It's  official,  Chris  Camillo  is  the  scrub  of  the  week. 
First  of  all,  he's  got  some  terrible  sideburns,  and 
secondly,  he's  wears  some  really  lousy  looking  flannel 
shirts.   Get  with  the  program  Chris. 

For  an  honorable  mention  this  week,  fan  of  the  week 
goes  to  Chris  Hargett.  Hargett,  who  should  be 
considered  the  6th  man  on  the  basketball  team  (Hey 
Coach  Hart,  he  even  deserves  a  Jacket  and  Jersey)  Is 
that  really  annoying  guy  In  the  stands  who  yells  really 
loud  and  cracks  everyone  up.  He's  gotten  quite  a 
reaction  from  visiting  players  as  they  have  often  told 
him  to  shut  up.  Now.  In  my  book,  if  they're  paying  that 
much  attention  to  Hargett.  they  can't  be  paying  too 
much  attention  to  the  game  (he  atleast  deserves  a 
Jacket  coach).  However.  Hargett  Is  not  without  respect 
for  visiting  basketball  players.  When  Ted  Berry  .  of 
Christopher  Newport  converted  an  allev-oop.  Hargett 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  <=  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


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February  A.  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


SCORES 


Washington 

Goucher 

Women 

Washington 

Goucher 


Men 
119        Washington 
89  Swarthmore 


Washington  72 

Bryn  Mawr  53 

Washington  60 

Swarthmore  42 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  vs. 
Muhlenberg 
February  5  8:00 

Washington  vs. 
Ursinus 
February  8  7:30 

Washington  at 
Haverford 
February  12  8:00 

WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  vs. 
Muhlenberg 
February  5  5:30 

Washington  at 
Ursinus 
February  8  7:00 

Washington  vs. 
Haverford 
February  12  7:30 

SWIMMING 

Washington  at 
Gettysburg 
February  5  1:00 

Washington  vs. 
Swarthmore 
February  12  1:00 


In  on  interestingly  angled  picture.  Chris  Freisheim  congratulates  Dave  Cola  on  a  stronq  race    Freisheim  from 

Jenklntown.  Pennsylvania,  and  Cola,  from  Dover.  Delaware,  are  the  two  captains  on  thE  yea^J^men^wlmmlng 

team.  The  team  travels  to  Gettysburg  this  weekend. 


INSIDE[ 

•Men's 
Swimming 
Beats 
Goucher 


•Women's 
Basketball 
Stops 
Swarthmore 

•Men's  Hoops 

Smacks 

Swarthmore 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Charles  Cunimitigs 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Fifteen*  February  11,  1994 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Deficit  Reduction 

president  Accentuates  the  Positive 
While  Faculty  Ponders  Pay  Cuts 


Scott  Koon 


At  the  faculty 
meeting  this  past  Monday, 
President  Trout  reported 
that  approximately  three- 
fourths  of  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors 
attended  the  February 
fourth  meeting  of  the 
Executive  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  President  Trout 
said  that  while  such 
meetings  are  open  to  the 
entire  Board,  it  is  highly 
unusual  for  so  many  non- 
Executive  Committee 
members  to  attend.  "One 
wonders  about  the 
motivation.  Trout  said,  "I 
thought  the  motivation 
might  be  like  the  motivation 
of  people  following  an 
ambulance  hoping  to  see  a 
wreck. 

If  any  expected  such 
an  occurrence,  they  were 
disappointed:  Trout 

characterized  the  three 
hour  meeting  as  "collegia!. " 
The  main  result  of  the 
meeting  appears  to  be  a 
redoubling  of  the 

President's  resolve  to  solve 
the  College's  financial 
problems.  "The  Board's 
tolerance  of  this  deficit,  my 
tolerance,  and  I  believe  the 
tolerance  of  many  of  you,  is 
gone,"  Trout  told  the 
assembled  faculty. 

Trout  said  that  the 
deficit  had  been  pegged  at 
$965,000,  but  that  a 
number  of  measures  had 
reduced  this  figure.  Net 
tuition  revenue  from  new 
students  this  semester  is 
$65,000.  The  Board  is  also 
willing  to  move  from  a  five 
percent  draw  on  the 
College's  endowment  to  a 
six  percent  draw,  which 
would  enable  the  College  to 


apply  about  $240,000  to 
the  deficit.  This  increased 
draw  is  conditioned  on  the 
College  reducing  the  deficit 
by  making  matching 
spending  cuts  totaling 
$240,000. 

In  addition,  Trout 
said  that  the  Board  asked 
at  the  Friday  meeting  that 
this  year's  deficit  be  no 
more  than  $300,000.  This 
indicates  the  need  for 
further  cuts,  although 
Trout  said  "I  really,  at  this 
moment,  couldn't  tell  you 
what  they  would  be." 

In  a  subsequent 
interview  with  The  Elm, 
President  Trout  said  that 
students  should  find  no 
cause  for  alarm  in  the 
College's  financial  status. 
He  emphasized  that  the 
deficit  represents  only  two 
percent  of  the  College's 
budget,  and  that  the  only 
reason  this  shortfall  is  of 
any  real  consequence  is 
that  the  College  has  been 
running  similar  deficits  for 
three  years  running.  When 
asked  if  he  would  pledge 
that  financial  aid  to 
individual  students  would 
not  be  cut.  Trout  said  that 
while  some  aid  "won't  be 
packaged  exactly  the 
same,"  students  need  not 
worry  because  "the 
commitment  is  there." 

Trout  also  said  that 
there  is  much  good  news  in 
the  financial  situation  at 
the  College,  as  annual 
giving  is  up  twenty-two 
percent  over  last  year. 
Board  giving  has  risen 
dramatically  and  the 
College  recently  received  a 
pledge  from  the  Kerr 
Foundation  for  $125,000. 

In  his  report  to  the 

See  "Faculty,"  on  7 


Wednesday  Winter  Wonderland 
Causes  Canceling  of  Classes 


Beautiful  to  behold,  but  treaherous  to  tred  upon 

I 


Sledders  love  the  frictionless  ice., 


...but  Sue  C.  had  another  perspective. 


This  Wednesday  the  College  closed  due  to  adverse  Winter  weather  for  the 
first  time  since  the  great  storm  of  '79.   Different  members  of  the  College  community 
had  differing  reactions  to  the  icy  onslaught.    For  Joe  Cathers  of  Buildings  and 
Grounds  it  meant  working  at  six  a.m.  dumping  tons  of  sand  on  the  College.    For  Eva 
Browning,  Mr.  Hessey's  secretary,  it  meant  wearing  socks  over  her  shoes  to  prevent 
slipping  on  the  ice.    (According  to  Mrs.  Browning,  any  socks  will  do.)   For  at  least 
one  student  it  meant  sliding  down  the  side  steps  of  Middle  Hall,  only  to  find  upon 
his  abrupt  landing  that  all  classes  had  been  cancelled. 


Reverend  Riley  Responds  to  Religious  Right 


Rachael  Fink 

The  first  William 
James  Forum  of  1994  was 
held  Tuesday  night  in 
Hynson  Hall.  After  a 
dinner  honoring  guest 
speaker  Rev.  Meg  Riley  and 
attended  by  professors, 
students  and  members  of 
the  newly  formed  Unitarian 
Church  here  In 

Chestertown.  the  crowd  of 
over  20  people  was  invited 
to  discuss  "The  Political 
Agenda  of  the  Religious 
Right"  with  Rev.  Riley, 
Director  of  Lesbian, 
Bisexual,  and  Gay 
Concerns  for  the  Unitarian 
Universalist  Association. 


To  start  with  some 
background  Information 
Riley  drew  the  distinction 
between  Fundamentalists 
and  the  Religious  Right. 
One  is  an  expression  of 
faith  and  the  other  deals 
with  a  political  agenda. 
Riley  estimated  that  about 
50  million  Americans 
consider  themselves 

Fundamentalists,  but  only 
20  million  of  those  are 
active  members  of  the 
organizations  that  make  up 
the  Religious  Right. 

The  political  power 
of  the  Religious  Right  has 
grown  much  since  the 
disbanding  of  the  Moral 


Majority  in  the  late  1980s. 
While  noted  television 
evangelist  Pat  Robertson 
lost  in  the  1992 
Republican  Primary,  his 
campaign  did  compile  a  list 
of  175  thousand  names  of 
Religious  Right  activists. 
Ralph  Reed,  Director  of  the 
Christian  Coalition,  used 
these  names  to  start  a  very 
effective  grass  roots 
campaign  with  chapter  in 
every  state.  The  Religious 
Right  has  become  a  very 
profitable  business,  with 
many  branch  organizations 
pulling  In  many  millions  of 

See  "Riley,"  on  7 


Inside 

Washington  College  Beer 

2 

Dyson  on  fraternal  fellowship 

3 

Hessey  reflects  on  retirement 

4 

Armegeddon  is  upon  us! 

5 

February  11.  1994 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


Instant  Solvency 

In  his  report  at  this  past  Monday's  faculty 
meeting,  President  Trout  grimly  related  the  gravity  of  the 
College's  current  financial  crisis.  "If  we  do  nothing."  he 
said,  "the  deficit  at  the  end  of  this  year  would  be 
$965,000."  He  then  went  on  to  inform  the  faculty  how 
the  Administration  and  the  Board  had  taken  steps  to 
whittle  the  gap  down  to  $500,000.  and  lhat  the  Board 
had  asked  that  the  deficit  for  this  year  be  no  more  than 
$300,000.  Me  went  on  to  say  that  somehow  we  will  have 
to  make  cuts  to  reach  that  figure. 

It  occurred  to  me  at  that  lime  that  the  problem 
was  not  that  we  arc  spending  to  much,  but  that  we  are 
earning  too  little.  I  wondered  what  an  under  endowed 
school  could  do  to  enhance  its  revenue.  Increasing  the 
endowment  (and  therefore  endowment  Income)  Is  a 
laudable  goal,  yet  it  seems  obvious  that  our  College  is  so 
far  behind  that  efforts  in  this  area  do  us  little  good,  given 
the  Immediate  nature  of  the  crisis.  What  can  we  do? 

The  answer  to  all  our  problems  occurred  to  me  the 
next  day  while  having  a  discussion  with  Justin  Cann  on 
the  merits  of  establishing  a  brewing  club  at  Washington 
I  lollege.  I'  lilt  me  like  a  diamond  bullet  right  between  the 
eyi  Washington  College  needs  to  brew,  market  and  sell 
its  own  brand  of  beer. 

This  Is  a  serious  suggestion.  We  already  have  our 
own  brand  of  wine-  why  not  beer?  For  half  the  price  of  a 
new  student  center.  Washington  College  could  set  up  a 
profitable  microbrewcry.  The  higher  education  business 
is  in  a  slump,  but  the  beer  business  is  booming.  Small 
sized  breweries  are  springing  up  all  across  America.  Why 
shouldn't  we  make  a  smart  business  decision  and 
diversify? 

We  could  hire  one  full  time  brewmaster.  The  rest 
of  the  labor  would  be  provided  free  of  charge  by  a  Brewing 
Club.  (Which  I'm  willing  to  bet  would  soon  be  the  most 
popular  club  on  campus.)  The  College  could  set  up  its 
own  brewpub  in  the  Cove. 

This  step  would  kill  a  whole  flock  of  birds  with  one 
stone.  We  have  seen  how  attaching  the  name  of  a  patriot 
to  a  beer  can  be  a  successful  marketing  ploy-why  would 
Washington  Beer  be  any  less  popular  than  Samuel 
Adams?  And,  unlike  the  Samuel  Adams  company,  we 
have  a  clear  right  to  use  Washington's  name.  (Of  course, 
Washington  drank  Madeira,  not  beer,  but  who  drinks 
Madeira  nowadays?) 

This  College  agonizes  about  how  to  distinguish 
itself  from  comparable  Institutions.  Brewing  our  own 
beer  would  truly  set  us  apart  from  the  pack.  Each  bottle 
of  beer  sold  would  be  a  marketing  tool  for  the  College. 
The  typical  premium  beer  drinker  is  an  affluent  middle- 
aged  male.  These  men  are  highly  likely  to  have  college 
aged  children.  Washington  College  would  instantly 
become  the  college  of  choice  for  lovers  of  fine  beer. 

Washington  College  Beer  would  mean  more  money 
in  the  till,  more  students  in  the  dorms,  and  more  prestige 
for  the  institution.  Some  might  say  that  it  would  be 
sullying  the  school's  good  name  to  enter  into  the  brewing 
industry.  Poppycock!  Beer  has  class  nowadays. 
Besides.  Trapplst  monks  have  been  brewing  their  own 
beer  for  centuries,  yet  you  never  hear  anyone  complain 
that  this  is  an  undignified  activity  for  the  Catholic 
Church  to  be  involved  in. 

What  (besides  education)  Is  more  central  to 
American  collegiate  culture  than  beer?  I  foresee 
Washington  Beer  eventually  becoming  the  most  popular 
beer  at  colleges  across  the  country.  We  could  even 
produce  a  whole  line  of  brews,  such  as  Valley  Forge  Ale. 
Liberty  Lager  and  Patriot  Porter.  Before  long,  we'd  gel 
letters  from  colleges  around  the  world  requesting 
Information  on  how  they  could  set  up  their  own 
breweries. 

And  that's  when  we'll  know  that  we've  truly 
succeeded. 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

"Wicked."  A  few  facts 
about  Birthday  Ball,  as 
reported  on  the  front  page 
of  the  January  28  issue. 
were  misleading  or 
mistaken.  I  want  all  to 
know  that  the  extravagant 
decorations  were  not  a 
College  investment  but  a 
donation  from  Carey 
Hargrove's  family  who  have 
offered  this  gift  to  lift  our 
wintertime  spirits.  Your 
article  also  mentioned  that 
"each  student  will  receive 
one  ticket  for  themselves, 
and  an  extra  to  be  given  to 
anyone  they  choose."  There 
goes  my  annual  budget! 
Each  student  will  receive  a 
personal  invitation  and  an 
extra  invitation  to  mail  to 
anyone  they  choose."  These 
invitations  and  envelopes 
are  available  the  CAC  mail 
room.    The  costs  of  dinner 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

January  4-10 


12 

Saturday 


15 

Tuesday 


and  dancing,  as  quoted  on 
your  invitations,  must  be 
sent  with  your  advance 
reservations  to  the  Alumni 
Office.  You  may  charge 
your  dinner  and  dance  fees 
by  including  your  student 
I.D.  number(s)  on  your 
response  card.  One  other 
quote  ,  "It's  going  to  be  an 
evening  like  nothing 
Washington  College  has 
ever  seen"  is  absolutely 
true  to  its  word.  See  you 
there! 

Pat  Trams  '75 
administrative  advisor 
Birthday  Ball  Committee 

Editor's  note:  We  apoligize 
to  any  of  our  readers  who 
found  the  Birthday  Ball 
article  misleading.  As 
mentioned  In  the  article, 
tickets  cost  $10.00  each. 


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To  the  Unnamed  Author  of 
Open  Forum,  2/4/94. 

My  God,  that 
drunken  (drunk  or  not) 
roar  of  defiance  was  the 
first  sign  of  life  I've  seen  at 
that  place! 

Picking  up  The  Elm. 
as  I  do  Irregularly  but 
persistently,  I  saw  the  front 
page  "Students  unite  to 
defend  planet,"  and 
thought,  oh  sh*t,  what  have 
they  got  those  dumb 
suckers  doing  now?  Wasn't 
it  only  last  year  that  you 
were  being  enjoined  in  all 
seriousness,  by  that  girl 
with  the  funky  name,  to 
Save  the  World  by  not 
wearing  cotton  clothing? 

So  at  first  I  could 
believe  EarthJump  —  and 
that  is  the  very  essence  of 
satire!  I  "never  expected  to 
find  conscious  satire  In  The 

See  "Letters,"  on  p8 


11 

Friday 

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Monday 

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Thursday 

Douglass  Casey 

Casey  Academic 

Center  Forum 

7:00  p.m. 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


February  11,  1994 


As  the  day  of 
commencement  approach- 
es, I  find  myself  becoming 
nostalgic  for  the  halcyon 
days  of  my  youth  spent 
here  at  Washington  College. 
Like  most  seniors,  I  am 
acutely  aware  that  the  end 
of  my  undergraduate  career 
Is  fast  approaching,  and 
this  awareness  gives  rise  to 
frequent  reflection  on  the 
aspects  of  my  tenure  here 
that  I  cherish  most.  Of 
course,  the  multitude  of 
positive  memories  is  far  too 
numerous  to  recount  in 
any  detail.  However,  there 
are  those  experiences  that 
stand  out  in  the  midst  of 


has  its  own  traditions  and 
characteristics  that  render 
it  readily  distinguishable 
from  the  others,  and  I 
would  be  grossly  in  error  If 
I  gave  the  impression  that 
the  sentiments  which  I 
express  are  commonly  held 
by  the  diverse  member- 
ships. 

I  would  also  be 
remiss  if  I  failed  to  mention 
the  bonds  of  sisterhood 
which  are  fostered  in  the 
ranks  of  the  three  sororities 
—  Alpha  Chi  Omega.  Alpha 
Omicron  Pi,  and  Zeta  Tau 
Alpha  (technically  a 
fraternity,  being  non- 
aligned  with  a  complemen- 


Lionel  A.  Dyson 


my  reminiscence.  Of  these 
notable  experiences,  the 
overwhelming  majority 
have  derived  from  my 
membership  in  a  fraternal 
organization. 

Since  the  second 
semester  of  my  freshman 
year,  1  have  been  a  brother 
of  the  Beta  Omega  Chapter 
of  Kappa  Alpha  Order.  I 
make  this  distinction  not 
so  much  as  a  plug  for  my 
fraternity,  but  by  way  of  a 
disclaimer.  As      any 

informed  member  of  the 
Washington  College  com- 
munity can  attest,  there  is 
a  considerable  difference 
between  the  temperament 
and  caliber  of  the  various 
groups  that  ascribe  to  the 
characterization  of  'frater- 
nal organization.'  In 
addition  to  the  three 
organizations  officially 
recognized  by  the  college 
administration  —  Theta 
Chi,  Phi  Delta  Theta  and 
Kappa  Alpha  Order  —  there 
are  two  unrecognized 
groups  —  Phi  Sigma  and 
the  Lambdas.    Each  group 


tary  male  organization) 
are  meritorious  in  their 
own  right.  However, 
despite  my  gleeful  ponder- 
ings  of  the  myriad  possi- 
bilities, I. have  never  had 
the  opportunity  to 
empirically  appreciate 
membership  in  a  women's 
greek  letter  organization.  I 
am  therefore  unqualified  to 
comment  on  the  experi- 
ence, and  cheerfully  defer 
to  any  interested  woman 
who  wishes  to  provide  an 
informed  vantage  in  a 
further  edition  of  The  Elm. 
That  said,  I  do  feel 
supremely  qualified  to 
impart  my  personal 
impressions  of  fraternal  life 
here  at  W.C.  through  my 
involvement  in  Kappa 
Alpha  Order. 

Membership  in 
Kappa  Alpha  Order  has 
dispelled  many  of  the 
stereotypes  and  biases  that 
I  had  previously  been 
exposed  to  regarding 
fraternities.  The  mere 
mention  of  the  word 
'fraternity'         to         the 

See  "Dyson,"  on  7 


Campus  Voices 

By  Dave  Johnson  and  Anthony  Hecht     Photos  by  Katina  Duklewski 

a)  Who  gets  into  Heaven  in  your  world?  b)  Do  you  like  ice?2) 


a)  Umm  ...  I  don't  know 

b)  In  my  soda.  I  wish  I 
had  fallen  so  I  could  sue 
the  school. 

Kevin  Wakelee 
Norwalk,  Connecticut 
Freshman 


a)  Me,  and  ...  umm.  I  really       a)  The  best  ride  In  the 


have  no  idea. 

b)  I'd  like  to  refrain  from 

answering  that  question. 

Marshall  Norton 

Richmond,  VA 

Freshman 


park.    'Cuz  she's  got  a 
walk  that  works, 
b)  Uhhh-Yes. 
Eric  Dalessio 
Wilmington,  DE 
Junior.  Philosophy 


a)  All  disco  dancers,  the 
Blues  Brothers  and  my 
mother. 

b)  I  like  ice  cream...  I  only 
like  ice  if  there's  lots  of 
sand  on  it. 

Chris  Camillo 
Cortland,  NY 
Freshman 


a)  All  good  people. 

b)  Yeah,  except  when  It's  on 
my  car. 

Amy  Povloski 
Linthicum,  MD 
Freshman 


a)  I'm  unsure  ...  definitely 

Elvis. 

b}  He  was  okay,  but  didn't 

he  graduate? 

Kevin  Marshall 
Parsonsburg,  MD 
Senior 


So  Many  Holidays,  so  Little  Cheer 


Mark  Phaneuf 


February  is  the 
shortest  month  and  gets 
little  respect  as  far  as 
months  go,  but  it  really  is 
an  important  time  of  year. 
First,  there's  Ground  Hog 
day;  however  that  oversized 
rodent  is  just  the 
beginning.  February 

Fourteenth  is  an  important 
holiday:  Mrs.  Brady's 
birthday.  Television  mom 
and  living  legend  Florence 
Henderson  turns  fifty  on 
that  day.  Can  you  believe 
that,  a  half  a  century!  This 
date  Is  not  to  be  confused 
with  the  eleventh  when 
Burt  Reynolds  also  turns 
fifty,  even  though  his  hair 
is  considerably  younger. 

And  they  say  you 
don't      learn      anything 


valuable  reading  The  Elml 

The  fourteenth  is 
also  Valentine's  Day.  A 
whole  day  devoted  to 
reminding  you  that  you 
don't  have  a  boyfriend, 
girlfriend,  or —  in  this  day 
and  age  —  both.  It's  a 
wonder  they  don't  call  it 
"I'm  a  loser  and  will  die  a 
miserable  loner,  thanks  for 
reminding  me,  you  big 
dumb  jerk  Day."  About  all 
you  can  do  to  celebrate 
this  dubious  day  would  be 
to  send  your  grandmother 
or  Aunt  Eileen  a  card  and 
hope  you  get  one  back  with 
a  check  or  some  cash  In  it. 
And  if  you  do  have 
a  significant  other,  you'd 
better  get  them  something 
really  special  or  they'll 
never  let  you  forget  it. 
"Hey  honey,  are  you  ready 


to  go  to  our  thirtieth 
wedding  anniversary 
party?"  "No,  I'm  not  going. 
Did  you  forget  that  time  in 
college  when  you  only  got 
me  a  lousy  stuffed 
platypus  for  Valentine's 
Day?  Well,  I  haven't." 
Keep  gift-giving  simple. 
Get  a  woman  roses,  lots  of 
them.  Get  a  guy  clean 
white  tube  socks,  even 
more  of  them. 

The  aforementioned 
Ground  Hog  Day  is  a 
stupid  holiday  but  It  is  a 
harmless  one.  No  one  feels 
the  worse  for  It,  except  for 
maybe  the  surprised 
varmint  and  the  handler  it 
mauls.  Valentine's  Day 
causes  much  wider 
heartache  and  actually 
reinforces  the  idea  that  we 
are    alone     and     life     is 


meaningless.  Christmas  is 
like  that  too  but  at  least 
you  get  some  time  off  from 
school  and  work. 

And  Just  who  was 
this  Saint  Valentine  guy 
anyway?  There  are  more 
Important  figures  to  name 
days  after.  At  least  Saint 
Patrick  did  that  thing  with 
the  snakes,  but  what  did 
Saint  Valentine  do.  give 
everybody  In  some  small 
Italian  town  heart-shaped 
boxes  of  candy?  Saint 
Peter  walked  on  water,  but 
he  doesn't  have  a  holiday. 
Just  think —  It  could  be  a 
winter  occasion  with  lots  of 
ice-skatlngl  Moving  away 
from  the  religious  sphere, 
how  about  an  Alex  Trebek 
holiday  where  everyone 
speaks  in  Jeopardyese: 

Tom:  "Boy,  it's  Just 


so  sunny  and  warm,  I'm 
feeling  great. 

BUI:  "What  is  "How 
are  you  doing  today?" 
It  may  seem  silly  but  I 
think  it  could  catch  on. 
It's  no  dumber  than  using 
a  weasel  to  determine  If 
there's  going  to  be  six 
more  weeks  of  winter  or 
not. 

As  if  (he  holiday  of 
V.D.  isn't  enough  for  the 
shortest  month  of  the  year, 
Washington  College  has 
the  Birthday  Ball, 
celebrating  the  birth  of  our 
first  President.  George 
Washington  an  esteemed 
and  revered  figure  in 
America,  yet  even  he 
couldn't  support  his  own 
special  day.     His  birthday 

See  "Phaneuf"  on  4 


February  11.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Phaneuf,"  phrom  3 


had  to  be  merged  with  the 
birthday  of  that  other  great 
leader  and  party  animal 
Abraham  Lincoln. 

But  the  Birthday 
Ball  promises  to  be  quite 
the  social  event.  Thanks  to 
an  Incredible  amount  of 
funding  and  organization 
by  a  student's  father,  who 
did  something  for  Clinton's 
Inauguration  and 

something  else  for  Donald 
Trump,  the  Ball  promises 
to  live  up  to  Its  motto  "More 
than  your  high  school 
prom,  seriously." 

There  Is  a  Mardl 
Gras  theme,  with  lots  of 
colorful  decorations  and  an 
orchestra.  The  last  point 
leads  me  to  ponder  the 
possibility  of  the  Zim 
Zemcral  playing  the  latest 
Pearl  Jam.  1  suppose  they 
couldn't  do  worse  than  the 
actual  band.  There  will  be 
much  liquor  consumed 
throughout  the  event,  so  be 
careful  with  your  gowns 
and  tuxedoes.  l*uke  stains 
are  a  real  bitch  to  get  out  of 
formal  wear. 


Hey!  You  beat 
yourself  up  enough  for 
being  by  yourself  on 
Valentine's  Day.  why  not 
come  to  the  Birthday  Bail 
stag?  That  doesn't  mean 
you  are  a  social  misfit  no 
one  wants  to  be  with  or 
that  you  have  a  better 
chance  of  being  Tonya 
Harding's  next  sweetheart 
than  getting  a  date. 
Besides,  the  way  things  go 
at  these  events,  people 
don't  always  go  home  with 
the  person  they  came  with, 
so  you  might  get  lucky. 
Never  give  up  hope! 

Ground  Hog  Day, 
Valentine's  Day, 

President's  Day —  what 
does  It  all  mean?  Aside 
from  all  of  these  events,  we 
cannot  forget  February  is 
the  lucky  month  to  contain 
the  fiftieth  birthdays  of  two 
American  classics:  Burt 
Reynolds  and  Florence 
Henderson.  Now  why 
couldn't  they  have 
holidays  named  after 
them?  Write      your 

congressman  about  this 
gross  injustice.  Drive 
safely.  12 


Hessey  Reflects 
on  Retirement 


Rachael  Fink 


Last  weeks  ELM 
contained  the  sad  news  of 
another  of  our  community 
leaving  us.  Gene  Hessey, 
Senior  Vice  President  for 
Management  and  Finance 
and  Treasure  of  the  College, 
announced  his  Intention  to 
retire  in  June.  In  an 
interview  with  The  ELM, 
Hessey  expressed  his 
sadness  at  leaving  an 
institution  for  which  he 
devoted  much  lime  and 
energy,  but  stated  that  he 
was  "looking  forward  to  It  in 
many  ways."  Hessey  hopes 
to  do  a  bit  of  fishing,  and 
take  up  his  golf  game  which 
has  been  neglected  for  some 
time.  A  new  grandchild  is 
expected  in  mid-summer 
and  Hessey  and  his  wife  are 
look  forward  spending  more 
time  with  the  family. 

When  asked  what  he 
saw  for  the  future  of 
Washington  College,  Hessey 
was  very  positive  In  his 
response.  "I  have  every 
confidence  in  a  bright 
future  for  Washington 
College."  Hessey  feels  that 
we  are  "at  the  end  of  the 
demographic  down  turn"  in 
terms    of   potential    new 


students,  and  that  we 
posses  the  physical  plant 
and  services  to  acomodate 
an  increase  in  student  body 
in  the  years  to  come. 

Concerning  a 

successor  to  Gene  Hessey 
very  little  is  yet  know. 
According  to  Hessey,  plans 
for  a  search  are  being  made 
by  the  President  and  the 
Board.  Mark  Macielag. 
Chairman  of  the  Board 
Finance  Committee, 

explained  to  the  ELM  that 
Hessey's  position  as 
Treasurer  of  the  College  is 
elected  by  the  Board,  and 
that  the  two  positions  now 
being  filled  by  one  person 
did  not  have  to  remain  as 
one.  A  new  Vice  President 
for  Management  and 
Finance  will  be  chosen  by 
the  President,  the  Finance 
Committee  of  the  Board, 
and  the  Board  as  a  whole. 
Macielag  stated  that  the 
Board  "will  want  to  have  a 
lot  of  say  about  who  that 
person  is.  ...  It  is  an 
important  position." 

Macielag  ended  by  echoing 
what  is  being  felt  by  much 
of  the  Washington  College 
community,  Hessey's  are 
"big  shoes  to  fill."  O 


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Nuclear  Proliferation 


Paul  Briggs 


A  year  ago  this 
month,  the  North  Korean 
government  refused  to 
allow  the  International 
Atomic  Energy  Agency  to 
inspect  suspected  nuclear 
waste  sites.  Not  long 
afterwards.  North  Korea 
threatened  to  withdraw 
from  the  Non- Proliferation 
Treaty.  This      raised 

concerns  that  they  might 
be  developing,  or  might 
even  have  the  capacity  to 
build,  a  nuclear  bomb. 
Since  then,  the  United 
States  government  has 
tried  to  negotiate  a  deal 
with  the  regime,  with 
dubious  success.  Although 
North  Korean  dictator  Kim 
II  Sung  has  agreed  not  to 
withdraw  from  the  Non- 
Proliferation  Treaty,  he  has 
not  agreed  to  comply  with 
its  requirement  that  the 
IAEA  be  permitted  to 
Inspect  the  sites.  If  North 
Korea  continues  to  block 
Inspections,  the  IAEA  will 
recommend  that  the 
Security  Council  impose 
economic  sanctions  against 
It.  There  is  talk  in 
Washington  to  the  effect 
that  the  Clinton  admin- 
istration will  abandon  Its 
efforts  at  negotiation  and 
give  the  IAEA  its  full 
support. 

It  is  extremely 
unlikely  that  sanctions  will 
deter  Kim  II  Sung's  regime 
in  the  slightest.  Any  more 
serious  action,  however, 
would  risk  military 
confrontation  with  North 
Korea-  indeed,  some  fear 
that  even  Imposing 
sanctions  might  trigger 
such  a  confrontation. 
President  Clinton,  already 
wrestling  with  health  care 
reform,  welfare,  crime  and 
possible  air  strikes  against 
Serb -held  positions  in 
Bosnia,  understandably 
has  no  desire  to  re-fight  the 
Korean  War. 

Even  If  North  Korea 
agrees  to  Inspections  at 
this  late  date,  it  may  not 
mean  anything. 

Throughout  the  negotiating 
process.  North  Korea  has 
quibbled  constantly  over 
minor  procedural  issues. 
This  may  indicate  that  the 
regime  is  trying  to  buy 
time,  presumably  to  hide 
all  evidence  of  wrongdoing. 
It  may  already  be  too  late 
for  the  IAEA  to  reach  any 
definite  conclusions  about 
the  state  of  the  country's 
nuclear  technology.  This 
being  the  case,  the 
International  community  is 
more  than  justified  in 
suspecting  the  worst. 

If  it  seems  like  a 
daunting  task  to  force  what 
is  by  all  accounts  the  most 
brutal  of  the  world's 
remaining  communist 
governments  to  abandon 
any  effort  to  produce  a 
bomb,  it  is.  Disarming  a 
nation  that  has  committed 
itself  to  building  or 
acquiring  nuclear  tech- 
nology has  never  been  easy 
or  safe.  In  1962.  when 
President  Kennedy  heard 


that  the  Soviets  were 
planning  to  equip  Cuba 
with  nuclear  missiles,  the 
result  was  the  famous 
Cuban  missile  crisis.  While 
no  one  doubts  that 
Kennedy  made  the  right 
decisions  at  the  right  time 
In  this  matter,  the  fact 
remains  that  the  world 
could  not  and  cannot  afford 
the  sort  of  brinkmanship 
that  was  practiced  by  both 
sides. 

In  1981,  when 
Israel  was  concerned  about 
the  construction  of  a 
nuclear  reactor  in  Iraq, 
then- Prime  Minister 

Menachem  Begin  decided 
to  launch  an  air  strike 
against  it  before  it  could  be 
completed.  The  raid  was  a 
complete  success-  the 
reactor  was  destroyed  and 
the  pilots  made  it  safely 
back  to  Israel.  This 
surprising  action  was  not  a 
spur-of-the-moment 
decision  on  Begin's  part-  in 
fact,  it  was  carefully 
planned  and  timed  to 
minimize  both  civilian 
casualties  and  radiation 
leakage.  Nonetheless,  it 
was  almost  universally 
condemned  by  the 
international  commu-nity. 
The  Reagan  admin- 
istration, in  one  of  the 
milder  criticisms  voiced, 
described  the  raid  as 
"unprecedented"  and 
warned  that  it  would 
"seriously  add  to  the 
already  tense  situation  in 
the  area."  Today,  however, 
it  is  generally  agreed  that 
without  it,  Saddam 
Hussein  would  have  had 
nuclear  weapons  by  1990. 
As  it  was,  it  still  was  not 
enough  to  extinguish  his 
desire  for  weapons  of  mass 
destruction-  even  after  his 
forces  had  been  humiliated 
in  the  Gulf  War,  the  Iraqi 
dictator  continued  to 
harass.  block,  and 
generally  interfere  with 
U.N.  inspectors  trying  to 
examine  the  remains  of  his 
nuclear  program. 

We  now  know  that 
South  Africa,  at  one  point 
during  the  1980s, 
succeeded  in  manufac- 
turing a  nuclear  device 
without  anyone  noticing, 
but  that  the  government 
decided  not  to  test  it,  and 
eventually  got  rid  of  it.  It  is 
comforting  to  note  that 
nuclear  technolo-gy  seems 
to  have  a  sobering  influ- 
ence on  the  possessor. 
How  long  will  it  be,  how- 
ever, before  it  falls  into  the 
hands  of  someone  not 
amenable  to  such  influ- 
ence? 

Although  politicians 
speak  optimistically  about 


the  possibility  of  achieving 
a  "nuclear-free  world,"  the 
reality  Is  that  there  is  no 
precedent  for  simply 
unmaking  an  entire 
technology.  Even  if  every 
bomb  on  earth  were 
scrapped  tomorrow  and  all 
Information  on  making 
them  were  destroyed,  the 
memory  of  them  would 
remain,  and  sooner  or  later 
someone  would  reinvent 
them. 

There  are  two 
known  occasions  on  which 
weapons  technologies  have 
been  suppressed  in  their 
infancy.  Leonardo  da  Vinci 
kept  his  submarine  designs 
secret  out  of  fear  that  they 
would  be  used  as  weapons. 
When  an  Italian  chemist 
offered  Louis  XIV  a  method 
of  germ  warfare,  the  king 
paid  the  chemist  a 
handsome  sum  to  end  his 
research.  Today,  of  course, 
submarines  have  been  in 
use  for  a  century,  and  if 
biological  weapons  have 
never  been  used  it  is  only 
because  chemical  weapons 
are  more  efficient  and  less 
risky. 

In  the  future  it  will 
be  more  difficult  then  ever 
to  stop  proliferation.  The 
global  supply  of  weapons- 
grade  radioactive  material 
is  increasing,  and  becoming 
more  and  more  difficult  to 
keep  track  of.  The  coming 
"information  superhighway" 
will  complicate  matters 
further.  With  thousands  of 
miles  of  fiber-optic  cables 
sending  vast  amounts  of 
data  back  and  forth  into 
every  corner  of  the  world, 
how  easy  will  it  be  to  keep 
nuclear  secrets  out  of  the 
hands  of  dangerous 
governments  and  organiza- 
tions? The  only  long-term 
solution  that  comes  to 
mind  is  to  do  everything 
possible  to  encourage  the 
growth  of  democracy  and 
economic  prosperity  in  all 
parts  of  the  world,  so  as  to 
lessen  the  chances  of 
irresponsible  governments 
coming  to  power  in  nuclear 
states.  Realistically, 

however,  this  seems  a 
much  more  formidable  task 
than  trying  to  coerce  Kim  11 
Sung's  notorious  govern- 
ment into  compliance  with 
interna-tional  law. 

It  may  turn  out  that 
North  Korea,  unlike 
Saddam  Hussein's  Iraq, 
has  no  ambition  to  possess 
the  bomb.  At  this  point, 
however,  this  seems  highly 
unlikely.  How  this  crisis 
plays  Itself  out  will  have 
enormous  impact  in 
determining  the  course  of 
the  future  of  nuclear 
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Millennium 
Approaches 


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Now,  the  first  thing 
I  have  to  say  about  the  end 
of  the  world  Is  that  the  new 
decade,  new  century  and 
new  millennium  will  begin 
not  In  the  year  2000.  as  Is 
fallaciously  believed  by 
one-third  of  all  Jeopardy 
contestants,  but  in  2001. 
(There  was  no  year  Zero; 
therefore  a  decade  begins 
not  with  the  zero-digit  but 
with  the  year  ending  in 
one). 

So.  feel  free  to  party 
like  it's  1999  all  you  want, 
but  we'll  make  more  —  at 
least  one  more  year  after 
that  fateful  New  Year's  Eve. 

Why  do  we  feel  the 
world  is  going  to  end?  Well, 
1  read  an  article  in  Omni 
recently  about  the 
predictions  of  Nostradamus 


Which  is  why  1  always 
thought  it  was  silly  that  he 
was  a  horseman  at  all. 

However,  sometime 
around  1949  or  1950,  the 
number  of  people  currently 
living  equaled  the  number 
who  had  ever  lived,  at  any 
time.  (This  is  a 
controversial  statistic 
which  depends  on  where 
you  draw  the  line  between 
simians  and  people,  but  for 
my  purposes,  it  works). 
And  the  population  has 
grown  since.  Therefore,  the 
number  of  deaths  is  now  at 
an  all-time  high. 

Especially  when 
you  consider  the  workings 
of  the  other  horsemen,  and 
the  natural  disaster  factor. 
War  could  almost  be 
considered  as  prevalent  as 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


which  said  that  most 
translations  of  his  works 
about  the  end  of  the  world 
predicted  it  would  occur  In 
the  five  years  after  the 
coming  of  the  new 
millennium. 

However,  no  one 
can  pinpoint  exactly  which 
millennium  he  meant.  As 
far  back  as  there  have 
been  calendars,  people 
have  been  afraid  of  endings 
of  major  time  periods; 
many  world  religions  have 
holidays  around  the  time 
of  Winter.  Solstice  to 
prevent  the  sun  from 
disappearing  at  the  end  of 
the  year.  And  at  the  end  of 
each  century,  there  have 
been  major  celebrations 
and  religious  revivals  to  try 
and  appease  whatever  gods 
are  pissed. 

Since  no  one  can  be 
sure  that  this  millennium 
Is  the  big  one,  people  have 
begun  to  look  for  signs  that 
we  are  in  the  Last  Days. 
Raining  frogs  is  nothing. 
That  happens  in  the 
Midwest  all  the  time. 

Speaking  of  the 
Midwest,  it's  important  to 
note  that  the  number  of 
natural  disasters  per  year 
has  seemed  to  be 
increasing  of  late.  Floods, 
fires,  earthquakes  (which 
make  the  earth  move  not 
only  in  LA  but  in 
Pennsylvania),  hurricanes, 
volcanic  eruptions  (which 
make  the  seas  boil),  etc.  — 
all  of  these  have  seemed  to 
be  happening  more  often. 
Or  perhaps  just  more  often 
in  our  little  part  of  the 
world.  In  fact,  the  Federal 
Disaster  Relief  Fund  is 
about  tapped  —  they  don't 
have  enough  funds  left  to 
repair  the  damages  in 
California  by  a  long  shot, 
and  if  any  other 
catastrophes  come  our 
way,  there  may  be  little  the 
government  can  do. 

Which  brings  us  to 
the  four  horsemen:  War, 
Famine,  Pestilence  and 
Death.  Death  Is  a  given. 
People  die  every  minute. 


death,  since  there  are  few, 
if  any,  periods  in  history 
with  no  conflict  in  any  part 
of  the  world. 

Today,  conditions  in 
Bosnia-Herzegovenia, 
Central  America.  Peru, 
South  Africa,  Ethiopia. 
Cambodia.  Afghanistan  and 
the  Middle  East,  not  to 
mention  inner  cities  all  over 
the  world,  add  up  to 
humanity  appearing  to  be  a 
very  warlike  species. 

Although  Israel  and 
Palestine  are  continuing  to 
try  to  make  peace,  this 
action  in  itself  Is  pointed  to 
both  by  Nostradamus  and 
various  apocrypha  as  a 
condition  which  will  closely 
precede  the  world's  end. 

The  AIDS  epidemic, 
now  surpassing 

containment  to  any  high- 
risk  group  (any  sexually 
active  person  who  has  been 
less  than  monogamous 
since  1977  or  so  is  now  in  a 
high-risk  group),  has  often 
been  called  a  plague. 
Hence,  pestilence.  The 
resurgence  of  deadly 
influenza,  tuberculosis  and 
hepatitis  all  offer 
confirmation  of  Mr. 
Pestilence's  work. 

And  the  combi- 
nation of  disease,  war,  and 
catastrophe  encourages 
Famine,  especially  consid- 
ering overpopulation  and 
the  world's  homelessness 
crisis. 

Other  signs  of  doom 
are  usually  an  increase  in 
the  weird  and  unexplain- 
able.  The  Ricki  Lake  Show. 
Perry  Ellis  Grunge,  Barney, 
McCrabCakes,  OPP,  the 
newsgroup  alt.sex.enemas, 
the  Roberts-Lovett  wedding, 
and  Crash  Test  Dummy 
action  figures  are  all  signs 
that  this  world  is  going  to 
Hell  in  a  bucket. 

Turning  to  our  own 
campus  as  a  microcosm  of 
the  known  world,  as  it's  so 
lovingly  called  at  freshman 
convocations,  odd  things 
are  also  happening.  Hell,  as 
they  say.  has  frozen  over. 
Gene  Hessey  has  retired. 


Tanya  Allen 


The  Great  Blue 
Whale  that  all  the 
Washington  College  aquatic 
sea  creatures/students 
faculty  and  staff  had  been 
stuck  inside  during  the 
past  few  months  gave  a 
great  big  -YAWP,"  and 
vomited  everyone  out  into 
the  Chester  River.  He  then 
swam  straight  into  an  ice 
burg,  which  pierced  him  In 
the  belly,  causing  him  to 
die. 

The  WC  aquatic  sea 
creatures  fled  from  the 
deflated  Great  Blue  Whale, 
and  as  they  swam 
KIMBERLY  A. 

SPRAGUEfish  suddenly 
realized  that  it  was  getting 
right  near  Valentine's  Day. 
"Hey.  you  know  what?"  She 
said  to  ANNA  MSELLAfish, 
"It's  getting  right  near 
Valentines  Dayl" 

"You  don't  say," 
said  ANNA  MSELLAfish. 

"I  do,"  said 
KIMBERLY  A. 

SPRAGUEfish. 

"Well,  what  good 
does  that  do  us?"  said  JEN 
HANIFEEfish,  who  was 
listening  in.  "We've  all 
been  turned  into  fish, 
remember?" 

"Yeah,  so?" 

"So  Valentines  Day 
has  no  meaning  for  us 
anymore — Fish  can't  fall  in 
love — they're  not 

physiologically 
sophisticated  enoughl  I 
mean — fish  can't  even  have 
sex!  Female  fishes  just 
plop  out  a  whole  lot  of 
eggs,  and  male  fishes  swim 
around  and  spew  sperm  on 
them.. .there's  absolutely 
nothing  romantic  about 
fish  sex." 

"SOME  aquatic  sea 
creatures  can  have  sex!" 
piped  up  TODD 

LINEBURGERfish.  "I 

know,  because  I'm  a 
freshman,  and  read 
BEAUTIFUL  SWIMMERS 
by  William  Warner.  Crabs 
have  sex!  The  male  crab 
latches  onto  the  female 
crab  and  gives  her  3  whole 
days  of  foreplay,  until  she's 
ready,  and  then  he  travels 
around  with  her  a  long 
time  more — to  protect  her 
until  her  shell  gets  hard 
again!" 

"It's    a    beautiful 

thing "  murmured 

MAGDALENA  FUCHSfish 
(a  crab)  as  she  floated  by. 


RYAN  MAHONEYfish 

happily  attached  to  her. 

"Ugh.  WC  Crab 
couples."  Said  ANDREA 
NOLANfish!  "I'd  like  to 
shoot  them  all.  Kill  them! 
Kill  them!  Kill  them  'till 
they're  dead!" 

"There's  really  not 
that  many  of  them,"  said 
PATRICK  OPLINGERflsh. 
"One  can  probably  count 
the  number  of  WC  couples 
on  two  hands." 

"Yeah,  that's  the 
thing  about  the  social  life 
on  this  campus,"  said 
HELEN  PITTSfish.  "It 
seems  like  everyone  either 
hooks  up  with  a  lot  of 
people  or  else  gets  joined 
at  the  hip  with  one  person 
in  a  sort  of  mini- 
marriage — there's  nothing 
In  between!  There's  no 
dating  here...." 

"Especially  since 
the  movie  theater 
downtown  closed!"  said 
MARY  BIRDflsh.  "What 
are  students  without  cars 
supposed  to  do  when  they 
want  to  go  on  a  date  with 
someone?  Go  to  the  Cove 
and  play  air  hockey?" 

"They  don't  even 
have  change  machines 
down  there!"  said 
BRANDON  HOPKINSfish. 
"Imagine  bringing  a  date 
down  there  and  realizing 
that  you  don't  have  any 
change!  You'd  have  to 
leave  her  and  run  all  the 
way  to  the  library  to  get 
some!  How  embarrassing!" 

"You  could  always 
ask  a  date  to  the  Birthday 
Ball,"  said  LAURA 
HEIDELflsh. 

"Not  any  more," 
said  JEN  HANIFEEfish. 
"Fish  can't  dance." 

"Fish  can't  dance — I 
guess  that  means  no  ball, 
then.  What  a  shame,"  said 
STEVE  BROWNfish 

"$60,000  they  spent  on  the 
ball — all  gone  to  waste. 
And  I  was  going  to  go  as 
Krusty  the  Klownl  Too 
bad,  too  bad." 

"Too  bad  they  didn't 
put  the  money  to 
something  the  school  really 
needs  instead!"  said 
HEATHER  PlLARflsh.  "like 
a  couple  of  new  assistant 
professors,  or  some 
renovations  for  Health 
Services,  or  advertising — 
why  doesn't  this  school  put 
a  glop  of  money  Into 
advertising  sometime — why 
don't  they  do  something  to 


our  maintenance  crew 
finished  The  Cove  in  time 
for  the  first  weekend  back, 
and  the  dining  hall 
regularly  serves  vegetarian 
meals. 

What's  next?  Only 
time  will  tell.  Of  course,  we 
won't  be  there  to  listen,  £1 


get  this  school  known  to 
people  outside  of 

Maryland?!" 

"Sigh."  said  KEITH 
MORGANfish.  "It  was  a 
nice  Idea,  though." 

"Well,  I  guess  the 
only  thing  left  to  be  saltl  In 
this  Valentine's  Day 
column,"  said  EL1SA 
HALEfish,  "Is..."  I 

"We  know,"  said 
everyone.  "Condoms. 

Condoms.   Condoms." 

"After  all,"  continued 
ELISA  HALEfish.  "We  have 
to  remember  this:  this 
school  still  has  no  official 
AIDS  policy,  so  If  any  of  us 
gets  AIDS,  there's  no  policy 
to  protect  us  from 
discrimination  and 

harassment,  and  there's  no 
guarantee  that  we'd  have 
unrestricted  access  to  WC 
facilities,  or  even  that  we'd 
be  allowed  to  attend  classes 
as  long  as  we  weren't 
engaging  in  behavior  that 
would  endanger  others,  and 
as  long  as  we  were 
physically,  mentally,  and 
psychologically  able  to. 
There's  also  nothing  here 
that  would  assure  us 
confidentiality,  or  that 
would  provide  support 
services  to  help  us  get 
counseling  and  medical 
care. ...There's  also  nothing 
that  would  set  up 
committees  and  educational 
programs  to  teach  students 
about  the  virus  and  how 
they  should  protect 
themselves  from  It!  This 
school  is  simply  not 
prepared  to  deal  with  AIDS. 
Be  careful,  everyone — be 
careful." 

"Condoms. 
Condoms.  Condoms." 
Everyone  chanted. 

"And  now,"  said 
BETH  McCOYfish,  "That's 
enough  griping  for  a  while. 
Let's  everybody  form  In  a 
circle  and  Join  fins..." 

And  everybody  did. 
They  held  fins,  and  smiled. 
And  although  fish  aren't 
supposed  to  be 

physiologically  capable  of 
feeling  love  a  warmth  began 
to  be  felt  by  all,  and  the  ice 
on  the  Chester  river  began 
to  melt,  and  everyone  felt 
rosy.  And  suddenly  there 
was       a       POP!  And 

PRESIDENT  TROUTfish 
suddenly  turned  back  into 
a  human  being. 

"BLUB!"  he  shouted, 
"AGH!  SOMEBODY  HELP 
ME!   I'M  DROWNING!"   SI 


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studying  abroad  for  one  to 

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Are  all  environmentalists  animal  rights  activists? 
This  is  a  question  commonly  asked  and  1  intend  to 
provide  a  couple  of  answers  and  insights  here.  The 
environmentalist  movement  has  often  distanced  itself 
from  the  animal  rights  movement.  Groups  such  as  ALF 
(Animal  Liberation  Front)  are  considered  radical  and  not 
very  positive  publicity  wise.  As  we  all  know,  in  order  for  a 
group,  activist  or  otherwise,  to  achieve  progress  the 
financial  situation  is  important.  More  importantly,  the 
causes  of  animal  rights  activists  and  environmentalist 
organizations  although  closely  interrelated  are  not  one 
and  the  same. 

One  big  issue-  or  dare  I  say  THE  main  issue  with 
animal  rights  activists  Is  the  use  of  animals  for  scientific 
experimentation.  This  is  where  the  situation  gets  a  bit 
muddy.  Many  people  argue  that  experimentation  with 
animals  is  necessary  for  there  to  be  true  scientific 
progress,  while  still  others  insist  It's  the  only  way.  , 
However,  there  are  a  few  stumbling  blocks  in  the  path  ol 
science.  Often  the  data  obtained  from  tests  on  animals  is 
not  valid  when  dealing  with  human  life.  The  application 
of  many  of  these  tests  has  been  dubious  and  questioned 
within  the  scientific  community  itself.  Chemicals  such  as 
dioxin,  DDT,  saccharin  and  cyclamates-all  cancer- 
producing  elements  in  lab  tests  with  rats-may  not  be 
harmful  for  humans  In  benign,  normal  doses.  For  years 
the  scientific  community  has  been  facing  confusion  when 
it  comes  to  results  from  tests  on  animals.  The  nutritional 
requirements  for  humans  that  were  the  norm  until 
recently  (diet  centering  around  meat  )  were  based  on 
experiments  with  rats.  The  problem  was  that  the  amino- 
acid  patterns  In  rats  are  different  from  those  in  humans 
and  thus  the  nutritional  needs  also  differ.  Of  course, 
Industries  benefited  by  tests  jump  on  the  results  and  use 
the  "scientific  knowledge"  for  their  own  economic  profit. 
So  many  mistakes  have  been  made  that  we  no  longer  take 
the  information  seriously. 

Not  all  animal  rights  organizations  condemn  animal 
testing,  when  used  correctly  these  tests  can  solve  many 
problems.  I  think  that  the  most  positive  thing  that  is 
coming  out  of  the  entire  situation(other  than  the  well- 
being  of  animals,  of  course)  Is  that  we  are  forcing  the 
scientific  community  to  consider  the  "Three  R's": 
replacement  of  animal  tests,  reduction  in  the  numbers  ol 
animals  used  (we  use  some  20  million  a  year  right 
now)and  refinement  of  the  scientific  process  to  lessen 
animal  suffering  and  increase  accuracy  of  results. 

Lets  add  a  twist  here.  Many  environmental 
organizations  rely  on  data  from  animal  tests  when 
protesting  or  proving  that  a  chemical  or  product  is 
environmentally  harmful.  The  issue  In  question  is  largely 
an  ethical  one.  It's  a  trying  situation  and  despite  the 
advances  being  made  towards  more  sophisticated 
scientific  methods,  most  scientists  agree  that  animal 
testing  will  always  be  necessary.  However,  it  is  not  an 
entirely  black  or  white  situation  and  there  Is  a  common 
ground  on  which  both  movements  can  stand.  Both 
groups  can  work  together  to  insist  the  scientific 
community  take  responsibility  and  help  preserve  our 
Earth  and  our  Creatures. 


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Faculty,"  from  1 

acuity.  Trout  also 
mnounced  a  major 
,equest  left  to  the  College 
...  Wilbur  Hubbard,  a  well 
mown  local  citizen  and 
ormer  member  of  the 
joard  of  Visitors  and 
'overnors.  Hubbard  left 
he  College  a  $150,000 
infinity  and  the  Customs 
louse  on  High  Street.  In 
ddition,  the  house  comes 
rith  a  $200,000 

ndowment  fund  to  defray 
he  cost  of  maintenance. 
•rout  said  that  while  it  is 
l0t  yet  known  what  exactly 
,lll  be  done  with  the 
listoric  landmark,  he 
xpects  that  it  will  relate 
omehow  to  Eighteenth 
lentury  America.  Trout 
dded  that  since  the  house 
urrently         has  an 

partment  from  which  the 
allege  can  expect  to  draw 
icome,  this  income  along 
rtth  the  money  from  the 
[ubbard  estate  will  mean 
hat  the  house  will  not  be  a 
inancial  burden  to  the 
lollege.  He  said  that  it 
rould  also  give  the  College 
i  downtown  campus." 

Dean  Wubbels 
ddressed  the  faculty  and 
hanked  them  for  their 
articipation  in  the  Middle 
tates  Self  Study  and  the 
ong  Range  Planning 
recess.  He  also  said  that 
le  College  would  appoint 
new  Associate  Dean  to 
:place  Dean  Sanslng.  The 
ew  Associate  Dean  would 
ome  from  within  the 
ollege.  and  will  probably 
i  a  two  or  three  year  term 
asltion,  Wubbels  stated. 

When  Senior  Vice 
resident  for  Management 
nd  Finance  Gene  Hessey 
wd  to  deliver  his  report, 
e  was  greeted  by  a 
'using  ovation.  "I  had  no 
lea  the  financial  markets 
ould  react  so  negatively 
i  my  retirement,"  said 
essey,  whose  upcoming 
tirement  was  announced 
st  week.  Hessey  said 
'at  by  his  reckoning  he 
ad  attended  154  faculty 
stings.  Hessey 

'pressed  relief  that  he 
Quld  not  have  to  attend 
any  more. 

Dr.  Steve  Cades, 
hair  of  the  Faculty 
nance  Committee,  said 
lat  the  three  faculty 
fibers  of  his  committee 
fre  working  together  to 
lci  ways  to  cut  expenses. 


He  said  his  committee  was 
considering  a  system  akin 
to  progressive  taxation, 
wherein  no  one  earning 
under  $20,000  would  have 
their  salary  cut  and  the  size 
of  the  "post-facto  salary 
reductions"  would  increase 
the  further  one  went  up  the 
pay  scale. 

Professor  Day  from 
the  Faculty  Affairs 
Committee  introduced  a 
resolution  which  would 
change  the  procedures  for 
selection  of  the  Faculty 
Secretary.  After  much 
discussion,  the  motion  was 
passed  without  amend- 
ment.  Q. 


"Riley,"  from  page  1 


dollars  annually.  For  the 
most  part  this  money  is 
used  to  tie  up  liberal 
organizations  in  lawsuits, 
thereby  draining  funds  and 
energy  from  such 

organizations.  This  goal  of 
this  effort  is  to  prevent 
liberals  from  accomplishing 
any  proactive  measures. 

In  addition  to 
Immobilizing  organizations 
like  the  ACLU,  the 
Religious  Right  hopes  to 
take  over  control  of  the 
Republican  Party. 

According  to  Riley,  the 
Religious  Right  has  control 
of  the  Republican  Parties  of 
twelve  states  and  won  25% 
of  the  delegates  at  the  1992 
Republican  Convention.  In 
addition  to  attempting  to 
seize  control  of  the  nation's 
political  agenda  by 
dominating  the  Republican 
Party,  the  Right  would  like 
gain  control  over  the  future 
of  America  by  taking  over 
the  school  system.  Their 
goal  is  to  convert  all 
schools  to  Christian 
institutions  by  2000. 
Towards  this  end  there  are 
school  voucher  initiatives 
being  proposed  in  16  states 
across  the  US. 

After  Riley  finished 
filling  in  the  audience 
about  the  history  and 
activities  of  the  Religious 
Right,  the  floor  was  opened 
to       questions.  The 

sentiment  in  the  room  was 
that  the  Right  seemed  far 
more  organized  than  the 
large  but  splintered  Left. 
Riley  urged  the  audience  to 
"not  get  into  this  polarizing 


stuff  ...  be  informed  ...  take 
elections  seriously,  and 
fight  for  decent  education 
in  this  country."  Her 
advice  was  that  liberals  had 
to  become  "really  active  and 
really  deliberate,"  to 
counter  the  moves  of  the 
Religious  Right. 

This  stimulating 
lecture/discussion  will  be 
hard  to  top.  but  the  William 
James  Forum  will  strive  to 
do  just  that,  with  lectures 
on  the  22  of  February  and 
21  of  March.  Professor 
Alban  Urbanas  will  talk  in 
February  on  "Aristotle. 
Nietzche  and  the  Meaning 
of  Ethics."  In  March,  Jim 
Woods,  author  of  The 
Corporate  Closet,  will  speak 
on  "Sexuality  in  the 
Workplace."  Students, 
faculty  and  other  members 
of  the  Washington  College 
extended  community  are 
invited  to  come  and  enjoy 
these  thought-provoking 
evenings,  fi 


"Dyson,"  from  p.  3 


uninitiated  conjures  up 
visions  of  the  film  Animal 
House:  beer-swilling, 
arrogant,  obnoxious 

Neanderthals  whose  sole 
pursuit  in  life  is  the  never- 
ending  party  and  a  full  set 
of  notches  on  their 
bedposts.  This  crass 
Hollywood  Imagery  has 
been  reinforced  by  decades 
of  reality  imitating  art. 
Many  campuses  across  the 
nation  continue  to  be 
plagued  by  fraternities  that 
enshrine  this  negativity 
and  thereby  reinforce  the 
popularly  held  image  of  the 
entire  greek  system. 
Regrettaby,  the  exceptions 
to  this  false  impression  are 
its  hapless  victims,  since 
one  of  the  cardinal  rules  of 
public  opinion  is  that 
perception  is  reality.  It  is 
far  easier  to  accept  a 
preconceived  notion  of  an 
unknown  variable  than  to 
reserve  judgment  until  one 
has  reviewed  all  of  the 
facts. 

The  facts  are  that 
the  benefits  of  fraternity 
membership  at  Washington 
College  are  enormous. 
While  some  would  argue 
that  the  intimate  size  of  the 
student  body  makes 
membership  in  a  fraternity 
socially  constricting,   it 


would  be  difficult  to  find  a 
dedicated  fraternity  man  on 
this  campus  who  was  not 
socially  involved  in  various 
campus  groups.  Indeed,  it 
is  more  often  than  not  the 
case  that  the  more  active 
students  on  the  campus 
are  greek.  Even  after 
graduation,  members  of 
greek  letter  organizations 
tend  to  remain  more 
involved  in  alumni  life  as 
members  of  the  alumni 
association  or  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors. 
Additionally,  our  College 
President.  Charles  Trout 
and  our  Associate  Dean  of 
Students  Edward  Maxcy 
are  members  of  fraternities. 
This  past  Saturday, 
the  brothers  of  Kappa 
Alpha  Order  hosted  a 
Kappa  Alpha  AlumniFest  at 
which  several  generations 
of  brothers  congregated  to 
reassert  the  ideals  that 
unite  us  all.  One  of  the 
alumni  brothers  responded 
to  the  criticism  that 
fraternity  life  is  not  a 
necessary  adjunct  to  a 
successful  social  life  on 
this  campus  given  its  size 
by  stating  that  a  non-greek 
graduate  can  not  return  to 
3rd  floor  Caroline  or  2nd 
floor  Kent  ten  years  from 
now  and  announce  "Hey, 
I'm  back!"  and  be  welcomed 
with  open  arms  by  the 
present  residents. 

The  over  four 
hundred  men  who  have 
graduated  from  Washington 
College  as  Kappa  Alphas 
since  1936  will  always  be 
welcome  at  Middle  Hall.  I 
can  only  assume  that  the 
same  holds  true  for  the 
brothers  of  Phi  Delta  Theta 
and  Theta  Chi; 

membership  does  not 
terminate  with  graduation. 
Fraternal  life  can  yield 
other  dividends  as  well;  I 
have  received  two  job  offers 
and  one  law  school 
recommendation  from 
fraternity  brothers.  This 
does  not  begin  to  address 
the  feelings  of  manly 
affection  and  loyalty  that 
one  partakes  in  every  single 
day  as  a  brother.  The 
parties,  late-night 

conversations,  academic 
assistance,  and 

camaraderie  are 

indescribable.  The  benefits 
are  limitless. 

The  notion  of  (non- 
biological)  brotherhood 
through  group  affiliation  is 
one  that  has  its  roots  in 


biblical  times.  It  could  be 
argued  that  the  twelve 
disciples  of  Jesus  Christ 
were  an  early  incarnation 
of  a  fraternity.  A  group  of 
men  bound  by  ideological 
tenets,  united  for  a 
common  cause  (in  this 
case,  the  dissemination  of 
the  teachings  of  Christ),  it 
is  analogous  to  the 
affiliation  that  my 
brothers  and  I  enjoy.  We 
are  a  diverse  assortment 
of  individuals  socially, 
ethnically,  geographically, 
racially,  and 

intellectually.  There  is  no 
such  thing  as  an 
archetypal  KA;  we  are 
scholars,  athletes, 

socialites  and  hermits. 
Despite  these  differences, 
we  share  a  belief  in  the 
Kappa  Alpha  Order  motto 
'Dieu  et  les  Dames'  (God 
and  Women),  which 
reflects  the  ideals  of 
religious  faith  and 
devotion  to  the  chivalrous 
regard  for  women  that 
was  the  hallmark  of  the 
knights  of  old. 

This  Friday,  the 
men  who  have  been 
selected  for  membership 
in  the  recognized 
fraternities  will  receive 
bids  to  become  pledges 
and  eventually  brothers. 
Many  of  the  men  will 
eagerly  accept  without  a 
moment's  hesitation,  and 
undertake  a  great 
adventure  that  they  will 
remember  fondly  for  years 
to  come.  Some  of  the 
men  will  agonize  over  the 
decision  for  up  to  two 
weeks  as  they  debate  the 
pros  and  cons  of  this 
crucial  choice.  To  those 
men.  I  offer  this  piece  of 
advice:  there  are  times  in 
your  life  when  you  will 
come  to  a  crossroads 
when  you  have  to  choose 
between  "the  road  less 
travelled  by"  or  take  the 
safe,  well-travelled  path. 
If  you  shirk  the  challenge 
of  membership  In  a 
fraternity,  it  will  not 
drastically  alter  the 
apparent  course  of  your 
life  for  the  worse,  but  if 
you  accept  the  challenge, 
it  will  almost  certainly 
enhance  your  life  beyond 
your  wildest  imaginings. 
Good  Luck  to  the  Pledge 
Class  of  1994. 


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February  11,  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Letters,"  from  p  2 


Elm.  only  the  unconscious 
kind,  like  about  the  cotton 
clothes. 

To  go  on  like  that, 
how  you  must  have  had  It 
"up  to  here"  with  enviro- 
babblel  But  I  see  that  you 
felt  obliged  to  do  it 
anonymously,  lest  the 
Thought  Police  catch  you. 
(They  will  anyway,  you 
know.  Stand  up  to  Ihem. 
Make  fun  of  them  openly.) 

Susan  Huck 

Editor's  note-  The  Open 
Forum  last  week  was  a 
joint  effort,  and  the  co- 
authors— Rudy  Weitz, 
Andrew  Stone.  Aaron 
Pierce,  Scott  Koon,  Brian 
Matheson,  with  special 
thanks  to  Moonpile  and 
Tom — were  credited  as 
usual,  albiet  in  smaller 
Icilcring  than  usual  due  to 
the  number  of  people 
involved.  The  authors  are 
unafraid  of  any  action  by 
the  Thought  Police,  and 
represent  a  cross-section 
of  the  political  spectrum, 
with  communists, 

Republicans  and  Texans 
being  equally  represented. 


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Random  Violence  Affects  all  of  Us 


Jen  Waldych_ 


Last  Wednesday 
night  I  was  sleeping.  I  felt 
a  cold  coming  on  and  went 
to  bed  early  In  hopes  of 
fighting  it  off.  It  was  a  little 
after  10  when  my  mother's 
voice  on  the  answering 
machine  woke  me  up.  I 
picked  up  the  phone. 
"What,  Mom?" 

"  Jenny,  are  you 
okay?" 

"  It's  just  a  cold.  I 
was  sleeping." 

"  Did  you  see  the 
news  today?"  My  mom 
asked. 

No.  just  the 
highlights.  I  went  to  bed 
early.  Look.  Mom.  I  really 
don't  feel  well  so..." 

"  Jen,  did  you  hear 
about  the  teacher  who  was 
shot?,"  my  mom 

interrupted. 

"  Yeah,  That  was  the 
clip  of  the  woman  on  the 
stretcher.  It  came  after  the 
picture  of  the  burning 
building,  and  before  the 
clip  of  the  Tonya  Harding 
update.  Film  at  11.  What 
are  we  getting  at  here. 
Mom?"  She  had  woken  me 
up  out  of  a  mind-numbing 
Nyquil  sleep.  I  was  in  no 
mood  to  play  games.  I 
wanted  to  get  back  to  bed 
before  it  wore  off.  My 
mother  taught  at  a  middle 
school  in  a  horrible  area  up 
until  this  year  and  I 
thought  she  was  about  to 
go  on  a  rampage  about  how 
glad  she  was  to  be  out  of 
there. 

"Jen,  that  was  Mrs. 
Lombard!.  ** 

"Julie?  Miss  Julie?" 
I  sat  up  in  bed.  My  arms 
were  numb.  Julie  Lombard! 
is  my  next  door  neighbor. 
My  mother  went  on,  telling 
me  the  story  as  I  sat  there 
frozen,       blinking.  I 

managed  to  catch  the  gist 
of  it.  Somebody  tried  to 
carjack  her.  She  wouldn't 
get  out  of  the  car.  He  shot 
at  her  6  times  from  the 
passenger  side.     He  shot 


her  in  the  face. 

"He  shot  her  in  the 
face" —  that  much  I  heard 
very  clearly.  After  that  I 
wasn't  listening  any  more. 
I  was  thinking  about  her.  I 
know  her.  Her  name  is 
Julie.  She's  young.  She 
has  big,  brown  eyes  and  a 
shy  smile.  She  has  a 
husband  named  Marty  who 
likes  cars.  She  has  a  little 
boy.  His  name  Is  Nicholas 
and  he  is  the  most 
beautiful  and  bright  and 
adorable  boy  I've  ever  seen. 
I  could  see  them  in  my 
head.  They  were  at  the 
pool.  Nicholas  had  his  little 
floaties  on  and  Julie  was 
playing  with  him  in  the 
water.  How  could  someone 
aim  a  gun  at  this  kind, 
dedicated  woman  who  has 
been  teaching 

underprivileged  city  kids 
for  20  years?  I  wondered  if 
he  would  have  still  been 
able  to  knock  her  teeth  out 
and  rip  her  face  apart  with 
that  bullet  if  he  had  known 
all  this. 

How  can  people 
hurt  each  other  like  this? 
How  could  someone  shoot  a 
woman  in  the  face?  How 
could  someone  decide  that 
a  car,  a  thing  was  worth 
taking  a  woman  away  from 
her  husband,  her  child,  her 
parents,  and  all  the  kids  at 
that  school  who  depend  on 
her?  How  could  someone 
be  so  callous  to  the  rest  of 
the  people  on  earth? 

Then  I  realized  that 
we  all  do  it  everyday.  The 
television  washes  over  us. 
wave  after  wave  of  static 
until  the  news  is  just  a 
familiar  rhythmic  sound: 
an  arson  here,  a  shooting 
here. 

I  didn't  even  notice. 
I  turned  it  off  and  went  to 
bed.  But  I  was  sleeping 
before  I  even  shut  my  eyes. 
It  wasn't  until  it  was  my 
next  door  neighbor  who 
was  shot  that  I  woke  up. 
We're  numb  to  the  violence 
in  this  country,  and  as  long 
as  we  continue  to  sleep 


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through  it,  it  won't  stop. 
This  time  it  was  little 
Nicholas's  mom  who  was 
shot.  But  It  could  have 
been  my  mom —  or  yours. 

Julie  Lombardi  is 
very  lucky  to  be  alive.  She 
is  undergoing  massive 
facial  reconstructive 

surgery  and  she  has  a 
chance  for  a  full  recovery. 

I  don't  know  if  it's 
any  good  to  put  this  in  The 
Elm.  I  don't  understand 
this      world       or      what 


happened  so  I  don't  really 
know  what  to  say.  But  I  do 
want  to  say  that  I'm  not 
writing  this  just  because  It 
was  my  next-door  neighbor. 
I'm  writing  because  the 
news  is  not  so  distant;  it's 
our  problem,  too.  And 
maybe  I'm  still  In  shock, 
but  I  just  hoped  that  we 
would  all  care  about  it.  SI 


DRUNK  DRIVING  DOESN'T  JUST  KIL 
DRUNK  DRIVERS. 

Hannah  and  Sarah  Fugleman,  killed  Dec.  12,  1988  at  2:22  pmG 
1-95  South,  Brunswick,  GA. 

Next  time  your  friend  insists  on  driving  drunk,  do  whatever  it  taw 
to  stop  him. 

Because  if  he  kills  innocent  people,  how  will  you  live  with  yourself 


FRIENDS  DON'T  LET  FRIENDS  DRIVE  DRUNK. 


Shirt  Laundry 
Carpet  Sales 


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Sports 


February  11,  1994 


How  To  Be  A 
Dukey"  at  the  WAC 

By  now  I  am  sure  you  have  heard  about  the  crazy 
at  the  basketball  games  who  discusses  world  politics 
*  the  visiting  team.  Well,  I  am  sure  you  have.  Being 
lected  as  Newt's  fan  of  the  week,  1  feel  obligated  to 


■ip  my 


fellow  classmates  become  the  best  basketball 


-5  in  division  3.  First  let  me  tell  you  that  I  really 
,nted  to  go  to  Duke  and  be  a  "Dukey,"  but 
ifortiinatly  ray  father  and  my  high  school  GPA  ,and  oh 
s  not  forget,  that  funny  little  (draw  the  face  with  the 
■cle  test)  SAT  score  was  not  up  to  par.  I  even  tried  to 
t  In  by  telling  them  that  I  was  Bobby  Hurley's  twin 
other,  but  everyone  one  knows  at  the  WAC  that  I  am 
ibby  Hurleyl  As  you  can  see  I  am  In  Chestertown  and 
[ally  at  peace,  I  don't  think  soli  I  I  have  decided  that 
jd  put  me  here  to  be  the  sixth  man  on  the  basketball 
un  (can  I  please  Coach  Hart  have  a  jacket,  jersey,  or 
aybe  even  socks,  or  better  yet  some  of  the  shoes  with 

lights). 

I  think  it  Is  time  to  get  to  the  importaint  Issue  here: 
iris's  top  ten  ways  to  be  A  "Dukey"  at  the  WAC.  If  you 
jlow  these  steps  you  too  can  be  a  "WACY." 
1-To  be  effective  you  need  to  put  names  with  faces  (I 
jd  getting  there  fifteen  minutes  early  is  adequite  time 
memorize).  Also  if  you  can  put  a  cute  little  name  in 
jnt  of  theirs,  all  the  better,  ie.  prettyboy  JimmyCWM) 
Teddy  Ruxpln(CNC). 

2-Since  the  visiting  team  is  our  guest  in  the  Cain 
jrae,  it  is  neccesary  to  introduce  yourself  to  each  one, 

them  know  that  you  are  there.  I  like  to  call  them  by 
as  If  you  know  them,  and  once  you  have  their 
tention  do  not  get  scared  to  be  honest  with  them  and 


Sports 

Commentary 


st  let  them  know  how  bad  you  think  they  are. 

3-The  warm  up  time  Is  a  critical  time  in  the  life  of  a 

Skier.    Make  a  mental  note  of  who  talks  back  to  you. 

they  are  talking  to  you  then  they  are  obviously  not 

icentrating  on  the  task  at  hand.    Score  1  for  the 

ckler! 

l-Game  timet    As  soon  as  the  visiting  players  come 

to  the  floor  for  tip  off,  make  sure  you  put  all  your 

orts  onto  the  center.     If  he  has  the  glasses  call  him 

reem  or  If  he  is  not  strong  direct  him  to  our  state  of 

^art  weight  room! 

>-As  the  game  progresses  make  sure  that  you  keep 

ck  of  all  screw  ups  the  visitors  make.    I  like  to  count 

stakes  and  let  the  player  at  fault  know  about  his 

ewups  until  he  scores  again. 

>-Talk  to  the  opposing  coach!    After  all,  he  is  our 

est,    If  his  team  isn't  quite  sure  where  the  basket  is, 

polite  and  offer  your  Insight.     I  find  it  easier  to  call 

^assistant  coaches  by  the  color  of  their  tie. 

7-Foul  shots  can  win  or  lose  a  game.    Ask  opposing 

ayers,  while  on  the  charity  stripe,  about  their  High 

hool,  haircut.shorts,  etc.    I  prefer  the  Chris  Farlee 

jnmercial  on  ESPN! 

8-If  we  are  going  to  win,  as  usual,  it  is  extremly 

portalnt  to  be  gracious  winners,  I  don't  think  so!!! 

member  to  tell  their  coach  to  warm  up  the  bus.   After 

there  is  nothing  worse  than  losing  and  sitting  down 
jold  bus  plasticl 

'-If  someone  Is  obviously  really  good  and  you  have 
hi  on  them  all  game,  go  up  and  shake  their  hand.  I 
jays  like  to  remind  them  that  I  am  Bobby  Hurley! 
10-The  most  Importaint  step  is  to  Be  Respectful! 
ese  players  are  human  (although  they  can't  play 
sketball  to  save  their  lives)  and  I  am  sure  that  they 
rk  hard  to  be  on  the  JV,  I  mean  Varsity  team.  After 
1  ^ey  are  on  the  court  (most  of  them  at  least)  and  we 

h  the  standsl 

°n  a  different  note  I  would  like  to  thank  my  friends, 
fccially  Dave,  Michelle,  Kelly,  and  Jerry,  for  helping 
1  ^al  with  JAKE's  passing.  Jake  was  not  just  a  bird 
was  my  best  friend!  We  miss  you  Jake! 

Don't  forget  about  lacrosse  season.  You  can  get  a 
1  while  heckelingl 

-Chris  Hargett 

'tor's  Note—Chris  Hargett  is  a  junior  from 
'"opolis,  Maryland  whose  hobbies  include  sailing, 
Eeping,  and  yelling  at  opposing  basketball 
jtyers.  Yes,  he  is  the  annoying  guy  you  hear 
[i*g  at  every  men's  basketball  game.  His  lifetime 
Rations  are  to  be  a  bum  and  sail  around  the 
,r'd-MM 

' 


Gettysburg  Teaches 
Washington  A  Lesson 

Top  School  In  The  Conference  Earns  Respect 


Erik  a  K.  Ford 


Last     Saturday,     the 
Shoremen  and 

Shorewomen  swimming 
teams  travelled  to 
Gettysburg  where  both 
squads  were  handed  a  loss. 
The  Washington  men  were 
on  a  seven-meet  winning 
streak  before  falling  to 
Conference  champs 

Gettysburg,   146-59.  Their 


Colleen  Roberts  managed 
two  third  places  in  the  400 
IM  and  100  breaststroke. 

"This  meet  against 
Gettysburg  was  our 
hardest  and  most  nerve- 
wracking, "  Roberts  said. 
"Everyone  was  nervous 
going  in.  We  just  tried  to 
put  up  a  good  show  against 
the  best  team  in  the 
Conference." 
Eileen  Kuriger  continued 


not  show  It.  we  all  work 
very  hard  at  what  we  do.  I 
Just  honored  to  be  a  part  of 
it  all.  And  I  think  we'll  do 
great  at  Championships." 

On  Wednesday  night  in 
the  last  scheduled  meet, 
Swarthmore  came  to 
Chestertown.  Coach 

Lessard  said,  "We  have 
never  beaten  them  before, 
but  we  have  a  great  chance 
to  now."  (A  score  was  not 


Denise  Hakanson  prepares  for  her  race, 


record  is  now  7-2. 

Gettysburg  has  won  the 
Centennial  title  in 
swimming  for  the  past  six 
years.  Coach  Kim  Lessard 
said,  "On  Saturday  they 
proved  why — they  have 
superior  depth." 

The  Washington  women 
lost  167-36.  They  too  were 
victims  of  their  opponent. 
They  now  stand  at  2-7. 

Gettysburg  women  have 
been  league  champions  for 
14  years,  and  nationally 
ranked  for  the  past  six. 

The  men's  medley  relay 
team  of  Pete  Ward,  Julien 
Gaudion,  Scott  Steinmuller. 
and  Jason  Campbell  swam 
a  season  best  time  to 
capture  second  place. 

Commenting  on  the  loss. 
Steinmuller  said,  The  guys 
have  done  really  well  this 
year,  but  it's  also^  good  to 
realize  that  we  have  a  long 
way  to  go  in  terms  of 
improving." 

"Our  team's  been  Inspired 
by  a  quote,"  Dan  Woodall 
said.  "It's  called  'breaking 
the  mold',  and  at  each 
practice  and  meet  that's 
what  we  try  to  do.  We're 
inspired  by  that  idea." 

Pete  Ward  was 
Washington's  lone  star  of 
the  meet,  winning  the  100 
backstroke.  He  also  swam 
the  opening  leg  of  the  200 
free  relay  that  placed 
second  with  Dave  Cola. 
Chris  Freisheim,  and  Tim 
Parent. 

Parent  took  second  In  the 
50  freestyle,  while  Cola  had  ■■ 
second  In  the  500  free. 

For   the   Shorewomen, 


to  improve  her  seed  time 
for  championships, 

knocking  another  two 
seconds  off  and  placing 
third  in  the  1000  free. 

Upon  reflection,  Kuriger 
said,  "I  think  it's  cool  that 
the  team  Is  so  close. 
Although  our  record  may 


available  at  the  time  of 
print). 

Washington  swimmers 
will  wrap  up  their  season  at 
the  Centennial  Conference 
Championships,  to  be  held 
at  Dickinson  on  February 
18th. 


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10 


February  11.  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College 


Hart  Follows  In  Father's  Footsteps 


Coaching  Path  Has  Taken  11-Year  Stop  At  Washington  College 


Matt  Murray 


One  of  Mike  Hart's 
fondest  basketball 

memories  is  of  the  1990 
NCAA  Division  III  Regional 
Final  which  sent  the 
Washington  College 

Shoremen  to  the  Final  Four 
after  a  win  over  Western 
Connecticut.  Hart  was  an 
assistant  coach  for  the 
1990  Shoremen,  but  what 
made  the  moment  special 
was  that  he  got  to  share 
the  victory  with  his  father. 

Hart's  father.  Dick,  is  an 
Anne  Arundel  County 
legend.  He  was  the  only 
basketball  coach  in 
Andovcr  High  School's 
history,  and  his  30  years  in 
coaching  (29  at  Andover) 
produced  a  330-294 
record,  five  regional  titles 
and  two  trips  to  the  state 
finals. 

He  died  less  than  a  year 
after  Mike's  Shoremen 
capped  a  25-6  season  with 
a  trip  to  the  Final  Four. 

In  1990,  Dick  Hart  was 
named  the  first  coach  in 
North  County  High  School 
history  after  Andover  and 
Brooklyn  Park  merged,  and 
he  would  have  been  the 
only  coach  In  county 
history  to  start  two 
programs.  However,  he 
never  assumed  his  new 
position  and  died  on 
February  2,  1991.  Today, 
the  North  County 

gymnasium  bears  the  name 
Hart  Hall. 

Now.  Mike  is  following  In 
his  father's  footsteps.  After 
10  years  as  an  assistant 
coach  at  Washington.  Hart 
heads  the  program  in 
Chestertown  this  season, 
while  head  coach  Tom 
Finnegan  is  on  sabbatical 
leave. 

"I  grew  up  in  the 
gymnasium,  and  my  dad 
was  the  only  coach  Andover 


ever  had."  said  Hart  who 
played  for  his  father  at 
Andover  from  1976-79.  "I 
saw  the  enjoyment  he  got 
out  of  coaching,  and  the  big 
reason  I  started  coaching 
was  that  1  saw  how  much 
my  dad  loved  what  he  did." 
Mike  Hart  didn't  waste 
any  time  entering  the 
coaching  ranks.  After 
playing  for  two  seasons  at 
Western  Maryland  College, 
Hart  transferred  to  Towson 
State  for  academic  reasons 
and  began  coaching  the 
junior  varsity  team  at 
Meade  High  School. 

Hart  joined  the 
Washington  College  staff 
for  the  1983-84  season. 
It's  been  a  productive  10 
years  for  the  Shoremen 
with  Hart  as  an  assistant, 
as  Washington  has 
compiled  a  173-86  record 
In  his  time  In  Chestertown, 
Including  three  trips  to  the 
NCAA  Tournament. 

This  season,  with  a  10-10 
record  after  a  81-77  loss  to 
Muhlenberg  onFebruary  5, 
Hart  is  pleased  with  his 
team's  performance. 

"I  think  we're  doing  alright 
so  far,  especially  after 
losing  two  starters  to 
academics  after  first 
semester,"  Hart  said.  "We 
have  a  pretty  tough 
schedule,  so  I  think  we're 
getting  better  as  time  goes 
on,  and  I  think  the  last 
couple  of  games  we've 
played  really  well." 

Hart  also  feels  the 
transition  has  been  made 
easy  for  him  from  the 
people  at  Washington 
College  to  his  full-time 
employers  at  Peoples*  Bank 
of  Kent  County. 

"Everyone  at  school  from 
Coach  Finnegan  to  (athletic 
director)  Geoff  Miller  to  the 
equipment  people  have 
made  the  situation  as  easy 
for  me  as  they  could,"  he 


said.  "Other  than  just 
some  long  days,  things 
have  been  great,  and  the 
bank's  been  really 
cooperative  as  well." 

The  players  have  also 
made  the  adjustment.  Hart 
has  forced  an  up-tempo 
offense  to  go  with  a  strong 
defense.  His  team  has 
responded. 

"We  have  more  of  a  fast- 
paced  style  now,"  said 
senior  Geoff  Rupert  of 
Sykesville,  Maryland. 
"Things  are  more  laid  back. 
He  (Hart)  is  more  of  a 
player's  coach." 

Hart  feels  he's  taught  his 
players  the  right  way  to  do 
things,  and  his  style  allows 
them  to  develop  those  ideas 
into  plays  on  the  court. 

"I  try  to  teach  the  kids  so 
they  can  make  decisions 
when  they're  out  there," 
said  Hart,  who  believes  a 
strong  defense  is  the  key  to 
winning.  "I  like  to  give 
general  rules  on  what  they 
want  to  do  and  then  let 
them  do  It." 

Hart  believes  his 
relationship  with  his  father 
helped  him  develop  as  both 
a  coach  and  a  person.  He 
insists  that  any  success  he 
finds  in  coaching  is  a  result 
of  learning  from  the  best. 

"When  my  dad  was  my 
coach,  if  I  had  a  bad  game, 
we  didn't  bring  It  home," 
Hart  said.  "I  guess  his 
philosophy  was  that  he 
wasn't  going  to  make  me  do 
anything  I  didn't  want  to 
do.  But  if  1  asked  for  help 
on  how  to  improve  my 
game.  I  had  better  be  ready 
to  work  hard." 

Hart  hopes  he  has  been 
able  to  motivate  his  players 
to  work  hard  this  season, 
and  while  he  realizes  this 
year  may  have  been  a  one- 
shot  deal  at  Washington 
with  the  winningest  coach 
in  school  history  returning 


Head  Men's  Basketball  Coach  Mike  Hart 


from  sabbatical  next  year, 
he  is  hoping  he  may  get  a 
shot  at  a  head  coaching  Job 
elsewhere. 

"Head  coaching  jobs  don't 
come  along  that  often,"  he 
said.  "But      if      the 

opportunity  came  up 
somewhere,  I  would  be 
interested,  and  I'm  hoping 
this  one-year  experience 
will  open  doors." 

No  one  can  retell  the 
stories  of  Dick  Hart's 
successes  better  than  his 
son.    While  he  is  currently 


32  1  wins  short  ol  I) 
father's  career  high  schi 
record,  Mike  Hart  hop 
that  as  he  passes  throu 
the  college  ranks,  obseni 
will  be  able  to  see  a  bit 
his  father's  coaching  sf] 
in  his  own. 

"Any  comparison  to  i 
dad  in  a  positive  sen 
would  be 

accomplishment  to  rat 
Hart  said. 


Mules  Sink  Shoremen  81-77  In  O.T. 

Controversial  Basket  At  The  End  Of  Regulation  Lifts  Visitors  To  Victory 


Y.  Jeffrey  Lee 


After  picking  up  an  89-81 
victory  against  Wesley  on 
February  3,  the 

Washington  College 

Shoremen  entered  last 
Saturday's  competition 
against  the  Muhlenberg 
College  Mules  with  a  four- 
game  winning  streak. 

Washington  (10-10)  was 
determined  to  put  away  the 
Mules  for  good  and  take  the 
top  spot  In  the  East 
Division  of  the  Centennial 
Conference. 

However,  a  controversial 
call  at  the  end  of  regulation 
demoralized  the  Shoremen, 
and  Washington  could  not 
put  together  a  streak  in 
overtime. 

"It  was  a  tough  game," 
captain  Charles  Cummings 
said.  "We  had  the  ball  in 
our  control  most  of  the 
time  throughout  the  game 


with  a  few  tough  calls.  We 
played  real  hard  and  shot 
real  well" 

With  a  full  capacity 
crowd,  the  players  showed 
an  immense  determination. 
However  despite  the 
winning  streak  and  the 
enthusiastic  home  crowd 
support,  Washington,  came 
up  short  against  the  Mules 
81-77.  The  loss  leaves  the 
Shoremen  at  the  .500 
mark. 

The  game  started  evenly 
and  the  two  squads  were 
tied  at  25  with  5:24  left  in 
the  first  half.  Muhlenberg 
took  a  brief  two-point  lead 
with  4:23  to  go.  but  the 
strong  play  of  Ben  Harris 
(12  first  half  points)  led 
Washington  back  to  a  tie  at 
32  at  halftlme. 

As  the  second  half  was 
underway,  Harris  and 
Cummings  exploded  to 
combine    for    25    points 


during  the  half.  This  led  to 
an  early  lead  for 
Washington  by  two  with 
15:57  remaining. 

On  a  spurt,  the  Shoremen 
quickly  took  charge  with  a 
5-0  run.  Jerry  Davis'  one- 
handed  slam  brought  the 
capacity  crowd  to  their  feet. 
This  gave  the  Shoremen 

"Well,  they've  got  to 
make  a  call  and  I 
guess  they  made  it. 
It's  one  of  those 
games  where  tough 
calls  have  to  be 
made  and  I  guess  if 
the  officials  called  it 
against  Muhlenberg, 
I  m  sure  they'd  be 
pretty  angry  too." 
—head  coach 
Mike  Hart 

with  a  9  point  lead  with 
12:20  remaining. 

With     3:37     to     go. 


Washington  took  its  largest 
lead  at  61-51. 

However,  with 
Muhlenberg  forwards 
Dennis  Adams  and  Chris 
Bedell,  the  Mules  brought 
themselves  within  two  with 
four  seconds  remaining  in 
the  game.  At  the  buzzer, 
Muhlenberg  tied  the  score 
with  a  short  jumper. 

"Well,  they've  got  to  make 
a  call  and  I  guess  they 
made  it,"  head  coach  Mike 
Hart  said.  "Coming  down 
the  stretch,  the  kids  played 
real  hard  and  made  those 
free  throws  at  the  end. 

"It's  one  of  those  games 
where  tough  calls  have  to 
be  made  and  I  guess  if  the 
officials  called  it  against 
Muhlenberg,  I'm  sure 
they'd  be  pretty  angry  too." 

The  home  crowd  refusing 
to  believe  that  the  game 
was  tied  grew  restless  and 
frustration  took  over.    With 


overtime  underway, 
Mules  took  a  suddenly 
with  a  6-0  run  with  2:1 
remaining  In  the  game. 

"With  a  tough  call  at 
end.  we  just  came  out! 
in  overtime."  Cummin 
said.  "I  mean  tough  ca 
are  made  in  a  game  li 
this  and  I'd  rather  have 
points  and  win  instead" 

With  time  running01 
Washington  f°ul 

themselves  unable 
catch-up  and  fell  sho 
The  loss  probably  left1 
Shoremen  without 
chance  to  qualify  f°r 
conference  playoffs. 

For  Washington.  Ha* 
scored  28,  Cumffl1P 
added    18,   Geoff  RUP 


added  nine,  Jerry 


D^ 


had  seven,  Edmund  HJ 
scored  11,  and  Derek1 
and  Adam  Poe  ea 
chipped  in  with  two. 


11 


josNngton  College  Elm 


Sports 


February  11,  1994 


Muhlenberg  Trounces  W.C.  In 
Centennial  Conference  Game 


',  Jeffrey  Ke 


Xhe  Washington  College 
omen's  basketball  game 
ajrled  a  6-10  record  into 
Sst  Saturday's  Centennial 
onference  Eastern 

jvislon  contest  with 
iuhlenberg  CoUege. 

However,  a  stifling 
Uihlenberg  (9-9)  defense 
orCed  24  Washington 
mTiovers  en  route  to  a  80- 
i9  Shorewomen  defeat. 
^e  21-point  blow  out  sent 
Washington  (6-11)  reeling 
p  Its  second  straight  defeat 
fter  a  70-56  loss  to  the 
lollege  of  Notre  Dame. 
The  Mules  took  an  early 
ead  with  an  8-0  run  six 
ninutes  into  the  first  half. 
lowever.  with  solid  passing 
days  Inside.  Washington 
losed  the  gap.  bringing 
hemselves  within  two. 

After  a  Muhlenberg 
Imeout,  the  Mules 
xtended  the  lead  with  a 
0-0  run  to  make  the  score 
0-20  with  5:41  remaining 
the  half. 

Down  by  ten,  Washington 
enter  Eboni  Taylor  and 
jnvard  Allison  Wentworth 
:d  a  Shorewomen  spurt  to 
lose  the  gap  to  37-34  in 
uhlenberg's  favor  at 
lalftime.  Taylor  and 
ifentworth  combined  to 
core  27  of  the  team's  first 
4  points. 

Unfortunately,  personal 
juls  once  again  haunted 
be  Shorewomen.  Taylor 
nished  the  first  half  with 
Jur  personal  fouls,  and 
er  fifth  foul  sent  her  to  the 
ench  for  the  rest  of  the 
'ening. 

"I  don't  know  what 
appened."  Taylor  said.  "I 
istran  into  foul  trouble." 
The  second  half  did  not 
Jok  too  optimistic. 
Washington  dug  itself 
"per  into  the  hole. 
luhlenberg  guards  Eileen 
nd  Ellen  Ogozalek  led  the 
lules  to  a  6-0  run  three 
rtnutes  into  the  second 
alf.  Down      43-34, 

ashington  called  timeout. 
Not  only  did  fouls  haunt 
k  Shorewomen  during  the 
flier  part  of  the  second 


- 


Freshman  forward  Allison  Wentworth  averages  1 7.4  points 

per  game,  and  senior  guard  Pam  Hendrickson  averages 

3.5  assists  per  game  for  Washington  this  season. 


half,  Washington  also  had 
already  reached  double 
figures  in  turnovers. 

The  Shorewomen  did  not 
score  until  14:31  remaining 
in  the  game,  and  they 
trailed  50-36.  The  smart 
passing  plays  that  were 
executed  by  Washington  in 
the  first  half  seemed  to 
have  disintegrated. 

"Definitely  turnovers  and 
foul  troubles  made  it 
tough."  head  coach  Lanee 
Cole  said.  "We  have  to 
make  some  adjustments." 

As  the  game  progressed, 
the  point  spread  grew  even 
larger.  With       1:30 

remaining  in  the  game  the 
score  was  80-49. 

During  the  second  half, 
Washington  as  a  whole 


team  was  able  to  score  only 
25  points  compared  to  34 
points  in  the  first  half, 
leaving  frustrated 

Washington  players  and 
fans  to  wonder  what  went 
wrong. 

"With  Eboni's  fourth 
personal  foul,  Eboni  had  to 
leave  the  game,"  Cole  said. 
"Last  time  we  played 
Muhlenberg,  we  lost  by  15. 
We  prepared  for  this  game 
like  we  prepare  other 
games,  and  I  know  we  are  a 
better  team." 

Besides  Taylor  and 
Wentworth.  Lee  Ann  Lezzer 
scored  16  points,  Kelly 
Rodgers  and  Cherie  Galllni 
each  added  four,  and  Liz 
Mangano  chipped  in  two. 


£zzer  Records  Triple-Double  In 
*ryn  Mawr  Victory  On  Feb.  1 


:HESTERTOWN.  MD— 
_  Lee  Ann  Lezzer 
WlersvlUe,  MD/Old  Mill) 
Ccompltshed  the  first 
lPle-double  in  Washington 
ol|ege  women's  basketball 
'story  February  1  against 
^m  Mawr  College. 
,?n  hex  team's  way  to  its 
consecutive 
entennial  Conference  win, 
fzzer  scored  16  points, 
lshed  out  1 1  assists,  and 
U|kd  down  10  rebounds. 
'  *ne  72-53  victory.  She 
«  also  proficient  from  3- 
mt  range.  hitting  on  four 
fa  uS*x  attempts  for 
^hington,  which  is  now 

Washington,  in  its  first 
£gn^Qf  intercollegiate 


competition,  has  now 
defeated  Gettysburg, 

Swarthmore,  and  Bryn 
Mawr  in  conference  play. 
Lezzer,  a  5-foot-9  freshman 
guard  is  currently 
averaging  10  points  and 
4.5  assists  per  game  for  the 
Shorewomen. 

Washington,  which  starts 
four  freshmen,  now  holds 
third  place  in  the  East 
Division  of  the  Centennial 
Conference  with  a  3-5 
conference  record. 

Lezzer's  16  points,  11 
assists,  and  10  rebounds 
against  Bryn  Mawr  were  all 
season  highs.  College  and 
former  high  school 
teammate  Allison 

Wentworth  (Millersville. 


MD/Old  Mill)  scored  20 
points  In  the  Bryn  Mawr 
victory. 

Lezzer  continued  her 
string  of  strong  games  in 
losses  to  the  College  of 
Notre  Dame  and 

Muhlenberg. 

Against  Notre  Dame, 
Lezzer  was  2-for-4  from  3- 
point  range,  and  finished 
with  nine  points  for  the 
evening.  She  also  recorded 
five  assists. 

Against  Muhlenberg,  the 
freshman  guard  exploded 
for  a  season  high  18  points 
including  three  3-pointers. 
She  also  had  four  rebounds 
and  three  assists. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Well,  it's  pretty  much  an  automatic  thing  that  when 
you  score  your  1,000th  career  point  on  the  basketball 
court,  we  honor  you  as  Newt's  POW.  Darren  Vlcan  was 
our  honoree  last  year  when  he  went  over  the  1,000 
mark,  and  this  season,  another  Shoremen  whom  we  all 
know  and  love  has  topped  the  mark. 

Geoff  "Rup"  Rupert  has  had  a  sterling  4-year  career 
here  in  Chestertown.  The  senior  forward  scored  his 
1.000th  against  Wesley  on  February  3,  and  he  has  had 
a  pretty  consistent  season  for  Washington. 

However,  this  week  we  have  a  whole  slew  of  honorable 
mentions  so  I'll  get  to  them  right  now... 

Men's  Swimming—Scott  Steinmuller  and  Chris 
Freisheim.  They're  both  getting  the  job  done  In  the 
pool,  and  one  of  these  days,  the'll  win  the  whole  award 
with  honors. 

Women's  Swimming— Colleen  Roberts  and  Jen  Green 
have  been  strong  in  the  pool  for  the  women's  side. 
Even  though  the  team's  record  does  not  reflect  a  very 
successful  season  for  the  women's  swimming  team,  it's 
been  a  good  year  to  improve  in  the  Casey  Swim  Center. 

Women's  Basketball—Freshmen  Eboni  Taylor.  Allison 
Wentworth.  and  Lee  Ann  Lezzer  have  continued  to 
carry  the  young  team.  Lezzer  scored  the  first  triple- 
double  in  school  history  against  Bryn  Mawr  (see  left), 
and  both  Wentworth  and  Taylor  are  averaging  double 
figures  in  points. 

Men's  Basketball —Even  though  Rupert  gets  the  glory 
this  week  for  his  career  mark,  Charles  Cummings  and 
Ben  Harris  have  been  carrying  the  team.  Harris  scored 
22  in  the  loss  to  Muhlenberg,  and  Cummings  has 
continued  to  build  on  last  week's  honor  with  strong 
games  against  Wesley  (24  points)  and  Muhlenberg  (18 
points). 

All  in  all,  it's  been  a  productive  winter  at  W.C.  and 
there's  still  lots  of  action  to  come. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15 <?  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


February  11.  1994 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


SCORES 


Sports 


wimming 

Men 

Washington 

Gettysburg 

Women 

Washington 

Gettysburg 


Washington  College  Ek 


Men 
59         Washington 
146      Muhlenberg 

36        Washington 
167      Wesley 


Women 

77  Washington  {,*, 

81  Muhlenberg  80 

89         Washington  56 

81  Notre  Dame  70 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
BASKETBALL 

Washington  at 
Haverford 
February  12  7:30 


WOMEN'S 
BASKETBALL 


Washington  vs. 
Haverford 
February  12  7:30 

Washington  at 
Swarthmore 
February  16  6:00 


SWIMMING 

Washington  vs. 
Swarthmore 
February  12  1:00 

Centennial 

Conference 

Championships 

at  Dickinson  College 

February  18-20 


Congratulations  to  Geoff  Rupert  for  scoring  his  1 ,000th  career  point  against  Wesley  last  week.  Rupert,  a  senior  from 
Sykesville.  Maryland,  has  had  a  strong  4-year  career  for  the  Shoremen. 


•Men's  And 
Women's 
Swimming 
Falls 

•Women's 
Drops  Game 
To  Mules 

•Men's  Hoops 
Loses  To 
Muhlenberg 
In  Overtime 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Geoff  Rupert 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Sixteen*  February  18,  1994 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Birthday  Ball  Weekend 


Rachael  Fink 

The  weekend  is 
finally  here  and  what  a 
weekend  it  will  be  for  the 
Washington  College 

community.  There  are 
quite  a  few  events  to 
occupy  students,  faculty, 
and  Board  members  alike. 
Starting  early  Friday 
afternoon,  the  entire 
campus  will  be  awash 
with  people  braving  the 
slush  and  puddles  to 
attend  a  variety  of 
activities. 

At  2  p.m.  Saturday 
afternoon  the  entire 
College  is  invited  to 
Convocation,  held  in 
Tawes  Theater,  in  the 
Gibson  Fine  Arts  Building. 
David  McCullough,  author 
of  Truman,  and  Stephen 
E,  Ambrose,  author  of 
Eisenhower:  Soldier  and 
President  and  Eisenhower: 
The  President,  will  be 
honored  with  doctorates  of 


letters.  Shortly  thereafter, 
the  President's  Forum  will 
be  held.  At  3:30  in  the 
Forum,  McCullough  and 
Ambrose  will  discuss  After 
D-Day:  Truman, 

Eisenhower,  and  the 
America  They  Helped  to 
Shape.  There  will  be  an 
opportunity  for  questions 
from  the  audience  as  well 
as  a  book  signing  at  10:30 
a.m.  at  the  Washington 
College  Bookstore. 

At  5  p.m.  on 
Saturday  afternoon,  the 
official  re-dedication  of 
The  Cove  and  remodeled 
Student  Center  will  be 
held.  Students  are 
encouraged  to  attend  to 
express  our  gratitude  to 
those  who  helped  plan, 
finance  and  carry  out  this 
project  on  our  behalf. 

Friday  night  the 
usual  combination  of 
parties  will  be  held,  with 
students  gearing  up  for 


Countywide 


the  gala  Birthday  Ball. 
The  Writer's  Union,  Visual 
Artist's  Union,  Peer 
Educators,  and  GALA  are 
sponsoring  the  annual 
Black  Hearts  Ball  in  the 
O'Neill  Literary  House. 
Attendance  is  invitation 
only,  and  it  seems  as  if 
half  of  the  campus  has 
been  invited.  Attendees 
are  encouraged  to  wear 
black  and/or  red. 

There  will  also  be  a 
Pan  Hel  dance  at  the  Cove 
from  which  will  be  open  to 
all  from  10:30  p.m.  to 
1:00  a.m.  Attire  is  semi- 
formal,  admission  is  free 
and  there  will  be  a  disk 
jockey. 

Saturday  morning, 
when  most  people  will  still 
be  snug  in  their  beds, 
Cain  Memorial  Gym  will 
be  transformed  In  to 
Mardi  Gras,  New  Orleans 
style.  The  formal  dinner 
will  start  at  7:30  p.m.,  and 


Tim  Whittler.  and  Julian  Gaudion  Cleft)  played  pool  last 

week  on  the  newly-refurbished  pool  tables.  The 

rededication  is  at  5:00  p.m.  Saturday. 


everyone  is  encouraged  to 
be  on  time  for  the  opening 
ceremonies  which  will 
start  promptly  at  9:30. 
The  entire  event  promises 
to  be  unforgettable,  with 
German   instructor   Dr. 


Jefford  Vahlbusch  as 
emcee,  the  Honorable 
Louis  L.  Goldstein  as 
"King."  and  the  "Queen" 
selected  from  among  the 
student  body.  £1 


Force  Proposed 


Rachael  Fink 


On  Tuesday, 

February  15.  a  public 
hearing  concerning  the 
proposed  Code  Home  Rule 
Bill  No.  2-94  was  held  at 
the  Board  of  Education 
Meeting  Room  in 

Chestertown.  Bill  No.  2-94 
was  drafted  as  a  result  of 
an  extensive  investigation 
Into  the  current  law 
enforcement  policy  and  the 
feasibility  of  a  County 
Police  Department,  by  the 
County  Police  Force 
Advisory  Committee.  This 
bill,  to  be  added  to  Chapter 
5  "Health  and  Safety"  of  the 
public  local  laws  of  Kent 
County,  will,  if  voted  into 
iaw,  establish  a  County 
Police  Department.  In 
accordance  with  the 
established  laws  concern- 
ing county  government,  the 
Kent  County  Com- 
missioners held  the  public 
hearing  to  garner  respons- 
es to  the  proposed  changes 
In  law  enforcement. 

After  a  brief 
explanation  of  the  history 
°f  concerns  about  law 
enforcement  in  Kent 
County,  Charles  MacCleod, 
County  Administrator, 
Went  through  the  report  of 
{he  Advisory  Committee 
2nd  the  proposed  legisla- 
tion, in  essence,  the 
changes  will  simply  "take 
what  exists  today  and 
Segment  it  ...  into  two 
agencies,"  said  MacCleod. 


The  cost  of  such  a 
transition  will  exceed  17 
thousand  dollars,  not 
including  personnel 

expenses  which  are 
estimated  at  an  increase  of 
45  thousand  dollars 
annually  .  By  instituting 
the  change,  the  County 
Commissioners  hope  to 
enhance  "inter- agency 
coordination,"  according  to 
MacCleod. 

After  this  explana- 
tion by  MacCleod.  the  floor 
was  opened  to  concerned 
citizens  of  Kent  County, 
many  of  whom  raised 
serious  questions  about  the 
feasibility  and  neces-sity  of 
creating  a  County  Police 
Department.  A  resident  of 
Betterton  questioned  the 
jurisdiction  of  such  a 
department  and  whether  or 
not  unincorpo- rated 

municipalities  within  Kent 
County  would  be  able  to 
rely  on  the  department  for 
law  enforcement. 

Commissioner  Larry  Beck 
said  that  these  concerns 
"will  be  taken  into 
consideration"  before  the 
March  1  vote. 

State's  Attorney  and 
Chief  Law  Enforcement 
Officer  for  Kent  County, 
Susanne  Hayman,  was 
present  to  voice  her 
opinions  concerning  the 
wording  of  several  parts  of 
the  proposed  bill.  Hayman 
commended  the  Committee 
for  their  through  and 
thoughtful  examination  of 


the  issues,  but  felt  that 
some  of  the  wording  of  Bill 
2-94  needed  clarifying  so 
as  to  prevent  confusion  in 
the  future.  Among  the 
phrases  that  Hayman 
thought  should  be  changed 
were  "criminal  acts"  and 
"strictly  enforced,"  found  in 
section  5-114,  which 
outlines  the  duties  of  the 
Chief  of  Police.  "Criminal 
acts"  does  not  include  civil 
matters  which  can  be 
enforced  by  a  police 
department,  such  as 
procuring  alcohol  for 
minors.  Hayman  felt  that 
the  word  "strictly"  implied 
policy  matters,  which  are 
under  the  discretion  of  the 
Chief  of  Police  and 
therefore  not  applicable  in 
local  law. 

Following  Hayman's 
comments,  several  citizens 
of  Kent  County  spoke  in 
opposition  to  the  proposed 
legislation,  -citing  the 
apparent  lack  of  need  for  a 
change.  According  to 
MacCleod.  no  services  will 
be  offered  by  the  County 
Police  Department  that  are 
not  currently  being 
handled  by  the  Sheriffs 
Department.  However,  the 
Commissioners  expressed 
hope  that  cooperation 
between  county  offices  will 
increase  under  the 
proposed  legislation.  Some 
of  those  voicing  opposition 
felt  that  the  problem  was 
not  with  the  current  law 
enforcement  organization, 


but  between  the  current 
Sheriff  and  the  County 
Commissioners,  thus  the 
proposed  change  could  be 
unnecessary  following  the 
next  elections. 

Another  concern 
paramount  to  most 
attendees  of  the  public 
hearing  was  the  increase  in 
power  of  the  County 
Commissioners.  According 
to  Bill  2-94,  the  County 
Commissioners  would 
appoint  the  Chief  of  Police, 
rather  than  having  the 
position  be  filled  in  a 
county  election,  as  is 
currently  the  case  with  the 
Sheriffs  position.  In  the 
opinion  of  those  raising 
objections  to  Bill  2-94.  this 
would  put  too  much  power 


into  the  hands  of  the 
County  Commissioners' 
office  and  deprive  the 
citizens  of  Kent  County  the 
right  to  determine  who  is 
responsible  for  maintaining 
law  and  order  in  Kent 
County. 

The  County  Com- 
missioners' office  will  be 
accepting  written  respons- 
es to  the  proposed 
legislation  through 

February  28,  and  citizens 
of  Kent  County  are 
encouraged  to  read  the 
report  and  recommen- 
dations of  the  County 
Police  Force  Advisory 
Committee  and  Code  Home 
Rule  Bill  No.  2-94.  as 
changes  in  the  law 
enforcement  agencies  are  of 


Inside 


Casey  Speaks  on  Crisis       O 
Investing 


February  is  the  Cruellest 
Month 


Towers  Gives  the  Dirt  on    A 
the  Freshman  Reading       ^ 


February  18.  1994 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


Crisis  Investing 

Last  night  Douglas  Casey  (yes.  the  same  one 
whose  mother  donated  the  Casey  Academic  Center)  gave 
a  presentation  for  the  Jones  Seminar  in  American 
Business  at  Washington  College  entitled  Crisis  Investing 
for  the  Rest  of  the  '90s.  Unfortunately,  this  presentation 
took  place  white  I  was  in  Elkton,  Maryland,  arranging  for 
the  printing  of  the  newspaper  you  are  now  reading. 

Fortunately,  Mr.  Casey  graciously  sent  me  a  copy 
of  his  latest  book  Crisis  Investing  for  tlie  Rest  of  the  90's 
(Birch  Lane  Press,  $22.50),  so  I've  got  some  idea  of  the 
content  of  last  night's  lecture.  Normally,  I  wouldn't  read 
something  entitled  Crisis  Investing  for  the  Rest  of  the  90's, 
as  I'd  assume  it  to  be  as  entertaining  and  informative  as 
watching  the  Nightly  Business  Report.  I  also  don't  have 
any  money  to  Invest  In  crises,  but  that's  another  beef 
altogether. 

After  having  to  opportunity  to  talk  to  Mr.  Casey 
last  fall,  however,  I  knew  that  Crisis  Investing  for  the  Rest 
of  the  90's  wouldn't  be  just  another  gel  rich  quick  book. 
And  it  isn't.  (That's  right,  kids,  it's  book-report  time!) 
Okay,  I'll  admit  it,  I've  only  read  the  first  five  chapters  so 
far.  but  1  gotta  tell  you.  It's  a  real  page-turner. 

Crisis  Investing  is  an  overtly  subversive 
Investment  guide  for  the  ideologically  conscious  Investor. 
It  would  be  impossible  without  oversimplification  to 
classify  it  as  merely  anarchistic.  Mr.  Casey  advocates  the 
iii.iximlzallon  of  both  personal  and  economic  freedom  in 
the  hope  thai  people  will  "... structure  their  lives  so  that 
the  government- which  is  to  say  taxes,  regulation  and 
inflation— is  a  non-factor."  Basically.  Crisis  Investing 
advocates  an  Individualistic  revolution  which  would 
render  government  irrelevant  to  the  people  as  a  whole  by 
freeing  one  citizen  at  a  time. 

Naturally  it  takes  money  to  lead  this  sort  of  life. 
And  Casey  advises  us  on  how  to  go  about  making  the 
kind  of  money  necessary  to  achieve  the  desired  level  of 
autonomy  from  government.  Mr.  Casey  instructs  the 
reader  on  how  to  turn  war  into  war  profits,  why  political 
slrife  Is  a  boon  to  the  international  real  estate  speculator, 
how  to  realize  obscene  returns  by  investing  in  gold 
stocks,  and  which  money  market  funds  to  steer  clear  of. 

Whal  Is  truly  remarkable  about  this  eccentric 
combination  of  investment  advice  and  political  philosophy 
is  that  the  two  are  blended  together  seemlessly  without 
internal  contradiction.  A  central  thread  of  Crisis 
Investing  Is  that  it  is  normally  the  case  that  "...  a  genuine 
public  service  lines  the  benefactor's  pockets."  New  age 
honest  graft  with  a  surprise  twist.  An  example  of  this  is 
how  buying  real  estate  in  the  Third  World  is  not  only 
profitable,  but  it  allows  for  the  preservation  of  lands 
which  would  otherwise  be  vulnerable  to  environmentally 
destructive  exploitation.  Casey  informs  the  reader  not 
only  how  to  make  money,  but  how  to  feel  good  about 
making  money,  one  of  the  chapter  subheadings  is 
"Money  as  a  Zen  Experience."  In  it  Casey  writes  "People 
who  blame  money  Tor  the  evils  of  the  world  suffer  from  a 
lack  of  responsibility  at  best;  assigning  blame  isn't  an 
optimal  way  of  making  evils  go  away.  In  fact,  readily 
assigning  blame  elsewhere  has  caused  most  of  the 
poverty,  war  and  general  misery  that  history  catalogues." 

While  some  of  Crisis  Investing  for  the  Rest  of  the 
90's  seems  a  bit  glib,  that  does  not  detract  from  its 
virtues.  Casey  writes  with  the  utter  self  assurance  of  a 
man  who  knows  he  is  right.  It  is  probably  more  important 
as  a  work  or  political  philosophy  than  as  an  Investment 
guide,  and  yet  remains  thoroughly  entertaining  and  fun 
to  read.  Frankly,  it  is  refreshing  to  read  an  investment 
book  as  eclectic  and  thoroughly  radical  as  this  one.  I 
can't  wail  to  finish  it. 


THIS  W»fcKH  Willi 


by   TOM   TOMORROW 


IT  IS  THE  MOST  IMPORTANT  MEWS  STORY  OF 
OUR  TiWE. 


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George  Jamison 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor. 

This  year's  Birthday  Ball  has  attracted  much  attention  and  all  indications  point 
to  a  well-attended  event.  The  SGA  has  expressed  its  concern  over  available  parking  in 
the  area  surrounding  Cain  Gym.  The  SGA  has  made  the  following  recommendations 
and  requests  your  assistance  and  support. 

Students  who  park  their  vehicles  in  the  lot  adjacent  to  the  Casey  Swim  Center, 
Fine  Arts  Center  and  Life  Time  Fitness  Center  are  requested  to  move  their  vehicles  to 
other  parking  areas.   This  will  allow  easier  access  for  our  visitors. 

The  SGA  will  be  providing  free  transportation  in  the  form  of  a  shuttle  service  for 
those  living  in  the  Chestertown  area.  The  shuttle  will  pick  up  and  return  riders  home 
during  the  Birthday  Ball  hours.  To  make  arrangements  for  this  service,  please  contact 
Washington  College  Alumni  Affairs  at  extension  78 12. 

The  SGA  and  I  would  like  to  thank  you  in  advance  for  your  support.  Please  call 
on  us  if  we  may  be  of  assistance. 

Sincerely, 

Jerry  Rhoderick 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

February  18-24 

Film 
Series: 

The  Life  of 
Qui  Ju 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30 

p.m. 

18 

Friday 

Official 
Dedication 
of  The  Cove 

5:00  p.m. 

19 

Saturday 

George  Washington's 

Birthday  Convocation 

Tawes  Theatre   2:00  p.m. 

Mardi  Gras 

Masquerade  Ball 

Cain  Gym,  9:00  p.m. 

20 

Sunday 

21 

Monday 

22 

Tuesday 

Aristotle.  Nietzche 
and  the  Meaning  of 
Ethics       6 

Hynson  Lounge. 
7:30  p.m. 

22 

Tuesday 

Peace  Corps: 
"The  Toughest  Job 
You'U  Ever  Love" 
Barbara  Zartman 

4:30  p.m. 
CAC  Commons 

24 

Thursday 

The  Memorandum 

A  Play  by  Vaclav 

Havel 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 

Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


February  18,  1994 


Open 
Forum 


Thea^Mateu 


A  wave  of  loneliness 
and  self-pity  sweeps  over 
me.  So,  'tis  the  season  to 
be  jolly.  You'd  think  the 
holidays  had  ended  with 
New  Year's  but  No!  we  have 
to  have  Valentine's  Day  as 
well.  In  Puerto  Rico  it's 
even  worse,  they're 
probably  still  boozing  up 
and  celebrating  the 
Epiphany  (January  6)  at 
home.  Love  and  joy  come 
to  you.  I  roam  the  aisles  of 
the  crowded  supermarket 
-must  they  play  those 
cheesy  love  songs?  I  must 
look  like  I'm  stalking 
someone.  I  look  peircingly 
into  people's  eyes,  looking 
for  that  familiar  blankness. 
Could  I  be  the  only  lonely 
person  on  the  night  before 
Valentine's  Day?  Is  it 
possible  that  only  I  am 
alone?  (And  you  didn't 
believe  the  self-pity  thing!) 

A  man  with  a  long 
white  beard  walks  by  me 
merrily  humming.  He 
wears  overalls  that  are 
stained  and  old  and  his 
hands  are  rough  with  the 
labor  of  years.  He  is 
beautiful.  He  smiles.  How 
could  I  ever  judge?  Ever  be 
harsh.  For  the  fleeting 
moment  that  our  spirits 
connected  I  looked  in  his 
eyes  and  attempted  a  smile 
I  saw  that  we  are  not  that 
different,  the  man  and  I. 
He  smiles  and  hums  along. 
I  wonder  if  he  knows  a  part 
of  him  stays  with  me.  I 
walk  on,  pretending  to 
examine  the  price  of  cereal 
but  still  looking  at  the 
people  walking  by. 
Strangers?  Maybe  not. 

A  woman  with  her 
baby  walks  past  me.  She 
moves  toward  the  baby 
section.  I  smile  at  her  and 
at  the  baby.  I  don't  even 
need  to  force  the  smile  this 
time.  The  baby  giggles  and 
the  young  mother  rushes 
on.  How  could  I  ever  Judge 
her?  Blame  her  for  being 
young,  for  being  a  mother? 
She  hurries  along,  smiles 
briefly  at  me  and  looks 
down  protectively  at  her 
daughter.  How  could  I 
blame  anyone  for  choosing 
motherhood  over  the  Joys 
w  Madly  Rushing  Looking 
Busy  and  Pretending  To  Be 
Someone  Important.  The 
Daby  looked  back  at  me 
and  gurgled.  I  lower  my 
head  but  not  before  waving 
at  the  baby  and  blowing  a 
Cental  kiss.  I  keep  on 
scanning  the  aisles, 
examining  things  I  didn't 
need.  Trying  to  find 
leaning.  The  meaning  of 
L°ve,  of  the  Holidays 
°f...Life. 

Surprisingly  enough 
1  saw  it  there  on  these 
People's  faces.  Young 
*oman  walking  and 
fleeting  cookies  for  her 
h°me.  Little  children 
linking  of  Valentine's  , 


A  Cynic  Gone 
Soft 


and  good  things  to  eat.  So 
much  hope  in  their  little 
eyes,  but  the  cynic  in  me  is 
taking  a  holiday  vacation.  I 
can't  just  bah  humbug 
them  off  and  say  they'll 
learn  or  some  harsh 
comment.  I  can't  do  it.  I 
treasure  the  hope  in  thelr 
little  eyes.  The  trusting  in 
their  little  hands  as  they 
hold  on  to  mommy  or 
daddy  or  sister  or  brother 
or  cousin  or  friend.  I 
treasure  the  look  on 
another  young  woman's 
face  as  she  plays  with  a 
ring  on  her  left  hand 
looking  dreamily  at  the 
kitty  litter.  Well  okay,  so 
kitty  litter  is  not  the 
foundation  of  dre'ams  but  a 
home,  the  promise  of  a 
home  was  written  so  clearly 
on  her  face. 

There  Is  so  much  to 
learn  from  people.  I  have 
been  looking  for  knowledge 
in  all  the  wrong  places. 
When  I  stopped  and  heard 
the  laughter  of  two  men 
talking  and  didn't  even 
think  to  judge  justify  or 
mar  the  moment.  I  drink 
in  their  laughter  and  their 
smiles.  The  good  wishes 
that  actually  sound 
sincere!  I  even  treasure  the 
sour-faced  cashier.  It's 
been  a  long  day  at  work 
and  it's  cold  and  nasty  and 
it's       a       holiday.  I 

understand.  I  don't 
blame.  I  allow  myself  a  few 
minutes  of  self  pity  as  I 
wait  in  line.  I  think  of  the 
flowers  I  don't  have 
awaiting  at  my  door,  the 
four-wheel  drive  vehicle  I 
don't  have  (I  don't  have  any 
vehicle  but  that's  okay),  the 
family  and  friends  who  are 
not  here,  the  warm  arms 
that  are  not  here  waiting 
for  me. 

And  yes,  it  saddens 
me,  but  I  have  a  lot  to  be 
thankful  for.  I  have  a  lot  of 
beauty  around  me  that  I 
haven't  been  bothering  to 
see.  It's  there  though.  I 
write  out  my  check  and 
carry  home  my  provisions 
with  a  lighter  heart.  I  feel 
cleansed  of  the  bitterness 
that  was  eating  at  me  like  a 
cancer.  I  feel  that  I  am  one 
with  the  world.  Maybe  I 
should  go  to  the 
supermarket  more  often.   Q 


Campus  Voices 

By  Dave  Johnson  and  Anthony  Hecht     Photos  by  Katina  Duklewskl 

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Dawn  Slmms 
Sophomores 
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I  have  no  idea. 


John  O'Hearn 
Sophomore 
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Senior 

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Todd  Dunn 
Sophomore 
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Vegan  food  In  the  cafeteria. 
And  what  the  hell  is  Lentil 
Loaf?? 


Erica  Ford 
Sophomore 
Stroudsburg,  PA 
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I  guess  I'd  have  to  say  the 
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Roses. 


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Wednesday's 
Freshman  Reading  was  a 
wonderful  look  at  the 
promising  crop  of  fresh- 
faced  newbies.  Many  of 
their  works  were  about  sex, 
Including  a  comparison  of 
the  Hershey's  Kiss  to.  as 
general  consensus  Inter- 
preted,      the       rectum. 

Two  of  the  readers 
talked  about  aging.  Note:  I 
am  three  years  older  than 
these  young  poets,  and  If 
their  bones  are  creaking  as 
they  fondly  remember  their 
childhoods,  I  guess  I'm  Just 
a  heartbeat  away  from  the 
crypt. 

What  1  really 
learned  from  the  reading, 
aside  from  the  fact  that  25 
percent  of  the  readers  have 
the  same  taste  in  poetry  as 
the  chair  of  the  English 
Department,  Is  that 
nothing  brings  people 
together  belter  than  a  good 
hunk  of  cheese  and  some 
chips  and  salsa. 

Yes,  It  was  a 
heartwarming  scene, 
professors  and  students 
mingling  in  the  middle 
living  room  of  the  Lit 
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with  chocolate  chip  cookies 
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Intellectual  rigor  of  the  Lit 

House  —   you  know,  that 

bunch  of  freaks  that  sits 

around  drinking  wine  and 

smoking  opium  and  talking 

nonstop  about  philosophy 

and  poetry. 

"Did  Roseanne  get 

plastic  surgery?  I  mean. 

she  looks  really  bad  now. 

Her  face  doesn't  move  as 

much  either." 

"Didn't  you  have  a 

crush    on    rat-girl    last 

year?" 

"Is  Post  Raisin  Bran 

some  sort   of  Modernist 

propaganda?" 

"The  new  Beastie 

Boys  was  nothing  more 
than  Pollywog  Stew  and 
Cooky  puss.  I  laughed 
heartily." 

True.  There  was 
conversation  over  whether 
Old  English  thanes  really 
appreciated  the  bards  who 
read  Beowulf.  But  that 
conversation  involved  beer, 
so  it  wasn't  too  disparate 
from  the  rest  of  the 
campus. 

Speaking  of  the  rest 
of  the  campus,  what  other 
fora  are  there  for  freshmen 
to  showcase  their  many 
talents?  Seniors  of  course 
are  recognized  at 

Commencement  for  their 
four-or-so  years  of  striving. 
And  the  shiny  academic 
and  athletic  stars  in  all 
classes  get  various  forms 
of  recognition  throughout 
their  tenure  as  students. 
(Don't  misinterpret  this. 
Students  can't  really  get 
tenure.) 

But  how  can  non- 
writer-type  Freshmen  get 
recognition  for  their  plddly 
little  lives?  But  then,  on 
second  thought,  why 
should  they  get  any 
recognition?  They  think 
they  have  things  so  tough. 
Ha! 

I  mean,  back  in  my 
day,  we  didn't  have  Beavis 
and  Butthead!  There  were 
no  cable  hook-ups  in  the 
dorms,  and  no  phones  in 
the  rooms!  We  had  to  send 

See  "Dirt,"  on  p.  5 


Tanya  Allen 


So.  Beth  McCoyfish 

had  Just  had  all  of  the 
typically  carping  WC 
students  /staff/  faculty/ 
aquatic  sea  creatures  join 
in  a  circle  and  hold  fins, 
and  a  great  feeling  of 
mutual  love  had  just  been 
produced,  and  everyone 
was  feeling  all  hunky  dorey, 
and  the  feeling  of  mutual 
love  and  hunky  doreyness 
worked  some  magic 
somehow,  and  there  was  a 
pop!  And  President 
Troutfish  turned  back  into 
a  human  being  and  started 
to  drown.  "Blub!"  he 
shouted,  "AGH!  Somebody 
help  me!   I'm  drowning!" 

"Hey,  hey!  Look  at 
that!"  said  Luther 
Dudlchfish,  "President 
Trout  has  just  turned  back 
into  a  human  being,  and 
now  he  has  started  to 
drown!" 

"Wow."  said  Tyler 
Staellnfish.  "Maybe  we 
should  do  something  about 
it." 

"Blub!  Help  me! 
Help  me!"  President  Trout 
screamed  and  writhed. 

"You  know, 

President  Trout's  name 
reminds  me  of  a  song." 
Almee  Erhartfish  said. 

"It  does?"  said  Tony 
Fortlfish. 

"Yeah,"  said  Almee 
Erhartfish.  "That  80's  one, 
by— what's  it  called. ..Tears 
for  Fears?  The  one  that 
goes: 

"Trout. ..Trout. ..Let 
it  all  out 

These  are  the  things 
we  can  do  without 

Come  on.. .I'm 

talking  to  you. ..Come  on. 

"It's  a  protest  song, 
you  know- they  sing  it  at 
Board  meetings,  whenever 
there's  something  someone 
wants  President  Trout  to 
use  his  Influence  do 
something  about." 

"That's  funny, 

Almee." 

"Thank  you."  said 
Almee. 


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"Blub!  Blub!  Help!" 
President  Trout  choked 
out  again. 

"Guuuuuuys " 

said  Chris  Calhoonflsh. 
"President  Trout  is 
drooowwning.  Aren't  you 
going  to  do  something 
about  it?"  He  looked  at 
Graham  Mundafish. 

"Me?"  said  Graham 
Mundafish.  "Well... I  don't 
know—  I'm  sure  someone 
else  will  do  something." 

Chris  Calhoonflsh 
looked  at  William 
Hlllyerflsh. 

"Me?  Nah-  Not  me. 
I'm  too  apathetic." 

"Yeah,"  said 

William  A  Hobbs  Illfish. 
"I  mean,  you've  got  to  keep 
in  mind  that  this  Is  an 
apathetic  campus." 

"It  is  not  an 
apathetic  campus!"  said 
Keith  Morganflsh.  "There 
are  a  lot  of  us  here  who  are 
not  apathetic!  I'm  not 
apathetic!" 

"Yeah,  right." 
"I'm  not!  Just 
listen  to  how  much  I  do 
around  here:  I'm  the 
President  of  Hands  Out. 
I'm  also  the 

Secretary /Treasurer  of  the 
Historical  Society.  Plus. 
I'm  also  really  really  active 
in  Terra  Firma  as  well.  In 
addition,  I'm  the  one  who 
puts  out  WAC  Happenings. 
Plus  I  do  a  radio  show  at 
KHS,  but  that's  not  really 
connected  WAC,  so  I  guess 
I  shouldn't  have  mentioned 
It...." 

"So  why  don't  YOU 
save  President  Trout?!" 
said  Chris  Calhoonflsh  to 
Keith  Morganfish 


desperately. 

"I  can't. ..I'm  too 
busy." 

"I  used  to  be  as 
busy  as  that,"  said  a  dazed 
and  frazzled  looking  Senior 
fish.  "Now  I  have  to  go  see 
the  counselors  at  Health 
Services  every  Tuesday..." 
"You  guuuuys! 
Don't  you  realize  what 
President  Trout 

represents?!"  said  Chris 
Calhoonflsh.  "He's  the 
figurehead  of  this  College! 
He's  a  symbol  for 
everything  this  College 
represents!  And  he's 
drowning!  And  none  of  you 
are  going  to  try  and  save 
him?" 

"Well,  why  don't 
YOU  try  and  save  him?* 
said  Katina 

Duklewsklflsh. 

"But.  ..but. ..but 
there's  nothing  I  can  do! 
I'm  only  a  Freshman!" 

"At  this  school," 
Keith  Morganflsh  said  in  a 
paternal  fashion,  "Class 
doesn't  matter.  This  place 
is  small  enough  that— even 
If  you're  a  Freshman,  you 
can  be  someone.  You  can 
be  a  leader  at  Washington 
College,  even  if  you're  only 
17....  Anything  you  want 
to  do,  any  movement, 
magazine,  club,  activity  or 
whatever  you  want  to  start 
here,  you  can  start— and  if 
the  faculty,  administration, 
staff  and  S.G.A.  believe  In 
what  you're  doing,  they'll 
help  you  out  as  much- 
monetarily  and  otherwlse- 
as  much  as  they  can!" 

"Yeah!"  said  Jason 

See  "Blub,"  on  p.  5 


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Krausflsh.  "That's  one  of 
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So. ..Listen!  Chris— go  save 
President  Trout!  We'll 
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"Save  him.  Tell  us 
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breathed  Klmberly 

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gills.  "I  WILL!  PRESIDENT 
TROUT!    HERE  I  COME!" 

"Blub."  said 

President  Trout  weakly.  Q. 


"Dirt,"  from  page  4 

singing  telegrams  to  our 
professors  if  we  wanted 
extensions  on  term  papers! 
And  we  had  to  hand-write 
our  papers.  and 

mimeograph  them!  And  we 
liked  it!  We  liked  it! 

This  really  was  a 
writing  school  back  then. 
Even  art  students  had  to 
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Drama?  Act  this,  baby. 
Psychology?  Go  play  with 
your  rats.  Art  deco?  Stinks. 
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Building  A  Swimming 
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It's  really  ashame  lhat  some  sports  get  more  attention 
than  others.  Since  the  dawn  of  time,  there  have  always 
been  high  profile  sports  and  low  profile  sports.  Chances 
are.  if  you  don*l  play  football,  basketball,  baseball,  ice 
hockey--or  at  Washington  College—lacrosse,  you  aren't 
going  to  get  much  attention  for  your  respective  athletic 
achievements. 

I've  always  tried  to  recognize  the  "little  people"  ir 
athletics— the  people  who  play  soccer,  field  hockey 
volleyball,  tennis,  and  all  of  the  other  low  profile  sports 
I  like  to  attend  tennis  matches,  swim  meets,  track 
meets,  and  field  hockey  games  and  cheer  for  the  home 
team.  However,  it  wasn't  until  someone  brought  up  the 
point  on  Monday  that  I  truly  stopped  to  think  about  how 
lopsided  the  high  and  low  profile  sports  are  on  this 
campus. 

I'm  not  going  to  sit  here  and  tell  you  about  unequal 
funding  or  unequal  facilities  or  special  benefits  given  to 
players  of  certain  sports  or  anything,  because  I  don't 
have  the  data  to  support  that  argument.  I  am  going  to 
tell  you  about  17  guys  who  have  been  working  their 
butts  off  since  September  but  have  received  little  or  no 
recognition. 
That's  right— the  men's  swimming  team. 

You  probably  didn't  even  know  we  had  a  swim  team 
from  the  looks  of  the  average  student  turnout  at  a  meet. 
And  now  that  you've  discovered  this  article  Is  about  the 
swim  team,  you'll  probably  skim  on  over  to  the  next 
page.   But  wait!   Give  me  a  second,  this  is  important. 

First  of  all.  the  men's  basketball  team  still  draws  a 
crowd  with  a  mediocre  record.    That's  all  well  and  good 


Sports 

Commentary 


I'm  glad  the  student's  support  the  basketball  team. 
However,  there's  something  special  going  on  over  In  the 
Casey  Swim  Center,  and  I  think  you  all  should  know 
about  11. 

This  season,  the  men's  swimming  team  holds  an  8-2 
record.  That's  an  .800  winning  percentage!  Last  year, 
they  posted  a  7-2  mark.  Only  men's  lacrosse  did  better 
on  this  campus  last  year. 

However,  there's  more  to  this  swimming  fairy  tale  than 
wins  and  losses.  When  Junior  captains  Chris  Freisheim 
and  Dave  Cola  and  the  gang  came  to  Chestertown  in 
1991.  they  finished  a  distant  ninth  In  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference  Championships  in  the  team's 
second  varsity  season  to  complete  a  2-8  campaign. 

With  a  strong  recruiting  class  and  a  great  deal  of 
Improvement,  things  looked  better  last  season. 

In  the  1992-93  campaign,  the  team  finished  seventh  at 
Championships,  only  1 1  points  out  of  fourth  place.  Its 
only  losses  of  the  season  were  a  109-95  setback  to 
Swarlhmore  and  a  1 1 1-89  loss  to  Ellzabethtown.  In  the 
team's  victories,  the  men  outscored  their  opponents  by 
an  average  of  47. 1  points  per  meet. 

Overall,  the  1992-93  season  showed  a  drastic 
improvement  in  only  the  team's  third  year  at  the 
Intercollegiate  level.  The  men  narrowly  lost  to 
Swarthmore.  but  they  picked  up  a  huge  win  over 
Dickinson.  Last  year,  they  could  taste  fourth  place  at 
Championships,  but  a  few  unlucky  breaks  set  them 
back  to  seventh. 

Here's  the  scary  part-  they're  better  this  year. 

The  men's  swimming  team  heads  to  Centennial 
Conference  Championships  at  Bryn  Mawr  College  this 
weekend  with  a  very  legitimate  shot  at  taking  third.  The 
Shoremen's  only  two  losses  this  season  have  come  at 
the  hands  of  conference  power  Franklin  &  Marshall  105- 
97.  in  the  first  meet  of  the  year,  in  a  contest  that  was  so 
close  it  was  won  on  the  last  event,  and  nationally 
ranked  Gettysburg  (146-591. 

However,  even  though  this  year's  record  still  shows  two 

osses.  the  young  team  has  shown  even  more 
improvement.  Washington  has  blown  out  Swarthmore 
and  Dickinson  this  season  by  37  and  48  points 
respectively.  The  Shoremen  also  easily  handled 
Ellzabethtown  (one  of  last  year's  losses)  In  a  137-70 
rout. 

In  Its  victories  this  season,  the  men's  team  has  won  by 
an  average  margin  of  53.6  points  per  meet 

Here's  the  even  scarier  part-  it's  a  young  team  that 
keeps  building  each  year. 

The  Shoremen  don't  have  any  seniors  on  the  roster  so 
the  entire  squad  will  return  next  year,  which  means 
they  should  be  even  better.  Also,  the  men  have  taken  in 
-  quality  recruiting  class  each  of  the  last  three  years 

It  started  with  this  year's  Juniors  two  years  ago. 

cont.  on  column  5 


WC  Tries  For  Big  Splash 

Swimmers  Go  To  Conference  Championships 


Erika  K.  Ford 


Wrapping  up  a  successful 
8-2  season.  Washington 
College  sends  its  largest 
swim  team  ever  to  the  first 
Centennial  Championships 
at  Bryn  Mawr  this  weekend 
(February  18-20). 

Fourteen  ,men  have 
qualified  to  swim  for  the 
Shoremen.  Last  year 
Washington  finished 

seventh  In  the  Middle 
Atlantic  Conference 

Championships,  but  this 
year  they  may  be  ready  to 
capture  a  spot  In  the  top 
three. 

This  season  the  Shoremen 
have  defeated  four  of  the 
teams  that  finished  ahead 
of  them  at  championships, 
so  opportunity  Is  knocking. 

"This  team  has  great 
depth,,"  head  coach  Kim 
Lessard  said.  "Everyone 
has  a  chance  to  place  in 
one  or  more  events.  They 
have  a  chance  at  the 
second  place  (team)  finish  if 
they  each  swim  the  way 
they  should. 

"The  relay  teams  have  a 


Jason  Campbell,  who  also 
placed  in  three  events  last 
year,  will  swim  the  50  free, 
and  100  and  200 

breaststroke.  with  quickly 
improving  Julien  Gaudion 
hoping  to  place  right  with 
him  in  the  same  events. 

"The  team's  the  most 
prepared  we've  ever  been," 
Campbell  said.  "Nobody's 
ever  a  shoo-in.  but 
Washington  and  F&M  will 
give  Gettysburg  a  run  for 
the  championship. 

The  meets  will  be  exciting 
with  a  lot  of  fast  times,  I 
think.  For  myself,  I'm 
keying  in  on  the  100  breast 
and  50  free.  We  have  our 
best  shot  ever  at  being  a 
top  three  team  this 
weekend." 

Captain  Chris  Freisheim, 
who  placed  in  the  400  IM 
and  100  free  last  year,  will 
also  aim  high  in  the  200 
freestyle  race.  Tyler 
McCarthy  hopes  to  add  to 
his  100  back  scoring  last 
year  with  high  finishes  in 
the  200  back  and  50  free. 
Tim  Whittier  (who  placed 
his  freshman  year  but  was 


The  men's  swimming  team  is  gearing  up  for  Centennial 
Conference  Championships  this  weekend  at  Bryn  Mawr. 


chance  to  be  in  the  top 
three  in  all  five  events, 
while  last  year  only  one 
relay  placed  in  the  top 
three.  They're  ready  for  the 
challenge  and  very  excited." 

This  is  only  the  third  year 
that  Washington  is  sending 
a  team  of  men  to  the 
championships.  MAC 
champion  and  captain 
Dave  Cola  will  lead  the 
group  swimming  the  200, 
500,  and  1650  freestyle 
events,  looking  to  place  in 
the  top  three  In  all. 

"We're  pretty  confident 
about  the  team  in  general." 
Cola  said.  "Hopefully  we'll 
get  second  place.  We've 
progessed  this  season  since 
our  loss  to 

Franklin&Marshall-  and 
we'll  try  to  give  them  a  run 
for  their  money. " 

A  bronze  medalist  in 
1993,  Scott  Steinmuller  will 
again  compete  in  the  100 
and  200  butterfly  and  200 
IM  which  are  events  he 
placed  in  at  last  year's 
championships.  Peter 
Ward,  who  has  been  having 
a  great  season,  should 
place  high  in  the  100  and 
200  backstroke  and  the 
200IM. 


off  last  spring)  should  also 
place  in  those  three  events. 

Dave  CzekaJ,  scorer  in  the 
1650  free,  hopes  to  add 
100  and  200  back  victories. 
Dave  Kraft,  who  has 
continued  to  improve  all 
season  also  hopes  for  wins 
in  the  backstroke  events. 

"It's  exciting  knowing  that 
everyone  has  a  good  chance 
of  placing."  Kraft  said.  "I 
think  that  really  says 
something  about  the  team's 
depth  and  dedication  to 
this  sport." 

An  outstanding  freshman 
group  will  be  very 
instrumental  to  the  final 
points.  New  school  record 
holder  Tim  Parent  hopes  to 
place  In  the  top  three  in  the 
50  free,  and  in  the  top  six 
in  the  100  and  200  fly 
events.  Dan  Woodall  hopes 
to  be  right  behind  Cola  in 
the  500  and  1650  free 
meets,  and  to  place  high  in 
the  400  IM. 

Ryu  Kawai  hopes  to  figure 
high  in  the  100  and  200  fly 
and  400  IM,  and  Marcello 
Brutti  will  be  swimming  in 
the  200  and  400IM  and 
200  breaststroke. 

"Gettysburg  is  the  clear 
favorite."  Lessard  said.  "But 


the  race  ior  second  should 
be  quite  exciting.  We're 
ready  for  it." 

Last  week  the  Washington 
men  finished  their  regular 
season  with  their  first  ever 
win  against  Swarthmore 
121-84.  With  the  victory 
the  Shoremen  improved  t 
8-2  overall. 

Cola  broke  his  own  school 
record  in  the  200  free  while 
Ward  set  two  school 
records  with  his  200  IM 
and  200  backstroke  times 
Parent  added  a  fourth 
Washington  record  of  22.55 
seconds  in  the  50  free. 


cont.  from  column  2 

Besides  Freisheim 

(Jenkintown,  PA)  and 
Cola  (Dover,  DE),  the 
Washington  program 
recruited  Jason  Campbell 
(Cape  May:  NJ),  David 
Czekaj  (Huntington,  NY}', 
Ty  McCarthy 

(Washington.  CT),  Tim 
Whittier  (So.  Paris,  ME), 
and  Mike  Bowman  (Chevy 
Chase,  MD). 

Their  first  season  was 
also  Kim  Lessard's  first 
year  as  the  men's  head 
coach,-  and  her  first 
recruiting  class  the  next 
year  was  Just 
spectacular. 

Lessard  brought  Julien 
Gaudion  (Chestertown, 
MD),  Dave  Kraft  (Silver 
Spring,  MD),  Scott 
S  t  e  i  n  m.  UkJ  J 
(Lawrenceville,  NJ),  and 
Peter  Ward  (Riverside,  CT] 
to  Washington  College, 
Now  sophomores,  all  four 
men  have  provided 
valuable  contributions. 

However.  Lessard  wasn't 
finished.  She  continued 
to  assemble  her 
conference  power  when 
she  recruited  freshmen 
Marcello  Brutti 

(Argentina),  Michael  Davis 
(Drexel  Hill.  PA),  Ryu 
Kawai  (Japan),  Tim 
Parent  (Dover,  DE], 
Justin  Thomas  (Kingston, 
Jamaica),  and  Dan 
Woodall  (Dover,  DE), 

Now,  Feburary  18,  the 
men's  swimming  team 
will  head  to  Its 
Championship  meet  with 
a  real  chance  to  finish  in 
the  top  three.  And  let's 
not  forget  second  place 
Isn't  out  of  the  question. 
Franklin  &  Marshall^ 
favored  to  take  second 
behind  Gettysburg  in  the 
10-team  meet,  but 
Washington  nearly  upset 
the  Diplomats  earlier  this 
year  so  why  not  do'H 
again. 

As  far  as  Gettysbu: 
goes,  the  chances  are 
slim  that 'any  upset  is. in 
the  making,  and 
Washington's  best  shot  is 
probably  at  second.  An)' 
Washington-Gettysburg 
confrontation  is  a  real 
David  vs.  Goliath  match- 
up. 

But  who  knows,  DavW 
slew  Goliath. 

-Matt  Murray 


Kjshington  College  Elm 


Sports 


February  18.  1994 


Sho'women  To  Swim  This 
KTeek  With  Little  To  Lose 


r.flkag-  Fo^ 


Following  a  difficult 
egular  season  (2-8).  the 
horewomen  are  going  to 
[,1s  weekend's  Centennial 
;hamplonships  with  little 

0  lose,  but  quite  a  bit  to 
rain.  Last  year's  team  will 
Je  replaced  by  a  larger  and 
mich  stronger  group  in 
1994. 

Captain  Jennifer  Green 
Ihe  only  senior)  will  try  to 
place  once  again  in  the  100 
md  200  backstrokes. 
Ureen  will  also  swim  on  all 
ive  of  Washington's  relay 
earns. 

"We  all  have  a  chance  to 
lo  well."  Green  said. 
Everyone  has  a  chance  to 
ilace.  Hopefully  we'll  break 

few  relay  records." 

Colleen  Rob'erts  (who 
ilaced  in  all  three  of  her 

ents  last  year  as  a 
reshman)  will  try  again  to 
;core  high  in  the  100 
ireastroke  and  200  and 
[OOIMs. 

Jen  Dow  will  again  swim 

1  the  100  and  200 
lutterfly  races,  which  she 


placed  in  at  the  last 
championships.  Dow  also 
hopes  to  add  the  200IM  to 
the  scoring. 

Captain  Amy  Draper 
scored  last  time  in  the  200 
fly  and  hopes  to  add  a  100 
fly  victory  for  Washington. 

Once  again  a  group  of 
strong  freshman  swimmers 
will  be  important.  Jennifer 
Voss  will  compete  in  the  50 
and  100  frees  and  will  join 
Green  in  all  five  relay 
events.  Voss  joined  Green, 
Roberts,  and  Dow  to  set  a 
record  in  the  400  medley 
relay  during  the  regular 
season. 

Erin  Miller,  who  has 
become  Washington's 
second  fastest  all-time 
backstroker  (behind 

Green),  has  a  great  chance 
to  place  in  the  100  and  200 
back  and  in  the  4001M. 

"It's  going  to  be  a  tough 
meet,  but  everyone  will 
work  very  hard."  Miller 
said.  "Personally,  I'm 
nervous  for  my  races,  but 
I'm  looking  forward  to  the 
weekend." 
Renee  Bylkas  will  swim  in 


the  100  and  200  fly  also, 
hoping  to  contribute 
points.  Eileen  Kuriger  will 
swim  in  the  500  and  1650 
freestyle  events. 

"The  women  have  been 
working  really  hard  and  are 
very  supportive  of  each 
other."  head  coach  Kim 
Lessard  said.  "The 
championships  will  give 
them  an  opportunity  to 
swim  their  best  times  and 
set  new  Washington  College 
swimming  records.  They 
should  do  really  well." 

Last  week  in  their  final 
meet  of  the  season  the 
Shorewomen  lost  to 
Swarthmore,  129-70.  Jen 
Voss  won  the  50  free,  while 
the  400  medley  team  of 
Erin  Miller,  Colleen 
Roberts,  Jen  Dow.  and 
Denise  Hakanson  took  first 
place. 

Dow  added  a  season  best 
time  in  the  200  fly.  Kuriger 
did  her  fastest  time  in  the 
500  and  1000  freestyles. 
with  Draper  right  behind 
her  in  the  500  free  with  a 
season  best. 


Men's  Hoops  Holds  Haverford 
To  56  Points  On  Way  To  Win 


CHESTERTOWN,  MD- 
The  men's  basketball 
cam  beat  the  Haverford 
ollcge  Red  Wave  last 
Saturday  by  a  70-56  score. 
Five  Shoremen  scored  in 
louble  figures  on  the  way 
othe  14-point  victory. 

n  Harris  scored  15 
oints  with  Geoff  Rupert 
dding  14,  Derek  Cuff 
»rtng  13.  and  Jerry  Davis 
rid  Charles  Cummings 
ach  contributing  12. 

Washington  took  a 
Mlmanding  37-27  lead  at 
alftime.  The  Shoremen 
tfense  held  the  Fords  to  a 
9.4  field  goal  percentage 
n  the  first  half  including 
2.5%  (2-for-16)  from  3- 
»int  land  for  the  half. 
Washington  didn't  do 
'uch  better  shooting  the 
a'l.  but  the  Shoremen's 
5-7%  clip  was  significantly 
titer  than  Haverford. 
Overall.  Haverford  only 
»t  29.8%  from  the  field 
°r  the  game,  and  only  two 
'layers  reached  double 
'Sures  for  the  Red  Wave 
P  Chris  Gulton  scoring 


Charles  Cummings  scoredl  2  against  Haverford. 


1 4  and  Seth  Eftberg  adding 
10. 
Haverford  attempted  33 


3-pointers  for  the  game  but 
only  made  eight  of  them  for 
a  dismal  24.2%. 


Somen's  Basketball  Surprises 
Saverford  Red  Wave,  59-38 


■jJESTERTOWN.  MD- 
The  Washington  College 
omen's  basketball  team 
lso  scored   a   win   over 

laverford  last  Saturday, 

19-38. 

ni  Taylor  exploded  for 


Ebo 


Points,  while  the  Old 


!3t 

ini  connection-Lee  Ann 
Lez?-er  and  Allison 
v"U\vorth-  added  14  and 

Respectively. 
■  Washington  made  42.9% 
'  «s  shots  from  the  field  as 
loosed     to     23.6%    for 


Haverford,  and  the 
Shorewomen  hit  four  of 
their  nine  3-polnt  attempts. 

Only  one  player  reached 
double  figures  for  the 
Fords,  as  Claudette  Pirwitz 
made  four  of  13  field  goals 
and  five  of  seven  free 
throws  to  score  13. 

As  usual,  Washington 
committed  more  fouls, 
turned  the  ball  over  more 
often,  and  made  less  free 
throws  than  their 
opponents. 


However,  these  factors  did 
not  have  as  much  of  an 
effect  in  this  game  because 
Haverford  shot  the  ball  so 
poorly,  and  Washington  did 
Its  usual  stellar  Job  of 
rebounding  by  grabbing  42 
boards. 

For  the  entire  game, 
Haverford  could  only 
manage  to  make  13  field 
goals- -one  every  three 
minutes. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


This  week's  Newt's  P.O.W.  honor  goes  toapairofveTy 
deserving  athletes.  Swimming  co-captalns  Jennifer 
Green  and  Amy  Draper  have  been  working  hard  in  the 
Casey  Swim  Center  all  year  long  and  have  gotten  little 
recognition  for  their  exploits. 

Draper,  a  Junior  from  Felton,  Delaware  and  Lake 
Forest  High  School,  heads  to  her  third  Conference 
Championships  this  weekend.  She  holds  the  school 
record  in  the  200  medley  relay  along  with  Green. 
Colleen  Roberts  and  Denise  Hakanson  with  a  1:59.52 
time. 

Green,  a  senior  from  Lutherville,  Maryland  and 
Towson  High  School,  will  swim  in  her  fourth 
Conference  Championships  this  weekend.  Green  holds 
school  records  In  the  100  backstroke  (1:05.65),  200 
backstroke  (2:19.77),  the  200  freestyle  relay  (1:48.4) 
and  the  previously  mentioned  200  medley  relay. 

naaiiionany.  tney  nave  been  leaders  for  the  young 
women's  swimming  team. 

Now  to  the  honorable  mention: 

Derek  Cuff  put  up  13  points  for  the  men's  basketball 
team  against  Haverford.  The  freshman  has  had  some 
solid  games  for  the  Shoremen  this  season. 

Lee  Ann  Lezzer  scored  14  for  the  Shorewomen  against 
Haverford.  The  freshman  from  Millersville  MD  has 
made  solid  contributions. 

Dave  Cola,  Pete  Ward,  and  Tim  Parent  all  broke 
school  records  last  week  In  the  win  over  Swarthmore 
They  hope  to  Improve  their  marks  this  weekend 

In  other  news. ..Chris  Hargett  and  Jay  Derbis  were 
surprise  finalists  in  this  week's  caps  tournament 
Hargett  noted:  "It  was  like  being  the  Indianapolis  Colts 
and  going  to  the  Super  Bowl.  Everyone  who  was  there 
hated  us.  I  loved  it!"  However,  the  dream  ended  with  a 
loss  to  Ken  Lapp  and  Brian  Tipton,  who  Impressively 
overwhelmed  the  competition  all  night.  Thanks  for 
trying  out  Hargett  and  Derbis! 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  *  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


8 


February  11. 1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Eh 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


Washington 

Swarthmore 

SCORES    women 

W^V*.-**^*-*         Washington 

Swarthmore 


Men 
121       Washington 
84  Haverford 


Dan  Woodall,  an  ambitious  freshman  from  Dover.  Delaware  eyes  the  record  board  at  Western  Man/land  College 

Woodall  and  the  rest  of  the  mens  swimming  team  will  be  gunning  for  school  and  conference  records  this  weekend 

when  they  travel  to  Bryn  Mawr  College  for  Centennial  Conference  Championships. 


Women 

70           Washington        59 
56           Haverford           38 

Upcoming 

Games 

MEN'S 
BASKETBAU 

Washington  at 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
February  19  8:00 

WOMEN'S 

BASKETBAU 

Washington  vs. 
Wesley 
February  18  7:00 

Washington  at 
Ursinus 
February  20  6:00 

Washington  vs. 
Bryn  Mawr 
February  21  7:30 

SWIMMING 

Centennial 
Conference 
Championships 
at  Bryn  Mawr 
College 
February  18-20 

INSIDE 

•Men  Swim 
Team  Eyes 
3rd  At  CC's 


•Women's 
Swimming 
Looks 
Forward 

•Men's  And 
Women's 
Hoops  Top 
Haverford 


Newt's  Players  of  the  Week:    Jen  Green  &  Amy  Draper 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 

Volume  63,  Number  Seventeen  •  February  25,  1994 


Washington  College   •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


Dean  Mclntire  Honored 


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This  past  Friday- 
afternoon  Washington 
College  re-dedicated  its 
Student  Center  in  Hodson 
Hall.  The  center  was 
dedicated  to  honor  Dean 
Maureen  Kelley  Mclntire  for 
her  many  years  of  service 
to  Washington  College  and 
its  students. 

In  his  remarks  to 
the  many  assembled 
students,  faculty,  staff, 
trustees  and  friends  of  the 
College,  President  Trout 
thanked  Student 

Government  Association 
presidents  Jamie  Baker. 
Jen  Del  Nero  '93,  Sparky 
Kelly  '92  and  Stu  Nelman 
for  their  perseverance  in 
pushing  for  the 

renovations,  calling  them 
"anklebiters  maximus"  for 
their     tenacity.  The 

President  also  pledged  to 
sing  "Wake  Up  Little  Suzy" 
at  the  next  karioke  night  to 
show  his  appreciation  of 
those  who  have  made  the 
opening  of  the  new  Student 
Center  possible. 

Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors        Louis        L. 


Goldstein  '35  also  sang  the 
praises  of  the  new  Student 
Center,  saying  that  it 
marked  a  remarkable 
improvement  over  the 
situation  when  he  was  a 
student  and  no  such  center 
existed.  "I  can  see  people 
are  going  to  have  love  In 
their  hearts  and  music  in 
their  souls,"  said  Goldstein, 
adding  that  "This  Is  a  great 
opportunity  for  students  to 
stay  on  campus  and  stay 
out  of  trouble." 

Board  member 

Thomas  Maher  also 
thanked  those  involved, 
particularly  Christian 
Havemeyer  and  the 
students  who  "pushed  for" 
the  renovations.  Maher 
also  said  "I'm  happy  that 
they  changed  the  name  to 
the  Cove,  because  in  my 
day  it  would  have  been  the 
Cave." 

Dean  Mclntire  also 
spoke  at  the  dedication, 
noting  that  this  is  the  third 
iteration  of  the 

CoffeeHouse  and  thanking 
the  SGAs  of  twenty  and 
thirty  years  ago  who 
originally  came  up  with  the 
idea  of  a  Student  Center  in 


Hodson  Hall.  In  an 
interview  with  the  Elm. 
Mclntire  said  "I'm  honored, 
I'm  thrilled,  I'm  humbled, 
but  more  importantly  I'm 
surprised"  to  have  the 
Student  Center  dedicated 
to  her. 

In  his  presentation 
to  the  audience.  SGA 
President  Jamie  Baker  said 
"I  can't  tell  you  how  well 
used  and  appreciated  the 
Center       is."  Baker 

expressed  the  hope  that 
"it's  not  merely  a  student 
center."  but  a  center  for  the 
entire  College.  Baker  then 
announced  the  dedication 
of  the  Cove  in  honor  of 
Mclntire. 

The  Center  also 
bears  the  names  of  W. 
James  Price  and  Katherine 
E.  Schroeder.  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors  Vice 
Chairman  Clifford 

Schroeder  said  of  the 
dedication  to  his  mother 
"in  a  larger  sense  it's 
dedicated  to  all  our 
mothers  and  the  ladles  In 
our  lives." 

The  Office  of  the 
Director  of  Student 
Activities    and    Campus 


Dean  of  Student  Affairs  Maureen  Mclntire  accepts  a  list  of 

those  who  donated  In  her  honor  from  Board  of  Visitors  and 

Governors  Chairman  Louis  Goldstein 


Recreation  was  donated  by 
the  Crestar  Foundation. 
Director  of  Student 
Activities  and  Campus 
Recreation  Dennis  Berry 
said  of  the  entire  facility 
that  "It's  going  to  allow 
students  to  have  a  hand  in 
orchestrating  their  leisure 


life.  It  opens  up  another 
avenue  on  student  activity. 
As  long  as  we  can  keep 
ourselves  flexible  to 
student  needs.  It's  just  a 
matter  of  how  creative 
students  are  going  to  be," 
in  devising  uses  for  the 
facility,    n 


Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  to  Increase  Dorm  Funding 


Scott  Koon 

Birthday  Ball 

Weekend  is  normally  a 
busy  time  in  the  affairs  of 
the  College.  This  weekend 
was  no  exception,  with  a 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  meeting  on 
Saturday  followed  by  a 
special  faculty  meeting  on 
Monday. 

Dale  Adams.  Chair- 
man of  the  Board's  Student 
Affairs  Committee,  said 
that  deteriorating  condi- 
tions in  some  dorms 
cannot  continue,  cannot 


be  allowed  to  continue." 
Adams  identified  Cecil, 
Dorchester,  Talbot  and 
Cardinal  as  "crisis"  areas. 

The  Board  took  a 
positive  step  in 

ameliorating  these  difficul- 
ties by  increasing  the 
budget  for  physical  plant 
by  a  full  twenty  percent. 
Additionally,  the  funds  for 
repair  and  replacement 
have  been  increased  from 
nothing  to  $150,000.  The 
College's  contingency 
account — which  is  used  to 
pay        for        unexpected 


expenses — is  also  due  for  to 
increase  from  $200,000  to 
$350,000.  All  of  these 
steps  reflect  the  Board's 
resolve  to  continually 
improve  student  life  at 
Washington  College,  and 
should  result  in  noticeably 
more  attractive  and  better 
maintained  dormitories 
next  year. 

The  Board  meeting 
on  Saturday  was  an 
eventful  one.  The  Board 
approved  new  Affirmative 
Action  and  Sexual  Assault 


Cove  to  Open  Tonight,   Hopefully 


Kachael  Fink 


The  day  has  finally 
arrived  -  maybe.  The  staff 
of  the  new  and  improved 
Cove  are  anxiously  awaiting 
foe  opening  of  the  kitchen, 
°%  to  be  put  on  hold  by 
jhe  County  Health 
faspector,  who  Is  due  to 
arrive  around  noon  today. 
Assuming  everything  is 
approved  The  Cove  will  be 
open  tonight.  Rose  Usilton. 
Associate  Supervisor  of  The 
£°ve.  told  The  Elm 
Thursday  afternoon  that 
^erything  is  ready  to  go  as 
|g>n  as  the  word  is  given, 
•ne  entire  staff  is  excited 


about  getting  back  into  the 
swing  of  things  and  Usilton 
says  "it  will  be  nice  to  get  to 
know  the  students." 

For  our  dining 
pleasure,  a  new  menu  has 
been  created,  including 
Italian.  Oriental,  Mexican 
and  even  vegan  entrees  and 
sandwiches.  Bread  and 
pastries  will  be  baked  daily 
and  a  new  selection  of 
drinks  and  juices  shall  be 
offered.  Everything  from 
hand-dipped  ice  cream  and 
soft-serve  frozen  yogurt  to 
cream  cheese  croissants 
and  orange- cranberry 
muffins  will  satisfy  the 
sweet  tooth  and  at  $3.99 


subs  on  jumbo  fresh  baked 
rolls  will  be  a  "really  good 
deal"  for  serious 

connoisseurs.  Beer  and 
wine  will  be  served  seven 
days  a  week  from  4  until 
closing  for  those  who  like 
to  relax  with  a  brewski 
after  classes. 

Usilton  thinks  that 
"this  student  body  will  be 
very  pleased."  and  wanted 
everyone  to  know  that  her 
"door  Is  always  open,"  and 
the  staff  will  be  taking 
suggestions  for  changes 
and  improvements  as  the 
Washington  College 

communtiy  learns  It's  way 
around  the  new  facilities. 

n 


Policies  for  the  College. 
Additionally,  the  Board 
installed  Martin  Williams 
as  Vice  President  for 
Development. 

The  Board  also  once 
again  tabled  the  Domestic 
Partners  Policy  which  has 
been  sought  by  the  faculty 
of  the  College,  this  time 
with  the  understanding 
that  it  be  considered  by  the 
ad  hoc  committee  which  is 
currently  reviewing  all 
employee  benefits  and 
compensation  at  the 
College.     The  rationale  for 


doing  so  Is  that  It  would  be 
imprudent  to  approve  new 
benefits  for  employees  at  a 
time  when  existing  benefits 
are  being  examined. 

Mark  Schulman, 
Chairman  of  the  Board's 
Admissions  and  Financial 
Aid  Committee,  reported 
that  the  College's  total 
number  of  applicants  for 
admission  are  down  about 
20  percent  over  this  time 
last  year.    Schulman  noted 

See  "Board,"  pg  7 


Inside 

Marshall  on  Legalizing 
Marijuana 

3 

McCullough  and  Ambrose 
Honored  at  Convocation 

7 

Special  Birthday  Ball  Centerfold    Q 

(Suitable  for  Framing.)                       v-* 

Former  Philadelphia  Mayor 
Goode  Addresses  B.H.M. 

11 

February  25.  1994 


Hard  TimesMean 
Opportunity 


Lately  there's  been  a  lot  of  concern  about  the 
financial  status  of  Washington  College,  and  with  this 
concern  has  come  the  corollary  concern  that  prospective 
students  will  be  scared  off  by  talk  of  financial  problems  at 
the  College.  This  has  left  this  newspaper  in  a  difficult 
position.  The  Elm  obviously  is  an  organ  of  the  College, 
and  yet  as  a  student  newspaper  we  have  the  obligation  to 
report  the  news  to  the  entire  college  community.  We've 
been  faced  with  several  options  regarding  the  reporting  of 
financial  problems  of  the  College.  One  is  not  to  report 
them  at  all.  I  honestly  considered  this  possibility 
recently.  I  love  Washington  College,  and  wouldn't  want  to 
do  anything  to  harm  the  institution. 

But  not  reporting  the  truth  is  possibly  even  more 
damaging  than  total  honesty.  An  atmosphere  without 
frank,  open  reporting  often  exacerbates  the  rumor  mill. 
Another  possibility  would  be  to  report  the  news  with  total 
honesty  but  in  language  which  is  intentionally  obtuse  in 
order  to  obfuscate  the  climacteric  disposition  of  the 
College's  pecuniary  predicament.  But  that  would  be  just 
as  bad  as  the  first  option  and  besides,  since  this  is  a 
college  newspaper  we  try  to  keep  the  language  on  a  ninth 
grade  reading  level  so  as  to  remain  accessible  to  the 
entire  student  body. 

So  that  leaves  us  with  the  third  option — which 
really  has  always  been  the  only  option — namely,  that  of 
being  totally  candid.  It  could  just  be  that  access  to 
information  is  vital  to  people  making  informed  decisions. 
It  could  Just  be  that  the  College  itself  is  strong  enough  as 
an  institution  that  it  can  stand  conducting  its  affairs  In 
an  open  manner,  free  of  censorship.  This  is  a  time  for  the 
entire  college  community  to  work  to  extricate  ourselves 
from  this  mess.  We  certainly  couldn't  begin  to  do  that  If 
wc  all  didn't  know  there  was  a  mess  to  extricate  ourselves 
from. 

So  for  anyone  out  there  who  thinks  the  College  is 
in  dire  Jeopardy  of  bankruptcy,  let  me  make  it  perfectly 
clear:  Washington  College  Is  doing  Just  fine,  thank  you. 
There  is  absolutely  no  cause  for  alarm.  The  College  has 
survived  for  two-hundred  and  eleven  years,  including 
several  decades  in  the  nineteenth  century  when  there 
was  just  one  professor  and  a  handful  of  students. 
Compared  to  that,  this  is  nothing. 

Sure,  there  will  be  some  austerity,  but  when  all  is 
said  and  done  the  cuts  which  have  to  be  made  amount  to 
only  five  percent  of  the  College's  operating  budget.  The 
faculty,  the  Board  and  the  President  are  committed  to 
slashing  the  deficit  while  minimizing  the  impact  on 
student  life.  Some  of  the  cuts  already  made  show  how 
this  is  possible.  It  was  announced  at  this  weekend's 
Board  meeting  that  the  annual  1782  Society  Gala  is  to  be 
canceled  this  year.  Do  the  members  of  the  1782  Society 
deserve  a  party?  Absolutely,  but  right  now  we  can't 
afford  it.  The  members  of  the  1782  Society  love  the 
College,  and  we  need  not  buy  their  support  by  throwing 
them  a  swell  party. 

Does  that  mean  we  won't  at  some  point  reinstate 
the  1782  Society  soiree?  Of  course  not,  and  I'm  sure  that 
at  some  point  in  the  no  so  distant  future  we  are  certain  to 
resume  giving  pay  raises  to  faculty  members  as  well. 
Does  that  mean  everything's  hunky-dory?  No,  but  the 
situation  Isn't  abysmal,  either.  We  should  look  on  the 
current  financial  challenge  not  as  an  obstacle,  but  as  an 
opportunity  to  examine  ways  to  make  Washington  College 
an  even  better  place  to  live,  learn  and  mature. 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor. 

I  was  dismayed  at 
the  contents  of  the  "DIRT" 
column  in  last  week's  Elm. 
What  is  usually  an 
insightful  and  generally 
clever  piece  became  a 
dismal  article  painting  the 
Freshman  Poetry  Reading 
in  hues  of  salsa,  cheese, 
and  feces. 

Whether  or  not  an 
exercise  in  sarcasm  or 
irony,  the  article  came 
across  as  being  regrettably 
unprofessional,  even  going 
so  far  as  to  target  a  few 
individuals  for  personal 
editorial  Judgment. 

1  am  by  no  means 
chastising  Ms.  Towers;  she 
is  of  course  entitled  to  her 


opinions.  1  only  wish  to 
provide  another  perspective 
on  the  Freshman  Reading. 

When  one  disposes 
of  one's  personal  griev- 
ances, one  might  find  that 
each  participant  in  the 
reading  did  a  fantastic  job, 
pleasing  both  the  students 
and  the  faculty  present. 
Some  of  the  material  did 
cover  topics  such  as  aging 
and  sexual  love  but  this  by 
no  means  should  detract 
from  the  experience  of 
young  poets  reading  poetry 
they  consider  to  be 
worthwhile.  The  spirit  of  a 
reading  is  to  breathe  life  to 
the  written  word  in  cou- 
pling it  to  an  individual 
voice;  something  in  which 


both  the  poet  and  his  or 
her  audience  may  take 
pleasure. 

Perhaps  more 

distressing  than  her 
treatment  of  the  Reading  Is 
Ms.  Towers  misrepre- 
sentation of  the  Literary 
House  community.  I  am  a 
freshman  and  a  writer;  I 
was  attracted         to 

Washington  College  prin- 
cipally for  the  Creative 
Writing  Program.  A  major 
aspect  of  that  program  was 
the  nurturing  environment 
I  thought  I  had  found  at 
the  Lit  House  during  my 
visit  last  Spring  over 
Sophie  Kerr  Weekend  (An 

See  "Letters,"  on  4 


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at  a 

Glance 

Feb.  25-Mar.  3 


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Friday 


The  Memorandum 

by  Vaclav  Havel 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 


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Saturday 

The  Memorandum 

by  Vaclav  Havel 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 


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Sunday 

Living  History - 
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Ping  Pong 

Tournament  at 

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Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


February  25.  1994 


.legalize 
Marijuana 


■HI 


Warning:  the  following  is  an  opinionated  rant  and 
the  author  procrastinated  too  much  to  make  a  coherent 
and  somewhat  Intelligent  statement.  Hey,  nobody  said  1 
was  smart  or  could  write  well.  What  do  you  want  from 
someone  from  New  Jersey? 

There  are  those  in  this  lovely  open-minded  world 
in  which  we  live  who  think  that  the  legalization  of 
marijuana  is  wrong.  They  usually  object  to  the 
legalization  for  one  of  the  following  reasons:  they  don't 
want  their  kid  "getting  addicted"  to  it  (Marijuana  is  not 
physically  addicting),  it's  im/amoral  and  leads  to  a 
hedonistic  lifestyle  against  the  teachings  of  religion  X,  it 
destroys  the  mind  (This  has  not  been  proven.  While  there 
is  some  evidence  of  memory  loss,  the  "evidence"  for  brain 
damage  was  presented  by  a  scientist  whos  methods  have 
since  been  shown  to  be  faulty  by  other  researchers  in  the 
field),  etc.,  etc..  etc..  These  people  also  oppose  any 
reduction  in  the  penalties  the  Federal  Government  has 
imposed  on  the  possession  of  this  plant,  despite  the  fact 


Allen  Marshall 


that  marijuana  is  sacred  in  many  other  cultures. 

What  these  people  choose  to  ignore  are  the 
benefits  of  marijuana.  I'm  not  talking  of  any  religious 
awakenings  or  of  any  other  ethereal  gold  offered  by 
marijuana,  I'm  speaking  of  the  medical  benefits.  The 
relief  THC  and  other  canniboids  can  bring  to  those 
suffering  from  cataracts.  AIDS  related  problems,  illness 
due  to  chemotherapy,  seasickness,  etc..  outweighs  the 
harm  to  the  body.  This  harm  is  both  imagined  and  real, 
though  the  real  damage  may  be  from  smoke  inhalation 
since  our  lungs  are  as  well  designed  to  take  in  carbon 
monoxide  as  they  were  to  take  in  water.  The  major 
carcinogenic  elements  in  marijuana  are  ash  and  tar,  but 
these  are  also  present  in  the  tobacco  products  which  have 
always  been  legal. 

As  with  most  other  psychoactives,  our  government 
in  its  Infinite  wisdom  saw  fit  to  refuse  people  access  to 
this  plant  and  its  benefits.  When  medical  uses  (such  as  a 
treatment  for  glaucoma)  were  realized  for  THC, 
synthesized  versions  known  as  "Halcyon"  or  Marinol  were 
created.  Three  major  problems  exist  with  synthetic  THC 
d-9.  One,  THC  in  Halcyon  is  in  doses  considerably 
smaller  than  those  naturally  found.  Two,  Halcyon  is  a 
synthesis  of  THC  delta-9.  There  are  other  cannabinoids 
In  marijuana  that  add  to  the  effect,  especially  for  those 
suffering  from  AIDS  related  disorders  (this  includes  the 
"Vasting"  syndrome  and  AZT  recovery)  and  chemotherapy 
patients.  Three,  since  most  people  who  would  benefit 
from  marijuana  can  not  hold  down  a  glass  of  water, 
swallowing  a  pill  is  out  of  the  question.    Halcyon  isn't  the 

See  "Dope,"  on  p.  4 


Mr.  Big  Nose 

The  Andersonian  Model  of  Sensory  Perception 


Moral  Creativity  in  Aristotle  and  Nietzsche 


Brian  Matheson 
Aaron  Pierce 


Those  who  attended 
The  William  James  Forum 
this  past  Tuesday  on  the 
subject  of  "Aristotle. 
Nietzsche,  and  the  Meaning 
of  Ethics"  were  treated  to  a 
stimulating  juxtaposition  of 
two  of  the  most  influential 
thinkers  in  the  western 
Philosophical  tradition. 
The  most  refreshing  aspect, 
for  many  in  attendance, 
was  the  accessibility  of  the 
speaker.  Faculty,  students, 
and  members  of  the 
community  at  large  all 
Participated  in  the 
discussion  afterwards, 
bringing  many  thought 
provoking  questions  to  the 
table.  The  lecture  itself 
seemed  almost  to  have  a 
^e  of  Its  own  as  Dr.  Alban 


Urbanas  animated  the 
ancient  text  in  the  light  of  a 
more  modern  morality. 

Dr.  Urbanas,  the 
holder  of  a  B.A.  M.A.,  and  a 
Ph.D..  in  philosophy  from 
the  University  of  Paris,  has 
published  a  book  entitled 
The  Notion  of  the 
Accidental  in  Aristotle,  as 
well  as  several  articles  in 
the  field  of  Aristotelian  logic 
and  metaphysics.  Dr. 
Urbanas  has  taught  at 
Georgetown,  George 

Washington  University,  and 
Colby;  and  is  currently  an 
Associate  Professor  in  the 
fields  of  Philosophy  and 
French  at  Wesley.  This  is 
Dr.  Urbanas"  second  visit  to 
the  college.  He  delivered  a 
lecture  on 

De  construction  ism  here  in 
the  Spring  of  1992. 

The  lecture  offered 


something  for  everyone. 
For  those  who  have  studied 
little  of  Nietzsche's  thought, 
but  have  felt  the  storm  of 
his  joyful  pessimism  on  the 
horizon,  Urbanas  provided 
a  fresh  representation  of  an 
aesthetic  morality.  For 
those  who  have  puzzled 
over  certain  seeming 
disparities  in  Aristotle's 
ethical  theory.  Dr.  Urbanas 
presented  several  relatively 
obscure  passages,  revealing 
an  element  of  creativity  not 
usually  present  in  most 
interpretations.  For  those 
who  have  an  eye  to  the 
Apollonian  unity  of  Platonic 
metaphysics,  the 

presentation  of  a  creative 
morality  leveled  a  direct 
challenge  to  the  notion  of 
the  one  perfect  form  of  life. 

Beginning        with 
examples  of  the  Aristotelian 


aristocracy  embodied  in 
"the  great  souled  man." 
Urbanas  laid  a  classical 
foundation  for  the 
Nietzschian  ubermensch. 
The  apparently  seamless 
mediation  between  these 
two  doctrines  uncovered 
the  debt  of  both  systems  to 
the  mythos  of  pre-classlcal 
Greece.  Urbanas  made  use 
of  mythological  figures  such 
as  Peracles  and  Achilles. 
Therein  one  sees  the  soul 
acting  not  in  accordance 
with  a  strict  ethical 
framework,  but  rather 
creating  its  ethics  on  the 
fly.  This  creative  element 
seemingly  allows  for  a  more 
natural  evaluation  of 
ethical  decision  making 
within  a  situational 
context.  But  this  view 
leaves  one  questioning 
what  ultimate  context  in 


which  these  decisions  may 
be  evaluated. 

This  seems  to  be  the 
fulcrum  on  which  the 
comparison  of  the  two 
ethfcal  theories  rests.  As 
our  own  Dr.  Newell  pointed 
out  In  the  question  and 
answer  session  afterwards, 
there  seems  to  be  no 
objectivity  present  in  this 
kind  of  morality.  All 
actions  within  this  Arlsto- 
Nletzschean  framework  are 
performed  in  much  the 
same  way  as  works  of  art 
are  created.  The  great 
souled  ubermensch  acts  for 
the  nobility  of  his  action  — 
not  from  any  mere  moral 
imperative.  Would  this  not 
lead  to  the  breakdown  of 
orderly  society  Into  a 
chaotic  morass         of 

See  "Lecture,"  on  1 1 


February  25,  1994 


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"Dope,"  from  p.  3 

only  alternative.  The  US 
Government  had  formed 
the  Compassionate 

Investigational  New  Drug 
program  (IND).  This 
program  allows  for  nine 
approved  people  to  receive 
medical  marijuana  from 
the  federal  government. 
(This  number  is  actually 
quite  arbitrary.  These  nine- 
people  were  already 
receiving  medical 

marijuana  cigarettes  when 
the  program  was  halted. 
Several  people  were  slated 
to  receive  marijuana  but 
have  never  received  a 
shipment.  This  will  be 
covered  later.)  These  are 
people  for  whom  marijuana 
is  a  medicine.  None  of 
these  people  smoke  it  to 
simply  "get  a  buzz".  There 
are  no  bored  college 
students  on  this  list 
awaiting  a  government 
subsidized  hJgh.  (Although 
1  do  know  a  few  people  who 
would  love  to  be  on  such  a 
list,  myself  included.) 

In  1992,  the  IND 
was  shut  down  for  strictly 
political  reasons.  Although 
the  question  of  whether  or 
not  the  government  could 
maintain  a  supply 
sufficient  to  the  demand 
did  come  up,  the  most 
Important  reason  to  shut 
down  the  program  and 
limit  the  distribution  of 
medical  marijuana  to  the 
nine  already  receiving 
shipments  was  public 
opinion.  Fear  arose  that 
the  IND  was  only  serving  to 
make  marijuana  seem  like 
a  fairly  good  idea.  If  It's 
used  for  healthful  reasons, 
then  it  can't  be  so  bad. 
This  certainly  is  true,  but 
making  people  with  serious 
medical  problems  suffer  to 
maintain  a  government's 
means  of  social  control  is 
not  justifiable.  No  one 
would  stand  for  this  sort  of 
thing  if  the  federal 
government  suddenly 
declared  Kosher  food  to  be 
illegal. 

Speaking  of 

freedoms,  marijuana  has 
been  used  in  religious 
ceremonies  for  thousands 
of  years.  In  this  free 
country  however,  only 
mainstream  religion  is 
allowed  any  perception 
altering  tools  in  worship, 
and  that  is  restricted  to 
wine.  In  recent  times, 
there  '  has  been  a 
reclaiming  of  the  usage  of 
psychoactive  substances  in 
relation  to  religion.  After 
the  discovery  of  LSD,  a 
church  built  up  around  it. 
The  spirituality  of  Native 
Americans  has  often 
included  such  plants  as 
peyote.  ephedrlne,  coca, 
Datura  stramonium,  and 
other  sacred  herbs.  It's  odd 
that  a  country  claiming  to 
be  so  free  will  not  allow 
celebrants  to  commune 
with  each  other  and  their 
deity,  is  it  not? 

One  could  easily 
say  that  the  arguments  for 
the  persecution  of 
marijuana  smokers  stems 
(pardon  the  pun)  as  much 
from  racism  and 


propaganda  as  It  does  from 
a  fear  of  the  unknown. 
Early  in  this  century,  even 
before  the  film  "Reefer 
Madness,"  some  of  the 
propaganda  against 

marijuana  stated  that 
smoking  pot  caused  one  to 
shed  inhibitions.  Use  of 
marijuana  was  cited  as 
part  of  that  elaborate  (and 
pervasive  in  the  minds  of 
white  racists)  plot  to  mix 
the  "pure"  blood  of  whites 
with  that  of  the  "inferior" 
blacks.  The  propaganda 
disseminated  against 
marijuana  told  stories  of 
upright  young  white  girls 
being  corrupted  by 
marijuana  and  then 
becoming  the  sex  kittens  of 
these  Curtis  Sharps  and 
other  dim-witted  dark- 
skinned  heathens.  Young 
men  exposed  to  the  "dope" 
simply  became  violent  and 
wantonly  destroyed 

anything  they  chose  to. 

It  Is  interesting  to 
note  that  during  the 
McCarthy  era  pot  was  said 
to  be  part  of  a  plot  to  pacify 
the  population  and  allow 
Communists  to  take  over. 
After  thirty  or  so  years  of 
saying  how  violent  one 
becomes  as  a  result  of 
marijuana  use.  this  abrupt 
change  was,  as  is  usual  for 
the  American  public, 
blindly  accepted.  One 
could  parallel  feelings  of 
those  days  about 

marijuana  to  feelings  about 
cocaine  today.  As  everyone 
knows,  coke  addicts  are 
fiendish  individuals  who 
simply  want  to  undermine 
the  government  and  kill 
children  and  will  use  their 
drug  crazed  frenzies  as  an 
excuse.  Cocaine  Is  almost 
as  persecuted  as  LSD-25, 
the  difference  being  the 
disproportionate  numbers 
of  African  Americans  who 
are  convicted  for 

possession  or  distribution. 
Cocaine  as  a  ghetto  drug  is 
less  acceptable  than 
cocaine  as  a  white  collar 
drug.  With  all  of  life's  little 
tests  that  the  rich  must 
face,  they  deserve  cocaine. 
Blacks  have  no  excuse  to 
use  drugs  or  drink,  hell, 
they  have  It  good  with  all 
this  affirmative  action, 
they  get  all  the  Jobs 
anyway.  (Hey.  you!  Stop 
that  snickering  out  there!) 

I  had  started  out 
writing  this  as  a  rant 
advocating  the  legalization 
of  marijuana  for  medical 
purposes,  but  I  decided  not 
to  follow  that  because 
there  are  too  many  reasons 
to  legalize  marijuana,  I'd 
recommend  contacting 
NORML  for  more  Info  on 
legalization.  I  would  have 
stuck  to  marijuana,  but 
that  is  a  bit  narrow  since 
Cannabis  saliva  Is  not  the 
only  persecuted  plant  with 
medical  or  religious  value. 
To  make  up  for  the 
Incoherent  nature  of  this 
Open  Forum,  I'm  going  to 
make  a  deal  with  you.  the 
reader.  I'm  going  to  write 
Open  Forums  advocating 
the  legalization  of  LSD  and 
Cocaine.  I  promise  I'll 
make  those  at  least 
somewhat  coherent  and 


won't  wait  until  the  last 

minute  to  write  either  of 

them. 

How's  that  sound?    Now  for 

a  useful  address: 

NORML 

1001  Conn.  ave..  NW 

suite  1119 

Washington.  DC  20036 

i'd  also  strongly  recom- 
mend picking  up  a  copy  of 
High  Times  as  well.  You 
can  find  more  information 
on  what  you  can  do  to 
make  Marijuana  legal.   SI 


"Letters,"  from  p.  2 

event  when  prospectives 
with  an  interest  in  the 
writing  program  are  hosted 
byWC). 

The  sentiment 

conveyed  in  the  article  was 
popularly  conceived  Lit 
House  camp.  Ms.  Towers 
should  not  be  taken  as  an 
all-endowed  ambassador 
for  the  Literary  World  at 
Washington  College, 

especially  while  having 
editorial  snickers  at  the 
expense  of  others.  I  know 
many  people  who  do  not 
like  to  venture  onto  the  Lit 
House  grounds  after  dark, 
or  even  during  broad 
daylight  for  that  matter, 
but  I  also  have  friends  who 
enjoy  the  afternoon  comfort 
of  composing  and  working 
there.  Indeed,  the  Literary 
House  is  a  place  for 
creation  and  warmth,  not  a 
nest  of  neurotic  fiends, 
multiplicitous  bollocks,  or 
militant  beatniks;  only 
when  pretense  or  arrogance 
emerges  under  Its  auspices 
do  the  foundations  creak  - 
and  then  only  in  protest. 

Sincerely, 

Paul  Small 

Editor's  Note- 
Normally  I'm  the  one 
who  responds  to  the  Elm's 
letters,  but  since  last 
week's  "Dirt"  has  generated 
so  much  acrimony  and  the 
matter  in  dispute  is  one  of 
opinion  rather  than  fact  I 
feel  that  the  only  appro- 
priate response  is  to  allow 
Tarin  Towers  to  reply  to  her 
critics. 

Dear  Mr.  Smail: 

You  were  absolute- 
ly right.  My  thoughts  and 
actions  in  their  entirety 
were  unprofessional:  I 
didn't  get  paid  a  cent  to 
right  my  piece.  And,  bingo, 
it  was  meant  entirely  as 
sarcasm. 

I  never  made  any 
derogatory  remarks  about 
the  quality  of  the  reading, 
style,  content  or  other- 
wise. It  was  a  genuine  A- 
plus  freshman  reading. 

I  also  did  not  target 
any  individuals  for 
Judgment  or  even  ridicule. 

And  as  for  your 
interpretation  of  my  inter- 
pretation of  the  campus" 
Interpretation  of  the  Inter- 
pretations of  the  Literati:  It 
was  a  joke,  dude.  It  was 
meant  to  be  silly. 
Regards. 
Dirt. 

P.S.  Thanks  for  telling  me 
what  a  poetry  reading  is  all 
about.  I  would  have  had  no 
Idea  otherwise. 


To  the  Mystic  Krewe   of 
Washington  College. 

Though  I  may  never 
know  who  you  are,  I  do 
know  how  you  lifted  the 
spirits  of  Washington 
College  and  that  this  high 
and  hopeful  spirit  was 
impressed  upon  all  those 
who  attended  the  Mardi 
Gras  Masquerade  Ball. 
Thank  you  for  a  wildly  fun 
evening  and  for  a  job  well 
done. 

Charles  H.  Trout 
President 


To  the  Editor, 

I  am  writing  in 
support  of  Senator  Russ 
Feingold's  advocacy  of  a 
single  payer  national  health 
care  system. 

The  issue  of 
national  health  care  may  be 
for  many  of  us  the  most 
important  issue  to  come 
before  Congress  In  our 
lifetimes.  Whether  a  good 
plan  or  a  bad  plan  Is 
passed,  we  will  most  likely 
be  stuck  with  it  for  the  rest 
of  our  lives,  like  it  or  not. 
That  is  why  it  is  critical 
that  you  inform  your 
congressman.  U.S.  senator 
and  President  Clinton  how 
you  feel  about  this  issue. 

The  President's  plan 
would  put  the  health 
insurance  industry  in 
charge  of  national  health 
care.  I  believe,  as  many 
others  do,  that  this  is 
equivalent  to  putting  the 
fox  in  charge  of  the  hen 
house.  The       health 

insurance  industry  is  part 
of  the  problem,  not  part  of 
the  solution.  Why  do  the 
Clinton's  want  to  put  the 
health  insurance  Industry 
In  charge  of  national  health 
care?  The  health  insurance 
industry  was  one  of  the 
major  financial 

contributors  towards  the 
President's  election 

campaign.  Is  this  a  pay-off 
for  that  support? 

As  you  may  know, 
I'm  semi-visually 

handicapped.  Under  the 
Clinton's  national  health 
care  proposal,  I  will  be  no 
better  off  than  I  am  now.  I 
cannot  obtain  the  eye  care  I 
require  now  and  I  will  not 
be  able  to  obtain  it  under 
the  Clinton's  plan.  The 
reason  that  I  have  half  of 
the  problems  I  do  have  with 
my  eyes  Is  because  I  was 
unable  to  get  eye  care  when 
I  should  have  received  it. 
This  is  because  I  did  not 
have  the  money  to  pay  for 
the  care  and  since  it  Is  a 
pre-existing  condition  no 
insurance  company  will 
cover  me  now.  Since  the 
Clinton's  plan  does  not 
provide  for  eye  care  for 
those  over  age  18  I  will  be 
no  better  off  than  I  am  now. 

I  did  not  ask  for  my 
eye  problems  so  I  see  no 
reason  why  I  should  have 
to  pay  for  the  problem  any 
more  than  any  other 
average  American. 

Eventually,  without  the 
proper  eye  care.  I  will  go 
blind.  The  only  way  I  can 
receive  the  care  I  require  Is 
under  a  single-payer  health 


care  program  similar  to  the 
one  in  Canada. 

The  fact  of  my  visual 
handicap  Is  a  permanent 
part  of  my  background 
record.  No  employer  will 
hire  me  for  a  full-time, 
year-round  position  unless 
we  have  a  single  payer 
system.  Presently  and 
without  a  single-payer  plan, 
both  the  employer  and 
myself  would  have  to  pay  a 
prohibitive  expense  to 
provide  coverage.  Neither 
employers  nor  myself  can 
afford  that.  Is  that  fair? 
How  would  you  feel  if  you 
were  discriminated  against 
in  this  manner? 

Thank  you  for 
taking  the  time  to  consider 
my  future  and  yours. 

Dave  Searles  '92 

Brodhead,  WI 


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If  what  happened 
on  your  inside 

happened  on  your 
outside,  would 

you  still  smoke? 

Editor's  Note: 

Yes.  I  probably 

Would. 


AMERICAN 
J?  CANCER 
fSOOETY* 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


February  25.  1994 


I  felt  like  I  was  tripping,  only  1  had  been  slipped 
something  in  my  Mount  Gay  &  Coke,  and  no  one  had  told 
me  there  were  any  drugs  involved,  but  suddenly  I  was 
hallucinating,  and  it  was  weird. 

It  was  the  Birthday  Ball. 

At  the  moment  the  clowns  burst  out  of  the  walls, 
my  senses  seemed  to  leave  me.  Perhaps  It  wasn't  the 
downs.  Perhaps  it  was  the  echoing  of  the  soundsystem. 
perhaps  It  was  the  feathers  atop  Louis  L.  Goldstein's 
head.  Perhaps  It  was  the  proliferance  of  masks  that 
looked  like  gold  suns.  Whatever  it  was,  it  was  weird. 

It  was  the  Birthday  Ball,  and  it  had  a  33-piece 
orchestra  that  played  the  Electric  Slide.  Twice.  It  had 
bartenders  dripping  sweat  and  electricians  playing  with 
giant  pink  floodlights  (or  do  I  have  that  backwards?).  It 
had  more  velvet  than  Lou  Reed  and  more  inches  of  heel 
than  Servistar  has  garden  hose.  It  was  weird. 

It  was  the  Birthday  Ball,  and  though  Chuck  Trout 
did  not  in  fact  breakdance,  and  though  one  could  indeed 
see  the  basketball  hoops  tucked  away  in  their  little  nests 
of  gold  lame,  it  certainly  was  unique.  After  all,  there  was  a 


by  Tanya  Allen 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


golden  calf  to  worship. 

But,  through  all  the  glitz  and  glamour,  I  can't  help 
wondering  what  George  Washington  himself  would  have 
thought  of  this  birthday  celebration. 

I  mean,  Brooke  Frank  himself  would  have  rubbed 
elbows  with  El  Presldente,  had  he  been  able  to  make  it, 
and  you  know,  I  think  his  ghost  may  have  made  it.  had 
he  not  been  scared  off  by  all  the  corsets  and  push-up 
bras. 

I'm  sure  Ben  Franklin  would  have  loved  it,  and  so 
would  have  the  editor  of  this  here  newspaper,  had  there 
been  any  nude  women.  But  George?  It  may  have  ruffled 
his  wig,  but  I  bet  he  wouldn't  have  looked  as  good  as 
Louie  did  on  top  of  Donald  Trump's  glowing  throne. 

Don't  get  me  wrong,  I  had  a  fantastic  time,  and  it 
was  indeed  a  glorious  affair,  but  there  was  something 
missing  (besides  any  guys  in  drag,  which  in  my  opinion 
are  the  staple  of  a  good  masquerade.  Kudos  go  to 
Professor  Garry  Clarke  for  coming  the  closest  in  his  regal 
robes.). 

That  something  was  that  je  ne  sais  quo!  which  is 
Washington  College.  The  booze  and  the  boozers  were 
there  in  force.  Old  and  young  alike  were  there,  decked  out 
and  schmoozing.  But  something  was  a  little  off.  Sure,  Ed 
Athey's  daughter  was  "randomly"  selected  to  be  queen  of 
the  Ball.  True,  there  was  more  cleavage  per  capita  than 
perfume  on  a  two-bit  whore. 

But  still.  It  just  wasn't  WAC-y  enough.  And  I  can't 
exactly  say  why.  Maybe  It  was  the  utter  lack  of  baseball 
caps  (besides  Joyce  Huber  Cafritz's  sequined  number  — 
backwards,  no  less).  It  was  good.  Maybe  It  was  too  good  to 
be  true.  Maybe  It  felt  like  a  farewell  party  of  some  kind  — 
Commencement  foreshadowing? 

Maybe  it  was  Just  the  overall  oddness.  Really, 
Washington  College  doesn't  seem  so  —  queer  —  that 
often. 

Of  course,  the  weirdness  factor  could  have  had 
something  to  do  with  the  fact  that  someone  was  asking 
me  to  whip  them  every  time  I  went  back  to  my  table  for  a 
cigarette.  But  I  could  be  wrong. 

Someone  asked  me  If  my  dominatrix  bit  was  a 
statement  of  some  kind.  I  Jokingly  said,  "Well,  someone 
has  to  whip  this  college  back  into  shape." 

Will  the  Birthday  Ball  end  up  giving  this  school 
that  extra  oomph  that's  needed  to  pull  everyone  together 
to  these  times  of  academic  and  financial  unrest?  There 
really  was  a  large  crowd  there,  cutting  across  all  age  and 
group  divisions.  But  the  divisions  seemed  to  remain, 
crammed  into  seats  at  the  numerous  tables  that  cut  into 
toe  dance  floor. 

Plus,  they  didn't  play  any  waltzes.  But  besides 
that,  It  was  shiny,  it  was  glossy,  It  was  loud  and  fun.  you 
could  smoke  In  the  gym,  but  that  "smells-like-teen-spirit- 
tols-is-better  -than -your  -wildest-memories-of-prom"  kind 
°f  feeling  ended  up  being  warped  into  a  trip  I'm  sure  will 
°e  filed,  at  least  in  my  mind,  under  Just  plain  weird,  no 
looking  back,  weird.   Q 


It  is  10:10  pm 
Wednesday  night,  and  I 
(Tanya  Angell  Allen — the 
great  author  of  this 
column)  am  finally  getting 
around  to  Blubbing.  I  am 
also  in  the  middle  of  doing 
laundry,  and  ruminating 
over  the  great  insight  living 
In  a  co-ed  dorm  has  given 
me  about  the  difference 
between  men  and.  women. 
The  difference  between 
men  and  women  is  that 
when  women  take  other 
people's  laundry  out  of  the 
dryer,  they  fold.  When 
men  take  other  people's 
laundry  out  of  the  dryer, 
they  leave  It  in  a  messy, 
slowly  wrinkling  pile  on  top 
of  the  dryer.  That's  it.  folks: 
the  basic  difference 
between  men  and  women. 
Women  fold,  men  don't. 
Fascinating. 

I  really  should  start 
writing  something  about 
fish,  now — but. ..oh,  heck. 
Nobody  understands  Blub. 
Some  of  my  closest  friends 
just  about  never  read  It.  I 
am  paranoid  that  other 
people  used  to  use  it  as 
liner  for  their  cat-boxes, 
before  maintenance  started 
going  around,  kicking  all 
pets  off  campus.  Yeah, 
yeah.  Whatever.  Why  go 
on? 

Pity  pity  pity. 
I  know  WHY  I 
should  go  on — because  of 
what's  happening  in  the 
story  line  of  my  column. 
President  Trout  has  just 
been  turned  back  into  a 
human  being,  and  is 
drowning.  Chris  Calhoon- 
flsh  has  decided  to  become 
a  campus  leader,  and  bring 
all  of  the 

students /staff/ faculty /aqu 
atic  sea  creatures  together 
In  an  effort  to  save  our 
President.  If  I  don't 
continue  Blub  and  save 
President  Trout  from 
drowning,  he  could  quite 
possibly  refuse  to  give  me 
my  diploma  when 
commencement  time 
comes  around. 

I  started  this 
particular  story  segment — 
about  leadership — because 
I  wanted  to  say  "Wahool"  to 
the  school  for  being  such  a 
great  place  for  building 
student  leaders.  But  now 
that  1  think  about  it,  Chris, 
do  you  really  want  to  be  a 
leader  here?  This  is  known 
as  being  an  apathetic 
campus — even  if  faculty, 
staff,  and  the  S.G.A. 
supports  you,  it's  still 
going  to  be  hard  to  make 
an  impact  on  the  general 
student  body — it's  going  to 
be  damn  hard  to  get 
anyone  to  listen  to 
you. ..and  if  you're  not 
careful  and  don't  treat 
yourself  right,  trying  to  be 
a  leader  is  going  to  be 
exhausting.  I  know  this 
both  from  experience  and 
from  being  friends  with 


student  leaders — after 
rooming  with  an  Elm 
editor-in-chief  and  seeing 
both  another  Elm  editor 
plus  a  Yearbook  editor  quit 
halfway  through  during  the 
school  years  I've  been  here, 
I  do  think  editors  In  chief 
should  be  given  course 
credit  for  their  work — it 
would  help  them  keep  from 
burning  out.  And  what 
about  course  credit  for 
S.G.A.  presidents?  They're 
under  an  enormous 
amount  of  stress  as  well.... 

"Oh,  come  on."  Ty 
McCarthy-fish  says.  "Isn't 
it  enough  that  Elm  editors 
and  S.G.A.  presidents  get 
paid  and  plus  get  to  live  in 
on-campus  apartments?" 

Well. ..yeah.  but.  I 
don't  know.  I've  always 
also  thought  some  sort  of 
extra-curricular  transcript 
would  be  good — there  are 
other  schools  that  have 
them — some  other  schools 
even  have  extra-curricular 
activities  written  right  on 
the  regular  transcript. 
This  Is  good  because  it 
shows  exactly  why  a 
student's  grades  might 
happen  to  go  down  the 
same  semester  they 
happen  to  be  acting  in  a 
drama  production,  working 
on  the  paper,  heading  Terra 
FIrma,  pledging  a  fraternity 
and  being  a  senator  on  the 
S.G.A.  Or.  if  the  student 
can  manage  to  keep  his  or 
her  grades  up  while  they 
are  doing  all  that,  it  can 
show  even  more 

extraordinary  that  student 
is  turning  out  to  be. 

"But  you  said  this 
was  an  apathetic  campusl" 
said  Robyn  Shaw- fish. 
"Why  should  the  school  do 
all  that  for  student  leaders, 
if  there  aren't  even  that 
many  student  leaders 
here?" 

Because  the  more 
the  school  does  for  student 
leaders,  the  more  student 
leaders  It  will  make. ..why 
do     you     think     they've 


started  the  B.U.I  I  IV 
program  here?  And  that 
15-hour  leadership 

recognition  ceremony  they 
have  at  the  end  nf  the  year? 
Why  do  you  think  they 
have  that?  They  have  It 
partly  because  It  makes 
more  students  want  to  do 
things  for  the  school — it 
makes  them  feel  that  the 
college  values  them  and 
values  what  they  do  for  its 
community. 

And  like  I  said  last 
week,  his  school  should 
also  publicize  this  pro- 
leadership  thing  much, 
much  more — and  It  should 
publicize  itself  much  much 
more  as  well!  The  more 
WAC  publicizes  Itself  as 
being  a  place  for  developing 
leadership  potential,  the 
more  student  leaders  it's 
going  to  draw  here! 
President  TroutI  What  do 
YOU  say  about  all  this? 

"Blub."  President 
Trout  says  weakly.  "Yeah, 
yeah — I  know  we  should 
publicize  more,  etc.  etc.  etc. 
etc.  But  damn  it,  I  can't  do 
everything  here — I'm  Just  a 
figurehead — I  do  what  I 
can,  and  I  do  a  lot.  If  this 
really  Is  to  become  a  great 
school,  everyone  is  going  to 
have  to  work  together  and 
stop  their  habit  of  blaming 
everything — icy  sidewalks, 
problems  with  health 
services,  cutting  of 
departments,  etc.  etc. — 
solely  on  me!  Why  is 
everyone  here  always 
criticizing  me?  Why  don't 
they  ever  stop  griping 
about  me?  I  do  what  E  can, 
and  I  do  a  lot!  I'm  human! 
I'm  drowning!" 

Oh  hell,  that's  right! 
I  say  grogglly.  my  laundry 
now  done  and  gently 
folded,  my  bed  unmade 
but  looking  Inviting.     I'm 

sorry...I  forgot I'll  get 

back  to  Blubbing  for  real 
next  week,  and  I'll  have 
Chris  save  you,  and,  yeah. 
Yeah.  Yeah.  I  promise. 


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One  of  the  few  things  most  environmentally 
concerned  groups  and  individuals  can  actually  agree  on 
is  the  utmost  importance  of  recycling.  However 
recycling  is  only  effective  to  the  consumer  when  it  is 
economically  manageable.  The  financial  aspects  of 
recycling  have  become  more  important  to  our 
government  as  the  demand  for  recycling  has  increased 
and  continues  to  grow.  At  present,  local  governments 
are  affronting  the  cost  of  curb-side  and  other  recycling 
programs,  which  are  indeed  expensive.  Senator  Max 
Baucus  (D-Mont.)  is  proposing  that  we  make  it  the 
manufacturer's  responsibility  to  recycle  product  waste. 
By  taking  the  responsibility  off  the  government  and 
placing  it  on  the  private  sector  the  financial  burden  is 
also  transposed  to  those  who  create  the  material  in  the 
first  place.  The  model  for  this  proposal  is  the  "Green 
Dot"  program  in  Germany.  The  principle  of  the  program 
is  basically  the  same:  the  manufacturer  deals  with  the 
waste.  A  system  was  developed  by  the  manufacturers 
and  distributors  creating  a  non-profit  company  dealing 
with  the  materials.  It  derives  its  name  from  a  green  dot 
identifying  the  products  that  participate  of  the  program, 
The  "Green  Dot"  system  does  have  some  disadvantages 
to  it.  It  is  an  expensive  program  and  it  recycles  all 
packaging  regardless  of  cost  and  quality.  At  the  moment 
it  seems  to  be  the  most  reasonable  plan  we  could  adopt 
with  certain  modifications.  It  is  the  plan  that  would 
affect  the  consumer  less  drastically  as  far  as  prices  go, 

In  the  US  several  measures  have  been  adapted  or 
are  in  the  process  of  being  modified.  In  Maine  a  ban  has 
been  passed  on  all  materials  that  are  non-recyclable, 
Several  states  are  considering  the  measure:  Maryland, 
New  Jersey,  Iowa  and  Nebraska  among  them.  Another 
proposed  option  is  the  "recycled  content"  mandate  that 
specifies  the  percentage  of  recycled  materials  that  must 
be  used  in  a  certain  product.  Of  course  these  measures 
have  negative  aspects  to  them  as  well,  since  they 
strongly  discourage  the  use  of  multi-material  packaging. 
If  a  content  legislation  is  passed  the  cost  of  packaging 
would  increase  drastically,  leading  to  higher  prices  for 
the  consumer. 

^Another  issue  to  consider  is  that  once  a  material 
s  recycled,  a  buyer  is  required  for  the  post  consumer 
material.  The  prices  offered  for  the  post  consumer 
material  has  been  steadily  dropping  as  the  recycling 
programs  become  more  widespread.  The  capacity  of  the 
government  to  recycle  is  under  the  demand  and  less 
people  are  buying  post  consumer  material.  All  these  are 
concerns  that  the  government,  the  manufacturers  well 
as  environmental  groups  have  to  think  about.  We  need 
to  come  up  with  reasonable  alternatives.  In  the 
meantime,  keep  recyclingt!     fi 


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News 


February  25.  1994 


Ambrose,  McCullough  Honored 
at  Birthday  Convocation 


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On  Saturday, 

February  19  the  College 
c0mmemorated  George 
Washington's  birthday  at 
Spring  Convocation  in 
Tawes  Theatre.  The 
College  marked  the 
occasion  of  General 
Washington's  two  hundred 
and  sixty-first  birthday  by 
conferring  honorary 

Doctorates  of  Letters  on 
presidential  historians 
Stephen  E.  Ambrose  and 
David  McCullough. 

Dr.  Ambrose  is  a 
prize-winning  author  and 
Boyd  Professor  of  History 
at  the  University  of  New 
Orleans.  Ambrose  spoke  of 
the  financial  crises  at 
liberal  arts  institutions 
nationwide,  and 

encouraged  benefactors  to 
come  forth  and  aid  such 
institutions.  He  said  that 
we  should  all  follow  the 
example  set  by  General 
Washington,  who,  in 
response  to  a  1792  fund 
raising  appeal  sent  by 
Thomas  Jefferson,  pledged 
"a  sum  equal  to  the  most 
worthy  sum  given." 

Ambrose  went  on  to 
emphasize  the  important 
role  of  the  liberal  arts  in 
teaching  people  how  to 
think  and  be  good  citizens. 
He  said  history  Is 
particularly  important  in 
this  regard  because  "The 
more  you  know  about 
those  who  have  gone  before 
us  the  more  you're  going  to 
get  out  of  life."  He  also 
said  that  the  addition  of 
business  programs  has 
been  a  mistake  on  the  part 
of  liberal  arts  colleges.  "I 
think  it's  criminal  to  take 
eighteen  to  twenty-two  year 
olds  and  put  them  in 
business  courses," 

Ambrose  said. 

David  McCullough 
Is  a  Pulitzer  Prize-winning 
author  who  frequently 
appears  on  public 
television.  McCullough's 
address  focused  on  the 
Importance  of  giving  the 
nation's  youth  an 
understanding  of  history. 
"We  live  in  a  country  where 
the  teaching  of  history  is 
not  required  in  the  schools 
°f  five  states.  We  are 
raising  a  generation  of 


David  McCullough,  Mike  Malone  and  Steven  Cades 
make  way  out  of  Tawes  Theatre  after  Convocation 


historical  illiterates... they 
don't  know  who  General 
Marshall  was  or  what 
Antletam  means." 

(George  Catlett 
Marshall  (1880-1959)  was 
an  American  general  during 
World  War  Two  who  later 
served  as  Secretary  of 
State.  He  was  the  man  who 
devised  the  plan  of 
American  assistance  which 
rebuilt  war -ravaged 

Europe.  Antletam  Creek  is 
the  Maryland  locale  where, 
on  September  17,  1862. 
Confederate  General  Robert 
E.  Lee  was  beaten  back  to 
Virginia  in  a  single  day  of 
extremely  bloody  fighting.) 

McCullough  said 
the  study  of  American 
History  is  essential  to  our 
society;  "We  must  not 
tolerate  the  erosion  and 
disappearance  of  our  story. 


To  be  indifferent  to  the 
past,  to  be  indifferent  to 
American  History  is  not 
just  to  be  stupid,  It  Is 
rude." 

Also  honored  at 
Convocation  were  nineteen 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa 
inductees.  The     new 

members  of  the  national 
leadership  honor  society 
are  James  Baker,  Ramsey 
Bigham,  Mary  Bird,  Kelly 
Burns.  Beverly  Dias. 
Andrew  Evans,  Chris 
Freisheim,  David  George, 
William  Gibson,  Pamela 
Hendrickson.  Caroline 
Jensen,  Matt  Murray, 
Jason  Myers,  Andrea 
Nolan,  Renee  Rhodes,  Stacy 
Sherman,  Christine  Smith, 
H.  Denise  Walter  and 
Megan  Ward.   £i 


The  Memorandum 


Kate  Meagher 


This  weekend  the 
Washington  College  Drama 
Department  will  present 
'The  Memorandum,"  a  play 
by  Vaclav  Havel.  The 
production  will  take  place 
In  Phoebe's,  In  the 
basement  of  the  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center  tonight 
and  tomorrow  at  8:00  p.m.. 
Described  as  political 
satire,  the  play  centers  on 
Josef  Gross,  the  managing 
director  of  an  organization 
created  to  do  away  with 
natural  language.  Gross  is 
portrayed  by  Richard 
McKee.  and  Joshua 
Buchman  plays  Mr.  Ballas, 
his  deputy. 

Gross  decides  that 
natural  language  is  too 
easily  misinterpreted,  and 
creates  a  new  language  that 
is  "basically  gibberish," 
according  to  Marshall 
Norton.  Norton  plays  the 
head  of  the  Translation 
Department,  "who  see  that 
things  are  translated 
correctly." 

According  to  Steve 
Brown,  the  director  of  The 
Memorandum,"  the 

artificial  language  in  the 
play  is  the  result  of  an 
effort  to  create  "an  entirely 
scientific  language.  This 
language,  called  Ptydepe, 
attempts  to  eliminate  the 


ambiguity  and  emotional 
overtones  of  natural 
language." 

The  endeavor  Is  not 
entirely  successful. 

"Eventually  Ptydepe  begins 
to  assume  many  of  the 
natural  aspects  of 
language,  thus  defeating  its 
purpose."  said  Brown,  a 
senior  majoring  in  drama. 

For  Alexandra 

Nader,  a  senior  playing  the 
part  of  Hana,  secretary  to 
Gross,  the  play  has  been  an 
enjoyable  experience.  "It's 
been  one  of  the  better 
organized  plays  I've  worked 
on."  Under  the  direction  of 
Brown  and  his  stage 
manager  Dahlia  Kaminsky, 
the  cast  has  worked  well 
together.  "I  really  felt  as  if 
the  cast  were  a  team, 
working  towards  a  goal  and 
supporting  each  other,  for 
the  most  part,"  said  Nader. 
In  her  opinion,  the  play  Is 
very  complex:  "It's  got  many 
layers  of  meaning  and 
many  possible 

interpretations.  And  we 
seem  to  have  found  the  one 
which  works  best  for  us." 

Admission  to  the 
production  is  free,  but 
seating  is  limited,  so  It 
would  be  wise  to  arrive 
early.   CI 


"Board,"  from  p.  1 

that  this  does  not 
necessarily  indicate  that 
the  number  of  new 
students  next  year  will  be 
lower,  as  the  yield  on  the 
applicant  pool  varies  by  as 
much  as  10  or  12  percent: 
last  year's  yield  was  23 
percent,  whereas  the  yield 
in  1992  was  32  percent.  It 
was  noted  that  it  may  be 
the  case  that  new 
marketing  materials  will 
maximize  the  yield  on  the 
applicant  pool. 

Additionally,  it  is  hoped 
that  more  competitive 
financial  aid  offers  to 
incoming  students  falling 
in  the  second  quartile 
academically  will  entice 
more  of  these  students  to 
accept  admission  to 
Washington  College, 

thereby  increasing  net 
tuition  revenue  without 
raising  total  financial  aid 


expenditure. 

In  a  related  story, 
the  faculty  met  in  a  closed 
session  on  Monday  to 
consider  the  state  of  the 
College's  finances. 

According  to  anonymous 
sources,  the  faculty,  after 
much  debate,  voted 
overwhelmingly  to  increase 
the  Faculty  Finance 
Committee  by  two 
members.  The  rationale 
behind  the  move  is  that  the 
Committee  needs  more 
members  to  adequately 
represent  the  faculty  in 
making  budgetary 

proposals.  Dr.  Premo  and 
Dr.  Tatum  were  selected  by 
their  peers  to  fill  the  two 
new  committee  slots.  The 
Faculty  Finance  Committee 
is  charged  with  working 
with  the  President  to 
submit  a  budget  to  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors.  Q. 


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February  25.  1994 


Birthday  Ball 


Washington  College  Elm 


The  serenity  of  the  pre-Blrthdoy  Ball  atmosphere  In  Cain  Gymnasium  was  deceptive,  and 

in  was  In  no  way  Indicative  of  the  utterly  chaotic  merriment  which  ensued  only  a  short 

time  after  this  photo  was  taken. 


German  Instructor  Jeff  Vahlbusch  provides  last  minute  instructions  to  his  cast. 


Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Visitors  and  Governors  Louis  L 

Goldstein  '35  graciously  served  as  the  King  of  the  Birthday 

Ball.  King  Louis'  outfit  as  well  as  his  name  recalled  the  days 

of  the  Bourbon  dynasty  in  France.  He  was  resplendantly 

attired  in  a  snow  white  robe  worthy  of  the  Sun  King.  The 

irony  of  appointing  a  monarch  to  mark  the  birthday  of 

George  Washington  would  not  have  been  lost  on  the 

Father  of  our  country. 


The  Zim  Zemarel  Orchestra  provided  the  evening's  music, 
playing  from  a  somewhat  jarringly  eclectic  repetoire. 


The  Mystic  Krew  of  Washington  College,  described  by  Vahlbusch  as  a  "highly  mysterious 

group,"  raised  eyebrows  with  their  shenanegans.  Who  are  these  clowns,  anyway?  In  the 

words  of  Nigel  Teufnel  "No  one  knows  who  they  were,  or...  what  they  were  doing."  They 

were  amusing,  if  slightly  sinister. 


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Birthday  Ball 


February  25.  1994 


Birthday  Ball  1994 

An  Intimate  Soiree:  Just  You  and  a  Couple  Hundred  of  your  Closest  Friends 


Df.  Steven  Cades  and  his  masked  companion  really  got 

into  the  spirit  of  the  evening  with  their  most  excellent 

costumes.  A  surprising  number  of  the  faculty  In 

attendance  wore  pirate  outfits,  What  does  this  say  about 
our  faculty?  Perhaps  the  spirit  of  academia  is 
strangelyakin  to  that  of  the  bucaneers  of  yore. 


Sheik  sheik  sheik,  sheik  sheik  sheik,  sheik  yer  booty. 

An  awful  pun,  I  must  admit.  The  Zim  Zemerei  Orchestra 

D|ayed  that  funky  music  all  night  long,  and  folks  were  really 

cutting  the  rug,  even  if  there  was  no  rug  to  cut. 

°V  the  way,  what  was  the  deal  with  the  Golden  Calf? 

airthday  Ball-Birthday  Baal?  I'm  glad  no  Baptist  ministers 

m°de  the  connection,  or  I'm  sure  we  all  would  have  been 

In  for  a  real  dressing  down. 


A  king  needs  a  queen,  and  a  highlight  of  the  evening's  festivities  was  the  selection  of 

Lisa  Athey  as  the  Queen  of  the  Birthday  Ball.  In  this  photo  King  Louis  escorts  theebullent 

Queen  Lisa  I  to  the  throne,  Long  may  she  reign! 


The  Mystic  Krew  swear  eternal  fealty  to  King  Louis  and  makeobeisance  to  him  as  Jeff 
Vahlbusch  says  something  which  seemed  really  witty  at  the  time. 


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February  25.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Winner  of  the  Alumni  Award  Is  Elizabeth  R.  Thlbodeau 

with  Claire  Pitt  presenting  a  painting  of  the  entrance  to 

Washington  College  at  Saturday's  Alumni  Award  banquet. 


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News 


February  25.  1994 


Former  Mayor  of  Philadelphia 
Speaks  at  Washington  College 


Sco«Koon_ 


In  observance  of 
Black  History  Month  the 
pale  Adams  Heritage 
Exchange  presented  a 
program  called  "A  Night  of 
Elevation"  this  past 
Wednesday.  Following  a 
stirring  rendition  of  "God 
Cares"  by  the  Mount 
pleasant  Singers  and  three 
other  moving  hymns  by  the 
Still  Pond  Coleman's 
Charge  Mass  Choir  was  a 
motivational  speech  by 
Wilson  Goode,  former 
Mayor  of  Philadelphia. 

Mr.  Goode,  and 
alumnus  of  Morgan  State 
University  who  is  currently 
employed  by  the  United 
States  Department  of 
Education,  said  "I  never 
bought  the  argument  that 
my  black  skin  and  speech 
impediment  would  be  an 
Impediment  to  my  success 
in  America."  He  then  went 
on  to  say  that  while  "race  is 
still  a  major  factor  in 
America,"  he  is  hopeful 
that  "we  can  build  the 
America  Dr.  King  dreamed 
of." 

Mr.  Goode  stressed 
the        importance  of 

educating  young  Americans 
In  the  history  of  Black 
Americans.  "Black  kids 
need  heroes  too,""  Goode 


said,  "When  they  teach 
about  George  Washington 
they  must  also  teach  about 
Crispus  Attucks.  When 
they  teach  about  Abraham 
Lincoln  they  must  also 
teach  about  Frederick 
Douglass.  When  they 
teach  about  Gandhi  they 
must  also  teach  about 
King.  Black  History  Month 
is  not  just  for  Black  folks, 
It's  for  White  folks,  Asian 
folks,  Hispanic  folks,  young 
and  old  alike." 

During  the  question 
and  answer  period,  Mr. 
Goode  was  asked  to  explain 
how  the  Clinton  education 
package  would  improve 
education  in  America. 
Goode  said  "There  are  eight 
points  the  plan  makes. 
One  is  that  every  child 
should  start  school  ready 
to  learn....  Two  is  that  we 
have  to  reduce  the  dropout 

rate    to    ten    percent 

Three  is  that  we  need  to 
Improve  student 

performance  in  core 
subjects....  Four  is  that  we 
need  to  improve  in  math 
and  science —  we  currently 
rank  21  out  of  22  in  terms 
of  our  performance  in  this 
area.  Five  is  that  adults 
must  be  literate....  Six  is 
that  we  must  have  schools 
free  of  drugs  and 
violence....     Seven  is  that 


we  have  to  have  school  to 
work  transition.  Not 
everybody  will  go  to  college, 
so  we  have  to  have  some 
type  of  training  for  the  Jobs 
available  in  the 

marketplace.  If  we  match 
the  jobs  and  the  school  we 
can  put  people  to  work. 
Eight  is  that  we  need  to 
involve  parents  in  the 
school.  That  means  put 
the  doctor's  office  in  the 
school.  put  the 

unemployment  office  in  the 
school,  put  the  welfare 
office  in  the  school,  put  the 
dentist's  office  in  the 
school...." 

While  Goode  argued 
persuasively  for  the 
President's  education 
policy,  he  expressed  some 
dissatisfaction  with  the 
President's  crime  bill. 
Goode  said  that  he  learned 
as  a  big  city  mayor  that  it 
costs  just  as  much  to 
educate  six  children  for  a 
year  as  it  does  to  imprison 
one  inmate  for  a  year.  This 
fact  causes  him  to  "have 
real  concern  about  the 
crime  bill  and  the  way  it's 
focused.  1  don't  believe 
that  you're  going  to  solve 
the  problems  facing 
America  by  paying  for  more 
police  and  more  prisons." 


Bands  Come  to  Chestertown 
Tonight  Should  be  Fun  if 
You're  Over  Twenty-one 

And  You  Somehow  Manage  to  be  in 
Three  Places  at  Once 


'Lecture, "  from  3 

Individual  self  interests? 
One  is  left  wondering 
whether  or  not  standards 
«ven  exist  for  the  making  of 
correct  moral  and  ethical 
decisions. 

The  creative 

element  of  Dr.  Urbanas' 
theory  was  mirrored  by  the 
creativity  of  the  questions 
?osed  by  the  audience 
afterwards.  One  alumnus 
of  Washington  College 
depressed  some  doubts  as 
■°  the  ramifications  of 
Jrbanas"  remarks 

yarding  Nietzsche's  Thus 
'  irathustra.  If  one 
Zarathustra  as  the 
[avlngs  of  a  man  on  the 
Mge  of  sanity,  and  heed 
advice  in  "laking 
i'  i  of  salt.."  then 

i  issages 

I 
■ 


mind  his  association  with 
Deconstructionists  in 
Paris,  this  is  an  interesting 
undermining  of  the  text  of 
his  lecture. 

The  same  question 
may  also  be  (and  assuredly 
has  been)  asked  regarding 
the  work  of  art.  It  would 
seem  that  If  there  is  no 
strict  definition  of  art,  one 
may  end  up  claiming 
things  as  art  that  perhaps 
deserve  a  label  of  lower 
esteem.  When  the  artist  is 
allowed  to  be  his  own 
judge  of  art  rather  than 
teaching  a  particular 
methodology  associated 
with  the  production  of 
"good"  art.  does  one  not 
encourage  subjet  tivity  In 
it! on  of  beautiful 
In  the 
■ 
i, 


the  idea  of  a  unified  theory 
of  art,  the  more  important 
and  divers  critical  theory 
becomes.  Is  not  the  same 
thing  happening  in 
morality  in  the  form  of  a 
proliferation  of  critical 
analysis  by  the  news 
media?  One  must  ask 
one's  selves  which 
direction  this  new  found 
"freedom"  is  heading: 
whether  it  Is  toward 
further  possibilities  for 
creativity,  or  toward  a 
general  degeneration  In 
quality  and  meaning?  The 
similarities  between  the 
"art  question"  and  the 
Arlsto-Nietzchian  "ethics 
question"  should,  by  now, 
><>us.  If  the  same 
ambiguity  that  leads  to 

of  art  can  be  applied   to 

■ 

■ 


Brian  Matheson 

For  many  students 
used  to  the  musical 
diversity  of  "the  big  city," 
Chestertown  may  seem  just 
plain  boring.  But  as 
anyone  who's  been  outside 
this  semester  knows,  when 
it  rains  It  pours.  With 
Society's  Child.  Panic 
Beach,  and  The  Empties 
playing  on  Friday,  followed 
up  by  the  musical  brilliance 
of  Naked  Blue  on  Saturday, 
the  frustration  of  coming  up 
with  something  to  do  on  a 
weekend  has  been  replaced 
by  the  frustration  of 
deciding  among  different 
things  to  do. 

With  the  opening  of 
The  Cove  (or  rather  the 
opening  of  the  Maureen 
Mclntire  Student  Center)  we 
would  expect  some  new 
musical  horizons.  The 
promise  of  the  hard,  driving 
rock  of  Society's  Child 
certainly  ought  to  fulfill  this 
expectation.  Pulling  their 
eclectic  tastes  Into  the 
arena  of  hard  core,  this  is 
definitely  a  band  that 
should  put  to  test  the  rule 
prohibiting  multi-purpose 
room  moshing. 

While  this  alone 
would  be  enough 

entertainment  to  devastate 
the  soul  of  the  average 
Washington  College 

student,  the  bar  scene  has 
yet  more  to  offer  us.  Panic 
Beach  returns  to  the  Village 
Tavern  after  their  strong 
debut  there  earlier  In  the 
year.  If  you  missed  them 
before,  don't  make  the  same 
mistake  again.  Their 
musicianship  is  both 
skillful  and  passionate,  and 
their  set  list  reflects  years  of 
experience  in  playing  out. 
No  two  ways  about  it,  these 
guys  know  how  to  party. 

But  put  that 
checkbook  away,  there's 
more!  No  matter  how  much 
it  pains  me  to  think  thai  i 
mlghl  bi 
following  of  our  local  talent, 

: 


disservice  if  I  neglected  to 
mention  that  one  of  the 
coolest  bands  on  the 
Georgetown  scene  is  playing 
at  Andy's  on  Friday.  The 
Empties  rock.  You  ought  to 
check  these  guys  out  If 
you're  craving  good  original 
material.  The  sharp, 
technical  brilliance  of  their 
lead  guitar  carves  out  a 
groove  that  you  Just  won't 
see  too  often.  Then  again, 
maybe  a  good  showing  will 
draw  them  out  of  the 
"Faketown"  and  into 
Chestertown  more  often. 

While  the  frustration 
of  three  great  bands  playing 
on  one  night  has  been 
eating  away  at  me  all  week, 
this  can't  obscure  the 
injustice  of  bands  like 
Naked  Blue  not  getting 
snatched  up  by  major 
labels.  Last  I  checked, 
these  guys  didn't  even  have 
an  album  out  (and  yes,  I 
was  about  to  pay  Andy  in 
blood  for  one  the  last  time 
they  played  here).  The  sexy 
vocals  and  killer  guitar  licks 
this  band  lays  down  on  Its 
audience  are  truly  a 
religious  experience  (in  fact, 
they  played  Amazing  Grace, 
i  as  aft  enJpond  last  JDeiafnbfer.  j 
and  J;swcar  I- saw  tQ$Egj  fe " 
of  flame  pulsating  to  the 
rhythm  of  the  guitar's 
swells).  I  think  Andy  said  It 
best  when  she  safd  "be 
here." 

There's  a  musical 
atmosphere  in  the  air  lately, 
and  Its  that  time  of  the  year 
to  get  out  and  release  your 
frustrations  with  the  winter 
weather  and  the  stress  of 
academics.  The  storm's 
been  building  ever  since 
Frog  Legs  made  the  Lit 
House  Jump  last  weekend, 
and  it  looks  like  we're 
getting  the  brunt  of  It  this 
weekend.  You  can'!  drink 
liquor  In  the  dorms 
anymore,  so  you  mlghl  as 
well  come  out  and  party. 
But  if  you  mis!  i    i ,  i 

.1        [  dldl  I'l    ':     mm;.,. 


12 


February  25.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Men's  Swimming  Makes 
Big  Splash  At  Bryn  Mawr 

Sho'men  Finish  Second  In  Championship  Meet 


Erika  K.  Ford 


I  he  final  event  at  last 
week  end's  Centennial 
Conference  Swimming 
Championships  determined 
the  Washington  men's 
team's  outstanding  second 
place       finish.  The 

Shoremen  fought  the  hard 
fight  and  came  out  with  a 
strong  showing. 

Edging  out  Franklin 
&Marshall  by  4.5  points, 
Washington  captured  the 
last  relay  to  place  above 
many  competitive 

opponents. 

The  women  faced  difficult 
competition,  yet  each 
swimmer  was  able  to 
contribute  to  the  team's 
total.  Finishing  eighth, 
each  Shorcwoman  scored 
points  for  the  first  time 
ever. 

On  the  men's  side,  the 
400  free  relay  team  of  Dave 
Cola.  Peter  Ward.  Chris 
Freishelm,  and  Jason 
Campbell  placed  second 
with  a  time  of  3:  16.81. 
beating  F&M  's  3:19.47 
third  place.  The  relay 
team's  stellar  efforts 
smashed  Washington's 
school  record,  and  assured 
a  highly  desired  second 
placing. 

"I  couldn't  be  more  proud 
of  these  guys,"  head  coach 
Kim  Lessard  said.  "They 
swam  tough  all  weekend 
and  everyone  did  what  they 
had  to  do.  A  coach  couldn't 
ask  for  more  than  100% 
effort.  They  had  their 
fastest  limes  of  the  season. 
"It  really  felt  like  the  fans 
were  all  behind  us  too." 
Lessard  continued.  "So 
many  coaches  and  fans 
kept  congratulating  us  all 
weekend — they  were 

amazed  at  our  showing.  It 
was  an  exciting  ending  to 
an  exciting  season." 

After  finishing  the  regular 
season  with  an  8-2  record 
and  defeating  teams  who 
had  beaten  them  at  last 
year's  championships,  the 
Shoremen  were  ready  to  be 
taken  seriously.  They 
amassed  515.5  points  to 
F&M's  511  at  the 
championships,  while 
Gettysburg  won  the  title 
with  842.  Swarthmore 
placed  a  distant  fourth  with 
443.5  points. 

Eighteen  new  school 
records  were  set  in  the 
process. 

Junior  co-captain  Dave 
Cola  led  the  group  with 
third  in  the  500  free;  his 
4:49  time  set  a  Washington 
record.  Cola  placed  second 
in  the  200  free  (with 
1:46.63.  another  record), 
and  second  in  the  1650 
free,  with  another  record 
time  of  17:01.64.  En  route. 


he  set  a  record  lor  the  1000 
free,  with  a  10:17  time. 

Cola  joined  Campbell. 
Ward,  and  Tim  Parent  for 
second  place  In  the  200 
medley  relay,  losing  to 
Gettysburg  by  a  tenth  of  a 
second.  He         joined 

Campbell.  Ward,  and  Scott 
Stcinmuller  for  fourth  in 
the  400  medley  relay  to  set 
a  record. 

The  800  free  relay  team  of 
Cola,  Freshelm,  Dan 
Woodall,  and  Dave  Kraft 
smashed  a  Washington 
record  by  1 1  seconds. 

'The  greatest  thing  about 
finishing  second,"  Junior 
co-captain  Chris  Freishelm 
said,  "was  that  it  was  a 


'Washington  College's  swim 
team  shall  one  day  break 
the  mold.'"  Parent  said. 

Steinmuller  set  a  new 
Washington  record  In  the 
200  fly  In  2:03.61  minutes 
for  fifth.  He  also  came  in 
eighth  In  the  200  IM 
(2:03.1)  and  sixth  in  the 
100  fly  (54.8). 

"Our  weekend  was  really 
great."  junior  Campbell 
said.  "It  was  a  total  team 
effort.  Last  year's  ending 
was  very  upsetting  for  us — 
having  to  wait  "til  the  last 
relay  and  then  losing. 

"I  don't  think  It's  really  set 
in  how  great  this  is  yet." 

Campbell  swam  fifth  in 
the    100  breast  to  set  a 


Junior  Ty  McCarthy 
picked  up  key  points  with 
fifth  place  in  the  100  back 
(58.08).  eighth  In  the  200 
back,  and  14th  in  the  50 
free. 

"Considering  that  the  first 
year  Washington  sent  guys 
to  MAC  championships  was 
my  freshman  year,  we've 
come  a  long  way  in  just 
three  years,"  McCarthy 
said.  "These  have  been 
three  really  hard  years.  Our 
goal  back  then  was  to  place 
among  the  top  three  at 
championships  in  our 
Junior  year,  and  we  did  it." 

Marcello  Brutti  placed 
12th  in  the  400  IM  and 
16th  In  the  200  IM  with 


The  Washington  swimming  teams  trained  in  the  warm  Florida  sun  in  December,  but  the 
men's  team's  true  moment  in  the  sun  happened  last  weekend  in  chilly  Bryn  Mawr. 


team  goal  that  we'd  set  at 
the  start  of  the  season,  and 
it  took  every  single  one  of 
us  to  achieve  it. 

"The  team  works  hard 
together  and  we  support 
each  other.  Everyone's 
points  were  important." 

Ward  added  three  records 
with  second  in  the  100 
oack  (55.39).  third  in  the 
200  back  (2:02.67),  and 
ninth  in  the  200  IM 
(2:02.99). 

"Peter  (Ward)  had 
incredible  relay  splits — 
especially  in  the  last  event. 
He  had  a  great  meet." 
Lessard  said. 

Freshman  Parent  placed 
second  and  set  a  school 
record  in  the  100  fly,  with 
54.3  seconds,  and  placed 
eighth  in  both  the  50  free 
and  200  fly. 

"As  the  great  pharaoh 
Benjamin  T.  Hinkle  said. 


school  record  of  1:01.88. 
He  also  placed  seventh  in 
the  50  free  (22.7)  and  12th 
in  the  100  free. 

Sophomore  Jullen 
Gaudion  had  Incredible 
drops  from  last  year's 
championships,  where  he 
didn't  place  in  the  top  20. 
Last  weekend  he  set  a 
record  in  the  200  breast 
with  2:17.26  for  fifth,  and 
placed  seventh  in  the  100 
breast  (1:03.0). 

Dan  Woodall  set  another 
school  record  in  the  400  IM 
with  4:32.20  for  ninth.  He 
also  came  in  11th  in  the 
500  free  (5:04.8)  and 
seventh  in  his  first  ever 
swim  of  the  1650  free  In 
17:36.68  minutes. 

Freishelm  added  tenth  in 
the  100  free  (50.58)  and 
11th  in  the  400  IM  along 
with  outstanding  relay 
splits. 


two  season  best  times.  Ryu 
Kawal  placed  15th  in  the 
400  IM  and  14th  in  the  200 
fly. 

Dave  Kraft  swam  a  season 
best  in  the  100  back  for 
ninth,  as  well  as  placing 
14th  in  the  200  free,  and 
12th  in  the  200  back. 

Junior  Tim  Whittier  also 
placed  seventh  In  the  100 
back,  and  tenth  In  the  200 
back. 

Dave  Czekaj  placed  In  all 
three  of  his  events.  He 
came  In  14th  in  the  100 
back,  12th  in  the  200  back, 
and  12th  in  the  1650  free. 

"Overall,  the  team  did 
extremely  well."  Czekaj 
said. 

The  Shorewomen  finished 
In  eighth  place,  though  for 
the  first  time  ever  all  eight 
swimmers  scored  points. 

Senior  co-captain  Jen 
Green     led     the     group. 


setting  a  Washingtoi 
record  in  the  100  bacl 
(1:04.85)  for  tenth  place!! 
She  also  placed  14th  in  the 
200  back. 

"The  women's  competition! 
field  was  really  rough," 
Green  said.  "But  a  lot  of  us 
had  good  times." 

Colleen  Roberts  swam  herl 
season  best  In  the  200  1M| 
(2:23.04)  for  11th.  Roberts 
also  came  in  tenth  in  the1 
400  IM  (5:10.20)  and  15th 
in  the  100  breast. 

Jennifer  Dow  placed  14th 
in  the  100  fly  and  12th  ii 
the  200  fly  for  season  best 
times. 

"Everyone  should  be 
proud  of  their  swimming 
this  season,"  Dow  said, 
"Everyone 
championships  placed  in 
the  top  16,  which  for  a 
small  school  is  good.  We're 
a  small  and  young  team. 
buL  we're  growing,  and  we'll 
be  even  more  improved 
next  year." 

Junior  co-captain  Amy 
Draper  and  Renee  Bylkas 
scored  behind  Dow  in  the 
200  fly  for  15th  and  16th 
places  with  season  best 
times. 

"I  think  the  girls  finished 
a  very  long  season  on  a 
positive  note."  Draper  said. 
"Every  girl  scored  points  for 
the  team.  Although  our 
record  (2-8)  didn't  really 
show  it,  we've  all  swam 
extremely  well." 

Freshman  Jen  Voss  swarnl 
a  season  best  in  the  50  free, 
(26.54  seconds)  for  1 2th. | 
and  Erin  Miller  has  ; 
season  best  in  the  400  IM I 
for  14th.  Miller  cut  12 
seconds  off  her  time  to | 
bring  it  to  5:19.66. 

Eileen  Kuriger  added  14th ■ 
place  in  the  1650  free. 

The  400  medley  relay 
team  of  Green. 

Roberts, Dow.  and  Voss  set  I 
a  Washington  record  faster 
by  two  seconds. 

"The  women  did  a  great 
Job,"  Lessard  said.  "They 
really  had  tough 

competition — seven  women : 
from  the  Centennial  Leaguei 
are  qualifying         ff\ 

nationals—  but  they  held 
on  and  everyone  scored  a, 
personal  best  time  for  team 
points." 

The  1993-94  swimming 
season  drew  to  an  uplift!1*, 
close  for  both  ° 
Washington  College's  teams 
at  the  Centennial 

Championships.  Tn 

women  have  steadn) 
improved  their  skills  ano 
grown  in  size  and  talen 
over  recent  months.  Th 
men  have  achieved 
admirable  and  challenge 
goal  from  the  past  and  can 
work  for  a  still  bright 
future. 


13 


Woshington  College  Elm 


Sports 


November  12.  1993 


^omen's  Basketball  Surpasses 
Expectations  With  11-13  Mark 

first-year  Program  Wins  1 1  Despite  Starting  Four  Freshmen 


IgttMurray 

At  the  beginning  of 
L  first  season  of 
ntercolleglate  competition, 
j,c  Washington  College 
omen's  basketball  team's 
pain  concern  was  winning 
^ame.  The  Shorewomen 
ipped  they  would  beat  a 
•entennial  Conference  foe 
>efore  season's  end. 

Hardly  anyone 

leiieved  Washington  could 
ie  competitive,  much  less 
lose  in  on  a  .500  record 
Ad  compete  for  a  spot  in 
he  conference  playoffs. 
Jowever,  as  Washington's 
]rst  season  comes  to  an 
:nd,  Lanee  Cole's  young 
iquad  has  played  high 
tbove  all  of  the  early- 
ieason  expectations. 

Built  on  freshmen 
alent,  Cole's  team  finishes 
he  season  with  an  11-13 
■ecord.  which  includes 
victories  over  Centennial 
Conference  opponents 
3ettysburg,  Swarthmore, 
Iryn  Mawr,  Haverford,  and 
Yestern  Maryland. 
'I'm  proud  of  my  gals-- 
hey  had  an  outstanding 
ieason.  and  they  have  a 
■eason  to  keep  their  heads 
ilgh,"  head  coach  Lanee 
Me  said.  "Finishing  with 
II  wins  is  a  lot  more  than 
mybody  expected." 

The  Shorewomen 
lave  started  four  freshmen 
itarters  throughout  the 
ieason.  Washington 

catures  seven  freshmen  on 
ts  roster  with  only  two 
ilayers,  senior  guard  Pam 
iendrickson  (Kutztown, 
PA/Kutztown}  and 

iophomore  forward  Erica 
istep  (Lothian, 

'ID/Southern),  returning 
rom  last  year's  club 
ramen's  basketball  team. 

Co-captain 
fendrickon  averages  3.5 
»ints  and  3.3  assists  per 
|ame  for  the  Shorewomen, 
vhile  Estep  is  usually  the 
jrst  forward  off  the  bench 
0r  Washington  and 
iverages  2.7  points  per 
lame. 

All  four  freshmen 
barters  have  put  up 
Npressive  numbers.  Co- 
ntain Allison  Wentworth 
Millersville,  MD/Old  Mill) 
fads  Washington  in 
'coring  with  16.9  points 
ler  game.  The  starting 
*wer  forward,  Wentworth 
go  averages  11.4 
bounds  per  game. 

Wentworth's  season 
"gh  for  points  came  in  her 
*^°nd  game  of  the  season 
*tan  she  scored  30  points 
'Sainst  Gallaudet 

°lversity.  Combined  with 
er  16  rebound  game 
fainst  Hunter  College  in 
![e  John  Jay  Bloodhound 
"P-Off  Classic  at  Hunter. 
*e  Gallaudet  performance 
■ave  her  place  on  the  All- 


Tournament  Team. 

Wentworth's  high 
school  teammate,  Lee  Ann 
Lezzer  (Millersville.MD/Old 
Mill),  has  also  made  solid 
contributions,  leading  the 
team  in  3-point  shooting 
and  averaging  11.8  points 
per  game.  In  back-to-back 
games  in  mid-February, 
Lezzer  exploded  for  24 
points  against  Western 
Maryland  and  26  versus 


College  Tournament.  Taylor 
was  honored  along  with 
Wentworth  on  the  All- 
Tournament  Team  after  a 
24  rebound  performance 
against  Gallaudet. 

Taylor's  strong  post- 
up  moves  allowed  Cole  to 
feature  the  six-foot  center 
in  her  power  offense  this 
season.  The  Germantown 
native  also  led  Washington 
in  field  goal  percentage  and 


Liz  Mangano  averaged  2.1  points  and  2,1  rebounds  per 
game  in  a  reserve  role  for  Washington  this  season, 


Swarthmore.  Her  two  free 
throws  with  3.0  seconds 
left  in  the  Western 
Maryland  contest  sealed 
the  two-point  win  for 
Washington. 

Additionally,  Lezzer 
recorded  the  first  triple- 
double  in  Washington 
history  when  she  had  16 
points,  10  rebounds,  and 
11  assists  versus  Bryn 
Mawr  on  February  3. 
Lezzer  and  Wentworth 
helped  Old  Mill  High  School 
win  three  consecutive  4A 
State  Championships  from 
1991-93. 

At  the  center 
position.  Eboni  Taylor 
(Germantown.  MD/  The 
Bullis  School)  has 
consistently  performed  well 
all  season.  Averaging  15.2 
points  and  12.3  rebounds 
per  game,  Taylor  had  some 
fantastic  games  this  year. 

At  Western 

Maryland  on  February  14. 
Taylor  scored  29  to  lead 
Washington  to  the  79-77 
victory.      In   the   Hunter 


defensive  rebounds  this 
year. 

Freshman  guard 
Kelly  Rodgers  (Glen  Burnie, 
MD/Glen  Burnie)  has  also 
proved  to  be  a  valuable 
asset.  Second  on  the  team 
in  3-point  shooting,  assists 
and  minutes  played, 
Rodgers  has  also  averaged 
8.1  points  per  game. 

Against  Swarthmore 
College  on  Feburary  16, 
Rodgers  scored  20  points  in 
the  70-59  victory.  She 
scored  18  in  a  loss  to 
Lebanon  Valley  on  January 
7. 

Along  with 

Hendrickson,  Rodgers 
handles  the  ball  on  the 
floor  and  runs  the  offense 
for  the  young  Shorewomen. 

Freshmen  Cherie 
Gallini  (Piscataway, 

NJ/Rutgers  Prep),  Liz 
Mangano  (Pitman, 

NJ/Pitman),  and  Melissa 
Kordula  (Baltimore. 

MD/Baltlmore  Luthern) 
have  all  added 

contributions  off  the  bench. 


Gallini,  a  5-foot-4 
guard,  averages  21.0 
minutes  per  game  for  Cole. 
She  averages  3.2  points  per 
game,  which  includes  a  13 
points  season  high  against 
Eastern  College. 

Mangano.  a  5-7 
guard,  averaged  15.3 
minutes  per  game  in  16 
games  this  year.  She 
averages  2.1  points  and  2.1 
rebounds  per  game,  which 
includes  a  15  point 
performance  against  Trinity 
College  this  season. 


Kordula,  a  5-5 
guard,  scored  nine  points 
and  pulled  down  six 
rebounds  in  the  win  over 
Trinity  earlier  this  year. 

All  nine  players 
made  solid  contributions  to 
the  first  year  of 
Intercollegiate  women's 
basketball  at  Washington 
College  in  1993-94— an 
extremely  successful 

season  considering  the 
inexperience  of  the  team. 


On  Monday,  the  women's 
basketball  team  concluded 
its  season  with  a  69-57 
win  over  visiting  Bryn 
Mawr  College. 

Eboni  Taylor  led  all 
scorers  with  29-polnts, 
while  Allison  Wentworth 
added  22. 

The  victory  gave 
Washington  its  1 1th  win  of 
its  inaugural  season. 

The  Shorewomen  won 
five  of  their  six  contests. 
Ursinus  broke  a  four-game 
winning  streak  with  a  70- 
59  win  on  Sunday,  but 
Washington  finished  on  a 
winning  note  against  Bryn 
Mawr. 

The  final  scoring 
statistics  for  the  1993-94 
Shorewomen  are; 
Allison  Wentworth        16.9 
Eboni  Taylor  16.7 

Lee  Ann  Lezzer  11.0 

Kelly  Rodgers  7.9 

Cherie  Gallini  3.3 

Pam  Hendrickson         3.3 


Erica  Estep  2.3 

Liz  Mangano  2,  1 

Melissa  Kordula  0.8 


Shorewomen  Final  Results 

WC  66  Hunter  70 

WC  69  Gallaudet  53 

WC  35  F  &  M  77 

WC  65  Eastern  46     ■ 

WC  49  St.  Mary's  52 

WC  63  Muhlenberg  78 

WC  66  Mt.  Holyoke  7  1 

WC  97  Trinity  14 

WC  47  Lebanon  Vail.  60 

WC  37  Dickinson  71 

WC  62  Ursinus  75 

WC  53  J.  Hopkins  84 

WC  58  Gettysburg  52 

WC  60  Swarthmore  42 

WC  72  Bryn  Mawr  53 

WC  56  Notre  Dame  70 

WC  56  Muhlenberg  80 

WC  56  Haverford  64 

WC  59  Haverford  38 

WC  79  W.  Maryland  77 

WC  70  Swarthmore  59 

WC  64  Wesley  54 

WC  59  Ursinus  70 

WC  69  Bryn  Mawr  57 


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Washington  Men's  Lacrosse  Team  Hopes  To 
Continue  'Giant  Killer'  Tradition  In  1994 


Sam  an  t  ha  Emmet 

Through  the  years 
Washington  College  has 
been  a  giant  killer  in  the 
game  of  lacrosse.  Virginia 
knew  the  feeling  in  the 
1950s  and  1960s.  Johns 
Hopkins  in  the  1970s  and 
Navy  and  Hobart  in  the 
1980s.  Pulling  off  stunning 
upsets  and  winning  the 
games  that  they  weren't 
supposed  to  win  has  long 
been  the  trademark  of 
Washington  Co'legc.  The 
1993  Washington  College 
lacrosse  team  kept  with 
tradition. 

The  Shoremen's  opening 
performance  at  Homewood 
Field  against  Division  I 
Johns  Hopkins  gave  fans  a 
preview  of  what  was  to 
come  later  in  the  season. 
Washington  College  Jumped 
on  the  Blue  Jays  4-1  and 
led  5-4  at  the  quarter. 
Hopkins  fought  back  in  the 
second  quarter  and  the 
Shoremen  trailed  by  Just 
one,  9-8,  at  the  half. 
However,  the  second  half 
the  Blue  Jays  showed  why 
the  are  an  annual  Division 
I  Final  Four  team.  Hopkins 
raced  to  a  24-14  victory. 

A  29-8  win  over 
Greensboro  College  and  a 
17-9  win  over  Bowdoin 
College  prepared  the 
Shoremen  for  a  contest 
with  a  highly  regarded 
Cortland  State  team  from 
upstate  New  York.  A  large 
home  crowd  was  on  hand 
to  witness  Washington 
College  score  eight  straight 
goals  in  the  second  quarter 
to  beat  Cortland  18-9. 

The  following  weekend 
Washington  College  pulled 
off  a  rarity  in  college 
lacrosse  playing  two  games 
in  one  day.  The  Shoremen 
dismissed  Drew,  17-12, 
and  FDU  Madison,  29-0.  to 
move  their  record  to  5-1.  A 
25-4  win  over  Swarthmore, 
a  tough  win  over  Franklin 
&  Marshall,    11-9,  and 


28-6  blowout  over  Widcner 
led  to  a  showdown  with  a 
highly  ranked  Washington 
&  Lee  team  in  Chestertown. 
Before  a  sellout  home 
crowd  the  Shoremen  came 
from  behind  to  post  a  big 
12-10  win  to  Improve  their 
overall  record  to  9-1. 

The  following  week  the 
Shoremen  travelled  to 
Salisbury  State  for  the  "Big 
One."  The  number  one 
ranked    Sea    Gulls    were 


Haverford.  a  15-13  win 
over  St.  Mary's,  and  a  9-7 
loss  to  Gettysburg  left 
many  wondering  if 
Washington  College  would 
get  its  usual  bid  to  the 
NCAA  tournament. 

But  get  their  bid  they  did- 
-as  well  as  their  wish  for  a 
rematch  with  the  Number 
One  ranked  and  undefeated 
Salisbury  State  lacrosse 
team.  The  1993  NCAA 
Quaterfinal  game  will  be 


Third  Team  All-American  Jason  Paige  returns  this  year  to 
lead  Washington  back  to  the  NCAA  Tournament. 


undefeated  and  had 
thoroughly  demolished  a 
number  of  top  ranked 
Division  III  teams.  A  huge 
Shoremen  following  packed 
the  Salisbury  Stadium  for 
the  game  between  the  two 
Eastern  Shore  rivals.  The 
afternoon  proved  to  be  a 
long  one  for  Washington 
College.  The  talented  Sea 
Gulls  erupted  for  a  13-2 
halftime  lead  and  coasted 
to  a  17-5  win. 

The  Shoremen  were  not 
able  to  shake  the 
devastating  defeat  at 
Salisbury.  The  final  three 
games  of  the  season  were 
lackluster  performances  at 
best.      A    19-4   win   over 


one  that  is  long 
remembered  in  Washington 
College  Iacross  lore. 

Another  Salisbury  romp 
was  predicted  and  expected 
by  just  about  everyone. 
However,  those  familiar 
with  Washington  College's 
rich  lacrosse  tradition  and 
pride  knew  otherwise.  For 
the  Shoremen  team,  this 
was  the  game  that  would 
define  the  1993  season. 
Playing  with  a  ferocious 
intensity  and  great  heart, 
the  Shoremen  refused  to  be 
beaten.  Washington 

College  raced  to  a  3-1  lead 
before  a  stunned  Salisbury 
crowd.  The  Sea  Gulls  came 
back  to  forge  ahead  6-5, 


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but  a  last  second  goal  by 
senior  Greg  Mouracade  left 
the  teams  deadlocked  at 
half  6-6.  A  hard  fought 
third  quarter  ended  with 
the  Shoremen  ahead  8-7. 
the  first  time  Salisbury 
State  had  trailed  in  the 
second  half  all  year. 
Playing  with  pride  and 
heart  Washington 

Colleg'carried  the  fourth 
quarter  and  knocked  the 
top  ranked  Sea  Gulls  out  of 
the  NCAA  playoffs  with  a 
12-11        upset.  For 

Salisbury,  it  was  perhaps 
the  school's  most  shocking 
defeat  in  the  history  of  the 
lacrosse  program.  For 
Washington  College,  it  was 
the  type  of  victory  that  has 
long  been  associated  with 
the  lacrosse  program  at  the 
small  Eastern  Shore 
school. 

The  1993  season  ended  a 
week  later  In  the  NCAA 
semi-finals  at  Ohio 
Wesleyan  (8-14).  However, 
more  honors  were  to  come. 
Senior  attackman  Harris 
Murphy,  selected  to  play  In 
the  North-South  game, 
went  on  to  score  two  goals 
in  the  South's  victory. 
Midfielder  Greg  Lawler  won 
First  Team  All-American 
honors  and  junior 
attackman  Jason  Paige  was 
named  to  the  third  team. 
Senior  defenseman  Scott 
Overend  and  junior 
midfielder  Chris  Cote  were 
also  picked  as  Honorable 
Mention  All- Americans. 

The  1994  Washington 
College  lacrosse  season 
promises  to  be  an  exciting 
one.  A  veteran  NCAA 
playoff  squad  returns  with 
two  All- Americans.  Senior 
All-American  Paige  (48  g. 
20  a)  returns  providing  the 
Shoremen  with  a  strong 
inside  game.  He  will  be 
joined  by  sophomore  Bart 
Jaeger  (21.5)  and  freshman 
Greg  Tomasso,  a  high 
school  All-American  out  of 
Georgetown        Prep        in 


Washington  D.C.  Jaeger 
and  Tomasso  will  make  th, 
Shoremen  attack  th, 
quickest  it  has  been  (> 
some  time.  Sophornortl 
T.D.  Albright  and  freshm^ 
Dan  MacPeak  (Bullis,  Dq 
and  John  Bonvein 
(Salelsianum,  DE)  will 
round  out  the  offensive 
unit. 

In  the  midfleld  senior  AH. 
American  Chris  Cott 
(24,15)  will  be  one  of  f[Ve 
senior  midfielders  on  this 
year's  squad.  He  will  be 
joined  by  Chris  Sanchez 
(33,8),  Jamie  Carver  (10,1) 
Brian  Flynn  (3,1).  am 
faceoff  specialist  Blah 
Muneses  (2.0).  Juniors 
Matt  Zarinko  (7.4)  and 
Christian  Boone  (1,0)  add  a 
great  deal  of  speed  to  thi; 
group.  While  sophomores 
Tom  Hiebler  (4.2),  Miki 
McDermott  (2.1),  And] 
Neville  (2,0).  and  George 
Atterbury  (1.0)  will  provldi 
us  with  a  depth  that  m 
have  never  had  in  the 
midfields.  Freshmen  Chris 
Smith  (John  Carroll,  MD), 
Marc  Taylorson  (Dulaney, 
MD),  Trevor  McNemor 
(DeMatha,  MD),  and  Andy 
Van  Ogtrop  {Saleisianum. 
DE)  will  also  compete  for 
time. 

On  defense  senior  Pat 
Crann  along  with  j  union 
Greg  Miller,  Jesse  Cook. 
and  Jerry  Davis  return 
with  a  great  deal  of 
experience.  Sophomores 
Steve  Bright.  Todd  Well 
Matt  Distler,  Kevin  Harms 
and  Greg  Byrnes  are  alst 
ready  to  make  a  bid  for 
playing  time 

In  the  goal,  sophomorf 
John  Lundberg  returns 
after  a  sensational 
freshman  season.  He  will 
be  supported  by  sophomore 
Alex  MacGregor.  and 
freshman  Kevin  Waklet 
(Norwalk,  CT) 


Matt  Murray 


After  two  years  as  an 
assistant  coach  for  the 
men's  and  women's 
swimming  teams,  coaching 
at  last  weekend's 

Conference  Championships 
was  probably  Eric 
Norman's  final  contribution 
to  the  Washington 
program. 

A  graduate  student  in 
psychology,  Norman  was 
formerly  a  top  swimmer  at 
the  University  of  Delaware 
as  an  undergraduate. 

Norman  has  especially 
helped  the  swimmers  with 
stroke  mechanics. 

"Eric  has  been  a  great 
asset  to  the  program,"  head 
coach  Kim  Lcssard  said. 
"We  will  greatly  miss  his 
enthusiasm." 


Men's  Lacrosse  1994  Schedule 


at  Navy  3:30  p.m. 

Johns  Hopkins  3:00  p.m. 

St.  Mary's  1:30  p.m. 

at  Greensboro  3:00  p.m. 

Colby  1:30  p.m. 

Cortland  State  1:30  p.m. 

at  Dickinson  1:00  p.m. 

at  Swarthmore  3:30  p.m. 

Franklin  fit  Marshall  1:30  p.m. 

Gettysburg  1:30  p.m. 

Salisbury  State  1:30  p.m. 

at  Haverford  4:00  p.m. 
at  Washington  &  Lee2:00  p.m. 

Western  Maryland  1:30  p.m. 


Eric  Norman,  a  graduate  student  In  Psychology  an  alumni 

of  Delaware,  has  been  an  enormous  asset  to  the 

Washington  swimming  programs. 


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Franklin  &  Marshall  Foils 
Washington  In  82-65  Loss 

Shoremen  Set  Playoff  Rematch  With  Nationally 
Ranked  Diplomats  After  Closing  Season  At  13-11 

After  three  consecutive 
Centennial  Conference 
wins  over  Haverford  (70- 
56).  Swarthmore  (96-74), 
and  Urslnus  (83-55).  the 
Washington  College  men's 
basketball  team  fell  to  the 
franklin  &  Marshall 
Diplomats  last  Saturday. 

Washington  (13-11)  led 
Franklin  &  Marshall  (23-1) 
33-31  at  halftime.  but  the 
host  Diplomats  stormed 
back  to  take  a  17-point 
victory. 

Five  players  reached 
double  figures  for  Franklin 
&  Marshall  while  Ben 
Harris  led  Washington  with 
17  points. 

The  loss  dropped  the 
Shoremen  to  7-6  in  the 
conference  and  set  a  date 
for  the  Centennial  playoffs 
which  began  on  Wednesday 
(results  were  not  available 
at  press  time). 

On  Wednesday, 
Washington  travelled  to 
Franklin  &  Marshall  again 
for  a  rematch  in  the  first 
year  of  the  Centennial 
Conference  playoffs. 

Against  Ursinus  last 
Thursday,  every  player  on 
(he  roster  saw  at  least  five 
minutes  of  action,  as 
Washington  romped  over 
the  Bears. 

The  Shoremen  held 
Ursinus  leading  scorer 
Bernie  Rogers  to  four 
points  and  five  assists, 
while  Geoff  Ruperts  22 
points  and  Derek  Cuffs  21 
sparked  the  Shoremen. 


Charles  Cummings  scored  1 1  points  against  F  &  M  after 
putting  13  on  the  board  versus  Ursinus. 

The  home  team  shot  59  Cummings  added  13  points 
percent  from  the  field,  as  while  Adam  Poe  and  Harris 
eight  players  reached  the  chipped  in  nine  and  eight 
scoring  column.     Charles     respectively. 


Men's  Tennis  Season  Opens  On 
Tuesday  With  Georgetown  Match 


Matt  Murray 


The  men's  tennts  team 
will  open  its  season  this 
Tuesday  with  a  home 
Natch  against  Georgetown 
University. 

Followed  by  matches  with 
George  Mason  (March  5), 
Clemson  University  (March 
13h  Furman  (March  14), 
Newberry  (March  14),  and 
Emory  (March  16).  the 
»»nt  half  of  Washington's 
*hedule  will  be  tough  and 
taghly  competitive. 

However,  this  year's 
Shoremen  squad  should  be 
v^ry  strong.  According  to 
™  ITCA  Division  III  poll  in 
November,  the  Shoremen 
lre  ranked  eighth 
nationally. 

Additionally,  the  ITCA  poll 
'anks  Washington's 

?tePhan  Berger  as  the  17th 
"rat  singles  player  in  the 
"atlon,  and  Miroslav  Beran 
«?d  Carlos  Nuno  as  the 
'«h  ranked  doubles  team 
"toe  NCAA. 

Washington's  schedule 
"ls°  includes  out-of- 
£°nference  matches  with 

'"-n  State,  SUNY- 
,'ln8hamton,  and 

"ashlngton  &  Lee. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Well,  we  are  happy  this  week  to  announce  that 
swimmer  Chris  Freishetm  has  finally  won  the  Newt's 
P.O.W.  honor.  After  three  years  on  the  varsity  and  two 
as  a  captain,  you  would  figure  the  editors  have  some 
respect,  but  I  guess  not.  Oh  well,  better  late  than  never. 
So  here  you  go  Chris,  this  Pepsi's  for  you! 

Anyway,  I  suppose  you're  wondering  why  such  a  geeky, 
preppy,  business  majoring  nobody  (wait  a  minute,  have  I 
used  that  line  before?)  could  win  such  a  coveted  honor. 
Well  it  comes  down  to  this— gotta  be  the  hair  cut. 

Actually,  it  comes  down  to  his  awe  inspiring 
performance  at  Centennial  Conference  Championships 
at  Bryn  Mawr  College. 

Freisheim  helped  clinch  second  place  after  he  swam  on 
the  second  place  400  freestlyle  relay  in  the  last  event  of 
the  meet.  He  also  participated  on  the  record-shattering 
800  freestyle  relay  team,  and  he  placed  10th  In  the  100 
freestlye  and  1 1th  In  the  400  individual  medley. 

When  asked  about  this  great  honor,  the  quiet 
mannered  Freisheim  didn't  say  much— actually,  he  didn't 
say  anything. ..oh  yeah,  I  forgot  to  ask  him  about  it.  Oh 
well,  I  bet  If  I  had  asked  him  he  wouldn't  have  said 
much  (unless  he  started  rambling  about  the  Phillies- 
watch  out  Orioles  fans. ..this  guy  is  a  Phillies  lover)/ 

Anyway  to  those  of  you  who  know  Chris.  I'm  sure 
there's  a  play  by  William  Shakespeare  tha  comes  to 
mind  when  thinking  about  the  fact  that  Chris  is  Newt's 
P.O.W.  this  week.  That's  right... this  week's  honor  must 
be  "much  ado  about  nothing"  if  Chris  Is  the  recipient. 
But  don't  harsh  on  him  too  bad.  It  wasn't  his  fault  he 
was  bom  and  raised  In  Philadelphia. 

At  any  rate,  that's  It  for  this  week,  and  we're  looking 
forward  to  giving  out  lots  of  Newt's  honors  for  the 
upcoming  spring  sports  season. 


Emlllo  Bogado  returns  this  season  to  try  and  help  win  the 
NCAA  Tournament. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


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WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

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SCORES 


Men 

Washington 

Championships 

Women 

Washington 

Championships 


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Washington 
F  &  M 

Washington 
Ursinus 


Washington  69 

Bryn  Mawr  57 

Washington  59 

Ursinus  90 


Upcoming 
Games 


MEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  at 

Navy 

March  2  3:30  p.m. 

Washington  vs. 
Johns  Hopkins 
March  9  3:00  p.m. 

Washington  vs. 

St.  Mary's 

March  12  1:30  p.m. 

MEN'S 
TENNIS 

Washington  vs. 
Georgetown 
March  1  3:00 

Washington  at 
George  Mason 
March  5  1:00  p.m. 

WOMEN'S 
TENNIS 

Washington  at 
USC-Spartansburg 
March  14 

CREW 

Washington  at 
Metro  Cup-Florida 
March  19 


As  the  women's  basketball  team  successfully  concludes  Its  Inaugural  campaign  with  an  1 1-13  record,  a  big  reason  for 
Washington's  strong  play  has  been  6-foot  center  Ebonl  Taylor.  A  freshman  from  Germantown.  she  averaged  16.7  points 

and  1 2.6  rebounds  per  game  this  year. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Chris  Freisheim 


•Shoremen 
Swimming 
Takes  Second 
At  Bryn  Ma 

Women's 
Basketball 
Finishes  Wi 
11-13  Record 

•Men's  Hoops 
Falls  At  F&M 

■Men's  Lax 
Set  To  Go 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 

Volume  63,  Number  Eighteen  •  March  4.  1994 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 


Zartman  Resigns  from  Student  Government: 

Political  Differences  Cited  as  Problem  Between  Senator  and  President 


Rachael  Fink 


On  Tuesday  March 
1,  Eve  Zartman  resigned 
her  position  as  Dorm 
Senator  for  Reid  Hall. 
Zartman.  who  has  been 
active  in  the  SGA  since  her 
sophomore  year,  has  spent 
two  years  being  very  active 
in  campus  politics.  She 
was  the  Vice-President  of 
the  Sophomore  class,  and 
Is  currently  Treasurer  of 
the  Senior  Class,  in 
addition  to  serving  on 
:veral  committees.  In  an 
interview  with  The  Elm, 
Zartman  stated  that  her 
resignation  was  due  to  "a 
number  of  issues,  foremost 
being  the  final  result  of  the 
student  reaction  to  the 
LRP."  James  Baker. 
President  of  the  SGA.  made 
executive  decision 
concerning  the  document 
that  Zartman  and  several 


other  SGA  ■ 

members        were 

working     on     for 

submission  to  the 

Board  of  Visitors 

and      Governors. 

Baker  felt  that  the 

"political  tone"  of 

the  document  was 

unnecessary  and 

he    did    not    feel 

"confident  in 

taking  it  in  front  of 

the  Board." 

Zartman  was  not 

informed  of  Baker's 

decision  until  after 

the  submission  of 

his  report  to  the 

Board,  which  she 

feels  is  Inexcusable 

due  to  the  amount 

of  time  and  energy  , 

that  was  put  into: 

the  original  draft."  While  Baker  and  Zartman  have 

patched  things  up  personally,  they  did  not  come  to  an 

understanding  concerning  her  position  on  the  SGA.    She 

has  recommended  Susan  Czechowski,  a  Dorm  Senator 

for  Reid  last  year,  to  fill  her  position.    Baker  says  that  a 


Employee  Morale  "At  All-time  Low' 


Scott  Koon 


During  recent 

weeks  it  has  become 
evident  that  the  employees 
of  Washington  College  are 
unhappy  with  the  current 
state  of  affairs  at  the 
College.  They  have  gone 
for  two  years  without  a  pay 
Increase,  and  the  last 
Increase  was  a  raise  of 
three  percent,  which  was 
one  percent  lower  than  the 
Inflation  rate.  Early  on  in 
his  tour  of  duty  at 
Washington  College 

President  Trout  went  on 
record  in  favor  of  pay  raises 
for  faculty  members;  now 
the  deficits  the  College  has 
been  running  for  the  past 
few  years  has  forced  his 
administration  to  freeze 
salaries  for  next  year,  and 
pay  cuts  for  faculty  may  be 
In  the  offing. 

All  of  this  caused 
°ne  staff  member  to 
volunteer  that  "Employee 
morale  is  at  an  all  time 
low."  in  this  environment, 
rt  Is  not  surprising  that 
recent  efforts  by  the 
Development  Office  to 
solicit  faculty  and  staff  for 
donations  to  the  College 
have  not  been  entirely  well 
received.  The  program  has 
so  far  been  limited  to  an 
aPpeal  written  by  Adjunct 
Professor  of  Chemistry 
John  Conkling  '65.  In  the 
aPpeai  Conkling  writes  "As 
a  former  full-time  faculty 
Member,  I  am  well  aware 


that  each  of  you  'give'  every 
day  in  a  number  of  ways  to 
Washington  College,  but  I 
hope  you  can  appreciate 
that  a  generous  gift  this 
year  is  special  for  several 
reasons.  The  obvious 
reason  is  to  help  us  reduce 
this  year's  deficit  in  the 
least  painful  way,  with 
those  In  a  position  to  make 
a  gift  doing  so." 

The  issue  on  the 
minds  of  many  at  this  time 
is  whether  many  employees 
are  "In  a  position  to  make  a 
gift,"  given  the  salary 
freezes  and  the  possibility 
of  a  pay  cut.  Several 
employees  were  Interviewed 
for  this  article,  and  the 
letter  was  sharply  criticized 
for  being  "Insensitive"  to 
the  financial  sacrifices 
employees  have  already 
made  for  the  College. 
While  the  employees 
Interviewed  all  expressed  a 
desire  to  air  their 
grievances,  none  were 
willing  have  their  names 
appear  in  this  article  for 
fear  of  repercussions;  In 
the  words  of  one  staff 
member  "we  have  no  voice." 

In  the  letter 
Conkling  points  out  the 
success  of  the  Board, 
alumni  and  1782  Society 
giving  programs.  One 
faculty  member  said  "If 
they  really  wanted  to  show 
us  what  the  spirit  (of 
giving)  is.  let  the  upper 
echelon  of  the  College 
administration  give   ten 


percent  of  their  salary  — 
maybe  then  that  same 
spirit  will  hit  us."  He  went 
on  to  say  in  regard  to  the 
salary  freezes  "Why  should 
faculty  and  staff  take  the 
hit  when  we  aren't  the  ones 
responsible  for  the  current 
financial  status  of  the 
College?" 

One  staff  member 
said  she  threw  away  the 
solicitation  after  she  read 
it,  saying  "Do  they  know 
what  it's  like  for  us,  not 
only  going  to  work  every 
day.  but  doing  so  and  not 
knowing  if  there's  going  to 
be  a  job  there  tomorrow? 
We  have  mouths  to  feed, 
mortgages  to  pay  and 
children  to  clothe." 

Vice  President  for 
Development  Marty 

Williams  defended  the 
effort  of  his  department, 
saying  "A  solicitation  is  an 
opportunity  to  give.  It's  not 
a  threat.  If  someone 
doesn't  want  to  give  to 
Washington  College,  they 
don't  have  to."  Williams 
said  that  many  employees 
at  the  College  are 
financially  able  to 
contribute,  adding  "We 
routinely  solicit  young 
alumni  whose  incomes  are 
lower  that  the  average 
Washington  College 

employee.  ...  Most  alumni 
do  choose  to  give.  It  is  a 
privilege  to  be  asked  to  give 
to  this  worthy  charity."  £2 


new  Senator  for  Reid  will  be  appointed  "hopefully  by  next 
Tuesday's  meeting." 

Zartman  contends  that  the  SGA  should  be  a 
"political  catalyst,"  and  that  this  year's  SGA  has  not  been 
effective  in  "representing  the  students."  She  stated  that 
many  of  the  Senators  that  she  had  spoken  to  "feel  that 
there  is  no  purpose  to  the  SGA,"  and  she  hinted  that 
other  Senators  were  considering  resigning.  "The  SGA 
has  been  completely  Ineffective  this  year."  says  Zartman, 
"We're  dealing  with  nothing  but  social  issues."  Baker 
feels  that  the  SGA  should  address  specific  Issues 
"without  the  biases  of  political  views."  fi 


Free  Income  Tax  Assistance 


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It's  March,  and  the  deadline  for  submission  of 
federal  income  tax  returns  is  rapidly  approaching.  If 
you  dread  doing  your  own  taxes  and  you're  unlucky 
enough  not  to  have  parents  who  are  willing  to  do  your 
tax  returns  for  you,  you  may  want  to  consider  Free 
Income  Tax  Return  Assistance. 

Free  Income  Tax  Return  Assistance  is  a 
community  project  run  by  local  volunteers  in 
cooperation  with  the  Kent  County  Commissioners. 
Volunteers  receive  rigorous  training  in  order  to  make 
certain  that  all  client's  returns  are  filled  out  accurately. 
The  program  provides  free  help  with  Income  tax  returns 
for  any  single  individual  earning  less  than  $16,000  a 
year  or  any  family  earning  less  than  $26,000  a'  year. 
The  program  is  conducted  at  the  Board  of  Education 
building  on  Washington  Avenue  three  days  a  week. 
Hours  of  operation  are  Tuesday  from  noon  to  four  p.m.. 
Wednesday  from  five  p.m.  to  nine  p.m.,  and  Saturday 
from  nine  a.m.  to  one  p.m..  Remember  to  bring  your 
latest  W-2  form,  any  forms  showing  interest  or  dividend 
income  and  your  tax  form  from  last  year,  if  available  and 
applicable. 

Employees  of  the  College  have  already  received 
information  about  the  program  along  with  their  W-2 
forms.  A  total  of  twenty-eight  companies  around  the 
County  have  also  notified  their  employees  of  this 
opportunity. 

Administrators  of  the  College  are  among  the 
volunteers,  so  if  you  come  your  return  may  be  handled 
by  such  capable  worthies  as  Lauren  Bedell,  Joe  Holt  and 
Jean  Narcum.  Many  other  community  Institutions  are 
lending  support  In  the  form  of  volunteers,  including  the 
Presbyterian  Church,  the  Methodist  Church,  the  Kent 
County  League  of  Women  Voters,  the  staff  and  residents 
of  Heron  Point,  Chestertown  Bank,  Loyola  Federal, 
People's  Bank,  and  various  Kent  County  administrators. 
The  program  Is  conducted  on  a  walk-In  basis.   Ci 


Inside 


Encryption  and  the  O 

Clipping  of  our  Privacy 


Briggs  on  NATO's  Role  in   Q 
the  Bosnian  War 


Watkins  on  Temptation      O 


Dirt"  and  the  Cove 


March  4.  1994 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


Clipper  Should  Be  Clipped 


Those  of  you  who  use  the  internet  on  a  regular 
basts  are  doubtlessly  familiar  with  the  current  data 
encryption  controversy.  The  issue  is  whether  the 
government  will  allow  the  free  market  free  reign  in 
developing  data  encryption  technology  for  use  in 
transmitting  data  through  modems.  The  issue  is  a 
complex  one,  and  this  has  unfortunately  resulted  In  a 
lack  of  understanding  of  the  issue  on  the  part  of  the  non- 
plugged-in  majority  of  the  population.  Do  citizens  have 
the  right  of  access  to  undecipherable  encryption 
technology?  The  Clinton  administration  doesn't  think  so. 

At  stake  In  this  issue  Is  the  most  controversial  of 
the  "unenumcrated  rights."  namely  the  right  to  privacy. 
Currently  the  U.S.  maintains  export  restrictions  on  data 
encryption  technology.  This  ban  effectively  prohibits  U.S. 
companies  from  developing  such  products.  Since  the  U.S. 
government  Is  also  likely  to  endorse  one  product,  known 
variously  as  Clipper  or  Skipjack,  as  the  national 
"voluntary"  standard,  this  also  makes  it  less  likely  that 
companies  will  invest  the  time  and  money  to  develop 
products  which  may  be  wiped  out  by  what  amounts  to 
government  competition  in  the  private  sector  of  the 
economy. 

Article  nine  of  the  Bill  of  Rights  states  that  The 
enumeration  in  the  Constitution,  of  certain  rights,  shall 
not  be  construed  to  deny  or  disparage  others  retained  by 
the  people."  Article  ten  reads  "The  powers  not  delegated 
to  the  United  States  by  the  Constitution,  nor  prohibited 
by  It  to  the  States,  are  reserved  to  the  States  respectively 
or  to  the  people."  These  phrases  were  carefully  chosen  by 
our  founding  fathers,  and  essentially  state  that  when 
there  fs  doubt  on  a  Constitutional  issue  where  there  is  an 
apparent  conflict  between  the  "rights"  of  the  government 
and  the  rights  of  the  people,  the  question  must  be  decided 
in  the  favor  of  the  rights  of  the  people,  for  to  do  otherwise 
Is  to  Invite  tyranny. 

Our  founding  fathers  knew  that  technological 
changes  would  have  drastic  impact  on  the  condition  of 
Americans,  which  Is  why  they  clearly  set  the  guidelines 
for  deciding  issues  of  personal  liberty  in  those 
circumstances  which  they  could  not  foresee.  The  powers 
of  the  central  government  are  limited  to  those  enumerated 
in  the  Constitution:  the  rights  of  the  people  are  not. 

I  read  over  the  Constitution  In  preparing  this 
editorial.  Nowhere  did  I  find  the  phrase  The  Government 
of  the  United  States  shall  retain  the  right  to  develop  a 
strong  encryption  algorithm  and  also  the  right  to  certify  It 
as  the  data  encryption  standard  for  the  nation,  provided 
that  keys  to  the  standard  encryption  are  held  in  escrow 
for  use  by  Intelligence  and  law-enforcement  agencies." 
Yet  this  is  currently  the  policy  of  the  Clinton 
administration. 

Adopting  Clipper  would  set  a  dangerous  precedent 
for  privacy  rights  in  general  and  data  privacy  rights  in 
particular.  The  internet  is  the  last  domain  of  unrestricted 
freedom  left  in  the  world.  The  freedom  of  individuals  to 
control  their  own  production  and  consumption  of 
information  Is  a  very  new  freedom:  adopting  Clipper 
would  Jeopardize  this  freedom  for  all  future  generations. 
Unless  we  act  now,  the  already  monolithic  central 
government  will  restrict  our  liberties  even  further.  Law 
enforcement  already  has  the  right  to  get  a  warrant  for 
anyone's  home  and  barge  in  to  search  for  drugs.  They 
come  in  and  tear  the  place  up.  Innocence  or  guilt  does 
not  matter.  If  the  person  Is  Innocent  they  can  expect  no 
compensation  for  any  property  vandalized  by  the 
government  in  the  name  of  the  war  on  drugs. 


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by   TOM   TOMORROW 


NEW  YORK  NEWSDAY  RECENTLY  PUBLISHED  A 
(OWPOTER-&ENER&TED  FRONT-PAGE  PHOTO 
OF  AN  E<JEHT  WHICH  HAD  NOT  YET   OCCURRED 


Of  COURSE,  NEW5  PROFESSIONALS  WOULD  ARGUE 
THAT  THE  NEWS   MUST  BE  PRESENTED  ENTER- 
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TION 


WITH  THAT  PHILOSOPHY  SAINING  DOMINANCE- 
AND  WITH  COMPUTER  GRAPHICS  GROWING 
EVER  MORE  SOPHISTICATED- PERHAPS  TUG. 
EVENING  NEW*  WILL  SOON   BECOME  REALLY 
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American  political 
culture  extolls  the  rights 
and  obligations  of  the 
individual.  The  political 
gulf  between  American 
liberals  and  American 
conservatives  is  only  an 
apparent  one.  more  closely 
analogous  to  a  drainage 
ditch  than  a  canyon.  Basic 
issues  of  individual  rights 
are  more  often  agreed  upon 
than  disagreed  upon.  They 
are  untouchable. 

Except  when  issues 
of  "national  security"  are 
invoked.  At  that  point,  all 
bets  are  off.  We  have  seen 
time  and  time  again  how 
easy  it  is  for  the 
government  to  trample  on 
Individual  rights  in  the 
name  of  law  and  order  or 
national   security.     The 


FBI's  abuses  in  the  CISPES 
incidents  are         well 

documented.  Some  may 
feel  that  Clinton  is  unlikely 
to  abuse  the  powers  of  the 
government,  yet  what 
happens  if  some  future 
President  decides  to  draw 
up  an  "enemies  list,"  as 
Tricky  Dick  Nixon  did? 
What  if  some  future 
ambitious  G-Man  decides 
to  compile  dossiers  on 
average  Americans,  as  Gay 
Edgar  Hoover  did? 

The  proponents  of 
Clipper  resort  to  the  same 
tired  paternalistic 

arguments  to  speak  on  its 
behalf.  Dorothy  Denning, 
one  of  the  many  computer 
whizes  working  on  Clipper 
on  behalf  of  government 
interests,  wrote  in  a  recent 


posting  that  The  Clipper 
initiative  Is  the  result  of 
considerable  deliberation 
by  many  Intelligent  people 
who  appreciate  and 
understand  the  concerns 
that  have  been  expressed 
and  who  worked  hard  to 
accommodate  the 

conflicting  Interests.  The 
decisions  that  have  been 
made  were  not  made 
lightly."  Big  Brother  knows 
best.  What  are  the 
conflicting  interests 

Denning  refers  to? 
submit  to  you  that  they  are 
the  conflicting  interests  of  a 
government  seeking  to 
impose  its  will,  and  those  of 
the  American  people  who 
have  given  up  far  too  many 
of  their  freedoms  already. 


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Features 


March  4,  1994 


Lazarus  Long  once 
said  that  one  should  "yield 
before  temptation,  for  it 
may  not  pass  your  way 
again."  Of  course,  I  have 
absolutely  no  idea  who  this 
Long  guy  is.  (Lazarus  Long 
Is  a  fictional  modern-day 
Methusalah  featured  in 
many  of  Robert  Heinlein's 
science  fiction  books  -Ed.) 
My  only  contact  with  his 
venerable  musings  has 
been  through  the  wonder 
of  my  computer's  screen 
saver.    That,  however,  isn't 


to  temptation  and  sat 
down  for  a  while  with  their 
old  drinking  buddies  Jack 
Daniels  and  Natty  Bo. 

Now  this  all  sounds 
very  bitter,  I'll  admit,  and 
fairly  preachy  to  boot.  But 
if  anyone  out  there  can  tell 
me  the  positive  value  of 
Kerrigan's  reconfigured 
knee  cap,  I'll  be  the  first 
one  to  ridicule  the  non- 
profundity  of  my 
statements.  I  realize  also 
that  there  are  a  few  of  you 
reading  this  right  now  who 


Chris  Watkins 


my  point. 

My  point  is, 
Instead,  that  I  find  it 
surprising  that  anyone 
would  find  enough  merit  in 
such  a  statement  to 
Immortalize  it  on  my 
Macintosh.  Okay,  maybe 
"immortalize"  is  too  strong 
a  word.  Suffice  it  to  say, 
we  the  people  of  the  United 
Mates  of  Hysteria  have 
really  got  our  priorities 
messed  up. 

Who  in  the  recent 
past  has  yielded  to 
temptation?  Let's  see... 
Tonya  Harding's 

bodyguard  yielded  to 
temptation,  and  in  turn, 
Nancy  Kerrigan's  knee  also 
yielded.  Every  day  average 
citizens  yield  to  the 
temptation  to  rest  their 
huddled  and  weary  masses 
In  front  of  the  television  for 
countless  hours  of  viewing 
entertainment  (or  is  that 
enervation?).  You  can  bet 
that  just  last  night  at  least 
50%  of  the  population  at 
Washington  College  yielded 


actually  think  you  can 
describe  the  value  of  a 
bashed  limb  to  me,  and 
frankly,  I  hope  I  never  tick 
you  off. 

The  important 
point  here  is  that  yielding 
to  temptation  is  all  fine 
and  dandy,  up  until  the 
point  that  your  temptation 
loses  it's  validity.  If  you're 
tempted  to  read  the 
collected  works  of  Chaucer 
or  to  hang  out  with  your 
friends  at  the  Cove  and 
play  pool,  then  more  power 
to  you.  If,  however,  you 
find  temptation  bending 
you  towards,  say,  stabbing 
a  tennis  player  on  the 
court,  or  drifting  merrily 
along  into  the  realms  of 
decadence  with  the  rest  of 
our  "civilized  society,"  then 
you  probably  ought  to 
rethink  your  choice  of 
hobbies. 

When  preparing  to 
yield,  first  make  sure  the 
car  in  question  has  the 
right  of  way.  & 


Campus  Voices 

by  Katina  Duklewski 

1.)  What's  the  best  advice  you've  ever  been  given? 

2.)  What's  the  first  thing  you  do  when  you  get  out  of  bed  in  the  morning? 


1.)   Get  over  it. 


2.)  Turn  off  the  alarm  and 
go  back  to  bed. 


Allan  Marshall 
Edgewater  Park,  NJ 
Sophomore 


1.)  In  the  words  of 
Benjamin  T.  Hinckle, 
"Never  spill  beer  on 
yourself." 

2.)  Smoke  a  butt. 

Ted  Knight 
Gaithersburg,  MD 
Sophomore 


1 .)  Forget  class  and  get 
wasted. 

2.)   Grab  a  cigarrette. 


Justin  Codlnha 
Boston  MA 
Freshman 


1 .)   Gotta  make  a  beer  run 
when  there  is  a  chance  of 


2.)  Turn  off  the  alarm  and 
go  back  to  bed. 


Dudley  O'Brecht 
Sparks,  MD 
Freshman 


1.)  Take  care  of  myself. 
2.)  Turn  on  the  radio. 


Klmberly  Young 
Fairmount,  MD 
Sophomore 


1.)   No  one  ever  gives  me 
advice. 

2.}  Take  a  shower. 


Jen  Dow 
Ridgely,  WV 
Sophomore 


Downing  of  Serbian  Jets  Means  New  Role  for  NATO 


Paul  Briggs 


For  the  first  time  in 
its  history,  NATO  has 
entered  combat.  As  you 
'nay  have  heard,  six 
warplanes  from  Serb-held 
Bosnia  executed  several 
bombing  runs  on  Croat  and 
Muslim-held  targets, 
causing  an  as-yet-unknown 
amount  of  damage.  NATO 
fighters,  after  giving  them 
several  warnings,  attacked. 
Within  about  five  minutes 
NATO  had  destroyed  four  of 
the  planes,  and  the  other 
two  were  fleeing  Bosnian 
airspace. 

So  far  there  hasn't 
been  any  response  from  the 
Bosnian  Serbs.  In  fact,  on 
the  diplomatic  front  there  is 
good  news-  Russian 
diplomats  have  persuaded 
Radovan    Karadzic,    the 


Bosnian  Serb  leader,  to 
agree  to  withdraw  from  the 
Muslim-held  city  of  Tuzla 
and  to  allow  relief  flights 
into  the  city.  Moreover,  the 
withdrawal  of  heavy 
artillery  from  Sarajevo 
seems  to  be  holding.  It  is 
possible  that  the  United 
States  and  its  allies  have 
regained  some  of  the 
credibility  which  had  been 


frittered  away  by  months  of 
empty  threats.  In  any  case, 
the  Serbs  now  know  that 
they  cannot  get  away  with 
violating  the  "no-fly  zone- 
by  using  bombers  to  attack 
Muslim  and  Croat 
positions.  Unfortunately, 
they  also  know  they  can  get 
away  with  pretty  much 
anything  else. 

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of  atrocities  in  this  conflict. 
However,  the  Serb  forces 
have  access  to  most  of  the 
equipment  of  the  old 
Yugoslav  army,  as  well  as 
an  unknown  amount  of 
assistance  from  what 
remains  of  Yugoslavia 
{Serbia  and  Montenegro). 
As  a  result,  they  have 
captured  70%  of  the 
territory  and  committed  the 


lion's  share   of  the  war 
crimes. 

The  possibility  of 
selectively  lifting  the  arms 
embargo  against  the 
Muslims,  or  even  air  strikes 
against  Serb-held  positions 
around  Sarajevo,  has 
repeatedly  been  raised. 
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Now  that  the  Cove  has  opened  for  the  fourth  or 
fifth  time,  we  can  all  dig  in.  Of  course,  the  fryer  has 
broken  at  least  once  already,  so  it  certainly  feels  like 
home  in  Ms.  Dee's/the  Snack  Bar/the  WC  Deli/The  Cove. 

It  won't  be  exactly  the  same.  The  booths  will  make 
it  a  little  harder  to  sec  Gene  Hamilton  setting  up  office 
hours,  and  there's  no  television  or  smoking.  Those  have 
been  relegated  to  the  next  room. 

But  the  booths  are  snazzy.  It  makes  it  feel  a  little 
like  Denny's,  except  that  it's  not  40  minutes  away.  I've 
heard  a  lot  of  students  objecting  to  the  high  walls  at  the 
ends  and  between  the  booths.  True,  it'll  make  scoping  a 
little  harder.  But  the  gigantic  crowd-sized  booths  are 
keen. 

Plus,  there's  2-person  tables,  and  the  bar  with 
stools  that  looks  out  over  the  multi-purpose  room  as  if  it 
were  a  giant  deli  case  of  its  own. 

This  raises  an  interesting  point.  Isn't  every  room 
on  campus  a  multi-purpose  room?  I  know  my  dorm  room 
is.  And  a  lot  of  the  classrooms  have  been  used  for  more 
than  one  thing,  I  once  learned  a  gypsy  line  dance  In  one 
of  the  classrooms  on  the  second  floor  of  Bill  Smith. 


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But  I  digress.  I  wanted  to  comment  on  Le  Grille  de 
Cove.  The  deli  part.  It  reminds  me  of  a  museum  cafeteria, 
without  a  doubt.  It  even  has  a  glass  case  filled  with 
croissants,  and  the  employees  wear  little  white  hats  that 
say  "Cove."  It's  that  cross  between  institutional  and  chic 
that  simply  says  "Institutional." 

Not  that  I  don't  like  it.  I  can't  wait  until  everything 
comes  in.  Specifically,  nachos.  I  loved  getting  nachos  at 
the  CoffeeHouse  my  freshman  year.  (The  C-House  served 
nachos,  pizza,  and  pretzels,  as  well  as  sodas  and  beer.)  I 
kept  getting  nachos  at  the  various  incarnations  of  the 
snack  bar,  until  last  semester. 

Now  the  $1.50  cheese-and-chips  doesn't  seem  to 
be  offered.  Which  kind  of  bugs  me.  There  Is  a  giant  nacho 
platter  on  the  menu,  though.  But  It  isn't  available  yet.  A 
lot  of  things  aren't. 

I'm  still  kind  of  giggling  that  the  snack  bar  Is  going 
to  have  a  wine  list  and  "real"  dinners  that  you  can  enjoy 
tucked  Into  one  of  those  wooden  booths.  It'll  almost  be 
worth  taking  a  date  there,  sort  of. 

Well,  maybe  not.  I  mean,  how  often  do  WC 
students  really  "date,"  anyway?  I  don't  know  if  it's  an 
unspoken  moral  objection  or  Just  a  lack  of  places  to  go. 
But  now,  we  have  one  on  campus.  Any  restaurant  that 
has  more  than  one  price  range  Is  an  eligible  spot,  in  my 
book. 

Speaking  of  eligible  spots,  I  hope  Spring  Break  Is 
free  of  the  kind  of  blizzard  we  had  last  year.  I  was  In  New 
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PRESIDENT  TROUT  back 
into  a  human  being. 
Because  he  Is  a  human 
being,  he  Is  drowning.  A 
great  debate  is  raging  in 
the  head  of  CHRIS 
CALHOONflsh  over 

whether  or  not  he  should 
become  a  leader  and  rally 
up  the  rest  of  the 
students/faculty /staff /aqu 
atlc  sea  creatures  to  save 
him. 

"Well,  like,  I  don't 
really  know  If  I  want  to  be 
a  leader,"  said  CHRIS 
CALHOONflsh— "I  mean, 
I'm  scared.  What  if  I 
become  a  leader  and 
people. ..talk  about  me? 
What  if  I  mess  up?  What  if 
they  criticize  me?  What  if 
they  say  I'm  weird?  I  don't 
know  if  I  could  handle 
people  saying  that  I  was 
weird. ..I  don't  know  if  I 
could  handle  people 
talking  about  me...." 

"Listen."  said 

DAVID  CZEKAJfish. 

"You're  going  to 

Washington  College — you 
can't  AVOID  people  talking 
about  you  here,  whether  or 
not  you're  a  leader." 

"Yeah,"  said 

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about  you  here,  no  matter 
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to  disagree  with  it.  If  you 
write  an  opinion-piece, 
satire,  or  letter  to  the  Elm, 
someone  is  going  to 
misunderstand  what  you 
say.  If  you  get  a  poem 
published  in  'Broadsides,' 
somebody  is  going  to  tell 
one  of  their  friends  that 
actually,  your  writing 
sucks.  If  you  head  a 
project,  someone's  going  to 
say  you're  doing  it  wrong. 
If  you  don't  head  a  project, 
someone's  going  to  say 
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a  job  as  the  person  who  did 
it  before.  If  you  show  that 
you're  proud  of  yourself  for 
any  reason  whatsoever, 
someone  else  Is  going  to 
say  that  you're  egotistical 
and  pretentious." 

"If  you  start  going 
out  with  someone,"  said 
KAREN  WRIGHTfish,  "His 
or  her  ex-romantic 
partners  and  crushes  are 
probably  going  to  get 
together  with  his  or  her 
friends  and  trash 

everything  about  you.  If 
you  happen  to  kiss  your 
significant-other  in  public, 
your  friends  are  going  to 
talk  behind  your  back 
about  how  gross  the  two  of 
you  are.  If  you  have  a 
noisy  sex-life,  the  entire 
campus  Is  going  to  know 
about  it.  If  you  have  an 
Interesting-enough  break- 
up, people-you-don't-know 
in  dorms-you've-never- 
heard-of  will  gossip  about 
it." 

"If  you  wear  the 
same  shoes  in  a  row  for  a 
week,  people  in  the 
cafeteria  are  going  to  talk 
about  you,"  said  SARAH 
DUFFYfish.  "If  you're 
especially  pretty,  people  of 
your  opposite  sex  will  join 
with  their  friends  in 
mutually  lusting  after  you, 
and  people  of  your  same 
sex  will  tell  each  other  'I 
don't  know  what  everyone 
sees  in  herl  I  mean,  we're 
all  much  prettier  than  she 
Is  I'  Oh — and,  here's 
something  to  be  truly 
paranoid  about — If  you 
happen  to  have  an 
especially  big  head.  (I'm 
being  literal  here — I'm  not 


talking  about  people  who 
are  full  of  themselves.  I'm 
talking  about  people  who 
REALLY  DO  HAVE  BIG 
HEADS.)  there  are  certain 
students  here  a( 

Washington  College  who 
will  make  up  songs  to  sing 
about  about  you." 

"Songs?"  saitj 

CHRIS  CALHOONflsh. 
"People  here  actually  make 
up  songs  about  students 
with  big  heads?" 

"Yeah,"  said  SARAH 
DUFFYfish.  "If  you  have  a 
big  head  here,  you  might 
want  to  think  about  getting 
It  shrunk.  This  campus  is 
a  truly  scary  place 
sometimes...." 

"Basically,"  said 
MARIA  JERARDIfish.  "If 
you're  a  member  of  the 
Washington  College 

community,  the  other 
people  of  the  Washington 
College  community  are 
going  to  talk  about  you, 
whether  or  not  you're  a 
leader.  What  you  have  to 
do  is  say:  "People  are  going 
to  talk  about  me  no  matter 
what  I  do  or  don't  do,  so  to 
heck  with  it.  I'm  going  to 
do  something  that  will 
REALLY  give  everyone 
something  to  talk  about!' 
And  then  you  do  something 
important,  and  you  become 
a  leader!" 

"Blub."  said  the 
now-just-about- 
unconscious  PRESIDENT 
TROUT. 

"ASK  NOT  WHAT 
YOUR  SCHOOL  CAN  DO 
FOR  YOU,  BUT  WHAT  YOU 
CAN      DO      FOR      YOUR 

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,cHOOL!"  shouted  CHRIS 
^LHOONflsh.  "Hey!  You! 
^d  you!  And  you!  And 
foul"  he  pointed  to  various 
Ldom  Ash.  "Get  together! 
Everyone  get  underneath 
President  Trout!  If  we  work 
together,  we  can  push  him 
up  to  the  surfacel     C'mon! 

There  was  a  sudden 
huge  effort  on  the  part  of 
Jll  the  fish  and  PRESIDENT 
rROUT  was  thrust  to  the 
surface  on  the  back  of  a 
multicolored  mixture  of 
aquatic  sea  creatures  and 
,e  burst  out  into  the  air  all 
jparkling  and  glistening 
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Breat  great  great  great 

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marketplace  shelling  in 
February,  the  U.S.  finally 
Issued  an  ultimatum 
which  resulted  in  the 
withdrawal  of  heavy 
artillery  from  within  a  12- 
mile  radius  of  Sarajevo. 
Given         the  strong 

nationwide  opposition  to 
any  unilateral  U.S.  action, 
however,  any  action 
involving  U.S.  forces  will 
require  a  great  deal  of 
European  participation, 
much  more  than  there  was 
In  the  Gulf  War.  "After 
all,"  goes  the  reasoning, 
'it's  happening  on  their 
continent,  isn't  it?" 

Europeans  are  no 
more  eager  to  intervene  in 
Bosnia  than  the  United 
States  was  to  send  troops 


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into  Central  American 
conflicts  in  the  eighties-  or, 
to  pick  a  more  recent 
example,  in  the  abortive 
Chiapas  rebellion. 

Moreover,  many  of  these 
nations  have  humanitarian 
aid  workers  on  the  ground, 
as  well  as  troops  in  the 
U.N.  forces,  and  are 
unwilling  to  risk  their 
safety. 

Clinton  has,  on 
several  occasions,  tried  to 
garner  support  among 
Europe's  leaders  for  air 
strikes  or  a  partial  lifting  of 
the  embargo.  So  far  he  has 
had  little  success.  The 
problem  may  be  that  he 
has  been  going  about  this 
the  same  way  he  goes 
about  everything  else- 
arranging  compromises, 
building  consensus,  looking 
for  common  ground. 

Although  this  works 
fine  when  negotiating  trade 
agreements  and  hosting 
peace  talks,  it  really  isn't 
the  right  approach  in 
military  matters.  A  more 
effective  approach  would  be 
to  commit  U.S.  forces 
immediately,  and  then 
request  assistance. 

However,  as  I  said 
before,  this  action  would  go 
far  beyond  what  most 
Americans  would  be  willing 
to  support. 

While  there  Is  no 
end  In  sight  for  the  actual 
fighting,  the  nature  of  the 
conflict  may  change 
radically  In  the  next  few 
months.  The  Croat  and 
Muslim  governments  of 
Bosnia  have  agreed  to  form 
a  single  state  composed  of 
ethnically  based  cantons. 

This  state, 

according  to  the  agreement, 
will  form  a  confederation 
with  Croatia. 

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than  diminish  it. 

Fundamentally,  the 
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there  have  been  no  local 
leaders  willing  to  bring  the 
warring  factions  together. 

The  Middle  East  has 
Rabin  and  Arafat,  South 
Africa  has  De  Klerk  and 
Mandela,  but  thus  far  the 
only  people  who  have  tried 
to  foster  reconciliation  In 
Bosnia  have  been  Western 
and  Russian  statesmen, 
whose  calm  and  rational 
approach  is  light-years 
away  from  the  hatred  and 
nationalism  that  the 
Balkans  are  famous  for. 
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Men's  Basketball  Finishes  Season 
On  Diplomatic  Note  In  Lancaster 

Shoremen  Fall  ToF&M  Again;  Close  Game  Is  An  Encouraging  End 


Matt  Murray 


At  the  start  of  the  1993- 
94  season,  no  one  was  sure 
how  the  men's  basketball 
team  would  respond  to 
Interim  head  coach  Mike 
Hart,  especially  after  losing 
four  seniors  from  last  year's 
13-12  campaign. 

An  uncertain  attitude 
prevailed  through  the  first 
semester,  as  Washington 
could  only  manage  a  4-5 
record  at  the  Winter 
Holiday.  Additionally,  the 
Shoremen  took  a  step 
backwards  when  leading 
scorer  Jay  Devlin  and 
starting  point  guard  Mark 
Kenah  were  lost  at  the 
semester  break  due  to 
academic  difficulties. 

However,  Washington 
bounced  back  from  Its 
sluggish  start,  winning 
nine  of  its  last  16  and 
seven  of  Its  last  10.  The 
Shoremen  eventually 
posted  an  identical  13-12 
record,  which  included  a 
brief  appearance  in  the 
first-ever  Centennial 
Conference  playoffs. 

"I  had  fun  coaching  this 
year,"  Hart  said.  "The  guys 
played  well  and  pulled 
together,  even  after  losing 
two  players  In  the  middle  of 
the  year." 

Washington's  season 
ended  at  Franklin  & 
Marshall  on  February  23  In 
a   72-71    heart  breaking 


loss.  On  their  road  to  the 
Centennial  Conference 
championship,  the 

Diplomats  (24-1)  barely 
held  back  the  Shoremen,  as 
the  contest  was  undecided 
until  the  final  seconds. 

"It's  tough  to  go  up  to 
their  place,"  said  Hart 
regarding  the  playoff  game 
at  Franklin  &  Marshall. 
"Not  too  many  teams  go  up 
there  and  stay  that  close 
with  F  &  M." 

Leading  the  way  to  the 
Centennial  Conference 
playoffs  was  senior  captain 
Charles  Cummings 

(Baltimore,  MD/St.  Paul's). 
The  six-foot-one  shooting 
guard  led  Washington  in 
scoring  with  17.3  points 
per  game.  He  also  finished 
second  on  the  team  in  3- 
point  shooting,  making  31- 
for-78  from  behind  the  arc. 

Against  Swarthmore  on 
January  29.  Cummings 
had  a  career  game,  as  he 
exploded  for  22  points  in 
the  first  half  and  finished 
with  30.  Cummings  also 
shot  76%  from  the  free 
throw  line  for  the  year. 

Washington's  other  senior, 
Geoff  Rupert  (Sykesville, 
MD/South  Carroll),  also 
had  quite  a  season. 
Highlighted  by  scoring  the 
1,000th  point  of  his  career 
against  Wesley  on  February 
3,  Rupert  finished  his 
fourth  season  averaging 
13.6  points  per  game. 


Freshman  Derek  Cuff  of  McMurray.  Pennsylvania, 

averaged  7.8  points  per  game  off  the  bench  this  year  for 

Washington.  Cuff's  driving,  slashing  style  often  scored 

points  on  acrobatic  lay-ups. 


Rupert  led  the  team  in 
minutes  played  (728)  and 
assists  (87)  while  also 
ranking  second  In 
rebounds  (163)  for  the 
Shoremen. 

As  pivotal  as  Cummings 
and  Rupert  were  to  the 
success  of  this  year's  team, 
two  outstanding  freshmen 
look  to  take  the  reigns  next 
season  and  replace  the  two 
departed  stars. 

Freshmen  Ben  Harris 
(Alexandria.  VA/Mt. 

Vernon)  and  Derek  Cuff 
(McMurray,  PA/Peters 
Township)  both  made 
impressive  contributions 
for  the  Shoremen  in  their 
rookie  seasons. 

Harris,  a  six-foot  shooting 
guard,  first  made  an  impact 
for  Washington  on 
December  4  when  he 
scored  30  points  in  a  94-89 
upset  win  over  Western 
Maryland. 

After  Kenah's  departure. 
Harris  was  given  the 
starting  point  guard  job  on 
a  full-time  basis,  and  he 
responded  by  averaging 
14.8  points  per  game. 

Though  he  played  in  a 
reserve  role  through  the 
first  semester,  Harris  came 
back  to  play  661  minutes, 
start  16  games,  make  48% 
of  his  3-potnt  attempts  (41- 
for-86),  shoot  85%  from  the 
free  throw  line  (75-for-88), 
rate  second  on  the  team  In 
assists  with  2.8  per  game, 
and  rank  third  in  scoring 
for  the  Shoremen. 

While  Cuff  did  not  start 
any  games  for  the 
Shoremen  this  year,  his 
abilities  to  drive  to  the 
basket  and  spot  up  for 
short  jumpers  enabled  the 
6-2  forward  to  averaged  7.8 
ppg  in  only  17.5  minutes 
per  game.  The  freshman 
led  the  team  in  field  goal 
percentage  at  .504. 

On  a  number  of  driving, 
slashing  moves  to  the 
basket.  Cuff  scored  21 
points  in  only  26  minutes 
on  February  17  against 
LTrsinus,  hitting  on  nine  of 
1 1  field  goal  attempts. 

Juniors  Jerry  Davis 
(Houston.  TX/Mirabeau 
Lamar)  and  Adam  Poe 
(Livingston,  NJ/Llvlngston) 
along  with  sophomore 
Edmund  Hicks  (Riva, 
MD/South  River)  all  filled 
in  to  contribute  for 
Washington. 

Davis  started  23  games  at 
center  for  the  Shoremen, 
averaging  6.4  points.  7.9 
rebounds,  and  1.1  blocks 
per  game. 

The  6-4,  200  pound  junior 
also  averaged  24.9  minutes 
per  game,  as  he  made  a 
solid  contribution  for 
Washington. 

Hicks  started  16  games 
for  Washington  and 
finished  the  season 
averaging  4.7  points  per 
game.       A    6-4    forward 


Senior  captain  Charles  Cummings  led  the  Shoremen  In 
scoring  this  year  with  over  1 7  points  per  game,  The 
Baltimore  native  will  be  greatly  missed  next  season. 


known  for  his  defense  and 
hustle,  he  also  averaged  2.4 
rebounds  per  game. 

New  Jersey  native  Poe 
played  in  22  games  in  a 
reserve  role  for  the 
Shoremen  this  year.  The 
Junior,  who  played  for 
Washington  as  a  freshman, 
but  attended  school 
elsewhere  last  year,  had  a 
strong  second  half  of  the 
season  for  the  Shoremen. 

Averaging  4.9  points  in 
9.1  minutes  per  game, 
Poe's  biggest  output  of  the 
season  came  against 
Ursinus  on  January  18 
when  he  scored  15  in  an 
82-75  loss. 

Also  making  small 
contributions  for  the 
Shoremen  this  year  were 
freshmen  Mark  Awantang 
(Wheaton.  MD/Cairo 
American)  and  Paul  Kenny 
(Dublin,  Ireland/Park 
School,  MD).  Each  saw 
playing  time  in  eight  games 
this  season. 

Awantang    scored    30 
points    and    grabbed    20 


rebounds 
appearances 


in  his 

while  the  6-2 
Kenny  averaged  1.0  point 
per  game. 

While  their  roster  was  not 
that  deep  this  year,  th< 
Shoremen  completed  i 
successful  campaign  in 
1993-94.  Only  four  years 
removed  from  Washington's 
NCAA  Final         Four 

appearance,  a  stronj 
basketball  tradition  sill 
prevails  in  Chestertown. 

Next  season,  Washington 
will  have  only  lost  two 
seniors,  and  the  winnings' 
coach  in  school  history  will 
be  returning  to  lead  the 
club. 

With  wins  over  Western 
Maryland,  Salisbury, 

Skidmore,  Gallaudet, 
Ursinus,       Swarthmort 


Haverford.  Gettysburg, 


and 


Wesley,  and  tough  losses  to 
conference  powefl 

Dickinson,  Johns  HopM^ 
and  Franklin  &  Marshal 
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March  4.  1994 


Women's  Lacrosse  Team 
Seeks  Reversal  Of  Fortune 


f,  Jeffrey  Lee 


With  the  spring  season 
about  to  begin,  the 
Washington  Shorewomen, 
under  the  guidance  of  first- 
year  head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm,  hope  to  reverse 
(he  fortune  of  last  year's 
[earn. 

Having  gone  under  a 
major  change,  the  1994 
women's  lacrosse  season 
promises  to  be  a  turning 
point  and  hopefully  return 
the  winning  ways  that 
typified  the  program  in 
years  past. 

With  the  addition  of  six 
freshmen,  this  year's  squad 
features  seniors  Peggy 
Bowmen,  Renee  Guckert, 
and  Klrsten  Lucas,  along 
pith  Junior  Nancy 
Millhouser  and  sophomore 
Jill  Schultz. 

Bowman,  who  earned  All- 
conference  honors  last  year 
after  learning  the  game  as 

freshmen,  will  hold  down 
the  defensive  end  of  the 
field  while  Guckert  and 
Lucas  should  spark  the 
offense. 

think  we'll  have  more 


field  than  they  did  last 
year,"  head  coach 
Feyerherm  said.  "This 
year,  we  have  four  or  five 
people  who  can  all  put  the 
ball  In  the  goal,  and  I  feel 
very  confident  in  my 
defense." 

Several  freshmen  should 
also  be  making  an  impact 
on  the  starting  line  up  this 
year,  including  Amy 
Scarlett  on  defense  and 
Elizabeth  Moga  on  the 
offense.  Seniors,  Cristln 
Albert,  Jen  Bornfriend,  and 
Beth  Hocker  will  also  see 
significant  time  for  the 
Shorewomen. 

"It's  hard  for  me  to  predict 
exactly  how  we'll  fare  this 
year,"  Feyerherm  said.  "But 
I  do  know  that  we  have 
already  taken  some  big 
steps  toward  building  a 
competitive  team.  We're 
not  real  deep  but  we  have 
few  players  who  are 
talented  enough  to  make  a 
real  difference." 

Facing  one  of  its  toughest 
schedules  in  recent  years, 
this  season  should  prove 
challenging  to  the 
Shorewomen.     Perennial 


Marshall,  Ursinus,  and 
Johns  Hopkins  are  all 
members  of  the  newly- 
formed  Centennial 
Conference  and  will  provide 
top-notch  competition. 

The  conference  is  a  killer, 
but  I  don't  know  how  we're 
going  to  match  up  with 
everybody  else."  Feyerherm 
said.  "I'm  really  cautious 
right  now.  I  really  don't 
have  a  good  sense  of  what 
the  competition  is  right 
now  becuse  it's  my  first 
year." 

Washington  will  match  up 
against  conference  rivals 
and  Division  III  powers 
Franklin  &  Marshall, 
Ursinus.  and  Johns 
Hopkins.  The  schedule 
also  includes  non- 
conference  games  against 
Widener,  Goucher, 

Salisbury.  and  Mary 
Washington  which  will  play 
host  to  the  Shorewomen  in 
Washington's  season 

opener  on  March  23rd. 

The  Washington  College 
Sports  Information  Office 
contributed  to  this  oracle. 


strength  up  and  down  the     powers         Franklin 


Washington  Lacrosse  Falls 

In  The  Snow,  Navy  Whips  Washington 


Reprinted  with  permission 
from  the  Baltimore  Sun. 

Playing  under  the  lights 
and  in  snow  that  obscured 
the  lines  on  Turf  Field. 
Navy's  lacrosse  team,  as 
expected,  had  an  easy  time 
against  visiting  Washington 
College  Tuesday. 

The  Midshipmen  (2-0) 
scored  six  straight  goals  in 
Ihe  second  period  to  move 
wt  to  a  12-4  halftime  lead. 
'hen  coasted  to  a  20-10 
ifctory.  It  was  Washington 
"illege's  opener. 

Charles  Bertrand  led 
Davy's  scorers  with  four 
Seals.  Rob  Bailey  and 
'amle  Slough  had  three 
piece. 

I  The  game's  high  scorer 
fas  Washington  senior 
"tackman  Jason  Paige, 


who  had  five  goals. 

In  a  series  that  began  in 
1950.  Navy  leads  the 
Shoremen.  38-2. 

The  game  was  originally 
scheduled  for  today  but 
was  changed  to  avoid  a 
predicted  snow  storm. 

"We  got  it  in,"  said  snow- 
covered  Navy  coach  Bryan 
Matthews  after  the  game. 
"It  was  a  sloppy  game  in 
sloppy  conditions,  but  we 
needed  the  game  and  we 
got  a  win. 

"Washington  College 
played  hard.  Jason  Paige 
played  a  great  game,  and 
their  sophomore  goalie 
hung  in  there." 

Despite  the  miserable 
weather,  a  crowd  of  about 
100  was  on  hand  when 
Navy's  Bertrand  scored  the 
first  goal   1:58  into  the 


game. 

The  Mids  went  ahead  3-C 
before  Paige,  with  4:36  left 
in  the  period,  got  the  first 
score  for  the  visitors. 

The  Shoremen  battled 
back  to  within  4-3  as  the 
first  period  ended  on  goals 
by  Bart  Jaeger  and  Paige. 

Early  in  the  second 
period,  Paige's  third  goal 
brought  the  Shoremen 
close  for  the  last  time  at  6- 
4.  The  Mids  then  scored 
six  straight  for  an  eight- 
goal  halftime  lead. 

"We're  Division  III,"  said 
Washngton  coach  Terry 
Corcoran,  "and  we  only 
have  a  few  kids  who  can 
play  at  this  level.  This 
looks  to  me  like  the  usual 
Navy  team.  They  have  a  lot 
of  good  athletes  who  play 
hard." 


C.  Hockey  Beats  C.U.  Cardinals 


feveKraft 


The  Washington  College 
je  Hockey  Club  got  Its  first 
■J1*  of  the  season  Tuesday 
Jght  when  they  came  from 
=ehind  to  defeat  the 
tjtholic  University 

^■dinals  7-6,  in  Easton. 
.fading  the  team  was 
Jftatn  Gary  Yovanovich, 

tiose  two  goals  and  two 
*s'sts  added  to  his  club 
J*flng  totals  of  seven 
««  and  fourteen  points. 
."e  club  never  led  in  the 
J**  until  the  final  seven 
Pnutes. 

Jhe  Cardinals  scored  first 
J*  Played  a  defensive 
J_yie     which      Included 

aPping  the  puck  on  the 

ards  for  extraordinary 


amounts  of  time  to  kill  the 
clock. 

Tim  Reardon  opened  the 
scoring  for  Washington  and 
Yovanovich  tied  the  game 
2-2  to  end  the  first  period. 

The  second  period 
featured  goals  by  Graham 
Munda  (who  also  had  two 
assists)  and  Tim  Reath 
.  Washington  went  into  the 
third  period  trailing  6-4. 
but  Yovanovich  and  Topher 
Head,  the  club's  leading 
defenseman,  scored  power 
play  goals  to  tie  the  game 
at  six.  Then,  with  7:55 
remaining,  Reardon  scored 
his  second  goal  of  the  night 
(fifth  of  the  season)  on  a 
rebound  with  Dave  Kraft 
and  Munda  getting  the 
assists. 


Washington  was  able  to 
hold  off  for  the  remaining 
time,  securing  their  well- 
deserved  and  long  overdue 
win.  John  Moreland,  Jon 
Paine,  and  Miles  Barnard 
also  had  assists  for  the 
Shoremen. 

Playing  for  the  first  year 
in  the  Mason-Dixon  Hockey 
League,  the  Shoremen 
showed  heart  and  played 
very  respectably  in  their 
games  against  much  larger, 
more  established  teams. 
The  club's  season  ended  on 
a  positive  note,  and  they 
will  again  participate  in  the 
Mason-Dixon  League  next 
year. 

Thanks  to  the  fans  who 
made  the  Journey  to 
support  the  club. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


It's  that  time  of  the  year  again.  That's  rlght--it's 
lacrosse  season!  And  even  though  the  lacrosse  team  lost 
its  first  game,  a  lax  player  is  this  week's  P.O.W. 

In  the  20-10  loss  to  Division  I  power  Navy,  senior 
attackman  Jason  Paige  scored  five  times.  Additionally, 
Paige  added  an  assist  to  impress  the  frostbitten  fans  at 
the  Naval  Academy  on  Tuesday. 

It's  a  pretty  standard  start  of  the  season  to  Paige,  who 
last  year  was  named  a  Third  Team  Ail-American. 

Well,  since  the  first  lacrosse  game  kicks  off  the 
beginning  of  the  spring  season,  we  would  like  to  now 
salute  the  people  who  made  the  winter  season  great  in 
Chestertown: 

Coaches  Kim  Lessard.  Mike  Hart.  Lanee  Cole,  Eric 
'Norman.  Synel  Shropshire,  and  Pete  Basel  all  worked 
-diligently  to  make  sure  their  respective  teams  played 
well.  A  big  kudos  goes  to  Hart  for  making  everything 
click  as  if  nothing  had  every  changed  when  it  fact  it  was 
his  first  year  at  the  helm. 

On  the  basketball  floor,  we'd  like  to  first  congratulate 
Geoff  Rupert,  Charles  Cummlngs.  and  Ben  Harris  on 
superlative  seasons.  Rupert  scored  his  1,000th  point, 
while  Cummlngs  and  Harris  put  in  solid  seasons.  While 
Rupert  and  Cummlngs  must  pass  on,  it's  exciting  to 
think  we  could  have  three  more  years  of  watching  Harris 
play  ball  in  Chestertown. 

On  the  women's  side,  freshmen  Allison  Wentworth. 
Ebonl  Taylor,  Kelly  Rodgers,  and  Lee  Ann  Lezzer  proved 
this  year  that  the  Shorewomen  have  a  promising  future. 
However,  we  especially  salute  Pam  Hendrlckson  for  her 
hard  work  and  much  needed  leadership  as  a  senior. 

In  the  pool,  congratulations  go  to  the  men's  swimming 
team  for  placing  second  In  the  Centennial  Conference 
Championships.  Led  by  captains  Dave  Cola  and  Chris 
Freisheim.  and  sparked  by  a  strong  freshman  recruiting 
class,  the  Shoremen  were  tough  to  beat  this  year. 

On  the  women's  side,  we  bid  adieu  to  Jen  Green,  and 
we  know  that  the  women  have  a  real  chance  to  be  strong 
next  year.  Thanks.  See  y'all  next  winter. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15C  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


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March  4.  1994 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 

THE  ELM 


SCORES 


Sports 


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Men 

Washington 

F&M 


Washington  College  Rm 


ithTAW&U 


Men  Men 

71  Washington  10  Washington  PPd 

72  Navy  20  Georgetown         SNOft 


Senior  Karen  Scott  of  Baltimore.  Maryland  hopes  her  final  year  on  the  lacrosse  team  will  be  a  successful  one.  A 

graduate  of  Perry  Hall  High  School,  Scott  and  her  eight  other  senior  teammates  believe  this  season  could  be  one  of 

victories  for  the  women's  lacrosse  program. 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Johns  Hopkins 
March  9  3:00  p.m. 

Washington  vs. 

St.  Mary's 

March  12  1:30  p.m. 

Washington  at 
Greensboro 
March  16  3:00  p.m. 

MEN'S 
TENNIS 

Washington  at 
George  Mason 
March  5  1:00  p.m. 

Washington  at 
Clemson 
March  13 

WOMEN'S 
TENNIS 

Washington  at 
USC-Spartansburg 
March  14 

CREW 

Washington  at 
Metro  Cup-Florida 
March  19 


INSIDE 


•Men's  Hoops 
Finishes  Year 
With  C.C. 
Playoff  Lor  ~ 


•Men's  La; 
Falls  To  N 


•Women's  Lax 
Getting  Ready 

•Ice  Hockey 
Finally  Wins 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Twenty  •  March  25,  1994 


New  Insurance  Plan 

College  Saves  $250,000  By  Changing 
Companies,  Cutting  Benefits 


Washington  College   •   Chestertown,  Maryland 

Honor  Code  Student 
Draft  Presented 


Scott  Koon 


Raphael  Fink 


At  a  time 
yjhen  the  nation  is  up  in 
arms  over  the  increasing  cost 
of  health  care  and  insurance 
and  Bill  Clinton  is  trying  to 
implement  a  national  health 
care  policy,  Washington 
College  is  in  the  midst  of 
changing  insurance 

companies.  When  it  became 
clear  that  there  would  be  a 
43%  increase  in  the  cost  of 
the  current  insurance 
package  under  Blue  Cross 
Blue  Shield,  the 

administration  went  looking 
for  alternative  companies  to 
meet  the  insurance  needs  of 
the  faculty  and  staff.  Of  the 
many  companies  contacted, 
Educator's  Mutual  was  the 
one  company  able  to  provide 
coverage  at  a  cost  within  the 
current  budgetary 

limitations. 

Under  the  new  policy 


employee  contributions  will 
not  increase  from  their 
current  level.  However, 
there  will  be  a  $250 
deductible  which  must  be 
met  before  any  benefits  from 
the  policy  can  be  received. 
Once  this  deductible  is  met 
Educator's  Mutual  will 
provide  90%  coverage  within 
a  limited  provider  network. 
This  network  includes 
Maryland,  Washington  D.C., 
Virginia  and  West  Virginia. 
If  an  employee  wishes  to  go 
outside  of  this  provider's 
network  or  receive  care  from 
a  specialist  not  participating 
in  the  network  Educator's 
Mutual  will  cover  70%  of  the 
ensuing  cost. 

The  transition  from 
Blue  Cross  Blue  Shield  to 
Educator's  Mutual  is  being 
accomplished  through  re- 
enrollment.  Faculty  and 
Staff  members  are  being 
briefed  on  the  changes  in 


coverage  and  must  complete 
forms  detailing  any  pre- 
existing conditions  and  the 
beneficiaries  of  the  policy.  In 
an  interview  with  The  Elm, 
Gene  Hessey,  Senior  Vice- 
President  for  Management 
and  Finance,  said  that  the 
.re-enrollment  process  should 
be  completed  by  the  end  of 
this  week. 

With  the  current 
financial  problems  facing  the 
College  the  question  of 
increased  cost  to  the  College 
due  to  the  change  was  asked. 
While  unwilling  to  disclose 
exactly  how  much  money  the 
College  would  be  saving, 
Hessey  did  say  that  there 
was  a  "significant"  decrease 
in  the  cost  of  coverage  for  the 
College,  and  he  expressed 
the  feeling  that  this  would 
help  the  College's  financial 
situation.  Li 


At  the  Student 
Government  Association 
meeting  on  March  22  SGA 
Vice  President  Max  Walton 
unveiled  the  student  draft 
for  a  new  Honor  System  at 
Washington  College.  The 
draft  is  a  culmination  of  over 
two  years  of  work  on  the  part 
of  Washington  College 
students  and  faculty,  with 
Walton  leading  the  effort  for 
the  past  year.  The  five  page 
document  is  a  complete 
reworking  of  the  Honor  Code 
of  Washington  College,  and 
reflects  Walton's  determ- 
ination to  implement  a  code 
which  covers  both  academic 
and  social  violations. 

Currently  social 
conduct  is  overseen  by  the 
Student  Conduct  Council  and 
academic  improprieties  are 
handled  by  the  All-Campus 
Judiciary,  which  also  acts  as 
an  appeals  body  for  the  SCC. 
Under  the  new  plan,  both 
sorts  of  violations  would  be 
handled  by  a  nine  member 
Honor  Board  which  would 
consist  of  four  SGA  executive 


Max  Walton  has  worked  for 
over  a  year  on  the  draft. 

board  appointed  students, 
three  faculty  members,  the 
Dean  of  the  College  and  the 
Dean  of  Student  Affairs. 

Under  the  current 
Honor  Code,  students  are 
asked  to  sign  a  statement  as 
freshmen  indicating  that 
they  have  read,  understood 
and  will  follow  the  Honor 
Code  at  Washington  College. 
Under  the  new  plan, 
students    would    have    to 

See  "Honor,"  on  p.  7 


Visiting  Team  Head  Kessinger  Addresses  WC  Community 

Middle  States  Wraps  Up  Reaccreditation  Process,  Kessinger  Outlines  College's  Strengths  and  Thanks  WC  for  Hospitality- 


Scott  Koon 


Dr.  Tom  Kessinger, 
president  of  Haverford 
College  and  head  of  the 
Middle  States  Visiting  Team, 
delivered  his  report  back  to 
the  Washington  College 
community  on  Wednesday 
March  9.  The  Middle  States 
visitors  were  charged  with 
evaluating  Washington 
College  and  presenting  a 
Report  to  the  Middle  States 
Association,  who  are  fully 
expected  to  re-accredit 
Washington  College.    The 


accreditation  program  occurs 
every  ten  years. 

Kessinger  noted  in 
his  presentation  that  while 
the  problems  facing 
Washington  College  are  not 
uncommon  in  American 
higher  education  today, 
Washington  faces  more 
difficulties  because  it  is 
underenrolled  and  the 
budget  is  out  of  balance. 
Kessinger  thanked  everyone 
involved  in  the  process  and 
commended  the  College 
community  for  their  hard 
work  in  the  accreditation 


process,  and  that  this  hard 
work  showed  in  the  high 
quality  document  produced 
by  the  self  study.  He  also 
took  note  of  the  excellent 
facilities  on  campus, 
particularly  the  Computing 
Center  and  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House.  He  noted 
the  close  relationship 
between  the  Student  Affairs 
Office  and  the  Office  of  the 
Dean.  He  said  that  the 
College's  commitment  to 
diversity  was  evidenced  by 
the  strong  increase  in  the 
number  of  international  and 


Faculty  Approve  Gender  Studies  Minor 


Scott  Koon 


At  the  last  faculty 
meeting  on  the  seventh  of 
March  the  faculty  voted 
unanimously  to  approve  a 
new  interdisciplinary  minor 
in  Gender  Studies.  The 
proposal  had  come  from 
Academic  Council,  which  is 
the  committee  responsible  for 
curricular  changes. 

The  proposal 

featured  an  academic 
rationale  for  the  new  minor 
which  noted  that  "Students 
have  been  asking  for  a 
Women's  or  gender  studies 
program  for  several  years." 
The  document  also  notes  that 
there  is  little  need  for  new 
courses  to  support  the  new 
minor,  as  the  College  has 
heen  offering  women's  and 


gender  studies  courses  at  an 
average  rate  of  5.833  a  year 
since  1988. 

The  motion  was 
introduced  by  Jeanette 
Sherbondy,  Lida  Baldwin, 
Emilie  Amt,  Audrey  Fessler, 
Beverly  Wolff,  Ruth  Shoge 
and  Lucille  Sansing.  The 
only  new  course  offered  so 
far  for  the  minor  is  Gender  in 
Western  Civilization  to  1600 
(History  348),  which  will  be 
taught  by  Dr.  Amt.  The 
course  will  be  a  required 
course  for  the  new  minor,  as 
will  the  Anthropology  course 
Sex,  Gender  and  Kinship, 
which  is  already  part  of  the 
curriculum  at  Washington 
College.  The       other 

requirement  for  the  minor 
will  be  the  completion  of  four 
other  courses  which  will  be 


cross-listed  in  the  catalog  as 
GEN. 

All  students  the  Elm 
approached  on  the  issue  of 
the  new  minor  responded 
favorably  to  its  addition  to 
the  curriculum,  yet  several 
expressed  dismay  that  they 
will  not  be  able  to  have  a 
minor  in  Gender  Studies. 
But  there  is  hope  for  these 
students,  as  the  proposal 
takes  note  of  the  fact  that  so 
many  Gender  Studies 
courses  have  been  offered  in 
the  past  several  years,  and 
operates  under  the 
assumption  that  there  are 
probably  some  students  who 
have  already  made 
significant  progress  towards 
the  minor.     The  proposal 

See  "Gender ",  p  7 


minority  students  over  the 
past  few  years.  Given  all 
this,  he  said,  the  problems 
facing  the  College  are 
outweighed  by  its  strengths. 
He  the  enumerated  several 
ways  the  Visiting  Team  felt 
the  College  could  work  to 
ensure  success. 

In  the  area  of 
finance,  Kessinger  said  that 
the  College  should  seek 
budgetary  equilibrium  and 
grow  to  its  current  capacity. 
This  is  of  particular 
importance  given  the  hope 
expressed  in  the  Long  Range 


Plan  that  the  College  grow  to 
accommodate  1150  students. 
Kessinger  did  not  remark 
that  this  was  in  and  of  itself 
a  bad  idea,  but  he  did  say 
that  the  College  needs  to 
emphasize  growth  to 
capacity  before  it  can  expand 
to  a  new,  larger  capacity.  To 
do  this,  the  College  should 
delay  new  building  projects 
and  use  resources  to  improve 
existing  dormitories  as  soon 
as  possible. 

Kessinger  also  spoke 

See  "Middle,"  p.  7 


Inside 

Melrose  Placebo 

3 

Sexuality  in  the  Workplace 

3 

Avian  Cholera  Sweeps  Region 

5 

Zeta  Day  Celebrated  at  WC 

7 

Outlaw  Smoking? 

8 

March  25.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Children's  Television: 
Breeding  Ground  for 
Homicidal  Maniacs 

I  don't  watch  much  television,  so  needless  to  say  I 
don't  watch  much  children's  television.  Yet  the  truth  is,  I  find 
myself  watching  more  children's  television  lately,  simply  by 
virtue  of  the  fact  that  I  have  become  a  big  fan  of  the 
afternoon  cartoon  Anamaniacs. 

I  was  watching  the  show  on  a  recent  afternoon  when 
I  became  vaguely  uneasy.  I  eventually  realized  that  it  wasn't 
the  show  which  I  found  disturbing,  but  the  commercials. 

Anamanics  is  a  violent  cartoon  show,  but  its  violence 
is  in  the  great  tradition  of  the  Warner  Brothers  cartoons  it 
makes  reference  to.  The  show  itself  assumes  an  intelligent 
audience,  and  its  humor  is  unexpectedly  sophisticated  for  a 
cartoon. 

The  commercials,  on  the  other  hand,  possess  no 
redeeming  virtues.  They  are  simply  violent  commercials 
advertising  violent  products.  There  is  a  kind  of  cold  war 
going  on  on  children's  television  and  in  the  toy  industry.  For 
some  reason  or  another  toy  companies  have  gotten  it  into 
their  headB  that  the  more  violent  products  sell  better. 

Perhaps  this  is  true,  but  these  violent  toys  are  not  to 
be  assumed  to  be  benign  simply  because  kids  desire  them. 
When  I  was  a  boy,  I  often  wanted  to  swim  out  a  mile  or  so 
from  the  beach,  but  I  now  concede  that  the  lifeguards  and  my 
parents  knew  my  own  interest  better  than  I  did  at  the  time. 
The  same  may  be  true  of  products  like  the  "Viscous  Aliens 
Facehugger  Queen"  now  being  offered  up  for  sale  to  our 
youth.  The  mere  fact  that  products  are  being  marketed  to 
children  featuring  the  word  "viscous"  is  a  sign  that  something 
is  wrong  with  our  society. 

All  the  toy  companies,  with  the  possible  exception  of 
Fisher-Price,  are  guilty  of  this  senseless  desensitization  to 
violence.  Nerf,  for  example,  features  a  commercial  with  a  city 
street  inundated  with  foam  rubber  projectiles  while  a 
prepubescent  boy  shouts  "You're  either  at  one  end  of  a  Nerf  or 
another."  In  other  words,  Nerf  unto  others  before  they  Nerf 
unto  you.  The  products  being  advertised  were  "Missile 
Storm,"  "Arrow  Storm,"  and  "Sharpshooter,"  all  of  which  fire 
foam  rubber  projectiles.  Back  in  my  day  (not  to  terribly  long 
ago)  Nerf  made  foam  rubber  footballs  that  wouldn't  break 
windows.  I  guess  kids  today  don't  want  to  play  ball  anymore: 
they  want  to  shoot  each  other. 

Hot  Wheels,  a  Mattel  brand  name,  still  produces  toy 
carB.  But  they  also  produce  "Attack  Birds"  like  "Night 
Slayer,"  and  "Terrordactyl."  What  educational  value  do  such 
products  have?  Once  upon  a  time,  the  buzz  words  used  in 
selling  toys  to  boys  were  words  like  "cool"  or  "new;"  now  the 
key  words  are  "missile,"  "attack,"  and  "maniac."  Lego  has  its 
^Legomaniac,"  and  Pop  Tarts  are  hawked  by  a 
"Chocomaniac."  As  if  insanity  were  ever  cool. 

I  suppose  this  all  disturbs  me  because  I  subscribe  to 
the  old-fashoned  notion  that  childhood  should  be  a  time  of 
innocence.  It  seems  to  me  that  the  young  boys  who  will  be 
the  men  of  tomorrow  will  never  experience  the  loss  of 
innocence  because  we  as  a  society  have  never  allowed  them 
the  privilege  of  being  innocent  in  the  first  place.  Childhood 
innocence  is  one  of  the  redeeming  qualities  of  Western 
civilization,  but  we're  foolishly  eliminating  it  just  so  that  a 
few  toy  companies  can  make  some  money  selling  hyper 
masculine,  hyper  muscular  dolls  with  swords  or  "fusion 
missiles." 

For  the  most  part,  I'm  concerned  with  the  products 
aimed  at  boys;  Lorena  Bobbitt  and  Tonya  Harding  aside,  it  is 
the  boys  of  today  who  will  become  the  rapists,  maimers  and 
murderers  of  tomorrow.  Only  a  spate  of  deaths  by  accidental  "- 1 
shooting  by  police  officers  stopped  toy  companies  from  selling 
realistic  machine  guns  to  kids.  The  only  thing  we  can  do 
about  this  problem  is  to  boycott  these  products  of 
questionable  moral  value.  Next  Christmas,  get  your  young 
nephew  or  brother  a  Nerf  football  instead  of  "Conan,  the 
mightiest  Warrior  ever  known." 


THIS  M«»fcKU  WOKLB 


PERHAPS    JOMETHIWG 
SHOULD-    Be  PONE   ABOUT 
OUR   COUNTRY'S  SHAME- 
FULLY HIGH  NUMBER    Of 

MULNOUqiSHCD    CM! Lb  BEN 


by   TOM   TOMORROW 


POfUC-BftRRtL  miHTARY  SPENDING    IS    APPAR- 
ENTLY IMMUNE  TO  SUCH  CRiTici5N\     HOW- 
EVER... FoR  instance,  conservatives  CER- 
TAINLY DON'T  OBJECT  To  SPENDING  SH.S 
BILLION   ON  AN  AIRCRAFT  CARRIER  THE  pen 
TA60N   Audits    (S   UNNECESSARY. . . 


.MM  TO  M£«TJMV  THE  WiLiTARY'S  ONGOING 
BLACK"  BUDGET- HIP  DEN  APPROPRIATIONS 
USED  FoR  ToP SECRET  PROJECTS  SOeH  AS  THE. 
STEALTH   BOMBER.. .-BLACK"  EXPENDITURES  ARE 
ESTIMATED  To  RUN   AS  H<GH  AS  iioo  MILLION 
A    DAY-. -THINK  ABOUT  THAT  °N  APRIL  IS... 


IN  SHORT,  MONEY  iS  Too  OFTEN  USED  AS  A 
SMOKESCREEN   FoR  SOME  PRETTY   TWISTED 
50C.AL  PRIORITIES.. . UNFoRTUN ATEkY, 
Those  ViHO  PoiNT  THIS  OUT  ARE  Too 
EASILY  DISMISSED  AS-- 


•  TOY  ANb  SPEND  LIBERALS  .'THEY 

WANT  GOVERNMENT  To  DO    , 

THING  : 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


Dear  Editor, 

I'm  writing  in 
response  to  last  week's 
article  on  employee  morale. 
Washington  College 

employees:  YOU'RE  ALL 
SCREWED  IN  THE  HEAD 
IF  YOU  STAY  HERE  ANY 
LONGER  THEN  YOU  HAVE 
TO.  I  now  work  at  Pizza  Hut 
for  about  five  hours  a  day 
and  make  more  money  than  I 
ever  did  here.  Get  out  now 
save  yourselves  while  there's 
still  a  chance.  Don't  let  the 
administration  exploit  you 
any  longer.  You  are  not 
pawns  damn-it  your  people 
so  start  acting  like  it.    In 


closing  I  would  to  say  try 
chanting  this  to  your  local 
administrator,  "STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !  STRIKE 
!  STRIKE  !  STRIKE  ! 
STRIKE  !  STRIKE  !" 
Tony  Lee  Squires 


Editor's  Note:  Tbny  Squires 
is  a  former  central  services 
employee. 

Dear  Dr.  trout, 

I  write  to  express  my 
appreciation  to  the  entire 
Washington  College 

community  for  the  gracious 
hospitality  with  which  I  was 
received  as  a  member  of  the 
Middle  States  Visiting  Team 
on  March  6  through  March  9. 
Since  Juniata  College  itself 
very  recently  experienced  our 
ten-year     reaccreditation 

See  "Letter,"  on  p.  4 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

March  25-31 


Film 
Series: 

Samba  Traore 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

Friday,  Sunday, 

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Friday 

Humorous 
Hypnotist 

Cove,  8:00  p.m. 


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Saturday 

Goldina  and 
Loumbrozo 
Piano  Concert 

Tawes  Theatre.  8:00  p.m. 


27 

Sunday 


28 

Monday 

Monday  Series: 

Maryland  Authors 

Talk  by  Frank 

Shivers 

Lit  House 

Tea  at  4:O0  p.m. 

Talk  at  4:30  p.m. 


29 

Tuesday 

Sophomore  Class 
Meeting 

Hynson  Study 
Lounge 

8:00  p.m. 


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Wednesday 


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Thursday 

Advising  Day 
No  Classes 


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Features 


March  25.  1994 


Open 
Forum 

I  love  Melrose  Place. 
i  want  to  live  at  Melrose 
place  when  I  grow  up.  I 
ffant  to  be  neighbors  with 
gilly,  Allison,  Amanda  and 
the  rest  of  that  way  cool 
sang-  ^  Jus*  bas  to  be  the 
greatest  place  this  side  of 
Michael  Jackson's  Neverland 
gaiich.  For  those  of  you  who 
are  not  familiar  with  the 
show,  it  is  a  lot  like  that 
other  neighborhood  you  grew 
up  with,  Sesame  Street, 
except  for  the  fact  that 
Snufalupagus  would  be 
sleeping  with  Oscar  the 
Grouch  in  his  trashcan  of 
love,  behind  Big  Bird's  big 


Melrose 
Placebo 


.  ! 


leave  the  cafeteria  to  go 
watch  the  show.  All  these 
things  about  Steve  being 
accused  of  date  rape  and 
Brenda  crusading  against 
laboratory  testing  of  animals 
are  silly  and  unimportant. 
Perhaps,  since  they  left  high 
school  there  are  no  more 
interesting  stories  to  tell. 
Except  for  one  and  I  have  it 
on  good  authority  that  in  an 
upcoming  episode,  either  this 
year  or  next,  the  show  will 
finally  explore  the  incestuous 
relationship  between  the 
Walsh  twins,  Brenda  and 
Brandon.  Everyone  knows 
that  there  is  something  going 


Mark     Phaneuf 


yellow  back. 

Where  else  can  I  see 
Jake  start  his  own 
motorcycle  shop,  only  to  have 
it  burned  down,  yet  in  a  few 
weeks  time,  after  a  brief  run- 
in  with  the  F.B.I,  and  a 
counterfeit  car  ring,  Jake 
would  be  chartering  a  boat 
that  used  to  belong  to  his  ex- 
girlfriend  Jo's  lover,  who  she 
lulled  because  he  was  a  drug 
dealer  and  stuck  her  down  in 
the  hold  of  the  boat,  but  not 
before  he  got  her  pregnant. 
And  you  thought  that 
Whitewater  was  difficult  to 
explain  and  understand. 
Maybe  we  should  have 
Senate  Hearings  on  what  is 
being  put  in  the  Melrose 
Placer's  water. 

I  used  to  think 
Beverly  Hills  90210  was  cool 
but  it  just  got  to  be  too 
unrealistic  and  I  couldn't 
relate  to  it  anymore.  I  was 
so  tired  of  listening  to  a 
bunch  of  rich  spoiled  college 
student  brats  whining  about 
their  lives  and  then  I  would 


on  between  those  two;  they 
are  always  sitting  on  each 
other's  beds  or  talking  in  the 
bathroom.  And  for  all  you 
prides  out  there,  it  wouldn't 
really  be  that  sick  because 
they  are  only  actors  and  not 
really  related. 

Melrose  Place  is  not 
afraid  of  such  serious  and 
controversial  topics.  Sidney's 
marriage  to  Michael,  her 
brother-in-law,  really  makes 
one  question  the  U.S. 
patriarchal  system  that  has 
kept  women  earning 
substantially  less  than  men 
for  the  same  work.  O.K. 
Maybe  it  doesn't  make  you 
think  of  that  but  it  is  still 
pretty  cool;  they  all  have 
really  neat  haircuts.  And  so 
what  if  everyone  looks  alike, 
the  Melrose  Placers  act 
different.  There  is  the 
scheming  and  horny 
Amanda,  the  goofy  and  horny 
Billy,  the  psychotic  and 
horny  Sydney.    Well,  you  get 

See  "Melrose,"  on  5 


Campus  Voices 

By  Katina  Duklewski 
i  could  be  any  animal  in  the  world,  what  would  it  be  and  why? 


I  would  be  a  kitten,  because 
they're  so  adorable  and  they 
have  a  mind  of  their  own.  .  . 
oh,  and  also  because  they're 
frisky. 


A  bulldog,  because  they're  so 
ugly  they're  cute. 


Tom  Webb 
Salisbury.  MD 
Freshman 


they're 


Jen  Friedman 
Hagerstown,  MD 
Sophomore 


m 

A    barfly    at    Newt's 
explanation  needed. 


Michael  Williams 
California 
Graduate  Student 


An  eagle,  because  then  I 
wouldn't  be  held  down  by  all 
the  turkeys. 


Kate  Sullivan 
Brooklyn,  NY 
Junior 


Platypus,  because 

sometimes  you've  just  gotta 
do  what  you  gotta  do. 


Katina  Duklewski 
New  Oxford,  PA 
Senior 


Scholar  Speaks  on  Sexuality  in  the  Workplace 


Forrest  George 


On  Monday  March  21 
James  D.  Woods,  author  of 
The  Corporate  Closet,  spoke 
°n  "Sexuality  in  the 
Workplace,"  a  lecture 
sponsored  by  the  William 
James  Forum  and  the 
Goldstein  Program.  There 
w&s  a  dinner  at  Brown 
Cottage  attended  by  students 
and  professors  to  honor  the 
speaker,  and  afterwards  the 
lecture  was  presented  in  the 
Sophie  Kerr  Room  in  Miller 
Library.  James  Woods  is  an 
assistant  professor  of 
Communication  Studies  at 
Jhe  College  of  Staten  Island, 
pity  University  of  New  York. 
He  outlined  for  the  gathering 
of  about  20  people  the  core  of 
his  book  and  answered 
questions  from  the  audience. 

In  writing  his  book 
Woods  conducted  interviews 
With  gay  businessmen  in 


New  York  City,  Philadelphia, 
Washington  DC,  Houston 
and  San  Francisco,  and 
conducted  supplemental 
research  in  Virginia, 
Minnesota  and  Boston.  The 
main  purpose  of  this 
research  was  to  document 
how  white  collar  gays  deal 
with  their  sexuality  in  the 
workplace.  The  role  of 
sexuality  in  the  workplace  is 
an  area  in  which  Professor 
Woods  feels  there  is  much 
growing  interest.  He  cited  as 
reasons  for  this  interest  the 
Anita  Hill  and  Clarence 
Thomas  hearings.  For  the 
gay  rights  movement  the 
debate  over  inclusion  of  gays 
in  the  military  has  sparked  a 
lot  of  attention  on  behavior 
in  the  workplace. 

Woods  began  by 
dispelling  a  myth  which  is 
commonplace  among 

professionals:  that  a 
workplace  is,  and  should  be, 
asexual.    According  to  this 


myth  professionals  are 
asexual  and  the  personal  and 
professional  lives  of  a  person 
are  totally  separate.  From 
his  interviews  Woods  found 
that  most  of  his  subjects 
thought  that  "it  would  be 
rude  and  tacky"  to  discuss 
sex  during  the  work  day. 
Companies  tend  to  attempt 
to  uphold  this  myth  through 
dress  codes  and  work  rules. 

Woods  contends, 
however,  that  this  ideal  is  a 
myth.  Woods  opened  his 
discussion  by  saying  that  the 
workplace  is  often  a  sexually 
charged  environment.  To 
disprove  this  myth  about  the 
separation  of  personal  and 
private  lives  Woods  asked 
the  audience  to  think  about 
an  individual  with  whom  we 
work  and  said  we  probably 
know  a  large  amount  about 
their  personal  life,  including 
whether  they  are  married 
and  where  they  vacationed 
last. 


Woods  explained  how 
heterosexuality  is  displayed 
at  work.  The  most  obvious 
example  is  flirting  and 
harassment,  but  on  another 
level  there  are  benefits  to 
heterosexual  spouses;  in  a 
different  category  is 
communication  about  sex, 
jokes,  wedding  rings  and 
family  pictures.  On  a  deeper 
level  Woods  explained  that 
business  is  merely  the 
management  of  relation- 
ships, and  in  the  final  and 
least  obvious  category  Woods 
said  we  bring  our  life 
experiences  to  work,  _  He 
quoted  a  history  teacher  as 
saying  that  he  could  not  help 
but  be  gay  in  the  classroom, 
even  if  the  only  way  he 
expressed  this  is  by 
discouraging  jokes  about 
gays. 

These  displays  of 
heterosexuality  are  normal 
in  the  workplace  and  because 
of  this  it  can  be   career- 


crippling  for  business  people 
to  conceal  parts  of  their 
personal  lives.  Often  times 
individuals  who  withdraw 
from  the  camaraderie  of  the 
workplace  are  labeled  as  not 
being  team  players  or  not 
having  the  necessary 
chemistry. 

Then  Woods  drew  a 
few  distinctions  between  the 
place  of  the  heterosexual  in 
the  workplace  and  the 
position  of  the  bisexual  or 
homosexual  in  the 

workplace.  He  likened  the 
invisibility  of  heterosexuality 
to  the  invisibility  of  a  chair. 
There  is  a  presumption  in 
most  corporations  that 
everyone  is  heterosexual. 
Individuals  will  ask  martial 
status  and  warn  about  such 
and  such  a  person  of  the 
opposite  sex.  Furthermore 
when  a  bisexual  or 
homosexual     comes     out, 

See,  "Sexuality,"  p.  6 


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1,  Trotsky's  first  name. 

5.  A  short  sleep. 

8.  Those  crazy  Russian 

revolutionaries  made  sure 

that  last  one  of  these  dudes 

was  Nicholas  II. 

12.  An  official  written 
language  of  Pakistan. 

13.  French  affirmative. 

14.  Interjection  of  discovery. 

15.  Politically  incorrect  job 
title  for  female  domestic 
worker. 

16.  A  supermarket  chain. 

17.  The  sacrament  of  the 
Eucharist. 

18.  Symbol  for  the  element 
neon. 

19.  Japanese  cent. 

20. Pat's  roomie  last  year. 

22.  A  naturally  occurring 

drug  favored  by  Russian 

athletes. 

26.  "All  About,"  or  former 

SGA  senator  Zartman. 

28.  Holiday  egg  libation. 

30.  The  last  people  to  occupy 
Hynson-Rinnggold  House 
before  the  Trouts  were  the 

31.  Shark  tag-along. 

32.  What  you're  likely  to  find 
on  Cinemax  late  on  a  Friday 
night. 

34.  Adjective  used  to 
describe  those  crazy  cats  in 
zoot  suits,  man. 

35.  To  secrete  milk. 

40.  Pretentious  restaurant 
definite  article. 

41.  Common  response  of  WC 
students  when  called  upon 
in  class. 

42.  Alcoholics  Anonymous 
sister  organization  for  drug 
addicts. 

45.  Mike  Tyson's  nickname. 

47.  Professional  group  for 
dentists. 

48.  Unlike  my  dorm  room. 

50.  Plural  of  focus. 

51.  To  poke  fun  at:  to  tease. 

52.  Stargazing  Major  and 
Minor. 

53.  A  picture  on  a  computer 
screen  that  represents  a 
specific  command. 

54.  Criminal  pattern. 

55.  What  student  loans 
really  are. 


Down: 

1.  There  may  be  one  in  your 
throat,  or  your  gravy. 

2.  Long  period  of  time. 

3.  Patriarch  of  the  Norse 
pantheon. 

4.  Unclothed  figures. 

5.  A  loud  noun. 

6.  Boring  tools. 

7.  A  quiet  adjective. 

8.  The  Shrew  was . 

9.  Dr.  Tahir . 

10.  Oohs  and . 

11.  Impetuous. 

21.  You  may  have  heard  her1 
sing  at  Andy's. 

23.  Precedes  Firma  in  the 
campus  eco-club's  name. 

24.  Bungling  or  incompetent. 

25.  A  yummy  kind  of 
mushroom. 

26.  One  for  psych  majors:  the 
form  of  therapy  used  on  Jack 
Nicholson  in  the  film  "One 
Flew  Over  the  Cuckoo's 
Nest." 

27.  This  one  should  be  easy 
for  all  Greeks  and  greeks, 
because  it's  the  seventh 
letter  of  that  alphabet. 

28.  Type  of  Japanese  drama 
studied  by  Dale  Daigle. 

29.  Unisex  clothing  store 
found  in  a  mall  near  you. 
33.  The  Art  Derpartment 

will  soon  be  short  one 

instructor. 

35.  Not  John,  but  Vladimir, 
and  no  they  are  not  spelled 
the  same,  you  dolt! 

36.  A  good  luck  talisman. 

37.  Belonging  to  Ishmael's 
skipper. 

38.  The  tedium  of  life  in 
Chestertown  often  results  in 
a  state  of . 

39.  Name  for  annoying  little 
yappy  dog. 

40.  Crazy. 

43.  Prefix  pertaining  to  air. 

44.  Distaff  counterparts  to 
theKAs. 

46.  Fox  comedy  show  based 
on  life  in  Baltimore. 
49.      Acronym      for      the 
American  Students  Union. 


DIRT 


Everyone  talks  about 
how  Washington  College  is  so 
cliquey  and  gossipy  because 
it's  small,  it's  out-of-the  way, 
and  it's  more  like  high  school 
than  other  places.  I'm  now 
convinced  that  this  is  a 
fallacy. 

It's  not  anything 
about  WC  that  makes  its 
rumor  mill  churn  24-7, 
except  for  human  nature. 
Anywhere  I've  gone,  and  any 
group  of  people  I've  hung  out 
with,  has  had  the  same 
gossip  circles  spreading  the 


Worldwide 
tumors,  Inc. 


student  tests  for  the  same 
three-day  period,  professors 
tenured  and  not  spend 
inordinate  amounts  of  time 
in  the  faculty  lounge 
swapping  stories  about 
themselves  and  their 
students.  You  think  they 
don't?  Drop  off  a  paper  to  a 
faculty  mailbox  around 
lunchtime.  It  sounds  like  a 
good  night  at  the  Lit  House 
in  there. 

There  are,  of  course, 
people  who  claim,  perhaps 
sincerely,  that  they  don't  go 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


same  folklore,  albeit  about 
different  people. 

Whether  it'sWash- 
ington  College,  or  non-WC 
Chestertown,  or  Manhattan, 
or  Iowa  City,  or  Rolling 
Stone,  or  the  Internet,  any 
large  group  of  people  I've 
been  affiliated  with  has  had 
the  same  set  of  concerns 
about  its  members,  primarily 
focusing  on  members'  sex 
lives  and  including  any  juicy 
tidbits  that  become  known  to 
more  than  one  person. 

Any  group  will  break 
down  into  smaller  cliques 
comprised  of  people  who 
have  more  in  common,  such 
as  similar  taste. in  .music, 
books,  clothing,  and  each 
other.  In  cases  outside  of 
college  there's  usually  class 
and  education  distinctions 
made,  but  not  always. 

I  don't  think  that  this 
behavior  is  particularly 
juvenile  or  snobbish,  either. 
Birds  of  a  feather  often  eat 
meals  together,  and  while  it 
may  be  a  little  extreme  for 
the  same  group  of  people  to 
eat  lunch  at  the  same  table 
for  at  least  four  years 
running,  I  don't  think  it's 
that  unusual. 

When  I  was  hanging 
out  at  the  Nuyorican  Poets' 
Cafe  this  summer,  it  was 
apparent  that  those  who  the 
management  liked,  also  liked 
each  other.  There  was  a  large 
clique  of  the  "cool  poets," 
which  further  broke  down 
into  sub-cliques  of  people 
who  liked  and/or  lived  with 
each  other,  and,  as  here, 
everyone  knew  who  was 
sleeping  with  and/or  fighting 
with  whom. 

That's  been  the  case 
in  almost  every  community 
I've  belonged  to.  People  have 
a  need  to  socialize  with  one 
another,  and  they  also  have  a 
modicum  of  inherent 
curiosity  about  each  other. 
Whether  this  manifests  itself 
as  an  interest  in  human 
nature  in  general  or  as  a 
loose  tongue  and  an  open 
door  (on  campus),  it  happens. 

The  study  lounges 
and  dorm  rooms  of  the  world 
may  become  telephone  circles 
and  Xerox  stations  in  our 
future,  non-WAC  days.  But 
they  won't  disappear. 
Witness  our  own  faculty 
lounge,  gossip  station  of  the 
most  venerated  Ph.D. 

Besides  planning  all 


in  for  those  little  reindeer 
games  and  have  no  interest 
in  gossip.  But  present  those 
same  people  with  something 
particularly  juicy  and  an 
interested  "Oh,  really?"  pops 
to  their  lips  almost 
involuntarily. 

I'm  not  a  huge  cog  in 
the  rumor  mill,  and  I  think 
that  there  are  two  kinds  of 
gossip:  pleasant,  benign  and 
hurtful.  Pleasant  gossip 
includes,  "did  you  hear  that 
so-and-so  got  engaged/  won 
an  award/  got  into  grad 
school/  went  to  Honduras  for 
Spring  Break?"  Such  items 
are  usually  true,  usually 
public  domain,  and  usually 
hurt  no  one. 

A  benign  rumor  is 
like  a  benign  tumor:  it  may 
not  hurt  anyone,  but  you 
don't  generally  want  one  for 
yourself.  These  items  are 
usually  known  by  more  than 
confidants.  They  may  not  be 
intended  to  damage  anyone's 
reputation,  although  they 
may.  Their  sources  are 
usually  reliable  regarding 
information,  although  they 
may  not  be  so  reliable  in 
keeping  secrets. 

Hurtful  gossip  is  just 
that.  It  may  be  completely 
made-up,  or  confused  and 
twisted  by  people  who  may  or 
may  not  know  any  better.  It 
may  consist  of  secrets  no  one 
was  meant  to  know.  Its 
sources  should  be  shot  and 
killed. 

Of  course,  there  are 
those  rare  birds  who  make 
up  or  spread  rumors  about 
themselves.  Let  them.-  No 
one  listens  to  these  people 
anyway. 

So,  the  next  time 
someone  professes  their 
hatred  for  the  cliques  and 
gossip  at  Washington 
College,  just  smirk  and  say  "I 
know  something  you  don't 
know."  And  if  you  don't, 
make  something  up.  ft 


"Letter,"  from  p.  2 

process,  I  can  readily  identify 
with  the  challenges  and 
opportunities  associated  wja 
the  process.  I  was  welcomed 
assisted,  and  responded  to  at 
every  turn  0 

professionalism  anj 

openness    and    I    want  i 
thank  all  who  provided  such 
a  positive  impression  of  yo^ 
college. 

Please  share  jJ 
particular  my  appreciation 
for  the  work  of  Jessica 
Davies,  Provost  Wubbles 
and  the  Steering  Committee 
who  put  in  so  many  hours 
preparing  for  our  whirlwind 
visit.  Everyone  involved- 
faculty,  administrators 
trustees,  students,  and  staff- 
provided  a  positive  and 
professional  impression  of 
Washington  College. 

I  wish  you  continues 
success  in  the  future. 

Sincerely, 

Karen  Wiley  Sandler 
Vice  President  and  Dean  of 
Academic  Affairs,  Juniata 
College  Q 

Ghanaian  Music 


Roger  Vetter,  a  professor  of 
music  at  Grinnell  College, 
will  deliver  a  lecture  entitled 
"The  Traditional  Music  of 
Ghana:  Can  the  Beat  Go  On". 
Dr.  Vetter  will  show  videos  of 
traditional  Ghanaian 

musical  performances  that 
he  recorded  while  a 
Fulbright  lecturer  in  Ghana 
during  the  1992-93  academic 
year.  With  the  support  of  the 
Ministry  of  Culture  and 
Tourism,  Dr.  Vetter  visited  a 
number  of  villages  in  the 
Central  Region  of  Ghana  to 
record  traditional  music 
performed  at  weddings, 
funerals,  festivals,  and 
ceremonial  events.  The  Office 
of  Folk  Life  Programs  at  the 
Smithsonian  is  considering 
producing  his  recordings  for 
general  distribution.  Dr. 
Vetter  will  present  his  talk 
Wednesday,  March  30  at  7:30 
in  the  International  House. 
The  general  public  is  invited. 


The  Office  of  Student 
Affairs  reminds  all 
students  interested 
in  living  in  East  or 
West  Halls  that  the 

deadline  for 

applications  is  April 

18.    Stop  by  the 

Student  Affairs 

Office  for  more 

information. 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


March  25,  1994 


jftrn  i..  MateM 


Ducks  in  the 
Chesapeake  area  have  been 
victims  of  nature  in  the  last 
few  weeks.  Ducks  have  been 
dying  in  frighteningly  large 
numbers  in  the  area  from 
the  Bay  Bridge  to  eastern 
Virginia.  The  culprit  of 
these  frightening  deaths 
appears  to  be  a  disease 
known  as  Avian  Cholera 
that  fortunately  presents  no 
threat  to  humans,  but 
unfortunately  is  very 
ntagious  among  animals. 
Wildlife  officials  fear  that 
the  current  bout  could  leave 
as  many  as  50,000  birds 
dead.  The  disease  can  kill 
birds  in  as  quickly  as  6 
hours  once  they  are  infected 
with  the  virus.  This  is  not 
the  first  time  that  a  disease 
of  this  sort  sweeps  over  the 
Chesapeake  bay  area.  In 
1978  the  area  suffered  a 
bout  of  Cholera  that  affected 
more  than  100,000  birds. 
The  cause  of  the  disease  is 
unknown,  but  it  is  thought 
that  the  cold  weather  may 
be  a  highly  influential  factor. 
The  first  diseased 
ducks  were  found  on 
Monday  the  21st  in  the 
areas  of  St.  Mary's,  Calvert, 
Talbot  and  Dorchester 
counties,  which  seem  to  be 
some  of  the  most  affected 
areas.  Only  recently  has 
Virginia  beach  started  to 
lose  some  of  their  ducks  and 
it  is  feared  they  may  take 
the  illness  up  north     to 


breeding  grounds.  So  far  the 
ducks  most  affected  have 
been  Old  squaws  and  Scoter 
ducks,  both  of  these  deep 
diving  ducks  and  neither 
heavily  hunted.  There  is. 
however,  the  risk  that  the 
Cholera  might  spread  to 
other  higher  demand 
populations  such  as 
Mallards  or  Canvasbacks. 
Several  seagulls  have  been 
affected  by  the  Cholera  as 
well,  but  fortunately  the 
victims  are  few  among  these 
birds. 

The  disease  usually 
runs  its  course  after  a  period 
of  three  weeks.  Little  is 
known  about  it.  Experts 
state  that  Avian  Cholera  is 
not  a  risk  for  humans  "under 
normal  conditions"  but  it  can 
harm  pets.  If  you  find  a 
dead  or  sick  duck 
Maryland's  Wildlife  Officials 
encourage  you  to  notify  the 
Department  of  Natural 
Resources  or  some  expert  on 
the  matter.  You  should 
avoid  contact  with  the 
animal's  body  fluids  and 
place  it  in  a  double  lined 
garbage  bag.  When  dealing 
with  a  sick  or  diseased 
animal,  no  matter  the 
specific  disease  you  should 
wear  gloves  and  always  keep 
your  pets  away.  The  only 
thing  that  they  can  do  at 
present  is  dispose  of  the 
dead  ducks  in  an  attempt  to 
keep  the  Cholera  at  bay,  or 
away  from  the  Bay  as  it 
were. 


After  being  turned 
back  into  a  human  and  being 
rescued  from  near-death  by 
drowning,  PRESIDENT 
TROUT  sucked  in  a  huge 
gasp  of  Chestertown  air  and 
howled,  "TANYA  ALLEN! 
WHY  ARE  YOU  ALWAYS 
TRYING  TO  HUMILIATE 
ME?!  WHAT  HAVE  I  EVER 
DONE  TO  YOU?!  WHY  DID 
YOU  TRY  TO  DROWN  ME? 
I'M  NOT  YOUR 

FINGERPUPPET!" 

"But. .  .but. ..I'm 
sorry!"  the  author  gasped. 
"It's  nothing  personal — I 
would  have  done  the  same  to 
any  president,  no  matter  who 
they  were...." 

"WHY  IS 

EVERYBODY  ALWAYS 
MAKING  FUN  OF  ME?  I 
DONT  GET  ANY  RESPECT 
AROUND  HERE!" 

"But... but.. .I'm  sorry. 
Maybe  it's  your  name..." 
suggested  the  author.  "I 
mean,  you  have  a  really  good 
name,  and.. .gee.  Again,  it's 
not  personal,  it's  just  because 
you're  the  president.  I  mean, 
well,  if  Dean  Wubbles  were 
president,  I  at  least  would 
make  fun  of  him,  too — for 
instance,  I'd  make  everyone 
at  WC  turn  into  weebles, 
instead  of  fish.  And  if  Dr. 
AMT  were  president,  I'd  turn 
everyone  on  campus  into 


"Melrose,"  from  3 


the  picture. 

Unfortunately,  I  can 
only  visit  Melrose  Place  once 
a  week,  until  syndication.  I 
hang  on  the  "scenes  from 
next  week"  to  find  out  what 
newsworthy  topic  will  be 
addressed  and  who  will  sleep 
with  whom.  After  all,  with 
John       Bobbitt       getting 


remarried  (and  you  thought  I 
was  gonna  say  reattached!) 
Tonya  Harding  quitting 
amateur  skating,  and  the 
Menendez  brothers  awaiting 
another  trial,  I  have  to  look 
somewhere  for  cheap 
escapist  thrills.   Drive  Safely. 

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Salad  Bar  Taco  Bar 

Self-serve  Sundae  Bar 
Monday—Thursday    4—9  p.m. 


insects,  and  if  JUDITH  or 
DENNIS  BERRY  were 
presidents,  I'd  turn  us  all 
into  fruits,  and  if  DARRELL 
JESTER  was  president,  I'd 
turn  us  all  into  fools,  and  if 
EARL  SAVAGE  was 
president,  I'd  turn  us  all  into 
hoodlums,  and  if  DR. 
BEVERLY  WOLFF  were 
president,  I'd  turn  WC  into  a 
campus  of  animals,  and  if 
DR.  SIEMEN         were 

president...." 

"DIDN'T  ANYONE 
EVER  TELL  YOU  IT'S  NOT 
NICE  TO  MAKE  FUN  OF 
PEOPLE'S  NAMES?" 

"Well,  uh,  yeah, 
but — listen!  It's  nothing 
personal!  Really!" 

"I'LL  SHOW  YOU! 
I'LL  SHOW  EVERYONE!" 
shouted  President  Trout. 
"I'LL  TURN  THIS  CAMPUS 
AROUND!  I'LL  MAKE 
EVERYTHING  RIGHT 
AGAIN!  I'LL      MAKE 

EVERYTHING  BETTER 
THAN  RIGHT  AGAIN!  I'LL 
SHOW  YOU  ALL!  I'M 
GOING  TO  SAVE  THIS 
PLACE!  YOU'LL  SEE! 
YOU'LL  SEE!  WUBBLES? 
WHERE'S  WUBBLES?" 

"Right  here,  boss!" 
said  DEAN  WUBBLES,  a 
wahoo  fish. 

"TAKE  ME  TO  THE 
SHORE!"  said  President 
Trout.      "I'M   GOING   TO 


SAVE  THIS  PLACE, 
WUBBLES!  With  your  help, 
of  course...." 

"Sure  thing,  boss!" 
said  DEAN  WUBBLES. 
Trout  rode  on  DEAN 
WUBBLES  back  all  the  way 
to  shore.  The  sun  rose  as 
they  swam. 

"I  wish  them  luck..." 
said  JANIE  ASHLEYfish. 

"Yeah,"  said  JOSH 
DREIBANDfish.  "I'm  tired 
of  being  an  aquatic  sea 
creature." 

"I  don't  know  how 
much  longer  we  can  last  like 
this,  anyway,"  said  SALWA 
AMER  NAHDIfish.  "Even 
fish  can't  stand  this  weather 
too  long — 70  degrees  one  day, 
32  the  next. ..being  in  this 
ever-changing  water  so  long 
is  killing  us...." 

"And  it's  getting 
really  hard  to  avoid  the 
fishermen,"  said  SKYE 
TEGTMEIERfish.  I  mean...." 
Suddenly,  "AGH!"  a 
quarter  of  the  fish  screamed 
as  a  net  suddenly  tightened 
around  them  and  they  were 
lifted,  gasping,  into  the  air 
by  greedy  fishermen.  "Oh, 
no!"  they  screamed.  "Oh,  no! 
President  Trout!  Come  back! 
Save  us!  The  Sho'men  got 
us!  We're  going  to  die!"  il 


WC  Students  Attend  Model  OAU 


Kate  Meagher 


A  student  model  of 
the  Organization  for  African 
Unity  met  from  March  2-5  at 
Howard  University  in 
Washington  D.C..  Many 
colleges  participated,  most 
coming  from  the  eastern  half 
of  the  continental  United 
States,  though  some  came 
from  as  far  as  California. 

The  OAU  is 

composed  of  African  member- 
states,  each  of  which 
provides  input  in 

establishing  policies  as  an 
African  body.  The  student 
model  is  a  replica  of  the  real 
OAU,  with  each  school 
representing  a  country,  or 
two  countries,  as  was  the 
case  this  year  for  Washington 
College.  There       are 


approximately  ten 

representatives  for  each 
member-state,  each  of  whom 
sits  on  a  different 
commission  alongside 

representatives  from  the 
other  countries.  Each 
commission  has  a  separate 
interest,  such  as  politics, 
defense,  the  military,  the 
economy,  or  social  concerns. 

The  students  from 
WC  represented  Chad  and 
Mozambique.  They  spent  a 
great  deal  of  time 
researching  these  countries 
in  order  to  effectively 
represent  them.  They 
studied  the  customs  and 
ideals  of  the  people  and  the 
national  priority  objectives  of 
the  countries. 

Students  in  any 
major  can  go,  though  the 


Important  Dates  For  Course 
Registration  for  Fall  '94 

Thursday,  March  3:  First  Advising  Day 
Wednesday,  April  6:  Second  Advising 
Day 

Friday,  April  8:   Last  Day  to  Submit 
Program  Cards 

Monday  April  18:  Arena  Registration  (if 
needed) 


majority  of  students  in 
attendance  from  WC  major 
in  international  studies. 
Christabel  Garcia-Zamor, 
who  was  a  representative  of 
Chad,  finds  this  to  be  a 
hindrance  to  the  success  of 
the  OAU.  Each  student 
must  prepare  his  or  her  own 
resolution.  This  is  a  paper 
stating  a  problem  and 
outlining  a  solution.  The 
whole  commission  debates 
the  issue  for  hours, 
"attempting  to  consolidate 
similar  resolutions,"  Garcia- 
Zamor  said. 

"I  would  encourage 
people  of  different  majors  to 
participate,"  she  said.  "We 
could  benefit  from  their 
expertise."  There  are 
commissions  to  which 
economics,  sociology,  and 
anthropology  majors  would 
be  able  to  add  useful  input. 
"I  think  the  professors 
should  get  involved  and  get 
students  to  participate  in  the 
program,"  Garcia-Zamor 
added. 

The  trip  is  subsidized 
by  the  school.  This  year 
there  was  a  problem 
concerning  reimbursement  of 
food  expenses,  and  the  SGA 
has  yet  to  provide  this  money 
for  the  students,  fi 


March  25.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


"Sexuality,"  from  p.3 


her/his  difference  is 
conspicuous.  This  visibility 
leaves  the  individual 
vulnerable  to  accusations  of 
flaunting  their  sexuality. 
Woods  mentioned  an 
interviewee  who  described  a 
discussion  in  which  he 
wished  to  participate  but 
refrained  for  fear  of  these 
accusations.  Last  distinction 
was  the  nature  of  the  notice 
that  bi  and  homosexuality 
receives  because  of  the 
nature  of  the  difference.  A 
bisexual  or  homosexual's 
difference  lies  in  their  sexual 
orientation.  When  a  person 
reveals  their  bi  or 
homosexuality  to  someone 
else  that  someone  often 
cannot  help  but  visualize  the 
difference  (thoughts  of 
tangled  sheets  and  sweaty 
bodieB).  Woods  mentioned 
that  bi  or  homosexuals  often 
find  themselves  privy  to  the 
secrets  and  problems  of  a 
heterosexual's  sex  life. 

Woods  related  the 
visibility  of  bi  or 
homosexuals  to  the  visibility 
of  the  first  black  or  first 
woman  in  a  company. 

Next  Woods  outlined 
the  differences  between 
discrimination  and 

heterosexism. 
Discrimination  is  believed  to 
be  mostly  episodes,  a 
remark,  a  firing  or  not 
receiving  a  job  for  which  the 
individual  was  qualified. 
Woods  explained  that  this 
definition  is  too  narrow. 
Heterosexism  he  says 
includes  social  exclusion, 
stress,  fear  of  exposure,  lack 
of  support,  role  models  and 
benefits.  He  mentioned  a 
situation  presented  to  him 
by  an  interviewee.  The 
individual  related  hours 
spent  on  the  job,  staring  at 
the  computer  screen 
worrying  about  exposure. 
After  coming  out  the 
individual  was  more 
productive. 

Woods  said 

Heterosexism  is  bad  for  the 
individual  and  the  company. 
For  the  individual  it  often 
means  taking  safe  jobs  with 
low  or  no  exposure, 
remaining  at  lower  level  jobs 
for  the  same  reason  and 
leaving  the  corporate  U.S. 
completely.  For  the  company 
heterosexism  is  wasteful, 
promotes  outmoded  ideas  of 
men,  boxes  both  sexes  in 
behavioral  niches  and 
encourages  turn-over. 

Woods  also  covered 
the  issue  of  managing 
secrecy  and  disclosure.  He 
described  three  paths,  two 
extremes  and  one  middle. 
The      first      he      termed 


counterfeiting,  an  individual 
pretends  to  be  straight.  The 
other  extreme  includes 
various  ways  of  coming  out. 
The  largest  category  was 
avoidance.  He  mentioned  in 
response  to  a  question  some 
regional  differences  in  these 
strategies.  In  San  Francisco 
avoidance  was  difficult  and 
most  faked  or  came  out.  In 
Washington  DC  most  avoided 
the  issue. 

Woods  responded  to 
many  questions;  however,  to 
the  request  for  advice  to  the 
bi  or  homosexual  entering 
the  business  world  he  could 
not  give  any  concrete  wise 
words.  He  did  suggest 
requesting  to  see  a  non- 
discrimination policy, 
walking  about  the  offices  and 
looking  for  diversity  among 
the  employees  and 
researching  the  company.  He 
said  that  many  smaller 
companies  do  not  have  time 
to  create  policies  but  also  do 
not  have  time  to  waste 
training  new  employees  to 
replace  the  ones  that  have 
left. 

Woods'  next  study 
focuses  on  lesbians  in  the 
workplace  and  in  reply  to  a 
request  for  a  preview  he 
mentioned  that  some  of  the 
counterfeiting  strategies 
which  work  for  gay  males  do 
not  work  for  gay  women.  A 
man  can  "butch  it"  by 
displaying  faked  or  real 
interest  for  sports;  however, 
"hutching  it"  does  not  work 
for  women.  Neither  does 
"femmeing"      it.  The 

stereotype  for  a  successful 
businessperson  includes 
many  traditional  male 
characteristics.  A  feminine 
woman  is  perceived  as  non- 
professional in  the 
workplace.  Therefore 

attempting  to  appear 
feminine,  while  dispelling 
any  rumors,  would  not 
advance  the  individual  in  her 
job. 

In  response  to  the 
question  which  most 
concerns  this  campus,  the 
question  on  heterosexism  in 
the  academic  world,  Woods 
confessed  to  limited 
knowledge  on  this  subject 
because  of  the  wide  variety 
in  college  and  university- 
supported  attitudes.  For 
example  heterosexism  in  a 
seminary  or  bible  college 
would  most  likely  be  vastly 
different  from  the  attitude  on 
the  campus  of  Sarah 
Lawrence.  Woods  said  that 
heterosexism  even  varies 
from  department  to 
department  and  mentioned 
that  the  tenure  system 
creates  a  unique  picture. 
Before  and  after  tenure 
pictures  can  be  quite 
different. 


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reporter  Woods  conveyed  a 
feeling  for  the  immensity  of 
this  dimension.  He  felt  that 
studies  of  heterosexism  is  the 
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'Middle,'1  from  p.  1 

dd  the  subject  of  the  morale 
of  the  faculty.  He  said  that 
Ihere  was  a  tradition  of 
tension  between  the  faculty 


and  administration  and  that 
this  is  unproductive.  He  also 
said  that,  even  as  hard 
working  and  dedicated  as 
faculty  members  at 

Washington  College  are,  they 
are  overburdened  by  an 
excessive  number  of 
obligations.  He  said  that  one 
reason  for  this  overextension 
of  faculty  resources  is  that 
student  advising  weighs 
heavily  upon  department 
chairs  at  Washington 
College.  He  also  said  that 
the  College  has  an  excessive 
number  of  committees  which 
burden  the  faculty. 

Kessinger  said  that 
while  the  current  system  of 
student  advising  shows  a 
commitment  to  the 
individual  student,  it  may 
not  be  cost  effective  and 
needs  to  be  reworked.  He 
also  said  that  the  College's 
admissions  program  needs  to 
better  convey  a  distinctive 
institutional  image. 

Kessinger  noted  that, 
in  the  area  of  assessment 
and  planning,  there  was 
little  of  the  first  and  one  of 
the  second.  He  said  that  the 
College  needs  more  and 
better  planning  and  stressed 
the  importance  of 

*  departmental  reviews.  He 
also  said  that  the  visiting 
team  felt  the  current 
holdings  of  the  library  are 
inadequate,  and  noted  that 
in  a  conversation  with  a 
student  the  student  had  said 


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that  a  professor  had  told  him 
that  "Washington  College  is 
the  only  school  of  its  size 
with  two  gyms  and  half  a 
library."  He  said  the  College 
needs  to  examine  its 
priorities  in  this  regard. 

In  the  arena  of 
governance,  Kessinger  said 
the  Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  should 

understand  the  nature  of  the 
College's  enterprise.  He  also 
said  that,  while  the  Board 
needs  to  play  an  even  greater 
role  in  the  finances  of  the 
College,  it  must  carefully 
assess  its  role  at  the  College 
and  avoid  micromanaging 
other  areas  of  the  College.  O. 


"Honor,"  from  p.  1 

attach  the  pledge  "I  have 
abided  by  the  Washington 
College  Honor  Code  with 
respect  to  this  assignment. 
If  I  have  witnessed  a 
violation  of  the  Honor  Code,  I 
understand  that  it  is  my 
responsibility  to  confront  the 
violator"  to  all  credit-bearing 
work.  Additionally,  faculty 
members  would  be  asked  to 
discuss  the  implementation 
of  the  Honor  Code  at  the 
beginning  of  each  semester 
in  every  class. 

The  new  Honor 
System  also  specifically 
enumerates  academic 

violations,  including 

plagiarism,  revealing  details 
of  an  exam  or  quiz  or 
attempting  to  obtain  same, 
copying  the  answers  of 
others,  using  crib  sheets  and 
submitting  the  same"  work 
twice  for  two  different 
instructors    without    the 


permission  of         both 

instructors. 

These  provisions  are 
to  be  enforced  by  the  self- 
reporting  of  violators:  anyone 
witnessing  such  violations  is 
required  to  ask  the  violator 
to  self-report  their  violation 
within  48  hours:  the  witness 
must  then  report  to  a  faculty 
or  administration  member  of 
the  Honor  Board  to  make 
sure  the  violator  has  self- 
reported  and,  if  the  witness 
finds  that  the  violator  has 
not  self-reported,  he  must 
report  the  violator.  Social 
violations  are  to  be  handled 
in  a  similar  fashion:  any 
student  who  steals, 
vandalizes,  violates  residence 
hall  policy,  violates  the 
alcohol  policy  or  uses  illegal 
narcotics  is  required  to  self- 
report  within  48  hours. 

Although  it  seems 
polished  and  well-thought 
out,  the  new  Honor  System 
document  is  still  a  work  in 
progress,  according  to 
Walton.  The  section  which 
outlines  the  proceedings  of 
the  Honor  Board  is  currently 
being  examined  to  make  sure 
that  it  is  legally  air  tight.  In 
addition,  the  new  policy 
would  have  to  be  ratified  by 
the  SGA,  the  Faculty  and 
possibly  the  Board  of  visitors 
and  Governors  before  it  can 
come  into  effect  at 
Washington  College.  All 
SGA  senators  have  copies  of 
the  draft,  and  Walton 
encouraged  students 

interested  or  concerned 
about  the  Honor  System 
draft  to  read  it  and  see  him 
or  their  SGA  senator  if  they 
have  any  questions  or 
comments. 


In  other  SGA  news, 
the  SGA  discussed  whether 
or  not  to  vote  to  ban  smoking 
in  William  Smith  Hall.  The 
debate  was  sparked  by  a 
letter  to  the  President  from 
an  asthmatic  student  who 
was  bothered  by  second-hand 
smoke  from  other  students 
smoking  in  the  hallways  of 
Bill  Smith  between  classes. 
After  a  short  debate  on  the 
relative  merits  of  the  issue, 
SGA  President  Jamie  Baker 
called  for  a  non-binding  vote 
to  gauge  the  sentiment  of  the 
SGA  on  this  issue.  The  SGA 
voted  overwhelmingly  in 
favor  of  forbidding  smoking 
in  William  Smith.  The  issue 
was  then  set  aside  pending 
faculty  input  on  the  decision. 
Earlier  this  year  the  SGA 
voted  to  ban  all  smoking  in 
the  dining  section  of  the  new 
Student  Center.  Three  years 
ago  the  SGA  banned  all 
smoking  in  the  Dining  Hall. 
If  the  SGA  does  ban  smoking 
in  William  Smith,  the  only 
area  on  campus  where 
smoking  would  not  be  illegal 
other  than  the  dormitories 
would  be  multipurpose  room 
of  the  Student  Center,  which 
excludes  the  television 
lounge  area  where  smoking 
is  strictly  prohibited.  (See 
related  article.) 

The  SGA  is  also 
attempting  to  get  used  books 
at  the  bookstore.  Currently, 
the  Bookstore  is  unable  to 
stock  used  books  because 
they  are  not  given  enough 
notice  before  buying  books. 
The  SGA  has  drafted  a 
proposal  for  the  faculty's 
consideration  on  this  matter, 
and  is  currently  awaiting  a 
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Sharla  Ponder 


On  Saturday,  March 
5  over  one  hundred  women 
from  the  Maryland  and 
Virginia  area  visited 
Washington  College  for 
District  III  Alpha  and 
Province  III  Alpha's  Zeta 
Day.  Women  from  Towson 
State  University,  Washington 
College,  George  Mason 
University,  Salisbury  State 
University,  and  University  of 
Maryland,  as  well  as  several 
alumnae  chapters  from  all 


over  the  area  came  for  the 
chance  to  share  ideas  and 
experiences  at  the  gathering 
sponsored  by  the  Chester- 
town  alumnae  chapter. 
Events  of  the  day  ixicluded 
items  such  as  a  guest 
speaker,  a  song  contest,  a 
raffle,  and  the  presentation 
of  several  honors  and 
awards. 

The  guest  speaker 
was  Louanne  Roark,  director 
of  the  Cosmetic,  Toiletry  and 
Fragrance  Association.  She 
spoke    about    a    program 


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sponsored  by  her  foundation 
called  Look  Good  Feel  Better, 
which  helps  breast  cancer 
patients  live  normal  lives  as 
they  continue  along  the  path 
of  recovery  and  survival. 
Because  Zeta  Tau  Alpha's 
national  philanthropy  is  the 
Susan  G.  Comen  Breast 
Cancer  Foundation,  the 
speech  was  well  received  by 
all  in  attendance. 

The  awards  program 
included  awards  for 
membership,  financial 
excellence  and  improvement, 
pride  in  ZTA,  song  contest 
awards,  as  well  as  many 
more.  Gamma      Beta 

(Washington  College's 

chapter)  won  the  song 
contest  after  presenting  their 
version  of  "ZTA's  greatest 
hits  of  the  70's"  which  they 
performed  at  the  Panhel  Tea 
during  rush.  They  also  won 
awards  for  membership 
excellence  and  an  award  for 
ZTA  pride. 

The  day  ended  with  a 
ceremony  for  all  those  who 
will  be  graduating  in  May. 
Everyone  enjoyed  the  chance 
to  get  to  know  ZTA's  from 
other  schools,  sharing  ideas 
and  learning  about  what 
each  chapter  is  like.  Despite 
the  fact  that  these  women 
only  get  together  formally 
once  a  year  at  Zeta  day,  the 
sisterhood  that  they  all  share 
is  a  common  bond  that  will 
always  keep  them  together. 

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Match  25.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


If  Smoking  is  Outlawed,  Only  Outlaws  Will  Smoke 


Scott  Koon 


American  history  is 
full  of  outlaws  and  badmen: 
the  James  brothers,  Bonnie 
and  Clyde,  John  Derringer. 
And  when  such  notables 
posed  for  photographs  with 
their  guns,  they  usually  had 
a  cigarette  hanging  out  of 
one  corner  of  their  mouths, 
often  at  a  glaringly  jaunty 
angle.  For  at  least  a  century, 
smoking  has  been  part  of  the 
glamorous  image  of  the 
American  outlaw. 

Yet  in  today's  world 
of  health-conscious  hysteria, 
it  is  easy  to  forget  that  for 
centuries  tobacco  was 
associated  not  with  banditry, 
but  with  pride.  Yes,  pride, 
for  in  many  ways  it  was 
tobacco  which  made  this 
country  great-it  certainly 
enriched  many  of  this 
nation's  founding  fathers. 
When  General  George 
Washington  gave  his  now 
famous  fifty  guineas  to 
Washington  College,  how 
much  of  that  money  was 
derived  from  tobacco  profits? 
It  may  very  well  be  that 
without  tobacco  there  would 
be  no  Washington  College. 
And  no  Chestertown,  for  that 
matter.  This  town  was  built 
as  a  port  to  serve  the  Eastern 
Shore  of  Maryland,  and  one 
of  the  principal  crops  of  this 
region  at  that  time  was 
tobacco. 

It  is  incredibly  ironic 
that  even  here,  in  a  region 
with  long  and  illustrious 
roots  in  the  tobacco  industry, 
we  are  debating  whether 
smoking  should  be  banned  in 
all  public  areas  of  the  College 
except  one.  In  an  editorial 
on  October  1,  1993  I  wrote 
"Once,  people  could  smoke  in 
the  magazine  room  in  Miller 
Library.  No  more.  Once,  we 
could  smoke  anywhere  in  the 
Lit  House.  No  more.  In  the 
Casey  Academic  Center  we 
have  a  new  building  on 
campus  which  is  entirely 
smoke  free-ashtrays 

notwithstanding.  And  when 
they  renovate  Bill  Smith, 
they  will  probably  make  that 
a  smoker-free  zone  as  well." 

Well,  I'm  sorry  I 
mentioned  it.  It  appears  that 
the  SGA  cannot  wait  to 
outlaw  smoking  in  Bill 
Smith.  On  this  issue  they 
are,  in  the  words  of  former 
Maryland  Governor  Spiro  T. 
Agnew,  nattering  nabobs  of 
negativism.      It   does   not 


matter  that  smokers  have 
been  banned  from  virtually 
every  area  of  campus-the 
SGA  wants  more  restrictions. 
It  seems  that  smokers  are 
the  last  minority  it  is  socially 
acceptable  to  discriminate 
against.  SGA  Vice  President 
Max  Walton,  a  self-avowed 
militant  anti-smoker,  says 
he's  perfectly  willing  to  allow 
us  to  smoke  outside. 
Damned  nice  of  him. 

But  how  can  we  be 
sure  that  one  day  the  SGA 
will  not  ban  smoking  in  the 
great  outdoors?  So  far,  they 
are  batting  1.000  against 
smokers,  and  it  will  not  stop. 
How  soon  we  forget  that 
tobacco  is  part  of  our  great 
American  heritage,  how 
quick  we  are  to  condemn  its 
use!  Today  we  associate 
tobacco  with  death,  but  for  so 
long  it  meant  life  for 
America.  The  tobacco  trade 
nourished  our  nation  in  its 
infancy,  and  it  is  even  today 
helping  this  grand  land 
reduce  its  trade  deficit. 
Before  the  Europeans 
invaded,  tobacco  was  widely 
used  by  American  Indians:  to 
smoke  tobacco  is  to  pay 
homage  to  a  great  American 
tradition. 

But  if  the  SGA  has 
its  way,  this  campus  will 
become  totally  smoke  free- 
their  record  of  limiting  our 
freedoms  in  this  regard 
speaks  for  itself.  The  only 
senator  to  speak  out  against 
this  groundswell  of 
groupthink  has  been  Jen 
Friedman,  who  spoke  out 
passionately  and  eloquently 
against  anti-smoker  hate 
mongering.  Yet  her  appeal  to 
reason  fell  on  deaf  ears:  the 
SGA  will  not  listen  to  reason 
at  this  point,  implacably 
driven  as  it  is  by  the 
overwhelming  compulsion  to 
forever  punish  the  smokers 
of  Washington  College.  In 
the  rush  to  appear  decisive 
and  effective  the  SGA  is 


willing  to  trample  the  rights 
of  the  smoking  minority. 
What  about  the  right  to 
breathe  smoke-free  air?  No 
problem-let  them  go  outside. 

Now  I'm  willing  to 
bet  that  that  raised  a  lot  of 
hackles  out  there,  which  is 
exactly  my  point:  no  one 
wants  to  be  told  that  they 
must  go  outside.  We  live  in  a 
puritanical  society  where 
people  in  power  are  always 
looking  for  a  way  to  enforce 
their  values  and  behaviors 
on  others:  there  is  always 
someone  there  who  knows 
what's  best  for  us,  and  who 
will  do  their  damnedest  to 
force  their  will  upon  us.  The 
atmosphere  today  on  the 
issue  of  smoker's  right's  is 
clouded  by  the  urge  to 
castigate  smokers.  Even 
smokers  themselves  are 
afraid  to  stand  up  for  their 
rights.  SGA  President  Jamie 
Baker  says  he  thinks  the 
majority  of  the  campus 
would  support  the  move  to 
outlaw  smoking  in  Bill 
Smith.  Naturally  he'll  do  the 
politically  popular  thing  and 
try  to  push  this  through  the 
SGA. 

What  can  we  do  at 
this  point?  The  straw  vote  at 
the  last  SGA  meeting  was 
nearly  unanimously  in  favor 
of  restricting  one  right  which 
all  adult  citizens  have  had 
ever  since  the  founding  of 
this  great  nation:  the  right  to 
smoke.  Fellow  smokers,  let 
us  not  sit  idly  by  as  the  SGA 
restricts  our  rights  yet  again! 
This  nation  was  founded  on 
the  principles  of  life,  liberty 
and  the  pursuit  of  happiness- 
let  us  not  give  up  our 
liberties  for  the  sake  of  a  fad! 
Our  political  leaders  may  not 
have  the  spine  to  speak  out 
against  the  tyranny  of  the 
non-smoking  majority,  so  we 
must!  If  you  voice  an  opinion 
to  your  SGA  senator  on  only 
one  issue  this  year,  let  this 
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Sports 


March  25.  1994 


Washington  Men's  Tennis  Beats  George 
Mason,  Emory;  Takes  Furman  To  Wire 


MatUVlurray 

The  nationally  ranked 
Washington  College  men's 
tennis  team  opened  its 
season  March  5  with  an 
impressive  6-1  victory  over 
pivision  I  opponent  George 
Mason  University. 

Behind  Robin  Sander's  6-1, 
6-3  win  against  G.M.U.'s 
Kevin  Gerard,  Division  Ill's 
eighth  ranked  Shoremen 
began  the  year  at  1-0  after 
their  visit  to  northern 
Virginia. 

"They  were  a  tough  team, 
and  going  into  the  match  I 
was  a  little  cautious,"  head 
coach  Tim  Gray  said.  "But 
we  played  well,  and  it  was  a 
good  win  for  us." 

Sander,  a  freshman  from 
Baden-Baden,  Germany, 
began  his  Washington 
College  career  on  a  high  note 
by  easily  handling  George 
Mason's  top  player  in 
Gerard. 

In  other  singles  matches, 
Washington's  Damian  Polla 
(Bahia  Blanca,  Mexico)  beat 
Herman  Swart  6-3,  6-2  at 
number  two,  Stephan  Berger 
(Rastaat,  Germany)  topped 
Kai  Engelhardt  6-4,  6-1  at 
number  four,  Emilio  Bogado 
(Bahia  Blanca,  Argentina) 
handled  Dave  Stout  6-3,  6-3 
'in  the  number  five  slot,  and 
Max  Nilsson  (Stockholm, 
Sweden)  beat  Jason  Schaffer 


7-5,  7-5  at  number  six. 

Washington's  only  loss  in  a 
singles  match  on  March  5 
happened  when  George 
Mason's  Parth  Sambamurti 
overcame  a  strong  effort  by 
Miroslav  Beran  in  a  three-set 
6-4,  1-6,  7-5  match. 

In  doubles  action,  Sander 
and  Nilsson  stopped  Gerard 
and  Swart  8-5,  and  Berger 
and  Bogado  took  care  of 
Stout  and  Engelhardt  8-4. 
However,  Beran  and  Polla 
fell  to  G.M.U.'s  Floeck  and 
Sambamurti  by  an  8-6  score. 

In  winning  five  of  the  six 
singles  matches,  Washington 
took  a  5-1  lead.  In  doubles, 
since  Washington  won  two  of 
the  three  matches,  it  earned 
a  doubles  point  and  made  the 
final  score  6-1. 

The  George  Mason  match 
was  just  the  beginning  of  a 
rigorous  schedule  for  the 
Shoremen. 

Washington  traveled  to 
South  Carolina  for  Spring 
Break  last  week,  and  the 
team  was  scheduled  to  play 
five  Division  I  opponents  in 
three  days. 

"They're  all  competitive 
programs,"  Gray  said  of 
Indiana  State,  U.N. C.- 
Charlotte, Furman,  Northern 
Illinois,  and  Clemson. 
"They're  all  going  to  be  equal 
or  better  than  George 
Mason." 

Gray  who  feared  his  team 


could  be  1-5  by  last  Tuesday 
after  playing  such  tough 
competition,  pointed  to 
Clemson  as  the  most  difficult 
match.  The  Tigers  are  a 
Division  I  top  20  team  and 
were  10-1  before  Spring 
Break  after  victories  over 
Michigan  State,  Rice,  and 
Texas  A  &  M. 

However,  going  into  the 
week,  Gray  believed  the  key 
match  would  be  on  Tuesday 
when  Washington  faced 
Emory  University — the 
seventh  ranked  team  in 
Division  III. 

Gray  apparently  had 
nothing  to  worry  about,  as 
the  Shoremen  performed 
well  over  the  course  of  the 
week—so  well  that  three  of 
the  Division  I  opponents 
originally  scheduled  did  not 
want  to  play  the  Shoremen. 
Washington  came  the  closest 
of  any  school  to  beating 
Furman,  as  the  Shoremen 
nearly  pulled  off  an  upset 
but  fell  4-3. 

In  the  Furman  match, 
Sander  continued  to  win  as 
he  rebounded  from  a  6-4  first 
set  loss  to  win  4-6,  6-0,  6-0, 
and  Miro  Beran  was 
victorious  by  a  6-3,  6-2  score. 
Washington  also  swept  the 
three  doubles  matches,  but 
still  fell  short  by  one. 

Washington's  near  miss 
against  Furman  illustrates 
how  strong  this  year's  squad 


may  be.  Furman  had  just 
come  off  a  close  4-3  loss  to 
North  Carolina  at  Chapel 
Hill—the  fourth  ranked  team 
in  Division  I.  In  staying 
close  with  a  strong  Division  I 
team,  Washington  justified 
its  top  four  Division  III 
ranking. 

Over  the  week,  Washington 
also  defeated  Furman  and 
Clemson's  second  teams — 
both  strong  showings  against 
deep  programs. 

Against  Furman's  second 
six,  Polla,  Beran,  Carlos 
Nuno  (Mexico  City,  Mexico), 
and  Michael  Kember 
(Auckland,  New  Zealand)  all 
recorded  singles  victories. 
Washington  also  took  two  of 
the  three  doubles  matches. 

Against  Clemson's  second 
six,  Washington  swept  the 
doubles,  and  Polla,  Bogado, 
and  Nuno  won  on  the  way  to 
a  4-3  victory. 

Washington  highlighted  the 
week  with  a  win  over  Emory 
on  Tuesday. 

The  Shoremen  hammered 
Division  Ill's  seventh  ranked 
Emory  on  the  way  to  a  9-0 
rout.  Sander,  Polla,  Nilsson, 
Beran,  Berger  and  Kember 
all  recorded  singles  victories. 

Once  again,  Washington 
showed  its  strength  in 
doubles  by  winning  all  three 
doubles  matches. 

"We've  been  playing  some 
good  doubles,"  Gray  said. 


"We've  been  using  some 
different  formations,  and  the 
guys  are  really  responding  to 
it." 

As  the  season  progresses, 
Gray  believes  Washington 
will  clearly  be  recognized  as 
the  top  team  in  the 
Centennial  Conference. 

"This  is  one  of  the  best 
recruiting  classes  that  this 
program  has  ever  seen  here," 
said  Gray  of  a  program 
which  was  narrowly  edged 
out  of  going  to  the  NCAA 
tournament  last  year. 

On  a  team  which  also 
features  sophomore  Andrew 
Moffat  of  Johannesburg, 
South  Africa  and  freshman 
Andrew  King  of  Aiken,  South 
Carolina,  this  year's 
Shoremen  definitely  has  an 
international  flavor  with 
nine  of  the  ten  players 
hailing  from  outside  of  the 
United  States. 

However,  no  matter  what 
country  they  call  home,  Gray 
feels  the  Shoremen  could  be 
turning  heads  all  over  the 
United  States  this  spring. 

"I  think  our  potential  is 
unlimited  this  year,"  said 
Gray  of  his  5-1  squad.  "It's 
just  a  matter  of  staying 
healthy  and  staying  focused." 

The  Shoremen  will  travel  to 
Muhlenberg  tomorrow  for  a 
2:00  match  and  visit  Penn 
State  on  Sunday. 


Softball  Looks  Forward  To  Promising  1994  Season 

Cole's  Second  Year  Is  Off  To  A  Strong  Start  At  3-1  Behind  Hakanson,  Rathel,  Chin,  Eakin,  Zemanski 


Matt  Murray 


The  Washington  College 
softball  team  finished  last 
season  with  a  3-14  mark  in 
head  coach  Lanee  Cole's  first 
season.  With  the  addition  of 
10  new  players,  including 
eight  freshmen,  the 
Shorewomen  hope  to  improve 
their  record  in  1994. 

"We're  a  much  stronger 
team  all  around,"  second- 
year  head  coach  Lanee  Cole 
said.  "Defensively,  we  have 
more  depth,  we've  got  more 
team  speed,  and  we're 
definitely  have  more  depth 
offensively. 

"I'm  confident  we're  going  to 
build  and  be  better  than  last 
year." 

The  Shorewomen  are 
bolstered  by  the  return  of 
letter-winners  Denise 

Hakanson  (Gloucester,  NJ), 
Tara  Rathel  (Sharpstown, 
Md.),  Michelle  Chin  (Glen 
Buxnie,  Md.),  Kelly  Eakin 
(Aberdeen,  Md.),  and  Nicole 
Zemanski  (Glen  Arm,  Md.). 

Hakanson,  a  First  Team 
All-MAC  Southwest  selection 
and  Second  Team  All-Middle 
Atlantic  Region  selection  as  a 
freshman,  batted  .500  in 
1993  with  19  hits  in  38  at- 
bats,  including  six  doubles 
and  three  triples. 

The  sophomore  co-captain 
also  stole  seven  bases  in 
eight  attempts  and  made 
°nly  one  error  in  left  field. 

Rathel,  a  junior,  returns  for 
her      second      year      for 


Washington.  Last  season, 
she  hit  .333  with  a  .448  on- 
base  percentage  and  nine 
stolen  bases. 

A  shortstop  last  season, 
Rathel  will  see  playing  time 
at  both  shortstop  and  third 
base  in  1994. 

Chin  batted  .317  last  year 
with  a  .555  on-base 
percentage.  The  graduate  of 
Archbishop  Spalding  High 
School  played  center  field  for 
the  Shorewomen  last  season. 

Eakin  played  third  base  last 
year  and  batted  .242  with 
four  doubles.  The  sophomore 
will  be  expected  to  carry  the 
pitching  staff  this  year  in  her 
first  season  on  the  mound. 

Zemanski  played  catcher 
and  outfield  for  Cole  last 
season,  and  the  sophomore 
co-captain's  role  should  be 
similar  this  year. 

Cole  is  also  encouraged  by 
the  newcomers  to  the  team, 
particularly  freshmen  Amy 
Povloski  (Linthicum,  Md.), 
Cherie  Gallini  (Piscataway, 
NJ),  and  Melissa  Kordula 
(Baltimore,  Md.) 

Povloski,  a  first  baseman, 
will  also  see  time  on  the 
mound.  Gallini,  a  three-time 
All-State  selection  in  New 
Jersey  at  Rutgers  Prep,  will 
play  shortstop,  pitcher  and 
catcher.  Kordula  is  an 
infielder  and  aggressive 
hitter  out  of  Baltimore 
Lutheran. 

If  there's  one  concern  for 
the  young  team,  it  is 
pitching.    The  Shorewomen 


will  sorely  miss  Diana 
Holton.  Last  year,  Holton 
provided  senior  leadership, 
while  also  carrying  the 
burden  of  the  pitching  staff. 

Holton  pitched  in  13  games 
last  year,  completing  10.  Out 
of  101  innings  over  the 
course  of  the  season,  Holton 
pitched  75.3.  While  her  3-10 
record  and  6.60  ERA  are  not 
attractive,  the  amount  of 
innings  she  pitched  is  quite 
notable. 

However,  Cole  is  still 
excited  about  the  team's 
prospects  this  year, 
especially  after  the 
Shorewomen  started  their 
season  on  a  positive  note. 
Washington  now  stands  at  3- 
1  after  a  double  header  split 
with  SUNY-Old  Westbury 
and  a  double  header  sweep  of 
Wesley  College.  Washington 
defeated  Wesley  on  Tuesday 
10-4  and  18-16. 

"They're  young  and 
enthusiastic  and  they're 
ready  to  get  playing,"  she 
said.  "It's  going  to  take  a 
little  time  for  the  team  to 
grow  into  a  competitive 
team,  but  I'm  very  optimistic. 
I  think  we're  capable  of 
beating  anybody." 

Filling  out  the  Shorewomen 
roster  are:  Leanne  Cole 
(freshman;  Andover,  NJ), 
Kouri  Coleman  (sophomore; 
Rock  Hall,  Md.),  Danica 
Heath  (freshman;  Baltimore, 
Md.),  Iris  Lewis  (freshman; 
Baltimore,  Md.),  Sabrina 
Luginbuhl  (junior;  Dover 


Plains,  NY),  Laura  Meerholz 
(freshman;  Bel  Air,  Md.),  and 
Alicia  Washburn  (freshman; 
Worton,  Md.). 


Cole's  squad  will  travel  to 
Gettysburg  tomorrow  for  a 
1:00  p.m.  double  header. 


Tara  Rathel,  of  Sharpstown,  Maryland,  returns  for  her 
second  year  on  the  Washington  softball  team.  Last 
season,  Rathel  batted  .333  with  nine  stolen  bases. 


10 


March  25.  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


Baseball  Team  Looks  Strong  In  '94; 
Sho'men  Start  Off  Swinging  In  Florida 


Erika  K.  Ford 

With  a  new  season  up  at 
bat,  Washington  College 
returns  12  veterans  to  this 
spring's  varsity  baseball 
squad.  This  will  give  Coach 
Ed  Athey  and  his  assistants 
Al  Streelman,  Steve 
Sandebeck,  and  John  Scott  a 
sound  nucleus  on  which  to 
build  a  competitive  team  as 
they  start  their  first  season 
in  the  newly  organized 
Centennial  Conference. 
There  are  several  newcomers 
that  figure  prominently  in 
the  plans  for  spring. 

Coach  Athey  said,  "We  will 
field  a  strong  defensive  unit, 
but  question  marks  cover  the 
pitching  and  hitting — this  is 
something  that  remains  to  be 
seen." 

The  Shoremen  compiled  a 
record  of  11-16  last  year. 

Three  veteran  pitchers 
return  for  this  year's 
competition.  Senior  Keith 
Whiteford  (one  of  the  three 
captains)  has  been  the 
mainstay  of  the  staff 
throughout  his  three  years 
on  campus.  During  his  first 
two  years  he  was  chosen  for 
the  All-Middle  Atlantic 
Conference  All-League  Team. 
Last  year  however,  Whiteford 
had  an  unexpected  2-6 
pitching  record. 

Sophomores  Kevin  Roland 
and  Doug  Blair  are  also 
returning      pitchers      for 


win  in  five  starts,  while  Blair 
was  2-0  with  an  ERA  of 
1.815.  Blair  was  used  mainly 
in  relief  last  year,  but  figures 
to  be  a  starter  in  this  new 
season. 

Upon  considering  the 
baseball  team,  Blair  said, 
"Our  defense  has  always 
been  good  and  strong.  We 
have  a  fast  outfield.  And  all 
of  the  freshmen  are 
talented — they  should  fill  the 
spots  from  last  year's  seniors 
pretty  well." 

Andy  Moore,  a  transfer 
from  Chesapeake 

Community  College,  will 
help  considerably  on  the 
pitcher's  mound.  Other 
pitchers  that  are  all-position 
players  will  fill  in  when 
needed.  They  include 
upperclassmen  Rory  Conway, 
Dan  Coker,  Chad  Campbell 
and  Brian  Rush,  as  well  as 
freshman  Jarrett  Pasko. 

"Competition  for  positions 
in  both  the  infield  and 
outfield  has  been  strong," 
Coach  Athey  said. 

Brian  Rush  will  start  as  the 
first  line  catcher,  possessing 
a  strong  arm  to  handle 
pitches  well. 

Captain  Andy  Parks  will 
start  at  first  base,  with 
substitutions  by  Max  Walton 
and  Kyle  Bowers.  Second  will 
be  manned  by  sophomore  Ian 
McVeigh  or  freshmen  Pasko 
and  Chris  Costello.  Pasko 
can  also  be  used  at  shortstop 


Two  newcomers  are  vying 
for  the  third  base  spot — Tim 
Pilarski  and  Andy  Moore, 
who  have  been  performing 
well  in  the  preseason. 

Coach  Athey  has  five 
veterans  to  use  in  the 
outfield  positions.  Senior 
captain  Rory  Conway  leads 
the  flychasers  are  will  play 
in  center  field.  When  he  is 
not  pitching,  Whiteford  will 
start  in  left.  Sophomore  Gary 
Yovanovich  finished  up  the 
1993  season  in  right,  and  will 
likely  start  there  again. 

Chad  Campbell  and  Jason 
Kraus  will  also  play  outfield 
if  Whiteford  or  Conway  pitch. 

"Hitting,  especially  with 
men  on  base,  was  a  glaring 
deficiency  of  the  1993  team," 
Coach  Athey  said.  "If  this  is 
improved  and  Whiteford 
returns  to  his  winning  ways, 
this  year's  team  could  be  a 
real  surprise  in  the 
Conference." 

"Conway  and  Whiteford  are 
the  leading  hitters  on  the 
squad.  Parks  finished  up 
with  a  respectable  average, 
but  should  hit  for  more 
power  this  year." 

The  Sho'men  opened  their 
season  in  Florida  on  Sunday, 
March  13th  against  Husson 
College  and  played  four  other 
teams  during  the  week  of 
Spring  Break. 

The  baseball  team's  regular 
season  begins  tomorrow  with 
a  double-header  against 
Muhlenberg  at  1  p.m. 


Washington.  Roland  had  one     behind  veteran  Dan  Coker. 

Washington  Crews  Take  In 
Warm  Florida  Sun  At  Metro 


Y.  Jeffrey  Lee 
Steve  Kim 


With  the  spring  season 
under  way,  the  Washington 
College  Crew,  under  the 
guidance  of  head  coach  Mike 
Davenport  hopes  to  continue 
its  success  in  going  the 
distance  towards  their  final 
stretch  at  Dad  Vail  and 
Champion  Intercollegiate 
regatta  this  season. 

Having  gone  under  one  of 
the  years'  worst  weather 
conditions,  the  Washington 
crews  had  a  chance  to 
perform  during  the  spring 
break  under  the  warm  sunny 
skies  of  Florida. 

As  a  guest  team  in  the 
Metro  Cup  Regatta  at  Rollins 
College,  the  team  showed  an 
immense  determination  to 
put  away  the  opposing  team 
for  good. 

The  Men's  lightweight 
varsity  four  and  the  Women's 
lightweight  varsity  four  took 
the  first  place  in  front  of 
Rollins  College  and 
University  of  Central 
Florida.  The  Men's  four 
included  Ray  Herndon,  Mike 
Beardsly,  Leroy  Gatell,  and 
Brendbn  Norris.  The 
Women's  four  included 
Melisa  Olson,  Laura  Green, 
Taber  Overall  and  Kathy 
Mullin. 


The  heavyweight  varsity 
four  and  varsity  eight  for 
both  men  and  women  came 
in  second  place  with  both 
Men's  novice  four  and 
Women's  novice  eight  coming 
in  third  place. 

"The  light-weight  four  has  a 
lot  of  good  hopes  for  the 
future,"  Laura  Green  said. 
"They  are  showing  a  lot  of 
promise  and  they  are  looking 
very  competitive." 

With  the  addition  of  more 
than  twenty  freshmen,  this 
year's  top  contenders  include 
Seniors  Ray  Herndon,  Eric 
Jewett,  Laura  Green  and 
Mary  Bird. 

"We  are  coming  off  our  best 
year,"  assistant  coach  Matt 
Conaty  said.  "We  have  a 
bright  future  in  terms  of 
numbers  and  a  great 
potential  to  peak  at  the  Dad 
Vail." 

With  a  total  of  eight  races 
left  in  the  season, 
Washington  is  looking  for  the 
best  finish  ever.  With  tough 
races  ahead,  this  season 
should  prove  challenging  to 
the  Shorewomen  and  men. 

"I  feel  that  we  have 
achieved  alot,"  captain  Mary 
Bird  said.  "I  am  excited 
about  my  final  season  here 
and  coming  off  our  successful 
trip,  I  feel  good  about  what 
we  have  accomplished  thus 


far." 

For  Washington,  there  will 
be  two  varsity  eights  for  both 
men  and  women,  two  light- 
weight fours,  two  heavy- 
weight fours,  a  pair  and  a 
single.  This  will  be  followed 
by  three  novice  eights  and 
two  novice  fours. 

Washington  will  be 
competing  this  weekend 
against  Union  College  at 
home  and  also  in  the 
Casperson  Cup  in  Baltimore 
in  the  following  weekend. 


The  season's  schedule  is  as 
follows: 

Saturday,      March      26, 
Union  College-Home 
Saturday,        April        2, 
Casperson  Cup-Baltimore, 
MD 

Saturday,  April  9,  Lasalle 
invitational -Cherry  Hill,  NJ 
Saturday,  April  16,  Murphy 
cup,  Philadelphia,  PA 
Saturday,       April       30, 
Washington  College 

invitational-Home 
Sunday,     May     8,     Mid- 
Atlantic      Championship- 
Occoquan,  VA 

Saturday,  May  14,  Dad  Vail 
Regatta-Philadelphia,  PA 
Sunday,  May  15, 

Championship 
Intercollegiate  Regatta,  VA 


Erika  K.  Ford 


The  Washington  College 
baseball  team  returned  from 
its  recent  Spring  Break  trip 
to  Florida  encouraged  by  the 
results  of  a  3  win,  4  loss 
record. 

"With  more  effective 
pitching,  the  results  would 
have  been  a  6-2  record," 
Coach  Ed  Athey  said. 

Pitcher  Keith  Whiteford 
delivered  a  4-3  win  over 
Husson  College  (Maine) 
with  sophomore  Doug  Blair 
relieving  him.  A  double- 
header  victory  over  Western 
New  England  College 
(Massachusetts)  accounted 
for  the  other  two  victories. 

Whiteford  went  the 
distance  against  Western 
New  England  for  his  second 
win  and  he  relieved  Blair  in 
the  second  game,  with  Blair 
getting  the  victory. 

Overall,  I  think  we  did 
very  well  down  in  Florida," 
senior  tri-captain  Whiteford 
said.  "We're  a  pretty 
determined  team,  and  we're 
scrappy — we  want  to  win." 

Westfield  State  College 
(Massachusetts)  defeated 
the  Sho'men  14-11.  Going 
into  the  ninth  inning  they 
were  tied  9-9  with 
Washington.  but  poor 
fielding  allowed  Westfield 
five  runs  in  the  top  of  the 
ninth,  and  ultimately  the 
win  at  14-11. 

Wooster  College,  past 
champions  of  the  Ohio 
Conference,  dealt 

Washington  a  double  defeat, 
11-4  and  11-10.  The  Sho'men 
had  a  chance  to  tie  in  the 
second  game,  but  a  diving 
catch  of  Max  Walton's  line 
drive  in  left  center  snuffed 
out  the  Sho'men  rally. 

The  University  of  New 
Haven  (Connecticut),  an 
NCAA  Division  II  school 
ranked  15  th  in  their 
division,  gave  Washington 
their  fourth  loss.  After  the 


Sho'men  scored  eight  runs 
in  the  first  two  innings,  New 
Haven  regrouped  to  score  21 
runs  during  the  game  to  win 
21-8. 

"The  coaching  staff  saw 
very  encouraging  signs  in 
both  hitting  and  defense" 
Coach  Athey  said.  "O 
pitching  must  improve 
considerably  in  order  to 
have  a  good  chance  of 
competing  in  the  Centennial 
Conference." 

Keith  Whiteford's 
outstanding  show  in  Florida 
proves  he  is  necessary  for 
the  team's  future  successes. 
He  will  be  used  just  twice  a 
week  during  the  season,  so 
pitchers  Doug  Blair,  Andy 
Moore,  Jarrett  Pasko,  Kevin 
Roland,  and  Brian  Rush  are 
crucial  elements  of  a 
winning  coalition. 

Sophomore  Chad  Campbell 
is  also  showing  progress 
after  converting  from 
outfielder  to  pitcher,  and  he 
did  well  in  relief  spots  for 
the  Sho'men  last  week. 

Whiteford,  freshman  Tim 
Pilarski,  and  junior  Dan 
Coker  all  batted  over  .400  in 
Florida.  Whiteford  hit  two 
home  runs  and  Pilarski  hit 
three. 

"I  think  the  team  is  deep 
and  really, rich  in  talent," 
shortstop  player  Coker  said, 
"We're  a  good  hitting  team 
and  the  whole  line-up  is 
batting  like  champs  so  far 
this  season. 

"We  played  some  really 
good  clubs  in  Florida,  but  we 
had  deep  hitting  against 
them  though.  I  think  we're 
going  to  go  very  far  this 
season  and  win  the  whole 
thing!" 

Washington  will  come  out 
swinging  ,  against 

Muhlenberg  tomorrow  at 
home  at  1  p.m.  in  a  double- 
header.  It  will  be  the  first 
conference  game  for  both 
teams. 


Washington  Sports 
Legend  Dies  At  Age  86 

Crisfield  Native  Passed  Away  February  28 

Washington  College  lost  a  legendary  figure  on  February  28 
when  G.F.  "Gimp"  Carrington  passed  away  at  the  age  of  86  in 
Crisfield,  Maryland. 

Carrington,  a  member  of  the  Washington  College  Sports 
Hall  of  Fame,  came  to  Chestertown  in  1925  where  he  excelled 
in  basketball  and  football. 

The  history  major  went  on  to  graduate  magna  cum  laude 
and  become  a  teacher  and  coach  at  Crisfield  High  School. 

After  a  nine-year  stint  at  Crisfield,  Carrington  left  to  coach 
soccer,  basketball  and  baseball  at  Frostburg  College.  He  also 
has  a  place  in  the  Frostburg  Hall  of  Fame  for  his  success 
there. 

Also  a  World  War  II  veteran,  Carrington  went  back  to 
Crisfield  High  School  in  1946  to  be  its  principal.    He  is 
credited  for  setting  the  stage  for  the  building  of  a  new  high 
school  in  1954,  and  he  continued  to  coach  athletic  teams  , 
during  his  14-year  stay  as  principal. 

In  addition  to  his  honors  at  Washington  and  Frostburg. 
Carrington  was  elected  to  the  Eastern  Shore  Baseball  Hall  of 
Fame,  he  was  President  of  the  Maryland  State  Athletic 
Association,  and  he  was  active  in  promoting  and  organizing 
high  school  basketball  tournaments. 

Carrington  was  born  on  August  5,  1907  in  Waterbury. 
Connecticut. 

The  Crisfield  Times  contributed  to  this  story. 


11 


l/gshlngton  College  Elm 


Sports 


March  25.  1994 


(len's  Lax  Sticks  It  To 
pivision  III  Opponents 


MattMurray_ 


After  two  Division  I  losses 

open  the  season,  the 
Washington  men's  lacrosse 
eam  has  won  three 
onsecutive  games  to  earn  a 
.2  record  with  a  Division  III 
lash  looming  tomorrow 
nst  Cortland  State. 
Over  Spring  Break, 
Washington  defeated  St. 
jar/s  (23-12),  Greensboro 
13-9),  and  Colby  (16-6). 
lason  Paige  scored  nine 
roals  >n  tne  St.  Mary's 
rictory — only  one  short  of  a 
school  record  for  a  single 
ranie. 

However,  the  month  of 
March  wasn't  so  kind  to  the 
Shoremen  in  the  early  going. 
lifter  a  loss  to  Navy  on 
March  2,  Johns  Hopkins 
lisjted  Kibler  Field  for  a 
showdown  on  March  9. 

The  Bluejays  ran  all  over 
[he  Shoremen  in  the  first 
half,  taking  a  12-3  halftime 
lead.  However,  in  the  second 
half,  Washington  played  an 
tven  game  with  its  Division  I 
rival,  with  each  team  scoring 
nine  goals  a  piece. 

'I  was  really  disappointed 


in  the  first  half,"  head  coach 
Terry  Corcoran  said.  "We 
were  doing  the  same  things 
wrong  as  we  did  in  the  Navy 
game,  and  mainly,  we 
weren't  clearing  the  ball  out 
of  our  end.  It  was  nice  to  see 
in  the  second  half  that  we 
started  clearing  the  ball." 

However,  Corcoran  had  a 
few  accolades  for  his  team 
which  proved  to  be  true  in 
the  next  three  games. 

"I  think  we're  playing  good 
defense,  and  I  think  we  have 
a  good  offensive  group,"  said 
Corcoran  after  the  Hopkins 
game. 

The  second  half  effort  of  the 
Hopkins  game  carried  over 
into  Saturday's  victory  over 
St.  Mary's.  Washington  took 
a  15-10  lead  over  the 
Seahawks  after  three 
quarters  and  pulled  away  in 
the  fourth  stanza. 

Paige's  nine  goals  were 
supplemented  by  Chris 
Sanchez's  six  goals  and  two 
assists,  Bart  Jaeger's  four 
tallies  and  two  assists,  and 
Chris  Cote's  three  goals  and 
an  assist.  Blair  Muneses 
also  contributed  a  goal  and 
an  assist  while  Christian 


Boone  had  an  assist. 

Washington  continued  its 
hot  streak  by  outlasting  a 
tough  Greensboro  team  13-9 
on  March  16.  The  successful 
run  carried  over  into  the 
weekend  when  Washington 
dominated  Colby  16-6. 

The  Shoremen  will  host 
Cortland  State  tomorrow  for 
a  1:30  p.m.  game.  One  of  the 
top  programs  in  Division  III, 
Cortland  features  a  quick 
attack.  Washington  defeated 
the  Red  Dragons  last  season 
18-9  in  sloppy  conditions,  as 
Paige  had  five  goals.  At  the 
time,  Cortland  was  ranked 
10th  in  Division  III. 

With  an  impressive  win 
over  Cortland  tomorrow, 
Washington  could  attract 
attention  in  the  national 
polls  as  well  as  prepare  itself 
for  upcoming  games  against 
Dickinson,  Swarthmore,  and 
Franklin  &  Marshall.  While 
neither  team  is  a  particularly 
strong  squad,  Franklin  & 
Marshall  could  be  a  tough 
game,  and  a  showdown  with 
Gettysburg  is  waiting  on 
April  16. 


The  Washington  College 
women's  tennis  team  will 
opened  its  season  last 
Saturday  against  Division 
il's  University  of  South 
Carolina  at  Spartansburg. 

The  Shorewomen  also 
played  Wofford,  Trinity,  and 
Emory  while  traveling  over 
Spring  Break. 

Against  the  talented 
tompetition,  Washington 
could  not  win  a  match,  and 
the  team  returned  home  with 
an  0-4  record.  However, 
against  Division  Ill's  ninth 
ranked  Emory  University, 
'he  Shorewomen  refused  to 
go  down  without  a  fight, 
losing  by  a  7-2  score. 

Led  this  season  by  senior 
?am  Hendrickson 

(Kutztown,  Pa.)  and  junior 
Diana  Clausen  (Freedom, 
^■H.),  Washington  hopes  to 
improve  over  last  year's 
record. 

"We're  real  young,"  head 
jach  Tim  Gray  said.  Tam 
jjendrickson  and  Diana 
Clausen  are  going  to  have  to 
Provide  some  leadership." 

Hendrickson  was  the  1993 
Middle  Atlantic  Conference 
champion,  and  she  has  made 
'"ee  consecutive 

aPpearances  in  the  NCAA 
tournament.  She  is  the  only 
junior  on  tne  team,  and 
Clausen  is  the  only  junior  on 
'he  young  seven-woman 
3quad. 

Gray  believes  it  will  be  a 
^building  year  for  his  team, 
*nich  faces  an  extremely 
Hh  schedule. 

Before  the  season  is  over, 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


Young  Women's  Tennis  Team 
Goes  O-For-Carolina  For  Week 

However,  Gray  Encouraged  By  Play  Against  Talented  Teams 

Matt  Murray 


Washington's  Pam  Hendrickson 
the  Shorewomen  will  have 
faced  Division  Ill's  number 
one  ranked  Trinity 
University,  third  ranked 
Washington  &  Lee,  seventh 
ranked  Mary  Washington, 
ninth  ranked  Emory 
University,  10th  ranked 
Trenton  State,  and  17th 
ranked  Franklin  &  Marshall. 
The  Centennial  Conference 
will  also  be  difficult  for  the 
young  team  as  F  &  M, 
Haverford,  and  Swarthmore 
all  have  strong  programs. 


Ut/.# 


Well,  after  a  three-week  lay-off,  it's  hard  to  limit  the  Newt's 
P.O.W.  award  to  just  one  person,  especially  when  athletes 
like  Robin  Sander  and  Keith  Whiteford  had  such  spectacular 
Spring  Breaks. 

Sander,  a  freshman  from  Baden  Baden,  Germany,  has 
played  excellent  tennis  for  Tim  Gray's  squad  this  year. 
Undefeated  at  the  number  one  position,  Sander  has  already 
beaten  two  Division  I  opponents  this  year.  Against  George 
Mason's  number  one,  Sander  played  mercilessly,  and 
Furman's  number  one  player  suffered  the  same  fate  in  a  4-6, 
6-0,  6-0  match.  I  guess  Robin  just  teased  him  in  the  first  set 
and  then  crushed  his  confidence  like  a  grape. 

Whiteford,  who  calls  Baltimore,  Maryland  home,  has  been 
equally  as  impressive  for  the  baseball  team.  The  Calvert 
Hall  alumn  hit  over  .400  with  2  homeruns  in  Florida  while 
also  carrying  the  pitching  staff.  He  gets  the  nod  this  week 
after  a  strong  recommendation  from  "the  old  bomber"--A.P. 
himself. 

So  there  you  have  it,  a  German  who  can't  lose  at  tennis  and 
a  Baltimorean  who  only  hits  homers  get  the  old  Newt's  nod 
this  week.  Other  people  deserving  recognition  are  Damian 
Polla  (men's  tennis),  the  softball  team  for  starting  3-1,  the 
Crew  teams  for  their  performances  in  Florida,  and  a  big 
good  luck  goes  out  to  Sarah  Feyerherm,  as  she'll  make  her 
Washington  debut  as  lacrosse  coach  tomorrow. 

(And  Blair,  you  don't  stand  a  chance  to  get  in  this  column 
all  year,  no  matter  how  badly  you  want  it— just  kidding 
Billy). 

And  by  the  way  for  anyone  who  missed  it,  yours  truly 
shocked  the  sports  world  when  I  gave  Adam  Poe  a  scare  he'll 
never  forget  on  the  one-and-one  court.  Dropping  three-point 
bomb  after  three-point  bomb  ("you  can't  stop  me,  you  can't 
even  hope  to  contain  me"),  I  took  a  6-4  lead  on  the  varsity 
player  before  he  took  my  jeans-and-loafers-wearing  self  to 
the  hole  one  too  many  times  in  an  11-7  loss.  However,  I 
definitely  redeemed  myself  after  losing  10-0  to  the  New 
Jersey  native  last  year.  Just  wait  til  next  year  Adam... 


Other  members  of  the  1994 
women's  tennis  team  are 
freshman  Melissa  Ellwanger 
(Queenstown,  Md.), 

sophomore  Anne-Marie 
Malena  (Hyde  Park,  N.Y.), 
sophomore  Kim  Prettyman 
(Laurel,  Delaware), 

freshman  Amy  Rizzetello  (St. 
Michael's,  Md.),  and 
sophomore  Victoria  Roth 
(Berlin,  Md.). 

The  Shorewomen  will  visit 
Muhlenberg  tomorrow  for  an 
11:00  match. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15 «  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


12 


March  25,  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Si, 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


.iA^»cra»inn 


Washington 
Colby 

SC_xCJ.K..li/0         Washington 
Greensboro 


ennis 


Washington  10  18  Washington  4-j 

Wesley  College      4    16   Spring  Break     Recow 

Baseball  Women's  Tennis 

Washington  3-4         Washington  0-4 

Spring  Break   Record      Spring  Break  Record 


Michelle  Chin  a  sophomore  from  Glen  Burnle.  Maryland.  Is  one  of  five  returning  letter-winners  on  the  Washington  Softball 

team   Chin  hit  well  over  .300  for  the  Shorewomen  last  year  and  played  a  near  flawless  centerfield.  Along  with  Denise 

Hakanson.  Nicole  Zemanskl.  Kelly  Eakln.  and  Tara  Rathel.  she  Is  part  of  the  backbone  for  this  year's  3-1  squad 


Upcoming 

Games 


Newt's  Players  of  the  Week:Keith  Whiteford  &  Robin  Sander 


MEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Cortland  State 
March  26  1:30 

WOMEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Swarthmore 
March  26  1:00 

Washington  vs. 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
March  29  4:00 

BASEBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Muhlenberg 
March  26  1:00 

SOFTBALL 

Washington  at 
Gettysburg 
March  26  1:00 

TENNIS 

Washington  at 
Muhlenberg 
March  26  1 1  &  2 

CREW 

Washington  vs. 
Union  College 
March  26  7:30  a.m. 


INSIDE 

•W.C.  Teams 
Return  From 
Spring  Break 

•Men's  Lax 
On  A  Roll 


•Men's  Tennis 
Beats  Emory 

•Softball 
Starts  Year  At 
3-1  Record 

•Carrington 
Obituary 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community   Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Twenty-two  •   April  1,  1994 


Washington  College    •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


Wubbels  Wobbles 
Trout  Flounders 


Scott-Koon- 


The  administration 
is  currently  reeling  from 
serious  charges  leveled 
against  it  in  a  document 
recently  leaked  to  the  Elm. 
The  document  is  written  in 
the  form  of  a  resolution,  and 
it  appears  to  be  intended  for 
introduction  at  this  Monday's 
upcoming  faculty  meeting. 

The  resolution 

singles  out  the  President  and 
the  Dean  of  the  College  for 
particular  abuse.  It  charges 
that  "the  President  is  a 
Scorpio,  and  therefore  unfit 
for  a  position  of  such 
authority.  Additionally,  he 
smiles  too  much,  and  this 
makes  us  really  nervous. 
Plus,  he  drinks  nearly  as 
much  as  the  editor  of  the 
Elm." 

The  document  says  of 
the  dean  that  "he  lacks  a 
sense  of  humor.  The  man  is 
as  stiff  as  a  post,  and  really 
needs  to  lighten  up.  And 
while  we  recognize  the  need 
to  conserve  energy,  the 
College  does  not  need  a  dean 
who  rides  around  town  on  a 
late  1960s  model  Schwinn. 
It's  positively  undignified." 

The  resolution  does 
not  call  for  any  action  other 
than  demanding  that  "the 
president  and  the  dean 
should  both  shell  out  some 
serious  bucks  for  a  hipper 
wardrobe." 

Yesterday  the  Elm 
went  to  the  Dean's  office  to 
conduct  an  interview  with 
the  President  and  the  Dean 


Giant  Dean  terrorizes  campus! 


to  provide  them  an 
opportunity  to  respond  to  the 
charges.  The  president 
would  not  address  all  of  the 
charges  leveled  against  him 
in  the  document  except  to 
say  "I  don't  drink  nearly  as 
much  as  the  editor  of  the 
Elm-I  don't  think  anyone 
does."  President  Trout 
added  "That  boy  needs  to 
check  himself  into  detox,  the 
sooner  the  better." 

Dean  Wubbels  said  of 
the  charges  "Um,  I  really 
think  the  faculty  could  ... 
(unintelligible)  ...  in  a  much 
more  ...  (mumble  mumble)  ... 
it's     not     a     Schwinn     ... 


(garbled)  ...  what's  wrong 
with  the  way  I  dress  ... 
(incomprehensible)  ...  bored 
of  Visitors  and  Governors  ... 
did  you  get  all  that?" 

The  Elm  then  asked 
the  Dean  if  he  was  aware  of 
the  section  of  the  resolution 
which  reads  "Furthermore, 
the  Dean  is  evidently  on  a 
personal  power  trip.  Every 
time  a  new  committee  is 
formed,  he  makes  himself 
the  chair,  and  we  have 
recently  learned  that  he  has 
been  working  behind  the 
scenes  to  procure  for  himself 
the  chair  of  the  Board 
Finance    Committee,    the 


Faculty  Finance  Committee, 
the  Senior  Campaign 
Committee,  the  Senior  Vice 
Presidency  for  Budget  and 
Finance  and  the  Presidency 
of  the  SGA,  as  well  as  other 
offices  and  positions  at  the 
College." 

The  Dean  became 
noticeably  disturbed  at  this 
point,  and  suddenly  broke 
out  in  a  meglomaniacal 
cackle  of  the  kind  rarely 
heard  outside  of  Saturday 
morning  cartoons.  "So,  the 
faculty  has  caught  on  to  my 
little  plan,"  Wubbels  said. 
"Hah!  It  matters  little  now. 
I  was  working  on  a  new 


SGA  Mandates  Smoking  in 
Student  Center 


Kate  Meagher 

Students  of  WC  will 
be  glad  to  know  that  the  SGA 
is  considering  legislation 
requiring  everyone  who 
enters  the  student  center  to 
be  carrying  at  least  one  lit 
cigarette.  The  policy  is  "the 
more,  the  better."  It  seems 
that  the  Cove  has  received 
complaints  from  a  number  of 
students  concerning  a  serious 
Problem  that  affects  all 
members  of  the  Washington 
College  community.  Several 
students  have  determined 
that  they  have  not  received 
the  full  benefits  of  the 
Btudent  center.  One  student, 
who  wishes  to  remain 
anonymous  because  of  the 
sensitivity  of  this  issue, 
related  his  own  touching 


story. 

"The  whole  thing 
started  last  week,"  the 
student  said.  "I  had  gone 
into  the  cove  for  a  grilled 
cheese,  tomato,  and  turkey 
sandwich.  I  went  into  the 
student  center  to  eat,  and 
there  were  a  few  people 
playing  pool.  It  was  all  nice 
and  respectable,  until  I 
noticed  that  not  one  of  them 
was  smoking.  Not  one.  Now 
I  ask  you,  what  is  the  fun  in 
that?" 

In  order  to  rectify  the 
situation,  the  student  pulled 
out  his  Camels  and  offered  to 
donate  them  to  the  pool 
players. 

"I  wanted  to  do  what 
I  could  to  help,"  he  said, 
choking  back  the  tears.   "But 


chemical -a  form  of 

methyoxypropl  amine  so 
powerful  that  it  would  allow 
me  to  completely  abrogate 
the  rules  of  physics  as  you 
earthlings  understand 
them!" 

"You  mean?"  said  the 
President. 

"Yes,"  said  the  Dean, 
"a  chemical  which  will  allow 
me  to  actually  be  in  two  or 
more  places  at  the  same 
time.  So  far  I've  only  taken 
small  doses,  to  give  the 
appearance  of  working  an 
eighty  hour  work  week  when 
in  fact  I  only  work  six  hours 
a  day.  I  planned  to 
eventually  take  over  the 
College  by  performing  every 
single  job  at  the  College-and 
it  would  have  worked  too,  if 
it  hadn't  been  for  that 
meddling  professoriate!" 

"Then  your  scheme 
has  been  foiled!"  said 
President  Trout,  obviously 
relieved  that  he  would  not 
have  a  competitor  for  his  job 
who  was  not  bound  by  the 
fetters  of  physics  as  we 
earthlings  understand  them. 
,sYes,  but  that  will 
not  stop  me!"  said  the  Dean. 
"During  the  course  of  my 
research  on 

methyoxyproplamine  I  made 
an  even  more  earth- 
shattering  discovery. 
Nothing  can  stop  me  now!" 
The  Dean  then  made  a  mad 
dash  for  his  coffee  cup  and 
drained  it's  contents  as  the 
President  called  Security. 

"You      fool!"      said 

See  "Dean,"  on  p.  3 


for  some  ungodly  reason, 
they  refused.  It  really  hurt 
me.  When  I  went  back  to  my 
room  to  wallow  in  my  futility, 
none  of  my  clothes  had  the 
slightest  odor  of  good  clean 
smoke.  That's  really  the 
shame  of  it  all."  And  this  is 
only  one  account  of  one 
experience  of  one  student. 
Who  knows  how  many  others 
may  be  out  there  who  have 
experienced  the  same  thing 
and  haven't  come  out  with 
their  stories?  There  could  be 
dozens,  maybe  more. 

Some  have  been  bold 
enough  to  come  forward  in 
defense  of  those  who  rejected 
the  offer  of  assistance  from 
the  student. 

See  "Smoke"  on  6 


Inside 


My  Mother  the  Car 


Help-the  Elm  needs  a  new 
Photo 


SGA  Orgy 


My  life  as  a  sex  slave  to  alien  _ 

amazons  from  the  planet  Dorglefloop     O 


April  1.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  ei„ 


Norm/tlly  I  like  to  reserve  this  space  for  something 
important  which  I  feel  the  College  community  should  know 
about.  This  week  is  no  exception,  except  that  there  isn't 
really  anything  important  I  feel  the  College  community 
should  know  about. 

But  what  about  Dr.  Beverly  Wolff  accepting  the 
position  of  Associate  Dean?  Well,  okay,  I  guess  that's  kinda 
important.  But,  hey,  we'll  cover  it  next  week,  I  promise. 
What  about  the  SGA  voting  to  secure  and  retain  for  itself  the 
right  to  make  smoking  policy  for  the  Student  Center  and  the 
dorms?  Yeah,  that's  important  too,  but  again,  we'll  cover  it 
next  week. 

For  those  of  you  who  have  not  noticed-April  Fools! 
Yes,  once  every  seven  years  or  so  the  Elm  actually  comes  out 
on  April  Fools  Day,  so  this  is  sort  of  a  special  issue.  Just  to 
clarify  things  I'd  like  to  say  that  almost  all  of  what  you  will 
read  in  this  week's  issue  is  not  true-practically  all  of  this 
week's  paper  is  a  gag. 

There  are  exceptions,  however.  Joy  Yarusi's  Open 
Forum  on  hate  crimes  is  not  a  joke.  In  a  way,  it's  a  real 
shame  that  we  had  to  run  it  this  week,  because  it's  a  topic 
which  shouldn't  be  confused  with  all  the  other  gag  stuff  in 
the  paper.  The  Letters  to  the  Editor  section  contains  no  gag 
material  either.  And  the  Sports  section  is  all  real,  too. 
Congratulations  to  the  lacrosse,  crew  and  baseball  teams  for 
their  victories. 

Having  said  that,  I'm  sure  we'll  catch  some  flak  for 
this  issue  anyway.  So  be  it.  I  hope  the  rest  of  you  find  it 
amusing. 

And  speaking  of  flak,  I  caught  a  lot  of  it  for  my  pro- 
smoking  polemic  on  page  eight  of  last  week's  issue.  Evidently 
a  lot  of  people  thought  it  looked  too  much  like  a  news  article. 
Here  is  a  few  ways  you  can  tell  a  news  article  from  a  feature: 
Read  the  section  heading  at  the  top  of  the  page.  If  it 
says  "features,"  then  what  is  found  on  that  page  is  most 
likely  not  news,  but  features.  Usually. 

Read  the  headline.  If  it  says  something  like  "If 
Smoking  is  Outlawed,  Only  Outlaws  Will  Smoke,"  beware! 
What  you  are  about  to  read  is  probably  subjective:  even  its 
headline  contains  a  value  judgment. 

Look  for  words  like  "I"  or  "we."  If  the  author  ever 
writes  in  the  first  person,  you  can  be  damn  sure  it's  not  a 
news  article  you're  reading. 

Look  for  hyperbole.  If  the  author  uses  it,  then  it  is 
unlikely  it  is  a  news  story  you  are  reading. 

Many  features  we  run  are  opinion/commentary  pieces 
about  campus  life.  I've  often  considered  running  the  words 
"opinion"  or  "commentary"  next  to  such  articles.  Many 
newspapers  do  this,  but  I  think  it's  kind  of  silly  for  a  twelve 
page  paper.  It's  insulting  to  one's  intelligence,  or  at  least  I 
think  so.  I  like  to  think  that  people  are  pretty  good  at  being 
able  to  tell  what  is  opinion  and  what  is  not.  Perhaps  next 
year's  Editor  will  learn  from  my  mistakes. 

And  then  there  is  the  question  of  why  I  ran  that  piece 
last  week  in  the  Features  section  rather  than  on  the  Editorial 
page.  The  reason  I  did  so  was  that  I  try  to  make  sure  that 
the  pieces  which  appear  here  are  ones  which  don't  offend  the 
entire  College  community.  Since  I  was  certain  that  this 
particular  article  would  tick  off  a  good  many  people,  I  ran  it 
on  page  eight. 

Does  any  of  this  sound  rather  arbitrary  to  you?  You 
betcha.  There's  a  good  deal  of  work  that  goes  into  this  paper, 
decisions  have  to  be  made,  and  someone's  got  to  make  them. 
The  buck  stops  here.  The  time  is  drawing  near  for  me  to  pass 
the  torch  on  to  someone  else  so  they  can  make  arbitrary 
decisions  and  catch  hell  for  them.  We  have  received  only  one 
application  for  the  position  of  Editor  in  Chief  of  the  Elm  so 
far.  We  need  more.  Applicants  must  be  unafraid  of  getting 
the  worst  grades  of  their  college  career.  Applicants  must  be 
extremely  hard-working,  putting  the  paper  before  everything 
else.  Applicants  must  be  willing  to  accept  the  vilification 
along  with  the  praise,  and  not  let  either  affect  your  self 
image.  I  would  also  hope  that  whoever  comes  after  me  will 
build  on  what  this  year's  staff  has  accomplished  and  make 
next  year's  paper  better  than  this  one.  If  you  can  handle  it, 
send  an  application  explaining  your  qualifications  and  why 
you  want  the  job  to  Dr.  Striner  ASAP.  Spelling,  grammar  and 
punctuation  count. 


THIS     M^BfctU     W1LP     by   TOM   TOMORROW 


WATERGATE,  (RAM-CONTRA.  AND  IRAQ6ATE  WERE 
ALL  A9USES  OF  EXECUTIVE  AUTHORITY  ..AT  TEMPT  J 
BV   REPUBLICAN  AOWINiJTRATiONi  To  SUBVERT 
THE  CONSTiTuT/oN   AND   CIRCUMVENT  THE 
DEMOCRATIC   PROCESS... 


HAD  CLINTON   MOT  SEtOWE  PRESIDENT,  WHITE 
WATER  WOULD  HAVE  SEEN   LITTLE  WORE 
THAN    A    FOOTNOTE   To  THE  StL    DEBACLE- 
WHICH,  TH0U6M    BIPARTISAN,  WAS    INSTIGATED 
BV  THE  REPUBLICAN  /AANIA    FoB  PEREC 
VLATION- 


JUST  ANOTHER  WONDERFUL  EXAMPLE  I 
OF  WHAT  THE  FREE  WAHKET  CAM  QO\ 
WHEN  RELIEVED  OF  ThE  BURDEN  OF  f 
GOVERNMENTAL  OVERSIGHT... 


GIVEN  THEIR  HISToRT.  iT'5  HARD  TO  TAKE  THE 
REPUBLICANS  ToO   SERIOUSLY  ofJ  WHITEWATER 
PAETituLARLY  BoB  POLE,  WHO  REVEALED  HIS 
OVER-EXCITABILITY    DURING  THE   WHITE. 
HOUSE    TRAVEL    OFFICE     BROUHAHA... 


L-iT  IS   APPARENT   FROW  THE   CLU/ttST 
COVER-UP   ATrE/flPTV-AND  THE  TROUBLING 
DEATH   OF  YlNCE  foSTER-THAT  SOMETHING 
5  GOiN&  ON  HERE... 


■-TOU    WEAN   THE  MONET-DRIVEN   AMER- 
ICAN   POLITICAL  SYSTEM    HA$  LED    TO 
THE   ELECTION   OF  TET    ANOTHER 
TAINTED  PoLiTiciA N  ? 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor, 

I  believe  that  you 
and  your  staff  merit 
congratulations  on  your 
editorial  dated  February  25, 
1994.  The  editorial  was,  to 
say  the  least,  a  timely  one. 
More  than  that,  I  applaud 
your  choice  of  options  — 
candor  seldom  goes  wrong, 
particularly  when  it 
emanates  from  a  newspaper. 

As  a  matter  of 
introduction,  I  graduated 
from  Washington  College  in 
1940,  and  my  brother  in 
1942.  My  father,  Benjamin 
Johnson,  graduated  in  1911. 
My  family  and  I  have  'seen  it 
all'  simply  because  of  the 
span  of  our  experience  at 


this  institution. 

I  am  writing  to  you 
now  —  not  because  I  have 
anything  to  contribute  with 
respect  to  the  1782  Society 
gala  —  but  to  congratulate 
your  perception  and 
judgment  with  respect  to  the 
durability  of  this  institution. 
As  you  say,  there  is  no 
genuine  cause  for  alarm. 
After  211  years,  you  can  be 
sure  that  the  College  will 
survive.  On  the  other  hand, 
austerity  is  only  prudent, 
and  in  my  opinion,  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors,  as  well  as  the 
Committee  Chairman,  are 
entitled  to  praise  along  with 
you  and  your  staff. 


As  you  say,  hard 
times  do  mean  an 
opportunity  to  build  a  better 
place  and  assure  its  ' 
permanence.  Conversely, 
the  progress  in  the  last  20 
years  is  worthy  of 
commendation  and  I  have 
great  confidence  myself  that 
it  will  continue.  In  the 
words  of  Dr.  Tom  Kessinger, 
the  president  of  Haverford 
College,  "We  are  entitled  to  | 
say  that  our  favorite  college 
is  indeed  a  wonderful  place."  I 
So  thanks  to  the  Elm  for 
recognizing  and  playing  out 
a  course  of  thinking  which 
will  serve  us  all  well. 

See  "  Letters,"  p.  6 


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Features/News/Libel 


April  1.  1994 


Open 
Forum 


What  comes  to  mind 
when  I  say  the  words  "Hate 
Crimes"?  Did  you  know  that 
this  campus  has  no  policy 
regarding  this  issue?  Should 
it?  I  mantion  this  only  to 
raise  consciousness,  not  to 
drag  anyone  down  with  yet 
another  movement  about 
being  politically  corect.  So 
many  issues  concern  me 
lately,  but  I  think  that  this  is 
the  most  difficult  to  take  a 
stand  on.  We  live  in  a 
country  where,  thank  GOd, 
we  have  freedom  of  spech, 
and  we  don't  burn  books,  and 
yet  at  the  same  time  we 
allow  such  groups  as  the 
KKK  and  Aryan  youth  to 
print   and   handout   fliers 


into  a  brawl). 

My  argument  is,  can 
we  really  teach  someone  a 
new  way  to  think  and  can  we 
punish  them  for  something 
out  of  their  control?  That  is, 
in  a  country  where  Howard 
Stern  is  King  of  morning 
radio,  and  skinheads  wearing 
whiter  shoelaces(meaning 
white  supremacy)  are  as 
common  as  liquor  stores  in 
New  York  City  and  other 
cities?  Here  is  something  to 
contemplate.  The  other 
evening  I  got  a  fortune  cookie 
from  a  Chinese  restuarant 
and  it  read  "count  to  ten 
before  speaking".  Now  I 
don't  want  to  go  into  another 
lengthy  dissertation  about 


"Dean,"  from  p.  1 

Wubbels  to  Trout,  "You  can 
do  nothing  to  stop  me  now 
little  man,  nothing!  I  needed 
you  once,  but  no  more!  My 
God,  how  it  has  pained  me  to 

Eut  up  with  you  and  your 
lathering  inanities!  I  sat  by 
quietly  for  so  long  doing  all 
the  work,  and  yet  you  got  to 
go  to  all  the  interesting 
intercollegiate  functions,  you 
get  to  give  all  the  speeches, 
you  get  to  schmooze  it  up 
with  all  the  important 
muckety- mucks,  you  get  all 
the  hot  babes,  you  get  all  the 
money,  all  the  credit,  all  the 
perquisites  and  all  the  glory- 
and  I'm  sick  and  tired  of 
being  cooped  up  in  my  office!" 
"Well,  gee  Gene,  I'm 
sorry  you  feel  that  way," 
Trout  said.  "Why  don't  we 
discuss  this?  By  the  way,  I 
don't  know  what  you  meant 
by  that  "hot  babes'  crack,  but- 

"Don't  you  dare 
patronize  me,  Trout,  you're 
nothing  but  a  big  fish  in  a 
small  pond!"  Wubbels  said. 
"Well,  two  can  play  at  that 
game!  I  can  be  a  big  fish  too! 
Mwooh-hah-hah-hah-hah- 


publicizing  their  convictions. 
So  how  should  we  apply  the 
term  here  at  Washington 
College  within  the  Student 
Conduct  Code? 

Recently  this  issue 
was  brought  to  my  attention 
at  an  SCC  meeting  where  I 
was  blown  away  by 
discovering  that  students 
here  could  commit  such 
hateful  crimes.  I  am 
revealing  nothing 

scandaluos,  this  was 
discussed  and  printed  in  the 
SGA  minutes  for  all  to  see 
last  wek.  The  whole  thing 
got  me  to  thinking  about  how 
Far  can  we  go  in  applying  a 
law  to  penalize  one  who 
commits  a  hate  crime,  and 
how  do  we  define  it?  I  will 
admit,  I'd  be  the  first  to  want 
to  knock  someone  out  who 
verbally  or  physically 
attacked  me  or  someone  close 
to  me,  but  at  the  same  time 
think  I  worM  have  to  laugh 
at  the  ignorance  of  such  a 
hateful  individual,(perhaps 
beause  I  am  too  small  to  get 


whether  it  is  good  or  bad  to 
speak  out  immediately, 
whenever  you  fel  the  urge. 
And  yes,  I  know  that  this 
phrase  limits  the  greatness 
of  poetic  license  and 
spontaneity,  but  it  does  make 
you  think.  How  many 
personal  feelings  could  be 
spared  the  hurt?  How  many 
SCC  trials  avoided?  I  know 
that  it  would  save  me  from 
one  of  my  lewd  uncles  at  big 
family  parties  that  jokes 
about  individuals  of  Jewish 
and  Polish  descent. 

One  of  my  professors 
asked  of  the  class  whether 
the  human  capacity  to  hate 
was  greater  than  it's  capacity 
to  love,  and  I  am  not  so  sure. 
However,  I  do  believe  the 
world  would  be  a  better  place 
in  general  if  we  all  thought  a 
bit  harder  and  longer  about 
what  we  felt  before  it  was 
announced  to  someone  who 
may  take  offense.  Ten 
seconds  is  just  a  starting 
point,  fi 


Hah!!l    A  VERY  big  fish... 
any  second  now..." 

At  that  moment,  the 
Dean  began  an  incredible 
spurt  of  growth,  bursting 
first  out  of  his  clothes,  then 
out  of  his  office,  and  then  out 
of  the  Buntagon  itself! 
Wubbel's  weight  eventually 
caused  his  feet  to  crash 
through  the  floor  and  come  to 
rest  in  the  basement  of 
Bunting.  The  collapse 
occurred  directly  above  the 
office  of  Michele  Messick, 
who  was  out  to  lunch  at  the 
time. 

Wubbels'  height 
stabilized  at  about  seventy- 
five  feet.  At  that  point, 
Wubbels  began  fishing 
around  for  Trout,  who  was 
floundering  about  in  the 
corner,  paralyzed  with  fear. 
Unfortunately  for  the  Dean, 
he  had  forgotten  one  thing- 
which  is  that  legs  designed  to 
hold  up  a  normal-sized 
human  body  simply  do  not 
suffice  to  hold  up  a  seventy- 
five  foot  tall  human  body: 
this  is  the  reason  why  an 
elephant's  legs  are  thicker  in 
proportion  to  its  body  than 
those  of  a  horse.  In  any 
event,  the  Dean  must  have 


remembered  this  at  that 
point  in  time,  but  by  then  it 
was  too  late.  Wubbels, 
weakly  wobbling  on  his  ill- 
proportioned  legs,  staggered 
out  of  Bunting.  He  then 
loped  around  towards  the 
CAC  before  tripping  on  a  tree 
and  falling  harmlessly  on 
Martha  Washington  Square. 
The  force  of  the  impact 
caused  him  to  return  to  his 
true  form. 

This  reporteV  was 
shocked  to  learn  at  thftt  time 
that  the  wobbly  Wubbels  was 
not  in  fact  same  real  Gene 
Wubbels  who  was  born  in  a 
log  cabin  in  Preston 
Minnesota  on  September  21, 
1942,  but  was  really  a  space 
alien  from  the  planet  Xenor 
(pronounced  ZEE-nor). 
Fortunately,  this  tale  has  a 
happy  ending.  Using  the 
threat  of  nuclear  weapons 
(see  related  story),  Chessie, 
and  with  a  meteor  crash 
eminent,  immortal  time 
traveler  Louis  L.  Goldstein 
was  able  convince  the 
Xenorians  that  it  would  be  in 
their  best  interest  to  release 
Wubbels.  CI 


WC  Has  a  New  Theme  Song 


Marshall  Norton 


Some  have  called  the 
move  ridiculous,  others  have 
heralded  it  as  long  overdue. 
The  rumors  that  have  been 
circulating  are  entirely  true. 
It's  official:  in  a  special 
ceremony  scheduled  for  the 
upcoming  Earth  Day 
weekend,  the  "upbeat,  funky 
pop-reggae"  band,  Urban 
Blight  will  unveil  a  song 
that,  in  a  special  dedication 
to  be  given  by  President 
Charles  Trout,  will  then  be 
declared  the  official  school 
song. 

SGA  President  Jamie 
Baker  explained,  "We  felt 
that  the  school  lacked  a 
certain  unity  and  thought 
that  a  school  song  that,  over 
time,  everyone  would  come  to 


know  and  love  would  be  just 
the  thing  to  bring 
Washington  College 

together."  He  went  on  to  say 
that  the  various  bands  that 
have  been  invited  here  to 
play  at  the  Pavilion  and  in 
the  Student  Center  this  year 
inspired  the  SGA  members  to 
propose  that  the  school  song 
be  of  the  "ska"  variety. 

The  melody  for  the 
song  is  reportedly  based  on  a 
Colonial  Fife-and-drum  tune 
said  to  have  been  composed 
by  George  Washington 
himself.  The  lyrics,  however, 
were  penned  collectively  by 
the  SGA.  Reprinted  here  is 
the  chorus  to  "Washington 
College,  Our  Alma  Mater." 
Lyrics  used  by  permission. 

Washington  College.. .yeah. 


Washington  College. ..yeah. 
Washington  College... yeah. 
Yeah,  (scream) 
In  an  interesting  side 
note,  most  likely  stemming 
from     all     of     the     hype 
surrounding  the  new  school 
song,  there  are  unconfirmed 
reports  that  efforts  are  under 
way  to  make  an  acronym  out 
of  the  Student  Government 
Association,  rather  than  just 
an  abbreviation.    Much  like 
"NASA",  "NATO",  and  others 
are  abbreviations 

pronounced  as  one  word, 
under  this  new  plan  it  would 
become  acceptable,  if  not 
mandatory,  to  refer  to  the 
Student  Government 

Association  as  "The  Sga."  No 
further  information  on  this 
subject  was  available  at 
press  time.  H 


We  Must  Not  Turn  Our  Backs  Upon  Ourselves 


Paul  Brlggs 


There  have  been  a 
number  of  highly  interesting 
developments  on  the 
international  scene. 
On  Monday,  Russian 
nationalist  Vladimir 

Zhirinovsky  reportedly 
traveled  to  Srebrenica  to 
meet  with  Bosnian  Serb 
leader  Radovan  Karadzic. 
The  two  discussed  cultural 
and  historical  ties  between 
their  respective  regions  and 
worked  out  a  mutual 
agreement  to  pose  naked  on 
the  cover  of  Rolling  Stone. 
In  yet  another  reminder  that 
no  place  on  earth  is  truly 
safe  from  international 
terrorism,  twelve  heavily 
armed  followers  of  the 
infamous  Islamic  militant 
Sheik  Omar  Abdel  Rahman 
made  another  attempt  to 
wreak  havoc  in  New  York 
City,  this  time  by  blowing  up 


key  choke  points  in  the  city's 
famous  subway  system. 
Witnesses  report  that  the 
terrorists  were  robbed  and 
killed  by  members  of  a  local 
street  gang.  What  happened 
to  the  explosives  remains  a 
mystery. 

Political  analysts  have  begun 
questioning  the  effectiveness 
of  Secretary  of  State  Warren 
Christopher's  recent  visit  to 
China.  Among  the  incidents 
most  frequently  cited: 

•  The  Secretary  of  State  was 
seen  emerging  from  a  Beijing, 
restroom  with  traces  of  a 
white,  foam-like  substance 
visible  in  his  hair  and  on  his 
collar.  Aides  deny  reports 
that  it  was  whipped  cream. 

•  At  the  beginning  of  talks 
between  Christopher  and  the 
Chinese  leadership,  Premier 
Li  Peng  offered  the  Secretary 
of  State  a  chair  at  the  head 
of  the  table.  At  roughly  the 
same  time  that  Christopher 


sat  down,  a  number  of 
reporters  claim  to  have 
heard  a  "loud  embarrassing 
noise." 

•  Close  examination  of  a 
photograph  on  page  38  of 
this  week's  Beijing  Review 
reveals  Christopher  with  a 
sign  taped  onto  his  back 
which,  translated  into 
English,  reads  "Kick  Me,  I'm 
an  Imperialist  Running 
Dog." 

•  A  Secret  Service  suffered 
first-degree  burns  on  his  face 
after  testing  a  proffered 
"complimentary  Cuban 
cigar." 

•  Upon  returning  to  the 
United  States,  Christopher 
announced  that  he  had  been 
given  a  "secret  message"  for 
President  Clinton.  Inside 
sources  at  the  White  House 
allege  that,  upon  opening, 
the  "secret  message"  was 
discovered  to  consist  of  a 
photograph   of  the    aging 


Chinese  leader  Deng 
Xiaoping  with  a  toothbrush 
inserted  in  his  rectum.  (See 
related  article  on  page  4) 
In  South  Africa,  Zulu  leader 
Mangosuthu  Buthelezi 
announced  that,  in  addition 
to  forming  an  alliance  with 
the  white-supremacist 
Afrikaner  Resistance,  he  had 
also  arranged  a  coalition 
with  North  Korean  dictator 
Kim  II  Sung,  Saddam 
Hussein,  Khalil  Abdul 
Muhammad,  and  the 
militant  Israeli  settler  group 
Kahane  Chai  ("Warriors  of 
Brooklyn")  Buthelezi  was 
quoted  as  saying,  "Come,  let 
us  reason  together." 
Without  a  doubt,  however, 
the  most  disturbing 
development  was  the  refusal 
of  the  Kappa  Alpha  Order  to 
allow  U.N.  inspectors  into 
Middle  Hall.  The  inspectors 
had  been  sent  by  the 
International  Atomic  Energy 


Agency  in  response  to  U.S. 
government  satellite  photos 
which  reportedly  showed  the 
Kappa  Alphas  to  be  on  the 
verge  of  developing  a  nuclear 
device.  Matt  Murray  denied 
these  charges,  insisting  that 
"we  are  engaging  in 
legitimate  nuclear  research, 
nothing  more." 
President  Clinton  was 
quoted  as  saying  he  was 
"deeply  troubled"  by  the 
fraternity's  refusal.  When 
asked  about  rumors  that  he 
was  considering  sending  a 
shipment  of  Patriot  missiles 
to  the  Drama  Department, 
the  President  replied,  "We 
are  keeping  all  our  options 
open."  . 

The  Literary  House  officially 
declared  neutrality.  Lit 
House  Spokesperson  Aaron 
Pierce  issued  a  statement 
saying  that  "we  are  opposed 
to   nuclear  aggression  on 

See  "Briggs,"  on  p.  5 


April  1.  1994 


Washington  College 
Crossword  Puzzle 

By  Scott  Koon 


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1 .  Lemon  or  lime  drinks. 

5.  Obligatory  WC  male 

headgear. 

8.  Country  near  Libya. 

12.  Mountain  range 
separating  Europe  and 
Asia. 

13.  Past  tense  of  eat. 

14.  To  sharpen. 

15.  Uncommon. 

16.  WC  president's  Initials. 

17.  The  longer  and  thinner 
of  the  two  forearm  bones. 

18.  Former  Maryland 
governor  Splro  T. . 

20.  Not  over. 

21.   mantis. 

22. dye. 

25.  The  Princess  and  the 

28.  An  executive  officer. 

29.  the  season  to  be 

jolly. 

30.  To  inquire. 

31.  Treetops  do  this  as 
children  listen  as  you're 
dreaming  of  a  white 
Christmas. 

34.  Type  of  rock  where  you 
may  find  oil. 
37.  A  place  to  eat  when 
you're  on  the  road. 

41.  A  musical  sound. 

42.  A  male  sheep. 
44.  An  exploding  star. 

45. gadda  da  vida. 

46. Wan  Kenobi. 

47.  What  a  long,  strange 
it's  been. 

48.  500  sheets  of  paper. 

49.  Boy  Scouts  of  America 
acronym. 

50.  Senior  drama  major 
Elisa 


Down 

1 .  A  nimbus  or  halo. 

2.  To  pull  along  the 
ground. 


3.  To  obtain  by  work. 

4.  What  most  WC 
students  will  not  be 
getting  much  of  as  the 
semester  progresses. 

5.  Marble  laden  campus 
building. 

6.  WC  baseball  coach. 

7.  Domestic  animal  pal. 

8.  Everybody  have  fun 
tonight,  everybody  wang 
tonight. 

9.  To  grasp. 

10.  Christ's  maternal 
grandmother. 

11.  This  word  begins  most 
letters. 

19.  To  argue  or  herd 
livestock. 

20.  Not  bearing  weapons, 
22.  I  tawt  I  taw  a  puddy 

23. Amin  Dada. 

24.  Emergency  Medical 
Services  acronym. 

25.  Parent  Teacher 
Association  acronym. 

26.  Greek  Goddess  of  the 
dawn. 

27.  Raiders  of  the  Lost 

3 1 .  A  short  burst  of  light. 

32.  Strike-busting 
workers. 

33.  It  comes  after  the 
eighth  in  a  series. 

34.  To  mix  with  vigor. 

35.  See  14  across. 

36.  Tolstoy's 

Karenlna. 

38.  WC  alum  and  Dining 

Services  supervisor 

Sullivan. 

39.  Wicked  or  satanlc. 

40.  The  crime  of  forcing 
another  person  to  submit 
to  sex  acts,  especially 
sexual  intercourse. 

42.  To  steal. 

43.  Woody's  ex. 


Important  Dates  For  Course 
Registration  for  Fall  '94 


Thursday.  March  3:  First  Advising  Day- 
Wednesday,  April  6:  Second  Advising  Day 
Friday.  April  8:   Last  Day  to  Submit  Program 
Cards 

Monday  April  18:  Arena  Registration  (if 
needed) 


Features 


DIRT 


Dirt  is  so  maligned  in 
our  culture.  What's  wrong 
with  soil,  anyway?  You  can't 
grow  without  it.  Topsoil, 
loam,  even  clay  and  sand  are 
useful,  if  for  nothing  more 
than  walking  barefoot  and 
feeling  your  toes  squish. 
Please,  don't  dish  on  dirt. 

And  now,  for 
something  completely 

different.  In  honor  of  our 
April  Fool's  Day  issue  (if  you 
haven't  figured  this  out  by 
now,  go  back  to  bed.),  I've 
decided   to   compile   some 


Washington  College  Elm 


Whaddya  MEAN  It's  Vot  True? 


Fatal  Cactus  Tourists 
in  the  desert  of  the 
Southwestern  US  take  a 
cutting  of  a  cactus  to  take 
home  and  grow  for  their  very 
own  (which  is,  by  the  way 
illegal).  After  a  few  weeks, 
the  cactus  starts  to  MOVE 
ON  ITS  OWN!  The  skin 
splits,  and 

hundreds/thousands  of  baby 
spiders/scorpions  emerge 
from  it,  driving  the  poachers 
out  of  house  and  home. 

Hotel  Horror  A 
couple  staying  in  a  hotel 


reported  to  have  the 
capabilities  to  listen  in  on 
any  phone  conversation 
conducted  in  the  United 
States.  If  you,  too,  want  your 
phone  lines  monitored  by  the 
NSA,  all  you  have  to  do  is 
mention  the  keywords 
"President  Clinton"  and 
"uranium''  at  least  twice  each 
in  conversation.  The  NSA's 
speech-pattern  filter,  run  by 
computer,  will  begin 
recording  all  your  incoming 
and  outgoing  calls. 

Twisted  but  True 


J.  Tarin  Tow 


popular  urban  legends  for 
your  perusal  and 

amusement. 

An  urban  legend  is 
any  modern  folktale  told  as 
true  by  its  propagators. 
Some  genuine  true  amazing 
stories  are  eventually  spread 
so  much  that  they  take  on 
legendary  status.  In 
addition,  almost  any  "true" 
story  having  to  do  with 
ghosts  or  hitchhikers  can  fit 
into  this  category. 

Some  Washington 
College  legends,  which  are 
based  somewhere  in  fact, 
include  numerous  tales  of 
climbing  the  old  water  tower, 
stories  of  Allen  Ginsberg 
trying  to  levitate  the 
Buntagon,  and  anything 
having  to  do  with  Chas 
Foster. 

Stock  Legends: 

These  are  circulated 
everywhere,  by  everyone. 
While  there  may  or  may  not 
have  been  a  grain  of  truth  in 
the  original  tellings,  all  of 
these  have  happened  to  so 
many  friends  of  friends,  that 
in  their  current 

incarnations,  they  aren't  to 
be  believed. 

Pet  Chihuahua  An 
elderly  lady  with  fairly  poor 
sight  picks  up  a  stray  dog,  or 
buys  one  in  Mexico  or 
California.  She  tends  to  her 
perky  pooch,  but  when  it- 
gets  sick,  her  vet  informs  her 
that  it's  not  a  small  dog  at 
all,  but  A  GIANT  RAT! 


suite  return  to  find  that  their 
room  has  been  broken  into, 
but  oddly  nothing  is  missing, 
just  moved  around  a  bit. 
However,  when  they  return 
home  and  develop  their  film, 
included  are  pictures  of  the 
perps  with  the  couple's 
toothbrushes  inserted  in 
their  rectums. 

Roommate  Roundup 
One  of  my  favorites.  A  coed 
returns  to  her  dorm  room, 
which  is  unlocked,  from 
elsewhere  in  the  building  to 
retrieve  her  keys  and  go  out. 
Since  her  keys  are  just  inside 
the  door,  she  doesn't  bother 
turning  the  light  on,  but  she 
locks  the  door  when  she 
leaves.  When  she  comes 
home  that  night,  she  finds 
her  door  still  locked  with  her 
roommate  inside,  raped, 
murdered  and  mutilated.  In 
blood  on  the  wall  is  the 
message,  "Aren't  you  glad 
you  didn't  turn  the  lights  on? 
This  story  always 
brings  up  the  fabled  question 
of  roommate  death  and 
grades.  If  your  roommate  is 
killed  or  commits  suicide,  do 
you  truly  get  a  4.0  GPA  for 
the  semester?  Of  course,  this 
is  supposedly  the  case  at  the 
Naval  Academy,  UCLA,  or 
Cornell;  any  school  which 
you  personally  aren't 
attending. 

Big  Brother  is 
Listening  Ultra-top-secret 
government  bureau  the 
National  Security  Agency  is 


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One  lunch  hour,  a 
machine  operator  with  the 
odd  habit  of  masturbating  by 
laying  his  penis  on  the 
conveyor  belt  had  a  rude 
awakening.  The  skin  of  his 
scrotum  was  caught  in  the 
gears  under  the  belt  and 
ripped  open.  Several  days 
later,  he  checked  into  the 
hospital  complaining  of  pain 
in  the  groin  area.  No  wonder 
—  he  had  stapled  the  injured 
scrotum  shut  himself. 
Apparently,  lunch  hour  was 
almost  over,  and  he  didn't 
want  to  miss  any  work  —  or 
embarrass  himself. 

Note:  This  is  by  no 
means  a  comprehensive  list. 
For  more  keen  reading  on 
the  subject,  Jan  Brunvand 
has  a  series  of  collections  on 
American  folklore,  including 
The  Vanishing  Hitchhiker, 
The  Choking  Doberman,  and 
Curses!  Broiled  Again.  For 
truly  bizarre  tales,  the  News 
of  the  Weird  column  has 
published  a  few  books  as 
well,  including  their  latest, 
News  from  the  Fringe. 


The  Office  of  Student 
Affairs  reminds  all 
students  interested 
in  living  in  East  or 
West  Halls  that  the 

deadline  for 

applications  is  April 

18.    Stop  by  the 

Student  Affairs 

Office  for  more 

information. 


Wanted: 

Elm  Photo 

Editor! 

Please  contact  Scott  Koon 
at  8585. 

Wanted: 
Elm  Editor! 

Apply  in  writing  to  Dr. 

Richard  Striner  ASAP 

(See  this  week's  editorial 

for  more  details.) 


ishington  College  Elm 


April  Fools! 


April  1,  1994 


^steroid  to  Rock  Chestertown 

KudyWeltz 

Thursday,  April  30 

Yesterday,  at  a  seminar  at  Washington,  D.C., 
jgtronomy  and  physics  professors  from  Washington  College 
announced  findings  of  a  possible  asteroid  collision  with 
Maryland's  Eastern  Shore. 

For  several  weeks  the  world  scientific  community  has 
auietly  focused  its  attention  to  the  20  by  30  mile  Goliath. 
Last  month  the  asteroid  was  discovered  to  be  in  a  direct  and 
^timely  crossing  with  Earth's  orbit.  It  has  been  known  that 
a  collision  is  probable  on  April  7,  but  until  yesterday  no 
scientist  had  ventured  to  suggest  a  precise  impact  location. 

Dr.  Sidhu  and  Dr.  Lin  both  confirm  that  they  have 
found  that  the  asteroid  will  undoubtedly  strike  the  Eastern 
Shore,  specifically  200  Cannon  Street  in  Chestertown.  When 
jsked  how  they  can  pinpoint  with  such  certainty  the  exact 
point  of  impact,  Lin  said  There  are  many  factors  that  must 
js  considered  when  predicting  the  trajectory  of  a  stellar  body. 
Our  data  is  being  reviewed  by  top  scientists,  some  of  whom 
joubt  the  accuracy  of  our  calculations.  But  we  think  any 
criticism  is  offset  by  the  magnitude  of  what  is  possible. 
Besides,  we  need  to  get  published." 

The  asteroid  is  moving  with  incredible  force  and 
speed  and  will  be  in  the  Earth's  atmosphere  for  two  to  three 
seconds.  The  impact  will  devastate  the  area,  and  could  even 
separate  the  Delmarva  Peninsula  from  the  North  American 
continent. 

But  every  asteroid  has  a  glowing  lining.  Scientists 
report  detecting  the  sheen  of  a  radioactive  substance  on  the 
rock.  Scientists  say  this  substance,  Yadsloofirpa,  will  set  off 
a  positive  local  chain  reaction  -  beginning  with  beneficial 
mutations  in  the  local  marine  ecosystem.  The  Rock  Hall  crab 
population  will  explode,  which  is  always  a  positive  economic 
indicator  for  the  area. 

The  Elm  enlarged  the  scope  of  its  investigation  and 
interviewed  a  variety  of  people,  hoping  to  elicit  local  and 
aational  reaction  to  the  impact. 

President  Clinton  offered  his  condolences  to  Governor 
Schaefer,  and  then  went  to  lunch  at  McDonald's. 

Schaefer  and  his  staff  are  trying  to  understand  the 
economic  implications  of  the  upcoming  disaster. 

Local  towns  person  Andy  Stuckle  said  "I'm  all 
a'quiver.  That  there  habitat's  gonna  be  dis,  dees,  das...  uh, 
jone." 

Washington  College  Freshman  J.T.  Lidman  said 

See  "Rock,"  on  p.  9 


Gaia's  Legion  Stirs  Ire 


Susan  Huck 


Suspicion  has  fallen 
upon  members  of  the  College 
community  in  the  wake  of 
livestock  mutilations  in  Kent 
County.  Irate  dairymen  have 
complained  to  county  and 
state  officials,  charging  that 
unknown  persons  affiliated 
with  the  College,  and 
specifically  with  Gaia's 
Legion,  are  responsible. 

Gaia's  Legion  is  a 
new  campus  group  inspired 
by  Professor  Helga  Holzkopf, 
who  came  to  us  from  the 
University  of  California  at 
Berkeley  and  is  teaching  a 
cluster  of  courses  on 
Environment  and  Society. 

Legion  commander 
Garth  Frenzi  (senior, 
Philosophy)  denies  any 
wrongdoing.  He  issued  a 
statement  yesterday  on 
behalf  of  his  organization. 

"We  of  Gaia's  Legion 
are  dedicated  to  protecting 
our  Mother  Earth  from  rape 
by  evil  people  who  exploit 
Her  for  their  own  selfish  and 
greedy  purposes.  And  if 
there  are  people  out  there 
who  have  the  heart  to 
liberate    these    enslaved 


animals  by  making  them 
useless  to  their  so-called 
owner,  we  admire  their 
courage." 

In  a  related 
development,  charges  of 
assault  with  a  deadly 
weapon,  leveled  by  legion 
Sergeant  Arthur  Bungee 
(junior,  Political  Science) 
against  Kent  dairyman 
Bernard  Frowse  of 
Kennedyville  were 

withdrawn  this  week. 
Bungee  had  charged  that 
Frowse  attacked  him  with  a 
manure  fork. 

Bungee,  who  was 
hospitalized  with  a  serious 
tetanus  infection,  was 
advised  by  his  attorney, 
Lillian  Billingsgate  of 
Chestertown,  to  drop  the 
charges  when  confronted 
with  evidence  that  Frowse 
was  attending  the  harness 
races  in  Harrington, 
Delaware,  at  the  time. 

"We  have  to  expect 
this  sort  of  thing,"  Bungee 
told  The  Elm.  "These 
rednecks  cover  for  each 
other.  I  don't  trust  any 
farmer.  They're  all  species- 
exploiters.  They  even  exploit 


Now,  You  Too  Can  Make  Finger 

Puppets  out  of  the  WAC 

Administration ! 

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Super-easy  instructions: 


Cut  out  puppet 
Wrap  puppet  around  finger 
Scotch  tape  strips  around  finger 
Play  with  finger  puppet.   Use  it  to  make 
up  your  OWN  satirical  sketches.   Be  as 
scandalous  as  you  like.  Tou  will  have  fun. 


Asked  about  his 
presence  in  Frowse's  loafing 
shed  at  approximately  t^en 
p.m.  on  the  night  in 
question,  Bungee  said  that 
he  enjoys  moonlight 
bicycling,  as  everyone  knows. 
When  his  tire  went  flat, 
rather  than  walk  all  the  way 
back  to  the  College,  he 
thought  he  might  find  a  tire 
repair  kit  in  one  of  the  form 
outbuildings. 

"I  still  say  Frowse 
attacked  me  with  that  thing 
after  I  slipped  on  one  of  his 
cowpies.  He  should  be 
investigated  by  the 
government,  anyway.  That 
stuff  was  all  over  the  place." 

Bungee  added  that 
his  attorney  was  also 
exploring  the  possibility  of 
charging  Frowse  with 
reckless  endangerment  for 
leaving  the  implement 
unsecured  and  in  a  filthy 
condition,  where  it  was  a 
menace  to  innocent  people. 

"Horse-Hockey!" 
Frowse  responded.  "He's  one 
of  them  nut  cases  been 
cutting  the  teats  off  our 
cows.  And  who  hired  that 
crazy  woman?" 

In  a  statement  this 
morning,  President  Charles 
Trout  renewed  his 

commitment  to  defend  the 
academic  freedom  of  the 
faculty.  He  called  for  calm 
and  reason,  suggestion  that 
all  the  mature  individuals  of 
goodwill  should  be  able  to 
negotiate  their  differences. 

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'Briggs,"  from  p.3 


campus,  from  whatever 
quarter."  President  Trout 
has  approached  Zeta  Tau 
Alpha  in  the  hopes  that  they 
might  persuade  the  Kappa 
Alphas  to  accept 

international  mediation. 
Tomorrow  the  Theta  Chis 
are  scheduled  to  meet  at  the 
I-House  with  a 

representative  from  the 
Chinese  government  to 
hammer  out  proposals  for  a 
"regional  counterbalance"  to 
the  Kappa  Alphas'  newfound 
military  power. 
In  this  difficult  and  complex 
era  we  must  have  the 
courage  not  to  turn  our 
backs  upon  ourselves,  but  to 
stand  shoulder  to  shoulder 
to  shoulder  in  hopeful 
determination.  Q 


6 


April  1.  1094 


Features/Letters 


Washington  College  Elm 


Letters/from  2 

Sincerely, 

William  B.  Johnson 

To  the  Editor, 

.  I  would  like  to 
clarify  the  some  points  about 
the  article  about  honor  code 
draft  printed  in  the 
Washington  College  Elm  last 
week.  I  was  extremely 
disappointed  with  the 
reporting  of  this  article 
because  I  do  not  believe  that 
the  article  genuine  reflects 
the  effort  that  so  many 
people  have  put  into  the 
committee's  work  in  drafting 
this  honor  document.  It  also 
does  not  reflect  the  work 
that  is  yet  to  be  done  on  this 
document.  It  is  true  that  the 
students  drew  up  the  first 
draft  of  the  document,  and 
submitted  it  to  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Academic 
Honesty  back  in  September. 
That  draft  has  been 
significantly  altered  and 
changed  through  joint 
conversation  between 

faculty,  students  and 
members  of  the 

administration.  It  iB  also 
true  that  there  was  a 
version  of  the  honor  code 
(draft-ed.)  distributed  at  the 
SGA  meeting  last  Tuesday, 
and  I  personally  distributed 
that  document.  There  are 
several  students  and  several 
faculty  and  administrational 
people  who  have  worked 
diligently  towards  drafting  a 
better,  more  functional 
honor  system.  The  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Academic 
Honesty  is  a  fine  example  of 
how  the  students  faculty  and 
administration  can  work 
together  for  a  common  goat. 

I  would  like  to 
emphasize  a  few  points. 
First,  this  is  a  draft 
document  that  was  given  to 
the  senators  do  get  comment 
and  to  see  how  they  feel 
about  the  basic  points  of  the 
new  code.  Second,  I  would 
like  to  admit  publicly  that  I 
was  mistaken  by  giving  the 
document  to  the  SGA  when 
it  was  not  in  final  form.  I 
felt  that  it  was  the  wishes  of 
the  committee  to  distribute 
the  document,  I  was  wrong. 

This  process  of 
drafting  an  honor  code  has 
been  a  long  and  tedious  one, 
that  has  had  input  from 
many  different  people.  I  am 
personally  a  cog  in  the  wheel 
of  that  process.  How  can  we 
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have  helped  the  process  so 
much.  I  send  out  a  sincere 
apology  to  all  of  those  who 
have  worked  on  this  new 
honor  system.  I  certainly  did 
aot  think  that  I  gave  the 
impression  to  anyone  that  I 
was  working  on  this  honor 
code  alone. 

Max  Walton 

SGA  Vice-President 

Editor's  Note:  It 
certainly  was  not  my 
ention  in  "Honor  Code 
Student  Draft  Presented"  to 
lead  anyone  to  believe  that 
Max  Walton  was  the  only 
person  who  has  worked  on 
the  draft.  The  second 
sentence  of  the  article  reads 
The  draft  is  a  culmination  of 
over  two  years  of  work  on  the 
part  of  Washington  College 
students  and  faculty,  with 
Walton  leading  the  effort  for 
(he  past  year."  While  it  is 
:ofe  to  say  that  Walton  has 
played  a  leading  student  role, 
I  was  in  error  in  omitting  to 
mention  that  Dr.  John  Taylor 
:  the  Chair  of  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Academic 
Honesty.  The  Elm  would 
also  like  to  take  this 
opportunity  to  recognize  the 
other  members  of  the  Ad  Hoc 
Committee  on  Academic 
Honesty:  Alicia  Carberry, 
Audrey  Fessler,  Edward 
Maxcy,  Maureen  Mclntire, 
Ken  Pipken,  Sharla  Ponder, 
Lucille  Sansing,  Ruth  Shoge, 
Reuben  Stump,  Gail  Tubbs, 
Gerald  Walsh  and  Carol 
Wilson.    It  was  also  not  our 


intention  to  lead  anyone  to 
believe  that  the  document  in 
question  was  anything  other 
than  a  working  draft:  after 
all,  the  word  "draft"  was 
present  in  20  point  type  on 
the  front  page,  and  the  article 
did  mention  that  "the  new 
policy  would  have  to  be 
ratified  by  the  SGA,  the 
faculty  and  possibly  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  before  it  can  come 
into  effect  at  Washington 
College.  All  SGA  senators 
have  copies  of  the  draft,  and 
Walton  encouraged  students 
interested  or  concerned  about 
the  Honor  System  draft  to 
read  it  and  see  him  or  their 
SGA  senator  if  they  have  any 
questions  or  comments."  I'd 
like  to  extend  my  apologies  to 
any  who  felt  this  phrasing 
was  ambiguous. 


To  the  Editor, 

This  letter  is  in  reply 
to  your  attack  on  those 
students  who  find  lung 
cancer  and  emphysema  less 
than  appealing. 

The  most  glaring 
thing  in  your  argument  is 
how  tobacco  played  such 
prominent  role  in  our 
nation's  past  and 

development.  Yea,  well, 
guess  what  Scott.  Slavery 
did  too,  but  I  don't  think 
many  believe  it  should  be 
preserved  as  a  testament  to 
its  role  in  American  history. 

Like  slavery,  smoking 
is  an  American  tradition 
whose  time  has  come  and, 
fortunately,  gone.    The  only 


thing  cigarettes  are  good  for 
is  raising  government 
revenue,  and  even  that  really 
isn't  worth  all  the  hassle. 

Maybe  instead  of  a 
new  academic  building, 
habitual  smokers  would 
prefer  the  College  to  build 
them  THE  CASEY 

NICOTINE  FIT  AND 
RECREATION  BUILDING 
where  you  all  can  go  and  puff 
yourselves  to  death.  Yeah, 
that  would  be  great.  We 
could  have  maybe  three  large 
rooms.  The  first  would  be 
lined  wall-to-wall  with 
cigarette  machines;  any 
brand  you  wanted.  The 
second  room  would  be  a 
larger  lounge-type  area  with 
a  vast  plethora  of  ashtrays. 
The  third,  and  my  personal 
favorite,  would  be  stocked 
with  oxygen  tanks  so  you  all 
can  breathe  after  you've 
transformed  your  lungs  into 
two  black,  cancerous  masses. 
If  the  school  threw  in  a  few 
classrooms,  bedrooms,  and 
bathrooms,  you  all  would 
never  have  to  leave  the 
confines  of  the  building. 
Wouldn't  that  be  great?!? 
And  to  top  it  all  off,  we'd 
have  a  statue  of  Mr.  Casey 
dressed  as  a  cigar  store 
Indian  out  front  for  all  to 
enjoy. 

My  roommate  is  a 
smoker,  and  I  feel  no  guilt 
whatsoever  in  asking  him  to 
smoke  outside  of  our  room.  I 
don't  want  my  stuff  smelling 
like  Earl's  Snuff  and  Tobacco 
Shack.  It's  never  been  a 
problem  for  him  to  do  so 
either.  He  doesn't  mind 
doing  going  outside.   If  I'm  in 


someone  else's  room  and  they 
smoke,  they  smoke.  It's  their 
room,  I  respect  their  right  to 
smoke  there,  and  they  are 
the  ones  who  have  to  deal 
with  it.  If  worse  comes  to 
worse,  I  can  excuse  myself 
and  leave. 

Life,  Liberty  and  the 
Pursuit  of  happiness,  eh, 
Scott?  Well,  you  make  get 
two  out  of  three,  because 
everyone  knows  smoking  and 
life  just  don't  go  together. 
And  if  an  ever-worsening 
cough  and  shortness  of 
breath  are  your  idea  of 
happiness  then  so  be  it.  Just 
let  it  be  away  from  those  of 
us  who  don't  like  smelling 
and  breathing  the  stuff. 

I  occasionally  smoke 
a  cigar.  But  I  never  do  it 
inside.  That's  because  I  have 
enough  respect  for  others  to 
take  it  somewhere  they  won't 
be  affected  by  it. 

I  don't  have  a 
problem  with  people 
smoking.  I  mean,  personal 
choice  and  all  that  other 
individuality  stuff.  However, 
I  don't  think  that  non- 
smokers  should  be  subjected 
to  walking  through  hallways 
full  of  a  gray,  gritty,  smelly 
haze  on  their  way  to  class. 

And  it  is  not  as  if  this 
policy  will  be  any  better 
enforced  than  any  other 
around  here.  I  mean,  I  don't 
foresee  the  College 
instituting  a  smoking 
security  force.  Picture  it: 
"HALT!  PUFF  POLICE.  DO 
YOU  KNOW  MUCH  YOU 
WERE  SMOKING?  DROP 
THAT  BUTT  NOW, 
MISTER!"  You'll  still  be  able 


to  sneak  a  drag  in  Bill  Smith 
before  class  and  in  CAC 
while  you're  getting  your 
mail. 

I  salute  Max,  Jaimie, 
and  everyone  else  in  the  SGA 
who  voted  to  ban  smoking. 
It's  about  time.  But  it  is  not 
just  the  SGA.  The  Maryland 
State  Legislature  (that's  in 
Annapolis,  Scott)  just  voted 
on  and  passed  a  bill  that 
banned  smoking  in  virtually 
every  public  building.  So 
don't  blame  Max,  Jaimie,  and 
the  others,  because  their 
just  acting  on  a  positive, 
sensible  trend  that  is 
sweeping  across  our  nation 
from  sea  to  shining  sea. 

So  smoke  while  you 
can  guys.    Because  hopefully 
soon  it  will  be  lights-out  at 
WAC. 
Bob  Brown-sophomore 

Editor's  Note:  Great  letter 
Bob!  It's  nice  to  see  that  my 
article  provoked  a  public 
debate — which  is  what  it  was 
intended  to  do,  seeing  as  how 
there  was  so  little  debate  and 
so  much  unanimity  on  the 
issue  in  the  SGA.  Having 
lived  for  seven  years  in  West 
Berlin  (which  is  in  Germany, 
Bob,  right  next  to  what  used 
to  be  East  Berlin),  it  scares 
me  whenever  I  see  a 
representative  body  take  a 
vote  with  so  little  dissent.  It 
reminds  me  of  the  televised 
East  German  Communist 
Party  Congresses,  where  votes 
were  unanimous  no  matter 
how  contentious  the  issue 
actually  was. 


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April  1 .  1 994 


Features 


Washington  College  tu 


Any  students  whose 

parents  or  family 

have  written  books 

and  who  would  like 

these  books  to  be 

displayed  this 

weekend  for 

parent's  day 

weekend  should 

contact  Eve 

Zartman,  Dean 

Maxcy  or  Mr. 

Tubbs. 


Any  seniors 

interested  in 

submitting  a  T- 

shlrt  design  for  the 

graduation  tee  shirt 

should  please 

submit  any  and  all 

ideas  to  Melissa 

Sullivan,  Andrew 

Evans,  Eve  Zartman 

or  Christine  Smith 

by  April  8. 


T5~5II 

interested  in 
running  for 

SGA 
executive 

Board 
positions: 

Petitions  Avallible  in 
Student  Affairs  Office- 
Wed.  Mar  30 
Petitions  Due-  Mon. 
Apr  4 

Speeches-  Thurs.  Apr 
7 

Elections-  Mon.  Apr 
11 

All  candidates  should 
also  submit  a  short 
{<2500  characters) 
essay  to  the  Elm. 
along  with  a  photo. 
Contact  Scott  Koon  at 
8585  for  more  info. 


Wanted: 

Elm  Photo 

Editor! 

Please  contact  Scott  Koon 
at  8585. 

Wanted: 
Elm  Editor! 

Apply  in  writing  to  Dr. 

Richard  Striner  ASAP 

(See  this  week's  editorial 

for  more  details.) 


Chesapeake  Bay  Monster  Captured 


AndxcwLMJEsana 

The  mysterious 
Chesapeake  Bay  Monster 
affectionately  known  as 
Chessie  was  captured  this 
week  by  a  team  of 
researchers  using  a  large  net 
baited  with  100  pounds  of 
Chef  Cletus'  famous  beer 
battered  fish  filets.  The  joint 
effort  between  Washington 
College  and  Baltimore 
Aquarium  scientists  was  led 
by  Dr.  Donald  Munson.  The 
investigation  began  last 
September  when  several 
sightings  suggested  the 
suspiciously  slippery  serpent 
was  splashing  about  the 
sparkling  shores  of  the 
Chester  River. 

The  search  was 
postponed  in  December  due 
to  the  Chester's  icy 
conditions,  but  resumed  this 
February  when  the  river  had 
sufficiently  thawed. 

Scientists  believe  the  ice  was 
actually  instrumental  in  the 
eventual  capture;  "Chessie 
was  confined  to  the  river 
over  the  winter  and  was 
extremely  hungry  when  we 
finally  baited  the  net  to 
snare  her"  said  Dr.  David 
Russell. 

Chessie  was  caught 
in  the  Comegys  bight  near 
Cliff  City.  The  scientists 
lowered  the  titanium  chain 
link  net  into  water  while 


Before  her  capture,  Chessie  terrorized  the  the  WC  crew  team  in  the  Chester  River. 


other  boats  patrolled  the 
water  trying  to  lure  Chessie 
into  their  trap  by  banging  on 
a  triangle  and  yelling  Sooey! 
Chessie,  when  captured, 
didn't  even  put  up  a  fight  as 
was  expected,  she  simply 
gobbled  up  the  fish  filets  and 
then  became  rather  docile 
and  later  complained  of 
stomach  pains.  Reports  by 
witnesses  indicate  Chessie  is 
over    100    feet   in   length, 


"She's  really  big"  confirmed 
Dr.  Munson. 

Researchers  were 
notified  of  Chessie's  location 
by  Washington  College 
student  Toby  Lloyd.  "I  was 
picking  up  trash  along  the 
shore  with  my  dad  when  I 
noticed  a  large  object  in  the 
water-suddenly  a  head 
popped  out  and  looked 
around  before  submerging" 
said  Lloyd.  Toby  informed 
the  Coast  Guard  and  they 
forwarded  the  information  to 
the  research  team. 

The  scientists  plan 
on  further  studies  before  a 
decision  is  made  about  what 
to  do  with  Chessie.  Rumors 
have  suggested  that  Chessie 
may  be  reunited  with  her 
cousin,  the  Loch  Ness 
Monster.  Another  suggestion 
has  been  that  the  Baltimore 
Aquarium  should  attempt  to 
display  Chessie  in  a  water 
theme  park  ride  for  children. 


Regardless,  the  research 
team  plans  to  get  as  much 
publicity  as  possible.  "I'm 
only  in  this  for  the  money" 
one  scientist  wishing  to 
remain  anonymous  said.  "I 
plan  on  marketing  Chessie  T- 
shirts,  lunch  boxes,  and 
action  figures.  Maybe 
Steven  Spielberg  would  like 
to  buy  Chessie  for  a  Jurassic 
Park  sequel." 

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what  the  future  holds  in 
store  for  Chessie,  but  one 
story  can  now  be  put  to  an 
end.  Thanks  to  the 
scientists,  it  can  now  be 
proven  that  the  Chesapeake 
Bay  Monster  is  not  Dr.  Scout 
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News 


April  1 


jovis  Goldstein:  State 
Comptroller  or  Immortal 
Ime  Traveler? 

n  Elm  Exclusive  Investigative  Report 


Art  Department  Closes 

Constance  Stuart  Larrabee  House 
Becomes  Lacrosse  Party  Lounge 


^nll  Phoebus 

Research  by  the  Elm 
ffinto  the  archives  of 
jshington  College  has 
covered  photographic 
idence  suggesting  that 
rrent  Chairman  of  the 
ard  °f  Visitors  and 
vernors,  Louis  Goldstein, 
s  actually  present  during 
i  founding  years  of 
Kington  College  in  1782. 
claims  that  he  was  a 
jng  graduate  of  the 
titution  in  1935,  the  Elm 
j  proof  that  he  was 
;ually  one  of  the  early 
tiers  of  Maryland.  The 
Bmpanying  photo  shows 
Idstein,  posing 

oaspicuously  as  a  captain 
Maryland  Guard 
ring  the  settling  of  St. 
ifi  City  in  1654.  While 
man  pictured  with  him 
is  a  striking  resemblance 

late  Maryland  State 
lator  Harry  T.  Phoebus, 
if,  Sue  Tessem  of  the  art 
lartment  confirms  that  the 
elopraent  techniques  used 
this  photograph  are 
sistent  with  those  used  in 
mid-seventeenth  century. 

Goldstein  just  this 
(Wednesday  presented  a 
[  at  Washington  College 
iting  his  experience  as  a 
lent  at  WC  in  the  30s  to 
se  of  students  today. 
playing  an  uncanny 
wledge  of  the  events 
urring  during  the 
riding  of  this  state  and 

College,  his  talk 
Bested  that  his  knowledge 
lid  only  have  been  first 
id.  When  confronted  by 
:  author  about  this 
fence,  Goldstein  replied 
d  bless  you  all  real  good, 
continued  long  life, 
ss,  prosperity,  and 
ipiness."  He      also 

weed  a  coin  which  had  on 
face  an  abbreviated  script 
to  same  message.    While 


on  the  surface,  Goldstein's 
comments  appeared  to  lead 
nowhere,  the  twinkle  in  his 
eye  when  he  produced  the 
coin  led  the  author  to  pursue 
a  new  line  of  investigation. 

The  coin  (see  inset) 
distributed  by  Goldstein  was 
of  a  light  metal  and 
measured  an  inch  and  a  half 
in  diameter.  Respected 
numismatologist  George  C. 
Brooke,  Jr.  analyzed  the  coin 
for  the  Elm.  "Remarkable!" 
he  said,  "The  alloy  in  this 
coin  appears  to  contain  a 
remnant  that  is  hundreds  of 
years  old.  This  coin  has  a 
small  amount  of  metal  in  it 
that  dates  back  to  the  late 
1700s!"  After  further 
consultation  with  Mr. 
Brooke,  it  was  determined 
that  the  coins  distributed  by 
Goldstein  quite  possibly 
could  contain  an  alloy  of  the 
very  metal  that  originally 
composed  the  fifty  guineas 
donated  to  the  college  by 


Custom  Hats 

Team  Uniforms 

Fraternity  &  Sorority 

Apparel  v 

Tour  Goods  or  Ours  ' 

Apparel  for  Special  EventsJ 

Maryland  Custom  Embroidery 
204  High  St.  778-9786 


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patron  George  Washington. 

,;   Further  study 

determined  that  shortly  after 
Washington's  donation  of  the 
fifty  guineas  all  but  one 
disappeared  from  the  school's 
treasury  in  the  year  1789  — 
seven  years  after  WC  was 
founded.  Comparison  of  the 
metal  in  that  guinea  and  the 
tokens  distributed  by 
Goldstein  were  conclusive. 
Not  only  do  the  tokens 
dispersed  in  perhaps 
innumerable  quantities 
among  the  state  of  Maryland 
contain  the  metal  of  the 
original  guineas,  but  they 
were  taken  by  our  very 
Chairman  of  the  Board  over 
two  hundred  years  ago. 
According  to  Math  Professor 
Gene  Hamilton,  had  these 
guineas  remained  in  a  trust 
fund  earning  seven  percent 
interest,  they  would  have 
accrued  to  the  amount  of 
$158,500,000  by  this  decade. 
An  effort  is  currently  being 
mounted  by  those  who  sit  in 
Bunting  to  collect  all  of  these 
tokens  in  order  to  piece 
together  an  important  part  of 
Washington  College's  history. 
If  any  members  of  this 
community  have  such  tokens, 
they  are  asked  to  return 
them  to  Bunting  Hall  in 
exchange  for  tuition  breaks 
(or  in  the  case  of  faculty  and 
staff,  health  care  benefits). 
"We  may  yet  get  out  of  debt," 
commented  President  Trout, 
imploring  everyone  to 
participate.  Q, 


Dolores  Him- 


Washington  College's 
Department  of  Art  will  be 
formally  shutting  down  at 
the  end  of  this  semester. 
Following  the  loss  of  studio 
professor  Tex  Andrews,  the 
course  offerings  decreased  by 
40  percent. 

Dean  and  Provost 
Gene  "Wobbly"  Wubbels 
decided  that  the  only 
recourse  would  be  to  cut  the 
department  from  the  catalog 
entirely. 

In  the  words  of 
Professor  Susan  Tessem, 
Department  Chair,  "I'm  sick 
of  this  s*+t."  Both  she  and 
Robert  Janson-LaPalme  will 
be  retiring. 

Prof.  Tessem  will  be 
opening  a  golf  course  called 
'The  Nineteenth  Hole."  Prof. 
Janson-LaPalme  will  be 
managing  a  fashion 
consulting  firm  based  in 
Dubuque,  Iowa. 

The  Constance 

Stuart  Larrabee  Fine  Arts 
Center  reportedly  will  be 
converted  into  a  lacrosse 
team  Lounge,  coincide ntally 
called  "The  Nineteenth 
Hole." 

Larrabee  herself,  as 
President  of  Washington 
College  Friends  of  the  Arts, 
is  distressed  by  this  change. 
In  her  words,  "Stop  what 
you're  doing  in  there!" 

The  upstairs  studio 

"Rock,"  from  p.  5 

"Good.  I  hope  that  rock  hits 
the  Lit  House." 

President  Trout 
plans  to  take  his  binoculars 
up  to  his  roof.  "I'll  be  able  to 
get  a  great  view  of  what's 
coming  in  from  up  there," 
Trout  said. 

President  Trout  was 
not  available  for  further 
comment.  One 

administrative  source  hinted 
that  members  of  the 
administration  have 

siphoned  funds  from  the 
student  meal  plan  to  build  a 
bunker  under  the  CAC.  In  a 
late  night  clandestine 
interview  our  source 
nervously  smoked  cigarette 
after  cigarette  rolled  with 
$100  bills  as  she  told  of  the 


space  will  be  outfitted  with 
leather  couches,  and  the 
department  offices  will  be 
occupied  by  the  lacrosse 
coaches.  A  wet/snack  bar  will 
be  located  in  the  large 
storage  cube  under  former 
professor  Andrews'  office. 

Downstairs,  equip- 
ment and  weight  training 
rooms  will  replace  the 
current  ceramics  and 
printmaking  studios.  The 
current  darkroom  will  house 
several  large  keg  coolers. 
Space  occupied  by  wood  and 
metal  shop  equipment  will  be 
upholstered  entirely  in 
rubber. 

All  equipment 

formerly  used  by  the  art 
department  is  being  co-opted 
by  the  departments  of 
physics  and  chemistry. 

To  replace  the 
offerings  of  the  art 
department,  lacrosse  players 
will  themselves  be  teaching 
beginning  drawing  and 
painting  courses  as  part  of 
the  REC-aports  program. 
"Anyone  can  do  art.  I  did  it  in 
high  school,"  said  Coach 
Terry  Corcoran. 

While  the  loss  of  the 
department  will  be  mourned 
by  some  continuing  members 
of  the  faculty,  President 
Trout  is  hopeful  that 
students  will  no  longer  be 
inspired  to  make  any  hand 
puppets,  fl 


Elot.  She  said  the  asteroid 
unker  under  the  CAC, 
a.k.a.  Covert  Asteroid  Cover- 
up,  has  been  in  the  works  for 
over  a  month.  This  person 
indicated  that  the  College 
knew  of  the  impact  because 
they  had  been  consulting  a 
respected  astrologer-none 
other  than  the  Elm's  own 
Twinky-Blinky.  The  source 
of  the  funding  leaves  open 
the  question  of  how  students 
will  eat.  When  pressed  on 
this  issue,  the  source  became 
testy  and  replied  "Like  it 
matters.  They'll  all  be  dead 
soon  anyway."  ft 


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10 


April  1.  1994 


Sports 


Washington  Colleges 


Shoremen  Put  Out  Dragons'  Flame 

Sophomore  Jaeger  Paves  Way  To  Four-Goal  Victory  With  Eight  Tallies 


Matt  Murray 

Two  weeks  after  teammate 
Jason  Paige's  nine-goal 
performance  against  St. 
Mary's,  sophomore  Bart 
Jaeger  decided  last 
Saturday's  contest  against 
the  highly  touted  State 
University  of  New  York  at 
Cortland  was  his  chance  to 
jump  into  the  spotlight. 

Jaeger  tallied  six  times  over 
a  22-minute  stretch  in  the 
second  and  third  quarters, 
and  Washington  went  on  to 
defeat  Division  Ill's  ninth- 
ranked  SUNY-Cortland  by  a 
24-20  score. 

"Everybody  started  playing 
with  intensity,"  Jaeger  said. 
"I  got  open  for  my  shots,  and 
guys  were  giving  me  the  ball. 
Everything  just  went  my  way 
today." 

However,  not  everything 
went  Washington's  way  for 
the  duration  of  the  game. 
After  holding  a  22-9  lead 
with  14:53  remaining  in  the 
fourth  quarter,  the  Shoremen 
had  to  withstand  a  serious 
run  by  the  Red  Dragons  who 
eventually  cut  the  lead  to 
three  with  4:05  left  after  a 
diving  goal  by  Kenny  Garcia 
made  the  score  22-19. 

Washington  head  coach 
Terry  Corcoran  appeared 
unconcerned  with  Cortland's 
comeback  in  the  fourth 
quarter. 

"This  is  a  team  (Cortland) 
who  could  have  beaten  us — 
this  want's  Colby  or  St. 
Mary's — this  was  one  of  the 


better  teams  in  Division  III," 
Corcoran  said. 

"If  we  had  ball  possession, 
we  scored.  If  they  had  the 
ball,  they  scored.  I  think  it's 
better  for  us  to  win  a  close 
game  like  this  as  opposed  to 
a  blowout  because  it's  good  to 
be  challenged." 

Washington  wasn't 
challenged  often  in  the  early 
going.  Each  team  started  off 
strong,  but  the  Shoremen 
pulled  away  midway  through 
the  first  quarter. 

With  the  score  tied  at  2-2, 
Jaeger  inspired  the 
Washington  offense  with  a 
hustling  play  to  save  a  ball 
going  out  of  bounds  on  the 
right  sideline.  Diving  to 
make  contact  with  the  ball 
and  slap  it  to  Paige,  Jaeger 
set  up  Washington's  third 
goal  of  the  game  when  Paige 
fed  Chris  Cote  for  a  3-2  lead. 

The  Shoremen  continued  to 
build  momentum  when 
midfielder  Jamie  Carver 
picked  out  a  low  corner  and 
nailed  a  10-yard  shot  while 
falling  down  to  make  the 
score  5-3  with  3:09  left  in  the 
first  period. 

After  two  Paige  goals  on 
Sanchez  assists,  Jaeger 
capped  off  the  quarter  with 
his  first  goal  of  the  game 
with  one  second  remaining 
on  the  clock.  On  a  long  pass 
from  junior  defender  Greg 
Miller,  Jaeger  wheeled  and 
shot  high  on  the  Cortland 
goalie,  giving  the  Shoremen 
an  8-3  lead. 

The  onslaught  continued  in 


the  second  period,  as  Jaeger 
scored  three  times  with 
Paige  chipping  in  a  goal  to 
extend  the  lead  to  12-5  at 
halftime. 

Four  different  Shoremen 
tallied  in  the  third  period 
with  Sanchez  and  Jaeger 
each  scoring  three  times, 
Paige  adding  two,  and 
Christian  Boone  contributing 
his  second  goal  of  the  game. 

However,  after  extending 
the  lead  to  22-9  with  14:53 
left  on  a  Jaeger  goal, 
Cortland  State  tried  to  make 
the  game  interesting. 

The  Red  Dragons  scored  10 
unaswered  goals  to  pull 
within  three  with  4:05  left. 
Garcia  scored  five  of  his 
seven  goals  during  the  run 
with  Andrew  Wendol  adding 
three  tallies  to  the  streak. 

Cortland  could  not  pull  any 
closer,  as  two  Sanchez  goals 
within  19  seconds  of  each 
other  slammed  the  door  on 
the  Red  Dragons  and  gave 
the  Shoremen  their  fourth 
victory  of  the  season. 

Now  with  a  4-2  record  and 
ranked  seventh  in  Division 
III,  Washington's  next  game 
will  be  in  Carlisle, 
Pennsylvania  against  the 
Dickinson  Red  Devils 
tomorrow  at  1:00  p.m. 

Washington  will  travel  to 
Swarthmore  on  April  6  and 
will  return  home  on  April  9 
to  play  Franklin  &  Marshall 
in  a  key  Centennial 
Conference  match-up. 

On  Saturday,  the  scorers  for 
Washington  included:  Jaeger 


Feyerherm's  Debut  Not 
A  Spectacular  Beginning 

Washington  Drops  First  Three  Contests 


The  Washington  College 
women's  lacrosse  team  has 
gotten  off  to  a  rough  start 
under  rookie  head  coach 
Sarah  Feyerherm. 

Going  into  yesterday's  game 
at  Ursinus  (results  were 
unavailable  at  press  time), 
the  Shorewomen  stood  at  0-3 
after  falling  to  Mary 
Washington,  Swarthmore, 
and  Franklin  &  Marshall. 

On  Wednesday,  March  23, 
Washington  opened  its 
season  with  a  17-6  loss  to 
Mary  Washington  College. 

The  home  team  gave  the 
Shorewomen  a  rude 
welcomin  g  as  Mary 
Washington  took  a  13-2  first 
half  lead. 

Renee  Guckert  scored  two 
second  half  goals  to  keep  the 
game  even  in  the  second 
stanza,  but  Mary 

Washington  still  left  with  a 
resounding  victory. 

In  Feyerherm's  first  home 
game  last  Saturday,  the 
Swarthmore  Garnet  visited 
Washington  and  taught  the 
Shorewomen  an  early  season 
lesson. 

After  Washington  opened 
the  game  on  goals  from 
Elisabeth  Aylesworth  and 
Megan  McCurdy,  the  Garnet 
responded  by  scoring  nine 
unaswered  goals  to  take  a  9- 


2  halftime  lead. 

In  the  second  half, 
Swarthmore's  Julie  Noyes 
(10  goals)  scored  three 
unaswered  goals  for  her 
team  to  take  a  12-2  lead 
before  Aylesworth  and 
McCurdy  could  close  out  the 
scoring  with  two  goals  in  the 
last  four  minutes  for  a  12-4 
final  score. 

On  Tuesday,  lacrosse 
powerhouse  Franklin  & 
Marshall  visited  Washington. 

The  Diplomats,  with  a  1-0 
record,  pounded  Washington 
goalie  Peggy  Busker  with  30 
shots  on  the  afternoon, 
notching  nine  tallies  in  the 
first  half. 

Washington  possessed  a 
balanced  scoring  attack,  as 
Elizabeth  Moga,  Kirsten 
Lucas,  Aylesworth,  and 
McCurdy  (twice)  all  found 
the  net,  but  it  wasn't  enough 
to  stop  Franklin  & 
Marshall's  Lauren  Petralla 
(eight  goals,  one  assist),  and 
Megan  McGowan  (four 
goals). 

Washington's  next  game 
will  be  tomorrow  at  home 
versus  Dickinson  College  at 
1:00  p.m.  In  the  next  two 
weeks,  the  Shorewomen  will 
also  face  Western  Maryland, 
Gettysburg,  Johns  Hopkins, 
Widener,  and  Haverford. 


Senior  Jason  Paige  scored  five  goals  and  added  three 
assists  last  Saturday  against  Cortland. 


(8  goals,  2  assists),  Sanchez 
(7,  3),  Paige  (5,  3),  Boone  (2, 
1),  Cote  (1,  3),  Carver  (1,  1), 
Blair  Muneses  (2  assists), 


Brian  Flynn  (1  assist),  ai 
Miller  (1  assist). 

Sophomore    goalie  Ji 
Lundberg  recorded  19  save 


Softball  Drops  Doubleheaders 
To  Gettysburg  And  Salisbury 


After  getting  off  to  a  3-1 
start  after  a  win  over  SUNY- 
Westbury  and  two  victories 
over  Wesley  College,  the 
Washington  softball  team 
has  hit  a  recent  slump  with 
doubleheader  losses  to 
Salisbury  State  University 
and  Gettysburg  College. 

On  Thursday,  March  24, 
the  Maroon  and  Black 
dropped  two  to  the  Sea  Gulls 
of  Salisbury.  Washington 
managed  only  three  hits  in 
the  opener,  falling  to 
Salisbury  14-0  in  a  five- 
inning  gome  due  to  the 
eight-run  rule. 

In  the  second  game, 
Washington  lost  12-4,  but 
the  Shorewomen  put  a  little 
bit  of  offense  together.  Kouri 
Coleman  went  3-for-3  with 
an  RBI,  Amy  Povloski  went 
2-for-3  with  one  RBI,  and 
Michelle  Chin,  Cherie 
Gallini,  Tara  Rathel,  Iris 
Lewis,  and  Melissa  Kordula 
all  cranked  out  base  hits. 

Against  Gettysburg  last 
Saturday,  the  Shorewomen 
had  seven  hits  in  the  first 
game  but  lost  12-2.  In  the 
second  game,  Washington 
only  had  five  base  hits  and 
lost  9-1. 

The  Shorewomen  will  face 
Western  Maryland  on  April 
6. 


Washington's  slick  fielding  Tara  Rathel  has  been  scoopj 
up  ground  balls  at  third  base  and  shortstop  all  seasc 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


11 


April  1.  1994 


Baseball  Sweeps  Mules 
In  Centennial  Contest 

Blair  And  Whiteford  Each  Go  The  Distance 


ftrika  K.  Ford 


The  Sho'men  baseball  team 


opened 


its      Centennial 


Conference  play  with  two 
wins  over  Muhlenberg  in  a 
doubleheader  last  Saturday 
at  home. 

In  the  first  game 
Washington  went  to  extra 
innings  to  win  in  nine,  2-1. 
The  Sho'men  held  on  to  grab 
[he  second  game,  5-4. 

Senior  Keith  Whiteford  and 
sophomore  Doug  Blair  each 
pitched  complete  games.  The 
opener  had  Whiteford  in 
trouble  in  only  one  inning, 
the  fourth.  The  visitors 
scored  once  and  had  the 
bases  loaded  with  only  one 
out.  However,  a  double  play, 
from  pitcher  to  catcher  to 
first  retired  the  side, 
ffhiteford  gave  up  only  five 
hits  and  struck  out  11. 

There  were  several  batting 
heroes  in  the  first  game 
against  Muhlenberg. 

Centerfielder  Rory  Conway 
drove  in  Jarrett  Pasko  with 
the  first  run  with  a  triple  to 
deep  right. 

Freshman  second  baseman 
Pasko  drove  in  shortstop  Dan 
Coker  with  the  winning  run 
in  the  bottom  of  the  ninth 
with  a  double  down  the  right 


field  line. 

"The  inning  before,  Coker 
and  I  were  sort  of  planning 
for  him  to  get  on  base  and  for 
me  to  get  a  hit  to  knock  him 
in,"  Pasko  said.  "When 
Coker  got  on  second,  he 
started  yelling  to  me — I  hit  it 
and  he  scored  to  make  it  2-1 
us." 

Pasko,  Coker,  and  freshman 
Tim  Pilarski  all  had  two  hits 
in  the  game. 

In  the  second  contest,  Blair 
shut  out  Muhlenberg  until 
the  final  inning  when  four 
runs  crossed  for  the  Mules. 
Blair  struck  out  the  last 
batter  with  two  outs  and  a 
man  on  second  in  the  top  of 
the  seventh  to  record  the  5-4 
victory. 

Rightfielder  Chad  Campbell 
and  Pilarski  both  had  two 
hits  in  the  nightcap. 
Campbell's  double  in  the 
second  drove  in  Brian  Rush 
and  Pilarski  for  two  RBIs. 

Dan  Coker  was  also 
credited  with  two  RBIs  when 
his  single  to  right  field  in  the 
fourth  scored  Andy  Parks 
and  Campbell. 

Said  senior  first  baseman 
Parks:  "pitching  was  a  real 
question  coming  into  this 
season,  but  Doug  pitched  his 
heart  out  for  us,  and  so  did 


Whitey  today.  We  executed 
some  pick-offs  and  a  double 
play  to  help  us  out. 

"We  have  only  three  real 
pitchers,  so  we  need  them  to 
continue  performing  for  us.  If 
we  can  score  and  play  good 
defense,  I  think  this'll  be  one 
of  the  best  seasons  in  recent 
years." 

Sophomore  outfielder  Gary 
Yovanovich  drove  home  what 
was  the  winning  run  when 
his  single  in  the  sixth  scored 
Campbell.  Blair  gave  up  12 
hits  and  struck  out  nine  to 
pitch  a  complete  game  for  the 
Sho'men. 

"We're  limited  to  a  small 
pitching  rotation,  but  that's 
our  only  weakness," 
Yovanovich  said.  "As  a  team 
we  have  strong  hitting  and  a 
batting  average  for  the  team 
at  over  .300." 

Yesterday  Washington 
hosted  Neuman  College  for  a 
doubleheader. 

Tomorrow  the  Sho'men  will 
travel  to  Lancaster,  PA  to 
play  Franklin  &  Marshall  in 
a  Centennial  doubleheader. 

Next  Tuesday  Washington 
will  travel  to  Johns  Hopkins, 
and  next  Friday  the  Sho'men 
host  Hopkins  at  home  on 
Kibler  Field  at  3  p.m. 


Crew  Blows  Visitors  Out  Of  Water 


On  Saturday,  the 
Washington  College  Crew 
won  seven  of  10  races  on  its 
way  to  a  resounding  victory 
over  Union  College  and 
Richard  Stockton  College. 

On  the  women's  side,  the 
varsity  eight,  varsity  four, 
and  lightweight  boats  all 
won  their  races. 

The  varsity  eight, 
consisting  of  coxswain  Eileen 
Hunter,  Tonya  Howell,  Mary 
Bird,  Jen  Dougherty,  Melissa 
Olson,  Laura  Green,  Liza 
Dickson,  Kathryn  Mullen, 
and  Stacey  Hammond  won 
'ts  race  in  8:15.20  edging  out 
the  Union  boat  by  six 
seconds. 

The  women's  varsity  four, 


consisting  of  coxswain 
Hunter,  Howell,  Bird, 
Dougherty,  and  Hammond 
won  by  a  26-second  margin 
over  Union. 

The  lightweight  four  of 
Hunter,  Olson,  Green, 
Mullen  and  Taber  Overall 
won  in  a  time  of  9:59.13. 

On  the  men's  side,  the 
varsity  four  of  coxswain  Amy 
Osborne,  Doug  Peterson, 
Adam  Scholl,  James  Pitt, 
and  Eric  Jewett  won  in 
7:31.96,  outdistancing  two 
Union  boats  and  a  Stockton 
crew  by  an  18-second 
cushion. 

The  lightweight  four  of 
coxswain  Cindy  Dewaters, 
Ray     Herndon,      Michael 


Beardsley,  Leroy  Gatell,  and 
Brendan  Norris  won  in 
8:11.98  crushing  Stockton  by 
33  seconds. 

The  varsity  eight  of 
Osborne,  Peterson,  Scholl, 
Pitt,  Jewett,  Gatell, 
Beardsley,  Aran  Downes,  and 
John  Shanahan  also  won  in  a 
time  of  6:41.51.  Union 
trailed  at  6:56.15. 

Additionally,  the  men's 
novice  four  was  victorious,  as 
coxswain  Tom  Webb,  Steve 
Kim,  Regis  deRamel,  Chris 
Camillo,  and  Jeff  Lee  pulled 
away  from  Union  and  won 
with  a  time  of  8:41.37. 
Union  placed  second  in 
8:56.68. 


^Washington  College  Leila  Hyson  Boating  Pavillion  was  the  perfect  vantage  point  for 
n°ther  Sho'men  crew  race  last  Saturday  against  Union  and  Stockton.  Washington  won 
seven  out  of  10  races  to  highlight  last  weekend's  athletic  contests. 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


And  this  week's  Newt's  P.O.W.  is-yours  truly,  Matt 
Murray  (April  Fools!).  I  do  have  a  really  good  picture  of  me 
sitting  on  the  bench,  but  I  figured  bestowing  this  honor 
upon  myself  would  be  in  poor  taste,  and  it  wouldn't  give  us 
a  chance  to  recognize  the  people  who  really  deserve  it. 

And  the  people  who  really  deserve  it  this  week  are 
Softball's  Denise  Hakanson  and  lacrosse's  Bart  Jaeger. 

Hakanson,  a  sophomore,  received  this  award  last  season, 
b  ut  she's  already  proven  she's  back  for  another  strong 
year  on  the  diamond.  An  All-Conference  selection  last 
season  after  hitting  .500  for  Coach  Lanee  Cole's  squad, 
Hakanson  has  bolted  out  to  another  strong  start. 

She  was  named  to  the  Centennial  Conference  Honor  Roll 
this  week  after  batting  .529  through  Washington's  first 
eight  games.  The  starting  leftfielder,  the  Gloucester,  NJ 
native  is  already  tearing  up  the  field  in  1994. 

Jaeger,  another  sophomore,  exploded  for  eight  goals  last 
Saturday  against  SUNY-Cortland.  The  Crofton,  MD  native 
and  St.  Mary's  High  School  graduate  has  22  goals  and 
eight  assists  through  Washington's  first  six  games. 

The  lacrosse  team,  which  now  stands  at  4-2,  really  needed 
Jaeger's  effort  on  Saturday,  as  SUNY-Cortland  made  a 
strong  run  at  the  Shoremen  late  in  the  game  and  the  home 
team  needed  every  one  of  Jaeger's  tallies. 

Well  anyway., .all  of  the  spring  sports  are  now  underway, 
and  the  semester's  halfway  gone.  Time  flies  when  you're 
having  fun.  Only  a  few  more  weeks  and  all  of  the  fun  will 
be  over. 

And  it's  Good  Friday,  which  means  it's  got  to  be  a  good 
day.  So  everyone  have  a  good  one  and  a  great  Easter.  Jeff 
and  I  will  be  back  next  week  for  another  issue,  and  you'll 
never  know  we  went  home  for  the  weekend  or  anything. 

Good  luck  to  all  of  the  good  sports  teams  this  weekend,  as 
they  all  try  to  come  up  with  strong  efforts  against  some 
good  teams. 

Have  A  GREAT  Easter!!! 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  C  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


12 


April  1.  1879 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


/  (A  i  in  t-TA  ^■'M-fi»cTrij^rnij 


Washington  24         Washington 

SUNY-Cortland      20         Gettysburg 


lV/0i»t4'tfTll 


SCORES      Baseball 


Washington 
Muhlenberg 


Washington 
2    5      Salisbury 
1    4 


2       1  Washington 

12    9  F  &  M  17 

0      4  Washington  4 

14  12  Swarthmore  12 


Blair  Muneses.  one  of  the  best  faceoff  men  In  Division  III.  hopes  to  return  to  the  NCAA  Tournament,  as  he  Is  shown  In  this 
picture  from  last  year's  tourney.  Pictured  In  the  Salisbury  game,  Muneses  and  the  Shoremen  will  face  their  archrival 

again  on  April  23  at  Kibler  Field. 


Newt's  Players  of  the  Week:Bart  Jaeger  and  Denise  Hakanson 


Upcoming 
Games 


MEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  at 
Dickinson 
April  2  1:00 

Washington  at 
Swarthmore 
April  6  3:30 

WOMEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Dickinson 
April  2  1:00 

Washington  vs. 
Western  Maryland 
April  6  4:00 

BASEBALL 

Washington  at 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
April  2  1:00 

SOFTBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Western  Maryland 
April  6  3:00 

CREW 

Washington  at 
Casperson  Cup 
April  2 


INSIDE 

•Shoremen 
Lacrosse  Is 
Victorious 
Over  Cortland 

•Baseball 
Sweeps  Mules 

•Women's  Lax 
Struggling 

•Softball 
Drops  Four  In 
A  Row 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Twenty-three  •  April  8,  1994 


Washington  College    •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


Faculty  Finance  Committee 
Receives  Check 

Board  Instructs  Committee  not  to  Make  Own  Budget  Proposals 
Scott  Koon 


Wolff  Named 
Associate  Dean 


The  faculty  meeting 
.  Monday  began  with  an 
address  by  Faculty  Finance 
Committee  Chair  Dr.  Steven 
Cades-  who  announced  to  the 
faculty  that,  after  extensive 
talks  with  the  administration 
and  the  Board,  it  was 
definitively  decided  that  the 
right  to  propose  a  budget  to 
the  Board  belongs  to  the 
President  and  the  President 
alone. 

The  debate  on  this 
issue  stems  from  attempts  by 
[he  Faculty  Finance 
Committee  to  gain  more 
power  over  the  College's 
budgetary  process.  The 
Committee  has  sought  to 
obtain  the  right  to  make  its 
own  recommendations 
directly  to  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors 
without  using  the  President 
as  an  intermediary.  The 
President  has  consistently 
maintained  that  budgetary 
power  is  a  function  of  his 
office.  Cades  told  the  faculty 
that  the  Board  had  told  the 
Committee  not  to  submit  its 
own  list  of  budgetary 
proposals.  Cades  said  that 
'This  has  not  been  a 
negotiation  which  benefits 
the  faculty,"  and  intimated 
that  it  could  have  a 
deleterious  effect  on  the 
College's  academic 

departments. 

After  Cades'  short 
and  vitriolic  presentation, 
the  President  announced 
that  the  College  had  made 
$950,000  in  cuts,  but  that  the 
actual  reduction  was 
$1,050,000.  The  reason  for 
the  $100,000  gap  is  due  to 
the  fact  that  there  are  27 
instead  of  26  pay  periods 


next  year,  an  event  which 
only  happens  once  every 
eleven  years. 

The  President  went 
on  to  say  that  the  Board 
wants  $55,000  more  in  cuts, 
which  he  feels  confident  he 
can  make  in  ways  which  will 
cause  little  pain.  He  noted 
that  the  deficit  next  year 
should  be  only  $340,000, 
which  is  a  considerable 
improvement  over  the  past 
several  years  of  seven-figure 
deficits.  He  is  also  hopeful 
that  the  Board  will  agree  to 
increase  the  draw  on  the 
endowment  from  5%  to  6%, 
which  he  says  would  move 
the  College  out  of  the  red 
entirely. 

The  savings  next 
year  are  due  to  a  number  of 
cuts,  most  notably  the 
reduction  in  the  size  of  the 
faculty  from  74  this  year  to 
69  next  year.  He  emphasized 
that  this  should  not  have  an 
impact  on  the  size  of  classes 
or  faculty  workload.  Another 
major  savings  came  from  the 
change  in  the  College's 
insurance  policy.  The 
remainder  of  the  money  came 
from  many  small  cuts 
throughout  the  College. 

Trout  said  that  all  of 
the  cuts  were  done  with  the 
goal  of  "minimizing  the 
impact  on  students."  He  said 
that  with  the  increases  in  the 
funding  for  maintenance  and 
repair  that  many  students 
"May  indeed  come  back  [next 
Fall  Semester)  to  a  College 
which  is  spiffier  than  it  has 
ever  been." 

President  Trout  also 
announced  that  the  Middle 
States  Report  should  arrive 
on  schedule  in  raid  April,  and 
that  he  expects  that  there 
will      be      few      surprises 


contained  in  the  document. 

Dean  Wubbels,  Chair 
of  the  Appointments  and 
Tenure  Committee, 

announced  that  Dr.  Baldwin 
would  be  participating  in  a 
teacher  exchange  program 
next  year,  and  that  the 
College  will  have  the  honor  of 
hosting  a  German  instructor 
from  a  gymnasium  (a  college 
preparatory  school)  in  Berlin. 
Martin  Williams, 
Vice  President  for  Develop- 
ment, thanked  the  faculty  for 
their  gifts  to  the  College  and 
their  participation  in 
programs  designed  to 
encourage  alumni  giving.  He 
also  said  ballots  for  alumni 
Board  members  are  going 
out,  and  that  alumni  engaged 
in  financial  enterprises  are 
well  represented  on  the 
ballot.  Dr.  Steven  Cades 
expressed  concern  that  there 
are  no  minority  or  women 
candidates  on  the  ballot. 
Williams  responded  that 
while  this  is  the  case, 
minorities  and  women  have 
been  amply  represented  on 
the  ballot  in  the  past. 

The  faculty  approved 
a  measure  which 

recommends  to  the  President 
that  the  College  ban  smoking 
in  all  academic  buildings.  In 
related  news,  the  SGA  will 
put  the  issue  of  smoking  on 
campus  to  a  referendum  on 
next  Monday's  elections. 
Both  this  referendum  and 
the  faculty's  decision  will  be 
considered  by  the  President 
Trout  when  he  decides  what 
policy  on  smoking  at 
Washington  College  will  be. 

The  faculty  also 
voted  on  student  awards. 
Awards  will  be  awarded  at 
graduation.  £i 


SGA  Keeping  Busy  as  Year  Winds 
Down 


Scott  Koon 


In  the  past  two 
weeks  the  SGA  has  been 
busy  wrapping  up  the  loose 
ends  for  this  year.  As  is 
usually  the  case,  this  has 
meant  a  flurry  of  activity  and 
legislation  as  senators 
complete  the  projects  they 
have  been  working  on  over 
foe  past  months. 

Recently  the  SGA 
took  the  opportunity  to 
examine  the  proposed  Honor 
Code.  The  response  to  the 
document  was  extremely 
mixed,  with  some  senators 
expressing  grave 

reservations  that  the 
document  is  too  strict,  and 
that  casual  remarks  about  a 
test  or  assignment  may  in 


fact  constitute  Honor  Code 
violations,  even  in  cases 
where  there  is  clearly  no 
intention  of  cheating. 

Of  special  concern 
were  instances  where  casual 
remarks  exchanged  between 
students  might  be  construed 
as  cheating  by  a  third  party. 
The  draft  code  requires  any 
person  who  believes  that  a 
violation  of  the  Honor  Code 
has  occurred  to  confront  the 
suspected  violator,  and  also 
requires  them  to  request  that 
the  suspect  turn  themselves 
in  for  the  violation.  If  the 
student  in  question  does  not 
turn  himself  in,  the  witness 
must  in  turn  turn  him  in, 
protestations  of  innocence 
notwithstanding.  Anyone 
failing  to  comply  with  this 


Scott  Koon 


Visiting  Assistant  Professor  of  English  Dr.  Beverly 
Wolff  will  soon  be  assuming  the  duties  of  the  Associate  Dean 
of  Washington  College.  Wolff  is  replacing  Lucille  Sansing, 
whose  last  day  of  work  was  March  19.  Dr.  Sansing  left  to 
assume  the  Deanship  of  Whitehead  Center  at  the  University 
of  the  Redlands,  near  Los  Angeles. 

Wolff  said  she  is  uncertain  exactly  when  she  will 
assume  the  new  position,  but  that  it  is  likely  that  she  will  be 
installed  in  the  post  by  June  or  July.  "I'll  miss  the 
classroom,"  Wolff  said,  "but  I  expect  that  I'll  have  at  least  as 
much  contact  with  students  in  this  new  position." 

Wolff  said  that  she  does  not  envision  making  major 
changes  in  the  office  of  the  Dean,  but  that  she  intends  to 
Bring  my  own  approach  to  programs  that  exist." 

The  replacement  of  Sansing  comes  at  a  time  when 
the  College  could  ill  afford  to  conduct  a  national  search  to  fill 
the  position.  Wolff  said  that  Redlands  actually  wanted 
Sansing  to  assume  her  duties  there  in  January,  and  that  it 
was  a  stretch  for  them  to  give  her  until  March  before  taking 
the  job.  Given  this  very  limited  amount  of  time,  the  College 
had  to  find  a  suitable  candidate  quickly. 

Wolff  was  scheduled  to  stay  on  at  the  College  only 
for  the  rest  of  this  semester.  She  said  she  first  became 
nterested  in  the  Associate  Deanship  when  she  first  heard 

See  "Wolff"  on  page  13 


_i 


policy  is  also  guilty  of 
violating  the  Honor  Code. 

Several  people  made 
the  point  that  many  people 
talk  about  courses  with 
friends  who  will  never  take 
that  particular  course.  This 
situation  pertains  especially 
to  upper  level  courses  for 
majors. 

Another  major  issue 
of  debate  was  the  48-hour 
period  for  violators  to  report 
themselves.  It  was  generally 
agreed  that  there  should  be 
some  leniency  built  into  the 
system  for  people  who  opt  to 
self-report  within  this  period. 

In  other  SGA  news, 
the  Sporting  Clay  Club  was 
awarded      $300,      on      the 

See  "SGA,"  on  p.  13 


Inside 

Start  Now  in  the  Chesapeake 
Bay 

5 

Self  Destruction 

5 

Empties  Review 

6 

Goldstein  Speech 

7 

SGA  Supplement                      ft   J8r   Q 

April  8.  1994 


Washington  College  E 


,ife  i 
he  S 

art! 


This  upcoming  Monday  the  Washington  College 
student  body  will  elect  its  Executive  Board  members  of  the 
SGA-the  President,  Vice  President,  Treasurer,  Secretary 
and  Student  Life  Chair. 

Student  Life  Chair? 

Don't  be  fooled  by  the  name  change:  the  Student 
)  Chair  includes  all  of  the  duties  of  what  we  today  call 
I  Social  Chair.  The  change  in  the  name  of  the  position, 
1  the  change  of  the  position  itself,  is  a  welcome  one.  It  is 
not  merely  a  matter  of  semantics.  Now  that  we  have  a  new 
Student  Center  and  an  Office  of  Student  Activities  and 
Campus  Recreation,  it  was  obvious  that  the  role  of  the 
Social  Chairs  had  to  change. 

The  SGA  has  amended  its  constitution  so  that  the 
new  position  "will  chair  the  Social  Committee,  and  will  work 
to  gain  consensus  on  student  activity  desires  and  student 
life  concerns.  The  Chairperson  will  represent  these  views 
from  the  senate  to  the  Student  Activities  staff." 

Despite  the  grammatically  unfortunate  phraseology 
of  the  second  sentence,  the  amendment  provides  a  needed 
boost  to  the  role  of  student  government  in  determining  the 
social  life  of  the  campus.  This  year's  SGA  and  the  Student 
Activities  Office  had  to  make  the  best  of  a  bad  situation  last 
semester  before  the  completion  of  the  new  Student  Center, 
and  they  are  to  be  lauded  for  their  success  in  the  face  of 
adversity. 

Spring  is  a  time  of  new  beginnings,  and  this  creation 
of  a  Student  Life  Chair  is  one  such  beginning.  It  strikes  me 
that  the  phrase  "Student  Life  concerns"  is  deliberately 
vague.  And  while  this  aspect  of  the  proposal  was  not 
discussed  by  the  SGA  in  its  deliberations,  it  seems  the 
Student  Life  person  basically  has  a  blank  check  to  write 
their  own  job  description.  This  is  not  a  bad  thing:  too  much 
specificity  would  have  placed  unnecessary  restraint  on  a 
position  which  should  grow  and  develop  naturally  as  we 
seek  to  create  a  new  social  atmosphere  on  this  campus. 

The  new  position  is  charged  with  coordinating 
"activities  between  the  SGA  and  .  .  .  the  Student  Activities 
Office."  As  originally  proposed,  the  position  was  to  be 
appointed  by  the  SGA  President  in  consultation  with  the 
head  of  Student  Activities  and  the  SGA.  This  seemed  to  me 
to  be  a  sound  proposition,  given  that  the  Chair  is  charged 
with  working  with  both  organizations. 

Yet  SGA  senators  voted  to  amend  the  amendment  so 
that  the  position  of  Student  Life  Chair  would  be  one  elected 
by  the  student  body.  It  is  understandable  that  an 
organization  of  elected  representatives  would  vote  in  such  a 
manner-they  owe  their  own  positions  to  a  voting 
constituency,  and  may  feel  that  to  take  away  the  right  to 
elect  an  official  would  be  to  betray  that  constituency. 

But  still,  I  wonder  if  they  made  the  right  choice.  I'm 
sure  most  of  us  share  the  common  experience  of  seeing 
student  elections  on  both  the  high  school  and  college  level 
devolve  into  a  kind  of  popularity  contest.  In  the  SGA 
elections,  the  voter  turnout  is  hardly  overwhelming,  and  a 
few  votes  either  way  can  make  a  big  difference.  Who  is  to 
say  that  the  few  deciding  votes  are  necessarily  cast  by  well 
informed  voters? 

When  you  attend  a  social  function  at  the  College,  do 
you  always  know  who  is  working  behind  the  scenes  to  make 
certain  things  run  smoothly?  I  know  I  don't.  That's 
probably  a  good  thing.  When  you  attend  a  party  in  the 
Student  Center,  it  should  be  a  time  to  relax,  not  to  worry 


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about  who's  running  the 
thing.  I  know  that  the  SGA 
President  and  Dennis  Berry, 
and  the  SGA  itself,  all  know 
who  these  people  are. 
They're  better  informed  on 
this  issue  than  I  am,  so 
personally  I'd  prefer  to  leave 
the  decision  up  to  them. 

In  any  event,  that 
decision  has  been  made:  the 
position  will  be  an  elected 
one.  The  importance  of  the 
new  position  can  be  gauged 
by  the  number  of  candidates- 
it  is  the  most  hotly  contested 
position  in  this  year's 
executive  board  elections. 
All  three  candidates  seem 
well  qualified-and  since  I've 
already  admitted  that  there 
are  plenty  of  people  better 
qualified  to  make  a 
recommendation  than  I  am, 


I'm  certainly  not  about  to 
make  an  endorsement. 

This  Monday's 

election  is  also  important 
because  there  will  be  a 
referendum  on  the  ballot  on 
the  status  of  smoking  in 
public  buildings  at 
Washington  College.  The 
referendum  is  totally  non- 
binding:  its  only  result  will 
be  a  recommendation,  one 
way  or  the  other,  to  the 
President.  My  own  views  on 
the  issue  are  well  known- 
perhaps  too  well  known.  The 
only  promise  I'll  make  here  is 
that  win,  loose  or  draw,  I'll 
never  mention  the  issue  of 
smoking  on  campus  in  this 
space  again.  Quite  frankly, 
I'm  tired  of  it. 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

April  8-14 


Film 
Series: 

La  Discrete 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

Friday,  Sunday, 

Monday 


8 


Friday 

Dr.  Faustus 

A  play  by 

Christopher  Marlowe 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 


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Dr.  Faustus 

A  play  by 

Christopher  Marlowe 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 


10 

Sunday 


11 

Monday 

A  talk  by  Richard 

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Lit  House 

4:30  p.m. 


12 

Tuesday 

Ciaran  O'Keeffe: 

A  Senior  Recital 

Tawes  Theatre 

8:00  p.m. 


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Wednesday 
The  Generalship  of 

Robert  E.  Lee 

Richard  Gallagher, 

Penn  State  U. 

Hynson  Lounge 

7:30  p.m. 


14 

Thursday 

Current  Concerns  in 

Russia 
A  talk  by  William  M. 

Eichbaum 
Dunning  Lecture  Hall 


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Features 


April  8.  1994 


Safe  sex  no  longer 
prists,  but  safer,  cautious  sex 
does  and  can  save  your  life. 
cor  some  sexually  active 
people  it  is  too  late  they 
have  already  contracted  one 
or  more  venereal  diseases 
which  cannot  be  cured. 
What  is  frightening  are  the 
men  and  women  who  have 
been  infected  and  still 
practice  unprotected  sex. 
Some  modicum  of 

intelligence  is  required  to  be 
in  college,  yet  those  sexually 
active  students  who  do  not 
use  protection  fall  far  short 
in  the  intellect  department. 
There  are  some  who 
knowingly  pass  disease  on 
without  real  concern  for  the 
repercussions.  Some  might 
call  this  natural  selection, 
aod  feel  some  degree  of 
humor  that  those  stupid 
people  will  most  likely  drop 
from  the  gene  pool;  others 
night  look  upon  such  a 
situation  with  sympathy  or 
even  anger.  By  unprotected 
this  means  non  condom  use. 
The  pill  is  a  method  of  birth 
control,  not  a  shield  from 
disease.  The  sponge  is  also 
only  a  method  of  birth 
control.  The  condom  while 
not  100%  effective  is  still  the 
best  answer  to  safer, 
healthier  sex.  For  more 
information  on  safer  sex  talk 
to  someone  at  Health 
Services  or  any  Peer 
Educator. 

Tired  of  hearing  the 
lectures  on  why  you  should 
wear  a  condom?  Well  think 
about  this,  anyone  who 
passes  a  disease  such  as 
Herpes,  Genital  Warts, 
H.I.V./A.I.D.S.,  or  Gonnorrea 
•to  name  a  few-  can  be  sued 
by  the  victim  for  anything 
from  intent  to  maim  to 
murder.  It  takes  two,  yes, 
but  it  only  takes  one 
moment  of  non- 

communication    to     ruin 


someone  else's  life.  Not 
sharing  past  sexual  history 
with  a  partner  is  ignorant 
especially  if  you  have 
information  which  might 
lead  to  a  different  ending. 
According  to  statistics  in 
Newsweek  within  the  past 
two  years  the  number  of 
teens  and  young  adults  who 
have  H.I.V./A.I.D.S.  has 
risen  80%.  It  is  no  longer  a 
matter  of  "hooking  up"  for 
the  night:  it  is  a  matter  of 
risking  your  health  and 
well  being. 

Scenario:  Two 

people  meet  at  a  party, 
they've  been  scoping  each 
other  out  for  a  few  weeks 
and  each  decides  that  it's 
time.  (Great)    They  go  back 
to  her  place  and  trip  the 
light  fantastico  (have  sex) 
the  next  morning  she  says 
"By  the  way,  I  have  ...(any 
number  of  diseases  can  be 
inserted  here)"    You  start  to 
panic      you      didn't      use 
protection-  you're  going  to 
get  what  she  has,  who  will 
want  you  if  they  know  you 
have  a  disease?    Then  she 
starts  to  calm  you  down 
saying  things  like  "Don't 
worry  there  is  no  problem  as 
long  as  I  don't  have  a  spell  of 
theni.    You  relax  and  go  on 
your  merry  way  thinking 
you  scored  and  it  wasn't  bad 
and  your  safe  because  she 
didn't  say  she  was  having  a 
"spell."    The  next  day  she 
comes  down  with  a  real  bad 
case  of  (whatever  she  has), 
and  you  are  none  the  wiser. 
Then  you  get  back  together 
with  your  ex  and  pass  on  the 
disease  to  her  because  you 
believed  false  reassurances 
from  someone  who  is  too 
selfish  to  care  what  they  do 
to  others,  just  as  long  as 
people  don't  think  poorly  of 
them.  It  happens  more  often 

See  "STD"  on  pg.  1 1 


Campus  Voices 

By:  Tarin  Towers,  Scott  Koon,  and  Steve  Kim 

Question:    If  there  was  a  fire  in  your  room  and  you  could  only  save  one  thing,  what 
would  it  be  and  why? 


Nothing  —I'd  run  my 
[expletive  deleted]  out 


Joe  Suen 
Stony  Brook.  NY 
Freshman 


Nothing.   Everything  else  is 
replaceable. 


Charles  Bucknor 
Columbia,  MD 
Junior 


The  lava  lamp  and  the 
portable  phone- -because 
my  girlfriend  would  kill  us 
if  we  didn't. 

Kraus  &  Haus 
Middle  Hall 


Nothing-BROWN  IT. 


Gibby  Semmes 
Potomac.  MD 
Senior 


My  ro  ornate  (Alexandra 
Geller)   because  she's  not 
so  bad. 


Tonya  Howell 
Sudlersville.  MD 
Junior 


As  the  great  pharoah. 
Benjamin  T.  Hinkle  once 
said,  "I  would  take  my 
pillow  so  I  could  sit  on 
something.  .  .  duh." 

Michael  Lark 
Baltimore,  MD 
Freshman 


So  Far  From  God,  So  Close  to  Chaos 


Paxil  Briggs 


1994  is  not  shaping 
up  to  be  a  good  year  for 
Mexico. 

Last  year,  the 
country  seemed  to  be  doing 
beautifully.  Carlos  Salinas 
de  Gortari,  elected  president 
In  1988,  had  reined  in 
runaway  inflation, 

successfully  privatized 
countless  state-owned 

industries  and  brought  about 
the  resolution  to  the  debt 
crisis,  economic  achieve- 
ments with  very  few 
Parallels  in  modern  history. 

After  a  memorable 
Political  battle  in  the  United 
States,  NAFTA  was  ready  to 
come  into  effect,  eliminating 
restrictive  tariffs  and  making 
Mexico  an  investment  mecca. 
With  its  resources,  work 
force,    and    access   to   the 


United  States,  Pacific  Rim 
and  Latin  American 
markets,  it  seemed  as  though 
Mexico  might  be  able  to  take 
its  place  among  the 
developed  nations  by  the 
year  2000. 

No  sooner  had  the 
new  year  begun,  however, 
than  a  rebellion  broke  out. 
Armed  rebels  calling 
themselves  "Zapatistas" 
(after  Emiliano  Zapata,  a 
radical  leader  of  the  1910 
Revolution)  seized  several 
towns  in  the  southern 
province  of  Chiapas.  The 
fighting  was  brief  and 
relatively  few  lives  were  lost 
before  the  Mexican  army 
drove  the  rebels  back  into 
the  hills.  However,  it  was 
not  long  before  human  rights 
abuses  by  the  army  came  to 
light,  including  summary 
executions  of  rebels  held 


prisoner  without  trial. 

Moreover,  the 

rebellion  called  attention  to 
the  plight  of  the  Maya 
Indians  in  Chiapas,  which, 
politically  as  well  as 
geographically,  is  much 
closer  to  Guatemala  than  it 
is  to  the  United  States.  The 
Mayas  are  the  poorest  and 
most  downtrodden  group  in 
one  of  Mexico's  poorest 
provinces.  Although  no  one 
is  quite  sure  about  the 
leaders  of  the  rebellion  (the 
Mexican  government  insists 
that  they  are  foreign  agents) 
most  of  the  rank-and-file 
rebels  are  Maya. 

Rather  than  fight  a 
protracted  guerrilla  war, 
Salinas  has  chosen  to  try  to 
enter  into  negotiations  with 
the  rebels.  This  has  given 
the  Zapatista  leader,  the  self- 
styled  "Comandante  Marcos," 


a  chance  to  indulge  in  the 
most  extraordinary  theatrics. 
Appearing  only  on  camera  in 
a  black  ski  mask  and 
uniform,  Marcos  struts  and 
poses  as  a  sort  of  Robin 
Hood-cum-Ch6  Guevara 
fighting  Mexico's  wealthy 
and  powerful  elite.  North  of 
the  Rio  Grande,  his 
performances  (when  they 
have  been  noticed  at  all) 
have  been  met  with  cynicism 
and     derision.  Among 

Mexico's  poor,  however,  the 
rebel  meets  with  a  much 
more  sympathetic  audience. 

The  end  result  is  that 
although  the  relatively 
enlightened  government  of 
Salinas  has  defeated  the 
rebels  on  the  military  front 
(two-thirds  of  the  casualties 
sustained  in  the  fighting 
were  among  Marcos's  own 
men)  it  has  itself  been  routed 


in  the  propaganda  war. 

Meanwhile,  of  course, 
much  of  Mexico's 

attractiveness  to  foreign 
investors  has  been  lost 
completely. 

Ae  if  that  were  not 
bad  enough,  Mexico  has 
recently  been  struck  by  a 
horrible  tragedy.  On  March 
23,  Luis  Donaldo  Colosio,  the 
PRI's  candidate  for  president 
in  the  upcoming  elections, 
was  assassinated  in  Tijuana. 

First,  some 

background  information.  By 
Mexican  electoral  law,  it  is 
the  duty  of  the  outgoing 
president  to  personally 
choose  his  party's  candidate 
for  the  presidency.  The 
initials  of  Salinas's  party, 
PRI,  stand  (in  English)  for 
"Institutional  Revolutionary 
Party."  The  key  word  here  is 

See  "Briggs,"  p  1 1 


AprilB.  1994 


Features 


Washington  Colle 


WHEN  YOU  RIDE 

DRUNK, 
ONE  MORE  FOR 

THE  ROAD 

CAN  HAVE  AN 

ENTIRELY 

DIFFERENT 

MEANING. 


Classifieds 

Cruise  Ship  Jobs! 

We  will  show  you  how  to 
get  on  board. 
800-303-2700 

Cruise  Ship  Jobs! 

Students  needed!    Earn 

$2000+  monthly. 

Summer,  holidays. 

fulltlnic.    World  Travel. 

Caribbean.  Hawaii. 

Europe.  Mexico.    Tour 

Guides.  GlA  Shop  Sales. 

Deck  Hands.  Casino 

Workers,  etc.    No 

Experience  Necessary. 

Call  G02-6801647.  Ext. 

C147. 


The  Office  of  Student 
Affairs  reminds  all 
students  interested 
in  living  in  East  or 
West  Halls  that  the 

deadline  for 

applications  is  April 

18.    Stop  by  the 

Student  Affairs 

Office  for  more 

information. 


by  Tanya  Allen 


When  we  last  left  off, 
the  newly-transformed-back- 
into-a-human  PRESIDENT 
TROUT  rode  into  the  sunset 
on  the  back  of  DEAN 
WUBBLESfish— a  wahoo. 
"We  will  save  Washington 
College!"  the  two  declared. 
"We  will  find  out  how  to 
change  everyone  back  into 
human  beings  again!  We 
will  remove  this  curse!  We 
will  make  everything  right!" 
As  they  were  riding 
off  into  the  sunset,  the 
Chestertown  fishermen  cast 
their  nets  into  the  Chester 
River  and  caught  a  quarter 
of  the  WC  population, 
bringing  them  into  the  sun, 
all  wiggling,  scales 
gleaming,  mouths  gasping 
"Help      us!  Help      us! 

Somebody.. .save  us!" 

The  Chestertown 
fishermen  cast  their  nets 
again  and  caught  another 
quarter  of  the  WC 
population,  bringing  them 
up  to  the  sun  as  well,  all 
wiggling,  scales  gleaming, 
mouths  gasping... .and  then 
the  fishermen  cast  their  nets 
again  and  caught  another 
quarter!  And  then  the  last 
quarter!  All  the  little  fishes 
wiggling,  scales  gleaming, 
mouths  gasping!  The 
Chestertown  fishermen 
lifted  the  nets  into  their 
boats!  Sunlight  poured 
down  on  them  and 
everyone — students,  faculty, 
and  staff  wiggled,  gasped, 
gleamed,  and....  died! 


"Died?"  asks  THE 
READER. 

"Yes,  died!"  says 
THE  AUTHOR  OF  THIS 
FISH  TALE  "Everyone 
died!  They  all  died! 
Everyone  on  the  Washington 
College  Campus  died!"  THE 
AUTHOR  OF  THIS  FISH 
TALE  looks  down  at  her 
desk,  covered  with  thesis 
material,  research  books, 
graduate  school  material, 
half-edited  "Broadsides," 
unread  novels,  etc.  etc.  and 
then  declares  "YES! 
Everyone  DIED!  And  they 
all  went...to  HELL!". 
"Everyone?" 
"Well. ..no,  I  take 
that  back.  Everyone. ..except 
for  me  and  my  boyfriend  and 
two  of  my  favorite  female 
friends." 

"Two  of  your  favorite 
female  friends?" 

"Er.no.  If  I  save  two 
of  my  favorite  female 
friends,  I'll  have  to  save 
THEIR  boyfriends  and 
favorite  friends  as  well,  and 
then  I'll  have  to  save  their 
boyfriends'  favorite  friends 
and  their  favorite  friends' 
favorite  friends  too,  and 
then.. ..no.  Everyone  can  go 
to  Hell  except  for  me  and  my 
boyfriend." 

"Everyone?" 
"EVERYONE!" 


S1 


Twentieth  Century- 
Japanese  Music; 
Toru  Takemitsu,  His  Life 
and  Works 
A  lecture  /demonstration  by 
Ciaran  O'Keeffe 
Tuesday,  April  12 
8:00  p.m.  Tawes  Theatre 


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IBb 


Being  a  senior  has 
its  ups  and  downs. 

I  didn't  have  to  be 
advised  this  week  or  last 
week,  which  on  the  surface 
means  having  two  days  off. 
But  instead  of  lounging  in 
the  sun,  playing  frisbee,  or 
taking  a  road  trip,  I  worked 
on  my  senior  obligations. 

I  have  a  thesis  draft 
due  today,  and  by  the  time 
you  read  this  I  will  have 
gone  through  two  comps 
sessions  for  art  history,  one 
this     morning     and     one 


graduates  call  any  job  wh 
earns  the  equivalent 
welfare  "temporar 

Temporary  jobs  are  the  tfo 
you  take  while  your  resuJ 
is  going  out  and  you're  dob! 
interviews,  waiting  for 
Call  of  the  Permanent. 

But  not  all  of  us  ai 
eager  to  take  the  next 
step  after  college,  whethij 
academic  or  occupation; 
Some  of  us  are  going  for  thi 
Year  Off,  which  invol 
taking  a  temporary  job  1„ 
enough  to  call  it  permanent 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


yesterday.  Art  history  majors 
are  required  to  know  the 
date,  title  and  author  of 
every  canvas  ever  painted, 
every  sculpture  ever  carved, 
and  every  building  ever 
built.  This  is  fun. 

These,  of  course,  are 
the  downs.  Seniors  not  only 
have  to  keep  up  with  their 
full  course  load,  we  also  have 
to  complete  one  or  two  senior 
obligations,  and  on  top  of  all 
that,  we  have  to  decide  what 
to  do  when  the  big  void  gets 
here. 

The  big  void  starts 
on  May  23  AG,  which  is 
Monday  morning  After 
Graduation.  Some  of  us  have 
already  decided  that  the 
next  logical  step  is  graduate 
school,  and  most  of  the  hard 
work  required  to  achieve 
that  goal  has  been  done  by 
this  point. 

The  other  alternative 
is  work,  unless  you  can 
convince  your  parents  that 
supporting  you  for  another 
eighteen  years  is  a  viable 
option. 

Work  falls  into  two 
categories:  permanent  and 
temporary.  And  I'm  not 
talking  about  temp  work, 
otherwise  known  as  Other 
People's  Filing.  No,  the 
difference  is  more  subtle. 
Roughly,  permanent  jobs 
require  resumes.  Temporary 
jobs  don't. 

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in  a  given  year  than  peopl 
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of  the  Mississippi.  Then  II 
bartend,  or  work  at  a  book 
store,  all  the  while  living  in 
sin  and  cool  stuff  like  that. 
My  boyfriend  lives  in  Iowa, 
and  I  need  a  change  of  seem 
(and  a  low  cost  of  living). 

Whatever  you  decide 
to  do,  have  fun.  This  summer 
may  be  your  last  chance  to 
take  that  roadtrip  you1 
always  wanted  to  take,  or  to 
get  a  part-time  job  stuffing 
envelopes  at  $16  per  hour,  or 
work  at  McDonald's  until  you 
get  enough  money  to  go  to 
Europe. 

I  say  last  chance 
because  statistically,  most 
us  will  have  full  time  jobs 
and  the  start  of  a  famil] 
within  the  next  5-7  years. 
That  means  not  being  able  to 
drop  everything  and  go  to 
Denny's  at  4  a.m.  That 
means  not  being  able  to  quit 
your  job  and  be  a  bum  until 
your  money  runs  out 
because  your  bills  won't  let 
you,  and  neither  will  your 
wife. 

So  spend  this 
summer,  or  longer,  thinking 
really  hard  about  what  you 
want  to  do  with  the  rest  of 
your  life.  Not  that  you' 
never  be  able  to  change  your 
mind,  or  your  career.  But 
this  is  a  good  opportunity  to 
do  things  that  you  might  no' 
have  the  freedom  to  do  ontf 
you're  reading  other  people's 
resumes. 

And  if  you're  an 
underclassman:  enjoy  that. 
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Yoshing'on  College  Elm 


Features 


April  8.  1994 


I  have  been  asked  to  write  an  article  about  the 
Chesapeake  Bay,  a  task  that  is  simply  to  large  to  even 
hope  to  do  justice  to  in  a  single  article.  Thus  I  will 
assume  that  most  people  know  the  basic  logistics  of  the 
gay,  and  will  only  mention  a  few  aspects  of  the  Bay  that 
are  critical  for  the  continued  survival  of  this  estuary  we 
call  home. 

One  of  the  main  things  that  seem  true  with  any 
environmental  problem  is  that  everyone  keeps  busy 
pointing  Fingers  at  everyone  else,  and  often  very  little 
gets  done  to  find  a  feasible  solution  to  the  problem. 
People  have  blamed  the  sewage  treatment  plants,  the 
farms,  the  watermen,  and  acid  rain  to  name  a  few. 
However,  no  one  of  these  is  responsible  for  damaging  the 
gay  —  it  is  all  of  these  factors  combined  that  create  the 
problems  we  see  today.  For  years  sewage  treatment 
plants  were  responsible  for  spewing  raw  sewage  into  the 
Bay,  and  thus  responsible  for  choking  the  Bay  with 
nutrients.  The  sewage,  combined  with  the  fertilizer  run- 
off from  farms  and  suburban  yards,  causes  algae  blooms 
which  are  dangerous  for  two  reasons.  They  cloud  the 
water,  thus  blocking  sunlight  from  the  underwater 
grasses,  plus,  when  these  massive  blooms  die  their 
decomposition  uses  up  vast  amounts  of  oxygen,  and  thus 
literally  choke  the  organisms  of  the  Bay.  Another  culprit 
of  blocking  sunlight  is  sediment  run-off  that  is  flooding 
into  the  Bay  due  to  the  decreased  forests,  boom  in 
construction,  and  farming.  Compounded  upon  all  of 
these  problems  is  the  constant  stresses  put  on 
commercial  animals  by  the  Bay's  watermen. 

Many  things  can  be  done  to  help  save  the  Bay. 
Increasing  pressure  must  be  put  on  farmer's  to  plant 
buffer  strips  on  their  land,  particularly  on  the  banks  of 
any  streams  or  rivers  that  run  through  their  land.  All 
other  land-owners  in  the  Chesapeake  Bay  region  also 
need  to  cease  drenching  their  lawns  in  fertilizers  —  a 
lush  green  lawn  is  hardly  worth  the  loss  of  the  Bay.  The 
Bay's  watermen  are  not  some  evil  moneyhungry  villains 
out  to  strip  the  Bay.  They,  more  than  anyone  else, 
depend  on  the  Bay  for  a  living.  However,  strict 
restrictions  must  be  placed  upon  both  the  fragile  oyster 
population,  as  well  as  upon  the  Blue  Crab.  Since  the 
watermen  practice  free-enterprise  it  is  difficult  for  them 
to  limit  themselves  for  they  have  to  remain  competitive, 
thus  the  limiting  has  to  be  done  by  the  government. 

However,  it  must  be  stressed  that  one  should  not 
perceive  too  gloomy  of  a  picture  of  the  Bay.  The  sewage 
treatment  plants  have  greatly  improved  their  efficiency 
and  now  one  can  only  hope  that  they  can  keep  up  with 
the  Mid-Atlantic  region's  overpopulation  problem.  The 
stripped  bass  population  is  doing  well,  and  currently  the 
Blue  Crab  is  doing  well.  In  fact,  in  a  rare  measure  of 
governmental  foresight,  the  restrictions  upon  crabbing 
that  are  trying  to  be  introduced  are  not  a  reaction  to  an 
emergency,  but  are  a  step  to  assure  that  an  emergency 
will  not  occur.  So,  as  you  graduate  from  school,  keep  on 
enjoying  eating  those  tasty  crabs,  just  try  to  refrain  from 
sloshing  on  loads  of  fertilizer  upon  your  lawns  because  if 
you  live  anywhere  in  Maryland,  Virginia,  or 
Pennsylvania  chances  ,,_.      .  _.  „         _ 

are  that  you  are  in  the     See    Start  NOW,     p.  7 


The  Most  Self  -Destructive 
Generation  Since  the  1920s 


YAK! 

90 

PROOF 


by  Tanya  Allen 


This  is  a  difficult 
article  for  me  to  write, 
because  of  the  personal 
aspect  of  it.  I  have  a 
hormone  imbalance  and  a 
severe  form  of  a  blood-sugar 
imbalance  called 

hypoglycemia.  The  two  of 
these  combined  with  family 
problems  and  all  the  regular 
adolescent  agonies  into  a 
case  of  clinical  depression 
that  began  in  fifth  grade  and 
lasted  for  seven  years — up  to 
and  through  my  senior  year 
of  high  school.  When  I  was 
16  I  started  hurting  myself 
whenever  I  became  upset; 
hitting  myself  in  the  face, 
arms  and  legs;  and  cutting 
myself,  using  my  nails, 
broken  glass,  tacks,  safety 
pins,  and  anything  else 
around  that  was  sharp. 

For  a  few  months  I 
thought  I  was  the  only 
person  who  did  things  as 
abnormal  as  this,  but 
unfortunately,  after  talking 
to  peers,  and  after  spending 
the  summer  after  my  17th 
birthday  in  a  psychiatric 


hospital/drug  and  alcohol 
rehabilitation  center,  I 
discovered  that  my  behavior 
was  not  unusual  in  people 
my  age,  and  gained  insight 
into  a  side  of  our  generation 
that  I  wish  I  had  no 
knowledge  of.  It  may  be 
argued  that  I  can  only  speak 
for  middle  class  suburban 
youth  instead  of  for  the 
whole  of  my  fractured 
generation,  but  I  admit  it  is 
difficult  for  me  to  write  about 
this  topic  objectively.  I  know 
the  majority  of  us  are  not 
self-destructive,  but  we  have 
a  high  enough  minority  of 
self-destructive  people  that 
many  many  of  us  have  at 
least  had  the  experience  of 
dealing  with  friends  or 
relatives  who  have  suffered 
from  this  problem.  I 
personally  have  had  at  least 
14  friends  who  have  been  in 
psychiatric  hospitals,  and 
have  gone  to  the  funerals  of 
two  young  men  who 
committed  suicide.  I  know  a 
young  woman  who  had  slept 
with  5  guys  by  the  time  she 
was  13,  and  another  woman 
who  started  having  sex  at  16 


and  whose  friends  had  a  big 
"boffmitzva"  for  her  when 
she  turned  17,  because  she'd 
slept  with  13  guys.  I've  used 
Comet  to  clean  the  blood  of  a 
16  year  old  woman  who  did 
something  horrid  to  her  arm 
off  of  a  wall,  I  once  knew  the 
frustration  of  dating  an 
alcoholic.  I  have  restrained 
myself  from  slapping  friends 
who  carved  anarchy  signs 
and  crosses  into  their  skin; 
rocked  children  who  were 
contemplating  suicide;  and 
the  first  thing  I  came  to 
when  I  opened  the  folder  I've 
been  keeping  on  this  topic 
was  the  obituary  of  a  friend 
who  died  of  a  drug  overdose. 

Between  1980  and 
1987  the  number  of  people 
between  10  and  19 
discharged  from  psychiatric 
units  increased  43  percent, 
from  126,000  to  180,000.  In 
1987— the  year  I  was 
hospitalized,  America  had  a 
record  rate  of  18  suicides  per 
100,000— a  total  of  1,901. 
This  was  double  that  of  1970. 
According  to  the  December 

See 'Allen,"  on  p.  14 


SGA  Sponsors  MS  Walk  Tomorrow 


Thea  Mateu 


Tomorrow,  Chester- 
town  and  Washington 
College  will  be  welcoming  the 
Maryland  Chapter  of  the 
Multiple  Sclerosis  Society  in 
the  MS  Walk.  The  MS  Walk 
is  a  fundraising  event 
supporting  the  National 
Multiple  Sclerosis  Society  in 
the  creation  and 

maintenance  of  support 
services  and  research. 
Thousands  of  people  across 
the  United  States  in  over  50 
cities  will  be  participating  in 
the  walk  and  joining  efforts 
to  raise  funding. 

Multiple  Sclerosis 
(MS)  is  a  disease  that 
randomly  attacks  the 
nervous  system  and  destroys 
the  individual's  control  over 
the  muscles  and  body  in 
general.  The     disease 

indiscriminately  attacks  over 
200  young  adults  every  week. 
Most  of  the  people  affected 
with  MS  are  between  the 
ages  of  20  and  40.  MS  has 
serious        physical        and 


emotional  effects  on  the 
patient's  lives  and  their 
families  as  well.  The 
unpredictability  of  the 
disease  makes  it  a 
frightening  and  devastating 
one.  The  symptoms  and 
progress  of  MS  cannot  be 
predicted  or  charted 
systematically,  and  people 
with  MS  can  never  know 
with  certainty  how  long  their 
attacks  will  last  or  how 
severe  they  will  be.  There  is 
no  known  prevention  or  cure 
for  MS.  One  of  the  effects  of 
Multiple  Sclerosis  can  be 
total  paralysis;  during  the 
attacks  the  person  can  lose 
his/her  ability  to  speak, 
walk,  or  see  clearly.  The 
National  Multiple  Sclerosis 
Society  is  hard  at  work  in 
their  efforts  to  find  a  cure, 
prevention  and  treatment  to 
improve  the  lives  of  those 
affected  with  MS  and  their 
families. 

The  money  raised 
from  the  MS  Walk  will  go 
towards  more  research  into 
drugs  such  as  Betaseron, 


OLD  WHARF  INN 


All-You-Can-Eat  Triple  Treat 
Salad  B«ur  Taco  Baia* 

Sail  »erre  Smdaa  Baur 
Monday — Thursday     4 — 9  p.m. 


that  has  been.^e.centljy 
approved  by  the  FDA' to  help 
treat  the  symptoms  of  MS  in 
some  people.  It  will  also  help 
provide  for  Individual  and 
Family  Support, 

Independent  Living 

Assistance,  Advocacy,  Public 
and  Professional  Education 
and  Therapeutic  and 
Recreation  Programs  in  the 
community. 

Our  Student 

Government  Association  is 
helping  in  the  organization  of 
this  Walk  in  Chestertown 
along  with  our  local  chapter 
of  the  MS  Society.  You  can 
walk  alone  or  as  a  team.  For 
a  team  you  only  need  four 
people  and  a  captain. 
Registration  forms  can  be 
obtained  from  SGA  President 
Jamie  Baker.  Statewide 
awards  will  be  presented  to 
the  Largest  Family/Friends 
Team,  the  Largest  Corporate 
Team  and  the  Top  Fund 
Raising  Team.  The  team 
photos  will  appear  in  the  MS 
Society  post-event 

newsletter.  All  teams  will  be 
recognized  and  each  Team 
Captain  will  receive  a 
photograph  of  the  team  to 
remember  the  event.  There 
are  prizes  offered  for  the  Top 
Fund  Raiser  who  will  win 
two  round-trip  airline  tickets 
to  any  TWA  domestic 
destination  (including 
Hawaii  and  San  Juan) 
courtesy  of  TWA.  You  must 
raise  over  $3,000  to  qualify. 
Everyone  raising  over  $75.00 
will  receive  a  MS  WALK  T- 
shirt  and  gift  certificates 
from  Spiegel  or  The  Sharper 
Image.  Walkers  who  submit 
$75.00  or  more  by  March 

See  "MS,"  on  p.  6 


April  8.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  E|m' 


A  Band  That  Bridges  Nothing 

A  Review  of  The  Emptys'  "Bridge  Across  the  Ocean" 


Brian  Mathesqn 


It's  always  tough  to 
really  listen  to  music  the 
first  time  you're  hearing  it 
live.  I  came  to  this 
conclusion  during  the  first 
set  of  the  Emptys'  concert 
lasiTmonth.  Then  I  left 
Anldy's  for  a  bit,  and  took  a 
little  walk.  When  I  came 
babk  I  revised  my  first 
sentence  with  the  following 
qualification:  unless  the 
band  is  really  really  good. 

As  I  sat  down,  and 
got  comfortable  in  my  seat, 
the  eerieness  of  the  first  licks 
hit  me  like  a  brick  wall. 
"Another  Place,"  sets  you  up 
for  its  passion  with  Borne 
killer  percussion  on  the 
recorded  version;  but  I  only 
wish  I  could  take  you  to  the 
same  point  of  despair  as 
Doug  Derryberry  can  on 
stage.  His  guitar  is  the 
perfect  mirror  for  the 
brilliantly  forlorn  lyrics  that 
literally  dance  out  of  Mitch's 
mouth.  You  begin  to  think, 
along  with  the  band,  that 
maybe  that  this  isn't  the 
"perfect  time  to  find  out  what 
life  is  all  about."  The  reggae 
like  beat  helps  you  revisit 
that  place  where  the  "meat- 
market  mentality"  finally 
killed  your  spirit.  But  as 
with  any  revisitation,  "it's 
not  the  same  anymore."  At 
the  time  you  didn't  think  it 
was  a  sin,  but  how  about 
now;  was  the  time  right  to 
learn  about  lust?  Turning 
these  ideas  around,  it's  easy 
to  miss  the  subversive 
rhythmic  changes  that  come 
in  the  middle  of  another 
killer  guitar  solo.  The  song 
ends  with  love,  and  a  note  of 
resolution  that  erases  the 
fear;  or  does  it  just  make  you 
forget  about  it? 

I  certainly  do,  with 
the  happy,  'elevator-music' 
opening  of  the  next  track  on 
the  CD.  But  Mitch  just  won't 
let  us.    "Do  you  remember? 


You  said  you  would  a  year 
ago."  The  music  intensifies 
as  the  song  goes  on,  and  the 
whole  diverges  into  utter 
chaos  as  Mitch  seeks 
resolution  and  remembrance. 
His  lyrics  leave  me  feeling 
incapable  of  writing  anything 
that  could  come  close  to 
relating  the  intricate 
melodies.  The  peaceful 
music  belies  the  tension  of 
the  lyrics,  but  the  resolution 
of  "the  sun  going  down  on 
me"  parallels  the  lapidary 
melody  that  reaches  after 
that  painted  sky. 

This  same  musical 
mastery  is  displayed  in  songs 
like  "Bigger  than  alone."  The 
horns  makes  this  song  sound 
bigger  than  lyrics  like  "we 
can  feel  a  little  bit  smaller 
together,"  and  "I  like  the 
moon."  Love  is  again  the 
topic  of  Mitch's  composition, 
indeed  we  find  him  naming  a 
restaurant  after  it:  "Luna 
D'amor."  Amor6  is,  of  course, 
one  of  the  most  common 
topics  in  rock  and  roll,  but 
the  Emptys  put  their  own 
spin  on  all  the  old  problems. 
Other  tunes  on  this  album, 
like  "I'm  Bare,"  and  "Change 
of  Season,"  display  this  same 
kind  of  tongue-in-cheek, 
cynical  twist  more  forcefully; 
but  overall,  this  album 
straddles  the  full  spectrum  of 
emotion  and  guides  the 
careful  or  casual  listener  into 
a  sympathy  with  its 
composers. 

That  seems  to  be  the 
hallmark  of  bands  like  the 
Emptys,     though.  It's 

refreshing  to  see  such  a 
beautiful  fusion  of  a 
wandering,  Garcia-esque 
guitar  set  to  words  that 
convey  such  reversals  as  "If 
nothing  lasts  forever  Til  just 
grab  some  nothing  and  split," 
and  "she  can't  send  her 
reflection,  see  she's...."  Rock 
and  roll's  been  around  for  a 
while,  and  there's  only  so 
much  that's  worth  writing 


songs  about.  But  here's  a 
band  that  takes  a  fresh  look 
at  life,  love,  and  the  college 
experience.  I'm  almost 
tempted  to  think  that  he 
wrote  them  during  a  stroll 
down  the  hallowed  halls  of 
his  alma  mater,  GWU. 

We  can  certainly  read 
our  experience  here  at  good 
ole'  WAC  into  the  album's 
title  track,  "Bridge  Across 
the  Ocean."  The  context  of 
the  song  is  a  pot-smoking 
director  (professor?)  hooking 
up  with  one  of  his  young  cast 
members;  "...see  she's  Guilty 
of  a  scene  she  never  starred 
in.    Worthy  of  the  part  she 

always  plays "     In  this 

song,  that  part  would  seem 
to  be  the  temporary  diversion 
of  a  worldly  fellow  who's  eye 
she  caught  while  "out 
rehearsing  with  the  zebras." 
So  these  two  are  stuck  with 
the  memory  of  an  awkward 
experience;  another  scene 
written  into  the  passion  play. 

The  unfortunate 
truth  of  it  is  that  the  pencil 
with  which  this  scene  is 
written  doesn't  have  any 
eraser,  so  "...he's  Guilty  of 
the  scenes  he  never  edits. 
Guilty  of  a  crime  that  ain't  so 
bad...."  So  he  sparks  up  a 
spleefa,  chills  to  Latifah,  and 
does  his  best  to  forget.  The 
rhythmic  groove  of  the  song 
certainly  helps  us  forget 
about  everything  but  the 
beat.  Jeff  holds  the  whole 
thing  together  in  a  way  that 
makes  you  wonder  why 
bassists  usually  just 
disappear  into  the 

background  of  the  tune.  This 
guy  is  just  plain  funky! 
Leland's  drums  pull  us  out  of 
our  seat;  there's  just  no 
describing  his  rhythms  that 
could  possibly  do  him  justice. 
All  this,  of  course,  provides 
the  substance  for  the 
incredible  tension  between 
Mitch's  Lyrics  and  backing 
guitar,  and  Doug's  guitar 
lead  and  backing  vocals. 


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Their  work  on  the  album  is 
phenomenally  dissonant,  and 
makes  me  recall  all  I've  seen 
them  do  on  stage.  This  kind 
of  recollection  draws  you  into 
the  music  in  the  same  way 
that  they  drew  me  back  into 
Andy's  on  Friday  night. 

But  there's  more  to 
the  Emptys'  style  than  mere 
trips  down  Mitch's  mnemonic 
lane;  my  personal  favorite  on 
the  album  has  a  more 
meditative  flavor.  Rather 
than  dwelling  on  previous 
loves  it  wanders  about  the 
world  of  life's  purpose — not 
the  cultural  undertow  of 
collected  experiences,  but  the 
chaotic  reality  of  experience 
itself.  There's  an  inherent 
futility  to  this  song  of  life, 
the  futility  that  makes  us 
want  to  "Plot  a  flea  on  a  dog 
on  a  planet,"  or  "grab  a  beat 
from  the  heat  of  a  groove." 
And  this  mellow  groove 
makes  us  comfortable  in  our 
'scientific'  knowledge  of 
everything;  but  then,  "all 
that  you  really  know  is 
floating  ocean  atoms  at  you." 
"You  wouldn't  expect  me  to 
see  what  I'm  supposed  to 
see,"  at  least,  not  if  there's 
anything  interesting  being 
said  about  the  reality  I'm 
looking  at.  Again,  the 
duality  of  a  pretty,  yet 
somewhat  mournful  melody 
belies  our  tense  frustration 
with  this  bizarre  world  in 
which  we  live — where  our 
freedom  is  supreme,  but  our 
social  relations  (particularly 
monetary)  prevent  us  from 
taking  full  advantage  of  it. 
Our  only  recourse  is  to  the 
scientific  absurdity  of  "taking 
census  for  every  grain  of 
sand."  But  is  that  our 
purpose — to  be  a  "subject  in 
someone  else's  study?"  Are 
we  devoid  of  all  but  this 
analytic  reason?  Must  I  feel 
empty  without  others  to  "plot 
a  point  on  the  graph  there  for 
me"?  Not  if  we  just  escape 
culture  and  loose  ourselves 
in  the  beat,  for  therein  lies 
the  escape  from  the  drudgery 
of  this  life.  Until,  at  least, 
one  remembers  his  caution 
about  this  other  place:  now 
is  certainly  no  time  to  find 
out  what  life  is  all  about. 
And  whether  or  not  we  might 
unravel  our  purpose  with  a 
nice  fat  joint,  a  little  tab,  or 
with  several  cocktails  while 
sitting  at  a  bar,  this 
revelation  builds  nothing  but 
a  momentary  bridge  to  this 
other  place,  across  that 
atomistic  ocean  of  sensuality. 

I  can't  thank  Andy 
enough  for  getting  these  guys 
to  come  across  the  bridge  and 
play  at  her  bar;  if  you're 
interested,  you  might  want 
to  check  them  out  on  April 
30th.  It's  a  Saturday,  so  it'll 
cost  you  a  few  bucks  and 
you'll  need  an  ID.  But, 
unless  you're  up  for  a  road 
trip  to  DC  or  until  we  can  get 
them  to  play  on  campus  (hint 
hint),  that  might  be  your  last 
chance  to  catch  this  band 
before  they  hit  the  big  time. 
And  who  knows,  maybe  you'll 
dig  this  truly  metaphysical 
band  as  much  as  I  do. 


Senior 
Bash: 

BEER 
BEER 
BEER 
BEER 

The  senior  campaign, 
striving  for  100  percent 
participation  in  donations,  is 
ready  to  throw  a  bash  to 
celebrate  the  successes  so 
far. 

Campaign  committee 
members  have  voted  to  put 
all  the  money  collected 
towards  a  scholarship 
endowment  which  would 
give  a  rising  senior  money 
for  tuition  and  fees.  This 
senior,  a  "behind-the-scenes" 
hard  worker,  will  be  chosen 
by  the  Senior  Campaign 
Committee  and  the  Deans  of 
Students. 

In  the  immediate 
future,  however,  the  Senior  i 
Class  Party  kicks  off 
Saturday  night  at  7  p.m. 
With  the  exciting 

combination  of  Dave 
Lipinsky's  band,  hot  dogs 
and  beer  on  tap,  not  to  ' 
mention  the  company  of  ! 
friends,  it's  sure  to  be  a  blast. 

Admission  is  just  $5, 
and  all  proceeds  go  to  the 
scholarship  fund.  If  you've 
already  given,  you're  in  for 
free;  if  you  haven't,  this  is  a 
perfect  time  to  join  in  and 
give  your  support  to  the 
students  of  the  future. 


"MS,"  from  p.  5 

31,1994  will  receive  their  T- 
shirts  early.  If  you  collect  | 
$125  or  more  in  pledges  you 
qualify  for  a  national 
drawing  with  a  trip  to  Paris, 
France  or  anywhere  TWA 
flies  system  wide  as  the 
grand  prize. 

You  can  dedicate 
your  walk  to  a  friend  or 
family  member  afflicted  with 
MS,  or  the  Solemates 
program  can  match  you  up 
with  someone  who  has  the 
disease  that  you  can  walk 
for.  You'll  receive  an  "I'm 
walking  for  ..."  sticker  to 
display  and  get  detailed 
information  on  the 
individual. 

All  students,  faculty 
and  staff  are  welcomed  ano 
encouraged  to  participate  in 
the  walk.  Sororities  and 
Fraternities  can  register 
teams  as  a  Community 
Project.  Volunteers  are  also 
needed  to  help  with  the 
organization  in  positions 
such  as  Registration, 
Entertainers,  Supp°ft 
Vehicles  and  more.  You  can 
call  the  Multiple  Sclerosis 
Society  at  (410)  821-8626.  A 


•Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


AprllS.  1994 


The  Honorable  Louis  L.  Goldstein 
Speaks  at  Washington  College 


Washington  College 

Yesterday,  Today,  Tomorrow 

Good  evening  officers, 
members  and  guests  of  the 
Washington  College 

Historical  Society,  ladies  and 
gentlemen.  I'm  delighted  to 
De  with  you  at  my  alma 
mater  here  in  historic 
Chestertown,  Kent  County, 
Maryland. 

Kent  County  was 
created  as  Maryland's  second 
county  in  1642.  When  it  was 
first  created,  Kent  County 
included  the  entire  Eastern 
Shore-most  of  which  was  still 
undeveloped.  The  county 
included  Kent  Island,  which 
ffas  the  site  of  the  first 
English  settlement  in 
Maryland,  started  in  1631  by 
William  Claiborne.  But 
today.  Kent  Island  is  part  of 
Queen  Anne's  County.  The 
town  of  Chestertown  was 
officially  created  in  1706. 
But,  in  fact,  the  courthouse 
had  already  stood  there  for 
ten  years,  on  a  piece  of  land 
valued  at  2,000  pounds  of 
tobacco. 

Chestertown  soon 
became  the  maritime  center 
of  the  Eastern  Shore.  And 
during  the  Revolutionary 
War,  it  became  the  site  of  one 
of  the  most  famous  tax 
protests  in  Maryland  history. 
That  was  the  Chestertown 
Tea  Party  of  May  23,  1774- 
when  the  brave  Patriots  of 
Kent  County  threw  British- 
taxed  tea  on  board  the 
Geddes  into  the  Chester 
River. 

That  act  and  many 
others  helped  America  to  win 
freedom.  And  203  years  ago 
today-on  March  30,  1791- 
Maryland  ceded  the  land  to 
form  the  District  of  Columbia 
to  the  United  States 
Government  for  the  new 
nation's  permanent  capital. 

And  on  that  same 
day  our  patron — President 
George  Washington — 

proclaimed  the  boundary  of 
the  new  capital  city  on  the 
Potomac  River. 

By  the  time  the  city 
named  for  George 

Washington  was  born — the 
only  college  to  be  named 
after  him  by  his  express 
consent — was  almost  nine 
years  old. 

Of  course,  I'm  talking 
about  this  great  institution — 
Washington  College — the 
oldest  chartered  college  in 
Maryland  and  the  tenth 
oldest  in  the  United  States. 

While  the  founding 
fathers  were  still  laying  out 
the  new  nation's  capital  city, 
our  college  was  helping  to 
define  higher  education  in 
the     New     World.  It's 

something  that  we  are  still 
doing  today. 

I  believe  that  the 
essence  of  higher  education 
°ught  to  be  about  learning  to 
see  the  opportunities  that 
the  world  has  to  offer.  Our 
college  was  founded  by  a 


The  Honorable  Louis  L.  Goldstein 


man  who  could  see  the 
opportunities  of  higher 
education  in  the  New  World. 
He  was  a  Scotsman  named 
William  Smith  who  had  been 
educated  at  the  University  of 
Aberdeen.  He  was  also  a 
clergyman.  He  came  to 
America  in  1751  because  he 
saw  the  opportunity  to  start 
a  college  of  his  own.  He 
wrote  the  charter  for  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania 
in  1755.  In  1780,  William 
Smith  traveled  here  to 
Chestertown,  Maryland,  to 
become  the  principal  of  the 
Kent  County  School. 

That  year— 1780— 
Reverend  Smith  also  led  a 
conference  of  clergy  and 
laymen  of  the  Church  of 
England,  meeting  at 
Emmanuel  Church  in 
Chestertown.  They 

reorganized  te  Church  of 
England  in  America  as  the 
Protestant  Episcopal  Church. 
William  Smith  did  a  great  job 
at  the  Kent  County  School, 
because  in  this  these  first 
two  years,  the  student 
population  grew  30  to  142. 

Some  folks  would 
have  just  been  satisfied  with 
that  growth.    But  William 


Smith  saw  the  opportunity 
for  something  bigger  and 
better.  He  thought  that 
Kent  County  could  support  a 
college — and  he  went  to  the 
Maryland  General  Assembly 
for  a  charter.  In  May,  1782, 
the  General  Assembly  told 
him  that  he  could  have  his 
charter,  if  he  could  raise 
5,000  pounds  sterling  as  a 
private  endowment  within 
five  years.  With  that  go- 
ahead,  William  Smith 
started  a  fund-raising 
campaign  that  would  be  the 
envy  of  many  institutions 
today.  He  made  sure  that  he 
involved  some  of  the 
prominent  men  of  the  day. 

One  of  them  was 
William  Paca  of  Queen 
Anne's  and  Anne  Arundel 
Counties.  He     was     a 

Maryland  signer  of  the 
Declaration  of 

Independence — and  he  was 
elected  Governor  of 
Maryland  on  November  17, 
1782.  William  Paca  invited 
local  planters  to  his  beautiful 
home  on  Wye  Island  to  hear 
his  plan  for  a  new  college. 
William  Paca  himself 
contributed  50  pounds  as  a 
charter  subscriber  to  the 


school,  which  became  one  of 
his  favorite  causes. 

George  Washington 
also  gave  a  substantial  gift  of 
money — then  apologized  for 
not  giving  more! 

William  Smith  didn't 
miss  many  opportunities  in 
his  search  for  money,  as  he 
rode  on  horseback  from  farm 
to  farm,  from  plantation  to 
plantation. 

One  historian 

estimates  that  by  the  time  he 
was  finished,  William  Smith 
collected  five  percent  of  the 
total  money  in  circulation  in 
Maryland!  And  it  took  him 
only  five  months,  instead  of 
five  years.  The  Maryland 
General  Assembly  granted  a 
charter  for  Washington 
College  in  October,  1782. 
William  Smith  became  the 
College's  first  President, 
q  In      a      letter      to 

President  Smith,  George 
Washington  wrote,  "I  am 
much  indebted  for  this  honor 
conferred  upon  me,  by  the 
giving  my  name  to  the 
college  in  Chester,  and 
serving  on  its  first  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors."  In 
June,  1789,  a  delegation, 
including  President  Smith, 


called  on  President  George 
Washington  at  his  office  in 
New  York  City  to  confer  on 
him  the  honorary  degree  of 
Doctor  in  Laws.  ,>  , 

Our  founder,  William 
Smith,  also  established  a 
charter  for  St.  John's  College 
in  Annapolis  in  1784.  I -He 
wanted  to  combine  the  two 
colleges  to  create  a  great 
University  of  Maryland. 
That  union  never  did  come 
about,  although  this 
"University  of  Maryland" 
continued  in  name  until 
1805,  when  the  General 
Assembly  ended  its  annual 
contribution  to  both  colleges. 
To  some  students 
today,  the  course  of  study 
that  the  early  students  at 
Washington  College  followed 
would  be  a  shock,  because  it 
included  a  heavy  dose  of  the 
classics,  Greek  and  Latin, 
and  Mathematics  for 
everyone.  The  cost  of  tuition 
would  also  be  a  shock.  In 
1796,  tuition  was  $16.  Room 
and  Board  would  add 
another  $80  or  $90  to  the 
cost. 

Today,  students  still 
have  to  follow  rules  and 
regulations,  but  you're 
probably  happy  that  you 
don't  hay.e  tp,  abide  byiBqme 
of  ,the  .rules>  ■of  bygone  ■  days. 
If  students  weren't  prepared 
to  recite  in  class,  they  could 
be  fined  fifty  cents. 
Quarreling  or  swearing  could 
draw  a  fine  of  two  dollars. 
Students  were  also  advised 
not  to  damage  the  college 
buildings. 

Other  aspects  of 
college  life  haven't  changed 
that  much.  Washington 
College  started  out  in  good 
financial  shape,  but  when 
the  State  cut  its  subsidies  to 
the  College,  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors 
looked  for  ways  to  raise 
money. 

In  1816,  the  General 
Assembly  approved  the 
Board's  request  to  conduct  a 
lottery  to  raise  $30,000.  The 
proceeds  would  go  toward 
repairing  facilities  and 
starting  a  permanent  fund. 

In  1891,  Washington 
College  became  much  more 
like  the  school  we  know 
today,  because  that's  when  it 
started  to  offer  the 
opportunity  of  higher 
education  to  women. 
Reportedly,  every  member  of 
the  faculty  was  in  favoi*  of 
the  change.  One  of  the 
reasons  for  admitting  women 
was  that  it  would  be  greatly 
help  to  improve  the  moral 
tone  of  the  College. 

When  I  came  to 
Washington  College  in  1931, 
our  nation  was  in  the  grips  of 
a  great  depression.  I  had  the 
opportunity  for  a  higher 
education  because  I  won  a 
scholarship  to  go  to  either  St. 
John's  College  in  Annapolis 
or  to  Washington  College  in 

See,  "Goldstein,"  12 


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April  8,  1994 


Washington  College  Elm 


SGA  Elections  Supplement 

Presidential  Candidates 


James  Baker 


Max  Walton 


I  believe  in  making  a 
commitment  to  Washington 
College.  Before  I  was  elected 
president  a  year  ago,  I  was 
committed  to  many  different 
groups.  I     have      been 

employed  as  a  peer  advisor,  a 
member  of  ODK,  Psi  Chi,  a 
student  band,  the  Rugby 
ream,  the  Ice  Hockey  Team, 
the  Rescue  Squad,  and  the 
Dean's  LiBt.  Now  my 
commitment  is  to  serve  as 
your  representative  in  the 
SGA 

My  involvement  with 
the  SGA  began  last  year 
when  I  served  as  dorm 
senator.  I  began  to  recognize 
the  potential  power  that 
students  have  when  we  work 
together.  I  began  realizing 
some  of  these  goals  both 
alone  and  with  other 
senators.  There  are  many 
areas  of  the  SGA  that  I 
worked  with  as  a  senator 
and  I  was  able  to  gain  a 
thorough  understanding  of 
many  of  these  diverse  tasks 
of     the     senate.  This 

experience  encouraged  me  to 
run  for  SGA  President  last 
year.  Through       my 

Experience  as  President,  I 
have  learned  a  great  deal 
about  our  school.  My 
involvement  as  a  member  of 
the  Long  Range  Planning 
Committee  has  introduced 
me  to  many  concerns  of  the 
entire  college  community. 
The  Long  Range  Planning 


Committee  has  critically 
analyzed  the  position  of 
Washington  College  in  a 
larger  context.  In  this 
setting  I  was  appointed  to 
represent    the     views     of 


students.      I    believe    my 


experience  as  President  this 
past  year  clearly  makes  me 
the  most  qualified  candidate 
for  another  term  in  office. 

This  past  year,  some 
of  the  SGA's 

accomplishments  include, 
Casey  Time,  Parent's  Day, 
Birthday  Ball,  the  Multiple 
Sclerosis  Walk,  Earth 
day/Parent's  Day,  addressing 
Student  Center  concerns, 
addressing  the  Long  Range 
Plan,  working  with 
Communicorp,  Middle 
States,  the  Board-Student 
Relations,  and  the  redrafting 
of  the  Honor  Code.    I  do  not 


take  credit  for  all  of  these 
events,  but  they  provide 
examples  of  an  efficient  SGA 
working  on  student  concerns. 
These  are  just  a  few  of  the 
ways  that  we  as  students 
have  empowered  ourselves  to 
reach  our  goals. 

Helping  other 

students  to  accomplish  their 
goals  is  an  important 
responsibility  of  the 
president.  The  president's 
main  responsibility  is  to  the 
students;  to  represent  youi 
views  to  the  Faculty, 
Administration,  and  the 
Board.  The  ability  to  act  as 
a  liaison  is  crucial  to  the 
President's  role.  I  believe 
that  I  have  been  receptive  to 
suggestions  and  will  try  to 
continue  to  be  approachable 
and  available. 

If  re-elected,  I  would 
like  to  improve  group 
leadership  and  better 
communications  between  the 
SGA  and  students.  I  would 
also  continue  to  work  with 
the  IFC  and  any  other 
interested  groups  to 
encourage  the  social  life  on 
our  campus.  My  role  as 
President  is  to  work  for  the 
students  and  represent  your 
views.  I  would  welcome  the 
opportunity  to  build  on  this 
experience  and  continue  to 
work  for  you.  Looking 
towards  next  year,  I  believe  I 
can  do  an  even  better  job, 
and  I  ask  that  you  re-elect 


Vice  Presidential  Candidate 
Sonja  Wilson 


On  Monday,  April  11, 
you  will  be  asked  to  cast  your 
vote  for  next  year's  Executive 
Board.  You  must  decide 
which  candidates  are  most 
qualified  for  each  position.  I 
hope  that  you  will  consider 
me  for  the  office  of  Vice 
President  of  the  Student 
Government  Association. 

I  served  as  a  Dorm 
Senator  of  Caroline  House 
for  two  consecutive  years.  In 
addition  to  being  a  Resident 
Assistant,  I  am  currently  the 
Treasurer  of  the  Student 
Government.  This  position 
has  enabled  me  to  fully 
understand  the  role  of  the 
SGA  as  a  group,  as  well  as 
the  individual  roles  of  the 
Executive  Board  members. 
Because  of  this  active 
exposure  to  the  SGA,  I  can 
honestly  say  that  I  am  highly 
qualified  for  the  role  of  Vice 
President. 

The  current  Vice 
President  has  made  great 
strides  in  the  restructuring 
of  the  Honor  Code.  I  hope  to 
continue  working  on  the 
Honor  Code  until  the 
Student  Government  can 


comfortably  submit  a 
proposal  to  include  in  our 
constitution.  Another  project 
that  merits  attention  is  the 
submission  of  a  formal 
student  response  to  the  Long 


familiar  with  the  policies  and 
procedures  of  Washington 
College.  Therefore,  if 
elected,  I  do  not  foresee  any 
difficulties  in  assuming  this 
role. 

My  three  years  of 
experience  with  the  Student 
Government  Association 
have  prepared  me  for  this 
role.  When  choosing  your 
candidates  next  Monday,  I 
encourage  you  to  vote  for  me 
as  Vice  President. 


Range  Plan.  This  document 
must  be  addressed  by  the 
student  body.  I  look  forward 
to  presenting  a  response 
from  the  Senate. 

One  of  the  duties  of 
the  Vice  President  is  to  serve 
as  a  vice  chairperson  to  the 
All-Campus  Judiciary.  As  a 
Resident  Assistant,  I  am 


1  have  dropped  my 
name  in  the  hat  for  SGA 
president  because  I  believe 
that  the  SGA  needs  a  greater 
voice  in  the  affairs  of  the 
college  community.  I  have 
been  a  member  of  the  SGA 
for  three  years. 
I  was  the 
president  of  the 
class  of  1995  for 
two  years  and 
vice  president  of 
the  SGA  last 
year.  I  have 
seen  how  much 
the  SGA  can 
accomplish. 
With  my 

association  with 
the      class      ol       »*  jj 
1995,  we 

brought  in  a  ;-.,'. 
parents  day  that  *  J^; 
marvels  any  all- 
campus  events.  We  argued 
for  a  new  student  center  and 
we  got  one.  There  will  be  a 
new  honor  code  here  at  the 
College.  These  are  changes 
that  the  SGA  can  make  if  the 
right  leadership  is  displayed. 
I  believe  that  during  that 
during  my  tenure  in  the 
SGA,  I  have  provided  that 
effective  and  strong 
leadership.  The  SGA  should 
and  can  significantly  effect 
the  policies  of  the  College.  I 
guess  this  is  why  I  have  had 
my  differences  of  opinion 
with  the  administration  from 
time  to  time.  The  SGA  needs 
to  stand  up  for  what  it 
believes.  That  is  why  I 
believe  that  students  should 
have  a  significant  voice  in  all 
matters  of  college  planning 
because  administrational 
changes  effect  the  student 
body  directly.  A  strong 
leader  is  needed  for  the 
student  voice  to  be  heard. 

I  am  concerned  with 
the  social  life  of  the  college. 
The  morale  of  the  students  is 
somewhat  down,  and  I  am 
committed  to  regain  a  live, 
thriving  social  life  here  on 
campus.  We  need  to  commit 
the  funds  for  a  varied  social 
program  of  diverse  activities 


for  those  who  reside  heri~oii 

campus.    It  is  important  for 

the  studnets  to  be  in  direct 

contriol      of     the      social 

acitivities  on  campus.    F0l 

off-campus     activities,    I 

believe  that  it  is  necessary 

for  the  SGA  tc 

provide    safe 

transportation 

back  tc 

campus,  and  I 

will    bring  a 

Taxi  service  i] 

elected.     I  am 

committed  tc 

keeping 

Washingtor 

I  College  a  non- 

$ttl       5,  s  u  i  t  c  a  3  c 

I  school. 

Beyond  a 
stronger 
i  student  voice, 
improved 
social  life,  and  effective 
leadership,  I  will  brind  a 
more  effective  honor  code 
bnetter  alumni  relations, 
and  better  awareness  to  the 
student  body  about  what  the 
SGA  is  doing.  I  will  nol 
decline  an  invitation  to 
speak  to  any  hall  about  the 
SGA.  I  will  involve  more 
people  in  the  aactivities  of 
thje  SGA. 

Leadership  is 

something  that  I  want  to 
give  to  this  college.  If  I  am 
elected,  I  will  be  a  no 
nosense  kind  of  president.  I 
am  not  afraid  to  stand  up 
and  fight  for  the  students  as 
a  whole.  I  have  the 
experience  to  handle  the  job, 
and  I  will  be  a  different  kind 
of  president — .one  who  is 
committed  to  the  students 
and  a  fighter  for  theii 
interests.  The  key  question 
to  to  ask  yourself  is,  "Is  the 
College  better  now  than  it 
was  last  year?"  If  you  think 
that  it  is,  vote  for  my 
opponent —  but  if  you  would 
like  to  see  a  different  kind  of 
student  representation,  and 
a  committment  to  the 
students  as  a  whole,  vote  foi 
a  change. 


Sharla  Ponder  Is  running  unopposed  for  SGA  Secretary 


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Vtfostiington  College  Elm 


Aprils.  1994 


SGA  Elections  Supplement 

Student  Life  Chair 


Ken  Pipkin 


Mark  Reyero 


Increasing 

jwareness  of  the  Student 
Activities  Chair  has  resulted 
n  an  increasing  change 
thoughout  my  three  years 
lere.  Washington  College 
jas  found  that  having  an 
ictive  campus  life  is  the  key 
;0  no  longer 
jeing  a 

'suitcase" 
:ampus.  Social 
jvents  have 
ncreased: 
lands  are  more 
requently  seen 
md  other 

activities  such 
is  the  comedy 
ilub  and  many 
if  the  other  one 
Jay  events  have 
nade  this  campus  more 
>njoyable.  The  activities 
:hairs  and  the  Student 
Activities  Office  have  both 
ieprately  made  the  life  on 
ampus  more  exciting. 

Within  the  last  three 
^ears  I  have  seen  the  SGA 
md  the  Social  Chairs 
ncrease  activities  and  make 
:ife  on  campus  more  fun. 
Their  ideas  have  increased 
Ihe  activities.  The  way  these 
(leas  were  acted  upon  were 
jood  and  with  them  I  believe 
I  can  increase  and  speed  up 
;he  process  of  the  action. 
The  influence  of  the 
ictivities  have  helped  me  to 
:orm  ideas  that  I  believe  will 
nake  campus  life  even 
letter.  The  students,  being 
he  best  resources,  help  to 
nake  campus  life  better. 
With  the  Activities  Chair 
>eing  changed  to  a  singular 
Social  Life  Chair,  I  believe 
:hat  the  ability  to  recognize 


fSS 


all  the  different  aspects  on 
campus  is  nessesary.  I  want 
to  see  all  the  campus  better 
represented  and  an  increase 
in  the  and  an  increase  in  the 
connection  between  student 
activities  and  Social  Life 
Chair  increase.  Over  the 
past  three  years 
these  two 

organizations 
have  been 

seperated  and  I 
believe  that 
these  two 

organizations 
need  to  work 
together  better. 
I  believe  that 
these  two 

bodies       have 

'jeen        at       a 

distance  and  I  have  worked 
with  both  and  feel  very 
comfortable  with  both 
groups.  Working  with  both 
groups  I  believe  I  am 
competent  to  bring  both 
together  to  better  the 
student  life. 

My  experiences  with 
SGA  as  a  dorm  senator  and 
governor,  as  an  RA  on  a 
freshman  hall,  and  various 
other  activities  I  feel  as 
though  I  have  the  abilities  to 
taje  what  I  have  learned  and 
make  social  life  better.  I 
have  been  involved  in  party 
planning,  organizing  bands 
concerts,  and  many  other 
various  events.  I  know  you 
are  sitting  there  going  why 
vote  for  this  guy,  well 
because  I  work  hard  and 
what  you  want  is  important 
to  me  because  I  want  to 
make  campus  life  better. 


Treasurer 
Liz  Likens 


I  would  like  to 
Present  to  you  my 
qualifications  for  the  position 
°'SGA  Treasurer  and  state 
"by  I  should  be  elected  to 
this  office.  My  experience 
with  the  SGA  and  the 
Student  Activities  Office 
make  me  the  most  qualified 
candidate  for  Treasurer.  By 
having  served  on  four 
committees  within  the 
student  government  and 
currently  holding  the 
Position  of  Associate  Director 
of  Special  Events  in  the 
student  Activities  Office,  I 
nave  become  familiar  with 
the  internal  operations  of 
thls  college.  The 

Organizational  skills  that  I 
j!ave    developed    through 

nese  positions  are  crucial  to 
(he  role  of  Treasurer  and  I 
*"1  successfully  apply  them 
jjj  this  office.  I  also  believe 
*at  my  past  experience  with 
Lhe  Student  Executive 
°°ards  make  me  the  best 

andidate    for   Treasurer. 


Recently, 


"IKS 


Executive  Board  of  the  SGA 
had  made  a  proposal  to  do 
away  with  the  elected 
position  of  "Social  Chair". 
Instead,  they  wish  to  appoint 
the  position  through  the 
Office  of  Student  Affairs. 
Upon  reading  the  proposed 
amendment,  members  of  the 
SGA,  including  myself, 
became  opposed  to  the 
switch.  Perhaps  above  any 
other  position  in  the  SGA, 
what  the  Social  Chair  does  is 
directly  felt  by  the  student 
body.  The  student  body 
entrusts  him/her  to  provide 
them  with  activities  ranging 
from  bands  to  Velcro  wall 
jumping.  I,  as  did  a  few 
others,  fear  that  this  position 
is  being  taken  away  from  the 
student  body  and  placed  in 
the  hands  of  a  few  people. 
Thankfully,  the  amendment 
failed.  Upon  its  failure,  I 
proposed  the  current 
amendment  which  keeps  the 
position  an  elected  one. 
However,  the  Student  Life 
Chair  (formerly  the  Social 
Chair)  must  coordinate  all 
events  sponsored  by  the  SGA 
with  Student  Affairs  and 
conduct  weekly  meetings 


with  them. 

Whoever  is  elected  to 
Student  Life  Chair,  that 
person  must  have  three  very 
important  credentials, 
initiative,  responsibility,  and 
contacts.  Having  served  as 
Sophomore  Class  President 
during  the  past  year,  I  have 


learned  much  about  what 
those  three  words  actually 
mean.  In  the  fall,  I  helped  to 
coordinate  and  plan  the  first 
annual  "Casey  Time",  which 
I  am  extremely  proud  of. 
Over  forty  students  and 
alumni  got  up  on  a  cold  and 
wet  Saturday  morning  to 
plant  trees  and  roll  around 
in  the  mud  outside  of  Kent. 


After  being  elected 
Sophomore  Class  President 
last  spring,  I  had  contacted 
the  booking  agent  for  the 
band  God  Street  Wine. 
Although  I  didn't  actually 
sign  the  contract,  I  believe 
that  the  few  phone  calls  that 
I  had  made  with  the  booking 
agent  helped  to  book  them 
for  Earth  Day.  My  brother 
has  founded  a  production 
company,  Gatehouse 

Productions,  in  upstate  New 
York  which  is  coordinating 
bands  with  Michael  Lang  the 
founder  of  the  original 
Woodstock  Festival  and  who 
is  currently  working  on  the 
Woodstock  II  Festival  this 
summer.  Through  my 
brother's  company,  I  may  be 
able  to  attract  some  quality 
bands  to  Washington 
College.  I  also  volunteered 
my  time  back  in  February  to 
help  Carey  Hargrove  with 
the  Birthday  Ball.  The 
Student  Life  Chair  must  be 
willing  to  coordinate  events 
such  as  "Casey  Time",  Earth 
Day,  and  the  Birthday  Ball 
to  make  Washington  College 

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Carey  Hargrove 


Serving  at  my  high  school  as 
the  SGA  Secretary, 
President,  and  Senior  Class 
Treasurer  has  provided  me 
with  the  skills  that  are 
essential  for  all  members  on 
an  Executive  Board  to  have 
in  order  to  successfully 
perform  the  duties  that  are 
required  of  them. 

While  it  is  important 
for  the  most  qualified 
candidate  to  be  elected 
Treasurer,  it  is  equally 
important  to  elect  a 
candidate  who  will  be 
committed  to  the  job-  a 
candidate  that  can  be  trusted 
with  the  responsibilities  of 
the  job  and  a  candidate  who 
recognizes  flaws  in  the 
system  and  is  willing  to 
correct  them.  If  I  am  elected 
Treasurer,  I  will  work  at 
consolidating  all  of  the  SGA 
money  into  one  account.  As  I 
see  it,  the  current  systems 
subject  to  unintentional 
errors.  With  the  business 
office  reserving  the  right  to 


Hello  my  name  is 
Carey  Hargrove  and  I  am 
running  for  the  position  of 
Student  Life  Chair.  I  first 
became  interested  in  this 
position  as  a  result  of  my 
recent  involvement  in  the 
1994  Washington  College 
Birthday  Ball.  The  success  of 
this  event  gave  me  the 
confidence  that  the 
Washington  College 

Community  is  looking  for  in 
Drder  to  revitalize  the  social 
life  here  at  Washington 
College.  I  believe  that  I  can 
successfully  fulfill  this 
position  and  bring  the 
students  of  Washington 
College  the  change  that  they 
have  been  looking  for. 

For  years,  I  have 
been  spending  my  holidays 
and  summers  working  for  my 
families'  business,  which 
deals  specifically  with  the 
production  of  a  variety  of 
special  events.  This  business 
has  been  the  way  of  life  that 
E  have  been  accustomed  to 


ever  since  I  can  remember, 
and  I  would  like  to  continue 
this  for  the  rest  of  my  life. 
This  is  a  business,  where  I 
hold  a  great  deal  of 
responsibility,  that  I  take 
very  seriously,  and  would 
like  to  carry  these  same 
responsibilities  to  the 
position  of  the  Student  Life 
Chair. 

This  past  year  I  have 
served  as  the 

Parliamentarian  for  the 
Student  Government 

Association  (SGA)  and 
became  oriented  with  the 
events  that  were  organized 
to  increase  the  student  life  at 
WAC.  The  student  life 
dwindled  last  year  due  to  the 
delay  of  the  opening  of  the 
Cove.  When  there  were  SGA 
events  they  were  mostly  just 
bands.  I  would  like  to  focus 
not  only  on  bring  bands  to 
our  campus,  but  on  other 
activities  that  both  students 
on  and  off  campus  will  enjoy. 
After  the  Birthday  Ball,  it 


became  very  obvious  that 
people  enjoyed  a  theme 
party,  instead  of  just 
listening  to  a  band.  I  would 
like  to  continue  this  "theme" 
a  little  bit  further,  by  having 
events  that  have  the 
potential  to  become  a 
tradition  here  at  Washington 
College. 

I  feel  that  the 
majority  of  students  at 
Washington  College  want  to 
make  changes  in  the  social 
life  here.  I  strongly  believe 
that  through  my  experiences 
and  responsibility  that  I 
have  been  delegated  in  the 
past,  that  I  would  be  the  best 
candidate  for  the  position  of 
Student  Life  Chair. 

You  never  know,  one 
day  you  may  see  organized 
pig  racing  on  the  lawn  in 
front  of  Bill  Smith.  Who 
knows,  anything  could 
happen  here  at  Washington 
College  if  I  were  to  be  elected 
for  this  position. 


allocate  funds  from  the  SGA 
account,  there  is  the 
potential  problem  of 
discrepancies  occurring 
between  the  ledgers  of  the 
business  office  and  the  SGA 
Treasurer.  I  would  like  to  see 
one  account  for  the  Student 
Government  with  access 
limited  to  the  President  and 
Treasurer.  I  feel  this  will 
eliminate  possible  differences 
in  the  records,  make 
allocating     money     more 


efficient,  and  work  solely  for 
the  student  body.  I  believe 
my  qualifications  and  views 
are  representative  of  a 
competent  SGA  Treasurer, 
and  I  solicit  your  votes  for 
this  position. 


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Features 


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"Goldstein,"  from  7 

Chestertown. 

I  have  to  admit  that  I 
had  never  heard  of 
Washington  College,  so  I 
asked  the  advice  of  an 
educator  I  respected- 
Franklin  O.  Day,  our  county 
superintendent  of  public 
schools.  He  advised  me  to  go 
to  Washington  College 
because  it  was  further  from 
my  home  in  Prince 
Frederick,  Calvert  County, 
MD,  and  I'd  have  a  better 
chance  to  meet  new  people, 
make  friends,  to  learn  to 
make  decisions,  and  to 
develop  independence.  I  took 
his  advice,  came  to 
Washington  College,  where  I 
majored  in  Chemistry,  and 
I've  never  regretted  it.  When 
I  say  Washington  College 
was  far  away  from  my 
Calvert  County  home  in 
Historic  Tidewater  Southern 
Maryland,  you  might  not 
realize  how  far  it  really  was 
until  you  realize  that  we 
didn't  even  have  one 
Chesapeake  Bay  Bridge, 
much  less  two. 

I  was  first  eligible  to 
vote  during  the  general 
election  of  1934.  But  to  get 
home  to  vote,  I  left 
Washington  College  on 
Monday.  We  didn't  have 
absentee  ballots  in  those 
days.  I  didn't  have  a  car,  so  I 
had  to  catch  rides  all  the  way 
around  the  head  of  the  Bay- 
to  Elkton,  then  to  Baltimore, 
and  then  home. 

W-%  I  didn't  get  back  iyrt.il 
ednesday.  I  missed  a  total 
of  six  classes,  and  I  was  fined 
$2  a  class  for  cutting  class  in 
order  to  go  home  and  vote. 

In  those  days  that 
was  a  lot  of  money.  It  was 
especially  for  me  —  because  I 
had  to  have  a  job  to  pay  my 
own  expenses.  I  was  the  first 
man  that  Fox's  Department 
Store,  on  Cross  Street  here  in 
Chestertown,  hired  to  sell 
ladies'  shoes. 

They  said  they  didn't 
need  any  clerks  —  but  I  said, 
that's  fine,  you  don't  have  to 
pay  me  a  salary.  I'll  just  work 
on  a  15  percent  commission. 
All  I  need  is  a  three-way 
mirror  and  a  shoe  chair  and 
some  shoe  horns,  and  I  could 
do  my  job! 

The  first  day,  I  made 
$15.  And  you  have  to 
remember  that's  when  most 
shoes  cost  $1.95  —  and  the 
most  expensive  ones  were 
$10. 

I  also  earned  money 
passing  out  samples  of  Philip 
Morris  Cigarettes  — 
"America's  Finest  15  Cent 
Cigarette"  —  even  though  I 
never  smoked  cigarettes. 

I  have  to  admit  that 
one  of  my  jobs  got  me  into  a 
little  bit  of  trouble.  Back 
then,  you  had  to  buy  blue 
books  to  take  ^xams.  Do  they 
still  use  them? 

The  only  place  you 
could  get  them  was  at  the 
bookstore  —  which  was  run 
by  the  dean's  wife.  She  sold 
them  for  five  cents  each. 

Well,  I  knew  the 
company  that  made  them  — 
and  they  weren't  anywhere 
near  that  expensive.  So  I 
bought  a  supply,  and  I  sold 
them   two   or   three   for   a 


nickel. 

Well,  I'll  tell  you 
right  now  the  dean's  wife 
didn't  like  the  competition 
and  that  got  me  into  some 
hot  water. 

One  other  time  —  or 
at  least  one  other  time  that  I 
can  remember  —  I  got  into  a 
little  bit  of  trouble.  I  had 
been  to  a  dance  in 
Centreville  with  some  nice 
folks  named  the  Bill  Usiltons 

—  editor  of  the  Kent  News. 
When  they  were  bringing  me 
back  to  campus,  they  wanted 
to  stop  at  one  of  the 
fraternity  houses  —  the  KA 
house  to  see  someone,  so  I 
went  in  with  them. 

They  visited  their 
friend,  and  then  we  left, 

Well,  the  next 
Monday  Dean  Jones  called 
me  into  his  office.  He  asked  if 
I  had  been  in  the  KA 
fraternity  house  on  Saturday 
night?  Yes,  I  had.  Did  I  see 
any  women  there?  No  sir,  I 
didn't. 

Well,  as  it  turned  out, 
it  was  stated  that  one  of  the 
KA  fraternity  members  had  a 
girl  up  in  his  room  —  and  I 
got  suspended  for  two  weeks. 
I  didn't  see  the  girl  —  I 
wasn't  a  member  of  any 
fraternity.  I  was  a  victim,  but 
the  dean  didn't  pay  any 
attention  to  the  truth. 

That's  enough  to 
make  you  appreciate  the 
more  relaxed  rules  you  have 
today. 

I  spent  some  of  the 
best  years  of  my  life  here  at 
Washington  College.  Those 
years  left  me  with  good 
friends  and  a  good  education. 

Above  all,  they  left 
me  with  the  belief  in  the 
value  of  a  liberal  education 

—  an  education  that  has 
stood  me  in  good  stead 
throughout  my  career  in 
public  service. 

I've  seen  tremendous 
changes  in  Washington 
College  since  I  graduated  in 
1935  —  especially  in  the  last 
decade.  Just  look  at  the 
buildings  that  were  added 
during  the  campaign  for 
excellence: 

•  The  Decker 
addition  to  the  lab 

•  The  Larrabee  Arts 
Center 

•  The  Johnson 
Lifetime  Fitness  Center 

•  The  Casey  Swim 
Center 

•  The  Casey 
Academic  Building. 

I  look  at  the 
technology  that  makes  life  so 
much  easier  for  students: 
searching  through  the 
library  card  catalog  on  your 
personal  computer;  using 
Internet  to  access  libraries 
oil  around  the  country;  using 
E-mail  instead  of  the  phone 
down    the    hall    to    leave 


messages;  using  a  magnetic 
ID  card  to  get  into  the  dining 
hall;  and  more. 

These  innovations 
are  great.  I'm  not  one  of 
those  folks  who  say  we 
should  go  back  to  the  good 
old  days  without  technology. 
In  my  office  —  the  State 
Comptroller's  Office  —  we've 
been  pioneers  in  technology 
and  we  use  the  latest 
technology  every  day. 

Recently  we  have  had 
government  representatives 
from  as  far  away  as 
Australia  come  to  Annapolis 
to  see  our  new  data  imaging 
technology. 

Technology  is  part  of 
our  great  future  —  in  our 
nation  and  in  Washington 
College.  But  to  plan  for  that 
future  —  we  need  to 
understand  our  past.  We 
can't  know  where  we  want  to 
go  if  we  don't  know  where 
we've  been. 

And  the  best 
opportunity  to  explore  our 
past  and  to  prepare  for  our 
future  —  to  continue  to  grow 
all  of  our  lives  —  comes 
through  the  kind  of  liberal 
education  offered  here  at 
Washington  College  —  and 
through  organizations  like 
yours. 

Although  I  majored 
in  Chemistry  here  at 
Washington  College  —  and 
earned  a  law  degree  at  the 
University  of  Maryland  — 
history  has  always  been  one 
of  my  favorite  subjects.  I 
commend  your  interest  and 
enthusiasm  for  history.  It 
will  always  stand  you  in  good 
stead. 

A  chairman  of  the 
National  Endowment  for  the 
Humanities  once  said,  "We 
would  wish  for  our  children 
that  their  decisions  be 
informed  not  by  the  wisdom 
of  the  moment,  but  by  the 
wisdom  of  the  ages." 

The  kind  of  education 
I  received  here  at 
Washington  College  and  that 
you  are  receiving  here  will 
always  give  us  the 
opportunity  to  seek  that  kind 
of  wisdom. 

Thank  you,  and  may 
God  love  and  bless  you  all 
real  good  with  continued 
success,  good  health  and 
happiness. 


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"STD"  from  pg.  3 

then  you  think. 

Some  of         the 

problems  which  certain 
diseases  can  bring  about  are 
even  more  detrimental  than 
the  disease.  Genital  warts 
can  cause  cervical  and 
ovarian  cancer,  herpes  can 
be  passed  from  mother  to 
child,  and  what's  worse  is 
that  these  things  never  go 
jway  and  often  reoccur  when 
you  least  expect  it.  A  sage 
man  once  told  me  that  every 
time  you  have  sex  you  are 
gambling  with  death  and  the 
only  thing  a  condom  does  is 
increase  your  odds  of 
winning.  "I  am  going  to  die 
anyway."  is  an  attitude  that 
many  have,  well  the  quality 
of  your  death  is  still  within 
your  control  when  it  comes 
to  consenting  sex. 

Those  of  you  who  feel 
this  article  is  preaching  at 
you  are  probably  right,  but 
then  again  you  are  most 
likely  the  perpetrators  of 
these  crimes.  For  the 
intelligent  reader  who  sees 
this  article  as  informative  if 
not  slightly  opinionated  you 
are  probably  well  on  your 
way  to  a  healthier  life. 
Sadly  for  those  of  you  who 
read  this  as  fact  or  warning, 
all  I  can  say  is  seek  help,  or 
take  measures  to  insure  the 
safety  of  others.  Anyone 
who  knows  they  have  been 
with  an  infected  person 
should  seek  medical 
attention  to  determine  if 
they  too  are  now  a  carrier. 

Sex  can  be 

pleasurable  with  a  condom 
(which  is  properly  worn)  and 
those  who  say  it  is  not  are 
ignorant  and  selfish. 
Respect  your  partner,  be 
honest  about  past  sexual 
history  and  always  use 
proper  protection. 

Remember,  don't  be  blinded 
by  lust-  she/he  may  be 
appealing  to  look  at,  but 
riddled  with  diseases-  ask 
around  but  better  yet  ask 
them.  If  they  are  half  the 
person  you  think  them  to  be 
they  won't  be  insulted  by 
your  questions  they  will  only 
think  higher  of  you  for  your 
intelligence  and  desire  to 
bow  what  lies  ahead.  £2 


"Briggs,"  from  p.  3 

"institutional",  not  "revolu- 
tionary"- the  party  has 
completely  (and,  it  has  been 
alleged,  not  always  legally) 
dominated  the  government 
for  65  years.  There  is,  in 
fact,  an  almost  monarchial 
quality  to  the  way  Mexican 
presidents  have  chosen  their 
successors.  President 

Salinas  has  tried  to  liberalize 
the  system  and  end  the 
electoral  fraud  which  has 
helped  the  PRI  keep  its  hold 
on  the  Mexican  government. 

Other  parties  have 
made  gains  in  local  and  state 
elections,  but  at  the  national 
level  the  PRI  remains 
dominant. 

So  far  investigators 
have  only  found  that  the 
murder  of  Colosio  was 
almost  certainly  a 

conspiracy.  On  Tuesday 
seven  people,  including  some 
members  of  the  candidate's 
bodyguard,  were  arrested  in 
connection  with  the 
assassination.  The 

motivation  of  the 

conspirators,  and  who  else 
might  have  been  involved,  is 
anybody's  guess,  but  there  is 
no  evidence  that  it  was 
linked  to  the  uprising  in 
Chiapas.  Last  Tuesday's 
Washington  Post  had  an 
interesting  juxtaposition  of 
two  articles  on  the  same 
page.  One  was  a  report  on 
the  continuing  investigation. 
The  other  was  a  description 
of  the  PRI  "old  guard,"  party 
loyalists  unhappy  with 
Salinas's  liberalization 
policy. 

The  president  has 
picked  another  candidate,  a 
capable  but  relatively 
unknown  government  official 
named  Ernesto  Zedillo  Ponce 
de  Leon.  Zedillo  has 
pledged,  if  elected  (which  he 
almost  certainly  will  be)  to 
continue  his  predecessor's 
work-  no  surprise,  since 
Salinas's  government  has 
proven  itself  to  be  one  of  the 
most  capable  on  Earth. 
However,  Zedillo  may  find 
governing  Mexico  a  more 
difficult  job.    The  Chiapas 


rebellion  and  the  Colosio 
assassination  have  raised 
disturbing  questions  about 
national  security  and  social 
justice.  The  expansion  of 
minor  parties  into  the 
political  arena  will  inevitably 
weaken  the  PRI's  hegemony, 
and  with  it  the  atmosphere  of 
consensus  it  created. 

Even  if  all  the 
conspirators  in  the  death  of 
Colosio  are  caught  and 
punished,  and  the  grievances 
of  the  rebels  and  the  Mayas 
they  claim  to  represent  are 
successfully  addressed,  the 
country  will  never  completely 
return  to  normal.  In  Mexico, 
which  is  struggling  to  make 
the  transition  from  the  Third 
World  to  the  First  World 


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Chesapeake  Bay  watershed. 
Support  "Save  the  Bay" 
legislation,  because  for  once 
the  politicians  aren't  just 
blowing  a  lot  of  hot  air. 
Additionally,  try  to 
remember  that  while  all 
those  condo's  you  see 
popping  along  the  edges  of 
the  Bay  are  sitting  on  areas 
that  used  to  be  occupied  by 
wetlands.  The  preservation 
of  these  wetlands  is  key  in 
saving  the  Bay  for  they  help 
absorb  all  of  the  nasty 
sediments  and  nutrients 
that  I  have  been  describing 
above.  So     remember, 

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"Allen,"  from  pg.  5 

1992  issue  of  Atlantic 
Monthly,  our  generation  has 
a  suicide  rate  higher  than 
it's  been  for  any  other  child 
generation  measured  since 
the  1920's. 

Adolescence  is  one  of 
the  most  difficult  periods  of 
life,  and  teenagers  of  all 
generations  have  had 
problems  getting  through  it. 
But  why  should  so  many 
people  belonging  to  one 
generation  deal  with  their 
individual  problems  by 
hurting  themselves?  Why 
should  so  many  of  us  have 
cried  out  and  continue  to  cry 
for  help  in  such  desperate 
fashions?  For  the  past  five 
years  I  have  been 
researching  and  writing 
essays  on  this  subject,  trying 
to  analyze  and  understand 
it,  and  to  come  to  grips  with 
'my  own  experiences.  Even 
when  one  is  working  with 
generalized  reasons,  they 
are  too  numerous  and 
complex  to  fully  explore  in 
one  newspaper  article,  so 
here  I  am  only  going  to  try 
and  condense  some  of  what  I 
have  learned,  and  to  give  a 
hopeful  note  to  those  who 
still  suffer  from  their  own 
self- destructive  compu- 
lsions. 

To  start  with  the 
common  consensus  of  many 
of  the  articles  I  have  read: 
The  members  of  our 
'generation  were  not  wanted 
children.  During  the  years 
we  were  born  one  out  of 
every  three  pregnancies  was 
terminated,  and  the  rate  of 
surgical  sterilization  was 
doubled.  According  to  an  an 
Atlantic  article  by  Neil 
Howe  and  William  Strauss 
about  the  "Thirteenth 
Generation,"  we  were 
among  the  first  babies  that 
women  took  pills  not  to 
have.  On  surveys  given 
during  those  years  on  what 
was  needed  for  "the  good 
life"  adults  ranked 
automobiles  ahead  of  kids. 
Many  landlords  actually 
banned  children  from  their 
neighborhoods.  Devil-child 
horror  movies  such  as 
"Rosemary's  Baby"  became  a 
new,  popular  cinematic 
genre.    Howe  and  Strauss 


state  that  the  years  between 
the  late  1960's  and  the  early 
1980's  made  up  "the  most 
virulently  anti-child  period 
in  modern  American 
history." 

We  are  the  victims  of 
the  divorce  epidemic.  An 
estimated  40%  of  those  of  us 
in  our  20's  have  parents  who 
have  terminated  their 
marriages.  The  vulnera- 
bility brought  by  life- 
changes  such  as  this  caused 
many  parents  to  neglect  the 
emotional  needs  of  their 
children.  They  often  had  to 
remove  themselves  from  our 
lives,  trying  to  replace 
themselves  with  expensive 
toys  and  brand  name 
clothing.  Many  parents  even 
turned  to  their  own  kids  for 
the  emotional  support  they 
would  otherwise  have  gotten 
from  spouses.  As  children  we 
had  to  worry  about  the  well- 
being  of  our  parents  when 
they  should  have  been 
worrying  more  about  ours. 
Because  of  the  absence  of 
support  and  the 

unhappiness  of  our  parents 
we  had  to  learn  on  our  own 
how  to  take  care  of  our 
emotional  needs. 

The  term  "latch-key 
kid"  was  also  coined  to 
describe  many  of  us  during 
our  childhood  years.  Many 
of  us  who  did  have  both 
parents  through  our 
childhood  still  only  saw  them 
for  a  few  hours  each  day, 
because  they  both  worked. 
Again,  we  were  forced  at  a 
perhaps  too-young  age  to 
learn  how  to  take  care  of 
ourselves,  as  well  as  our 
younger  siblings.  In  an 
article  about  time  and  the 
American  family,  a  1989 
article  in  Time  quotes  Yale 
University  psychology 
professor  Edward  Zigler  as 
saying,  "We're  at  the 
breaking  point  as  far  as 
family  is  concerned. ...Eight 
year  olds  are  taking  care  of 
three-year-olds.  We're 
seeing  depression  in 
children.  We  never  thought 
we'd  see  that  35  years  ago. 
There  is  a  sense  that  adults 
don't  care  about  them." 

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you/nearly  enough."  People 
sometimes  hurt  themselves 
out  of  a  need  for  attention, 
and  out  of  anger.  We  grew 
up  angry  at  the  lack  of  time 
our  parents  spent  with  us. 
Many  of  us  started  becoming 
self-destructive  out  of  a 
subconscious  need  to  try  and 
get  them  to  listen  to  and  look 
at  us.  Many  of  us  hurt 
ourselves  as  a  way  of 
hurting  the  people  we  love. 

I  have  often  found 
myself         telling  self- 

destructive  peers,  "Look. 
You  have  to  talk  about  your 
problems  to  other  people,  or 
else  you'll  get  more  and  more 
upset  and  then  you'll  end  up 
doing  bad  stuff  to  yourself,  to 
distract  yourself  from  your 

emotional  pain Talk  to 

someone."  But  there  are 
many  of  us  who  feel  as 
though  we  don't  have  the 
right  to  complain.  Since  our 
parents  weren't  always 
around  to  go  to  when  we 
were  growing  up,  we  now 
don't  know  how  to  let 
ourselves  go  to  friends. 
Many  of  our  parents  pushed 
us  away  when  we  needed 
help,  because  they 
themselves  were  too  busy  or 
had  difficulties  of  their  own. 
Plus,  everyone  has  problems, 
so  what  right  do  we  have  to 
complain  about  ours?  We 
can't  even  turn  on  the  tv 
without  seeing  footage  of 
other  people  in  pain — 
starving  children  who  we 
once  tried  to  save  by  buying 
"We  are  the  World"  albums, 
casualties  of  other  country's 
wars,  murder  victims.  We 
have  seen  images  of 
enormous  suffering  on  our  tv 
sets  ever  since  the  1970's, 
when  they  started  showing 
footage  from  the  Vietnam 
War.  What  do  our  own 
problems  matter  when 
compared  to  the  tragedies 
we  see  on  tv?  But  by  not 
allowing  ourselves  to  admit 
that  we  too  have  problems, 
fears  and  worries  we  force 
our  subconscious  minds  to 
make  us  self-destruct,  to  cry 
out  for  attention  in 
unhealthy  ways. 

For  all  of  the  talk  of 
"peer  pressure"  and  the 
"mutual  protection  circles" 
we've  had,  we  are  not  a 
connected  generation, 
whether  to  each  other  or  to 


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the  larger  world.  Some  have 
linked  our  rising  suicide  rate 
to  these  feelings  of 
disconnection.  During  the 
1960's  young  people  were 
much  more  visible  than  we 
are,  protesting  against  the 
Vietnam  War  together, 
bonding  at  Woodstock, 
making  lots  and  lots  of 
collective  noise.  Sometimes 
it  seems  that  the  only  thing 
connecting  our  generation  is 
a  depressing  future. 

We  are  the 
generation  that  will  be,  and 
is  already  being,  hit  hardest 
by  the  AIDS  virus. 
According  to  the  Atlantic,  we 
are  living  in  a  world  in 
which  "politicians  pushed 
every  policy  lever 

conceivable — tax  codes, 
entitlements,  public  debt, 
unfunded  liabilities,  labor 
laws,  hiring  practices — to 
tile  the  economic  playing 
field  away  from  the  young 
and  toward  the  old."  One 
day  an  incomprehensibly 
large  national  debt  is  going 
to  be  dumped  on  us,  and 
after  we  stop  boomeranging 
back  to  live  with  our 
parents,  they — the  members 
of  the  enormous  "Boomer" 
generation,  will  become 
senior  citizens  and  will  come 
to  live  with  and  depend  on 
us.  Statistics  say  that  "Since 
1973  the  median  real  income 
has  fallen  by  30  percent  for 
families  with  children  who 
are  headed  by  persons  under 
30. ..Over  the  past  20  years 
the  poverty  rate  among 
under-thirty  families  has 
almost  doubled." 

But  perhaps  our 
upbringing  has,  in  a  morbid 
way,  been  preparing  us  to 
deal  with  the  problems  we 
are  inevitably  going  to  face- 
According  to  the  Atlantic 
article,  "Others  don't  see  it 
yet,  but  today's  young  people 
are  beginning  to  realize  that 
their  upbringing  has 
endowed  them  with  a  street 
sense  and  pragmatism  their 
elders  lack.  Many  admit 
they  are  a  bad  generation- 
but  so,  too,  do  they  suspect 
that  they  are  a  necessary 
generation  for  a  society  in 
dire  need  of  survival 
lessons."  Some  say  that  we 
are  going  to  be  the  janitors 
and  carpenters  of  America, 


that  we  are  the  ones  who  are 
going  to  renovate  the  nation 
Others  say  that  we  will  be 
the  "family  generation,"  that 
we  will  make  our  marriages 
last,  that  we  will  give  our 
children  the  care  and 
attention  that  our  own 
parents  were  not  able  to 
provide. 

There  is  a  strength 
and  pride  that  comes  from 
overcoming  self-destructive 
tendencies.  I  think  of  a 
friend  who  once  struggled 
with  bulimia,  and  now  is 
facing  a  family  crises  which 
because  of  the  coping  skills' 
she  learned  to  get  over  her 
disorder,  I  am  confident  she 
will  get  through.  I  think  of 
ex-patients  from  the  hospital 
I  was  at  who  came  back  later 
to  work  as  aides,  lending 
their  strength  and 
experience  to  those  as 
vulnerable  as         they 

themselves  had  once  been,  I 
think  of  a  woman  who  had 
problems  with  alcoholism, 
who  after  leaving  a 
rehabilitation  center  formed 
a  group  at  her  college  to 
create  and  promote  alcohol- 
free  school  functions.  I  think 
of  how  many  people  now  go 
to  other  friends  who  have 
overcome  eating  disorders 
for  advice  on  their  own 
problems.  The  strength  and 
coping  mechanisms  we 
earned  from  the  ordeals  we 
put  ourselves  through  in 
adolescence  and  young 
adulthood  will  give  us  what 
we  need  to  get  through  any 
other  problems  our  lives  may 
bring;  as  well  as  helping  us 
to  help  our  friends,  families 
and  future  children  in 
getting  through  their  own 
troubles  as  well.  Many  of  us 
have  learned  valuable 
lessons  from  putting 
ourselves  together  after 
breaking  apart,  or  from 
helping  friends  do  the  same. 
These  lessons  may  be  what 
will  get  us  through  the 
confusion  and  troubles  of  a 
society  which,  as  it 
demonstrates  by  the  way  it's 
been  neglecting  its  children 
through  the  past  two 
decades,  is  itself  inherently 
self-destructive.  We  are  the 
generation  who  will  teach 
society  how  to  make  itself 
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"Wolff,"  from  p.  1 

that  Sansing  might  be 
leaving.  After  discussing  the 
matter  with  Sansing  and 
pean  Wubbels,  she  decided 
to  apply  for  the  job. 

When  asked  if  she 
felt  comfortable  moving  from 
the  faculty  to  working  in  the 
Office  of  the  Dean,  Wolff  said 
she  and  the  Dean  have  "an 
amicable  relationship.  He 
laughs  at  my  jokes,  and 
that's  a  good  sign." 

Wolff  has  high  hopes 
that  her  tenure  in  her  new 
position  will  be  a  success.  "I 
hope  to  help  students  come 
to  terms  with  themselves, 
with  their  place  in  the 
College  and  their  place  in  the 
universe.  I  hope  at  the  same 
time  that  it's  going  to  do  the 
same  for  me.  The  things  I've 
learned  in  the  classroom 
[from  students]  have  been 
things  that  have  affected  my 
personal  growth."  fi 

"SGA,"  from  p.  1 

contingency  that  none  of  the 
money  go  towards 

ammunition. 

The  Student 

Activities  Committee 


reported  that  the  (Jove  would 
stay  open  until  2:00  a.m.  on 
Fridays  and  Saturdays  in 
order  to  eliminate  confusion. 
The  last  call  for  beer  will  be 
at  12:30  and  no  beer  will  be 
sold  after  12:45.  No  sales  of 
any  kind  will  be  made  after 
12:59. 

The  SGA  also 
approved  an  amendment 
clarifying  the  role  of  the 
President  at  meetings  of  the 
Board  of  Visitors  and 
Governors  and  faculty 
meetings,  and  also  places  the 
Vice  President  on  the  Alumni 
Council,  the  Honor  Board, 
Academic  Council  and  as  a 
non-voting  member  at 
faculty  meetings. 

Another  amendment 
replaces  the  SGA  Social 
Chair  with  a  Student  Life 
Chair  who,  in  addition  to  the 
duties  formerly  performed  by 
the  Social  Chair,  will  also 
work  directly  with  the 
Student  Activities  Office. 
The  SGA  amended  the 
amendment  to  change  it  from 
an  appointed  to  an  elected 
position.fi 


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April  8.  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sho'men  Deal  Diplomats  Demoralizing 
Defeats  But  Fall  To  Hopkins  Bluejays 


Erika  K.  Ford 

The  Sho'men  baseball  team 
continued  its  success  in 
Centennial  Conference  play 
by  sweeping  Franklin  & 
Marshall  in  a  doubleheader 
last  Saturday. 

Washington  now  holds  a  4-1 
conference  record  after  17-4 
and  8-5  road  wins  against  P 
&  M  and  11-1  loss  to  Johns 
Hopkins  on  Tuesday. 

Pitcher  Keith  "Whitey" 
Whiteford  registered  his 
fourth  win  of  the  season  in 
the  first  game  against  F  & 
M.  A  healthy  batting  attack 
by  the  entire  team  allowed 
Whiteford  to  coast  to  an  easy 
victory,  17-4. 

The  second  half  of  the 
doubleheader  with  F&M  was 
more  challenging. 

Sophomore  Kevin  Roland 
started  for  the  locals  and  had 
some  trouble  throwing 
strikes. 

After  the  Sho'men  scored 
one  run  in  the  first  inning  of 
the  second  game,  F&M  took 


over.  At  the  end  of  the 
second,  Washington  trailed 
5-1.  Pitcher  Doug  Blair  took 
over  for  Roland  and 
proceeded  to  pitch  a  shut  out 
for  the  remainder  of  the 
game. 

In   the   meantime,   W.C. 

"Johns  Hopkins  is  a 
very  good  team,  but 
so  are  we,  and  we  can 
take  them  on  if  we 
improve  our  play." 
—Rory  Conway 

gradually  fought  back  aided 
by  home  runs  off  the  bats  of 
Andy  "A.P"  Parks  and  Brian 
Rush.  Going  into  the  top  of 
the  seventh,  Washington 
trailed  5-4. 

Jarrett  Pasko  drew  a  walk 
and  Rory  Conway  was  safe 
when  the  F  &  M  third 
baseman  threw  the  ball 
away.  With  Pasko  and 
Conway  on  second  and  third, 
Whiteford  then  won  the  ball 
game  with  a  homer  over  the 


left  field  fence. 

"This  week  the  Sho'Men 
will  face  their  toughest  week 
of  competition,  taking  on 
Johns  Hopkins  in  two  single 
games  and  Gettysburg  in  a 
doubleheader,"  head  coach 
Ed  Athey  said. 

"Both  are  pre-season 
favorites  to  win  the 
Centennial  Conference," 
Athey  continued. 

In  Tuesday's  11-1  loss  at 
Hopkins,  "we  really  fell  apart 
defensively  and  offensively," 
catcher  Brian  Rush  said.  "If 
on  Friday  we  pull  together 
and  play  better  defense,  we'll 
be  in  contention." 

Senior  Rory  Conway  shared 
similar  views. 

"We  didn't  hit  as  well  as  we 
usually  do,"  he  said.  "We 
didn't  hit  with  men  on  base, 
and  we  had  a  lot  of  errors  in 
defense. 

"Johns  Hopkins  is  a  very 
good  team,  but  so  are  we, 
and  we  can  take  them  on  if 
we  improve  our  play." 

This  afternoon  Washington 


Senior  Keith  Whiteford  beat  Franklin  &  Marshall  with  his 
pitching  in  the  first  game,  and  then  he  capped  the  day  off 

with  a  home  run  to  beat  the  Diplomats  in  the  second, 
hosts   Hopkins   on   Kibler  On    Monday    the    team 

Field  for  a  rematch  at  3  p.m.  travels  to  Lincoln  to  play  in  a 
Tomorrow  Gettysburg  comes  game  rescheduled  due  to  rain 
to    C'town    to    battle    the      earlier  in  the  season. 


Sho'men  at  1  p.m. 

Women's  Lacrosse  Falls  To  0-5  On  Season 
With  Losses  To  Centennial  Conference  Foes 


Matt  Murray 


;  ■  With  two  more  losses  ;iast 
week,  the  Washington 
women's  lacrosse  team 
continued  its  season-long 
slump,  as  it  watched  its 
record  fall  to  0-5. 

At  Ursinus  on  March  31, 
the  Shorewomen  fell  by  a  17- 
9  count,  while  they  fell  13-6 
to  Dickinson  College  on 
Saturday. 

Head  coach  Sarah 
Feyerherm  had  mixed 
feelings  about  her  teams 
results  going  into 


Wednesday's  clash  with 
Western  Maryland. 

"I  think  we've  improved 
overall  since  the  beginning  of 
the  season,  but  we  haven't 
been  as  consistent  as  I  would 
have  hoped,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "We  have  moments  of 
good  play.  For  instance,  we'll 
play  a  really  good  second 
half,  but  by  that  point,  we're 
behind." 

The  Ursinus  game  was  the 
perfect  example  of  playing  a 
strong  second  half  after 
falling  far  behind. 

Washington  trailed  the  Bears 


14-2  at  halftime  but 
outscored  the  home  team  7-3 
in  the  second  half  to  cut  the 
difference  to  17-9  by  game's 
end. 

Amy  Scarlett,  Elizabeth 
Moga,  Kirsten  Lucas,  Renee 
Guckert,  and  Megan 
McCurdy  (three  times)  all 
scored  in  the  second  half  to 
cut  Ursinus'  commanding 
lead  to  eight. 

The  Ursinus  contest  was 
also  an  example,  of 
Washington  jumping  ahead 
early  only  to  be  buried  by  a 
pile  of  goals  in  the  first  half. 


The  Shorewomen  took  a  2-1 
lead  on  Guckert's  first  goal 
only  to  be  the  victims  of  a  13- 
goal  onslaught  which  saw 
Ursinus  leading  at  halftime, 
14-2. 

On  Saturday,  McCurdy  put 
together  another  three-goal 
effort,  but  it  wasn't  enough 
to  stop  the  Red  Devils  of 
Dickinson  College. 

Dickinson's  Jess  Colby 
tallied  six  times,  and 
Washington  fell  by  a  13-6 
score.  Peggy  Busker  made 
10  saves  for  the 
Shorewomen,  but  Dickinson 


held  on  to  its  7-3  halftime 
lead. 

After  jetting  off  to  an  0-5 
start  (Washington  played 
Western  Maryland 
Wednesday  but  the  results 
were  too  late  for  press  time), 
and  with  Gettysburg  on  tap 
for  tomorrow,  Feyerherm  has 
attributed  her  team's  woes  to 
one  aspect  of  the  game. 

"While  our  defense  as  a  unit 
is  consistent,  we're  not 
transitioning  well  at  all,"  she 
said.  "We're  not  getting  the 
ball  from  defense  to  offense." 


Washington  Women's  Tennis  Improves  Record 

Wins  Against  Salisbury,  Muhlenberg,  Millersville  Take  Shorewomen  To  3-6  Mark  For  The  Season 


The  women's  tennis  team 
improved  its  record  to  3-6  in 
the  past  two  weeks  with 
victories  over  Salisbury  State 
University,  Muhlenberg 
College,  and  Millersville. 

Against  Salisbury  on  March 
24,  the  Shorewomen  rolled 


score. 

On  March  26,  Washington 
had  a  tougher  time  against 
Muhlenberg  but  still 
prevailed  5-4. 

Amy  Rizatello  scored  a  key 
singles  victory,  and  she 
teamed  up  with  Vicki  Roth  to 


over  the  Sea  Gulls  by  a  5-2     take  a  key  doubles  win. 


The  victory  started 
Washington's  conference 
season  on  a  high  note,  giving 
the  squad  a  1-0  Centennial 
record. 

However,  following  the 
Muhlenberg  win,  the 
Shorewomen  hit  a  brief  two- 


match  slump. 

Student-Athletes  To  Be  Honored 

During  the  fall  semester,  49 
student-athletes  earned 
Dean's  List  status. 

Additionally,  55  students 
earned  above  a  3.0  grade 
point  average  while 
participating  in  a  varsity 
sport. 

All  104  students  will  be 
honored  by  the  athletic 
department  on  Monday,  as 
the  department  holds  its 
reception  for  those  students 
achieving  the  academic- 
athletic  honor  roll. 

The  athletic  department 
hopes  to  promote  excellence 
in  the  classroom  as  well  as 
on  the  athletic  field  by 
rewarding  deserving  student- 
athletes. 


'  CC1LLE&V 


On  March  27,  the 
Shorewomen  fell  to  Division 
Ill's  seventh  ranked  Mary 
Washington.  Rizatello  and 
Melissa  Ellwanger  recorded 
singles  victories,  but  two 
close  singles  losses  for 
Washington  left  the 
Shorewomen  short  in  the 
end,  as  they  fell  6-3. 

On  April  2,  Washington  fell 
to  the  Haverford  Red  Wave  6- 
3  with  Pam  Hendrickson  and 


Diana  Clausen  recording  the 
only  victories  in  singles,  and 
Hendrickson  and  Clausen 
teaming  up  for  a  doubles 
win. 

This  Tuesday,  Washington 
beat  Millersville  5-2  to 
improve  its  record  to  3-6. 

"Even    though    it's 
rebuilding  year,  we're  getting 
some  good  play  out  of  the 
women,"  head  coach  Tim 
Gray  said. 


The  swim  team's  Chris  Frelsheim  will  be  one  of  104  students 

to  be  honored  on  Monday  by  the  athletic  department  for 

excelling  in  the  classroom  while  playing  a  varsity  sport. 


Lacrosse  Beats  Devils 


The  Washington  men's 
lacrosse  team  travelled  to 
Dickinson  College  last 
Saturday  for  a  Centennial 
Conference  game.  The 
Shoremen  dominated  from 
start  to  finish,  winning  16-7. 

Jason  Paige  led  all  scorers 
with  six  goals,  and  he  also 
chipped  in  one  assist.  Chris 
Sanchez  (5,  1)  also  had  a  big 
day  for  the  Shoremen. 

The  win  improved 
Washington's  overall  record 
to  5-2  and  1-0  in  the 
conference,"  The  Shoremen 


travelled  to  Swarthmore  on 
Wednesday  and  will  face 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
tomorrow  at  home  at  l-11' 
p.m. 

Others  making 
contributions  in  the 
Dickinson  game  were;  Bart 
Jaeger'  (2,  1),'  Chris  Cote  (2. 
4),  Jamie  Carver  (1,0),  Tom 
Hiebler  (one  assist),  Malt 
Zarinko  (one.  assist) 
Christian  Boone  (twc 
assists),  Blair  Muneses  (ofif 
assist),  and  Jon  Lundberg 
(eight  saves)." 


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Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


W.C.  Splits  Doubleheader 
With.  Swarthmore  Garnet 


MattMurray 


The  Washington  College 
softball  team  travelled  to 
Pennsylvania  on  Monday  to 
face  Centennial  Conference 
rival  Swarthmore  for  a 
doubleheader. 

The  Shorewomen  returned 
home  with  mixed  results 
after  demolishing  the  Garnet 
18-4  in  the  first  game  but 
falling  5-3  to  the  home  team 
in  the  nightcap. 

"I  felt  we  should  have  swept 
them,"  head  coach  Lanee 
Cole  said.  "We  just  couldn't 
get  the  hits  rallying  at  the 
right  time  in  the  second 
game." 

However,  Washington  did 
not  have  any  problems 
putting  hits  together  in  the 
first  contest. 

The  Shorewomen  pounded 
out  16  hits  against 
Swarthmore  with  Cherie 
Gallini,  Amy  Povloski,  and 
Michelle  Chin  each 
contributing  RBI  doubles. 
Gallini  went  3-for-3  with  two 
RBIs,  while  Povloski  went  3- 
for-3  with  three  RBIs. 

Washington  scored  one  run 
in  the  first  inning,  six  in  the 
second,  four  in  the  third,  five 
in  the  fourth,  and  two  in  the 
fifth  to  record  a  victory  with 
the  eight-run  rule. 

Povloski  went  the  distance 
on  the  mound  giving  up  four 


runs    on    three    hits    and 
striking  out  five. 

Leanne  Cole,  another 
freshman,  went  2-for-3  for 
the  game.  Washington 
currently  starts  six  freshmen 
with  all  of  them  making 
contributions. 

The  freshmen  are  doing  a 
great  job,"  Lanee  Cole  said. 
"They've  done  a  nice  job 
making  the  adjustment." 

However,  Cole  wasn't  as 


Wednesday's  game  against 
Western  Maryland,  last 
year's  MAC  champs,  was 
postponed  due  to  rain.  With 
Western  Maryland, 

Muhlenberg,  and  Franklin  & 
Marshall  all  on  the  horizon 
for  the  Shorewomen,  Cole's 
team  is  about  to  embark  on 
the  toughest  section  of  its 
schedule. 

"The  girls  are  going  to  have 
an  opportunity  to  see  how 


"The  girls  are  going  to  have  an 
opportunity  to  see  how  hard  we  need 
to  work  to  compete  in  the  conference. 
They  (Western  Maryland,  Muhlenberg, 
Franklin  &  Marshall)  are  all  good, 
experienced  teams.   We'll  be  there 
someday-it  just  doesn't  happen 
overnight." 

-head  coach  Lanee  Cole 


excited  about  the  second 
game  which  dropped 
Washington's  record  to  4-6. 
Despite  outhitting  the 
Garnet,  the  Shorewomen  fell 
5-3. 

Kelly  Eakin  pitched  her 
best  game  of  the  season,  but 
the  offense  couldn't  make  up 
for  Swarthmore's  five-run 
output.  The  loss  also 
dropped  Washington  to  1-3 
in  the  conference. 


hard  we  need  to  work  to 
compete  in  the  conference," 
Cole  said.  "They  (Western 
Maryland,  Muhlenberg, 
Franklin  &  Marshall)  are  all 
good,  experienced  teams. 
We'll  be  there  someday — it 
just  doesn't  happen 
overnight. 

"I  think  we're  capable  of 
sneaking  a  few  more  wins." 


Men's  Tennis  Continues 
To  Dominate  Over  Courts 


Despite  dropping  a  match  to 
Perm  State  on  March  27,  the 
Washington  men's  tennis 
team  has  continued  to  roll 
over  the  competition. 

On  March  26,  the  Shoremen 
gave  their  top  three  players  a 
rest  but  still  blanked 
Muhlenberg  9-0. 

Miroslav  Beran,  Stefan 
Berger,  Michael  Kember, 
Carlos  Nuno,  Andrew  King, 
and  Andrew  Moffat  all 
recorded  straight  set  singles 
victories. 


However,  the  Shoremen  fell 
6-1  to  the  Nittany  Lions  the 
next  day  with  Max  Nilsson 
recording  the  only  win  for 
Washington  against  the 
Division  I  powerhouse. 

Last  week,  Washington 
continued  to  roll  with  a  win 
over  the  University  of  the 
South  in  Tennessee. 

The  University  of  the 
South,  which  was  picked  as 
the  10th  ranked  team  in 
Division  III  in  the  pre- 
season, was  no  match  for  the 


Shoremen. 

Washington  shut  out  its 
opponent  once  again  with  a 
9-0  rout. 

Wednesday's  match  against 
Franklin  &  Marshall  was 
postponed  due  to  rain. 

The  Shoremen's  next  match 
is  today  against  Haver  ford  at 
3:00  p.m. 

"Everything's  looking  pretty 
good,"  head  coach  Tim  Gray 
said.  "The  rankings  coume 
out  this  week,  so  hopefully 
we'll  be  in  the  top  four." 


Crew  Captures  Casperson  Cup 


The  Washington  College 
crews  travelled  to  Baltimore, 
Maryland  last  Saturday  to 
battle  Johns  Hopkins 
University  for  the  coveted 
Casperson  Cup.  Washington 
narrowly  defeated  the 
Bluejays  17-16  to  bring  home 
a  victory  for  the  Shoremen. 

Despite  losing  five  of  the 
seven  races  on  Saturday, 
Washington  was  rewarded 
'or  overall  depth  in  recording 
lne  win. 

Only  the  women's  varsity 
four  and  the  women's  novice 
[°ur  were  victorious  over 
Hopkins. 

In  the  varsity  race, 
coxswain  Maria  Jerardi, 
Mary  Bird,  Tonya  Howell, 
Stacey  Hammond,  Jen 
jJougherty  beat  out  their 
Hopkins  counterpart. 
-  In  the  same  race, 
Washington's  lightweight 


boat  came  in  third  place  to 
score  two  points  for  the 
Shorewomen.  With  the 
added  depth  from  the 
lightweight  four  in  addition 
to  the  victory  from  the 
varsity  four,  Washington 
outscored  Hopkins  6-3  in  the 
women's  four  event. 

However,  the  women's 
novice  four  was  an  even  more 
pivotal  race  for  the 
Shorewomen.  Washington's 
first  boat  consisting  of 
coxswain  Robyn  Mitchell, 
Erica  Wilson,  Renee  Bylkas, 
Amy  Peterson,  and  Caroline 
Jensen  easily  captured  first 
place.  The  second  boat 
narrowly  beat  Hopkins  to 
give  Washington  a  5-1  edge 
in  the  novice  event. 

Overall,  the  women's  boats 
outscored  Hopkins  11-5 
(which  also  included  a 
singles      loss)      to      give 


Washington  a  big  boost. 

On  the  men's  side,  the  day 
did  not  turn  out  as  positively. 

The  men's  varsity  four  lost 
its  first  regular  season  race 
in  two  years  in  a  bit  of  an 
upset. 

Coxswain  Amy  Osborne, 
Doug  Peterson,  James  Pitt, 
Eric  Jewitt,  and  Adam  Scholl 
fell  victim  toothe  Hopkins 
boat. 

However,  with 
Washington's  lightweight 
boat  taking  third,  the 
Shoremen  still  outscored  the 
Bluejays  for  the  event,  6-4. 

In  the  men's  novice  four, 
Hopkins  sandwiched 

Washington  by  taking  first 
and  third.  In  the  men's  two 
and  single,  Hopkins  also  won 
to  pull  them  within  one,  but 
Washington  held  on. 

Washington's  crews  will 
travel  to  LaSalle  tomorrow. 


Aprils.  1994 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


At  the  recommendation  of  the  coaching  staff  and  her 
peers,  Jill  Schultz  is  a  runaway  choice  for  Player  of  the 
Week  this  week.  While  the  women's  lacrosse  team  has 
started  slowly  at  0-5,  it  hasn't  been  due  to  Schultz'  lack  of 
hustle  or  determination. 

Apparently,  Schultz  is  all  over  the  field  for  the 
Shorewomen  these  days,  as  head  coach  Sarah  Feyerherm 
relies  on  the  small,  feisty  defender  to  mark  the  opposing 
team's  best  attacker. 

"She  plays  hard  and  plays  well  every  day  out—she's  very 
consistent,"  Feyerherm  said.  "By  the  time  she's  a  senior,  if 
she  keeps  improving,  she'll  be  very  good." 

That's  right,  Schultz  is  only  a  sophomore,  which  could  be 
trouble  for  opposing  offenses  for  the  next  two  and  a  half 
years. 

For  honorable  mention  this  week: 

Men's  tennis— Max  Nilsson  recorded  the  only  victory 
against  Penn  State  at  Number  Three  singles. 

Women's  tennis-Amy  Rizatello  scored  two  key  wins  in 
the  Muhlenberg  match  which  ended  up  being  pivotal  in  the 
5-4  contest. 

Baseball—Keith  Whiteford  continues  to  perform  well. 
Against  Franklin  &  Marshall,  he  won  the  first  game  with 
his  pitching  arm,  and  won  the  second  game  in  the  top  of 
the  seventh  inning  with  a  homerun. 

Softball—Cherie  Gallini  continues  to  impress  head  coach 
Lanee  Cole.  In  her  rookie  year,  Gallini  is  showing 
versatility  by  playing  behind  the  plate  as  well  as  in  the 
infield,  and  Bhe  continues  to  hit  the  ball  well. 

Men's  Lacrosse— Chris  Sanchez  continues  to  play  well 
without  much  recognition.  Sanchez  scored  five  times 
against  Dickinson,  and  he  is  part  of  an  awesome  attacking 
line  along  with  Bart  Jaeger  and  Jason  Paige. 

Women's  Lacrosse— Amy  Scarlett  also  received  high  praise 
from  Feyerherm  for  her  play  on  the  defensive  end.  If 
Scarlett  keeps  improving,  Washington  should  be  in  good 
shape  defensively  for  the  next  few  years. 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15$  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


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April  8.  1879 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


IE:TtW<}H--4^MTitj: 


Washington 
Dickinson 


16         Washington 
7         Swarthmoie 


SCORES      Baseball 


Washington 
F  &  M 


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18    3      Washington 
4    5      Ursinus 


Washington 
Dickinson 


The  South  African  wonder.  Andrew  Moffat,  sets  up  for  the  serve  in  this  shot.  Moffat  "the  Prophet'  has  performed  well  this 

season  In  his  second  year  at  the  WAC.  One  of  nine  international  students  on  the  Washington  tennis  team  Moffat  Is  an 

integral  part  of  Tim  Gray's  team  which  ismaklngarunatthe  national  title. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Jill  Schultz 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
April  9  1:30 

WOMEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  at 
Gettysburg 
April  9  1:00 

Washington  at 
Johns  Hopkins 
April  12  4:00 

BASEBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Johns  Hopkins 
April  8  3:00 

Washington  vs. 
Gettysburg 
April  9  1:00 

SOFTBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Muhlenberg 
April  9  1:00 

CREW 

Washington  at 
LaSalle  Invitational 
April  9 


INSIDE 

•Shoremen 
Lacrosse 
Defeats  Devils 

•Baseball 
Sweeps  F  &  M 

•Women's  Lax 
Drops  Two 

•Softball 
Splits  With 
Swarthmore 

•Tennis 
Continues  To 
Be  Impressive 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  1930 


Volume  63,  Number  Twenty-four  •  April  15,  1994 


Washington  College    •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


Baker  Wins  Second  Term 


grntt  Koon 


This  year's  SGA 
Executive  Board  elections 
have  resulted  in  little 
change-three  out  of  the  five 
newly-elected  candidates  are 
current  members  of  the 
Executive  Board.  Incumbent 
President  Jamie  Baker  edged 
out  current  SGA  Vice- 
President  Max  Walton  in  the 
presidential  race  by  a  margin 
of  232  to  199.  SGA 
Treasurer  Sonya  Wilson  was 
unopposed  in  her  bid  for  Vice 
president,  and  won  390 
votes,  the  most  votes  of  any 
candidate  for  any  office  this 
year.  SGA  Senator  Sharla 
Ponder  won  in  her 
unopposed  bid  for  SGA 
Secretary.  SGA  Senator  Liz 
Likens  won  in  the  Treasurer 
slot,  handily  beating  her 
write-in  opponent  Siu-Yee 
Ng. 

The  most  hotly 
contested  race  was  for  the 
newly  created  Student  Life 
Chair.  SGA  Parliamentarian 
Carey  Hargrove  narrowly 
defeated  Senator  Ken  Pipkin 
by  a  margin  of  152  to  147, 
with  Sophomore  Class 
President  Mark  Reyero 
coming  in  third  with  a 
respectable  total  of  122  votes. 

President  Baker  was 
enthusiastic  about  his  plans 
for  the  upcoming  year,  saying 
"I  think  this  coming  year  will 
be  an  exceptional  year  for  the 
SGA.  We  have  three  two 
term  executive  board 
members;  the  experience 
here  will  make  for  a  smooth 
transition  into  next  Fall. 
Our  two  new  board  members 
have  already  proven  their 


Max  Walton  congratulates  Jamie  Baker  on  his 


capabilities;  I  look  forward  to 
working  closely  with  the  all 
of  them."  He  added  that  this 
continuity  would  help  the 
SGA  run  in  an  efficient 
manner  next  year,  due  to  the 
lack  of  a  "rough  transition" 
between  administrations. 

Baker  also  feels  that 
his  experiences  this  year 
have  given  him  a  good  idea  of 
what  to  work  on  next  year. 
"A  few  of  the  themes  that  we 
will  be  revisiting  throughout 
the  year  will  be:  increased 
two-way  communication  with 
students  (help  more  students 
be  better  informed),  more 
involvement  of  students  with 
issues  we  are  facing,  and 
better  group  leadership  in 
and  outside  the  Senate  and 
executive  board."  Baker  said. 

Over  the  course  of 
the  past  two  weeks  there  has 


been  a  lively  discussion  going 
on  on  the  SGA  board  in 
Pacerforum,  as  well  as  on 
public  QuickMail.  Baker 
said  he  was  encouraged  by 
this  interest  in  the  SGA, 
adding  "I  hope  that  all  of  the 
people  who  have  shown  such 
a  strong  interest  in  the 
activities  of  the  SGA  in  these 
past  few  weeks  will  consider 
running  for  a  position  on  the 
Senate  or  as  a  class  officer. 
We  have  received  so  many 
constructive  comments 
already.  The      recent 

discussions  have  been  some 
of  the  most  thought 
provoking  and  constructive 
debates  for  the  SGA.  I  hope 
the  SGA  will  have  this  kind 
of  input  from  all  members  of 
the  student  body." 

Vice  President  elect 
Wilson  shares  Baker's  hope 


election  victory. 
that  next  year  will  be  a  very 
productive  one  for  the  SGA. 
"I'm  really  excited,  I  think 
we  have  a  really  good  team," 
Wilson  said. 

Wilson  sees  many 
tasks  ahead  of  her  as  SGA 
Vice  President.  "With  the 
new  work  on  the  Honor 
Board,  we  have  a  lot  to  do. 
I'm  looking  forward  to 
Finishing  it  up  and  tackling 
some  new  projects-such  as 
drafting  a  student  response 
to  the  Long  Range  Plan." 

Treasurer  elect 

Likens  said  she  looks 
forward  to  working  on  the 
Executive  Board  next  year, 
and  that  she  hopes  to 
improve  the  managing  of  the 
SGA's  finances.  "Next  year  I 
plan  to  utilize  the  Quicken 
program  on  Macintosh  for 
our  accounting  records.    It  is 


a  program  that  I  hope  will 
eliminate  some  of  the 
problems  that  we  had  with 
the  business  office  this  past 
year,"  Likens  said. 

Likens  also  sees  a 
need  to  reform  the  role  of 
SGA  committees  and  to 
improve  the  SGA's  relations 
with  the  Office  of  Student 
Activities.  "We  are  also 
looking  to  have  a  central 
office  with  the  Student 
Activities  Office  for  better 
communication  between  the 
two  groups.  I  would  also  like 
to  see  more  involvement  by 
the  SGA  committees-we  are 
looking  to  increase  the 
communication  between  the 
committee  chairpersons  and 
the  members  on  those 
committees." 

Some  people, 

especially  Ng,  were 
unsatisfied  with  the  way  the 
SGA  publicized  the  elections 
for  Executive  Board 
positions,  and  with  the  way 
the  SGA  has  conducted  its 
business  throughout  the 
year.  Baker      seemed 

sensitive  to  these  concerns, 
saying  "I  want  to  encourage 
anyone  who  has  any 
comments  or  suggestions  or 
constructive  criticisms  to  let 
any  of  the  new  board 
members  know.  We  will  all 
try  to  be  available  for 
suggestions,  and  anyone  is 
welcome  to  contact  us.  I'm 
easy  to  contact  through 
QuickMail,  or  you  can  call  or 
stop  by.  Our  job  of 
representing  students 

depends  on  two  way 
communication;  I  hope 
students  will  take  advantage 
of  this  opportunity."  £1 


Parent's  Day  Festivities 
to  Take  Place  Tomorrow 


Kate  Meagher 


Saturday,  April  16, 
1994  is  the  annual  Parents' 
Day  at  WC.  Ken  Pipkin, 
president  of  the  junior  class, 
was  in  charge  of  planning  the 
festivities.  He  did  so  in 
collaboration  with  the 
Alumni  House,  SGA  Vice 
President  Max  Walton,  other 
SGA  representatives,  the 
Senior  Campaign  Committee, 
and  with  special  help  from 
David  George  and  Jason 
Myers. 

The  day's  main  focus 
will  be  the  celebration  of 
diversity  as  well  as 
environmental  studies  to 
commemorate  Earth  Day. 
Parents  will  begin  arriving  at 
9  a.m.  for  coffee  and  pastries 
°n  the  Hynson  Terrace.  At 
10:00,  President  Trout  will 
give  an  address  in  Hynson 


Lounge,  where  the  SGA 
officers  will  be  officially 
sworn  in.  From  10:45  until 
noon  there  will  be  a  student 
and  alumni  panel  regarding 
majors  and  career  choices. 
The  panel  was  organized  by 
Mark  Reyero  and  Eve 
Zartman,  and  takes  place  in 
Hynson  Lounge  as  well. 

A  Chesapeake  Bay 
Buffet  will  be  served  in  the 
dining  hall  from  10:30  a.m. 
to  1:30  p.m..  Prom  noon 
until  4  p.m.  there  will  be 
Earth  Day  exhibits  in  Casey 
Academic  Center.  Dr. 
Munson  will  give  an 
environmental  talk  from  1:15 
p.m.  to  1:45  p.m.  in  Hynson 
Lounge.  Students  involved 
with  the  International  House 
will  give  a  talk  to  celebrate 
diversity  in  the  Hodson 
Study  Lounge.  A  student 
poetry  reading  at  the  O'Neill 


Literary  House  will  take 
place  at  3:00  p.m.. 

There  are  many 
sporting  events  scheduled  for 
Saturday  as  well.  Baseball, 
men's  tennis,  and  women's 
lacrosse  all  begin  at  1:00.  At 
1:30,  men's  lacrosse  will  play 
Gettysburg. 

Parents'  Day  will  end 
with  music.  The  Earth  Day 
concert,  sponsored  by  the 
SGA  and  organized  by  Curt 
Millington,  is  to  be  held  at 
Wilmer  Park  beginning  at  4 
p.m.  Bands  Urban  Blight 
and  God  Street  Wine  are 
scheduled  to  appear.  Jazz 
musician  and  composer  John 
Harris,  a  WC  senior,  will 
perform  in  Tawes  Theater  at 
8  p.m.. 

Ken  Pipkin  is  very 
enthusiastic  about  this  year's 

See  "Parents"  on  9 


Inside 

Changes  at  Security- 

5 

Earth  Day 

5 

God  Street  Wine  to  Play 
Tomorrow 

8 

MS  Walk  a  Success 

8 

GALA  Declares  April  Gay  Pride 
Month  at  WC 

8 

April  15.  1994 


Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


This  week  I  did  my  duty  for  Washington  College.  US 
News  and  World  Report  has  sent  out  surveys  to  student 
newspaper  editors  as  part  of  its  "top  100  colleges  and 
universities"  ranking  system.  To  me  this  seems  a  terribly 
arbitrary  system.  How  can  a  prospective  student  possibly 
use  such  a  ranking  system  to  determine  if  a  college  fits  the 
bill?  What  might  seem  a  wonderful  institution  to  one  person 
might  be  found  lacking  by  the  next. 

And  how  exactly  does  US  News  and  World  Report  go 
about  ranking  these  institutions?  Well,  at  least  in  part  by 
asking  college  newspaper  editors  questions  like  "on  a  scale 
from  A  to  F,  rank  the  college  administration's  concern  for  and 
helpfulness  to  students."  That's  a  pretty  subjective  question 
to  put  to  a  presumably  young  editor,  especially  bearing  in 
mind  that  college  newspaper  editors  routinely  find 
themselves  in  a  confrontational  position  vis  a  vis  college 
administrations.  I  gave  Washington  College  an  "A,"  simply 
because,  whatever  its  faults,  the  Washington  College 
administration  is  well-intentioned. 

The  questionnaire  also  asked  how  many  professors 
"you"  (our  neophyte  journalist)  feel  comfortable  with  in 
engaging  in  informal  conversation,  with  possibilities  ranging 
from  none  to  more  than  fifty.  I  put  down  "more  than  fifty," 
simply  because  I've  got  brass  balls  and  feel  comfortable 
conversing  with  anyone  informally,  no  matter  what  their 
official  standing.  I'm  sure  that  Washington  College  will 
therefore  be  ranked  as  a  school  Vhich  encourages  close 
relationships  between  students  and  faculty,  yet  you  can  see 
that  my  response  was  subjective  and  not  necessarily  the 
result  of  any  policy  or  trend  on  campus.  What  about  schools 
with  shy  newspaper  editors?  I  guess  they're  out  of  luck. 

The  survey  also  asked  "Using  a  scaJe  of  one  to  five 
(one  meaning  unimportant  and  five  very  important),  how 
important  do  you  think  teaching  iB  to  the  average  faculty 
member?"  I  gave  Washington  College  a  one,  not  because  I 
think  that  teaching  is  unimportant,  but  because  the  question 
itself  is  counterintuitive.  We  say  that  something  is  "number 
one"  if  it  is  most  important:  in  Germany  the  number  one  is 
the  highest  grade.  I  screwed  up  because  of  their  poor 
questionnaire  design.  Needless  to  say,  I'll  be  faxing  my 
correction  in  tomorrow.  It's  a  damn  good  thing  I  decided  to 
write  an  editorial  on  this,  because  otherwise  I  probably 
wouldn't  have  noticed  it.  I  wonder  how  many  others  made 
the  same  mistake,  particularly  since  most  college  newspaper 
editors  probably  do  not  have  the  time  to  fill  out 
questionnaires  in  a  leisurely  fashion. 

The  questionnaire  also  asked  "how  good  an 
educational  value  are  you  getting  for  your  tuition  and  fees." 
Again,  this  is  subjective.  An  education  is  what  you  make  of 
it:  I  feel  as  if  I'm  getting  a  first  rate  education,  but  that  will 
vary  from  person  to  person. 

The  questionnaire  also  asks  about  the  state  of  race 
relations  on  campus.  Again,  I  had  to  give  our  school  an  "A"- 
how  bad  can  race  relations  get  in  a  place  that's  pretty  damn 
homogeneous  in  the  first  place? 

Two  questions  asked  if  use  of  alcohol  and  illegal 
drugs  on  our  campus  has  decreased,  increased  or  stayed 
about  the  same  over  the  past  two  years.  I'd  say  they've 
stayed  about  the  same  for  the  past  twenty  years,  meaning 
that  people  here  consume  a  lot.  Yet  I'm  certain  our  school 
will  score  the  same  as  other  schools  where  there  has  never 
been  abuse  of  alcohol  or  drugs,  simply  because  their  editors 
also  checked  off  "about  the  same." 

The  questionnaire  also  asks  to  grade  many  other 
issues  using  a  scale  from  A  to  F,  which  now  means  a  range 
from  "very  important"  to  "somewhat  unimportant."  Issues 
are  such  things  as  "drug  abuse,"  "date  rape,"  "pressures  to  be 
politically  correct,"  and  "alcohol  abuse."  What  if  I'm  a 
politically  incorrect,  date  raping,  drug  abusing  alcoholic?  Am 
I  supposed  to  give  the  college  an  F  on  these  issues,  because  it 
does  not  encourage  politically  correct  drug  abusing  alcoholic 
date  rape? 

My  point  is  that  not  only  does  the  allegedly  hallowed 
"US  News  and  World  Report"  ranking  system  use  empirically 
questionable  questionnaire  design,  but  that  all  such  systems 
are  inherently  flawed.  There  should  not  be  any  formal 
system  to  rank  colleges  on  a  subjective  basis.  Could  we  use 
an  empirical  basis,  such  as  asking  how  much  alumni 
typically  earn  five  or  ten  years  after  graduation?  Certainly, 
but  in  so  doing  we  would  ignore  confounded  variables  such  as 
non-education  related  income.  Besides  that,  we  would 
subtilely  or-or  not  so  subtilely  -undermine  the  function  of  a 
liberal  arts  education,  which  is  not  to  credentialize,  but  to 
educate. 


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Letters  to  the  Editor 


lb  the  Editor: 

Scott  Koon's  story  on  the 
April  faculty  meeting 
requires  some  clarification, 
which  I  offer  in  behalf  of  the 
Faculty  Finance  Committee 
(FAC).  Our  committee,  which 
includes  three  elected  faculty 
members,  the  Dean  and 
Provost,  and  the  President  of 
the  College,  and  which  is 
currently  augmented  by  two 
additional  faculty  members, 
"...servefs]  as  the  official 
medium  of  communication 
for  the  Faculty  on  all  matters 
concerning  faculty 

compensation  and 

formulation  and  annual 
review  of  the  College  budget" 
(Faculty  Handbook,  1993,  p. 


12).  Thus,  we  have  a  proper, 
and  established  role  in  the 
budget-setting  process  of  the 
College. 

Early  this  semester,  we  were 
asked  to  meet  with  the  Board 
of  Visitors  and  Governors' 
Budget  Oversight 

Committee.  At  that  time,  and 
in  a  subsequent  phone  call 
from  one  of  its  members,  we 
were  instructed  that  in  the 
event  of  a  disagreement 
between  the  faculty  members 
of  the  FAC  and  the 
administration,  we  were  to 
submit  the  faculty  members' 
recommendations  for  budget 
cuts  directly  to  the  Oversight 
Committee.  Before  the  need 
arose  for  us  to  do  so,  we  were 


formally  instructed,  by  copy 
of  a  letter  from  the  chair  of 
the  Board's  Financial  Affairs 
Committee  that  no  such  list 
should  be  submitted;  that  the 
President  was  the  only 
member  of  the  College 
community  who  might 
properly  submit  a  budget  to 
the  Board. 

While,  had  the  need  arisen, 
the  opportunity  to  propose 
budgetary  alternatives  to  the 
Board's  committees  might 
have  been  useful,  the  FAC 
did  not  seek  to  submit  its 
own  list  to  the  Board  or  its 
committees,  nor  did  we 
negotiate  on  the  point  with 
anyone. 

See  "Cades,"  on  6 


Week 

at  a 

Glance 

April  15-21 


Film 
Series: 

Ruby  in 
Paradise 

Norman  James 

Theatre,  7:30  p.m. 

Friday,  Sunday, 


15 

Friday 

Simon  Ortiz 
Poetry  Reading 

Sophie  Kerr  Room 
Miller  Library 
8:00  p.m. 


16 

Saturday- 
Parent's  Day- 
John  Harris: 
Senior  Recital 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 


Edilor-In-Chlcf 
Scott  Ross  Koon 
News  Editor 
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17 

Sunday 

A  Concert  of  Early 
Music 

Norman  James 
7:00  p.m. 


18 

Monday 

Maryland  Authors: 

A  talk  by  Frank 

Shivers 

Norman  James 
4:30  p.m. 


19 

Tuesday 
Xiao  Fang  Xu 


&  perform! 

Chinese  < 


nee  of 
ance 


Norman  James  7:30  p.m 


20 

Wednesday 

M  ul  ticulturaJ  ism's 
Challenge  to 
Anthropology 

Hyson  Lounge  7:30  p.m. 


21 

Thursday 

Hue  Price 

at 

Andy's 


jwshlngton  College  Elm 


Features 


April  15.  1994 


Self  Destruction:   Wreck 
your  Health,  Destroy  Your 
grains,  Destroy  Yourself 

g£gxge_J&mi&on 


In  my  own  little  corner  of  reality  I  do  not  have  to  do 
^y  work.  I  can  just  lie  around  like  third  base  all  day  and 
smoke  my  cigarettes,  drink  my  beer,  and  watch  my 
[glevision.  And  I  can  watch  anything  that  I  want  to  watch. 
My  g°a'  *s  eifcher  to  get  every  program  that  I  want  to  see  on 
lape  or  wait  impatiently  for  the  new  cable  system  to  come 
along.  That's  what  I  wanted  the  other  day  anyway.  I 
n-anted  to  sit  in  front  of  the  television  like  Winona  Rider  in 
Reality  Bites  and  waste  my  life  away.  Hell,  college  is  almost 
0ver  with  and  I  have  no  real  plans,  so  why  not. 

I  turned  on  my  television  and  started  channel 
surftng  and  came  to  MTV(one  of  my  personal  favorites  for 
mindless  television)  hoping  to  see  some  cool  videos  or,  if  I 
7,-as  lucky  enough,  Beavis  and  Butthead.  But,  to  my 
chagrin,  the  only  videos  they  were  showing  were  part  of  this 
advertising  campaign  called  Dream  Time.  I  guess  they 
think  that  most  of  their  viewing  audience,  at  2:30  in  the 
morning,  want  to  watch  bad  videos  by  bad  Seattle-based 
bands  that  would  still  be  unheard  of  except  in  the  oh-so- 
trendy  burg  of  Seattle  if  it  wasn't  for  the  existence  of 
Nirvana  and  the  all-too-depressing  self-destruction  of  pop 
icons  of  the  past  few  generations.  Hell,  with  the  new 
exposure  that  drugs  have  been  given  and  the  ever-so- 
present  use  of  drugs  in  the  entertainment  field,  we  all  knew 
that  it  was  just  a  matter  of  time  before  some  star  from  the 
twenty-something  generation  was  going  to  die  by  killing  him 
or  herself;  River  Phoenix  doesn't  count  because  we  didn't 
expect  it.  Kurt  Cobain,  we  did  expect. 

Ever  since  Nirvana  became  known  we  have  been 
aware  of  their  connection/advocacy  of  drugs  and,  especially, 
Cobain's  addiction  to  heroin.  And  with  his  recent  coma 
incident,  we  were  all  expecting  him  to  finally  reach  Nirvana. 
No,  his  death  was  not  a  shock.  Just  like  Jim  Morrison's  or 
Janis  Joplin's  wasn't  a  shock.  Just  like  it  wouldn't  be 
shocking  if  one  of  our  stars  cme  out  and  said  that  he  or  she 
has  AIDS.  Sure,  it  wouid  be  devastating  but  no  one  would 
be  shocked  if  Madonna,  Prince,  Boy  George  or  Axel  Rose  had 
AIDS. 

Come  on,  rock  stars,  or  any  entertainers,  are 
infamous  for  their  sexual  escapades.  And  in  this  hey  day  of 
political  correctness,  any  performer  would  cash  in  greatly  if 
there  was  even  a  hint  of  HIV-positivedom.  Look  at  Magic 
Johnson,  his  career  has  basically  exploded  after  his 
announcement. 

I  think  that  this  is  the  only  thing  that  Madonna  can 
possibly  do  now.  Not  to  kill  a  dead  horse  but  Madonna  is 
basically  washed  up.  And  this  has  nothing  to  do  with  her 
being  a  woman.  She  has  finally  tapped  all  of  her  creative 
energy  and  is  left  with  millions  of  dollars  and  this 
inordinate  ability  to  annoy  people.  She  even  annoys  me  and 
1  would  love  to  be  her  bitch.  She  proved  the  fact  that  she  is 
washed  up  when  she  appeared  on  Dave  Letterman  the  other 
night.  The  queen  of  pop  can  no  longer  entertain  millions  of 
individuals  as  she  once  could.  Sure,  that  episode  was 
Letterman's  second  highest  watched  show  after  his  premiere 
and  every  one  was  abuzz  throughout  New  York  City  because 
there  were  rumors  that  she  was  in  town  but,  she  has  just 
become  too  annoying  for  the  American  public  to  pay 
attention  to  any  more.  She  has  lost  her  ability  to  cause  a 
scandal. 

Face  it,  everyone  in  this  universe  has  seen  her 
breasts  and  her  sex  life  is  to  yawn  for.  So,  Madonna  now 
.has  to  have  AIDS.  That. is  all  that  she  can  really  do.  But 
just  think,  who  else  would  make  a  better  AIDS  activist.  She 
is  already  the  most  famous  woman  in  the  world.  And  if  she 
bad  AIDS,  she  would  be  able  to  raise  billions  of  dollars 
through  her  benefit  concerts  alone.  She  would  become  the 
Barbra  Streisand  of  the  twenty-something  generation 
because  everyone  loves  a  good  charity  to  be  part  of  in  this 
Politically  correct  era. 

Anyway,  I  changed  the  channel  to  VH-1  and  my 
Blind  became  entranced  in  one  of  the  many  infomercials  that 
j^e  on.  I  really  like  the  pasta  maker  and  the  microcrisp  but 
Susan  Powter  has  to  die.  I  became  annoyed  because  I 
realized  that  this  was  all  on  cable  and  when  one  pays  for 
^ble  one  would  hope  that  commercials  would  be  kept  to  a 
minimum.  But  no!  Commercials  are  no  longer  thirty 
seconds  long;  they  are  a  half-hour  long.  At  least  this  is  what 
'thought  until  I  changed  the  channel. 

I  started  to  flip  through  the  channels  once  again  and 
'  came  to  a  video  by  ABBA.  It  was  Fernando.  And  can  I  tell 
y°u  that  it  kicked  ass.  I  forgot  how  cool  ABBA  were/are. 
They  are  one  of  the  bands  that  I  can  vividly  remember  when 
1  think  back  upon  my  childhood.  And  I  thought,  wow,  my 
Parents  are  pretty  cool;  they  listened  to  ABBA  and  The 
°eeGe's.  I  really  do  like  disco  music. 

I  was  having  a  great  time  reminising  over  old  times 
"hen  I  noticed  that  down  in  the  corner  of  the  screen  was  a 
Pnone  number.    It  was  a  1-800  number.    My  curiosity 


Campus  Voices 


By:  Mary  Price  Wick 


Question:   If  you  could  have  sex  with  any  cartoon  character,  who  would  It  be.  and 

why? 


Jessica  Rabbit,  'cause 
she's  fictional.  I'm  not 
finished  yet.  .  .  the  end  of 
Imagination  is  infinite 

Tad  Hershey 
Senior 
Wilmington  DE 


I  haven't  given  It  much 
thought,  but  1  probably 
wouldn't  have  sex  with  a 
cartoon  character  anyway. 

John  Guchemand 
Freshman 
Baltimore  MD 


I  wouldn't,  'cause  it  Just 
wouldn't  feel  the  same. 


Dan  Coker 
Junior 
Baltimore  MD 


That's  a  really  hard 
question.  Waco  Warner, 
'cause  he's  the  biggest 
stud  I've  ever  seen! 


Marcia  Mowbray 
Junior 
Estero  FL 


Is  this  gonna  be  for.  .  .  Oh 
wonderful!  It's  a  toss-up 
between  Mighty  Nouse  and 
Popeye—because  they  last  a 
long  time  in  bed.  Now  do 
you  have  to  know  what 
color  underwear  I  have  on? 

Heather  Noble 
Freshman 
Swedesboro  NJ 


Waldo,  'cause  he's  hard  to 
find,  and  I  always  like  a 
challenge. 


Alison  Carr 
Sophomore 
Bermuda 


aroused,  I  paid  more 
attention.  The  video  then 
shrunk  and  the  phone 
number  grew  and  a  price  and 
an  item  number  appeared. 
What  the  hell  is  this?,  I 
thought  because  I  thought 
that  there  might  be  a  new 
video  station.  But,  much  to 
my  hilarity,  it  was  an 
infomercial.  And,  not  just  a 
half-hour  infomercial.  It 
lasted  at  least  until  I  went  to 
bed. 

Wow!  What  a  cool 
idea.  It  is  the  perfect  way  to 
tap  into  the  infomercial 
market.  It  is  entertaining 
and  with  just  enough 
commercial  information  for  it 
to  work.  It  was  not  annoying 
in  the  least.  It  was  actually 
a  pleasure  to  watch;  unlike 
the  excrutiatingly  painful 
reruns  of  Webster  or  Alf  that 
used  to  run  on  that  channel. 

The  only  thing  that 
really  annoyed  me  about  this 
station  was  the  MOR  Music 


TV  special  compilations  that 
they  advertised.  Can  you 
believe  that  they  had  a  Baby 
Boomer  Classic  Rock  CD? 
Not  only  are  the  baby 
boomers  the  focus  of  the 
market  right  now  but  in  ten 
years  our  generation,  the 
twenty-something  generation 
for  those  of  you  who  have 
forgotten,  are  going  to  be 
subjected  to  the  same  kind  of 
stupid  advertising 

campaigns.  I  cannot  wait 
until  I  can  call  up  a  toll-free 
number  at  three  o'clock  in 
the  morning  and  order 
something  that  could  quite 
feasibly  be  titled  "Generation 
X's  AIDS  Victim's 

Compilation  CD"  or  "Turn 
On,  Tune  In,  Burn  Out:  A 
Collection  of  Drug  Influenced 
Rock  from  Generation  X." 

How  smart  they  were 
ten  or  so  years  ago  when 
they  decided  to  start  showing 
bands  acting  out  their  songs 
on  television.    They  knew 


that  the  Generation  X-ers 
would  love  their  music  and 
their  television.  So,  why  not 
combine  them  together  and 
make  them  pay  to  watch. 
Absolutely  brilliant.  They 
would  make  money.  The 
bands  would  make  money. 
The  companies  that 
advertised  in  between  the 
videos  would  make  money. 
And  if  by  chance  this  didn't 
work  out,  they  would  hold 
contests  and  award  shows  so 
the  X-ers  would  be  able  to 
get  closer  to  their  idols. 
They  would  start  a  new  kind 
of  movement  through  the  use 
of  television.  They  would 
educate  us  and  also  stupify 
us  at  the  same  time.  Thank 
you  MTV.  You  have  made 
the  country  what  it  is  today. 
Actually,  you  have  made  the 
country  what  it  will  be 
tomorrow,    fl 


April  IS,  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


Blub 


DIRT 


by  Tanya  Allen 


Last  week,  oil  of  the 
Btudents/staff/faculty/aquatic 
sea  creatures  of  Washington 
College  died  and  went  to 
Hell. 

I     "Where  the  Hell  are 
we?"icried  DAN  COKER. 

i     "I    think    we're    in 
Hell."  said  STEVE 

DASHIELL 

"But  if  this  is  Hell..." 
said  KRISTEN  KEENER, 
"Then  why  does  it  look 
exactly  like..." 

"Washington 
Colleger  said  EMILY 
DICKINSON. 

"OMYGOD!"  said 
ERIC  DALESSIO.  "I'm 
human  again!" 

"OMYGOD!"  said 
PAT  OPLINGER.  "We  all 
are!" 

"OMYGOD!"  said 
ANDY  STONE,  "I  have 
Comps  in  two  weeks!" 

"OMYGOD!"  said 
KATHY  MULLAN,  "I  have  a 
thesis  due!" 

"OMYGOD!" 
screamed  MELISSA 

MOOREHEAD,  "I'm 

graduating!" 

"OMYGOD!" 
screamed  PEARL  PHAM, 
"I'm  gonna  be  stuck  here  for 
3  more  years!" 


" O  H  M YG  O  D !  " 
sobbed  WILL  PHIPPS,  "I 
have  a  20-page  paper  due  for 
Day...." 

"OMYGOD!"  sighed 
another  ex-fish,  "So  many  of 
the  students  here  are 
uneducated  and  intolerant  of 

homosexuality That 

certainly  makes  it  Hell 
here." 

"SHUT  UP!" 

screamed  a  homophobic  ex- 
fish.  "Fag!"  He  smashed  the 
above-quoted  student  in  the 
face  with  a  brick  from  the 
Cater  walk. 

"STOP  IT,  YOU 
IDIOT!"  screamed  a  female 
ex-fish,  hitting  the 
homophobic  fish  in  the 
crotch  with  a  brick  from  the 
CAC 

"FEMINIST 
BITCH!"  shouted  yet 
another  ex-fish,  throwing 
her  to  the  ground. 

"BIGOT!"  yelled  an 
African  American  ex-fish, 
wrenching  the  just- 
mentioned  ex-fish's  arm 
behind  his  back. 

"JERK  FACE!"  yelled 
a  Jewish  ex-fish,  hitting  the 
African  American  fish  with  a 


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baseball  bat. 

"BOOGER!"  yowled 
an  Asian  ex-fish,  slamming 
the  Jewish  ex-fish  with  a 
piece  of  railing  from  the 
Casey  Academic  Center. 

TOOPIE!"  howled  a 
white  ex-fish,  kicking  the 
Asian  fish  in  the  rear. 

"WHITEEEEE!" 
yelled  another  ex-fish,  using 
a  fork  to  stab.... 

"STOOOOOOOOOOOOP!" 
screamed  the  faculty. 

"In  Hell  everyone's 
prejudices  come  out," 
observed  GEORGE 

ATTERBUTY  III, 

"This  sucks!"  SUSAN 
HANNA  cried  piteously.  "I 
want  the  veneer  of  niceness 
all  Washington  College 
people  used  to  have  BACK! 
I  don't  want  to  KNOW  how 
intolerant  so  many  W.C. 
students  really  are!" 

"Sigh,"  sighed 

NANCY  MILLHOUSER. 

"Somebody  help 
us...."  whimpered  JOHNI 
SAVAGE. 

Then  there  was  a 
great  big  SHABROING  and 
everyone  turned  back  into 
fish,  n 


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reading  will  be  held  at  the  end  of  April  or  the  very  beginning 
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Affairs  reminds  all 
students  interested 
in  living  in  East  or 
West  Halls  that  the 

deadline  for 

applications  is  April 

18.    Stop  by  the 

Student  Affairs 

Office  for  more 

information. 


Tomorrow's  Parents 
Day  here  at  scenic  and 
historic  Washington  College. 
My  scenic  and  historic 
parents  aren't  coming;  they 
haven't  attended  a  single 
Day  of  Parents  in  my  four 
years  here. 

Then  again,  I  live 
four  and  a  half  hours  away 
from  Chestertown,  and  I 
haven't  been  home  for  more 
than  two  weeks  at  a  time 
since  I  came  here  freshman 
year. 

What        kind        of 


the  legacy  of  the  SGA  for  the 
kids  who  come  in  the  yefl. 
after  they  leave.  Sort  0r 
democracy-in-absentia,  but  I 
think  it  works. 

I  know  that  next 
year  I  will  be  confident  in  TOy 
decision  to  help  re-elect 
Jamie  Baker  as  president 
The  last  re-elected  president 
was  Kevin  "Sparky"  Kelly 
who  incidentally  replaced 
another  re-elected  president 
the  famed  Stu  Neiman! 
(Sparky  took  over  for  Stu  in 
November  1990  when  the 


J.  Tarin  Towers 


parents  travel  to  see  such 
events?  I  would  guess  that 
the  majority  will  be  parents 
of  freshmen  who  live  over  an 
hour  but  not  more  than 
three  hours  away. 

Do  Chestertown 
parents  come  to  these 
things?  They're  already  in 
town,  but  they  probably  see 
the  campus  when  they  drive 
by  every  day. 

I  know,  it's  more 
than  a  view  of  the  bricks 
that  attracts  the  folks  to 
Parents  Day.  The  SGA  has 
scheduled  a  smorgasbord  of 
activities  and  events  for 
diligent  'rents  to  view  and 
visit.  I  should  know:  I've 
been  recruited  to  participate 
in  no  less  than  three  of 
them,  although  I'm  not  an 
SGA  senator  (and  despite 
the  aforementioned  absence 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Towers). 

While  I'm  on  the 
topic  of  SGA,  I'd  like  to 
congratulate  the  new  officers 
of  the  Executive  Board.  I'm  a 
senior,  and  it  doesn't  make 
sense  to  some  people  (as 
expressed  on  the  Public 
"bulletin  board"  of  Campus 
Quickmail)  that  seniors  get 
a  vote. 

The  theory  behind  it 
is  that  incoming  freshmen 
can't  vote  for  their  presiding 
officers,  since  the  elections 
are  held  in  the  spring.  To 
make  up  for  it,  graduating 
seniors  get  to  help  choose 


foot  hit  the  fan.) 

I'm  sure  Jamie  will 
do  better  than  ol'  Stu,  but  I'm 
not  complaining.  That 
accident  led  to  more 
journalistic  activity  on  this 
campus  than  you  can  fit  in  a 
hopper.  Thanks  to  Stu,  I've 
got  a  $500/month  sublet 
apartment  to  share  in 
hopping  downtown  Iowa  City 
for  the  summer. 

But  I  digress.  The 
SGA,  and  parents  for  that 
matter,  are  institutions  that 
deserve  more  appreciation. 
You  elected  (or  voted  by 
abstaining)  for  your  officers 
and  dorm  senators,  and 
they've  brought  you  a  Cove 
full  of  goodies,  a  killer 
Birthday  Ball,  and  the  soon- 
to-come  Parents  Day  and 
Earth  Day.  They're  to  be 
congratulated. 

And  while  I'll  bet  you 
didn't  vote  for  your  parents, 
they  deserve  some  attention, 
too.  They  may  or  may  not 
pay  for  your  tuition,  they 
may  or  may  not  give  you 
monetary  support. 

Sometimes  it  may  be  difficult 
for  them  to  give  you  verbal 
support,  and  that  may  be 
because  they  don't  know  all 
the  good  things  that  you  do 
around  campus,  too. 

But  they  deserve  to, 
Because  they  put  you  on  this 
planet,  and  while  they  may 

See  "Dirt,"  on  p.  7 


for  President,  Vice-President, 

Treasurer  and  Secretary  of  the  1994- 

95  Sophomore,  Junior 

and  Senior  Classes. 

Petitions  may  be  picked  up  in  the 

Student  Affairs  Office  today,  Friday, 

April  15.   Petitions  are  due  back  to 

Student  Affairs  Tuesday,  April  19. 

Candidate  position  papers  (2500 

characters  or  less)  and  photos  are  due 

at  the  Elm  office  Wednesday,  April  20 

at  6  p.m.  Candidate  speeches  are 

Thursday,  April  21  at  10  p.m.  in  the 

Student  Canter,  Elections  on  Monday 

April  25. 


Washington  College  Elm 


Editorial  News 


April  15.  1994 


Recent  Changes  in 
Security  Go  Largely 
Unnoticed 


amy  Peterson 


As  some  students  on 
campus  may  have  noticed, 
from  late  last  semester  up 
until  just  recently  Security 
numbered  among  their  ranks 
a  female  security  guard.  Her 
name  is  Mary  Robey,  but 
unfortunately  she  is  no 
longer  with  us,  as  she  found, 
according  to  Jerry  Rodericks, 
head  of  Security,  that  "  shift 
work  conflicted  with  her 
family  schedule." 

She  would  have  been 
a  valuable  asset  to  female 
students  and  the  campus  as  a 
whole  not  only  by  her 
presence  on  campus,  but  also 
due  to  previous  experience 
she  had  had  working  as  a 
crisis/  date  rape  counselor  for 
For  All  Seasons,  a  local 
phone  in  crisis  intervention 
service.  As  he  said,  they 
were  "very  excited  to  have 
her  because  of  her 
background  experience."  I 
would  encourage  any 
students  on  campus  to  feel 
free  to  call  them  if  they  feel 
that  anything  untoward  has 
occurred,  the  number  is  778- 
5147. 

According  to  Jerry 
Roderick,  Security  had  been 
planning  on  incorporating 
Ms.  Robey  in  Campus 
awareness  programs,  and  are 
still  planning  on  starting  up 
some  new  programs  next  fall, 
including  one  to  teach  self- 
defense,  as  well  as  crime 
prevention  and  sexual 
assault  awareness  type 
programs.  He  said  that  "we 
want  to  build  a  program  that 
is  more  utilized  and  more 
beneficial  to  students." 

Ms.  Robey  also 
indicated  to  the  Elm  that  she 
was  willing  to  give  talks 
herself,  and  felt  very  positive 
about  working  on  campus, 
with  the  students,  to  increase 
awareness  and  safety,  but 
she  felt  that  after  awhile  she 
was  "just  locking  doors."  Not 
through  any  fault  of  Security, 
except  maybe  in  the  lack  of 


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general  knowledge  that  there 
was  a  female  security  guard 
on  campus.  She  felt  that  she 
"was  not  utilized  enough" 
while  on  campus.  The 
responsibility  for  this  lies  in 
us,  the  student  body. 

Although  more 

publicity  on  the  part  of  the 
administration  would  have 
made  it  likelier  that  she 
would  have  been  called  upon 
to  share  her  knowledge  and 
experience  with  us,  the 
ultimate  responsibility  rests 
in  the  willingness  of  students 
to  become  involved  and  act 
upon  knowledge  received 
Ms.  Robey  has  expressed 
interest  in  continuing  to 
work  with  Washington 
College,  so  if  anyone  is 
interested  in  organizing  a 
sexual  assault  or  date  rape 
awareness  program  or 
discussion,  she  can  be 
reached  at  (410)  822-2146. 
Also  Jerry  Roderick  has 
informed  me  that  a  new 
security  guard  has  been 
hired,  Darrold  Smith,  as 
some  of  you  might  recognize. 
He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
college  community  for  five 
years  in  maintenance,  and  is 
now  in  the  training  process 
for  security.  Roderick  has 
also  stated  that  they  are 
interested  in  hiring  more 
female  security  guard  should 
the  opportunity  arise.  Si 


You 
Hate 


Earth  Day:  The  Future, 
Not  the  Past 


Eve  Zartman 


Earth  Day  is  upon 
us  once  again.  The  concern 
for  the  world  that  we  live  in 
is  a  constant  state  for  many 
of  us,  but  this  day  is  one 
which  shall  remind  us  of  all 
of  things  that  we  have  done 
and  can  do  for  our  earth. 
Many  environmental 

activists  try  to  blame  the 
problems  of  the  current 
environmental  state  of  the 
world  on  past  generations. 
Indeed  some  blame  can  be 
laid  upon  those  who  were 
aware  of  the  environmental 
damage  that  they  were 
doing  and  choosing  not  to 
try  and  change  it,  but  for 
many  it  was  complacency 
and  unquestioning  attitudes 
that  lead  to  their 
contribution  to  the 
environmental  problems  of 
today. 

In  much  the  same 
way  as  asbestos  was  once 
used  readily  as  a  flame 
retardant  material  for 
insulation,  pipe  lining,  and 
clothing  for  fire  fighters. 
Information  about  the 
negative  repercussions,  such 
as  cancer,  of  breathing  in 
this  material  for  extended 
periods  of  time  came  to  light 
in  the  1970's  and  hence  the 
federal  and  state 

governments  have  passed 
legislation  outmoding  it's 
use  in  all  new  construction 
and  removing  it  from  all 
public  buildings.  In  fact  the 
blame  for  the  deaths  from 
the  use  of  this  product 
should  not  be  put  on  the 
people     who     used     this 


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product  without  the 
knowledge  of  its  negative 
attributes,  but         the 

manufacturers  who  had  done 
scientific  studies  and  were 
aware  of  its  possible  side 
effects. 

The  environmental 
problems  are  much  the  same 
way.  The  blame  for  these 
problems  can  not  be  put  on 
the  people  who  did  not  know 
that  doing  these  things 
would  be  bad  for  them  or 
their  children.  Indeed  a 
society  must  think  of  future 
generations,  much  the  way 
that  the  leaders  of  the  Native 
American  Iroquois  have  their 
entire  goal  of  bring  the 
survival  of  their  culture  and 
the  world  for  the  next  six 
generations.  This  has  always 
been  an  initiative  of  the 
Iroquois  tribe  and  is  now 
more  important  then  ever 
with  the  world  in  the  state 
that  it  is  currently  and  the 
the  possibility  of  the  earth 
not  making  it  to  be  livable 
six  generations  from  now  ia  a 
more  realistic  possibility 
then  it  ever  has  been  in  the 
past. 

This  is  the 

generation  that  needs  to 
follow     in     the     Iroquois 


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initiative  in  attempting  to 
think  beyond  today  and  think 
far  into  the  future.  We  can 
not  claim  the  ignorance  that 
our  forefathers  could.  We  are 
all  aware  of  the 
environmental  problems  of 
today  with  smog  reports  from 
L.A.  weather  stations  and 
marine  life  of  the 
Chesapeake  Bay  dying  as  we 
speak.  This  is  a  generation 
that  can  be  blamed  for  our 
environmental  pollution 
because  we  are  aware  of  how 
to      prevent      it.  Our 

governments,  local  and 
federal,  can  do  a  lot  in  our 
behaves  but  we  need  to  take 
action  on  our  own.  We  need 
to  not  only  deal  with  the 
problems  of  the  present,  but 
identify  the  problems  of  the 
future. 

Washington  College 
is  giving  us  the  opportunity 
to  raise  all  of  our 
consciousness  about  this 
issue.  Kurt  Millington  is  the 
man  who  is  mainly 
responsible  for  the  running  of 
the  event  here  at  the  college. 
He  began  the  tradition  last 
year  and  has  continued  his 
activism    this    year    with 

See  "Earth,"  on  9 


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April  15.  1994 


News/Editorial 


Washington  College  Elm 


John  Harris  Recital 


Senior  music  major  John  Harris  will  present  a 
concert  of  original  jazz  compositions  at  the  college  on 
Saturday,  April  16th,  at 
8:00  P.M.,  in  Tawes  Theater.  The  concert  is  free. 

Harris  will  be  performing  on  trombone,  backed  up 
by  an  all-star  ensemble:  Dick  Durham  on  piano,  Shawn 
Quaissaunee  on  guitar,  Ray  Anthony  on  drums,  Tom 
Anthony  on  bass,  Eric  Powell  on  alto  sax,  and  Mark 
Macturk  on  trumpet. 

Harris  has  played  with  the  Brandywine  Blazers  jazz 
Band  (Downbeat  Magazine:  Best  U.S.  High  School  Jazz 
Band,  1986),  the  American  Youth  Jazz  Band,  and  as  a 
Boloist  with  The  Bus,  Swing  City,  and  The  Dover  Laboratory 
Jazz  Ensemble.  He  has  performed  for  two  years  with  the 
Dick  Durham  Trio,  and  is  currently  appearing  in 
Wilmington  with  the  Jack  DeCarolis  Group. 

Noted  jazz  pianist  Dick  Durham  recently  recorded 
Remembrance.  He  has  played  with  Stanley  Turrentine, 
Richard  Davis,  and  many  others.  Known  for  his  inspired 
keyboard  technique  and  energetic  renditions  of  jazz 
standards.  Durham  once  opened  for  Count  Basie  and 
recieved  the  better  review. 

Guitarist  Shawn  Quaissaunee  and  drummer  Ray 
Anthony  are  graduates  of  the  prestigious  Berklee  School  of 
Music  in  Boston.  Anthony  has  toured  Europe  and  North 
America  with  blues  artist  Eddie  Kirkland  and  has  recorded 
with  John  Lee  Hooker,  fl 


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Friday,  April  15 

9-1  a.m. 


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Kent  Plaza 


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"Cades,"  from  2 

At  the  April  faculty- meeting 
I  did  indeed  say,  about  the 
meetings  of  the  FAC,  that 
"This  has  not  been  a 
negotiation  that  benefits  the 
faculty."  A  reduction  in  our 
numbers,  a  second  year  of 
frozen  salaries,  and  a 
reduction  in  our  benefits — 
and  similar  conditions  for 
employees  throughout  the 
College — does  none  of  us 
good.  In  our  discussions  with 
the  administration,  as 
President  Trout  said,  we 
kept  uppermost  in  our  minds 
the  need  to  minimize  impact 
on  students.  However,  the 
budget  reductions  the 
administration  brings  to  the 
Board  will  have  real 
consequences.  This  being 
Washington  College,  faculty 
and  staff  members  will  dig 
down,  and  try  to  compensate 
for  the  losses  in  resources. 
But  the  College  has  been  a 
"lean  machine"  for  some 
while.  As  the  President  has 
also  said,  in  other  settings, 
we  are  long  past  cutting  fat. 
We  are  now  cutting  muscle 
and  sinew. 

The  Faculty  Finance 
Committee  recognizes  the 
need  for  the  College  to 
balance  its  budget;  three 
years  of  red  ink  is 
unacceptable;  a  fourth 
would  be  worse.  We  are  now 
all  paying  the  price  of  prior 
inattention  to  undue 
budgetary  optimism. 
Finally,  and  personally, 
What  Mr.  Koon  referred  to 
as  my  "address"  to  the 
faculty  was  an  ordinary 
committee  report,  which  the 


President  asked  me  to  make 
as  an  introduction  to  his  own 
remarks.  While  a  listener 
always  interprets  what  he 
hears,  my  remarks  were  not 
intended  to  be  vitriolic,  but 
to  be  a  concise  presentation 
of  information  about  which 
my  faculty  colleagues  have 
deep  concern. 

Sincerely, 

Steven  Cades 

Professor  of  Sociology 

Chair,  Faculty  Finance 

Committee 


miffed.    My  apologies  again 
for  the  hyperbole. 


Editor's  Note: 

Boy,  it's  major  crow- 
eatin '      time!  I     stand 

corrected:  the  notion  that  the 
Faculty  Finance  Committee 
might,  in  certain  instances, 
submit  its  own  list  of  cuts  to 
the  Board  was  intitially  the 
idea  of  a  Board  member,  and 
was  not  "sought"  by  the 
Committee  as  I  wrote  in  my 
article.  I  also  midinterpreted 
Dr.  Cades  as  saying  that 
what  was  not  of  benefit  to  the 
faculty  was  the  disallowance 
of  a  Faculty  Finance 
Committee  budget  proposal, 
when  in  fact  he  meant  the 
budget  cuts  the  College  is 
currently  undergoing.  I'd 
like  to  offer  my  apologies  for 
the  mistakes  in  the  article, 
and  my  thanks  to  Dr.  Cades 
for  setting  them  straight  in 
such  a  polite  and  eloquent 
way. 

And  as  for  the  word 
"vitriolic,"  that  was  a  faux 
pas  which  I  intended  to 
replace,  but  forgot  to.  It's  a 
question  of  who  edits  the 
editor.  I  meant  only  to  say 
that  Dr.  Cades  was  obviously- 
how  shall  I  say  itl-a  trifle 


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April  11,  1994 

To  the  resident  subjects  at 
Washington  College: 

We  are  honored  to  be 
informed  that  you,  the 
subjects  of  Washington 
College,  have  reaffirmed 
your  loyalty  to  Our  position 
as  Supreme  Dictator  of  the 
Galaxy.  You  must  under- 
stand that  due  to  the  vast 
nature  of  Our  Galaxy,  a  mere 
vote  of  reaffirmation  from 
this  meager  College  is 
inconsequential  to  Our 
grand  status  in  Our  Galactic 
Empire. 

However,  multi- 
planetary  (i.e.  many  planets 
—  to  all  you  common  folk) 
rule  is  a  complicated  matter. 
Due  to  your  fortunate  choice 
to  not  face  instant 
annihilation  from  the  face  of 
this  unimportant  planet,  hut 
to  heartily  voice  your 
support  for  Our  rule,  We 
have  decided  to  reward  your 
acceptance  of  the  status  of 
peons. 

The  above  mentioned 
reward  will  be  in  this  form: 
We  will  be  conducting 
auditions  for  the  role  of 
Imperial  Concubine  of  the 
Terran  System  (a  position 
without  power,  only 
dedicated  physical  servitude) 
to  be  chosen  from  the  female 
subjects  of  Washington 
College.  Many  others 
positions  under  the  Supreme 
Dictator  will  be  available. 
These  auditions  will  be 
conducted  at  the  Imperial 
Provincial  Residence  located 
In  the  Talbot  Quadrant. 

Despite  Our  gracious 
reward,  it  has  come  to  Our 
attention  that  there  are 
serious  defects  within  this 
province  which  deem 
remedy.  We  hereby  decree 
that  the  campus  colors 
should  be  changed  to  the 
Imperial  Colors  (consult 
Grand  Earl  of  Funk).  The 
statue  of  the  Peon  George 
Washington  shall  be 
removed  in  favor  of  a  more 
fitting  tribute  to  His 
Imperial  Majesty. 

Furthermore,  the  Imperial 
Code  of  Servitude  shall  be 
signed  by  all  resident 
subjects  in  lieu  of  the  Honor 
Code.  Important  details  of 
this  Code  are:  1)  the 
Imperial  salute  shall  be 
given  when  in  presence  of 
His  Imperial  Majesty;  2) 
Thursday  shall  be  declared 
"Libation  Day"  on  which  all 
subjects  shall  pay  respects  to 
His  Imperial  Majesty  before 
festival;  3)  The  Introduction 
to  Carmina  Burna  shall  be 
played  upon  the  entrance  of 
His  Imperial  Majesty  into 
any  building  on  campus. 
Further  details  of  the  Code 
shall  be  learned  by  all 
subjects  under  penalty  of 
merciless  taunting  by  the 
Imperial  Feyd  Aqui  (the 
Supremacy's  Taunting 
Guard).  Enforcement  of 
these  edicts  shall  be  carried 
out  by  the  Imperial 
Stormtroopers  with  extreme 
force. 

See  "Topher,"  on  7 


jVosMngton  College  Elm 


Features 


April  15,  1994 


"Topher,"  from  6 

Officers  of  His 
imperial  Dictatorship  are 
the  following:  John  K. 
phoebus,  Minister  of  Mis- 
information; Grand  Moff 
Evans,  Lord  of  all  He 
Surveys,  Stinger 

Extraordinaire;  Daniel  P. 
Coker,  Poet  Laureate  of  the 
galaxy;  Prime  Minister 
Sinister  Joshua  R.  Obercian, 
no  explanation  required; 
Aran  M.  Downes,  Grand 
Earl  of  Funk  and  Orange; 
gcott  R-  Koon,  Royal 
grewmeister,  Grand  Admiral 
James  Tiberius  Kirk, 
Commander  of  the  Imperial 
Starfleet;  and  lest  we  forget 
Sir  Loin  of  Beef,  Michael  G. 
Mucha;  and  finally 
Christopher  P.  Berghaus, 
Royal  Scapegoat  and 
Speechwriter. 

It  has  come  to  Our 
attention  that  during  the 
reaffirmation  of  Our 
continued  rule  of  this  useless 
province,  you  peons  also 
selected  a  President  to 
govern  you  in  the  form  of  a 
Mr.  James  M.  Baker.  We 
hereby  decree  that  this 
election,  however  pointless, 
shall  be  considered  an 
Imperial  edict  and  allowed  to 
stand  assuming  the 
continued  obedience  to  the 
Supreme  Dictator. 

Further  commu- 
nication with  such  a 
worthless  province  is 
tiresome.  This  transmission 
ends  now. 

[Transmitted  under 

authority  and  Royal  Seal  of 
His  Supreme  Dictatorship  of 
the  Galaxy,  Topher  the 
Malevolent,  Conqueror  of  the 
Kelvans,  Defeater  of 
Emperor  Shaddham  IV, 
Master  of  the  Martians, 
Butcher  of  Bakersfield, 
Keeper  of  the  Sacred  Scroll, 
Imbiber  of  the  Bohemians, 
Big  Daddy  Almighty, 
Sovereign  of  Severity,  Duke 
of  Cool,  King  of  Sting,  and 
Pharaoh  of  Phornication.] 


Editor's  Note: 

I  look  into  my  crystal 
ball  and  see.  .  .  a  whole  slew 
tf  letters  blasting  me  for 
running  a  letter  with 
obviously  sexist  content!  1m 
the  words  of  the  great  Nigel 
bufnel  "What's  wrong  with 
king  sexy?" 

Running  a  letter  does 
"of  constitute  agreement, 
though  I  do  humbly  accept 


"Dirt,"  from  pg.  4 

threaten  to  take  you  off  it 
sometimes,  they  still  worry 
about  you.  Even  if  they  don't 
admit  it. 

So  if  your  parents 
aren't  coming  to  town 
tomorrow,  give  them  a  call. 
You  may  think  you  don't 
need  to,  but  I  bet  when  all 
the  parents  come  sauntering 
down  the  cater  walk,  either 
holding  hands  or  trying  to 
look  cool,  you'll  get  a  bit 
homesick.  And  I'll  bet  they 
won't  mind  at  all.  Q 


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lreu>meister.  To  head  off  a 
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j<|  commemorate  the  fact  that 
T°pher  actually  did  get 
teething  like  75  votes  for 
Supreme  Dictator  of  the 
Galaxy. 

&  The  Royal  concubine  thing 
13  to  be  taken  in  that  context. 

There.  I  have,  in  my 
u$ual  spineless  fashion, 
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God  Street  Wine  to  Play  Here  Tomorrow 


Scott  Koon 


Tomorrow  Wilmer 
Park  will  host  New  York 
Rock  and  Roll  band  God 
Street  Wine  as  part  of  the 
Earth  Day  festivities 
sponsored  by  the  Society  of 
Off-Campus  Students,  the 
Kent  County  Jaycees  and  the 
SGA.  Another  New  York 
band,  Urban  Blight,  will  be 
opening  for  God  Street  Wine 
with  their  funk-influenced 
pop-reggae  sound. 

Lo  Faber,  the  band's 
songwriter/guitarist,  was 
quoted  in  a  Star  Ledger  (a 
paper  in  central  Jersey) 
article  in  June  of  last  year  as 
saying  that,  with  the  band's 
success  in  playing  live,  "It's 
kind  of  like  saying  'We  don't 
even  need  to  be  on  a  major 
label.'"  The  same  article  also 
said  that,  at  the  time,  "God 
Street  Wine  has  recieved  no 
huge  marketing  pushes  and 
vitually  no  radio  or  television 
exposure." 

All  of  that  has  since 
changed  with  the  band's 
signing  to  Gefien  Records  in 
January.  The  nice  people  at 
Geffin  were  kind  enough  to 
provide  The  Elm  with  a  nice 
fat  press  packet,  which  I'm 
using  to  provide  the  material 
for  this  article  you're  now 
reading.  If  they  have  the 
foresight  to  send  a  press 
packet  from  California- 
correctly  addressed  to  Scott 
Koon,  mind  you, -then  I'm 
sure  that  God  Street  Wine 
Wants  Not  for  adequate 
publicity. 

(Incedentally,  the 
Earth  Day  programs  which 
have  been  circulated  say  that 
God  Street  Wine  has  "a 
record  contract  under 
negotiation  with  Elektra" 
which  I  suppose  must  have 
fallen  through-either  that,  or 
someone  at  Elektra  is  using 
Geffen's  letterhead,  which 
would  be  very  naughty 
indeed.  And  while  Urban 
Blight  is  undoubtedly  a  fine 
band  with  many  [eight]  fine 
musicians  [and  a  really  cool 
name],  nobody  in  their 
organization  saw  fit  to  send 
us  a  nice  fat  press  packet, 
which  is  why  this  article  is 
about  God  Street  Wine  and 
not  God  Street  Wine  and 
Urban  Blight.  I'm  sorry  if 
these  continual  references  to 
the  way  we  actually  write 


^    *^ 


God  Street  Wine,  from  left  to  right:  Tomo  (drums/vocals), 

Jon  Bevo  (keyboards).  Aaron  Maxwell  (guitar/vocals), 

Lo  Faber  (guitar/vocals),  Dan  Pfifer  (bass/vocals). 


these  stories  is  spoiling  the 
illusion  that  I'm  actually 
some  kind  of  music  authority 
rather  than  an  overworked 
hack,  but  I'm  trying  to  be 
postmodern  about  all  of  this. 
Work  with  me.) 

Back  when  God 
Street  Wine  was  formed  in 
1988,  they  didn't  have  a 
record  contract,  or  groupies, 
and  they  all  worked  forty 
hour  weeks  like  regular 
working-class  stiffs,  except 
for  the  fact  that  they  also 
played  five  nights  a  week. 

Despite  their  long 
hair  and  iconoclasm,  the 
band  denies  any  claim  to 
flower  child  stauts.  "We  play 
poker  and  eat  red  meat," 
Faber  says,  prompting  Tbmo 
to  add  "That  prooves  we're 
not  hippies."  O.K.,  maybe 
they're  just  really  butch 
hippies. 

According  to 

percussionist  Tomo,  the  band 
utilizes  "the  most  styles 
possible  —  blues,  jazz, 
reggae,  bluegrass,  rap,  arena 
rock,  James  Brown,  country, 
gospel,  Seventies  cop  show 
themes,  Latin,  hip-hop, 
everything  except  klezmer  — 
and  throw  them  in  a  blender. 
What  comes  out  just  might 
sound  like  God  Street  Wine." 
Tomorrow  we  get  to  find  out 
how  a  band  can  manage  to 
integrate  so  many 

apparently  clashing 

influences  into  something 
approximating  an 

aesthetically  harmonious 
totality. 


The  band  primarily 
preforms  their  own  material, 
and  Faber  claims  that  he  has 
enough  songs  for  ten  albums. 
While  they've  been  compared 
to  the  Grateful  Dead,  God 
Street  Wine  does  not 
consider  this  a  complement. 
Of  the  Dead,  Faber  said  in 
an  Aquarian  article:  "We'd 
rather  not  be  compared  to 
them  the  way  they've  been 
playing  lately.  I  just  saw 
them  recently  and  they  were 
so  incredibly  lame.  They're 
gettin'  old  and  tired  and  they 
just  don't  seem  that  into  it 
anymore."  Amen  to  that.  If 
they  think  the  Dead  are  lame 
they  must  be  pretty  cool. 

According  to  the  New 
York  Press,  God  Street  Wine 
is  "the  most  overlooked 
breakthrough  band  since  the 
Connells."  Washington 
College,  of  course,  has  hosted 
the  Connells,  as  well  as  Iron 
Butterfly.  It'd  be  pretty  cool 
if  God  Street  Wine  became 
established  in  the  Rock  and 
Roll  canon,  'cause  then  we 
could  say  to  our  grandkids 
"Oh  yeah,  well,  back  in  my 
day  up  and  coming  bands 
used  to  play  at  colleges.  Why 
I  remember  when  God  Street 
Wine  came  to  Chestertown.  . 
.  ."  Of  course,  that's 
assuming  that  we  don't  all 
die  of  AIDS  first,  and  that 
our  grandkids  aren't  seven 
armed  PCB-mutated  aliens 
from  the  planet  Xenor 
(pronounced  ZEE-nor). 

What  I'm  trying  to 
say  is  that  you  should  pay 

See  '"GSW,"  on  9 


College  Community 
Shows  Support  for  MS 
Society 

Kate  Meagher 

On  Saturday,  April  9,  1994,  while  most  weJ 
sleeping,  some  WC  students  were  out  walking  for  a  g0(J 
cause.  Chestertown  hosted  the  MS  Walk,  which  is  organize, 
annually  by  the  Multiple  Sclerosis  Society.  Walks  were  heldl 
in  over  50  cities  across  the  country.  Jamie  Baker,  SGA 
president,  was  in  charge  of  the  event.  It  is  estimated  that! 
between  200  and  300  people  took  part.  Each  walker  had  J 
solicit  pledges,  and  they  raised  about  $6000.  Proceeds  from 
the  event  benefit  local  chapters  that  serve  those  in  ttJ 
community  who  suffer  from  this  debilitating  and,  as  yet 
incurable  disease. 

Members  of  the  Washington  College  community  I 
well  as  local  townspeople  walked  seven  miles  "throupn| 
historic  Chestertown,"  as  freshman  Debbie-Ann  Robinson 
put  it.  She  was  part  of  the  Alpha  Chi  Omega  team.  The 
Alpha  Chis  all  participated  in  the  walk. 

"Having  worked  to  organize  the  event,  I  was  thrilled 
to  see  such  strong  support  from  the  Alpha  Chis  for  such  a 
worthy  cause,"  said  Jamie  Baker.  A  total  of  about  50  WC: 
students  walked  for  MS.  Among  those  who  helped  Jamie 
with  organizing  the  event  were  Liz  Likens  and  Dan  Woodall. ' 

At  9:00  a.m.,  all  participants  met  at  Casey  Academic 
Center  for  pastries,  fruit,  coffee  and  juice.  By  9:45,  they 
were  on  their  way.  Kiyaa  Washington,  another  Alpha  Chi 
pledge,  had  a  bit  of  trouble  finding  the  start  of  the  race. 
Without  her  glasses,  she  simply  followed  a  group  of  people 
down  213,  not  realizing  that  they  were  not  part  of  the  MSi 
walk. 

"Only  me,"  said  Kiyaa.  "I  was  going  to  give  up  and  go! 
back  to  my  room,"  she  said.  Fortunately,  she  found  her  way 
to  the  CAC  and  got  to  eat  some  breakfast  along  with  the] 
others. 

Halfway  through  the  seven  mile  trek  there  was  a 
check  stop,  where  the  tired  walkers  could  find  refreshments  j 
Kiyaa  was  not  among  the  fatigued. 

"It  was  so  short,"  she  said.  "I  didn't  even  break  a 
sweat." 

Upon  the  walk's  completion,  participants  were 
treated  to  lunch  from  Pizza  Hut,  while  a  DJ  played  music,  ill 


GALA  Declares  April  Gay  Pride 
Month  at  Washington  College 


Forrest  George 


This  month  was 
declared  Gay  Pride  Month  by 
GALA,  the  Gay  and  Lesbian 
Alliance  at  the  end  of  March. 
Several  activities  have  been 
scheduled  for  the  month. 
Many  occur  the  week  of  18- 
23,  but  a  few  span  the  entire 
month,  or  take  place  before, 
or  after,  that  week. 

A  poster  series 
started  at  the  beginning  of 
the  month,  drawing 
comments  with  pictures  of 
same-sex  kissing.  It  will  run 
until  the  end  of  the  month, 
including  posters  of  same-sex 
kissing,  slogans,  and 
information  about  sexuality. 
Two  other  types  of  posters 
are  scheduled  to  appear  for 
this  month.    One  is  called  a 


lavender  sheet  posting  gay 
and  lesbian  news,  and  the 
other  is  a  different  type  o 
sheet,  including  biographies 
of  famous  or  distinguished 
individuals.  The  information 
sheet,  if  successful,  will  b 
continued  into  the  following 
school  year. 

Two  other  activities! 
were  scheduled  for  this 
month  outside  of  the  week  of| 
18th-13rd.  A  chalking  was 
originally  scheduled  for 
Tuesday  morning  hut] 
delayed  because  -  of  * 
probablity  of  rain.  It  wasl 
rescheduled  for  Thursday 
morning,  which  had  i 
forecast  of  sunny  weather,  oi 
the  Martha  Washington 
Square.  Then  members  of 

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"pride,"  from  8 

GALA  placed  slogans  and 
9ymbols  on  the  bricks 
outside  the  CAC.  The  other 
event  is  a  Meet-a-Gay  day  is 
scheduled  for  the  28th,  the 
end  of  the  month  inside  the 
CAC  lobby.  That  day 
students  can  speak  to 
members  of  GALA,  receive 
information  about 

bisexuality,  homosexuality, 
add  AIDS. 

The  activities  of  the 
18th-23rd  include  movies,  a 
trip  to  Fifth  Column,  and  a 

"Parents"  from  1 

Parents'  Day.  "We've  had 
quite  a  strong  response  from 
the  parents  so  far,"  he  said. 
"And  I  really  hope  to  see 
everybody  there.  I  think  it's 
going  to  be  a  lot  of  fun. 

"It  will  provide  a 
chance  for  students,  parents, 
and  everyone  to  get  together 
and  recognize  the  diverse 
richness  of  our  campus  and 
realize  how  important  the 
Chester  River  is  to  us  and  all 
of  Maryland. 

Ken  also  wishes  to 
send  special  thanks  to  Max 
Walton  "for  helping  to  keep 
the  tradition  of  a  great 
Parents'  Day  alive."  CI 


poetry  reading.  The  movies 
and  poetry  reading  will  be 
taking  place  in  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House,  Fifth 
Column  is  in  Washington 
D.C..  The  Lost  Language  of 
the  Cranes  is  scehduled  for 
Monday,  Desert  Hearts  for 
Tuesday,  My  Own  Private 
Idaho  for  Wednesday,  and 
Torch  Song  Trilogy  for 
Thursday.  All  the  movies  are 
scheduled  for  nine  o'clock. 
The  trip  to  Fifth  Column  will 
take  place  Friday  night.  The 
Fifth  Column  is  a  dance  club 
and  Friday  night  is  straight 
night.    The  poetry  reading  is 

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April  15.  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Elm 


Shoremen  Stop  F  &  M  Attack;  Will 
Face  Gettysburg  Saturday  At  Home 


Matt  Murray 


Last  Saturday,  the 
Washington  College  men's 
lacrosse  team  hosted  the 
Franklin  &  Marshall 
Diplomats  on  Kibler  Field. 
The  Shoremen  outlasted 
their  Centennial  Conference 
rival,  16-12. 

"It  was  a  good  win,  and  we 
did  a  lot  of  things  well," 
Washington  head  <-oach  Terry 
Corcoran  said.  "Franklin  & 
Marshall  is  a  solid  team — it's 
a  big  school,  and  they've  got 
a  lot  of  good  athletes." 

Although  it  took  a  while  for 
the  Diplomats'  athletes  to 
warm  up,  they  found  their 
groove  in  time  to  challenge 
the  Shoremen. 

Washington  jumped  out  to  a 
5-1  lead  to  start  the  game. 
Chris  Cote  opened  the 
scoring  in  unassisted  fashion 
43  seconds  into  the  contest  to 
give  the  Shoremen  the  early 
lead. 

Bart  Jaeger,  Jason  Paige, 
and  Cote  followed  in  the 
scoring  attack  to  give 
Washington  a  4-0  advantage 
with  8:20  remaining  in  the 
first  quarter.  Cote's  second 
goal  of  the  game  seemed  to 
ignite  the  Shoremen  after  his 
shot  found  the  upper  left 
co'rher  as  a  Franklin  & 
Marshall  penalty  winded 
down. 

With  8:05  left,  Don  Gervais 
put  F  &  M  on  the  scoreboard 
on  an  assist  from  Joe  Wright. 
However,  Paige  quickly 
answered  with  his  second 
tally  which  gave  Washington 
a  5-1  lead  with  7:20 
remaining  in  the  first  period. 

Following  the  Paige  goal, 
the  Franklin  &  Marshall 


coaching  staff  attempted  to 
regroup  with  a  timeout,  and 
the  Diplomats  responded. 

Chris  Mergarett  scored 
unassisted  to  pull  within 
three.  After  a  Chris  Sanchez 
goal  made  the  score  6-2, 
Franklin  &  Marshall  made 
its  comeback. 

In  the  last  twenty  seconds 
of  the  period,  the  Diplomats 
scored  twice  to  build 
momentum  going  into  the 
second  quarter.  Fred  Lang 
found  the  net  first  with  13 
seconds  left,  and  Wright 
scored  eight  seconds  later  to 
pull  within  6-4. 

Washington  opened  the 
scoring  in  the  second  quarter 
when  Bart  Jaeger  took  a 
pass  at  point-behind  and 
found  Blair  Muneses 
streaking  in  front  of  the  net, 
who  dumped  it  past  the  F  & 
M  goalie  for  Washington's 
seventh  goal  of  the  game. 

However,  back-to-back 
Diplomat  goals  pulled  the 
visitors  within  one.  Cote 
extended  the  Shoremen  lead 
on  a  Matt  Zarinko  assist 
with  1:13  left,  but  Mergarett 
closed  out  the  half  for  F  &  M 
with  nine  seconds  remaining, 
and  the  halftime  score  stood 
at  8-7. 

In  the  third  quarter, 
Washington  sealed  the  win, 
as  it  blew  out  the  Diplomats 
5-1  for  the  period. 

Cote  opened  the  scoring  36 
seconds  into  the  half  with  a 
shot  to  the  upper  right 
corner  of  the  goal. 

Paige  built  the  lead  with 
9:43  remaining.  With  just 
under  10  minutes  left  in  the 
period,  Brian  Flynn  hustled 
for  a  loose  ball  in  the 
backfield.    Flynn  passed  to 


Chris  Sanchez  (27)  helped  Washington  to  another  win  on  Saturday.  The  Shoremen  are 
gearing  up  for  Gettysburg  and  Salisbury  the  next  two  weeks. 


Jamie  Carver  who  set  up  the 
Paige  goal. 

Jaeger,  Zarinko,  and 
Sanchez  scored  three  more 
unanswered  goals  over  the 
next  five  minutes  to  make 
the  score  13-7. 

Franklin  &  Marshall's  John 
Bloom  scored  with  nine 
seconds  left  in  the  quarter  to 
pull  within  five. 

In  the  fourth  quarter, 
Franklin  &  Marshall  once 
again  mounted  a  comeback. 

Jaeger  opened  the  quarter 
with  a  goal  for  Washington, 
but  Mergarett's  tally  for  the 
Diplomats  with  8:40  left  was 
their  third  unanswered  goal 
of  the  period  and  made  the 
score  14-11. 

Jaeger  answered  with  a 


goal  to  make  the  score  15-11 
before  a  wild  turn  of  events 
occurred  with  four  minutes 
left. 

With  less  than  four  minutes 
remaining,  and  Franklin  & 
Marshall  pressuring  the 
Washington  defense,  the 
Diplomats'  Gervais  took  a 
shot  from  the  left  side  which 
hit  the  inside  of  the  right 
post  and  kicked  out  into  a 
Washington  defender's  stick. 

With  Franklin  &  Marshall 
players  and  coaches 
screaming  that  the  ball  went 
into  the  goal,  the  Shoremen 
charged  up  the  field,  and 
Paige  finished  the  sequence 
with  an  unassisted  goal  with 
3:01  left. 

Instead  of  pulling  within 


three,  the  lead  extended  to 
five,  and  for  all  intents  and 
purposes,  the  game  was  over. 
Gervais  closed  out  the 
scoring  with  12  seconds  left, 
but  it  was  too  late  for 
Franklin  &  Marshall,  and 
Washington  earned  the  16-12 
victory. 

Corcoran  credited  Muneses 
and  his  faceoff  play  for 
helping  Washington  win 
another  contest  of  offensive 
streaks. 

"It's  a  game  of  runs," 
Corcoran  said.  "Ifwegetthe 
faceoffs,  we  score  goals. 
We've  been  in  a  lot  of 
'momentum'  games." 

Washington  will  face 
Gettysburg  tomorrow  at  1 
p.m. 


W.C.  Softball  Swept  By  Western  Maryland, 
Muhlenberg  But  Splits  With  F  &  M  Diplomats 


The  Washington  College 
softball  team  travelled  to 
Lancaster,  Pennsylvania  on 
Tuesday,  and  the 

Shorewomen  brought  home  a 
victory  in  the  Centennial 
Conference  doubleheader. 

In  splitting  with  the 
Diplomats,  Washington 
improved  its  record  to  5-11. 
The  victory  in  the  second 
game  snapped  a  six-game 
losing  streak  for  the 
Shorewomen. 

Washington  nearly  pulled 
out  a  win  in  the  first  contest. 
After  trailing  3-0  for  the 
entire  game,  the 

Shorewomen  rallied  in  the 
seventh  inning  to  score  two 
runs  on  an  Amy  Povloski 
base  hit,  but  they  fell  one  run 
short  and  lost  3-2. 

Freshman  Cherie  Gallini 
handled  the  pitching  in  the 
first  game,  lasting  six 
innings  while  giving  up  eight 
hits  and  two  earned  runs. 

The  Shorewomen  avenged 
themselves  in  the  second 
game  with  an  8-5  victory. 

Washington  scored  three 
times  in  the  third  inning  to 


take  a  3-1  lead. 

However,  Franklin  & 
Marshall  returned  the  favor 
with  four  runs  in  its  half  of 
the  third  to  take  a  5-3 
advantage. 

The  momentum  shifted 
again  when  Washington 
scored  twice  in  the  top  of  the 
fourth  to  tie  the  score,  and  it 
remained  deadlocked  until 
the  final  inning  when  the 
Shorewomen  won  the  game 
with  a  three-run  seventh. 

Washington  notched  the 
victory  8-5  despite  being 
outhit  by  Franklin  & 
Marshall  seven  to  four. 

Povloski  took  the  hill  in  the 
second  game  and 

surrendered  only  three 
earned  runs  in  seven  innings 
pitched. 

Gallini  was  the  offensive 
star  with  a  2-for-4 
performance  which  included 
a  double  and  an  RBI. 

However,  last  weekend  was 
not  a  good  one  for 
Washingon,  as  the 

Shorewomen  dropped  four 
consecutive  Centennial 
Conference     contests     on 


Friday  and  Saturday. 

Last  Friday,  the  1993  MAC 
champion  Western  Maryland 
Green  Terrors  came  to 
Chestertown,  and  they 
promptly  showed  off  their 
championship  talent  in  a  20- 
0  opening  game  win. 

Kelly  Eakin  started  on  the 
mound  for  Washington  but 
only  lasted  one  inning  after 
an  11-run  first  for  Western 
Maryland. 

Washington  made  seven 
errors  over  the  course  of  the 
game. 

The  Shorewomen  fared 
better  in  the  second  game, 
falling  9-3  to  the  visitors. 

Povloski  pitched  a  seven- 
inning  complete  game, 
surrendering  nine  runs  (six 
earned)  on  12  hits. 

Washington  stayed  close 
until  the  fifth  when  Western 
Maryland  scored  six  times  to 
turn  a  3-2  game  into  a  9-2 
advantage.  The  Shorewomen 
scored  once  more  in  the 
seventh  to  close  out  the 
scoring. 

The  Shorewomen  came  back 
on  Saturday  for  a 
doubleheader  with  the 
Muhlenberg  Mules. 


The  visiting  Mules  made  a 
statement  in  the  first  game 
with  an  11-0  victory. 

Gallini  pitched  a  seven- 
inning  complete  game,  giving 
up  11  hits,  10  walks,  and  11 
runs  (10  earned). 

However,  Washington 
earned  some  respect  from  its 
Centennial  Conference  rival 
in  the  second  half  of  the 
twinbill. 

The  Shorewomen  exploded 
in  the  first  inning  to  score 
four  times,  and  they  led  4-3 
after  one  full  inning. 

Muhlenberg  took  the  lead  in 
the  third  with  two  runs 
which  made  the  score  5-4. 
The  Mules  looked  to  add  to 
their  lead  in  the  fourth  when 
they  scored  four  times  to 
take  an  9-4  lead.  Only  Nicole 
Zemanski's  shoestring  catch 
in  centerfield  prevented  the 
Mules  from  turning  the 
fourth  into  a  really  big 
inning. 

Down  9-4,  Washington 
slowly  fought  back.  The 
Shorewomen  scored  three 
times  in  the  bottom  of  the 
fifth  to  pull  within  three  at 
10-7. 

Washington  closed  the  gap 


again  in  the  sixth  when  it 
scored  twice  to  make  the 
score  11-9. 

However,  Muhlenberg's  lone 
run  in  the  top  of  the  seventh 
close  out  the  scoring  and  sent 
Washington  to  a  winless 
weekend. 

Povloski  went  the  distance 
for  the  Shorewomen  giving 
up  13  hits  and  12  runs  (six 
earned)  in  seven  innings 
pitched..  The  freshman  from 
Archbishop  Spalding  High 
School  in  Glen  Burnie  also 
went  2-for-4  at  the  plate  with 
three  RBIs. 

Denise  Hakanson  and 
Melissa  Kordula  also  had 
strong  offensive  games  for 
Washington,  as  Hakanson 
went  3-for-4  with  one  RBI 
and  three  runs  scored,  and 
Kordula  had  two  hits  and 
one  RBI. 

Washington  will  travel  to 
Ursinus  tomorrow  for  a  1:00 
jame. 


Correction:  The  Coxswain 
for  the  WC  women's  novice 
four  is  Caroline  Jensen, 
not   Robyn  Mitchell  as 
stated  in  "Crew  Captures 
Casperson  Cup"  last  week^ 


11 


Washington  College  Elm 


Sports 


April  15.  1994 


Washington  Crews  Win 
Big  At  La  Salle,  Placing 
Admirably  In  All  Races 


Y.Jeffrey  Lee 


The  Washington  College 
Crews  traveled  to  Cherry 
Hill,  New  Jersey  last 
Saturday  to  compete  in  the 
5jxth  annual  La  Salle 
Invitational  Regatta.  With 
uore  than  twenty  crews 
competing,  both  varsity  and 
novice  successfully  qualified 
for  the  finals  and  dominated 
(he  scene  by  finishing  all 
boats  in  the  top  three. 

On  the  men's  side,  the 
varsity  four,  consisting  of 
coxswain  Amy  Osborne, 
Doug  Peterson,  Adam  Scholl, 
James  Pitt  and  Eric  Jewett 
captured  the  gold  medal  with 
8  time  of  7:06.46  edging  out 
University  of  Pittsburgh  and 
Villanova  University  by  0.46 
and  7.54  seconds 

respectively.  State 

University  of  New  York,  La 
Salle  University  and 
Manhattan  College  finished 
fourth,  fifth  and  sixth  place 
n  that  order. 

The  men's  varsity  light- 
weight four  of  coxswain 
Cindy  Dewaters,  Ray 
Herndon,  Michael  Beardsley, 
Leroy  Gatell,  and  Brendon 
Norris  came  in  second  with  a 


time  of  7:02.5.  Johns 
Hopkins  University  narrowly 
defeated  Washington  by  2.56 
seconds  and  Villanova  took 
third  place  with  7:15.97. 
Additionally,  the  men's 
singles  consisting  of  Matt 
Zimmerman  and  the  men's 
varsity  pair  consisting  of 
John  Shanahan  and  Aran 
Downes  both  took  second 
place  behind  Stockton  State 
College(singles)  and 

Hopkins(pairs)  respectively. 

Moreover,  the  men's  novice 
four  consisting  of  coxswain 
Tom  Webb,  Steve  Kim,  Regis 
deRamel,  Chris  Camillo  and 
Jeff  Lee  took  second  place  in 
the  2nd  heat  and  placed 
third  in  the  finals  with  a 
time  of  7:45.51.  Villanova 
and  Pittsburgh  narrowly 
defeated  Washington  and 
took  first  and  second  place 
respectively  while  Dowling 
College(8:22.59)  and  Sarah 
Lawrence(8:22.57)  trailed 
with  New  York 

University(8:23.19)  finishing 
dead  last. 

On  the  women's  side,  the 
varsity  light-weight  four  of 
coxswain  Eileen  Hunter, 
Melissa  Olson,  Laura  Green, 
Kathy  Mullan  and  Taber 


Overall  were  again 
victorious.  The  light-weight 
four  captured  the  gold  in  a 
time  of  7:46.2  defeating 
Lehigh  University,  Saint 
Mary's  College,  Manhattan 
and  La  Salle. 

The  women's  varsity  four 
consisting  of  coxswain  Karen 
Wright,  Tonya  Howell,  Mary 
Bird,  Stacey  Hammond  and 
Jen  Dougherty  finished  in 
second  place  in  a  bit  of  an 
upset.  The  varsity  four  came 
in  with  a  time  of  8:17.41. 
Hopkins  came  in  first  with  a 
narrow  margin  of  4.61 
seconds  while  Drexel 
University,  Lehigh,  Pitts- 
burgh and  Stockton  finished 
in  third,  fourth,  fifth  and 
sixth  place  respectively. 

Additionally,  Women's 
novice  four  of  coxswain 
Sarah  Kirby,  Robyn  Mitchell, 
Erica  Wilson,  Renee  Bylkas 
and  Amy  Peterson  finished 
in  second  place  in  a  time  of 
8:40.00.  Pittsburgh  came  in 
first  with  a  one  second 
margin  and  Manhattan 
trailed  at  9:07.00. 

Washington's  crews  will 
head  north  to  Philadelphia 
to  compete  in  the  Murphy 
Cup  Regatta  on  April,  23. 


Sho  women  Drop  15th  In  A 
Row  With  Loss  To  Hopkins 


The  Washington  College 
women's  lacrosse  team 
dropped  two  more  contests 
week  to  fall  to  0-7  on  the 
year. 

Last  Saturday,  the 
Shorewomen  continued  their 
tailspin  with  a  16-11  defeat 
at  Gettysburg  College. 

The  Bullets  scored  early 
and  often  in  their  16-11 
victory. 

Colleen  Dunn  and  Nicole 
Moree  scored  six  and  five 
goals  respectively  for 
Gettysburg,  and  the  Bullets 
held  a  10-4  lead  at  halftime. 
Gettysburg  jumped  out  to  a 
9-2  lead  throught  the  first  25 
minutes  of  the  contest  and 


never  looked  back. 

Megan  McCurdy  scored 
four  times  for  Washington, 
Kirsten  Lucas  tallied  three 
times,  Renee  Guckert  found 
the  net  twice,  and  Cristen 
Albert  and  Amy  Scarlett 
each  chipped  in  a  goal  a 
piece. 

Peggy  Busker  made  13 
saves  in  the  goal  for  the 
Shorewomen,  who  were 
outshot  34  to  20. 

On  Tuesday,  Washington 
lost  its  seventh  game  this 
season,  and  its  15th 
consecutive  contest  dating 
back  to  1993,  when  the 
Johns  Hopkins  Bluejays  won 
23-6. 


Lucas,  Guckert  and 
McCurdy  each  scored  twice 
for  Washington  in  a  game 
totally  dominated  by 
Hopkins. 

Jenn  Ward  and  Becca 
Savage  each  scored  six  times 
for  the  Bluejays,  as  Hopkins 
outshot  Washington  46  to  12. 
Washington's  record 
currently  stands  at  0-7. 
Coach  Sarah  Feyerherm's 
squad  will  look  for  its  first 
win  tomorrow  at  home  at 
1:00  versus  the  Haverford 
Red  Wave.  The  Shorewomen 
travelled  to  Widener 
University  yesterday,  but  the 
results  were  unavailable  at 
press  time. 


Tennis  Earns  Mixed  Results 


The  men's  and  women's 
tennis  teams  earned  mixed 
results  in  the  past  week,  as 
the  squads  combined  for  a  3- 
1  record. 

The  lone  loss  came  last 
Saturday  against  Centennial 
Conference  foe  Gettysburg, 
5s  the  women's  team  fell  by  a 
6-3  count. 

In  the  Gettysburg  match, 
"iana  Clausen  defeated 
Wendy  Ward  6-0,  6-0,  and 
^y  Rizzatello  beat  Cynthia 
"oenes  3-6,  6-1,  6-0  for  the 
only  Washington  singles 
victories. 

Gettysburg  won  four  of  the 
s^  singles  matches  and  two 
of  the  three  doubles  contests 
to  sending  Washington  to  its 
Sfiventh  defeat  of  the  season. 


However,  last  Thursday, 
Washington  recorded  its 
fourth  victory  of  the  season 
against  Bryn  Mawr,  5-1. 

Pam  Hendrickson  beat 
Mary  Waibel  6-4,  6-1; 
Clausen  defeated  Orin  Ruth 
6-3,  6-4;  Rizzatello  beat 
Alyssa  Matesho  6-0,  6-1; 
Melissa  Ellwanger  beat 
Briana  Pobinor  6-2,  6-2;  and 
Anne  Marie  Malena  beat 
Vanessa  Vanessen  6-2,  6-0. 

Washington  was  also 
scheduled  to  play  Franklin  & 
Marshall  and  Johns  Hopkins 
this  week  but  the  results 
were  unavailable.  The 
Shorewomen  will  travel  to 
Western  Maryland  tomorrow 
for  a  1:00  match. 
On  the  other  side  of  the 


courts,  the  men's  team 
continued  to  cruise  with  an 
8-1  victory  over  Haverford 
last  Friday  and  9-0  win  over 
Gettysburg  last  Saturday. 

The  Shoremen  faced 
Ursinus  yesterday  but  the 
results  were  unavailable, 
and  Washington  will  take  on 
Western  Maryland  at  home 
tomorrow  at  1:00. 

As  the  new  rankings  came 
out  last  week,  Washington 
found  itself  ranked  as  the 
number  one  team  in  the 
NCAA  South  Region. 

Also  ranked  in  singles  play 
for  the  South  Region  were: 
Robin  Sander,  #  1;  Damian 
Polla,  #  6;  Max  Nilsson,  #  13, 
Stephan  Berger,  #  18;  and 
Miroslav  Beran,  #  20. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


toEV*-#* 


Just  Crew  it! 

This  week's  Newt's  P.O.W.s  do  more  before  8  a.m.  than 
most  people  do  all  day.  That's  right.  This  week,  we  honor 
those  who  never  met  a  bed  they  liked.  They  enjoy  waking 
up  in  the  wee  hours  of  the  morning  to  go  out  and  row  a 
boat.  I  don't  know  about  you,  but  about  the  closest  I  get  to 
such  a  feat  is  when  I  sing  "Row,  Row,  Row  your  boat"  when 
I'm  in  the  shower  at  10:30  a.m. 

But  unlike  me,  these  folks  are  dedicated  athletes,  and  the 
Women's  Lightweight  Four  is  definitely  on  a  roll.  In 
lightweight  races  this  year,  these  foijr  ladies  are 
undefeated,  and  they  continued  to  impress  the  crowd  a!t 
the  LaSalle  Invitational  in  Cherry  Hill,  New  Jersey. 

The  team  of  coxswain  Eileen  Hunter,  Melissa  Olson, 
Laura  Green,  Kathryn  Mullan,  and  Taber  Overall  was 
victorious  in  a  time  of  7:46.2. 

In  earning  the  win,  our  lightweight  boat  edged  Division  I 
powers  Lehigh,  Manhatten,  LaSalle  and  Division  III  St. 
Mary's. 

Honorable  Mentions  this  week: 

Men's  Crew:  The  varsity  four  also  won  over  the  weekend. 
The  team  of  coxswain  Amy  Osborne, 
Doug  Peterson,  James  Pitt,  Adam  Scholl,  and  Eric  Jewett 
avenged  the  previous  weekend's  loss  at  Johns  Hopkins. 

Men's  Lacrosse:  Brian  Flynn  did  it  all  for  the  Shoremen 
on  Saturday.  While  he  didn't  score  or  get  an  assist,  he 
hustled  all  over  the  midfield  and  even  played  a  little 
defense.  Blair  Muneses  was  also  impressive  at  faceoffs. 

Softball:  Cherie  Gallini  and  Amy  Povloski  continue  to 
play  well  for  the  Shorewomen.  They  are  both  sharing  the 
pitching  duties  and  swinging  the  bats  well,  too. 

Baseball:  Andy  "A.P."  Parks  hit  his  second  homerun  of 
the  year  against  Gettysburg.  The  Bomber  has  started  to 
hit  the  ball  well.  Plus,  he  gets  the  comic  relief  vote  this 
week.  I  have  seen  few  things  funnier  than  A.P.  rounding 
first  and  stretching  a  single  into  a  double,  completed  by  a 
head  first  slide. 
W.C.  Sports—it  could  happen  so  you  better  watch! 


Newt's 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15C  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


12 


April  15,  1994 


Sports 


Washington  College  Eln, 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


>  i;-.m  M--fcTi»  iFVTl  rn  1 1 


Washington             16  Washington 

F  &  M                        11  Lincoln 

SCORES       Women's  Lax  Softball 

Washington             6  Washington 

Johns  Hopkins      23  F  &  M 


9     5      Washington 

3     0      Gettysburg  ^ 

Women's  Tennu 

2  8      Washington  3     ; 

3  5      Gettysburg  i 


Upcoming 

Games 


MEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Gettysburg 
April  16  1:00 

WOMEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Haverford 
April  16  1:00 

BASEBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Dickinson 
April  16  1:00 

SOFTBALL 

Washington  at 
Ursinus 
April  16  1:00 

MEN'S 

TENNIS 

Washington  vs. 
Western  Maryland 
April  16  1:00 

WOMEN'S 
TENNIS 

Washington  at 
Western  Maryland 
April  16  1:00 


INSIDE 

•Crew 

Impresses  At 
LaSalle  Invit. 


•Shoremen 
Lacrosse 
Deals  Defeat 
To  Diplomats 

•Baseball 
Sweeps  L.U. 


Chris  Cote,  a  midfielder  from  the  great  state  of  New  York,  shows  off  his  skills  here  In  a  picture  taken  at  last  year  s  SausDury 

game.  The  Shoremen  will  face  Salisbury  next  week,  but  a  big  game  also  looms  tomorrow  against  Gettysburg.  The  Bullets 

defeated  Washington  last  year  in  the  MAC  playoffs. 


Newts  Players  of  the  Week:  C 


•Women's  Lax 
Drops  Two 

•Softball  Wins 
One  At  F  &  M 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  1930 


Volume  65,  Number  Twenty-five  •  April  22,  1994 


Washington  College    •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


Middle  States 
Report  Arrives 

on  Campus 


Scott  Koon 


The  report  of  the 
Evaluation  Team  of  the 
Commission  on  Higher 
Education  of  the  Middle 
States  Association  of 
Colleges  and  Schools  arrived 
on  campus  late  last  week. 
The  report  will  be  evaluated 
be  the  administration  and 
members  of  the  Middle 
States  Steering  Committee, 
who  will  draft  a  response 
which  is  due  back  to  Middle 
States  next  week.  The 
Report,  which  is  part  of  the 
decennial  accreditation 
process,  was  drawn  up  by 
the  Middle  States  Visiting 
Team  after  their  visit  to 
Washington  College  early 
last  month. 

The  15  page  Report 
contains  a  number  of 
recommendations  and 
observations  related  to  the 
planning,  administration, 
curriculum,  governance, 
finances  and  student  life  of 
Washington  College.  The 
Report  "represents  the  views 
of  the  evaluation  team,"  and 
is  "a  confidential  document 
prepared  as  an  educational 
service  for  the  benefit  of  the 
institution."  Overall,  while 
the  Report  does  take  note  of 
some  of  the  College's 
strengths,  its  function  is  to 
assess  areas  the  evaluation 
team  feel  need  improvement: 
therefore  much  of  the  Report 
is  devoted  to  enumerating 
the  College's  weaknesses  and 


recommending  possible 
solutions  to  these  problems. 

One  of  the  most 
important  findings  of  the 
team  regards  the  size  of  the 
College.  The      Report 

questions  the  wisdom  of  the 
way  the  College  has 
proposed  to  increase  the  size 
of  the  student  body  to  1150 
students.  The  Report 
instead  recommends  a  three 
phase  plan  which  would  first 
regain  "financial 

equilibrium,  including  the 
restoration  of  funds 
functioning  as  endowment," 
and  then  work  towards 
achieving  "sustainable 
enrollment  growth  to 
existing  plant  capacity," 
before  finally  conducting  "a 
fresh  analysis  of  the  need  or 
desire  to  continue 

enrollment  growth  once 
enrollment  has  reached 
plant  capacity." 

The  Report  expresses 
concern  that  the  "the  plan  to 
achieve  it  [financial 
equilibrium]  in  one  year 
runs  a  high  risk  of  negative 
consequences  for  the  ability 
of  the  College  to  serve  its 
student  body."  The  Report 
suggests  that  the  Board  of 
Visitors  and  Governors 
reduce  the  mandated 
provisions  for  contingency, 
reserve  for  renewals  and 
plant  maintenance  to 
$350,000  and  increase  them 
by  $50,000  a  year  for  the 
next  three  years.  It  also 
suggests   that   the   Board 


The  W.  C.  Gay  and  Lesbian  Alliance  declared  April  "Gay  Pride  Month."    Activities 

inclueded  a  chalking  of  Martha  Washington  Square,  a  poster  series,  and  several 

film  shown  at  the  Lit.  House.    Still  to  come  axe  a  trip  to  the  Fifth  Coll  urn  in  D.C. 

tonight,  a  poetry  reading  schedualed  for  8  pm  Saturday  in  the  Lit  House,  and 

Meet  a  Gay  Day. 


increase  the  draw  on 
endowment  to  6  1/2  percent 
next  year  to  allow  for  a  cost 
of  living  pay  increase  for 
College  employees,  and  then 
to  reduce  the  draw  on 
endowment  by  1/2  percent 
per  year  over  the  course  of 
the  next  three  years. 

In  order  to  achieve 
financial  stability  the  Report 
recommends  that  "Net 
Tuition  should  grow  at  a  rate 
not  less  than  2/3  of  the 
growth  of  increase  of  Gross 
Tuition."  This  would  allow 
for  an  increase  in  the 
College's  endowment  while 
simultaneously  allowing  for 
some  growth,  with  the 
stipulation  that  "Endowment 
assets  must  increase  at  a 
rate  not  less  than  the  rate  of 


Dormitory  Maintenance  Projects  Are 
Funded 


The  Board  of  Visitors 
and  Governors  has  approved 
an  expenditure  in  excess  of 
$200,000  for  maintenance 
and  repair  work  around 
campus  next  year.  Several 
dormitories  are  included  in 
the  project  list  for  repairs. 
In  addition,  says  Gene  A. 
Hessey,  senior  vice  president 
for  finance  and  management, 
the  Board  added  $150,000  to 
the  College's  replacement 
reserve  fund,  enabling  the 
College  to  continue  to 
address  significant 

replacement  costs  for  the 
physical  plant. 

Out  of  the  1994-95 
operating  fund,  Cecil  and 
Dorchester  are  slated  to  get 
new  roofs;  Reid  Hall  is 
getting  a  new  coat  of  exterior 
paint;  and  the  heating 
system  in  Queen  Anne's  is 
being  repaired. 


The  hot  water 
system  for  the  Hill  Dorms 
will  be  repaired  and  the 
showers  in  Caroline  will  be 
rehabilitated  with  new 
lighting,  new  ceilings,  and 
fresh     paint.  Also,     a 

handicap-access  bridge  from 
the  Cater  walk  to  the  Miller 
Library  Terrace  is  being 
installed. 

Mechanical  repairs 
for  temperature  control  and 
energy  conservation  are  also 
scheduled  to  be  completed  in 
several  dormitories, 

including  Cardinal  Dorms, 
Kent  House,  Minta  Martin, 
and  Hodson  Hall,  Gibson 
Performing  Arts  Center,  and 
Miller     Library.  Cain 

Gymnasium  is  slated  to  get 
new  energy  saving 
incandescent  lighting.  These 
various  maintenance  work 
projects  will  begin  this 
summer  and  will  continue 


throughout  the  school  year. 
Two  other  much-anticipated 
lighting  projects  are  also  in 
the  works,  and  are  being 
funded  this  fiscal  year.  In 
Tawes  Theater,  the  obsolete 
dimmer  lighting  system  is 
being  replaced.  This  project 
will  be  completed  over  the 
summer. 

Also,  in  response  to 
safety  concerns,  exterior 
lighting  fixtures  are  being 
installed  between  Minta 
Martin  and  Reid  Halls.  With 
the  preliminary  work 
complete  and  the  lamp  posts 
on  order,  these  lamps  are 
expected  to  be  in  place 
shortly.  Until  the  lamp  posts 
arrive,  temporary  lighting 
fixtures  have  been  mounted 
on  the  exterior  walls  of 
Minta  Martin  and  Reid  Hall. 

n 


endowment  growth." 

The  Report  also 
takes  note  of  the  College's 
continuing  problem  with 
retention  of  students:  "That 
voluntary  attrition  exceeds 
involuntary  attrition  rates 
by  approximately  2  to  1  in 
itself  may  indicate  that  too 
many  students  come  to 
Washington  College  with 
unreal  or  unfounded 
expectations  of  what  they 
will  be  able  to  study  and  the 
kind  of  community  they  will 
join."  This  problem  is 
attributed  in  part  to  a  lack  of 
"a  clear,  strong  and  enticing 
self-image."  To  fix  this 
problem,  the  Report 
recommends  "the 

clarification  of  institutional 
image,  the  enunciation  of 
two  occasions  without  the 
administration,  excluding 
even  the  Provost  and  Dean  of 
the  College,  their  natural 
advocate.  This  ingrained 
pattern     of    tension     and 


specific  institutional  goals 
and  specific  admissions 
objectives,  and  the  writing  of 
a  clear  and  concise  financial 
aid  policy." 

The  ongoing 

internecine  struggle  between 
the  faculty  and  the 
administration  did  not  go 
unnoticed  by  the  visiting 
team.  The  team  wrote 
"Communication  between 
the  faculty  and 

administration  is  a  special 
problem,  compounded  by  a 
tradition  of  tension.  The 
present  administration  has 
made  some  strides  at 
addressing  these  issues  by 
establishing  a  Faculty 
Affairs  Committee.  But 
problems  persist.  Of  late  the 
faculty  has  met  on  at  least 

conflict  saps  time  and  energy 
that  is  urgently  needed  to 
address  other  pressing 
issues." 

Due  to  "the  physical 

See  "Report,"  on  4 


Inside 

Hazing 

2 

Generation  Yech 

3 

WC  Crossword  Puzzle 

4 

Glenn  wins  Beecham 

5 

Class  Officer  Supplement 

6 

April  22,  1994 


Washington  College  Elm 


It  ain't  gonna  make 
nobody  happy. 

The  Middle  States  Visiting  Team  sent  its  Report  to 
the  Faculty,  Administration,  Trustees  and  Students  back  to 
campus  this  past  week.  It  seems  to  me  that  it  will  please 
practically  no  one  on  campus.  Some  of  the  Report  is  just  flat- 
out  right,  some  of  it  is  misguided,  some  of  it  is  wrong  and 
some  of  it  is  drivel. 

There  are  ironies  in  the  Report  which  I'm  certain  the 
authors  did  not  intend.  The  section  on  faculty  recommends 
that  the  College  "consider  'redefined  scholarship'  along  the 
lines  suggested  by  Ernest  Boyer  and  Patricia  Cross."  The 
irony  in  this  is  that  when  I  tried  to  find  out  who  Boyer  and 
Cross  are  at  the  library  I  came  up  with  nothing-the  library 
does  -not  have  their  book.  Which  actually  proves  the  point 
made  in  the  Report  about  the  inadequacy  of  our  current 
library  holdings. 

It  seems  to  me  that  some  of  the  Report  shows  a  great 
deal  of  common  sense.  The  Report  does  not  refute  the 
desirability  of  increasing  the  size  of  the  College  up  to  1150 
students.  It  does  prescribe  a  highly  sensible  way  to  get 
there,  fnvoring  an  incremental  approach  which  will  enhance 
the  College's  financial  viability  before  spending  huge 
amounts  of  money  to  accommodate  additional  students.  The 
Report's  comments  on  the  need  to  improve  dorm  conditions, 
enhance  residential  life  and  reform  the  committee  structure 
of  the  College  are  also  welcome-and  are  also  in  total  accord 
with  current  policy. 

Where  does  this  lofty  document  descend  into  the 
realm  of  drivel?  It  does  do  when  it  makes  obeisance  to  the 
current  fetishes  of  academia.  The  Report  states,  for 
example,  that  "In  student  affairs  professional  circles  'dorms' 
have  long  ago  been  renamed  'residence  halls'  to  reflect  the 
fact  that  students  not  only  sleep  there  but  also  spend  much 
of  the  day  there."  Putting  aside  the  question  of  how  much 
time  students  actually  spend  in  dorms,  this  seems  to  be  a 
particularly  silly  bit  of  academic  Newspeak.  I  prefer  the 
simple  honesty  of  calling  a  dorm  a  dorm. 

The  Report  is  also  delving  into  a  seemingly  obscure 
realm  when,  in  reference  to  women  faculty  and  staff,  it 
states  that  "incidents  such  as  remarks,  jokes  and  subtle 
forms  of  discrimination  have  occurred."  Oh,  my!  Remarks 
and-heaven  forbid-jokes!  Can  you  imagine-someone  at 
Washington  College  is  telling  jokes!  Making  remarks!  It 
really  gets  my  goat  when  I  hear  of  well-paid  white  collar 
workers  carping  about  maltreatment  when  they  have  it 
better  than  99.91263  percent  of  people  on  the  entire  planet. 
If  people  think  the  situation  for  female  workers  is  bad  here, 
I'd  like  them  to  go  visit  a  factory.  Washington  College  is  a 
nirvana  of  tolerance  and  collegiality  by  comparison.  Is  this 
what  feminism  has  come  to-dwelling  on  the  trivial  problems 
of  the  feminine  elite  while  billions  of  women  suffer  under 
truly  inhuman  conditions?  God,  I  hope  not. 

The  Report  also  takes  note  of  a  "problem  of 
communication"  in  relations  between  the  faculty  and 
administration.  The  President  has  some  well  formulated 
objections  to  this  criticism,  which  I'm  sure  we'll  see  when  the 
response  to  the  Report  comes  out.  But  given  these  charges, 
I'd  think  the  administration  would  be  especially  sensitive  to 
communication  issues.  It  was  known  long  ago  that  the 
release  of  the  Middle  States  Report  would  coincide  with  the 
April  meeting  of  the  Board.  Given  the  importance  of  the 
Middle  States  recommendations,  the  nature  of  the  things 
the  Report  says  in  regard  to  the  Board,  and  the  fact  that  the 
Board  does  not  meet  again  until  next  September,  I'd  think 
that  the  administration  would  have  sent  all  Board  members 
a  copy  of  the  document  in  time  for  the  meeting-it  could  have 
been  sent  by  Federal  Express  last  Friday,  along  with  a  short 
memo  explaining  some  chief  objections  and  explaining  that  a 
formal  response  is  in  the  works.  Instead  the  administration 
has  decided  to  stick  with  the  timetable  handed  down  to  them 
by  Middle  States  and  not  release  the  document  until  after 
the  response  is  written.  This,  I  believe,  is  a  mistake.  While  I 
have  problems  with  the  Report-and  not  nearly  enough  space 
to  enumerate  them  all-I  believe  that  as  a  whole  it  is  a  very 
useful  document  which  provides  an  objective,  external  look 
at  the  way  the  College  operates,  and  is  therefore  useful  to 
the  College  as  a  whole  and  the  Board  in  particular. 


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LATELY  THESE  REPORT*  HAVE  BEEN  PARTI- 
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well,  we  may  be  going  wat  out  on  a  11ms 
here    but  could  it  6ethat  the  needs  of 

WAIL   STREET  A«E  ACTUALLY  AT  Ottti  WITH 
THOSE   Of  THE   GENERAL   POPULATION:...  AND 
VICE  VERSA? 


HOHSENtE.'  HOW 
COULD  TOM  TO- 
MORROW  EVEN 
THINK  SUCH  A 
HINO? 


THEN  AGA'N.MAYBE  IT'S   AIL  JUST  BEToNP 
OUR  UNDERSTANDING   AS  LAYPEoPLE... AND 
WE    SHOULD  5IMPLY  TRUST  THAT  COMPETENT, 
HIGHLY-TRAINED  FINANCIAL    PROFESSION 
ALS    HAVE  EVERYTHING  UNDER  CONTftoL- 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


What  would  you  do  if 
pledges  of  a  Greek 
organization  approached  you 
and  asked  you  to  sign  their 
underwear  or  one  of  their 
body  parts?  Do  you  find 
pledges  dressed  in  seventies 
garb  amusing?  What  if,  by 
chance,  you  were  walking 
down  High  Street  and  saw  a 
group  of  pledges  doing  shots 
during  a  scavenger  hunt?  Is 
it  normal  to  look  outside  of  a 
library  window  to  see  naked 
pledges  doing  push-ups?  If 
any  of  the  previously 
mentioned  questions  caused 
you  to  feel  awkward  or 
uneasy,  you  are  not  alone.  All 
of  the  above  questions  are 
explicit  examples  of  hazing 
in  college  environ-ments 
across  the  country. 

Hazing,  as  defined  by 


Random  House 

Dictionary(1988),  is  "subject- 
ting]  newcomers  etc.  to 
abusive  or  humiliating  tricks 
and  ridicule."  Hazing  is 
wrong!  Not  only  is  hazing 
emotionally,  physically,  and 
morally  questionable,  but  it 
is  opposed  by  thirty-five 
states. 

Of  the  thirty-five 
states  possessing  anti-hazing 
laws,  Maryland  considers 
hazing  a  misdemeanor  pun- 
ishable by  a  six  month  jail 
term  and/or  a  $500  fine 
(Anonymous  Jet  1993). 

If  you  observe  any 
event  that  could  potentially 
be  defined  as  hazing,  nine 
out  of  ten  times  your 
instincts  are  correct.  In 
many  cases,  the  most 
innocent  of  tasks  can  be 


construed  as  hazing  and 
punishable  by  law.  Fur- 
thermore, acquiescent 
accept-ance  of  hazing  behav- 
ior is  passively  advocating 
hazing  and  also  breaking  the 
law. 

So  Greeks,  next  time 
you  have  that  big  paddle  in 
hand,  ask  yourself,  "could 
this  be  hazing?"  There  exist 
other  non-hazing  options 
that  can  strengthen  group 
bonds.  The  inter  fraternity 
Council  and  the  Pan  Hellenic 
Council  can  join  together  to 
combat  the  hazing  craze  and 
make  Washington  College  a 
non-hazing  community. 

Change  Your  Ways; 
Don't  Haze!!! 

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Sunday 


The  Spiritual  guest 

of  Thomas  Merton 

A  talk  by  Michael  Mott 

Sophie  Kerr  Room 

8:00  p.m. 


25 

Monday 

The  Art  of  Literary 

Biography 

A  talk  by  Michael  Mott 

Sophie  Kerr  Room 

7:00  p.m. 


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Tuesday 
A  Student  Recital 

Norman 

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7:00  p.m. 


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Wednesday 


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Thursday 

The  Show  Off 

A  play  by  George 
Kelly 

Tawes  Theatre 
8:00  p.m. 


Washington    College    Elm 


April    22 ,     1994 


Generation  Yech 


Mark  Phaneuf 


The  recent  suicide  of  Nirvana's  Kurt  Cobain  has  left 
me  wondering  why?  Why  is  he  dead  and  yet  Anthony  Kiedis 
of  the  Red  Hot  Chili  Peppers  and  Pearl  Jam  frontman  Eddie 
Vedder  continue  to  live,  breath,  and,  speak  and  sing.  I  am  left 
with  the  feeling  of  cosmic  injustice  that  I  haven't  experienced 
since  River  Phoenix's  overdose  while  Keanu  Reeves  is 
allowed  to  continue  to  ruin  movies  with  his  bad  acting.  If  God 
isn't  dead  he  sure  as  Hell  doesn't  have  an  eye  for  talent. 

They  called  Cobain  a  voice  of  our  generation  but  he 
punned  way  too  much  for  the  average  college  student.  I  think 
a  more  appropriate  voice  of  "Generation  X",  as  they  have 
termed  us,  is  Conan  O'Brien:  a  marginally  talented  guy,  who 
inherited  a  no  win  situation,  then  fails  miserably  all  the 
while  maintaining  whiny  and  obsequious  tone. 

Another  benchmark  of  "Generation  X"  was  the  movie 
"Reality  Bites."  While  enjoyed  it's  praising  of  7-11  Big  Gulps, 
there  was  all  together  not  enough  sex  and  nudity.  I  guess  we 
are  more  turned  on  by  reruns  of  Planet  of  the  Apes  than  each 
other.  Besides,  as  today's  headlines  point  out,  that  movie 
missed  the  boat  by  not  having  any  of  its  characters  kill 
themselves.  But  I  guess  if  everyone  doesn't  die  and  lives 
happy  happy  lives,  reality  might  really  bite. 

Another  move  away  from  sex  to  T.V.  shows  have  been 
those  annoying  beer  commercials  where  twenty- somethings 
talk  about  Gilligan's  Island  and  Family  Affair  while  they  are 
playing  pool.  Whatever  happened  to  Spuds  Mackenzie  and 
the  Swedish  Bikini  Team  I  ask  you?  The  worst  of  the 
commercials  is  the  one  where  a  group  of  the  most  incredible 
dorks  are  playing  golf.  Decked  out  in  "hip  clothes"  like  white 
sweaters,  shorts,  and  hi-tops  they,  like  in  the  movie  "Reality 
Bites,"  talk  about  Peter  Frampton.  I  can  tell  you  honestly 
that  this  commercial  did  more  than  any  public  service 
announcement  or  killer  hangover  to  make  me  want  t  stop 
drinking.  I  mean  if  those  idiots  drank,  who  would  want  to 
touch  the  stuff? 

And  why  are  we  named  after  Billy  Idol's  old  band 
"Generation  X"?  I'm  thankful  that  we  were  not  named 
"Generation  Wings"  or  "The  Joe  Perry  Project  Generation?" 
Did  the  baby  boomers,  the  ones  who  had  the  Smothers 
Brothers  as  role  models,  give  us  this  pathetic  name? 

But  there  has  never  been  a  better  time  to  be  young 
and  dead.  Both  Phoenix  and  Cobain  made  national  headlines 
and  cover  stories  of  many  magazines.  Unfortunately  for  us 
Washington  College  Students,  our  deaths  wouldn't  cause  so 
much  commotion.  The  only  way  we  could  get  the  kind  of 
media  publicity  would  be  to  go  out  and  kill  one  of  these 
Generational  Voices.  You  could  probably  get  on  the  cover  of 
Rolling  Stone  for  that.  Well  at  least  the  cover  of 
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By:     Scott    Koon 


Question:   If  you  could  change  one  thing  about  Washington  College,  what  would  It  be? 


I'd  get  a  library  that  has 
some  books  In  It  that  were 
published  after  1970.   Our 
library  is  the  most 
outdated  library  I've  ever 
tried  to  work  in. 

Steve  Fuchs 
Junior 
Baltimore  MD 


The  keg  rulel'd  legaqlize 
kegs  on  campus. 

Andre  Taylor 
Sophomore 
Washington  D.C. 


Allow  more  open  parties- 
no  more  of  this  Invite  s**t. 

Chris  Eaton 
Sophomore 
Port  Deposit  MD 


They  need  to  have  parties- 
real  parties.  The  social 
life  here  sucks. 

Spencer  White 
Freshman 
Baltimore  MD 


I'd  have  secluded  little 
areas  with  trees  and 
benches  where  you  could 
read  and  no  one  would 
notice  you. 

Alex  Baez 

Senior 

Great  Falls  VA 


We's  spray  paint  all  the 
grass  blue,  trim  all  the 
trees  so  that  they're  Just 
trunks,  establish  a  home 
for  wayward  wlafs  and 
make  the  Cove  serve 
fetoosh. 

Aaron  Pierce    Andy  Stone 
Sophomore       Senior 
Klngsvllle  TX    East  Coast 


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WC  Crossword  Puzzle: 

Names,  Names,  Names 


Scott  Koon 


by  Tanya  Allen 


All  of  the  WC 
students/faculty/staff/aquatic 
sea  creatures  had  died  and 
gone  to  HelJ,  where  they 
were  transformed  back  into 
humans  in  the  heat  of  second 
semester  stress.  Miserable 
and  pulsating  with  the 
burden  of  too  much  last- 
mi  nute- work- which-  they- 
really-should-have-done-befo 
re  squished  onto  them  they 
screamed  and  cried  "Turn  us 
back  into  fish!  Turn  us  back 
into  fish!"  TANYA  ALLEN, 
author  of  this  fish  tale, 
mercifully  did. 

Kabloomayamee!  Everyone 
shrank,  lost  their  feet,  and 
grew  scales! 

"Ah...."  sighed 

MATHEW  WILDERfish  after 
he  was  turned  back  into  an 
aquatic  sea  creature  with  an 
unpronouncable  name,  "Let 
us  remain  fish  forever...." 

"Nothing  for  us  to 
do. ..but  swim  in  the  blue!" 
rhymed  ERIKA 

WILSONfish. 

"Squid!  Squid!"  said 
JOELBROWNfish.  "Squid!" 

"Now  we'll  never 
have  to  graduate  and  go  out 
in  the  'real'  world...."  said 
MARCELLA  DUFFYfish 
contentedly. 

"Or  leave 

Clvestertown!"  said 

CATHARIN  MEADORSfish. 

"Nobody  ever  does 
leave  Chestertown, 

though...."  said  JUSTIN 
CANNfish. 

"I  did!"  said  DAVE 
CERLESfish. 

Just  then  there  was 
a  heavy  "BUH  BUH  BUH 
BUHBUHBUHBUH"  and 
PRESIDENT  TROUT  and 
DEAN  WUBBLES  flew 
overhead — (both  in  human 


form) — in  a  helicopter! 
"Attention  all  fish,"  said 
PRESIDENT  TROUT, 

shouting  into  a  megaphone, 
"We  have  the  answer!  We 
know  how  to  save  you!  We 
have  found  what  caused  all 
of  this  aquatic  business  in 
the  first  place!  We  know  how 
to  turn  you  all  back  into  nice, 
respectable,  conservative, 
apathetic,  J. Crew  wearing 
human  college  students 
again!  We  can  save  you! 
Listen  to  us!" 

"But. ..but.. .but...  we 
don't  WANT  to  be  made 
human  again!"  cried  CINDI 
DeWATERSfish,  "We'd  have 
to  go  back  to  classes  if  we 
were  human!  We'd  have  to 
go  back  to  Hell!" 

"Shut  upl"  said 
PROFESSOR  SPILICHfish, 
"You're  just  trying  to  get  out 
of  doing  your  senior 
obligation!" 

"But  think  about  it, 
PROFESSOR  SPILICHfish," 
said  CINDI  DeWATERSfish, 
"If  you  go  back  to  being 
human,  you're  going  to  have 
all  those  tests  to  grade,  and 
students  to  lecture,  and 
psych  experiments  to 
oversee. ...Do  you  REALLY 
want  to  be  human  again? 
Wouldn't  you  rather  be  a  fish 
for  the  rest  of  your  life?" 

"By  Golly,  you're 
right!"  said  PROFESSOR 
SPILICHfish.  "I  WOULD 
like  to  be  a  fish  for  the  rest  of 
my  life!  To  Hell  with 
professordum!" 

"Listen  to  me!" 
shouted  PRESIDENT 

TROUT.  "We  will  make 
things  right  again!  DEAN 
WUBBLES  and  I  have  the 
answers!  We  will  change  you 
back  into  human  beings!" 


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is  awarded  at 
Commencement  to  the  senior  deemed  by  the 

Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have  "the  best 
ability  and  promise  for  future  fulfillment  in  the 
field  of  literary  endeavor."  Students  wishing  to 
submit  samples  of  their  writing  are  invited  to 
do  so.  AD.  submissions  must  be  in  the  hands  of 
the  committee  by  the  last  day  of  classes  and 
may  be  brought  to  the  office  of  the  Chairman 
of  English  Department  for  convenience  and 
safe-keeping.   Manuscripts  will  be  returned  to 

their  owners  after  commencement.  An 

graduating  seniors  are  eligible  recipients  of  the 

award. 


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"Once  a  fish,  always 
a  fish!"  shouted  MICHAEL 
DOUGHERTYfish  back.  "To 
Hell  with  finals!  To  Hell 
with  stress!"  We  want  to  be 
fish  forever!" 

"Blub!"  said 

EDMUND  HICKSfish. 

"Blub!"  said  ABBY 
MOSSfish. 

"Blub!"  said  BRETT 
SHOWALTERfish. 

"Blub!"  said  KATHY 
DAYfish. 

"Blub!"  said  DR. 
NATHAN  SMTTHfish. 

"Blub!"  said 

MELISSA  OLSONfish. 

"Blub!"  said 

PATRICE  STANLEYfish. 

"Blubl"  said  SCOTT 
KOONfiah. 

"Blub!"  said  GEOFF 
BLEYfish. 

"Blub!"  said 

RAMSEY  BIGHAMfish. 

"Blub!"  said  JEN 
SENDAXfish. 

"Well,  fine."  said 
PRESIDENT  TROUT.  "I'm 
a  democratic  fellow.  If  that's 
the  way  you  all  want  it  to 
be,  that's  the  way  it's  gonna 
be.  Go  on,  be  fish  forever! 
But  you've  got  to  remember 
one  thing:  Fish  are  ALWAYS 
in  schools." 

"Hey!"  said  TYLER 
STAELINfish. 

"Ag!"  said  ZYLIA 
KNOWLINfish. 

"He's  right!"  said 
MARTHA  KTMURAfish. 

"I  don't  want  to  be  in 
school  forever!"  said  JASON 
TRUAXfish. 

"Change  us  back! 
Change  us  back!"  said  Dr. 
JOHN  B.  TAYLORfish. 

"Heh,  heh,  heh." 
said  PRESIDENT 

TROUTfish.  "I  have  you  all 
in  my  power!  Now,  finally 
you'll  listen  to  me!  Now, 
finally  I'll  get  some  respect!" 
"Save  us, 

PRESIDENT  TROUT  and 
DEAN  WUBBLES!"  cried 
EVERYONEfish.  "Save  us! 
Please,  please,  oh  please!" 

(Tune  in  next  week  for  the 
last  BLUB  ever.  Oh,  boy.) 


"Report,"  from  1 
distance  to  supplementary 
collections,"  the  Report  says 
the  College  must  use  "the 
latest  information  technology 
in  an  expanded  or  renovated 
facility."  The  Report  also 
recommends  that  the  library 
be  more  closely  integrated 
into  academic  programs  at 
the  College.  The  Report  also 
noted  that  Washington 
College  is  "one  of  the 
leaders"  in  using  computers 
for  academic  purposes. 

The  Visiting  Team 
"was  very  impressed  with 
the  quality  of  leadership  and 
staff  at  all  levels  of  student 
life  at  the  College,"  but  they 
also  noted  that  there  are 
only  two  deans  charged  with 
oversight  of  student  affairs, 


1.  Political  Science  Prof,  and  former  Dean 

Dr.  John  B. 

7.  Financial  Aid  Goddess  Jean . 

12.  The  Queen  of  Mean's  given  name. 

13.  One  of  those  big  things  where  whales 
and  stuff  live. 

14.  Assistant  French  Professor  Dr.  Amy 

19.  Writing  lab  expen  Geraldine . 

24.  "If  you're  going San  Francisco,  be 

sure  to  pack  some  condoms  in  your  bag." 

25.  Literature  or  art  intended  to  arouse 
sexual  desire. 

26.  A  Japanese  game  played  with 
counters  on  a  board  that  is  ruled  with  19 
vertical  and  19  horizontal  lines. 

27.  God  spoiled  backwards. 

29.  Political  Science  Prof  Dr.  Tai  Sung  _. 

30.  Nebraska  abbr. 

31.  Dog  spelled  backwards. 

32.  What  Jack  Spratt's  wife  could  not  eat. 
34.  Pianissimo  abbr. 

36.  Group  for  drunks  who  want  to  sober 

up. 

38.  A  basic  unit  of  currency  in  Rumania. 

41.  The  Love  Shack,  baby  that's  where 
it's  _." 

42.  Followers  of  Lao-tzu. 

44.  Nursing  abbr. 

45.  What  the  Koresh  compound  was  after 
the  guys  in  33  Down  got  done  with  it. 

47.  A  small  bomb  used  to  breech  walls: 
you  don't  want  to  be  hoisted  by  your  own. 
49.  They  make  the  best  milkshakes  in 

53.  Chair  of  the  Political  Science  Dopt.  Dr. 


7. always  means . 

8.  The  opposite  of  DC. 

9.  Pertaining  to:  in . 

10.  That  guy  who  fell  down  into  a  burnin' 
ring  of  fire. 

11.  Seven-Up:  the  cola,  (promotional 

consideration  paid  by  Seven-Up,  Inc.) 

14.  Another  abbr.  for  VD. 

15.  Cow  sound. 

16.  Warner  Bros,  skunk  Pope Phew. 

17.  Common  crossword  puzzle  time  word. 

18.  Hither  and . 

19.  Blub  limb. 

20.  Lame  rapper  Vanilla . 

21.  Nazi  group  headed  by  Rohm  before  his 
death,  (obviously.) 

22.  Someone  with  a  swelled  head  has  a 
big_. 

23.  Aging  rock  star/sex  symbol  ___ 
Stewart. 

28.  If  you  di  ink  too  much  Beast,  you  get  a 


31.  Shockingly  sexist  term  for  a 

32.  The   guys  who   i 


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57.  The  College' 
instructor. 

58.  Assistant  Director  of  tho  Cer 
Career  Development  Vicky . 

2.  Loser  shoe  salesman Bundy. 

3.  Mythical  (?)  si 
4. and  behold. 

5.  _  Golden  Pond. 

6.  Egyptian  sun  god 


g  studio  art 


33.  Govt.  org.  that  did  such  a  bang-up  job 
et  the  Koresh  compound. 

34.  Really  cool  non-stick  spray. 

35.  That  guy  with  the  major  raven  fetish. 

36.  Cleopatra  killed  herself  with  one  of 
these. 

37.  Past  tense  of  eat. 

39,  lb  moke  a  mistake. 

40.  German  for  and. 

42.  Symbol  for  the  element  tantalum. 

43.  Initials  of  57  across. 
49.  Symbol  for  selenium. 

46.  " dance-put  on  your  red  shoes  and 

dance  the  blues." 

48.  A  large  group  of  soldiers. 

49.  Atomic  symbol  for  selenium. 

50.  All  sales  _  is. 

51.  Maine  abbr. 

52.  Sherry  Mcnton's  initials. 

53.  An  addition  to  a  letter. 

54.  Sec  6  Down. 

65.  Erika  Wilson's  initials. 
56.  Old  English  abbr. 


and  that  this  has  resulted  in  a 
heavy  workload  for  them. 
Because  of  this,  the  team 
concurred  with  the  Long  Range 
Plan  in  recommending  the 
appointment  of  a  Resident 
Director. 

The  Report  also 
manifests  concern  that  the 
College's  extensive  committee 
structure  "draws  faculty  away 
from  their  teaching  and 
scholarly  agendas  in  detrimental 
ways.  The  number  of  standing 
committees  of  the  faculty  is 
apparently  24,  an  extremely 
high  number  for  an  institution  of 
Washington  College's  size."  The 
Report  takes  note  of  the  Faculty 
Affairs  Committee's  efforts  to 
reduce  the  number  of 
committees,  and  states  that  "this 


is  an  agenda  item  requiring 
immediate  attention." 

The  visiting  team  also 
recommends  changing  the  way 
the  College  examines  curricular 
issues.  Currently,      the 

curriculum  is  within  the  purview 
of  the  Academic  Council,  but  the 
team  feels  the  Council  "does  not 
generally  initiate  curricular 
change.  Its  main  function  is  to 
react  to  proposals  brought 
forward  from  the  departments 
through  the  appropriate  division 
or  from  other  formal  committees 
or  informal  faculty  groups."  The 
team  maintains  that  this  is 
insufficiently  broad,  and  that 
"Serious  consideration 
should  be  given  to  charging 
Academic  Council  or  some 
See  "Report,"  on  5 


Washington    College    Elm 


April    22,     1994 


Beacham  Prize  Is  Awarded 
for  Student  Fiction 


The  Beacham  Prize, 
supported  by  Walton  and 
peborah  Beacham  of 
Beacham  Publishing,  was 
established  to  recognize 
undergraduate  writing  that 
reflects  both  the  liberal  arts 
tradition  and  the  importance 
of  language  in  the  expression 
of  ideas.  The  Prize  is 
named  for  the  Beachams' 
daughter,  who  was 
graduated  in  1992. 

"When  Very  an 

majored  in  philosophy  and 
history,  it  became  obvious 
that  the  College's  prizes 
recognizing  good  writing 
were  geared  to  students  of 
literature,"  says  Mr. 
Beacham,  a  former  English 
professor  who  went  to 
graduate  school  with  Robert 
Day,  professor  of  English 
and  director  of  Washington 
College's  O'Neill  Literary 
House.  "By  establishing  this 
prize  we  are  enouraging 
students  to  strive  for 
excellent  writing,  no  matter 
what  discipline  they  are 
studying.  We  hope  the  prize 
will  acknowledge  to  faculty 
and  students  that  good 
writing,  as  well  as  good 
ideas,  will  be  rewarded." 

The  Beacham  Prize 
also  takes  advantage  of  the 
letterpress  printing  facilities 
at  the  College  —  each  year's 
winning  manuscript  will  be 
published  by  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House  in  a 
numbered,  limited  edition. 
After  his  teaching  career, 
Mr.  Beacham  established  his 
own  publishing  company  to 
publish  reference  books  for 
academic  libraries. 

Beacham  Publishing  also 
occasionally  produces 


Thane  Glenn,  Beacham  Prize  Winner 


collections  of  poems  or  other 
small  volumes  to  give  away 
to  libraries. 

"What  sets  the  Veryan 
Beacham  Prize  apart  from 
other  awards  and  gives  it  an 
added  value  is  that  it 
encourages  all  kinds  .  of 
writing,"  Michael  Mott,  a 
friend  of  the  Beacham  family, 
writes  in  the  foreword.  "As  a 
judge,  I  tried  to  honor  this.  I 
hope  in  years  to  come  the 
prize  will  go  to  philosophical 
essays,  reviews,  groups  of 
poems,  interviews.  This  year 
the  impression  I  had  was 
that  there  were  some  very 
talented  writers  of  short 
stories  at  Washington 
College." 

Thane  Glenn  '94  is 
the  recipient  of  the  College's 
first  Veryan  Beacham  Prize, 
given  in  recognition  of  good 
writing.  Glenn's  short  story, 
"The  Lion's  Cage,"  was 
selected  as  the  winning 
manuscript  by  Michael  Mott, 
a  respected  writer  now 
teaching  at  the  College  of 


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Mott  noted,  is  a  skillfully 
constructed  story  of 
childhood,  told  with  the 
impressionistic  perceptions 
of  a  child.  In  his  story, 
Glenn  explores  "the  dark 
corners  of  childhood"  that 
lend  shape  to  the  adult 
psyche.  "There  are  things 
children  don't  understand, 
fears  and  misconceptions 
children  experience,  that 
stay  with  them  as  they  grow 
up,"  says  Glenn.  "I  believe 
that  no  matter  how  careful  a 
parent  is,  some  damage  to  a 
child's  psyche  is  inevitable. 
And  life  is  a  paradox  — 
humans  are  driven  to  be 
connected  to  other  people, 
yet  independence  is  also 
inevitable.  The  Lion's  Cage' 
tries  to  make  some  spiritual 
sense  of  that." 

Thane,  a  senior 
English  major,  also  has  a 
novel  in  progress.  It,  too,  is 
about  growing  up.  Told  in 
the  first  person  narrative, 
Glenn's  protagonist,  and  the 
language  of  his  voice, 
develop  from  the  time  of  first 
memory  to  early  adulthood. 
"Following  the  development 
of  the  voice,  the  novel 
attempts  to  show  a  sense  of 
discovery  and  revelation," 
says  Glenn,  adding:  "It's 
also  about  art,  which  is 
about  the  same  thing  as 
life."  n 


"Report,"  from  4 

other  standing  of  (sic) 
committee  of  the  faculty  with 
the  power  and  responsibility 
for  oversight  of  the 
curriculum  as  a  whole  and 
for  the  consideration  of  cross 
department  and  disciplinary 
programs  on  a  pro-active 
basis." 

The  visiting  team 
met  with  female  faculty  and 
staff  members  to  assess  the 
climate  of  Washington 
College  for  its  women 
employees.  This  climate  was 
characterized  in  a  quote  from 
one  of  the  female  employees 
as  "not  hostile  but  not 
hospitable."  The  Report 
said  "that  incidents  such  as 
remarks,  jokes  and  subtle 
forms  of  discrimination  have 
occurred,"  and  that  there  are 


"few  mechanisms  in  place 
that  either  raise  awareness 
of  gender  and  racial 
sensitivity  or  provide  means 
for  redress  of  grievances." 
The  team  feels  the  College's 
efforts  in  this  regard  are 
inadequate:  "While  a  sexual 
harassment  policy  has  been 
recently  approved,  the 
means  for  addressing 
grievances  is  rudimentary 
and  does  not  go  outside  of 
traditional  channels  of 
authority." 

Of  the  Board,  the 
team  wrote  "The  financial 
base  of  Washington  College 
urgently  needs  strengthening. 
Given  the  current  financial  and 
enrollment  challenges  facing  the 
College,  the  temptation  to  micro 
manage  current  operations  is 

freat.    That  energy  would  be 
etter  spent  on  ensuring  the 
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Washington  College  E  ]_  n 


Tyler  McCarthy 


Well  it's  come  that 
time  of  year  again  and  we 
have  to  decide  who  we  want 
to  help  run  the  senior  class. 
I  am  running  for  President 
because  I  feel  that  I  can 
make  a  difference  between  a 
good  senior  year  and  a  great 
senior  year. 

I  have  been  very 
active  since  I  have  come  to 
Washington  College  and 
everything  I  have  been 
involved  in  has  made  me  a 
better  leader.  I  have  been 
both  Vice  President  and 
Treasurer  for  both  Phi  Delta 


Class  Officer  Candidates 

Senior  Class:  President 

Theta  and  the  Inter  swim  team.  These  are  just  a  I  feel  that  the  person  you 
Fraternity  Council.  I  am  a  few  of  the  things  that  have  select  should  be  approach- 
member  of  the  All-Campus  made  me  a  better  leader.  able  and  receptive  to 
Judiciary  Board,  Student I      feel      that      the  suggestions.  If  elected  I  will 

"I  have  already  begun  looking  into  some  commencement  speakers 
and  have  gotten  some  great  ideas  toward  throwing  a  senior  class 
party  that  won't  ever  be  forgotten"  —Tyler  McCarthy 


Athletic  Advisory  Council, 
Faculty  Athletic  Advisory 
Council,  as  well  as  being  a 
Resident  Assistant  for  two 
years.  In  addition  to  being 
involved  in  all  of  these 
activities  I  have  maintained 
a  3.0  in  my  major  and  played 
an  active  role  on  the  varsity 


students  need  someone  that 
they  can  trust,  someone  that 
will  be  committed  to 
representing  them  to  the 
best  of  their  ability.  I  feel  it 
is  important  to  have  someone 
in  office  that  is  used  to 
dealing  with  the  faculty  and 
the  administration.    Finally, 


do  my  best  to  uphold  all  of 
the  aforementioned. 

I  have  already  begun 
looking  into  some  commence- 
ment speakers  and  have 
gotten  some  great  ideas 
toward  throwing  a  senior 
class  party  that  won't  ever  be 
forgotten. 


I  have  asked  Dave 
Dennehy  (A.K.A.  Juice)  to 
run  with  me  as  Vice 
President.  Dave  and  I  work 
very  well  together  and  are 
looking  forward  to  the 
challenges  the  lay  ahead 
Dave  is  currently  the 
President  of  our  fraternity 
and  as  I  have  mentioned 
before  I  am  the  Vice 
President.  If  we  are  both 
elected  I  can  promise  you  a 
two  man  team  that  can't  be 
beat. 


Ken  Pipkin 


My    name    is    Ken 
Pipkin  and  I  am  running  for 

F resident  of  the  Senior  Class, 
have  been  a  member  of  the 
SGA  for  three  years  and  ran 
unopposed  last  year  for  this 

Fosition.  The  reason  I  state 
his    is    that    I    took    the 
initiative  to  work  for  the 


SGA,  I  felt  as  though  it  was 
something  I  workea  hard  at. 


the    class,    even    then    I 
thought  of  the  Class  of  '95. 


though  next  year  the  senior 
class  will  accomplish  a  lot 


"When  I  ran  for  the  position  last  year,  I  had  to  put  together  a  staff  of 
people  for  the  class,  even  then  I  thought  of  the  Class  of  '95."--Ken 
Pipken 

When  I  ran  for  the  position  This  year  the  class  of  '95  more.  I  have  given  time,  and 
last  year,  I  had  to  put  successfully  put  together  I  am  doing  this  for  the  class 
together  a  staff  of  people  for     Parent's  Day  and  I  Feel  as     of  '95    and  so  that  we  enjoy 


our  senior  year.  I  have  the 
ideas  and  qualificatins  for 
the  job,  on  Monday  April  25, 
vote  Ken  Pipkin. 


Senior  Class:  Vice-President 


Matt  Murray 


In  my  two  years  at 
Washington  College,  I've 
definitely  learned  that  our 
experiences  here  can  only 
amount  to  as  much  as  we 
want  them  to.  In  other 
words,  what  we  get  out  of 
Washington  College  directly 
equals  the  amount  of  effort 
we  put  into  it. 

I've  tried  to  follow 
this  rule  throughout  my  time 
on  campus.  For  those  of  you 
who  are  familiar  with  me, 
you  know  that  I  have' been 
an  active  participant  in 
campus  affairs  since  the  day 
I  arrived  in  Chester-town. 
For  those  of  you  who  don't 
know  me,  you  may  be 
interested  in  "hearing  that  I 
have  been  involved  with  a 
myriad  of  extracirricular 
activities  over  the  past  two 
years  including:  president  of 
Kappa  Alpha,  sports  editor  of 


The  Elm,  varsity  soccer. 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa,  and 
Student  Gov-ernment.  I 
have  occupied  my  time  with 
a  host  of  activities  while  also 
per-forming  as  a  Dean's  List 
student,  and  placing  myself 
on  line  to  graduate  in  three 
years. 

However,  for  those  of 
you  seniors  who  don't  know 


First  of  all,  one  of  the 
reasons  I'm  running  involves 
the  recently  completed 
S.G.A.  Executive  Board 
elections.  I  was  extremely 
frustrated  upon  learning 
that  three  of  the  five  offices 
were  run  unopposed,  as  I  felt 
it  reflected  a  general  sense  of 
apathy  among  the  current 
student  body.     Therefore,  I 


vice-president,  I  would 
strongly  suggest  to  the  other 
officers  that  we  plan  our  year 
by  focusing  on  three  different 
aspects:  1)  Make  commence- 
ment as  great  as  possible  by 
bringing  a  quality  grad- 
uation speaker  to  Chester- 
town  and  making  sure 
everything  runs  as  smoothly 
as  possible.    2)  Attempt  to 


"Remember,  we  are  graduating,  and  by  inspiring  some 
class  identity  and  having  different  activities,  I  believe  we 
can  have  a  good  time."  —  Matt  Murray 

me,  this  list  of  qualifications 
doesn't  really  help  you  make 
your  decision  between  myself 
and  my  very  qualified 
opponent.  You  don't  want  to 
know  what  I've  done  in  the 
past,  but  you  want  to  know 
why  I'm  running  and  what  I 
plan  to  do  in  the  future  as 
vice-president  of  the  senior 
class. 


wanted  to  make  sure  that 
there  was  competition  for  the 
senior  class  offices,  so  that 
regardless  of  who  won  or 
lost,  we  would  at  least  know 
that  there  is  a  great  deal  of 
interest  among  seniors  on 
how  next  year  turns  out  for 
all  of  us. 

Secondly,  you  want  to 
know  what  I  plan  to  do.    As 


inspire  more  of  a  class 
identity  among  seniors. 
While  it  is  difficult  to  bring 
all  of  the  seniors  together 
since  so  many  of  them  live 
off-campus,  I  believe  next 
year's  senior  class  should 
nave  more  activities  together 
in  order  to  invoke  a  sense  of 
class  unity.  Although  it  may 
be  a  strength  of  Washington 


College  that  all  classes  are 
treated  equally,  I  think 
seniors  should  feel  as  though 
they  stand  out.  3)  Make  next 
year  as  fun  as  possible  for 
seniors.  Remember,  we  are 
graduating,  and  by  inspiring 
some  class  identity  and 
having  different  activities,  I 
believe  we  can  have  a  good 
time. 

Yes,  we  can  have  a 
good  time  next  year,  and  now 
you  need  to  carefully 
consider  who  you  want  to 
lead  you  to  that  goal.  Care- 
fully choose  who  you  want  to 
be  your  president — consid- 
ering how  involved  he/she 
has  been  over  the  past  years. 
But  make  sure  to  carefully 
consider  other  offices  as  well. 
As  a  class,  we  can  only  be  as 
strong  as  our  executive 
board,  and  I  hope  you'll  elect 
me  to  have  a  role  in  our 
senior  year.  Thank  you. 


David  Dennehy 

Hello,  My  name  is 
David  Dennehy,  I  am 
running  for  vice  president  of 
the  senior  class.  Yes  we  are 
going  to  be  seniors  and 
before  you  know  it  they  are 
going  to  hand  us  our 
diplomas  and  tell  us  we  can't 
come  back,  oh  well  it  was  fun 
while  it  lasted.  If  given  the 
opportunity  I  would  like  to 
make  our  final  year  the  most 


memorable  yet.  I  have  held  few.  Such  activities  have  given  us  so  much,  along  with 
various  offices  in  my  geared  me  to  be  very  doing  some  things  for 
fraternity  and  at  present      organized  and  goal  oriented,      ourselves.  I  would  also  like  to 

Tyler  Mc-Carthy   asked  me  to  run  with  him,  and  as  officers 
of  the  same  fraternity  we  have  worked  together  for  two 
years  now  and  make  a  very  good  team.  This  team  I  believe 
would  be  an  added  bonus  to  the  senior  class. 


reside  as  president.  Other 
campus  involvement 

includes,  IFC  (inter 
fraternity  council),  and 
target  tutoring,  to  name  a 


which  I  see  as  important 
attributes  for  such  a  position. 
As  a  senior  class  it  is  our 
responsibility  to  give  back  a 
little  to  a  place  that  has 


mention  that  Tyler  Mc- 
Carthy asked  me  to  run  with 
him,  and  as  officers  of  the 
same  fraternity  we  have 
worked   together   for  two 


years  now  and  make  a  very 
good  team.  This  team  I 
believe  would  be  an  added 
bonus  to  the  senior  class. 
Thank  you. 


David  "Juice"  Dennehy 


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^Derbis 

I  am  running  for 
Secretary  of  the  Senior  class 
for  two  basic  reasons.  First, 
i  a  political  Science  major  I 
n  interested  in 

participating  on  at  least 
jotne  level  in  the  political 
nrocess  on  campus.  Perhaps 
more  importantly,  however, 
a  rising   Senior   I   am 


interested  in  working  toward 
a  successful  completion  of 


Senior  Class:  Secretary 


Considering    the    myriad 
events    in    which    we    will 


important  to  install  a  set  of 
class  officers  who  can  do  a 


Considering  the  myriad  events  in  which  we  will 
participate,  right  up  to  our  commencement  in  May,  it  is 
important  to  install  a  set  of  class  officers  who  can  do  a 
good  job  of  planning  and  executing  these  events. -Jay 
Derbis 

the  four  years  we  have  spent     participate,  right  up  to  our     good  job  of  planning  and 
at    Washington     College,      commencement  in  May,  it  is     executing  these  events. 


In  short,  I  am 
jumping  into  the  ring  for  the 
election  of  class  officers 
because  I  believe  that  with 
my  extracurricular 

experience  and  my  strong 
academic  background  I 
possess  the  skills  needed  to 
help  meet  and  solve 
whatever  challenges  might 
face  next  year's  Senior  class. 


Junior  Class:  President 


Mark_Reyero 


It  seems  to  me  that 
when  people  run  for  a  SGA 

ijsition  here  at  Washington 
College,  they  always  seem  to 
run  on  the  platform  of 
'change".  However,  the  two 
words  that  I  would  like  to 
associate  with  my  re-election 
bid  as  next  year's  Junior 
Class        President        are 

lotivation"  and  "exper- 
ience". It  would  seem  silly  for 
me  to  change  any  of  the 
approaches  that  I  have  taken 
regarding  the  SGA.  Members 
of  the  SGA,  whether  a  class 
president  or  a  dorm  senator 
must  be  both  motivated  and 
willing  to  initiate  projects.  In 


the  past  year  as  Sophomore 
Class  President,  I  have  kept 
quite  busy.  In  the  fall  I 
undertook  two  very 
successful  projects,  Casey 


Parent's  Day  I  once  again 
had  the  opportunity  to  work 
with  Pat  Trams  and  the 
Alumni  Association  in 
coordinating  what  turned  out 


home  town  of  Poughkeepsie, 
New  York.  "Founder's  Day" 
would  be  a  celebration  of  the 
founding  of  Washington 
College  in  1787  by  William 


The  two  words  that  I  would  like  to  associate  with  my  re- 
election hid  as  next  year's  Junior  Class  President  are 
"motivation"  and  "experience". -Mark  Revero 


Time  and  the  Blood  Drive. 
With  both  events,  I  gained 
experience  through  working 
with  the  Alumni  Association 
and  the  Blood  Bank  of  the 
Eastern  Shore.  This  spring  I 
have  continued  with  that 
spirit  of  motivation.  When 
Carey  Hargrove  needed  help 
with  the  Birthday  Ball,  I 
volunteered  my  time.  During 


to  be  a  successful  program 
with  various  alumni  and 
students.  When  help  was 
needed  to  set  up  for  Earth 
Day,  I  volunteered.  And  now. 
pending  President  Trout's 
approval,  I  am  initiating  a 
new  project  for  next  fall, 
"Founder's  Day".  I  have 
borrowed  this  idea  from 
Vassar    College    from    my 


Smith.  The  day  would  begin 
with  the  Second  Annual 
Casey  Time,  where  once 
again  students  and  alumni 
would  work  together  in 
beautifying  our  campus.  The 
festivities  would  continue 
into  the  afternoon  with  the 
games.  "Founder's  Day" 
would  then  come  to  a  close 
with     a    "Founder's     Day 


Concert"  outdoors.  Hopefully, 
the  SGA  would  be  able  to 
attract  another  quality  band 
such  as  God  Street  Wine  to 
rock  Washington  College.  It's 
events  such  as  "Casey  Time", 
the  Birthday  Ball,  and  Earth 
Day,  which  Washington 
College  needs  to  keep  life 
here  at  Washington  College 
exciting,  By  Running  for  next 
year's  Junior  Class 
President,  I  hope  to  continue 
my  commitment  to  those 
events  and  establish  new 
events  such  as  "Founder's 
Day"  at  Washington  College. 


Erica  Estep 


My  name  is  Erica 
Estep,  and  I  am  running  for 
the  Vice  Presidency  of  the 
Class  of  1996.  Through  being 
the  current  secretary  of  the 
sophomore  class  and  working 
the  Student  Affairs  office 
i  campus,  I  have  recognized 
the  Student  Government 
Association's  influence  on 
social,  economic,  and  political 


Junior  Class:  Vice-President 

issues        pertaining        to     leadership  has  proven  to  be  a     apathetic  students.  We  must 

As  your  fellow  classmate  I  share  that  same  pride  and  wish 
to  fulfill  your  expectations  by  continuing  the  trend  of 
excellence  that  Washington  College  has  grown  accustom. 
-Erica  Estep 


Washington  College 

students.  As  students  we 
must  be  aware  of  the 
importance  of  strong, 
organized  leadership.  For 


useful  and  effective  tool  in 
establishing  unity. 

At  times  student 
organizations  fall  victim  to 
inadequacies        due        to 


provide  the  energy  and 
determination  to  keep  the 
Student  Government 

Association  an  active  part  in 
student  life. 


Washington  College 
has  a  legacy  of  pride  in  the 
level  of  academic  and  athletic 
student  participation.  As 
your  fellow  classmate  I  share 
that  same  pride  and  wish  to 
fulfill  your  expectations  by 
continuing  the  trend  of 
excellence  that  Washington 
College  has  grown  accustom.  , 


Sophomore  Class:  President 


Joseph  D'Urso 


Hey,  party-party, 
shwing-shwing!  Those  of  you 
who  know  me,  know  what  I 
have  done  for  our  class  and 
vhat  I  am  capable  of.  But  for 
those  of  you  who  do  not,  here 
'  a  little  bit  about  myself. 


I  am  presently  the 
vice-president    and  treasurer 

of  the  Sophomore  class.  I  was 


position  to  vice-president.  I 
am  experienced  in  the 
formalities  of  the  two  offices 


helped  to  bring  the  band 
'Godstreet        Wine"        to 

Chestertown.  Mark  Reyero 


Hey,  party-party,  shwing-shwing! -Joseph  D'Urso 


elected  treasurer  last  year, 
but  the  vice-  president  had  to 
step  down,  which 

automatically   moved    my 


and  with  the  SGA. 

I  took  an  active  role 
in  the  Sophomore  class  blood 
drive,  Casey  Day,  and  have 


and  I  have  gone  over  plans 
for  the  next  Parent's  Day, 
and  if  I  am  elected  it  will  be 
the  best  Parent's  Day  ever. 


I  know  that  I  can 
represent  the  Junior  class 
student  body  exceptionally 
because  I  know  what  people 
expect  from  class  officers, 
and  I  can  fulfill  that  role 
with  experience. 


Letlcla  Lyford-Pike 

Hi!  My  name  is  Leti. 
If  you've  seen  my  signs 
around  campus,  you'll  know 
that  I'm  running  for 
Sophomore  Class  President. 
I've  been  wanting  to  do  this 
for  a  while  because  I  like  our 
class  and  I  think  there's  a  lot 
I  can  bring  to  it.  I'm 
dedicated  and  outgoing.  I 
snow  most  of  the  Freshmen 
^d  don't  limit  myself  to  just 
one  group.  I'm  not  afraid  to 
speak  up  to  make  our  class 
>ieard.  We  need  to  show 
Washington  College  that  our 
class  can  also  be  an 
tifipor-fcant  active  par-t-of  the 
school.  That  is  why  I  am 
filing  to  be  the  Class 
Resident.  I  am  willing  to 
dedicate  my  time  next  year 
Jo  work  with  our  class  and 
'he  SGA. 

Things  I've  Done* 
,  I  know  what  it  means  to 
?ave  an  important  position 
"■school.  Although  I  haven't 
lleld  an  office  in  student 
government    yet,  I  have  been 


active  in  several  groups  in 
the  past.  I  was  the  Editor-in- 
Chief  of  my  high  school 
newspaper,  a  position  that 
took  a  lot  of  dedication.  I 
spent  a  week  after  school 
every  month  with  my  staff  to 


officers,  and  the  sophomore 
class  to  make  our  class  active 
and  successful. 

This  year  I  participated  in 
the  school  by  being  part  of 
the  crew  team,  which  takes  a 
lot  of  dedication  and  pushing 


opportunities  for  students  to 
plant  trees  at  school.  We  can 
have  a  "plant-a-tree  day"  on 
earth  day  next  year  when  it 
is  nice  and  warm  so  more 
students  will  participate. 

Not  all  of  us   are  in 


I  know  most  of  the 
just  one  group.  I'm 
class  heard. -Leticia 


get  the  paper  ready  to  be 
printed.  My  high  school's 
newspaper  was  very  much 
like  the  student  government. 
I  had  to  develop  a 
relationship  with  the 
administration,  work  with 
— fcnem^ — cite  s  t  a  rt . 
body  and  other  school 
newspapers.  I  was 

responsible  of  voicing  the 
staff's  opinion  in  my 
editorials  and  served  as  a 
link  between  the  student 
body  and  the  administration. 
This  is  all  transferable  to 
being  class  president.  I  will 
work  with  the  SGA,  the 
administration,  the  other 
classes,    the    other    class 


Freshmen  and  don't  limit  myself  to 
not  afraid  to  speak  up  to  make  our 
Lyford-Pike 

myself.  Being  in  Crew  taught      fraternities  or  sororities,  so  1 

me  discipline  which  made  me 

able  to  manage  my  time  so 

that  I  can  give  tours,  work  at 

the  school  catering  service, 

and  be  on  Dean's  List. 

*What  I  Will  Do  Next  Year* 

— The-sephomore  class-4a— 

traditionally  in  charge  of  the 
annual  blood  drive.  I  have 
helped  with  blood  drives  at 
my  high  school  and  given 
blood  twice.  I  want  to  keep 
up  with  this  important  event 
and  have  two  blood  drives, 
instead  of  just  one.  We  can 
have  one  in  the  Fall  and  one 
in  the  Spring  inviting  the 
community  to  participate. 
I  also  want  to  keep  up  the 


We  all  need  to  work 
together  to  make  our  fund- 
raisers and  class  activities 
successful.  I  plan  to  send 
everyone  notices  of  the  dates 
when  we  will  be  having  class 
meetings.  I  want  to  have  one 
at  the  beginning  of  next  year 
to  get  suggestions  from 
everyone  and  discuss  the 
plans  of  the  class.  I  want  to 
have  everyone  who  wishes,  to 
participate.  We  will  have 
something  like  dorm 
senators  and  have 

representatives  in  the  class. 
Anyone  who  wishes  to  come 
to  the  class  meetings  and 
contribute  with  suggestions, 


think  it  would  be  a  good  idea 
to  have  a  Sophomore  Dance. 
This  dance  will  be  a  dance  all 
for  us.  We  will  have  to  raise 
the  money  for  it,  get  a  band, 
and  do  all  the  preparations 

-neeessary-so-eaeh-ef— us-ean — complaintsror-quesfcion: 
invite  someone  and  have  a 
good  time. 

We  need  to  start  putting 
money  into  our  treasury  and 
that  will  take  a  great  deal  of 
fundraising.  We  can  work 
with  the  SGA  and  have  SGA 
sponsored  dances,  where 
part  of  the  money  will  go  to 
the  sophomore  class.  I  also 
want  everyone  to  be 
involved. 


The  other  students 
running  for  office  are  all 
dedicated  and  I  look  forward 
to  working  with  them  and 
with  you  to  make  next  year  a 
better  year  for  the  class  of 
1997.  Please  remember  me 
when  you  vote  this  Monday, 
25th. 


Class  Officer  Candidates  Continued  on  Page  Eight 


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Apri     1    22, 


Washington    College 


Sophomore  Class  President 

Edna  Roberts  as  well  as  a  friend  to 


fellow  classmates.  I  jL  * 
kept  myself  available  at'* 
open  to  suggestions  fro 
anyone  and  everyone.  That 
the     key    to    strong    a, 
effective  leadership. 

Going      into 


On  Monday,  April  25, 
1994,  Edna  Roberts  will  be 
on  the  ballot  once  again  for 
Class  President,  but  of  the 
Sophomore  Class  this  time 
around. 

My  first  year  of  being  sophomore  year  we  need  that 
Class  President  has  been  a  leadership  and  experience  i! 
new  experience,  just  as  being  remain  as  an  active  part  i 
a  freshman  in  college.  Washington  College  ljf.' 
Attending  SGA  meetings  Next  year  we  have  to  take  ji 
weekly  to  represent  my  class  upon  ourselves  to  want  to  be 
was  a  job  that  I  performed  active  and  willing  to  sup™* 
well  and  want  to  continue  ourselves  and  other? 
doing.  My  responsibility  was  Organizing  charity  drives  or 
to  present  the  SGA  with  any  developing  more  projects  to 
■:       '         !     —      beautify  our  campus,  such  aj 


concerns  of  the  Freshman 
Class. 

This  year  I  have 
remained  a  committed 
Freshman  Class  President, 


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with  luck  to  everyone  who  is 
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offices,  for  those  are  and  will 
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Sophomore 

Class: 

Treasurer 


Hi  everyone.  My 
name  is  Dani  Heath,  and 
am  running  for  sophomore 
class  treasurer.  I  feel  I  a: 
highly  qualified  for  th 
position,  in  many  ways, 
have  recently  put  together 
and  run  a  fund-raiser  for  ZTA 
pledges,  and  I  was  in  charge 
of  all  money  taken.  With  thi 
money  we  had  to  buy  food  to 
feed  the  sorority,  as  we'" 
the  sodas  for  the  fund-raiser 
itself.  We  were  verj 
successful,  and  have  mad* 
quite  a  profit.  I  feel  that 
although  I  was  busy  at  the 
time  with  softball,  pledging, 
and  classes,  I  did  a  good  job 
and  handled  everything  with 
great  responsibility.  I  am  8 
chemistry  major  (for  now  at 
least)  and  a  premed  student 
I  would  like  someday  to  work 
for  the  FBI  as  a  forensic 
psychiatrist.  I  am  pled 
ZTA  as  well  as  playing 
softball  this  semester,  and 
last  semester  I  was  an  active 
member  of  Hands  Out  and 
Target  Tutoring,  as  well  as 
maintaining  a  job  botb 
semesters.  Math  is  my 
favorite  subject,  and  one  also 
one  of  my  best.  I  feel  thai 
with  all  this  in  mind  I  have 
the  knowledge  as  well  as  the 
responsibility  to  be  treasure 
of  the  sophomore  class  of  the 
1994-1995  school  year.  Than* 
you:) 


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April    22,     1994 


jophomore  Class: 

ylstina  Chiarchiaro 

My         name  is 

ihristina  Chiarchiaro  and  I 
running  for  vice- 
dent  of  the  sophomore 
I  sS.  Recent  Student 
,,¥ernment  Association 
■currences  have  been  the 
sis  f°r  my  desire  to 
."present  the  class  of  1997. 
"((ending  the  birthday  ball 


Vice-President 

and  various  concerts  in  the 
student  center  have  shown 
me  that  successful,  enjoyable 
events  are  accomplished 
through  the  SGA.  The 
opening  of  the  Cove,  also 
very  successful,  has  united 
us  as  students.  Most 
importantly  the  current 
elections  of  SGA  officers  has 
shown  me  the  enormous 
affect  the  officers  conduct 


has  on  the  entire 
Washington  College 

community.  As  your  class 
vice-president  I  would  have 
high  hopes  of  using  the 
affective  position  to  support 
various  class  activities.  The 
Washington  College 

community  has  seen  the 
sophomores  conduct  a  blood 
drive  and  Casey  day.  I  see  us 
continuing  these  two  events 
along  with  creating  new  ones 
such  as  a  class  dance  and  a 


class  trip.  There  also  seems 
to  be  a  need  for  earlier  career 
awareness  among 

sophomores. 

I  have  been  a  part  of 
the  concerned  Washington 
College  community  for  a  year 
and  feel  that  a  positive, 
assertive,  friendly  individual 
is  required  to  hear  the  voices 
of  the  students  and  direct 
them  respectfully  to  the 
faculty.  A  close  interaction 
with    the    voices    of    the 


students  and  direct  them 
respectfully  to  the  faculty.  A 
close  interaction  with  the 
new  SGA  vice-president  and 
treasurer  indicates  to  me 
that  a  responsible,  hard 
working  individual  willing  to 
put  forth  the  time  is  also 
necessary.  With  your  vote  I 
may  take  the  position  of  vice- 
president  and  maintain  these 
qualities  in  order  to  create 
many  positive  outcomes  for 
us,  the  sophomore  class. 


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April     22, 


Washington    College 


Sho'men  Baseball  On  A  Roll  After  Wins 
Over  Dickinson,  Lincoln,  Gettysburg 


W.C.  Sweeps  Devils  Despite  'Shoddy  Fielding* 


Erika  K.  JJord- 


Going  into  a"  game  against 
Haverford  on  Tuesday  ,  the 
Sho'men  baseball  team  has 
improved  their  overall  record 
to  12-7. 

In  the  Centennial 
Conference,  Washington  is  7- 
3.      . 

Last  Saturday  the  Sho'Men 
defeated  visiting  Dickinson 
College  twice  by  scores  of  9-8 
and  12-8.  Offense  carried  the 
team  to  victory  with  Rory 
Conway  and  Gary 

Yovanovich  both  homering. 
Their  late  inning  runs  in  the 
first  game  provided  the 
winning  margin. 

Ace  moundsman  Keith 
"Whitey"  Whiteford  pitched 
six  innings  for  the  win. 
Whiteford  has  a  6-1  pitching 
record.  Doug  Blair  earned  a 
save  by  coming  in  to  pitch 
the  last  inning. 

Kevin  Roland  started  and 


pitched  four  effective  innings 
in  the  second  game. 

"Shoddy  fielding  allowed 
Dickinson  to  remain 
competitive  throughout  the 
game,"  head  coach  Ed  Athey 
said.  "However,  Kevin  gained 
his  first  victory  of  the 
spring." 

Again  Doug  Blair  relieved 
and  pitched  well  during  the 
last  three  innings. 

"Hitting  accolades  in  the 
second  game  go  to  many 
players,"  Athey  said.  He 
listed  Dan  Coker,  Jarrett 
Pasko,  Conway,  Tim  Pilarski, 
Whiteford,  Andy  Parks, 
Brian  Rush,  Chris  Castello, 
and  Yovanovich  as  stellar 
performers. 

"The  potent  Sho'men 
offense  is  scoring  runs,  and 
that  overshadowed  an 
otherwise  lack-luster 

defensive  effort,"  Athey  said. 
Athey    feels    "that   the 
defense  must  improve"  in 


order  for  the  Sho'men  to 
continue  to  compete  for  the 
Conference  championship. 

"With  Conference  games 
beginning  to  pile  up  during 
the  last  two  weeks  of  the 
season,  the  pitching  will 
need  better  support  in  order 
to  compete,"  Athey  said. 

"Washington  has  eight 
Centennial  games  remaining 
and  cannot  afford  any  let- 
downs so  we  can  fight  Johns 
Hopkins  for  the  conference 
title." 

This  afternoon  the  Sho'men 
travel  to  play  Haverford, 
while  tomorrow  they  host 
Western  Maryland  at  1  p.m. 

Play  continues  next  week 
with  away  games  at 
Swarthmore  and  Gallaudet 
on  Tuesday  and  Wednesday. 
A  week  from  today 
Washington  plays 

Swarthmore  again  on  home 
turf  at  3  in  the  afternoon. 


Shoremen  Sweep  Lincoln  After  Hopkins  Loss 


Erika  K.  Ford 


Washington  College's 
baseball  team  raised  its 
record  to  10-7  with  a  double 
header  victory  at  Lincoln 
University  on  Monday,  April 
11th  with  scores  of  9-3  and  5- 

10 . 

Freshman  pitcher  Jarrett 
Pasko  went  the  distance  in 
the  first  game,  giving  up  only 
four  hits  and  striking  out 
ten. 

.  Andy  Parks  hit  his  second 
home  run  of  the  year. 

Keith  Whiteford  had  a 
double  and  single  to  lead  the 
Sho'men  to  a  win  in  the  first 
game. 

Andy  Moore  and  Doug  Blair 
shared  the  pitching 
responsibilities  in  game  two 


against  Lincoln.  Blair  got 
credit  for  the  win.  Tim 
Pilarski  had  two  of  the  three 
hits  registered  by  the 
Sho'men. 

"We  pretty  much  have  to 
win  games  here  on  out," 
Pilarski  said.  "We're  in  the 
middle  of  the  Centennial 
Conference  right  now,  and 
Gettysburg  and  Hopkins  are 
still  the  favorites  to  win  the 
league." 

Said  head  coach  Ed  Athey: 
"Washington  missed  a  golden 
opportunity  to  move  up  in 
Conference  standing  by 
failing  to  hold  a  two  run 
advantage  over  Johns 
Hopkins  going  into  the  final 
inning  of  the  game  played 
last  Friday  on  Kibler  Field." 

The  locals  trailed  going  into 


the  bottom  of  the  eighth 
inning  in  the  Hopkins  game 
on  April  8.  After  four  base 
hits  and  two  walks,  the 
Sho'men  staged  a  seven-run 
rally  to  go  ahead  7-5 
entering  the  final  inning. 
The  WC  relief  pitching  failed 
to  hold  the  lead  and  the  Blue 
Jays  scored  four  times  to 
lead  9-7. 

With  Washington  batting 
last,  we  scored  once  and  had 
men  on  second  and  third 
with  one  out.  Unfortunately 
Gary  Yovanovich's  hit  was 
converted  by  Hopkins's 
second  baseman  into  a 
double  play. 

"Dan  Coker,  Rory  Conway, 
and  Tim  Pilarski  were  the 
hitting  stars,  bring  in  seven 
of  the  team's  11  hits,"  said 


Senior  Keith  Whiteford  is  the  ace  of  the  Washington 
pitching  staff  this  season. 


Athey  of  the  Hopkins  game. 

On  Saturday  the  Sho'men 
had  their  hitting  shoes  on 
and  defeated  Gettysburg  in 
the  first  game  of  a  double 
header  at  home,  18-3.  Hit- 
wise,  Conway  had  four, 
Pilarski  and  Brian  Rush  had 
two,  and  Whiteford  had 
three. 

Parks  and  Chad  Campbell 
each  had  two  hits  and  a 
homer. 


Keith  Whiteford  registers 
his  fourth  win  by  going  tb 
distance  and  giving  up  onl 
four  hits. 

The  second  game  again; 
Gettysburg  was  a  defeat,  4-2 

"The  game  was  a  pitchil 
battle  between  Doug  Blai 
and  Gettysburg's  Willial 
Bridge,"  Athey  said. 

Whiteford  had  two  hits  I 
lead  a  Sho'Men  six  h 
attack. 


Washington  Bites  Bullet  In  First  Men's 
Lacrosse  Loss  To  D  III  Foe  This  Season 


Ken  Pipkin 


Four  score  and  six  goals 
ago,  the  courageous  fifth- 
ranked  Shoremen  made  their 
run  against  the  fourth- 
ranked  Gettysburg  Bullets. 
Unfortunately  .  for 

Washington  fans,  the 
Shoremen  would  ultimately 
fall  short  to  Gettyburg,  18- 
12. 

In  the  teams'  last  meeting 
in  May,  1993,  Gettysburg 
also  beat  the  Shoremen  in 
the  Middle  Atlantic 
Conference  final. 

Washington  headed  into 
Saturday's  game  determined 
to  avenge  last  year's  loss. 

The  battle  began  on  Kibler 
field  on  Saturday  with  both 
teams  fighting  furiously  for 
faceoffs,  and  both  defenses 
and  offenses  furiously  using 
their  weapons  of  war  to 
attack  the  goal. 

The   first   quarter   was 
closely  contested,   as   the 


action  went  back  and  forth. 
At  the  end  of  the  first 
quarter  the  Shoremen  led  4- 
3.  The  second  quarter 
continued  to  be  close,  and 
Washington  held  a  7-6  lead 
at  halftime. 

Those  who  contributed  with 
goals  for  the  Shoremen's  first 
half  effort  were  Bart  Jaeger 
with  three,  Chris  Cote  with 
two,  and  single  goals  from 
Jason  Paige  and  Blair 
Muneses.  Paige,  Jamie 
Carver,  Matt  Zarinko,  Mike 
McDermott,  and  Chris 
Sanchez  all  added  assists  to 
help  contribute  to  the  7-6 
lead  at  the  half. 

Those  who  watched  the 
struggle  knew  that  the  game 
would  be  decided  in  the 
fourth  quarter. 

Unfortunately  for 

Washington,  the  ball  would 
not  bounce  its  way. 

The  second  half  was  a 
turning  of  the  tides  for  the 
Shoremen.      The    Bullets 


tallied  five  times  in  the  third 
quarter  to  Washington's 
three  goals,  giving  the 
Bullets  their  first  lead  of  the 
game.  Gettysburg  led  11-10 
at  the  end  of  three  periods, 
which  it  refused  to  let  go. 

The  Shoremen's  comeback 
attempt  was  halted  by  the 
Bullets  in  a  7-2  Gettysburg 
run.  When  the  dust  finally 
settled  on  the  battlefield,  and 
all  injuries  were  assessed, 
the  Shoremen  suffered  a 
bitter  18-12  defeat. 

Biting  the  bullet  was  tough 
for  the  Shoremen.  Head 
coach  Terry  Corcoran  had 
mixed  feelings  about  the 
final  result. 

"The  team  did  a  great  job, 
and  the  kids  really  played 
their  hearts  out,"  Corcoran 
said.  "A  few  breaks  did  not 
seem  to  go  our  way  and  it 
cost  us  the  game." 

With  a  loss  by  six  goals, 
Corcoran  felt"  the  team  lost  a 
lot  of  key  posessions  that 


were  a  result  of  unnecessary 
calls,  and  those  calls  turned 
into  five  Gettysburg  goals." 

"The  guys  hustled  but  got 
stuck  with  some 

unchangeable  situations," 
Corcoran  said. 

The  Gettysburg  head  coach 
agreed  that  "there  were  some 
key  posessions  in  the  game 
that  we  were  able  to 
convert." 

All  in  all  the  day  was  tough 
for  the  Shoremen,  who  will 
look  to  avenge  last  weeks 
loss  to  the  Bullets  against 
the  Sea  Gulls  of  Salisbury 
State  this  weekend. 

The  Gulls  and  Shoremen 
will  faceoff  tomorrow  on 
Kibler  Field  at  1:30  p.m.  in  a 
much  anticipated  rematch  of 
last  year's  NCAA  First 
Round  playoff  game  in  which 
Washington  stole  a  victory 
from  the  top-ranked  team  in 
Division  III. 

Reading  through  the  paper 
and       looking       at       the 


Gettysburg  score  will  no 
give  you  the  full  impact! 
the  final  result.  Tb 
Shoremen's  desire  to  win  an 
their  struggle  of  superiorit 
on  the  filed  was  all  sho* 
Saturday,  but  they  fell, 
little  short.  The  question! 
will  you  be  their  to  roofl 
root ,  root,  for  the  home  teal 
tomorrow. 

Be  there  tomorrow  an 
support  Washington, 
quote  a  T-Shirt  I  saw  a 
other  day:  "Washingt 
College  Lacrosse,  'B 
Things  Man,  Bad  Things- 
Editor's  Note:  Many  that* 
to  Ken  Pipkin  r 
volunteering  to  give  spw 
journalism  a  try  in  this,  &* 
debut  story  in  TheJElm--  ) 
would  like  to  heart" 
encourage  anyone  else  w' 
wants  to  give  sports  a  to'  a 
write  for  next  week's  fa 
issue  of  the  year,  to  call  M 
atext.8783.   Thanks.-^ 


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April    22,     1994 


Women's  Lacrosse 
Ends  Losing  Skid 

Shorewomen  Beat  Widener  To  Snap 
15-Game  Streak  And  Record  Victory 


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The  last  time  the 
hington  College  women's 
lacrosse  team  could  ring  the 
victory  bell  was  March  25, 
1993  when  the  Shorewomen 
narrowly  defeated 

Swarthmore  13-12. 

Washington  lost  its  last 
seven  games  of  the  1993 
campaign  and  its  first  eight 
0f  1994  (including  a  12-4 
setback  from  the  same 
Sivarthmore  squad),  bringing 
the  losing  streak  to  15 
games. 
However,  all  of  that 
mged  on  Thursday,  April 
\i,  when  the  Shorewomen 
beat  Widener  University  14- 
a  muddy  game.  Since 
(hen,  Washington  also  won 

$  second  game  of  the  season 

ith  a  9-7  victory  over 
Goucher  on  Tuesday,  and  the 
i's  record  now  stands  at 
U. 

The  turn  of  events  began  on 
April  14  when  Amy  Scarlett 
scored  on  an  assist  from 
Beth  Hocker  less  than  three 
minutes  into  the  contest. 
With  succeeding  goals  from 
Kirsten  Lucas  and  Renee 
Guckert,  the  Shorewomen 
jumped  out  to  a  3-0  lead  with 
22:13  remaining  in  the  first 
half. 

Right  from  the  moment 
[hey  stepped  on  the  field,  my 
players  knew  they  were 
jjoing  to  win,"  head  coach 
Sarah  Feyerherm  said. 
That's  unusual  for  a  team 
[hat's  0-7,  and  there  wasn't 
any  particular  reason  for  it, 
Iheyjust  knew." 

However,  the  first  half 
wasn't  as  easy  as  Feyerherm 
had  hoped,  as  Isabel!  Halpin 
scored  three  first  period 
goals  to  lead  the  Pioneers 
>nd  make  the  score  7-4  in 
Washington's  favor  at 
halftime. 

'Talent-wise,  Widener 
«asn't  as  weak  as  I  thought 
Ihey  would  be,"  Feyerherm 
said.  "But  it  was  nice  to 
.  play  a  team  that  has 
•he  same  problem  we  have  in 
foat  they  didn't  have  a  lot  of 


depth." 

The  Shorewomen  turned 
the  game  into  a  rout  in  the 
second  half,  scoring  seven 
goals  to  Widener's  one. 

Elizabeth  Moga,  Megan 
McCurdy,  and  Hocker  each 
contributed  single  goals 
while  Lucas  and  Guckert 
scored  two  a  piece  in  the 
second  half. 

Washington  picked  up  62 
ground  balls  compared  to 
Widener's  19  in  the  14-5 
Washington  victory. 

"We  played  as  hard  as  we 
needed  to  play  to  win,"  said 
Feyerherm  of  the  team's  first 
victory  in  its  last  16  efforts. 
"We  out-hustled  Widener  in  a 
messy  game,  and  they 
started  to  get  frustrated  in 
the  end  which  was  when  we 
took  off  for  good." 

However,  the  Shorewomen 
failed  to  put  together  two 
consecutive  wins  when  they 
fell  to  Haverford  13-6  on 
Saturday. 

Guckert  scored  four  goals 
and  McCurdy  added  two  for 
Washington,  but  the  home 
team  was  overpowered  by  a 
balanced  Red  Wave  attack. 

While  Washington  did  fall 
by  seven,  Feyerherm  found  a 
couple  of  positive  notes  in 
the  game. 

"It  wasn't  an  easy  win  for 
Haverford,"  she  said.  "They 
beat  us  20-4  last  year,  but  we 
made  them  work  for  it  this 
year. 

"That's  been  the  trend  of 
the  team  this  year.  They're 
working  harder  every  game. 
Haverford  pulled  away  at  the 
end,  but  we  wouldn't  give 
up." 

Washington  kept  the  game 
close  in  the  first  half,  and  the 
score  was  on  Iy  8-5  in 
Haverford's  favor  at 
halftime.  Once  again, 
Washington  got  off  to  a  quick 
start  with  two  early  goals, 
and  once  again,  as  has  been 
a  trend  all  season,  Haverford 
came  charging  back  to  forge 
a  7-2  lead. 

Feyerherm  feels  there's  a 
reason  her  team  continually 
gets  off  to  a  good  start  but  is 


Softball  Sweeps 
Loyola  Club 

PHESTERTOWN,  MD- 
I  The  Washington  College  softball  team  swept  Loyola 
College's  club  team  on  Monday  by  impressive  16-1  and  7-1 
scores. 

h  game  one,  Washington's  Amy  Povloski  pitched  a  two- 
Ntter  through  four  innings,  giving  up  one  unearned  run, 
tod  the  Shorewomen  coasted  to  the  16-1  win.  Cherie 
pallini  was  the  offensive  star  on  her  2-for-3  performance 
"nich  included  a  triple  and  three  RBIs. 

^n  game  two,  catcher  Nicole  Zemanski  handled  both 
ovloski  and  Melissa  Kordula,  as  they  combined  to  give  up 
"%  one  run  on  two  hits,  while  striking  out  four, 
"enise  Hakanson  had  a  two-RBI  double  in  the  first  inning, 
^d  Kordula  and  Leanne  Cole  were  both  2-for-2. 
Washington's  last  game  of  the  season  will  be  tomorrow  at 
0[&e  against  Dickinson  College  at  1:00  p.m. 


eventually  buried  under  a 
flurry  of  goals. 

"That's  indicative  of  teams 
coming  out  and  thinking  it's 
going  to  be  easy  against  us, 
and  then  they  realize  if  they 
don't  get  their  act  together, 
we're  going  to  beat  them," 
she  said. 

On  Tuesday,  Goucher  had 
their  act  together,  but 
Washington  still  won  in  a  9-7 
contest.  However,  although 
the  Shorewomen  recorded 
the  victory,  Feyerherm 
wasn't  as  pleased  with  her 
team's  performance. 

"I  don't  think  we  played 
particularly  well,"  she  said. 
"We  knew  we  were  better 
than  them,  but  they  were 
doing  things  that  shouldn't 
beat  us.  At  halftime,  I 
wasn't  happy." 

At  halftime,  Washington 
and  Goucher  were 

deadlocked  at  three  goals  a 
piece,  but  Washington  came 
out  strong  in  the  second  half 
to  earn  the  win. 

Lucas,  Scarlett  and  Moga 
began  the  second  half  with 
unanswered  goals  to  take  a 
6-3  lead  with  18:39 
remaining. 

However,  Goucher  came 
back  with  two  unanswered 
goals  before  Lucas  scored 
again  to  make  the  score  7-5 
with  17:14  remaining. 

Sherry  Malloy  scored  her 
third  goal  of  the  game  for 
Goucher  with  16:24  left  to 
close  to  within  7-6,  but 
Guckert  scored  the  winning 
goal  with  16:24  remaining  to 
make  the  score  8-6.  Jill 
Schultz  scored  an  insurance 
goal  with  10:33  remaining  to 
make  the  score  9-7. 

Now  at  2-9,  Washington's 
next  game  will  be  tomorrow 
at  Bryn  Mawr  at  1:00  p.m. 
The  Shorewomen  will  face 
Salisbury  State  in  their  last 
home  game  of  the  season  on 
Wednesday  at  4:30. 
Washington  will  complete 
the  1994  campaign  at 
Muhlenberg  on  April  30  at 
1:00  p.m. 


Women's  Tennis 
Defeats  Ursinus 

CHESTERTOWN,  MD- 

The  Washington  College 
women's  tennis  team 
defeated  Ursinus  College  on 
Tuesday,  7-2. 

Pam  Hendrickson,  Diana 
Clausen,  Vicki  Roth,  Amy 
Rizzitello,  and  Melissa 
Ellwanger  were  all 
victorious  in  singles. 

Additionally,  the  doubles 
team  of  Hendrickson  and 
Clausen  recorded  a  6-4,  6-3 
win,  and  the  team  of  Anne- 
Marie  Malena  and 
Ellwanger  recorded  a  6-7,  6- 
3,  7-6  victory. 

They  will  face  Dickison 
tomorrow  at  home. 


NEWT'S 


Player  of  the  Week 


Your 
Place  to 

Unwind 


This  week,  the  Newt's  P.O.W.  honor  goes  to  senior  tennis 
player  Pam  Hendrickson.  Hendrickson,  the  1993  MAC 
singles  champion,  has  returned  to  form,  and  is  gunning  for 
a  Centennial  championship  and  fourth  straight  appearance 
in  the  NCAA  tournament. 

In  recent  matches,  the  5-foot-5  senior  has  shown  her 
strengths  once  again.  On  April  11,  she  recorded  the  only 
Shorewomen  victory  against  Franklin  &  Marshall  when 
she  outlasted  the  Diplomats'  Vicki  Jiramik  7-5,  5-7,  7-6. 

She  continued  her  winning  ways  last  Saturday  at 
Western  Maryland  when  she  spanked  Kelly  Houghton  6-1, 
6-1.  Additionally,  Hendrickson  and  Diana  Clausen  were 
victorious  in  doubles  at  Western  Maryalnd  when  they  beat 
Houghton  and  Steph  Flood,  6-1,  6-1. 

At  home  against  Ursinus  on  Tuesday,  Hendrickson  routed 
Yvonne  Pirwitz  6-0,  6-1.  The  Hendrickson-Clausen  team 
was  once  again  victorious  in  doubles  when  they  defeated 
Pirwitz  and  Regan  McCann  6-4,  6-3. 

Honorable  mentions  this  week  go  to: 

Softball-Amy  Povloski  has  been  a  nice  suprise  for  head 
coach  Lanee  Cole  in  the  pitching  department.  At  this  point 
in  the  season,  Povloski  is  now  shouldering  the  load. 

Baseball-Kevin  Roland  has  steadily  improved  this 
season,  and  recently  recorded  his  first  victory  of  the  season 
against  Dickinson  College  last  Saturday. 

Women's  Lacrosse-Kirsten  Lucas  and  Renee  Guckert 
have  been  handling  the  scoring  for  the  Shorewomen,  who 
have  won  two  of  their  past  three  games  after  dropping 
their  first  eight.  The  co-captains  have  both  scored  in  each 
of  the  past  three  contests. 

Good  luck  to  all  of  the  team's  this  weekend.  Men's 
Lacrosse  and  Crew  will  be  at  the  forefront  of  the  weekend's 
action  as  Lacrosse  will  face  Salisbury  at  home  and  Crew 
will  travel  to  the  prestigious  Murphy  Cup. 

Also,  softball  will  wrap  up  its  season  tomorrow  at  home, 
and  women's  lacrosse  will  be  looking  for  its  first  conference 
victory  when  it  travels  to  Bryn  Mawr  College. 


Newtfs 

Others  may  try  to 
imitate  us,  but  they 
can  never  duplicate  us 


Extended  Hours  for 
Midnight  Madness 

15  C  Drafts:  11  p.m.  -  1  a.m. 
Every  Thursday  Night 


12 


April    22,     1994 


Washington    Col leg 


WASHINGTON 
COLLEGE 

SPORTS 


THE  ELM 


SCORES 


ens 

Washington  12 

Gettysburg  18 

Women's  Lax 

Washington  9 

Goucher  7 


mpau 


Washington  9    12  Washington 

Dickinson  8     8  Western  Md.        „ 

Softball  Women's  Tennjg 

Washington  16    7  Washington  7 

Loyola  (Md.)  1    1  Ursinus 


Ifc 


Kevin  Roland  hasn't  had  to  worry  about  too  many  trips  to  the  mound  lately.   The  coaches  and  managers  have 
felt  quite  content  sitting  in  the  dugout  with  Roland  on  the  hilll  in  the  past  couple  of  weeks.    He  started  off  a 
strong  run  with  an  impressive  performance  against  Hopkins  on  April  8,  and  he  recently  recorded  his  first 
victory  of  the  Spring. 


Newt's  Player  of  the  Week:  Pam  Hendrickson 


Upcoming 
Games 


MEN'S 

LACROSSE 

Washington  vs. 
Salisbury  State 
April  23  1:30 

WOMEN'S 
LACROSSE 

Washington  at 

Bryn  Mawr 

April  23  1:00 

BASEBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Western  Maryland 
April  23  1:00 

SOFTBALL 

Washington  vs. 
Dickinson 
April  23  1:00 

MEN'S  TENNIS 
Washington  at 
Dickinson 
April  23  1:00 

WOMEN'S  TENNIS 
Washington  vs. 
Dickinson 
April  23  1:00 

CREW 

Washington  at 
Murphy  Cup 
April  23 


INSIDE 

•Women's  Lax 
Snaps  15- 
Game  Losing 
Streak 


•Shoremen 
Lacrosse  Falls 
To  Gettysburg 

•Baseball 
Sweeps  D.C 

•Softball 
Sweeps 
Loyola  Club 


The  Washington  College 


Serving  the  College  Community    Since  193Q 


Volume  65,  Number  Twenty-six  •  April  29,  1994 


Washington  College    •    Chestertown,  Maryland 


president  Trout  Responds  to 
Middle  States  Report 


grntt  Koon 


Today  the  President 
released  his  formal  response 
to  the  Report  of  the 
Evaluation  Team  of  the 
Commission  on  Higher 
Education  of  the  Middle 
States  Association  of 
Colleges  and  Schools.  The 
response,  which  was  written 
in  consultation  with  the 
Middle  States  Steering 
Committee,  is  to  be 
presented  to  the  Executive 
Director  Commission  on 
Higher  Education,  who  will 
then  determine  if  the  College 
is  to  be  reaccredited. 

While  the  response 
acknowledges  that  "the 
Report  finds  much  to  admire 
about  the  College,"  most  of 
the  ten  page  response  is 
devoted  to  refuting  some  of 
the  faults  the  Middle  States 
Visiting  Team  found  with  the 
College  at  the  time  of  their 
visit.  Many  of  the  problems 
cited  in  the  Report  are 
refuted  with  the  argument 
that  these  concerns  are 
currently  being  addressed  by 
recent  changes  in  College 
policy. 

Many  of  the  other 
flaws  the  team  found  with 
the  College  are  countered  by 
the  argument  that  the  team 
is  simply  in  error  in  their 
findings:  "The  Report  is  at 
many  points  critical  of 
planning  efforts  at 
Washington  College,  and  it 
contends  that  the  College 
has  'communication' 

problems  to  which  the 
administration  is  'oblivious.' 
It  argues  that  the  long  range 


plan  is  not  strategic,  is  naive 
about  national  trends,  is 
devoid  of  priorities  and  time 
sequence,  and  is  widely 
misunderstood.  We  believe 
these  characterizations  to  be 
only  partly  true  and 
certainly  in  need  of 
interpretation." 

In  his  response, 
President  Trout  also 
maintains  that  the  Report 
also  slights  many  of  the 
College's  strengths,  including 
the  College's  efforts  over  the 
course  of  the  last  decade  in 
improving  the  College's 
facilities.  The  response  also 
maintains  that         "in 

addressing  admissions  and 
financial  aid,  the  Report  all 
but  overlooks  the  streng- 
thened qualifications  of  our 
entering  classes,  the 
increased  number  of  matri- 
culants, and  the  lowering 
rate  of  attrition."  The 
response  indicates  that  the 
Report  overlooked  progress 
which  has  been  made 
towards  improving  faculty 
salaries  and  diversifying  the 
College's  student  body. 

In  the  response 
President  Trout  also 
indicates  that  "'comm- 
unication' is  a  cosmic  quality 
of  an  organization,  the  catch- 
all deficiency.  .  .  .  The  Trout 
administration  in  fact  can  be 
characterized  by  its  unusual 
efforts  to  foster  openness, 
participatory  governance, 
and  delegation  of  respons- 
ibility." The  response  goes  on 
to  agree  with  the  Report's 
judgment  that  the  College 
has  too  many  committees, 
and  goes  further  in  stating 


"the  plethora  of  committees 
at  the  College,  legitimately 
criticized,  make  adequate 
communication  a  significant 
challenge:  too  often,  the 
community  is  unaware  of  the 
work  of  these  bodies." 

The  Report  took  note 
of  the  controversy  surr- 
ounding the  Long  Range 
Plan's  objective  to  increase 
the  size  of  the  student  body, 
but  the  President  has  found 
fault  with  this  objection:  "the 
alleged  confusion  concerning 
the  extent  of  growth 
envisioned  for  the  student 
body  is  not  real.  While  a 
small  number  of  faculty  do 
not  favor  growth  above  900, 
we  thought  it  better  to  give 
vent  to  that  view  than  to 
suppress  it.  .  .  .  We  can  find 
no  administrators  in 
managerial  positions  who  do 
not  endorse  1150,  contrary  to 
the  claim  of  the  Report.  The 
Board  is  absolutely  clear  on 
this  aim,  as  evidenced  by 
unanimous  vote.  We  are  not 
certain  that  we  will  be  able 
to  attract  and  retain  enough 
students  over  the  next 
decade  to  reach  1150,  but  we 
intend  to  try.  " 

The  President's  ins- 
titutional response  and  the 
Middle  States  Visiting  Team 
Report  will  be  distributed  to 
the  SGA  Executive  Board, 
various  offices  of  the  College 
and  class  presidents  today  or 
Monday.  Copies  of  both 
documents  will  be  placed  on 
reserve  at  Miller  Library  for 
perusal  by  students  and 
other  interested  members  of 
the  College  community,  fl 


The  "Last  Supper" 

Tex  Andrews  Honored  by 
Students  and  Faculty  at  Farewell 
Dinner 


Honor  Code  Changes 


fachael  Fink 


Earlier  this  month  a 
new  version  of  the 
Washington  College  Honor 
System  was  released  by  a 
committee  of  students, 
faculty  and  administrators. 
The  document,  ment  to 
replace  the  current  Honor 
Code  which  was  established 
in  1965,  was  created  in 
response  to  the  need  for  an 
up-dated,  more  effective  and 
efficient  Honor  Code  System. 
However,  a  comparison  of  the 
two  documents  reveales 
some  descripancies  in  the 
newer  version. 

The  first  line  of  said 
document  orients  it  in  the 
Student  Handbook  on  page 


34  replacing  the  section, 
"Campus  Disciplinary 
System.  In  the  1993-1994 
Student  Handbook  page  34 
does  indeed  contain  the 
"Campus  Disciplinary  Sys- 
tem" section,  but  the  Honor 
Code  itself  is  found  on  page 
18,  under  the  heading  of 
"Campus  Policies  and 
Regulations."  The  "Campus 
Disciplinary  System"  section 
contains  a  detailed  desc- 
ription of  each  of  the  judicial 
structures  etablished  on 
campus.  The  new  version  of 
the  Honor  System  does  not 
establish,  with  the  same 
accuracy,  the  positions  and 
channels  of  the  judicial 
system. 

Turning  back  to  the 


Tex  Andrews  and  students 


Aaron  Blake 


Honor  Code  contained  in  the 
Student  Handbook,  serval 
differances  can  be  noted 
between  the  two  documents. 
The  new  version  starts  with 
an  explination  of  "The  Spirit 
of  the  Honor  Code,"  which  is 
not  spelled  out  in  the  current 
version.  The  next  section  of 
the  new  Honor  Code 
corresponds  roughly  to  the 
introductory  statements 
found  in  the  Student  Hand- 
book, with  the  exceptions 
being  the  referance  to  the 
pledge  signed  by  freshmen 
Orientation  as  the  Honor 
Code  as  opposed  to  the 
Honor  Pledge,  as  in  the 
earlier    verson,    and    the 

See  "Honor,"  on  6 


Wednesday  night  a 
farewell  dinner  was  held  for 
departing  Art  professor  Tex 
Andrews  at  the  O'Neill 
Literary  House.  Students 
and  faculty  members  began 
arriving  at  6:30  to  "pay  their 
last      respects."  After 

consuming  several  Becks  and 
discussing  ties  and  socks  on 
the  Lit.  House  porch,  the 
nucleus  of  "mourners" 
followed  Andrews  inside  to 
devour  tortilla  chips  and  a 
vast  selection  of  dips. 

Although  the  dip 
occupied  Andrews  for  nearly 
a  half  hour,  it  was  soon  time 
to  move  on  to  dinner,  which 
consisted  of  gaspacho  and  as 
one  attendee  described 
"toastie"  enchiladas.  After 
dinner  and  dessert  of 
angelfood  cake  and  some 
excellent  cookie-type  things, 
Becky  Bryant,  a  junior  Art 
major,  thanked  the  students 
and  faculty  who  came  and 
described  the  event  as  "the 


last  chance  we  have  to  party 
with  you  [Andrews]."  After 
Tarin  Towers  thanked  those 
who  helped  put  together  the 
dinner,  Andrews  was 
presented  with  a  card  signed 
by  his  friends  and  students. 
Along  with  the  card  came  a 
box  wrapped  in  some  really 
wild  reflective  paper.  "My 
daughter  will  love  this," 
Andrews  was  heard  to 
remark.  The  gift  of  assorted 
cigars  appeased  Andrews,  a 
known  cigar  fan,  and  he 
proceeded  to  rate  each  of  the 
brands  in  the  assortment. 

The  atmosphere  was 
buoyant  as  Andrews 
proceeded  to  "schmooze" 
with  occupants  of  the 
different  tables.  After  some 
discussion  of  French  film  at 
my  table,  Andrews  moved  on. 
The  gathering  dispersed 
around  9:00,  leaving 
Andrews  to  return  to  the  art 
studio  to  finish  selecting 
work  to  be  displayed  in  the 
Student  Art  Show.    Q 


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Generation  X?? 

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"Dirt"  on  what  WC  needs 

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Senior  Reading 

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Student  Art  Show  Opens 

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Washington  College  Elm 


The  Chester-town  School  for  the  Over-privileged 

Way  back  in  Spring  of  1991  when  I  arrived  on  this  campus, 
Washington  College  would  have  been  more  aptly  named  The 
Chester-town  School  for  the  Overpriviloged.  To  say  that  the 
institution  was  homogenous  would  be  generous:  it  had  a  milky 
white  homogeneity  of  the  sort  which  one  rarely  sees  outside  of  Simi 
Valley. 

I  came  to  Washington  College  fully  expecting  to  be  irritated 
by  what  I  perceived  as  a  bunch  of  sheltered  arrogant  little  brats 
who  had  never  had  to  work  for  a  living.  Needless  to  say,  with  this 
attitude  I  was  scarcely  able  to  hold  a  conversation  with  someone 
without  finding  something  to  excite  my  ire.  Though  I  didn't  know 
what  L.L.  Bean  was  before  I  came  here,  I  could  immediately 
diagnose  preppiness,  and  I'd  automatically  dismisB  such  people. 
Conversely,  people  wearing  more  proletarian  gear  were  just  as  bad, 
as  they  were  inauthentically  aping  working  class  culture  in  the 
hopes  that  they  could  divorce  themselves  from  their  own  bourgeois 
attitudes-yet  all  the  while  such  persons,  operating  without  true 
revolutionary  self  criticism,  were  in  fact  devolving  to  a  state  of 
misanthropic  self  pity. 

I  have  today  transcended  such  narrow  mindedness.  Yet 
certain  things  still  get  my  goat.  Like  every  time  I  see  an  eighteen 
year-old  driving  an  expensive  imported  automobile  paid  for  with  the 
fruits  of  their  father's  exploitation  of  the  international  proletariat. 
Or  like  when  I  see  a  gaggle  of  bourgeois  teenagers  singing  along  to 
Bob  Marley's  Exodus.  Every  time  that  happens,  and  it  happens 
fairly  often,  something  inside  me  snaps  and  I  know  that  I  must 
leave  before  I  snatch  some  unfortunate  kid  up  by  the  collar  and 
berate  him  thusly:  "You  don't  know  where  you're  going,  you  don't 
know  where  you're  from-but  it  sure  as  hell  ain't  Jamaica!  You're  so 
utterly  duped  you  don't  even  see  the  irony  of  a  little  white 
Republican  boy  from  Connecticut  listening  to  Bob  Marley  on  a  two 
thousand  dollar  stereo,  do  you?" 

Or  what  about  the  lovely  "every  day  is  heterosexual  pride 
day"  posters  on  campus?  What  Nietzsche  scholar/  rocket  scientist  / 
neurosurgeon  thought  that  one  up?  Talk  about  mastering  the 
obvious!  If  it  weren't  for  the  fact  that  every  day  at  Washington 
College  is  heterosexual  pride  day,  we  wouldn't  need  to  have  a  gay 
pride  month.  Washington  College:  we're  proud  of  our  bigotry. 

But  still,  when  all  is  said  and  done,  there  have  been  some 
marvelous  changes  here  at  WC  in  the  period  I've  been  here,  changes 
which  have  made  me  proud  to  be  associated  with  the  College.  The 
College  has  come  up  with  a  harassment  policy,  an  affirmative  action 
policy  and  it  has  increased  minority  enrollment.  These  are  small 
steps  to  be  sure  and  the  College  is  lagging  behind  the  rest  of  the 
nation  in  taking  them.  But  at  least  the  College  has  taken  them, 
and  oven  if  it  lags  behind  the  rest  of  the  nation,  it  is  at  least  has 
moved  ahead  of  the  rest  of  the  Eastern  Shore.  Not  bad  for  a  town 
which  had  segregated  public  schools  well  into  the  seventies. 

Good  luck  on  finals,  have  a  nice  summer, 
congrats  to  the  class  of  *94,  etc. 


THIS  MtHIM  W«KL» 


At  this  point  I'd  like  to  thank  my  entire  staff,  especially  (in 
no  particular  order)  Rachael  Fink,  John  Phoebus,  Matt  Murray, 
Tarin  Tower3,  Tanya  Allen,  Brian  Matheson,  Andy  Stone,  Jeff  Lee, 
George  Jamison,  Nate  Hamed,  Katina  Duklewski,  Abby  Moss,  Steve 
Kim,  Rae  Brown,  Paul  Briggs,  Kate  Meagher,  Thea  Mateau,  and  Eve 
Zartman.  Thanks  also  to  Eva  Browning,  President  Trout,  Gene 
Hamilton,  Dean  Wubbels  and  Richard  Striner.  Thanks  also  to 
Jamie  Baker  for  his  help  and  Richard  Harwood  for  his  advice. 
Special  thanks  to  Tanya  Cunic  for  her  expert  assistance  and  especial 
tolerance. 

Congratulations  and  good  luck  to  next  year's  Editor-in- 
Chief,  Rachael  Fink.  El  Gordo  has  enjoyed  working  with  the  Head 
Wench. 

As  for  me,  yeah,  I'll  be  back  next  year  but  man,  I'm  really 
burnt,  so  don't  go  looking  for  my  byline  too  often-except  for  the 
occasional  crossword  puzzle,  that  is. 


by   TOM  TOMORROW 


i  TOO  SOON  To  KNOW  WUEBE  ALL  THI4  „.-. 
LEAD...  BUT    it  SEEMS  TO    OS  THAT  IT  WOULD 
8E   A    MISTAKE   to   BAN   TOBACCO.-  AFTER  ALL, 
IT     IS    WOT    THE    JOS    OF    THE  OOWEHuWEMT 
To  SEB^E   AS  A    SURROGATE   PAREHT.. 


dATHEa.THE  QUESTION  NEEDS  TO   BE   WHETHER 
THERE   £*JSTi   AW  INALIENABLE  RIGHT  TO  5*OK£ 

■n  PUBLIC. .to  foul  The  Aid  with  toxk- 
FUMES,  WITH  LITTLE  OR   Ho  SE&ARd  FoR  AM+ 
ONE    ELiEJ    WELL-BEING... 


L&i 


Letters  to  the  Editor 


Dear  Editor, 

In  reading  your 
editorial  in  teh  April  22, 
1994  issue  of  the  Washington 
College  Elm,  in  regards  to 
the  report  by  the  Middle 
States  Visiting  Team,  I  was 
appalled  at  your  comments 
regarding  the  obscure  realm 
of  the  treatment  of  female 
faculty  and  staff.  First  of  all, 
how  you  can  comment  so 
lightly  regarding  a  subject 
you  can  obviously  have  no 
first  hand  knowledge  of  is 
completely  beyond  me.  Not 
to  mention  the  fact  that  you 
dare  to  group  all  of  the 
female  staff  and  faculty 
members  here  as  "well  paid 
white  collar  workers  carping 
about  mistreatment."  Did  it 
occur  to  you  that  not  all  of 
the  womean  on  this  campus 
sit  behind  desks,  look  out 
your    window    Scott    and 


watch  the  workers  who  clean 
up  the  dorms,  who  haul  out 
the  trash,  that  clean  up  after 
everyone  else,  that  scrub  the 
bathrooms,  that  srub  and 
polish  the  floors,  that  work 
in  all  kinds  of  weather  or  the 
ones  that  work  in  the  Dining 
Hall  kitchen  where  the 
temperature  outside  is  90 
degrees  and  it's  100  or  125  in 
there.  Or  how  about  the 
ones  who  do  sit  behind  the 
desk  and  accomplish  the 
work  of  two  people  because 
of  cutbacks,  in  one  eight 
hour  or  more  day,  and  then 
have  to  go  home  and  go  right 
back  to  work  at  raising  a 
family.  Perhaps  Scott  you 
should  take  a  bit  more  time 
yourself  to  speak  of  some  of 
these  workers  here  on 
camous  and  find  out  exactly 
what  their  income  levels  are 
and  how  many  people  they 


are  supporting  and  how  well 
they  can  live  on  their 
incomes,  I  think  the  harsh 
realization  might  hit  you 
that  a  majority  of  the 
females  on  this  campus 
support  families,  children, 
and  themselves  at  below 
poverty  income  levels.  And 
then  they  have  to  put  up 
with  what  you  deem  as  jokes 
or  remarks  in  such  a 
lighthearted  manner.  Tell 
me  Scott  have  you  ever  had  a 
male  supervisor  make  a 
comment  to  you  after  you 
have  returned  to  work  after 
nine  months  of  carrying  a 
baby  in  your  womb  and  then 
having  to  leave  that  child 
with  someone  all  day  and 
work  so  you  can  put  food  in 
their  mouth,  that  you  look 
like  you  had  your  clothes 

See  "  Letters, "  on  7 


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8:00  p.m. 

Tawes  Theatre 


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Saturday 

The  Show  Off 

A  play  by  George 

Kelly 

8:00  p.m. 

Tawes  Theatre 


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Features 


April  29.  1994 


Open 
Fori 


Who  s  Losing 

the  Generation 

Name  Game? 


_-_ 


Rgghel  Demma 

I've  got  a  bad  habit  of 
trying  to  hang  on  to  things. 
Usually  it's  things  in  the 
past  I  tend  to  cling  to.  But 
lately  I've  noticed  I've  been 
latching  onto  the  opposite — 
my  future.  I'm  trying  not  to 
let  go  of  the  idea  that  I've  got 
one.  It's  hard  when  we're  all 
constantly  being  bombarded 
by  our  own  negativity.  Who's 
responsible  for  this 
constantly  changing  and 
warped  ad-campaign  for  an 
entire  generation,  anyway? 
VVe've  been  billed  as  the 
Thirteenth  Generation, 
Generation  X,  the 

twenty  no  things,  Baby 

Busters,  and  slackers.  I'm 
not  sure  anymore  if  we're 
marketing  ourselves  or 
buying  into  the  Baby 
Boomers'  perception  of  us. 
And  what  are  we  anyway? 
I'm  lost  in  the  double  talk. 
How  can  I  live  up  to  my  label 
while  hearing  all  of  the 
sociobabble  coming  out  of 
both  sides  of  peoples' 
mouths.  Am  I  expected  to 
be  green  and  politically 
correct  or  an  apathetic 
mental  dropout,  spoon-fed  by 
my  TV  set?  Should  I  be 
whining  that  I'm  the  victim 
of  the  Reagan-Bush 
recession  era  and  cursing  my 
bleak  future  after 

graduation,  or  should  I 
embrace  the  nihilism, 
cynicism  and  laziness  that  is 
supposedly  my  due?  Have 
we  grown  up  too  quickly  in 
the  shadow  of  political 
scandals,  increasing  violence 
and  the  threat  of  AIDS  or 
are  we  terminally  imm- 
ature? These  generat-ional 
catch  words  don't  convey  any 
neat  and  tidy  sense  of  our 
cultural  climate  to  me.  They 
are  confusing  terms  which 
encapsulate  nothing  more 
than  our  confusion.  I  ve  lost 
my  bearings  amidst  the 
hubbub  and  the  hype.  Will 
the  real  Generation  X  please 
stand  up? 

In  purely  statistical 
terms  we  are  easily  defined. 


We  are  the  children  of  the 
Silent  and  Baby  Boomer 
generation,  born  between 
1961  and  1981.  Ranging  in 
age  from  11  to  31,  we  are  the 
13  th  generation  since 
America's  birth,  numbering 
80  million.  We  are  the  first 
generation  since  thos  born 
between  1822-1842  to  be  less 
college-educated  than  those 
of  the  preceding  generation. 
40%  of  us  were  raised  in 
single-parent  homes.  At  age 
16  we  had  already  viewed 
33,000  murders  in  movies 
and  on  TV.  We  have  had  the 
highest  suicide  rates  and 
stress  levels  of  any 
generation.  There  is  a  40% 
chance  that  having  left  our 
parents'  homes  with  a  high- 
school  education  or  more,  we 
will  move  back  at  least  once. 
We  are  expecting  to  earn 
$30,000  or  more  by  the  time 
we  reach  30,  yet  in  reality, 
the  U.S.  Census  Bureau  has 
informed  us  that  in  1990 
there  were  eight  25  to  29 
year-olds  with  an  annual 
income  under  $30,000  for 
every  one  making  more 
than  that. 

But,  after  all  the 
numbers  have  been  totaled 
and  tabulated,  the  nature  of 
this  generation  as  a 
collective  entity         is 

nonetheless  difficult  to  get  a 
handle  on.  It  seems  that  no 
consensus  can  be  reached  as 
to  our  true  identity,  our 
goals,  opinions  or  outlooks. 
An  article  in  Newsweek's 
May  1992  issue  described 
"twentysomethings"  as 
"loaded  with  energy  ad 
creativity"  while  seven 
months  later  in  The  Atlantic 
Monthly,  Neil  Howe  and 
William  Strauss  discussed  at 
length  a  "young  adult 
wasteland  of  academic  non- 
performance, political  apa- 
thy, suicide  pacts,  date-rape 
trials,  wilding  and  hate 
crimes."  The  questions  arise 
as  to  how  such  widely  diver- 
gent perceptions  of  this 
generation  are  possible  all 

See  "Demma, "p.  6 


Campus  Voices 


By:  Scott  Koon 


Question: 

If  it  were  up  to  you,  what  would  the  question  be  this  week,  and  how 

would  you  answer  it? 


I  can't,  I'm  so  burnt  out— I 
have  to  finish  my  thesis  on 
Carson  McCullers. 


Melissa  Moorehead 
Senior 
Hyattsville,  MD 


Q.   Would  you  like  all  of 
your  papers  cancelled? 


Adriana  Somolinos 

Junior 

Madrid,  Espana 


Q.    How  many  times  a  day 
do  you  drink  tea? 

David  Tsipepyuk 

Junior 

PhUly 

A.   At  least  twice--herbal. 

Chandev  Abhayaratne 

Senior 

Colombo  Sri  Lanka 


Q.  Do  you  like  cats,  and 
If  not,  how  do  you  torture 
them? 

A.   I  like  cats.   I  don't 
torture  them.  Never. 


Jennifer  Reddish 

Senior 

Denton,  MD 

(That  place  south  of  here) 


Q.  Do  we  care  about  GALA 
and  why  are  they 
approaching  us  in  the 
CAC? 

A.  No,  1  don't  care  about 
GALA  and  they  shouldn't 
be  approaching  me  In  the 
CAC 

Jerry  Davis 
Junior 
Houston,  TX 


Q.   What  percentage  of 
the  campus  smokes  weed 
from  big  bongs? 

A.   I'd  say  65%. 


Jon  Alexander 

Junior 

Rehobeth  Beach,  DE 


Nixon,  Bosnia  and  the  United  Nations 


Paul  Briggs 


It  is  difficult,  even  for 
someone  of  my  generation,  to 
imagine  the  country  without 
Richard  Nixon.  I  was  born 
not  long  before  the  Water- 
gate scandal  started  appear- 
ing in  the  news.  Nixon  had 
then  been  in  politics  for  over 
a  quarter  of  a  century,  had 
been  President  of  the  United 
States  for  five  years,  and  had 
arguably  the  most  impres- 
sive foreign-policy  record  of 
^y  president  since  Truman. 

Twenty  years  later, 
he  was  still  highly  visible, 
having  recovered  from  the 
disgrace  of  Watergate  to 
become  one  of  America's 
loremost  elder  statesmen. 

Since  Nixon's  great- 
est triumphs  were  always  in 
foreign  affairs,  many  noted 
commentators  have  taken 


this  opportunity  to  compare 
his  record  with  President 
Clinton's.  Not  surprisingly, 
Clinton  comes  up  short.  The 
utter  fiasco  in  Haiti  and  the 
abortive  attempt  at  nation- 
building  in  Somalia  are 
often,  and  rightly,  cited  as 
failures.  Clinton's  greatest 
problem,  however,  has  been 
Bosnia.  The  administration's 
insistence  on  always  con- 
sulting Western  European 
leaders  before  taking  action 
makes  any  response  to 
aggression  difficult,  and 
quick  response  nearly 
impossible.  The  current  U.S. 
policy  in  Bosnia  could  best  be 
described  as  consensus 
brinkmanship. 

There  is  some  good 
news.  Serb  forces  are  finally 
pulling  back  from  what's  left 
of  Gorazde,  just  hours  before 
the  NATO  deadline.    Earlier 


this  year,  Sarajevo  was  freed 
by  a  similar  ultimatum,  and 
Russian  diplomats  persuaded 
the  Serbs  to  withdraw  from 
Tuzla.  If  the  object  of  our 
policy  is  to  get  Serb  forces  to 
withdraw  from  contested 
areas  prior  to  a  negotiated 
settlement,  then,  slowly  but 
surely,  it  is  working. 

Unfortunately,  it  is 
working  too  slowly  and  not 
surely  enough.  The  same 
guns  that  were  withdrawn 
from  the  hills  around  Sara- 
jevo turned  up  in  the  hills 
around  Gorazde.  The  eco- 
nomic sanctions  against 
Yugoslavia  are  wreaking 
such  havoc  on  the  economies 
of  nearby  countries  like 
Romania  and  Bulgaria  that 
there  is  some  question  as  to 
how  long  it  will  be  possible  to 
keep  them  up. 

The  only  way  to  force 


the  government  of  Serb-held 
Bosnia  to  the  negotiating 
table  is  to  authorize  a  much 
more  widespread  campaign 
of  air  strikes.  The  Clinton 
administration  has  been 
trying  to  get  NATO  to  agree 
to  this,  with  limited  success. 
The  United  Nations  is 
unalterably  opposed  to  air 
strikes-  in  fact,  one  U.N. 
general  in  charge  of  "peace- 
keeping" forces  in  Bosnia 
was  quoted  as  saying  that, 
while  he  supported  peace- 
keeping, he  was  against 
peacemaking.  Unfortunately 
for  the  U.N.,  there  is  no 
peace  in  Bosnia,  and  if  there 
is  to  be  any,  it  will  have  to  be 
made  before  it  can  be  kept. 
The  current  policy  of  threat- 
ening air  strikes  against  a 
specific  city  if  the  Serbs  do 
not  withdraw  by  a  certain 
date,  then  carrying  out  that 


threat  if  necessary,  places 
the  lives  of  United  States 
and  European  airmen  in 
unnecessary  jeopardy.  It  is 
extremely  difficult  to  carry 
out  a  successful  air  strike 
and  return  safely  if  the 
enemy  already  knows  you're 
coming.  One  British  plane 
has  already  been  shot  down, 
but  fortunately  no  one  was 
killed. 

To  make  matters 
worse,  there  is  some  question 
as  to  whether  an  escalated 
campaign  of  air  strikes  will 
work.  Many  people,  partiu- 
larly  among  Russian  offic- 
ials, believe  that  they  will 
only  make  the  Bosnian  Serbs 
angrier  and  more  deter- 
mined. Of  course,  in  theory 
it  does  not  matter  how  angry 

See  "Briggs,"  on  9 


April  29.  1994 


Features 


Washington  College  Elm 


DIRT 


by  Tanya  Allen 


PRESIDENT  TROUT 
and  DEAN  WUBBLES  were 
hovering  over  the  Chester 
River  in  a  helicopter, 
speaking  to  the  fish  through 
a  megaphone.  "We  know  how 
to  change  you  all  back  into 
humans!"  they  shouted.  "We 
know  how  to  set  you  free!" 

"How?  How?"  called 
all  the 

faculty/staff/students/aquatic 
sea  creatures. 

"Join  in  a  circle,"  said 
PRESIDENT  TROUT,  "And 
hold  fins!" 

So  ERIC 

HAMMESFAHRfish  joined 
fins  with  MORGAN 
GEISSLERfish  who  joined 
fins  with  TERRY 

TRIBBETTfish  who  joined 
fins  with  MARK 

STEPHENSfish  who  joined 
fins  with  KRIS  CARTERfish 
who  joined  fins  with  LAURE 
BRADLEYfish  who  joined 
fins  with  SHELLEY 
BROWNfish  who  joined  fins 
with  CHRISTOPHER 

SMITHfish  who  joined  fins 
with  JOHN 

SHANNAHANfish  who 
joined  fins  with  G.  THOMAS 
SHRECKfish  who  joined  fins 
with  LORRAINE 

TAYLORfish  who  joined  fins 
with  ADRIANA 

SOMOLINOSfish  who  joined 
fins  with  DR.  RICHARD 
STRINERfish  who  joined  fins 
with  NAMALA  MOSSfish 
who  joined  fins  with  DR. 
GEORGE  R.  SHIVERSfish 
who  joined  fins  with  TOM 
SOLTERfish  who  joined  fins 
with  BRIAN 

MATHESONfish  who  joined 
fins  with  JULIEN 

GAUDIONfish  who  joined 
fins  with  LEROY 

GATELLfish  who  joined  fins 
with  JENN  BERSHONfish 


who  joined  fins  with  AMY 
BARRELLfish  who  joined 
fins  with  RICHARD 
HARWOODfish  who  joined 
fins  with  PATRICE 
STANLEYfish  who  joined 
fins  with  MARK  MURPHY 
KING  OF  WACfish.... 

"And  now,"  said 
PRESIDENT  TROUT,  "Now 
that  you're  all  holding  hands, 
I  want  you  all..." 

"Yes?  Yes?"  said 
JOSEPH  SUENfish. 

"Yes?  Yes?"  said 
DAVID  MARAVILLAfish. 

"Yes?  Yes?"  said 
THEA  MATEUfish. 

"I  want  you  all..." 
PRESIDENT  TROUTS  voice 
went  down  to  a  holy  whisper. 
"To  Love  each  other." 

"Oh,  come  on!"  said 
EMILY  BETH  GRUSHfish. 
"What  a  corney  way  to  end  a 
story!  You  want  us  all  to 
hold  hands,  and  love  each 
other,  and  that's  what's  going 
to  turn  us  all  back  into 
human  beings?  Love?" 

"Yes"  said 

PRESIDENT  TROUT,  tears 
in  his  eyes.  "I  have  seen  the 
light.  It  is  Love  that  will 
make  us  all  human  again. 
Love  that  will  make 
everything  at  Washington 
College  right  again.  Love 
that  will  make  us  all 
understand,  be  willing  to 
work  with,  and  tolerate  each 
other  again.  Love  that  will 
make  us  forgive  each  other 
for  whatever  we  need 
forgiving  for  again.  Love 
that  will  make  us  Love  again. 
Love.. .Love.. .Love...." 

"This  is  SO  stupid!" 
MELANIE  WENTZELLfish. 
"We  deserve  a  better  ending 
than  this!" 

"Yeah!"  said  TARYN 
VENNERfish.    "And  until  we 


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is  awarded  at 
Commencement  to  the  senior  deemed  by  the 

Sophie  Kerr  Committee  to  have  "the  best 
ability  and  promise  for  future  fulfillment  in  the 
field  of  literary  endeavor."  Students  wishing  to 
submit  samples  of  their  writing  are  invited  to 
do  so.  All  submissions  must  be  in  the  hands  of 
the  committee  by  the  last  day  of  classes  and 
may  be  brought  to  the  office  of  the  Chairman 
of  English  Department  for  convenience  and 
safe-keeping.  Manuscripts  will  be  returned  to 

their  owners  after  commencement.  AH 

graduating  seniors  are  eligible  recipients  of  the 

award. 


get  one,  I'm  just  going  to 
repeat  the  word.. ."Blub!" 

"Me,  too!  Blub!"  said 
HEATHER  NOBLEfish. 

"Blub!"  said  SKIP 
GIBSONfish. 

"Blub!"  said  DR. 
PETER  TAPKEfish. 

"Blub!"  said  MITSU 
HANNUKIfish. 

"Blub!"  said  REX 
VOGANfish. 

"Blub!"  said  LARA 
USILTONfish. 

"Blub!"  said  TIM 
MULLADYfish. 

"BlubBlub!"  said 
ANNATRENE  MSELLAfish. 

"Ag!"  screamed 

TANYA  ALLEN.  "I'm  really 
tired  and  stressed!" 

"Yeah,  well,  so  are  the 
rest  of  us!"  shouted  MARCIA 
MOWBRAYfish.  "Now  come 
up  with  a  better  ending, 
NOW!" 

"Ag!"  howled  TANYA 
ALLEN.  "No. ..I     can't 

think... the  pressure... the 
pressure...I  can't  think  of  a 
good  ending... ag..." 

"NOW!  NOW! 

BLUB!  BLUB!  BLUB!" 
shouted  MICHELLE 

NICHOLSfish. 

"BLUB!  BLUB! 

BLUB!"  shouted  SHELLEY 
O'BRIANfish. 

"BLUB!  BLUB! 

BLUB!"  shouted  KATIE 
TORNEfish. 

"BLUB!  BLUB! 

BLUB!"  shouted  MARGERY 
TAWODAfish. 

"BLUB!  BLUB! 

BLUB!"  shouted  KATE 
SULLIVANfish. 

"BLUUUUUUUUUUUUUU 
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU 
UUUUUUUUUB!"  shrilled 
TANYA     ALLEN.  "I'm 

meeeeeellllllllting! 
Meeeeeeeeeellllinilllllting!" 
Fish  forever. 


I've  spent  four  years 
at  Washington  College  now 
(the  same  amount  of  time  as 
President  Trout,  incid- 
entally), and  I've  seen  a  lot 
of  things  happen  and  a  lot  of 
people  come  and  go.  This  is 
my  last  article  for  the  Elm, 
and  I  want  to  put  this  space 
to  good  use. 

The  following  are 
my  recommendations  for  the 
college's  future,  as  a  grad- 
uating senior  who  has 
enjoyed  her  stay.  As  a  past 
editor  of  the  Elm,  a  member 
of  Academic  Council,  and  a 
double  major,  I  have  a  per- 
spective which  is  different 
from  what  the  Middle  States 
Team  or  a  member  of  the 
administration  may  see. 
Another  pair  of  eyes  always 
helps,  and  I  hope  that  these 
observations  will  be  cons- 
idered seriously.  Most  of 
them  require  no  expen- 
diture, and  all  of  them  are 
worth  the  effort. 

Every  student  who 
comes  in  to  the  college  deals 
first  with  the  Admissions 
Office,  and  for  the  most  part 
they  do  an  excellent  job  at 
recruiting  students  and 
selling  the  package.  But 
they  shouldn't  make  camp- 
aign promises.  If  this  is  a 
race,  it  is  not  one  which 
should  be  won  with  dirty 
tricks. 

Students  I  have  spo- 
ken to  have  been  persuaded 
into  coming  here  by  being 
told  that  there  was  a 
campus  radio  station,  a  jour- 
nalism major,  coed  rooms, 
and  other  such  nonexistent 
features.  I'm  not  sure 
whether  admissions  officers 
or  tourguides  were  the  ones 
doing  the  bluffing,  but  it 
isn't  fair  to  the  prospective 
student  or  to  the  college's 
reputation  to  exaggerate 
what  we  have. 

Speaking  of  tour 
guides,  I  think  that  some 
better  training  should  be 
instituted.  New  guides  are 
given  an  information  pack- 
et, and,  if  requested,  they 
can  accompany  an  exper- 
ienced guide  on  a  tour  so 
that  they  can  see  what's 
what. 

How  many  guides 
take  the  time  to  learn  what, 
for  example,  the  various 


varsity   and   recreations 


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classes  are  offered  in  the  Art 
department,  or  what  the 
Greek  system  is  like,  or  ho» 
many  plays  are  put  on  in  the 
Drama  Department  per  year 
or  anything  about  the  senior 
obligations  in  majors  n 
one's  own? 

There's  often  „ 
stockpile  of  "tour  guide 
bloopers"  that  other  students 
have  overheard,  and  these 
range  from  how  many 
students  attend  Washington 
College  to  what  majors  are 
offered  (no,  there  is  not  a 
Astronomy  major,  and  ni, 
French  is  not  a  requirement 
of  English  majors). 

If  tour  guides  aren't 
going  to  read  the  packets, 
then  they  shouldn't  be  giving 
tours. 

The  Literary  House 
is  the  one  program  which 
makes  an  effort  to  fami- 
liarize itself  to  tour  guides  — 
they  hold  a  dinner  each  fall 
and  give  an  orientation  to 
the  tour  staff.  (Not  that  this 
is  any  guarantee  that  tour 
guides  give  any  more  accur- 
ate information  about  the 
Lit  House  than  they  do,  say, 
Dunning,  but  it's  a  help). 

As  the  Lit  House  and 
the  writing  program  are  big  i 
draws,  this  seems  like  a 
worthwhile  effort.  But  Psy- 
chology, Business  and  Bio- 1 
logy  are  also  popular  majors, 
not  only  in  numbers  grad- 
uating, but  in  terms  of  how 
many  incoming  freshmen 
indicate  these  programs  as 
intended  majors. 

There  are  a  lot  of 
other  good  things  about  the 
College,  such  as  the  writing 
lab,  math  workshop,  langu- 
age lab  (and  language  assis- 
tants), Concert  Series,  Film 
Series,  computing  services, 
free  Health  Services  on 
campus,  and  free  laundry  for 
that  matter,  which  could  be 
played  up  to  visiting  high- 
schoolers  as  incentives  with- 
out having  to  stretch  the 
truth. 

Dorm  life  is  largely 
up  to  the  students  who 
occupy  each  building. 
There's  little  the  college  can 
do  to  keep  people  from 
puking  on  the  floor.  Dean 
Wubbels'  suggestion  in  the 
Long  Range  Plan  was  to 
install  graduate  students  as  ! 
"house  mothers"  in  the 
buildings  to  maintain  law 
and  order.  I  believe  the  idea 
was  to  replace  the  current 
RA  program. 

Not  only  is  this  i 
economically  unfeasible,  ifs 
socially  repugnant  and  just 
plain  unnecessary.  Yes,  there 
are  a  few  students  each  year 
who  get  their  first  taste  of 
freedom  and  go  a  bit 
overboard.  But  to  never  feel 
as  though  that  freedom  had 
been  attained  could  be  even  | 
more  destructive. 

What  I  would  change 
instead  would  be  the  RA  I 
selection  process,  Perhap6 
there's  no  way  to  completely 
avoid  placing  a  couple 
absentee  RA's  or  self-destr- 
uctive alcoholics  in  charge  o' 
a  few  halls  per  year.  But  the 
game  as  it's  played  right  now 
is  a  fraternal  system.  Other 
RA's  can  and  should  have  a 
large  say  in  who  is  chosen, 
but  the  criteria  should  not  be 


Washington  College  Elm 


Features 


April  29.  1994 


How  to  Have  Fun  at  the 
Senior  Reading 


Tanya  Allen 


The  Senior  Reading 
js  a  serious  occasion.  It's  the 
last  chance  Senior  writers 
have  to  air  their  works  in 
(rent  of  the  W.C.  community. 
It's  the  student  reading 
attended  by  the  largest 
number  of  W.C.  community 
members — from  faculty  to 
family  to  friends  to  the 
frankly  curious.  It's  also  the 
reading  imbibed  with  the 
most  tension,  as  audience 
members  often  leave 
debating  with  each  other 
over  who  is  most  likely  to 
win  the  Sophie  Kerr  Prize. 
To  try  and  temper  some  of 
the  tension  of  this  years 
reading,  the  writers  of  my 
class  have  decided  to  hold 
this  year's  reading  in 
Phoebe's — the  large,  cold 
dark  room  underneath  the 
Gibson  stage — cite  of  some  of 
WAC's  wildest  parties.  The 
reading  will  be  held  at  7:30 

&m.  on  this  upcoming  May 
ay.  If  you're  sober  enough 
around  7:30p.m.  this  Sunday, 
and  feel  like  taking  a  break 
from  nudity  (or  else  wouldn't 
mind  sitting  naked  in  a 
large,  cold,  dark  room  where 
everyone  ELSE  is  clothed  for 
an  hour  and  a  half)  then 
please  join  us!  Our  goal  is  to 
make  this  year's  reading  as 
comfortable  and  enjoyable  as 
the  importance  of  the 
occasion  will  allow.  To  help 
each  audience  member 
throughly  enjoy  the  occasion, 
here  is  a  program  to  clip  out 
of  your  Elm  and  bring  along. 
First,  here  is  your 
Senior-Reader- Watcher- 
Guide: 

RACHEL  DEMMA:  Sociology 
major.  Dark  hair,  smokes  a 
lot.  Watch  her  walk  as  she 
goes  up  to  read:  she  has  one 
of  the  best  walks  on  campus, 
because  she's  got  Attitude. 
Fiction  writer — beautiful 
attention  to  detail — her 
stories  often  read  like  poetry. 
Note:  she'll  be  nervous,  so 
don't  yell  anything. 

SARAH  DUFFY:  Thin  blond. 
Quiet,  except  when  she  talks. 
Also  walks  with  Attitude. 
Amazed  everyone  Freshman 
year  with  her  poetry. 
Started      the      notorious 


"Thursday  Parliament." 
Disappeared  from  the 
literary  scene  for  a  year,  then 
reappeared  Junior  year  as  a 
fiction  writer. 

FORREST  GEORGE:  One  of 
our  most  controversial  and 

fiolitical  writers.  Chin- 
ength  hair.  Glasses.  Is 
mostly  known  for 

playwriting  but  has  been 
steadily  working  on  fiction 
and  poetry  as  well.  A  recent 
Broadsides  poet — "On 

Asking  a  Friend  (if  she's 
been  Raped)."  Has  an 
Attitude. 

THANE  GLENN:  Everyone's 
favorite  Jesus-figure. 

Transfer  student.  Tall, 
bearded,  with  dark  cork- 
screw hair.  Winner  of 
Washington  College's  first 
"Veryan  Beacham  Prize." 
Has  been  published  in  the 
WC  Review  and  was  a 
winner  in  the  "Broadsides 
Poetry  Postcard  Contest." 
Junior  year.  Pretends  not  to 
have  an  Attitude. 

MARK  PHANEUF:  Big  guy. 
Funny.  Mild  mannered,  but 
has  a  unique  and  ever- 
present  gift  for  sarcasm. 
Excellent  Elm  satirist,  most 
known  for  his  piece, 
"Madonna  Must  Die."  A 
writer  with  Attitude.  Also 
writes  fiction  and  is  a  closet 
illustrator.  (Yes,  I  think  he 
really  did  once  illustrate  his 
closet — ask  him.)  - 

JENNIFER  REDDISH:  A 
cat-hating  brunette.  An 
editor  of  Tribal  Review,  also 
Student  Editor  of  the  WC 
Review  1993.  Jen  won  a 
"Broadsides  Poetry  Postcard" 
Sophomore  year,  plus 
organized  the  notorious 
Mystic  Harold  —  an 
anonymous  (oops,  sorry.) 
political  organ-ization/publi- 
cation  that  had  Attitude  and 
was  part  of  "The  Bad  Poets 
Society"  movement  Fresh- 
man year. 

MIKE  TARRANT:  Sociology 
major.  Most  known  for  the 
notorious  Y.A.W.P.  poem  that 
will  live  forever  in  the  annals 
of  Washington  College 
literary  history  and  begins, 
"I  Want  You,  but  not  as  badly 


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as  you  want  me."  Red  hair, 
freckles,  Attitude,  squint, 
sometimes  wears  glasses. 
Used  to  lick  people. 

TARIN  TOWERS:  Yeah— 
everyone  knows  her,  so  I'm 
not  going  to  describe  her. 
Poet.  Had  an  internship  with 
Rolling  Stone  last  summer, 
during  which  time  she 
became  one  of  the  Slam- 
Queens  of  New  York.  Also 
last  year's  Elm  editor,  this 
year's  Collegian  editor.  A 
winner  of  the  "Broadsides 
Poetry  Postcard  Contest" 
Sophomore  and  Senior  year. 
Definate  Attitude.  Does 
Dirt.  Watch  out. 

RUDY  WEITZ:  Tall,  red- 
haired,  and  quiet,  but  still 
has  an  Attitude.  Co-fiction 
editor  of  Ruffage,  winner  of 
"Broadsides  Poetry  Postcard 
Contest"  Junior  year.  Rudy 
recommended  that  we  have 
the  Senior  Poetry  Reading  at 
the  CAC.  Everyone  would 
sit  on  chairs  outside  and  the 
readers  would  stand  on  the 
balcony,  speaking  to  the 
world  through  megaphones. 

JOY  YARUSI:  Poet.  Super 
Hero.  Defender  of  the  meek. 
Bright  eyed  brunette. 
Escapee  from  Bard  College. 
Organized  last  year's 
"Parent's  Day  Reading." 
Poetry  editor  of  Ruffage — 
which  will  be  presented  at 
the  end  of  the  Senior 
Reading.  Joy  is  such  a  nice 
person  you  wouldn't  expect 
her  to  have  an  Attitude,  but 
she  does,  she  does. 

And  me:  TANYA  ALLEN. 
Light  brown  hair,  freckles. 
I'll  be  carrying  a  fish 
pocketbook  and  I'm  this 
year's  editor  of  Broadsides.  I 
have  no  Attitude. 

THINGS  TO  KEEP  IN 
MIND  AT  THE  SENIOR 
READING: 

First  of  all,  you  don't 
have  to  wear  black  to  fit  in 
with  the  WC  Literary  Crowd 
at  the  Senior  Reading.  If 
you  want,  you  can  wear 
black  in  an  effort  to  make 
fun  of  the  WC  Literary 
Crowd,  but  very  few 
members  of  the  WC  Literary 
Crowd  actually  do  wear 
black.  If  you  wear  black,  you 
will  stand  out  as  a  person 
trying  to  make  fun  of  the 
people  who  other  people 
think  wear  black,  and  other 
people  might  then  wear 

See  "Reading,"  on  8 


Student  Art 
Show  Opens 


The  annual  Student 
Art  Show  put  on  by  the  Art 
Department  opens  today 
with  a  reception  from  5  to  7 
p.m.  Exhibits  of  work  by 
students  in  art  classes  and 
independent  studies  will  be 
on  display  from  now  until 
commencement,  with 

exhibition  hours  to  be  set 
later. 

Senior  art  majors 
have  the  option  of  taking  two 
days  of  comprehensive 
exams,  or,  if  their  GPA  in  art 
allows  it,  they  can  work  with 
Professors  Tessem  and 
Andrews  to  put  on  a  show- 
within-a-show,  displaying 
work  that  they  have 
completed  in  their  senior 
year  as  a  unified  exhibit. 

Both  students  who 
have  elected  to  complete  an 
art  show  as  part  of  their 
senior  obligation  are  double 
majors.  Andrew  Stone,  an 
art  and  English  major,  has 
drawn  images  from  his 
figurative  work         in 

photography,  drawing  and 
painting.  His  sense  of  light 
and  line,  as  well  as  the  air  of 
the  odd  which  permeates  his 
work,  promises  to  show  us 
the  familiar  body  from  a 
different  angle. 

Psychology  and  Art 
major  Michelle  VanderNat 
has  a  flair  for  color  and 
shape  which  make  her 
paintings  and  pastel 
drawings  look  good  enough 
to  eat.  Her  food  series  may 
have  been  influenced  by  her 


studies  in  psychology, 
because  the  viewer  will 
certainly  get  art-hungry  at 
this  show. 

A  panel  of  judges 
will  decide  today  which 
student's  work  displays 
exceptional  technique 
content  and  creativity.  Tht 
Nielssen  Art  Award  is  given 
to  a  work  or  body  or  work 
which  merits  special 
recognition.  Past  recipients 
include  Jim  Crawford,  fo 
his  printmaking  exhibit. 
Andrea  Butchart,  for  her 
larger-than-life  self 

portraits;  Vicco  von  Voss  for 
his  show  of  sculpture  and 
drav/ing;  and  Becca 
Hutchinson,  for  the  Spam 
silkscreen. 

Student  works  from 
the  following  classes  will  be 
on  display:  Advanced 
Drawing,  Advanced  Paint- 
ing, Beginning  Drawing, 
Beginning  Painting,  Cera^ 
mics,  Photography,  Print- 
making,  Serigraphy,  Visual 
Design,  and  independent 
studies. 

Professor  Tex  And 
rews,  who  will  be  leaving  at 
the  end  of  the  semester,  has 
had  a  profound  influence  on 
the  lives  and  work  of  many 
of  his  students.  He  himself 
exhibits  art  frequently  in 
Baltimore  and  Washington. 
D.C.  As  he  will  no  longer  be 
teaching  at  Washington 
College,  this  art  show  in 
particular  is  not  one  to  be 
missed,  n 


Drama  Department  Presents 
1920s  Comedy  "The  Show  Off 


As  the  semester 
comes  to  a  close  the  Gibson 
Fine  Arts  Center  finds  itself 
abuzz  with  activity.  The 
student  art  show  opens 
tonight  in  the  gallery  and 
this  weekend  the  theater  will 
be  "showing  off  its  talents. 
George  Kelly's  The  Show-Off 
opened  last  night  and  will 
run  tonight  and  Saturday 
night  as  well.  Directed  by 
Assistant  Professor  Dr. 
Jason  Rubin,  the  last  show 
of  the  semester  is  a  comedy 
set  in  the  Philadelphia  of  the 
late  1920's.  Revolving 
around  the  Fisher  family,  the 
show  is  "about  marriage" 
says  Rubin  and  foregrounds 
the  differences  between  the 
genteel  older  generation  and 
the  younger  generations, 


epitomized  in  the  flappers. 
Several  senior  Drama  majors 
will  make  their  last 
apperances  under  the 
direction  of  Rubin,  including 
Josh  Buchman  and  Steve 
Brown.  In  addition  to  this, 
new  comers  to  the  main 
stage  are  Dahlia  Kaminsky 
and  Claire  Pitt.  With  set 
design  by  Drama  Depart- 
ment Head,  Timothy 
Maloney  and  lighting  by  Ass- 
istant Professor  Dale  Daigle, 
The  Show-Off  is  the  first 
"faculty  directed  comedy  on 
the  main  stage  since  I've 
been  here,"  remarked  Rubin. 
Curtain  opens  at  8  p.m.  and 
seating  is  in  the  house  with 
tickets  being  free  to 
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April  29.  1994 


"Honor,"  from  1 

explination  of  the  changes 
that  occured  to  the  Code  in 
the  spring  of  1987,  which  are 
omitted  in  the  introduction 
to  the  new  Code. 

The  "Academic  Vio- 
lations of  the  Honor  Code"  as 
listed  in  the  new  version  are 
very  similar  to  the  old, 
having  been  condensed  sli- 
ghtly and  re-ordered.  How- 
ever, the  new  Code  also 
includes  a  list  of  "Social 
Violations  of  the  Honor 
Code,"  a  section  not  included 
in  the  original.  This  section 
makes  "violating  the  Coll- 
ege's Social  Life,  Alcohol, 
Firearms,  or  Narcotics 
Policies  or  any  other 
standing  policy  of  the 
College;  stealing  personal  or 
College  property; 

vandalizing  or  damaging 
personal  or  College  property; 
persistently  or  excessively 
violating  residence  hall 
policy  in  any  way  that 
threatens  the  academic  or 
social  well-being  of  any 
individual  or  group  of 
individuals"  into  violations  of 
the  Honor  Code. 

The  final  three 
sections  of  the  current  Honor 
Code,  "Responsibility  of  the 
Students,"  "Responsibility  of 
the  Faculty"  and 

"Enforcement,"  are  combined 
in  "How  the  Honor  Code 
Works,"  and  broken  down 
into  "Abiding  by  the 
Academic  Sections  of  the 
Honor  Code,"  "Abiding  by  the 
Social  Sections  of  the  Honor 
Code,"  "Implementation  of 
the  Honor  Code,"  "Guidelines 
for  Honor  Board  Proceeding" 
and  "Appeals."  The  first 
notable  change  to  the  Honor 
Code  in  this  section  involves 
the  inclusion  of  a  pledge  of 
honor  to  be  attached  to  "any 
credit-bearing  work"  by  the 
student.  "I  pledge  my  word 
of  honor  that  I  have  abided 
by  the  Washingotn  College 
Honor  Code  while 

completing  this  assignment." 
This  section  goes  on  to  set 

See  "Honor,"  on  9 


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but  simultaneously,  and  how 
one  term  may  be  applied  to 
such  a  dichotomous 
phenomenon. 

The  generational 
name  game  must  be  played 
within  its  proper  historical 
context.  Conceptually 

speaking,  there  is  no  dark 
without  light,  no  peace 
without  war.  Without  the 
Baby  Boomers  there  would 
be  no  "Generation  X."  This 
generation  from  which  most 
of  our  parents  hail  numbers 
69  million.  Born  between 
1943  and  1960,  these  32  to 
49  year-olds  were  raised  in  a 
time  of  post-war  prosperity 
and  came  of  age  in  the  civil 
rights  and  anti-war 
movements.  In  the  1980's 
they  became  somewhat 
removed  from  their  hippie 
past,  terming  themselves 
"yuppies"  (young  upwardly 
mobile  professionals)  but  the 
1990's  has  seen  their 
reemergence  as  moral  and 
social  crusaders.  This  time, 
though,  they  are  not 
launching  their  assault  on 
their  elders  for  refusing  to 
open  up  in  necessary  and 
inevitable  change,  but  rather 
on  their  children  who  have 
failed  to  live  up  to  their 
expectations. 

Baby  Boomers  had 
highly  visible  focal  points 
around  which  they  could 
organize  and  mobilize.  They 
were  children  in  a  time  of 
great  financial  and  familial 
security.  These  defining 
characteristics  have  been  all 
but  completely  reversed  for 
this     generation.  Our 

cultural,  political  and 
religious  icons  have  been 
repeatedly  exposed  in 
scandals  as  travesties.  We 
have  felt  the  burdens  of  a 
constantly  growing  national 
deficit  and  steadily  declining 
incomes.  The  divorce  rate 
doubled  from  1965  to  1975. 
By  whose  hands  do  some  feel 
that  we've  been  dealt  an 
unfair  lot?  The  principle 
character  in  X-er  Bret 
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Than  Zero  stares  continually 
at  the  word  "TRUST"  on  a 

Eoster  hanging  above  his 
ed,  symbolic  of  the  fact  that 
fundamental  differences 
between  the  two  generations 
are  aggrandized  in  the  belief 
that  we  have  been  somewhat 
betrayed  by  our 

predecessors. 

Don't  get  me  wrong; 
I'm  not  whining.  I'm  trying 
to  point  out  that  to  describe 
something  by  virtue  of  what 
it  is  not  is  a  perfect  example 
of  fallacious  reasoning.  This 
the  first  glitch  in  the 
attempts  to  define  our 
generation.  We  have  yet  to 
be  seen  in  our  own  light,  out 
from  under  the  shadow  of 
our  older  critics.  Naturally, 
we  are  not  expected  to  be  a 
repeat  performance  of  what 
has  come  before  us,  yet  to 
describe  this  generation 
consistently  in  terms  of  how 
it  measures  up  to  the 
experiences  and  expectation 
of  the  former  will  not 
produce  a  definition,  merely 
a  comparison. 

On  to  the  second 
pitfall  of  bandying  such 
generational  labels  about — 
the  varied  nature  of  the 
people  described.  This  may 
sound  pathetically 

simpleminded,  but  t